War of the Portal - Part 4
24 - “Within the Heart”
Piconjo stood up half weary from the heavy attack that had been launched against him. Blood leaked from his mouth as a dark rage filled him, causing him to summon an even greater will from the Heart.
Afterburner, Crono, Lightning, MPA and Spancker moved together at once as they joined hands, performing their traditional Penta formation.
Spancker whirled forwards as he threw an uppercut to the unsuspecting submission, who coughed another portion of blood. MPA grinned as he charged forwards, throwing a heavy strike against Piconjo’s head. Crono and Lightning appeared behind the mid air submission as the two nodded. Crono squatted as he held Lightning’s feet, blazing him in the air. Lightning muttered the Ancient word ‘claustrum’ as his hand burst open with a ball of Lightning. He directed it to the demon’s head, forcing him to fall faster towards the ground. Afterburner laughed as he blurred forwards, throwing the heaviest punch he had in his life, breaking part of his knuckle bones as the stunned submission went rolling onto the ground.
“We aint finished!” Growled Kiba as huge threads from the sky came down to wrap themselves around the half dazed submission. A circle of crimson light on the ground burst open, with extra threads clinging onto the monster’s body. With quick movements of Kiba’s hands Piconjo soared upwards into the sky at incredible speed as the threads that held him to the ground became tighter.
“Those threads,” panted the boy, “That are pulling him up will snap when there’s too much force. The threads holding him to the ground have so much potential energy that he will fall faster than speed of terminal velocity.”
And at once, a huge cracking noise like gigantic stones echoed above as the black dot flared downwards.
Gfoxcook completed his preparation as his fist coiled forwards at unimaginable strength and speed that time froze just before his knuckle made contact with the pink stone. He would most likely shatter his arm bone structure, but he had to break the heart whatever it took. Time returned as his arm fell through the stone as if it were water, causing the guard to fall through the stone in body. Carmel turned around to see that he had vanished into the stone.
Piconjo came down with a scream as the ground blasted before them, a gale of wind spinning the whole area. Smoke and rubble burst in all directions as everyone stepped back, in awe with the strange power that Kiba had used. At once, ramagi took opportunity and stepped forward, taking out her whistle of golden light, placing it upon her lips and playing a high pitch noise that made the monster within the some scream with pain. Nineteen people with weapons charged into the smoke and sounds of metal hitting flesh were audible. Kiba panted as the Penta formers and ramagi stood by his side, tired by their version of attack.
Gfoxcook floated in darkness as he looked at the darkness around him. He was in a strange liquid of clear solution that allowed him breathe. As well as that, he felt a mystical power that surrounded the room, allowing him access to every single power in the world, the universe. It was greater than every single fraction of Power he had wielded in his life. Floating forwards, he heard the humanised heart beat of the centre of the world. It came clear to him at once – the centre of the dark room was a heart the size of his head – beating in a rhythm like that of his own. It was beating slowly, but it was not slow enough to be calm. He moved closer towards the Heart and attempted to create a blade to shift out of his fingers. It worked instantly. He moved it towards the Heart, ready to destroy it. At once, the room shook and the liquid around him became solid veins as he was torn backwards, the room vibrating in a mass of warning. At once, the guard gasped, his finger blades torn away by the high defence of the room. He gasped as the edges of the room became solid and the veins continued to tighten their grip around his body.
Yoink raised his arm at a half standing Piconjo, ready to use the final move of molten flame. His hand was outstretched as he grinned, suddenly thrown off by a shake in the room. He released force from his palm as nothing came out, gasping in surprise. He attempted it again, causing Piconjo to raise his head in confusion and a smirk to burn onto his face.
“It seems someone has had the will to destroy the Heart. It has shut off all connections outside of its surroundings. From here on, only the submissions can use the Power.”
Yoink stepped back as the grip on his blade tightened. The rest of the group panted as they backed away while the submission held a ball of flame in his hands. The tables had turned again.
