Chapter 50: Primal Wild Card

Chapter 50: Primal Wild Card

Sasha continues her assault, raging as she punches Gorge in the chest, cracking the armor.

Gorge counters, thrusting his palm to push Sasha back.

He thinks urgently, “What happened to her?! She was so weak before!”

Sasha screams with total fury, “I won’t let you get away with what you’ve done!!!”

She tackles Gorge with seemingly inhuman strength to send both him and herself out of the destroyed windows, falling to the ground below.

Gorge mutters, “I should have killed you back in the city,” before interrupting himself. “Hmm!!”

He gazes into her eyes and notices that her sclera has become black, filled with demonic aggression.

“Those eyes…!! Who… no, WHAT are you?”

“I’m Sasha!!” she screams as she smashes her fist into his gut again, sending him crashing into the ground with force so great, a small crater forms around him. He coughs up more blood immediately after.

Sasha lands on the ground in front of the crater. Her sclera is no longer black, having returned to the normal white color. The clouds of black aura emitting from her body also cease. Still, Sasha attempts to stomp on him, but he grabs her leg and tosses her to the side, giving him time to stand up. She lands on her feet and quickly dashes toward him again, throwing a punch. He blocks it with his arm, and her punch no longer has the impact it did earlier. He swipes his hand horizontally, trying to grab her, but she narrowly jumps back to avoid it.

“It looks like you’ve run dry,” Gorge says, returning to his calm yet confident demeanor.

Sasha hesitates to move forward, thinking to herself, “I felt so strong just a moment ago! What happened?!”

Zeth, Joe, and Kurt all drop down from the base, shouting, “Sasha! We’re coming to help you!”

She looks up, smiling with relief. “Guys!”

They land on the ground with precision next to her, all facing Gorge, who glares back at them completely unimpressed.

“It does not matter how many of you there are, or how many times you come at me. You all stand no chance. That girl’s attacks were a random blip. She won’t do it again.”

“We’ll see about that!!” Zeth screams as the four heroes charge forward.

He activates Raging Star Mode while the other heroes charge up their magic energy.

Gorge does not budge, just muttering, “So pitiful.”

Zeth strikes first, punching Gorge in his blocking arm. However, Gorge grabs Zeth by the back of his head to bend him over as he thrusts his knee straight up into his gut, causing Zeth to cough up blood. He kicks Zeth away, knocking him into Sasha, which causes them both to tumble and ragdoll across the ground.

Joe and Kurt approach from Gorge’s left and right respectively, each charging up an attack.

“Lightning Bolt!!” Joe screams

“Max Flame Aura Punch!!” Kurt yells.

Gorge jumps to avoid Kurt’s flaming punch and Joe’s hand-delivered lightning bolt. Coming back down, he stomps both of them in their upper backs, smashing them both down to the ground. Just like with Zeth, he kicks both of them away, both rag dolling until they land next to Sasha and Zeth, who is no longer in Raging Star Mode.

“It seems young people lack common sense these days. You four continue to charge straight for your deaths. I am a highly trained warrior, strongest of an entire clan, while you four are glorified children. You could have walked away with your lives back in the city, but this time…” His voice becomes deeper and more chilling as he finishes. “…I have no intention of letting any of you leave here alive.”

The four heroes stare back at him, bruised, hurt, frustrated, and now frightened.

Suddenly, coming from the forest, they all hear a woman’s primal scream, loud, proud, and most of all, filled with bloodlust.

They all turn their heads to focus on the forest in the scream’s direction. Out from the trees comes Emily, still in Blood Magic, charging forward with rage.

“RAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! CRUSH!!!!!” she screams with primal rage.

“Is that Emily?!!” Joe shouts. “What happened to her?!”

“That’s Blood Magic!!” Kurt yells. “Let’s hope she still has control!”

“Her appearance changed a lot more than Zeth’s did!” Sasha notes.

“Yeah. I don’t think my height changed at all!” Zeth adds. “She’s gotten a lot taller!”

“Ah, she must be that girl with the sword back in the city,” Gorge says with intrigue. “So, Blood Magic, eh? I can handle that.”

He fully focuses on Emily, now ignoring the other four heroes.

“ARMORED MAN, DIE!!!!” Emily screams.

Gorge holds his arms out wide, actually grinning as he watches her rush toward him. “Come at me, primal woman!! Show me the power of your Blood Magic!!”

Emily can feel it as she closes in, raw, primal power coursing through her body. With a resounding roar, she lunges forward, thrusting her fist with incredible ferocity. He strikes back with his own punch. Their fists collide, pushing against each other. After a few moments, Emily’s punch breaks through, pushing him back slightly before her fist slams into his face, destroying the rest of the armor covering his head. His face is fully uncovered, revealing his completely bald head, a diagonal scar on his nose, and bulging veins on his forehead.

He smiles confidently. “You’ve exposed my face. I’m impressed. Can you keep this up, or will you be a quick flash in the pan like your friend?”

Sasha’s power faded away before she could defeat Gorge! Now, it’s up to Blood Magic Emily to take him down! Will she be able to defeat him or will she fall like the others?!

Chapter 50 END

To be Continued in Chapter 51: The Last Remaining Hope