Chapter 52: Udana vs Gorge - The Sword with Many Strengths!

Chapter 52: Udana vs Gorge - The Sword with Many Strengths!

“Sword. Yellow.” Udana says seemingly to her sword, which its blade begins to change from gray to a gleaming yellow color. The hilt fully radiates with a yellow aura.

“A sword won’t do you much good against me,” Gorge states just before he charges forward.

“You’d be surprised,” Udana replies as she starts dashing forward with impressive speed. Once she closes in, she rapidly swings her sword repeatedly with inhuman speed. They’re too fast for Gorge to block, allowing her to slash many parts of his body that leave weak, but numerous wounds.

With blocking not an option, Gorge roundhouse kicks Udana, knocking her on her back. He jumps at an arching angle, intending to thrust his armor-covered fist straight into her. She rolls out of the way, just barely avoiding his punch, which slams into the ground with enough force to crack it.

Udana tries to get up and jump away, but Gorge slams his armored fist into her shoulder, knocking her back as she grips her shoulder while wincing in heavy pain. Once she lands on her feet and steadies herself, she says, “Sword. Green.”

Her sword’s blade changes from yellow to green, and the hilt radiates green energy. Copies of her seemingly jump out from her body until there are nine total Udanas, all in the same stance.

Each copy takes turns talking. “Only one of us is real.” “Which one of us is it?” “Guessing wrong will have fatal consequences.”

“Your original body, hasn’t moved,” Gorge states as he rips off a chunk of his remaining body armor. “I don’t need to move at all to take you out,” he says just before he uses his fists to launch the chunk of armor forward straight into the middle Udana. The body dissipates, leaving eight Udanas remaining.

Gorge opens his eyes wide in surprise. “What?!”

All eight Udanas smirk as one asks, “Did you really think I would keep my actual body in its original position? Fool.”

All eight rush forward, and with no way to tell, Gorge punches them at random. He hits one, and she vanishes. He hits a second one, and she vanishes too. The real Udana slashes him immediately after, slicing across his chest, leaving some blood flowing from the wound. She jumps back, allowing two fakes to take the lead while she mixes herself among four others.

Gorge punches the two leading fakes, leaving five Udanas left, who all charge toward him at the same time.

“You won’t get me again with this!” Gorge declares as he rips off another chunk of his armor, crushing it in his fist. He uses his fist to launch the numerous pieces forward like machine gun bullets, each blast through one of the Udanas, causing the four fakes to vanish as the real one gets pelted by part of the barrage. Each one pierces through her skin, leaving numerous blood wounds all over her bodies. She winces in pain as Gorge rushes toward her, giving her no time to dodge as he slams his first straight into her. She coughs up blood as she flops backward.

As she tries to steady herself, she shouts, “Sword! Black!”

The sword’s blade changes from green to black, and the hilt radiates black energy. With Gorge charging forward again, she quickly slashes her sword diagonally. A black line of energy is left by the tip of the blade, taking Gorge by surprise. Unable to dodge, he runs right into the diagonal line of energy, slicing into his skin, made even worse by how much armor he has lost.

Udana shouts, “Sword! Red!”

Her sword’s blade changes from black to red. The hilt radiates powerful red energy. The black line of energy left by the sword fades away.

“This is my sword’s most powerful form!” she shouts as she slashes him, leaving a severe slash wound across his abdomen. He coughs up some blood, the damage starting to become unsustainable.

“This will finish you!!!” she screams as she thrusts her sword forward.

“I will crush you!!” Gorge yells in a rare showing of emotion as he thrusts his fist forward.

His fists smashes into Udana’s face, dealing severe damage. At the same time, her sword pierces through his chest. His fist knocks her back, rolling across the ground until her momentum stops with her lying on her back. Meanwhile, he coughs up more blood while more blood flows out from his sword wound and his mouth.

His eyes tremble as he utters, “Defeat… has never been so painful…”

He falls on his back with Udana’s sword still piercing through his chest. “I lost… to those weaker than I…” His eyes finally close, succumbing to his numerous and extreme injuries.

Udana, covered in wounds herself, slowly tries to stand up, her legs shaking through the whole process. She immediately falls to one knee as she coughs up some blood, breathing heavily. Zeth and Sasha rush to her aid while Kurt and Joe tend to Emily, who is regaining consciousness.

“Are you okay?!” Zeth shouts in concern. “How bad are your injuries?!”

“I’ll live…” Udana replies in exhaustion, struggling to get her words out. “The most important thing is that I killed him…”

“You’re such a great fighter!” Sasha says with enthusiasm.

“I have you five to thank…” Udana disputes, not wanting to take the full credit. “If I fought him when he was fresh, I would have lost…”

“Teamwork is never a bad thing,” Zeth says. “But it really does speak for how strong that guy was. We needed all of us to contribute to take him down. Now, we need to—”

Suddenly, loud rumbles come from the forest, interrupting Zeth. It appears some trees are falling over with each rumble.

The heroes and Udana all take notice, focusing their attention on the direction.

“I don’t like that sound of that.” Sasha says, her teeth clenching.

“Now, what could it be?” Zeth asks, a nervous sweat dripping down his forehead.

Finally, two trees at the edge of the forest collapse as a massive ogre emerges. The ogre demon stands at 20 feet tall. Its body is chunky but also muscular. Its skin is gray and rough, no smoothness at all. Its triangular-like eyes glare with hellish red sclera and sharp pupils. Its mouth is lined with teeth sharp enough to easily chew through bone and rock.

The Giant Ogre Demon’s Magic Power – BEYOND A-Rank.

“I will squash the light!!” the ogre demon roars.

Gorge is dead but another threat emerges!!

Chapter 52 END

To be Continued in Chapter 53: From The Shadows