NOVPUB"FIGHT YOU FOOLS! FIGHT!!"
His voice thundered in the air as the sound of glass breaking projected with it.
Bits of ice and snow launched into the air as the Burly man slammed his way through the frozen mass.
A green energy exuded from his body, hovering over him like a skin as he charged within it. His fist collided with the frozen crystalline structure, reducing its size with each strike while heading back to the Year Two Hostel.
The ground rumbled as chunks of large ice descended, slamming against the solid ground with a subtle quake.
The sudden vibrations and explosions grabbed the people's attention, their gazes widening in bafflement as they watched the scene unfold for a moment.
While it brought dread to the students and staff, it brought something else to the few others dressed like him.
The masked figures felt a rejuvenation from his outburst, his orders acting like an energy pill, refilling their drive, their purpose, their goal.
What felt like a wall which had been built between them and their prey now seemed like a fence that could be threaded through.
And they acted on it with such speed.
An explosion of flames occurred as one of the masked figures stretched his hand forward, a Mage. 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝑚
The flames twisted into balls that launched at the unsuspecting students.
Rita's gaze flickered with intensity, a frown forming on her face as she groaned and took a step forward while pushing her arm into the air.
"Go!"
The Centurion creature moved like a machine, its great swords swinging into the air like pivots launched at the incoming flames.
While the attack commenced, Raph glanced at the Burly man and back at the others.
"Go, now!"
The group immediately charged away, leading the group of students to the door while the Son Goku twins held the lingering attackers back.
Their goal had been made tight, difficult to fully achieve, as the masked figures, adamant on achieving their goals, rushed after them with multiple attacks.
"Master Skill! Blinding Flames!"
"Expert Skill! Viper's Surge!"
"Expert Skill! Charging Wave!"
"Master Skill! Ocean Rise!"
The lobby trembled as the sounds of footsteps echoed on the floor while energy erupted from the Masked figures as they chased after the incoming students.
A blast occurred as a fountain of water surged out from the lobby's floor, launching against the ceiling and breaking through it like sandpaper.
It was followed by a spark of flame that ignited with a brilliant, white light. A surge of fiery light that erupted through the lobby, startling the escaping students, yet unable to stop them.
Some protested while a few more fought on, their respective Class Leaders standing behind as the incoming skills launched behind them.
Mayo Flimenarian, class Deputy of the Year Two Bronze Class and Guardian, took a step forward, her armour rattling against her skin as she slammed her great shield into the ground.
With a ferocious roar, her body ignited in a pool of purple mana, power surging within her body as her shield began to glow with an ethereal hue.
"MASTER SKILL! WALL OF THE CALVARY!"
The energy suffusing the shield exploded with a lilac light as it expanded in size, filling the space between the students and the incoming attacks.
It formed a lilac wall, large and adamant, violet energy surging from it as she clenched her teeth tight. Expectant of the incoming impact.
The surge of water slammed against the shield, a terrible quake permeating through the walls and the ground as cracks formed around it.
The impact caused a subtle rebound of the shield, but none that she couldn't handle as she held onto it with her entire might.
At the same time, the blast of fiery light collided with the shield, permeating through it and erupting out in a sudden fiery shockwave.
It sent some of the students spiralling on the ground, uprooting their feet from it as they crashed with a sudden force.
Mayo remained adamant, her feet planted despite the explosion when Carl Dunham and Amelia Locks walked up next to her.
Amelia, Class Monitor of Year Two Bronze, placed her hand on Mayo's shoulder as an ambient energy erupted from her body.
Her hand rested on the great sword that stood neatly in front of her silver armour.
Her gaze was sharp and filled with intent as they waited in anticipation of the incoming attacks.
With the fiery light gone, multiple emerald heads shut out like vines towards the shield, their slender, yet massive heads slamming against the walls with Rugged force.
The impact was sudden and immediate, clashing against the wall in one second and forcefully breaking it into bits of energy shards in the next.
It reached out for the students, casting a shadow over their heads as they descended with high numbers, green gas emitting from its maw in the process.
The students dispersed immediately, and the emerald snakes slammed against the spot they had just left.
Their bodies suddenly bulged out on multiple spots before exploding in a blast of green gas.
As the students landed away from the attack, their hands reached for their noses while the gas dispersed.
A sudden and sharp shockwave occurred, its force and intensity blasting at the walls and windows with a sudden– BOOM!
The students were sent slamming against the wall of the Lobby, cries of protest exuding from their mouths in the process as another sonic blast erupted.
Stringer and twice as fast, pushing them further into the walls before blasting them away, and the walls around the lobby with it.
The building shook, its foundations stolen from it as the cracks spiderwebbed on the ceilings, chunks of Cement littering the ground like fallen scabs. The boulders and bits of rocks fell like meteorites, slamming against the floor and causing further cracks that spread like cancer.
It vibrated with the intensity of the building, bits of rocks falling apart while the walls began to give in to the weight of its structural size.
The shockwave ended, and the students fell to their feet, their gazes whipping towards the ceiling and walls.
Immediately, the Masked figures dispersed in the darkness, leaving the students to face their unprecedented fate.
Carl Dunham's gaze widened in shock as his head darted about in the building, his gaze landing on Rita while the other Class Representatives stood to their feet and retreated.
He stood as well and hurriedly made his way to her while the building continued to vibrate, its structural function slowly falling apart with time.
With a pull, he grabbed her from a pile of rubble.
"We need to leave now!"
Turning his head again, his gaze landed on an impossible sight. Two figures locked in a deadly hand-to-hand duking it out despite the situation.
A smirk formed on his face, growing into a wide grin when he felt a tug on his sleeve.
Glancing down, Rita pushed herself to her feet, a sharp sigh of relief exuding from her lips.
"The Lecturers have evacuated?"
"Not all of us."
Walking towards the duo, Professor Kazim and two others rushed in to aid, with signs of wear and tear on their body armour.
She nodded slightly as she glanced at Raph.
"We need to help him."
"Help him? Rita, the building is falling apart. We need to leave." Carl said, his tone laced with surprise. "You don't even know him. Why would you want to help him? That's not like you, Rita."
Rita glanced at him, their gazes locked onto each other for a moment.
Her lips curled down in a frown, and her brows furrowed.
"And who are you to know how I act?"
He froze in place, a subtle strike in his chest. One that didn't feel physical yet left a physical wound.
He opened his mouth to speak when she cut him off.
"Take Carl. Take the others…."
Glancing at Raph, she said, her tone etched with conviction.
"I'll stay here and fight with him."
Professor Kazim raised a brow in confusion. "Stay here?"
For a moment, he remained silent. The groan of shifting beams, a deep, wooden protest as the structure began to unsettle.
The distant, metallic whine of a nearby pipe from the walls of the building as jagged cracks ran through it in a zig zag.
The building groaned like a dying beast, dust raining down with the bits of rocks and boulders as they slammed against the floor.
The sound, mixing with the raindrops from the outside, made a synchronised tune, one that sang songs of destruction.
His gaze intensified as they remained on Rita's.
"Don't be dumb, and let's go."
With that, he turned around to walk away. His attention temporarily focused on escaping when a creak sound was projected in their ears.
It was followed by the trickling of water and the falling of concrete over Professor Kazim as he froze midstep.
Glancing at his figure and then the ceiling, his body flinched as a metallic pipe gave in, causing an incoming large boulder to descend in a heartbeat.
It cast a shadow completely over his figure, reaching towards the others as well.
"Professor Kazim!"
Carl muttered as he charged forward, only for the armoured Centurion to come into place and slam the boulder away with a quick, fluid motion.
The boulder smashed against the floor, blasting into pieces of stone and dirt.
The armoured Centurion then raised its arms over its head, leaning in and shielding itself from the incoming boulders and rocks.
Professor Kazim flinched and glanced back.
"Go, I'll catch up."
She stated as their eyes met. For a moment, the world seemed to stand still, but in the next, Professor Kazim scoffed and walked away.
The two other Lecturers followed his lead while Carl hesitated.
"Rita?" He muttered, his gaze lingering on her as she pushed him back.
"Go." She ordered. "I can be of help to Raph, but you'll simply be in the way. So….do me this favour…okay?"
He stood still, his body jerking, pupils dilating, lips quivering. Saying something wouldn't help in this circumstance, and he knew.
But leaving her to fight wouldn't suit him well either.
"I-I-I can help to–
He was cut off as his body was picked off the ground like a rag doll.
A startled expression etched on his face on recognising the Armoured Centurion as it charged out of the collapsing building.
He cried out in protest, but by the time he could retaliate, the Armoured Centurion had busted through the wall and emerged into the outside.
