Pangean Plains
A thunderous clap echoed in the battlefield, black lightning spawning off it. Silence took the plains. The entire Army froze. Even the Marines, in suspense, gazed at the Giant Primordial crushing The Marine Hero like a fly. For a moment, it all stood still. For a second, the decisive moment was upon them. The moment the tide would turn in the Great Pangean War.
Suddenly, blood erupted from the Bestla’s hands. Giant fingers fell like rain, amidst the screeching of the Primordial Giant. A scream that would echo through the plains. A scream that would cause all who looked upon the sight widen their eyes. That look of shock only grew when the Phoenix came down upon the Bestla, finishing off the giant with one giant attack; an attack that could topple a Moon.
Now drenched in blood, the Marine Hero stood tall. Mixed reactions followed.
[Dalmatian] “That cheeky bastard! Dalhahahaha! We can win this!”
[Onigumo] “You maniac…”
The Vice-Admirals, puffing their chest, gained a newfound confidence. A second wind. Where once they were hybrid, now their bodies grew. They laughed like Kizaru did before. Slowly, their bodies changed to something more grotesque, a semi-Awakened mode, awakened by Leo’s example. Kizaru and Tsuru were not far behind.
[Kizaru] “What a monster! How scary!“
[Tsuru] “Well! I’m not about to let you youngsters stand me up!“
A rush of adrenaline surged in our heroes. They all screamed in unison, carrying Leo’s will, and launched themselves to the battlefield. The tide of the war turned from that moment on. From where once they were debilitated by the sheer number, barely making a dent, the offensive grew to levels legend. The Marine Heroes actually started to win through the fall of night.
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6 Days Later
The “sun”, what was called the shifting of the volcano that lit the plains, illuminated the Pangea Plains. What was once a rough terrain was now black, burnt, thrashed, and destroyed. A battlefield that had seen better days. The Pangean War had raged on for six days, and the plains showed it. An air view of the plains showed the toil of the land.
A small fire roared in the middle of the plains. Our heroes were huddled around it. Around them, half a kilometer of distance, was a barrier. A two story barrier made of Primordial bodies, piled up gruesomely. Behind the barrier was the rest of the Primordial Army, boxing the group in that circle. 80% of the Pangean Army had been defeated. It took 6 days, but the Heroes had whittled the Army down to the studs.
[Kizaru] “I confirmed the communications. Their reinforcements are on the way. I’d say half a day, tops. We need to end the war now.”
Tsuru’s face illuminated as she spoke, over a map written into the earth. The map detailed their location, the Army surround8ng them, and Zwphyr’s location. They had no more time to whittle down the Pangean Army - reinfrocements would come and they would fall. Tsuru pointed to the map.
[Tsuru] “This is our location. To the North, that is where the Bestla Commanders are, protecting our target: Zephyr. We bag him, the war ends.”
Tsuru had blood coming from her head, her body filled with considerable wounds and scratches. Nothing life-threataning, but her body showed damage not seen in decades. Tsuru had stopped fighting a day ago. Behind her, Dalmatian and Onigumo sat, sleeping. They had fallen unconscious two days ago, not waking since then. Their bodies was mangled something awful, with wounds that outside of war would rush to the hospital. Wounds that would make a normal man dead.
Kizaru stood over the fire. He had one line of blood from the side of his head. The Admiral’s clothes were scuffed, wounds were seen, scratches were all over his body, but unlike Tsuru, he wore no considerable injuries. However, the man’s body slumped and his breath was quick - the exhaustion had set in. Kizaru, like Leo, had fought nonstop.
The Marine Heroes had turned the tide with Leo’s example. Now, they were in a race against time. A last-ditch strategy was being made. How would the group plan to take the King of the Army: Zephyr?