Becoming Legend

Chapter 50: Army

"I'd love to, kid," Master Will said. "But our hands are full. A horde of ghouls kept on coming out the gate!"

"Shit!" Ned cursed.

With ghouls blocking their path between the Mage. Ned must find a way to get past them.

"Master, can you manage to use your strongest spell into the Gate?"

"Yes, but, if I do that, I will only fuel it until it becomes stronger and mature, and it will remain in this world, permanently," Master Will responded. With the fire encasing his iron sword, he discharged two balls of fire from the sword's tip, the size of a fist. Piercing two ghouls on its way eventually burning them. Not even the rain, could stop the fire spell from doing its job. "That's the biggest Gate I've seen so far kid, I'm afraid, it won't close itself anytime soon."

"Unless," Ned muttered.

ICE simulate me the result if we throw a spell as strong as the one Master used to block the Devourer's spell.

[Simulation complete.]

[Chances of the Gate to rip apart was. Five percent.]

[Judging by your Master's power level. Combined with the Butterfly. The power is not enough to completely destroy the Gate.]

Five percent. Ned furrowed his brows. He stepped backward to evade the ghoul's claw, then swung his sword to cut the ghoul to half.

"Unless what kid," Master Will asked with curiosity.

The horde was getting tougher and tougher as the time passed by. As well as the gate, getting brighter and brighter. Ned must find a way to close the Gate. And it seems that judging from Master Will's face, and curious eyes of the Knight, none of them had closed a Gate before. Heck, maybe none in Earflgard, had successfully closed a Gate.

"Unless we get the Mage's staff and reverse the spell, use a Magic stronger than the gate itself, or one of us pass through the Gate and use a destructive spell at the same time, successfully stopping the Gate from using the energy of both world," Ned informed them. Making the two paused momentarily upon hearing Ned's explanation.

"How'd you know that kid!" Mage Park asked with bewilderment.

"Yes, how?" Sir Edwin's proud face twitched for a second. Giving an impression of shook.

"No time to explain, Master, Sir Knight," Ned said. Raising the Butterfly. He prepared his self for the attack. "Sir Knight, my sword is Unique, it can absorb magic spells, and return it double the strength."

"I know," Sir Edwin said. This time a hint of worry flashed his eyes. "Can you handle the recoil? You're a Hollow, I'm Diamond, and let me guess, your Master, obviously stronger than me." Breathing rapidly, the knight, enveloped his hands up to his shoulder with wind magic, the wind then started to emit a force, eyes cannot perceive, but able to cut anything on its way. Sir Edwin then hook the closest ghoul and perform a martial art.

"I can't, but do we have a choice?"

"Kid, you can't, that'd too much for you!" Master Will exclaimed. Slashing another Ghoul, one after the other.

Pile of ghouls started to form, encircling the three, and making a tiny hill in front of them. The heavy rain kept on pouring making a little lake inside the pile of ghouls, where the three stood.

"Master, we need to do this, if not, the Devourer, will notice our presence, and surely, it will come here to protect the Gate."

"Kid you knew much, how did you know these things?" Sir Edwin asked, always surprised whenever Ned impart some of his knowledge.

Master Will could only smile by Ned's show of exceptional familiarity with their current situation. "Okay kid, I'll be here to guide you." Master will strike his sword on the ground. Making metallic sound against the pouring rain. He then raised his only hand. Then a cyclone of fire worked its way against the heavy rain. He then used the spell to kill the surrounding ghouls. Giving them enough time to cast another spell. "Knight, you ready?"

"Oh no, you don't!" angered the Mage. He raises his staff and shot a dark form of sphere towards the group.

But Master Will, slightly raised his hands, jerking the dark magic of the mage, successfully repelling it.

Sir Edwin shrugged his shoulder off. Making a metallic sound coming from his shoulder pad. Opened his palm and forcefully injected mana into his palms. Making pressurized wind magic.

Ned on the other hand framed himself, burrowing his feet on the ground. Raised his sword, and faced Master Will and Sir Edwin with the fuller towards them. Ready to absorb the attack.

Seconds passed, blazing fire shot towards Ned, and pressurized wind magic traveled to Ned's Butterfly. Making the Mage swallowed saliva. He himself was not sure if there combined attack would work. But he knows that a force countered with another force will result in a greater discharge of force. Resulting in an explosion of the two energy combined.

Fire magic, combined with the Knight's pressurized wind magic. The Butterfly absorbed the two destructive spells. Making a humming sound the moment the two magic touched the sword's edge. Seconds passed, the light of red, combined with the Butterfly's hue of green completely absorbed.

With the two magic absorbed, Ned gripped the Butterfly. Trying to steady himself to increase his strength. With the veins popping out his arms, and forehead, turning his face red. Ned twisted his waist, pivoting the sole of his feet as well. Aiming towards the Gate. And throw the absorbed magic like a throwing ax. He released the magic!

Hovering midair, the combined magic eventually reached the Gate, not even the Mage's magic could stop the sphere two magic combined, the size of almost five meters in diameter.

The Gate, boomed, cracked, and hissed. Against the heavy pouring rain, mud still flew randomly. The Mage standing across the Gate was thrown off almost meters and meters apart. Rolling and tumbling on the ground. Hitting his head into a tree, making himself half-conscious.

The twenty meter Gate sank rapidly, making a thunder crackling sound. Twenty meters in diameter, then fifteen, then ten. Until it became small, looking considerably insignificant.

Ned smiled and fell on his knees, completely exhausted. Using, and again, used the Butterfly as a crutch.

While Master Will ran to grip Ned's shoulder, together with the sword, he then supported Ned.

While Sir Edwin remained steady. Making a faint smile, with the Gate's closure. Killing the Mage in the process would make his plans a lot smoother. His grin shows it all.

Ned on bended knees felt a vibration coming off the ground. Lifting his head, the Gate that was about to close radiated once more. Blinding everyone on the spot.

With the light completely dissolved, the Gate was now bigger, doubled the size of the previous one. The obscured image from the other side of the Gate was now getting clearer.

Ned saw an army of ghoul and Alghouls on the other side of the Gate. Making the current ghoul who passed the gate tiny in number.

Volcanoes erupted on the other side of the Gate, making lava at the bottom. The other side blurred an image due to intense heat. Making the ghoul grateful when they saw the forest on the other side of their Gate.

The ghouls screeched, and scream, then dust flew on their four feet, screaming their way towards the other side. Their human faces, although hollow and devilish, crept a smile.