Chapter 18 the giant, a good friend

As hiei made his way towards the army meanwhile a certain creator was just laying about listless as the plans that were made with the final step was ruined by elpis the spirit of hope...

As when one brings hope it destroys that of someone else's even if it wasn't towards the usual destruction, pranks, death, suffer or mischief but just a last thing to use to finally be free from the stagnant void the creator was locked in...

yet now those billions of years wasted as were the planets and believers all due to a single move because elpis wanted to give hope sooner even if the cost will be so much more which is why the individual that was laying on the ground was just releasing bubbles made from saliva from their lips as they could only watch yet again as there was only 3 chances left yet one was squandered by the hopeful bi*ch of a spirit...

the boy hiei wasn't looking the same as before no it was more of like a bundles of flesh forcefully put together making a 10 meter monster that was still growing as mouths countless numbers of them opened up biting at everything near them be it corpses or debris, as with every step due to the sheer weight the new body that hiei had was growing shook the very ground as his hands and feet sunk deep into the ground however the amount of speed that was displayed showed that he was getting faster, stronger, and hungrier as the army came in to sight...

then began something that would change how people can look at skill users...

---Captain Joe pov---

one of my sergeants hollered towards me as he was using the mount M240 machine gun on one of the Humvee' as

"captain don't you think we should start shooting now as this huge ass motherf**ker is looking at us like we're an open buffet man" (sergeant gunner)

as the sergeant mentioned this the huge monster obviously did not care who it grabbed as one of the large chimeras was grabbed by the torso as it roared in retaliation only to show everyone there how useless it was against the new enemy they all had to face be it humans, monsters, or beasts as it delivered the now panicking beast towards the enlarged gaping maw...

it managed to eat the monster that was the size of an elephant in a few bites and what was scarier was this thing was growing in size what used to be around 10 meters became 15 add in was still getting bigger as numerous voices of different tones and pitches emerged from the countless drooling maws that repeated some rather bizarre words...

Hun~~gry~~~

star~~~ving~~~

re~~~venge~~~

everyone in the company felt a shiver run down their spines when this creature turned towards us as it then began charging towards us with an incredible momentum as countless sets of eyes emerged from the maws as they all picked a target...

the sound of audible gulps could be heard from everyone luckily everyone was the Humvee' we had a total of nine of them had to give up 3 as they were tasked to escort some civilians...

however Steve that brave dumbass gave two orders 'to retreat and to open fire'

the sound of guns blazing seemed to bring about a strange clarity to the soldiers as they all focused of the target sparks flew about on the hide of the huge as creature as we tried to make our escape as our bullets failed to penetrate its skin as it seemed to grow anger due to our attacks by our rifles Steve saw the look on my face then ordered our Humvee gunners to open fire can't help it as we were trying to save ammo for any emergencies...

following his queue sergeant gunner was the first to use one of our M240s which brought music to our ears as the agonized cry from the creature before one of my men used a rocket launcher...

*KAAAABBBOOOOOMMMMM* there was a brief silence as continued to drive away

however after the impact a hair raising shriek followed as the creature that looked like a moving mass of meat now looked like a medieval knight with blackened armor brandishing a lance and shield that matched his armor, riding a horse made of left over flesh and bones as the said knight swung the lance he was wielding to clear the smoke the horse he was riding released a breath of burning hot steam as the look of pure malice could be seen from the knight and the horse from a far...

one of the soldiers break the silence 'well f*ck me'

it was as if that was the signal upon uttering those words the large knight that was charging towards them anchored his lance under his armpit and made it point towards the convoy that was trying to retreat then made his horse sprint towards them...

the speed it showed was fast in fact it was too fast!!!

quickly gaining on to them they resumed firing at him sadly this time the bullets and rockets were useless so some of the skill users tried slowing him down from ailments that was shrugged off to binding him with whatever possible element, then some of the "weak" offensive skill users tried their luck which was strangely more effective than the bullets thus they were forced to redouble their efforts causing some of those that really never used it to collapse from over usage or failing to "pace" themselves luckily there was healers in the convoys so none of the precious users died and this time the barrier users worked together to block the knight's attack as this powerful blow made the sound of the explosion of the missile from earlier sound like a fart compared to it...

the sounds of the blows went on and on it was draining our barrier users quickly...

"captain!!!" someone shouted towards me i looked at who it was and it was one of my boundary area skill users Jason he is an Asian American that squinted a lot height was 5'5" a very lean man, with the typical black hair and black eyes, with a roundish head, he was generally carefree majority of the time his can seal anything into an area however that price was...

"captain let me stay behind and keep that here while you guys escape!"(jason)

i was furious at the request, i wanted everyone to get home, no one gets left behind! these people every single one of them are my brothers and sisters!

"I will no-"

i was about to reject it and trying to find another solution however a familiar voice sneaked up from behind me 'sorry joe' as a blow hit me at the back of the neck knocking unconscious...

---Steve's pov---

ha~ like always he cares about us like family...

sadly i need to make sure we can survive and we are lacking time right now...

my dear friend jason decides to try lighten up my sour mood

"you do realized he's gonna beat your ass later right?"(Jason)

laughed lightly at this as he has never lost a match against joe

"pfft as if you'll be getting your ass beat if you don't survive you cocky bastard" (steve)

the man's eyebrow twitched and resumed a i'm the man look as he replied.

"you dick, at least i am trying to ensure our survival, beside my skill is the best choice hehe" (jason)

steve smiled as he used the ultimate weapon as the man before him is a very doting father...

"show off, if you don't come back ill adopt your daughter hell i'll marry your wife too"(steve)

a slight vein could be seen pulsating on the man's forehead as he proclaimed

"hohoho you do that, then i will grate your nuts then feed them to you"(jason)

there was a staring contest for a moment as the sounds of something was beginning to crack

"...."(steve)

"...."(jason)

they both released a sigh at their childishness as they then said their goodbyes

"good luck man"(steve)

"yeah, you too, man"(jason)

jason ran towards the knight that was attacking the barrier as he clapped his hands together with a stern look as he used a skill that would lock him and the knight in a dimension until he runs out of mana, and eventually his life if he has to...

the man used his mana to coat a few of his grenades that he brought along unpinned them then threw them towards the head to the knight to blind him if possible as he completes his skill...

however the knight's horse was the one who attacked as one of its hooves managed to hit jason in the gut sending him some distance away then a shout made jason duck out of the way before getting as close as possible as he charged again...

"GET DOWN!!!"

a missile flew by him heading straight for the knight as the explosion kept him busy jason completed the start up for his skill as he coughed up some blood.

"hehe gotcha asshole"

he was obviously holding a grudge for being delayed from seeing his lovely daughter so jason will hold out as much as he can with some additional punishment as well...

a large magic circle came forth with jason as the center, as he and the knight where enveloped by a dark dome leaving behind the destruction that was left behind by the knight and the convoy...

as the convoy drove away with heavy hearts, steve looked towards the skies as he said to himself...

"i hate this part of the job"

meanwhile near the very area where the knight and jason were enveloped by the skill little did they know that a portion of the horse that the knight was riding managed to break off crawling ever so slowly towards the leftover carcasses caused by the fight...