Defeating the King of the Bandits

With the alarm going off, they had no choice but to act.

Timea extended her arm forward with an open palm, then brought it to her indicating that to everyone to 'rally to her position!'

All her military as well as the heroes rallied immediately to her location.

No sooner had she initiated that command that bandits stormed out of the darkness from the main foundation to the battlefield.

Their boisterous war cries were heard, piercing through the early morning however when they clashed with her military units, it was clear that they were 'all bark and no bite.'

Their lack of proper combat experience was clearly seen as her units quickly disposed of their numbers.

Greg barreled through their numbers as he made his way into the main foundation, followed by Luke and then Fiora, disarming and incapacitating all who stood in their way. Melinda and Mr Benjamin followed after.

Some of the bandits, groaned on the ground while others were motionless when Timea finally walked into the main building.

Timea walked into a main hall of the fort as the heroes were fighting a group of people. To her, it seemed that they had their own tactics when fighting. Greg, Luke and Fiora took the Front and Flanks while Melinda and Mr Benjamin stood in the rear.

This strategy brought victory to their battles.

When they were finished, Timea walked up to them, then everyone looked down the hall to the doorway which must be where the leader was located.

As they turned to head in that direction a voice called out to 'The Blue Maiden!' I challenge you.

Walking into the light of the hall was the bandit leader Jack's right hand woman with a sword in her hand.

It was a clear and direct challenge to Timea. Looking at the five travelers, she said go on ahead. My Lord awaits you, down the hall.

Luke said ok as the group continued heading towards the main room where Jack was waiting for them.

There was no need to ask Timea if she would be ok with a one on one because he knew that she was fully capable of taking care of a single individual.

The team of five, walked into a well lit room at the end of the hallway where Jack, stood up as five individuals walking into his presence. Five children against me, he asked?

Mr. Benjamin looked at him and said we are not all children.

You are… In my eyes, uttered Jack.

We are here to take you in, alive shouted Luke.

Or dead interrupted Greg. It is all up to you.

Jack let out a laugh before his face got serious. Dead it is then, he continued as he reached for a katana that was within reaching distance of his arm.

It was time, Jack though to himself as he drew the sword from the sheathe.

'Release, was the whispers that Jack heard as the steel exited the sheathe!'

No sooner had he unsheathe the sword that he felt a surge, pass through his body and something sinister entering his presence.

To the group of five, the body of Jack increased in size and his veins were seen protruding from under his skin.

'Come mortals and meet your demise,' Jack said out loud in what was a different tone to when they first met him.

Mr. Benjamin looked at Jack as well as the katana that he had in his hand. Jack was now breathing heavy and was different to how he was a few minutes ago.

Something is definitely amiss, Mr. Benjamin said to himself. Before he could convey his thoughts, Greg drew his sword and ran towards Jack.

Greg was now within range of Jack and he prepared to swing his sword.

"Jack be the name! Spilling your blood, be the game!"

Greg slowed down time to get in the first strike. Greg began to slash places across Jack's body but no blood spilled out. Greg was able to dodge Jack's swings due to his swings being slowed down.

"He isn't going down," shouted Greg. Luke, let's end this he continued.

No problem said Luke as he stopped time for Greg. Greg began to walk up slowly with intent to go for the head. "See… You are not as powerful as you think you are." Time to bring forth justice for the people, Greg continued.

"What do you know about justice, asked Jack as a burst of dark aura came out from the katana. The moment the dark aura came out, Jack was able to move his entire body, bringing the sword down on Greg.

With quick reflexes, Greg raised his sword to block but the force received from blocking buckled his knees, made his hands heavy and blood trickle from inside his palms as he held the sword with both hands.

Luke immediately moved forward as he saw that Greg was in serious trouble as the 'stop time' effect had expired.

Jack brought down another on Greg.

Greg slowed down time to try and cushion the blow however his sword still fell from his hand, from Jack's last attack as blood began to fall onto the floor.

Skin inside the palm of his hand was damage from the force of the blows from Jack monstrous strength.

A smile suddenly came over Jack's face when he saw Greg's sword drop to the floor. Holding the katana with both hands now, Jack did a horizontal slash coming from his left side, to split Greg in half.

Luke moved in to intercept drawing both his swords from his side, to block Jack's swing. The force felt like he was trying to stop a truck with the sword in his hand.

The backlash caused him to fly backwards, into Greg, knocking both of them across the room and into a corner.

A loud laugh broke the silence as Jack laughed out loud at what he had just accomplished.

Incredible, Jack said out loud. It draws out a power from the individual, greater than he could ever dream. Playing on one's strength and anger, increasing it tenfold.

Fiora looked at Melinda and quickly said 'we need to take that sword away from him!' I will distract him. Do everything you can to get that sword away from him, she continued as she began to move forward.

She would need to be careful, Fiora thought to herself, least she ran right into the swing of his sword. Gaining his attention, she ran towards him. Swinging from his left, he brought the sword to his right but Fiora stayed ahead of his arm, making her way around him.

Skating on the ground, she went after his Achilles tendon on his both feet with her combat knives, slicing deep into thwm. He swung around and glared at her, still standing upright. Standing afar off, she was shocked that he still stood.

She then ran back towards him however, just before she could reach him, he brought the sword down to the ground, damaging the ground in front of him.

This caught Fiora by surprise as dust flew up in the air. Before she could react, his left hand came through the dust and grabbed her by the neck.

Lifting her up in the air, he prepared to use the sword on her. As he was raising his right hand with the sword, a knife flew into his 'palmaris longus,' the long part of his arm and stuck in it causing him to drop the sword.

The sword dropped into the ground in an upright position.

Jack then threw Fiora across the room and used his left hand to take out the knife, he grasped in pain as he pulled it out from his arm.

No sooner had he pulled the knife out of his hand, did it disappear right before his eyes.

As his eyes tried to understand what happened, it flew back into his hand as Melinda threw it again.

Rage filled him because of the blade. Even more rage when he saw Melinda had appeared before him and reached down to pick up the blade, as it stood in the ground.

Melinda grasped the blade at the handle and tried to pull out the blade from the ground however Jack reacted using the back of his left hand and hitting her forward.

Melinda flew back across the ground and then skated too a halt.

Jack then quickly pulled out the knife again, and then reached down to pick up the katana.

At this point, Melinda stood to her feet and wiped the blood from her lips. With a smile she placed her right hand in a grasping position. "She had touched it and now she will make it hers, she thought to herself!"

Just as Jack was about to grab the katana, it disappeared and appeared in the hands of Melinda. The sword felt heavy at first as it pointed downwards in her hand.

Suddenly she felt a rush of strength enter her and she was able to lift the sword upwards.

Looking in the corner, she saw that Luke and Greg was still on the ground, motionless. An uncontrollable anger suddenly began to manifest within her. It felt like the air around her began to warm and swirl towards her.

In another area, Jack's right hand woman slammed on to a wall and then she fell to the ground with a broken sword in her hand. Drenched in water and covered with bruises, she began to accept defeat. Reality had now set in and she realized that she could not defeat 'The Blue Maiden.'

Timea was about to speak when she suddenly felt a sense of dark magic coming from further in the fort, in the direction of the heroes. The aura and the presence felt like a wave that came smashing down into their room.

"We are done here," said Timea as she immediately left the room and ran in the direction of where the dark Magic was emanating from.

Wind was being pulled from other rooms into their room, as it circled around Melinda and the katana. The dark aura of the katana began to extend unto Melinda as she held the sword before her, in what felt like a trace.

Jack ran towards Melinda and stretch out his hand towards her to grab her. Melinda subconsciously reacted and slapped away his hand and then brought the sword from downwards to an upwards motion, slashing across his chest.

Blood splashed across the walls as the cut across his chest was very deep. Reeling from its impact, Jack stepped backwards due to the wound that he just received.

You hurt my friends, Melinda said in a hushed tone.

So what, asked Jack as he clutched his chest. Breathing heavily he continued, are you going to make me feel pain?

No… No Pain said Melinda as she raised the sword above her head. It looked as if the sword was resonating as darkness began to encircle it.

Only death... For you, Melinda uttered unflinching at the very thought of killing him.

Suddenly a voice called out to her. It was Luke, who was getting up. Don't do it, he said out loud.

Immediately snapping out of it, Melinda dropped the sword onto the ground, regaining herself.

Jack gave an evil smile as he quickly moved to recover the katana.

Suddenly a burst of water pushed him towards the nearby wall. Jack turned to look at Timea who shot another stream of water at him.

You dare try to stop me, shouted Jack.

Don't underestimate me responded Timea calmly, as she froze the moisture in the air and fired off the icicles which nailed him to the wall without killing him.

He was finally restrained to the wall which brought a conclusion to their battle

It was finally over.