Chapter 18 A-tier beast

The beast's silhouette in the sandstorm gets closer to town with every passing moment. At the speed it's going, it will arrive just outside of town in just a couple of minutes.

The people in the canyon finally saw the huge sandstorm approaching, as well as the massive silhouette. They began to scatter, leaving their hunted prey behind. The top of the cliff side is the same people scattering and hoping that this will not be their end. All of them turned tail and ran, apart from a certain group.

"Well, it looks like the others are finally gone," V said in a bored manner.

"Hmm, but better safe than sorry." Put on your masks. " "Chrys Chrys ordered while reaching for something in his back pocket.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. I forgot. " Chrys continued.

"What's wrong?" Hela asked, as she retrieved a mask from a bag.

The mask is a standard white mask, but one side of the mask is that of a rotting corpse. She then proceeded to wear it on her face.

"They took my mask as well." Hmm, Lilly... " Chrys turned to look at Lilly.

"... Fine!"Lilly agreed as he asked a question.

Lilly's coat turned into a paper-like sheet. It wrapped around Lilly's hand. It forms into a black mask that covers only the mouth and the nose.

The remaining white sheet transformed back into a coat, only this time it seemed just a bit shorter. Lilly threw the mask to Chrys before continuing hugging Amber.

"Alright. You three stay here. " Chrys turned to look at Miya, Rose, and Amber. Chrys then kneeled down and touched the ground.

Then, a half-dome of earth surrounded the girls with Lilly, who was still hugging Amber. Chrys then continued to extend his arm to the side.

A sudden gust of wind came from behind Chrys, heading towards the massive sandstorm. It counteracted the sandstorm, revealing what was inside.

Inside, a large creature is flying with its massive semi-transparent wings. So massive, in fact, that every time it flaps, a mini sandstorm forms underneath it. Its semi-transparent wings reflect the sun's rays, emitting an orange hue.

The creature has a massive shield head with four horns equally separated across its head. The eyes are a bright red color. The mouth is big enough to fit a two-story building. Its skin is layered with black scales. It absorbs any light that comes in contact with it.

"Supernova"

A vortex of wind formed on one of Chrys' palms. It eventually formed into a golden sphere. It then shot towards the creature at a tremendous speed. It formed a scar on one of its scales.

"Where did you learn that?" Lilly asked.

"Enemies..." Chrys replied.

"Let's go." Chrys then said in a casual tone.

"Yeah, you guys have fun." V said as he stood up before heading for the half dome.

"Oh yeah, sure buddy, rest safely while we go and hunt that thing." Chrys remarked sarcastically.

"Yeah, thanks dude!" V disregarded the sarcastic gesture with his own before hopping inside the dome.

"I know, you know what sarcasm is, V!" Chrys shouted.

Sarcasm? What is that? " V replied in the same sarcastic manner.

Fine, you can stay. You're in charge of the girls. Lilly! " Chrys yelled.

Lilly popped her head just above the half dome.

"You're secretly in charge."

"Obviously!" "Lilly I said with a dead pan face.

"I can still hear you!" V's voice emerged from the dome.

"You were meant to!"

"It looks like it's just you and me, Hela." Chrys walked towards Hela.

Loki, who was on Hela's shoulder, turned to look at Chrys.

"Hmm, oh, I forgot that you were there." "Guess it's us three. " Chrys sighed.

"Hehehe!" Hela giggled as she patted Loki on her shoulder, which Loki clearly enjoyed.

"Let's go." As soon as Chrys said that, they both ran forward, heading towards the massive creature.

They kept running until they reached the end of the cliff. Chrys jumped down like it was nothing. While Hela retrieved the axe on her back, which she used to slide down the cliff,

"Supernova"

Chrys formed two more golden-colored spheres on his palms, which he immediately shot at the creature. forming two more scars on its massive body.

The creature let out a terrifying roar. It opened its mouth before shooting out scorching flames from its mouth. The flames didn't reach Chrys or Hela, instead they immediately clung to the creatures' bodies.

The creature didn't seem to feel pain that its body was on fire, or maybe this was its plan all along. It is now a huge flying creature that is also on fire.

Hela went in front of Chrys with her axe. Loki then proceeded to crawl onto the axe head. It then merged with it, leaving a black outline of its body on the axe head. Black ice crystals formed around the axe head and some parts of the handle.

"Helheim's breath"

Hela swung the axe forward, causing it to release purplish flames. It kept going towards the creature. The moment it reached the creature, the flames then hardened, forming black ice crystals in its place.

The creature used its massive flaming body to crush the black crystals and kept moving forwards.

Chrys then kneeled down, touching the sand on the ground. Chrys then swung his arm towards the creature. This caused the surrounding sand to form a blade-like formation, which shot towards the creature.

The sand caused a massive scar on its scales, but it was not enough to take it down. It did cause some of its flames to go out.

The creature flapped its massive wings forward, causing some sand tornados to form. Chrys didn't seem to be affected by the tornados, thanks to his shield.

Hela used her axe to hit the ground, which caused another set of purplish flames to go out. It immediately hardened into black crystals. This caused the tornadoes to lose momentum, eventually causing them to dissipate.

The creature, now close enough, shot its fiery breath forwards.

"Helheim's palace"

Hela reacted with a massive wall of purplish flames which hardened into an equally massive black ice wall. The moment the creature's flames made contact with the ice wall, it caused a lot of steam to appear.

"Supernova"

Chrys formed two more golden spheres which shot towards the creature. It caused two holes to appear on its scales. The creature roared in pain, for it seemed to have made contact with its flesh.

In retribution, the creature flapped its wings, causing a massive gust of wind to hit both Chrys and Hela. The gust lifted them both off of the ground before throwing them both into the cliff face behind them.

"We need to do something about those wings." Chrys said as he emerged from the rock face, completely unharmed.

"Yup!" Hela nodded as she emerged from the cliff face as well, only with a few scratches on her body.

"You know what? Go ahead and yell that if V doesn't move. I will tell the rest what is inside his room. " Chrys said in response.

Hela nodded, took a deep breath, and shouted at the top of her lungs. "V!If you don't assist,, Chrys would tell everyone what is in your room! " Her voice was so loud that it even startled the creature flying towards them.

Inside a certain half dome, five people were inside. Miya, Rose, Amber, Lilly, and a man named V. The four girls, who were looking outside just now, turned to look at the man laying down on the ground.

"Huh?" V asked in a surprised tone, doubting what he had heard.

"How would he know what is inside my room?" V asked out loud.

"Umm, what is inside your room?" Lilly asked with a complex expression.

"Nothing!" V yelled, then stood up and jumped out of the half dome.

"Fucking piece of shit! Blackmailing me every time he wants something! " V mumbled to himself as he stretched his legs.

The three young girls looked at him from the inside.

"Umm, you girls should probably take cover." Lilly warned. The three girls turned to look at her and did what she said.

V said to himself as he walked closer towards the massive creature. "Okay, this should be close enough."

V pressed the buttons on his claws, activating them. Unlike Miya's claws, it didn't shoot forward; instead it drew a beautiful curve before setting in place.

"Elance!"

V's figure blurred, which was then followed by massive loud sound explosions. V's figure then appeared on one of the creatures' wings. He dug his claws into its wings. He then let gravity take over as he proceeded to slice down the creature's wing, leaving a massive slice in its wing.

The huge shockwaves then caught up with him. Not only did it shake the surroundings. It hit the creature itself as well.

The creature then crashed onto the ground due to losing the ability to use one of its wings. It caused a huge amount of sand to go up in the air when it crashed.

"Okay, Hela! Give me some good crystals to use. " Chrys said, to which Hela nodded.

"Helheim's breath"

A massive purplish flame erupted from Hela's axe before turning into a massive wall made of black ice crystal. Chrys then touched the crystals.

The crystals separated into chunks which got shaved by some kind of force, turning them into spikes. Chrys lifted his hands, causing the crystal spikes to lift in the air as well.

The crystals went around the now grounded, slightly dazed creature. As V got out of the way, the crystal encased the creature into a massive black crystal ball.

"Crystal Maiden"

All of the spikes proceeded to impale the creature. The creature bled from the numerous holes in its body. The creature then let out a last thundering roar, before the light in its eyes dimmed.

With that, the battle against the Silhouettes and the A-tier creature came to a close, with the Silhouettes emerging victorious.