Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Rogue Journey Book 03 - Spectre, Sleeping on My Chest - Chapter 5 - Stupid public showdown Chapter 5 Stupid public showdown Sewage water flowed out from the broken sink onto the floor, the water flowed through the door opened byHirietta. Orphen stood silently in the sewage water, staring at the spectreSamii, as he calmly thought. (According to the words ofFonogorosu, there should be a total of four man-made beasts) Hirietta saw that he didnt respond, so she started shouting: Fonogorosu created a large amount of man-made beasts. But Orphenhis ultimate goal is to transform all of humanity. Sothis guy was chosen as a test subject, am I right? Orphen slowly asked, as he looked at the spectre. Hirietta stepped forward, he shoes making noise on the wet floor. She stood next to Orphen, and pulled a dagger from her scabbard. Thats right. His name is Samii. He was one ofFonogorosus assistants and lived with him. He was the last man-made beast that Fonogorosu madeit is a cruel fate. Does he retain the ability to think logically? Orphen stretched his right hand towardsHirietta, he gave her a threatening look. Hiriettas face twisted for a momentthen she shook her head. How could he. His mind and body are gone. He has long been mad, whenever he sees a sorcerer, he just cant help but think itsFonogorosu. And thushe attacks! At the same time she said thatOrphen grabbed Majics shoulder, and pulled him away from the sink.Hirietta also retreated across the room. A black fog soon filled the room, Orphen was trembling. Samii turned the air of the basement into a tornado, the air started to collide with everything in the room. Then suddenlysonic boom! Everyone felt like they had just been hit with a hammer, numerous cracks appeared all over the walls. Orphen staggered as he tried to regain his footing, and said: Hes not going to give us a chance to understand whats going on. Get back. It seemed that the time for talking was over. The fog started to drift around the room again, but this timeit took a human form It rushed towards them! Sword of Light, whom I do release! Orphen shouted, as he directed his hand towards the centre of the mist. A wave of heat and light flew towards the black fog, but it got blown away by the swirling vortexthen, the fog started to gather again. M-Master Majic said behind Orphen, his voice wavering. Orphen didnt look back, he was solely concentrating on Samii. This spectre. How are we going Its not a spectre. Its a man-made beast. Fine, how do we beat this man-made beast? Ask the fish, maybe it knows. Orphen said, pointing to the fish on the ground. He was joking, but Majic took him seriously. Majic took a deep breath, and slowly walked towards Watch out! Orphen knocked Majic to the ground, he got back up and shouted: Master, what are you As Majic shouted, he became aware of a hand holding a knife on the groundit was Kenkurimu. Ahh Majic felt sick, his cry echoing throughout the basement. Orphen quickly straightened his arm, and cried: Sword that has conquered demons, I brandish! With that cry, a sword appeared in Orphens hands. He drew a deep breath, and brought down the sword upon the invisible Kenkurimu, slicing the hand off and cracking the floor. And then Uwaaa Majic shouted again, a dark black whip appeared out of the shaft above the sink. It made a whip like motion towards Majics feet. Whack! Flesh was crushed, blood and meat flew across the room. Majic wasnt hit, but the fish was. The huge fish was now divided in two, cold blood spilled onto the floor. Sword of light Orphen aimed for the shaft, but the whip was too fast (Too late!) If he doesnt get his attack off, his head could be cut off. Clang! A sharp metal sound rung out,Hirietta had blocked with whip with her knife. Orphen looked at her thin faceshe had a nervous smile. Orphen then turned and shouted: Sword of Light, whom I do release! Shine! A white light filled the basement, and the resulting explosion from Orphens attack broke off part of the ceiling. Falling rubble and sand fell from the holehidden in the rubble was a heavy figure covered in damp sand, it stood upits black armour was the first thing you saw. Hirietta held a knife in her hand, and warned them: ...That one isAccelerator, hes very dangerous. Does it matter, all of them are dangerous! Majic yelled, he started running away. (This is indeed the truth) Orphen agreed with him, but as soon as he turned around he saw the human form of Samii. I dont know anything about any of these freaks, how am I meant to deal with these guys? Kill him. Hirietta said. What? Dont tell me you cant do it. You are a student of the continents greatest sorcerer, Childman taught you all of his skills, you can do it Krylancelo! ? She said, Majic didnt understand a word she was sayinghe looked back and forth at Orphen and Hirietta, obviously confused. Orphen gritted his teeth. Hirietta pointed her knife at the man-made beats, waiting for Orphens orders. Butthey never came. Orphen didnt know how to defeat these creatures, he could only think of one course of actionretreat. (Weve got to get out of here.) Orphen said inside himself as he wiped his forehead. Ive fought Azalie before, one monster was enough. Huh? Orphens eyes then became coldand very calm, he then looked at Majic. Hey. You said Cleo was dead, is it true? Ah Majic put his hand over his mouth. He regretted telling him that. Umyes. Right Orphen then turned to Hirietta. Weve got to get out of here. Well become cornered if we stay here any longer, everyone head towards the exit when I give the signal. Hirietta, you go first. Majic, you go second Although I agree with your proposal. Hirietta interrupted him, then she bit her red lips and said: Arent you forgetting one important thing? There are four man-made beasts. Orphen was dumbfounded by her words, he then looked towards the door He saw the slender body of the half-man half-snakeKikyuimu. *** Ahh A high pitched moan extruded from the depths of his throatKozen had regained consciousness. His head was aching, it was very painful. When the pain finally subsided, he found out that it was more than just a head wound. Although his left shoulder had stopped bleeding, he could still feel a tingling sensation. That guywhat an asshole. Saliva was dropping from his mouth, he wiped it away and sat up. He pressed down on his head wound, and looked around the room. His vision was covered by a thick layer of fog, he could barely see. After a while, he found that his eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness. He was in a room. Now he noticed that the afternoon sky was pouring in from a hole in the ceiling, it seemed he fell through the ceiling at some point. In the middle of the room was a bedor you could say it was a bed, but it looked more like a surgical table. Except there was no overhead lighting, except for a gas lamp that wasnt working. The room was big, he learned that he was currently on the second floor of a house. There was tattered wreckage in all corners of the room, he could see some surgical instruments among the wreckage. An operating room? Kozen thought. If this was true, then he could very well be in a hospital He checked his waist, his sword was still there, so he pulled it from its scabbard. Although his memory was kind of fuzzy, he knew that the spectre was the one who captured him. He summarized that he was blown here by a small tornado, and fell through the ceiling, thus he shouldnt be too far from the village. "Wait a minute." Kozen thought of something. F-Fonogorosu, Ive heard about that crazy guy, maybe this place is He stepped forward, his foot stepped on something softhe frowned and looked down, it was a huge pile of dust. There was all kinds of crushed stuff mixed in, he saw thin bones. It looked like a cats bonehowever, it looked like the entire body of a cat. What the hell, what cat has five feet? Of course, Kozen wasnt really interested in finding the answer. He lifted his face up, his gaze shifted to something lying on the table Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be someone he saw in the villageit was the girl that roundhouse kicked him. Her eyes were closed, her hands were clasped together, she was lying there motionless. She seemed to have stopped breathing. (Is she injured?) Kozen was surprised, he put his hand on the girls neck. He kept them there for a moment, then sighed. Shes deadnostrange. He was confused. There was no pulse, but her body temperature was warmer than the room. He wondered how she was put in this state, he thought of a couple scenarios but none of them were satisfactory. Hmph. Kozen put his sword back in his scabbard, he didnt know if the girl was really dead or alive, but he couldnt just leave her body here. Even though he was an assassin, he did have his morals. He put his arms around the girl, she was lighter than he expected. He looked around, he didnt know what else to do, he could only think of escaping. Then He noticed something strange. There was a black hole in the corner of the room, it looked like some kind of shaft, he observed it as he got closer. Boom! An explosion came from the hole. Magic? At the same time, he heard voices. Does it matter, all of them are dangerous! He vaguely heard, he could hear a womans and a mans voice. Is there fightingdown that hole? Kozen said quickly. Down that holeI think theres a basement. And someone is using magic, could it be Whack! Kozen suddenly felt something strike him from behind. It wasa black mist! It started to swirl around him, he dropped the girls body in the confusion. Had the room been any darker, he would have surely been engulfed in no time. Bastard! His hands went for his scabbard, but he found no sword. "How could?" He exclaimed, then the mist suddenly divided into two halves. He saw his sword shinning in the middle of the fog, then it came at him *** If your opponents strength is greater than yoursand you want to win, how would you go about doing this? Krylancelo. It was a voice from his distant memory, a calm voiceit was the voice of the greatest black sorcerer on the continent, Childman Orphen, Krylancelo didnt know, his teacher shrugged. He easily replied: You bluff. Orphen thought about the four man-made beasts that surrounded them, especially the one which was blocking the exit. Ive thought of something. Huh? Majic sighed, he didnt think they had a chance of winning. He grabbed Hirietta by the waist, she gave him a troubled look, but he didnt notice. Orphen started to smile, as he removed his headband. This plan of yours better now fail, Orphen. His student looked at him strangely, he didnt saw a word, he just gave him his headband. Then Orphen took off his jacket and give Majic that too. Finallyhe handed him his dragon pendant. Majic looked at it for a moment. It was a dragon wrapped around a swordproof that the wearer was from the Tower of Fang. He then looked at the back of it, the name of the owner was engravedKrylancelo. Master? Majic was puzzled. Orphen shifted his gaze towards Samii. If I die, take the dragon pendant back to the Tower of Fang. Tell them it was a student of Childmans, just quote my name, you wont be ignored. M-Master! Majic was surprised. His green eyes widened, he went on to say: Dont say that. Its bad luck. When the snake moves away from the door, get out of here. Thats great if we can get out, but what about you? A bead of sweat fell from Hiriettas face. Orphen didnt answer her. You cant do this alone! (Im sure Cleo would say the same thing.) Orphen smiled, and said: I know. Majic interrupted: Fighting against such an enemy, you know the odds! I know. Orphen busted out laughing Even if we all had knives, all we could do is stab them. Stab, a way an assassin kills, Majic didnt understand the meaning behind his words. Why, you dont have to fight these guys Master! Why? These guys killed Cleo. Ah! Majic was shocked. Master, do you want revenge? These guys killed Cleo. Theyll get whats coming to them! Then, Orphen ran forward. His target was Samii. Seeing his movements, the suit of armour slowly began to move Orphen! Master! Ignoring their cries, Orphen shouted: Im over here, Samii! The armour rushed to block his path, Orphen raised his right hand, the dark force stretched out towards him I amFonogorosu! With those words, their magic was stopped. Sword of Light, whom I do release! A wave of light and heat struck the armour in the face. It wasnt particularly effective, but it was enough to send two hundred kilograms of armour flying a couple of meters. Sounds of heavy fighting erupted in the basement. Orphen didnt stop, he still ran. In front of him was Samii, his face stiffened as he cried Fonogorosuis here! Kill him! Hiss! Orphen heard a hissing sound coming from the exit, it was the snake. (I knew it, all these man-made beasts follow Samiis orders.) Sword of Light, whom I do release! A barrage of light and heat was sent at the ghostly image of Samii, his body dispersed from the resulting explosion. Meanwhile, Orphen quickly turned around. He saw the snake rushing his position, it opened its mouth and bared its fangs. A spray of yellow liquid shot from its mouth. Orphen rolled out of the way, the liquid landed on the ground and made a strange sound. A second later, part of the floor was dissolved. (Venom!) It came at him again, but this time Orphen jumped behind it and shouted: I see thee, Lady of Chaos The snake mans body was engulfed in a whirlpool of gravity, its elongated body was mercilessly beat to the ground. The snake staggered as it got up, Orphen was ready to carry out his next attack. Orphen jumped uphe looked down, and sure enough, Kenkurimu appeared on the floor. Sensing that its prey avoided it, it then sunk back into the floor. Once Orphen landed, he once again faced the group of man-made beasts. He then heard footsteps echoing in the distance, Majic and Hirietta had succeed in escaping. He carefully observed his enemiesall the man-made beasts had suffered an attack, but they all had recovered from any damage. They all took their former positions once again, except for the hand who could not be seen. Samii stared straight into the eyes of Orphen, he glared back at him. Lets get this started! End of Chapter 5