Rematch of Yellow, Black and Purple.
The hornets charged in, they weren't wasting any time, while two of them went towards me stings ready, three on the back readied to fire their disgusting acid, one the sides I was surrounded too three on each side, a total of eleven and they came prepared ..it's honestly a bit scary ..but! It I also trained for this, I won't be humiliated again!
I quickly charge towards one of the hornets, the one that is charging at me from the front, with the quick dash I was able to get closer to it whole still being a bit way from the second attacker.. but now that I am close..
Seeing it close like this.. I shiver, it's disgusting eyes looking at me like that.. this nightmare if a being wants to kill me.. it is so weird to think there is something that actually wants me dead and it had to be this disgusting.. for a moment I falter.
'Should I really do this?' 'I can still run!' the thoughts creep into my mind but..
No! I won't suffer the humiliation again.. consecrate! Turn the fear into anger! It's ..still not ideal but.. you can't fight it like this!
I remember it.. the feeling I felt while being chased, the feeling of being stung.. the fear it happening again.. it terrified me and then when I came to this world I was immediately forced to confront this? No.. I couldn't I ran away shamefully and blamed everyone and everything for it instead of my weakness.
These things.. they made me feel like that, it was a lesson ..a valuable one that the world doesn't owe me anything, however I..
I will never forgive them! How dare they force me to learn something like that!? How dare they put me into a better path against my God damn consent! If there's one thing I hate almost as much as flying nightmares is being Corrected/Charged! ..if it was a person I would have let it slide but a damm hornet!? never!
I won't stand being reality checked by a Fucking hornet!! Die!
My grip on my sword tightened, in reality all of these thoughts only happened in life in a second.. to the hornets perspective it could only see a blade swinging down.. As it was cut in half!
Take that-! oh here comes the venom..
The venom starts to fly all over, it's acidic properties are something I am very accustomed to I would Dodge but.. if I go back I will leave myself open to the other hornet, instead.. I will press forward!
Is this suicide? Nope! I have a plan ..it's just something I would have rather not use.. but who cares at this point!? [Space phase] activate!
I jump head first forward and as I am about to hit the venom I phase and suddenly! .. nothingness, I can't see anything.. I can't feel anything.. and I have a horrific feeling of being watched ..this place I.. I have no idea what it is.
Last time I tried this ability was on the goblin Village but I became so terrified that I never used it again, in fact I didn't even comment on it because I didn't want to remember it! This place it feels like death.. I would know I felt it before! And also.. It felt as if the moment I entered it my very body was about to be crushed by this nothingness.. right now I also feel the same way except kind of lesser? It took a few moments before the feeling of dread of being crushed came in.. so maybe as I get stronger I'll be able to use it better? it doesn't really matter right now though, it's extremely terrifying! That's why I didn't want to use it.. but if I'm going to make myself take risks I can't hold back..
The nothingness feels like it's closing in this is almost like holding my breath.. ok that's enough! End phasing!
I come back to the world I have passed through the venom ...and quite a bit, to the point I almost hit a Hornet face first! It looks just as confused and shocked as I am so it doesn't immediately attack, which is lucky because I'm not doing that thing again! Like sure I will take risks but I will only use that thing if I absolutely have to..
Okay! okay back to reality.. three of them right in front of me ..I don't have the range to cut them all and I'm definitely getting stung if it try.. I look back at the edge of my vision to see the middle front attacking hornet followed me so I can't jump back.. I got to strike head on.
My sword starts to glow violet.. here's me using another thing I was scared of.. but let's go and slash!
A wave of sharp purple comes out of my sword cutting the three wasps and the trees behind them in Half!
I may have exaggerated but.. who cares!? We're doing this!
I turn bringing my hand up in a slicing motion as a wave of purple goes and cuts the Hornet that had followed me.
This thing is strong.. what you ask? [Soul manipulation] ...hm? You thought I would control the souls of others? I have no idea how to do that! I got no practice so instead I'll do something that I can do on my own ...I am turning my own soul into a blade!
The idea of doing this.. messing with my own soul.. it felt like a taboo, so I decided that I wouldn't do it until I could.. somehow make it safee? Or something? ...I don't know! I was being a coward, you know that.. I am.. better now I guess, anyway it creep me out a bit, but two nights ago when I trained I just decided to try it, it's very strong.. but also can't like a lot of people in this universe ...damage your soul or take it? It feels risky to make it a phiscal visual target.. also I feel like it tires easily.. I should have at least one or two more charges before I feel like it need to let it relax a bit.. with that said.
I look to see the rest of the hornets stop, in reality this fight has to look like 10 seconds? In their perspective so to them it looks like I reduced their numbers from 11 to 6 in less than a minute ..wait I kind of did that didn't I? Huh? Am I finally becoming cooler? Well as long as I don't get those weird gems in my head I am fine with it, a tail is nice though..
Ignoring my blatant and lazy reference the hornets fire their acid at me.
Ok maybe you aren't a fan.. sure let's do this.. time for my next trick! ..let's see one, two and three Venom balls? Let's see..
One.. a pocket dimension.. opens and closes swallowing the first ball.
Two.. the portal opens and closes swallowing the second.
And three.. it opens and closes swallowing the third.
Hehehehe.. timing is so easy with [thought acceleration], and yeah I realized that if I can just make portals to my portal dimension.. why use it for utility only? And the biggest show of this was when I gained the skill.
"[Eject!]"
I open a portal in front of me.. and at high speeds many rocks are thrown at the hornets, many Miss of course but this isn't the objective.. I am not expecting to kill them with rocks but.
"Bzz-!?" Smack!
..I have to admit I like to hear they get stoned a bit.. anyway before you ask, I got this skill when i threw those rocks against the first hornet, I just wasn't in the right mind to try it.
The hornets stunned can't fire anymore, now Using [Spacial hold]!
I grab two one at each of the pairs of three, and and it's done state it doesn't resist immediately which lets me..!
"BZz.!?" "BZz." "B-!?" Crash!
They slam into eachother, their groups fall now two small mounts of three hornets each, now it's time to show one of my secret weapons.
".. just because you're bigger doesn't mean you can't be crushed"
Above one of their groups I make a portal with some difficulty having to get a bit closer.. as it's big and from it come out-
"By a giant rock!"
From the portal a large bolder falls.. it was pretty easy to find them around the cavern, soooo I had this idea, I mean there are very few things that a rock large enough can't crush.
Like expected the hornets become paste.. the other group starts to recover but can't fly yet.
"..you think you can get away after what you did to me?"
I approach them sword in hand.. one of them perhaps desperate charges at me alone.. has it approaches I feel it, crawling into me.. disgust, fear ...and rage! I slash it hard.. cutting it in half and jump back.. to dodge the venom, while I do that the second to last one charges in, perhaps trying to get me off guard.. I'm a little bit surprised there and afraid at this point but I don't really care, I will kill them.
I open a portal and out of flies venom, wasp venom, they want to cut earlier he hits the wasp in the face as it crushes down and melts in agony.. not resisting your own attack.. how stupid!
I stab it's head in annoyance and disgust, I look to the last one, oh that one is scared alright I can see it shaking.
"..come on, fly at me you.. flying nightmare! I will kill you!"
It does fly.. away starts to run away.
"Oh hell no, you die today!"
My sword is engulfed in purple once more.. I remember everything I passed because of these things and how I was forced to grow.. and I say.
"This is.. my thanks for everything!"
I slash.. the sharp purple wave goes.. it cuts the thing in half as if screeches in a despair filled scream..
"B..z..zz!!?"
"..."
I look around me, all of them are dead, yet ..I don't feel better, sure I feel satisfied but that scream.. I killed those things ..it felt fear and it ran away ..I wasn't at risk yet I killed it didn't I? It.. wasn't justified..
"..no ..no! Those.. things are dangerous.. they would kill others.. they would kill me! They deserve to die!"
Yet ..I don't feel good about it, I sigh, doesn't matter what's done is done, it was.. just a hornet anyway ..I wouldn't do that to a person.
"...I wouldn't.. would I?"
...Rimuru started off thinking the same yet he did it, his rules of only fighting in self defense.. yet he didn't hesitate to claim souls that had surrendered latter on.
...the thought of being in a similar position terrifies me.. I shake my head.. it's.. not the time to think about this!
"...it's.. time to move forward"
I quickly put the hornet bodies and the rock inside my pocket dimension.. I can feel it's getting almost full, hopefully I get to make it bigger later.
I look at my sword, it's now.. quite corroded.
Clank..
Oh it just broke in half, the hornets were weak but.. their acid venom is a big deal huh? Equipment killers.. those flying nightmares.. Sheesh.
I put my blade on the ground.. here lies Hornet killer, the best sword of my village ..well you did great my friend but it's time we part ways.. you helped get over my fear of flying pests..
A normal wasp flies around at the corner of my eye.. I feel myself stagger slightly.. uhh.. ew.. yeah i haven't gotten over it yet ..but it's an improvement!
Having done that I look on to the entrance of Veldora's cave, I approach it and see the huge door ...this is a huge metal door locked in, I could try to break it but.. I am not sure if I can, I could use the acid venom to corrode it and enter but then.. it could cause problems like when Kaval's party comes to investigate they would definitely report this..
"..."
I sigh a bit annoyed as I realize something..
"..I am going to have to phase aren't I?"
Welp.. I officially hate this.. urg.!! Just do it!
I home my breath.. and phase through it! The world is darkness once more it feels horrifying.. but then.. I am back!
"S-scary.."
I sigh.. and look on, this place.. large, dark and humid, with a huge amount of magicules flowing through it.. this is Veldora's cave.
"..time for.. the next step"
With this.. I reached the most dangerous place in The Great Forest of Jura.. the lair of the Storm Dragon and-
"..the place I am going get my name in"
Now we head forward towards my future!