High Crest Gaiden: Chapter 3: Ox

Heuer: I didn’t notice those markings this morning.

We examined the markings across my right arm.

Michael: Is that what you call naïve?
Yamato: Hmmm… These markings are all ancient texts, very hard to decode… Come to Section-Q tonight and I’ll try to decode it.
Heuer: Okay!
Einjel: So… What are we going to do with this Kurohane?
Ox: Hrrraaah!!! Come here and face me you cowards!
Yamato: You take care of it. I have to go back to base and report this.
Heuer: Okay! I’m really pumped!
Yamato: Hmph. You’re still bugs.
Heuer: You really want to meet my fist don’t you?!

I was going to kick Yamato’s butt, but Michael pulled me back…

Michael: Calm down now…
Yamato: *chuckles*… Allo Camara! (Different chamber.)

Then Yamato teleported back to the base and the dome that enveloped us disappeared…

Heuer: Hehe… Get ready!

The three of us drew our weapon, Michael’s weapon was a Photon Katana, a laser katana that grows more powerful when the sun is shining brightly, Einjel’s weapon was a KuroCera, it’s a pair of metal gloves with sharp spikes on the knuckles, and mine was Summon cards, these cards are used to summon various items like weapons or armor, I can also use it to summon beasts. Unfortunately, I just became an Acrolopho so I only have three cards. A “Double-edged” card, a “Round” card and an “Aero” card.

Heuer: Gladius: Double-edged sword!

Then the “Double-edged” card turned into a Double-edged sword…

Ox: Now… I can finally destroy you!
Michael: Not going to happen.
Einjel: Ha! Veloci Pyro Cera! (Swift fire horn.)

Einjel’s gloves started to burst in flames then he swiftly punched Ox with all his might.

Ox: AAARGH!!!

SMASH!

Ox was sent flying to a building which was destroyed…

Einjel: Hmph. He was too soft…
Ox: That was powerful…

Ox rapidly rammed Einjel…

Ox: …But not powerful enough!
Einjel: Aaagh!
Michael: Einjel!
Heuer: Shit! Morning Kurohane’s much more powerful than a common one!
Michael: Photon Blast! (Light blast.)

The Photon Katana gathered the suns energy then produced a powerful, concentrated blast of the gathered energy.

Ox: Hmph! Not fast enough!

Ox dodged the blast and attacked Michael…

Michael: Ugh…
Heuer: He’s too fast! (I should use an aero-type card.)
Ox: Now, for the weakest one.
Heuer: Weak?! Hrrr! Element: Aero!

My Double-edged sword was amalgamated with the Aero element…

Heuer: I’m not weak! Aero Tape Gladius! (Wind ancient sword.)

SWOOSH!

Wind starts to circulate around my sword which made it lighter and it made me move faster too.

Einjel: I never knew that you can combine Summon cards.
Ox: He’s too fast!
Heuer: I maybe a low-rank Acrolopho. But when you hurt my friends…
Ox: Where is he?
Michael: He’s too fast, Ox can’t see him.
Heuer: … There’s no way I can lose! Ha!

I slashed Ox with my sword…

Ox: AAARGH!
Heuer: Now, guys! Attack him while he’s off-guard.
Michel: Okay! Photon blast!
Einjel: Veloci Pyro Cera!

Einjel and Michael attacked Ox with all their might…

Ox: AAARGH!!!

Ox was disintegrated because of that devastating attack.

Heuer: You did it!
Einjel: Well… You did most of the work.
Michael: Yeah.
Heuer: Just lucky. Hehe!
Michael: How did you combine Summon cards like that?
Heuer: I have no idea. I just followed my instincts and that happened.
Einjel: Hmmm… Why do I fell like we forgot something?
Heuer: I don’t remember anything.
Einjel: Let’s just go home.
Michael: Good idea. That battle was really tiring.

Meanwhile in a base somewhere…

Yamato: That bug, Heuer, he’s stronger than he looks.
???: *chuckles* You shouldn’t judge a person on how he looks like.
Yamato: You may be right.
???: …

To be continued…