The Rumble Of Thunder

Grabbing Zilan's fist the King did his best to hold him back as Xilo tried to move his dagger to distract him. If the King didn't have his armour he might have already been dead at this point. "They can't keep this up for long." That was also the same for his explosions as well. Losing them though for the ability to move his body properly was worth it. He just had to last until that point and then he would be more free to do things.

"Do you know what you're doing?"

Hearing the King still trying to speak to them, Zilan answered as he pushed harder.

"Yes, escaping from this place that you trapped us in."

"Huh?"

Confused by Zilan's words the king felt his grip falter for a second as he let Zilan's attack break through as metal slammed straight into his chest pushing him back into Xilo's dagger. Feeling more blood seep out of his back he coughed a couple times as he gripped Zilan's arm not letting him retreat. Activating his Space energy he condensed whatever weight he could and began to crush his arm without any mercy as Zilan struggled to break free. Kicking backwards he also tried to get Xilo off of his backside but that didn't work out too well.

"So persistent."

Seeing the two twins come out of the corner of his eye he was forced to let go of Zilan as he let out a blast of Fire Energy to try and move him a little bit with the explosion. Dragging Xilo with him slightly he barely dodged a boulder that came flying his way as well as a whip-like plant that tried to ensnare him more. "Close one." With a minute passing his explosions were finally beginning to fade from the background. He wouldn't be able to set up anymore of them either so it was a shame they hadn't done anything but hinder him in the end.

"They should be getting tired soon." Feeling the energy around his body that kept him afloat he knew they were weakening fast. If Xilo's little surprise attack hadn't made him drop his spear from the sudden pain maybe it would have been easier but he was getting through it. "Maybe I'm too old now." With some space to breathe he quickly turned his body around no longer caring for the consequences as he reached out to grab Xilo. Ignoring the pain as his Dagger scraped against his spine he did his best to quickly remove Xilo from his back.

"I've had enough of this, get off."

"Then just die."

Staring Xilo in the eyes as best he could he lit his body on fire as a mini light spear shot out of the horn in his helmet. Feeling his skin begin to burn Xilo tried to suppress it as best as he could with Ice while Light Spears came at him. Without letting go though he couldn't dodge them at all. He was forced into a position where he had to take the hits or let go so he chose to take them. Feeling his chest get pierced a couple times Xilo saw some burn marks begin to appear on his skin as he held on. "I can't let go, we're so close." Stubbornly holding on he didn't care for the damage he received as the others quickly came to help.

Doing his best to hold on until they arrived he endured the pain as much as he could. "Almost there." As they floated across the room Xilo felt his arm beginning to bleed as the flames travelled up in his arm and through his body. "Finally." With them arriving he let out a sigh of relief as some of the pain left him. Unfortunately in the next moment he felt the air change as his body felt to the ground along with the others. Felli and Marie were no longer able to keep them afloat now that those explosions were gone.

*Thud*

The girls hit the ground with a softer landing thanks to controlling it a bit more but the others were left on their own as they hit the ground hard. Stumbling he felt his legs hit the ground as Xilo lost his grip entirely. After the earlier damage to his legs he couldn't even stand properly after taking another hit like that to them. Falling on his butt he looked up at the ceiling as he felt his head spinning while everyone else fell on their knees. Unable to pick himself back up Xilo watched as the king crawled towards him while everyone else was distracted.

"You can't...Live. Not after what they've done to you."

"...?"

Confused he couldn't defend himself at all as the king got closer to him after picking up his spear along the way. Xilo watched the king pick himself back up as a sense of dread ran through him. If he didn't move fast he would die. One attack like this and he wouldn't be able to survive. Struggling he tried to move but his legs wouldn't listen to him nor would his arm. With only one arm left he slowly dragged his body away but it wasn't fast enough. His friends were still standing up themselves so they couldn't help them and the King was too fast.

"Fuck."

Sitting there he didn't know what to do as thoughts raced through his head before he heard a loud rumble echo in his ears as a second passed without it stopping.

*Rumble*

looking for the source of the sound Xilo saw a large blur blast right into the king and pierce straight through him stopping his movements completely.

"Huh?"

Not really knowing what just happened Xilo felt his vision beginning to clear a bit more as he stared at the King's shocked face as blood dripped down his mouth onto the floor. Looking behind the King he saw one girl standing there breathing heavily as Sweat dripped down her face crazily with her arm pierced straight through the entire King's body. Feeling a tingle of shock at recognizing her, it quickly turned to sadness. He had failed at protecting her from it and instead she had protected him.

"Tearia...."