My eyes snapped open, burning bright, steam pouring out of my mouth. The Mutalisks closed on me, but they were so slow and wasted so much energy, so I drank it all in.
My hands snapped close, and the veins of power crawling my arms and hands bled, covering them in red elemental energy. I punched into the first shrimp-headed blue crab, and flames exploded at the moment of contact with the disgusting creature.
They blasted forward like there was a landmine strapped to my fist on a steel plate, and I turned to blast the next one but had to back step. The Mutalisk had moved faster and almost hit me.
I felt a lot of energy go with that punch, and now everything was moving faster and getting too close. I slapped my hands together, but at the last moment, I ignited the Fire Gog Totem.
The explosion incinerated everything within ten feet, and the rest of the Mutalisks were squealing or hissing in pain. Most were still being cooked inside their own shell or in pieces, barely holding on for the next twenty.
Two notifications popped up, but I ignored them. I had no time for distractions.
That was only a few of them gone, and the horde of Boys was crushing the dead or dying to get at me without stopping. I was about to change to my Earth totem form, but then I heard a sickening series of crunches come from the left.
I turned to see Kali kicking and crushing the creatures, but she was already getting surrounded. I was about to help her, but Veronica swooped in with Keri on her back, screaming in joy.
Little flame fell down like ember, but when they touched a creature, they started to expand and cover the Mutalisks. The creatures started to scream, and the ones that didn't hit a target started to form into a snake.
I blasted about ten more, but the wave kept coming, but it was good to have some of the girls help. Candace landed down beside me, but she looked worried, looking around for something.
"Where is the Master?!" Candace asked me after I smashed a Mutalisk that got close to her.
"Mex? I haven't seen him, but you need to get back into the air! You aren't built for this type of fighting, so go find him so he can help!" I told Candace, and she used her powerful legs to spring back into the air without a word.
I changed to my Earth Tsunalily Totem and expanded to be huge, kicking the monsters from my path. Without Grovel, I didn't want to try to step on them; the idea was about as inviting as walking down a hall filled with lego in bare feet.
"Go on your own side, you boiled six-eyed freak!" I heard Jilly scream, and then a hail of black spikes came raining down around me.
"Quit being such an irritating bitch all the time, big mouth! I bet you haven't even tasted him yet!" Lizy's voice sneered back, and then streams of glowing liquid started to spray all the way out to the water.
The moment the strands cooled, anything that touched was sliced, and the spiked creatures were now screaming in pain. I looked around, and the rate of the monster's attack had slowed dramatically, but we hadn't even got pushed back.
"Is that the best you got?!" I boomed out to the open ocean, and suddenly the creatures coming up the beach turned to run away, but the girls were going to let them go.
Hails of black spikes and long streams of Steel Silk pounded into and sliced to piece the retreating foes. The girls didn't stop there, and the spikes continued and started to grow out of the water like brambles coated with razor wire.
"I have, and he played with me! I bet he just used you like some cum dump to relieve himself! He also cleaned me. Did you get that as well?" Jilly challenged Lizy as I shrunk down and all the girls, except for Candace and Mex.
That had me worried, but I need to deal with these two multi-legged cats before they get into a fight.
"Thank you both for coming, but now Mex is missing, so we need to," I started to say but was interrupted by a roar from the sea.
"Yas think ya funny? I will remember this, Pink Man! Watch yer arse on de open sea!" The Demon Sea King roared and then smashed back down into the water dramatically.
"I am also mostly fine!" Called Mex from the air as he and Candace flew down.
Veronica also landed with Keri, and she hopped down and then ran to me with open arms. I bent down and hugged her and then picked her up when she didn't let go.
"What happened to you?" I asked, turning to Mex after kissing Keri's cheek and loosening her grip on my neck.
"Well, I was coming to help you, but Nixi's Porting Blood Magic was off, and I landed in some trees, broke a few bones. I am fine now, even my wings are growing back, but I think I might need another day to heal," Mex said, and that was when I noticed that his wings were little stubs, and I raised my eyebrow at him.
"Did your wings get ripped off before the fall?" I asked curiously.
"No, Nixi ate them. It was the only way to get me fast enough, but the old bat must be getting rusty! She has sent me across the island a couple of times before with no problem, but maybe she was worried. Magic like that requires a lot of concentration, so I can see why it might have been off," Mex explained, but I was shocked about what Nixi had done.
I had thought that it was just a joke at first, but I guess that Nixi really could have eaten the women. I guess that was what had made it so believable, but now I had more questions, and I would have to go to Nixi to get the answers.
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