Chapter 12
Barbyos’ Last Just

Ilk dodged another Elwind by crossing the hall into another chamber before diving again to avoid Mia’s counterattack. Damn it! Since when can a mage and a swords person work so good together! Ilk was hit by another gale and thrown through a room into the lower hull of the ship. “Crap!” Mia broke through the floor after him but he brought up his blade in defense resulting in a loud clashing sound. Soren ran down there and attacked Ilk again as Mia leaped away tossing the antagonist into the chamber wall. Ilk regained his composure and charged Mia their blades flaring up with multiple clashes including cinders burning the floor around them as they emanate from Ilk’s blade. Soren sent another wind spell into Ilk’s side but he attacked it with his blade as he broke away from Mia igniting the hull in flames. Soren fell back through the halls followed by Mia as Ilk approached “I’ll drown us all before I fall in battle!”

Ike met with Barbyos’ flesh again but like before his leg reattached itself in a flurry of black wind. What the hell?! Barbyos teleported behind him and cleaved him into the boards before raising his axe again. Ike rolled out of the way as the axe came down on the boards where he was and the black winds split up hitting Ike anyway rolling him all the way the railing and splintering them. Ike leapt up again above approaching winds that tore off the railing. He spun in the air and fell on the axe with force but Barbyos easily deflected the attack sending Ike towards the cabin where he found footing again and launched himself at Barbyos shooting shockwaves at him as he approached. Barbyos took them directly only focused on stopping Ike’s blade again. Instead Ike flipped over the black axe barely grazing his back as he landed behind Barbyos but he leapt up tearing the boards with him as Ike arced with force to destroy more planks. Barbyos brought his axe down on his arm causing Ike to drop Ragnell and forcing him back with another wind wave. Ike got up again as Barbyos shot more wind waves at him forcing him overboard to the latter’s enjoyment and the formers ‘death’.

Soren loosened a knife from his sleeve and countered Ilk’s blade before shooting him back with an Arcwind spell this time around through a few more chambers as he went topside noticing the ship was sinking and most the soldiers were on Barbyos’ ship and the mercenary ship. Mia turned around “Soren I’m not leaving till that bastard’s blood is all over the boards!” Soren turned as Ilk approached again; he pulled out Rexcalibur “Very well then I’ll make this quick!” Mia launched herself at Ilk and their blades met in a shower of sparks as they continued to exchange blows forcing Ilk to leap back and reproach from the side to strike at her but she flipped over his blade and cut his sword arm open from shoulder to elbow. He grabbed it in fury and roared “You’ll pay for that!” she landed “Zanzu could wield two but you are his lesser are probably limited to one! Bring it!” Ilk shot at her but when she pushed his blade with hers the force tore his wound open further and blood shot out of his mouth. Ilk screamed in pain and rage before impaling himself. “Y-you fools asked for it.” Soren jumped in front of Mia “I’ll handle this!” fire from the sword passed through his body out of his mouth but Soren countered with a huge ice shard from Rexcalibur and tore through the spell and into Ilk’s face. I-I failed us both Zanzu… his remains fell in a heap. Mia sighed and tapped Soren on the shoulder “We need to get out of here!” he nodded and took off towards the mercenary ship. After they left the ship sank with Ilk’s corpse the only visible object topside.

Ike got up on a collapsed board from the lower chambers were a battle was progressing and Boyd came next to him “Ike! Are you alright! What in the world are you doing down here!” Ike grabbed a nearby sword “Plotting what is the most violent way I know to kill Barbyos!” he launched through the battle impaling and severing any enemy who got in his way before he was topside avoided horsemen who were killing each other and sliding off the damaged ship. Barbyos saw him “You just don’t die eh?” Ike saw Ragnell on the floor “You can’t touch it but I’m surprised any of you managed to touch Alondite.” Barbyos raised an eyebrow “Alondite? That is the same thing that kid said!” Ike was surprised that someone who isn’t from Tellius and doesn’t know the Black Knight/Zelgius knows his blade Alondite only wielded by Altina before him and Ike for a time afterwards. Regardless he attacked Barbyos again unrelenting as ever and bent on ending this bandit’s life. He countered the axe with his blade and leaped over him only to have Barbyos do the same and wind up in a reversed position. Barbyos tears his axe away splitting the sword in half. Ike back flips twice grabbing Ragnell and launching through the air “Die!” his blade lands on Barbyos’ shoulder cutting and tearing through flesh leaving a part of his body hanging off from shoulder joint to stomach. Ike’s eyes widened as he reattached himself and shot black winds at Ike cutting him all over forcing him down “I’m invincible boy! My body can’t be severed in anyway!” It can’t be severed…but… Ike charged back at him Why did he avoid any attack that could directly hit him? If my shockwaves don’t work either than only a direct stab or slice can wound him… he avoided the splintering wind slices and slid under Barbyos who leaped to turn and fell with his axe on Ike who got up in a back flip shifting both legs into Barbyos’ gut before turning himself and kicking Barbyos up on the chin and then following up with a power slash across his body from lower right stomach to his chin. Then he landed in front of Barbyos and stabbed him twice forcing the bandit back to lick his wounds.

Barbyos stared at him with a powerful glare “You think you can finish me like that! Ha ha ha! Try your best boy!” he charged at him madly and brought his axe on Ike’s shoulder instead as Ike switched sword arms and stabbed Barbyos at an angle hoping to cut through his heart. Barbyos fell back and grabbed the new wound “N-nice try! Although you draw blood you won’t win this battle!” he threw his axe which Ike struck and shattered into dust which swirled about Ike lifting him up. Barbyos picked up a stray weapon and jumped up after Ike hoping to cut him in his current state with no defense “Die!” Ragnell flashed and the dust shot away some of it tearing through Barbyos before Ike sliced him in half “DIE YOU SON OF A BITCH!” he pulled back his blade and flew through 50 attacks dicing Barbyos even further! “Great Aether!” he threw his sword up letting the remains fall and landed his blade with force that lit the whole ship up in flames and severed it in pieces as it began to sink. He quickly returned to the mercenary ship and sighed the end of the Barbyos’ Legion… the 3 ships sank into the deep blue and with no sea marks the remains will never be found.