Killian threw a disc at the trident, Darya quickly detached herself for the mermaid and pushed back. Her was frustrated and screeched toward Dax as he hit the ball.
"Cover me." Dax told Blake and Atlas
Atlas slammed the ball to the other side and Ethan slide down to intercept. Dax put on googles, opened dozens of screen and held a holographic pen. He rapidly glided it through the screens.
Holographic images rose up from the screen and he wore a glove on his free hand. The gloved hand began connected the images and the slamming them back into the screen. Meanwhile the mermaids underlings were advancing to the shore and even with the pain, Madison managed to shaky fire balls.
Dax pressed a button when he was done. A red helmet appeared on Darya's head and she glanced back at the teenager. He grumbled as he adjust the color to her preferences. Now...a white helmet with the Crazed Faction logo on the side was perfectly fitted on her head.
A long, large staff dropped beside the Kraken. It was white with golden ends, the ends had many beautiful engravings with the sea and tentacles spreading downward. Darya gripped the the staff with a tentacle.
She swung it with intense force. There was a loud snap and the staff divided into many section connected with thick string and propelled forward. The golden sucker punched the mermaid in the cheek and two teeth feel out.
Everyone, human and monster sharply sucked in breathe at the painful sound the hear. They felt phantom pain just watching until Killian descend with a bladed disc and ripped into the stunned fishmen.
Darya laughed making uplifting chirps and slapped the water in glee. She used her whole body to mock the mermaid, the enemy dropped her weapon into the ground and made water blade. The Kraken pulled the separated staff, it reconnected and she brought it down on the incoming spell.
Water splashed everywhere. Darya's limb shot out of the water mist and the mermaid grabbed it ignoring the spikes piercing through her palm. The woman pulled the tentacle and Darya forced toward her.
The Kraken maneuvered her staff her side, held both ends with the appendages and the middle separated into sections. Darya wrapped the string around the wrist of the incoming fist. The mermaid pulled her hand of the wires crashed even as flesh tore off and punched the Kraken jaw.
"These ladies are so cutthroat." Blake exclaimed
Their game ended with a lose to Noah's team, curse the beastkins superior physical ability and now they were playing Texas Hold'em.
"You have an eye for talent." Ethan commented
Dax smiled, "I've been told...or should I act humble?"
"Don't forget terrible luck." Atlas sighed
Quill asked, "Did you make that weapon on the spot?"
Dax nodded as if it wasn't a big deal and looked over his cards seriously. They looked at their leader with new found respect.
"Why are you so fast?" Blake joked
Dax answered, "There are consequences if you are slow. Raise."
Everyone snapped back to their card, wondering what hand the teen hand or was he bluffing them. Dax smirked at them hiding any hint they could find that may have the answer and felt this game was made for him.
Xavier watched Darya spit out ink, disappear into the water and the mermaid followed after her. He sliced an incoming monster and saw them push back slightly. The monsters advanced again slashing and stabbing recklessly
"I take back everything I said about your obsession." Maxwell sighed "They saved us, hands down."
Blitz wondered, "Are fishmen usually this hard to deal with?"
"A cornered mouse will bite a cat. If they don't pass us they will be captured by the royal guard so they are desperate." Killian told
The mermaid jumped up into the sky, grabbed her weapon and tentacles shot of the inky sea water toward the flying fish. She deflected easily with her trident, stabbed into a limb and removed the tip.
Darya screamed in pain, swung her staff and wrapped it round its fin. She pulled the fished to the water, the Kraken's appendages stabbed into its lower abdomen and she cut the tentacle in the body. She pushed back and looked at the Kraken with fear.
The mermaid has fought Kraken countless time yet this one was different and a feeling she hadn't felt in years crept through the woman's body. To make matter worse she noticed the enemy was slowly healing from her attacks.
Every moment she wasted fighting the guards get closer to capturing me. Darya was blocking the shore with her body and a smug glint was in her eyes. The mermaid was heart was banging in her chest and she swam forward.
Darya prepared herself but the enemy jumped over her head. The Wonderland members scattered, pulled their comrades under debuff and the mermaid crashed onto the shore. Tentacles wrapped around the fishtail.
The Kraken laughed at her enemy as she felt the scent of fear and dragged her into the water. The mermaid raised her trident, her face destroyed with desperation and brought the tip toward her lower body.
Killian threw a disc and deflected the trident's aim. Darya took the opportunity yank her into the ocean, stab into her shoulder and a scream echoed through the area. The tentacles wrapped around the enemy restricting her movement.
"Seems they're here." Dax smiled
They the water rip and a dozen merman came out of the water. Darya tightened her grip around the caught prey with sad eyes. She watched the merfolk make was to a mermaid seated on large clam pulled by seahorse.
Darya increased hold and a sharp snap was heard. The Kraken dropped the limp body gently on the beach, Dax swiped his had and the mother was gone. There was silence, the teen avoided the merman's eyes and dropped his cards.
"Royal Flush." he smirked
Blake spat out, "You're a piece of work."
"What's the meaning of this?" the seated mermaid asked
Dax looked back at the red haired woman as her ocean green eye looked up at her. He rested his head on his palm in thought and the mermaid copied his actions with a smile.
"....Do want to join my Faction." Dax offered
Everyone paused, "Huh?"