Bound and Broken: An Isekai Adventure Dark Fantasy (Melas Book 1) by V.A. Lewis (autobiographies to read .TXT) 📕

one of them. That might not seem like a lot, but it was still too much! The Guard Captain threw down his gun, as he saw the man next to him get overwhelmed by the Abominations. He drew his sword, and touched the small red mana crystal on it.

A fiery red glow overcame his sword, creating a second edge to his blade. This red aura began vibrating in place, as though it was spinning quickly around the sword, and David readied himself for the coming Abominations.

He saw a Human-Abomination charge at him. It was no faster than a regular Human. But as it approached, it changed.

The dark blue bulbs that reached down its arm shifted. The pulsating yellow core glowed brighter than it did before, as the blue mass formed a shape. A vague outline of a… sword?

It was like the arm became a sword. A very rough sword, with a mildly sharp edge. But a sword nonetheless.

The Human-Abomination swung at the Guard Captain, and he stepped to the side. The creature was mid turn, when David brought down his sword at its head. Its head flew off, and the Abomination collapsed. Dead.

Another Abomination ran at him, and the Guard Captain slashed horizontally this time. He went under the oncoming strike, swiftly slicing the Abomination in two, killing it instantly.

He stood back up, only to be immediately met by another Abomination. It swung at him. The Guard Captain parried the attack with his sword, cleanly cutting through the Abominations arm.

He only paused to blink for a split second, then swung madly at the Abomination. It was like cutting butter! His ‘chainsaw’ blade was certainly supposed to him cut through armor better, but not as easily as this! David quickly disposed of the Abomination, then another. And another.

David was laughing maniacally as he killed a Chimera-Abomination, when a large shadow appeared in the smoke. A looming figure that stood as tall as the walls, and wider than a house. It was a single mass that dwarfed over everyone on the battlefield, even while in the dark clouds.

He only had a second to take in the figure, when something shot out of the smoke. A dark blue tendril was sticking out of his chest. No, it was sticking into his chest.

The Guard Captain felt a sharp pain go through his body, and barely managed to utter a scream as the tendril pulled him into the smoke. Into oblivion.

The remaining guards saw this. They saw their Captain crying out in agony as he was killed by a large figure. They saw the large figure emerge along with an army of Abominations. They—

They ran.

The guards threw down their weapons, screaming as they fled the walls. But there was nowhere to run.

The Abominations came for them. For the city of Bys. They emerged from the smoking debris of the walls.

From the abyss.

From the void.

From a God.

 

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I felt the shockwave reverberate through the ground as the green blast destroyed the gates of Bys. I looked on in horror at the Abominations that came pouring out of the fallen walls of the city. It was a calamity!

So much death. So much destruction. I felt a shiver go through my spine as I stared at the chaos in the walls; it was not just me, everyone stared. All of us were stunned— like statues frozen in time, forever forced to watch the destruction ahead.

All of us except for a certain Cat Beastkin.

Rin saw the opportunity present itself— the unmoving guards and slavers— and she took it; the catgirl dashed forwards in a blur, straight at Julian. The owner of the Mancis Company barely turned around in time to see a clawed hand coming at him.

"No—" the words escaped his mouth, as he lifted his cane too slowly.

He’s going to die.

My thoughts were quickly proven wrong, as someone tackled the old man to the side, taking the blow for his boss. Marcus rolled his shoulder, blocking the strike with his gardbrace.

The mana crystal on his armor glowed as the Cat Beastkin’s claws struck Marcus. There was a brief flash of light, and an aura of energy flickered around the man for a moment. The head guard of the Mancis Company stepped back, his shoulders bloody from the attack.

Rin grinned and flicked the blood of her claws. She took a step forward, but Marcus was faster. The man did a quick draw of his flintlock pistol, firing a large red bolt of energy at the Cat Beastkin. She dodged to the side, and the bolt of energy exploded on the catwalk overhead.

The metal railing holding up the catwalk was obliterated, collapsing parts of the catwalk around me; I ducked my head, and felt myself getting picked up. Theodore grabbed me off the ground, getting away from the falling iron bars clanging onto the ground.

The middle aged man held me under my arms, dashing for cover by the crates along the sides of the room. I watched the room erupt into chaos, as slaves and slavers clashed with one another in battle.

Shots were fired from both sides, and screams came from every direction; it was not just the Beastkin fighting, but the other Human slaves armed with whatever they had charged into the battlefield. But even then, we were outnumbered more than two-to-one.

Marcus drew his scimitar, but Rin was no longer there. The Cat Beastkin was dodging gunfire coming from the hundred other guards in the room, but she was too quick. She was fast. Inhumanly so.

She dove into a group of three guards, all of which had their swords and spears out. The catgirl held out her claws at the small group, and spun. All three guards collapsed to the ground, clutching at their chests, neck, and legs, as blood leaked out of their wounds.