“Father! Left!”
Cirri shouted and Kael jumped to his left.
CRACKLE
A bolt of lightning missed him by inches, fired from Brontis’s sword. Kael couldn’t even see it, but his Cirri had warned him just in time.
“Now dive down!”
Kael rotated his body, jumped down instead, Cirri creating the wind beneath his foot just when he needed her to.
With a push, he launched himself downward just before Zepharion’s body twisted in mid-air, jaws snapping where Kael had been.
Kael’s eyes were closed, so he couldn’t witness it, but it was a horrifying sight, especially considering how Zepharion’s body blended perfectly with the dark clouds, making it impossible to see until it was too late.
Of course, for Cirri, it was different.
“Sword attack from above! Block!”
Another instruction, Kael prepared himself and put his sword above himself.
CLANG
Brontis’s and his sword collided, the Knight’s strength quickly overpowered him and sent him flying.
“Don’t resist!”
Cirri shouted.
Kael let go of his tension, letting the wind carry him. He spiraled through the storm like a leaf, once again, he felt like vomiting, but he held on.
Slowly but steadily, he was getting used to all this.
His body followed the stream Cirri guided. He didn’t know where he was going. He just trusted her.
“I’ll reposition you. Now up—go up!”
A powerful blast of wind pushed under his feet. Kael flipped upward, shot high above Brontis and Cymorea, the harpy, who was chanting spells now.
“Left, spin, then dive!”
Kael followed without question. He had long stopped thinking on his own. Cirri was the head now, he was only a weapon who needs to carry the instructions.
The wind twisted around him as he spiraled through the air. A wind bullet whizzed past his head.
It was Cymorea’s spell, which he avoided without even knowing about it.
“Her next attack is faster. Don’t wait, dodge right—now!”
He jerked right, dodging another attack.
He was doing splendidly, his mind however, was in a mess.
‘Next attack!? What do you mean!?
What was the previous one!?’
This was the first time Kael had been THIS out of control. Yes, he trusted his daughter, but admittedly, this was getting harder and harder.
His heart pounded.
It was… chaos.
Be it sound, sight, or balance—everything was gone.
There was no way to fight here. Fire spells fizzled in the wet air, even physical attacks were hard to land.
“Strike now! Knight is below you!”
Kael clenched his fist and dove in.
Brontis raised his sword to block, but Cirri shouted again.
“Fake it, then flip!”
Kael twisted mid-air, letting the wind roll him over. He dodged Brontis’s blade by inches and slammed his foot into the knight’s chest.
The colossus was pushed back.
Feeling one of his attacks connecting, Kael smiled lightly.
“Nice one!”
Cirri cheered as well.
Kael finally started getting the hang of this. His movements started becoming more fluid. He started trusting Cirri’s words more and more. Even in this utter chaos, he had started finding some rhythm.
“Harpy on your right. She’s trying to trap you. Don’t go that way!”
Kael changed his course as the wind appeared beneath his foot. It wasn’t just him who was improving, Cirri’s instructions became faster as well.
Their teamwork was increasing at an absurd rate.
“Backflip, now!”
Kael did as he was told.
Whoosh
The serpent lunged upward, missing him again.
“Sword attack again! Block!”
He moved his sword and prepared himself.
Clang
The two swords collided and this time, Kael didn’t get blown away. He kicked off the air as Cirri pushed wind beneath him. He launched himself back toward Brontis.
It was time,
[Draconic Strike]
His arms were quickly covered with red scales and he unleashed a blow.
BOOOM
He punched, sending the Knight flying.
Feeling the punch, Kael’s grin widened even further.
“That was a good one.”
He praised himself.
“It was! Father, you are amazing!”
Cirri praised as well, the joy in her tone couldn’t be hidden.
“I have an amazing daughter.”
Kael chuckled, making Cirri even happier. If she was in her physical form, she would have hugged her father very tightly.
For now, however, she resisted that urge and focused on the battle instead.
The Father-Daughter Bond grew stronger and stronger with each passing second, each command Cirri gave, Kael followed instantly.
Their rhythm became next to perfect.
“Serpent below! Kick him!”
He swung his leg just in time, catching Zepharion’s jaw as it tried to rise.
“Twist left! Use the wind!”
He let the wind spin him, regaining balance mid-air.
Cymorea started chanting again.
“She’s casting a cyclone—aimed at you!”
Kael’s expression changed, somewhat nervous, but then—
“Dive! Now!”
He did as he was told and moved.
“Keep going! Follow the Snake, hit when I tell you to!”
Cirri instructed and Kael nodded, not even caring about what was happening to that cyclone aimed at him.
The Father and Daughter were dominating.
Well, at least till now.
But then…
“KREEEEEEKKK!!”
Cymorea shrieked.
Her eyes glowed brighter. The mist around her body twisted violently.
“ROAAAAAAAARRRR!!”
Zepharion roared.
And then,
THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER
Lightning crackled as Brontis reappeared.
“Cirri…? What is happening?”
Kael questioned, noticing something odd.
“The Knight has… returned.”
“How? I am pretty sure I shattered his body, his defense isn’t high enough to take on my attack.”
Kael frowned.
Soon, however, he thought of a possibility.
“They can regenerate…?”
“No, he is missing half of his left body, but it seems like that was enough to kill him.”
“Oh…”
Kael didn’t know what to say.
“Father, be careful.”
Cirri warned in a serious tone. Kael nodded and the three beings suddenly moved together.
There were no more individual attacks. It was as if they were now moving with a single brain, under someone’s instructions.
Brontis rushed from the front. Cymorea rained spells from above. Zepharion encircled Kael like a wall.
He was boxed in.
“Up, up!”
Cirri screamed.
Kael jumped.
WHOOSH
A cyclone that would have torn Kael into pieces passed from below.
“Dodge right!”
He did.
Brontis’s sword missed.
“Dodge left!”
Cirri instructed, but Kael was too slow, Zepharion was faster.
WHAM
His tail slammed into Kael’s back.
“Aggghh!”
He grunted in pain as he spun out of control.
“Hold on!”
Cirri caught him with a gust, slowing his fall.
Kael coughed, but his body didn’t stop.
“Knight behind your back!”
Cirri warned as Kael took his battle stance again, turning to face the knight.
“Drop!”
He followed.
The knight swung and missed.
“Move right!”
Cirri instructed, but again, Kael couldn’t follow and,
Slice
A wind blade sliced his left arm.
“AAAGGGGGGGGHHHH!!!!”
“FATHER!!”