![]() ![]() The titan turtle creature roared in agony as it slumped onto its side, creating a wave to rival those spawned by typhoons. ![]() With a final burst of energy, he jumped off the shield and dove into the sea. Axl came down after it, landing on the shield and using all of his force to bury it deeper into the creature’s side. The beast roared as the shield planted itself in its flesh. With nothing to grab onto, Axl leapt into the air and, with a flourish, speared his shell shield into the creature’s red-hot opening. ![]() It came as the beast roared in pain and reared up on its hind legs. Toward the back-side of the creature was a hole, apparently opened from its own smoldering. He hopped quickly from place to place, not daring to stand still for a moment, or risk burning his feet. Still, with Eko underneath, he had to act fast. He had expected it to be, but now that he was on top of it, he realized just what foolery he had put himself up to. Axl dove deep, then, with a power he summed from within his own depths, he launched up and out of the water, landing atop the creature’s shell. The small creature moved quickly and scurried up the monster’s leg. Once at the creature’s rear, Axl explained his plan and, without hesitation, Eko was in motion. What kind of creature could smolder even after being under the water? The implications made him shiver, despite the warmth. The burning from the creature’s shell warmed the water. Without waiting to see if the living piece of coral followed, Axl swam toward the turtle’s rear. “But we’ll need more than that to take this brute down. “Nice of you to join the hunt,” Eko said with a smirk. He blasted up through the water underneath the creature’s belly, coming up beside Eko. The power of the foot rocked Axl as he regained his bearings. Perhaps there would be a reward for defeating the creature.Īxl dove under the water as a massive foot took a swipe at him. From a distance, the would-be spectators for the tournament had shown up to witness this fight instead. The beast roared as Eko, the small, pink creature that reminded him of a coral reef with a face and limbs, landed a hit in the turtle’s unarmored underbelly. The other competitors were harrying the creature so that Axl was able to sneak up on it. He set his jaw and came faster, determined to be part of the creature’s downfall. Axl’s jaw dropped as he saw the size of the creature, a mutant turtle with claws larger than his own self. The creature, a reptile larger than the arena itself with a rock-hard shell on its back and fire smoldering underneath, emerged from the ocean’s depths as spears and other weapons bounced off its impenetrable shell. Time was running out, and it was up to the wannabe Tidal Blade warriors to put the creatures back in their place.Ĭompetitors roared and bellowed as they launched their attack. The past few weeks had seen a monster emerge here and there, but not until the day before last had they started coming in at regular intervals. Fifteen years wasn’t that long of a reprieve, but here they were. Well, it was only a matter of time before they broke out. He jumped in after it and paddled his way to where the other competitors were getting ready to fight the behemoth that should have been locked away. He swung his own shell shield from his rotocraft and tossed it into the deep. Shell shields polished and legs limbered up, the other competitors grinned at Axl and jumped to meet the monster head on.Īxl didn’t linger. Sure, he didn’t get to pull off his long-awaited challenge, but a monster? Helping to defeat one of those beasts would surely see him come home with the title!īy the time he reached the Fold, three other competitors were already there. The place that saw the end of the heroic Tidal Blade champions that fought for the safety of Naviri.Īs he sped between islands, thoughts of grandeur flooded his mind. The place where the Great Battle took place fifteen years ago. However, without hesitation, Axl turned his rotocraft and sped toward the Fold, the place where the monsters were locked behind time and space. Why now? Why, when he was almost done with his last challenge, would the monsters decide to break through their time-prison and attack? Typical. His fin, he called it, because when he swims, some folks had a tendency to mistake it for that of an angry creature coming their way.īefore Axle could reach the last ramp, however, sirens began to bellow throughout the islands. He would gain the title, no matter what.Ĭold, comfortable water splattered his coral skin, his natural blue hair waving in the wind as it stood on end like a spine down the middle of his head. “ The hallmark of insecurity is bravado.”Īxl sped through the arena on his rotocraft, intent on making the final jump one that would secure his place in Tidal Blade history. ![]()
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