1131 The battle for Maynard Island (8)
The battle intensified as Erik darted across the still-changing terrain. He had lost sight of Terra, who seed hell-bent on preventing him from reaching Vex and Restro, but he was focusing his Hydra's head to track the Vindicator, albeit with disappointing results. Because of the ever-changing terrain, he didn't have a clear line of sight of his surroundings, and locating the man turned quite difficult.
Besides, Terra was using his powers in a combination that allowed him to create mud slides and quicksand traps in an environnt that was already difficult to traverse, further making Erik's movents on the ground complicated.
But Restro scread, mostly because the temperature of the wind blades was high, and he still got burned.
Erik snarled, gathering his power. The ground beneath Restro stirred, the warrior sinking. Restro's eyes widened when so roots and vines ca out of the earth and grabbed him, keeping him steady on the spot. But Restro wasn't going to be a sitting duck. Using his Molecular Restructuring, he turned the vines into water and dashed away from that spot, all the while cooling down a little.
Erik, at that point, had already spun and was flying toward Vex. He glanced left and right, hoping to find Terra, yet there was no trace of him—not a shadow, not a whisper.
Terra created a labyrinth of gigantic walls and pillars, providing many places from which he could observe the battle. This made it nearly impossible for Erik to pinpoint his location. Yet, there was one place where he could actually be, which allowed him to see and stay out of the battle.
Indeed, that was where Erik wanted to check more, but to do that, he needed to get closer to the place, and that by making it look like it was accidental.
Before Erik could reach Vex, he got forced to avoid a gigantic stone fist coming out of a stone wall nearby.
He dove low, avoiding Terra's attack, and punched it. The gigantic stone fist shattered against Erik's armored punch, and its shards peppered the area. Vex then appeared behind the young man. He slashed at him; his sword went through his Force Bastion as if it were made of butter, leaving a large gash on his back. Erik retaliated with a fireball roaring from his palm. Terra made a wall of bedrock rising to et the flas. The blackguard also tapped into his secondary power and pulled moisture from the air and ground, attacking Erik with high-pressure water jets.
That was how insidious Terra's attacks were. At a distance, with Erik unable to use his body's strength, Terra was exactly as powerful as Uncle Benjamin. That was the power of ranged brain crystal powers such as his. Luckily, the other two had rather lee-focused abilities, so, despite being at a disadvantage, Erik could still keep up with them using his body alone and the Will of the Hydra pumping his perception and thinking speed.
Vex appeared behind Erik's blind spot, his back, again. The Force Bastion already fixed itself, so Vex couldn't see Erik's wound being already healed. The Vindicator's brain crystal sword was ready to strike again, only this ti Erik created a huge ice boulder. The sword cut through it, but Erik got enough space to avoid being hit again. He then flew so ters into the sky, not without having released a fireball at the ice.
That hit the ice boulder, causing a vapor explosion. The ice turned into hot steam, creating a vast cloud. The steam spread fast, making shock waves in the air. "AGH!"
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