"I can't believe you just did that," Hilda said, shaking her head as she materialized next to . "That was so reckless and dangerous."
"Oh, co on! It was a bit of harmless fun," I said with a grin, but she didn't look convinced.
"You could have been seriously hurt or worse. Do you have any idea how powerful that Dragon was?" She asked sternly, but I just waved her off.
"Please! I could have taken him with one hand tied behind my back. I am the Queen, after all," I said confidently, and she sighed before shaking her head again.
"You are incorrigible. Just be careful from now on, okay?" She said, and I nodded before turning my attention back to the golden box.
"So, what's in the box?" I asked curiously as I stepped closer to it. Hilda floated over and waved her hand, causing the lid to open. Inside were five items; a pair of black gauntlets, a ring with a large red stone, a necklace with a pendant shaped like a dragon's head, a belt made of interlocking tal plates, and finally, boots that ca up to mid-calf with strange symbols all over them.
"These are all pieces of ancient Dragon armor. They are said to be indestructible and will give you added strength and speed," Hilda explained as she hovered next to each item in turn so I could get a good look at them.
"Wow! This is incredible! How did you know that this was what was going to be in here?" I asked as I looked at each piece longingly. It would take so ti to put it all on since it didn't look like there were any zip-ups or anything like that, but it would definitely be worth it. Even just holding one of the gauntlets made feel stronger.
"I changed all the items that you could get from the chests to the maximum rank that they could be, and then changed a couple things so you would get everything in the box," Hilda explained to , and I nodded as I tried to grab the things that were in the chest, but the mont I did, everything in the box burst with light.
I stepped back in surprise as the armor and items were equipped on my body in the blink of an eye. The black gauntlets encased my hands and gave them added strength; the ring fit snugly on my finger, the necklace hung down to my chest, and the belt wrapped around my waist. The tal plates on the belt jingled as I moved, and finally, the boots covered my feet and legs up to mid-calf.
"Wow! This is amazing! I feel like a whole new person!" I exclaid as I looked down at myself in awe. Hilda smiled at warmly as she floated over and put her hand on my shoulder.
"You are a whole new person now, Ashely… or should I say Ashia?" She asked with a raised eyebrow, and I nodded eagerly before hugging her tightly. Even though she was just a honey-gram projection of herself, it felt good to have her here with .
"Thank you so much for everything !"I said, and she hugged back before waving her hand and disappearing again, leaving in the destroyed room alone.
I looked forward to the next portal, but a new Powerup nu appeared. I guess that Hilda wasn't kidding about getting a Powerup in every room.
[Fast attack 10]
[Poison wave 10]
[Fire Orbs 10]
I stood for a mont and just stared at the choices in shock. This was a bit more than I had expected from Hilda, but I was not going to start complaining but; I knew soone that would. Tyler was not going to like this, and I was sure as soon as I picked one, he would be back on the intercom to yell at .
Still, I had a choice to make, but they all seed good, but I did already have the first two, so maybe Fire Orbs would be the best bet. I was about to pick it, but then I stopped and looked over the choices. Fire Orbs would be good, but having my attack speed increase by 8 levels might be the better option.
After a mont of deliberation, I finally decided on the Fast Attack upgrade and felt myself change. It was like my body was vibrating, and then everything slowed down around slightly. I could see the particles in the air, and when I moved, it was like moving through water.
"Interesting," I said to myself as I looked down at my hands and saw that they were shimring slightly. Now that things were in slow motion, maybe it would be a good idea to take so ti and test out my new skills.
I turned and punched out to the side, shattering reality, and my swords appeared in my hands. They looked just like they had before but were made of the strange tal that Hilda had used to create my new arms.
I flicked them both out in front of and watched as they cut through the air effortlessly. I swung them around, and they seed to almost dance in my hands as I moved. The weight was perfect, and the balance was impeccable. Even though they were the sa Beebliss Blades I had always used, I felt like I was more in tune with them than ever before
"Amazing," I whispered to myself before sheathing them again and turning back toward the portal. It was ti to move on and face whatever ca next, but I stopped just before it when I heard Tyler's voice co shouting over the intercom.
"You cheating bitch! You are breaking every rule!" Tyler scread, and I giggled, shaking my head.
"Please! You are just mad because I am better than you, and there is nothing you can do about it! Just give up now and save yourself the embarrassnt of beating you again !"I shouted back.
"No! I will never give up! I will find a way to beat you !"He shouted, and then the intercom went dead.
I sighed and shook my head before stepping through the portal into the next room.
The mont that I stepped through, I was forced to start moving as I was transported into a massive canyon filled with almost every monster I had faced up till this point, and many I had yet to see.
I glanced around before taking a deep breath and getting into a familiar stance. "Well, here we go again," I muttered to myself before flying forward and dodging two fireballs and a massive spike.
I weaved my way through the obstacles and enemies, using my speed and agility to my advantage. I easily dispatched any monster that got in my way with a few quick slashes of my swords or by blasting them with A spray from my SMBEE.
Sothing had changed, though, and the monsters were disappearing or exploding into black bits. It was like I was fighting real monsters now, and that made wonder what would happen if I died now?
I was so focused on the enemies in front of , and my thought's that I didn't even see the Gorilla until it was too late. It slamd into from the side, and I went flying, but I quickly recovered and turned to face it.
It was a massive beast, easily twice my size, with muscles rippling under its brown fur. It pounded its chest before charging at , but I easily dodged to the side and flew up its back.
I jumped off of its head and spun in the air, slashing down with my swords. They cut through its fur and flesh like butter, and it roared in pain as it fell to the ground.
I landed lightly on my feet before turning my attention back to the battle around as more monsters rushed . I dispatched them quickly and easily, but there seed to be no end to them.
"Co on! Is that all you've got?" I shouted tauntingly as I cut down another Gorilla. Suddenly, the ground started shaking, and I turned just in ti to see a massive Dragon rushing toward .
I quickly dodged to the side and flew up into the air as it crashed past , narrowly missing with its razor-sharp claws. It turned in the air and opened its mouth wide before breathing a stream of fire at .
I weaved my way through it effortlessly before flying behind it and slashing at its wings with my swords. They cut through them like paper, causing the Dragon to start spiraling toward the ground.
As it crashed down into the canyon below, taking out several monsters with it, I barely had ti to react as sothing ca flying at from behind.
I turned and saw the Gorilla that I thought I had killed earlier rushing toward with its claws outstretched. I quickly dodged to the side and then shot it in the head with my SMBEE.
It fell to the ground with a thud as its body was engulfed in poison gas, but I didn't have ti to celebrate as sothing else ca at from the other direction. This ti it was a Giant Scorpion, and it looked pissed.
I flew over its stinger as it stabbed down at and then turned and blasted it in the face with my SMBEE. It screeched in pain as it stumbled backward, giving an opportunity to fly under it and slash at its underbelly with my swords.
Gutting it like a fish, its innards spilled out onto the ground below as it collapsed, and finally, the battle started to die down. The remaining monsters tried to flee in terror at the sight of their comrades being slaughtered so easily, but I wasn't going to let them get away that easily.
I flew around the canyon, picking off any stragglers with my SMBEE before finally landing in the center of the carnage. I looked around at all of the bodies and shook my head before sheathing my swords and flying toward the portal.
"Well, that was fun," I said to myself sarcastically as my next Powerup selection appeared.
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