Nameless King

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

The cracks widened as a massive monster slowly emerged from them. Darkness enveloped its body, but its claws, eyes, and fangs shone brightly as it was pure compressed energy comparable to Soul Pearls.

"What is it...?" Wain uttered while in disbelief as he didn't expect that in a place where any creature would be literally crushed by the pressure of energy there could be someone.

"Fuck! Looks like it noticed our energy!" Marlis exclaimed with an angry look, "This monster is of the Dimension Guards kind, though most of them are just wild beasts like this one that want to devour our energy."

Crackle.

Half of the monster's body was out in the open as it roared furiously.

Roooooooooaaaaaaaaarrrrrr!!!

The sound from its roar was powerful enough to dispel the thick currents of darkness, so the monster was able to move fully here.

"Run! We can't handle him here!" Marlis exclaimed in an urgent manner before rushing forward.

Her voice brought Wain back to his senses and he instantly followed her.

"Where are we running to? Why can't we fight it?" Wain asked in confusion.

To him, Marlis, Osvald, and Sven were the strongest he had ever met as Marlis easily made a hole in Dragon's wings, so the fact that Marlis decided to retreat was a shock to him.

"We've been spotted, so others may be here soon. Dimension Guards hide in dimensional sacks, between zones, so they could appear literally anywhere, just out of nowhere." Marlis said in a deadly serious voice as her hands became covered in green energy.

Whooooooooosh.

She waved her arms as six massive spheres of fire appeared next to her, and they came crashing down on the monster.

Bam. Bam. Bam.

Each orb caused an explosion that shook the space as streams of green flame swirled around the monster like ropes.

"Great. Looks like luck is on our side today." Marlis smirked, reached forward and her eyes flashed brightly.

Space distorted as streams of darkness began to rapidly disperse to the sides, revealing a massive structure that as though it had always been there.

It was a gate, white as snow. They glowed brightly from the many amber crystals floating nearby.

Roooooooooaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!

The monster roared furiously as the green fire immediately dispersed.

'What...? How is that possible?' Wain inwardly muttered as he glanced at the monster, 'Marlis' attack didn't do it any damage? Fuck! Dimension Guards... They're fucking dangerous!'

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

At the same time, dozens of cracks appeared around them from which massive monsters with eerie auras began to emerge.

"Let's go! We don't have much time, or they'll eat us!" Marlis exclaimed, grabbed Wain by the arm, and ran forward.

The shining gates opened as a blinding golden light burst forth. Then, Marlis with Wain entered it and disappeared into the amber stream.

Roooooaaaaaaarrrrrr!!!

The monster roared furiously and ran after them just as all the other Dimension Guards did. The portal took everyone easily, so it seemed that Marlis' plan had completely failed since they had failed to get rid of their pursuers.

Whooooooooosh.

Amidst the azure sky, next to a massive cloud, a portal opened from which two persons fell out and passed through the cloud.

"Damn, a minute ago everything was calm, but now some kind of madness has begun." Wain uttered while falling down, "Where are we?"

"That doesn't matter now! You have other things to worry about!" Marlis exclaimed as she looked up.

"Hmm?" Wain raised an eyebrow in confusion but did as she said.

Crackling.

Above them appeared a multitude of black dots that tore the cloud apart and rushed toward them. They were Dimension Guards and they were not going to let their prey go so easily.

'Their auras are so powerful... well Marlis decided to run away, that means we can't handle them, right? But... what do we do then?' Wain muttered inwardly with a worried look as he tried to think of a plan of action.

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

Suddenly several magical circles appeared in the air, from which dark chains burst forth. They headed toward the monsters as well as Marlis and bound them tightly together, dropping their power sharply several levels below. The only one the chains ignored was Wain.

The chains disappeared as a confident smirk appeared on Marlis's face. She turned to Wain and said, "Attack, now! Destroy those bastards!"

"Huh, I don't know what exactly you did, but it looks like I'll be able to fight them on equal footing now." Wain grinned before extending his arm.

His hand was covered in dark electrical discharges that gradually became more powerful, then Wain clenched his hand into a fist.

Crackling.

Clouds appeared above the monsters as dozens of black thunderbolts rained down on them, tearing the monsters apart just as the space. That looked like the wrath of the thunder god himself.

The monsters tried to fight back, but it only took a few seconds for the lightning bolts to leave no one alive.

Bam.

Wain and Marlis reached the ground as they landed on an island floating among the clouds, while monster parts, paws, claws, and heads flew past them.

"Damn, that was fascinating. When we were out in the open, even your attacks couldn't hurt them, but now I handled them with one skill." Wain uttered with an exciting smile on his face.

"Well, that was actually dangerous. I didn't expect we'd have to fight the Dimension Guards." Marlis muttered in a calm voice as she sat down on the boulder.

"How did you weaken them?" Wain asked in a curious manner as she stared at her.

"It wasn't me." Marlis shrugged with a careless look, "All Dimension Guards, even low-ranked ones like these, are in the Fifth Chronicle, so you didn't stand a chance against them."

"Yeah..." Wain uttered with a slight nod as he began to see where Marlis was going with this.

"So... Though it wasn't easy, I found the right gateway that led us to the Fourth Chronicle area of Purgatory." Marlis smirked with a sly expression.

"Agh... I see, now that means you and I are on the same level, doesn't it?" Wain said.

"Sure, you want to fight me?" Marlis grinned.

"Nah, I'm just surprised how you could do it so fast." Wain shrugged, then his look turned serious, "What do we do next?"