It is noon, the sunlight is slowly being filled by clouds, and the light that touches the ocean is fading as rainy clouds fill up the sky. Drake and Rex and in the ship's chambers. They are seated face-to-face and looking directly at one another.
The table is filled with different kinds of food, mostly seafood, and everything looks appetizing. A lady poured a bottle of wine into two silver cups and served them. "I'm not the kind of guy who likes to delay things; I will tell you straight. My captain requested me to recruit you. He wants you in his crew." Drake speaks.
Rex looks at him and smiles, "I'm guessing this is one of those situations where I don't have a choice. I can see it in your eyes. I want you to go back and tell him straightforwardly that I follow no one." Rex stands up and walks away just when he was about to exit the door, Drake speaks.
"You have until the evening to change your mind. My captain is not a patient man."
"Your threats mean nothing to me," he says, closing the door.
Rex: Denzel. Quickly teleport me back to the islan...
Just as he was about to finish his words, he felt a sudden change in the atmosphere. "Master, it would appear that we have been locked in," Denzel speaks to Rex telepathically while he walks in the ship's hallway toward the exit door.
"I sense it too. I guess this was their plan from the start. And there is also a barrier surrounding me, it's a strong one too."
System
-It would appear we have been teleported.
- Calculating distance and location...
-Calculation complete: We have been teleported to the Red Sea
-Warning: Sensing a supreme life form.
Rex glanced at the status screen and thought, "I guess they plan to trap me here until I change my mind. But I won't change my mind, and I won't wait for them to come to me." He began doing stretches to prepare himself for what was coming.
"Denzel, you have my permission to take out everyone on guard, and I will come to you," Rex sent a telepathic message to Denzel, but he received no response. The barrier seemed to block his communication, along with teleportation.
"Hey, System, I have a question: how far can you operate without cooling down?"
System
It all depends on your energy capacity. I cool down to restore your energy. That's why you use less strength when I'm in a cool-down
Your body has grown and has a large energy capacity; we can go all out for days now, no problem.
"In that case, I won't hold back. Death Aura: Erase!" Aura surged from his body like a liquid, splattering onto the floor in droplets. As it transformed into gas, the area where Rex had been standing began to vanish, and the steam gradually spread throughout the ship, causing more sections to disappear.
"Captain, we have a problem," the vice-captain reported. "The barrier surrounding our location is slowly weakening; something is happening."
Drake glanced at Rex's position and realized he was missing. "The boy has escaped, leaving us to face a huge foe. In this situation, we might have to abandon ship, or we will all die here."
He stood up from the table where he had been sitting with Rex. "That would be the case if we were truly in danger." He drew his sword, which emanated a white glow, and assumed a fighting stance, pointing it toward the door leading to the hallway from which the steam was emanating.
"Alias! Roar!" he commanded. He sliced the sword through the air towards the steam, unleashing a massive gust of white steam that surged through the doors and into the hallway.
The collision created a thunderous roar, resulting in an explosion of wind pressure that interrupted Rex's technique. Rex, who was floating outside using Denzel's bone, noticed the commotion. "Well, that's a first," he muttered.
System
It would seem that Death Aura has been disrupted.
"Yeah, I know that," he drops the status screen. "Denzel, can you hear me?" Suddenly, Denzel appears behind him, "Yes, master, I can. What is your command?" Denzel is ready to hear his master speak.
At that moment, he senses a menacing presence from far. "I still sense the barrier blocking our escape. I have a plan, and I need your portals for that." Rex speaks to Denzel,
"Master, we have a much bigger problem than just Drake," Denzel speaks, and you could hear his concern in his voice
System
-Warning: Sensing a supreme lifeform
-Warning: Captain Draven has entered our domain.
"Change of plans, we have to get out of here. We have to break whatever is blocking us from teleporting." The moment he was done talking, Rex sensed a rush of energy from Drake's ship.
From the way things are looking, Rex is in terrible danger; he's slowly getting surrounded by strong foes, and every plan to escape is down the drain.
"The army of the undead is an A-Rank technique that drains a lot of energy. Until now, I was only able to summon Denzel, and my limit is three out of a total of 940.
Each of them has their own special technique; Denzel can use Portals and Teleportation. I don't know about the other two yet," Rex said, tightening his fist. "It's a good time to find out; there's no better place for this."
Suddenly, Rex felt a rush of energy approaching him with incredible speed. Unfazed, he took a fighting stance as he clashed with Drake. Their confrontation created a wave of energy that shook the sea. "This is intense; I can feel my flesh burning from the heat," Rex thought, recognizing that he was in trouble but still determined to face the challenge ahead.
"Death Aura: Clothing!" A crimson aura enveloped him, reducing the heat that was scorching his skin. "So that's the name of the technique—Death Aura, huh?" Drake laughed as he backed away from Rex.
"You have pride, I see. You've got a soldier stronger than you, but you still choose not to use them in battle." He unsheathed his sword, taking a fighting position. "Listen, kid, we aren't pirates because we have pride. We're pirates because we are free." Drake says while taking a fighting position.
His sword began to shine with a white aura. "I won't hold back against you," Drake declared. Rex, however, looked at him unfazed. "If you expect fear from me, then you're out of luck. I've stared death in the eyes before, and I do not fear you."
As he spoke, Rex concentrated on the flow of the Death Aura enveloping him. Then, like an octopus extending its tentacles, he unleashed numerous arms and prepared to attack.
As Draven's ship advances toward Rex's location. Rex faces a powerful foe. How will he survive this predicament?
Somewhere in the Kingdom of Maleina, in the forest of elves. Sera, the B-Rank Hero, arrives using a portal device. She finds four elves waiting for her as she was expected. They welcome her with open arms. "Sera, we welcome you to our home. How are you?"
Sera bowed her head in front of the elves and the head chief of the elves. " Thank you for welcoming me."
To be continued