quaila

Seeing everyone's surprised expression, Luca laughed: "Each of these celestial ones have their unique abilities, so they in me gives me access; this added my mine, research, and study… Not even God can stop me!"

"Be careful what you say!", Mercury said as he picked up a heavy rock fragment.

Phew!

The rock Mercury threw flew at Luca.

What surprised everyone was that Luca didn't even attempt to dodge, he just remained there floating with the rest rocks and boulders.

And like the planets and the sun, when the rock Mercury threw got to him, it effortless joined the rest floating stones.

"I expected more from you Mercury!", Luca said and pushed his palm forward.

And like a rain, heavy boulders flew towards them.

Flap!

Several vines sprouted from the ground creating a net in front of them, protecting them from the flying stones.

Regardless of these, some stones still went through, hitting several guards and helpers.

Boom!

Miguel blew the one about to hit Claire and it shattered in front of her.

"My eyes!", Claire cried.

"Take her and run!", Mercury said looking at me.

"I can't leave you here!", Miguel said and turned to Clark: "Take her and run!"

"I am not leaving you Lord Miguel!", Clark said stubbornly.

Bang bang boom!

The rocks were repeatedly smashed against the vine net, the shattered pieces floated back up again and continuously smashed against the net till the pieces became unrecoverable.

As this went on, the Quailian guards and helpers holding up the vines were killed by forceful rock fragments and boulders that made it through the net.

"Miguel I'm sorry for how I have been treating you! There's no way we can all make it out alive; at this rate the vines can't hold for long!"

"Please listen to Lord Mercury, take Kayla as well and leave!", Gregory pleaded.

"But…", Miguel was about to refute when a rock flew towards Kayla.

Pow!

Gregory quickly smashed it with a vine.

But several piece still made it to Kayla.

"Ahhhhh!", She cried.

"Miguel!", Gregory yelled angry.

"Please… please take her away! You are the son of Lord Palmer… the strength still lies in your genes. Protect my daughter."

"Camren, Nayla, Maris! Go with them!"

Gregory said.

"How could I have forgotten that!", They heard Luca say aloud and suddenly the vine net began to tear as though there was a force opposing its joining.

"He's pulling out the vines!", The helpers yelled as they struggled to patch it up.

As they tried to do that, other holes were opened up and through these openings bigger rocks flew in killing more helpers.

"Fall back!", Mercury yelled as spotting a ring door for those who were to escape.

"Yes! Fall back!", Gregory who seemingly understood Mercury's intentions also yelled.

Soon they began to move back with the vine net.

"Going somewhere?!", Luca spoked as he sent rocks towards the ring doors.

"No you don't!", Miguel jumped out of the net through one of the openings made by Luca.

"Miguel!", Mercury yelled at Miguel who was charging towards Luca while Gregory made several vines to sprout from the ground to stop the rocks Luca had flung towards the ring door.

Boom!

When Miguel jumped out of the net, he picked two of Luca's floating rocks and smashed them on Luca's face; distorting him temporarily.

Bang!

A heavy punch was thrown at Miguel immediately, sending him flying feets in the air against the ring walls.

"Fool!!", Luca flew towards him before he could recover.

Boom boom bam!

Mercury collided against him after throwing two rocks before himself.

"You!!!! Luca roared in anger and turned to Mercury.

Mercury seeing his gaze, began to run, but it was of almost useless; with a swoop, he was picked off the ground.

"You've always been a pest! One I have longed to squash." Luca said holding up Mercury by his neck.

Blood began to come out of Mercury's mouth as Luca held his neck tighter.

"What?!", Luca said as though he heard someone say something and immediately turned to look at those he had been fighting with.

"Slash!", Luca exclaimed and smashed Mercury against the floor.

The demons had reminded him about those he was fighting with.

He flew directly into the ring door he presumed they passed.

Meanwhile, Miguel was helped to by Clark after being severely injured by Luca's punch.

"We almost there my Lord!", Clark said as he pumped in healing energy into Miguel's body.

"I can smell you!", Luca's voice was heard down the dark tunnel.

"Hurry!", Gregory said as he made several nets from vines to slow down Luca.

But like cobwebs, Luca went through these vines and finally met them.

"This is the end, I am done sparing your lives!", Luca said as he telekinetically pulled rocks from outside to block the exit.

The place became extremely dark, the only light that could be seen was behind Luca.

His figure floated up like a silhouette.

"That's fine by me!", Gregory's voice was heard from the darkness.

"Helpers, I am glad I met you all… you've all been wonderful. I only hope we could continue this in the afterlife.", Gregory spoke once again.

"We have no regrets Sir Gregory, even in death, you remain our leader!", They chorused back.

"Are you done?!", Luca asked raising his palm.

"I believe so, our children and their offsprings would speak the rest for us!" Gregory replied.

"Wait! Where is Kayla?! And Miguel?!", Luca asked immediately now noticing that they weren't among those he had captured.

"Long gone by now!", Gregory replied with satisfaction.

They had split themselves into two, the ring door they initially wanted to go through, they decided not let Miguel and the others go through it knowing that Luca had already seen them going there; they made the pass through a different ring door while Luca was focused on Mercury.

"You!!!!!!", Luca yelled as he angrily dropped his palm.

Rocks fell from all directions, forcefully pressing those it crushed.

They cried in pain but the force continued squashing them against themselves; they could hear the sounds of one another's bone cracking.

Some of their bones were forced out of their skins, peircing the person(s) next to them; a terrible way to die.

Meanwhile Miguel who was helped by Clark and the others got up on the horses abandoned out the stadium and had ridden some distance when they heard a heavy rumbling from the Apical ring.

"Dad", Kayla cried as they moved on, heading outside Quaila.

To be continued in Book 2.