Samson: The Undead

"Look at all the pretty animals." said Sarai with a bounce out of her sleep. "Can I have one?"

Peering at the herd as they rode by Abbott could sense a presence near. "I believe that these specific beasts are already in someone's care."

 "I don't see anyone." Replied Sarai with a blink and a stare. 

Laughing, Abbott responded "you might not see them but they are still the owners of this cattle."

 Tossing her gaze from the herd to Abbott back to the herd Sarai said. "Daddy told me that every creature I see was made for me."

 Sucking in his lip to hold in his laughter at the Princesses rebuttal Abbott sighed. "My Princes we are currently on an adventure and as warriors we must be able to assess our needs, wants, safety and conditions of our voyage. Considering the conditions one of those beasts would only slow us down and cause strain on our travel."

 "Why?"

"Heyyyy."

 Turning his head at the shout of a stranger The Omega eyes shot across the horizon grateful for the distraction. "It seems that the owner of this land has come to greet us."

 "Will he give me one?" Sighing at the Princesses determination Abbott reply was. "We will have to ask him." Receiving The Omega's thoughts from a rub Arion sped across the glimmering soft valley grass until they reached their host. 

 "Greetings." said the red man with raised arms. "I am Horro and I welcome you into my territory." 

Levitating off Arion and over to Horro, the Princess dropped herself right in front of him. "Are those polka spotted animals yours?"

 "That is true. Do you have an interest in one little lady?" 

"Yes I want one."

 Sliding his gaze over to Abbott who facial expression had "No" written all over it Horro shook his head. "My apologies but that won't be possible. I need these wonderful creatures to make a living."

 "All of them?"

"Every single one." Looking up at the Omega the man told Sarai. "But what I can do is allow you to play with the cubs. They will be much more friendlier."

 Staring at the man with narrowed eyes for a few seconds Sarai shrugged her shoulders and replied. "Okay."

 Sighing Horro turned to Abbott with his hand behind his back. "My apologies."

"Truly I am grateful. You rescued me more than you know. If you don't mind my asking, do you have a place of lodging…"

 Bursting out in laughter which interrupted the Omega, Horro shook his head and slapped his knee. "That is the purpose of my coming. My Bind and I have decided to make you our honored guests. Do you accept our request?"

 "I do."

"Great in that case." Facing the northeast Horro told them. "Follow me." Pressing his toes into the dirt every muscle on the man's giant calves came to life. "If you don't mind I am quite famished and in a bit of a rush. At a walking pace it would take half a day if you don't stray." Tapping Arion between his stalks Horro stepped back taking him in. "This beautiful creature here brings me memories." Coming out of memory lane the slim muscular giant looked at his guest. "Sorry I'm wasting the moment, ready when you are." 

 ~ ~

 Sawit doop, sawit doop, sawit doop. "I will teach them. I will teach them all the power of one. The power of me and my alchemy." Slinging clothes, alchemical instruments and other valuable and non-valuable items into bags, jars, and other packaging Kim Flammel angrily muttered to himself. "No one can stop my advancements, no one will…" Pausing The Herald's head cocked. "What's this? Beware of Evil Seductress who charms and devours men, women, and children alike. "I remember this post. The mere thought of such a being excited me. The thought of bisecting it and learning its nature is purely." Feeling butterflies in his stomach Flammel took a glance at the supposed Seductress. 

 "This can't be. It's the woman who rescued me. I owe her a…" Tossing his head back, The Herald's eyes popped out his head. "Six Diems! I can rebuild my shop and invest in my research with great possibility, I could find a way to study this SouBei myself. Rocking his head and rubbing his hands Flammel began to chuckle. "Now this is a truly fascinating situation."

 ~ ~ 

"Horro"

 "Tuli?" replied Horro half awake.

"I sense something coming our way."

 Rolling back and forth then onto his stomach Horro laid there for a second connecting to the earth while waking up. "What is it that you feel?"

 "I'm unsure but it's malevolent." 

Climbing to his feet Horro stretched and cracked his neck. "I will take care of it Tuli…my love.. It has been quite awhile since I have been able to truly unleash myself."

 "If you need me I will be there."

"If I unleash myself they will be the ones in need of assistance. And for assurance I will have the herd on standby."

 "I Believe in you." Tuli said with a yawn.

"And I in you, now rest I will be back shortly."

 ~ ~

 "Heyyyy…eyyyy."

"Oh no it's him."

 "Who?"

Peering out the barred window facing the street one of the men put his sword down. "Is that Kim Flammel."

 "Exactly we should go ahead and close the doors. I'm sure he is only here to report the attack on his shop. Close the door and tell him we are busy." 

 "What if he is here on another behalf?"

Boomp the sound of a mug hitting a wooden table echoed through the room. "You can't save everyone." The man said drunkenly. "And that man there is a lost cause. Leave him to drift. We can't afford the damages done to his property and the district refuses to pay as well sooo…"

 "Don't shut those doors." Kim yelled through raspy chopped up breaths. "I have information on that conniving seductress called a SouBei."

 "Hold those doors." a voice boomed from upstairs. "Let us hear what Flammel has to say."

 ~ ~

Woosh, woosh, woosh, woof, weaving left multiple attacks as he fought the Skreymour in his mind Samson circled the Quint then launched a frontal kick with his grasshopper legs. Sliding past the strike fiim dragonfly wings spat out from a tube shaped plate sitting over the Quintessence spine. 

 Locking in on his foe in a flash the Skreymour stood in front of him but the electrical emitted both by his body and the red gemstones in his palms, feet, chest, and forehead portrayed every movement to his body's mind. Flicking open dragonfly wings himself the Samson glid backwards then to the right avoiding the needle stinger on the Quintessence serpentine tail. 

 Rotating with the SouBei movements the Skreymour green arms shot forth as it hurled a rapid fire of icicles at its foe. "Odonato's..." Creating a horde of flaming dragonflies Samson released them with the word "...Throng." 

 "Our Lord will truly become a formidable fighter if he continues to spar Euka." spoke Valkum as he spectated.

 "He has definitely improved physically, mentally, and even instinctually but he yet knows the depth of who and what he is or contains."

 "What do you mean?" asked Valkum.

"His attack earlier and his attacks now." Watching Samson and the Skreymour zip through the air still locked in combat Rogue head rocked. "Considering that he is one with the Quintessence he should know that Euka has prowess in both wind and water and that the steam could not blind a creature that lacks sight."

 Turning to Rogue with a bounce of his head Valkum replied, "That is truth he does lack a familiarity with his gifts. How do we solve that?"

 "I have already come up with the solution, two actually. So from here on I will be the one to nurture his mind while you build and prepare him physically for all that may come."

 "No worries I will build him to be King of all Kings and to show that Oneef…" Boom zeeint, turning his head at the roar of thunder and a flash of lightning. Valkum shot a glance at Rogue. 

 ~ ~

 "Why is it that we must land? Isn't that mongrel nearby? Why stop now?"

 "Oneef…Shadow Throne…relax…" Placing his hands on the Djinn's shoulders, Sarahi tilted his head to the side. "It will be easier to pinpoint them on land. Faster as well." Grrrr, facing Cublo the arachnid recognized his growl. "What is it, Cube?"

 "It seems we have company." exclaimed Madurai pointing out multiple bull-like beasts walking there way.

 "It has been awhile since we have had a proper meal." Said Oneef, taking a step towards the creatures. "Shall we go on a hunt."

 "I'm sorry but hunting is not permitted in my territory."

"Ha, if you wish to give me an order you must offer me something of value." exclaimed Oneef.

 "The only thing I am offering is the chance to leave will you accept."

Toop, toop, tapping a hoof on the soft and slick foliage Madurai closed his eyes tuning into the vibrations of the earth. "Where is he hiding?" Tapping his hoof again the Ibex thought. "If there is no humanoid beings then that means." 

 "Shadow Throne…don't take our opponent likely, he obviously is a shifter for there are no other humanoids besides us." 

 "And you see that as a threat, I see a coward in hiding. How about this…" levitating in the air through wind manipulation Oneef waved them goodbye. "I will allow the two of you to restrain the owner. I have an abomination and a princess to meet."

 "I didn't know he could fly." remarked Sarahi. "Feels like I'm just getting to know him."

"Should I catch up with him…and a princess…what have I gotten in. Then that man who…" Feeling a rumble in the earth Horro catapulted into the air. "Trying to impale me with my main element." Shattering the spiked pillar with a stretch of a hand before raising the second like that of a conductor ordering the earth to raise a slab wall to block a rapid fire of acidic blasts.

 "A conniver of earth." said Madurai with a grin and a bolt across the valley. "Let's find out who is more adept." Manipulating the earth to catapult him into the air at his foe.

 "A ram." spoke Horro, watching The Ibex transition into his Arcadian form. "This may be interesting." Transforming into a were-bull Horro eyes burnt reddish orange with fire. "I am…" Kicking off the air a small explosion from his hooves sent the shifter rocketing in Madurai's direction. "Apis…" with a drawback of Horro's arm foosh flames ignited and coiled around his arm. "...Pillar."

 "Kanums Buscade!" Returning with a giant red and black flaming ram blast boooooom doom doom doom the world shook from the impact of their attack collision.

 "Beautiful." spectating from a distance Sarahi human form became that of his claim. "You are an admirable foe. Truly worthy of the Sarahi family's respect." Transforming into his true scorpion-man form, Sarahi connected his hands together to form a triangular scope. "Acrid's Casting." Opening the claw on the lower half of his scorpion body a purple sphere of energy commence to form. "I Girtu of Bilu will honor your strength." Watching Horro kick off the wind the scorpion-man hand slid to where his target was heading. 

 "Apis…" cocking back his arm to deliver another blow, Horro 's head lunged to the right. Hummm, inhaling deeply he let out a bellow to move himself out of the way. "My instincts are telling me not to…" Kicking himself out of the way of another blast two more came his way. "Definitely poison." Kicking himself higher into the air to spot his sniper poosh a giant stone fragment rammed into his back shattering.

 Launching another stone fragment while pulling himself out of a boulder Madurai gave the earth a stomp. "A warrior worth my strength." Unleashing his aura, doom, doom, doom the ground began to rumble, break, and rise under his power.

 "I won't be able to find the sniper at this rate and…" Sensing a demonic energy coming from the Ibex Horro unleashed a thunderous moo which rattled the heavens. "I will not allow you to pervade any further upon my lands." yeent, eent pish, lightning began to snap, crackle and pop asit began to fully envelop the arcadian. "I Horro The Kretan shall show you the meaning of my name."

 "Where did he…" Sliding his hands through the air in search of his opponent, yeent, the vibration of electricity caught Girtu's attention. Whipping his upper human body around in response his lower scorpion body reacted by blocking a thunderous punch which sent his ten foot body hurling backwards.

 ~ ~

 "So that filthy abomination came to be slaughtered." Spoke Oneef.

"I know you're up there!" Shouted Samson to the clouds. "I will not let you have Sarai."

Descending to the earth, with a cackle Oneef shook his head. "After I annihilate all traces of your being, then I will do the same to your Pealim before taking the Princess for myself." Grinning wickedly in a blink of his eye crimson red claws came slashing at him first left then right. 

 Growling with each swipe a video of the Skreymour multiplying itself in a fight ran through Samson's mind. Copying the move, five clones came into being. Shifting his eyes in between the clones falling upon him in a puff of black smoke the Djinn teleported. Turning from the cloud devouring his creations.

 "Now be devoured." Materializing above the SouBei, Oneef lunged both arms downward releasing a giant serpent made of smoke. "Dakan Altheban!"

 Yeeeeomp, popping out Samson wings sputtered to life going from zero to a hundred within the second. Boosting to five-hundred beats as the serpent continued its pursuit The Undead felt a spark jolt to life within his electrical field. 

 "Zuba's…" teleporting a couple feet above the Soubei with a whirlwind condensed into an energetic hovering above palm Shadow Throne twitched his arm to throw the blast when yeeoump a bolt of lightning rammed into his chest. 

 Ascending to the heavens where his crimson and black demonic exoskeleton could gleam with radiance underneath the beaming sun, Samson drew the solar energy into his very being. "Odantos's Throng."

 Halting his pursuit at the horde of flaming dragonflies covering the skies, Shadow throne raised his right hand. "Zuba's Alkurat." Hurling an energetic sphere of wind at the throng poosh the blast cleared a pathway to the SouBei. "Die." Transporting at high speed, Oneef went on the attack.

 Spinning past Shadow Throne's punch upon detection of the djinn within his electrical field Samson countered with a kick but poof Oneef vanished in smoke.

 "Ha." Reappearing behind his opponent at an angle Oneef maneuvered his body to deliver an attack when, yeenmp a bolt of lighting surged from The SouBei shoving him backwards. "Zuba's Alkarat."

 "Ice Roar." Said Samson with a cannon fire of ice from his right arm.

Boosh merging kish kish kish the two blasts crystallized into an air balloon of ice before exploding projecting millions of shards of ice throughout the skies and raining down upon the valley.

 ~ ~

Hammmmm, "What?" Picking up on the vibration of his herd calling out, Horro hollered, "Ahura Shift."

 Hmmmm, Hmmmm! "Where did all these bulls come from?" Asked Maudurai. "And what's with these dark clouds?"

"That is not the question you should be asking?" Said Horro with a grin. "Ahura's Bestowal." Allowing the sensation of his herd's moo's reverberate throughout his body an ice blue aura rose from The Kretan.

 Yeeint boom, boom, boom! Shielding his eyes from the streaks of lightning rain down, striking a multitude of the flock one by one with a lowering of his arm he could see the rest bursting into flames.

 "I leave the rest to yall." Rising to their hind legs the entire herd replied with a bellow that shook the earth's foundation.

 ~ ~ 

 "My land! Well, I guess that is a result of a lively battle but they could have asked me to till the land. And all of this ice." Descending to the tip of an ice pillar Horro gazed off feeling the ripples of energy from the altercation. "First." Releasing a wave of thunder from his hooves, The Kretan shattered the pillar along with all the ice within a hundred yards of him. Levitating to the earth the Arcadian strolled across his land warming it up with each step. "My Land is me. I am My Land. All that tramples the ground which I stake…" releasing waves of thunder and heat from his hooves zips of lightning began to beam down all around him. "Will hold their post or be met with praise. I Horro welcome you to Kretan's Enclave."

 Grrgumblum grumbling and rumbling the ground began to break and rise. Levitating, rotating and clicking together the fragments of earth began to formulate a giant spiral palace, with twelve pillars. Ascending to the roof of his castle Horro strolled to the center of it where his throne awaited him. "Pico's Awakening." Said The Kretan upon placing his arms on the chair.

 Boowooom. Flipping on with a hum as if it had a switch thirty three feet above the palace a plasma ball of energy began to emanate six ice blue rings of lightning from itself. Hmmmm, rotating in their own orbits at lightspeed woom a sphere of three rings were brought into existence creating a field of ricocheting waves which spread across the firmament until an electrical net was cast upon the entire land. "Kretan's Manifestation" Bloop, gazing into three screens of light before him Horro locked in on Madurai, Girtu, and Shadow Throne. "Pico's Beam." 

 Rotating at high speed peeyem three nuclear beams shot from the plasma sphere above the palace.