The Heroes’ Reincarnation

Pang~!

Northan's guandao slammed into Iyh's shield. A blunt impact manifested on his body from the blow, but still he pushed forward. With strength clearly far greater than Iyh could handle Northan pushed away his shield. With an upward swing Northan clipped Iyh's chin which rattled his brain. As he stumbled Northan thrust the guandao squarely into Iyh's chest. 

With a smooth motion he thrust the shaft end and smacked Immen away. Spinning in a circle he performed a circular defensive maneuver. Twirling his guandao about he eyed each of his attackers as they surrounded him. Gliding the tip of his guandao into the dirt he kicked up the thin layer of sand. Many of the attackers shielded their eyes and this is when Northan took action!

Piercing through the shroud of sand Northan's guandao found its target. A startled Iyh was helpless as the guandao made contact with his face. He barely could take a step back when the guandao flickered and attacked his footing. As he fell to the ground Northan swung downwards. Striking Iyh's abdomen Northan provided more power to his fall. The impact from the weapon and Iyh's fall caused the sand to move outwards like a ripple in water. 

Gan and Igneel flickered and attacked Northan simultaneously. Rotating his guandao he blocked Igneel's blow with the flat end of the blade and Gan's attack with the shaft. Spinning the guandao in the opposite direction he changed the directory of their attacks. Igneel couldn't block the follow up attack and the guandao slammed against a soft spot between his ribs. Gan recovered however and delivered a swift kick that connected to Northan's thigh.

Immen leapt to the opportunity and grabbed ahold of the guandao. As a defending class he naturally put a priority in his strength stats to stand his ground. However, the lack of equipment had seriously affected his strength. Compared to the berserk boss he could barely hold his own. Yet his insistence had hindered Northan!

Gan delivered a powerful punch imbued with his Flow to Northan's temple. Receiving the blow he roared furiously, "I will have your head!"

Shoving the guandao forward he slammed it into Immen's chest. Reflexively letting go Immen had unintentionally freed Northan's guandao. After slamming the blunt end against Immen's cheek Northan leapt back to escape the encirclement. Igneel scrambled but managed to get behind Northan before his escape. 

Shooting forth a flurry of blows Igneel aimed to deal as much damage as he could. Northan received only a handful of these attacks before retaliating. Utilizing the shaft of his guandao he deflected a number of the attacks before delivering a swift kick. Immediately spinning around he clashed with a fist from Gan. 

The recoil sent reverberations through the guandao and caused it to bounce. Immen immediately crouched down and leapt into a tackle towards Northan's exposed stomach, pushing the poor postured Northan to the ground. Rolling backwards Northan pushed Immen away with his legs, launching Immen through the air. Flipping back on his feet he blocked a blow from Igneel with the shaft of the guandao. 

Woosh~!

Immediately kicking up more sand Northan hid in its shroud effect. Striking viciously at Igneel. Raising his guandao to strike again he paused for a golden glow arose at his feet. Immediately the healing effect of the prayer caused him immense pain, an unholy smoke rose from his flesh.

Yemm grit his teeth, that was a long cooldown chanted Prayer he had just utilized. Normally used to bring someone back from the brink of death, and instead he used it to damage Northan! If it wasn't for everyone's constant assault Northan would've long focused him!

Utilizing some instant cast Prayer to heal the wounds of his allies Yemm prepared for the consequences of his gamble. Northan roared and stomped the ground. The shockwave bounced the falling sand back into the air and further obfuscated his position. Swishing through the sand his guandao burst through the sand and Yemm failed to properly block the sudden attack. His staff chipped and shattered from the slight impact it bore from Northan's attack. The rest of the force found its way to Yemm's throat. 

Suddenly unable to breathe Yemm stumbled about whilst holding his neck. Northan retracted his guandao and swung in a broad motion, aiming to carve into Yemm despite the dulled edge. Yet through the sand shroud arrived Iyh! Clashing against the guandao his shield redirected the damage to Northan's arm. The heavy blow made Northan's following attack falter. Iyh was able to block it with ease, which meant that the damage was once again redirected to Northan! 

The sand shroud was finally falling again allowing sight to be regained. Gan acted the fastest out of the attackers. Flickering behind Northan Gan delivered a double kick to undead's knees. His stance now ruined Northan barely caught his fall but Iyh acted before he could recover. Slamming his shield into Northan's kneecap caused the undead to fully take a kneel from the attack. Using his guandao to steady his fall he raised a hand to strike back. Yet Immen slid and knocked the guandao aside. Igneel followed up and delivered a fierce blow to Northan's face. 

Strike after strike was delivered, some in turn some together. The attackers began to strike fist and shield against Northan, blow after blow! Every action Northan attempted to make was interrupted from another's attack. Every time his body bent one way it was sent the other way from another strike. 

Igneel and Gan's attacks were especially vicious. Kicks and fists struck with fierce accuracy. They wholeheartedly intended to beat Northan until his death! Knowing his poor position he made a risk. Tossing his guandao into the air he fully let go of his weapon. Gripping the fists of Igneel and Gan he circled about using them as a weapon instead. Throwing them away he gripped Immen's arms as a counter attack to Immen's poor attempt at a grapple. Opening their posture wider Northan delivered a powerful headbutt. The sound of a skull cracking could be heard but who's skull cracked wasn't known.

Throwing Immen aside Northan regained his posture and raised his hand to catch his guandao. Taking up a stance he brandished it in a threatening manner. Yemm outstretched his hand an cast a prayer, the damage immediately took effect and Northan turned his attention towards the Priest. 

Sliding behind Northan Gan went to delivery two powerful punches imbued with Flow, but Northan acted faster than Gan could. Dodging the blows Northan swung his guandao in retaliation and sent Gan sprawling across the ground from the impact. Lowing his guandao towards the sand he was once again going to create the shroud when a foot stepped on the blade. Looking to his side he spotted Iyh who lifted his shield and performed a shield tackle directly forward. Crashing into Northan and preventing the sand shroud from appearing. 

Although he successfully countered one of Northan's moves, the damage wasn't significant enough to prevent any subsequent attacks. Retracing his guandao he swung towards Iyh and redirected the trajectory at the last moment to avoid the shield. The blade crashed into Iyh's shoulder and a sickening pop could be heard. Iyh's arm went limp, the blow had caused it to become dislocated. Without two arms to properly hold his shield Iyh was helpless to the following attack. With a large swinging curve Northan was able to slice Iyh's chest despite the dulled guandao. Stabbing into the freshly opened wound Northan then kicked Iyh to the ground and turned to face his next opponent. 

Immen just tackled his leg, appearing too late to save Iyh. Raising his leg Northan kicked away Immen's lackluster hold and stomped onto Immen's head. Struggling to pry the foot off Immen squirmed but did not succeed.

Yemm unleashed another prayer to heal Iyh but it promptly failed. His facial expression wavered as he checked his status. The long fight had officially drained him of his supply of prayer, and thus he could not perform anymore. Northan seemed to notice this and put more effort into crushing Immen's head. 

Gan flickered but without the help of anyone else he failed to directly compete against Northan. His blows were deflected and he struggled to keep up with the counter attacks despite his constant Flow state. 

Igneel grit his teeth. He needed that strength he called upon. If he wanted to fight without this 'other self' of his, to really show he was his own person. That same strength! Wherever it was, he needed it!

Charging forward he acted purely on muscle instinct. His sprint was obvious and long noticed by Northan. Already the general was planning on intercepting any attacks from Igneel. Yet he did not expect Iyh to rise. The damage Iyh sustained was not enough to finish him off, after all he was a tank! Taking damage was his specialty!

Crashing into Northan just enough to set him off balance allowed Immen to free himself. Rapidly recovering he gripped Northan's leg to hold him into place. Iyh followed the example and grabbed onto the opposite leg. Northan went to batter them with the shaft of the guandao but Gan and Igneel acted quicker!

Pumping every bit of Flow he could muster into his fist Gan threw forth the strongest punch he could perform! Surpassing any other damage he had dealt previously! Igneel followed with a mirrored fist. With his own strength, with his own will! 

Space warped from the fist, it rippled and stretched following Igneel's trajectory. Northan immediately became alarmed and raised his guandao, using the shaft to block the two punches!

The two fists landed on the shaft and yet they pushed! Gan's maximum Flow and Igneel's punch! 

This wasn't some lesser form Igneel was performing. No, this was the truest and honest form of Umin's perfect punch. One that could rend space- nay, rend the heavens! Using his own will, his own volition! A perfect execution of the fist that shows the gap between heaven and earth!

{Rending Heaven Fist}!

Space stretched violently as the two broke Northan's guandao. Their fists crashed into the chest of the general and crushed his ribcage. Space snapped back into place and the recoil sent the top half of Northan flying off. It tumbled across the sand and slid to a stop.

Everyone tried to stay silent, unwilling to speak a word. Only their labored breaths and the sound of battle could be heard. As Northan didn't get up they knew in their hearts. Their efforts were not wasted!

This was their victory! The General Northan had been defeated!