Mystic Call: The Journey

While activating 'STRINGS OF FATE', the horde of mystical beasts were like a living earthquake as their footsteps sent tremors across the forest.

As Jason was standing anxiously, awaiting the arrival of the beasts, he started noticing that the slash he got from the beast was bleeding profusely, not only was the scar deep but it started to cast off a strange ethereal glow.

"Focus," He whispered to himself, his voice shaking, "You've survived far much worse." Then the thought of his burning village played in his head as he tried to aid himself. "I gotta admit this… painful is intense! I need to stop the bleeding somehow." Jason thought to himself.

Jason flinched in agony as he slowly turned his back to uncover his ravaged flesh. The damage that the beast caused was severe, the beast's razor-sharp claws had torn through his jacket, shirt and into his skin, leaving behind a brutal slash that throbbed with every breath he took. Blood streamed down his spine into his pants, and splattering on the ground.

Feeling the sensation of the gentle breeze blowing from his back, with the beasts swiftly approaching, to avoid losing anymore blood Jason had to conceal the wound and apply pressure to it before they arrived. With his jaw clenched, he carefully removed his shredded jacket and shirt, the fabric holding onto his skin, he rips it apart, revealing the graveness of his wound, as it cast off an ethereal glow, and bleeding profusely.

As the beasts were fast approaching, Jason took a deep breath, bracing himself for what came next. He folded his shirt into an emergency wound covering (bandage), grimacing as he compressed it against the wound. The fabric swiftly immersed through it, but he held it tightly, applying enough pressure just to stop the bleeding.

In a moments time the beasts were in plain sight, as they surveyed, the forest was filled with beasts, lurking at every where.

"I have to make sure that I cut all of them down in one swoop , I thought I needed to lure them here but it seems these beasts are already being lured here, Jason must make sure he doesn't go far from me or else he might get caught by these beasts since they seem to be tracking his blood… Jason's wound seems to be getting worse by the second, he's losing blood each time I turn my back. Just hang on a little while longer, Jason." Azumi thinking to herself while stretching her hands, trying to make sure the Strings around the forest are in tact.

"This will have to do… now let me make sure that I lure those beast here." Jason stated.

In an instance the horde of beasts were in the forest, running at an incredible speed, Azumi looked at Jason, "Jason! They are here!"

"Great let me try to-" As he was stating Azumi interjected and said, "There's nothing you can do to help right now! What you really have to do right now is to stand behind me!" She shouted.

"Come on Azumi! Just let me help." Jason started firmly.

Azumi looked at Jason with her piercing gaze once more, "All you will do is get in the way. You're injured, and that wound looks very severe, to avoid you from continuously bleeding just do as I said!"

As Azumi was done speaking, the forest flared up in disturbance. The mystical beasts were starting to close in not only were they well co-ordinated but they were bigger than the last. Not so sure what to do, Jason stood there as the ground tremored uncontrollably.

"Jason, behind me right now!" Azumi shouted.

Hesitant about the instruction, and winced with his injuries, but Azumi's piercing look put up no argument. He quickly rushed next to her.

The beasts pressed forward, extended their razor sharp claws, as they were lunging at Azumi, in an instance they were all caught up in the trap Azumi had set, their bodies tied up with the thinnest strings.

"STRINGS OF FATE: COMPRESSION SLICER!" Azumi shouted.

As she uttered those words, the beasts let out a defeating roar as they struggled against the restraints.

The strings tightened, slicing through the beasts thick muscles, as their war cries turned to screams.

Blood splattered on the ground as the strings sliced the beasts.

Jason watched in awe and for a moment forgot he forgot the pain he felt. "S-she's cutting them down in one go… how? What kind of power is this? How… is she doing this?"

Moving her hands in a wavering pattern, Azumi solely focused on immobilizing the beasts.

The remaining beasts staggered, disoriented.

The beasts let out mighty roars, and seized to attack, the beasts started bowing, dividing themselves and leaving space in the middle. Then suddenly, a humongous beast emerged from middle. It's size out rivaled that of other beasts, it's claws sharper than that of others as well as a mouth full of razor sharp teeth. It's gaze fixated on Azumi.

"That… must be the pack leader." Jason and Azumi's thoughts intertwining.

Azumi's fixed her eyes on the beast."Let's end this! BLOOD MANIPULATION: STRINGS OF FATE, COMPRESSION SLICER!" She chanted.

The pack leader was unscathed by Azumi's Compression slicer, it braced its muscles as it lunged towards Azumi, launching a counter attack with its claws tearing Azumi's defenses, she lost her footing, as the monster sharp claws cut her strings.

"What!? Just how… how is this possible?" Azumi thought to herself.

It's massive claws glowing with mystica, it swiped at Azumi, struggling to dodge its attacks. By each second the pack leader became faster, swiping its claws continuously at Azumi without scratching her… it then unleashed a scathing attack, that hit Azumi's forearm after barely dodging it.

To Jason's surprise, the pack leader's versatile power began to overwhelm Azumi defenses. "This thing… where is it getting so much power? H-how come I-it's… no I shouldn't think this way, I have to think straight. I need to help her quick."

Azumi was as serious as ever, her face set in determination, her eyes beyond piercing. "BLOOD MANIPULATION: PIERCING BLOOD RAID!"

Launching a raid of pointy blood objects, causing the dust to rise.

Sighing her annoyance away, "That should do-"

Then a massive road thundered through the forest, creating a massive shock wave.

The pack leader came out of the dust with its claws glowing brighter than they ever did, ready to deliver the final blow.

Azumi was able to see the incoming attack, then suddenly she was unable to move body, her forearm casting an ethereal glow just like Jason's wound.

Azumi thought to herself, "W-Why can't I… move… damn what did this monster hit me , my arm… these scars a-are glowing. I guess there is no escape for me huh."

She sighed and said, "So is this it… is this how i… go out." With the glowing claws about to end her life.

As she was about to get slashed, Jason pushes Azumi, moving her out of the way, he gets a fatal blow to his back once again.

With his vision blurring and about to black out, he smiles at Azumi and says , " You did great Azumi… You're not h-hurt a-are yo-."

Azumi froze, not so sure about what happened, struggling to process what Jason just did, "W-what just… happened?"

"JASON!" She shouted with her voice filled with anguish.