//------------------------------// // Assault // Story: D.N.A: Damned New Administrator // by Chemtest //------------------------------// “Now then, blast me!” Chem’s horn lights up amber, and the red glow from his eyes shines upon Chaogat’s shield. He lets out a blast of energy, which crashes into Chaogat’s shield. The shield flickers, yet remains strong. Chaogat dispels the shield, and smiles, “Good progress, though you still have a long way to go.” Chem smiles as well, letting the glow around his horn die down, “Well, it’s only been a week. Give it time, Chaogat.” Chaogat nods, “Oh, I am. Luna, let’s practice your moonbeam again.” Luna’s horn glows blue as Chaogat raises another shield. Luna fires a silver beam of magic, which crashes into the shield. Chaogat grins, “Well, you’ve got the casting down. Two seconds is quite impressive for so early on. But you need to make sure not to overload the spell like you just did. Too many of those, and you’ll pass out from magical exhaustion before your opponent has even reached the halfway point.” Luna nods, “I’ll-“ Before she can properly finish her sentence, she is interrupted by something shouting, “Help!” From behind her. The three of them spin to look at where the noise came from, only to see an odd creature emerge from the forest. It looks like a deer, yet more insectoid. It has a black exoskeleton, with holes in it’s legs, blue eyes, and looks to be a deer colt as well. The creature draws closer, only to trip as he nears the group. Chem quickly rushes to it’s side, “What’s going on?” Luna rushes alongside him, “Are you alright?” The creature gasps for air, “M-Minotaurs!” Chem is about to speak, but is interrupted by Chaogat, “Both of you, get up now! Drag him behind me, and stand in a defensive pattern!” Chem begins to drag the creature, until it is safely behind Chaogat. He and Luna then surround Chaogat, looking at the forest as more creatures appear. Five Minotaurs come striding out of the forest, all of them carrying different weapons. Axes, bows, swords, and all wear cloth armor. Chaogat keeps his horn glowing softly as they approach, “Alright, target the archers first with your spells. Then, team up on the sword wielder. Target the axe one last.” The lead Minotaur stops ten feet from them, and hefts his sword onto his shoulder. He grins, and looks the foals in front of him, “Evening, pony folk. How about you all run back to your parents, and leave our prey behind?” Chem glares at him, “How about you fuck off?” Luna nods, “Yeah, you cunt!” The Minotaur raises an eyebrow, “Now, there’s no need for such foul language. Don’t make me cut out your tongue. Me and my boys here just want our prey. We don’t want any fighting.” Chem growls, “You aren’t going to be taking anything but my boot up your ass.” Chaogat smiles, “Now, my Minotaur gentlemen, I’m sure we can let bygones be bygones. You interrupted our lesson, so we’re taking your ‘prey’. A fair trade, no?” The Minotaur smirks, “You think you’re smart, don’t you? We’ll be taking our prey, even if we have to cut down you three as well.” Chaogat shakes his head, “Now, that just seems dumb. Is it really worth losing your lives over some strange insect?” The Minotaur looks to his fellows, “They aren’t backing down, boys. You know what that means.” One of the archers nods, and is about to speak, when a sword comes flying through the air, and cuts off his horn. The chunk of bone falls to the ground, and he quickly collapses in pain. Ordirus walks over from the castle, his sword retuning to shards in a pouch by his side. He trots right up to the head Minotaur, “Get out of here, immediately.” The Minotaur glares down at Ordirus, “After what you just did to him?! You’re going to pay for that!” The shards fly out from the pouch again, and cut through the different weapons of the group. Swords break in half, axes are cracked, and bow strings snap. Ordirus looks right back at the Minotaur, “Get out of here, immediately.” The Minotaur backs up slightly, “When Cain hears-“ Ordirus charges up his horn, and sends out a blast which knocks all of them back into the forest. He glares after the Minotaurs, before turning around to face the foals. Chem slowly backs out of his defensive stance, and Luna smiles as she stands straight again. Ordirus trots past them, “Chem, starting tomorrow, you are going to learn how to fight. Bring that creature in, Sombra will patch him up.” Chem nods, and Luna looks to the injured creature. The creature looks at the three of them, “Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.” Luna smiles widely, “Don’t worry about it!” Chem nods, “We rescue creatures all the time, it seems.” The creature slowly gets up, various wounds around his body bleeding blue. He bows the best he can, “I am Prince Nullam, of the Blue Hive.” Luna grins, “I’m Luna! He’s Chem, and he’s Chaogat!” Nullam straightens up, “Well, thank you for your help. But I’m afraid I’m in serious need of medical care.”