[IC] A Hero Tale {Complete}

[Jensoman]

Jenso's eyes widened as he was stuck and the fingers closed in on him. A surge of power rushed through him as he attempted to break free from the vines with his sheer strength. If he were able to break free, he'd push himself off of the palm with both feet and jump up towards one of the fingers that came down at top speeds. He thrusted both fists upward at the same time, hoping to smash right through the finger and try to slip through the hand in order to latch onto the mountain side again and continue climbing.

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Jenso barely broke free in time to thrust himself up and through one of Orobo's fingers, onto the mountain side. The edge of the plateau grew closer now, but with so much distance to cover, would he be able to make it? Orobo's hand crumbled beneath him, and another hand sprouted out of the cliff, this one much smaller, but big enough to grab Jenso's entire body if it were successful. It appeared on his left side and reached out, extending forwards with a muscular-looking rocky arm pushing it behind Jenso, in an attempt to grab him right off the rock face.

[Jensoman]

Jenso glared at the incoming hand on his left and released his grip from the mountain side in order to fall down a bit to move his body out of the hand's reach and to try to avoid it's grasp. He'd grab onto the rocks again if he'd managed to dodge the grab, and continue climbing upwards while trying to avoid the arm that would be above him, by moving up and further to the left as well.

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The rock hand slammed against stone and dirt, crumbling to pieces and falling towards Jenso. He dodged the result just in time, with only a few rocks tapping his shoulders and head as they tumbled past. He continued to make his way up, and saw little resistance, finally reaching the plateau, and hopefully, safety.

Now he was above the cloud line. Looking forward, the path was flat and round, with a large set of massive iron doors near the far end. Before he could proceed though, a rocky form rose from the ground, matching Jenso's height, but looking far bulkier, and without a face. Rocks and dirt rotated around the elemental torso that looked like a swirl of orange and black energy, similar to Orobo's meteor in shape and intensity. The elemental's head shifted until a crude set of uneven rocky eyes glowed and looked into Jenso's.

[Jensoman]

Jenso stared at the rock figure. It looked somewhat creepy. Jenso got in a combat stance. "You must be Orobo..." Jenso muttered, prepared for the elemental's attacks.

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Orobo stood silently for a moment. His figure cracked and crumbled as he rose his rocky arm towards Jenso and pointed with a crooked finger made of wood. A low toned growl bellowed from within his core, and he slid his feet apart, bracing himself on the ground. Suddenly, several giant domes made of granite, three of the, rose to protect him, one after another. On top of the biggest dome, one bigger than even Bobba's shop, taking up about a third of the plateau, his body from earlier, torso-up, began to form, glaring down at Jenso with two stone-pressed eyes. The mountain shook briefly, and Orobo prepared to attack.

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~ End Of Chapter 40 ~

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~ Chapter 41 ~

_{Two V.S. One, A Battle against the elements!}

Before Orobo could do anything more, Tiger and Dacer landed at Jenso's side, crouched low and somewhat irritated about what happened earlier. Dacer grasped his bow with one hand and fired a Ki arrow at the dome, but it wasn't able to pierce its rock hard exterior. "Damn it! That arcane concentration is insane!" Dacer shouted, looking over at Jenso. "What-"

Dacer was cut off as Tiger dashed to the side and dodged a single boulder that Orobo launched as soon as Dacer struck his barrier. Dacer wobbled but regained his balanced. "Agh! I can't break that barrier Jenso, it's way too dense!" He looked up at Orobo's giant body projection and grunted. "Maybe your fists will be of some use after all!"

Orobo looked over to Jenso and conjured a grey stone in one of his hands before tossing it in his direction.

[Jensoman]

Jenso smiled as Dacer and Tiger reached the top. He was glad that they were unharmed and were there to back him up. "Hey guys!" He shouted cheerfully, turning to Orobo. "Alright, let's kick his ass!" He added, and attempted to jump out of the way of the incoming grey stone. He dashed towards the barrier as power rushed through him. He thrusted his left arm forward and punched at it.

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Jenso's fist struck hard against the marble, but it was no use. As the grey stone hurdled past him and off the mountain, his fist struck a solid wall of pure magical energy. That granite was dense, too dense. Dacer circled around the giant dome and fired arrow after arrow at it in futility. Even after charging a blast of ki, it had no effect on Orobo's barrier. "Shit!" Dacer shouted, "I don't know how we're gonna deal with this!"

Orobo's proxy body aimed a hand at Dacer and Jenso, and fired a giant vine at both of them. Both were covered in spikes, and lashed about chaotically as they soared forward.

[Jensoman]

Jenso dove to the ground further to the right in hopes of avoiding the incoming vine with spikes. If he were succesful, he'd get on his feet and move towards his vine. A flame appeared in his left hand as he attempted to light the vine that was aimed for him on fire while trying to steer clear of the spikes. He moved further away shortly after as a surge of power rushed through him. He dashed past the vine at top speed and aimed to ram his fist into the barrier again. He hoped the fire would upset the elemental, and disrupt his arcane system momentarily for Jenso and Dacer to land a blow.

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Jenso's flames climbed Orobo's vine insanely fast, reaching his proxy body and lighting it aflame instantly. The vine that headed for Dacer had been dodged as well, and Dacer followed suit, firing a miniature inferno from his bow and lighting the second vine on fire in quick succession. The two vines burned away quicker than normal, and Orobo swung his body left and right, trying to put out the flames to no avail. The flames began to die down regardless, as the mossy parts of his body burned away.

Jenso's second strike cracked the dome this time, and they didn't seem to re-seal. The side of the dome instead, fell apart, revealing another layer beneath it.

Orobo flung newly spawned rocks in all directions, like a fountain of earth, trying to cover and crush everything around him. Tiger dodged swiftly, and Dacer fired more flaming arrows at Orobo's body, but they didn't seem to have as much of an effect now.

[Jensoman]

Jenso dashed further away from Orobo so the rocks would spread out more due to having more distance to cover and so he'd have an easier time to avoid them. He began to dash left and right to try to avoid and weave through the first incoming rocks. He rammed his fist into one of them in order to send it flying back at Orobo's head while he tried to avoid the rest of the rocks.

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Jenso's punch, rather than send the rock back, simply cracked it in half, leaving the two halves to tumble behind him and off the mountain. Orobo's body shifted again, towards Jenso, and began conjuring something massive above hits head with both hands. Dacer struck Orobo in the back with a ki arrow, but it didn't budge him at all. It only destroyed a small portion of his arcane infused body.

[Jensoman]

Jenso glared at Orobo as he began to conjure something. 'Shit...that can't be good..' He thought. He grabbed one of the biggest rocks nearby as a surge of power rushed through him. He threw them at one of Orobo's hands with great force, in hopes of stopping whatever Orobo was preparing to do. Or at least attempt to upset the balance of whatever he was making.

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When Jenso's thrown rock struck Orobo's wrist, the cracked it and offset his cast, causing the giant rock to fall down and onto Orobo's head, crushing his body and striking the dome. Dacer yelled out in glee and met up with Jenso from his left. "Right on! Whoa, you broke through?" Dacer asked, glaring at the hole in the dome.

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"Yeah!!" Jenso responded excitedly to Dacer with a wide grin on his face. "I'm not sure if it's over yet, though. We still need to destroy his core.." Jenso added, and began to head into the first dome through the hole he made.

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"Of course it isn't! Keep drilling, I'm gunna make sure he doesn't reform out here!" Dacer shouted, circling the dome even more.

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"Alright man!" Jenso shouted, giving his friend a thumbs-up as he headed inside. He would need to be even more cautious without Dacer by his side, but he wasn't going to let fear get the better of him. He had to destroy Orobo to save lives, and he was going too. He looked ahead to see if he would be able to spot the second dome.

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The second dome was only a few feet beyond the first, creating a hollow area between the two layers of granite.

[Jensoman]

Jenso glared at the second dome. This seemed easy, a little too easy. But he didn't have time to ponder about it. He would either gain access to the second dome easily, or he would be able to get Orobo to show himself. He dashed forward at the second dome as a surge of power rushed through him. He aimed a punch at the dome.