Hub City Justice 16
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:27 pm
The frogs bunched together, moving to attack the two heroes. Their ectoplasmic bodies would damage Mr. Justice if he allowed them to close. And if they could damage the ghostly crusader, they would rip the Blue Beetle apart.
The front rank was blind, but still dangerous. The second rank was leaping to close on the two. The third had formed a circle and started to chant something unintelligible. Glowing lights were ascending from the floor.
"I don't like that." The Beetle jumped forward, dropkicking the nearest frog out of the way.
"They're trying to open a door to call for more of their kind." Mr. Justice pointed, flame reaching out. Two of the amphibians burst straight up from the beam.
"Can't you stop them?" The Beetle grimaced at the flame attack, but he still moved, bouncing off his enemies to keep them disoriented.
"Yes." Mr. Justice busted a hole through the moving wall of animated slime with a fist of flames.
"Wait." The Beetle paused to think while executing a throw to get him some elbow room. His fighting style was acrobatic, and needed room to do things. "Can you reverse it?"
"I don't understand." Mr. Justice straightarmed a frog. "Reverse it?"
"Yes." The Beetle moved through the line, laying about him with his feet and fists. "That's exactly what I'm talking about. Reverse it."
Mr. Justice smiled at the thought. He knew what the Beetle wanted now, and it was something he could do. All he needed was the right moment to strike.
Mr. Justice blasted through the frogs, heading right for the circle of wizard wonders. They kept up their chant, striving to reach the end of the enchantment. The strength of the circle depended on the number of the children. Unfortunately they might have waited too long before calling for reinforcements.
The ghostly avenger saw that the rift created would only be as big as a hand. That wasn't a threat to him. The flow of ectoplasm started oozing out on the sewer floor.
Mr. Justice checked on his comrade, glancing at the Blue Beetle. The sentinel was holding his own, driving the frogs back where he could. They needed to change the odds if they wanted to finally end this.
Mr. Justice decided the frogs needed a hand.
He reached out with his inhuman power, tapping their circle. He expanded the rift, recognizing the vista on the other side of the hole. The Beetle was right. This was how it should be.
Mr. Justice exerted his will. The wind that poured out reversed, pulling on the nearby frogs. The wizards tried to step away. He opened the hole to catch them before they could get out of reach.
Now for the rest of Light's monsters.
Mr. Justice kept expanding the hole while grabbing the nest tree. The frogs turned to try and stop him. They were too late. He chucked the pods through, glad at least the children were gone. The monsters jumped, tongues whipping out to batter him.
The former prince put up a shield to block their attacks. The tongues wrapped around him, trying to crush his shield, and then him. He counted at least ten hooked to him. The crusader pulled back and dove through the hole, swinging them into the ground hard enough to loosen their grip. He flew back through the rift, struggling against the flow.
The rest of the frogs had cornered the Blue Beetle against a wall. He had battered them with his human strength as much as he could, but he was still only human and they were things of unnatural substance. He wouldn't survive a beating now that he was trapped and unable to use his greater mobility.
Mr. Justice stretched out with his arms and hands. He grabbed several monsters and dropped them into the rift. That made the rest turn around and see him as a real threat. A growl went up as they went for him as a group.
He just waited for the right moment, and then flew above them and blasted them into the hole between the worlds. He smiled as they moaned with their fall back home. At least Light wasn't awake to punish them for their failure.
The ghostly avenger closed the rift with a few moments of concentration. He looked around. It looked like the city was safe thanks to the Blue Beetle and his actions to protect it.
"It looks like we've stopped them." Mr. Justice let his senses roll out, aware that the frogs' seal would prevent him from sousing out any other hiding places.
"They're back where they belong." The Beetle flexed his hands. "I'm glad we didn't have to kill all of them."
"They'll be back eventually." Mr. Justice frowned. "Their master will command it. At least you know what to look for now. They won't take you by surprise."
"Thanks for saving the day." The Beetle turned toward the solid wall. "Maybe you can get us out of here."
"My pleasure." Mr. Justice concentrated and the opening appeared again.
The front rank was blind, but still dangerous. The second rank was leaping to close on the two. The third had formed a circle and started to chant something unintelligible. Glowing lights were ascending from the floor.
"I don't like that." The Beetle jumped forward, dropkicking the nearest frog out of the way.
"They're trying to open a door to call for more of their kind." Mr. Justice pointed, flame reaching out. Two of the amphibians burst straight up from the beam.
"Can't you stop them?" The Beetle grimaced at the flame attack, but he still moved, bouncing off his enemies to keep them disoriented.
"Yes." Mr. Justice busted a hole through the moving wall of animated slime with a fist of flames.
"Wait." The Beetle paused to think while executing a throw to get him some elbow room. His fighting style was acrobatic, and needed room to do things. "Can you reverse it?"
"I don't understand." Mr. Justice straightarmed a frog. "Reverse it?"
"Yes." The Beetle moved through the line, laying about him with his feet and fists. "That's exactly what I'm talking about. Reverse it."
Mr. Justice smiled at the thought. He knew what the Beetle wanted now, and it was something he could do. All he needed was the right moment to strike.
Mr. Justice blasted through the frogs, heading right for the circle of wizard wonders. They kept up their chant, striving to reach the end of the enchantment. The strength of the circle depended on the number of the children. Unfortunately they might have waited too long before calling for reinforcements.
The ghostly avenger saw that the rift created would only be as big as a hand. That wasn't a threat to him. The flow of ectoplasm started oozing out on the sewer floor.
Mr. Justice checked on his comrade, glancing at the Blue Beetle. The sentinel was holding his own, driving the frogs back where he could. They needed to change the odds if they wanted to finally end this.
Mr. Justice decided the frogs needed a hand.
He reached out with his inhuman power, tapping their circle. He expanded the rift, recognizing the vista on the other side of the hole. The Beetle was right. This was how it should be.
Mr. Justice exerted his will. The wind that poured out reversed, pulling on the nearby frogs. The wizards tried to step away. He opened the hole to catch them before they could get out of reach.
Now for the rest of Light's monsters.
Mr. Justice kept expanding the hole while grabbing the nest tree. The frogs turned to try and stop him. They were too late. He chucked the pods through, glad at least the children were gone. The monsters jumped, tongues whipping out to batter him.
The former prince put up a shield to block their attacks. The tongues wrapped around him, trying to crush his shield, and then him. He counted at least ten hooked to him. The crusader pulled back and dove through the hole, swinging them into the ground hard enough to loosen their grip. He flew back through the rift, struggling against the flow.
The rest of the frogs had cornered the Blue Beetle against a wall. He had battered them with his human strength as much as he could, but he was still only human and they were things of unnatural substance. He wouldn't survive a beating now that he was trapped and unable to use his greater mobility.
Mr. Justice stretched out with his arms and hands. He grabbed several monsters and dropped them into the rift. That made the rest turn around and see him as a real threat. A growl went up as they went for him as a group.
He just waited for the right moment, and then flew above them and blasted them into the hole between the worlds. He smiled as they moaned with their fall back home. At least Light wasn't awake to punish them for their failure.
The ghostly avenger closed the rift with a few moments of concentration. He looked around. It looked like the city was safe thanks to the Blue Beetle and his actions to protect it.
"It looks like we've stopped them." Mr. Justice let his senses roll out, aware that the frogs' seal would prevent him from sousing out any other hiding places.
"They're back where they belong." The Beetle flexed his hands. "I'm glad we didn't have to kill all of them."
"They'll be back eventually." Mr. Justice frowned. "Their master will command it. At least you know what to look for now. They won't take you by surprise."
"Thanks for saving the day." The Beetle turned toward the solid wall. "Maybe you can get us out of here."
"My pleasure." Mr. Justice concentrated and the opening appeared again.