Chapter 88 - The Beast Wave (Part One)

Ben, who watched the memory was now thinking back. He went back to the day that Michael left him. "So it is you, Uncle Michael", he said as he sat next to him. Michael nodded his head and smiled at him. "Look at how old you've become. And for you to take such a long time to recognize me", he teased Ben.

"Well, you never revealed yourself to me. So how would I know that it was you who was living within me?", said Ben. They both had a hearty laugh and then he looked straight across the meadow into the distance. There were pink lilies that were growing around them. "So, what do you think? You must have seen everything unfold from here?", asked Ben.

Michael smiled at him and pointed his finger towards the tree. "To be honest, I found your choices quite amusing. And Martha, I do approve of her. But for Lucas to have something so phenomenal inside him. And I would tell you to keep an eye on both Sam and Kate. It seems that Lucas might catch up to them soon", said Ben.

Ben smiled. "It seems that you have noticed it too", he said. Although they wanted the best for their little brother, a small part of them didn't want to lose to him. "They will be on equal footing sooner or later. They have just hit a wall", he said as he looked at Michael. "How do I defeat Fenrir?", asked Ben.

Michael smiled and closed his eyes. "Among us, he was the best. That was the reason why he was put as the Shadow Guardian. I do not know how to defeat or kill him. That is an answer you would have to find by yourself", said Michael. Ben turned around and he waved. "See you again soon", he said as he disintegrated.

(Back in the room)

Ben was back from his Eye of The Mind. He then briefed everything to Merlin, and they both were deep in thoughts. An alarm began to blare. Leon and Bradley came running into the room. "It seems that they have reached sooner than we had expected. They will be wreaking havoc in the place in about two hours", reported Leon.

Ben and Merlin got up from their beds. "Let's bring along Jason. I think with a real battle experience, maybe his frustrations will go away, a little bit", said Ben. Leon nodded his head and sent for Jason. In a few minutes, Jason was standing in front of them, and he was wearing a plain black hoodie and a pair of black chinos shorts.

The three of them left, and Ben motioned for him to hop onto him. "We will be going at top speed, and thus you won't be able to keep up", said Ben as Jason climbed his back. He nodded his head towards Merlin and began to move. Swooosh! The wind hit Jason's face and his eyes were beginning to hurt. "Close your eyes kid", said Ben.

Jason listened and his mind was in turmoil. "Just what kind of a Beastmen are they? One is running and the other is flying at almost the same speed", he thought as he couldn't bear the pain any longer. Ben was in a race against time, and he needed to reach the place as soon as he could.

Jason could care less about the speed for now. A small amount of frustration was piling up in his heart, and he wanted to know who he was. "What was my life before this? I remember a village in the mountains behind someplace in a city. I can't recall the name. But why are they not allowing me to go and find out about my past?", he thought.

An hour had passed and Ben still hadn't reached the place. "Merlin, Go!", he said. Merlin nodded his head and moved faster than before. Boom! A deafening noise came from above and Merlin disappeared. The speed he was flying was much faster than Ben, as he wanted to give him company. 

"Just a little longer Jason. Hold onto that anger", he said. Jason was surprised at the remark made by Ben. "How do you know?", he asked. Ben smiled and kept running forward. "Intuition", he said. Jason didn't know how to respond to that, and all he did was smile. "Maybe this life isn't that bad", he thought.

After the next forty-five minutes, they had reached the place through which the wave was about to break through. "Maybe we do need the Guardians. Guess it is time to bring them back", he thought as he looked at the wave that was coming towards them. 

"Now, let's look at the power that has been granted to me", he smiled as he looked at the crowd that was running, and gathering smoke behind them. "Merlin, just like old times. Well, a few are missing. Let's just hope that we do not need to call them", he said. Merlin smiled. "Indeed, my friend. If they come, this place will become blasted", he smiled as he looked towards the sky. 

Jason got down from the back of Ben, and he looked at the wave that was running towards them. "We have to defend against them?", he asked as his eyes went wide. "Well, you can now put your anger to good use", remarked Ben with a smile. Jason was baffled.

"These old men are nuts! Just how in the world are they planning to take on an army this large?", he thought as he looked at his side. There were just three people, and in front of them were hundreds of beasts running towards them. "Ahh, seems like small fry", said Ben as he smiled.

"Basics, Intermediates, Advanced, and some Legendaries. There is one King, and seems like he is the one leading them here", said Merlin as he came back down. "What weapons do we have at our disposal?", asked Jason. "Kid, let me teach you a lesson today. A weapon is nothing but a tool. We, are the weapons", said Merlin with a smiled across his face. 

Jason was now sure of it. "These old men indeed have a screw loose", he thought as he looked at them They had taken their battle stances, and were waiting for the wave to reach a certain distance from them. 

"300..200...100..75...50...25...0 meters! COmmence attack!", commanded Ben as he charged headfirst into enemy territory. Merlin began to rain his feathers on the wave and surrounded them. "If this wasn't Tungsten", he amused as he looked at the feathers that had surrounded the wave. 

Ben, was slaughtering every beast he could lay his hands on. His hands had two Diamond blades on both of his hands, and he was making a massacre. Jason was witnessing all of this from the sidelines. "Protect the innocent", said Ben as he looked back. He saw a few beats escape from the encirclement, and they were heading towards Jason. Or more specifically, they were heading towards the town that was behind them.

Jason had anger in him, but when he saw the overwhelming numbers, fear began to creep inside him. Ben noticed the change in him, and he needed him to fight. "Kid, fear is something normal. But, you must overcome it. Only by overcoming it, will you be able to discover more about yourself", he said.

The trigger had worked, and Jason roared out loud. "I am Jason! A Guardian!", he said as he thrust his claws to the heart of a grasshopper-looking beast. He tore it apart with his bare hands, and his eyes began to turn. His hair grew longer, and his arms bulged. His feet turned into claws, and he kicked straight into the heart of another beast.

Ben regained his concentration back at his round. "Now, who wants to make a mess out of my kingdom!", he bellowed as he threw a beast, and thrust a diamond spear into it, killing a few along with the beast. Merlin was making arrows out of his feathers, and he was providing support from above. 

Jason and Ben were defending quite well. They had killed almost every Basic and Intermediate Tier beast that was headed towards the town. "I, Benjamin Heart, swear that I will protect this Kingdom until my last breath", he said as his eyes began to shine.

His hair grew longer, and it turned into a shiny diamond. His body was hardened, and the spiked that were protruding from the sides began to grow longer. He pulled out two spikes, and he imagined it being his sword. The two diamonds morphed into two swords, and he laughed. 

"It's been a long time since I have been this excited. Come! Entertain me!", he laughed as he thrust his sword into the gut of an Advanced Tier beast. He removed it from the gut and slashed it into two. "This is a good choice indeed.. The sharpness of the blade hasn't dulled", he thought as he took a drop of blood from it.