User:Nextoy/Dissidia Alto/Barbarian Infiltration

These fools waste time. Barbarus thought to himself, smashing through the hordes of these crystalline foes he’s grown bored of. It was almost depressing how little of a challenge they put up beyond raw numbers. They don’t even bleed, which made it all the worse.

No, instead he gets stuck in this desert smashing through the manikin army as it tries to approach that odd volcano he was summoned to. It was all very disappointing to him.

“Begone already!” He shouted, crushing his axe into the nearest one. But no, these creatures were unrelenting.

Only good part about them, really.

The others of his company had already left Barbarus behind to deal with things, only that twink of a knight having hung back further than him.

Barbarus was convinced this was meant as an insult to him, specifically.

“Is something the matter?” The dumb wizard asked beneath his brown robe. How dare he rely on magic, but still carry himself like a man!

“Hardly!” Barbarus replied, continuing to let out anger and frustration on any glass wimp that approached him.

“Are you bogged down by these, perhaps?” Stupid question from a stupid wizard.

“Shut up!” Barbarus threw one of the axes at the stupid wizard, the chains wrapped along his mighty arms unravelling. But no, that stupid wizard had to pull a vanishing act instead. However, this would simply allow Barbarus to sweep his axe across the heads of so many of these dumb pieces of glass.

Beheadings aren’t as fun when it’s just breaking glass, sadly.

Barbarus let out a roar of anger as the axe cleaved through so many of those glassy dickwads, finally clearing some space. A simple yank of the chain, and it returned to his hand.

“Are you quite done?” The wizard asked. Stupid wizard.

“Go away.” Barbarus ordered, walking off again.

“Oh, but I come bearing gifts.” Gifts certainly caught Barbarus’ attention. “Its come to my attention that there are hidden pathways across the world that would let us bypass both these Manikins,” what a stupid name, “and those who seek to defend the lone bridge that crosses between the two continents.”

“Show.”

“As you wish.” An obedient wizard is a tolerable wizard. “Come, it’s just this way.”

Thankfully the wizard shut his mouth after that, but the walk was still longer than Barbarus expected. Should he have his horse it would have been simple, but no. This world stole his sweet Rampage away from him.

And for what? To force him to march like a conscript? How insulting!

This whole world was insulting!

Yet, this trip was indeed worth his time. A giant crystal stood in the middle of this desert, with a great tear in it. Big enough to walk through, and showing something was inside even. Even if magic was for the weak, a way to bring himself into the heart of his enemy sounded far more exciting.

A wide, crazed grin would be clearly visible on Barbarus’ face as he charged the crystal.

“Hold!” The wizard called forth, only to be ignored. This is no time to stop! This is time to attack! Hit them fast and early!

However, perhaps Barbarus should have listened.

Upon entering the crystal, he was blinded by a strange, magical light. Before Barbarus could understood what was going on, he found himself in some strange snowfield. Snow was not a favorite of his, especially due to wearing very little clothing.

“Who… are you?” A girl asked, catching Barbarus’ attention. Indeed, he looked up to see some child standing over him with some strange dress.

“Barbarus.” He answered, getting up. This cold best go away on its own.

“Barbarus, huh? You, uh, fell out of that crystal.” She pointed out, looking up past him. There was another of those crystals there, standing proudly. So the dumb wizard was right, this was a convenient way to get around.

“What… happened?” The naive child asked. Truly this would be exciting.

“Crystal sent Barbarus here. Barbarus came to seek out enemies.” He announced, with the girl initially confused. However, it clicked what he meant when he quickly got up and slammed his axe into her, causing the foolish child to go falling into the snow.

That cry of pain was truly a pleasant ring, now. How disgusting that such things, things he would normally treat as common place, were now a delicacy.

“Glacium!” She called out, with the snow forming together to make a beast made from ice. “Your power is strong here! Please, make the most of this fact!”

Indeed, ice shot up around Barbarus. Ice that was so easily cleaved by his axes!

Snow did not bother him, he could simply shrug such things off!

This creature was pathetic and worthless!

Barbarus threw his axe at hit, only to see it pass through the creature like his foe was a mere illusion.

“Stupid witch!” Barbarus called out, realizing the best way to face such things was to go directly for the summoner. A yank of the chain and the axe would go flying off towards the witch instead, however something else appeared.

“Fulman!” She called out, electricity forming the shape of a legless man and sending its mighty current down the chains. This was no bother, however. The electricity gave Barbarus strength! It stimulated him!

Finally! A challenge!

“Ignis!” She called out, this time a beast of flame - a proper efreet - would be called forth.

Its flaming hand jet forth, engulfing Barbarus as he tried to hack into it. This creature, too, seemed to not exist compared to his mighty blows.

That just means he only needed to go for the witch.

Barbarus threw his other axe towards the summoner as well, its chain unravelling like its brother’s had before, as the lightning beast caught that as well.

This pleased Barbarus.

He jumped forward, pulling both of the chains to launch himself straight towards the witch. A wall of ice came up to block him, but Barbarus merely shattered it with his iron skull. Flames and electricity bothers him not, but the ice was getting more and more irritating as he continued to stand around in this icy hell!

Just as he thought this witch was vulnerable, however, Barbarus was met with an unfriendly surprise. Those three spirits came together and knocked him away with a combined force of their fists.

Barbarus would recover quickly from such a cowardly attack, however.

However, his chains came loose from this. Gathering his axes would be what they’d expect of him, too.

It’s a trap worth diving head first into!

Barbarus made out into a run, grabbing one chain and wrapping it back around his arm. A wall of ice came up, and he yanked onto the chain. His axe, now stuck in the wall, would be his tool to turn those spirits against their master.

He dashed away from the wall, darting past pillars of flame as they appeared and allowing the electricity to fuel him. Being covered in burns and frost was simply his proof that this girl would make his first true kill on this world, and one of the funnest kills he ever had!

At that point another wall came up, and he felt the chain yank. Barbarus ran up the wall and kicked off of it, the chain wrapping around the wall made earlier. As he was “running away”, no attempt at closing off his “exit” was made. Instead, they merely tried to keep him from doubling back.

Such a foolish, naive child!

Barbarus threw himself off of the wall as the chain nearly wrapped around its first complete loop, letting go of the axe, and flew through the air at the girl. He felt a rush of pleasure surged through him as those blasted spirits were too slow to react.

His fist came down on the witch with a satisfying “thud”, causing the spirits to convulse in pain, before they began attacking him again. But Barbarus ignored their attacks, instead continuing to pound their summoner into the now reddening snow.

A shot then rang out in the air, and Barbarus’ vision went white. He was pleased, however, because at least that witch was dead.