Fifteen Journey - Chapter 17

He felt the anger behind him.
He did not have forces to turn around…
The anger approached with all strength. Rick was able to closely escape from the astral transmission’s first attack by jumping very high. However, when he landed in earth, he felt unbalanced since he had Mike in his back and he was reluctant about leaving his friend anywhere twice. No, there wouldn’t be a second time. Luck the astral transmission was rather slow because of his weight. Horous had disappeared but Rick had more difficult problems now.
Rick was still in the hallway. However, the astral transmission had destroyed half of the roof thanks to his anger. If only Rick could pass through there…
Before Rick could notice, the astral transmission attack again with his strong wrists. This time, Rick did not see him, and he was dragged to the end of the hall. He felt himself really weak and almost losing his hope but something was motivating him to go on. He stood up as fast as he could and made a decisive choice. With all the speed he had, Rick ran towards the astral transmission. Cassey was surprised. He seemed wanting to end everything. Then, he turned his eyes to hers, which caught her in surprise. Rick profited Cassey’s distraction to advance towards the astral transmission and his suspicions proved themselves right: the astral transmission shared the owner’s concentration. And this was Rick’s salvation since he was able to get away of the hall and escape in the roof.
Cassey was completely stupefied. How could he…?

“Where should I keep you?” Rick asked himself as looking for a place to hide Mike.
It wasn’t safe to bring Mike along to the fight: not safe to Mike or save to himself…
“Rick…” the weak voice replied.
“Mike, are you okay?”
“Yeah, hey, hear… to me…”
“Yes?...”
“I’m fine, I’ve just been caught by that huge monster, that has a weakness… cof…”
“Yes?...” Rick asked hopefully.
“Astral transmissions can’t hear or see, besides… cof…cof… having eyes and hears. They can only feel your feelings…”
“My feelings???”
“And the exact moment to attack is when he attacks you…”
“What???”
“RICK FLAIM” Rick heard someone he did not want to hear “LET’S GET THIS OVER WITH!!!”
‘I’ve got to face my fears…’
And with that thought, he went to face Cassey…
“Good luck…” Mike said from behind.
“Thanks…”
This moment of friendship was cut when the astral transmission found Rick. He only had time to escape feeling the soil trembling behind him. He tried to put the astral transmission far away from Michael, and, in fact, he did it. But this time, the attacks were more concentrated in Rick than before, as well as the strength used. He decided to stop defence and pulled his sword. Thynia had a huge will to fight, or dance as Rick called his sword’s attacks. He approached the astral transmission and took out his sword. The transmission was too slow: Rick got behind it before it could even turn around and when it was finally able to do it, Rick had already started his attack. With all the strength he had, he made his attack, whishing he could penetrate the transmission’s flesh. However, the inconceivable happened. Rick passed through the transmission as air without any physical difference, except for the mixture of feelings than he could sense inside the transmission body. That inexistence explained the transmission’s translucent body. Now, Rick was back to back with the transmission. Or so he though…
All that Rick felt before closing his eyes was a huge pressure in his back, like if it was being destroyed by some kind of wind force too strong to resist. That way, Rick, or his body, was dragged far away from the battle field, smashing against the walls of the fortress.
“Rick!” Mike shouted hoping the friend to listen to him.
The transmission approached Rick. Cassey had a large smile on her face.
“It seems that in my first battle I’ve ended victorious…”
The transmission stared in front of unconscious Rick waiting for Cassey’s orders. She was waiting for something that Mike didn’t understand. Then, Cassey’s wait appeared: Rick was showing signs of live.
“Now, Dad, DESTROY HIM!!!”
Rick closed his eyes waiting to see the tunnel. The divine tunnel. But that tunnel did not want to appear and, for Rick’s surprise, he noticed that he could open, painfully, his eyes, only to see the mutant dog protecting him.
“Horous…”
Horous was confusing the transmission since he had more feelings mixed up than Rick. This gave time to Rick. However, there wans’t much time left: Horous had been hit and had transformed itself back to a puppy landing somewhere Mike could guess.
“HOROUS!!!”
“They can only feel your feelings…”
Rick had to get rid of his feelings…
Mike had fear: Cassey was watching the battle some metres away from him, he couldn’t see Rick and Horous was nowhere. Things couldn’t get any worst…
Pureness, emptiness but at the same time a huge liberty. Freedom.
‘Getting rid of my feelings…’
In fact, it was difficult to get in such a state but once reached, Rick felt free, free from discord, free from problems. He was the world and the world was him.
Before noticing, his body advanced without asking for permission. Thynia was ready; she shared the same feeling. The astral transmission knew there was something there, so it prepared to attack…
“And the exact moment to attack is when he attacks you…”
The exact moment was there.
Thynia penetrated the transmission’s spirit.
Mike was full of hope. Cassey was horrified. And Rick had won…

Next Chapter:
Surprises to discover. Crying Cassey. Where is Horous?

Author’s Note:
This chapter is briiiiiiiiiiiliant!!! I’m so glad I’m me!!! I thought I couldn’t make a decent action chapter but this is the prove I was wrong. I know that this isn’t perfect, that is why I’m asking you to comment!
I’ve been sick (cof, cof) and this isn’t brilliant. I hate being ill!