Danmachi: Westward Cloud [Complete]

Quest 95- Westward Cloud, 3rd Chapter, Part 1- The Black Sea

Four days later, at the port, the sky had grown cloudy and dark.

"Great a storm," said Cirrus.

"This will be a problematic battle for sure," said Poseidon.

Lance takes a deep breath and opens his eyes as he breathes out.

"Reminds me of the time with the Leviathan, when we all joined together fighting on top of its massive serpent-like body and ships firing off cannon fire... The smell of gunpowder was thick in the rain and our blood was pumping as at any second we could die… Fun times!" he said with a warrior's smile. "Zephyr! Why not play us into battle!!"

"… Lance," said Cirrus. "I love that fucking idea!" Cirrus reaches into his bag and pulls out his guitar, which baffled many people, but as soon as he strummed the strings and sang. "♪♪♪♪♪♪!"

Everyone went along, getting on the ship and setting sail for battle as the Amazoness all watched as they headed off.

As they sailed to the marker, they could see the ship sinking as a whole, as if someone had dragged the whole thing down, but then.

BWOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!

From the black sea, massive barbaric horns erupt, carrying the now-destroyed marker like it was a toy boat. Its size could be compared to the Hecatoncheires in width as its hair-like tendrils move around the black water like snakes in oil.

Its glowing white eyes spotted Cirrus and the Poseidon Familia coming its way and bellowed out.

Ble~~atphwargh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Lance! You’re up first!" said Poseidon.

Lance got his sword and then jumped off the ship. As he fell, he landed on the water as though it was solid ground and then quickly ran, leaving small waves of water to collide with the ship.

"Whoa! He can walk on water!" said Cirrus.

"Yup!" said Polly. "It’s his skill! It’s what helped him save so many people during the raid on the Leviathan—ow!" A rock hit his eye.

Cirrus returned his gaze to the monster and saw pieces of the temple in its thick hair being flung by the wind.

Poseidon, who was on hand to help, smirked as he saw Lance stop and hold out his hand.

"Everyone!! Hang on tight!!!"

He then spun the wheel, and everyone was thrown hard to port.

"Guh! Nox, what do you see!?"

Nox, who was watching from way up in the sky, responded.

‘T-the water! It's swirling down! I think it's Lance! He must be using magic to form this—‘

As Nox was about to say, the ship was now caught in it.

"A whirlpool!!" shouted Cirrus.

The whirlpool was so massive that Cirrus could only think of it as the 3rd Caribbean movie by how big it was. It now has the Iku-Turso’s black algae down at the bottom.

"AHAHAHAHA!!! EVERYONE FIRE AT STARBOARD!!!! FILL THE MONSTER WITH CANNON FIRE!!!" He shouted at Poseidon and his Familia did as he said and began firing.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The cannon fire hit the monster, but the thick hair absorbed it.

"Zephyr!!! You’re up!! Show that damn monster what’s up!!!" shouted Poseidon.

Cirrus smirked at hearing that as he took out Brilliant Nightmare from his shadow. As his magic circle appears and his Ceryneian is fully equipped, he utters.

"(Sword of Damocles, sing your vespers.) [Dia Dikastí̱s]!!!"

As he leaps from the boat, his magic circle strikes Cirrus, covering him in a dense dance of electricity. As his foot reaches the water, Cirrus kicks off it.

"H-how is he able to walk on water!" said Polly. "Does he have a skill like Lance!"

"Who knows! What matters is that he can fight that damn thing!"

In the pool of swirling water, Cirrus runs off the small pieces of ice formed at the bottom of his feet, shattering after each step.

‘The Ice Boots are working pretty well, Lance is…’

Looking at Lance Cirrus sees him cutting through the hair with fitness, all the while avoiding the corrosive algae.

"Lance!! I’m going in!!"

Hearing him, Lance jumped back as Cirrus jumped up with his magic circle and appeared before him.

"(Sing your Vespers, Swords of Damocles) [Dia Dikastí̱s]!!!!"

Three swords of thunder sprung forth, electrocuting the monster, frying off the algae, and showing more of the gray hair under the blackness of the algae.

Ble~~atphwargh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The monster bellowed again. The black algae then moved like the tendrils of an octopus, and within the dense layer of hair, they made more algae, expanding the length.

The more the algae spews from its hair, the darker it comes out.

Cirrus and Lance dodge the attacks, with the ships continuing their bombardment.

Ble~~atphwargh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With another bellow, its hair stood up and fired its hair strands.

"Tch! (Swords of Damocles)!! (Damocles)!!"

His spear imbued with electricity, he spun the spear at high velocity, shredding the arrows of hair and disease.

Lance quickly got behind Cirrus to guard against the attack.

"Zephyr! The ship!!" Lance shouted.

"I got it! Throw me at it!"

Lance picked Cirrus up, and with all of his strength, he chucked him.