“What the...” Goh yelled out. “Guess we got one more rat hiding out back there.”
But before Goh could move to investigate, Mera’s cobra-headed spawn started spewing venomous flames at her adversaries, even as she bled from the corners of her mouth. The spawn needed to buy some time for Mera to teleport away, and even though Goh seemed able to block all physical attacks with some kind of skill he had, he would still have to jump out of the way to avoid the poison flames, like he had done before. This suggested Goh wasn’t immune to fire breath with that particular property, but instead of scrambling to avoid the dragon fire, he merely snarled in contempt.
“Ya really think I’d be that easy to beat?” Goh sneered, speaking in a tone that suggested he knew what the spawn was up to. This time, he didn’t jump out of the way and just let the poison flames wash over him. This move surprised the spawn at first, but it took the opportunity to add more force behind the billowing flames.
That dumbass! He’s really taking my dragonfire head-on! the spawn thought, guffawing like Mera in its mind. If he’s trying to show off how resistant he is to heat and poison, he’s an even bigger dunce than I thought! This isn’t any ordinary poison I’m breathing over him! It’s a supermix of thousands of poisons given to me by Mera. No matter how much of a resistance you have, you’ll eventually be contaminated and weakened the longer you cook in the flames! Then, once you’re weak enough, I’ll move in closer and inject you with even more poison to put you out of commission. After that, all I’ll have to do is shackle you and drag your ass to the Great Tower!
The spawn thought she had finally gotten the upper hand, even taking a beat to remind herself not to relocate the captured Goh straight to the Abyss just in case he was being tracked by anyone. If the spawn succeeded in her gambit, Light was sure to sing her praises for what would be an unlikely comeback. But this plan of hers would only work if there was a chance of success in the first place.
“Wh-What?!” the spawn yelled loudly on witnessing Goh counter her breath attack, simply fanning away the dragonfire by making circular motions with his arm. It was as if he were directing the flames not to touch any of the hairs on his body, and it soon became clear that not a single patch of his skin had been burned or affected by the poison. In short, the spawn’s dragonfire was having absolutely zero effect on Goh.
The spawn cackled in disbelief. “How are you able to beat away my flames like that? You didn’t even use a spell or a magic item. All you did was move your arms! How’s that possible? Is it some sort of special skill?”
“Huh? A skill?” Goh replied. “Guess ya could call it a skill, sure. In a sense. Not that I’d expect a freak like you to know anything about it.”
While the spawn puzzled over the meaning of this cryptic declaration, Goh unleashed the full force of his murderous energy, overwhelming his opponent.
“You all done with your clown tricks now?” Goh asked. “Then, it’s time I put ya outta your misery.”
The pressure from Goh’s energy was so intense, the spawn grunted under the strain and hurriedly retreated from the Master. She knew if she tried to engage Goh in close combat again, she would only get knocked to the ground immediately or find herself completely incapacitated. If she attempted to breathe fire at Goh from a distance, he would merely blow away the flames with his spinning arms. As such, the spawn was left with no good option if she wanted to continue the battle, but she figured her best chance, however faint it might be, was to maintain a gap between her and Goh and wait for an opportunity to strike. Her opponent was still human, after all, even if he was a Master.
I bet I have more stamina than this jerk, the spawn thought. However, Goh was clearly not amused by what were quite obviously avoidance tactics being taken by Mera’s spawn.
“Ya think ya can just back away and wait for an opening to attack me, you freak show?” Goh yelled. “For the record, I don’t need ranged attacks, spells, or any kind of junk like that to handle these situations. All I need is this!”
Goh kicked the ground as though he was channeling all of his pent-up frustration and unleashed a massive tsunami of dirt and rubble that barreled toward the spawn at breakneck speed. She tried to protect herself by throwing up her arms, but the force of the avalanche was so great, it ripped through her arms and the rest of her body, leaving the spawn battered and broken in the resulting debris.
How did I take this much damage from a pile of dirt? the spawn thought, completely astonished by this turn of events. What kind of power does this guy have? The spawn began chuckling inwardly, wholly resigned to her fate. Well, at least I was able to buy Mera enough time to get the hell out of here so she could get that important bit of info to our master. And considering this unstoppable juggernaut I’m facing, that’s a victory in itself!
Indeed, by this point, the spawn’s creator had already translocated to the Great Tower and was preparing for the next leg in her journey to the Abyss. It was only a matter of time before Light found out what this battle had uncovered.
The spawn laughed silently once more. All that’s left now is to splatter my blood all over Goh, Doc, and this bodyguard who looks a lot like our master. It’s a good thing Goh’s ripped me to shreds, ’cause my bloodletting will look more natural this way.
The spawn’s arms had been pulverized by the mass of soil kicked her way by Goh. It had seemingly contained rocks that had ripped through her flesh like a hail of bullets. All that the spawn could do at this point was rush headlong toward Goh in one last assault, although this time, she would be waving her arms around as she charged, spraying her blood everywhere.
The spawn stood up again and sped toward her targets, knowing she now had zero chance of winning this fight. Yet despite this, she cackled ebulliently at the prospect of fulfilling her mission.
I’m doing this for my master and for everybody in the Abyss! Mera’s spawn thought. And I’ll see it through to the very end!