Graspier slowly began to back away as he kept his magic hands tightened around Kyros. Ispheria stared down at the elder demon, ready to back up Graspier in case of any sudden sneak attacks.
Soon, the two Scribblers exited the ruined house. They rushed back and hid within the safety of HF's Healing Formations. While the group healed up, the front entrance of the house exploded outwards and Kyros emerged from the building with his wings spread out, breaking free from Graspier's ability once more. Bystanders from the neighboring houses, who came to watch and investigate what the noise was about, scattered upon seeing the monstrosity.
The elder demon peered down at Ispheria and Graspier. "You two...you have dared to attack me. You have prevented me from getting those tasty morsels. You two will be the first to die!"
With a terrifying roar, the elder demon burst forth with power and began to expand...to bulk up...until he was back to his original size - a giant of nine feet tall with spikes protruding from his back. His eyes burned away, leaving a fiery ball of flame in each socket.
The elder demon roared once more before swooping towards Ispheria. Despite his massive, muscular body, the demon moved at a speed faster than a speeding racecar. With nearly two pounces, he arrived in front of Ispheria...his fist barreling towards the young Writer.
Ispheria startled and raised her arms to guard. She quickly summoned her Death Knight, but the avatar had just formed its upper body when the fist connected. The elder demon's fist smashed into the avatar's minimal defenses and sent Ispheria tumbling backwards.
Luckily, Ispheria crashed inside one of HF's formation and was able to escape death under the range of the Healing Formation. Ace rushed towards Ispheria and checked her pulse. Though unconscious, the wounded Scribbler was still alive.
Ace stood up and decided to take command of the situation. "HF, add as many Healing Formations as you can around the area. King, summon your cavalry and archers. Gem, please bless everyone's defense and strength attributes."
"Got it!" HF nodded as he concentrated on drawing up more formations.
His limit was originally two or three. But after extensive training, the Scribbler was able to draw up to four. After finishing drawing up all four Healing Formations, HF sat inside one of his formations to rest and recover Creativity.
Meanwhile, as Gem blessed everyone with double defense and double strength, King started summoning around twenty elite horsemen as well as thirty elite archers, each warrior had the opportunity to be blessed by Gem. Ace counted the number of summons and smiled with satisfaction.
Looking around, he gave out the next set of orders. "I know that the Scribblers we have here aren't enough to deal with this elder demon, however, know that Zero300 and the few others are still inside. They cannot defeat the other demon as well as the number of possessed props by themselves. That's why, I have decided! We will split into two groups!"
"Two groups? Is that wise?" Graspier asked worryingly.
"There's no choice. I'll take command of one group. FriendlyDragon, you are the other group leader. Death, Ducky, HF, Ispheria, and me are in one group! The rest will follow FriendlyDragon and deal with this massive demon. Those with me, charge into the building and provide aid to Zero300 and the others!" Ace commanded with decisiveness.
"Alright!" The courageous Scribblers confirmed as they divided amongst themselves.
Ace eyed the large demon once more and replied. "Graspier and Riese! Distract that monster! Those with me, we're charging in!"
"Yes!" Everyone roared in unison.
Graspier activated his <<Magic Hand>> and grasped the large demon around his waist, preventing him from moving much. Even flying was unstable and tiring. This <<Magic Hand>> was stronger than the previous versions with the help of Gem's <<Gemini Bless>> that increased Graspier's overall strength by two-fold.
Luckily, the Creativity consumption did not increase with the increase in strength. Riese walked up next to Graspier and activated her Creative Skill <<Giantification>>. Her body expanded proportionally until she stood at a whopping twenty feet tall, more than double the height of the elder demon.
Taking advantage of Kyros's immobility, Riese adopted a boxing stance and lunged towards the elder demon, bombarding him with powerful punches. Each punch smashed into the demon, creating a solid and painful sound.
However, Kyros's defenses were too strong. Though the punches did damage, they were only external damage. None of the punches were able to break the elder demon's bones or draw his blood.
Nevertheless, this was enough for a distraction. Taking advantage of the elder demon's immobilized state, Ace led his group past the elder demon and rushed inside.
