Chapter 446: The Phoenix vs The Whale
Feenie burst through like a golden god, her wings ablaze even under the pouring rain. Dimming yet alive and well. Her claws slammed into the skull whale, a clash of titans, and the phoenix won out. The phoenix forced the humongous skeleton whale countless feet back.
Jules sat perched on the back of the phoenix, the reins naturally connecting to her gloved hands. She could not grip or ball her hands into fists after all. Behind her, Matty held onto the saddle, shield raised.
"Good girl," Jules said, the reins flickering. She pet Feenie’s flaming neck as if she wasn’t hot enough to sear steel. "I know this rain is hard on you. Please, bear with it."
Feenie whimpered and nodded.
The Red Bake-kujira recovered. Amongst the churning waves, movement was difficult for it unlike its Blue Counterpart. Steam poured from its open mouth.
Hissss!
In a screeching sound, the infant generated its countless deadly missiles toward its new enemy: two pesky humans and a phoenix. With every attempt, it was getting better and stronger.
"Feenie, charge it!"
Jules issued an order and the phoenix plunged upward in a blur, moving so quickly that even the Bake-kujira’s echolocation struggled to lock onto her. The steam missiles relied on that echolocation. They had no idea where to go. Feenie rose up, up, up then dived down. Once in range again, the steam missiles shot forward in rapid succession. This dive was easily telegraphed, easy to counter. Feenie herself did not roll, focusing purely on gaining speed and power and turning this into a smashing dive.
Matty was already doing what he had to. He crushed a stone in his hand and slammed his fist against his shield. Cue an otherworldly golden light. "Shango, King of Thunder, hear my call. Let your power rise, let no harm befall. Shield me with your fiery might—Ìdáàbòbò!"
The rain around them bent unnaturally as a result of the golden light from his shield. The first missile slammed into the shield—and nearly shattered it. The second missile crashed and destroyed it entirely.