Chapter 79: Chapter 79
Thana's Point of View
Klasteris
Shifting around him in a way that he could not follow, I cut away at him. Tore through his cloak, pants, and skin as he merely floated there. Blood painted his skin and would evaporate at the touch, which concerned me, but I paid it no mind. After all, there was so much of it being produced, there was always blood somewhere on him. It was starting to become frustrating that he wouldn't stay down. The chapters is up by N0vEI__bin
Several of my Demons were on standby and watching our bout. Skelds hovered in the air with some Ghouls who were able to fly. In the meantime, my ground forces roared for me to win, but I made sure all of them knew not to get involved. The fliers especially kept their distance with how much we were darting around. Our battle now took place over the most concentrated place of my forces below and outside the Klasteris shield.
Bringing my spear up across his throat, I was surprised that he finally moved with a hard glare directly at me. Slamming into me right as my blade passed him, he grabbed me and held both of my arms in place with my spear stuck between us. A child's tactic, but it was slightly amusing.
"Hugging me is how you plan to defeat me?" I asked.
Mordred didn't reply, but instead, his mouth and eyes lit up in a pure blue color that matched his magic. Confused by this, I started to scream when it began flooding from his lips and into my face. It hurt far more than I would've expected and used my mist to wrap around his head. When my eyes recovered, I opened them to see his entire body glowing.
"Mordred!" I screamed as I finally realized what he was doing.
With more care than I thought was possible from the Ancient Demon, he carefully picked me up. "As you command." Was all he said before we flew off.
A sinking feeling filled me as we flew away from Klasteris. Mordred was far more dangerous than I thought and an Anomaly that needed studying if he was still alive. Moving forward would be difficult, and I would need to take more care, but this will not stop me. It is nothing more than another setback.
Elincia's Point of View
Helmsforth in the Future
Arthur Pendragon had only been our Knight for a short period of time and yet, the mystery surrounding the man made him more interesting than I thought possible. Unfortunately, Ayda used some manner of spell which essentially transported him somewhere unknown to us. That was three days ago, and his disappearance in the Hollow Forest has led many to believe him dead. Search parties were sent out, and Ayda was taken into custody for questioning here at the Temple.
Rubbing my temples in annoyance as I sat on one of the verandas did little to help the situation. "Where could he have gone? Someone of his power being bested by a spell from Ayda makes little sense..." Resting my hands on the stone railing looking over the mountain, I sighed. "The Hollow Forest could be hiding him..." My eyes lingered on the vast forest below.
Everything seemed to come to a halt as thunder seemed to echo through the clear skies as many began screaming in fear from the sheer sound. The Temple shook as I grabbed hold of the railing to steady myself. A blinding light soon filled my vision that had emanated from the forest in question.
Looking up, a pillar of pure magic that seemed to be eradicating everything in its way had appeared in the forest. My eyes widened at the sight of it, and I felt a small amount of fear. This was far beyond anything I could hope to compete with as I was. However, this could also be a new threat, and I needed to be ready.
Taking to the skies as the ground shook, I moved towards the light that began to wane. It only lasted for a few seconds before it quickly retreated in on itself. Arceana would likely be investigating, and I saw several Town Guards heading into the forest.
Diving down towards them, I saw that Cassidy and Floyd were standing at the edge of a crater with Captain Greigh Nasa and Sergeant Ziah Tib. They likely gave the two Humans a lift into the forest, but all of them seemed to be frozen in shock. However, as I landed next to them, my eyes widened as I looked in the large crater.
Turning to the Captain, I gave him his orders. "Inform the Temple as quickly as you can that Sir Arthur Pendragon is in critical condition."