KiiiiiiiiiARRRRRGRHHHHH!!!!
Wh-What is happening?! Tasianna cried out, stepping back as she instinctively raised her hands towards the scream of pain.
A chill went down my spine; it felt like ti was slowing down as my mind was overwheld by the sheer pressure emitting from Davisons wailing body. The ice daggers stuck in his body were starting to shatter, cracking under the unnatural twitching. Tasianna! Kill him! Kill him already!
Kiiro and Tasianna wanted to gloat. Their emotions were running wild and they wanted to see Davison suffer as much as possible.
I should have said sothing. The events in the basent probably shook Tasianna too much. Her behavioral change is exactly what I was afraid of seeing, but I didnt respond to it well enough!
Tch, Kiiro! Back! With one hand Tasianna recalled her catalyst like a puppeteer, while with the other, she raised it up and then slamd it down like a blade. Like a hail of arrows, daggers of ice descended onto Davisons blackening body, battering his bloodied body and tearing chunks of flesh off.
However, none of that mattered. Davison, with the voice of a beast, cast [Earth Wall] and erected a tall wall of hardened rock, buying Davisons body enough ti to break off the daggers stuck in him and let his flesh regenerate at an astounding rate. It was as if healing magic was cast on him.
He didnt stay on the defensive for long though, as spears of rocks and earthen balls fended the daggers away while also forcing Tasianna, my wolves, and I to back off. I threw so bombs at him, but an earth wall appeared imdiately as if he was anticipating my attack. That was when his assault beca more fierce.
All my daggers are gone, Tasianna announced with a frown, chugging down a dragorade to recover her expended mana before touching her sword, probably to take the mana stored in her catalyst. She then cast [Frozen Shield] to block the incoming attacks.
At this ti, I left Tasianna behind and entered a shadow for [Shadow Dash]. Dark magic had a weakness where a majority of its spells required to visually confirm a targeted shadow to use it for any spells, even [Shadow Dash]. Using [Shadow Snake], which allowed to look through its eyes, allows to use spells remotely, although if the distance between the shadow and was too long, I couldnt use [Shadow Dash] on it.
As Davison was blocking my sight with those [Earth Wall]s, I had to dash to his flanks with my wolves. And that is when I saw his disfigured form.
If his appearance was distinguishable before, then now it was as if Davison was an entirely different person. His body was completely black-red, with no hint of his forrly white skin. Not only did he grow in height, but the other aspects of his body also transford.His muscles beca as thick as a boxer in the heavier weight classes.
His hair, forrly yellow-brown, was now black while bone-like horns grew out of the side of his face, framing it. At his waist, tentacle-like appendages grew out until they ford sothing similar to a half-skirt, while his legs grew carapace armor similar to a knights. His upper body was still bare, leaving the bloated belly as the only thing recognizable from the forr Davison.
RaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrARRRRGHHH! His roar, similar to a wind blast, forced to retreat back into my shadow, my instincts telling to back off at any cost. Despite not giving them any orders, it seed that my wolves also felt the pressure from Davisons roar, as they backed off, too and returned to Tasianna with .
While I wiped the cold sweat from my forehead, another massive roar thundered. The air felt hard to breathe, taking multiple tries to fill my lungs up with oxygen, straining my nerves and mind. My mouth felt dry, but I couldnt stop myself from swallowing what little saliva I had.
I squeezed my daggers as a System ssage confird my suspicion.
[Fear (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Shadowstalker Cadejo, Saori Segawa]
Proficiency requirent fulfilled. [Fear Resistance Lv. 1] evolved into [Fear Resistance Lv. 2]
Im scared.
Kehehehek. Cackling from a deep, hoarse voice encroached my ears like insects, causing my hairs to stand up.
A hand so large it could wrap around my head touched the top of the [Earth Wall] before a horned head appeared Davisons. He managed to break out of my mana threads and stood up, nearly as tall as a lamp post. His mouth contorted into a grin, baring deford teeth and canines a dentist would recomnd removing as soon as possible. How blissful. This power. Surging through my veins. How tragic. To use it. Here before the dogs of Greenveil.
Davisons second makeover didnt stop there. His hands were now protected by bone-like gauntlets while the orb lodged in his chest was now covered up in red sli, pulsating like a heart.
Creators of problems. You are. To my plans and pride. Insignificant. You are. Before the plans of my master, Davison spoke in cut-out sentences. You will die. I announce. Stop the loopabits before they evolve into loopriszars. Then he threw a chunk of wall at us.
Tasianna and I separated, dodging in opposite directions. My [Foresight] was warning of another projectile, to which I responded by using [Dark Tendrils] to deflect the massive wall chunk to the side. It flew past , bouncing on the floor before tearing another piece of the guild buildings wall away.
Magic circles began appearing again, this ti with a higher intensity, as it looked like the [Earthen Spear]s were larger. Those giant spears pierced through the air, drilling through the ground as if they were butter, stopping only after stopping only after burying half their length in the ground.
Tasianna and I returned fire with our own ranged spells, but even though all of them hit Davison, none of them seed to have fazed him. As if his every cell was multiplying each second, his wounds would simply disappear and his body would grow back the damaged flesh, leaving not even a scar behind. His strong bones with his heightened Vitality ant Tasiannas ice daggers couldnt cut his limbs off now. Davison laughed at our feeble attempts before charging towards Tasianna.
His Strength, Intelligence, Vitality, Wisdom, and now even his Agility improved?!
Using his massive bone gauntlets, Davison smashed the grounds while chanting a spell. The ground exploded in tiny fragnts wooden and stone pushing Tasianna into the air to avoid the shockwave. A stone spear shot out from the crater, tearing through her [Frozen Shield] before Davison followed up with a fast-moving [Rock Bullet].
Arghk! Tasianna scread as the bullet penetrated deep into her leg; however, even injured she didnt give up the chance for a counter. Her ice sword flew and pierced his left arm, twisting it in the process before leaving by cutting downward. Davisons arm wasnt severed, but it looked unusable.
Useless, he comnted, bending his knees a bit before jumping up and grabbing Tasianna by her leg. Ahhh, I heard fairies can use transformation skills too. What a powerful fairy you must be. Perhaps? You will be the one to finalize my potion? Huh?
White flas erupted from Tasiannas wound, not to heal it since a stone was still stuck inside, but to attack Davison. Argh! he scread, letting go of Tasianna as if he touched a hot pan. You can use that white fla?! How? Were you the one who created those white fla bombs? You have made more interested in you, fae! Argh!
Davison began struggling, moving his arms behind his back to squash the source of his distress . After coating my tanto with one of the corrosive toxins, I sneaked behind Davison and pierced his nape. I continued hanging onto him to continue applying the toxin using my claw guards, stabbing him over and over again. Using the toxin that damaged the mana paths, the sa I used on the onnikai garms, I intended to debilitate and slow Davison down.
I noticed when I attacked him just now, but his Vitality truly did increase significantly after this transformation. My tanto couldnt cut through his neck completely, making unsure if I had enough Strength to decapitate him. This was while I was in my [Humanization (Minor)] form.
[Uno, Song, Sarasa. Now!] I commanded my wolves, who jumped out of Davisons shadow. Song and Sarasa bit his heel while Uno targeted his, ahem, more vulnerable and soft spot.
Ihieuck! Davison groaned, stunning him for a second as he moved his knees a bit closer together. Song and Sarasa held onto his heels but, due to the carapace covering his legs, they were having trouble biting through it. I saw them wince the mont blood ca from their gums. anwhile, Uno, who had Davisons, uh, precious under control, was scratching his legs to apply the toxin coating his claws.
I let go of my tanto, activated my [Mana Weave] skill, and used the newly produced threads to wrap them around Davisons throat. I stepped on his back and began pulling the threads, all while the toxic sli was oozing down from my claws, soaking my threads and, as a consequence, his throat.
Arghhhh! What is this poison!? he shouted while trying to catch , but I was able to stay nimble and used his larger size by tip-toeing around his shoulders and arms. It also helped that his left arm still hadnt regenerated yet, so I only had to deal with evading one hand. Fuck! Hardened earth, pierce my opposition! Earthen-Guarck!
As he was about to cast another spell, Davison coughed up so blood, interrupting his cast. Him using any spells while the toxin was inside his body really helped .
Kehek. A mana venom. I see. It ravages my body, but I will heal. I will live, Davison said, staring at from the corner of his eye while showing his unnatural teeth.
Keuk! Thats not good for my heart
No magic. But, magic isnt needed. This body isnt restricted. To that concept anymore. Davison then began bending his body backward, making it hard for to keep standing firmly on him. As I was repositioning my feet, his tentacle half-skirt suddenly split themselves back into individual appendages and attacked my garms.
Two tentacles wrapped around Songs and Sarasas neck, another two attacked , and the last four caught Uno, prying him off Davison. And then he caught with his hand. Got you, he said in his eerie voice before removing from his back and slamming face-first on the ground.
Instead of continuing his attack on , he focused on Uno. He punched the poor garm onto the ground and then slapped him across the battlefield. Song and Sarasa were being choked by Davisons tentacles and were easily removed from his legs. I couldnt let him continue doing this to my garms.
[Uno! Rest for now!]
Through [Shadow Pack] I was able to confirm Unos survival. I wasnt able to see his exact Health, but since the number of my shadow beasts didnt decrease, I knew he wasnt dead. It was just inconvenient that I couldnt see how much damage he accrued.
As white flas began healing , I slipped back into the shadow world and jumped out of Davisons shadow, but he anticipated my move. I narrowly managed to sidestep his attacks thanks to my skills, but it was still a close call. As I was about to step back to recover my posture, an ice sword flew in to intervene against Davisons next attack.
Annoying fly! The sword aid for the patch of red sli on his chest, but couldnt pierce it as he swerved his body. This gave the chance to cast [Dark Tendrils] underneath Davison, which I used to close the distance between and my garms. Using my tanto and one of my daggers, I severed the two tentacles holding my garms and had them flee back into a shadow.
Umbral Pendulum! Claws of Darkness! Three claws materialized from shadows and raked into Davisons stomach while a black bladed pendulum swung down from the half-destroyed ceiling. Davison clicked his tongue when he noticed Tasiannas ice sword was coming at him once again. An ice sword was aiming for his chest while a giant raven-black construct aid to rend him in half.
Davison couldnt move much with the [Claws of Darkness] stuck in his stomach, but he could move enough so that the pendulum could only hack off his already destroyed left arm, saving the rest of his body. Then, before the sword could stab him, he grabbed it perfectly around the orb.
Daaaaavisssssonnnn! Kiiro scread, struggling in vain to break free of Davisons grip.
Ahhhh, I rember you. This catalyst. Fae help fae, huh? A sha to break. A good orb...and mana source. Davisons muscles grew in size as he strained his hand; however, he couldnt fully commit to it as Tasianna sent a barrage of ice daggers at him. The sli of his chest suddenly moved, multiplying itself around his left shoulder to grow a temporary sli arm, which he used to absorb the daggers. They stuck on him but, as it wasnt actual flesh, he ignored them and turned his attention back to Kiiro.
Damn you, Daaaavison! Kiiro scread as Davison tightened his grip. The ice sword had broken and Kiiro was desperately trying to form sothing using its own mana, but it was too late for that.
Whatever my opinion of Kiiro was, it wasnt important at this mont. The catalyst he currently resides in is Tasiannas; not only that, but it was also blessed by Zephira herself. Such a precious tool was irreplaceable, especially when sothing inside of it was mine. Quatre, the fourth onnikai garm, was waiting for to level up [Shadow Pack] so he could join . I had to stop Davison from destroying it.
After evading Davisons tentacles, I dived into a shadow and reappeared in front of him, tanto and knives ready. But, I wasnt fast enough. I could hear a crack...and then a wind storm exploded.
Griiiiargh!
What?! Argh!
Urgh!
The mont cracks appeared around the orb, Kiiro scread and a wind explosion happened, pushing everything in the orbs vicinity away. As I was recovering from the pushback, I quickly understood that it had to be due to Zephiras blessing.
Kiiro! Tasianna, as the only one who wasnt affected by the gale wind, swooped in and picked her catalyst before retreating. Kiiro! Answer !
Quatre! Are you alright?!
Urgh, before we could get an answer from the spirit, Davison stood back up. Surprises. Surprises. Always sothing new. I cannot deal a clean. Blow. Cheating death. The sli in Davisons left shoulder retreated back to his chest, revealing that his left arm was slowly regrowing. He held onto it, groaned and strained it, and the regeneration spiked where the arm instantly regrew back to its forr form.
What is this crap
He did so arm exercises with his new arm before tearing a piece of the sli on his chest, throwing it away like a piece of wet cloth. Filtering. There was a lot of that toxin. Deadly for a normal person. Would corrode my heart and mana paths. Hmm. Yes, a very deadly anti-mage toxin. He then invoked a magic circle but imdiately canceled it, looking disappointed. Damage is very severe. Must study it later. How different it is. To other toxins.
His focus wasnt on the fight right now, he was looking at the surroundings with the eye of an alchemist a scientist. Inspecting his body, the corrosive toxin, and the sli on his chest. The curiosity of an intellectual had overtaken him.
His mouth curved into a crescent moon. Anger and annoyance. You brought . New Experience. You brought , too. Proper dissection and dismantling. Is a must. Now, what surprises will I find.
How about an explosive surprise?
Huh? That voice?
From underneath Davisons shadow, a man suddenly jumped out. He slapped both of Davisons legs before returning back into his shadow. The spots where he touched them turned red before they exploded in a fiery burst, causing Davison to fall down.
Aurgh! Davison groaned.
How about another?! Gale Steps! The man jumped out of another shadow, accelerated his steps before slapping Davisons chest and head, and then retreated. The exact sa thing happened again, the spots grew red and they exploded.
Gael?! I called the man out as he appeared before us.
Sorry, sorry, I thought bringing so hard-hitting stuff would be better than my asly spells and daggers. Sorry for leaving the heavy-lifting to you two ladies, he said with a wink.
The last ti I saw Gael was after Davison used his first potion to transform into his less radical form. We were standing in the air with [Air Walk] after he detonated a bomb, causing the whole building to collapse. I did wonder where he was during the whole fight, but I didnt give it too much thought after the fight intensified and took my full attention.
Tch, hope you girls had enough ti to rest from that. Cause I dont think those explosion runes actually did enough to kill that fatass. Gael said before producing so bombs from his pouch.
Davisons figure appeared from the pyre, walking towards us slowly. Once his appearance was revealed, the damage caused by the runes was shown. The carapace on his legs was broken, most of the sli was gone and a cracked orb, which was caused by Tasianna before his current iteration, was shown lodged in his chest, and cracked horns were framing a now scarred face. However, the swagger that he was walking with showed he didnt care too much about it.
Damnit! Torrential Rain! A hail of water droplets barraged Davisons body, slowing his advance only by a little. Tasianna then followed it up with [Icicle Gust], slicing his body with ice shards while freezing the water on his body. Miss Saori!
Right. I took in a deep breath before sprinting towards Davison. Humanization!
Mana mist escaped from my body and in the next mont, I found myself standing on four legs. A loud Awroooooo escaped my mouth and I cast [Dark Tendrils] on my shadow armor, producing three appendages to grab my tanto and two daggers, holding them around . Once I closed the distance between Davison and , [Smoky Haze] was cast once more, turning my shadow into a fog of darkness, consuming the both of us.
[Uno, Song, Sarasa. Wolf Hunt!] After so ti for them to recover, my garms once again joined the battle. Uno was still unsteady from the previous blow, but it seems adrenaline and his hunting fervor were keeping him on his feet. The title [Pack Leader] gave my garms a 5% increase in their Strength and Intelligence, but it sadly doesnt provide them with any defensive stats or additional Health.
In the shadow of my fog, Davisons body was slowly freezing, giving one last chance to end this. As my garms and I circled around Davison like the pack of wolves we were, I threw various mana threads to my garms. While I did so, I noticed two bombs entered my fog and exploded on Davisons head, causing him to fall on his knees.
With a commanding Awrooo, my garms went into action. Like a storm, my wolves used the fog to its maximum potential by using [Shadow Dash], attacking and tearing pieces of Davison from every angle conceivable, all while wrapping mana threads around him and activating the elental threads. Fire, wind, water, ice, holy, lava, lightning, dark. Every elent we had thread for was used to ravage through Davisons body.
I then went into action. Similar to my previous stunt, I was using [Shadow Dash] freely and turned myself into a speedster in the progress. The tendrils holding onto my daggers and tanto twirled in a frenzy, cutting through Davisons flesh and armor with ebony blades. If sobody could see this scene, they would describe it as multiple black shadows dashing around while two streaks of red mist stread around like a tornado.
Davison was turning into minceat, a bloody pile of mangled bones. The toxin he removed before was being reinjected into him, to the point that his bloodstream was probably more corrosive toxin than blood at this point.
He will not live.
I then used his body as a springboard, jumping up into the air for my final attack.
Abyssal Bomb.
A ball of pressurized tenebrous mana was forming inside my mouth. The mont it was done charging, [Dark Tendrils] grew from the ground and pulled towards Davison. I placed the bomb inside his chest before retreating with my garms to a safe distance. At my signal, the bomb detonated.
A black explosion appeared, eclipsing my entire [Smoky Haze] in size and taking a big chunk out of the final wall support for the guild, causing the whole building to collapse.
Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Shadowstalker Cadejo, Saori Segawa] has risen from [Level 25] to [Level 27]
Attributes have increased due to level up
Acquired 1200 skill points
Multiple proficiency requirents fulfilled. [Shadow Pack Lv. 2] [Enhanced Mana Capacity Lv. 3] [Enhanced Intelligence Enforcent Lv. 3] [Lifetaker Lv. 4] gained
[Exhaustion (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Shadowstalker Cadejo, Saori Segawa]
[Humanization (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Shadowstalker Cadejo, Saori Segawa]
Urgh! Damnit
Leveling up recovered Health and Mana but, unfortunately, it didnt restore Stamina. It seems like I mismanaged my resources and now I was out of Stamina. What a mistake. However, I couldnt dwell too much on it, as I needed to do sothing else. Sothing important.
Quatre! I accept you as my shadow beast! Co and join my pack!
Your Pack has grown by one individual. New pack mber was accepted while in a terrible condition. The assimilation period will be prolonged to recover damage and assimilate them into a new body for a proper shape. Assimilation: -30% Individual: Darkness Garm
He was damaged! Then what does that an for Kiiro?
My [Smoky Haze] deactivated after the bomb was detonated, revealing the now scorched body of Davison. His body was black as charcoal and a gaping hole could be seen where his heart and orb should have been. He was motionless, showing no movents. He was dead, as the System confird with my level up.
Relieved to see that, I wanted to walk over towards Tasianna, who was speaking with her orb frantically; however, I stumbled on the way over.
Woah, there! Gael caught , surprised to see nearly fall. Stamina? Yeah, I can understand that. Here, lean on my shoulders for now.
Thank you...but you arent breathing any better. And you hardly participated in this fight, I said, pointing out his ragged breathing in a joking manner.
Co on, give a break. I honestly havent fought in a long ti, you know. Muscle mory helps a lot, yeah, but drinking and sitting on a couch while listening to little birds chirping doesnt do much for your Stamina, he said with a self-deprecating chuckle before showing a wink.
When we reached Tasianna, she looked mournful as she inspected the orb. Kiiro is not answering, Miss SaoriIt is not even taking my mana to recover. Kiiro, can you hear ? Davison is dead. The madman is dead. Your vengeance was fulfilled... She didnt shed any tears, but her sad expression told she could at any ti. Was she holding her tears in since Kiiro was practically a stranger to us, never revealing any more of its history and life before it t Davison? The alliance we ford to defeat Davison was over, so it should find peace.
However, were we too late? The cracking of Tasiannas catalyst damaged Quatre, so how much was Kiiro affected? It wouldnt speak.
...Alive.
GooooooOOOOOOONNNNNN!!!! It was a bestial cry, feral and mad, devoid of any humanity or semblance of reason. The sound quaked our very earth.
I hesitated but I turned my head anyway.
The mangled carcass rose. His arms and legs had regrown, but now they were so deford that I couldnt find a reason for their existence. They bloated up into eldritch-like forms as tentacles around his hips grew or shrunk in size, wiggling around as if they had a life of their own. The horns on his head grew in size despite the fact his skull fell apart, revealing a burnt brain. His eyes were abyss black, no more showing any signs of life or intelligence.
Davison rose.
GoooOOOOOOOONNNNNN!!!
He rose back up as a creature of nightmares. A creature of eldritch fantasy. A creature that I rembered seeing before.
The troll shaman!
You have to be kidding ! I shouted, exhausted. I have had enough.
You tell ! Why the fuck is that fatfuck still alive! We blew his brain and heart out! Fucking undead! Gael cried out. Shit! We need a priest! We need to bring a priest over here and purify that fucking undead!
Daaa....aaaaviii...ssooooooonnnnn! Ugargh, Kiiro scread as it noticed Davisons rising body, however, Tasianna pulled it back. Not letting go as she looked at .
Miss Saori, we need to go! We cant fight while youre in this state! Your skin is too purple for you to fight!
The mont Tasianna said that, a piercing headache appeared. I moaned in pain as I looked at my arms, noticing a lack of healthy pink. They were mostly purple, or blue, a sign that arcane corruption was almost at its peak. Thankfully, I could keep up my [Humanization], as I finally could maintain it without draining my mana every second, but using any other spell was dangerous.
With [Exhaustion] and [Arcane Corruption] right over the corner, continuing this fight was irresponsible. Davison was technically dead, even if his mindless, shambling corpse still remained. My role was done. Im not willing to continue fighting this creature anymore, especially with my mories of that troll shaman intact in my head.
And that was when I heard music.
In my purgatory, I make the devil cry
In Hellfire
All you hear are his screams, begging to be released
Its Music
[Music Resonation (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Shadowstalker Cadejo, Saori Segawa]
I turned around.
A girl in a colorful dress, so unsuitable for the battlefield, was walking towards us. She was singing with closed eyes as her crimson scales were flaring up in flas. Her chest, a bright yellow-red shone like a flashlight.
...Well leave the rest to you, Hestia. Send him to hell.
She stopped singing for a mont, opened her eyes, and showed us a thumbs up, before speaking optimistically, Leave it to ! Get a well-earned rest, you three! It is ti for the finale of the night.
GooooooOOONNNN!!! Davison cried out and charged at us; however, the earth rumbled and began trapping him, holding him back as he struggled to destroy the ever-growing stone constructs.
We left the area and the mont we did, the music began anew. An arena of fire took shape, trapping the corpse in a cage with the dragon.
From outside, I could see Hestias scales and hair flare-up, switching from their iconic crimson to a bright yellow-red similar to the bright solar core in her chest. Her eyes radiated with power, shining through the darkness of the night like torches.
Solar Beam.
The flas erupted, every scales gap had flas coming out of them, making it look like Hestia was set on fire. It only took a few seconds before their color changed to white. That was when a beam of pure white fire shot out of Hestias mouth and clashed against Davison. It was blinding, as if I was looking at the sun, but I could still see what was happening by straining my eyes a bit.
Davisons flesh was lting, no, even the surrounding rubble was lting. The rock constructs, the rubble, the broken manatech. Everything that was close to Davison couldnt withstand the heat and was slowly turning into puddles.
The beam eventually ended with an explosion, releasing what seed to be a massive amount of scale-dust into the area. Hestias body grew blinding white, with hints of crimson from her scale-dust.
Solar Beam
Utilize the stored solar energy of the solar core to release a focused beam at the enemy. After activation, the solar core will go into overdrive if the dragon wills it, boosting the effectiveness of the solar core and the dragons Strength, Intelligence, and Agility. The dragon may release the concentrated energy anyti in an explosion or blast of solar energy
That was the description of her [Solar Beam] draconic ability. Considering the rest of her abilities, it wasnt the most unique ability, but it surely was the strongest. Two bunker-destroying abilities with stat buffing during the Solar phase.
It surprised she was keeping the phase active, but I then noticed Davisons corpse. Its head and arms had lted down into nothingness but it simply regrew tentacles and eyes as substitutes. It truly was a stubborn eldritch being.
And it charged forward. Hestia simply stood still, looking down at the mindless beast. Her body then flared purple before turning into a full suit of purple armor she called Dragoon Armor from that fantasy ga she liked talking about, created using her new custom spell [Panzer].
Panzer
Wrap the users body in corrosive fire before crystallization. The suit of armor will instantly regrow the mont any piece is broken while also applying the corrosive obsidians toxic effect upon contact to enemies
It was her version of the ability [Dracobody], sothing Farron used in their spars. Also, since buying armor cost a lot of money, she also wanted to relieve our purse until Tasianna and I got our equipnt first.
Davisons corpse punched Hestia, but she simply blocked it with her armor and [Draconic Barrier], nullifying even the knockback. She then casually pierced her claws into his arm and tore it off without any issues before proceeding to remove the remaining limbs one-by-one, leaving only the torso behind.
Davisons body tried to regenerate its lost flesh, but all its attempts were stopped by Hestias scale-dust, exploding and incinerating the limbs before they could grow in size. If she had taken the [Scale-Dust User] Job, she probably could have stopped his regeneration altogether.
Hestia would continue fighting against Davisons mangled, deford corpse, however, she was buying ti for sothing big. Looking at the sky, two massive magic circles were materializing in the sky as they fought, one red and the other white. The more powerful a spell, the longer it needed to fully form its magic circle. Even if we didnt need to chant due to [Chant Revocation], there was still a preparation ti until we could unleash the spell. Without chanting, it was just lessened.
Hestia had the lightning spell [Purple Flash] which helped her cast these large spells instantly by materializing the magic circles in seconds, but the issue was it would consu triple the amount of mana she would have needed to cast those spells normally. Since she held her concert during the night, there wasnt a sun to help her regenerate mana so she must have tired herself out. She would use up her remaining reserves if she were hasty about it.
It only took a bit longer in the scorching flas for the two circles to be complete.
Symphonie des Feurergottes. Omnictus, she said before grabbing onto the limbless torso of the corpse. Release. Solar Flare!
The fire on Hestias body flared up in size before erupting like a volcano upwards. That was when both [Symphonie des Feuergottes] and [Omnictus] released, pouring rays of light and waves of inferno onto the Hestia and Davison.
The heat and pressure were so intense it forced us to move back even more, as staying closer was enough to risk our clothes and hair catching fire. The sea of fire released by Hestia didnt move any further than the area created by her Idol song [Dragon Fire], preventing further collateral damage to the neighborhood. She was isolating everything into a single area.
Like a star, the night was brightened by her white flas.
Once it ended, the residual heat was still too much for us to approach. Tasianna had to apply [Glacial Protection] and cool the surrounding temperature for us to even get close to Hestia. There we could only see a crater. The alchemy guilds building was completely vaporized, leaving nothing behind. Speaking about vaporization, so was Davisons body. There was nothing in the crater except a collapsed dragonewt girl.
The heat at ground zero was the most fearso, requiring Tasianna to cool down everything with her ice and water magic. Once we could traverse it safely, we approached Hestia. Her breathing was ragged and she was sweating profusely, sothing she rarely ever did as a fire dragon.
She noticed us and opened her eyes, before showing us another thumbs up.
Can I get so food, please?
...Unbelievable.
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