“Beast tide!!” someone shouted, and everyone burst into action. Rushing to prepare as soon as they could.
Jazmel knocked his vambraces together and felt his armour gently appear on his body. Jazmel turned to Mary, and she had changed her clothes in the disarray and was wearing her armour too. She brought out her flag.
“Black Wing Faction! Stop the beast tide!!” Mary said and she waved her flag the wind picking up and system energy seeming to quip with intent. Katie and Bannerman were sticking with the claw and King Frae moved over and bringing his King’s guard, he rushed over and reacted as quickly as the black wing faction.
“Dwarves! Prepare for battle!!” he roared, and his dwarves bellowed and clanked their shields against their armour.
Baek appeared beside Jazmel and looking a little concerned he motioned to the sky and the oncoming beasts.
“That is the sworn, they are using something to control the beasts of the labyrinth. But they have brought their strong forces, there are a few master tier within their ranks.” Baek explained and Jazmel nodded, suddenly worried.
The first beasts landed, crashing into the clearing, and leaping onto the elves and the other guests to the coronation.
“Begone! Leave this place!” Jazmel heard over the din of death cries and battle.
THE QUEEN OF THE KINGDOM HAS UNLEASHED HER WRATH!
ENEMIES OF THE KINGDOM WILL BE AFFLICTED WITH REDUCED STAMINA AND MANA!!
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The system announced allowed for all to hear and he watched as a big lizard, near him seemed stricken to the spot. He took the opportunity to remove its head and the lizard crumpled to the ground.
DING!
TIER III GRAND GARDIGOL KILLED!
EXP ACCRUED!
The beasts were landing in droves now, creatures of all shapes and sizes. But Jazmel wasn’t focused on them. He dodged and moved through the battles happening. A great bird landed, wings outstretched and blocking his view of the pulpit but that’s what he was aiming for. He rushed, bursting past the creatures and beasts. He made it to the bottom of the pulpit just as some of the sworn landed. The elves tried their best to guard their new Queen and heir, but they were soon swarmed and overwhelmed. But Jazmel was already there, and his sword was singing through the sworn.
Lacerate!
Lacerate!
Raven’s cleaving descent!
Jazmel cut them to pieces, the sworn died in swathes and they fell to the ground like ribbons.
DING!
X12 SWORN ACOLYTES KILLED!
+1 END
+1 PER
Jazmel bounded up the pulpit and found Sadé and her mother ready for war. Sadé still wore her gown, but she had pulled on her combats and then changed into her Stormwalker armour. When Jazmel reached her and her mother. They were already looking to fight, their eyes fierce. Araea almost didn’t recognise Jazmel, but when she did her eyes softened but she was still angry.
“Jazmel! Get them out of here!” Entil, Sadé’s father roared and Jazmel literally scooped up both women and leapt from the pulpit. He felt grievously embarrassing by picking up both women, but he had no other way of moving fast. Araea seemed to be connecting to the interface and was looking at something else, probably her system screen.
Jazmel run down to where the faction was fighting a retreating battle, the dwarves had bolstered their ranks. They were throwing skills of distinct dwarven skills. Spikes of earth rose, piercing the sworn forces and killing those who had rushed in and not prepared a proper defence.
Jazmel put mother and daughter down, but not before he felt pressure burning from behind. It was like the sun was descending on the earth. Jazmel almost faltered beneath it, but Baek rushed forward.
Night of the white moon
Baek uttered and his skill blazed, flaring into a white orb that grew till it was large enough to almost blind them all. Jazmel’s eyes told him that the Mana was intricate that it was almost sigaldry. But he was still too low levelled to know just how complex the skill was.
“Go.” Baek said, rushing towards the sworn master. He had pulled a sword from his ring and was pushing the man back and stopping him from attacking the queen and her heir.
“We need to leave?” Jazmel said and Mary waved her flag. Twirling it about her and then slamming it into the ground.
WAIL OF THE WARRIOR!
STAMINA BUFFED BY 100% FOR 150 SECONDS!
Jazmel felt his body thrum with the buff, system energy flooded his body, and he felt his lactic energy lessen. He wasn’t worried but he was bothered and Jazmel didn’t know what to do.
“Retreat!” Jazmel said, Mary took the lead. Katie and Bannerman sailing along on the flanks and the dwarves brought up the rear. The claw were in the middle, fighting a battle of attrition. Jazmel could tell they were suffering; some were already drinking their potions and refilling on stamina and Mana.
Another creature crashed through the gate. Elves were atop its body and stabbing swords and spears into it. They didn’t seem like they knew what they were doing. Jazmel split off from the group, Sadé and Araea following him.
Sunder!
He sent a scything slash at the creature and carved through the neck and throat of the beast. The elves jumped from the corpse and when they saw their queen they pushed forward to surround her.
“Captain clear the way!” Araea said, and the elves rushed back towards the gate to bolster it and allow for exit.
Araea seemed to check on the system interface. She did something, pushing onto the screen and Jazmel watched as a band of Mana pulsed from the crown atop her head.
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DING!
THE QUEEN HAS USED
ADVENT OF THE ELVEN VERDANT
ALL ELVES IN THE VICINITY WILL HAVE THEIR MANA INCREASED!
Jazmel watched as the elves all around became invigorated. System energy pulsed and all the elves’ Mana was bolstered.
A sworn master tier appeared at the gate and made short work of the elves there. Araea almost growled and when she saw him, she pulled a spear from her ring. It was powerful, the Mana wrapped into its creation made Jazmel wonder if it was a master tier work too.
Spear of the Sprite!
She leapt into the air and raising her spear, she used it propel her through the air and towards the master tier sworn. She crashed her spear tip into the ground and the master tier dodged, escaping the pulse of air Mana.
“Oh you are strong, your majesty. That makes it worthwhile taking your head.” he said and raised his hand and called his skill.
Abyssal sickle
He cast out, an iridescent sickle of pure Mana of green and black. Whistled through the air and at the group, being led by the queen. She twirled her spear about her, whirling it and whipping the wind up and around them.
Spectral Sonata
Her skill formed a wind warden out of air and wind Mana. It hit the sickle and burst buffeting the entire area all around them and not for the first time, did Jazmel see the canyon between ranker and master tier.
Thunder crown!
Thunderfire!
Sadé appeared beside her mother and cast her skill, it seemed stronger. The Thunderfire was bolstered and like a bolt of aeonic flame like Paldane. The master tier knocked the bolt from the air, and it diverted, spinning, and striking the ground and exploding in flame and thunder.
Thunderfire
Thunderfire
Thunderfire!
She threw bolt after bolt, her crown amplifying her strength of her skill. She pushed the master tier, or tried to and a barrage of her bolts struck him, he deflected with his bare hand. But her skill was overwhelming and when he didn’t manage to block one, it hit him head on.
“You little mongrel!” he sneered.
Phantom fang
He cast a skill and if not for Jazmel’s Mana attuned eyes, he wouldn’t be able to see the attack. He struck out and deflected the skill. The master tier studied him and shook his head.
“Nice eyes, but how many can you stop.”
Phantom fang
Phantom fang!
He sent two and they rushed forward, he deflected the first and then when the other was heading towards the queen. she leapt into the air again, using the wind Mana to carry her and her spear into the skies.
Eldar’s envy!
Jazmel watched as she caused small tornadoes of wind appear all around. She used them to ride the air and in turmoil the master tier couldn’t escape.
Foxfire!
She threw her fire into the tornadoes, and they whipped around. Buffing the ground and the master tier, he couldn’t block what he couldn’t determine, and the blue flames landed and struck him at random.
Spear of the Sprite
Jazmel watched as the queen rushed forward, she sailed from above them and then descended to the ground. Driving her spear into the neck and throat of the master tier. He howled, snarling, and tried to grab hold of her. But Jazmel was there, his sword swinging and taking the hand of the master tier. Queen Araea pulled her spear, wrenching free and killing the sworn.
DING!
SWORN MASTER TIER I KILLED
+4 VIT
+4 WIL
+4 AGL
YOU HAVE DEFEATED A MASTER TIER I WHILE A RANKER TIER!
EXP GREATLY ACCRUED!
EXP ACCRUED!
LEVEL UP!
Jazmel felt the system energy pulse in his core and flare around his body as his stats rose. His level rose too, he was now just two away from his next tier tribulation. But now wasn’t the time to think about this.
“We are leaving now!” Jazmel bellowed and the ruin of the gate. Crumbled as they moved towards it. Jazmel was almost through the gate when a creature pushed through and broke the gate down with its immense size.
It was large in size and atop its head. two curling horns hung from its head. It walked on all fours, its long limbs ending in claws and talons. Jazmel could see the rippling muscles beneath its leathery skin. But he could see that it was a creature of intensity and wrath. Its snout was filled with fangs and sharpened canines.
DING!
TIER V ELDER IFRIT!
Jazmel knew it was strong. It was greater in power than everything Jazmel had ever seen. A tier V creature was more potent and powerful than anything he had come across before.
“Katie, Bannerman. I need you. Mary keep the claw and focus on getting out.” Jazmel ordered and Mary broke away with the claw and the dwarves, but Frae stayed and raising his axe.
“I am with you.” The dwarven king uttered and Jazmel didn’t question him. He pulled Yoru No Tsubasa from his ring, and he focused on the battle before him.
“An ifrit is attuned to fire Mana.” The queen told them. She was worried and Jazmel could see it on her face, but she was putting a brave face on for her daughter and her friends.
“Black Wing Faction, we do what we always do.” Jazmel said and everyone focused and prepared.
Chain spike!
Katie swung her fanged chains and aimed them at the ifrit, the creature roared; bellowed and her chains didn’t even leave a nick or dent. But she simply pulled her chains back and dodged the roar.
Wolf hunt!
Bannerman rushed forward, his skill bolstering his body and letting his claws enhanced by Mana try and carve the ifrit, but he retreated, and his claws steamed and sizzled.
“It’s skin burns like flames.” Bannerman warned and Jazmel nodded.
Thunderfire!
Sadé hurled her bolt and the skill hit the ifrit clean in the face. It howled, screeching, and reeling from the strike. Smoke blotted out its vision and Jazmel took the moment to attack.
Great rumbling dragon!
DRACONIC SKILLS AMPLIFIED!
The system told him, and he watched as his dragon made of Mana floated through the air and into the ifrit’s face. It reeled further and stumbled backwards.
King’s chorus!
ALL SKILLS OF THE ALLIES OF THE KING WILL BE AMPLIFIED!
The dwarven king, used a skill and Jazmel felt his skills enhanced for the time being.
Great rumbling dragon!
He sent another one, his skill taking Mana from his core and hitting the ifrit the smoke hadn't cleared but it wasted no time. It pushed through and advanced towards the party attacking it.
Spear of the Sprite!
The queen, a master tier. Used her spear and sailing across the air. She rushed forward and stabbed her spear into the side of the head of the ifrit. It roared, its pain immense and yet it didn’t die. Instead it reared its head back and from between its two curling horns. Mana condensed and began to form an orb of Aeonic flame.
DING!
THE TIER V ELDER IFRIT IS USING AEONIC APOCALYPSE!
Jazmel watched as the Mana forming within its horns began to pulse. Random flames began to flicker and tear away and those that floated away. Began to catch fire on everything it touched or landed on. The very ground burned and Jazmel watched in horror.
The orb coalesced and when it left the horns. It split apart and blew the entire area up with Mana and fire.
The blast turned some of the elves into ash. He watched them literally disintegrate and he felt powerless. Jazmel looked around and saw Baek fighting off two master tier on his own, the old man had killed the other. His broken body beneath them as they clashed like stars in the sky. No help was coming and Jazmel focused on that.
Song of the sylph
Jazmel watched as the queen struck the giant creature of flame and ruin again and again.
Thunderfire!
Sadé hurled strikes at the ifrit. But it seemed to just anger it.
“Wear it down!” Katie shouted and Jazmel watched them all focus their attacks, skills hitting the larger creature with a barrage.
Sunder!
Jazmel’s skill scored a large wound across the chest and face of the creature. It reeled back and when it noticed Jazmel it snarled, spittle and froth flecking its mouth.
Sunder!
He struck again and this time red blood welled from its mouth and chest wound. It rose up onto its back legs and was about to strike a clawed hand, but the queen was there. She was present always sailing across the winds on her spear.
Spear of the Sprite!
She rode the wind like a mount and crashed her spear into the skull of the ifrit. She landed atop its head too. She stabbed down deeper into the skull and wrenched her spear. Scrambling the brains of the creature.
DING!
TIER V ELDER IFRIT KILLED!
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YOU HAVE WITNESSED YOUR FIRST TIER V CREATURE AND PREVAILED!
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EXP IMMENSELY INCREASED!
LEVEL UP!
LEVEL UP!
LEVEL UP!
+5 STR
+5 PER
+5 INT
+5 WIL
TIER V IFRIT AEONIC GEM GAINED!