Chapter 59

“On the brink of death.” Part 3

-Oh, Alynn made bread! -And as if it was an invitation, the little girl finished opening the door and walked in stretching out her small pale hand to grab one of the two breads that were lying on the unprotected tray.

As soon as the little girl was about to touch them, Tsuki got up from the bed and growled at her.

Then Medea stopped, looking at him in surprise, not quite sure what to do next.

“I’m just going to take one. They’re delicious," she clarified. But Tsuki didn’t care about her opinion.

Those were his mistress’s breads, and he knew that later when she arrived, he could convince her to give him some more. So he growled louder at the little invader, advancing towards her and forcing her back to the door that was now wide open.

“Arf! Arf! woof!” He then let out a long howl in the form of a warning and to call for reinforcements, then growled at her again with more force.

And just as he expected, the warrior who had found them in the forest and guided them back to the palace appeared at the door.

“What is going on here?” But seeing the daughter of Artemis inside the room, and the protective way in which Tsuki’s body guarded the saintess’ food, Galatea quickly got an idea of what had happened. “Miss Medea, don’t you know it’s rude to enter someone else’s room without the owner’s permission?”

“But I just wanted to pet the puppy and eat something!” the girl defended herself. “Besides, the door was open, and he looked lost.”

“That puppy is the saintess’s pet! And it’s disrespectful for you to enter her room while she’s working! If you are hungry, just call one of the maids to bring you something to eat or go to the kitchens.” Galatea scolded her with a frown. Fearing that the saintess would take this as an offense and then refuse to continue healing the fairies, or even worse, just Artemis.

“But this is my house. I can go wherever I want!”

“The queen assigned this room to the saintess personally. And the only one who has permission to enter here is Alynn.”

“But...!”

“If you have any objections, you can discuss it with the queen," she said, taking her by the hand and leading her out of the room. Then she turned and from the door frame looked at Tsuki. “I am sorry for what has happened. I hope you excuse her impertinence. I assure you it won’t happen again," Galatea apologized before closing the door carefully.

“Why are you talking to him as if he understands what you are saying?” Tsuki clearly heard the girl’s voice from the other side of the closed door.

“Because a Fenrir is a type of sacred beast with a high level of intelligence that can communicate telepathically with its master, and with those it finds worthy. They are also very dangerous! The lady was lucky he hadn’t decided to attack. Even being just a puppy, you shouldn’t let your guard down with them!”

“ Can he use telepathy? I want to talk to him like that! Do you think he’ll ever agree to talk to me?” Medea asked excitedly. Completely forgetting to pretend she was sorry for trespassing or trying to eat someone else’s food. And ignoring the warrior’s warnings.

“I’m afraid with the rude behavior the young lady has shown him, I doubt he will do so. And I ask you to never do anything like that again. The saintess might get angry and delay your mother’s healing as a result or refuse to heal her completely. Besides, a Fenrir is a very territorial creature and loyal to its masters. Fortunately, he did not attack you.”

Tsuki listened to their conversation until their voices were lost in the distance and the girl’s fear for her mother’s health grew.

When little Fenrir realized that their food was no longer in any danger, he settled back into the comfortable bed, hogging the pillow that still retained the scent of his master.

And he went back to sleep, still keeping his attention on the noises around him in case someone else dared to invade his new territory again, while he waited for Kalysto’s return.

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“Ice blades!” said Kalysto, attacking one of the wolves who stumbled as soon as one of the ice blades pierced his left eye, forehead, and nose. "Water blades!" She continued attacking another one, seeing that the first one had fallen, although no notification of his death reached her.

And she drew her bow, as did the elf she had been healing, and they both began firing at the pack of wolves running at high speed towards them.

“Saintess, watch out!” Ardrach shouted, at the same instant that the shadow of the huge Sajhun covered her, as one of the monster’s heads launched a puff of fire in the direction of Ardrach and her people, the gaze of the other head was fixed on her as it stretched out its remaining hand, like a clenched fist in her direction, ready to crush her.

Shit! Good thing I didn’t bring Tsuki with me! She thought as she saw the intimidating figure getting closer and closer.

“Ezhil Purification! Ezhil Purification!” She shouted as she launched three more arrows at each of the eyes of the head that, despite its wounds, was watching her every move.

Can that thing regenerate? She worried. And it jumped out of the way as the lower half of its arm, which looked like it had been painted with petroleum, disintegrated at the touch of the golden light that surrounded her.

“Watch out!” She shouted to the other archer with her as the saintess fired more arrows at the Sajhun’s bare legs and into the ear of the other head who after losing his balance caused the rest of his body to fall to the firm ground crushing the wolf that was closest to her and which Kalysto had wounded earlier with the water spell and her arrows.

Two windows appeared to her left.

[You have gained 1,500 experience points!]

[You have leveled up!]

[The user is now level 13.]

Kalysto’s eyes widened in surprise at the sheer amount of points she had gained.

I need to kill more of those things! She got excited and shot more arrows not only at another one of the approaching wolves but also at the one that had fallen to the ground and the one she had attacked first. While the archer that was with her attacks the other two that were closest to them.

[You have gained 3,000 experience points!]

“Water Blades!” She shouted as soon as the cooldown time was over, attacking the second wolf coming towards her while the others had slowed down as they noticed the half-giant’s presence.

The newly fallen monster groaned in pain as the arrows she had shot at it buried themselves completely on his skin and in the eyes of the head that had been slammed face first into the ground. While the other one, the one that had been giving her the side profile and the one she had shot in the eardrum, continued to moan as the arrow finished burying itself deep in his ear.

Kalysto shot an arrow with penetration into the neck of the wolf, which fell lifelessly to the ground.

[You have gained 3,000 experience points!]

And taking advantage of the fact that the other six wolves were far behind, Kalysto turned and approached the head of the Sajhun that was not spitting fire after storing her bow.

“Sleep well, sleep well!” She whispered, but a warning screen appeared before her, ruining her plans.

[Warning: the skill level is too low to be used against this target!]

Damn!

Then she tried again with a different approach as the vice commander and the other elves fought another pack of wolves that attacked them from the right.

“Archers, attack the Dackets! Only two of the mages will stay as backup. The rest come with me to protect the saintess!” Ardrach ordered.

But they were more than twenty meters away and Kalysto had other plans.

“Ice creation!” She whispered and put her hands on the head that was upside down, watching how the hairless skull of that creature began to freeze until the ability stopped. “Ice manipulation!” She added immediately. Extending the ice from his skull to the whole of his head and part of his shoulder, where she noticed a crystal almost the same bluish tone as his skin and the size of an open hand on the back of his shoulder.

That’s a crystal like a slime crystal? She got excited.

“Ice manipulation! Ice manipulation!” She continued to conjure, inwardly thanking the system that, unlike her other magical skills, this one did not have a reuse time. So she endeavored to cover his entire head in ice, paying special attention to his nose and mouth to prevent him from being able to breathe.

Even if I don’t have enough level to kill him, if I asphyxiate him, sooner or later he will die. She thought, full of confidence. And just as she had been doing with the healing rounds, she forced her power to come out faster and spread out, covering not only the first head but also the crystal over his shoulder, not wanting any elf to rob her of her precious prize. “Ice manipulation! Ice manipulation!” And she continued to extend and strengthen it, making it thicker and thicker so that it would penetrate into his flesh and freeze his blood, but she met resistance as she tried to extend it under her enemy’s skin. “Ice manipulation! Ice manipulation! Ice manipulation!” She growled, forgetting about the wolves and letting the other elf take care of the rest, while she could hear Ardrach and his group approaching to help them.

I need to drown him fast!

Droplets of blood began to trickle out of her nostrils, but she didn’t care.

I’ll heal myself later with holy water. She thought. She kept her concentration on spreading the ice toward the right side of the huge Sajhun’s body, hoping she had enough mana to finish freezing him. But the process was going much slower than she had imagined.

“Saintess!” Ardrach shouted. His voice charged with desperation.

“Stop making me lose my concentration and take care of the other head!” she growled in response.

“Saintess, watch out!” Ardrach shouted again. Causing Kalysto to turn towards the sound of his anguish-laden voice, only to notice the other head staring at her as he opened his mouth and a flare of fire began to erupt from deep inside the Sajhun’s throat, ready to kill her.