We met in the front of the army and I briefed my friends on the situation.
“Undead, huh? Not much blood in them…” Shani looked disappointed.
I shrugged. “Maybe there are vampires.”
Shani perked up. “Ohhh, that would be nice!”
Lucy transformed into a fox. Then she sniffed. “Smells bad. We should burn this place down.”
“Let’s see what we find inside first.” I said.
“There could be hostages.” Lily pointed out.
“Hey, paladin, do you have any cleansing magic, or something?” Lucy asked.
“I do not possess divine magic any longer. I only serve Queen Lilith now.” He replied.
“Hey, you do still have powers, right?” I asked.
“He does indeed.” Lilith smirked.
“Wait… did you make him your warlock?” I asked.
Instead of answering she kept smirking. I had no idea what other ways she would have to grant him powers. I suppose he did have a certain amount of magic himself. And there was his new armour…
“I have relayed your orders to the other succubi, my queen.” Erin said to Lilith as she approached.
“Is Erin joining us?” I asked.
“Yes, Erin will come along. I am getting quite fond of the idea of a maid knight.” She replied.
“Ok, this is everyone. Let’s head out then.” I said.
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We approached the caste on foot. Flying would have been an option but there was no need for now.
The castle itself was on a small hill. The walls were black, like obsidian. The castle looked like a square with a huge round tower in the corners. The gate was flanked by two smaller towers.
“Does anyone see any movement on the walls?” I asked.
A combination of “No” and shaking heads was the answer.
“Do we tear the gate down or do we fly over it?” Lucy asked. Her tails were wagging as she proposed going through it.
“You really want to blow it up, don’t you?” I teased.
“Would that not be a waste of spell slots, my lady?” Lily asked.
“I don’t think she needs to use a high level one.” I mused. “Hey, how much can you push a mid tier spell? How about a regular tier 4 lightning bolt enhanced with your aura?”
“I liked the idea!” Lucy said.
“Actually, maybe I can boost you as well. I could try to enhance you further with my own aura.”
“You intend to experiment? In hostile territory?” Lilith asked.
“Yes.” Both Lucy and myself replied.
Then we looked at each other and giggled.
Then I began to draw upon my aura. I tried to not summon a big storm, instead I tried to keep the power close. Then I focused on stuffing it into the bond.
“Uh, that feels nice!” Shani said. Small lightning bolts appeared along her skin.
We were all connected through the bond so what I did seemed to affect everyone.
“I do feel slightly stronger, I think.” Lily observed.
“Would not a more stealthy approach be better?” Erin asked, hesitantly.
“Stealth means to kill everyone so nobody saw a thing, right?” Shani asked.
“Uh, that is one way, I suppose.” I admitted. “But we are just going to hit them hard and fast. Once we blow the gate, we charge. I am not sure if anyone is home but if they are, they won’t have much time to react. For all we know they sensed our approach once we entered the forest.”
“Did you see any alarms with your Eyes of the Fey?” Lucy inquired.
“No. There is lingering necrotic magic, it could have hidden something I am not aware of.” I replied.
Lucy nodded. “Ok, I am feeling your aura and I am trying to add mine now.”
Electricity started to cover her fur. Erin took a step back as small lightning bolts escaped from one of the tails.
Shani tried to catch the stray lightning while giggling.
Meanwhile, Lucy raised both of her tails and pointed them forwards. Then she opened her mouth and a white ball formed in front of it. That was not the 4th tier lightning bolt I knew, that much was certain. Lightning connected from her tails to the ball.
A slightly purple bolt of lightning emerged from the ball and hit the gate. It exploded.
“That… was very impressive, my lady.” Lily said. “Is there a way for me to enhance my magic?”
I pondered that. “Our aura should help you. Fighting close to us will empower you. I am not sure how much you can pull from the plane of air. You are connected to it through the bond it is what makes you an elemental knight, after all.”
I wondered how much we could pull from it. Or did it empower our auras? There were still a lot of things to figure out.
“Fascinating.” Lilith commented. Maybe we should not be experimenting in front of her…
“I know that you bound Lily like a normal demon, originally. You managed to override my own bond. I was not aware that you could change, or build upon, that connection. Having an elemental plane connected to the bond is impressive. I am beginning to understand why you needed an elemental lord.” Lilith mused.
Uh... Was I teaching a demon lord some ancient fey secrets by accident?