While Aria was busy assessing the orb and her staff, the leader was narrating his pathetic story. The moment he woke up, he realised that he was a staff and that he was imprisoned with some chains that seem to drain his chakra. There was some formless someone along with him. He/she only muttered the word revenge again and again ignoring him completely.
The formless one was destroyed by Sarcony when she equipped the staff. It was a comical accident. The duo (Celestina and Aria) were returning to the king when the alarms made of mage craft blared like it was the end of world. " Danger at the borders, we need to hurry. " Celestina urged Aria. They made their way to the king. The trio ran to the Throne room in a fluster.
" Your majesty, Emergency!! Our borders have been breached. We have to hurry. " Gustov, the prime minister and an Arch mage reported the situation. " What happened? Any information on who did this? " " We haven't confirmed anything but the border patrol claims that the army is made of the beasts that are as powerful as the level 2 Di-tusk behemoth like beast that was subjugated by Aria."
" That is ridiculous, Do you even have a clue how strong the behemoth was? If an army of that caliber arrives, we are doomed. " Aria fell in thought while the king despaired. " Hey, did you forget that we are still there? I will stop the army, Gustov, protect the king. Aria, follow me. "
" How do you propose to annihilate the army, sis? " " Simple, long range explosion spells cause chaos in the army. We can then defeat the weaker ones without lifting a finger as they will be trampled by the strong ones. We can then defeat them without much numerical inferiority. " " Will the long range attacks be strong enough? " " They will, if they are of my level. "
Celestina and Aria were travelling on Mo'er while discussing. By the time they reached the site though, the army was being destroyed by a team of 3 beasts were mowing them down. The trio were a golden bull the height of an average hill, a vermillion bird the size of a Boeing 777 plane and a white tiger the size of a whale. They were all ancient beasts like Mo'er.
Even with the three ancient beasts rampaging, the army that looked like a swarm/plague of locusts was literally appeared inexhaustible. At this rate, the ancient beasts would become exhausted and eventually perish. It was a battle of attrition with odds stacked against their kingdom.
" Sis, my domain can enclose only a small amount of battle field. Should I deploy it? " " Do it. We can help the ancient ones till they are exhausted before finishing the remainder off. Conserve as much strength as possible. " " Domain of Redemption " A quarter of the battle field (The Jungle in the outskirts of the kingdom) got enclosed in the domain giving rise to agonised roars.
~~Roar~~x?? The beasts touching the domain roared in pain while the beasts within were burned by the golden flames that ignited on them. Even the ancient beasts were engulfed by the flames but instead of burning them, the flames were healing their wounds and giving them relief. The ancient beasts roared in exhilaration at the unforeseen support from an unknown source.
" Well done. I will now join them. LISTEN ANCIENT BEASTS, PLEASE TRANSFORM INTO YOUR HUMAN FORMS AND TRY TO STAY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE FROM THE ARMY. I AM CELESTINA, A SERAPH MAGE FROM THE KINGDOM OF RANDOLPH. " Celestina warned the ancient beasts. She then muttered something in a whisper before saying <
The entire region trembled as if in an earthquake, the sky darkened and the very ground under Celestina's feet crumbled under the pressure exerted by her aura. The space in front of her distorted. A brilliant, silvery white staff appeared, floating in front of her. It radiated soft white glow that resembled moonlight. The moment the staff appeared, the army that only knew how to move forward started to retreat in fear while the ancient beasts that scoffed at Celestina's warning instantly converted into their human forms and retreated in her direction with curiosity.
Celestina gripped the staff and smiled. It looked no different from an ordinary staff except for the moonlight glow and the powerful aura it gave off. The staff rotating around Aria like a satellite looked no different from a toy in comparision to the white staff. It was a higher level artefact.
Species/Race: Spirit[Fairy] (Bloodline awakening: 87%)
Species/Race: Spirit[Fairy] (Bloodline awakening: 88%)
Species/Race: Spirit[Fairy] (Bloodline awakening: 89%)
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Species/Race: Spirit[Fairy] (Bloodline awakening: 99%)
Species/Race: Spirit[Fairy] (Bloodline awakening: 100%); preparing to unlock the race specific traits.
The mere presence of the staff continuously awakened Aria's bloodline till it was completely freed. THIS STAFF IS AMAZING. NEVER HAVE WE SEEN AN ARTEFACT OF THIS LEVEL IN THIS REALM. UNCLE SUN'S RYUI JINGU BANG, MOM'S LONGBOW AND OUR OCEANIC STAFF ARE PROBABLY THE ONLY ONES ABOVE ITS LEVEL AS FAR AS OUR KNOWLEDGE IS CONCERNED. (Cheeky) YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS STAFF'S AURA IS PRESSURING THE LEADER AND THE ORB OF MIRACLES INTO SUBMISSION. SOMEHOW THE DWARVEN EARRINGS ARE UNAFFECTED THOUGH. (Cold)
Aria had already collapsed and fainted due to comlete awakening of her bloodline. It was a painful yet blissful process. if she were to be conscious, the sheer intensity of the pain would kill her. With the collapse of her domain, the beasts rejoiced and rushed over in a swarm much larger than before. The ancient beasts defended Celestina (as their lives depended on it) as she chanted.
The golden bull was a handsome young man in golden robe with strong, bulging muscles and blonde hair with his tail transformed into a whip to use as a weapon. The vermillion bird was a beautiful woman in red cheongsam with flowing red hair and a handfan made of her feathers as a weapon. The white tiger was a little girl in white and black striped cheongsam with jet black hair that had few white streaks. Her claws transformed into spiky knuckle dusters she used as her weapon.
The trio were struggling to stop the stampeding horde and were barely able to manage it. " Oi little girl, finish your chanting fast, we can't stop them for more than a lunar unit. " the golden bull reminded Celestina who closed her eyes while chanting a spell for mass destruction.
Opening her eyes exactly after a lunar unit, Celestina poinetd her staff to the sky and spoke <
Celestina used a lot of magicia for the attack to happen and felt exhausted despite the abnormally large amount of magicia she possessed. The ancient beasts all praised her for eliminating the threat to the great forest they live in. Celestina turned to Aria only to be surprised by her fainting. She was about to mobilise her magicia to heal her when a messenger arrived.
" My lady, the border has been breached at several places at once, each with a force as strong as this one. We have to hurry, you are the only one who can stop them. " The grim news alarmed them. " I shall be your mount, that way, you can reach the areas under attack faster. " The Vermillion bird volunteered and changed back into her bird form to carry Celestina.
" But.., who will take care of Aria? " " I will keep her safe. As the guardian of this forest, this is my promise. " The white tiger, in her beast form, carried Aria on her back and ran to her cave. The golden bull shrugged his shoulders and replied, " I will ensure that the forest remains safe from further attacks from that vermin, go. " Celestina thanked all of them and left.
Mo'er, on the other hand, was extremely worried for Aria's health but couldn't do anything. Even upon repeated assurances fom the white tiger, she was reluctant to leave Aria's side. Helpless, she left Mo'er as such and reached her cave in a while. She gently placed Aria on a bed and waited for her to return to consciousness, while discussing about who Aria and Mo'er were.
Name: Aria Sarcony
Age: not applicable
Gender: female
Species/Race: Spirit of the Solar deity
Dantain nature: [Providence: Solar]
Species-specific characteristics: Immortality, Astral body
Titles: The Spirit of the Sun, Owner of the *Trial of the shadows*
Profession: The Saviour of the Fairy Intermediate realm
Quirks:
1. Solar Aura [level not applicable]
2. Personality switch [complete mastery level] [4 personalities]
3. Thread weaving art [precision level]
4. Perfect Soma [level 4]
Physical skills: Archery [level 2], Staff techniques [level 4]
Criminal record: none
Task completion: 60%
Tamed beasts: Mo'er (Ancient Leviathan)
Title bonuses: The challenger [level unknown], Sekhmet [level unknown]
Accesories: The 'Eye of Ra' [Mythical grade mage craft amplification artefact], The 'Dwarven earrings' [Extraordinary grade Concealment item] [invisible]
Aria slowly woke up. Her groggy senses instantly cleared when she read her Unveiling gift. She was more surprised by the change of her race and the merging of her several skills, titles and artefacts.