It took a bit before the beam of light faded, although combined with her exhaustion and backlash Star slumped against the pillar to rest. Although the Wraith survived the attack it was severely injured with a missing arm and parts of its body were charred. Most of its tendrils were also gone as it looked up at us and it let out another shriek as the shadows around it contorted and multiple shadows emerged taking on the form of humans. "[Shadow Summon]" it called out.
Although before any of the shadows could act the Wraith skewered them with its remaining tendrils and tossed them into its open mouth. The sound of bone crunching was heard as it devoured its own summons mercilessly. Although with each apparition it ate it would regenerate a portion of its missing body with close to no delay.
Although soon after eating a few of its own summons it was back to its prime where it looked like Star had never casted her spell. "You strong, me eat you, me get stronger, me get more full!" the Wraith said as its huge sideways mouth turned into a smile. It jumped at Grusk, its maw gaping wide and its arms outstretched a gleeful look over what remains of its face.
Grusk barely got out of the way as it face planted onto the ground a spider web of cracks spreading out from the point of impact. Although it soon got up and resumed its attacks with a fierce hail of tendrils along with its remaining summons that were not eaten. Although things were not going well for us or our guards as they seemed to have sustained injuries while any inflicted on Ghost healed up quickly.
Star would begin her preparations for her next spell while me and Nimbus took the offensive as we were the only ones that were able to hurt it at the moment. Emerald would use her arrows to cut down the summons with a rain of steel hitting its target's head. "[Purification]!" Star snapped again as the Wraith repeated its defensive action again.
"Futile! Futile! I will consume more!" it shrieked out as it summoned its summons again a 3 layer magic appearing as it prepares to summon more minions.
"Attack its minions before it can eat them, River and Star will kill it!" Nimbus called out.
"Roger that!" Emerald and Ruby called out as Emerald prepared her bow while Ruby, Grusk and Shadow closed in. The Wraith's spell went through as more shadows formed although unlike before the Wraith could not eat them in time. With Grusk, Ruby and Shadow cutting down the Shadows before they could form while Emerald shot down any stragglers. Upon the Shadows death they just melted away While River, Nimbus and Star attacked it with Holy magic.
It roared out in frustration and lashed out furiously but its attacks were more manageable this time due to the reduced tendrils it has. "No, No ,NOO! ME CAN'T DIE HERE! ME STILL HUNGRY! ME STILL WANT TO EAT!" It roared out as it reached its remaining hand to Nimbus only for it to be cut down. "FINE ME DON'T WANT TO USE THIS BUT YOU LEAVE ME NO CHOICE[VORACITY]! ME NO WANT WASTE FOOD BUT SURVIVING IS BETTER! ME EAT YOU ME GET STRONGER!" With that said a black aura surrounded it while it nearly instantly regenerated from its injuries. Its eyes glowed a bright frenzied red as multiple eyes and mouths appeared over its body, the tendrils splitting into even more copies of themselves.