"Haha, this is so much fun... and another foolish adventure falls upon the soil!" Smiled Rin while moving a piece that seemed bigger than the rest with wings on the back towards a group of four now three other pieces.
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"Crap, they have us cornered, how did they get so strong all of a sudden!" Exclaimed Clarence as he blocked an attack and held the wraith off until Auden shot it with an ice bolt.
"I really don't want to die here, so step up your game Auden, I'm sure you could add a little more force to those ice attacks." Commanded Clarence while kicking the wraith in the chest before attempting to chop it in half with his blade.
"I definitely could and for some reason I find my magic power growing right now as it does often since I contracted with Imogen, but my mana pool is very small for a mage; my greatest weakness!"ย
Suddenly, golden light shone from Clarence's blade and the immaterial shade that was usually unaffected by Clarence's sword was chopped in half in an instant.
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*๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ: Your not so devote follower Clarence Stoneral has been merged with a shard of... of Eiden, though his body still rejects the power and he can't use even nearly two percent of the infinitesimal shard as both true and false human bodies reject the power of such creatures; it's still a power that gods would jump at even for the minuscule power it could offer them... and a massively great honor for such a lowly, weak fucking human
"Oh?" "You sound a bit salty system, would you of rather had the power for yourself; feeling a bit jealous?" Grinned Imogen as she played the next card in the bone Solitaire match she was humoring herself with.
"Ahahaha, now I know how you're feeling, that's pretty sad system; envying a lowly human."
*๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐: I'll be honest, I do envy him, but not in the way you think; it's a sad feeling of rumination
"Whatever you say system, also, how and why did this power merge with him right now?" Inquired Imogen while playing the last card and emptying her hand.
*๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ: Well, you see, your friend Clarence has been carrying around a Shard of Eiden with him for a very long time, I've noticed it aided him on occasions; but never fully merging. Now it's part of him and can only be removed by Eiden, if... if that creature was still alive that is. As for why it merged now, well it sensed a awakening in the area and leeched a bit of power from it to slip into Clarence undetected
"An awakening huh, I guess that's when someone awakens a power, or something right; in that case... who awakened?"
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"Smiles is being uncooperative, he won't move from his throne room, I guess over the years he's grown a bit stronger than what I can control comfortably... well no matter; that only leaves a bigger obstacle for the adventurers to cross later... if they even make it that far."ย
"Rin, do you want me to kill them yet, I'm sure Death's Call would drag them into the underworld easily enough... why do you insist on waiting?"
"I insist on playing with my playthings, nothing more." Answered Rin as she added two glowing pieces to the board and smiled.
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"On your right Clarence, I wouldn't want you to die after becoming actually useful now would I?" Jested Auden while blasting an ice bolt through a shade and watching Clarence finish it off.
"We work pretty good as a team now, though I do wish that green haired lady hadn't passed out; it is so much harder to fight while protecting someone." Complained Clarence as he finished off the last shade by cutting off its head.
"Difficult, but not impossible, now we just have to wait here for Imogen's return." Sighed Auden while pushing his back up against the wall and slowly sliding down.
"Why should we? She's just a mess of emotions, sometimes I feel like I know her completely and then just a second later she's a different person with a more problematic personality than before." Suspired Clarence as he joined Auden by sitting against the wall.
"I suppose, but I think it's worth the wait, though I don't really have a choice; I'm contracted to my mistress and must do as she sees fit."ย
"I know, I've seen many sides of Imogen in the very short time I've known her, but in spite of that, I still don't know if I'm helping a monster; or not... I've found myself in the most peculiar predicament."ย
"Do what you want, but if you leave you'd be turning down power to be frank, I'm sure you have a reason for sticking around; no point in doing half the work and getting no reward am I right?" Chuckled Auden while looking at Clarence's face etched in wonderance.
"Do you have a purpose Auden, I mean for sticking around... I know you don't have a choice, but I was just curious."ย
"Of course, I can feel that the world is changing around us quickly and I don't intend to be on the bottom rung of the ladder when it snaps... if I like it, or not; this is the best chance I'll get to be more than nothing."
"Oh, I thought your reasoning would be different... but I guess you are right, this world is changing and if we don't hurry up; we'll be left in the dust.
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"Whatever, just don't tell the queen, he mind needs to be focused on the upcoming war; make no mention of any unneeded details." Ordered a woman while handing her partner a tray of tea and pointing down the hallway.
"Okay, I understand, thank you for your help; I really mean it." Beamed the other woman as she turned to leave, tray in hand.
"...Whatever, you're welcome I guess."
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"So the king of the Pyen Tyra must be dethroned, there is no avoiding this, am I correct?"
"Yes your highness, Pyen Tyra has officially declared that in four months from now they'll attack if we haven't surrendered by then... we don't have a choice." Admitted the adviser while nervously watching the queen sip her tea.
"Inform the adventurers and sell-swords, after losing contact with our force sent to The Wyrm Tribes we don't have much of a choice... even if we have to spend every last Base in our coffers!"ย
"Indeed... and... and about Elora, I thought it would be right for you to know that she's... dead."
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"Ah, so something's happening with the worm, I guess she isn't completely useless after all... that pisses me off."
"I know I shouldn't be prejudiced, but I just hate worms; the first thing I saw in this world was one of their big, ugly faces munching on my kin." Grumbled Imogen as she walked down the bone chilling halls.
*๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐: One Who Holds Biased Hate Towards Worms - You are truly disgusting
"Hey!" "That isn't fair, I just don't like them, it's not like I'm being discriminatory against them." Objected Imogen while walking over a fallen creature's corpse.
*System Eye-roll: Really, and then what is being a jerk to someone just because they're a worm called?
"Okay, okay, I get the message, I'll try to stomach my hate before I make any rash decisions, is that better?" Inquired Imogen as she accidentally walked over a pressure plate and got an arrow jammed in her leg.
*๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ค๐๐: The Title, One Who Holds Biased Hate Towards Worms has been removed from your over all titles
"Frick that hurts, how did the arrow break past my defences, it hurts like all hell!" Griped Imogen while ripping the arrow out and watching blood gush from the hole.
*๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Have you heard of armor piercing, an item enchanted with it is usually able to bypass around fifty percent of your armor. Also, the arrow was simply really strong, it would've blown through a false human's leg like a balloon
"And you didn't feel the need to mention this before, how generous of you system, here I thought having so much defence was actually a good thing for once."ย
*๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐ค: What? Wasn't it a good way to crush your ego, with such low VIT you'll have to practice getting your AGT and dodging skills up.
"Maybe..."
*๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง: Also, I've found some motivation for you, as you'll die if you don't move even faster than you are now
*๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ: Kill The Consumed King Of Pyen Tyra - The penalty is the death of every sentient creature on Tanvene, the Ancient Ones are merciless and will jump at any chance they can get... their disciple is none other than the king of Pyen Tyra himself in exchange for the secret of immortality