Earlier that day- before yesterday ended, Aries, Phobos, and Vlad were still struggling to get out of the Mist.
"This stupid... fog..."
"Aries! I've found it! The Ancient Relic that is producing the fog!"
"Wait! Guide me using your voice!"
Phobos continued to shout as he tried to destroy the relic. Although he kept on hitting it with his staff, it doesn't seem to break.
"It's covered in some kind of a thick barrier! It has a pretty high resistance to physical attacks. I can't seem to destroy it!"
"Wait for me to get there! Vlad, follow Phobos' voice! Vlad!"
(Where is he...)
Aries kept on teleporting and following Phobo's voice but he can't seem to hear any response from Vlad.
"Forget it! I'll get to where Phobos is first. It's been hours since we are stuck in this place."
"Greater Teleportation. Greater Teleportation. Greater Teleportation."
Aries continued to teleport but he can't find where Phobos is.
"Phobos! Phobos!"
(I can't hear him as well.)
After some minutes of traveling, he also saw an ancient relic that seems to be producing the fog. He tried to hit it with his BlazingFury and it got destroyed. But instead of making the fog disappear, an invisible fog-like creature got out of the Relic. Although Aries have some sensing abilities as well, he can't seem to sense where the creature is as it disappears in the fog.
*Fwooshhh*
The creature got out of the fog and hit Aries as he parried it with his spear. It disappeared again as fast as it reappeared.
Meanwhile, Phobos was busy shouting and hitting the Relic that he saw.
"I can't use my skills on this object. Ah..."
While he was doing that, A voice in his head started to scream.
"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEE."
"Who is there!"
"SKREEEEEEEEEE!"
Phobos was feeling eerie as his body was trembling in fear.
"Why... am I feeling like this..."
"SKREEEEEEE! WELCOME TO YOUR OWNNNNNNNNN... MONSTERSSSSS....."
"No! I'm the one who terrorizes... I don't have my own monsters inside!"
"BUTTTTT YOUUUUU HAVEEEE THEEMMMM... YOU ARE THEM!"
The chilling voice kept on whispering into Phobos' mind as he felt weakened. Soon, some of the fog was beginning to look like monsters...
"I'm not a monster!"
Phobos said that as he crouched in fear.
"I'm no monster..."
As Phobos was having a breakdown of his own, Aries was still preoccupied with the creature that he couldn't sense.
(I can't seem to get in touch with Phobos or Vlad. It must be because of this fog.)
"Curses! Who the hell is doing this!"
(We need to get out of this no matter what.)
Aries then slammed his fire spear into the ground.
"Crimson Pit Greater!"
The whole area beneath the fog was covered in flames in a 500-meter radius.
"Cyclones of Flame!"
Four Giant tornadoes made of fire suddenly erupted beneath Aries as they rotated violently by his side.
*SKREEEEE.*
Aries then heard a scream that sounded like the creature that was attacking him earlier.
"I killed it, finally. But..."
Even after he killed it, more of it seemed to appear out of nowhere and the fog still didn't disappear.
"Tsk. I got no choice here."
(I really don't like using this unique skill since I pass out for a while after I use it.)
"Unique Skill: Complete Replication - Access 1/3: Unique Skill: Complete Incineration and Rebirth"
After he said that, the whole fog evaporated due to the heat in the center radius of where he was. It was so hot that all the fog in a 25-mile radius disappeared. A whole 100-mile radius was affected by the skill as it slowly cleared the whole area completely. The whole 500-square mile misty area was then beginning to clear as the plants that were supporting the ancient relic to create the fog were incinerated.
That skill was one of his aces- up his sleeve that is both a double edge sword when used. Just before passing out, he called out his summon.
"Summon, Fyenrier. Carry me before I pass out. Find Phobos and Vlad."
Aries soon passed out. Fyenrier Traveled for miles using shadow steps while carrying Aries. They finally found Phobos who was crouching and seemed to be hallucinating in his mind. Fyenrier summoned his greater wolves to carry Phobos who wasn't responding at all. After an hour or so of traveling, Fyenrier finally got to where Vlad is. They arrived and saw a passed-out Vlad. Fyenrier carried them all as they rested near the edge of the ocean.
Another hour passed as Aries woke up from his slumber.
"Fyenrier!"
He looked beside him and Fyenrier was gone. Beside him were Phobos and Vlad.
(I forgot Fyenrier is just a summon.)
He slapped Vlad and he somehow woke up.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"I... where is the fog..."
"I cleared it."
"A gentle breeze somehow touched my body and I felt a cold embrace as I fell asleep."
(Tsk. Why the hell did this even happen.)
Aries then looked at Phobos who still cannot go over his scared self.
"Flame Destruction!"
Aries pointed his fire spear toward Phobos as a Phantom Shade spawned and parried the attack before he exploded it.
"Phobos! What are you doing? Come on. We still need to get to the archipelago. I know you are there! Stop sulking around..."
"I can't... The monster is me... it's inside me..."
Aries then held Phobos' shoulders and shook him.
"Why are you here? You are not a monster! You are the maker of monsters! Don't let those voices in your head get to you. It's just a trick so the one who did that can mess with you."
Phobos looked at Aries.
"You good? Just trust me and the organization. Just trust me! You are not a monster."
Phobos then hugged Aries.
(I'm not really into this stuff but it's my first time seeing Phobos scared of something. He wasn't scared of death when he was threatened by one of the higher-ups and yet he is scared of himself.)
"Okay. Okay. Enough of that. We still got our mission."
(I'll make sure that the one who messed with us pays for what he did to us. I know no ordinary human could've implanted such a trap and made the effectiveness of the skill that strong. It's not just a simple illusion of fog but something stronger.)
"Let's rest for a bit while and continue to head out tomorrow."
(Phobos and I can use Controlled Levitation but I don't know how Vlad can travel by sea. Well, he is a vampire so I think he can grow some wings. If not, I'll just carry him on the trip.)
***
Meanwhile, just after Aries cleared the mist, someone from the other continent was a bit displeased.
(He destroyed it all. Both the Relics and my plants. Tsk.)
"I can't seem to stop the stupid rats from their plan. I'm no savior or villain. I'm just here to meddle and see how much I can stop their plans. I guess I'll just rely on the Slime Monarch for this one."
(Show me how strong you are to stop the upcoming danger that is going to happen to the Continent of Aysias.)
A dryad then came inside his room and called out to him.
"Master Segas, Madam Thalia wants to see you."
"Tell her that I'll be there soon."
(The world shall be challenged once again. Yet I doubt the Dragon Monarch wants to get involved.)
*Sigh.*