Solace collapsed to his knees. The exhaustion caught up
His arms shook violently, chains flickered out of existence.
The taste of blood filled his mouth.
Lily lay on her side, clutching her bleeding shoulder and thigh, face twisted in pain.
she had been injured the most. Took a Layer 3 -No It far stronger than that. If it was layer 3 Veyra alone would have been enough. Fuck.
He looked up towards the eerie mist which flowed from the peak of Ishtara.
It fell from the mist. Is the mist some type of creature too. That single thought gave me chills.
Phoebe was curled forward, with one arm holding her ribs.
He looked at the corpse.
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Name: Shacklebird (Corrupted)
Condition: Dead
Thread: Thread of Wind - Layer 3
Thread of Poison- Layer 3
Description: A hungry corrupted infant rose above the castle trying to seek prey, Its almost been a decade since any visitors. As soon as he rose above the castle, above the peak and tried to pierce the mist.....
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'A castle?' He once again looked towards the humongous mountain.
Nope, can't see it.
Another thing that is interesting is that the castle hasn't had visitors since a decade hmm. Its probably the church. I'm not sure.
I mean it made sense the church had tried to explore the main peak many times and with the knowledge they already have, It's no surprise.
The perplexing part is the mist. It somehow damaged this abhorrent thing and spit it from above. Is it supposed to keep the beasts inside the seal? Is it guarding or simply stuck there?
While Solace was pondering The corpse revealed a light, Veyra decided to take a look.
It was a core, a glowing core, Another artifact.
Artifacts in this world were rare, After spending more than 4 weeks on this mountain we only got two artifacts, This was even rare in the cities. If we somehow survive, this would sell beautifully.
Without wasting time I checked the Artifact.
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Name:Wind-Poison Heart Core
Type: Corrupted Artifact
Origin: Beast touched by the Summit Mist
Description:
After listening.
The Shackled King rose above his throne, with a deserted look turned towards his loyal guard and voiced a solemn sentence "As of now, The only path moving forward is severing and sealing."
He then turned around towards the window. Looking at a infant bird in its nest.
"Aeon, Prepare a waypoint. Inform the others about the situation."
His loyal guard bowed with a nod.
Enchantment: Can be crushed during combat to release a violent gust infused with paralytic toxin. Range: 15 meters. After use, core dissolves.
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The King of The Shackled Sun empire?
Is this related to the sealing of Netharis or is it something else. The mural in the crypt depicted two kings shaking hands Did the two kingdoms had good relations?
And what was the situation that required them to sever and seal if it wasn't for Netharis?
Solace wiped the blood from his mouth and staggered toward Lily.She was propped against a root, chest rising and falling too quickly, her fingers pressed to a torn shoulder and thigh.Blood seeped through her makeshift bandage.
When she noticed him approaching, she tried to straighten.
She failed.
"Don't," He said quietly. He crouched beside her. "You'll tear it open."
She scoffed but the sound cracked, thin.
"Didn't know you were suddenly a medic," she muttered.
he tore a strip from his ruined coat and tightened the cloth around her thigh.She hissed through clenched teeth but didn't complain.
Up close, He could see the frustration behind her black eyes,.
This was Lily in a nutshell: fiercely competent, pretends to be tougher than she is, hates relying on anyone.
Lex limped over, bruised and breathing hard.
"You alive?" he asked Lily, trying to hide his worry.
She rolled her eyes. "Barely."
Lex's gaze softened. "You fought well."
Lily's throat bobbed.
compliments Must've felt like being punched twice.
"Sure," she muttered. "Whatever."
Vivi was healing veyra and was coming over to check on lily
Phoebe holding her ribs walked over and said in an exhausted voice "What is even happening anymore, First we get teleported in an unknown location, then fall inside a crypt and then- and then a flying fucking snake crashed onto us. I am so tired of this shit."
Veyra seeing this lowered her gaze but didn't comment, gritting her teeth she exhaled as if deciding to let go of the topic and said in an even tone "Its almost evening lets find shelter first"
Everyone was led into a gloomy a atmosphere, Lex, Nolan and even Vivi realized how absurd the encounter was. A creature fell out of sky and coincidentally crashed into them. That seemed to weird of a situation.
It seemed like everyone was slowly but surely unraveling.
Formation had changed drastically Veyra was still in the front, despite her injuries she still led the cohort. Lex and Phoebe were now supporting Lily and were watching the side and Solace was in front with Veyra. Nolan was at the rear with his mother.
From the day we got stuck in this forsaken place Nolan has been more protective of his mother over his position in the cohort. He doesn't even fight the creatures head on and sticks to protecting his mother, This was the reason why lily had to enter close range.
They climbed forward Soon enough They decided to camp. It was against a big rock on the slope there was platform near it and They decided to call it a day.