Komnene walked up to Eryth and handed the vile to him. "Drink this," she said. "When you do, it will cause your mind to be trapped in a somewhat fake reality filled with desires, if you manage to escape it, I'll give the book to you."
Eryth shut his eyes allowing the liquid to fall down his throat to the pit of his stomach, the moment it settled, his vision blurred slowly and he fell to the ground motionless.
————
Daya abruptly sat up from her sleep, her chest dancing up and down with sweat dripping down her face. "He's here," she mumbled.
Meanwhile,
"How do you feel?" Monk Zumma asked Danila who dropped a cup she had just finished sipping from.
"I told you, I'm fine… with the Fae goddess' life essence in me, my injury healed quickly," she replied.
The old monk inched forward and placed his hand on the fairy's forehead. "Are you certain you don't feel anything? Pain in the back of your neck? Maybe blurry vision?" He asked again.
Danila smiled softly and shook her head no again. "Nope, not a single tingle anywhere."
"Is she supposed to feel something?" Syrie who was sitting on a bench next to Arya questioned.
Zumma sighed and sat on a chair he formed with his ability. "In the past, I was allowed to conduct multiple kinds of research on the Utagri Al by the possessor of the blade at that time and also read multiple books. I found out that once a user tames the blade, he can't be killed with any weapon but the blade, and if an individual is injured by the blade, a large amount of Black Energy or Black Magic as some call it is secreted into the injury, coating the targets body and avoids any flow of other energy, destroying the inside of its target and ultimately killing them, that is if they survive the initial strike."
"That is some sick shit," Arya chipped.
"The sword was crafted by the god of War himself. It was made that way to make sure only worthy men could wield it," he added. "And Black Magic or energy could be used to dispel some other forms of Energy, like Pure and Chaos Energy."
"What about Blutox? How is he doing?" Danila probed.
"Better," the Monk replied. "He is currently trying to tame the blade so no scene like that should ever happen."
"Should you really trust him to still keep the sword?" Syrie, the half Lamia questioned.
"I agree with her," Arya chipped. "I may not have any energy, but I can sense one and I know that he can't control his energy… I've been sensing a strange aura from him since I arrived."
The Monk nodded understandably. "I do too," he said. "But we have to give him time."
Before Arya could add anything, Daya rushed into the infirmary and crashed on the ground in front of the monk. Her eyes were wide open and tears rolled down her cheeks while her chest danced up and down. The fear and horror could seen all over her entirety.
"Daya, what is it?" The Monk curbed in front of the dark-haired woman. She raised her terrified eyes to look at the monk.
"H—h," she muttered.
"Calmer Daya, calmer and tell me what's going on."
The expansion act user raised her head to speak but could only make out the same unclear noises, but part of her message transpired as the building trembled, a follow-up of a very loud explosion that rocked the atmosphere.
Danila, Syrie, Arya, and Monk Zumma rushed outside to join Heyt, Uobleza, and a few other armed fighters that were around out.
"What is happening?" The Monk questioned.
"Something is attacking the Energy shield, it's about to fall!" Heyt replied.
"Something powerful, I can feel it," Uobleza, the Energy Manipulation Act user added.
"Quick, help me get the villagers to safety!" The monk said before rushing to help the helpless villagers away with Heyt, Syrie and a few others.
The attacks continued relentlessly and with a few more strikes, the shield began to crack and fell with an explosion after a few more strikes.
They all drew their weapons, waiting for the possessor of the massive amount of energy that made its way into the village.
They all sighted an individual that looked roughly in his mid-forties. He was pale-skinned with long ebony black hair which poured down his shoulder. His eyes were completely black, spelling nothing but evil within them. He wore a black cloak that stretched down to the ground and held a long wooden staff in his left hand. His body looked like he had suffered multiple cuts all over. They couldn't understand the type of energy that exuded his body but they were sure it was anything but Pure energy.
"State your purpose here?" Uobleza said while stepping ahead of the others.
The man waved his hand and a dark ethereal figure emerged from the ground and sent the tanned-skinned man flying back into a building behind him.
Danila and Arya with a few others that could fight charged at the unknown energy user. The latter pulled out her dagger and bolted forward while Danila formed multiple swords to appear by her side.
The man stomped his staff on the ground, causing the ground beneath them to split open, giving way for multiple undead creatures to rush out of the ground and force the fighters to break their attack and dodge the onslaught.
In one swift move, Arya eliminated the creatures that emerged from the ground and they continued towards the enemy.
The man mumbled some words before hitting his staff on the ground again. Danila launched the swords at him but they all got repelled by a force surrounding him.
Still standing in the same position, he hit his staff on the ground again. This time, a being wrapped with dirty bandage all over emerged from the ground with a rusty sword.
It swiftly struck down the fighters, putting them down easily before moving towards the Fairy and the immortal Herimolian. Arya rushed forward and slashed the being's neck with her dagger but it shrugged off the pain and swung its weapon at her. The emerald green-haired lady tried to dodge but suffered a powerful hit that sent her right arm off her body.
Arya screamed in pain and crashed to the ground. The being lunged forward to finish her off but Danila controlled the weapon out of its hand before forming a spear that pierced into its forehead. She formed another sword and was seconds away from shooting it at the being but multiple ethereal hands popped out of the ground and held her down, reminding her of the pale-skinned man they previously fought.
The being pulled out the spear from its head before making its weapon appear in its hand again.
Danila struggled to get rid of the hands but they held her down tightly. She watched as the being approached her with its weapon held high up. But as it swung the blade, its head fell to the ground in front of the fairy.
Blutox appeared in the scene with a strong energy that made every undead creature the enemy had created dispel into the air. He outstretched his hand and his Utagri Al flew into it.
"I am your opponent."
….
ns3.149.250.24da2
