Chapter 12: Magic Crystals (1/2)
”Wave of Despair”
As Tyler activate the spell, he wasn't sure it would work, and even if it did a Tier one spell would at most be visual effect in the presence of demons capable of killing what he believed to be a Tier 4 or even as far as a Tier 5 Magic Beast.
With that said, the only thing he cared about was a distraction. His goal was the visual effect from the spell, no matter how weak it was, he expected the two ladies to be a little bothered by a spell like that. After all they didn't know how strong he was, even though demons were arrogant creatures (or so he was told) they wouldn't be foolish enough to underestimate an enemy they had no intel on.
He hoped they would be hesitant about launching an attack and focus on resisting the controlling effects of the spell before they realize it was just the Tier 1 version of the spell. The moment they hesitated and prepared to resist his sudden move, that would be the best moment to make a break for it, even at Tier 3, he didn't believe they would catch up to him in such a terrain(Or so he hoped), at the very least, this would give him a chance.
As the aura wrapped around his body, Tyler felt a little impressed by what he was looking at. This looked better than he had expected, he felt his chance of escaping went up a bit 'It will work, i can make it.' he thought, motivating himself as he prepared for the next part.
He had to move the moment the aura left his body as it would give him the best chance of not being seen as he escaped. After all to high level opponents anyone that uses a Control spell as their first move must be confident in themselves and the spell.
Just before the aura exploded from his body he planted his feet and prepared to make a run for it, the moment he felt the first bit of Mana stir within him he made his move, but as he tried to take a step forward, there was no response from his legs as his knees gave out and he fell on the ground gasping for air.
He was confused as he kept panting on the ground completely out of breath, he could no longer feel his arms and legs, his body was hot and still getting hotter, he was sweating profusely.
He felt an absurd amount of energy surged out of him when the aura had exploded outwards. He could clearly feel the exhaustion getting worse as he could hear his heart pounding against his chest. It felt like it was about to bust.
He fell on the ground completely as he laid there breathing heavily. His muscles ached yet felt numb and he had a huge urge to sleep, then his stomach started to growl as hunger found its way into the mix.
His eyelids felt heavy, his vision was getting blurry, he wanted to close his eyes a little and take a little nap. Just as he was about to fall asleep, a thought that sent a chill down his spine ran across his mind. He was still in the forest, in front of two powerful demons, now that his plan had failed spectacularly, he needed to find another way or means of escape.
His mind jotted back awake as his thoughts raced wildly coming up with possible solutions, 'I gotta get up, i need to do something, anything.' he struggled against the fatigue and pain as he tried his best to get up.
After a considerable amount of effort, he finally stood up, his arms dangling from his shoulders lifelessly.
Tyler felt the blood rush up his head as he stood up, making him feel dizzy and almost sending him right back down. He managed to balance himself and withstand the sudden rush of blood.
He raised his head as he tried to look at the ladies who for some baffling reason had yet to attack him, even though he had laid defenseless on the ground for a few seconds.
His eyes settled down, he no longer felt as dizzy as he did just a few moments ago, he could now see what was in front of him. 'Uh! what's going on.'
He was dumbfounded at what he was looking at, the two ladies believed to be at hero level (Tier 4) mages, were lying unconscious on the ground.
The entire forest around him was suddenly dead silent. This sent a chill down Tyler's spine, he felt more terrified by this environment than facing an actual monster. ”Did i do this?” Tyler was confused, it didn't matter who cast it, a Tier 1 spell would always be a Tier 1 spell, he knew that there were similar control spell like the one he used of higher tiers. He had seen the Tier 2 and Tier 3 version of the spell in the library so it didn't make sense for a Tier one spell to be capable of this.
He had learnt the tier 1 version of the spell as one of the spell that were safe to practice. Still a Tier 3 control spell would be unable to knockout a Tier 3 mage. Even when. they were severely injured. It would be the same even against a Tier 1 or Tier 2 mage, sorcerer, even a warrior would only enter a state of terror and panic either rendering them paralyzed or send them running frantically.
Not even a Tier 4 or Tier 5 mage would be able to push the power of a Tier 1 spell to this extent, to be able to put enough pressure on a mage that they're unable to resist and just pass out was not an easy feat. At that moment an eerie breeze blew past him jotting him out of his thoughts, he didn't think too much about it anymore as this wasn't the time nor the place.
”What now? should i just leave.” he stood there contemplating for a while with a complicated expression on his face. Soon he took a few difficult steps and arrived in front of the ladies.