136 Sandstorm (2/2)

This is how they all ended up going.

◆Chiyuki, the black-haired wise man

I watch the sandstorm from the empty ship with the magic of my farsightedness.

Ochre smoke rises and swirls up into the sky.

It's far away now, but if we keep going, the empty ship will be swallowed up by the sandstorm.

'This is amazing. 'This is amazing, Mr. Rage. Of course it's going to be okay, right? You've made a great show of it to Prince Halseth.

I call out to Rage, who stands at the bow of the ship and looks in the direction of the sandstorm.

'Of course. Chiyuki. I won't tell you what I can't do.

Rage says without looking back at me.

But he must be smiling fearlessly.

''Well, Rage will be fine. You're going to use the power of a higher spirit, aren't you? Rage?

Yes, that's right. Istia. A spirit that can help me will at least counteract the sandstorm.

When Rage says that, Ishtia laughs.

It seems that he went to the golden pyramid while I was asleep and got the power of a higher level spirit.

I feel like the two of us are very close.

As I'm thinking about that, someone comes over here.

It's Totoona, Nell, Harses, and my natural enemy (Medjed).

Hi, Totoona. You came? Yeah?!

Rage is about to laugh at Tona's face when he notices Halseth and gets a subtle look on his face.

Halseth is in a bad mood with Halseth.

Maybe he didn't really want to come.

I hope this doesn't turn into a fight.

''Oh? It's so rare to see you here, Hal. Hmm, you've got something on your mind about Raige. Good. Very good. It's so nice to see men fighting each other.

Ishtia seems to enjoy it.

Even his own children are relentless.

Halseth looks complicated when he sees that.

''Hmph! For that matter, how's the sandstorm going!

Halseth says in a great way.

'Prince. Calmly, I will now project it with magical images.

Tona said that and Halseth gulped! I let out a moan and shut up.

Tona casts a spell and creates a magical image.

Ochre smoke is blowing in the image.

It's still quite large.

'Huh? Do you see something in the sandstorm now?

He pointed to the image.

I saw what looked like a long, thin shadow in the sandstorm.

What is it?

It's probably the Great Sand Worm. I think the sandstorm was caused by the Great Sand Worm.

The Great Sand Worm? By that, you mean that giant caterpillar thing that is said to cause quicksand? I've never seen that before.

”Yes, dark-haired wise man. I've never seen a great sand worm grow that big before.

I've read about the great sand bug (the great sand worm) in a book.

A great sand bug is a giant bug that moves underground in the desert.

The ecology is not well understood, but it is said that the smallest one is over 10 meters long, and the largest one can swallow a city.

When this huge bug eats, it sucks in the living things around it along with the sand around it.

At that time, quicksand occurs.

If you don't get away from the spot if the sand suddenly starts flowing, you'll be sucked into the great sand worm.

Another feature of the great sand worm is that it swallows a certain amount of sand and then spits it out all at once.

That's when a sandstorm occurs.

A great sand worm that big can spit out sand for three days. Can you do something about it, Rage of Light?

I'm surprised by that statement.

Spitting up sand for three days means the sandstorm won't go away for three days.

Totoona is staring at Rage.

Totoona is always so expressionless that it's hard to read her emotions.

'Oh. 'Of course. Totoona. I'll take care of it.

Rage smiles inappropriately.

'You're not going to fall for that word, are you! Brave Men of Light: ！！！！ If you can't do anything! I'll take that life!

Hey, Prince Halseth!

I yell out.

'It's okay Chiyuki! The Prince! If you fail, I'll give you this life!

As he says this, Rage looks in the direction the ship is going.

After a while, you can see a huge cloud of dust rising without using magic.

The dust cloud gradually gets bigger and closer.

At this rate, it will be swallowed up.

Everyone present looks at Rage.

''Soaring! O bright one! Answer my call! Benne, Lord of the Lightwing!

Rage shouts, and a huge, shining bird appears in the sky above the empty ship.

Bennu, the High Spirit of Light.

Its name is the holy bird, meaning the one who soars and shines brightly.

According to legend, he was born by embracing the sun on the hill where it began.

When the holy bird, Bennu, with its sun-like brilliance, flaps its wings, a film of light covers the three ships in the sky.

In no time at all, a sandstorm hits the ships.

But the film of light protects the ships from the sandstorm.

The sky ship turns ochre and you can't see your surroundings.

”Bennu!

Bennu flapped his wings in response to Rage's call.

A wave of light dispels the sandstorm.

After the sandstorm disappeared, what was left was a giant caterpillar that seemed to be rising to the heavens.

This huge caterpillar is the Great Sandworm.

Sand was blowing out of a small hole in the body of the great sand worm.

But each time it does, the flap of Benne's wings blows the sand away.

Numerous tentacles are moving slickly in the hole at the head of the Great Sandworm (Great Sand Worm).

'Whoa! That's disgusting!

I couldn't help but scream.

That's how unpleasant the sight of the Great Sand Worm was.

'Let go! Light Wings of Bright Fire!

Bennu flaps his wings in response to Rage's call again.

Bennu's wings shine even brighter.

It was so bright, I could barely see the Great Sand Worm.

The Great Sand Worm is swallowed by the wings of light, and then it disappears.

Eventually, when the light disappeared, the Great Sand Mushroom (Great Sand Worm) was nowhere to be found.

'Thank you! Benne!

Rage says this and Benne disappears.

'That's what you do! Rage! I can't believe you've mastered the use of a high-level spirit of light! He's just the man I expected!

Ishtia looks happy.

'It's not your power! Bennu's power was just awesome! Don't forget that!

In response, Halseth seemed to be regretful.

Well, it was natural for him to be frustrated because Rage could use a higher level spirit that he couldn't call out, so it was natural for him to be frustrated.

''What do you think, Totona? What's my power?

Rage ignores Halseth and looks at Totoona.

He looks like he's expecting something.

'I see. ....... We've certainly been shown that power. A brave man of Raina.'

I wonder at Tona's expression as she says this.

She is usually expressionless and her emotions are unintelligible.

However, she looked vaguely uneasy.