Chapter 51 (2/2)

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“Disgusting.”

Chad and Tina sat on the roof of a building with their respective groups standing behind them. Tina frowned as her eyebrows knit together. The two adventurer groups watched as Lindyss rained lightning down on twenty figures throwing rocks upwards from beneath her. Each time the lightning struck their bodies, they grew a little bigger. Their flesh wriggled and the head of a worm burst through the skin every so often.

“What are those doing here?” Tina asked as she gripped her staff. “How’d they even store those leeches?”

Chad snorted. “You’re too trusting of the royal family. Of course they’d weaponize those freaks.” He turned towards the Black Hounds standing behind him. “Let’s go.”

“Wait,” Tina said. “You’re not going to stop them?”

Chad shook his head. “I was going to wait. Let them sweat a bit before stopping her,” he said. He motioned in the direction of the hornless demons. “Those things. They brought it on themselves.”

“Dustin’s still in the city, you know?” Tina said and raised an eyebrow.

Chad narrowed his eyes at her. He showed his teeth as he smiled before turning around and walking away.

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Bzz! Bzz!

The lightning elemental sat on top of Vur’s sleeping head, emitting trails of blue electricity. Vur snorted and rolled over onto his side, causing the elemental to fall onto the floor. It rattled and bounced in place three times before jumping back onto Vur’s head.

Bzz!

Red lightning trails snaked outwards from the elemental and enveloped Vur’s body. A few wisps of smoke rose into the air as the lightning came in contact with his hair. Vur let out another snort and swatted the lightning elemental with the back of his hand before rolling over onto his stomach. The lightning elemental tumbled along the ground and stopped after crashing into a rock. It let out a low buzz before shaking itself off and hopping back towards Vur. It tilted its body to the side and remained motionless while facing the naked boy in front of it. After a moment, it straightened its body and wind started to rotate around it. A miniature black cloud appeared above the elemental and grew larger as the wind circulated faster. Tiny purple sparks coursed through the cloud, emitting low rumbles.

The wind stopped. A purple lightning bolt shot out of the cloud and struck Vur’s left butt cheek. He twitched and let out a yelp as his eyes shot open. His head swiveled around and his gaze focused on the dissipating cloud. The pink elemental froze as Vur’s pink tinged eyes stared at it. Vur rubbed his eye-boogers away with the back of his hand and the elemental shuddered before hopping away.

“Wait,” Vur said towards the elemental as he surveyed his surroundings. The elemental didn’t stop.

“Where am I?” Vur muttered as he clambered to his feet and trotted after the pink elemental. The ground was cracked and patches of burnt grass littered the path. Black clouds filled the sky, rotating around a single red orb hovering above a smoldering building. Vur squinted at the orb and sucked in his breath. Images of Lindyss choking on a black mist flooded his mind and his eyes turned red. He shone with a golden light as a web of runes spread throughout his body, starting from his forehead. His feet left miniature craters in the ground as he dashed past the elemental towards the orb.