12 Air Magic (2/2)

Karl looked at the ball of air as it began to disappear, amazed. ”Cool, what can you do with it?”

Dilya laughed, seeing Karl's amazed face. ”Well, since it's made from my mana, I can control it.” She moved the ball of air around before it disappeared.

”Good job. You can also channel your mana into it. More mana means its faster, stronger, etc. Be careful though. Even though it looks small, it's pretty powerful,” Dilya warned.

As Karl was looking at the ball of air, he got an idea. He gathered the shadows in the room and channeled it into the ball of air. The air making up the ball began to change, becoming darker. It also spun faster and became a bit smaller. The ball was still made of wind, but now shadows were circling it, making it look very ominous.

Dilya looked at the ball of shadows and air. Her jaw was hanging as she looked at it. ”Every time I see you, I keep getting amazed. You must've added your shadow powers into the ball of air. It also looks like it's more powerful.”

Karl was also amazed. He didn't expect it to work. ”I didn't even expect it to work, I just tried it out.”

In another part of the jungle, Sheridan was in his village and went to talk to the elders.

”Sheridan, what is it you want?” One of the five elders asked.

”Elders, I've come to inform you something. While I was exploring the jungle, I found a strange building. The system calls it a dungeon. I went inside and I found myself in another jungle, only it wasn't the jungle we live in, it was a different one, inside the dungeon. The jungle inside the dungeon was also unusual. It was bigger than the building it was in,” Sheridan replied.

The elders talked amongst themselves, whispering. ”That is unusual, but why does this concern us?”

”When I went inside the dungeon, the system told me that the jungle was only one of many levels in the dungeon. It also told me that if someone reaches the last level, the system will reward them with something they desire,” Sheridan explained.

Hearing this, the elders began whispering to themselves again, before turning to Sheridan again. ”Sheridan, it's good that you informed us of this. Tomorrow morning, five of your brethren will join you, and you will lead them to this dungeon. You will explore the dungeon and find the last level, understood?”

Sheridan nodded. ”I understand.”

”You may go now. At first light, you will come here,” the elder said.

Sheridan left and told his parents what he found. They were very proud of him.

In the savannah, where the lions lived, Anhur arrived at the dungeon. He looked at it, seeing how massive it was. Anhur opened the door of the dungeon, heading inside.

[You have entered the 1st level of the dungeon. Reach the last level and the system will reward you with something you desire.]

Anhur smiled at the alert. ”Another blessing from the gods.”

Anhur looked around to see where he was at. He was in a grass field, seeming to go on forever. There was a forest nearby. He walked to the forest, making sure he didn't forget where the door was. He channeled mana on his body, making it glow white. Drawing with mana, he made a lava symbol, surrounding it with the outline of a body. Moving the symbol, he applied it to his body.

A few moments later, lava started to gather around Anhur's body. The lava covered him head to toe, except his eyes. Parts of the lava cooled, making it very hard. He made himself lava armor and wore it. Intense heat came off of it, burning the grass around him, but it didn't seem to affect him whatsoever. Anhur arrived at the forest, setting it on fire.