5 The rise of a genius (2/2)
Instantly, the two former bandits moved to the location where she threw the little rock. For the first time, the burned skull stood still for more than a second, allowing Leilade to finally hit it. The bone arrow tore apart the left arm and the chest of the zombie, projecting it on the ground, on top of his former companion. The crawling undead immediately attacked the object that fell on him and only after biting one of the legs did he stopped. On the other hand, the burned skull was still moving and trying to stand up.
Leilade realized that she needed to destroy every limb of those monsters, since destroying the heart was not enough. She casted another bone arrow, this time targeting the blond zombie that was facing her. The spell pierced his head and removed his right shoulder from his body. She was ready to throw another arrow when she noticed that he was immobile. Even after the burned skull painfully managed to stand up with his remaining arm, his companion was apparently dead. For good.
It didn't take long for Leilade to add the two things together. The open skull and the pieces of brains scattered all around was a good indication of what happened. Profiting off the weakness of her last enemy, she aimed at his head, to see if it was real. Seeing his head being cut off and falling, his body soon followed. She only had to wait for a few more seconds before being able to confirm her suspicions. None of them were moving anymore.
As she left her hiding spot, she fell heavily on her knees, hurting her. She forgot that she was still weak, even if three magic arrows were not her limit. She began to crawl on the soft ground and managed to stand up before touching the stone of the cavern. She bypassed entirely the two immobile corpses, her feet leaving blood mark as she kept going deeper. Once again, she rummaged the ground to find a torch, and this time, she gathered everything she found near the exit. In the end, her supplies problems were finally resolved.
As for the numerous books and diaries, some were totally incomprehensible for her. One, in particular, looked like a love story, telling the tale of a beautiful and young peasant that managed to catch the attention of a prince. In fact, she was not a peasant but a princess from a foreign land that escaped the clutches of her evil step-mother. He married her and they lived happily ever after.As for why this was found in the lair of dark mages, even Leilade was baffled.
Nonetheless, she stayed nearly a week inside the cavern, assimilating everything she learned. Besides the two bandits, other people tried to enter the cavern. But the bloody spectacle in front of it quickly reduced their courage and all those men ran away. One was not afraid, and he joined the pile of corpses. His face will be forever stuck with how surprised he was that a frail girl killed him.
(Outlander, I have analyzed everything and the retreat of the Lanfos can be resumed at two choices. In both cases, I advise you to leave this planet for the moment.)
The voice in her head stopped her daydreaming. She was the keeper of many souls, like the one of master Agnil, but only one had as much freedom as this one. Her most loyal assistant, the man that allowed the young necromancer to survive this long. If she was considered as a genius in magic, especially for the darkest spells, he was a true genius, born on the same planet as her. His only flaw was the fact that he still had his pride, causing him to call her an outlander. And when they met, it was true.
”Why Viscount, and what are those cases?”
(The best for us would be the appearance of an external enemy in the East of the Universe since we are on their western front. That would force them to spread their forces and therefore will even allow us to crush them if they are not careful. The worst would be them finally activating one of the most dangerous weapons left by the Ancient. Something so powerful that they need to retreat or be destroyed with us.)