15 Problems in a Starry Nigh (2/2)
”Next to us and not very far in the West is the Fallen Kingdom of Pankow. Past them is located the different clans of the dwarves but unfortunately, in the last centuries, they stopped exchanging with the humans. The reason is that nation standing between them and the rest of the world. Previously, it was a flourishing and quite dangerous country. Or that's what they thought. All I can find is the fact that now, it has turned into a nation of undead. The dark gods are responsible for that. For more information, we need to find some people truly knowledgeable.”
The Orodil pointed at the last three circles. One was covering the entire left face of the square, the second was barely touching the top right corner and the last was thrice the size of the square and spreading far in the North.
”The Republic of Avenio, enemies of Massalia and allies of the last one. Pretty much the same as this nation, except the fact that they are ruled by the aristocratic families. In the North-West, the elves. No information, except that apparently they are beautiful. Last but not least, the hegemonic Empire of Synnada. Unlike the temperate climate of here, they are located in a huge desert. Meaning that the actual size of the Empire is hard to calculate. But most of the soldiers thought that it was three times the size of their kingdom. ”
After ending this short presentation, no one dared to say that it was inexact. This helped a lot Ymir and Kardel at reorganizing their thoughts. Even if it was just the most basic information, the two of them were more of a fighter than a commandant. Even if they had people under them, most of the time, they only needed to think about how to kill the enemy. They never had to deal about which planet to attack or what was needed to do it. However, that was not the end.
”And we are on a planet created by the Ancients.”
Everyone stopped breathing for a moment. The four beings that heard this believed entirely an Orodil about those things. In fact, a lot of races were capable of recognizing the touch of the smartest beings of the Universe. But while it was shocking, this revelation led to a lot of possibilities, all deadlier than the others. Sensing the stare of the blue man, Leilade decided to tell about her problem.
”We are surrounded by an unknown form of mana. Meaning that until some traces of Demonic Energy is formed, my spells are sustained with the lives of my victims.”
If the news said by Davion provoked some changes in the faces of the group, what was dropped by Leiladed completely stunned them. None of them dared to think that she was weak since they all saw that the darkness created by her was still present. But that still caused her to have a limited means at her disposition. None of the godly spells will be available and their firepower in an actual battle had been greatly reduced.
Following this, Meridiana tried to absorb the mana surrounding her but quickly shook her head. She was in the same case as Leilade, she could feel it and even touch it but not absorb it. Looking at the little girl, she asked the only important question at this point.
”Empress, how much power do you still have?”
To answer this, she spread the shadows coming from her body to its maximum. The four others quickly backed off, fearing that they would be absorbed. That was the reason why if even she still couldn't cast a spell, not everyone could kill her. First, you would need to bypass the ever hungry monster that rested inside the body of this child. And during all those years, nothing alive that touched it managed to survive. In the end, the previously immense nightmare was barely spreading around Leilade. Not even one meter all around her and only one tentacle was visible.
This vision provoked a lot of worry about the future. First of all, they were not particularly discreet or equipped to hide. Leilade could be mistaken as a child and Meridiana as a woman if she wanted. However, after that, for the rest of them, none were close to being a normal human. They were too tall and weird for Kardel, too blue for Davion and Ymir was not even comparable. Not provoking panic and terror among the commoners would already be a miracle. None of them were stupid and everyone reached the same conclusion. At that moment, the clouds that were covering one of the moons disappeared and the moonlight fell on the group. That prompted everyone to look above them and for a few minutes, they silently looked at the clear sky, wondering what star was their home.