Chapter 521 - The power of mana (1/2)

A lot of the shadow continent was covered in a thick blanket of snow due to how far north it was. It was a mountainous terrain which also had rivers flowing in the valleys.

The rivers were more often than not rivers of boiling lava, which would melt the surrounding snow so that  the dark black ground underneath was visible and could be seen slowly being infected by the shadow.

It was a strange sight to behold but what was most impressive of all, was the grand fortress named Tenebris. Tenebris fortress was the largest and head fortress where the ones behind the Shadow resided.

From behind the lava rivers flowed into the fortress, making a large pool of lava. From above, clouds of shadow seemed to constantly float towards the fortress, seeping through the walls to an unknown destination. This was the shadow from the land and those that were infected.

Once the infected were killed, they would release a smog of smoke that would appear to travel away from the body. No one dared follow where it would lead. There were rumors that if one was to follow the shadow, they would find the cause of the infection in the first place.

After successfully completing his task, Harry had delivered Van to the fortress. The grand castle had spires upon spires, and at the very top of the tallest spire, a meeting was being held. There was a body covered in dark black armour, although once in a while it was as if the armour could be seen moving slightly as if it was alive.

”Has anyone been able to contact the Dark Guild or that boy Monk?” The shadow man asked.

”They have not replied to any of the messages we have sent, and when we checked the Dark Guild members' bases, it appears that they have already started to move.” The grand mage Wiz replied.

Immediately after this exchange a loud bang was heard as a fist was slammed onto the crudely made table.

”I knew we should have never trusted those humans in the first place. They were bound to betray us!” A voice said.

The hand and voice came from one of the female Shadow guard members who had wings and a hen sticking out from her head.

”Calm down Sena, the humans were only aiding us to make the process easier, we are able to do this with or without them. Besides, Wiz is still an ally of ours, although it is hard to say he is still human.” The Shadow man replied.

”You say we are safe but look at this room, there are now only four of us here, and Wiz had already run away with his tail between his legs once before.” These words were spoken by another member of the Shadow guard, one who was far larger than anyone in the rooms and unlike his companion who at a glance looked human, he did not.