423 Demon God vs Mind God (2/2)
With a swing of a sword, Pestro chuckled, ”Not only can you create illusions of flames, you can remove flames from my vision while hurling them at me… That's a terrifying ability.”
”Yet here you are cutting even the invisible fireballs in half. Isn't that scarier?” argued Eedaj, laughing as well.
”I guess we'll find out now!” roared Pestro, slicing through the other fireballs and chasing after Eedaj.
Neither god backed down or held back. The battlefield beneath their feet was being shredded and decimated, although Eedaj simply floated over it, undeterred. As for Pestro, he trotted over the ground either way, unaffected by the ever-changing landscape and only altering his course to avoid illusory flames that Eedaj had hidden in the darkness.
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Standing atop the city wall, Jack was invisible with his low-level bracer equipped. He watched as a quarter of the army was heading his way, ignoring those that managed to get past Dragov.
Now being lv. 50, Jack felt a bit more confident, especially as he was about to reach lv. 51 thanks to Dragov and Bowzer. With that in mind, Jack took out an item he had been dying to use.
It was a summoning amulet. A while back, Jack had purchased that amulet during the annual auction and now he could finally use after passing lv. 50.
Unlike the common mages of Modern Kartonia, Jack had memorized most of the written ancient language that existed before Ancient Kartonia. It was used for writing magic circles, ancient pacts, and just about everything with magical writing. Modern Kartonia had its own version of the language which was just as effective but very different after going through so many updates. But it was because of that difference in language that Jack had stolen that summoning amulet for a pittance.
Able to finally cast it, Jack giddily activated the summoning amulet and stored the low-level bracer. Though the incoming army spotted him, Jack didn't care. He was far too excited to finally summon a beast that even he knew little about.
Dazzling purple energy glittered the amulet's lettering, growing brighter and brighter. It then shredded itself apart as the amulet was overflowing with spatial energy.
Jack and the incoming army watched as a flash of purple light filled their vision momentarily, but not enough to blind them. However, that purple energy didn't fade. Instead, it reformed and started to take a new shape. While Jack watched in awe, the army watched in caution as that form became more beastly.
The purple light finally faded away, but only after it took the form of a fifteen-meter tall beast. It had long wings and glistening faint-purple scales, as well as two hind legs and two forelegs, each with five claws that made razors look dull. A crown of sharp horns wrapped around the beast's head, alternating between long and short for an imperial feel. Its eyes, however, felt more human than beastly, making it more mysterious and ominous along with it's shorter face and small but jagged teeth.
That army almost halted their charge out of surprise and confusion. Unlike the other two beasts, this one was entirely foreign to them. They had learned all about dragons thanks to the syndicate but there was no record of that mysterious purple dragon before them.
That beast then blinked, finally able to move and breathe. It sighed, enjoying its first breath after being unsealed. Then, it examined its surroundings, spotting the army and then Jack.
”Are you the one who summoned me?” The dragon's voice wasn't harsh but it wasn't friendly either.
”No, I'm the one that freed you. I'm Jack, what's your name?”
”Hmmm… You're an interesting adventurer, Jack,” replied the dragon, continuing to speak telepathically. ”What do you mean by freeing me?”
Jack answered, ”I mean just that. I want to free you and help you reclaim your rightful spot on top of the food chain.”
”Reclaim?”
”If I'm not mistaken, you're kind doesn't exist anymore. You are a Spectral Dragon, right?”