42 Stage Four: Clear! (1/2)
The creature was a 2-star variant, which meant that the creature was a true creature possessed by a spirit, mirroring the abilities of a 3 star spirit. It had many baby anacondas at its side. One was the length of two men while their thickness was the same as that of a car tire. These were plastered all over the swap.
The flag was placed on top of a small hill made up of mud. The snake reared its head in a certain direction. A visitor was arriving.
Darius was sprinting full speed toward the flag while maintaining superb balance. Lara followed him in tow. When any snakes tried to attack, they were smoothly dispatched by Darius who could predict where they attacked from. Whether it was the mud or the waters, the snakes gave off their positions to Darius. Lana never changed direction, but Darius moved all over her surroundings dispatching the enemies.
His agility really impressed the princess. Darius' greatest attribute was not his strength but rather his ability to control it. This made him incredibly agile. Sometimes he would blast from the harder mounds of soil, while he would smoothly glid on the weaker mounds of mud.
Agile, powerful, balanced and aware of his environment. Lara could not help but marvel at her partner's skill set. If she wanted to she could become faster and more agile but she had little experience moving at high speeds in such an environment, and neither did Darius, but he took to it like a fish in water, leaving Lara to lie in stupor!
'I must do whatever it takes to get him!'
Fire burned in Lara's eyes as she ran for the anaconda variant. She was willing to do anything to make Darius hers. Even if it meant using underhanded methods.
'He is a pervert, so I will offer him wives with noble positions! He has powerful noble blood that would no doubt strengthen any bloodline. No family would refuse such an offer! The only question is who, who should I offer…”
Lara had many female vassals that were heirs to powerful nobles. She was already thinking of which girl to sell to Darius. To her this was in poor taste but she doubted her vassals would refuse such an opportunity. Anyone who became the wife of Darius would without a doubt be Lara's left hand as the right hand was no doubt Darius.
Lara was already thinking about life as an empress when she realized that they were approaching the anaconda, but this was no dumb snake. It decided to strike first at these weaklings. It went for the less agile looking one, Lara, and this is when Darius made his move.
Lara knew quite a lot of spirits but there were simply too many different types. Some like the shrimp from before she had no clue about, while others like this anaconda she knew well as it was a local spirit.
It was a beast with a temper, and it was straight forward in its attacks. If approached by multiple enemies who are close it will attack the one who seems weakest physically. Hence it went for Lara. This was an anaconda, but its pounce was far from slow. A massive boom cased destruction to rage around the snake but the mound with the flag was surprisingly solid.