Chapter 588 - Punishment and Rewards (Part 1) (1/2)
A small rift opened in the space near Xedros. It was so thin and delicate that it appeared to be almost invisible.
”What are you doing here instead of stopping the ritual?” A feminine voice holding the fury of a storm asked.
”According to the rules of the Council, every Lord is responsible for protecting their territory from trespassers and from Awakened who employ forbidden magic. Yet you are here not doing anything. Any last words?”
”Lady Tyris, I…” Xedros attempted to say before her punch crushed every single bone in his body and sent him crashing against the nearest mountain, a couple of dozens of kilometers away.
'It seems I'm late. Yet the air is still pure. The forbidden ritual didn't succeed.' She thought while she descended to the ground.
Jaren had gotten the short end of the stick. He had just walked through his dimensional door when Lith's blade lunged at his neck. He managed to dodge it only to be caught by the four shadow arms conjured by Death Call.
The darkness magic flooded his body draining Jaren of his vitality. The combined action of the four limbs made him lose his focus along with all the spells he kept active or had at the ready.
With no more barriers protecting his enemy, Lith's blade had no problems to severing Jaren's head from his neck. Ailia was quickly recovering her strength while she cast her strongest tier five spell.
She was so focused on speeding the casting of the spell,, that she almost didn't notice Protector approaching her position at breakneck speed. This time they were far enough to allow her enhanced senses to spot him thanks to air fusion and Life Vision.
Ailia was about to unleash her Collapsing Moon spell against the Emperor Beast when two golden rays of light descended from the sky, piercing Ailia's and Pelion's heart.
At the same time, Lith's group noticed that they were inside an impossible array, which generated a spherical barrier around all of those present, corpses included.
'This is General Vorgh's energy signature, but I don't recognize the one behind the golden rays.' Lith thought.
'It seems the reinforcements have finally arrived, but I don't understand why they put us inside- Never mind.' Solus's thoughts didn't make any sense to Lith until a huge explosion destroyed the Awakened ones' corpses and cracked the barriers sealing them.
”You are lucky, son.” General Vorgh said.
”A lot of mages don't want their treasures to be stolen. Sometimes a dead enemy is more dangerous than when they were alive.”
Lith actually had no such problem. Solus would always warn him if a pseudo core was going awry, but he had no reason to tell Vorgh that.
”Thanks for your help.” He said while giving him a small bow. Solus preferred to keep her eyes on the magical staff Vorgh was wielding and try to understand its secrets.
”No, Ranger. Thank you. I'm sorry we arrived so late, but casting such a long range Warping array requires time and skill. I suppose you already know Spellbreaker Tyris Griffon.”
Tyris waved her hand at Lith's group while she held the dimensional corridor from which Vorgh and other Spellbreakers were rushing out open.
”Where are the rest of the enemies?” Vorgh asked.
”Dead or still inside their homes.” Lith handed him the list containing the names of all the officials and nobles who were likely to have helped the Church of the Six to spread its influence.
”Well, cleaning up this kind of mess is way beyond your paygrade. We'll take it from here. Is there anything else I need to know?”