Chapter 1378 - Ancestral Powers (Part 2) (1/2)
When the Hydra opened his third mouth to talk, using the other two to keep the opponent in place, he also hurled a burst of blue-violet fire that hit the Firstborn from almost point-blank range.
'Since when can Hydras use Origin Flames?' Vladion and the others thought in unison.
Lith unsheathed War to go all-out right off the bat. According to Solus, between their equipment and their unusual powers, those Beasts might be able to match his strength.
The Harpy, who had the c.h.e.s.t and face of a woman and the rest of the body of a humanoid bird, wielded twin scimitars with both her hands and feet. The suit of Orichalc.u.m armor she wore didn't hinder her movements nor that of the feathered wings on her back, allowing her to fly with the grace of a butterfly.
'A Harpy is a lesser Garuda. If the Hydra can use Origin Flames like a Dragon, then what can the Harpy do like a Garuda?' Lith asked while their swords clashed, but Solus had no answer to offer him.
The creature was over four meters (13'2”) tall but thanks to his hybrid form and the momentum from the charge, Lith managed to push her back with the sheer might of the impact.
”You're truly unlucky, child. Your Dragon scent is drowned in human weakness, making you just a filthy hybrid. You're useless to us, otherwise you might have lived a bit longer.” She said with a smug grin.
She had blocked War by holding the curved blades in her hands into a X shape, using them as a hook to trap Lith while the scimitars in her feet slashed at his defenseless lower body.
The Wyrmling didn't waste time with quips, letting his magic do the talking. A tier five Final Sunset erupted from his body, engulfing the fighters in a searing sphere of black flames that hurt only the Harpy.
At the same time, he unleashed the tier two Spirit Magic spell, Magic Missiles. Five darts of emerald energy erupted from Lith's open eyes and went straight for the Harpy's vitals.
Her eyes, throat, and ears were exposed. Final Sunset offered the Missiles the perfect cover and even in the case the armor protected her head as well, it wouldn't do much against the Spirit Spell's blunt-force attack.
Much to Lith's surprise, the Harpy laughed at her impending death as if it was the best joke ever. Then, she repelled both the flames and the Missiles with a single flap of her armored wings.
Her whole body was brimming with an energy that made Fusion Magic look like a parlor trick. To make matters worse, that same energy coursed through her equipment as well, making the Orichalc.u.m as good as Adamant and her scimitars capable of chipping War.
'What the f.u.c.k is that?' Lith asked after freeing the blade from the cruel vise that had opened small cracks along War's surface.
'It's the same power that the Abomination Griffon and Garuda hybrids used against Night.' Solus said.
'Okay, and what does it do?'
'Beats me.' Solus shrugged.
'Gods, I love the Scalewalker armor so much that I could kiss it.' Solus shapeshifted into her glove form, covering Lith's arms up to their elbow.
Another of the features of the Scalewalker armor was the ability to fully cover not only Lith's hybrid body, but also to hide Solus's battle forms from sight, disguising her as a part of the armor.
The right glove had now five gems while the left had now two of them, making them still pale in comparison with the Hands of Menadion. Yet from her fight with the King of Kolga, Solus had learned a nifty trick.
The gloves started to suck the surrounding world energy in, weakening the Life Maelstrom and strengthening Lith at the same time.