All Chapters of Rise of the Tamer ( Bound by the Beast): Chapter 151
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Episode 153: Shadows of Reckoning
The air crackled with energy as the aftermath of the previous battle settled into eerie silence. Smoke and ash swirled around Ethan, his body battered and bruised but still standing. His sword, now flickering with a dim, unstable light, hung heavily at his side. His breath was ragged, each inhale a struggle against the crushing weight of exhaustion.Behind him, the aftermath of the battlefield seemed to go on for an eternity: a graveyard of twisted shadows and fallen monsters. Ignis, his magnificent dragon summon, had vanished into its ethereal state, shimmering faintly in the air like a protective ghost. The armored knight, though valiant in its resilience, had crumpled into fractured armor scattered across the earth drenched with blood. Ethan's lion companion stood at his side, its golden mane dulled with grime, growling low and steady.But there was no time to rest.From the thick haze, a new presence emerged one that sent a chill down Ethan’s spine. The darkness rippled unnaturally
Episode 154: On the Edge of Oblivion
A deafening silence followed the collapse of the temple walls. Dust spiraled upward, mingling with the acrid scent of scorched earth and shattered stone. Ethan stumbled to his feet, blood trickling from a cut above his brow. The light from his sword flickered weakly, casting desperate shadows against the ruined battleground. His breaths were ragged, each inhale a struggle against the weight of exhaustion pressing on his chest. "You can't fail now," Ethan whispered to himself, his grip on the hilt of his sword tightening. The fallen allies came into his mind: the sacrifices they had made for him to get to this point. He owed them victory. Behind him, the colossal figure of Ignis roared defiantly, flames reigniting despite the thick darkness pressing in. The dragon’s wings beat against the air, scattering fragments of corrupted shadow beasts that lunged from every direction. Beside Ignis, the armored knight swung its gleaming blade, carving through tendrils of black energy that sough
Episode 155: Igris
The battlefield was far from silent. The dark energy hummed eerily through the air, the oppressive weight of the emerging darkness pressing against Ethan's chest like a suffocating vice. His muscles screamed in protest, yet he forced himself upright, gripping his sword tighter as he faced the figure that had risen from the remains of the Abyssal Warden. Obsidian-plated, this figure stood without movement, eyes burning into Ethan as jagged cracks ran across its plated body, pulsating with a deep crimson glow like it was just barely containing something inside of itself. "I have heard the stories of your fight, boy." The figure's voice was like grating stone, raw and laced with condescension. "The tamer of beasts, wielder of light. And yet you stand on broken ground, barely able to lift your weapon." Ethan's jaw set. "Who are you?" The figure cocked its head to one side. "Names are but momentary things, lost in the rivers of time. But if it makes you understand your smallness, yo
Episode 156: Time Stop's
The battlefield was silent for just a moment.Then, the darkness roared back to life.Ethan's sword struck true, a blinding arc of light carving through Noctis's form. For a split second, the shadowy warlord's armor cracked, splitting apart like shattered obsidian. But instead of falling, Noctis let out a guttural laugh."Fascinating," he murmured, his voice dripping with amusement.Then, the world exploded.A shockwave of dark energy shot outward, flinging Ethan through the temple's ruins. He smashed through stone and debris, his body battered and bleeding. His vision blurred, but he pushed himself to concentrate, blinking away the dust and blood.His friends Ignis, the knight, and the lion remained bound up by corruption that seemed to be devouring their bodies. Their eyes flashed between fierce resistance and fawning submission, locked in an internal battle raging against the shadow infecting each of them.Ethan ground his fists together. He could not lose them. Not now. Not ever.
Episode 157: The Battle Erupted
The air trembled with a suffocating weight.Ethan’s grip tightened around his sword, sweat dripping from his brow as he stared up at the nightmarish entity that had emerged from the rift. It was unlike anything he had ever faced a colossal amalgamation of shifting limbs, spiraling eyes, and a mouth that stretched across its entire grotesque form. Its presence alone made the battlefield feel smaller, as if reality itself bent to accommodate its unfathomable mass.Noctis stood beside it, his expression one of dark amusement. "Behold, the Harbinger of Oblivion," he said, voice laced with reverence. "Your struggle ends here, boy."Ethan’s heart pounded. He had barely managed to reclaim his allies from corruption, and now they stood at the precipice of something even more terrifying. He glanced to his side Ignis, the knight, and the lion. They had recovered, but their breaths were heavy, their bodies battered.They were running out of time.The Harbinger let out a sound that wasn’t a roar
Episode 158: Light and Shadow
The sky remained split, golden radiance spilling from the heavens like a divine wound in the fabric of reality. The armored figure descended with a deliberate grace, their spear of light crackling with untamed energy. Ethan felt the sheer power radiating from them a force beyond anything he had encountered before.Noctis narrowed his eyes, his grip on his blade tightening. "So, the gods finally intervene," he murmured, his voice laced with disdain. "How predictable."The figure touched the ground, their luminous eyes locking onto Ethan. "Rise, warrior. This battle is far from over."Ethan gritted his teeth and pushed himself up, ignoring the searing pain in his side where Aiden’s corrupted blade had pierced him. Blood stained his clothes, but he refused to falter. "Who? Who are you?""I am Lysara, Warden of the Celestial Accord," the figure declared. "The abyss has defied balance for too long. It ends now."Before Ethan could respond, the Harbinger of Oblivion shrieked, its colossal f
Episode 159: The Whirlwind
The battlefield was dripping with blood and shadow. Steel on flesh rang out through the temple ruins. Ethan gritted his teeth, his arms numb from the sheer force of combat. His sword, now glowing with a flickering ethereal light, dripped with the dark ichor of fallen enemies. Ignis circled overhead, unleashing torrents of fire that turned the swarming shadow beasts into piles of smoldering ash.But it wasn't enough.The enemy was relentless.From the gaping void left behind by the Abyssal Warden, a new horror emerged. A towering figure drenched in jagged obsidian armor, its body pulsing with dark energy. Its face is a twisted mask of agony, hollow eyes glowing with a violet hue burning with an unnatural hunger. Its fingers elongate into razor-sharp talons dripping with the blood of the fallen.The Abyss General had arrived.Ethan didn't even have time to process the situation before the general surged forward, closing the distance in a blink of an eye. He raised his sword to block, bu
Episode 160: The Price of Power
The battlefield was a nightmare of fire and blood.Ethan’s breath came in ragged gasps as he stood amidst the carnage. His sword, its once-pristine blade now cracked and dripping with black ichor, pulsed with unstable energy. Around him, the remnants of the corrupted army lay in twisted, smoldering heaps, but the battle was far from over.The Abyssal Devourer loomed in the distance, its many faces contorted in agony and rage. Its limbs, grotesquely elongated and pulsating with darkness, reached out hungrily, devouring the very essence of the fallen warriors. Beyond understanding that's what this creature was. A living nightmare. A thing that shouldn't exist in this world.Ethan wiped the sweat and blood from his face, his mind racing. His companions Ignis, the armored knight, and the lion were still standing, but barely. Their forms flickered, their energy dangerously low. The battle had pushed them beyond their limits, and yet their greatest enemy still towered before them, unscathed
Episode 161: Shadows of the Forgotten
The battlefield was in shambles, saturated with the blood of friend and foe alike. The air reeked of death, and the faint echoes of dying screams still lingered. Ethan rubbed the crimson streak from his face, his body barely holding together from the wounds that marked his flesh. His sword pulsed with energy, feeding off his dwindling life force, demanding more.Across from him was a new nightmare.From the depths of blackness, there came an appearance: a hulking giant in armor darker than the night itself. The shape seemed to writhe and ripple, like reality itself couldn't abide this thing's being. Twin fiery eyes fixed upon Ethan, their burning intensity enough to make shivers run along his spine.The Abyssal Warden was gone, but in its place stood something far worse."Ethan!" a voice called from behind. It was Lena, her face smeared with blood, her arms trembling from exhaustion. She clutched her daggers tightly, eyes darting between Ethan and the abomination before them. "We have
Episode 162: Requiem of the Fallen
Darkness. Silence. An endless abyss.Ethan floated in the void, weightless, his body suspended between existence and oblivion. His heartbeat was faint, each pulse slower than the last. Memories flickered before him his past, his friends, the battles he had fought. Then came the voice. Low. Ancient. Cold."You are not the first to fall. You will not be the last."A sudden force yanked him downward. The darkness twisted and coiled, forming grotesque hands that clawed at his limbs. Ethan struggled, thrashing against the invisible chains that pulled him deeper into the void. A crimson glow pulsed beneath him, illuminating the abyss in sickly light.Then he saw them.Hundreds no, thousands of warriors, all clad in tattered armor, their hollow eyes staring into nothingness. The remnants of those who had come before him. Those who had wielded the artifact’s power… and failed."Ethan! Wake up!"A distant voice shattered the void. Lena.The abyss convulsed. The ghostly figures shrieked as ligh