The expedition advanced for a while being stopped, before a giant gate that looked like a passage between two mountains.Kenneth looked at the giant gate before him. He took a deep breath as a light flashed in his eyes and turned toward the others."Today, we stand at the precipice of our last trial, the gateway to our ultimate victory. The fate of our world, the very essence of hope, rests upon our shoulders. We have journeyed through treacherous lands, battled formidable foes, and endured hardships that would break the spirit of lesser souls. But here we are, united in purpose and unwavering in our determination."Everyone looked at Kenneth, who took to the sky as he delivered his speech."This dungeon, this bastion of darkness, is the crucible in which legend will be forged. It is where heroes will rise and conquer their deepest fears. The devil himself lurks within, taunting us with his malevolent presence. But fear not, for we are not ordinary mortals. We are a force to be reckon
Emma sat down as she ate quietly. The woods burned as they provided sound for the duo, along with people talking in the distance."This would have ended a lot sooner if I just…"Emma didn’t comment on it as she stayed quiet, his eyes on the flames that burned ever brightly."If not you, someone else would've done that."She looked around at the weary and tired expression of everyone, but they were still going forward with them."At least you carried out a little hope for us."Michael looked at the carriage that they took with them, which was tightly guarded."I don't know, was it really hope, or just a star that was burning brightly before it went out?"Emma kept quiet, as they just sat there for a while. She then took her leave but stopped and said without turning back, "The more you blame yourself, the more that candle will burn out."Michael said nothing in return, just stood up and went back to his tent. He needed to rest for a better tomorrow........."The rules of the game are
Purple mist had the whole swamp in its embrace, as whoever tried to invade it felt the wrath of the mist. It invaded their bodies, trying to suck the life force out of them. Everyone backed away into the narrow pass, mages used the detoxification spell to get rid of the poison in their bodies. Many felt nauseous and vomited just from coming into contact with the poisonous mist. Kenneth looked at the poisonous marsh and started chanting, but stopped when he felt a stare at him. He glanced in that direction and found two giant eyes glowing in the purple mist. Just then, a voice swept through the crowd. Croak* Everyone heard that voice, making them turn their heads in that direction, and saw a giant monster leaping in their direction, rapidly closing the distance between them. The giant frog emerged from the mist, its colossal form dominating the marsh. Its skin shimmered with shades of deep violet and indigo, adorned with ancient rune-like patterns. Its eyes, glowing like twin moons
The monster lashed its tongue out once more and grabbed another person and ate it.The tyranny of the monster made many people's eyes turn blood shot as the ones being eaten were their friends, or family.But it didn't stop there as it spitted something which when landed on a person and melted him."It has corrosive acid in its glands!”Seth was shocked, he didn't know these frogs had that ability. It was an error in their calculations, a severe one at that.Chants reverberated in the surrounding area, which was ongoing for a while......Glacial Lance, pierce the ice,Formed in frost, a deadly device.Within my grasp, I wield your might,A frozen lance, gleaming white.With icy essence, let it grow,A frigid force, to lay my foe.In frozen stillness, swift it flies,Glacial Lance, freeze their demise.From winter's heart, this power I take,Ice crystalline, a lethal stake.In icy tempest, enemies quail,Glacial Lance, their strength shall fail."Glacial Lance."A giant lance made of
Maria briefed over what she found, and there were still no signs of phylactery or lich."So, our next foe is a death knight."Maria nodded as she described the knight."I don't know if it was a death knight or not, but there was a warrior standing in the middle of a ruin with a sword, clad in dark, menacing armor from head to toe. Its helmet concealed its face, casting an eerie shadow. Its armor bore the marks of countless battles, battered and worn, with a menacing aura that surrounded it. The sword, or that large blade it wielded, was a wicked serrated blade, stained in red.""Was the surrounding area corroded?" Kenneth asked."No.”"It's a death knight.""Wait, that was the case. What would have happened?"Kenneth looked at Seth calmly as he answered his question, "Then it would've been a doom knight, which is equal to the Lich."Everyone went silent and heaved a sigh of relief as they felt at least their luck was not that bad."Still, the death knight would also be a problem if no
He let go of the greatsword, and a sword appeared in his hand. He swung it around to get used to its weight before saying, "Let's start round two."Roar*The death knight roared, its body got enveloped in death energy, and it charged at him, slashing.Michael ducked, the sword passed over him, and he slashed at the monster's torso.Clang*The armor blocked the strike, but a cut still appeared on it and holy energy invaded through that, making the monster roar even more as it brought down its blade.Michael stepped out of the way or thought he did so, but the blade still hit him and embedded itself into his shoulder.Argh*He grunted in pain but used this chance and cut at the monster's neck.The death knight backed away, leaving the sword embedded in his shoulder as it dodged the strike.Michael, upon missing the strike, held the serrated blade and got it out from his shoulder. A deep cut appeared on his shoulder and the death energy was corroding the muscles further.Michael looked a
The expedition stayed in the arena for over two days before Maria came back and told others what she found. Unfortunately, she still didn't have any clue about the phylactery."There is a giant cavern system after this arena, and there are countless monsters in that cavern system, ranging from the oxyaizl to giant skeleton monster."Kenneth heard her describing each monster they would encounter if they took that path and said, “That should be the last area of the dungeon.”Everyone turned toward him, wanting to know why he said that."The fact that a death knight was guarding the entrance and that the death energy started getting concentrated in there tells me that the Lich must be in there.""Tell me, did you feel the death energy getting concentrated the more you travelled further in?"Maria nodded as she had that feeling of creepiness and death the further she travelled in. Now she knew what had caused it."There was a door which two giant skeletons were guarding."Everyone nodded.
A warm light embraced their lost companions as they started disintegrating, and the golden motes of light started moving up, dispersing into the air.Kenneth looked at the dispersion motes of light before moving away toward the gate. He put his hand over it, trembling a little. Even a sturdy tree would shake when the strong winds blowing.He took a deep breath and focused. He could feel a dense amount of death energy in the room.Likewise, he started mumbling as he chanted in a low voice, and after its completion, he could see what was inside the room.What he saw made him raise his eyebrow in surprise as the room was fully covered in ice, like they entered an ice palace and in the center of the room was an ice coffin. He tried looking into the coffin, but his spell couldn't penetrate it, but he found the thing that they were looking for."How is it?"Emma arrived next to him, followed by Maria, Seth, Michael, and others."The Lich is not inside."This made them heave a relieved sigh,