Istar told her Old Elementals to walk to the edge of the square, where the soldiers were stopping the common folk from stepping a foot into the square, and to take whoever approached them for a two-minute flight, but they had to be very careful not to scare anyone or let them fall.They bowed to her and did as she told them. As they were walking along the square, Istar faced the Head Cleric on the balcony and asked with a smile, “Was this entertaining enough? Or do I need to do something else?”“No, that was excellent, Istar! Please, come on in, and let’s meet in the ballroom!”Archa escorted her to the building, with her friends and all the other guests following them, and right before entering the building, Istar looked up, alerted by the excited scream of a child.A little girl with a big smile was riding Menace, the yellow flying lion, together with her father, who looked terrified. Right after them came Breeze and Destruction, also with two riders.At the edge of the square, the
By the end of the afternoon, Tharn and his group left, with a promise to return to visit the Head Cleric when there were fewer people around so that they could plan their next actions regarding the Brotherhood of Necromancers and their strange Leader.Tharn adjusted his bag, which was full of purses with gold and silver coins from all the pieces of jewellery he had sold, and complained, “This bag was lighter when we arrived. I wasn’t counting on selling everything that Omarosa and Rusalka made! Not even a ring was left! And I got a few orders for some very specific pieces!”
The Innkeeper arrived with the tea, and when he left, Istar asked, “Archa and Iris are a couple now? I thought she had a thing with you!”“They have particular circumstances and kinks that are not my business to talk about. Besides, you said that I shouldn’t have any women around if I wanted you to give me a chance, so if Iris and Archa are together, they will leave me alone and stop tempting me.”Istar took a sip of her tea and said, “As if it was their fault entirely, you pervert. And what are we going to do about sleeping? Becau
Archa had her mouth wide open while looking at the spear, and she called Muranu the moment she put the string around one strap of her new shield, while Tharn explained, “Anubys’ teeth are also very strong, and if it wasn’t for Mammoth’s war hammer, we wouldn’t ever be able to cut the teeth or sharpen them in the form of blades.”While checking the spider’s work, Archa said, “Tharn, I got used to Magic, and I can now make Fire Balls and Ice Spikes, but I am not sure how to use them in a fight.”“Well, I don’t see a better opponent for you to test your new skills. Mammoth, fight her, but don’t hurt her too much, okay? You better start moving, Archa, or he might detach your head from your body!”The moment Tharn walked away, the ‘Peacekeeper Mammoth’ threw a downward strike, opening a deep chasm where Archa used to be, missing her by a second. If she was slower, she would be squashed like an insect.She had no other choice, besides avoiding his strikes, punches, and kicks, by running to
After twenty minutes, Istar and her friends were near the wall of the arena, watching as the third contestant was sent flying for more than two metres, hit by a powerful punch from the Frost Old Elemental the Master Rank Mage summoned. That Mage was working for the company that was putting on that event, and he was the one in charge of summoning the Old Elementals, Familiars, and Elementals the contestants would fight. The Frost Old Elemental that was in the first event that afternoon had a Humanish form, but was three metres tall and made entirely of hard, concentrated ice. And he was strong. He could endure powerful blows to his body, and if he lost a limb, he could regrow it in a matter of minutes. Istar made a slight grin when she timed the last regrowth and whispered to her friends, “He needs almost two minutes for a leg and one minute for a lost arm.” Salama slowly nodded and asked, “Yeah, but how are we supposed to defeat him?” “Easy. Crush him. One minute is more than enou
Istar was stretching her arms and legs, getting ready while her friends were talking among themselves. She could clearly see that Tharn was looking straight at her, perhaps thinking about what she was going to do, and that was making her nervous.She wanted to show him that all his training had borne fruit, but most importantly, she wanted to test herself as well.When the announcer shouted that the next event was about to begin, the Mage summoned a Familiar. Istar grinned at the sight of a dark six-legged bear with two short, pointy horns and two long, upward fangs in his mouth. After Synesia, Muranu and Osman won their fights, but the other contestants lost against the six-legged bear. One of them was even knocked out when his Familiar was thrown against him.A brief break gave time for everyone to rest for a while, and Salama noticed Archa was seated on the floor with her legs crossed, her hands over her knees, and her eyes closed.Synesia also saw that and whispered, “I guess she is gathering her Magic. I have no idea how she can use Magic now, but I am sure it was Tharn’s doing. I saw her like that with Iris when we were flying to get here, and again when we entered the arena.”“It is still weird, you know? An Orca using Magic? What is next? A Dragon working as an Adventurer?”“If Tharn catches one, he might ask him to do that! He is crazy enough to convince a Dragon to join our Party, you know?”The announcer shouting that the third event was about to begin, interrupted the two girls, and everyone looked at him as he pointed to the Frost Force Old ElemenLord Tharn Zon Chapter 77.2 – The Arena, Event 3 – Part 1.2
After receiving the prize money, Archa and her friends went to the exit of the arena, greeting everyone that was walking in the corridor that led to the main street of the Capital.Tharn was already waiting for them with a smiling Iris seated on his shoulder and two of his Pegasus at his side.Istar immediately summoned three of her flying lions, and when Salama was going to one of them with Kek, Tharn pulled her right arm and asked, “And where do you think you are going, you loser?”“I… I was going to… to…”Istar tried to hide behind her yellow lion, but Tharn said, without even looking at her, “You too, you stupid Cathra! Get your ass over here right now!”When Salama and Istar were in front of him and, looking down, he asked, “After losing those fights, do you honestly believe I was going to let you go? Fat chance! We are going to fly, but you two are not! Ran, walk, use Magic, I don’t care. But fly, you won’t! And if you take more than one day to arrive in Elkenore, I am going to