Path of the Shaman

29

The crowd of servants of the Darkness still chased us. My throat must have already overheated from the constant flames on the Fourth Acceleration, as I began to experience pain like a sore throat. I stopped and, having cleared the circle with a flame, again tried to take the Tarantula in its paws. He wrapped his limbs around mine, once again confirming my opinion that he had, rather, tentacles there, and I was finally able to soar into the air. There was very little time left, and I turned on the acceleration in order to get to the border with Cadiz faster. As soon as we flew over the black river, I immediately went downhill, as the counter was already counting down the last minute. Putting the Tarantula on the grass, I turned into a man.

- Pa-a-am! the earth shook, and a transparent dome surrounded me.

I was completely exhausted, and so I just sat on the grass, unable to do anything. I started scribbling a message in the clan chat.

"[Mahan] I'm two kilometers west of Cadiz"

The answe