After a short rest, Kyle was ready to try again. The issue was that neither Igna nor Caille was remotely interested in going right back.
“Only an insane person would try the exact same thing and hope to see a different result.” Caille said after listening Kyle’s protest. Igna sighed and nodded. “There is no point in dying in vain. We can always come back if need be.”
Kyle rolled his eyes. He knew why she was like this – she was worried about him. But now wasn’t the time for that! Where was the spirit of adventure, the curiosity? Where was the willingness to take risks?
“I never said we’d do the same thing!” He protested. “Look,” He pointed up north. “We can approach them through the trees, instead of walking down the hill and practically announcing our arrival. The mage took ages to cast that spell. Had Igna been remotely close to them, they’d never get the chance to finish the spell!”
Igna bit her lips while Caille mumbled something silently.
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Caille found a second token on the group that had just been dispatched of by Igna. She gave that to Kyle as well, and they hurried away. They didn’t know how many of these small groups there were, and it wasn’t worth standing around and waiting to find out. If a larger group noticed them, and they couldn’t kill them off quite as efficiently or silently, then they’d be in a heap of trouble again. They followed the treeline and continued their approach to the village. Soon, the first of the few houses entered their view on the side. Kyle made sure to stay well hidden inside the forest. Once again giving a wide berth to the structures, they circled around the village till they reached the temple in the back. The large stone structure was the least damaged one among the buildings in the village. There were no cracks or broken parts of the walls that would allow them to see what was happening inside the temple, and the windows were way too
The Lich's Master Chapter 83: Temple of the Golden Flame
Caille’s happiness lasted for about half a minute as the number of enemies inside the temple left her jaw dropped, and eyes wide open. “Well, fuck.” She whispered. Igna and Kyle agreed with that statement. Hiding by the entrance, they were peeking inside through the open door. “I count thirteen, plus that woman.” Igna whispered. Caille affirmed her. Kyle also nodded, his count was the same as well. “Well, what do we do?” Igna asked after a short moment of hesitation. “Can we take them on?” Caille shrugged and shot Kyle a glance. “What do you think?” Kyle bit his lips. “I’ll summon the Fallen Knight.” He said after a moment’s hesitation. He hadn’t spoken to Aoris ever since that… that fight they had. It felt wrong to summon her for aid, he didn’t want to. But now, it seemed as if he had no alternative. “No, don’t.” Igna quickly stopped him. “That woman there is the same person as the one who nearly killed us. If you can take her as a summon…”
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While Igna scoured her inventory to try and find a healing potion, Caille looted the enemies, and Kyle looked around the temple. This place seemed to be dedicated to this Golden Flame from the start. The flame motif was everywhere – walls, windows, the ceiling, the floor tiles, even the sides of the pews. The altar was made of a single marble slab. Unlike the rest of the temple, it wasn’t the masterpiece of a master craftsman. It had jagged edges, cracks on the surface… plenty of imperfections. Yet, the statue depicting the flames they worshipped behind the altar, also made from the same type of marble was simply stunning. “I wonder what this Golden Flame thing really is.” He muttered. Why were they hostile in the first place? Caille chuckled. “Why don’t you ask the priestess?” She suggested. Kyle hesitated, “Oh. Yeah.” He turned to the side. “Come forth.” Unlike the raven or the Fallen Knight Aoris, Irena, Priestess of the Golden Flame didn’t appear
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“Hmmm…” Caille narrowed her eyes, pursed her lips, and glared at the monster ahead of them. “You didn’t mention we’d be fighting a chimera.” She shot Luke an annoyed glance. “I don’t like things that have more than one head.” Said chimera was about fifty meters away from them, laying on the ground in the middle of a crater. The ground was scorched within the crater, and the thing that created the crater – a large lump of obsidian – was at the epicentre of it. “My bad, I didn’t know you cared about the number of heads.” Luke smirked. “But then again, I’d think you would be used to it, considering the weird things you summon when fighting.” Caille glared at him. “Watch it Luke, I might just miss the chimera and drop the slug on you instead.” The Paladin laughed out loud. “Right, and miss you chance to get all that obsidian.” His mischievous laugh was contagious, even Kyle chuckled. Caille hesitated for a moment, then let out a dramatic sigh. “You’re goo
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“Yeah but how in the world do we even carry this thing back?” The thought hadn’t even crossed their minds until Luke asked. Caille opened her mouth with an all-knowing expression, then a look of confusion appeared on her face as she slowly closed her mouth. “Hmm.” Was all she said after a solid minute of thinking. “Well, can’t your slug carry it?” Luke asked again. Caille shook her head. “No, it’s weak to begin with, very slow, and can’t effect the material world for longer than a handful of minutes anyways.” She pursed her lips and pressed her palm against the large chunk of obsidian. “We need something else.” She muttered. While that was obvious, Kyle couldn’t really think of anything that would allow them to carry this. It was simply too heavy! “Harriet isn’t around, is she?” Luke asked suddenly. Caille shook her head. “No, work trip, she’ll be back in two weeks. Besides, I don’t think her gravity altering magic would be strong enough in this case. This th
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