2022-04-10 05:00:08While 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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“Oh for fuck’s sake.” Kyle rolled his eyes as the enemy charged at him and his allies. Jeffrey’s ridiculous accusations and ignorant behaviour was the last thing he needed at the moment.Droigheann unsheathed his blade and struck the ground with it. Black veins spread across the grey marble plaza, originating from his blade. They leapt off the ground, reaching for Jeffrey and his allies.“Fire storm!” A voice boomed. Kyle flinched as a whirling storm of flames burnt away the roots and veins. Droigheann gritted his teeth and removed his swords from the ground. “Damn mages,” The Demon grunted as he stepped forward. His helmet materialised in his hand, and he promptly put it on.“SHALL I DISPATCH OF THEM, KYLE?” Cacophus’ sudden question surprised him. “Yeah, please help Droigheann.” Kyle hissed as he pointed at the group. “We shouldn’t waste much time on them.”As he spoke, several shards of crystallised light formed at his fingertips. He fired them at the man leading the charge.“AS YO
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The Necronomicon’s pages turned on their own. Kyle waited patiently for the book to settle on a page. Once it did, he read through the spell. It was a modified dispel spell.“Stand back, just in case.” He said to the others. Everyone took a few steps back, even Cacophus who had just arrived. The Lich didn’t speak, but the green glows in his eye sockets glimmered and lit up brightly with excitement.Kyle’s lips curled up with a faint smile for a moment before he turned his gaze back to the Necronomicon. “Open thine gates, lift thine veil.” He recited the spell’s words clearly. “Allow me passage to what is rightfully mine, as I hold the Book of Ancient Secrets!”A moment passed before the spell fully took effect. The barrier around the Ancient City of Necron began to lower as Kyle felt his vitality drain with alarming speed. He looked down at the back of his hand with a panic as the few locks of dark hair dangling before his eyes slowly began to turn white.The mark of the Evertree glow
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Chapter 270: The Waking World
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Chapter 269: The Wasteyard of Heaven
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