The Urban Legend Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Chapter 105

The colossal form of the Dark One towered over Leonard and his ally, raging against the awakening lights of hope spreading across the land. It battered them with tsunamis of shadow, but they stood resolute, blades shining.

"Your end has come, foul demon!" Leonard cried. He and his ally charged forward in unison, their sword tips tracing lines of fire through the seething darkness. The blades carved into the Dark One's swirling essence, drawing wisps of shadow away like smoke in the wind.

The Dark One shrieked, lashing out in fury. But its movements had slowed, become more solid and clumsy as its power waned. Behind it, more points of light blossomed through the night - Mara and the newly awakened villagers adding their strength to the fray.

Sensing impending defeat, the Dark One recoiled. "This vessel is damaged beyond use," it rumbled. "But I am formless, eternal. I shall return again, in a stronger incarnation!"

Its colossal form began to dissolve, misting into tendrils of shadow