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before leaping off into the air.
I will give it as much as you are able to handle. Gullin replied as he dove. You are not powerful enough yet for my full size or strength.
The bird cried out, its three voices screeching as a tiny speck of orange light came into being in his mouth. Endrance felt a notably large drain on his aura, depleting over half of it to fuel the familiar's spell. The familiar had powers Endrance didn't, but could only fuel them using the mage's power.
Gullin pulled up at the last possible second, the tiny speck of light continuing Gullin's dive. The hydra noticed the spell incoming, but was too big and unable to avoid the high velocity bead of light.
The bead impacted, exploding into a bloom of fire bigger than the hydra's length. The power of the blow hammered it into the ground and sent instantly vaporized steam from snow spraying out in all directions as everyone ducked for cover.
The hydra didn't lunge out of the steam cloud while it dispersed. Endrance waited, while the rest of the team regrouped on him. Endrance was relieved to see Selene land next to him, her eyes on the thinning steam.
"That stung." She growled at him. Some of her clothes were singed.
"What? The fire?" he asked.
She nodded. "Yes." she replied. "I am not completely immune to it like you are."
Endrance gestured at the clouds that were quickly fading. "I'm not immune to getting cooked by steam, so it would have hurt me too. Think it is dead?"
Joven shrugged. "Probably not, but you gave it something to think about."
"I think we figured out why the ravine was blocked off." Bridget said. "That guy probably tried to prevent it from getting into our land, and got caught in the rock slide he triggered."
"I think we should go check." Selene said.
Endrance frowned. "I have a better idea." he said. He drew on the power stored in his bracers, refilling his aura.
Gullin. Please hit it again. He ordered.
The bird came in for another pass, dropping an explosive ball of fire into the center of the cloud. The blast blew away all the mist, and this time Endrance flinched as something hot and wet splattered all over him. Bits of sizzled hydra flesh rained down around them. A bit of bone bounced off Joven's breastplate, making him grunt. The air was cleared, and the hydra's remains looked as if they had exploded from the inside. His wards had kept most of the gore off of him, but it had carpeted a good forty yards in every direction.
"I think it's probably dead now." Endrance said, suppressing the desire to vomit.
Joven wiped gibbets of flesh off of his face. "Yeah." he declared. "I'm gonna say you hit overkill."
Endrance looked away. "Well, weren't you the one saying that's the best kind of kill?" he said.
"Actually, I said that." Bridget said.
Joven grinned. "Good job."
"Thanks. I think." Endrance replied.
"Something seems off though." Bridget observed, looking around. "You know what I mean, Selene?"
The other Draugnoa shrugged. "It ruined my cloak." she observed, irritation evident on her voice.
Joven gestured to the dead beast. "Well, at least we'll have plenty of food for the road." he observed.
Endrance ran off, no longer able to keep his stomach in check. He stopped ten yards to the side and dropped to his knees, retching.
"Ah." Bridget said, sliding her weapons into their scabbards. "Now it feels like old times."
Chapter 05:
Four days later, Endrance still felt a little nauseous whenever they prepared food. The rest of the trip through the mountains was entirely uneventful. It seemed that most of the wildlife there had been either eaten, or driven off when the hydra had moved through the pass. Endrance had spent days wondering how the creature had survived the previous fight. And even then, how did he end up encountering the very same hydra over a year after their last encounter? Not only that, but the hydra had gotten bigger than before. It was more muscular, and it remembered fighting him. It was almost as if
I will give it as much as you are able to handle. Gullin replied as he dove. You are not powerful enough yet for my full size or strength.
The bird cried out, its three voices screeching as a tiny speck of orange light came into being in his mouth. Endrance felt a notably large drain on his aura, depleting over half of it to fuel the familiar's spell. The familiar had powers Endrance didn't, but could only fuel them using the mage's power.
Gullin pulled up at the last possible second, the tiny speck of light continuing Gullin's dive. The hydra noticed the spell incoming, but was too big and unable to avoid the high velocity bead of light.
The bead impacted, exploding into a bloom of fire bigger than the hydra's length. The power of the blow hammered it into the ground and sent instantly vaporized steam from snow spraying out in all directions as everyone ducked for cover.
The hydra didn't lunge out of the steam cloud while it dispersed. Endrance waited, while the rest of the team regrouped on him. Endrance was relieved to see Selene land next to him, her eyes on the thinning steam.
"That stung." She growled at him. Some of her clothes were singed.
"What? The fire?" he asked.
She nodded. "Yes." she replied. "I am not completely immune to it like you are."
Endrance gestured at the clouds that were quickly fading. "I'm not immune to getting cooked by steam, so it would have hurt me too. Think it is dead?"
Joven shrugged. "Probably not, but you gave it something to think about."
"I think we figured out why the ravine was blocked off." Bridget said. "That guy probably tried to prevent it from getting into our land, and got caught in the rock slide he triggered."
"I think we should go check." Selene said.
Endrance frowned. "I have a better idea." he said. He drew on the power stored in his bracers, refilling his aura.
Gullin. Please hit it again. He ordered.
The bird came in for another pass, dropping an explosive ball of fire into the center of the cloud. The blast blew away all the mist, and this time Endrance flinched as something hot and wet splattered all over him. Bits of sizzled hydra flesh rained down around them. A bit of bone bounced off Joven's breastplate, making him grunt. The air was cleared, and the hydra's remains looked as if they had exploded from the inside. His wards had kept most of the gore off of him, but it had carpeted a good forty yards in every direction.
"I think it's probably dead now." Endrance said, suppressing the desire to vomit.
Joven wiped gibbets of flesh off of his face. "Yeah." he declared. "I'm gonna say you hit overkill."
Endrance looked away. "Well, weren't you the one saying that's the best kind of kill?" he said.
"Actually, I said that." Bridget said.
Joven grinned. "Good job."
"Thanks. I think." Endrance replied.
"Something seems off though." Bridget observed, looking around. "You know what I mean, Selene?"
The other Draugnoa shrugged. "It ruined my cloak." she observed, irritation evident on her voice.
Joven gestured to the dead beast. "Well, at least we'll have plenty of food for the road." he observed.
Endrance ran off, no longer able to keep his stomach in check. He stopped ten yards to the side and dropped to his knees, retching.
"Ah." Bridget said, sliding her weapons into their scabbards. "Now it feels like old times."
Chapter 05:
Four days later, Endrance still felt a little nauseous whenever they prepared food. The rest of the trip through the mountains was entirely uneventful. It seemed that most of the wildlife there had been either eaten, or driven off when the hydra had moved through the pass. Endrance had spent days wondering how the creature had survived the previous fight. And even then, how did he end up encountering the very same hydra over a year after their last encounter? Not only that, but the hydra had gotten bigger than before. It was more muscular, and it remembered fighting him. It was almost as if
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