Danmachi Heart of Alfhiem
DON'T WORRY! Rest of the chapter is coming this weekend. Busy busy. Already had 15k but haven't gotten to the confession or romance. So I split Loki familia's pov off.
Vote1: Been caught up on two different paths to take this story. Chapter 20 should be a fun romp. However….
1)I could handle soma next chapter and do a four-man death march to floor 18 in chapter 22.
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2)I could easily make this really dark. Maybe push Bell NEAR suicidal. This option could temporarily redeem Hestia and maybe Bete. Do Soma familia over the next 2 chapters and do a three-man to floor 18 on chapter 23.
Vote2: Been wondering if I should change Chain Attack developmental ability to Fist Strike. Fist strike is a level 2 DA. I think chain attack is an upper-level DA.
Note: Chapters 1-3 are edited with Grammarly and rewritten. Added 7k words to the story. Chapter 4 will be in a few days.
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Chapter 19 Spirits Ablaze
(Night 37)
"Via Shilhiem!" Riveria desperately finished her ultimate shield spell. A dome of green light encased the thirteen adventurers sent on the raiding party to the fifty-ninth floor. (1)
The corrupted spirit finished her chant. The goddess-like beauty atop of gargantuan plant body smiled at Loki familia. "Fire Storm!"(1)
The world turned red.
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSHHHHHHH!*
A tsunami of flame enveloped the protective shield and spread throughout the whole floor. Riveria felt the jarring impact of the magic hammering her barrier. Her mind was being sapped just holding the barrier in place. Every second felt like a lifetime under the immense pressure of the spell.(1)
"Ahhhh." Riveria screamed out in anguish as one of her knees buckled. She was barely holding on to her staff.
*Crack! Crack!*
Giant fissures and cracks webbed throughout the green dome. Loki familia was terrified seeing the world's strongest magic user losing control. Riveria tried to reform the dome by forcing more mind to maintain the shield. Her higher magic stat and spirit healing was helping her last longer, but the shields collapsed was inevitable. The raging inferno was forcing the dome inwards. The dome was becoming as brittle as a pane of glass being hit with a hammer.
Gareth responded instantly by grabbing two shields from the supporters. He jumped in front of the familia. "Hold on!"
"Gareth! Protect Them!" Riveria pleaded barely holding on. "Ahhh."
*Crack! Crack!*
"Ahh shut it elf! You gonna let him down!" The surprise taunt in the middle of battle alarmed the familia.
"Ahhhhh." Riveria was shaking all over. Her bulging eyes were focused on the brilliant white crack in the front of the shield.
"You gonna give up after one wee little spell." Gareth mocked as the blaze continued to pound the shield.
"Shut up and protect them!" Riveria shouted in anger barely holding on to her staff.
Gareth parted his shields a bit seeing a few cracks heal over. "Isn't he gonna be devastated hearing we got our asses cooked because some knife-eared princess was sleeping on the job."
"Qui…..et!" Riveria's arms tensed up feeling the shield close in again.
'Is this Tenkai?' A soft tired voice rang out through Riveria's mind. Riveria was focusing on the bright white crack in a sea of green. Her mind played a trick on her showing her a memory of Bell laying on top of her body, completely exhausted. His white hair rested against her shoulder, mixing with her jade green hair as the brilliant stars shined in the sky. Even under so much strain, she felt her heart flutter. The heat in her chest could easily overpower the firestorm outside the shield.
"Put your back into it."
"Do you have any idea how difficult this is Gareth!?" Riveria snapped out of her trance.
Gareth could see her right ear turn red as she stared at the white crack in the shield. "That young man didn't give up! He beat up that asshole, slew a minotaur." Riveria was getting warmer as she pushed back against the flames.
A grin curled up on Gareth's face. "Deep inside the jaws of death he pried his cute bunny ass out and he slew a beast he had no hopes of defeating! He did all that in one night! Even the gods couldn't let him die and he leveled up!"
"HE WHAT!?" Lefiya shouted at the top of her lungs ignoring the magic battle around them.
Gareth cleaned his ear out with his pinky, without a care in the world. "Don't yell so loud munchkin. Riveria is gonna let this big ugly bitch kill us."
"Shut the hell up, you insufferable dwarf!" Riveria completely ignored the shield and peered over her shoulder with an angry red face. "I am trying to keep us alive!"
"Ha-ha-ha." Gareth busted up laughing walking up to her. "Ha-ha-ha."
"What?!" Riveria closed her eyes still holding onto the staff.
"Daydreaming in the middle of battle, are we?" Gareth mentioned in a hushed tone. He chuckled staring up at the fading flames. "Open your eyes blockhead."
*Woosh! Crackle*
The inferno was lifted from the shield. Riveria felt the burden on her mind usage subside and looked upwards in shock seeing her shield still intact. The tropical forest was completely obliterated by the firestorm. The whole floor was reduced to a charred desolate landscape with some sporadic fires still crackling in the distance.
The demi-spirit's mouth was agape, her eyes were dilated in fear. Her magic was supposed to be the pinnacle of evolution and yet this mortal had stopped her flames.
"Way to go Riveria!" Tiona raised her Durandal replacement blade. The others in the familia cheered in awe of the master mage. Even Bete played off relief of having his fur charred, with an eye roll.
"That was some pep talk Gareth." Finn strolled up to his co-captains.
"He-he. If the rabbit can do it, so can we. What's the plan for this overgrown weed imitating a spirit?" Gareth turned his back and pointed his thumb backward sarcastically.
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"I WILL EAT YOU, ARIA!" The demi-spirit threat interrupted the celebration. Magic started swirling around its body. "Moan, mighty earth. Rise, Rise, rise. Husk of the earth. Sheen of iron. Hammer of the cosmos. May Genesis's pact upheave rock and stone. The sky shall burn. The earth shall split. The bridge shall rise. Heaven and earth shall become one. May the axes of the ether rain down and bring about calamity's ruin. Your envoy beseeches you, Gnome. Incarnate of the land. Queen of the earth."
The spirit's spell was recited with incredible speed. Loki familia had no time to formulate a plan as Riveria held onto her shield spell. They had no choice but to brace for another extremely powerful spell.
"Another one!" Tione shouted
"Meteor Swarm!" The demi-spirit held out its hands toward the sky. A dark ominous cloud filled the sky over her head. Thousands of meteors formed in the sky above her head.
*Wooosh. Boom*
The meteors were jettisoned toward the group. The noise of the meteors pummeling the shield was deafening. The whole front arc of the shield was glowing white as debris piled up around them. Each impact felt like a needle impaling Riveria's mind. Cracks were forming even faster than before.
"Disperse!" The shield shattered the second Finn ordered. With the exception of Riveria and Gareth, everybody dived backward to avoid the onslaught raining from the sky. Gareth planted his shields directly in front of Riveria, knowing she had no chance to getaway. The meteors smashed against the shield and pockmarked the earth around them.
*Crunch*
Riveria braced behind Gareth as the earthy deluge of death rained down upon them. Gareth's body was reeling in pain feeling the impact of every single meteor smashing against the shield. "Urrrgghhhh." The sound was deafening an the his arms wee going numb from the pain
*Crack! Crash!*
The shields splintered in Gareth's hand. The remaining meteors rammed into Gareth and Riveria, sending both first-tier adventurers flying. The whole dungeon shook as the remaining meteors impacted around Loki familia. They were both unresponsive, spread out on their backs.
"Riveria! Gareth!" Ais screamed.
The demi-spirit smiled wild seeing the devastation she caused. Loki familia was in rough shape from the blasts. The flowers at her bottom half bloomed to life. Red and black particles from her spells were being suctioned back towards it so she could replenish her reserves.
"It's absorbing magic power?"(1) Tione said unable to stare away from the horrifying sight. Two huge spells should have drained the demi-spirits reserves.
"Incoming!" Tsubaki shouted. Hundreds of Virga were coming up from floor sixty. An army was assembling to protect their mistress.
"How are we gonna beat this thing?" Raul was shakingly getting to his feet with a magic sword clutched in his hands.
Finn scanned over his shaken Familia. "Now is the time to strike. We are going to destroy this thing. I swear in the name of Phiana. Or is a walking in Bell Cranel's footsteps too much for you to handle?"(1)
"Like hell, I am gonna let that meatball show me up." Bete stood up with his teeth bared.
"Plenty left Captain." Tione instantly jumped up to her feet, flexing her knees forward anxiously.
Finn looked away to avoid Tione's eager smile. "W-we have to destroy her army and prevent her from chanting. Get the old-timers to their feet."
"Cheeky Prum!" Gareth groaned from the ground.
"I AM NOT! OLD!" Riveria sat up with Ais holding onto her right shoulder. "Distract that thing or I will make you a quarter-man!"
"Ehh! Scary!" Finn recoiled with a smirk. He pointed his spear toward the spirit. "Give me everything you got!"
"Ahhhh." The first-tier adventurers charged into a frontal assault against the demi-spirit's army. Unlike last time, their Durandal weapons didn't disintegrate from stabbing the virga's acidic bodies.
Narvi and Raul were swinging their magic blades, keeping violas plants away from Riveria and Gareth as they recovered. Tsubaki and Cruz were cutting them down if they got close while Alicia readied potions.
"My lady. Here." Alicia crouched at Riveria's side and offered her a high magic potion to restore her mind. "Eh." Alicia tensed up feeling Riveria's hand snatch the vial from her hand.
*Gulp* Riveria downed the vial in an instant and struggled to get to her feet. "Alicia, bring Lefiya back to my magic circle.
"At once, Lady Riveria." Alicia shook her head with a light blush on her face. Alicia knew the significance of Riveria's request. Her Alf Regina skill made every elf's magic stronger inside Riveria's magic circle and help recovered mind by absorbing and redistributing used magic energy.
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"Fusillade Fallarica!" Lefiya's fire spell was nearly equivalent to a level five. She aimed for its head, but the blast was intercepted by a viola plant breaking off from the spirit's body.
The demi-spirit focused its eyes on Lefiya. "Freeze over as through the eternal permafrost, untold blades, you envoy… Arrrrrrrrrrrggghhhh."
Finn took advantage of the spirit's distraction. He jumped as high as he could and threw his Fortia spear directly towards its head. The spear impacted its beautiful face, tearing off the right side. *BOOM* Upon impact, the demi-spirit lost control of its magic and ignited from an Ignis Fatuus explosion. Its screams echoed throughout the floor.
"Nice one captain!" Tione cheerfully rushed up to him after kicking a Virga into a group of its friends. Ais carved the pile of monsters up with Ariel-enhanced swordsmanship. The acid was pushed harmlessly around Ais's wind barrier.
"Wasn't enough!" Finn watched on in horror, as green light started radiating across the demi-spirit's face. A wall of vines, enclosed the demi-spirit almost reaching the roof. Bete and Tiona's tried to assault through the bulwark but were instantly pushed back. Their weapons barely made a dent.
"We need Gareth, captain!"
"Ehhh." Finn cringed feeling the pain in his hand.
"What's wrong?!" Tione quickly dispatched another Virga and bent overtop Finn.
"My hand. Something….. bad..."
*Rumbling! Swish!*
The ground behind them exploded with two violas popping out, but each was put down by arrows with precision. "Captain!"
"What is it, Alicia?"
"Lady Riveria needs Lefiya!" Alicia replied breathing hard.
"Fine! Urrrrghh." Finn staggered forward clutching his wrist.
"Captain, Wh…!?" Tione's voice was drowned out by a loud rumbling from the entrance.
*Bam! Bam! Crack!*
More virga caterpillars were spilling out of the fifty-eight-floor entrance. The walls started to crack high above the entrance. Something much bigger was trying to force its way down. Long thick black hairy multi-segmented legs were forcing their way through the tunnel.
*BOOOOM!*
The tunnel exploded outwards, into the charred ruins of floor fifty-nine. A terrifying sight greeted Loki familia as the dust settled. Standing taller than the Goliath at over twenty feet tall, and nearly fifty feet round was a gargantuan spider. The bottom half of its body was a mutated black spider body more terrifying than any discovered. Each of its eight legs was like an armored tree trunk, its poisonous fangs looked sharp enough to cut adamantite. Eight black eyes rested on top of its head with a sharp spinneret hanging from its abdomen.
In complete contrast to the grotesque spider. On the top half of its body sat a woman matching the beauty of the demi-spirit behind them. The womanly part was green and purple with red eyes. With a huge smile, the demi-spirit ordered the spider to lunge forward and grabbed a virga with its sharp fangs.
*Splash*
The virga exploded in a fountain of acid before disappearing into ash. The demi-spirit grinned evilly. She lifted her long slender arms to her pouty lips. "Starving! Please let me devour you, Aria!"
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"A DEFORMIS SPIDER!?" Lefiya screamed in fear. Less than twelve hours ago she was almost eaten by one.
"Just a bug. Do something you stupid elf." Bete yelled out. He grabbed a magic knife from his pocket and tapped it against his Frostvirt boots. The magic of the blade was absorbed by his boots and snapped. Bete jumped off his opposite foot and flew into a front kick against the vine wall. A fiery explosion combined with Bete's high-level five strength, buffed by his Solami skill.
The vines started to give way from the explosive impact. Bete lunged forward and started carving through vines with his knives to widen the gap. "Bllllaaaaarggghh!" A single vine made it through Bete's guard and impaled him in the abdomen. Many more were racing to finish Bete off.
*Woosh*
The beautiful blond swordswoman raced in riding the wind. She furiously cut apart every vine in front of her and pulled Bete out of the hole. Throwing him back towards the group. The instant Bete cleared the hole, the vines collapsed, pushing Ais forward into the demi-spirits trap.
"Aiiiiiiiiiiisssssssssss!"
"Miss Ais!
"NO!" Riveria screamed. A fire was burning in her jade eyes. She was not going to lose Ais, who she considered to be like a daughter. A giant red circle ignited underneath her feet. "The flame will soon be released. Creeping war, unavoidable destruction. The horn of…arrrgh."
The spider demi-spirit thrust the spinnerets in the direction of Riveria. A huge fanning blob of silk was shot out in her direction. Wrapping Riveria in a cocoon of silk. The demi-spirit tried to pull the high elf back, but the silk strand was cleaved in half by Gareth.
A yellow magic circle encircled the spider. "Pierce, spear of lightning. Your envoy beseeches you, Tonitrus Incarnate of thunder, queen of lightning." The spider demi-spirit launched a short chant magic. "Thunder Ray!"
The ground exploded around the support group as large arches of lighting, zapped the charred dirt floor. Raul and Cruz were paralyzed by the electricity, Narvi and Tsubaki were thrown back. Gareth was able to resist most of the damage from his magic resistance and strong body abilities. Gareth grabbed his Durandal ax and looked over his familia. He noticed a magic sword lying on the ground in front of Raul. The spider demi-spirit was preparing another thunder attack.
"Like hell!" Gareth growled. He ran over to Raul and grabbed the magic sword.
"Thunder Ray!"
*WOOSH! Boom!*
Fire magic surrounded the arch of lighting and exploded in front of Gareth. The spider demi-spirit was shocked that her magic was canceled out. Her eyes widen seeing the incredibly angry dwarf standing in front of her.
"Get the elf up and free Ais!" Gareth barred his teeth and clenched his knuckles around his ax. The others could feel the anger in his voice. "This ugly bug is mine!"
*WOOSH*
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*Crash*
The spider tried to back away from the flying dwarf's ax but was too late. "Arrrh." She cried out feeling one of her Pedipalp sensory limbs sever and disappear. The spider contracted her abdomen down and forward to unleash silk from its spinnerets at the dwarf.
*Woosh! Boom!*
Gareth was on guard for the web. Still gripping the magic sword in his offhand. He swung in the direction of its abdomen. The fire cone impacted the web underneath the spider's body. The magic blade shattered in Gareth's hands.
Again, the spider cried out feeling the blast explode underneath it. Its legs flailing wildly inward trying to impale the dwarf underneath her.
*Slice! Slice! Slice!*
Gareth gripped his ax with two hands, cleaving one leg clear off and spinning around to avoid taking another. Greenish white blood spewed out from the upper joints as the severed legs fell to the ground like a tree in a forest. He dodged a web and one of the legs by jumping into a roll to the other side. Jumping up immediately to cut off another leg with a huge grin. "One…. Two….. Three…. Fourrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
Gareth noticed a green light around the severed limbs and heard mumbling from above. Again, he dodged another web and saw the legs start to reform. "Urrrggh, nothing without your magic. No matter I can do this all day!"
"Slice! Slice!*
Gareth took out two more legs. Gareth grabbed the bleeding joint and swung himself to the center of the spider's abdomen. Landing a deep gash its Thorax.
*Smash!*
Gareth landed back on the ground. A fountain of blood came racing towards him. He raised his hand and cringed, expecting it to be acidic like the Virga's. It was warm and disgusting but luckily it wasn't acidic.
The split-second hesitation cost Gareth heavily. A regrown spider leg came burrowing into his armor, knocking him to the ground. His Durandal ax went flying. The spider seized the advantage and collapsed its abdomen down upon Gareth. Many tons of gross hairy exoskeleton was crushing Gareth into the dirt.
"Urgh." Gareth's huge muscly arms were trembling, barely holding up the massive weight. He was able to move its body upwards a bit. Gareth's growled as swung his neck upwards as hard as he could and embedded his horned helmet into the spider's abdomen.
"Ahhhhh." The spider demi-spirit jumped away and furiously tried to dig the helmet out of its skin.
The Virgas closed in and sprayed their acid toward Gareth. He rolled side to side to evade being melted alive. Gareth punched the earth and grabbed a mound of rock and threw it at one of the Virga. The caterpillar splattered on impact.
*Woosh*
Gareth's lower body was enveloped in silk web all the way up to his head. He managed to roll on his back but the spider spewed another web to hold him in place. The spider mashed its fangs hungrily.
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"Mmmmmhhhhmmm."
"Lady Riveria!" Alicia and Lefiya raced up to cut the high elf from her silk bonds. She had already made progress, but Alicia and Lefiya were able to free her. The vanguard was still probing the vine wall for weaknesses and destroying the Virga army. Finn was unable to come up with a plan. At the sight of seeing Ais trapped within the walls, he activated his berserker skill Hell Finegas.
"We need to free miss Ais." Lefiya pleaded with tears in her eyes.
"You don't think I know that Lefiya." Riveria was fuming in anger. "Lefiya help me burn that thing." Riveria ordered still unwrapping the web.
"Yes!" Lefiya shook her head in acknowledgment. A small yellow magic circle appeared around Lefiya. "I wish upon the name of Wishe. Ancestors of the forest, proud brethren. Answer my call and come to the plains. Connecting bonds, the pledge of paradise. Turn the circle and dance around. Come ring of fairies. Please – give me strength. – Elf Ring."
Lefiya's circle turned red. "The flame will soon be released….." Lefiya's nerves were still bad as ever as she started Riveria's flame attack spell. Lefiya Alias of thousand elf was due to her incredible rare elf ring magic that allowed her to summon any known Elf magic.
Riveria jumped to her feet and held out her staff. "The flame will soon be released." A huge magic circle, many times bigger and more intricate than Lefiya's came to life under Riveria's feet. Riveria flared a stern look at the nervous young elf.
Lefiya shook her head and both elves continued in unison. "Creeping war, unavoidable destruction. The horn of battle sounds aloud, the cruelty of conflict will envelop all. Come, crimson flames, the ruthless inferno. You are the avatar of hellfire. Sweep completely bring a close to the great war. Burn them through, Sword of Surtr – my name is Alf!"
The vanguard retreated at full speed back to the elves. Tione forced the berserker Finn back with her.
"RAE LAEVATEINN!"
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"Aria! Aria!" The Titan Alm demi-spirit was fully regenerated. Her innocent-looking smile was focused on the blond swordswoman racing around the interior of the vine wall. She clutched her slender arms against her bosom. "Aria! Please embrace your destiny."
"Never." *Swish! Swish!* Ais was cutting down vines and Viola nonstop, since the moment she was trapped behind the walls. She was pushing Ariel to the limits to try and find an opening. Every time she met another wall of vines threatening to constrict her. A perfect defense deflected her from getting close. "You are a corruption!" *Swish! Swish!*
"He-he-he." The demi-spirit chuckled. She started chanting quietly and keeping Ais busy with more vines. 'Flash, rays of light. Tear through the darkness. Your envoy beseeches you, Lux. Incarnate of Light. Queen of luminosity.' The demi-spirit intentionally baited Ais in by thinning out the vines in front of her.
Ais kicked off against the wall. "Lil R…"
"Light Burst!" A blinding flash of light disoriented the distressed blonde. The short chant magic bought the spirit the time it needed. The vines wrapped around each of Ais's limps.
"Ha-ha-ha." The demi-spirit laughed out in ecstasy. More vines held the struggling Ais in place. "We will be together forever Aria. Rahhhhhh!" The demi-spirits beautiful face contorted violently as her mouth opened beyond human limits. The vines were bringing Ais closer to its drooling open maul.
"Huh." The demi-spirit's mouth collapsed. She felt something racing toward her. She could feel her vines burning. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."
*BOOOOOOSSSSSHHHHH*
A torrent of flames battered against the wall of vines with a greater ferocious than the spirits firestorm. The whole center of the floor was glowing red as the vines caught fire all the way to the roof. One by one the vines started to burn and snap under the pressure. The wall was starting to collapse and burn to the ground.
"RAGE TEMPEST!" Ais summoned every ounce of mind to her to get away. Everything on the floor could feel the power of her wind lashing out. The winds eviscerated the weakened vines holding her up. She soared backward toward her familia. More vines raced up to catch her again, but Fin was there to cut them down.
*Thud!*
"Ais!" The twins caught the exhausted and bleeding Ais.
Riveria bent down low with tears in her Ais. She used her hand to brush away the tears. "Alicia heal her!"
The blond elf raced up to start her healing spell. "Sacred light of Mani, cleanse the broken and wash away the corruption that afflicts them. – Ithildin's Blessing."
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*Clash! Clash!*
"Urrrgh." Gareth was struggling to shake his self-loose from the webbing. The spider was mashing its mandibles above ready to devour Gareth.
"Eat my pretty. Drain him dry!" The demi-spirit ordered the spider half. The spider lunched forward to sink its fangs into Gareth.
*Crunch*
Gareth's Grand ax came flying in from behind. The ax severed the spider's remaining sensory limb. The spider recoiled in pain. The demi-spirit's eyes focused shifted to an exhausted Tsubaki leaning on all fours against the ground with Virga corpses surrounding her. "Icicle Edge!"
A giant shard of ice formed in front of the spider demi-spirit's lips. With a blow of her lips the shard was sent flying toward Tsubaki. "Dio Grail!"
A white barrier formed in front of Tsubaki. The ice shard shattered against the shield. Tsubaki sighed in relief. "Fuuu. Thanks, Lefiya."
"I SAID THIS BUG IS MINE!" Gareth had enough. The web splintered and shredded around his bulging muscles. The spider lunged immediately toward the dwarf, not wanting to let its meal escape.
*Splinter! Thud!*
"Huh." The spirit's eyes widen in shock.
Gareth braced against the ground. His hands lunged forward to grab the poisonous fangs. Gareth's arms were shaken from the immense pressure. His fingers were going numb as his abnormal resistance was fighting through the pain. "I WILL NOT BE DINNER! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
*CRUNCH! SHATTER!*
The fangs started to crack under Gareth's crushing grip. A few seconds later the fangs shattered. The spider tried to retreat backward to heal itself, but Gareth jumped onto its head.
"I don't think so! Can you heal these too?!" *Smash* Gareth plunged his fists into the spider's eyes. His fists were covered with green blood as repeatedly gouged out each eye.
*SQUELCH! SQUELCH!*
"Icicle Edge!" The demi-spirit unleashed another short chant ice magic.
Gareth caught the frozen projectile between both his hands. Gareth lost his balance and fell to the ground. He managed to right himself in midair and landed in a newly formed crater under his fist. His eyes scanned the battlefield for axes. The grand ax was in front of him and the Durandal was laying on the ground behind the spider.
*Shing. Crunch.*
"The enemy is crossing the bridge," Gareth ripped the ax out of the ground and raced forward toward the spider chanting his only spell.
The blinded spider had to readjust as both its front legs were cleaved off. The spirit's magic reserves were severely diminished. Barely able to continue healing itself. Gareth dodge forward toward the other ax, avoiding being caught in the web. The dwarven leg-splitting assault double in ferocity. The spider's whole left side collapsed to the ground as its legs were cleaved clean off.
"Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." Spider Demi-spirit cried out. The demi-spirit's abdomen was being chewed away by both of his axes, as he Repeatly dug a tunnel through her body. She frantically tried to crawl away to the right side with her remaining legs; trying to regrow her lost ones.
*Squelch! Boom!*
Gareth emerged on the other side of the spider's abdomen, covered in green blood. The abdomen was separated completely from the rest of the body. "Collapse the passage and throw them into the black chasm."
Greenlight started to connect the two pieces and the spider's legs were regrowing slowly.
"List Iorum." Purple chains shot from Tione's hands. They wrapped around the demi-spirit's neck, preventing it from continuing its chant. Tione and Tiona pulled tight. "She's not going anywhere Gareth. Swash her!"
Gareth barred his teeth in anger and jumped high into the air with both his axes over his head. "Earth Raid!"
*BOOOOOOOM! CRUNCH!*
Gareth's earthquake magic obliterated the spider's body. The twins were sprayed with green blood as its thorax shattered from the impact. The spider disappeared into ash a second later. The legless demi-spirit frantically tried to crawl away.
"Stop please." She begged trying to use her feminine charm.
*Stomp! Stomp!*
Gareth's face was twitching in anger. He didn't even give her a chance, Gareth dropped his Durandal and grabbed the Grand ax with both hands for a final swing into its skull. The demi-spirit's body was split vertically down the middle from the massive ax. The body disappeared into an ash cloud.
"DIE!"
*CHOP!*
"Way to go Gramps!" Tiona cheered.
"T-that was gross!" Tione fanned off the green blood covering her face and bust.
"He-he-he." Gareth chuckled leaning against his ax, completely exhausted.
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"Arise flames, your envoy beseeches you salamander….." Having been scarred and losing its ally. The titan Alm demi-spirit prepared its strongest fire magic to scorch the exhausted Loki familia.
"Not today!" Riveria gritted her teeth. Bell's image flashed through her head. 'I want to see him again.'
Riveria's knuckles cracked, her brow furrowed in anger and her hair flowed from a magical aura. A giant white magic circle came to life under her feet.
"In the sky, above the endless sea, an army of magic is summoned. Mercenaries of the spirit realm herald the arrival of God of Destruction's lidless eye. An eerie calm will precede the coming chaos, as Lux's divine light bathes the world. Scorching heat, boiling oceans, evaporate under, Salamander's oppressive aura. Ominous clouds are gathering the fuel for the coming storm with Shade's darkness choking the sky. Endless rain, a phalanx of liquid death smothers the land and churns the ocean with Undine's fury. Arcs of destruction, Tonitrus' s thunderous roars will strike down enemies of creation. Embracing calamity, Gnome's arsenal of death will be gathered. The skies will swirl, cyclones of death will heed Lord Typhon's howls. Hurricane! Eradicate all existence in your path – my name is Alf."
Riveria's smaller circles within the giant white circle came to life showing different colors for each spirit summoned to her army. "Vas Windhelm!"
"Queen of flame, F….." The demi-spirit's hands were cupped in front of her puckered lips. The floor seemed quiet from the elf's spell. The brightness and sweltering heat were dismissed from the extreme battle scarring the landscape. "Firestorm."
"Tempest!" Ais activated her wind magic. She pushed her wind across the floor to envelop her familia like a shield.
For a split second, the room glowed red from the intense firestorm. Loki familia braced under Ais's wind. Riveria stood calm with a grin on her face. "Look up!"
*Ssssslllllllllluurrrrp*
The firestorm was sucked upwards from a powerful updraft into the void darkened clouds. The stunned demi-spirit was at a loss for words seeing her fire magic disappear behind the dark clouds hovering above her head. They flashed orange for a second then complete darkness. A few rain droplets fell to her hands. "Huh."
An evil smile curled up on Riveria's face. "Thank you for making it stronger."
"What!?" The demi-spirit's red eyes flared wide in shock.
*Pitter-pattter! Pitter-patter! Woooooooooshhhh!*
First were a few droplets harmlessly falling to the ground. Then a light drizzle pelted the floor. The demi-spirit was about to embrace the water to grow her vines back. However, the sky opened up like it was directly connected to the ocean. An unfathomable deluge threatens to drown her. The winds kicked up over two hundred miles per hour. Each droplet felt like a razor blade eating at her body.
The winds converged from all sides towards the epicenter of the magic. Eroding the ground and the walls and the ceiling. Debris, monsters' bodies and boulders were slammed into the spirit's body. Ais cut off her defensive wind and soared into the air.
"Ahhhhh." The spirit covered its face.
*RUMBLING! Boooom!*
The deafening roars of thunder rang out from the heavens. Arcs of lightning raced across the void clouds. The superheated bolts struck downwards upon their target. Scorching the demi-spirit's body with deadly electricity.
The clouds started to swirl violently. The power of the winds doubled in strength. A huge vortex spun downward upon her head, ravaging its flesh. The tornado glowed yellow from the continuous lightning strikes.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." Every element was slamming into the defenseless spirit. Her vines, petals, and remaining Violas were yanked off the demi-spirit's body and eviscerated into nothingness.
Beaten and battered the demi-spirit was unable to chant to heal her wounds. It was taken everything to outlast the hurricane rending her flesh. After a minute of being pummeled, the darkness disappeared and a ray of light blinded her from above. She looked up to see a golden goddess descending from the sky. Her mother's wind parting the void clouds.
"LIL RAFAGA!" Ais funneled all her wind into a frontal strike towards its head. Ais's sword impaled the demi-spirit's face. A second later its whole upper body was torn apart by the blond swordswoman. Ais fell through a cloud of ash to the ground. The battle had been one.
Loki familia raced toward the girl crouched on the ground. Riveria embraced the girl in a hug and passed out from a mind down. The whole familia cheered loudly having won such a perilous battle.
A black-cloaked figure stared on from the fifty-eight-floor entrance. The disappointment was obvious even with the person's face covered with a black and red mask. "Lord Enyo will not be pleased!"
(1) SO4 pg252
(2) Modeled The spider demi-spirit after Ungoliant; Sheblob's mother. 1/3 the size.