Atrophied Limb (Part 1)

“If I have to go down, I’ll bring as many of you with me!” Feeling his strength fade as the Annihilations closed in on his nucleus, Ruugat abandoned all hopes of victory.

He poured all the mana he had left and the world energy he absorbed from the geyser into the mana crystals studded all over his body to conjure one final Fountain of Death.

’Since I can’t escape capture, I’ll spend every iota of my strength to kill as many Awakened as I can. This way, the balance of power in Jiera will shift in favor of my siblings.

’Without the Council to keep the other lost cities in check, the human and beast strongholds will fall, and the monster tides will grow stronger than ever.

’At that point, my siblings will free all those of us who have been sealed again. My imprisonment will last years instead of millennia, and my only problem will be finding a geyser as good as the one under Detemer. It will take me a long time, but I have eternity on my side.’

The mana crystal covering the lost city pulsed with white light, the frequency of the flashes increasing until each gemstone shone like a small sun. Now that the mana crystals were charged with mana, Ruugat only had to weave the necessary spells.

“Stop him at all costs! Hit him with everything you got!” Lith roared, pouring the Dread Flames shrouding his body into Double Edge.