She found herself frozen in place. The humanoid demons had either not noticed her yet, or they simply didn't care enough to bother with her pesky life. It wasn't as surprising, she was still far enough to explain their lack of interest. But their cold distant stares, their stillness was eerie. Their stubborn and almost disciplined demeanour was cause for significant concern though. These were not the average monsters sent to simply desecrate. They had another purpose. What were they expecting from that rift that they refused to budge and step away? Not towards the town and not towards where she stood, leaning against the outermost wall that sought to protect the city.
The wall hardly mattered now, the city was already being decimated, the defensive structures of mankind meant nothing. She gauged the enemies her bravado dwindled significantly. She wondered if she should just attempt taunting them with a blast of light in their direction... Maybe if she managed to break their ranks and lure them towards her, she could try keep them occupied and maybe there would be back up?
I'm probably going to die. she thought as she peeled herself off the wall that she'd slumped against upon sighting the enemies.
She took a few steps towards the force of five. She squinted and scrutinised their forms individually. They were all definitely bigger than her, but it was their weapons that truly embellished their menacing appearance. Two of them had feminine features, although nothing about them screamed beauty of grace. One of the women sported gauntlets the size of boulders, the other had a large seemingly sentient tentacle draped over her shoulder. Among the three males, two wielded swords. Both the large blades boasted cruel serrated edges, while one wielded his by normally, holding onto the hilt, the other seemed to have a magical blade that he simply summoned to his side. Finally, there was the least evil looking off the lot, or perhaps simply more familiar and humanoid than the others. He held onto a large scythe...
She took another tentative step forward before hearing a voice behind her. It startled her enough to almost want to attack the source without a moment to spare. The only thing that prevented her from acting instinctively was the recognition, of the voice and the fact that it addressed her directly. '
Adel.' she responded, stating more than questioning. Even though it was just one other person, the company offered a surge of relief, the way she uttered the name, indicated as much.
She wasn't surprised. The Shimada knew of the woman's affiliation with the
other Knight faction. They seemed to have a knack for knowing where there was trouble. Aki licked her lips, but chose to not avert her eyes from the demons and turn towards the blessed woman for the time being. '
Is anyone else going to join us?' the young lunar mage asked. '
Regardless... I suppose we need to find a way to get their attention.' she stated more than asking. Now that there was a witness, it was even more important for her to prove herself, given everything that was at stake, or would be if she somehow managed to survive this. She held her palms out, angling them so that they were on either side of the demonic group. Magic circles appeared and ejected two beams of light, which met and exploded into a large area, kicking up a fair bit of dust.
For a moment there was peace... Perhaps... just perhaps that was enough? No. She was a sceptic and this was already quite hopeless, hope had no place here. When the dust settled, the demons looked slightly worn, but mostly, they looked pissed. Maybe she should have waited for Adel's take on the matter.
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- Spoiler:
Demons:
Spell used: Lunate
Rank: A
Mana Cost: 200
Requirements: Lunar Magic
Type: Offensive
Element: Light
Range: 20 Meters
Cooldown: 4 Posts
Duration: Instant
Effect: Akira indicates the origin location with her open palm first and then points at a target. A light golden magic seal forms at the origin location. From the seal, a two meter diameter light beam emerges and shoots towards the chosen target location. Both the origin and the target locations must be within the range. If Akira fists her palm or the beam makes contact, it bursts into an eight meter diameter explosion, dealing A-rank damage to everything within the affected area. If Akira wishes, she can use both her hands to choose two different origin locations and two different target locations. In that case, out of each origin, a one meter diameter beam will emerge and shoot towards their respective target locations. If Akira fists her palms or the beams make contact, they burst into four meter diameter explosions, dealing B-rank damage to everything within the affected area.
Explosion area = 16 meters in diameter
Damage dealt to demons: S rank
Mana: 5180 - (200*0.6) = 5060