Yet Clarissa just grinned at Randidly ItÆs been lonely without you
Randidly raised an eyebrow and Clarissa laughed Her greying curls bounced around her bright face
I suppose you wouldnÆt understand when you left you went to places where there were foes at your level to fight Clarissa said Then she licked her lips Lyra was here for a while but well she didnÆt stay s a human for long I couldnÆt judge myself against her As for everyone else well if they got close they could defeat me but really they are pretty weak arenÆt they ThatÆs why you are fighting now
Eyes bright Clarissa raised her hands and stretched them toward Randidly as she took a step to narrow their distance I want to split the sky open I want the ground to crack and seethe I donÆt want to dodge and hide from sword attacks I want to throw around little bits of the apocalypse I may be a Weather Witch now but I want more
Randidly just looked at the elderly woman who had been a librarian and closet nerd for her entire life He still remembered the zeal with which she took to the System Despite the danger it had been a way to live out her fantasies
Yet at that novel joy faded Randidly could imagine how it felt To look around and find that everyone became obsessed with min maxing and no one tried to just do something cool with their new powers
For the loneliness that Clarissa undoubtedly felt then Randidly had some sympathy But his spine hardened as he looked at her Because rather than trying to help the world she had let herself devolve into playing games She had allowed Donnyton to coast in this direction
IÆll show you more Randidly said softly
Clarissa cackled with glee Perfect LetÆs start slow shall we Even though I know it’s dumb IÆm worried that you wonÆt be able to withstand the big stuff yanno So Lightning Bolt
Storm clouds surged above forming a dark blanket across the entire sky RandidlyÆs eyebrows rose but he shouldnÆt be surprised it was almost evening Now it would be much easier to darken the sky with a Skill But Clarissa was still the first person to accomplish it
It took several seconds but those clouds darkened from slate to pure obsidian From that inky black blanket a huge pillar of lightning snaked down in a split second aiming directly for Randidly
But before the Skill could get close the storm clouds rippled and were replaced by the huge image of a tree Its emerald leaves rustled and it was like the pillar of lightning was never there Aside from the vast canopy of the World Tree there was nothing in the sky
Wow Clarissa gasped as she stared up at it ItÆs one thing to just see it but it’s so much more intense to stand in front of it Fine then StormÆs Fury
Once more the clouds gathered forming into a tight knot that hovered above Yggdrasil and was able to resist the passive eradication effect that Yggdrasil exerted in the surrounding area For several seconds there was only a dull rumbling as power gathered in that tightly packed expression of ClarissaÆs Skills
Then a cobalt bolt of thunder shaped like a roaring dragon raced downward heading toward Randidly The air sizzled with its compact energy Without moving Randidly looked up and studied it critically The effect of the Crown of Upheaval and Gloom activated and time seemed to slow to a crawl
If just weather could shake the World Tree wouldnÆt that be too pathetic
As the cobalt lightning dragon approached the Deific Mien of Yggdrasil began to activate The golden light emanating from every inch of the World Tree grew incrementally brighter To behold this tree was to witness an entity that approached godhood Lines of golden script spiraled up and down every inch of the trunk and leaves illuminating the future
It was an impossible monolith and its radiating grace slowly ate away at the most recent attack Bits of energy were ripped away from the main body and then devoured by the treeÆs visage This continued until the attack was nothing but a paper clip thin whisper that struck the ground a few meters in front of Randidly and left a small smudge
Gathering Storm ClarissaÆs joy was clear in her tone Cutting wind Absolute Zero StormÆs Fury StormÆs Fury StormÆs Fury Prowl of the Thunder Liger
Huge blades of wind formed and rushed forward to cut at Randidly
Rustle
The temperature dropped so rapidly that frost skittered wildly out to cover half of the arena
Dozens of thick cobalt blasts of lightning smashed downward to be turned away time and time again by the golden brilliance that was coming from the World Tree Slowly the blasts were penetrating deeper and deeper but some inner ire seemed to be awakened in the World Tree as Clarissa continued her unceasing assault Cruel Indignation of Yggdrasil shook the sky with its fury warping the space where her storm was formed very quickly weakening the thunder strikes
But then a brilliant golden cat streaked outward from Clarissa Growling it raised its claws and swung rapidly at RandidlyÆs throat
Randidly didnÆt even blink Infinite FIngers of Yggdrasil ripped upward out of the ground The frost slowed them a little but as the Liger attempted to dodge around them and strike at Randidly from the side more sharp thorns were waiting for it Its energy body was rapidly dispersed as the tenacious roots ripped up through its torso and tore apart its limbs
With a cry it was forced to disperse But Randidly was now frowning Because ClarissaÆs constant strikes had regained their prior intensity In fact they were growing stronger every second
StormÆs Fury crashed down toward him like raindrops in a spring shower In the sky above the dark storm clouds withstood the blast of concentrated Cruel Indignation of Yggdrasil Slowly those black clouds began to spread a small amount
Relying on quantity Clarissa truly was able to withstand RandidlyÆs Yggdrasil image
However from what Randidly could tell she was hemorrhaging Mana And it seemed like one of the earlier Skills she used increased her expenditure to gather incremental strength that increased with each Skill she used
She was working herself up to something Randidly bared his teeth
StormÆs Fury StormÆs Fury StormÆs Fury Perfect Excellent Stupendous ClarissaÆs hair was whipped around her frail figure by the tumultuous storm she summoned Then she drew a dagger and slid it across her finger allowing several drops of blood to be carried away by the hungry air By my hand Storm I beseech you Condense Form the Eternum of Wind
Immediately the wind rose in velocity until it seemed to be howling Those black clouds began to slowly spiral inward until they formed a tightly wound cord of black air Tighter and tighter it wound ripping downward from high in the sky to crash into the arena ground in front of Clarissa with a wave of force
Immediately Randidly grimaced and staggered as he was smashed forcefully in the chest with a blast of stray wind The howling had grown higher until it formed a terrible keening noise What followed the blast was first dust and debris that obscured the air for a split second and Randidly raised his metal left arm in case an attack came
But then the wind continued unabated and everything was blasted away A towering black whirlwind stood at the center of the arena picking up the carefully reinforced stone ground and spinning it around with gale force winds Clarissa spoke but her words were snatched away by the windÆs keening At the moment there was only Randidly and the wind Everything else was pulled away
The terrible noise continued as Randidly looked up at this Eternum of Wind All told the condensed wind thing likely stood at around thirty meters high It had seemed so small when compared to the World Tree but Randidly had to admit that his image was becoming so large that it was warping the scale of his vision
There were no eyes on the creature of wind but Randidly knew it was watching him Slowly it lowered its towering form into a crouch and began to rush toward Randidly This was ClarissaÆs ultimate strike then A being of wind that gathered more and more debris the longer it existed becoming a walking natural disaster