Yet Randidly didnÆt miss the thread of desperation that ran through the sound It was a small thing but Randidly had spent too long submerging himself in images to notice it Especially now as his own images were finally built with a powerful foundation it was obvious how fragile this joy of DonnytonÆs was
Perfect
Any plan now Helen asked as she stood close enough to Randidly in order to be heard above the roar of the crowd DonnytonÆs elites were drawing their weapons Mana began to swirl around Clarissa Glendel and Ptolemy Even Randidly had to be impressed with how thorough their control over the energy was They would all be threats he had no doubt about that
Yet before his Aether Detection Randidly could see them all arrayed before him There would be no surprises today
Are you ready Donny asked in a bellow his eyes blazing with competitive spirit
Randidly examined the Aether around Donny with a frown There was something here Something more than his Fate Perhaps his Soulskill Donny had more riding on this challenge than almost anyone in the whole of Donnyton His name was in the title of the town for godÆs sake RandidlyÆs attack targeted him albeit indirectly
He was someone that Randidly hadnÆt seen fight in a long time Yet a quick examination of his Aether proved he was not weak At Level 59 he was one of the highest Leveled in the group In addition Donny had an exceedingly strange Fate that Randidly couldnÆt seem to pierce through Although Randidly wasnÆt skilled regarding Fates at all he had begun to recognize some familiar shapes within them DonnyÆs was different
he is their blade Randidly realized suddenly He spared Mrs Hamilton a glance The shield of Donnyton Has become a weapon Out of all of them his Aether seems the most dangerous
But Randidly couldnÆt help but laugh No matter how dangerous I wonÆt run away ItÆs time to stop holding back It seems they realize that the fight will be decided here either way
Spreading his arms wide Randidly conjured the image of Yggdrasil The emerald leaves the deep brown of the bark and finally the spiraling lines of golden runes that covered everything shot up out of the ground behind him Very quickly the image shot upward to fill the air above the arena
The leaves jingled like bells The sound was his answer to Donnyton The fight would start and he would win it Before the suppressive effect of Yggdrasil the cheers of the people of Donnyton slowly died away They couldnÆt help but lose spirit they had seen this tree inflict too many grievous injuries upon DonnytonÆs pride already today
This was RandidlyÆs answer to Donny and Mrs Hamilton And to layer on top of the dominant image of Yggdrasil Randidly finally conjured his Crown of Upheaval and Gloom The pale grey metal of the Crown flashed into existence above his head Along with its appearance a rumbling wave of force emanated from Yggdrasil
Honestly to add the image of a Crown into a tree had stumped Randidly for a long time It couldnÆt be so large to wrap around the entire canopy then its shape would be warped It also couldnÆt just be wrapped around the trunk And with Yggdrasil this huge it wasnÆt a possibility to have it floating above the tree Then it would be practically impossible to see
Yet Randidly had found the answer with the addition of Mana Engraving to the treeÆs image Slowly within the golden lines specific characters began to glow The change in light was small at first yet as DonnytonÆs Squads gathered together in a tight formation that light quickly rose to brilliance
From within the trunk of Yggdrasil a Crown was the source of that light It clearly danced across the trunk rippling ominously It was as though the burning heart of the tree was this terrible Crown that signaled the descent of Woe Randidly bared his teeth at the sky
Information began to flood into his mind as the Crown gathered information within the surrounding area The Skill became the next best thing to a Perception focused Domain without an opponentÆs image present to resist him As long as his Crown was able to operate all of these people were within his hand
Yet no sooner had he thought that than there was a brilliant flash of red orange light Upon AlanaÆs face a glittering helmet condensed silver wings extending back over her ears Lowering her spear something within Alana shifted into place Like a car shifting gears the roiling hum of her Aether increased rapidly in volume
Suddenly a towering image of winds blowing red sands through the air spun upward from Alana It was not a true image but it was a powerful force of condensed violence that had enough punch to resist RandidlyÆs image in a localized area Honestly it reminded him a lot of what Drake had been able to conjure
Still this was on a much wider scale Alana was not the spearhead of Donnyton for nothing
They are facing us directly Helen remarked The clash of images caused wild winds to whip her hair across her face Yet her gleeful gaze was locked upon the opponents
Chuckling Randidly raised his hand Then letÆs go to meet them But there is no need to go alone
With a wave of the hand the ground around them cracked and burst Slowly twelve Riders of the Baleful Wood twitched and crawled out of the ground Immediately afterward their rhino/camel/spider mounts followed using their stick thin legs to leverage themselves out of the ground
Charge
Hearing their liegeÆs order the Riders raised their lances and formed into a tight wedge that began to blur toward the Donntyon group
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Truly standing before this image is an entirely different experience Alana thought through gritted teeth Even at this distance the ambient energy it was throwing off was like standing before a wide open oven Compared to that her own attempts at contesting the energy were minuscule
As she pulled energy from her connection with Randidly through her Class and Fate she was able to generate the swirl of energy that would disperse his ambient image in the area Or rather it pushed it away quite like a child throwing a tantrum would drag its tired parents In order to not be warped RandidlyÆs image retreated slightly in front of her explosion of energy But although it was simple in practice actually maintaining that state was a struggle
Especially because Alana could feel the focus of the image shifting to her beginning to press down on her measly smokescreen Although the parents will give the child space for a little while it had now reached the point that it crossed their bottom line As such the weight of discipline pressed downward
How long can you hold out Mrs Hamilton asked
Long enough to fight Randidly Alana thought But her mouth said Maybe fifteen minutes And I can only assist in the area around me From farther away
Truly this boy is a monster Mrs Hamilton remarked Then she shook her head and Alana followed her gaze to the twelve strange minions that Randidly summoned They were rapidly gaining speed charging toward DonnytonÆs group Dozer Stop them dead
As Alana watched them she felt a small spark of curiosity Although there were fifty people in DonnytonÆs group these twelve summons were sent by Randidly directly at them It was like he was asking for them to be destroyed
Immediately Alana began to suspect that there were more to this group of calvary that could be easily discovered
Gladly Dozer said as he strode forward with his long club slung across his shoulders At his side almost ten equally large and muscular individuals followed him forming an intimidating front line Of the Raid Groups Dozers had locked up the most spots by far Although the images that Randidly produced were powerful those stoic individuals simply endured them with patience and a tolerance for pain
They quickly formed up into a group raising their weapons as RandidlyÆs Riders approached Other elite members of the Raid Squads gathered preparing to mop up the remnants after DozerÆs team struck
Behind the front line Clarissa and Annie began rapidly rain projectiles over toward the charging forces The three mages that Clarissa brought also began to throw spears of earth and bolts of fire Soon the air was filled with whizzing projectiles