Planting his foot Randidly bounded forward ignored the now almost completely burned sign and rushed up the staircase With the answers provided by Neshamah he ripped through half of the barriers in a flash
He unleashed a wave of Nether out from his body both that weakened the image attacks heading toward him and that stabilized his construction The swirling flows of energy accelerated His eyes flared with purple black revelation energy and his brainstem rapidly heated he needed the precise calculations for this first portion of his Nether activations to be perfect
Congratulations Your Skill Motif of the Hungry Deep has grown to Level 540
Congratulations Your Skill Motif of the Hungry Deep has grown to Level 541
After burning through much of his rejuvenated mental energy Randidly found the answer that he was looking for His flames of Nether Weight flowed outward along the pattern creating the illusion that a grey firestorm churned out from his position Randidly released a steaming breath and raised his head
Two quick pinches of Nether flared right next to Kyl MacDuul taking the fat man by surprise and causing him to stumble backward Randidly made a minute adjustment and unleashed another pinch This one smashed the fat man against the ground
Congratulations Your Skill Nether Sensation has grown to Level 657
Congratulations You have made a new achievement Synechdochence has been raised to 107%
The more he managed to push beyond 100% the more exaggerated the effects because With this brief flare RandidlyÆs Nether sucked all the emotional force out of the area and then shattered the relatively brittle remnants of the ill prepared MacDuulÆs wide meadow The image didnÆt collapse entirely but the attack lost all its momentum
Randidly turned to face Tyune pulling the powerful ripples from his Nether flares into his body He created four more flares around MacDuul to keep him busy but the retired military Commandant adjusted for the Nether attacks and strengthened the foundation of his meadow
Honestly Randidly didnÆt even care He just used the collisions between Aether and Nether for more power so he could seize the ripples from the impacts and pull them into the firestorm he wielded Wind Nether Weight and patterns combined into a whirling grey millstone that Randidly intended to use to grind them all to dust So when he pointed at TyuneÆs tentacles he unleashed a searing ray of annihilation that blended kinetic force blazing fury and HelenÆs insights into how organic patterns became currents
Tyune reacted more quickly emphasizing his image and deflecting the blast to the side
but Randidly just grinned Because the deflected blast passed Tyune harmlessly but it had also annihilated most of the tentacles that slowed down Claudette With the opening she used RandidlyÆs Dreadful Alacrity to close the distance and slash with the keening Clarent Tyune blocked the strike but ice began to form on his body
That attack did Claudette always possess such sharpness
Randidly turned his attention back to MacDuul when a voice spoke out from above Well well doesnÆt this look fun
His skin tingled with a tired resignation In a way he knew that this interruption would arrive eventually he just wished he had more time to prepare Randidly looked up with a solemn expression on his face In her own body Actus Suprem Devick floated above the lighthouse A metal mask hid her features leaving the watcher’s eyes to simply scan her long crimson hair Her body was covered in Military High Command finery leaving the viewer no confusion over her importance
She reeked of power and death Even with fifty meters between them her presence pressed against Randidly
She gestured at herself Oh this It just seemed less climactic when we fought with the same body So I convinced Don Beigon to allow me to change my choice ArenÆt you excited
Even through her mask Randidly felt the weight of her eyes as she scanned him ArenÆt you Randidly Ghosthound Because this time IÆm here just for you
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DevickÆs voice sounded entirely sincere she was here for him
Somehow her genuine show of emotion didnÆt comfort Randidly in the slightest He knew that the reasons that she fixated on him were not good ones for his wellbeing either mental or physical
Randidly tore his gaze away from Devick if nothing else she needed to proceed through the process of ascending the tower to reach him Maybe she would even spar with Moonlight Blade giving him some extra time to prepare At some point his system of Nether and kinetic force would become self fulfilling even if he could only maintain Synecdochence below 100% Even now as he unleashed more flares of Nether his body crackled again with ready to unleash power
Bursts created ripples ripples flowed through his body and then spread out through the grey firestorm strengthening its effects A strengthened firestorm created superior Nether bursts which then generated additional ripples
Randidly clenched his left fist The beam he currently could unleash probably had more destructive force than either of his previous two If he could increase that scaling by the time she arrived
MacDuul regained his composure and released his image A portion of RandidlyÆs environmental storm was impacted by the rampant meadow immediately weakening the Nether flares that he could wield Grimacing Randidly churned out more and more Nether and prepared to attack MacDuul but Devick continued to speak as though all this chaotic combat was beneath her
Are you really just going to ignore me Your superior officer Well perhaps Wick was right about you needing some discipline
The mention of Wick being right sent a hot stab of anger into RandidlyÆs gut but he refused to allow himself to be distracted His focus was on MacDuul Ignoring the rapidly accumulating strain in his mind Randidly unleashed wave after wave of flaring pinches of Nether The Synechdochence was powerful enough to keep MacDuul on the defensive but Randidly couldnÆt get any advantage on him with just flares of Nether While ClaudetteÆs chilling hatred forced Tyune to retreat Randidly needed only thirty seconds
Each flare created more ripples which spiraled around him and strengthened the horrifying storm
Challenger I appreciate your enthusiasm A new automated message from Don Beigon spoke above them as Devick made some move His tone was jovial if slightly condescending However the only way to enter into this final area is by climbing
Strange wafting flakes of madness and the shattered remnants of the barrier tinkled down to disappear in the sea of black flames waiting below
Devick shattered the Engraving protections that enforced the rules of the upper level with such speed that none understood what had happened for several seconds Even more horrifying was the way that the grand Engraving seemed to gradually be unmade by whatever attack she unleashed The cracks spread out from her position and soon everything collapsed
Even the barrier around the final dais RandidlyÆs gaze flickered as he saw the strange coin waiting up there
All of the other challengers froze as Devick floated down to the platform Her golden mask pointed straight at Randidly she beckoned with a single finger Now that this small impediment is out of the way how about we figure out how much re education you need Are you prepared Mr Ghosthound And while we are at it letÆs root out the little pests hiding behind your back too
The two Unborn spirits keened their fear and took their worry out by gnawing on the soft flesh of his lower back In direct response to their anxiety Randidly felt the Stillborn Phoenix swirling itself into a massive size in his left eye wanting to seek revenge on this being that dared threaten the two kindred spirits that had chosen to remain with it
Randidly heard his heart in his ears pounding Time seemed to slow as his brain struggled to come up with the best way to proceed Especially since Devick had cracked this competition wide open The pressure she released toward him doubled without the barrier between them The featureless gold match made even him feel a shiver of fear