It wonÆt be enough to beat me Randidly said with certainty having completely recovered from the attack He glanced East and saw the churning significance that meant humanity was being woven together He then looked below him and saw the vanguard of DeganawidahÆs host raise their weapons and roar CeruleanÆs defenders crouched ready to receive their charge He focused back on Bleak Sky
The ancient Nether King shrugged Randidly had difficulty reading the expression on his face We shall see Updraft
Just like that he was gone again Randidly couldnÆt help but feel a shiver of shock Although he had known what was coming even his fine tuned senses lost their grasp on his opponent The soft drifting sheets of rain tingled against his skin using the multitudes of their folds to allow Bleak Sky to slip away
While Bleak Sky was in this other state the rain seemed to press closer Or perhaps it was a strange echo of loneliness pulling the rain closer causing drops to congregate and drip off the tip of his nose The noise rose to the rustle and pluck of water against orchard leaves almost more violent than the reality of the precipitation Until
This time Randidly surged into motion in response to the word producing Acri and thrusting his spear upward in a focused effort to counter the swing of the greatsword Bleak Sky didnÆt even flinch a collapsing ridge of momentum rushing down toward Randidly with glassy eyes
Congratulations Your Skill From the Chaotic Sea Abrupt Reverberation has grown to 890
Congratulations Your Skill From the Chaotic Sea Abrupt Reverberation has grown to 901
Again Bleak SkyÆs speed caught Randidly by surprise even with his powerful physique he was a blink behind He could only settle for using his spear to alter the arcing course of his foeÆs weapon swing causing the greatsword to slam into this shoulder rather than striking him in the collarbone again The heavy splash of Nether swept through him again disturbing the rotation of his Nether Core Again Randidly winced as he felt his bones fracture
But this time while he was spiked downward he didnÆt miss the nova of kinetic force created by the impact All that energy was deftly gathered and spun together about Randidly into a cloak of storm Not only could he store it up for later but the energy also acted as a strange sort of parachute diffusing and softening the abrupt motions
By the time Randidly had stopped his descent and kicked back off a plane of gravity to close the distance Bleak Sky shook his head His skin had started to become slick with rain You will break down eventually Updraft
Barely a sliver of time had passed where the rain was allowed to fall in peace before Bleak Sky returned like a massive black guillotine catching Randidly in his transition But now wreathed in a storm of force and his body burning with SulfurÆs Combat Furnace activation he narrowed his eyes and whipped Acri around to impale the blurred comet of Bleak Sky
Congratulations Your Skill (Fusion Domain) HelenÆs Sea Cradle of Unlikely Lives has grown to Level 1129
Bleak Sky barred his teeth the strain clear on his face now Being soaked with rain made him seem almost fake a wax figurine left too long near the fire and starting to run From the glitter in his eyes it was clear he had run out of reserves Updraft
Updraft
Downcrash
Vacating Breeze
Break Randidly interrupted the injuries in his body healing at a rapid pace With each of the previous rapid impacts the storm of force around him had multiplied until it spanned a huge area an almost cityÆs worth of furious winds and dangerous kinetic momentum All this lined with RandidlyÆs Nether had gradually grown inoculated against Bleak SkyÆs Nether in each collision
Now in the whole of the area RandidlyÆs storm covered that kinetic energy forced the Nether into the weave of Bleak SkyÆs Authority The Forlorn Rain tore and left the sky grey but dry The clouds whimpered and vanished
Bleak Sky hung in place looking gaunt and haggard Randidly carefully gathered the kinetic force he could scavenge back through his body Then he considered the fragile figure hanging opposite him in the air even as his hands morphed back from a weapon to just skeletally thin fingers Randidly felt a twinge of regret he had fought this depleted version of Bleak Sky the one who had unleashed that powerful part of himself to try and kill Cerulean outright
Strangely Randidly found himself speaking He almost couldnÆt stand what a let down this confrontation had been A lot of his vicious resolve to challenge the universe ebbed as he faced off against this Nether King who had obviously been beaten down by existence inside the Nexus It was a powerful Authority
Immediately he regretted the words Bleak Sky looked up at him with hollow eyes The response was clear on the Nether KingÆs face even if he didnÆt vocalize it if the Authority had been truly powerful you would have died
Randidly bowed his head Bleak SkyÆs Nether Core sputtered and spun unable to maintain its speed unable to accelerate Nether leaking out in every direction It would not be long until he died Some part of Randidly wanted to remain out of respect for this rigidly disciplined figure but another part knew Bleak Sky would hate him for it to be witnessed at his weakest
And also he was needed elsewhere
You did well Randidly said as he turned away
DonÆt pity me Bleak Sky hissed but it lacked any real bite He just sounded like an exhausted old man
Suddenly Randidly realized why Bleak Sky so wrenched at his heart he reminded him of Shal And with that all the fire and fury returned to him His emerald eyes burned as he glanced briefly up at Pine hanging over them all
Randidly produced his AlchemistÆs Passport and opened a portal through space not a moment too soon He forced his regret and strange wonder about whether he would have a similar end to the side instead considering his first real goal the first attempt of three impossible tasks to create the PhilosopherÆs Stone
As he appeared in the cave system outside of the Cult of the SaviorÆs base he allowed himself to focus on the specifics Because while the generalized PhilosopherÆs Stone of legend would allow him eternal life and to turn lead into gold those were not very useful abilities with the advent of the System
No Randidly Ghosthound with NathanÆs help was going to create a very specific sort of miracle One that would be infinitely valuable within the confines of the System and would benefit his Alpha Cosmos It would refocus his Fateset as well toward an Alchemist to pervert and twist the effects of the System as well which was the true goal of the attempt
He would create a stone that when touched would give you any Class you could imagine
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Devick felt a few beads of sweat dripping down her lower back and wished she had a spare moment to wipe them away Or at least swat at the back of her leather armor smushing them and soaking them into her equipment Those drops somehow managed to keep hiding there even as she twisted back and forth stubbornly clinging to the soft near invisible hairs that grew along her spine
Alas too busy doing the devilÆs work She clicked her tongue in mock distaste even as she rode the low thrill of panic which had swept her away since the two armies had met Her wrists and ankles ached and she had a shallow cut across the side of her neck weeping a few drops of blood
Her ears had become almost useless The shouts of pain and the roars of challenge buzzed through the air mixing with the sound of weapons slamming into one another until the vibrations became confusion incarnate It was only her overload panting of her body struggling to keep up with her demands the gasping heaves echoing in her ears that kept her grounded in the moment
She skittered sideways to avoid a lashing strike from a Nether Warriors tail grabbed the impotently extended tip then pulled it out across her body to cushion the blow from a flail swung at her by a bona fide Nether Gatekeeper an animate suit of obsidian armor with flames leaking out its joints
The weapon tore through the Nether WarriorÆs body without much resistance and knocked Devick sprawling but the impediment was enough she didnÆt lose her arm by taking the hit She yelped and rolled sideways her armor acquiring another layer of mud stinking mud By the time she had popped up to her feet a bestial new Nether Warrior whipped around with a growl and raised his hatchets to strike