As water flows by my eyes, I see that we have teleported into a new environment. A dark and eerily horrifying place where the stone walls themselves are so old they are covered in moss.
Cloaking my hand in flames, "Ignition."
*Bwoosh*
"Wah?!"
"Where are we?"
"Are you okay?"
Everyone seems to be nauseated by the teleportation.
"We've arrived," I said.
"Already?"
Boland and the rest are confused but I heard relief coming out of their voice.
"Finally, I can't believe we're about to leave soon."
"Yeah, and to think there was such a place in the South Gate."
"If only we could tell others about it."
'Morale seems to be improving, that's good.'
In this linear passage, I lead them with my hand torch. I wonder if we can smash the one that looks fragile. But I decided that that would be the last option.
"Oh, here. I think we can squeeze through here. Let's go."
It's bright, the place on the other side. Catch me a glance at a wide area beyond this wall. I deactivated [Ignition].
"No doubt about it. That light must have come from the portal."
Blue in hue and it's shaking violently as it whirls.
"Get ready, everyone."
"What's the plan?" asked Galliano.
"Hmm, I want to have a guaranteed chance of us getting out of here alive. So, I will be the last one to enter the portal. You have to wait until the rest went through. Is that okay?"
"No problem."
"You have an idea of what we're facing up against?" asked Boland.
"..."
"I don't know."
Kurira once told me that she got different bosses when she went through this gate. So, it must be random. Either way, it's not required for us to defeat it.
On the other side of the wall. The dimly lighted path on the right side seems to be the place where we should've come from while the other end... well, it's the boss.
"That thing..." Boland narrowed his eyes down in nervousness as he catches the form of that beast, "What is that?"
A tall humanoid monster. I see a tail and two horns.
'Minotaur?'
Such a monster changes its target whenever one annoys it.
'Not the kind I should let others attack.'
"Change of plan. I'll hold that thing off. You all should focus on getting to that portal."
"What?"
"Lass, that's reckless."
Galliano grabbed my elbow as I was about to step, "Hey, we're in this together."
Chuckled as I get my arm off of him, nudging him a bit.
"I did promise you in getting out of here, no? And that is exactly what I'm doing now," turning around, "And that applies to you all."
Gripping my axe tight, "Trust me on this one."
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Mage of the Abyss: Siola Mithra
FantasíaTruth often lies behind the mask people called smiles. Siola Mithra, the youngest child of the Mithra household and the first that was known... as a disgrace. Neglected by her family, and abandoned by the one she loves, the girl swore to have reveng...
