The Relistar: Rejoining Vol. 3

Rejoining | Ch. 37

XXXVII.

Sel

The sel were in. Two of them, purple skins and curved horns. There wore a mix of chain and steel, with red dragon tabards stuck to their fronts and backs. They rushed – one with a crossbow, one with two mismatched swords. Grivonym.

"Ryvo!" shouted Jirtu. A blast of red magic shot from his hand at them, faster than a bolt.

The crossbowed sel pulsed his antithesis ability. The magic hit him – "Graaaah!"

He looked at himself in confusion – there was no immediate effect besides the glow. After a short delay, the man tensed up. And then–

POP!

He burst into a mess of blood and gibs. One sel was dead already.

As if I'd be stupid enough to use esera, thought Jirtu as he readied another spell.

"Pek!" shouted the twin-bladed one, covered in the blood. He gagged and choked. Then he turned fast to the two to say, "I surrender?"

"I'm not interested." hissed Jirtu. His other hand was already glowing.

Cedric grabbed his wrist.

"Unhand me!" He pulled away, but the damage was done – the sel ran back out into the hall of Haketh. "You fucking..."

"He surrendered–"

Jirtu swung the magicked hand into Cedric's stomach. There was a flare of light. The boy stumbled back in horror. "Did you just...?"

Then the pain flowed all throughout his body. He screamed out and collapsed to the ground, writhed all over.

"I didn't." said Jirtu. "But I should have."

The pain didn't take long to subside once Tirolith got a hold of it.

"He's gone to get backup, surely. And even if he hasn't, he took Grivonym, did he not?"

Cedric winced at the thought. "Where did he come from?"

"Alisa. After your... girlfriend tore apart the First Line."

He began to stand again. "Shit. Then the war is beginning. Isn't it?"

Jirtu nodded. "Calamon has ever stood as a testament to Etherian power. Rykaedi won't let it fall so easily. The Lost Calamonis will be our first recourse, they should do a number to the Alisars. Those who make it to the gate will be subject to all kinds of hell. So long as Kogar does not get in the way."

"Kogar. Where did he go off to?"

"No idea. It is not my job to keep a leash on him. I'd say he's likely fallen into the Moment, so we should be safe for some time."

Cedric went to his knees suddenly. He placed his hands flat onto the ground. "If we're allies at all, in any capacity... I need the schematics. I need to know about that ability, too, the Moment. Please."

Jirtu laughed, "And who do you suppose will construct such devices for you?"

He looked up to him.

His laugh died. "No."

"We can kill Kogar."

"And we can do much the same without your 'help.' Go back to the hole you crawled out of in Kylinstrom; they're safe there now that Throkos is dead. I'm not helping you."