Avoid The Lead! [[COMPLETED]]

45. Guardians

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"Attack!"

At Vitav's command, the four Dark Grands dashed forward, and the air crackled with magic, as they each directed a spell at King Vien.

But King Vien didn't flinch in the slightest, as the Grand Mages jumped into action, blocking the spells and fending the Dark Grands off.

The other dark mages and goblins began attacking as well, and faster than a blink, Celia had raised targeted ice shields around the poisoned mages, and the attacking spells ricocheted off the shields.

Vitav's expression turned to something ugly, as he recognized the power surrounding the ice shields.

'This is - !'

This was the same power which had frozen the entire West Wing that night! The night all his plans had fallen through!

~"It was you!"~ He spat into Celia's thoughts with so much hate that she flinched.

~"As if I didn't hate you enough!"~ He continued with pure malice. ~"Well played! You hid your power well!"~

He swung out a hand and a black flame appeared. ~"Hasn't our enmity traversed time and space?! Now, after several hundred years, I shall crush everything you love!"~

Vitav moved in a blink, but Celia was more than ready, and she quickly created an impenetrable ice dome.

The dome's current level would take quite a while for Vitav to break, even with his power, so he simply smiled at her through the ice.

~"I underestimated you, but this isn't over yet! I'll make sure you live in the personal hell I create!"~

And with that, he swivelled and swept out of the Hall doors...

Celia swirled, turning back to the battle.

The Grand Mages were fending off the Dark Grands, while every one else faced the other enemies.

The goblins were every bit as problematic as they expected, but Taze cast a spell which sent tree vines sprawling around the hall, wrapping themselves around the speedy goblins, while Celia froze as many of them as possible.

Lord scarlett, Dr. Sylvadeen, and the other Mages were casting protective shields around the nobles who couldn't fight, while fending off the dark mages themselves, and in a show of support, a few fairy and Mer mages stepped in to help, including Larya and Rone.

By the time they were done, the hall was in ruins and flooded with sea sludge.

The Grand Mages had defeated the dark mages, but not without some injury.

Grand Mage Patiel was clutching his right arm, which hung limply, and Grand Mage Sidian was missing an eye.

Celia looked at Taze. She had clung to his aura throughout the fight, and she sent him a desperate message. ~"Vitav is far more powerful than before, and I've confirmed it... He does have his memories of the past lives! We've lost an advantage!"~

~"Don't worry!"~ Taze assured her with a determined expression. ~"Things won't go his way!"~

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Meanwhile, the sounds of chaos faded away, as Vitav sped toward the palace's north side.

There, he quickly found the life-sized statue of an elf dressed in elegant robes, its open arms supporting a floating orb.

These statues could be found at the four Cardinal points of the palace, representing the Magic, Power, Wealth, and Knowledge of Elves, and this was the statue representing Magic.