Boiling Isles: The Next Generation - Act I.

Chapter XLI. - Ancient Juramentum

"Are you ready?" Azura asked tensely.

Everyone nodded at once.

Then the fairies removed the shield and all of them except Pixie placed their hands on Paulina's shoulders. Paulina took Azura and Priscilla's hands, closed her eyes and began to concentrate. The next moment Azura felt a shell envelop her body, which was strangely cold and warm at the same time. Azura glanced at Priscilla, who was also surrounded by a shell.

"Girls," said Paulina, and Azura and Priscilla looked at the ash-blonde-haired witch girl. "It will be quite difficult to maintain two shields at once, so please try to take Kewok's attacks as few times as possible."

Priscilla and Azura nodded. Then Paulina released the girls' hands, and Naga turned into a magic staff and flew into his master's hand. While Priscilla and Azura stood aside, Paulina thrust her staff into the ground with all her might, creating a transparent, massive sphere of yellow and red notes around them. Pixie then sat on Naga's head so that she could continuously transfer her mana to the palisman.

"Triple P," Azura looked at Paulina and the fairies for a moment. "Whatever you're about to see, please don't freak out about it, and keep it a secret. I don't want this to get out for now."

The ash-blonde-haired witch girl looked at Azura in confusion, but then nodded along with the fairies. Azura looked at Kewok, then she and Priscilla threw off their torn sweatshirts at the same time and started running towards the ancient god. While running, Priscilla took on her god form, then looked for the sphere holding Achoo. As soon as she found it, she immediately used her power to fly the small ice salamander to her, then burst the sphere and levitated the unconscious Achoo to Azura. The brown-haired girl gently hugged the small animal to her and said to herself.

"Artemis, I know you can hear me. Please, let me use your power again so I can stop your brother with it."

A few seconds passed before Azura's body was suddenly flooded with scorching heat, as if fiery lava was coursing through her veins. As the heat coursed through every nerve, her body took on Achoo's appearance again. Finally, the heat subsided and was replaced by the pleasant warmth she had last experienced. Azura pressed a farewell kiss to the top of Achoo's head, looked at Priscilla, spread her hands apart, revealing the small ice salamander, and nodded. Priscilla then enclosed Achoo and the unconscious Taneisha in a sphere and launched the spheres towards Paulina and the other fairies. Fortunately, the spheres landed unharmed next to the ash-blonde-haired witch girl.

Azura slammed both hands on the ground with full force. Spikes of ice sprouted from the ground, trapping Kewok's feet. Priscilla formed a funnel out of her hands, then with an unearthly roar, stopped right in front of Kewok and shot a black beam at the ancient god. The antlered creature was completely engulfed by the beam, but one of Kewok's smoking hands suddenly reached out from the beam, which then clasped Priscilla's wrists, breaking her spell. At that moment, Kewok became visible, although smoke was rising from his entire body, he did not have a single scratch on him.

"Foolish child," Kewok said, lifting Priscilla by the wrist. The gray-haired witch girl tried desperately to free herself from the ancient god's grip, but she failed. "Do you think you can defeat me with my own magic?"

"Leave her alone!" Azura roared, then raised her hands, and ice spikes began to rain down on Kewok from her palms.

The ancient god held up his other hand, and the ice spikes stopped in the air and fell to the ground. Kewok then threw Priscilla, who flew into the opposite wall, before falling to the ground.

"Priscilla!" Azura shouted in terror.

Kewok turned to the blue-and-white haired girl, then started towards her. Azura was waiting for the antlered creature, but tentacles suddenly wrapped around Kewok's body, and the next moment the ancient god slammed into the cave wall. Azura didn't understand what had happened, but then she saw Priscilla, whose hands were covered with tentacles.