3RD POV
Water shattered stone, grinding it down to dust. Sand rose to meet the torrents, merging into mud. Frost swept across the hall, locking the earth in ice. Now the earth has split and melted under heat; giving birth to fire's sister. Lava.
King Asher's eyes blazed like twin furnaces, his body steaming from the heat. The once-frozen mud beneath his feet glowed red and began to bubble, spreading like veins of fire across the hall. Azuren stumbled back a step, his breath caught.
Azuren: - What is this?! You're a stone mage!! H-How can you use flame magic!!
King Asher: - It's not flame magic. Just how you can turn water to ice, I can turn stone into lava.
A wave of glowing lava surged upward, spilling like a crimson tide toward Azuren. The assassin thrusted his hands; walls of ice erupted with torrents of water. The lava hit them head-on, hissing and cracking violently, steam exploding into the air. The entire hall became a battlefield of opposing forces, lava roaring against ice, steam filling the chamber, heat and frost gnawing at each other. Azuren's bracelet pulsed frantically, feeding more mana into his body as veins of cold light spread further up his arm and chest. He bared his teeth, both frantic and furious.
Azuren: - You.... you dare twist your own magic this far?! This is madness! An atrocity!!
King Asher: - It's ingenuity. An entirely new way to use magic.
The lava surged again, this time splitting into multiple streams. Azuren tried to block it, but the ice shattered and the water evaporated immediately. He jumped back several meters, sweat coating his entire body.
King Asher: - Azuren, was it?
The king asked, walking out of the dust, his mana flowing inside his veins like the stones and lava around his frame.
King Asher: - I ought to thank you. Without you pushing me to my limits, I would've never achieved this breakthrough.
He let out a small chuckle.
King Asher: - Stone mages usually have larger physiques, which grants them greater control over the earth. Unfortunately, I was never able to reach such heights. Even with sand spells, I was always far behind. But now....After so long... I've finally, truly connected with my magic.
Azuren: - BLASPHEMY!! This is an affront to the Celestials!!!
He raised his hands, more ice and water gathering.
Azuren: - You think you're so high and mighty?! You're a disgrace to Saxum for corrupting the magic he gave you!!
King Asher: - No. You're a disgrace to Lacus for using his magic for your own selfish purposes.
With a roar of anger, Azuren launched another attack.
Azuren: - Magical water art: Dancing snow princess!! First stage!!
A colossal woman’s face formed above the assassin; ice, water, and snow sculpted into a frozen deity, closed-eyed deity, her presence alone chilling the air.
The king looked up, surprised
Azuren: - You're dead!!
Battered and bleeding, clothes torn and frosted over. Cyan fractures glowed along his left arm, the bracelet pushed to its limit. The sight was both eerie and terrifying. But the king only smiled. Azuren’s expression hardened. This time, he charged. Sprinting forward, he unleashed a roaring torrent of frozen mana from the statue’s mouth. Asher met it head-on, summoning pillars of lava.
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Adventures Beyond The Void (Season 1)
FantasyNicholas Blackwood is a fifteen year old boy who always thought his life would be deprived of any form of happiness, condemned to be constantly neglected by his parents, bullied by his peers and uncared for by the world. One day his parents decide...
