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Ilea first summoned the Taleen Key. Make sure to check this stuff for trackers too. I guess this thing has one anyway. A variety of barriers had already ford all around, the adow protecting them from interested eyes and ears in its domain. She assud at least one copy of Michael to be around as well. And let know if an Ascended shows up anywhere. Big tal guy, nearly three ters, four white eyes, tal, soul, blood, and space magic, maybe more.
I am. Watching. the tree replied.
She grinned at that. Right. That you are.
[The Gold Key Ancient Quality]
It seems to be the real thing, the adow said.
Agreed, Ilea replied, feeling Violence land on her shoulder.
The creature touched her cheek.
Help?
With sothing, yes, Ilea said and stored the key. Just one to go then. Though I suppose the location is a tiny bit of an issue. I got a few more items from that vault, one being this.
She summoned the black heart, the thing much larger than that of a human. It pulsed with energy, the fabric around it distorted a little.
[Heart of Verivyen Faen Quality]
Ilea glanced at the little Fae. Faen quality? Any clue what it is?
Violence shrugged.
Heart
Yeah. I an yes. But what is it? Who does it belong to? What does the quality an? she asked.
The Fae shrugged again.
Likely a gift given from a Fae to soone. Violence let know that he wouldnt necessarily know about gifts given by others. It can be a rather personal affair. As to the effects of this item, I have an inkling, at least partially. There is a lot of magic stored inside that artifact, including wood and life. It could serve as a way to grow things, though none other than the recipients would be able to use it efficiently, the adow explained.
No recipient address listed I assu? Ilea joked.
Owl raised an ethereal hand. Hmm there is, sothing like that. I think. Cute brown tails, it says.
That doesnt exactly narrow it down, Ilea said and stored the strange heart again. Violence, can you maybe ask around in your cluster? If it was a gift from a Fae to soone else, itd be nice to return it.
The Baron gave her a thumbs up with no thumbs.
Next ca the spear, broken into seven pieces. Ilea expected the bits to fall apart once summoned but they hovered close to each other, wind magic keeping them connected.
[Splintered Spear of the Black Leaf Mythic Quality]
Mythic, damn, Ilea mused.
A powerful artifact indeed. Wielded by an impressive figure. It would take soone at least as impressive to rejoin the pieces, the adow said.
Goliath? Ilea asked.
A wielder of the spear is required in this case, not the hamr of a smith, it spoke.
An impressive weapon I guess, for soone else. Let know if soone cos up.
She stored the splinters as one and summoned the strange black sphere.
[Crystal of the Veiled Ithom Ancient Quality]
Owl and Violence moved closer the mont she summoned the thing, making an effort not to touch it with anything but her ash. Even Ilea could now perceive the essence, her perception still limited to very close sources. A strange whisper resounded from the near head sized sphere, the darkness near void like.
A powerful soul has been trapped within this terrible creation, Owl said and shook her head.
Monarch
What? Ilea said, turning to the Fae.
Violence pointed at the sphere.
A king? Like within Twin? Ilea asked.
No
Monarch
Nelras
Ithom
Angry
Very
Violent
Ilea glanced at Owl.
The lich shook her head. I cannot communicate with the soul within. I have no idea how the Baron is managing that. Very impressive, Violence! she said and patted the giggling creature.
Can we get it out sohow? Would be interesting at the very least. Maybe they can tell us sothing about the Ascended, Ilea suggested.
The device found within the Soul Forge should be more than capable. However Im unsure if you would wish to move an unknown apparently angry soul into a war machine or anything of the like, adow said.
Monarch. Wait, you an an elven Monarch? Ilea asked, her eyes going wide as she looked at the giggling Fae.
It nodded.
Monarch.
Shit, Ilea murmured, looking at the sphere. Dont suppose we have a toaster with a speech module or sothing?
What is a toaster? If youre looking for a device capable of speech but with no combat effectiveness, Im afraid not. However based on the Soul Wardens Im sure Goliath, Owl, and can figure sothing out. Sothing safe. To communicate and find out more about the Soul stored within. Violence can only perceive surface information, or so he claims, adow spoke.
Nelras Ithom you said, Ilea said and wrote it down. She added a section of things she rembered the Ascended saying, including his na. Well figure sothing out, she said and sent as well, aid towards the sphere before she stored it. This is so absolutely insane stuff.
Who exactly did that vault belong to again? the adow asked.
Ker Velor, Ilea said.
None of them reacted in any way.
Yeah. Ive got no clue either. Ill look into it though, she said. Last item, this one has to do with the Azarinth sohow.
The necklace appeared in her hands, the yellow crystal flowing with magic. She felt strange touching the thing, a connection similar to the heart, but different at the sa ti. Its my aura.
[The Azarinth Star Mythic Quality]
What do you think of that? she asked.
A giggle moved through the black grass. Not a spear. You should try to infuse it with your healing magic, Azarinth Healer.
Sure its safe? Ilea asked.
Yes. Absolutely, the adow answered. Not only used by soone with similar magic to your own, but I can feel a familiar school in this one too. It should prove useful for you too, granted you study and learn.
She sighed. Even more shit to figure out. Reconstruction flowed into it, the necklace floating out of her hand and moving around her neck. It remained a few centiters away from her body, Ilea looking at the tree, the Fae, and Owl.
Iana and Christopher arrived now too, as did Goliath. Whats happening? the woman asked, whistling when she saw the floating necklace. Holy, is that a mythic item?
How do all of you know about that stuff? Ilea asked, instinctively letting the necklace move around her neck and close. It settled on her skin, a surge of magic flowing into her.
Legends mostly? Iana said.
Yeah, I thought it was all made up until just now. Answers so questions but opens up a lot more, Chris added as he moved closer to see the thing.
ding You have bonded with the Azarinth Star
ding You have learned the General skill [Mythic] Azarinth Barrier lvl 1
Azarinth Barrier [Mythic] lvl 1
Channel your mana through the Azarinth Star to form healing infused golden barriers of arcane magic around you.
Ilea tried it out imdiately, a number of large near golden shield like barriers appearing around her. She could move them around too. They followed as she took a few steps back but she could leave them behind too if she willed it so.
I an sure, but I doubt theyll be very useful compared to my ash, she said when a wooden root broke out of the ground and slamd into one of the barriers. Golden sparks were sent flying, cracks slowly forming as the root pushed more and more. Ilea wasnt pushed back in turn. Three rock spears slamd into another one of the barriers, all of them deflected.
There is a reason mythic artifacts are seen as fabrications by most of those standing near you, the adow spoke.
You hardly used your full power on that. Well have to test more, Ilea said and used her own ash to attack the barriers. She broke through eventually but the resilience was ridiculous for a level one ability, let alone a non Class skill without any bonuses.
Which ans Ker Velor found or took this thing from an important Azarinth Healer. Did he set it as a trap for Order mbers looking for the item? Would it be important enough for them to go and look for it in the deep north? If they even had a way to locate it. But didnt he know that the Order was no longer around?
She moved a hand through her hair. At least he should assu I went back to Elos, I showed my ability to use space magic after all.
This Ker Velor knows what I look like. He knows Im Lilith, she said. The last Ascended I fought didnt co looking so far, but I have a feeling this one wont just let keep all of these items, she explained to the others. Although he did say he didnt have ti for . She tapped her leg a few tis.
We will inform the relevant people. And you, in case he shows up again. How dangerous is he? the adow asked.
Four mark, close to one thousand. The way he fought similar to the last Ascended I faced. Almost in a way to test . He didnt seem vicious instinctual not like a warrior whos been in constant strive for years on end, more just soone wielding a tool. Or in his case several tools. I dont know how I would do against him outside of his enchantnt covered facility, but I dont think it would be quite as one sided, she surmised.
Enchantnt covered? Iana asked.
Ill go back later, but nobody is coming with . Its far too dangerous, Ilea said. If I find anything, Ill bring it back.
First, I need to talk to soone.
No trackers? Other than the key? Ilea asked. She wondered how much Ker Velor knew about Iz and the One without Form. Did he care? Did he set the trap to find soone who had more keys? Was he looking for the source? He would be, or soone would be. On the other hand, it shouldnt be too hard for a four mark being to go out and look for the keys, creating a locator device and finding them all.
The fact that most of them remained in ancient ruins strewn about Elos made her think the Ascended might not know quite as much as she assud.
Nothing I could detect, the adow spoke. Your domain is a well protected space, Ilea. No second rate space mage could breach it, perhaps not even .
Good, she said briefly. Ill be back later. Things to check.
Be safe, the adow sent as her third tier transfer activated, aid for the far north, and the hidden facility belonging to Nes and Scipio.
She trusted the adow, Fae, and Owl, including her own perception abilities and space magic knowledge to make sure the Ascended couldnt just find her in the wild. Her allies would be inford soon enough. Worst case, she would have to face an Ascended with the help of Owl, Aki, Kyrian, Fey, and potentially Nes and Scipio. She hoped her own abilities already dissuaded the Ascended from seeking a fight, though she worried nonetheless. The damage he could do was catastrophic.
A few teleports and a short flight brought her to the hidden area, Ilea pounding on the gate three tis before Scipio showed up a few ters away.
Youre not supposed to show up unannounced, he said with his arms crossed in front of his chest, his golden eyes taking her in, a long sleeved black shirt covering his torso.
Might be important, Ilea said. I just fought an Ascended. In Kohr.
You what? the man said and looked around, casting a few spells to check the fabric. You didnt co here imdiately, did you? His voice was agitated now, turning from annoyed to serious.
Made a stop at the adows. I wasnt fleeing exactly. Well I was fleeing his facility, but he didnt follow to the surface, she said.
An Ascended facility in Kohr how did co in first, I cant detect anything worriso, he said, the ntion of the adow visibly calming him down.
The gate shifted, opening for them to enter. No more space magic until you leave again, the man said.
Nes was already waiting. An ergency? she asked, looking at the two of them.
Ilea gave them a quick rundown of the vault, the activating space magic, and the resulting arrival in Kohr. He called himself Ker Velor.
Both of them looked around the hall, another set of spells activating as they scanned everything. He is alive, Nes spoke.
You assud as much, Scipio said.
I had hoped he chose so other realm and stayed there. His presence in Kohr is worrying, Nes said.
He wouldve co here already if he could, Scipio said.
We should move the facility nonetheless. The risk is too great, Nes said.
Ilea stood between them. Who is he?
Ker Velor, the Architect, one of the key minds behind the creation of the first Ascended and one of our fiercest adversaries after the Unity was broken. Did you learn anything of his dealings? Nes said.
He wasnt particularly interested in until I survived his light beam and escaped his barriers, she said.
Scipio glanced at her. Nes made a gesture with her hands. To escape a trap of the Architect. Even a fellow Navuun would be impressed.
You can praise her later, Scipio said.
He called it his sanctum, offered to turn into one of you, I think, Ilea said.
A human? Ker Velor? Nes asked, her confusion obvious.
Yeah, he didnt seem keen on the idea but he ntioned the Union breaking. I suppose if there were any rules against that he doesnt care anymore, Ilea said with a shrug.
No. There is more to this. Did you fight him? Or did you flee? Nes asked.
I fought him for a little while. He used blood and tal magic, then soul. I survived and fought back, until his enchanted beams beca too much, she said.
Nes shook her head slowly. Do you rember what he said? Why he offered to make you into one of us?
Beco gods, yadda yadda, perfect form, he was annoyed about liking food for so reason, oh he also ntioned sothing about becoming gods ruling by her side. I reminded him of soone too apparently, Ilea said, now looking at the few notes she took back with the adow. Data is data he said, but apparently he was too busy to deal with . She realized Nes had stopped moving, the Ascended staring at her with glowing white eyes.
You are certain, she said after a few seconds. That he said you could rule, by Her side? Nes asked.
Scipio glanced between them.
Yeah. Whos her? Ilea asked.
Nes paused before she sat down on one of the armchairs in the entrance hall. Scipio sat down next to her and touched her arm in a gentle manner.
Ravana Vor Itar, the Ascended said, every word laced with venom, her white eyes not looking at Ilea. The first Ascended.
Ilea sat down as well. Yeah, I can tell that this is all very big news for you two but I have no clue who these people are. Is there any significance to her being the first?
She was chosen by the Architect himself. An exemplary Navuun. Intelligent and ruthless. A warrior and mage beyond compare. She was turned into what many thought of as a god. For a ti, until others were made Ascended. Ker Velor has always looked at her with a certain pride, Nes said.
So she was your ruler? Ilea asked.
No. Ravana believed in the Unity, and in our principles. She was among the ones to conquer the last frontiers of Kohr. Capable, even going as far as improving on various magical principles and devices, a driving force behind the fabric stabilizer. Yet she was cold. Beings of flesh were re beasts to her, to be controlled and used, herded, and killed if no need was found for their existence. It was not a strange set of views within the Unity but I always found her exceptionally efficient.
Sounds like a fun lass, Ilea said and summoned herself a bottle of ale.
Scipio shook his head lightly.
What? I fucking fought the guy and nearly died, Ilea said. And Ill go back and fuck up his precious facility.
You have a way to Kohr? he asked, standing up as he stared at her with wide eyes.
Yeah. I set down a gate, not that I should tell you about that, Ilea said. Why? I assud you guys had ways to get back if you needed to.
Ways exist, though they are not easily hidden, nor easily achieved, Nes said. Without anchors, it is exceptionally difficult to travel through realms, even the stabilized Kohr. I would forget your debt for the information and Taleen artifact we have given you, if you instead bring us there. For a ti. There are things I require.
Is it worth the risk? Scipio asked.
Lilith was attacked. Perhaps she could be convinced to protect us for a while? Nes asked, her steel face changing into sothing akin to a smile.
I told you I was going back anyway. And with the two of you, Im even less worried about Mr Architect, Ilea said. Anything else I should know? Otherwise we can discuss it on the way. Dont think we should waste any ti.
Nes slowly stood up, powerful magic surging around her form. Perhaps one thing. Ravana Vor Itar was destroyed. I saw it with my own eyes. But Ker Velor does not entertain impossibilities. He has repaired her, or has a way to do so.
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