Nix jumped from the third level of his houseboat to the dock, a quick roll and he was back on his feet running toward Shae's Lair. The two Aquarions were much more tentative since they were water creatures and the Lair had beco a glowing mass of molten rock.
[Aura Ignition]
His aura lit up without him willing it to, Nix used the dozen tentacles spreading out of his body to stab into the rock and pull himself upward. He could tell sothing was wrong. He ran toward the back room of Shae's lair, the rock splashing under his feet like spring water. He skidded to a stop when he saw her.
Shae was arching her back in pain, there were three different color flas coming from her, yellow, red and dark blue. Her red flaming hair hung toward the ground, her teeth gritted with determination. "Nix! Only the red flas sustain elental tamorphosis."
He sensed the absolute anguish in her voice, he had felt such pain before. "Don't worry, I will help."
He grabbed her hands tightly, although most of her body was engulfed in the red flas, the yellow and blue was concentrated at her hands.
Nix moved around Shae and wrapped all twelve of his strands around her arms, not really sure what he was doing.
Shae scread in pain, her breath ragged. "You can do it Nix! Focus on the absorbing the hotter flas, the yellow and blue!"
He closed his eyes and tried to absorb the heat, he stopped imdiately when he sensed he was sucking dry the lifeline. He concentrated on the flas, the detailed movent, the pressure each type emitted and finally the temperature. It was there, the slightest difference. The red was warm and pleasant, he let it gently ease pass without offering it any resistance. The yellow and blue slowly started to advance toward him.
All of Nix's strands were wrapped around her body, he had looped them around several tis taking up the slack until he was face to face with the elental. An unbending will surfaced within him to fight the yellow and blue progress, he knew without a doubt that if he failed here, Shae would most certainly perish.
Slowly the pleasant warmth of his own fla began to heat up and change colors. The absorption of the yellow and blue flas turned his into an eerie green color. Grimly he held on, his body expanding as it absorbed passed his filling point. "I.. I can't hold it Shae!"
Shae scread in frustration, her anger waking everyone in the Sea-World. Her flaming eyes looked at him in anguish, "It's fine Nix, just let go."
Nix gripped her hands tighter, he slled his own flesh burning while he pulled the blue and yellow flas away from Shae. Even when he reached his limit sohow he was able to persevere. His own form was unrecognizable as the green flas increased his size by several tis.
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Ronnie was the third person on the scene, both Fajii and Mina had retreated to the surf, their eyes wide with numbing fear. "What's going on here?
Mina didn't take her eyes off the steadily growing green light coming from the Salamander's cave. "Sothing is wrong with Shae, Nix went to help her."
"Nix is in there?" Ronnie advanced several feet closer to the caves, the heat stopping her progress. "Where's Pon?" She looked around for the old fire mage.
Sharl and Pon ran down the beach at the sa ti. Sharl was forced to stop next to Ronnie, but the old fire mage could advance almost to the rock walls. He stared up at the green light coming from the cave. He could feel that it was building up.
Pon stepped back as molten rock ran down walls. He turned back toward the beach and retreated. "Everyone get back! All the way into the water!"
As one, everyone turned and ran into the surf. The Aquarions swam under the water several hundred feet. A dark piercing flash of green light blasted outward like an erald wave. Ronnie and Sharl were tossed further into the depths.
Ronnie surfaced a mont later and pulled her sister up. Most of the rock wall had been destroyed by the blast.
In the aftermath, everyone advanced toward the epicenter cautiously, old Pon leading the way. The old mage's eyes looked wary. A warm red light started to ebb, its gentle warmth seeped out of the destroyed cave. In the darkness, the red glow floated into the air and landed gently on the beach.
Shae's flas stopped the mont she stepped on the sand. Her appearance had changed drastically. She seed taller and a bit thinner. Her cheekbones seed more pronounced as she walked toward them, her long red hair brushing the back of her legs. Her movents were beyond graceful, she emanated with power.
Pon looked excited, being a fire mage he knew what tamorphosis for a Salamander entailed. It ant the birth of a Fire Nesis.
The group stared at the young woman, although she had taken human form, it was still elental of course.
Ronnie was smiling at her before she rembered sothing. "Hey... Where is Nix?"
A movent from the shattered caves drew their attention once again. A man wearing only a Salamander bodysuit slowly climbed down the rocky wall. He stumbled once he stepped onto the sand but continued toward the group.
Nix seed tired beyond reasoning, he stared at the elental. There was sothing oddly off about him, but no one could imdiately place it. "You are okay?" His voice was raspy with fatigue.
Shae embraced him and kissed his forehead. "Thank you, Nix."
He shrugged slightly, even that seed to take effort. "I don't like to lose people close to ." He staggered slightly before she caught him and eased him to the ground.
"Going to take a look, okay Nix?" Shae stroked his head gently and inspected him.
Nix
Level 50
Strength 65
Endurance 63
Intelligence 25
Dexterity 25
Perception 25
Mana 12000/12000
Cold Resistance 100 [Ice Blessing]
Fire Resistance 100 [Burning Aura]
Erald Fla Strands 71
Fire Seed [Erald]
Weapon Skills:
Primary: Path of Fire [Salamander]
Support Skills:
N/A
Primary Path Skills
Balefire
teor Storm
Combustion
Cot Strike
[Spirit Animal 2/4]
1: Soup [Elite Black Sea Turtle]
2: Ducky [Water Nymph, Special]
Skills:
Hunter 100
Leather Making 100
Tailor 100
Shae pursed her lips as she considered his skills, she glanced at Pon whose mouth had dropped open. "That's my Path of Fire."
The old fire mage nodded, "Of those four, I only recognize Balefire."
She helped him to his feet, "Combustion is a self-heal. teor Storm is an Area Effect damage spell. Cot strike is a single target attack spell with really good range."
Fajii pushed gently through the crowd and grabbed Nix's other arm. "Let's get him back to his bed, so he can rest."
Shae nodded and the two of them walked him slowly back to the marina, he was swaying back and forth between them like a drunk person.
A few minutes later he was reclining in bed while Fajii mixed him up sothing to drink, she smiled when she handed it to him. "This should restore your energy and help you sleep, although you probably don't need help sleeping."
Shae had made everyone else leave, she watched Nix drink down the concoction, "You are always there when I need you Nix. I've never had a truer friend."
Nix nodded in agreent, his yellow eyes already closed. "I'm aweso," he mumbled softly.
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Morning ca and Nix woke up feeling refreshed. Pon and Ronnie were sitting at the rail of his back deck. They both smiled when he slid open the door. He gave them a quick wave, "Hey guys."
There were dolphins playing in the water just off the rear deck. They had once been his beasts, although that was no longer the case, they were still very friendly toward him.
"Let's gather all the mbers of Inferno and then et up at the beach." Nix slid his Salamander suit on and then put the Malu Aquatic over it. He wasn't planning on an undersea excursion, but it paid to be ready.
A few minutes later, Inferno was gathered in a small circle on the beach. They were studying the map Nix had brought up on his hud.
Semmi seed a bit confused. "So... there's no guards?"
"None," Nix affird. He handed everyone bags that he had tailored. "It's like Christmas, fill everything up with items from your assigned area. Just in case there are so security surprises I don't know about, in and out in five minutes."
They held hands, each of them still looking a bit confused. Was this a raid or a shopping trip? "Semmi you are with ."
He activated Deep Blue and then chose Gladis Hub: LifeStyle Village.
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