The massive nightmarish creatures suddenly moved, each step of theirs trembling the ground beneath them.
Step! Step!
The unnerving sound echoed in the silence, each one intensifying the unease within .
"Huk... Huk..." I struggled to breath.
In that mont, I couldn't help but steal a glance over my shoulders. And when I did—
'Crap!'
I sucked in a cold, deep breath.
The demorgogonsgaze locked onto , eyes piercing with unfiltered malice. Their massive bodies moved like dark tentacles in the endless darkness. And, with each step they took, spider-web cracks spidered across the ground beneath them.
As they chased after the 'petite being' who had dared to disturb their sleep, each movent of theirs sent cold chills slithering down my spine, dread and fear coiling around my chest like an iron vice.
I grimaced and gritted my teeth, urging my body to move even faster.
"Huh... Huh..."
In that mont, my mind raced with various ways to escape my current predicant. Yet I found none.
'Think Dean... Think!'
...None except for one.
Arcana- the power of belief.
Bymaking use of one's will or soul energy, one could manifest their desires onto the physical world. Of course, it wasn't as easy as it seed, and just like any other thing in this world... it ca at a price.
A price that I had yet to know of... But a very costly one I was sure of.
But, now wasn't the ti to think about that. Garren hadn't said the real price apart from the strain it held on one's body and the counterbalance effect of the world, in a sense that's. But whatever it was, I would deal with it when the ti ca.
'...Hopefully I could.'
Having co to a decision, I gritted my teeth and enforced my Arcana to believe I was slightly faster. In an instant, I felt a jolt- a slight surge of energy coursed through , though faint, it was more than enough.
'Please.... let it be enough.'
Flick—!
Before I could take another step further, two pairs of stygian claws suddenly tore through the air, dark corrosive spikes coming into my rear vision. My body tensed up as I felt a cold chill run down my spine, the rciless attacks raining down on from all sides.
And, just when the claws were a second away from furiously ripping through , I strained my body beyond my limits, dodging at an inhuman angle before leaping into the air.
Behind ,
Crack!!
The stygian pairs of claws scraped past , drawing blood before slamming into the ground. As a result, spiderweb cracks enveloped the ground, shards of stones hurtling through the harrowing space.
Mid-air, I gritted my teeth and curled myself into a ball, crashing across the ground, each impact jarring my senses. However, despite the pain, I was able to maintain a semblance of rationality, twisting my body mid-crash before making use of the dagger to co to a stop.
That was, after digging a long ridge along my path of retreat.
"Huff... Huff..."
My breaths ca in ragged gasps.
"..."
I glanced behind , a faint dark smile curling up my lips.
Behind , pieces of dark stone fell into the endless darkness, and just when I took the glance, I caught a harrowing glimpse of the dark mist swallowing them whole.
I sucked in a cold, deep breath. My breath caught in my throat as my muscles tensed up.
"Hu..."
I forced myself to regain my calm. Even if it took every ounce of willpower within to do do.
...After all, the battle was far from over. If anything, it had only just begun.
Ahead, the demorgogons had already stumbled across the blind girl's golden rope tightened to two natural features of the dune structure.
Of course, I had taken this into consideration. Clouding their eyes with beams of murderous intent, they had, as a result of the intense hatred burning within them, failed to notice the rope, hence, a few tripped and crashed against the ground.
And...
A faint smile curled up my lips.
With the force at which they were running, the few that were caught in the trap before the natural features gave way, were sent careening into the distance.
...And right now, they were just re feet away from .
However, even in such a situation, they still stretched forth their dark rotten hands, their hollow eyes flickering with intense murderous intent. As they crashed towards , my body tensed up subconsciously, and yet, the dark smile on my face only deepened. Until—
Step!
I took a sharp duck to my left, their dessicated hands barely scraping past .
Crack!
I dug the dagger into the ground and ca to a forceful stop, just in ti to watch them fall into the darkness below.
Their fates instantly sealed.
As they fell into the dark mist, I could still hear their blood-curdling screams. It sounded almost... as though they were being eaten alive.
I felt cold chills run down my spine. But biting onto my lower lips, I forced myself to calm down.
I exhaled.
"Four down. Eight more crap to go."
Turning back—
"...!!"
The sight before only further served to deepen the terror I'd buried within .
Ahead, the hordes of nightmarish creatures towered over , irreconcilable hatred burning within their hollow eyes.
And with each movent, each twitch of their dessicated and rotten nightmarish features, my muscles tensed, and my breath caught in my throat, a deep sense of dread and terror swiftly rising within .
In that mont, a deep scowl marred my features.
"U-m. Hi guys."
I waved awkwardly at them, sweat drops dripping down my forehead.
Drip! Drip!
The sound echoed in the silence. And just then—
Ba- thump! Ba- thump!
Just as the claws tore through the air, each one filled with the intent to kill.
Creak!
A cold, dark smile curled up my lips.
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