Chapter 21: But I can’t resist it
SCREEEEEEEEEEEHHH!
The creature howled, its scream piercing the air like a blade.
Then, in a sudden blur of motion, it bent its knees slightly and vanished from sight—destroying the ground beneath where it had stood just seconds ago.
BOOOOM!
SWISHHH!
Its speed was terrifying. In the blink of an eye, it appeared in front of Sylveraine, its long, claw-like hand slicing through the air, aiming straight for her head.
But even though the creature was fast—and terrifying in form—it was still fundamentally weak compared to them. Any one of them could defeat it easily. The only problem was that they couldn’t touch it.
They still didn’t know whether physical contact, even through a weapon, would allow whatever killed the others to spread to them as well. That uncertainty alone rendered physical attacks—and weapons—completely off the table.
Which meant that Sylveraine, Seralyne, Nyx, and Yurashi were all effectively sidelined unless they used long-range abilities. Skills like dragon breath or their other attacks that wouldn’t leave a lingering connection between them and the target.
But those required the creature to be still for at least a few seconds. And that... was not easy. Not when they couldn’t risk even grazing its skin.
However, with Aerisyl’s elemental powers—especially her command over wind—they had a plan. She would pin the creature in one place, hold it still long enough for Seralyne to unleash her dragon breath and erase it completely.