Chapter 534: Death and Destruction
Tala waited for Alat’s signal, the alternate interface having coordinated with Master Meridius in the few moments between the first magics flying and the optimal time for her dissolution breath.
It had been decided to take out the middleman and not have Master Clevnis call Tala’s use of that attack.
There were already clashes happening in the air above them, Rane and Master Girt in particular flashing around to obliterate the lesser flying creatures. Though, ‘flashing’ for Master Girt was only to Tala’s threefold sight as the man was entirely invisible, even as he moved through the air, supported by his rocks.
He’s gotten better.
Thankfully, none had come from directly above, so the aerial conflict was more like dealing with the top edge of a rising flood than struggling to support a collapsing dome.
Still, the two men were straining their coordination and skill to keep the lesser battlefront in check by themselves.
On the ground, Mistress Cerna was weaving massive magics of incredible complexity, though not the most complex that Tala had seen the woman work.
Still the ‘thread’ she used was more like rope—which now that Tala considered it, would be made up of threads, so she supposed that it made sense—knotted and woven together.
Each working that she triggered seemed to drain her dry of power even as more streamed in through her gate. The workings even burned up all the material used in their creation, which had to be costly for such massive constructions. Even so, the next was always ready as soon as her body had refilled to the point of activation.