Chapter 133: A casual stroll
They continued for hours as the forest of giant trees continued seemed to continue without end. Soon, the three Ignitzions began looking weary. Their previous light and easy movements were gone, and their feet thudded heavily on the ground. Their breathing became laboursome and heavy, and one of them started to slow until she was only a few feet ahead of Irwin.
If this continues, they won't have the energy left to fight it, and I can't catch up, Irwin thought.
He considered throwing his hammer after the Imp but held off as he had another idea.
Still breathing as easily as if he was walking, he focused on his Sweltering Heart, sensing the instant reaction from the liquid in the ground and air as it heated up and turned to steam instantly. It began swirling around him and chasing him. He focused on the card, harmonizing as he'd been practicing. With some effort, he pushed it forward, keeping the steam thin. Looking around, a thin fog hung around him. Would it be enough? Only one way to find out.
He forced the steamy air forward to the three Ignitzions who were stumbling ahead of him, he covered them with it. For a moment, they barely responded, but he could still ever so vaguely make out their outlines.
I wonder how faint I can make it and still use it to detect things?
"Wha-? Ahh…. that's fantastic!" Ignalia groaned.
"I can breathe again," one of the others sighed.
All three began breathing differently, almost seeming to gulp in the air around them.
Irwin grinned as he kept the steam thin to conserve his and the card's energy.
It didn't take that long for the Ignitzions to start breathing evenly again, and Ignalia slowed down the run beside him.
"If we ever get out of here, you need to come to my world," she said. "I know I already said so, but this-. I don't know if your card works on Igniz, but if it does…"