Loopshard

Jabari and Cathy stayed on Redbeard’s ship while Ellen, Julie, Lasse, and Adam sailed towards the island where the feral Rasal lived. They hoped that if they were quick enough, the slug dragon wouldn’t shoot down their airship, and it helped that it was currently focused on destroying the island in a blind rage.

Still, Adam could tell how terrified they all were of their mission.

Although he had accepted the frankly absurd challenge of killing Rasal by himself, the others had been quick to assure him that they’d come along, though they had agreed that Jabari and Cathy were better off staying behind, beyond the range of the monster. Ellen had acknowledged that it was deeply unfair for Adam to do all the work, especially since she was hoping to pick up a parasite for her patron quest, but based on the melody emanating from her, she was clearly having second thoughts.

It probably would’ve been better if it was just Lasse and me who went, Adam thought, but he still didn’t trust Julie to stay out of trouble if he left her behind, so it had been hard for him to tell Ellen not to come along either.

Since it’s a slug, I think Lasse’s barrage attack with a frost arrow from his Magical Quiver is going to be the best way to proceed. And because the slug dragon is so big, I really need to aim my attack well.

Adam had already woven three separate Heart Lance spell constructs, wrapping the first two around his forearms and the third around the base of his tail. A lot of flesh and blood had gone into their constructions, and he’d realised that if he combined the Heart Lance with the spiral that he’d used to accelerate the needle’s attacks, then he should be able to get a seriously powerful result.

Given the way that Golden Loom, Golden Tailor, and my blood and flesh magic interact, I feel like my current setup is way stronger than Warder. Though the main benefit is that it’s less singular in focus.

They landed on the far side of the island, furthest from where they’d seen the giant dragon. Everyone was eager to get off the airship, afraid they would get shot out of the sky, but Adam made sure they tethered it properly. After all, if they had to make a quick escape, he wasn’t confident he could transport all four of them with his magic alone.

Ellen made a sound as Adam peeled the flesh off of the ship’s underside and floated it out into the air in front of him. He wasn’t able to carry all of it, and to avoid completely eroding their trust in him, he didn’t fuse the excess flesh to his own body as a means to transport it. Still, he felt like he wasn’t fully geared-up for the fight, even with his extra capacity allowing him to wield more material than normal.