Chapter 104: The unexpected help
Hestia groaned. The dark figures were phantom-like. Their attacks burned but when attacked they dissolved and materialized again.
They reduced visibility and made it hard to breathe. Hestia was using her self-healing abilities without pause.
’The only way to stop them is by taking that Elron guy out. But that’s easier said than done,’ Hestia sighed inwardly. They were up against a Refined Knight. At that stage, a Knight had fully mastered at least one element, creating an elemental circle with their Blessing.
She tried to remain close to Althea, teaming up with her like they did earlier. She obstructed the opponent’s attacks, while Althea attacked from behind her.
Rumble.
Althea’s spear struck out like the tail of a dragon. It was sudden, quick, and powerful. The soft thunderous echoes accompanying her strike helped dissolve the figures quicker and seemed to delay their rematerialization.
On the other side of their battle, Briella and Ivran had teamed up. They aimed to find a way through the figures and either engage with Elron or stop Lira.
"Can you keep them engaged for a bit longer?" Hestia suddenly heard Althea whisper to her. She didn’t know why the girl had posed such a request but she knew it wasn’t fatigue.
She nodded and the dim green light on the back of her hand glowed brighter. It was almost a flare. A soft green light enveloped her as she threw herself against the crowd of figures, attracting them like mots to a flame.
’They are missing sentience nor are they controlled. They seem to operate under basic instructions, which can’t be altered.’
Their behavior gave Hestia plenty of insights into the way they worked. There was plenty of space to evade or bypass Hestia and go toward the others. But they remained in one area where they obstructed the path towards Elron and Lira.