Chapter 40: Witch
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Noctis looked on as the black sinewy goopy coagulating ruddy void liquid one by one melted from the grips of the branches bound of the tree in the middle of the lake as his process took just a moment too long to freeze them all.
Soon every bit of the creature’s void eventually coalesced into one giant spider, added into the creatures were the tides that hadn’t been turned into water.
The good thing was that he at least managed one full tide and one half of another into water and thus the spider was at least somewhat smaller than the monstrosity that formed the first time he encountered this but he knew it was still going to be a massive pain.
The water on his wrists soon formed an icy blade with a wooden handle as a magic-esque blade rested in his hands with massive roots and vines jutting out of the water from the pond.
Despite the massive size, Noctis did not feel much worry.
It wasn’t just because it was at least the dozenth time that he came across this, no he wasn’t worried since the first time he saw it.
It could just be this void messing with his senses but more than that he felt it due to the change in his internal energy too.
It was weird but it gave him a feeling of detachment from even the most pressing situation in front of him.
Truly quite weird.
Noctis jumped with all his might as the hill sized spider slowly started taking shape.
Along with him the roots, with silvery bluish ice encasing them, ran towards all eight legs of the arachnid, starting a tussle between constantly melting black void and trying to freeze and binding of it by the roots.