Chapter 26: The Quartz Ruins(Part 6)
"...okay, it's kinda pissing me off how easy that was for you," Frowned Lexia, as Aster stood over the corpse of the Fire Dragon.
Right after they encountered it, Tacitus got its attention before Aster snuck in close and unleashed his Telekinetic Zone Spell, getting the Monster's neck within the range of the Spell and then telekinetically crushed its throat.
It only took them about half a minute to kill the creature, and they'd done so unscathed...which dealt somewhat of a blow to Lexia's pride.
"Well, it's more a matter of compatibility...I mean, Assassins aren't suited to direct combat. In fact, you two are unusually high-skilled at direct combat for Assassins, so-...," Began Aster, in an effort to make her feel better.
"Spare me the sympathy," Huffed Lexia, before making her way towards the doorway.
"Come on, let's get the weapon in there and clear the final strength to the last remaining one," Remarked Tacitus, as he followed after her, along with Colt.
"Yeah, okay," Sighed Aster, before the four of them walked through the doorway and entered the room.
As they walked in, Aster approached the stone coffin, lifting the lid off telekinetically and placing it on the ground, before they all peered into the box curiously.
"Those look like gauntlets. Huh, do these really count as weapons? I mean, they're more like articles of armor, and I wouldn't call armor a weapon," Mused Lexia thoughtfully.
"Let's check out the description...'Impact, these gauntlets magnify the force of the wearer's strikes upon impact while also serving as a sturdy defense while being deceptively lightweight'. Huh, interesting, unlike the other Relic Armaments we've collected so far, these could work for almost any Template," Aster remarked as he picked up and read the text inscribed on stone tablet next to the gauntlets.
"They're pretty long, looks like they cover everything from the wearer's hands upto a little past their elbows. And yeah, they're really light despite how they look...what kind of metal is this? It's really tough even though it weighs practically nothing, and it's a lot more flexible than you'd think," Added Tacitus, as he lifted the gauntlets out of the coffin and inspected them, before putting some pressure on them to assess their durability.