Chapter 68: The Dokuhan Mountains & Passage to Eldiron
Naturally, nobody had contested his departure. Besting the patriarch of a dragon flight and numerous Avatars had a way of forcing people to heed his words. And when the hidden monster Balastion Novar had come forth? Orodan had bested him too.
Needless to say, those who’d attempted to contest his departure now knew that nobody on Inuan was up to the task of stopping him.
His month of honing his abilities had also led to gains in spatiomancy. While he’d previously struggled to teleport from Velestok to Arkwall, he could likely teleport from one side of Alastaia to another now. Using this he had stepped from Jerestir to the craggy deserts of the Aswarthian Peninsula in the Eastern Kingdoms.
He was a bit tired of the Republic and saw no reason to rub salt into their wounds and cause upheaval by remaining. So, while Ranmere’s Folly would’ve been a decent spot for entry into the depths, he instead made way for the deserts of the Eastern Kingdoms where another known entrance into the abyssal depths was. And from there…
…a trip to the world core of Alastaia.
The inner deserts of the Aswarthian Peninsula were bereft of regular people, only monsters traversed the dunes. A sandstorm had been brewing earlier, with the windspeeds fast enough that an Initiate-level individual would’ve been torn apart. And all the monsters had either hidden under the dunes or fled into any nearby caves or underground openings. Of course, a single clap from Orodan’s hands and the resulting shockwave had cleared the storm up easily enough.
And with the sandstorm now abated, the things which dwelled beneath the sands could finally get a good read on what traversed the surface.
A giant maw filled with thousands of sharp teeth erupted from the dunes, and it enveloped Orodan whole…
…only to spit him out immediately after. Along with multiple broken teeth.