Chapter 28: Inglis, 12 years old (16)
The trio navigated through Ymir at night and reached the outermost city walls. As it was so late into the night that the gate had been shut for the day, thus they decided to climb the walls and jump down. Eris had no trouble keeping up with Inglis, however, Rafinha was falling behind the two of them for obvious reasons. Inglis had decided to carry her in a piggyback ride halfway through.
「 …It’s still alright!」
The beast-Rahal was struggling to get back on its feet and inching towards the city walls, staggering with minimal damage on it.
「How tenacious. Even though Glis and Eris had kicked it so hard…」 「Not me. It’s mostly her. Ridiculous, really.」 「Wah! You’re great, Glis! You’re being praised by a Hyrule Menace.」 「Fufufu. Putting that aside, normal attacks won’t have any effect on Magic Stone Beasts.」 1
「No, that doesn’t count as a “normal” attack, considering just how much power it held. I mean, just look how far it went.」 「Yeah. But it’s not about power, after all.」
As she had guessed, Magic Stone Beasts wouldn’t sustain much damage when attacked with normal means, even if they fell from a great height. To defeat them, they needed a power similar to the one provided by an Artifact.
Inglis could try her Ether Armor technique, one where she clad herself in a wave of condensed ether but that was a barrier type technique that enhanced her defense and physical abilities, not the kind used for ether attacks.
While weak Magic Stone Beasts could be dealt with using Ether Armor, the Magic Stone Beast that Rahal had transformed into was rather formidable. The injuries on the beast varied but none of them was fatal. They needed an attack that was more powerful and lethal.
「Eris, would this beast-Rahal be similar in strength to a Prisma?」 「…No. I mean, I think this is quite strong but, honestly, they can’t even be compared. It’s like comparing a child to an adult.」 「I see. Then, if my attack can’t bring it down, it would mean that I won’t be able to even scratch a Prisma. Let me try. Rani, please watch over me.」