Ascension of Chaos

Ashley

The chamber the two are in is almost like a mini-swamp in and of itself. With swampy trees – no idea what the trees' names are – and muck all over the place. Meanwhile the elite monster and dragonborn are fighting it out at the center of the chamber, on land.

"Hey! Ashley!" the dragonborn shouts at me with a growl to his voice. "Team up?"

I blink in surprise at that, but before I can give an answer, he adds, "Whoever gets the most contribution wins."

That has me pursing my lips for a second, only to eventually nod my head.

Better than killing another competitor. Even if he may be a source for another good Skill Tree.

I should keep an eye out for betrayal, though.

Wouldn't want to be blindsided by him and stabbed in the back.

The monster suddenly begins to charge in my direction, with that black liquid still dripping from its claws. A liquid I'm pretty sure I don't want to touch.

But as it's approaching, the dragonborn – whose appearance is pretty much just a human with draconic wings, claws, and eyes – opens his mouth and sends a fireball flying straight at the creature's back. Blasting it in my direction.

And as it's soaring through the air, I finally remember something.

Something I somehow forgot despite how many times I've used it now. Which, in hindsight, isn't as many as all that.

I use my gravity magic to decrease my weight before flying straight through the air towards the monster now that it's off balance. And when I reach it, I slash both of my blades at its neck, making contact with both.

Unfortunately, they don't deal as much damage as I'd hoped. But they do cut in a bit and cause the monster to begin bleeding.

Also, a splash of purple liquid comes from the point of impact in the form of Chaotic Surge's effect.

The dragonborn begins to rush forwards with his own claws raised, ready to strike the monster down in its back.

But I don't let him, immediately using my once-a-livestream perk to pause the livestream before I use Dark Howl and Sonic Screech at the exact same time. Disorienting both the elite monster and the dragonborn, and making them stumble down to the ground.