Chapter 79: Bloodskill: Consume
King Alocer was staring down the demon as Byron Aschefell helped his son to his feet. They began limping towards the back exit as they leaned on each other, one with a busted leg, one with a missing hand.
Byron gave one final look back at his king before they descended into the tunnel and saw the royal lion had finally come to understand the true cost of violence.
The king had finally experienced what true loss in battle meant, the heartbreak a parent felt when their child was claimed by such needless devastation.
For the first time in the veteran wolf’s life, he witnessed King Alocer shed a tear, even as the royal beast crossed swords with the demon once more in a clash of steel and darkness.
Byron held his son just a bit tighter as they finally escaped the wrath the beast king had brought down on his people. Well, for the time being, at least.
King Alocer was forced back a few paces by the severity in which the demon swung such a mighty blade. The king knew nobody could hold against such force for long, but the king wouldn’t be giving up without a fight.
If this was truly the end, he would do everything he could to bring this demon down with him. King Alocer steadied his concentration and reached a single hand outwards towards the creature. He activated his bloodskill despite knowing the damage it could do to him. The king activated: Consume.
Queen Talia, the late wife of King Alocer, bore the bloodskill "United Strength."
A bloodskill that allowed a user to freely transfer energy between willing targets. The user could stockpile a great amount of energy for their comrades to later use for magic or skills in this way or simply split what the group had evenly to fight on when exhaustion struck.
The uses were many, but the skill had little use against opponents, considering consent was needed to take the energy.