"A cruelmancer? Who are you? From where did you come? And where are the others? "
The atmosphere became cold and most importantly the people, chills ran down their spines.
This was something they hadn't believe would appear
Even during the great war , they never came across such a powerful enemy.
This time even their forces were reduced, Melania was also not there.
They had not given up yet, protecting Memoria and defeating every last of the cruelmancer was much more important that any other thing.
"You priest, you want to know the answers, very sad, I don't want to tell you.. "
"Let's fight it out then"
It was enough, Dani had it enough
She used the most powerful spell she knew..
The manifestation spell of goddesses lunaris. It was the most effective purifying spell she knew.
On the other sides, Sarah used some of her arcanum magic for fireballs. She knew it wouldn't have much effect on. The cruelmancer but she tried.
Casper and Krisner both tried the same attack with much more synchronization.
This time everyone put their maximum efforts.
No one had given up..
But did it work...
This cruelmancer had seven horns, it had intelligence like any living person and it's speed faster than anything cruelmancer they had met.
Speed wasn't the only advantage it had, it was huge and his hands 10 times longer, they were huge like bug shadows following after them.
So they had to defend themselves too...
Dani tried her best to lessen the impact by purifying the darkness of the cruelmancer but didn't have nah effect.
She was taking injury herself, Rachel was to treat her with the healing spells.
But it wasn't enough.
As she had to keep on buffing two people with the speed abilities.
Casper and Krisner increased their speeds a vertical slash, a horizontal slash, the cruelmancer evaded everything.
He was stationary on one spot only there were two huge and mobile hands and it carried a destructive power, which could corrode anyone's spirit.
Sarah too used the dual attributes she practiced. This time fire and wind spells which aggravated the fire spell.
All this was not enough.
To take down a tier 5 cruelmancer, even Melania's help was needed and this time they were fighting without her help.
This is a seven tier cruelmancer....
Something big and destructive was needed to finish him off.
Yes, Dani remembered at the crucial time, her necklace….the magical device was left to use…
She changed her powers from purifying to a destructive spell.
The star shaped symbol on her forehead glowed, she looked as though she was going to disappear, she became transparent and ascended a bit in the sky…
"No, Dani not this one…."
Casper screamed beyond his voice…..
That was the last spell , a saintess like dani could use, it was a life exhausting spell…..
"Casper, Krisner, Sarah….the DEVICE…."
They understood she was talking about the magical device and she needed time to activate it….
All three of them, did non stop attacks on the cruelmancers, till there were exhausted, they did not stop, a consecutive lines of slashes and fire ball , even someone as powerful as the seven tier cruelmancer would find it a bit difficult, even if it was a small percentage.
They succeeded in pulling his attention towards himself.
3,2,1….
His movement was stopped for 3 seconds…..arrows of divine power flooded in and pierced through him, each arrow equivalent to killing a tier 4 cruelmancer in one shot.
It was that powerful and destructive.
Everyone was hopeful, that this would have an effect on him, a fatal blow maybe.
Yes, the effects were visible each arrow was draining the hell out of him, all the black energy…..it looked as though the spell was going to take a toll on him.
His moments were becoming slower....and slower…..and sloweeeeerrrrrr.....
Casper, Dani, Krisner, Rachel, Sarah all grouped together once again….
Dani, she was not in a state to say anything….
Sophia, a healer of her level could treat her..
Casper was standing facing dani and supporting her so that she wouldn't fall…
But suddenly, a voice greater than the volcanoes erupting emerged and in a flash of light….
Something sharp enough came in the speed of lightning and was about to hit Casper….
But he was saved
Dani came forward and shielded him and took that attack.
It pierced her right through, from one end to the other.
A mouthful of blood ….she spitted out….
And the attacker was….
Yes, the seven tier cruelmancer….he surprisingly regained all his powers….
They were utterly crushed….
Rachel hurried and started to heal Dani…who showed no signs of movement.
DANI.....
Casper cried out loudly….
"You think, you can kill me , I have been granted powers from above and will not return before finishing the task assigned to me."
Sarah was enraged…
She asked, "and that task is…"
"DESTRUCTION OF MEMORIA…"
HAHAAA….HAHAAAA
"I am going to kill each one of you, so let me tell you something else…the moment you tried to destroy us in the past and stop us from our tasks, your death was written."
"What about the others, where are they?"
Sarah was afraid…
"They all are lying like that little priest there…do you think I would leave them alive after they came so close in identifying the nature of the crystal.
That girl, who looked like a priest, I killed her with my own hands…and the man who was holding the crustal in his hands…he did not even think he was going to die.
And most interesting, the dwarf guy, the first one I killed, he proved to be quite useful, I mean his appearance…No one suspected anything."
Dani with the little bit of energy left screamed…
"Everyone shield for Casper, he has something important to do…MELANIA….."
In a blink of eye, everyone was getting crushed by the cruelmancer…
It was horrifying…
Casper…he ….he ran towards the underground where Melania was…
He was about to be in the same state as the others..
His comrades..all were dead…crushed by the very hands of the cruelmancer…
He opened the door to the chamber where the coffin was kept and rushed towards it..
"Melania, we tried our best to protect Memoria, wherever you are, please be happy , do not forget us…."
"We all love you…..I love you…"
The wind blew, the cruelmancer rushed in….
Casper knew this was his last encounter and with the bit of energy left…..
DIE….
He screamed and pierced the sword in the body of the cruelmancer….
His last attempt….failed too
The cruelmancer did not spare him….
He was hiding his powers…..he started destructing everything which came before his eyes..
His goal was?
Memoria was turned in ashes…
This was something Melania did not wish for..
But the last glimpse she could see from the time palace was
A RUINED MEMORIA....