Aeoryi

Tales of the King's Folly: Chapter 11

I am surprised to see the thing had form. The white fluid in the exposed powerline does not stop flowing as it unleahes this beast. The thing is white with pulsating hot-pink outlines, similar to the powerline energy fluid. It has four legs, and just that. The legs are curved, and as the glowing four-legs spider comes crawling out I can see that the legs are not segmented, but rather they change form to move, while keeping their curved structure. The creature is no larger than a foot in every direction. It backs up cautiously, looking for a time to attack.

I quickly think of all my options. The first one is to fight it, and that one seems almost in vain. With no weapons and little combat experience, I would stand no chance against the creature's menacing claws. So that was a no.

I could also run, but there was no telling if the creature could run faster than I could. It could also have friends, if I tried to hide from it. So that was also a no.

The creature then lunges forward, but luckily it misses. It swiftly backs away from me after its attempted attack and continues waiting. I wait for it to attack but do not take my eye off it as I reconsider my other options. 

I reach for my divine power, which is there, but just couldn't cooperate. I try to manifest it with my mind, and nothing happens. I try to concentrate it even harder and just then, the spider decides to strike.

I manage to back up, but not completely. The creature's clawed leg strikes true and cuts open a gash on my leg, which sears with pain. A feeling of despair follows the hyperfluid spider's attack that makes me want to die. I reach for my power again, and something happens.

A click, almost like a key in a lock is what happened to my power. I reach for it, and manifest it in the world desperately. 

I expected it to shoot a fireball, or turn time, or make an explosion, but instead, a thin, translucent almost glass-like structure appears in front of me in the air, before falling and shattering with a familiar pink implosion. 

I had the power of the ice demons. 

I immediately try to use it to block the powerline fluid terror, by making a crystaline shield. The crystals form mid-air, and I snatch it by the handle before smashing it into the pink energy spider. 

The crystals shatter in their telltale pink explosion and devour the spider, leaving behind a sort of shadowflame residue.

I quickly realize that the power disappears. It is gone, exactly when the energy spider died. An unfortunate case, but I am forever grateful for its contribution.

I leave the town behind and start to head for Channelpost. Hopefully I get answers there.