Adam, adorned in the blue scale mail, with Wraith in one hand, and his crimson Strong Shield iher, flew towards the woman. She was beautiful, as far as Adam could tell, even with her body covered in burn marks from his spell, but whatever beauty she held didn’t distract him from the task at hand. The Half Elf spotted the still bodies of his panions littered around the battlefield, and the single one who remained scious, who looked up at him weakly.

  “Who the hell do you think you are?” Adam asked, gripping his axe tighter, and pointing it at her. “Explosion!”

  Mana: 17 -> 15Spell: Fireball8D6 = 32 (1, 1, 3, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6)32 damage!

  A tiny beam of fire shot towards the woman, exploding around her as the area was engulfed in fmes, but the fmes expanded further than even Adam expected, and as the fire and smoke dissipated, a giant mass of blue flew towards him. A giant serpent? No, not a giant blue serpent, but a long serpentine Dragon with twe horns, and scales as dark as night.

  ‘Did he say that his cousin was a Dragon?’ Adam thought, but as the thought flowed through his mind, the entire area fshed with a light blue.

  Dexterity SaveD20 + 1 = 20 (19)Success!Resisting damage!Health: 78 -> 65

  stitution Save (Battlecaster)D20 + 6 = 17 (11)D20 + 6 = 19 (13)Pass!

  Adam tried to spin in the air as the lightning engulfed him, the lightning tearing his skin apart as he tried to resist it. Somehow, the blue scale armour mao resist some of the lightning, which bounced off against its scales. Adam grit his teeth and mao keep his mind focused on his spell, the pair flying towards one another. Adam began to desd slightly, just in case.

  Fighting Spirit: 3 -> 2Health: 65 -> 70

  Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 12 (2)D20 + 10 = 23 (13)Hit!Ability: Divine Smite2D6 + 2D6 + 9 = 20 (1, 2)(3, 5)20 damage!

  Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 12 (2)D20 + 10 = 22 (12)Hit!Ability: Divine Smite2D6 + 2D6 + 9 = 25 (1, 6)(3, 6)25 damage!

  Health: 70 -> 56

  stitution Save (Battlecaster)D20 + 6 = 9 (3)D20 + 6 = 14 (8)Pass!

  Health: 56 -> 42

  stitution Save (Battlecaster)D20 + 6 = 10 (4)D20 + 6 = 23 (17)Pass!

  The pair met in battle within the air, the Dragon’s teeth and cws gnashing against the Half Elf and his armour, while his axe struck the Dragon’s scales, managing to nd two terrible blows against her. Yet, even with such great blows, she seemed wholly unphased.

  ‘Damn!’ Adam grunted in pain as she mao strike him twice, barely managing to stave off a third blow. He tried to remain focused on his Fly spell, which could drop if he was wouoo heavily. Thankfully, one of the Features he had taken was Battlecaster, which gave him greater strength to retain the spell.

  Fighting Spirit: 2 -> 1Health: 42 -> 47

  Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 12 (2)D20 + 10 = 23 (16)Hit!Ability: Divine Smite2D6 + 2D6 + 9 = 20 (1, 2)(3, 5)20 damage!

  Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 11 (1)D20 + 10 = 11 (1)Critical miss!

  Adam tio strike with Wraith, the pair tangled between one another. Adam tried to slip between the loops she had created with her body, flyiween them. His axe struck her once, and as he tried to strike once more, her head appeared in front of him, and her giant maw began to cmp shut tight around him. He twisted his body in the air, almost dropping Wraith, before he raised his arm over his eyes to try and shield himself.

  If only he had some way of-,

  Spell: Shield

  In his anger he had fotten that he had infinite Mana for First Gate spells, and so was able to cast Shield as much as he wao. ‘I shouldn’t fet how much of a monster I am right now!’ Adam thought, the Dragon’s cws meeting his crimson shield, with his magic also defleg her mighty cws.

  Fighting Spirit: 1 -> 0Health: 47 -> 52

  Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 12 (4)D20 + 10 = 17 (7)Miss!

  Attack - WraithD20 + 10 = 26 (16)D20 + 10 = 27 (17)Hit!Ability: Divine Smite2D6 + 2D6 + 9 = 29 (5, 6)(3, 6)29 damage!

  Even as Adam focused himself, he found himself barely able to strike the Dragon with his axe, her scales too thick to pierce. ‘Damn it!’

  Spell: Shield

  Health: 47 -> 37

  stitution Save (Battlecaster)D20 + 6 = 8 (2)D20 + 6 = 15 (9)Pass!

  Health: 37 -> 23

  stitution Save (Battlecaster)D20 + 6 = 12 (6)D20 + 6 = 18 (12)Pass!

  Though Adam was able to muster his Shield spell, she still mao ssh across him, and bit against his shoulder, almost tearing through the scales armour. Adam could feel some of his bones crack from the might of her maw.

  “Argh!” Adam dropped to the earth, bending at his knees slightly. He could see the distant figure of his younger Cousin dragging herself to her feet some ways away. ‘She’s probably not going to run away.’

  Lightning crackled around the long Dragon, but before she could bst the Half Elf with her lightning breath, she froze ihe blur of a staff tio strike against the creature, while three axes, each Adam’s creation, sshed wildly against her back, tearing her apart. She dropped, spasming for a moment, before the rge form began to shift bato her humanoid form. She reached out for something, g an imaginary bottle, before closing her eyes food.

  Victory!XP Gained: +500XP: 14 200 -> 14 700

  “What took you all so long?” Adam panted, managing to get to his feet. “She almost killed me.”

  “If only,” Lucy replied, eyeing up the others. “She might have killed the others though.”

  ‘Damn!’ Adam had only just realised that everyone else was down.

  The group quickly made their way to the others, though Jurot remai the sight with the fallen Dragon. Adam brought Jonn up with a Healing Word, while he started bringing others up with a mixture of his Lay on Hands and Healing Word, finding that his Lay on Hands worked as normal, while Healing Word still didn’t use any of his Mana.

  “Adam,” Jonn called, staring down at Rick, John, and Ivy. “I them back with my healing.”

  “Oh no.”

  “They are dead.”

  “We’ll see about that,” Adam said, reag into his pocket, bringing out his diamond. He only had two, taking one from Sir Vonda before he had e. He dropped in front of Rick, g his hands together as he prayed.

  “Baktu, please,” Adam prayed, casting the spell.

  Mana: 15 -> 13Spell: Revivify

  As Adam prayed, Rick gasped for air, looking up to see the others around him. He saw Adam, who quickly got up to go and revive Ivy, finding he was still holding his diamond.

  “…” He brought back the pair from death, and stared at the two diamonds. “It didn’t e the diamonds?”

  Jonn stared at the diamonds, which should have disappeared. ‘He cast his spells freely?’ Then Jonn realised, he, too, still had much of his spells avaible to him, though he had cast many of his spells during the fight. He had no real o cast his spells until then, so hadn’t realised the world’s rules in regards to spells. That robably not the strahing about this situation, though.

  “Cousin Adam,” Nirot called, panting as she sat with the rest of the Iyrmen. “You came to save us?”

  “Of course I came to save you, you punks,” Adam said, pg a hand on her shoulder.

  Spell: Cure Wounds1D6 + 3 = 4 (1)

  “Well, actually, I came to kill the Dragon, but saving you was far more important,” Adam admitted. “I’m gd you’re all okay.”

  “Thank you.”

  “Any time.”

  “Adam!” Jurot shouted from the Dragon. “You must revive her!”

  Adam turned, raising his brow. “You wao revive the Dragon?”

  “Yes!”

  Adam rushed over towards his brother, while Zambria, the Father of Drakons, was also approag them, floating over their way.

  “She is dead,” Zambria said, gng between the pair. “You have pleted your task.”

  “Adam, revive her,” Jurot repeated.

  Mana: 9 -> 7Spell: Revivify

  Adam prayed over the Dragon’s dead body, before bringing her back to life. She gasped for air, reag up to her heart, before staring up at the pair of them. She stared at them, fused, before looking up to Zambria.

  “What are you doing here, you rat bastard?” the woman asked, groaning quietly.

  “I have e to watch over your death,” Zambria replied, a bead of sweat dropping down the side of his face.

  “Oh?” Adam stared down at the woman. “I thought you were mad?”

  “Mad?” The woman sat up, groaning as she felt the bones in her back crack.

  Tough Spirit: 1 -> 02D6 + 6 = 15 (3, 6)Health: 23 -> 38

  Adam inhaled deeply, flexing his muscles, before exging a gh Jurot. Jurot, oher hand, didn’t seem ready to fight, so Adam rexed.

  “Why did you revive me?” the woman asked, staring up at the Half Elf who she had threateo kill.

  “My brother asked me to.” Adam motioned his head towards Jurot.

  “So why did you want to revive me?”

  “We should speak to one side,” Jurot said, gring down at her.

  “Why would I e with you?”

  “Because I wish to speak with you.”

  “…” She sighed and stood up. “It’s only right that the loser listens to the victor.” She brushed off her clothing, which had been torn apart from the battle with the youth, but still covered her well enough.

  Jurot o Adam, and the three of them stepped to one side. Adam eyed up the woman, w if he should be angrier since she killed the farmers, but his eyes theo Jurot, w why he had asked him to revive the mad woman.

  Jurot stopped some ways away, before turning to face the woman. With each step, he had wondered whether he should mention it, but gng towards Adam, he decided he should.

  “You are Lord Strom’s daughter.”

  “What?” the pair beside him replied.

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