Solus could see with her mana sense the remnants of the Switch spells that the cursed shield had used to redirect the attacks, yet something was off.
'I know that, but somehow he also messed up with my Domination. Can living legacies be bestowed with elemental affinities or bloodline abilities?' She asked.
'Normal cursed objects can't access Domination.' Dawn would have usually had a hard time repressing her surprise since Solus had just admitted to being capable of using one of the most elusive abilities on Mogar, yet her questions had to wait.
'No matter what kind of ingredients a Forgemaster uses, you can't give metal or wood affinities. You and I are an exception because we both have a physical body.
'To use Domination, a living legacy has to learn and use it by exploiting the elemental affinities of their host. Knightfall shouldn't be able to do that, though. That guy has no streaks.'
'Eyes on the prize! And I mean literally.' Tista screamed in their heads as she pointed at the figure behind the barbarian.
The body of the man wielding Stargazer was still patched up by vines, his mouth moving mechanically to eat food even during the fight. His eyes were empty as he obeyed his master and gave her the means to fix the damage he had sustained.
'This guy has no streaks either. He- Oh, shit!' It took Dawn a second to realize that the Red Demon wasn't pointing at the hapless man.
The surface of Stargazer was open in multiple points, emitting from each one the light of a different element. Six Balor eyes were now visible on the haft of the scythe, sucking the world energy and pumping it inside Stargazer.
To make matters worse, thanks to its ability to exchange mana and life force at will, the living legacy harmonized the six elements that the eyes stored within her own power core, turning them into an emerald aura.
'That's impossible! You can't obtain Spirit Domination without a proper eye, streak, head, or whatever. Lith and Morok are living proof of that.' Solus would have been right if not for Stargazer's staff being made of Yggdrasill wood and the Evil Eyes' latent power.
Just like Lith's seventh eye had opened after channeling the energy of the other six and Morok's formed by merging them, Stargazer operated in a similar fashion. Each Evil Eye granted the living legacy a makeshift Domination that was amplified by the Yggdrasill's power.
Also, by mixing them with her own life force, Stargazer could employ an even more makeshift Spirit Domination. It was weaker than the real deal since without the Spirit Eye her willpower lacked the means to remain focused and was quickly dispersed.
Yet Stargazer had had millennia of practice and used her ability only at the right time, taking her opponents by surprise.
'There's no time to be surprised. Move that ass and show me what the heck you need the mana geyser for before it's too late!' Dawn's voice snapped Solus out of it.
Windfell had finally caught up to them and the Horseman was giving her all to keep him away from her weaker companions.
Unfortunately for Solus' group, the Warp Steps had allowed the other cursed objects to cut off the path toward the geyser. The dimensional door and the girls' shock from being hit by their own spells had bought Stargazer and Knightfall the time to assume a triangle formation.
The scythe and the shield blocked the prey from the front while the sword chased them from the back.
'We can't Blink and we can't fly either forward or back but we have to do something. You keep your eyes open. I'm going to try something.' Tista racked her brain for a solution as she could see with Life Vision that her enemies had more spells at the ready with each passing second.
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