Stargazer used the powers of the Yggdrasill wood to mix the rune of its enchantments with those conjured by her mind to conjure another Frozen Storm in less than half the time that a regular Awakened would need to weave such a powerful spell.
The Davross blade was meant as an amplifier and as a last mean resort. The true power of the cursed glaive came from the mystical wood and the Evil Eyes of an unfallen Balor.
Stargazer's maker had been a powerful mage who had used the unique abilities of the World Tree to shorten the cast time of any spell and the Evil Eyes to achieve the next best thing to Domination along with an endless supply of power for the wielder of his masterpiece.
Alas, the hybrid had already witnessed a Frozen Storm and even though they couldn't afford to Dominate it again due to the focus needed to keep Windfell under pressure, they still had arrows to their quiver.
The moment the other two cursed objects had joined the fray, only three of the nine eyes of the creature had remained fixated on the scimitar and his host. The others evenly split their attention among the newcomers.
Thanks to the Watchtower, Lith and Solus had no need to make eye contact to follow the enemies' movements except for using the Eyes of Menadion on them.
Solus recognized the familiar pattern of runes and weaved a Frozen Storm of her own even though she had never practiced the spell.
By Dominating the earlier Frozen Storm, Solus had learned its rune sequence and now she was also learning from Stargazer how to tap into the abilities of Yggdrasill wood.
The Sage Staff was hung to their neck and she needed but a thought to conjure its unexpected powers. As Stargazer unleashed the spell, the left golden hand did the same and two identical Frozen Storms met halfway.
"The fuck?" Stargazer blurted out in surprise.
The hybrid was supposed to be focused on Windfell and even if they weren't, Stargazer was certain that they had no water spell at the ready when she had started weaving.
To make matters worse, the standstill lasted less than one second before her Frozen Storm started losing ground.
'This is impossible! My host possesses a bright violet mana core and my power core is even stronger. I've mastered my craft for millennia and I have the power of six Evil Eyes boosting my magical prowess.
'The cursed object of the runt is clearly specialized in physical combat, not magic! Aside from her monstrous strength, that Solus had a weak ass core.' Yet she was deadly wrong.
Lith and Solus had the equivalent of one bright violet core, one bright blue core, and a surging power core which was getting closer to the white by the second.
They indeed lacked Stargazer's expertise, but they more than made up for it thanks to the power of three Evil Eyes, their complementary elemental crystals, and the Hands and Eyes of Menadion.
The Hands drew in more world energy than the cursed glaive could, using it to fuel Solus' Frozen Storm. The Eyes showed Solus the precise sequence of the runes needed for the spell and how to space them to perfection to bring out its full potential.
Even though it was her first time casting Frozen Storm, the Eyes of Menadion made her technique flawless. The conflicting spells sealed Stargazer's advance and forced her to conjure more to match quality with quantity.
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