"Ulsor!" Shelk activated the first part of Blood Tide, draining the world energy in his surroundings and with it the darkness element that gave substance to the lost souls.
The Demons of the Abyss disappeared, leaving the Wendigo free to jump at Lith's back. The bloodline ability also nullified enchanted items by depriving them of the power they needed to work but it didn't affect Ulsor's cold aura nor the hardness of his Adamant mace.
Both the Dread and the Immortal Flames remained, but neither would last long since Lith's core alone couldn't sustain one of them for long, let alone both at the same time.
He used Ragnar?k to deflect Gustwind while his black and silver eyes conjured the energy stored in the gemstones studded on the Voidwalker armor. The crystals dimmed as they made up for the missing elemental energy with their own power.
Void Magic turned the darkness element into beams of light that followed those produced by the silvery crystal and they both turned into Plague Arrows upon hitting the Nightwalker.
Thanks to the Blood Maelstrom and the amount of energy he had spent to boost his physical power, the Wendigo was almost as strong as Lith. Adamant couldn't compete with Davross and with every hit more emerald tongues of fire stuck to the mace, but Ulsor didn't care.
With the skill accumulated through centuries, the Wendigo kept blocking every hit while exploiting the smallest opening for a counterattack. The cold aura he emitted was no match for the Immortal Flames but he didn't care.
He was just buying time for the Blood Warlock.
The Tiamat grunted, releasing elemental energy from the remaining crystals on his armor and activating the corresponding eyes. Water element soaked the Wendigo so that it turned the thick fur and undead skin into a perfect conductor for a stream of lightning bolts.
<nulli>'Verhen must have gone insane. Water boosts my bloodline abilities and electricity does nothing to me.' Or so Ulsor thought until Lith activated his tier four Void Magic spell, Burning Cage.
The bolts of lightning connected with the dust and debris collected by the water wave as it swept the corridor and then turned into solid rock. The Wendigo found himself trapped inside a thick layer of stone that was filled with water.
With no space to move or lever, even with his strength, he would have a hard time breaking free. On top of that, his own cold aura froze the water which increased in volume, filling what little space of maneuver he had left.
Then, Void Magic turned the water into steam and Burning Cage became akin to a pressure cooker.
Sure, Wendigos didn't suffer from heat either, but the temperature inside the stone prison was rising quickly. The remnants of Ulsor's first meal resting in his intestines were still damaged by Ragnar?k's fire so when the raw flesh started to get cooked right inside his body, it hurt even more.
The agonizing screams of the Nightwalker and the Wendigo forced the Blood Warlock to play his hand earlier than he would have liked to.
"Two against one and you can't even buy me some time. You two are damn useless!" He Blood Blinked right in front of Lith and found Ragnar?k waiting for him.
Shelk released the Blood Tide he stored inside his body, the force of the impact great enough to push the burning blade aside before it could deal him any arm. The crimson blast freed the Wendigo and pushed the Nightwalker away, giving them the time they needed to recover.
Lith's Immortal and Dread Flames fought against the Blood Tide to a standstill but in the end, they were both snuffed out. The Blood Warlock could feed upon the infinite energy of the mana geyser whereas Lith had to use the power of his mana core wisely.
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