3108 Burnt Out (Part 2)
During his past visits to the Valley of Life, Lith had searched for mana geyser with the excuse of exploring the area during the breaks from Valtak's lessons. He could mark a geyser on his own, without the need to build the tower there.
He had planned to return to the Valley of Life and train on his own, he had never considered such an emergency.
'Thank the gods for Lith's paranoia.' Solus opened the door, letting out Dawn and Kamila who had come with her. 'Be ready.'
They were far from the scene of the fight and Solus knew the region only from Lith's memories. Yet the Warp Mirror could help her cover most of the distance and from there, her bond with Lith would guide her.
Solus had brought Kamila because Tista had briefly explained the problem. If Lith needed his inner light to overcome the souls, Kamila would give him strength as well. As for Dawn, a Horseman capable of using Blade Spells was a fine addition to any mission.
"Why do you hate us?" The souls screamed in frustration as they felt the encroaching of Solus' light weakening their grip on Lith's body further. "Why won't you just let us live?"
"I don't hate you. You have suffered so much that I pity you." Valtak replied as he conjured a searing wave of emerald flames. "Yet there's no place for you on Mogar and I can't let you stay. You are here because of me. You are my responsibility and I will put you to rest."
With each breath the Father of Fire took, the wave of Immortal Flames grew taller and more violent. With each breath he took, he consumed one of the last embers of his life.
"You don't belong in this world. Life is for the living so go back to the abyss that spawned you!" Valtak spread his arms, coating them in emerald flames that he used as an extension of his limbs.
"This is our world now! We can still live!" The Void Demon Dragon roared, squeezing every bit of death energy he could as the door slowly closed.
Even from that distance, Solus' light shone on Lith, adding love and kindness to the sources of his strength. Kamila's smell filled his nose, reminding him of the life they had built together and turning his sense of self into a beacon of light that cut through the ocean of darkness drowning him.
Lith could hear the babies cry. He saw them fighting for him. Beside him. And he fought harder for that.
'Get! The Fuck! Out!' The Void, the Voidfeather, and the human merged into one, each with a different reason to protect their world.
"You could live." Valtak nodded at the Void Demon Dragon. "But I won't let you!"
More and more Immortal Flames burst out of every scale on his body as he charged forward. The Void Demon Dragon shaped the blue flames into a spinning barrier but the Father of Fire broke through them like an emerald ram.
The creature's mouth fell open in shock and the Elder Wyrm closed it shut with a flawless uppercut. Knowing he was done for, Valtak had no reason to hold anything back.
"Are you crazy?" The souls hadn't expected the fight to turn physical. The threat of the blue flames was supposed to keep the Elder Wyrm away. To give them the time to overpower his waning strength.
"You'll burn to death. You'll die!" They begged the Fire Dragon for mercy as he unleashed a flurry of fists.
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