Lith, Solus, and Balkor always practiced Creation Magic in the safety of their labs. Only the Red Mother and the Overlord had no qualms about using it in front of witnesses because their mastery over magic had reached the point where they could cloak their spells even from Dragon Eyes or Soul Vision.
The Yggdrasill knew most of the branches of magic yet Creation Magic had always cluded the past and present World Trees. To add insult to injury, even now that it was taking place right under their foliage, the Yggdrasill couldn't figure out the first thing about it.
"That's a variant of Menadion's Fury!' Ma'shol recognized the runic pattern of the weapon from the previous Tree's library. Since when-'
The Demon bolted forward without saying a word, the hammer tracing a silvery arch with a motion perfected through hundreds of thousands of repetitions. The elf raised her hands and activated the protective spells in her arm
Once again, the enchantments failed her.
armor.
Without the Spirit Barrier and the gravity sheath emanating from the Davross, the armor was nothing but a thick layer of very hard metal. The Fury smashed the Chronicler's exposed head open and crushed her spine like a breadstick.
The wooden vines were still inside Ma'shol's body and the Yggdrasill saved her life once more, just like the Demon wanted. The petite woman grabbed the elf's head and smashed it over the stone ring, sending it deep inside her skull.
The Bleed welcomed the meal and drained both master and servant of their vitality until the World Tree was forced to cut off the vines. Ma'shol's armor floated off her corpse, splitting itself into its basic components.
A second spell Forgemastered the raw materials into a form-fitting armor of known design.
"The Anvil of Menadion?' For the first time in the Yggdrasill bloodline, one of the World Trees couldn't make heads or tails of the events they witnessed. 'Creation Magic? Elphyn never used it during her previous escape attempts.
'Everything she had came from the tower. How can she have transcended in death the skills she had in life?"
Three more Chroniclers and a Librarian entered the cell, respectively to destroy the Demon and imprint the stone ring. If there was a silver lining in Solus' demise, it was that now the tower was back to being an inanimated artifact that would follow the orders of its master.
The Demon screeched in fury as five more eyes opened on her face and large membranous wings unfurled from her back, scratching either side of the room.
'She's already gotten seven eyes? How?" The Yggdrasill's question found no answer as the Demon danced between the elves as if they were still, countering their attacks with the violence of a storm.
In life, the petite woman had been a couch potato. She had spent most of her life mastering the magical arts and despite all her training, she hadn't practiced enough for her body to follow the brilliance of her mind.
Now, however, she was made of energy. Her shadow form followed her every thought, moving exactly as she imagined. On top of that, the black chain gave her access to the battle experience of the other Demons, Lith, and those connected to him via the When All Are One Array.
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