Chapter 81 - Merry Well

His eyes fixated to the Reia. Just now he felt the most terrifying thing that any being than can done harm to him. The fire magic has set his entire body on fire. The billowing dust had covered his charred naked body. He swung his arm and instantly he was covered back to his clothes. The wounds healed too.

"I must confess, you are strong. But not as strong compared to the other I have fought over hundred of years."

Glox immediately went to her side when he felt the malicious aura conspire to strike Reia.

"My lady..."

"I know."

The vampire's strong bloodlust aura leak all over the place. Several monsters around the vicinity had left hurriedly. The pangs appeared, his claws grew, veins pops out on his skin and his eyes did ever grow brighter in red.

"My lady," He glanced back at her. "I believe we should head out away. We can't take him down. Not with our strength."

"I reckon you dare."

A single snapped of his fingers, the other vampires went and engage to Sherry and the children. If it weren't for the shield she conjured, they would be dead for now.

"As far as I remember, protection magic as long as the expended mana holds on. Now, this is a challenge for you, defeat me and my acolytes will conspire no one again. Deal?"

Reia held Glox's shoulder, she looked at him with sincerity and in her voice, "I know what you are thinking, but I made a vow to those children that I will save them and keep them away from any harm. You and I both knew what it meant to become an orphan, especially when no one keeps your innocence away from any conspiring environment."

He fell into contemplation, "That, I cannot argue. Fine, we will beat him and show the mighty power elves."

"Show me more!"

The vampire shouted as he launch an attack. There was no mistake about it, the moment the moment his knife sabers met the vampire's arm, he felt for a brief moment the hardness of it. It was nothing like he have seen before. Of course, not only he is a warrior but Glox is also a mage, he has study magic and the art of sword ever since he was in teen years, he was able to muster how to conduct a reiteration magic, a type of offensive magic that allows the user to weaponized and prolong a certain element into a weapon. He was not a stranger when it comes to enhancement magic, specially to self, such as increasing speed wherein with the power of wind magic, he was able to increased his speed, but there are also side effects of using such abilities, it takes an amount of willpower, observation and analyzation when to shift his weight in order to change his direction to evade or attack and use his speed.

Glox knew that in every magic there are always downside of using it. Enhancement magic like changing the body mass, durability and instincts are part from it.

Reia glide down and shoot fire magic to free falling enemy. With a single swift of his arms, the magic she conjured deflected.

"Is that all you've got?! You got to do more better than that!" He mocked. "And her I thought that the elves are supposed to be powerful. Where does that legendary strength has gone?! I hope your fellow kind does not show the same. It would be disappointing to come to a realization that the strength of your bloodline dissipated."

"Insolent!" Glox shouted. "To think such mere vampire mock our kind."

"This 'mere vampire' you have spoken of hold the key to saving those bunch of blood bags. You are at my mercy." He replied. "Perhaps you will reveal more if I press more stress."

For a moment, the vampire's action had embark their thoughts in awe of his capabilities. A dragon shape made of fire sprung from his hands and spit fireball to attack Sherry and the children. Sherry held the children in attempt to catch the blast whenever the wall of protection breaks apart. On the other side, the fireball attack did not spare the vampires and killed at least some of them before fleeing.

Reia attempted to attack the flame dragon, but he was intercepted by the vampire.

"I believe that is cheating, my lady. You were supposed to be playing with me."

Glox immediately parted the vampires aim and guided his saber knife to parry his attack.

"You got to admit using children to hold us as bargain is pretty low."

"Yes, I agree. But like what you have described me, I am despicable and insolent. So, it is no surprise that I will pull off a dirty trick."

"May the gods burn your soul in the afterlife."

"Your gods only made false promises, that I can assure you."

With the given space and time, Reia manage to perform another magic to shift the tide of the fight on their ends. She withdrew and place her hands on the earth. Her senses became clear even when she close her eyes. The wind, the monsters presence, his and Glox and hers. The very essence of earth course through the plants, rivers, trees, flowers, seas. She felt the energy flowing and channeling to one another.

"No!NO!" The vampire shouted.

The vampire kicked Glox aside and went to Reia.

"So, you finally saw your mistake?"

The vampire can feel the presence of the unknown energy greater than his and to the other.

"You wish to see our might. right? You will be getting it first hand."

Reia float above.

"Dieseart onivichs."

Pure light energy swirls around the fire dragon. It engulfs and twisted the aberration leaving it to dust.

"I finally understand now."

Her voice echoed. Whenever she tried to manifest mana and the mystic energy, she felt her head became heavier by seconds.

"Understand, what?"

"The reason why you are not the same as the others."

Annoyed by her remarks, the vampire leaped and confronted her but he was swayed away without even touching her.

"What kind of magic is this?"

"A holy magic. Ever since from the start, you have no chance against us."

"Impossible."

"It is possible."

"This magic you possess, this is not something that an average elf can wield. What are you?"

"Something greater than you."

Reia threw a light magic to him, but the vampire has a devil luck, the light did not kill him, but it did more damage to him. As of now the vampire felt the burning light that pierce to his chest.

"Damn you. I did not expect that --" He coughs blood.

"That what?" She intervenes. "That we are ignorant? That we are outdated because we isolated ourselves from the outside world? Do not underestimate our kind."

The vampire grinned. "Perhaps, you are right. I should not have underestimated your kind. But don't underestimate me."

The vampire quickly moves away and sprinted towards Sherry. The monster destroyed the wall and attempt to feed on one of the children, but Sherry blocked her and as a result, her blood was the one who served to feed the vampire.

"I do not care of who you are but you will do good."

In an unexpected events, Sherry's chest began to pulsate violet energy. The energy blasted the vampire away from her. The vampire stood in disbelief.

"How can this be?! You hold a power of a blight?! Y-y-you insignificant speck?!"

At the same time, something breaks through Sherry's mind.

"What did you do to me?!" She shouted. "What did you do to me?!"

Before the vampire can do anything more harm, Reia blasted the vampire.

"Sherry, it's going to be fine..." She tried to assure her but Sherry bursted into madness, her eyes became ferocious.

"Stay away from me!!!"

Glox pulled Reia away before Sherry could do anything harm to her.

"Don't try to do a thing to her Glox. She's not on herself."

"That is precisely why we should kill her. She will do harm in anyway means necessary."

"I can c-c-c-c-control it." She relaxed and exhaled. "I-I-I know.... Al or Ken, they can help me."

"Sherry wait!"

In a blinding light, Sherry was gone. Thankfully, the children is no harm anymore.

"Should we go after her?" Glox asked.

"No. We will go to the rendezvous point. Let us hope that the gods will take care of her."