Chapter 143: Raider:Tasianna

Chapter 143: Raider:Tasianna

[Sanctified Blaze][Various Spell Buffs] inflicted on [Fairy, Tasianna Marina Silverpond]

Frozen Shield!

Hurry! Bring out the weapon! Its only one elf!

Its only one elf! Use all the bombs and your mana! We cant get caught here!

To think that so many humans would be involved even a few beastmen.

After separating from Miss Saori, I went down the stairs into the basement. According to the reports Lady Hestia got and from what Kiiro could remember, I was expecting to find two or three alchemists working on this fiendish project. I expected those human alchemists to resist since our arrival was announced by the receptionist. After all, this was a crime worthy of death to the Artorian nobles.

However, what I found was baffling. The moment I stepped foot in the basement, my [Prediction] warned me something was thrown at me. Embarrassingly, I have to admit I didnt expect to be attacked this soon, so my reaction time to bring up my [Frozen Shield] was pathetically slow for a member of Aurora. Kiiro, inside my catalyst, flew into the thrown object's trajectory to block it, causing it to crash into the orb and shatter like glass, spilling its content on me. This small delay was enough for me to reflexively activate [Frozen Body] and turn my mana body into ice, preventing some of the damage.

As I assessed the attack, [Identify] informed me the attack was from a flask of acid. The sizzling of flesh wasnt present, thankfully, as Lady Hestias [Sanctified Blaze] considered it a threat to me and began aggressively burning the acid off me. Still, I could feel some of my mana being lost from the attack. It seems that my body of ice cannot protect me from acid. I had to reflect on this mistake.

Unfortunately, I couldnt do it on the spot, as the alchemists began their attack on me. Some were mages and could use spells while others simply threw acid flasks or bombs, all of which lacked the oomph of Lady Hestias creations. Regardless, as I said before, I wasnt surprised to see resistance. I was more surprised to see the number of attackers as well as that quite a few of them were beastmen.

Honestly, I didnt know why I was so fixated on that last part. Evil wasnt restricted to humans alone. Lady Hestia and Miss Saori made sure to make me understand that point. However, I guess I still felt more prejudice towards humans than I claimed, still thinking that theyre the only ones depraved enough to torture the fae like this.

Nevertheless, I focused on the fight, accepting that I still needed time to rid myself of all my animosity towards the human race. These fiends were simply greedy enough to commit the same mistake they did 200 years ago. Miss Saori said history was written down and taught to others so past crimes can be avoided in the future, so I guess these criminals were part of the more foolish stock.

More importantly, however, I wasnt the most furious person in the room.

Diiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee! Fooooooorrrrr theeeee forssaaaakeeen! Rot in your foolishness! Kiiro, the supposedly cured onnikai-turned-spirit, was speaking in their onnikai voice even as they were aiding me in controlling the two floating ice swords.

By using this catalysts function which the Goddess Zephira herself blessed to turn my mana into a moldable slime, I was able to form two swords to act as my offensive power. Currently, I was outnumbered by over ten people and it was more efficient for me to stay on the defense with my spells. Thankfully, [Ice Magic] was exceptionally well suited to defensive strategies, similar to earth magic, although it lacked durability in exchange for being as flexible as water and wind magics.

ARRGH!!!

H-How is a mage so fast?! W-What are those swords?!

Shes only one person! I call for the ocea-What?! ARGH!

With [Frozen Shield] active, I was going from one cover to the next as I closed the distance between each alchemist and guard using [Wind Blast] to accelerate myself. The basement was a collection of large rooms, and in each of them were tables, shelves, and large boxes that could be used as cover. As I was defending myself, I would use the sword to block attacks while also attacking anybody from afar.

My enemies werent just alchemists, but what I presumed were mercenaries, as they were acting the part of guards and all members of a group named Yanderu Eluseuss. There were around seven low-level alchemists whereas the mercenaries numbered up to thirteen, I believe. They also werent much of a threat as a single high-leveled person, but the problem lay with their numbers. I wasnt sturdy, nor did I have a reliable mana healing method to be able to just ignore these people and their attacks.

Their attack strategy was simple but effective. The leader of the mercenaries, a man they called Helmut, was ordering the alchemists and his mercenaries around like a puppeteer. Telling them how to attack and when to execute it, which meant that I was being pinned down most of the time. Although staying on the defensive would lead me nowhere, I couldnt attack carelessly.

Helmut was a mage, an earth and fire mage to be more precise. Whenever I was stuck in a single place for too long, he would use a fire spell to melt down my shield, making me prone for further attacks if I didnt respond fast enough. If he missed and hit a wall or a piece of furniture, he would use [Reduce Heat] to stop the fire or use earth spells to quench it.

How funny it is to have a mage of Plesia fight me today! Is this a sign from God? Is this a trial he designed just for me to help me grow? Gloria! His zealousness was to be expected from a Danterno faithful. Now, hurry up and bring out that damn weapon! Its only a single elf and you imbeciles are having so much trouble with her!

The alchemists would throw flasks of acid and bombs at me, while archers would shoot arrows whenever my shield moved. Swordsmen and axe fighters closed in to apply pressure on me until Helmut destroyed my shield. This whole situation would repeat itself as I re-materialized my shield. It would have been a stalemate if it wasnt for my dwindling Mana reserves.

As a fairy, if my mana was reduced to zero, it would mean death for me. I was drinking mana potions to regenerate my energy; it was fortunate that my enemies didnt know about this weakness. If they did, then I believe they would begin draining my mana using whatever devilish machines they used to torture the faefolk they captured here.

Tasianna, what are you doing?! Kiiro raised his voice while I cast another [Frozen Shield]. This is unacceptable! Why are you so meek with so much power? The power of the orb can overwhelm all these fools! Kill them already! Stop holding yourself back and slaaaaaaaayyyyy them!

While I could understand Kiiros anxiousness, I didnt know how to proceed with this battle outside of defending while waiting for an opening. I was able to deal damage by combining my floating swords and spells like [Ice Spike] and [Icicle Gale], but none of them have died yet. My attacks werent lethal enough.

I dont have enough mana to fight as aggressively as you want me to! I told Kiiro bluntly. I only have a limited amount of potions on my belt and I cant risk taking damage. Kiiro, we must retreat and call for Miss Saoris support.

It was the smartest decision. I cant fight as I did during the bandit raid because I didnt have the element of surprise. The moment I entered the basement, I was at a disadvantage. The basement was also too small for me to assume my [Elvenized (Moderate)] form and use my wings.

As the sounds of broken glass and explosions continued behind my shield, the elated voice of Helmut brought me back into the fight. Ahhh, good! Finally, the mana cannon! Put the battery in already!

Peeking around my shield, I saw some mercenaries bringing out a large cannon from another room. If my memories served me right, it looked like a smaller version of the Warhammer Mana Cannon the dwarves could engineer. It was small enough to pass through the storage room with some trouble, but I presume the strength must still be great considering it's a cannon.

Upon Helmuts orders, an alchemist opened up the battery compartment of the cannon and put a metal cylinder in it. The moment the cannon was activated, Kiiro began to tremble.

Arghh! Th-They are draining my brethren right in front of me?! Kiiilllll! Veeeeegeaaaancceeee! With a loud cry, Kiiro used the orb to produce blue slime, reminiscent of what he could do as an onnikai. However, unlike his previous mana slime, this one couldnt be transformed into the onnikai beast that he used to combat us. He needed my mana.

Dont do a full charge. Use it when it has enough! Helmut commanded.

Bad! Kiiro we must leave-Urgh! I groaned as a mercenary bashed a hammer against my shield, which slammed on me due to the recoil. The hit pushed me back, creating a distance between me and the floating orb. As the orb could store mana, it was also another source of mana regeneration for me, so having it not to my side wasnt affordable for me. It should float back to me due to its function, but it wasnt.

Ha ha, isnt this your catalyst, elf? He he, this will probably fetch a good price, the hammer-bashing merc laughed with derision before grabbing my catalyst. However, what happened afterward was what drew my attention. Huh, what is this shit? Huh?! Argh?! W-What the fuck is this?! Fuck off!

The slime surrounding the orb suddenly latched onto the mercenarys arm, and it was slowly growing in the size the longer it stayed on him while he was screaming. Kiiro screamed, Maaaannaaaaa! Giiiiveeee iiiiiit toooooo meeeeee, huuumaaaaan! while this was happening.

Is Kiiro draining mana? I thought, as that shouldnt be possible. When I read the orbs description, it didnt mention that it could siphon mana away from others; however, now that I think about it, shouldnt there be a reason why the onnikai beast was able to drain mana? Not only was it problematic for a faefolk like me, it also caused Miss Saori issues. Nevertheless, our party never questioned why it was able to do that. Wouldnt it make sense for Kiiro to be the reason?

Goddess Ilsaphones blessing allowed the onnikai to reanimate corpses and heal themselves using the black slime, and some of them, like the garms in Miss Saoris possession, were even able to fuse entirely with their bodies. They couldnt drain mana from others. Only the onnikai beast and onnikai boss, Kiiro, could. I dont know how this was happening, but it was good for me. I just wish Kiiro had said this earlier.

But this joy only lasted for a couple of seconds, as my [Prediction] and [Danger Sense] exploded into action, ringing so loudly in my head that I could get a migraine. Regardless, I didnt allow myself to complain, as I knew something was about to happen if those two skills were this aggressive.

Fire! Like a reapers scythe, the doom those words sent down my spine was indescribable. My body stiffened when I sensed a large amount of mana gathering in a single spot, and I drew my head not towards it but to my side. I needed to dodge.

No!

With a huge explosion, the mana cannon fired a ball of condensed mana. Whether it was tables or my [Frozen Shield], anything that stood in this destructive attacks way was decimated and reduced into scraps and fragments. Callous of their own, the mana ball also hit the mercenary who grabbed my orb, turning his body into nothing but minced meat and viscera, before finally crashing into the wall. Nothing was there aside from dust and blood.

I wasnt standing there anymore either.

Whew, definitely not the same power as a normal warhammer cannon. The ceiling didnt drop at all, but I guess it did the trick. Haha, good to see mana batteries using faefolk are just as efficient as the normal, dwarven-made ones, Helmut cheered as he looked at his handiwork. Alright, time to return to work! The knights and soldiers will probably storm the building once they hear those mercenaries are dead. I need to regroup with the others, so you all start packing everything up to be transported out of the emergency door.

Helmut turned his back to the crater left on the wall, confident of his win, as he couldnt see me. Unfortunately, for him, I was a bit too resilient to ignore just yet.

AARGH?!?!

Wh-BUFUUU!!!

UGWAHHHH!

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Fairy, Tasianna Marina Silverpond]s Job [Cryomancer] has risen from [Level 0] to [Level 2]

Attributes have increased due to level up

None of them give a lot of experience

A single longsword of ice was floating around, holding a blue orb where its crossguard should be. Around it, multiple small shards of ice levitated with it and would attack anything the sword directed its blade at. Looking a bit closer, a small girl with a set of blue wings was grabbing onto the swords protruding ice spikes to ride it like a mount.

It was me of course, and as I said, I wasnt standing.

What the fuck, the floating sword still exists?! Shit, hiyarrrrr! a mercenary with a sword and shield exclaimed. He attempted to fend off my sword, but as it wasnt constricted to the arm of a person, it was as maneuverable as a fly, with the sting of a bee a very large bee. On the blade, I used [Wind Blast] to propel myself forward, piercing the mercenarys heart.

Kiiro, now drain it! I need mana! I commanded, feeling a bit ill after having to create this sword and the numerous ice spikes after transforming back into my fairy form to avoid the cannon blast. The less mana I had, the more my stats would decrease. My wind elf form had higher stats due to its larger body, so the demerits werent as bad.

The human began to scream in agony as the blue of my catalyst grew more azure. I quickly used this moment to drain the stored mana to regenerate myself, to the point I was feeling as good as new. Feeling satisfied with my safety, I launched the ice shards at my surroundings, buffeting any enemy hit. Like the shrapnel of Lady Hestias bombs, the ice shards lodged into their bodies, draining them of their body heat. Unlike normal ice made using my magic, the shards from the orb wouldnt melt so easily due to it being thick slime.

With the movements of my arm, I pulled the shards out of their body, consequently bringing them closer to me. Which also meant they were in slashing range.

I wont attempt to be what I am not. I wasnt a swordswoman, nor have I learned how to use a sword as skillfully as Lady Ellaine. So, instead, I used the orbs functions to control any slime I created with it and used the floating sword to slice anybody close enough in an arc. Although the damage wasnt lethal due to my inexperience in handling the floating sword accurately after all my training, Kiiro managed to drain some mana from them, which I used to once again drill the ice shards into their bodies. The second time, all of the shards hit the alchemists and mercenaries heads, killing them.

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Fairy, Tasianna Marina Silverpond] has risen from [Level 55] to [Level 56]

Attributes have increased due to level up

Acquired 600 skill points

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Fairy, Tasianna Marina Silverpond]s Job [Cryomancer] has risen from [Level 2] to [Level 4]

Attributes have increased due to level up

Why didnt you mention this?! I wouldnt have so much trouble if you had told me about your ability to drain mana! I chided Kiiro, angry that he would reveal this ability now.

I had assumed you would have deduced it after reading the description of the orb. Did I not mention that Davison wanted me to absorb the surrounding mana to have me grow? The orb amplified my abilities, giving me the power to use the mana slime created by it to drain mana from others. My mana became my hands, and it eventually grew into the beast you fought, he finally explained it clearly. If you do not ask, you shall not receive. I believed you didnt need my power or that you would use it when the time comes.

W-Wait, you were serious when you said my power when you told us your memories? You actually have the ability to drain mana?!

A reward for my survival. My death may have turned me into an onnikai, but it also gave me the power to drain mana. I became the same as that humans vile creation. My brethren were not as blessed, and for that, Davison placed me in that ruin, he continued.

Baffled, I did regret not asking more about Kiiro itself, but I couldnt exactly question it now, especially not while a fireball was being shot at me. I constructed a [Frozen Shield] to delay it as I flew a bit further away to dodge. A blue mist came out of my body.

[Elvenized (Moderate)] inflicted on [Fairy, Tasianna Marina Silverpond]

What the fuck?! Youre a fairy?! Hahaha, what a surprise, what a surprise. How fitting for you to come here to free your fae friends, Helmut laughed, already having finished his next fire spell. Shes back in her normal form! Melee, get into her face. Use shields or whatever to defend yourself!

Knowing the same situation could happen again, I had to use this moment to its fullest. I had taken down a couple of enemies and thinned the room out, but there were still enough of them for me to feel threatened. I had the power of both Goddess Plesia and Goddess Zephira on my side, so I couldnt afford to lose here! No, in the name of my party, Aurora, I will not lose!

The room was small, making flying hard, but I still had to rely on it for now. The extra movement was needed.

Wind Blast!

With my ice sword in hand, I used [Wind Blast] to propel myself forward to one of the alchemists and archers. Helmut threw another fireball at me, but I doused it with [Water Bolt]. Zigzagging through the air to avoid any attacks the alchemists did, I controlled my ice shards and buffeted them like a hailstorm, leaving behind only bloody and cold corpses.

Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Fairy, Tasianna Marina Silverpond]s Job [Cryomancer] has risen from [Level 4] to [Level 7]

Attributes have increased due to level up

Flame Spear! With a frown, Helmut shot a massive spear of fire, ignoring the fact his allies had to jump out of its trajectory.

Aqua Beam! To counter Helmuts spell, a beam of condensed water was shot out, dispersing the fire spell and piercing through the wall as if it was butter. I then used this chance to eliminate the melee combatants who were off-balanced from the fire attack.

[Enhanced Stamina Enforcement Lv. 2]

Others:

[Singing Lv. 5] (+1) [Dancing Lv. 3] [Identify Blocker Lv. 10]

[Identify Lv. 8] (+2) [Cooking Lv. 8] (+2) [Dismantle Lv. 5] (+2)

[Herbalist Lv. 6] (+2) [Alchemy Lv. 1] (New) [Brewing Lv. 5] (+1)

[Sewing Lv. 2] (New) [Battle Mind Lv. 4] (+2)

[Terror Aura Lv. 1] [Royal Etiquette Lv. 6] (+1) [Elvenize Lv. 10]

[Frost Body Lv. 1] (New) [Cryokinesis] [Telepathy]

Job Skills:

[Water Magic Efficiency] [Wind Magic Efficiency] [Ice Magic Efficiency]

[Low-Temperature Resistance Lv. 8] [Ice Resistance Lv. 5]

Spell List:

Custom spells:

[Create Water] [Greater Create Water] [Marine Lungs] [Oceans Blast]

Ice spells:

[Ice Spike] [Frozen Shield] [Icicle Gust] [Glacial Protection]

Water spells:

[Water Ball] [Water Wall] [Water Bolt] [Cleanse] [Protective Water]

[Droplet Torrent] [Aqua Prison] [Aqua Beam] [Torrential Rain]

Wind spells:

[Wind Bullet] [Wind Cutter] [Air Shield][Air Shield] [Wind Slash]

[Swift Winds] [Wind Blast] [Featherfall] [Aerial Blitz] [Tornado Bullet]

Titles:

[Hestias Retainer]

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Bio: Hey there, AbyssRaven here. I'm just an avid Light Novel and Fantasy story reader who randomly thought of a story and began writing about it.

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