Yeah, no kidding. Despite the modifications Vividus placed on Queemit’s body I’m pretty sure I’m going to need to put her away with the others soon and start running on my own two feet. It was a nice little break while it lasted at least.
Interesting, how long do you think I have then?
Okay, that’s maybe possibly manageable.
Sure, either I manage it or I don’t, that sounds pretty manageable to me I’d say.
I think I’ve got this. He clarified. But given the nature of what I’m trying to go up against I can’t exactly give a certain answer, now can I?
Awe, I could never lie to you buddy.
As Myriad said that, a group of demons jumped from the woods, their aim to push Ben closer to Thera and the ringleader of it all and he let it happen. If the monster managing all of that wanted to end things as well then he wasn’t going to fight it, he just needed to give everything he had to come out on top.
With what he was about to face moving his way he touched Queemit with the voidstone holding the other two, trapping her away and leaving Ben alone to deal with what was to come as the woods collapsed around him, Thera’s power on full display as swaths of earth were thrown aside to clear the land and limit his options to let him see her in full display.
She was still hovering in the air, presumably to limit his futures and he could see the rest of the chimeras behind her with the rest of Pato’s party and a few demons mixed in, with one standing out more than the others.
The very one Ben had gotten to see through Azeezol’s magic, with a figure smaller than what he was used to seeing in the race, it standing shorter than himself with an almost centaur-like body plan, was the demon who’d been pulling the strings from the shadows, finally out to join the fight.
Ben didn’t know the reason why, as convenient as it was for him it did mean it was putting itself in a position of vulnerability, but it didn’t matter. All of the remaining players were there for him to enact his plan, he just needed to survive long enough to pull it off.
With approximately... seven minutes to deal with Thera if I want this to work. Oh fuck me, this really is a bit tighter than I’d hoped. Why couldn’t this stupid thing have sent her out first?
What that really meant was he had two minutes to do what he needed to before the demon would be able to realize that something was wrong and Ben would have to do it while fighting to survive. Something easier in theory than in practice as he subtly actualized around a small tool so he could move it to his will at the same moment a pillar of earth appeared under his feet, shooting him into the sky.