The Blood Bow
When Evian first ripped the bow from the clutches of the dead Goblin Representative, he immediately felt the power it held and he also had to resist the weapon's temptation to bond with him.
This was not the first weapon to require a bond with its wielder, in fact, the Spear Evian wielded was bonded with him, however, the Blood Bow was peculiar- Ominous. It was an occult-like weapon that although, promised successful attacks and potentially never running out of arrows (depending on the wielder's constitution), was very demanding in terms of requirements.
Even though Ember had been temporarily boosted to the Wraith Lord level of Decadence courtesy of Evian, she was still one level short of being able to truly handle the Weapon's might and utilize its unique skill sets and even then, depending on her willpower, it might be a dangerous stretch.
All of this information Evian had relayed to Ember and whatever he had left out by simply not knowing, the Blood Bow filled her in but even then, Ember did not falter. In fact, she felt emboldened. She was bonded to a powerful weapon and was clearly very much on the path of gaining the power she desired and would not turn that down due to possible future complications.
Her arrow, red like her blood, tore through the air and struck the body of the Knight who stood at the forefront of the attack coming at her, Evian, and Carleine.
The Arrow's deadly tip tore right through whatever defenses the Knight had on or around his body and struck his heart, ending his life in seconds.
Ember split her finger on the string and two arrows formed as she raised her bow slightly because the Troll she aimed at was far taller than her and then she let it go.
One arrow hit the Monster's forehead and the other struck the center of its chest, working together to reap its life.
With Ember to provide support from a slight distance, Evian had a lot more freedom in going after targets.
Carleine was by his side and it was as though the dagger Evian gifted her gave her a new edge. Her sclera colored over into the greyness of the Eldritch energy that currently powered her body and with the smile on her face, as her weapon tore through enemy flesh, spilling their blood and spilling their guts, she almost crackled with sadistic joy.
If Evian was a heavy hitter, and Ember was a stationary ranger, Carleine was all about speed. She seemed to glide with the Eldritch energy she oozed and as long as a target was at the first step of the Fifth Order or below, they froze and lost their lives before they could be in awe of their attacker's grace.
At this point, the forces of Verlice and Arkadae had clashed in an epic Collison that raised the sounds of battle and caused the ground to shake by the sheer magnitude of feet stamping around.
Unlike the Arkadaes who had lost Lieutenants/Monster Representatives, the Verliceans were complete and boasted an even greater number. At least in regard to the Lieutenants. The only predicament was that they only had one Seventh Order knight on their side and she was already in an intense battle in the sky above them.
Anyway,
After the clash of the two battling forces, Zayda still called out orders whenever necessary but also realized this was a moment for personal responsibility so it was every man or woman for themselves.
She looked around and saw Evian, Ember, and Carleine taking down a squad of enemies with minimal interference and then she saw Evian lead the way to other parts of the Battlefield and by some compulsion, she did not really understand, she decided to follow only to have her path blocked by enemies.
All enemies who approached her, she cut down but was soon faced with an opponent who gave off the pressure of the Sixth order and by default should be taken seriously.
Zayda and her opponent fought for three minutes in a slight stalemate when, all over the battlefield, everyone paused when an impact from above created such massive shockwaves and rebound pressure that those at the Second Step of the Sixth Order and below found themselves forcefully bowed over while those of weaker constitutions were unable to stop themselves from coughing up blood.
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!!!*
Everyone raised their heads when they could and there was a sphere that shrouded the flying combatants. Zayda recognized that Sphere. Everyone who had been at the battlements the day Zayda and the others arrived at the Western Fort should recognize that sphere.
It was the one she had used to isolate Evian and herself from those on the outside.
As he eyed the Spear as it was getting overloaded by violent energy Evian remembered how secure it had felt so if an attack from within such a secure space could have such a massive impact on them on the outside, what would have been their fate had the sphere not been there.
The first explosion they all heard had been caused by an explosion from within the space. The next was caused by the implosion of the Space itself.
*Whuuuuuummmmm!!!*
*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!*
The entire sky became covered by the violent flash of light that burned the eyes of all who saw it. It looked like a nuclear cloud and out of it, fell a figure no one recognized at first glance...
... A smoking figure whose entire body had been charred beyond recognition.