There was very little remaining of the Devourer, a bit of bloody smear and tentacles still with some of the teeth. Jael crawled out of the pit, his clothes soaked with blood and things he would rather not know.
Litha was inspecting the explosion area when she saw Jael. "What was that? Your abilities.....it....."
"Unholy magic," Jael looked her right in the eyes, feeling a bit defensive. "Is there a problem with that?"
Litha snorted and waved her hands. "Problem? I don't care what type of magic you have. What matters is what you use it for and that spell– It carried a mean punch."
Jael put his hand over his Codex; it felt warm to the touch, just like how he was feeling inside. He felt proud. For the first time in his life, he had strength in his hand, and he had used it. As if he's finally in control of his life. He smiled. He wanted more power so he would never be under the control of others.
"Monster Taming Necromancer."
"What's that?" Temur asked. He was still holding his sword but he wasn't emitting any aura right now.
"My Codex. It's a spell book. Monster Taming Necromancer."
"Necromancer?" Litha asked; she looked at him again with new eyes. "The Iron set climbing the Tower this time is powerful. I'll be having a lot of competitors." She said it as if she was looking forward to it.
Temur tapped the floor with his sword. "So you are a mage."
"Maybe? I'm also a tamer. I think." Jael said. He opened the book and read the abilities written there again, but no other information was provided. And its a single page.
"Let's leave all that for later. We'll all explain our abilities later, but for now, we have to get out of here," Litha said,; she was already turning to go, but something flared behind he that made her turn.
It was Jael's Code; it hung above the monster's corps, emitting a green light.
"What's that?" Someone said.
They all reacted differently. Temur's sword was already at the person's neck and Litha already gathered power in her fist. Even Jael had twisted away and pointed his hand forward.
"It's me!" The voice yelp.
It was the survivor they freed earlier. He was smiling, scratching his hair. His Codex hung above his head, a blue orb, but it seemed more solid and flickered.
Litha frowned. How did he manage to sneak up on them without her knowing? Not to think even Temur, with his warrior sense was also surprised.
"When did you get here?" Litha demanded.
"Ah! I saw the explosion and came down here to see what was happening. I saw you kill that monster! How'd you do it? And then you put some kind of green fire over it and it's alive again!"
Jael relaxed. "Easy, easy. What's your name?"
"Mopi. My name is Mopi," he moved closer. "What's that in your hand? Is that the same monster earlier? Wow, but it was big before! How did it get so small?
Is that your Codex? It's giving me shivering vibes!" He was breathing hard when he finished, but he was smiling and his eyes shone brightly.
Jael smiled tightly. For some reason, he felt uneasy, but he shoved it away. "Well yes. It's my undead monster now." He couldn't keep the pride from his voice.
Litha rolled her eyes from her place, she was already waking away. "Okay, boys. Break time is over, you can keep your toys. Look at them later!"
"We don't want to be here when the GUV or the Tower Guards come!"