Chapter 18: Garlicia part 3/3: Execution

Chapter 18: Garlicia part 3/3: Execution

Fire quietly crackled in a giant fireplace encircled by masterful murals depicting lush trees and life-like animals. The flickering, golden glow gracefully illuminated the expanse of a medium-sized chamber, casting enchanting shadows. RicExquisite tapestries, adorned with opulent green and gold threads, draped elegantly across the walls, and animal pelts were layered over polished stone tiles of the floor, giving it a cozy and warm look.

Tia's nerves were getting worse and worse as she counted in her mind each minute until she would finally leave the world, trying to guess when was the right moment to strike. Still, outside, her cold, stone-like face didn't changeher legs crossed as she sat in a large armchair facing the fireplace.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, miss... What is your esteemed name?" The man, no youth, sitting in the neighboring chair, smiled at her.

She hated the man just on a glancehis mustache, blonde hair, and, at last, his smug face made her want to punch him and crush his nose, 'A slimy snake.'

"You can call me Tiariel." She gracefully twirled the richly red wine in her glass before taking a brief whiff as if verifying its quality, 'I can't smell any poison or anything unusual, but that doesn't mean it isn't poisoned.'

She only had to hold one more hour, and she would be back in the safety of her bed.

'I will kill this spoiled brat.'

Not knowing her thought, the brat kept devouring her with his eyes, roaming all over her, "I will say it only once, work for me. No, marry me! I am mesmerized by your beauty and talent, and your perfect eyes stole my heart!"

The glass of wine shattered, the red liquid spilling out, mixing with her blood as she crushed it with her own hand, cutting her palm in the process.

'It looks like you want to die sooner.'

On the pulse of her thoughts, the shards hurled through the air, akin to a relentless barrage of bullets, each one set on a course aimed directly at the trembling, panic-stricken young scion.

"Wha..."

At the last moment, a light flashed, and the ring on the boy's finger lit up with energy as a yellowy barrier of light materialized around him. The incoming shards collided with the barrier, disintegrating into a mesmerizing firework of shimmering sparks, dispersing harmlessly into the air.

<Basic Telekinesis V (41%)> --> 42%

'Shit, this brat is full of surprises.'

She leaped on her feet, her eyes already flaring with vortexes of energy swirling inside them.

"Guards! Guards!" The wet path formed on the brat's trousers as he paled in terror of narrowly avoiding a certain death.

'A pathetic worm not even worthy of his rank. I can see he didn't have to even lift his finger to get what he had, all obtained from the hard work of his ancestors.'

With a resounding crash, the doors were violently torn from their hinges, and an imposing force of over ten soldiers surged into the chamber. Each soldier donned a gleaming, meticulously polished plate armor, which caught the dancing flames of the fireplace and mirrored their light.

Their swords all pointed at her, no one daring to step closer and endanger the hostage.

Tia didn't wait for even a second, her hand drawing the large plasma pistol while the terrified boy rushed to the exit.

"Who dares to fight in my castle?!!!" A searingly powerful aura was quickly approaching, its strength palpable even through the countless walls between her and its source.

She aimed her gun once more at the already burned boy crawling to the safety across the floor like a worm, his cracked barrier already falling apart in motes of light.

"Die."

Once more, a brilliant light flashed, accompanied by a searing wave of intense heat that engulfed the room, causing the windows behind her to shatter under the force of the shockwave.

The berserk vortex of swirling blue plasma that surged with incredible power smashed into the boy before continuing and piercing through the wall behind him, creating a massive hole in the thick stone structure, revealing the startled maids and guards outside, their faces contorted with panic and disbelief.

Ding!

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The quest was cleared!

Rewards: 2 x WP; Permanent link to the world: Garlicia

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"Ahhh!" The rageful cry shook with the stone walls once more, the aura getting closer and closer with each passing second.

'Time to get out.' Tia closed her eyes and pulled all her remaining energy into every inch of her body. She let it go, and a shocking explosion of fire and raw kinetic force exploded out. The walls cracked, the pillars shattered, and surviving knights vanished in the vortex of spinning flames.

<Basic Telekinesis V (47%)> --> 52%

<Basic Pyrokinesis I (0%)> --> 15%

In a panic, her eyes shot wide open as a middle-aged man smashes straight through the wall, heading towards her like a human rocket, his entire body in expensive robes crackling with lightning like a human Tesla coil.

Beep!

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