Chapter 2973 Gravity Field (Part 1)
"You seem to be as good as you claim to be, Abomination." The creature said with a low leopard growl. "Maybe there really is merit in your presence here. Maybe."
"First, I'm an Eldritch, not an Abomination. Get on with the program or I'll refer to you as a kitten." Xenagrosh's voice now sounded bored which gave insult a further sting.
"Second, if I wanted to hurt you posers, that pulse would have exploded in your face instead of imploding on itself. You live because I allow it."
"You-" Before the white tiger could snarl something back, Bytra wrapped the strap at the end of the Absolution's hilt around his hand and let go of the hammer.
The Emperor Beast charged himself with another yellow bolt of lightning and tried to move but the Absolution brought him down like a dirty rag. His speed was meaningless while he was pinned to the ground.
He grunted, pulled, and pushed, but the hammed didn't budge. Bytra, however, was free to move. With one hand locked on the floor and a half-knelt position, the white tiger could neither block nor dodge.
Her delicate fist hit in an uppercut that sent him flying up just for the pinned arm to whip him down with a shattered jaw and dislocated wrist, elbow, and shoulder.
"You live because she allows it!" Bytra snarled, her black aura spreading to the sky and conjuring dark clouds.
The Fourth Ruler of the Flames was the meekest among the Organization's Eldritches.
Like most clones, her past, innocent self was dominant compared to the original's ruthlessness. She felt remorseful for slaughters she had never perpetrated and wished to make amends for them.
Unless someone threatened Xenagrosh.
The Shadow Dragon was a merciless killer to the rest of Mogar and the sun to Bytra. Any attempt to harm her wife turned the Raiju into a feral beast that would have made the old Korgh hide in a corner.
"Byt, stomach please." Before the white tiger could be outraged by the humiliation of his soldiers or confused by Xenagrosh's request, the Raiju delivered a punch to his solar plexus.
It squeezed the air out of his body and cracked the insulating layer of Darwen that coated his armor. Lith could now see a bright blue aura seeping out of the four lackeys and a bright violet one from their indomitable leader.
"Now that we have properly introduced ourselves, would you like to speak like a civilized person or do I have to keep beating manners into you?" The Shadow Dragon had yet to move from her spot, her voice the same she would use to discuss the weather.
The white tiger growled back but Bytra's charging fist was as telegraphed as its consequences.
"Fine, let's talk." The fist didn't slow down, it just changed its target from the throat to the gonads. "I apologize for my rude behavior. The attack was uncalled for, but I couldn't help myself.
"I wanted to see what's so special about you guys."
"Apologies accepted." Zoreth nodded and Bytra let go of the scruff of the white tiger while recalling the Absolution to her hand. "Take your time to heal your soldiers and compose yourselves. I want to avoid further delays to our mission."
"Excellent idea." The white tiger turned around without introducing himself, taking care of fixing his armor first and checking on his unit later.
"What was that?" Solus pointed at the spot where the Absolution had lain until a second ago.
There was a deep depression in the soft soil where the hammer had blocked the Emperor Beast. A crater several meters deep that couldn't be explained by the combined weight of the Absolution and the white tiger.
Solus still had many reserves about the Raiju, but her love for Forgemastery was stronger than her trauma.
"Something I made up to avoid the Absolution ever ending up like the Fury." Bytra lowered her gaze in shame while offering the hammer to Solus. "It conjures an internal gravity field so that arrays have no effect on it.
"The moment someone who hasn't my approval or has a different energy signature from mine touches it, the gravity field increases the weight of the Absolution. Also, since the enchantment works akin to fusion magic, you can't store the hammer inside a dimensional amulet to steal it."This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com