"He's here, the Lich is finally here-"
As these words fell into Rocky's ears he paused his battle for a moment and threw a glance towards the tower entrance.
There, amidst a swirling vortex of dark energy, stood the Lich, a figure of terror and death.
Clad in tattered robes that seemed to absorb the light around them, the Lich's skeletal frame was partially visible, with bright green runes glowing ominously across its bones.
Its eyes, deep and hollow, burned with a malevolent green fire, casting an eerie glow that illuminated its surroundings.
In its hand, it wielded a staff topped with a crystal that pulsed with necrotic energy, mirroring the rhythm of the dark magic at its command.
The air around the Lich crackled with power, and a cold, suffocating presence filled the battlefield, which felt like life itself was being drained from every living fighter on the battlefield.
Despite its seemingly fragile appearance, the aura of ancient wisdom and untold power that radiated from the Lich left no doubt about the immense threat it posed.
"Focus on your own fight boy, in this battlefield there is no room for distractions" Ravan said, as he reprimanded Rocky for being distracted mid battle.
"Sorry-" Rocky said, apologizing for his distraction as he returned to fighting the opponent at hand.
Suddenly, Rocky felt like the speed and the strength of the skeletal warrior he was facing had been increased by 10-20% as it's movements became noticeably sharper and quicker than before.
"Whoa...why has it suddenly became quicker and stronger?" Rocky wondered, as Ravan answered his doubt.
"It's quicker because the Lich finally made his appearance.
The presence of necromantic energy makes the undead stronger.
Meanwhile on the other end of the battlefield, Cassius flew into the heart of enemy territory and began challenging the Lich as an epic battle between two lesser god level figures began.
[ Light Bullet Barrage ]
Compressing light into small bullet like particles, Cassius made the first move by open firing towards the Lich, however, the Lich simply created a barrier made of dark energy and easily deflected the bullets coming it's way.
[ Dark Orb ]
Countering with the move [ Dark Orb ], The Lich unleashed a devastating attack of its own towards Cassius.
The orb, a sphere of pure darkness that seemed to swallow light whole, surged towards Cassius with terrifying speed. Yet, Cassius, with a wave of his hand, conjured a mirror of radiant energy that reflected the orb, sending it careening back towards the Lich.
The Lich, showing a hint of surprise, absorbed the orb into its staff, the runes upon its bones flaring brighter for a moment.
Not one to relent, Cassius summoned forth a series of light chains, aiming to bind and restrict the Lich's movements.
The chains, glowing with celestial light, snaked through the air, but the Lich, with a disdainful flick of its wrist, shattered them into motes of light, as it began laughing a chilling laugh that echoed through the battlefield, a sound that seemed to freeze the very air.
"hahahahaha"
The Lich laughed, as the runes on its bones began glowing brighter and brighter every passing second and the aura of death around it became thicker.
"Shit, it's planning to unleash a divine attack" Cassius murmured to himself, as he began gathering his divine essence as well, hoping to counter the incoming attack in time.
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/// A/N - This is a bonus chapter for hitting the Power Stones target last week. Good job everyone! ///