Tales of Revenants

Chapter 38 – Adversary

The slight photons Xenon produced in his Arcanum Core reanimated the entire routes and traps in the underground dungeon they are currently in.

“Is he a mechanoid defender?” Claren and Eirisse are low-key amazed by the capability of a mechanoid.

“Yes, he is. Now, what's the queue?” Eirisse inquired.

Xenon reckoned the fastest route towards the chamber which contained an inconsiderable amount of magic affinity flowing within.

He is sure of himself that must be the room where they keep the coffin. Along with the Shards of Creation to perform a ritual that needed the moonlight of Solara to awaken a great power.

Eirisse doubts it will work out as no one in the world is capable of wielding the power of the shards except for Eirisse. She plans to keep the shards and ditch the twin sisters before they get it back.

“There are actually two routes towards the chamber deeper underground. This red route is the fastest possible way,” Xenon pointed out his index finger on a path that changed color into red photon dots.

“Then what are we waiting for?” Eirisse implies.

“You see, I sense malefic magic affinity around the path. It prevents my scanner to search where it is coming from; in other words, it's the quickest way but also the dangerous one,” Xenon reassured the details.

“What about the other?” Eirisse clock's ticking as her patience is driving her crazy.

“The other one looks like it's safe but we need to pass-through this intersection here down to a little detour towards this chamber before we can reach the final location,” Xenon confirmed pinpointing all the path they needed to traverse in his reanimated navigation map.

“That's dull!” Eirisse complains, “Let's keep with the quickest way.”

“If you say so. Then I got the data now,” Xenon tweaked some wires on his hand for some reason before clearing the reanimated photon navigation.

“I'll murder anyone who tries to stop our way, plus they dared to put us into sleep?!” Eirisse's madness revealed her long nail claws as it's itching to rip apart flesh.

She remembered she's scaring Claren so she kind of cooled herself down for a bit.

“Once we leave the illusionary field. Make sure to stick behind Xenon,” Eirisse reminded Claren. “And you must protect her got it?” Eirisse ordered Xenon for her safety.

“No problem,” Xenon saluted.

“I will...” Claren responded and got behind him. Xenon asked to not get near him first as he's going to change his fighting mode.

“Alright! Accelerating Combustion Buster: Defender Mode,” Xenon's armor transformed into a heavy tank guard. His Stargazer was remodeled as a shield and sword to match a paladin's unbreakable will.

“Let's do this!” Xenon removed the illusionary field and Eirisse ushered the onslaught towards the quickest route.

They went on the left exit where there is a group of cultists. They are armed with swords and rods which is quite problematic.

“Make sure to close her eyes properly Xenon, or else she will hate me,” Eirisse ordered to Xenon.

“Okay. Come here Claren and just hide here.” Xenon escorted her on his gigantic shield so she won't see what Eirisse's about to do on his enemies. It turns out she's hungry for today. Xenon pity those cultists who ran into her today.

“What is she going to do?” Claren was curious.

Xenon's shield is big enough that she can't take a peek, “Make sure you forget everything you hear today.”

The group of cultists all charged at Eirisse. She's just calmly walking towards them. The moment she got the perfect range, she manifested her demon-like claws, instantly extracting the hearts of all those who are in melee.

Claren heard the ripping of flesh and bones and the blood constantly dribbling out of them. She got scared when the cultists pleaded for their lives, but she knew Eirisse only wants them to advance on their task.

After killing those with the sword, the mages chanting on the backline were startled when she was nowhere to be found. They halted the chant, but that was the biggest blunder of their life as Eirisse swiftly s***h their heart out of their chest from behind.

She rips the flesh of her victim. Satisfying her desire for hunger. Eirisse savored the last drops of blood as she squeezed their beating heart.

Claren heard the terrifying sounds of a devourer. After that Xenon let her see the scene, the fallen cultists who had a hole on their heart that is perfectly ripped open.

Eirisse's elegance on swallowing her favorite meal leaves no stain on her garments. Claren witnessed her l*****g her lips that had a dab of blood at the last second.

She beckoned them to advance forward towards the location. Xenon slams his shield and strikes his sword to those trying to sneak and attack behind.

The path below appears to become as narrower as they go down more. It was easy for Eirisse to fight in such a tight place but Xenon will be having a hard time. He mainly focused his arsenal on protecting Claren.

They realized that even the quickest route is long, it shows the underground dungeon must have covered the whole footing of the Ravina City itself.

Xenon and Eirisse broke through the cultists who try to capture them again. They showed no mercy for executing them on the spot especially Eirisse who had her s******c switch activated.

Until they arrived in an entrance that is completely sealed with ancient runes. The door won't even budge when Eirisse kicked it with strength.

“Apparently, it needed an ancient spell to open the door. We must find a clue,” Eirisse narrowed her eyes from trying to read the ancient runes beside the torch.

Xenon placed his arm on her shoulder, “Move first,” he said with a serious tone. She really went out of his way.

He accumulated a very strong amount of energy on his right arm. The steam's starting to manifest and he stepped back to gather enough force.

Eirisse covered for Claren. She knew it was one of his discharge techniques that can produce an earthquake if he somehow releases it on the ground.

“Maximum Energy Discharge: Castle Breaker!” Xenon shouted and he charged his fist towards the sealed door. Completely destroying the entrance along with its magical properties. The problem is the power of the aftershock attracted more of the cultists.

Xenon brushed off the debris and escorted both of them to enter the chamber. He even used his illusionary field to completely hide the entrance. The details of the ancient runes and design make it looks like it's never been touched.

“If only I'm in my normal form, I would have scolded you because that ancient door is actually had historical value than you think,” Eirisse stated.

“That doesn't matter,” Xenon remarked.

They sprint towards the object they see from the end of the chamber. The room resembles that of the church with its seats and torches. The statues have an eccentric design of a wolf and a vampire.

There, they behold a coffin where the Shards of Flame and Frost were placed upon. There was also a circular crevice on the ceiling.

“It's literally a trap,” Xenon was dubious.

“I know, so grab them as fast as you can with your rider mode,” Eirisse suggested.

“What am I to you? A fool?” Xenon sighed, “Welp, the most logical way is for me to get it myself.”

He geared up his chest and turned the switch over, “ Accelerating Combustion Buster: Rider Mode,” Xenon changed his armor into a light-weight battle suit that had much wider wings to move faster.

“Give me the signal and I'll instantly pick them up within a half of second.” Xenon asserted his confidence.

The Rider Mode is his special battle mode as an aerial defender specialist. It can move faster than a rifle's bullet in regard to the change of current but the only problem is it costs too much energy.

Xenon is going to grab the shards, but things don't go as he planned when the moment he bounded with his first step; a strong magical force pushed him back.

The force was so strong he crashed in the statues that were inside the chamber. Eirisse was infuriated when she witnessed the one who interposed on their way of getting the shards.

She sharpened her claws and exposed her fangs. Ready to strike down the adversity they are facing.