The 11th God

The Minisveria Mystery VII

[Diether] 

This is so pathetic. Imagine I'd have to get involved in this nonsense fight. All I know, okay, all I know was that we saw something in the woods. 

I know who I saw. 

My forehand lit up immediately right before I got teleported into this place. I knew that the person we saw was Suthain but I insisted on pretending that I didn't know who we saw was. They were hiding something from us or maybe from me, but I am sure that these past few days it was Suthain's aura that I have been feeling. 

I got teleported in a place filled with red grass and fire. The heat is overwhelming in this area and it has been taking over me ever since I got teleported. I swear I'm sweating extravagantly and my shirt is wet. 

I took a few steps to scan the area and check what might have happened after that symbol appear on our feet. It's probably a magic symbol that teleports people caught in its effect.  

I might have insisted on calling for someone else, at least someone I know but I feel no presence of someone like me in here. Instead, I feel this weird aura just like what I have felt from Percisca. 

It might be someone of her own kind, the ones she mentioned that were trying apprehend her for a crime that is unproven. 

This looks like hell. 

This is exactly how hell is described in religious contexts. 

The excessive heat is getting through my nerves, I had to do something to make myself fit for this place however, I can't. My light also emits heat. It may not be as intense as this heat but it will just help increase the heat this place is currently filled with. 

To describe the place clearly, some of the grasses were burning. The sky is filled with red clouds and smoke. The sun has also turned red. The place is so flat that you can see the horizon over the edge, the reddish burning land meeting the sky. Upon the horizon, two vague shadows appear. The shadows take shape of a human as its silhouette slowly gets bigger, nearer. 

I pace up, making my body more cautious than it already was ever since I got here. 

When the two silhouettes were near enough to show the complete details of the two people, I saw the stare of the two of them. They were standing there glaring as if I have done something obnoxious. 

It didn’t take them longer to do something. They both held one of their arms upwards as I suddenly feel a huge pressure of wind being gathered towards their palms and immediately, I saw a concentrated energy forming above.  

The concentrated energy took the form of a white sphere on top of the person on the right and a black sphere on top of the person on the left and after a few seconds, the two concentrated form of energies merged together and vanished in a blink. 

Until then, I realized that it was an attack and that it was meant for me.  

But my body didn’t react. 

The concentrated form of energy was already in front of me and I couldn’t move as if I’m paralyzed in my position. It is a moment of death that I have yet to experience. I have imagined it being worse than this, but death seems to be this time already. 

Except death isn’t actually today. 

I felt my position shifted far from point-blank range of the two. All I know is that while I’m stuck in my position, somehow, I teleported quite far from the range of the supposed explosion. 

All that my eyes could see was the vanishing of the explosive magic that was meant to burst. 

Then I could see a person standing from where I used to stand, or so I think it is a person. 

The only thing I could see is the small wings flapping from its behind and small blue horns on its head. 

The person seems to be capable of dealing with peculiar surroundings, but what makes him questionable the most is what race could possibly have both wings and horns at the same time? They can’t possibly be elves as elves have pointy ears, dragons may be possible, but its size and posture are different from a normal one. 

“Are you okay?” concerned by he. 

“I don’t think I needed help.” I replied. 

“You’re already saved yet you’re still giving the same attitude. Sometimes, you have to show appreciation than keep on being full of yourself.” 

“I didn’t need any help.” 

The unique figure started walking towards me as if I know it. 

“Who are you exactly?” I asked. 

“Oh.” it hesitantly stopped. 

“I guess you didn’t recognize me in this form.” it continued. 

What does he mean by ‘this form’? 

The humane figure transformed into a small flying creature, a familiar one. 

“Galileo?” confusedly, I asked. 

“On point!” it replied. 

“But you’re human.” 

“Semi-Human.” he corrected. 

He was right. His current form does seem like he’s partially human. Given the small wings behind him and horns above his head, it is very obvious but that doesn’t make it clear that he is the semi-human I saw. 

“So morphing is one of your powers?” I ask. 

“Yes, but not freely as you think I can. I can only switch between my semi-human form and my dragon form.” he said. 

“But how did you learn transformation magic?” 

“It’s not in the span of my knowledge to know how do I possess the prowess of transformation however, if I am not mistaken some dragons are capable of doing this especially the second-generation ones.” 

“What do you mean second generation?” 

He was supposed to answer the question but then we felt the wind getting heavier and heavier as we continue our conversation. 

We have completely lost track of our opponents. 

[Galileo] 

It is beyond my knowledge as to how do I possess the power of transformation. Even before, I have never felt having this within me except when I first talked to the god, Aljinn. 

There was this deep peculiar connection between us. It is something undistinguishable in my side because I have tried deducing the mystery behind this feeling but never had I solved it. 

Ignoring my past and focusing on the present, I barely had the thought of what’s going on right now until I immediately felt a disturbing presence of a huge magic energy gathering behind me – and that is when I saw the two getting back on their knees. 

I thought I already got them, but it seems like they can still stand on their feet and the more I deal damage to them, the more they get stronger.