Chapter 35

In order to not get discovered by the imperial. Alie and I spoke telepathically to each other. "Stay here. I'll jump on her the moment she casts her spell."

"All right. Then I'll restructure the spell to only trap Kane in the castle." Once we understood our roles. Low walk my way to her. The mana around her was purple color. I don't know how strong she. I need to do this fast.

"..."

I got close enough at arm length. Like all people of great power their instincts always activate. A spell of ice appear in front of me nearly cutting my face. "Darn. I did not think you would dodge it." She takes a second to realize how I was able to dodge. Realizing I was half beast-men she casted a large cube around her.

"A beast-men. This is the first that one was has attacked me. Your already have my attention now. Most people other then Kane has got it."

"I guess I should feel honored."

She puts down her shield and the ice around her to show that she was not a threat. I did not know what to do. Normally people would be fighting in this situation. "Your friend hiding behind the rock can step out. I don't plan to attack."

"I don't know that though." 

She rolls her and introduce her self has Shiya. "Well either way I'm not really interested in her. But you I'm very interested though." What is she planning. "What are you trying to do?"

"I'm giving you a chance. I don't have anything against Isabella's princess or its people. I'm just her to do what the southern emperor has tasked us to do. I don't kill people unless they threaten me or are trying to stop me."

"Yet you enslave my people and all non-humans."

"...Your right I'm not exactly clean on that either. But I don't treat them like most humans do. I make sure there feed and kept safe. If a slave is ever caught and is lucky enough to be brought to my family's fief we would buy them."

"...I can say your a rare in the south of nobles. But still your attacking my friends home. This place is safe for non humans and you want to take that away from them. If you truly are what you say you are. Why help bring this country down?"

"Its all politics. The empire is worried that ally of moreya and Dantina is in the southern lands is worrying. All though Isabella has not chosen aside yet. This all just political strategy to benefit the empire."

Alie steps out from her hiding place since the conversation was getting good. "But Isabella has not done anything to claim the entire southern lands. They have been here for hundreds of years and yet they never once did. The people here are satisfied with what they have."

"We don't know that. Even if its true. Having non-humans in this kingdom is a threat to them. There are many people from the old beast-men kingdom here in this city. They could rise take this country for themselves or they could rebuild their armies to fight us"

"I....but people did not have to die."

"...Sign...your still new to how the world works. Dantina could have been the ones fighting you or the northern empire. These things happen kid. And well have to learn to live with it...But I am sorry for what has happened but this the day in age we live in. Listen your obviously special. And non-humans like yourself are a danger. You could leave and never look back. Go to other regions were you won't be discriminated against."

"No. We both know why I can't leave. And I won't abandoned my people." "...Heh. Your a good person. But I also can't afford to lose."

The air is getting cold. The water is freezing up. "Last chance." Alie stands next to me ready for a fight. "Your the girl we've been informed about. I'll have to get rid of you as well."

I draw my axe while Alie casts her spell in her hands. The room is getting colder by the minute. "Brittle World." All of a sudden the entire room turned into a blizzard. It was like we were on a mountain of snow.

What is this. Is this what a mage is capable of? "She's trying to intimidate us Ivalyo!" Alie holds out her hand to release a basic attack spell. But the amount of mana she poured into it completely destroy the ice and stoned on the ground.

Shiya was caught of guard by it and I took the chance to attack her. I flash step behind her and swung my axe on her. Her cubed defensive spell saved her. This is different from Laney and Servin's spells.

Brittle world is not affecting their mana. They must to much for my spell to drain. Shiya casts ice projectile to attack of from all directions. I slam my axe with force to clear away the attacks. The ice shattered.

Alie casts a spell on me that gave a boost in strength. I lean back to through my axe at Shiya. The speed of the axe and force push away anything that was in its way. Shiya was not fast enough to counter and the axe hit her shield. It did not break but the power of my axe and her defensive spell had caused an explosion. It happens when mana meets friction and power.

When the everything settled. Shiya was still standing but she was dazed by it. "I need more then just ice to defeat you. No, I need more then just regular magic." She places her hands against one another.

Infront a a purple aura appears. It shaped itself into a magic circle and casts a spell into the air. Alie started to choke or suffocate. This a spell of both gravity and wind. Its known as Hidden layer. It causes the air to thin out and controlled. Stopping it from moving that we no one can breath it it. But it was not working on him. 

"...Your holding your breath." That's right. I can only hold it in for awhile. Eventually like humans I need to breath. But I won't be able to tap into Beast ascension. I need my mouth to activate it. Shiya casts a spell on the ground turning it to mud. Th color of the sand was green so it looked unnatural. 

I grab Alie and swim to one of the tunnels. I could not breath. I don't know what to do. The only way to help her is beat Shiya. I hold out my arms and release the aerial spell that Alie taught me. I release three shoots of mana at her.

The attacks blow away the mud. I jumped on to her defensive cube when she dodged and punched right through it. It did not break but I repeatedly punched the edge of the hole I just made. Shiya tried to shake me off but could not. I place my hand inside the cube and let out another attack. Shiya released her spell to get away. It was apart of my plan to get her out of her defensive spell though.

"Damn it!" I grab her by the neck and begun to choke her. After mins of choking her. The spell was gone. Alie was able to breath now. I tried to break her neck with one crushing grip but she turned into smoke, escaping my grasp.

"Your a violent person. Haha...you have great instincts when it comes to fighting." I can't have him grab again or he won't let me go again. She try's to reach into her pouch but I stopped her. But she disappears from me.

"Its an Illusion Ivalyo!" Suddenly there dozens of copies around me. "Alie casts another spell over the entire area. It light green with falling white leaves. The leaves turned exposed the ones that were fake.

"Your starting to get annoying Lady Alie." 

She suddenly had these mechanical gloves on. She must have put them on in the confusion. "Suddenly she throws a punch and mana shaped fist hits me. She throughs another and another at me. Alie summons some white ropes to bind her from her wrist. Shiya throughs another attack at her. Alie had to let go before the rock above her caved in on her.

I swing my axe at her but she was able to block them with her gauntlets. She upper cuts me with them but they immediately dented. My axe begun to glow when I swung my axe at her. She was knocked back 10 feet away from me. Her defensive spell was up again.

"No more playing around anymore. Beast Ascension!" "Well, Well." Its the legendary beast ascension traits. Very few humans ever get to fight those chosen by the mountain beast god. "How lucky I am to see such a thing."

Alie notice a few changes though. His tattoos are slight glowing and has new ones as well. "Were only getting started. Show me more of your tricks mage!"

Guess I have to use my spirit magic. "Winter Soul: First Art, Ice Phoenix."