Defeat Vulwin Lythandor!
Such a bold move, for the leader of elf clan that willingly to do anything just to get the red key from Azhog, as I thought while seeing Vulwin kneeling in front of me.
The Return to Earth spell, strengthen by the Magical Magnification, still forcing Vulwin down with the gravity magical power.
However, such tenacity from Vulwin had manage him to kneeled, instead of lie down, of the gravity magical pressure.
He doesn't even scared looking my ten ice javelin flies around me, prepared to strike him down with just a one trigger.
"Zeta's curse-bearer… how dare you to manipulate my daughter, the pride of Lythandor…" Vulwin sounds angry mixed with dissapointed.
"We're not moven by manipulation, father! It's our own decision and Alstair had no any forceful attempt to us!", Sylvana quickly intervene before I want to answer.
"You had bring us to suffering, father. You even manipulate me to that forbidden spell, now you say so naïve it's not your fault?! How dumb of you!", Elanor spitted out her anger.
Vulwin seems surprised, his face potrays surprised with a dissapointment.
He might be never thought his daughter are currently on the same position and power with him.
"You damn trickster! Not only your spell is dangerous, but also your brain-washing, curse bearer!", Vulwin shout out his anger to me.
"What your daughter said is true and honest from their heart. If you really have a concern regarding your clan's continuity, try to hear them. Lythandor almost getting obliterated due to your blind ambition.", I scold him.
Unsuprisingly, Vulwin seemingly become a upset more than before.
"Silence, curse- bearer! You're the damn chaos bringer on this realm! On my clan!", Vulwin shouted at me despite his armor gradually cracked due to heavy gravital magic pressure on him.
He's taking too much his energy for being angry and dissapointment, until he just realized that he currently surrounded by orc armies under the lead of Azhot.
Since Vulwin's army had been kicked of from the Bazhura's barrack, Vulwin left behind due to his reckless action for getting red key from Azhot.
"If you forcing yourself spewing your anger to me, it will become worse, Vulwin. Look at your surrounding. These orcs are well prepared to finish you off. You'll not as strong as before since your mana had been depleted.", I explain to him the danger of this situation, trying to give him a sense of emergency since he's so blinded of his anger.
Vulwin paused his anger for a while.
He lost words since the orcs in his surrounding already stare at him with brutal and murderous intention, preparing to slash his body in every part with their axe and hammer.
Few minutes passed, Vulwin still not responded.
His intially face, filled with anger and dissapointment, now changed into concerning face.
I know he's being cornered, but I feel there's something alluring in the air, the change shift flow of mana.
If I observe more deeply, there's a flow of mana movement around Vulwin, which I assume he's are currently preparing something vicious.
Looking ath Vulwin's dual sword that no longer fueled with magical power is additional sign that he's currently refocusing their flow of mana out of somewhere.
Amidst my thought, I hear two people behind me kneeled out of nowhere with a suffocated breath.
Those two are actually Sylvana and Elanor.
"A-alstair… run…", Sylvana coughed a lot, while at the same time, there;s a craved flow of line of magic slowly engraved on her body.
Same thing also happened on Elanor.
"It's forbidden spell…?! Damn…! I'm not expecting he use this forbidden spell!", Elanor grasped while holding pain in her chest.
"Sylvana! Elanor! What's wrong?!", I asked, but Sylvana and Elanor not responding due to mysterious pain on their body.
There's no way orc can do this kind of forbidden spell to these two elves.
The only person who're clearly do this is their own father: Vulwin Lythandor.
Without hesitation, I deliver the ten Ice Javelin towards Vulwin, trying to stop his forbiden spell incantation before Elanor and Sylvana become fully controlled.
But suddenly, all of my ten Ice Javelins getting crushed by incoming five magical spear that coming from other side.
Those magical spear is a kind of spell that can't be casted by ordinary elves, except the elf sorcerer is Elanor, then there's a chance for it.
Before I fully understand, there's something coming from behind, trying to breaching my Fire Pillar barrier with massive and rapid clashing of magical swords.
It was so fast, that I can't fully comprehent what kind of death threat that incoming to me, which I immediately turn my back.
But it's already too late.
The Fire Pillar magic barrier had been breaching out due to constant barrage of magical sword.
I gritted my teeth as something sharp struk on my stomatch; it was the magical sword that had already imbued by magic strengthening of Elanor.
The person who carry those magical sword is Sylvana.
"W-what…? Sylvana? Elanor?"
The excruating pain is surely almost made me passed out since it come from two woman elves that I currently put my trust on them.
Looking at Sylvana and Elanor's eyes that currently become red-colored, I know there's something bizzare are controlling them.
It was the forbidden controling spell; the one that Elanor mentioned when she still conscious.
Looking at Sylvana and Elanor's flat face and dead staring, I can fully understand those two are being controlled by Vulwin.
Sylvana quickly kicked my face while pulled the magical sword, putting me thrown away with blood dripping a lot in my stomach.
With this kind of critical damage, my Return to Earth spell deactived by itself, made Vulwin finally free from the great pressure of my gravity magical pushes down.
Health Power: 25% Mana Power: 100%
Due to the agonizing pain, I can't quickly arise, which pushes me to took the healing potion from the system first before anything.
Sylvana and Elanor, these two quickly move fast toward Vulwin, trying to protect him from Azhot's orc troops.
The clashing of orcish axe and these two-elf magical sword emerged.
The magical sword proven to be stronger in terms of durability and power, which made Azhot's orc troops gradually retire from their initial attack.
"This is it, the return of my daughter to the true Lythandor clan's purpose…!", Vulwin seemingly proud since his forbidden spell is working. "You're not worthy for the greatness of Lythandor, curse-bearer!"
Damn.
The blood dripping from my stab injuries put me hard just simply reply to those arrogant elves.
All I can do is watching Sylvana and Elanor give their mana to Vulwin so he can activated his air walk spell, made those three walk their way to the sky to escape from the surrounding orcs.
There's no way I let them go away with this treachery!
As I pointed out my Dragon Scepter toward those three, preparing on casting Lightning Bolt and Raging Tempest spell simulataneously, there's something incoming through my vein.
It was excruating painful that this intangible yet piercing my vein, made my flow of mana become instable.
But I gulped all those pain, forecfully focusing on casting the Lightning Bolt and Raging Tempest to Vulwin, until something cracking on my body, feels like this intangible sharpness had stab my bone, forcing me to kneel once again.
The new incoming notification from the system had just declared the severity of my current condition.
>Warning! Your flow of mana had been cursed!
>You only can cast two Active Spell: Lightning Bolt and Gaia Endowment Spell!
>Active Skill:
Lightning Bolt Gaia EndowmentDivine Thunder
>Passive Skill:
Fire Pillar Mana RegenerationHealth Regeneration The Eye of Sorcerer Air Walk
Ah, crap!
Only that two spell?!
This is bullshit!
I never expecting that Sylvana's stabbing at me is not only a ordinary stabbing attack, but also imbued with curse spell on locking my active spell!
Looking back to the sky, Vulwin, Elanor, and Sylvana already run their away far away, made me impossible to cast Lightning Bolt to them.
I might let them go, but the vengeance on them still resides within me.
I swear I will strike Vulwin into a completely defeat!
The moment I tries to take a breath, trying to calming myself and let the regeneration process work by itself, the orcs in my surrounding walk their way to me.
Surprisingly enough, those orcs are not showing their brutality or murderous intention just like they usually do to their enemies.
When they finally stand around me, I can hear a pressuring footsteps, which come from Azhog, the leader of Bazhura tribes.
Azhog, even walk crippled, seemingly had his great aura that pressuring, which I understand that he's still damn strong despite constant attack from Vulwin and his troops.
However, as soon as he stand right in front of me, I don't sense any hostility intention from him.
The new notification from the system suddenly come, indicating my suceed on my quest for saving Azhog.
You get 350.000 Monster Diamonds You get Spirit of Berserker (x1)
Looking at the notification system, those monster diamonds rewards are useful for helping me ensuring my health and mana potion.
But when I look at the Spirit of Berserker item, I still not yet found how to utilize it properly.
"Zeta's curse-bearer, what's your purpose of saving me?", Azhog suddenly asked me amidst my thought.
I closed the windows of system's notification, while at the same time, trying to find the proper reason for answering that kind of question, "Your tribes in difficult situations due to Vulwin attacks. I just simply do what I need to do.", I answer in a very normative way.
"You save me even you bring two elves from Lytahndor's clan. I'm still not sure what's your true intention.", Azhog ask me sharply in a very directive way.
It's my first time to see a kind of orc that can articulate their thought clearly such as Azhog.
"It's the red key, Azhog. I want to secure that.", I finally admit my true intention. "I don't want the red key fall to Vulwin, whatever it takes."
Azhog nodded, "Just as I expected. I can sense it that you also the person who want this red key, human sorcerer."
"Yes. I need it, so I can go to the 1111th floor of Abandoned Tower."
Azhog suddenly surprised hearing my answer.
While looking at other orcs that looked confused, only Azhog who're understand what my intention when I mentioned the 1111th floor of Abandoned Tower.
"Such a brave statement you declare, human sorcerer. But you must be understand the 1111th floor is the top of the floor and it might be contain a deadly monsters that you had not expected.", Azhog asked.
"I know and I will not give up for it. I need the holy water in there, for recovering my family." I clarify my demand. "…then how about you, Azhog? You want immortality on the 1111th floor, right?" I challenged him.
Azhog had long exhaled breath, "If I really want that kind of Immortality just like Vulwin want, perhaps my tribes already go there for achieving such a holy potion."
"So you had been there? The 1111th floor?", I asked out of curiosity.
Azhog paused for a while.
It seems my question had raised his traumatic experiences that made his expression in face changed.
"The Bazhura tribe had been there, consist me, Azhog, and Cavaska. Our mission was not seeking the immortality potion such as other orcs and elves clan, but we just want to break free from this Abanoned Tower.", Azhog explain with dissapointment tone, "This place is artifical created, built under a magical tower that trapped us in the sense of mystical floor. This place is not a place for us to live and struggle. This place is a prison for our tribe."
I paused for a while, not expecting Azhog, the leader of the Bazhura tribe's clan, have this kind of wisdom.
"The 1111th floor that you had been said, we have gone there, just to getting almost eniterely annihilated by the Wyvern Dragon, the monstrous dragon that resides on the top of the floor of Abandoned Tower that willl obliterate anyone who's attempt to break free from this artifical place.", Azhog continue its explanation, "Our defeat had made us succumb to the lower floor. Vorgruth fall to the 444th floor, Caveskan fall to the 666th floor, and me to the 999th floor. We promised to collect ourselves in this floor, but our plan changed drastically due to the emerging power of elf from Lythandor's clan."
Now that explaining the reason of orcs struggling in here.
I remember the moment I clashed with Vorgruth in the 444th floor, where he really put himself entirely just for the sake of conquering the Sylvana's palace and temple.
But now, I realize Vorgruth's true reason is to get the red key from Sylvana so he can go back to the 999th floor.
The similar reason perhaps same with Caveska, even he's the unfortunate one since he's the one who's being manipulated by Elanor during her maniac phase.
Time passed by, as my regenerating health skill, combined with lots of health potion, my injuries already recovered.
I no longer forced to kneel and my breath already back to normal, as I now back to stand up in front of Azhog.
As I took the health potion from the System's inventory, I give it toward Azhog,
"Use it, for your recovering process.", I said.
Azhog seemingly bit hesitated to use it, even lots of his orc troops warn him not to use it.
But I can sense Azhog curious about the potion, which eventually made him use it despite lots of his orc armies still warn him.
As soon as Azhog gulped the potion, some of his scars recovered instantly.
His orc troops surprised due to the instant effect of my potion.
However, due to his large body, I know Azhog require more than one health potion.
"Use this for completely recover.", I said while giving him another health potion from my System's inventory.
"If you still questioning my act, I just want to help your recovery and need your red key. You might say the 1111th floor is dreadful indeed, but that will not stopping me for saving my family. I need to go there and took the holy potion, whatever it takes.", I confirmed my intention firmly.
Azhog slowly nodded, which I take as a moment of understanding between me and him.
"What's your name, human-sorcerer?", Azhog asked after long pause.
"Alstair.", I replied shortly.
"Alstair, the human sorcerer, the Zeta's curses-bearer. I respect your courage and determination to go to the 1111th floor of the tower. I also respect your bravery purpose; to save your family. However, as the leader of Bazhura's tribe, I have a principle that I must abide. The orcish honor that I should maintain even its mean risk my life.", Azhog explained in a determined tone.
I can sense the shift of Azhog's intention, from casual into a full fighting stance.
Does this implies he challenges me in a duel for getting the key?
"You had to attempt for something to earn our respect, Alstair. For Bazhura's Tribes, it's all about the Legendary Orcish Axe.", Azhog explain, "…if you don't have those legendary treasure, it means only violence and brutality is your way to get what you want.", he added firmly.
So, defeating Azhog become an option to get the red key, huh.
It might be possible, but at this current time, my active spell had been bloked cue to damned curse of Vulwin Lythandor.
There's no way I can win fighting Azhog by solely depending on my passive skill.
Amidst my thought, still trying to find the solution, I opened the System's menu bar, checking some of my items in the inventory.
As I scrolling down the menu item, I stopped at the item called 'Spirit of Berserker'.
The explanation said The Spirit of Berserker is a fragment of spirit from dead Orc legend on their mission and duty, can be formed the Legendary Orcish Axe; requires 3 Spirit of Berserker.
My smile grinned as I realize the amount of Spirit of Berserker I get after completing the quest is already three, which means I can use it to form the Legendary Orcish Axe.
Without hesitation, I use those three Spirit of Berseker in one time simultaneously, then it created the Legendary Orcish Axe, the huge axe with entirely red blade that specializes in use by orcs.
Utilizied Spirit of Berserke (x3) You get Legendary Orchish Axe!
The Legendary Orchish Axe is so damn heavy that I forced to use Gaia Endowment Spell so I can lift it with my strength.
Azhog, along side with his orc troops, are looking at me with jaw dropped, surprised on me carrying the Legendary Orchish Axe out of nowhere.
"You had surely proven your worth among Orc Tribes, Alstair.", Azhog said while kneeling, followed by his orc troops.
I can feel their genuine respect on me, which I found surprising since all I know orcs are bunch of brutal monsters.
But this time, my paradigm of orc is changed a lot, as shown by Azhog and his orc troops.
"With this kind of achievement, you worthy for this red key, Alstair.", Azhog took his red key from his necklace.
"Keep it, Azhog. You know there's something unfinished before go to the 1111th floor.", I said with concerning tone.
Azhog paused for a while, until he realizes what I mean, "Is it about Vulwin Lythandor?"
"Of course. My Mana Drain spell is only works in temporary since Vulwin and his elf troops can regenerate their mana power. This kind of peaceful times is only temporary, Azhog. You must be well prepared.", I warn him.
"I understand, Alstair.", Azhog nodded heavily, "Vulwin and his elf warrior troops currently still surrounding our barrack. It took time for them to collect all magic power they need to crush my tribe once for all. My comrades had been annihilated due to their crushing magical beam sword and we're currently trapped in this position.", he added with sound of defeat.
"But, as a orc who stand on their principle to be a true warrior in the battlefield, I'm not giving up yet. This is the time for us to strike back!", Azhog stand up even though he's not yet fully recovered.
His orc troops also standing up, following his lead.
The wild roaring of orcs fill the air, along side with promptous massive fighting energy they had even they still not in a good condition.
Even though I had access to get the red key, I still have one duty; to finish off Vulwin and his troops.
With the only remaining passive skill I had, it sound impossible to defeat Vulwin outside the barracks since Vulwin is protected by possessed Sylvana and Elanor.
The Legendary Orcish Axe that I currently hold seemingly only works as a symbol for me, not as a real weapon for spell-caster like me.
Amidst my thought, I observe my surrounding, until I look at the dual sword, blanked without magical power, that lies on the ground around five feet from me.
If I remember correctly, the dual sword is Vulwin's weapon that he used aggresively to snatched red key from Azhog, even it failed miserably.
It seems Vulwin left those dual sword left out since he are currently controlled his own daughters to weaponize them with controlling forbidden spell.
"Azhog, here.", I said casually while giving him the Legendary Orcish Axe.
"What? Why you're giving it to me, Alstair?", Azhog seems surprised and confused at the same time.
"Take and use it, Azhog. It's a gift.", I said casually then turn my focus back on the Vulwin's dual sword.
After I passed the Legendary Orcish Axe, not caring too much for Azhog calling, I took the dual sword.
The flow of mana suddenly feels pulsating on my vein, which gradually become a new channeling magic power toward the dual sword.
So far, the chanelling magical power toward the dual sword become stronger as far as it etched, which eventually give a notification to the system about my new earned spell.
You Activated Dual Magical Sword! You Activated New Special Spell! Blade of Fire Blade of Ice
The fire ignited toward the blade of my sword, and the other sword become an icicle sharpene blade.
Just like the new special name of spell, the dual blade I held now become the blade of fire and blade of ice.
Surprisingly enough, these two blades are not worked like an offensive spell, but as a power strengthening spell.
As I tries to focus, lift the blade of fire to the sky, suddenly the roaring of the orcs are become stronger than ever, even they're generate the heat due to the additional magical strengh to them.
At the same time, the blade of ice are worked as buff spell that focused on defense, creating an icicle magical barrier for those orcs.
"Alstair…! What is this magcial power?! Are you giving us a magical power for orc?!", Azhog seemingly hard to believe what I already done toward him and his troops.
But I know this is a right thing to do; to create an alliance with Bazhura Tribes for fighting Vulwin Lythandor.
"Azhog, we share our common enemy; Vulwin Lythandor. It's time for us to create an alliace for us striving together for their treachery.", I asked Azhog for confirming the offering of cooperation, point out my blade of fire as a form to asking the offering.
Azhog no longer hesitate since he already firm with Legendary Orchish Axe is in on his hand now.
My decision already on the right track since the notification from the System had give me a clear clarification from it.
Quest Activated: Defeat Vulwin Lythandor!
"Alstair, let's strive together! I'll promise to give you the red key after all of this is over!", Azhog said with fully determination, knocking a bit my blade of fire with his Legendary Orchish Axe.
The wild roaring of Azhog's orc army become loud as hell as they now quite confident after my magic booster.
Azhog, as the leader he is, lead his way while brandishing the Legendary Orcish Axe to the group of elf warrior far away from the barracks.
Fueled with the magical fire power, Azhog and his army stormed up the group of elf warrior that still currently on their rest, waiting for their mana power filled up.
The clashing is unavoidable, the quick movement of Azhog to butchering five elf warriors with his axe critical slashing had become an great start to start the ambush.
Some of elf warrior who're choose to fight, even with a very limited magical power, had to be destroyed due to emergin power of Azhog's orcish legendary axe.
Hundreds of elf warriors, become reduced in a very fast way due to fast and strong ambush of Azhog and his troops.
There's a fight back from those elf warriors, of course, but it only had dealt some minor damage toward those orcs due to the strong defense of my icicle barrier that I had been formed with my blade of ice.
The ambush continues, moving through while slashing brutally all of those Elf Warriors who're disrupting our way.
The sound of clashing metal, burning tent, and the smell of blood reeks amidst the constant screaming of pain and fear of those elf warriors had give us clear indication for our successful ambush.
Even amidst the clashing weapon, I can see some of those elf warriors are escaping due to high stress of pressure and choose to save their own ass by themselves.
We're really on the good momentum for striking back Vulwin's elf warriors.
As far as we move through, we arrived at the largest tent, a place where Vulwin are currently seat along sidew with controlled Sylvana and Elanor.
"What the?! The Orcs?!", Vulwin looks surprised as hell when see our arrival.
He quickly stand, point out towar me, who're currently standing beside Azhog.
"The damn curse-bearer! He use magical boosting just like me?! This is ridiculous! You must be defeated once for all!", Vulwin shout out loudly while aske Sylvana and Elanor attacking me.
It just took a few minutes until those two elf woman formed plenty of magical flying sword that aimed at me.
As they both casted the spell simultaneously, the magical sword launched like a rapid missil that coming to me.
However, Azhog move faster than those fast magical sword.
He quickly slasing diagonal with his legendary orcish axe, creating a blaze of flame that crushing almost all of the magical swords that aimed at my neck.
Almost 90% of those magical swords are immediately destroyed, put the remaining of it still launched at me.
However, with my Fire Pillar barrier, along side with my icicle barier created by my ice blade, I can tackle all of those attack easily.
Not only Vulwin, Sylvana and Elanor are surprised on the failur of their magical swords.
Before those two elves launched new magical swords, Azhog initiate to attack first, quickly running toward Vulwin and slashing the damn elf to butchering him entirely.
However, Sylvana and Elanor had quickly anticipated those attack by creating a magical barrier that succeeding on hold Azhog's heavy axe attack.
Azhog's not giving up, he rapidly continues his brutal axe attack that creating a sparking fire that almost burnt the entire tent.
Despite the cracking of magical barrier, Sylvana's hideously creating another magical sword that successfully stabing Azhog's back.
Even though Azhog can hold the pain of it, still insist on crushing the magical barrier with his legendary axe, I know he can't survive forever to hold these kind of crushing sword.
Those elves and orcs are seemingly busy on clashing each other, fighting with their own skill.
It feels like they both forget that I still in this tent, activating my magical sword for ensuring the damage and defense Azhog and his orc troops are still exceeding ideal rate.
Since I understand the damned cursed that still lingering on my body is coming from both Sylvana and Elanor, I quickly throw the blade of ice toward Elanor who're currently busy forming her magical sword.
At that time, Elanor just realized the incoming ice sword that I throw initially.
As panic as she can be, she lost her momentum to defend or just to evade it.
The blade of ice already moved quickly strike Elanor's body entirely, then breaking half of curse power that put me in difficult times as sorcerer.
The system's notification had give me clear direction for my recovered condition.
> Half of Cursed Power had been diminished!
>Active Skill:
Lightning Bolt Gaia EndowmentDivine Thunder Fire Storm Mana Drain
>Passive Skill:
Fire Pillar Mana RegenerationHealth Regeneration The Eye of Sorcerer Air Walk
"Elanor, no!", Vulwin suddenly scream in panic when look her daughter fell with the blade of ice strike her body.
The deadly stare of Vulwin locked at me since he realized my plan is not to quickly targeting him, but remove the curse and controlling forbiden spell for his daughter.
"Sylvana, go with magical spear!", Vulwin quickly ordered his daughter.
With the seconds of speed, Sylvana succesfully created the magical spear, which eventually launched in a super speed that successfylly penetrate Azhog's shoulder.
Azhog grimmed in his pain, forced to walk back a few steps while blood dripped on his shoulder since the magical spear had been quickly struck on it.
But, it doesn't our team is defeated yet.
I took the Dragon Scepter from the System's inventory, quickly cast Magical Magnification then continued with casting a ten rapidly Ice Javelin toward the magic barrier that currently protecting Vulwin and Sylvana.
Sylvana, on the other hand, already manifest another plenty of her magical swords, which quickly launched and clashing each other with my ten ice of javelin.
Due to strentghen attack, some of my remaining ice javelin had managed to increasing the cracking of enemies magical barrier.
The magical barrier finally destroyed after Azhog rise up and smashing those crack with his powered up Legendary Orchish Axe.
The duel between my Ice Javelin and Sylvana's magical sword continues, as the clashing of those two strong spell become an unexpected sparking of fire between us.
After long clashing of spell, one of my Ice Javelin managed to strike Sylvana's right thight, forcing him to kneel down due to injury.
At that very golden moment for me, I quickly run toward Sylvana, not caring about my injuried shoulder and hips due to magical sword that manage to strike me.
I quickly penetrate Sylvana with my blade of fire, made her scream without word due to the extreme pain, even though not as deadly.
Those penetration is useful for crushing the curse that still lingered on my body.
Seconds passed by, Sylvana passed out due to the lose of controlling spell of his father.
My magical power come return entirely now!
>The curse had been lifted up!
>You can use your active spell!
Looking my recovery, Vulwin losing its words.
He even can't believe on how my plan had been successfully destroyed his elf warriors and breaking the forbidden spell that entirely control his own daughter.
Now he's alone, with his remaining power in his hand.
"Let's finish this gently, shall we? I ask you to duel.", I offer the challenge on him
Vulwin take it as a personal provocation toward him, which he accept it as disgrace.
"You pitiful damned skeletal slave! I will end your live with my own hand! It's my oath, Alstair!', Vulwin shouted at me with rage.
Despite his rage, I still choose to calm.
Without words, I asked Azhog to hold himself since I want to finish my business only with Vulwin alone.
This is a duel, that I want to finish it personally.