The members of Blue Roses held their breath. Each of them had heard rumors about Hiyama's abilities, nothing concrete, just whispers... but enough to make them uneasy.
Lakyus watched him closely. Any word he said could change everything.
"If he turns out to be a threat to the kingdom... eliminate him," Renner had told her that afternoon, her sweet voice hid her madness.
The princess did not expect Hiyama to give himself away voluntarily, but Lakyus had been preparing for this moment for years. She knew how to read beyond words.
The way he breathed, the tension in his shoulders, the direction of his gaze, even the slight movement of his fingers... all of that could give him away.
Hiyama wasn't nervous, he simply smiled in Lakyus's direction before opening his mouth, "I am..."
*Crack*
One of the enormous beasts, still bound, broke its bonds as if they were paper. Its roar pierced the air, a supernatural howl that made everyone's skin crawl.
The cry was not just a cry. It brought with it a strange distortion in the atmosphere, an invisible pressure that forced the group to retreat.
"Everyone close to me now!!!" Evileye's voice sounds with great power, she moves her hands, whispers a couple of times before launching a magic dome that covers the other girls. Hiyama, for his part, was enveloped in a green light that vibrated softly, protecting him.
The din ceased as abruptly as it had begun.
"I knew there were intruders," growled the Sasquatch, his voice clearer now, but imbued with power. His fur began to change, from the dullest black to pure white with golden highlights, his claws lengthened, growing to a foot long, his face wrinkled, his eyes burned with white flames, and a shining crown appeared above his head.
"My Lord!" cried the other Sasquatch, surprise drawing an expression of devotion on his face.
Gagaran stepped forward, placing his body as a shield in front of his companions. Her muscles were tense, her weapon ready, although she would not admit it aloud, a primitive sense of danger ran down her spine.
Hiyama narrowed his eyes, watching cautiously, "What kind of...?"
"The Sasquatch King," Kel'thuzad murmurs within his mind.
"King...?"
"He leads the secret cult of his race, creatures created by the avatar of a forgotten god, probably the work of The Forgotten One," Kel'thuzad comes to a conclusion before muttering something difficult for Hiyama to understand.
Silence fell for a moment, the Sasquatch, now transformed, watched them silently.
"Can I defeat him?" Hiyama thought.
"It shouldn't be difficult," Kel'thuzad replied, "but be careful: he can communicate mentally with The Forgotten One."
Hiyama lightly scratches his right hand, his eyes focused on King Sasquatch, his brow furrowed, however, he still decides to fight.
"My name is Devas, I am the Sasquatch King, created by our god, C'thun," king Sasquatch spoke, however, his mouth did not have a natural movement, Devas seemed like some kind of robot, moving his mouth mechanically and a voice coming out of his throat.
Evileye stared at him without blinking, her eyes shining with an ancient glow, When was the last time she saw something truly new? A creature like that? A dungeon like this?
Am I getting old? she thought ironically, now she felt that the world was changing too fast, even for an immortal.
"Hehehe, that's not my God, C'thun? Sounds like the name of a new dish at the tavern," Lakyus snapped, her hand closed tightly on the hilt of her sword, and she assumed her fighting stance.
Devas' eyes fell on Hiyama, he immediately noticed that look: the look of a predator identifying the most strong member of the pack.
"Do you really expect me to kneel before C'thun?" Hiyama laughed arrogantly, he brandished his staff and the air around him dropped in temperature.
In the face of the mockery, Devas simply smirks, waving his hands as if to say, "Oh no way," before smiling at Hiyama, his actions very human for a beast.
Hiyama lightly moves his staff. The skull embedded in the staff glows a deep green. A moment later, small trails of ice condense in front of Hiyama before joining together to form a spear.
"Gravity Maelstrom," Evileye whispered, pointing at Devas with a subtle gesture. The ground beneath Devas began to shake as an invisible force increased the gravity where he stood several times over.
"Gravity Maelstrom," Evileye whispered, pointing with a subtle gesture. The ground beneath Devas began to shake as an invisible force increased the gravity where he stood several times over.
Devas' body staggers, his arms feel heavy, his breathing becomes a little more agitated as he looks at the woman wearing a mask, Evileye. "It's a shame," Devas murmurs before lowering his head.
"Take your gift, you stupid beast!!" Hiyama shouts, a moment later his magic condenses, propelling his spear forward at great speed.
The ice spear quickly made a thunderous noise, cutting through the wind at high speed while generating an icy wind wherever it passed. Before anyone can do anything else, Hiyama's attack hits Devas' body.
*Crash*
The ground shakes, a powerful gust of wind spreads throughout the area, and an intense cold reaches the skin of Blue Roses.
However, before the shockwave from Hiyama's attack can disperse, Tina opens her eyes in surprise. She clenches her teeth as her mind quickly analyzes the situation.
Hiyama notices, Devas, the Sasquatch King, has done something, a strange magic spreads rapidly in the air, he rushes at high speed mobilizing his magic to cover his body with his own magic to protect himself.
"Back up now!" Tina's terrified scream echoes in the ears of her teammates, infecting them with some of her fear.
However, before any of the Blue Roses members can do anything, Devas has already taken action.
*Crash*
A powerful tremor in the ground shakes the girls' bodies. It is Devas' powerful leap forward.
The Sasquatch King kicks hard, his body in the air making the girls' hearts feel pressured. "Yihaaa!" Devas shouts as he moves his right arm upward.
Soon, Sasquatch King's right arm is covered with a blue aura unlike any magic the girls have ever seen.
"Move now!!" Tina demands again in absolute terror as she pushes Tia back with all her strength. At a moment like this, where terror rules Tina's heart, her mind can only think of saving her sister.
Gagaran barely reacts, her body trembling as her arms feel weak. Evileye doesn't move, her eyes fixed on King Sasquatch, who will soon fall on them and crush then. Lakyus' legs give way under the weight, and she falls to the ground, kneeling.
"Bone Shield," not far from the girls, Hiyama murmurs, his staff glowing bright green as several floating bones condense and dance around him.
Hiyama once again uses necromancer magic, his body rising into the air at great speed, heading toward the Sasquatch King.
"Now, boy, it's time to show what you've learned," inside Hiyama's mind, Kel'thuzad murmurs with some anticipation, waiting to see the battle between Hiyama and Devas.
Hiyama's body cuts through the wind and causes a small cold breeze as he advances at high speed toward Devas in the sky.
"Huh?" King Sasquatch tilts his head slightly, his eyes quickly shifting from focusing on the girls to focusing on Hiyama. "Trying to interrupt me?" Devas smiles as he lowers his fist at high speed and his body descends.
Devas is not afraid, he is confident in his heart that Hiyama's flying speed is not fast enough to catch up to him, at least not before he kills the girls.
However, "Why do I feel this way?" Devas thinks, he is anxious, his fur bristles, and before he can tilt his head again, Hiyama intercepts him in midair.
"Bone Strike!" Hiyama shouts, moving his right hand holding the staff, pushing it forward as if it were a spear, all while the tip of the staff glows with an almost blinding green light.
*Crash*
The skull on Hiyama's staff penetrates a few inches into one of King Sasquatch's ribs, and a sudden, sharp pain overwhelms Devas' body as he lets out a cry of pain, "Graagh," he screams as he loses control of the magic in his arm.
Caught off guard, Devas was intercepted mid-air and sent hurtling in the opposite direction as a jet of his blood splatters the air.
However, Hiyama does not stop. He raises his staff to the sky and channels more necromantic magic. "Ice rain," Hiyama spits out a few words, and the magic in his body quickly takes effect. Several ice stakes condense in front of him and shoot out at high speed toward Devas' body.
"Gragh," Devas, barely analyzing the pain in his rib, opens his eyes and moves his arms to try to channel some magic. However, his body is met by multiple ice stakes that penetrate his thick skin.
"Aagghh!!" Devas screams as a steady rain of ice stakes pierces his body while he is still in the air, the power of the attack pushing his body against the floor.
*Crash*
The Sasquatch King's body hits the floor, kicking up a lot of dust, and the sound of several ice stakes piercing his thick skin mixes with his cries of pain.
The Blue Roses group watches this without even blinking, having gone from absolute terror to amazement in less than ten seconds.
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