Leislet and Acht looked at the pair of ominous red eyes looking at them from behind the crystal walls.
They were as captivating as they were horrifying. They didn't have any emotions, not even those emotions that will make something feel alive, that every creature has. They were basically as dead and emotionless as those of a doll or a robot.
The moment Acht saw them, the pain in his head increased tenfold and made him fall down again, groaning in pain. It was so unbearable that even with his strong will, he couldn't hold himself up or even do anything except for holding his head.
Leislet didn't know what to do as things happened quickly and at the same time. She didn't know if she should focus on Acht who was suffering or on the two eyes from behind the crystal.
As she was having this dilemma, she heard a small sound close to her. She looked at the side and saw that one of the wires that linked the main crystal with the smaller crystals that were in the corners of the room had been severed.
Then, after that, another wire git severed and another after it. In a matter of seconds, all of the wires got cut off and fell down to the ground. She could see clearly as energy seeped out of them and into the air, dissipating quickly.
'This doesn't look good! We need to leave!' She thought as she immediately lifted the groaning Acht up and ran to the exit as fast as she could. She didn't care if this meant they would fail the expedition.
In fact, this was not something a small team could deal with. The abomination inside the crystal was something that could even start a whole war!
So, the most important thing she needed to do was survive…no matter what!
As she ran at her fastest speed. The exit wasn't that far so she was able to reach it quickly.
*Crack*
A cracking sound reached her ear and sent a shiver down her spine. A trickle of sweat ran down her face as she gulped down a mouthful of saliva, not daring to look behind or even think about what was happening.
The moment she reached the tunnel, she threw Acht inside and entered after him. Then, she nudged him hurriedly and shouted, clearly in extreme distress.
"Move! We can't stay here!"
Acht, who was aware of what was happening to a certain extent, gritted his teeth to the point where they started making weird noises. Then, with a decisive look, he bit down on the tip of his tongue as hard as he could. Immediately, the metallic taste of his own blood filled his senses and made him regain some clarity.
Then, he pulled himself up and started crawling as fast as he could. He kept peeking at Leislet behind him who was clearly in more danger than him since she was closer to the chamber where the creature was.
He also could still hear the continuous cracking sounds inside the chamber. They were akin to a symphony of death that was telling them that their end was near. Each crack made Acht jolt slightly and hurry his steps. The pain was indeed still as strong, if not stronger than before. However, his survival instincts dominated his body and made him move even though he should've not been able to.
Then, as they were halfway through the small tunnel, the cracking sounds suddenly stopped and creepy silence quickly took their place.
The two didn't even think about stopping to see what happened and they did the right thing, since a moment later, a strong bursting noise along with a strong wave of energy attacked them relentlessly.
The aura that came to them was so strong that it would put Thyrus's aura to shame. It was just something that should've not existed in this era. No creature, no matter how strong or big it was, should have this kind of pressure emitting from its body.
'Dammit!' Acht cursed under his breath as he pulled out Ooze and created a square-shaped shield that was put behind them to stop the pressure from hindering their movement.
He clearly knew that it was useless since an aura of this caliber could distort the space around them. Forget about this ooze shield he made, even if he put a whole planet between them and this creature, the aura will still reach them eventually.
What Acht intended with that shield is to get them a few milliseconds of time that they could exploit to escape. Every second was very precious after all.
"We are close! We can make it!" Acht said to Leislet.
The black Ooze shield had already been destroyed and turned into its liquid state again. The aura invaded their bodies and made them halt for a moment and freeze like statues.
Then, like some kind of magnet, their bodies started getting pulled back. It was slow at first but it soon picked up the pace and they were going back at the same speed they tried to get out with.
"No!!!" Acht shouted as he dug his hands in the ground and pulled his sword out and used it as a support to stay fixated in his place.
Leislet also pulled out her wand and planted it deep into the tunnel to hold her in her place.
But, those attempts were useless, as in the next second, Acht heard the sound of his sword getting destroyed and the blade turning into small shards and he also heard the sound of Leislet's wand bending to an impossible degree before she lost her grip on her wand.
Immediately, they were both pulled back into the tunnel again at a high speed. At that moment, Acht felt it. A very familiar feeling that he knew very well and he grew all accustomed to.
It was something he used basically every day and it already merged with his life, becoming an indispensable tool he used.
'This creature…can use gravity?!'
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