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Time to the end of the challenge: 0s
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At the same instant the chronometer hit zero, all the travelers disappeared. One by one, the portals took those men and women away from that region corrupted by the abyss. The coal trees shook their branches and black leaves to the same rhythm as the intense wind that passed through the region. Amidst the swords and equipment that were left behind, only one person was waiting to be taken out through the portal.
"They are all gone," he said, looking from one side to the other.
Looking down, he noticed that the portal was increasing the intensity of the brightness and color "Heh.... I guess it's my turn"
<Let's go!>
"That's a lot less dramatic if you say something like that" Ryan said to the succubus. <Huh, so you want the hero atmosphere. Sure>. Amidst the black mist and the sensation of teleportation, Ryan's ears were overloaded with Nyx's voice, which began to sing the music of some comic book heroes.
Launched out of the portal, Ryan seemed to be in the same region as before. There was a mountain range circling him, making it impossible to see the horizon. In front of him was a kind of lagoon, completely blue. In the middle of the pond, a magical circle appeared, the design was of a star, with several triangles rotating from side to side.
<That pattern... It is one of the lords of the abyss>
The light brought a giant, the creature was shaped like a man with a head shaped like a three-eyed frog. The creature was completely covered with a black goo, which made it look like some kind of shadow. Opening its mouth, the creature began to converse with Ryan in the common language of the demonic realm.
"What brings the presence of a lord to my region?" The monster said, that creature's eyes were glowing with a blue light, identical to the energy of all the other creatures the travelers had encountered in that portal.
<I'll take care of the translation>
Ryan crossed his arms and faced that monster. Activating his demonic form, he released his flaming aura, leaving his wings spread.
"That portal is leading to my realm, you attacked first" he said, imposing his voice with force.
The lord of the abyss closed his eyes, confused, "But you are telling me to enter the portal, the portal. Why should I enter the portal?" The creature began to react with the same panic that the other monsters had had when they were confronted. "Where is the abyss? I can't talk to it! Where am I?!" The creature began to struggle and scream, as if it was agonizing in pain. "What have you done to me?!" it screamed, before falling unconscious.
<'What was that?>
'All conscious monsters collapse when you talk to them...' Ryan crossed his arms, in his head, he was trying to connect the dots of everything he had ever experienced. 'The ice sovereign, the maiden of the abyss, even the blacksmith of crystaldrift...'
<Everyone was complaining about a different flow of time, we went to Crystaldrift at two different times>
'They become disconnected from the original world, but remain with their memories and their life...'
As Ryan and Nyx discussed this, the creature reared up. This time the monster did not have blue eyes, but a strange white color, it was like three lanterns next to each other. The light was so intense that you could see the trail of it coming out and exterminating the darkness around that boss.
Without speaking a single word, the creature attacked with a slap. The speed was so fast that he couldn't dodge it, falling to the ground with the gigantic impact on his body, however, its demonic aura burned the creature's hand and it began to roar with pain.
Black flames were spreading across the monster's hand, and Ryan stood up with a smile on his face. "First you try to talk, then you attack me. I'll use that later" he said, as he ran his hand over his own shoulders to brush some dust off.
"Phew, I don't think the conversation will move forward" he said. With a snap of his fingers, Ryan increased the spread of the flames on the body of that lord of the abyss who in seconds had his body completed by that black fire. The fire was eating away the flesh of that creature, which was struggling to put it out, the monster's body was covered with a layer of goo that was constantly trying to regenerate itself.
Several magic circles appeared around that boss, the circles lined up in a row and began to shoot lightning at Ryan. With nowhere to run, Ryan activated his new skill 'Dimensional Grip
A dimensional rift appeared in front of his hand, and with all his strength he pulled the lord of the abyss in front of the circles. The attack went piercing through the head of that monster, while Ryan managed to protect himself safely.
Hitting the ground in front of the traveler, the boss stopped the attack and threw Ryan back into a portal. "So you want some time is it?" he said with a confident smile.
'Nyx, try to find out where we are'
<Understood!>
The succubus then emerged in her spirit form and flying up into the sky, tried to save the location in her own head. <We're not that far from the portal, I can see his signature from here>
The portal pulled Ryan out and launched him where the other travelers were. In a wide room with grayish stones, dozens of men and women were lying tiredly. Some were with open wounds, waiting for healers. Others were preparing their own bandages, the situation seemed to be critical.
<We are in a palace in the region of the abyss, we need to be careful>
'Did he send us to his house?'
<Not exactly, that place is only meant to host the bosses of that frog>
Ryan ran out into the corridors, not only wanting to help, but also looking for Kodiak and Ruri. But as he advanced through the rooms, there was no sign of the two.
<Maybe they are already dead…>
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