Chapter 61: The Patriarch’s Awakening
[Quest Completed Successfully!]
[Your masculine anatomy remains perfectly intact and highly dangerous.]
[Distributing Rewards: +20 Mana, Skill ’Aura Manifestation (Fragment)’ Acquired, 500 Shameless Points.]
A sudden explosive rush of pure magical knowledge flooded Leon’s brain as his core violently expanded.
The fragmented skill granted him a highly restricted but deeply profound understanding of how to project his kinetic aura into temporary physical constructs.
He landed heavily on the scorched marble floor panting aggressively while clutching his bleeding shoulder. He had successfully drawn blood from a Grandmaster but his muscles were screaming in agonizing protest under the immense physical strain.
He was incredibly strong but he was still operating strictly on the physical plane.
He desperately needed the Patriarch to wake up.
At the top of the velvet steps Beatrice had successfully popped the cork on the wooden pillbox and poured the glowing golden Aura Cleansing Pill directly into the unconscious nobleman’s mouth.
She utilized her own freezing aura to manually massage his throat ensuring the potent healing elixir circulated rapidly through his poisoned veins just as Leon had demonstrated in the cave.
The dark purple webbing creeping up the Patriarch’s neck abruptly halted its advance.
The golden energy violently neutralized the lethal dark affliction rapidly repairing the severe internal damage that had kept the powerful warlord comatose.
The Syndicate leader slowly pushed himself out of the ruined mahogany cabinet.
His elegant dark robes were covered in dust and half of his ornate silver mask was completely missing revealing a pale scarred face twisted into a mask of pure murderous fury.
He glared at Leon with a level of hatred that could curdle blood.
"You have officially exhausted my patience you pathetic anomaly," the Grandmaster hissed violently as the suffocating shadows around him began to wildly condense into a massive swirling singularity of dark destructive magic. "I am going to erase this entire room from existence."
Before the mercenary could unleash his devastating final attack a sudden monumental shift in the ambient atmospheric pressure brought the entire chaotic battlefield to an absolute dead halt.
The suffocating oppressive darkness of the shadow domain was violently pierced by a blinding brilliant wave of pristine golden light radiating directly from the high backed throne.
The golden aura was incredibly dense carrying a warm majestic gravitational pressure that actively burned away the jagged shadows touching it.
The Patriarch of House Sterling had fully awakened.
The elderly nobleman slowly opened his glowing golden eyes and stood up from his velvet throne. He did not look like a frail old man recovering from a lethal poison.
He projected the terrifying monumental presence of a true Aura Lord.
The Grandmaster felt the searing golden aura wash over his skin and his scarred face instantly paled. He recognized that the assassination contract was completely ruined.
Fighting a fully awakened Aura Lord inside his own ancestral stronghold was by all means suicide.
"Lord Sterling," the mercenary spat bitterly lowering his hands as the swirling singularity of dark magic rapidly dissolved into the air. "It appears your pathetic lineage survives for another day. But the Eclipse Syndicate never forgets a failed contract."
The Grandmaster raised his hand preparing to tear open a localized shadow portal to secure his immediate escape.
He intended to unleash one final highly spiteful wave of explosive dark magic to slaughter the wounded Vanguard knights and the arrogant servant who had humiliated him before stepping into the void.
The crystal bell violently chimed in Leon’s skull projecting a glowing pink text box right in front of his exhausted face.
[Final Siege Quest Issued: The Shield of House Sterling]
[Context: The Syndicate leader is fleeing like a coward but he intends to leave a bloody parting gift. The awakened Patriarch and the Ice Queen are watching your every move. Stand your ground, flex your torn uniform, and claim your absolute heroic glory.]
[Objective: Project your Kinetic Domain to shield the room, visibly flex your heavily muscled chest through your shredded tunic, and loudly insult the Grandmaster’s attempt.]
[Reward: +20 Charisma, System Shop Item ’Grandmaster’s Insight’, 500 Shameless Points.]
[Failure Penalty: The Host will suffer a violent sudden loss of bowel control resulting in a highly disgusting and completely unredeemable public disgrace.]
Leon read the penalty and gritted his teeth aggressively pushing past the burning exhaustion in his limbs.
He stepped directly in front of the velvet stairs placing his broad muscular frame firmly between the fleeing Grandmaster and the gathering golden aura of the Patriarch.
He channeled every single remaining ounce of his expanded mana core and aggressively pushed his Minor Kinetic Domain outward to its absolute maximum limit.
He layered his Kinetic Barrier thickly over his skin and visibly flexed his heavily muscled chest violently popping the remaining buttons off his ruined tailored tunic to expose his rugged scarred physique to the room.
The Grandmaster unleashed a massive concussive wave of explosive shadow magic as he stepped backward into his dark portal.
The destructive wave slammed heavily into Leon’s localized kinetic shield. The sheer force of the impact shredded the remaining fabric of his sleeves and drove his leather boots backward creating deep trenches in the marble floor.
But his monstrous one hundred and fifty points of Strength held the line perfectly neutralizing the shockwave and shielding the exhausted knights behind him.
"Run away back to your shadows!" Leon roared over the deafening explosion projecting his heavy Intimidation Aura. "But for the record you hit like a bitch!"
The Grandmaster’s eyes widened in pure unadulterated outrage at the scandalous insult but the shadow portal violently snapped shut swallowing the mercenary entirely and removing his suffocating presence from the estate.
[Quest Completed Successfully!]
[Your dignity remains flawlessly intact and universally respected.]
[Distributing Rewards: +20 Charisma, System Shop Item ’Grandmaster’s Insight’ Acquired, 500 Shameless Points.]
The destructive shadows completely evaporated from the study instantly replaced by the warm majestic glow of the Patriarch’s golden aura.
The elderly warlord slowly descended the velvet steps his glowing eyes locked entirely onto the rugged bloodstained attendant standing fiercely at the threshold.
Commander Vance and the heavily bleeding Vanguard knights immediately dropped to their knees pressing their foreheads against the ruined marble to show absolute reverence to their awakened lord.
Beatrice ignored all aristocratic protocol.
She rushed down the velvet stairs and threw herself directly into Leon’s arms completely abandoning her strict Ice Queen persona.
She buried her tear stained face into his bare scarred chest and wrapped her arms desperately around his neck letting out a soft broken sob of pure overwhelming relief.
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