I used Demonic Beast's Outrage to transform my wings as I let go of where I was holding on. As I started to fall my body started to shift painfully. When they grew as big as I could with my skills level I started to flap them.
"This is not working!"
I screamed as I kept falling. Even though I flapped my wings with all of my strength I kept falling. I at least tried glide with them but wind destroyed my balance and I started to spin in air. Then I remembered something I used against Draco. I created magic shields under me.
"I am a fucking dumbass."
I stood on magic shield I created. Winds threatened me with falling but I stood still. As I caught my breath and balance magic shield cracked. I created another one and hopped on it.
"I can't use them as stairs. I don't have that much magical energy."
I clinged on the mountain again. As I got a grip I looked at my wings. They were big and imposing. They reminded me dragonic wings.
"I wish they also worked."
Maybe I was just sucked at it. Or maybe my wings weren't suited to fly in this conditions. I transformed them back. Having them was like holding an umbrella in windy weather. As I climbed back I devised my plan. Magic shields weren't made to last long. So I couldn't just stood top of them and fired magic.I had to hop on a different one before it broke down. I also couldn't just create thousands of them, otherwise my magic power would be depleted. But I could use them as platforms when I was fighting. While it was still a clunky plan it was better than hugging the rocks. After a painful and long climbing session later I got back to where I saw the goats. They again stood without any difficulty while I was fighting for my life climbing.
"Hey, this place is nearly fucking vertical! Can you guys at least seem a little bothered?"
They looked at me and bleated to me before charging. I waited one of them to come closer. As it was about to hit me I jumped and knocked him of with my tail. I created a magic shield to stand on while goat I knocked of fell to its death. Other members of its herd also attacked me. I did the same trick for several times before entire herd went extinct.
"Baaaa!"
One of them shrieked while falling. I almost felt bad for them. Keyword is almost. If any of them hit me I would also fall to my death. I kept climbing. Sun rose and set. I fought-or made them fall-against several more herd of spider goats. I called them like this because they were like spiderman clinging vertical walls like nothing.
"Then again I am also clinging the same surface."
My fingers hurt really bad due constantly digging to rocks. Also doing nothing but climbing alone slowly drove me insane. I really wished I had some music. It would at least made it less boring. I remembered red-haired Goddess messing with me by singing all day long. Imagine someone singing all day and only you could hear them. Highway to Hell, Welcome to the Jungle and Hallowed Be Thy Name are songs I remember her singing. While I liked those hearing in repeat for several days will mess with you.
"Looking back how I am still sane?"
Maybe I don't. Maybe I went insane. Maybe a little bit. But now not the time for existential crisis. Cawing is back. I spotted a flock of birds coming flying towards me. Four-winged eagles again. When I first encountered them there were 3 of them. Second time they came around 15. This flock had around 30. I was also at disadvantage. While I threw goats of their balance and made them fall quickly same strategy couldn't be used here. I had to fight by creating platform. I created a shield and hopped on it. I created circles, less than before because I had to also focus on maintaining the shield. I again fired countless magic missiles hoping that they would fell to same trick again.
"What?" I blurted out in suprise. Seeing me fire my magic flock split into two. One part went right and other left. From both sides they attacked me using their feathers. While I blocked them with my spear some hit shield I created and I started fall. I created another one quickly. I clicked my tongue as more feathers came towards me. This time I expected my shield the break again and jumped. As I jumped something as fast as wind itself slammed me. With a huge opening in my chest I fell. Due the huge impact all the air escaped from lungs and I had trouble breathing. As I fell I looked at what hit me. A four-winged eagle. Far bigger and its feathers were dyed in a far darker shade of blue. Its wings also looked more like blades rather than normal wings. As I looked at it it started to dive towards me. Even though I guarded it was too fast. Without me even reacting it opened another wound in my side. I growled in pain and transformed my entire body with Demonic Beast's Outrage. While transforming I got even more cuts.
"I can't even see it!"
It looked like a blur to me. While I couldn't fly with my wings, tougher scales and more power would help. I tried to create shields to stop my fall. Everytime I tried to focus it hit me. Due pain and impacr I couldn't focus even for a short time. I opened my wings wide, hoping to catch air and slow down my fall. I was successful to some degree and created a platform finally. I stood there and looked at the blue streak flying around me. I took a deep breath as it flew towards me. Calculating when it will reach to me I swung my spear. As it slammed to my spear I felt platform under me crack. I blocked 2 more strikes before it broke. So limit were 3 strikes. I created another one quickly as I blocked another one. I had to swing my spear before it was even close to me, otherwise I would be too late. Even with predicting my blocking was imperfect. Everytime I blocked an attack I was thrown off balance.
"I'll use 3 skill points to Battle Sense. I'll use all my stats points to raise agility."
(Skill Battle Sense became level 10. Due reaching level 10 this skill can be evolved. Do you want to proceed?)
"Go for it!"
I spat out as I was thrown out of balance and started to fall once again.
(Passive Skill Battle Sense evolved into Mind's Eye.)
This time it was different. I looked at the way blue streak was going to take. I remembered how it attacked. I looked at where it was now.I calculated how fast it reached to me previously. Predicting how it is going to attack I swung my spear. Black blade was met with blue streak. This time streak was blown away, bleeding. It was tougher than its brethren. It looked at me, flapping its wings. I didn't waited it and fired magic. I didn't throw my spear because I needed it to block its attack. If it didn't returned to me in time I would be wounded greatly. I already had several wound covering my body and they didn't felt good at all. It dodged my attacks with ease.
"It is not just speed. It can also change directions very rapidly."
Even when I tried to catch it with firing different directions it still was able to dodge. I didn't cared about them hitting it. I used my magical attacks to make it move in a certain direction. It started to attack me from there. I focused my aura on my spear. I needed to finish it in one strike now, otherwise it would understand my plan. Remembering how Armor used his aura I focused. Just as its wings were about to slash my flesh I slashed with my spear.
(Black Abyss: Purgatory)
My aura left its mark in the air. A black energy just flowing in air. It cut the bird into two pieces. I grabbed it. I used Devourer. I wanted to get its skills so badly. If it wasn't for me evolving my skill and increasing my agility I would be toasted.
(Devouring Four-Winged Thunder Eagle. Two skills can be acquired. Pick one: Passive Skill Wind Riding or Active Skill Lightning Clad.)
"Hmm." It never happened before. But before I have to get rid of other birds. Maybe because they lost their leader, other eagles weren't that tough. They still felt stronger than first ones I met but it wasn't enough to touch me.
"Now, can you show me what those skills do?"