Feeling the pressure of her new attack she quickly fell on her bottom as was quickly gasping for air after summoning a huge burst of lightning falling. As her hands still feel a slight tingle from within but she still uses her hands keeping her stable.
"see that Jin... I can use a lightning magic" she smiled as she had proved someone wrong about not being able to use lightning.
A bit later letting Ralian catch her breath she then soon gets back onto her feet and makes her way towards Gale. Quickly getting Gale out of the books and rubble but notice Gale accidentally fell a sleep as she can hear them snoring, Ralian feeling a bit frustrated bashes her fist onto Gale's head a couple of times till Gale eventually wakes up from the banging metal within their helmet. Gale then looks up at Ralian noticing her frustration towards them "sorry Ralian I did say it was comfy"
Ralian sighs to comfort herself a bit then uses her healing magic in Gale healing what ever pain that was inflicted by that powerful fireball spell and the rubble.
"Thanks Ralian. And I kind of saw you used lightning magic, that was incredible"
"Thanks Gale, cannot wait to rub in to Jin after this is over... wait you were "asleep how did you knew?"
Gale suddenly remembers a little while ago back during Ralian's fight against those living armor. Gale underneath the rubble actually uses their abilities as a changeling to form into a mole and quickly dug out of the rubble as Gale witness Ralian's fight. But she eventually did use bomb arrows and the impact was so powerful it even pushes Gale away from the rubble as Gale as a mole landed onto a table. But it was not just any table, the table Gale had landed on was filled with scrolls, plans, and research that doesn't seemed native to the common language. However, what surprises Gale even more that Gale can somehow read the writing though it is not a common language to read, but the text does seem familiar to the druid handwriting, and Gale can read it thanks to Ralian teaching Gale about the writing techniques from her homeland. As Gale was reading the scrolls Gale notice on the writing was mentioning about four generals of the enchantress. The name Gale read suddenly sparked some curiosity towards them, but though quickly faded as there was a picture of the enchantress mentioned in the scrolls.
Taking a look at the picture Gale was horrified as a massive chill ran down every part of their body, as the picture Gale sees is similar to that of the sorcerer that decimated Gale's home village and killed Gale's friend. Gale wanted to say something but knows if Gale makes any noise then Ralian might hear. Still wanting to keep their identity a secret Gale then quickly tries their best to get back to their armor. But Ralian was almost defeated, Gale needed to hurry and quickly got back onto the rubble, but before Gale could get back into their armor Gale then notice Ralian screaming in rage as lightning were burst from her hand decimating the living armor. Gale was amazed at Ralian finally accomplishing her flaw, but still needs to act quickly. Gale then burrowed into the rubble before she could notice as Gale went into their armor and reforming into their original form and quickly tries to think of an excuse. Gale quickly doze off into sleep only pretending to sleep as Ralian pulled Gale out of the rubble.
Back from Gale remembering what just happened from Ralian fighting against the living armor, Gale looked at Ralian as she has a wondering expression. "Oh... um... well, I felt the vibrations while I was sleeping, though it didn't felt much, but it felt really good while I was sleeping"
Ralian then lifts one eyebrow and was still curious as she wanted to know more as to how Gale knew. She was about to ask but they suddenly felt a slight rumble below their feet they looked down as to wonder what was the strange rumble they were feeling.
Then suddenly a huge explosion below them as they both plummet, two floors down in the palace as they both fall into the dinning room and the table breaking their fall but sustaining injuries after the fall. "Ralian do you think you can heal multiple injuries at once"
"We're... about to find out" as they both lay onto the rubble taking their time before they make their move.
Meanwhile Jin, Venny and Dani are having a ferocious battle against Handikiz each of them summoning each of their magic trying to find a perfect opportunity to strike. While Handikiz using both fireball spells, and earth spells on them, but Dani is countering them with her own fireball spells as Venny activates his blood magic and smashes through all the boulders into multiple piece. While spikes appearing from the ground, and Jin leaping above them as to provide aerial support summon air streams from above and aiming towards Handikiz. Even creating wind constructs to get the upper hand against Handikiz distracting him long enough for them to attack, but Handikiz always seemed to react quick enough. As he quickly decimates most of the wind constructs created by Jin and retaliates back, as they are now firing their most powerful attacks to each other back and forth.
"You think you're petty spells would stop me a second time!"
"And who said we haven't been rusty" as Jin summons a burst of wind below Handikiz as it's launched upwards and gets kicked back down towards the ground by Venny and Dani attempts to attack Handikiz preparing a leaping strike towards him but Handikiz summons a barrier on his arm to block her attack. Frustrating them all for Handikiz's strong defence against their methods of attack.
"My grandfather trusted you. I trusted you. And yet you were plotting for more power, for your own benefits" as Dani continues to clash her blade onto Handikiz's staff trying to break it in the process. But Handkiz quickly pushes her back but creating a shield around his staff blocking her attacks.
"No but yet you follow every order I gave you without question. And it was thanks to you and your naive grandfather is how I gained this much power"
"You were always so despicable I should have been more observant with you." Dani quickly kicks Handikiz back away from her.
"Knowing back when Jin and Venny were hunted you down, if I had learned their motives and reasoning then I would have given you up despite me getting a bad lecture from my grandfather"
Then summoning a huge shockwave that launched Dani a far distance as she was about to crash into a pillar but was quickly caught by Venny as they crashed into a wall, and Jin retaliated towards Handikiz by crashing towards him and they both fall three more floors in the palace and crash into the throne room of King Zinch the great leader of Alvera.
"Well isn't this poetic. We always think we were above kings" Handikiz reminiscing a bit from the past but Handikiz doesn't get a response from Jin as he stand there with rage in those eyes.
"What wrong Jin, you still made that I killed your brother" as Handikiz was about to finish his sentence Jin is already behind him, and gets kick from the back as he rotates his whole body and launch Handikiz towards a pillar.
"You don't get the right to call yourself king" soon a vortex of wind surrounds them both "you were weak and always weak. The fundamentals of a King requires great wisdom and leadership and you have none to display, and will never shown by a coward such as yourself." Handikiz hearing the mockery from Jin's words suddenly gets him furious as well as they both some great hatred towards each other.
"You shut up. I am much more powerful than ever" Handikiz then fires a few fireballs at Jin, but then a grab hand made of wind grabs Handikiz and smashed him in the ground as the fireballs were quickly swept away by Jin.
"You only get power through deception, and lies, and this spells you have were nothing but stolen from other mages and wizards. And to those who you have conned for over the years, including me and my brother"
"he did what?" from across the entire thrown room they heard a voice echoing in confusion and horror.
Suddenly the vortex soon disappeared as they both look as who witness them fight, and it was the king himself the king of Alvera. King Zinch in the front door of his own throne room. The look on his face was filled with horror and confusion as what he sees in front of him was the former great mage, and the one who slain him all those years ago.
(End of chapter 17)