Azaroth nearly smiled. Of course. What is training without some slice of death? He should have known. It seemed like a trap. You need to be in danger to train the essence shield, and it might not even activate.
He shook his head.
The others murmured among themselves, and Stallus asked, "What's to happen now?"
Crypt Master gestured, and power gathered around him, and his will pressed down, shaping the technique he was using.
Suddenly they plunged down so fast they had to close their eyes as the air blurred and rushed into their faces. The ground rose to meet them sharply, but just as it was about to hit them, everything changed again, and they found themselves on top of a rough mountain.
They staggered as the power vanished and they were left standing there as if it was where they had been before all along.
"A…" Alex coughed as he said, "A little warning would have been appreciated, Crypt Master."
