Dark Magus Returns

When Liam discovered the eggshell, he had no doubt in his mind, there was a beast nearby. His instincts screamed it. Looking up, he spotted a fairly large hole in the wall, roughly the size of a clenched fist. Faint light pierced through from the other side.

Quickly, he adjusted his position, crouching so he could peer through the hole. And what he saw on the other side was almost exactly what he’d feared.

He spun around and immediately pressed a hand over his mouth, signaling the others to stay silent.

“What did you see?” Beatrix whispered.

Liam shook his head firmly.

“Don’t speak,” he whispered back.

The warning came just in time, but not fast enough.

A thunderous crash erupted as the wall directly behind him exploded. A massive, green-colored beak tore through the stone and slammed into Liam, piercing his side and sending him flying.

His body burst through the walls of the hallway and shot across the shrine like a cannonball, until he landed hard on the grass outside, back where they had originally started.

“Monster!” Beatrix shouted, eyes wide with horror.

At that very moment, all three of them, Beatrix, Dame, and Safa, reacted instinctively. Qi surged into their legs as they leapt backward at full force, breaking through the hallway walls on their own and landing beside Liam on the open field.

“I’ll heal you,” Safa said as she knelt beside Liam. She knew it wasn’t life-threatening, he’d survive, but a wound that deep was still a pain to deal with.

“Everyone, move out to the open field!” Panla shouted to the students.

They didn’t hesitate. Some burst through the walls, others ran through the doorways, all rushing outside. Eventually, all of the students, including Raze, had gathered outside, still within the shrine’s entrance zone.

Tension hung heavy in the air as they waited, breaths held tight. Then, they saw it.

A large beast tore straight through the shrine’s walls, shrieking as it burst into view.

“AGHHHH!”

The screech was so sharp, so powerful, that it felt almost supersonic. Nearby students winced in pain, covering their ears as the shockwave rolled over them.

The creature towered over them all, an enormous bird-like monster, nearly eight feet tall. It had thick, powerful legs it stood upon, no arms, only large wings folded close to its sides. Its feathers were a dark, mossy green that shimmered as it moved, and its massive beak looked strong enough to crush stone. But the most disturbing part… was its eyes.

They seemed unfocused, glassy, like it was staring off at something no one else could see.

“Well, this is a bit different from the frogs,” Redrick muttered, folding his arms. “Let’s see how the students handle this one.”

From what they could tell, there was only one beast, but the sheer force of its entrance made it clear. This wasn’t a mid-level threat. This was something much more dangerous.

Thinking quickly, the mages struck. Spells launched from every direction, pinning the bird’s massive feet to the ground and encasing them in thick layers of ice.

With it trapped, a barrage of spells followed, fire, lightning, wind, slamming into the beast from all sides. Its head jerked side to side from the hits, but it barely flinched. The attacks didn’t seem to have left a single mark.

“Is it the feathers?” Panla asked, watching carefully. “They seem to be blocking all the magic… even combined spells aren’t doing anything.”

“Get ready,” Luka warned, eyes narrowing. “We may have to jump in any second. This isn’t going to be a walk in the park.”

Suddenly, the beast slammed its head down with incredible force, cracking the ground and completely shattering the ice around its feet.

“Don’t stop!” Chiba shouted. “Keep attacking with everything you’ve got!”

A powerful tornado of wind surged forward, laced with flames that exploded against the bird’s side. The impact was strong enough to push the creature back, nearly knocking it off its feet.

Behind the swirling flames, a glowing white light shimmered, and Piba stepped forward, eyes locked on the beast.

“Thanks for the support,” Chiba said, steadying herself.

“Hey,” Piba replied, “this is exactly what my power’s for. In a situation like this, I’m all in.”

But the bird wasn’t done.

It swung its head around toward the group and let out another high-pitched scream, its beak wide open. The sound wave blasted forward like a shock bomb, aimed directly at the top students.

They reacted instantly, raising a thick earth wall to absorb the attack, but the scream shattered it completely, tearing through the stone.

Then, just in time, Piba stepped forward again and reinforced the mages’ magic. Her intervention stabilized the wall enough to prevent the soundwave from reaching them.

The creature wasn’t finished.

It pulled its head back again and then lashed forward, sending two concentrated screeches straight at Chiba and Yolden. The impact spun their bodies midair and sent them crashing hard into the dirt.

“Alright, that’s enough!” Redrick called out. He was already high in the sky, floating beside Panla.

Panla raised her hands and fired several lightning bolts into the sky. The bolts came crashing down, piercing through the feathers on the bird’s wings and feet. In that same instant, they activated, releasing surges of electricity that paralyzed the beast, locking it in place.

Then Redrick made his move.

He spun in the air, gathering flame into his fists until it formed a massive fire construct, a tiger made entirely of blazing energy. With a roar, he slammed it down like a meteor. The fire-tiger struck the back of the bird’s head with explosive force, slamming it to the ground.

The beast was dazed, stunned by the combined assault. But just in case it wasn’t enough, Luka had already prepared a reinforced earth spike beneath it.

Redrick’s fire punch drove the bird’s head straight into the sharpened stone, ending the fight in a single, brutal blow.

The creature twitched once, then went still.

Dead.

“That one was tough,” Panla said as she floated down beside the others. “It took all three of us just to deal with it.”

“Right,” Redrick agreed, catching his breath. “But… maybe that was the highest-level beast in this whole dimension?”

At least, that’s what the teachers were hoping.

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