A Trail by Fire

Rumble... The ground was shaking as the Ram Profound Beast charged. It's six legs moving with surprising speed. Quickly it was within 100 yards and closing in fast. The three of them really didn't have time to think. "RUN!" Zekith yelled. Kinta with aunt Pol on his back turned and with as much strength as he could muster ran away from this beast. However, he failed to notice that Zekith hadn't moved. Instead of running he was gathering energy at a brake neck speed. Much like an experienced Magi. As they watch this happen. Shock was clearly written on both his aunt and Kinta's face. The first crazy thing he was doing was facing a Profound Beast. Is he crazy? They both thought. The second thing that was absolutely nuts was, The sure speed of how fast Zekith was gathering energy. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. What they didn't know was that Ren had finally decided to help.

"Okay boy, I've kept quiet until now. Kuz quite frankly I wasn't needed and having another mouth in your ear at that time was not what y'all needed. However, things are quite different at the moment. I am also helping myself by helping you." She looked at the Profound Beast. "Alright this is your first test. A trail by fire you could say. Get it right you protect yourself and the others. Miss this chance and die here on the spot." The apparition shimmer violently. She waited for a moment. "You still have the option to leave. By using all of the mage force that has gathered here. You can easily propel yourself past your friends. So the choice is yours. Play it safe or protect them by putting you life on the line." The apparition of Ren looked at Zekith deeply for a moment. Then she turned to the Profound Beast and began to explain. "What we have here before us is a level four Profound Beast. This beast has the fighting power of a level five warrior. But, a level one earth wall can stop this charge or at the least slow it down. Hopefully, this will buy enough time for Krom to come and help. Now repeat after me I call upon the power of the earth. Grant me your power. Geo Wall! I'm already helping gather the needed mage force. All you have to do is channel this energy by picturing what you want and saying the incantation." Ren was very direct.

The shaking caused by the Ram Profound Beasts running turned from a rumble to a quake. The earth looked like it would split at any moment. The golden tattoos on its body were shinning brightly as it used a skill. The ground around them rolled like they were standing in a wave pool. But these waves were made from earth not water. The waves of earth made it impossible to stand firm. Kinta was having a hard time keeping his balance. However, Zekith and the Ram seem unaffected. As the Ram continued its charge. Kinta was now a good distance away from Zekith when he finally turned and noticed him gathering energy in the middle of that Earth Sea. He saw that the earth waves undulated but somehow didn't affect Zekith. He was riding them and still gathering golden energy. Aunt Pol could only watch with bloodshot eyes. The beast continued its charge and was within 50 yards. Rumble! It powered itself to the max. The Profound Beast looked down at Zekith as it hunched over and charged. They could see its crazed eyes flash golden as it dipped it head to mal him down.

Zekith could feel energy flowing through him from the surroundings. He could even see it. Channeling magic or mage force was a mental task as opposed to a warrior whos power was physical. Physical power came from the core of the body. This cultivation was center around a bodies mid section just below the navel. Mage force came from your mind. This power is centered in the forehead between the eyes. Understanding this he quickly pictured a three layered wall with buffered supports in-between each layers for added protection. The space give each wall more effect and increases the difficulty when trying to brake through. "I call upon the power of the earth. Grant me your power. Geo wall!" He spoke the words of the incantation.

At this point the Ram Profound Beast was about 25 yards. This is roughly 75 feet away. It was charging in for the sure kill. Golden light flowing through and surrounding Zekith surged with power as a formation was conjured under his feet. Aunt Pol and Kinta were both dumbfounded. Because they could tell that Zekith was using Magic. But when did he learn that spell? The formation under Zekith's feet shined with intense golden light as the earth reacted. The undulating earth stopped and no longer moved and three massive walls grew forming in front of the Ram. They where extremely thick and had supports in between each layers.

Ren looked at the wall Zekith conjured. "Woohoo!" She whistled. "Very impressive indeed. I can tell teaching you is going to very interesting. This is some wall." She complimented.

Boom! The Profound Beast hit the first wall. Cracks spider webbed it way up the wall. Crumble as the first wall came down. Bam! the Ram hit the second wall. The impact was significantly weaker. But it was still strong enough to destroy the second wall. As this wall fell. He began to worry and wisely decided to retreat. Not getting to far when. Pow! the third wall was hit. However, from the sound everyone was able to tell that this impact was even weaker than before. But cracks still slowly webbed there way across the surface.

"You should actually commend yourself on this accomplishment." Ren spoke to the boy as despair showed clearly on his face. "You did what you were suppose to." Not explaining further.

The Profound Beast finally forced it way through the last wall and was staring Zekith in the face. The Beast now had blood red eyes and a murderous aura. "AAaaaooo!" It screamed as it raised its front two hooved legs. With the intension of crushing this annoying boy. Everyone thought that Zekith was going to die. Even he himself thought he was about to die as the Profound Beast bore down on him. Suddenly the night sky turned red and the heat in the area sky rocketed. A red flash shot past everyone. BAM! A ball with wings and a tail hit the Ram in it exposed chest. Crunch! Sizzle! A crunching sound was heard by everyone present. Then the sizzle of burning flesh. The Ram hollered in pain. Swinging its poison fill tail down for the kill. Swoosh! It came down so fast the three on lookers couldn't see anything. However, A hand came out of the ball catching this tail mid swing. Crunch! "How DARE you try to harm them! For this you shall DIE!" The ball of fiery energy spoke.

"KROM?" Everyone questioned. They had never seen this form he was displaying currently. Apparently, there was more to this man than they had originally thought.

All he did was look back at them and smile. "I will take care of this shortly. Then we will get to the shelter together." Turning back to the Profound Beast. He then looking around at the gully. "You set this up didn't you? Well, no matter. Not all good ideas work out the way we want them to." He was still holding the beast tail when he threw a explosive punch. Boom! The force of his punch combined with the intense heat. There was only one conclusion. This Profound Beast was finished. He calmly walked over to the corpse and extracted the core. Which shined with a brilliant gold color, "Alright you guys. Let's go."