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The Crimson Elf

Silax a young elf struck by a mysterious illness that takes away his ability to get stronger, yearns for a cure and a way to get stronger. Legend whispers of the World Tree, a mythical entity rumored to hold the key to ultimate power and unmatched healing. Reaching it promises not only a cure but also a chance to reclaim what was taken from him. Driven by ambition and a thirst for strength, Silax leaves home. He spends years searching until one day his efforts bear fruit. What he finds is not the blessing he anticipated, but a curse. It requires a sacrifice, a darkness that must be embraced to wield its might. A power fueled by darkness and life force absorbed from others. This dark power grants him immense strength but test his morals. Torn between ambition and morality, he must make a choice. Embrace his monstrous nature and achieve his goals at the cost of everything or give up on this power to protect the world from its danger. This is a story of the corrupting nature of power, the sacrifice and the cost of achieving ones goals, and the blurred lines between ambition and self-preservation. It's a tale that explores the lengths one might go to in the face of mortality.

kynikoiTDM · Fantasy
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106 Chs

Cunning Animus

Silax looked around and saw that the shimmer in the air was gone. Then he approached Caelrith who had begun to etch some runes in the air.

"Did you kill it?" Silax asked him when he got to the spot where the wolf had been.

"No, Animuses are quite tenacious beings. When they are knocked unconscious, they are transported back to the Astral plane. Although they do loose a huge chunk of their power, it's almost impossible to completely destroy one." Caelrith responded with a shake of the head as he etched runes in the air.

Silax decided to ask something that was bothering him and making feel dissatisfied with himself.

"How did you know that its attack with the ice shards were only meant to break down your ward, so as to letting its real attack go through."

Caelrith let out a sigh and paused what he was doing.