Chapter 26: It Was A Trap

With the sword firmly gripped in my hand and the dagger's presence surging within me, I charged toward the menacing demon that had infiltrated the Dagger Academy. The ground beneath me trembled, and the air crackled with tension as I prepared to confront this supernatural threat head-on.

My attack was swift and determined, my blade aimed for the demon's monstrous form. But as I closed the distance, the demon's sinister eyes glowed with malevolence, and it unleashed a surge of dark energy that formed a swirling, demonic magic circle.

In an instant, I found myself caught in the sinister trap, unable to halt my forward momentum. The magic circle pulsed with eldritch power, its insidious energy enveloping me, and the world around me warped and twisted.

A sense of disorientation washed over me as I was transported away from the Dagger Academy, torn from the battlefield and thrust into an unknown location. The surroundings were alien and foreboding, a stark contrast to the familiar underground expanse I had left behind.

I landed with an unceremonious thud on the cold, unforgiving ground, my senses reeling from the abrupt teleportation. The demon's dark magic had transported me to an unknown destination, one shrouded in mystery and uncertainty.

As I picked myself up from the ground, I realized that I was no longer possessed by the dagger's influence. The connection between us had been severed by the demon's teleportation magic, leaving me alone in this unfamiliar and potentially hostile environment, or so I thought...