Legacy of Chaos

by Jackson Bale

But---that---was---expected.

  After---about---thirty---seconds,---I---change---from---defensive---to---offensive,---extending---the---bone---spears---out---from---my---minions,---ramming---them---into---the---boss…---and---not---penetrating.

  “Figured---as---much.”

  The---boss,---realizing---that---my---minion---is---not---able---to---penetrate---the---hide,---abandons---all---attempts---at---blocking---my---spears---and---instead---focuses---on---offense,---taking---all---of---its---arms---to---bear---upon---my---level---87---[Skeletal---Guardian].

  I---smile.

  “Checkmate.”

  I---raise---my---hand.

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  The---adrenaline---is---fading---quickly---and---Dragken---finds---himself---forced---back---onto---the---ground.---Its---is---clear---the---the---strikes---he---had---take---from---the---boss---were---not---fully---absorbed---by---his---armor.---The---sheer---intense---weight---of---those---tentacles---were---able---damage---the---old---centaurs---insides---quite---a---bit.---In---essence,---he---is---useless---now.---His---armor---is---all---but---gone---and---the---halberd---is---covered---in---cracks.

  But---that---is---fine---with---him---because---of---what---is---about---to---happen.

  His---eyes---gaze---towards---the---two---behemoths,---massive---monsters,---one---of---bone,---the---other---of---flesh.---Tentacles,---shields,---spears,---a---fast---mess---of---combat---is---happening---between---the---two.---Unfortunately,---it---is---becoming---clear---that---the---masters---undead---is---sorely---lacking---in---the---ability---to---damage---the---boss.

  Panicking,---Dragken---turns---to---the---Gejan---who---are---standing---and---watching.

  “His---minion---isn't---going---to---win.---The---boss---is---undamaged!”---he---yells---towards---them,---hoping---for---them---to---join---the---battle.---Maybe,---with---their---help,---they---might---be---able---to---do---something.

  The---red---scaled---one---turns---to---me,---easily---the---strongest---of---the---three,---and---points---towards---the---battle,---“The---commander---is---smiling.”

  Following---her---finger,---Dragken---finds---the---master---standing,---watching,---a---huge---smile---on---his---face.---A---confident---one.---He---lifts---his---hand---slowly---and---points---it---towards---his---minion.

  “[Undead---Enrage]”

  Dragken’s---eyes---widen---as---the---masters---minion---starts---to---turn---from---white---bone---to---red---while---its---purple---glowing---skull---begins---to---shine---brighter.---The---undeads---movements---increase---in---speed…---and---the---spears---extend,---ripping---into---the---boss’s---hide.

  “Hah.---That's---the---commander---for---you!---Never---doubted---him---for---a---second.---You---need---to---have---more---trust---Lilly,”---yells---the---one---named---Darrow---as---he---leans---on---his---enormous---shield.

  The---small---white---scaled---one---rolls---her---eyes---at---the---big---man,---“Oh---please,---the---only---reason---that...---what---was---it?---[Skeletal---Guardian]?---Yea---thats---the---name.---The---only---reason---that---[Skeletal---Guardian]---is---winning---now---is---because---of---that---[Undead---Enrage]---skill.”

  Dragken---watches---the---fight,---his---confidence---increasing---as---the---damage---quickly---starts---to---add---up---on---the---boss---while---the---[Skeletal---Guardian]---blocks---and---attacks---with---impressive---speed.---Unfortunately,---that---confidence---goes---away---just---as---fast---as---it---had---come---when---he---looks---towards---the---master---and---notices---a---clearly---growing---frown---on---his---face.

  “He's---not---smiling---anymore,”---Dragken---states.

  “Yes,---something---is---clearly---wrong,”---the---red---scaled---gejan---voices,---her---hands---tightening---around---her---weapons,---“something---isn't---right.”

  “What---do---you---mean?---He’s---clearly---winning.”---Darrow---voices,---squinting---to---better---see---what---is---happening---but---his---low---perception---makes---that---almost---impossible.

  *Crack*

  All---eyes---turn---towards---the---sound,---towards---the---[Skeletal---Guardian]---and---the---cracks---forming---around---its---whole---body.

  *Crack*Crack*

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  Shit,---shit,---shit,---shit,---shit---I---made---a---huge---fucking---mistake.---How---could---I---be---so---stupid.---I---should---have---tested---this---before!

  I---watch---as---cracks---form---upon---my---guardian,---the---poor---thing---quickly---slowing---down,---my---[Undead---Enrage]---skill---beginning---to---end.---I---analyze---it---again.

  Level---87---[Skeletal---Guardian]

  Advanced---level---skeletal---undead---whose---level---is---dictated---by---the---necromancers---level---and---as---well---as---the---level---of---the---bones---used---for---its---creation.---Higher---leveled---[Skeletal---Guardians]---are---both---larger---and---have---more---weapons---at---their---disposal.

  This---current---undead---is---under---the---control---of---Thoric---Elum.

  [Undead---Enrage]:---All---physical---stats---are---increased---by---300%

  Lack---of---muscle---tissue---reduces---[Undead---Enrage]---potency---by---50%

  Have---I---been---so---stupid---to---not---even---test---out---this---skill---on---just---skeletons?---Shouldn't---I---be---informed---of---this?---Why---the---fuck---doesn't---the---skill---description---say---this---shit.

  *Crack*Crack*Crumble*

  I---watch---as---the---skill---ends,---consuming---my---undead,---disintegrating---it.---Then---I---move---and---look---towards---the---boss---as---it---looks---on---confused,---the---wounds---on---its---body---starting---to---noticeably---heal.---All---of---those---wounds---which---I---had---caused,---none---being---strong---enough---to---sever---limbs.

  I---needed---that---full---300%---boost.---All---I---did---was---create---fleshwounds…---and---now---i'm---practically---out---of---mana.

  Berosus’s---eye---moves,---finding---me,---standing---out---in---the---open.---The---monster---blinks,---and---then---it---swings---its---tentacle.

  “Shit”

  I---jump---back---and---cross---my---arms,---taking---the---hit,---feeling---my---arms---break,---air---forced---out---of---my---lungs---as---I---fly---back,---slamming---through---a---building---and---rolling---on---the---ground.---Pain---strikes---my---body,---but---I---Ignore---it---as---I---wiggle---my---prone---body.

  Crap.---Arms---are---broken,---two---of---my---left---ribs---are---cracked…---spine---is---surprisingly---not---severed.---One---of---my---legs---is---dislocated…---the---other…---yea---that---doesn't---look---right.---Ok,---so---I---am---kinda---a---vegetable---now,---but---at---least---a---living---vegetable.

  I---lift---my---head,---finding---to---my---annoyance---that---the---Boss---is---looking---at---me,---staring---at---me---as---though---I---am---some---kind---of---threat.

  “Shit”

  It---raises---a---tentacles---and---slams---it---towards---me.

  “Double---Shit”

  *BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM*

  The---air---above---me---disperses---like---a---small---tornado---as---I---feel---an---enormous---amount---of---mana---released,---an---amount---several---times---my---own.---And---then---my---vision---is---blocked---by---black---fur…---and---eight---massive---legs---indenting---deeply---into---the---ground---to---my---sides.

  Chapter---Thirty---Nine:---Roar!

  “[Summon---Minor---Angel]”

  Mana---leaves---Janie’s---body---in---a---harsh---wave,---almost---two-thirds---of---her---total---mana---pool---flowing---out---of---her---hand---and---into---the---air,---immediately---summoning---her---angel---Ezina.

  The---angel---Ezina---seems---to---spontaneously---form---into---reality,---looking---around---herself---curiously---before---landing,---her---faceless---head---turned---towards---Janie.

  If---Janie---had---to---be---honest,---then---she---would---wholeheartedly---say---that---she---dislikes---the---a
ngel.---Yes,---Ezina---possesses---a---flawless---physical---form---and---has---the---ability---to---communicate,---but---all---of---that---is---still---a---far---cry---compared---to---Mule.---Mule,---though---an---undead,---feels---more---calming---to---be---around---than---the---angel.---This---is---because---she---knows---that---any---order---she---gives---him,---Mule---will---try---to---follow---to---the---best---of---his---ability.

  But---Ezina,---on---the---other---hand,---looks---as---though---she---merely---follows---orders---because---Janie---is---her---summoner,---not---because---she---wants---to.

  “Ezina,”---Janie---calls---out,---pointing---towards---where---Thoric---had---deposited---the---centaurs---which---are---injured---but---still---alive.---“Heal---all---of---those---injured.---Prioritize---those---closest---to---death.”

  “Confirmed,”---Ezina---voices---before---flying---towards---the---injured.

  One---thing---that---Thoric---had---tested---about---the---angel---beforehand---was---that---Ezina---possessed---her---own---mana---pool---as---well---as---having---mana---regen.---As---a---result---of---this---she---is---able---to---spend---and---regain---mana---without---using---any---more---of---Janie’s,---except---for---what---is---required---to---keep---her---physical---form---in---this---world.---Which---is---slightly---more---than---half---of---jessica’s---mana---regeneration.

  Sighing,---Janie---stands---up---from---her---kneeling---position---behind---a---wooden---building---and---moves---around---it---to---see---how---the---battle---is---progressing.

  As---she---is---moving---around,---she---watches---in---shock---as---Thoric---is---hit---hard---by---a---tentacle---and---thrown---through---a---building,---before---slamming---into---the---ground---and---continuing---to---roll---further---for---several---meters.

  Her---mind---stops---as---all---of---her---senses---focus---upon---the---prone---figure---of---the---[Hero].---She---stares---at---his---body---and---only---manages---to---take---a---breath---as---she---sees---his---head---move---slightly.---He---had---survived.

  She---follows---his---gaze---towards---the---boss,---quickly---realizing---that---the---boss---wasn't---finished---with---him.

  “Thoric!”

  Without---thinking,---Janie---panics---and---starts---sprinting---as---fast---as---she---can---towards---Thoric.---She---is---however---a---considerable---distance---away---and---the---boss---had---already---once---again---raised---a---tentacle---and---was---preparing---to---strike.---She---looks---to---Thoric,---tears---starting---to---form---in---her---eyes.

  “Eir…---please---save---him!”---she---shouts,---right---before---a---black---streak---moves---from---the---top---of---a---nearby---building---towards---the---[Hero].

  *BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM*

  An---explosion---goes---off---at---Thoric’s---location,---creating---a---huge---amount---of---steam---and---dust.

  And---then---the---tentacle---strikes,---the---sheer---force---of---the---impact---disperses---the---enormous---cloud.

  She---stops---running---completely---and---halts,---her---mouth---wide---open---as---she---looks---at---Petyr.---No---longer---a---spider---the---size---of---her---head,---instead,---he---now---resembles---a---small---house.

  “Petyr…---is---a---Weaver.”

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  Petyr---quickly---readies---his---body,---strengthening---his---muscles---right---before---the---tentacle---slam---into---him---on---the---top---of---his---head..---The---impact---forces---him---to---crouch---down---slightly,---hurting---his---insides.---The---vibrations---caused---by---the---hit---pass---through---his---whole---body,---down---to---his---legs---and---into---the---stone---floor---below---him.

  Though---painful,---Petyr---feels---that---nothing---important---internally---had---been---damaged---by---the---blow.---Granted,---he---would---have---normally---preferred---to---avoid---such---a---strike,---but---if---he---had---done---so---in---this---case---his---charge---would---have---perished---and---Anansi---would---have---been---saddened.

  Opening---all---of---his---eyes---and---wiggling---every---hair---follicle---on---his---body,---Petyr---glares---at---the---monster---which---had---forced---him---to---transform.---A---being---that---has---just---managed---to---earn---his---ire.

  The---boss---blinks,---staring---surprised---at---the---unexpected---opponent---before---opening---its---mouth.

  *Mhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa*

  The---boss---screeches---at---Petyr---in---a---high---pitch---tone.---One---which---Petyr---finds---utterly---annoying…---and---pathetic.

  The---pincers---on---Peters---mouth---open---wide,---seemingly---moving---to---the---side,---allowing---him---to---open---his---mouth---further,---revealing---sharp---teeth---similar---to---that---of---a---predator.

  And---then---Petyr---Inhales.

  *RRRRROOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR*

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  Petyr,---Petyr,---Petyr.---That---little---guy---really---turned---out---to---be---something---amazing.---Granted,---I---already---knew---he---was---special---from---the---moment---I---first---saw---him.---I---just---had---this---feeling.---I---felt---some---kind---of---weird---kinship---with---the---guy.---So---I---let---him---follow---me---into---the---dungeon.---I---figured---he---was---sent---alongside---me---as---a---guide---anyway.

  That---was---until---I---found---him---eating---the---insides---of---a---monster.---It---was---then---that---I---started---thinking---that---the---little---spider---was---far---more---capable---than---what---meets---the---eye.---But---I---had---no---proof,---so---I---largely---just---ignored---it.

  Until---Now.

  My---body---vibrates---as---Petyr---quite---literally---roars.---Not---a---screech,---not---a---yell,---but---a---motherfucking---roar.---Like---a---massive---tiger---combined---with---a---ferrari.---The---ground---is---literally---undergoing---a---miniature---earthquake.

  Taking---one---look---towards---the---boss,---I---smile---with---glee---as---I---watch---its---eyes---widen---in---surprise,---clearly---not---expecting---the---sound.

  And---when---the---roar---ends,---Petyr---moves,---jumping---from---his---position---over---me---and---straight---towards---the---boss---with---enough---speed---that---it---causes---the---air---to---vibrate---around---me.

  [Advanced---Analyze]

  Petyr,---Scion---of---Anansi---level---178

  In---the---eastern---peninsula,---north---of---a---massive---forest---known---as---The---Living---Wilds,---dwell---a---race---of---massive---arachnid---spiders---known---as---Weavers.---The---spiders---are---massive---in---size---and---all---differ---greatly---from---one---another---by---developing---unique---abilities.

  This---specific---spider---has---the---ability---to---change---its---size,---allowing---it---to---become---significantly---smaller---while---also---hiding---its---ability---to---be---[Analyzed]---properly.

  This---weaver---has---accepted---the---name---“Petyr”---which---was---given---by---the---[Hero]---Thoric---Elum.

  So,---it---turns---out---Petyr---is---the---highest---level---being---I---have---met---so---far.---And---he---is---a---Weaver…---a---race---of---giant---spiders---with---unique---abilities…---and---they---can---roar.---Damn---this---is---both---awesome---and---kinda---annoying.---It---would---have---been---sooooo---fucking---useful---to---know---that---Petyr---was---an---overpowered---goddamn---super---magical---spider…---that---roars.---Roaring---spiders…---I---just…---awesome.---Just---awesome.

  I---watch---with---interest---as---Petyr---jumps---from---side---to---side,---avoiding---the---tentacles---as---they---are---swung---towards---him.---The---speed---at---which---he---dodges---is---impressive.---He---doesn't---go---high.---Instead,---he---jumps---from---side---to---side,---his---eight---legs---keeping---him---from---sliding---on---the---floor,---giving---him---grip.

  “Thoric”

  Moving---my---sight---away---from---Petyr,---I---turn---to---find---a---tear-stained---Janie---staring---at---me.---Her---hands---are---shaking---and---it's---clear---she---is---panicking.


  “So---I---kinda---made---a---bit---of---a---mistake.---My---plan---was,---umm,---doomed---to---fail…”

  She---lunges---forward---and---hugs---me,---forcing---me---to---suppress---a---scream---of---pain.

  “Hurts,---hurts,---hurts.---Adrenaline---is---receding,---pain---is---coming---back.---Please---stop.”

  Realizing---what---she---is---doing,---she---moves---away---from---me.---But---that---only---causes---the---pain---to---lessen---slightly.