"What is this? A wooden stick? Do you expect me to take care of that Fenrir beast with a wooden stick like this? I can just blast it with my mana until it is dead, right?"
Master Fushi did not have an unlimited supply of mana but she did have a lot more than a normal person. She was sure she would be able to injure the beast if she did her best.
But the dwarf looked at her like she had gone mad. He did not have the same expectations of Master Fushi as she did.
"Are you out of your mind, woman? Do you even know what a Fenrir beast is? It is a familiar of the fallen god, a being so twisted that it had gone far beyond human understanding. Magic or mana will not affect it. You will have to purity it and that is where this weapon comes in."
The dwarf explained as he poked the staff in Master Fushi's arms. Then, he tugged the sword out of her hand and held the long stick. It was too long for him to weird comfortably but blue flames covered the stick when he did.
Slowly, they melted the stick into a sword that was light and easy to use.
"Here, try touching it for me."
The dwarf handed the sword back to Master Fushi but it went back to a stick as soon as she touched it. It was useless for her to be its wielder.
"Hmm, another failure it seems. This is the sword of a god and only those who had the bloodline of gods can wield this sword. You will need to find its wielder if you want to kill the Fenrir beast."
Master Fushi was surprised when she held the stick. Now that it had transformed recently, she could feel the way it tried to suck her mana.
But Master Fushi was not compatible with the sword and it was not letting her wield it.
"I understand what you want me to do but right now is not the time to be looking for its owner. Right now, I need to go back to my guild members and save them. Here, hold on to this. I will come back to find you once I find my friends, alright?"
Master Fushi gave a small tracking device to the dwarf and made a promise to come back. She would do anything to keep her promise.
The dwarf looked at the small and round device he was being handed by Master Fushi. He took it in his hands without much hesitation.
"I see. So, you are sure you will come back? In that case, you do not need to wait around any more. You should head back before the Fenrir beast decided to be a problem. The sun does not set in this place so the beast is always ready to kill."
The dwarf spoke and Master Fushi nodded in thanks. Then she was off to find her group and deliver this sword to them. She would make sure the beast was killed and taken down.
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"No, we do not need to dig a hole. I have a better idea than that."
eaglesnovɐ1,сoМ Since Clair had been the one to plan everything out, she was also the one who decided to be the bait to lure out the Fenrir beast. It also helped that she was the one the beast looked most interested in.
She currently ran through the forest and toward the lake in the center of the forest. She needed the beast to be submerged in water before she could freeze it.
While magic did not work on this beast, the forces of nature were different things. They were the bi-products of nature that even the gods could not avoid.
And Fenrir beasts were a being of warmth and fire. It would not be able to function in extremely cold environments unless they were specifically altered for such a thing.
*bark*
The huge dog-like beast was following Clair and she noticed the lake in her line of sight. She used her mana to walk on water and ran across the lake. The beast followed suit; its paws not touching the water at all.
"Shimi, do it now."
Clair yelled as she ran further and further away from the beast. Shimi followed her actions and her wind swiped beneath the Fenrir beast's paws. It caused his magic to become unstable and it fell into the water.
It tried to get up but a strong barrier stopped its first attempt. Keith had layered the barrier and Master Shinzou reinforced it by sucking the warmth out of the surroundings. It was something he could do as a fire user.
"You have tormented enough souls. Now, rest eternally for your sins."
Clair whispered to the struggling beast before her magic surged and it began to freeze the water. The whole lake was a big glacier in a matter of seconds with a huge black body stuck in the middle of it.
They all had managed to take down the huge beast.
"Well, looks like I will have to give up on this material for the time being. It was too dangerous for us to engage with."
Clair sounded disappointed but glad to be alive at the same time. It had been a big decision for her to let the beast go after she had managed to catch it.
"Hmm, I am sorry for this beast but it did try to kill us. So, I guess we are even in that sense now. I just wish it was a gentler soul and did not torment us as such."
Shimi kneeled in front of the lake to prey on the tormented soul that was the Fenrir beast. It was something that the elves did when someone died in their circle.
Once she was done, Shimi got up as well and picked up her purse. Their group was about to leave when the sound of ice breaking reached their ears. The mass of black had gotten up again and it was growling in anger at them.
The red eyes of the Fenrir beast looked mad with anger and disappointment. It wanted to kill and destroy someone. And Keith was sure he was the first one the beast was aiming for this time.
"Grandmaster, watch out."
A stick attacked the Fenrir beast and Master Fushi flew toward the best. The stuck was embedded into the Fenrir beast's side as Master Fushi took a step in front of them to protect them all.
"I hope I am not too late?"
Master Fushi looked relieved to see all of them in good health. They all had managed to avoid being crushed by the Fenrir beast.
The beast roared again and raised his massive paw to crush their party but Keith created a barrier to protect them. Master Shinzou took this opportunity to grasp the stick sword stuck inside the Fenrir beast.
It gave off a weird energy and its mana was testing his resolve. He was almost sure he could hear the sword ask him 'what he wanted to do with his power.'
'Isn't it obvious? I want to help the Grandmaster and my guild flourish. But even more than that, I want to protect people and their dreams. That was what drove me to this position."
It was such a simple yet strong dream. It was also one of the toughest paths to walk and Master Shinzou knew it. But he was not willing to back down or compromise on his hopes and dreams.
The sword in his hand heated up after it received his determination. It was vibrating with power before it turned into a flame.
The Fenrir beast howled in pain as it was forced to burn from the inside.
It took a step back and forced Master Shinzou to pull the sword out of its body. And the wooden stick was no longer a wooden stick.
It had transformed into a beautiful flaming sword with red and orange all over its body. Its flame felt different from mana and just picking it up gave Master Shinzou a rush as he had never felt before.
He felt drunk and sober at the same time. The power was making his head spin.
*Grrrrr*
The Fenrir beast growled in anger, wanting to end this fight before it could be killed off. But the weapon scared him a lot.
How could a human control the powers of the gods? There was no logical explanation for what was happening before the beast's eyes.
"Shinzou, stop playing around. If you can end this, then do it right now."
Shinzou heard the Grandmaster's voice and the flames in his hand felt irritated at the command. The fire was reckless and free. It consumed everything in its path to make way for new life.
It was not going to be bound by anyone but its wielder.
'No, I need to follow the Grandmaster's orders. I need to get a hold of these flames before something big happens.'
