Master Of None



The figures appearing from the shadows was enough to bring the party and royal dragons together. A few of the angels moved as well. But from what everyone could tell, the angels appeared to be suffering the most. It was something that Walker took note of before he even made a report or put his plan in to motion. 

"Ethan, what seems to be the issues? Both you and the Rize empire angels are slower and look worse off than before." Walker didn't say this to put them down. It was his worries that made it clear to them that he was trying to ensure their safety over all else. 

"Mana, you already know how an angel relies on their wings to gather mana for us. But here, there is only that odd toxic death mana and a lot of darkness mana. We are all different affinities and lack the mana we need. We are losing elemental mana crystals too fast as well." This seemed to be worse than Walker executed. 

"I was lucky to stock up then. I always have a lot on hand when it comes to my spatial storage. I have to keep a lot on hand." Walker had emptied his storage when they set out on their journey, but that didn't mean he left behind important items. 

Since the storage had been emptied, Walker had gotten rid of excess monster parts, weapons he would never use, and odds and ends that just piled up. He had kept potions, elemental mana crystals, his useful weapons, and the things he needed to use the portable forge skill. Otherwise, he had the newest items he had found or been given since coming to a new continent. 

Upon seeing the many elemental mana crystals that Walker had, the angels immediately looked to be in better spirits. Once they each started to take the mana crystals, the other soldiers also started to get a little more upbeat. Even though no one had said anything, when they had seen some of their fellow soldiers weaker than before, it had affected their mentality. These things were always there when it came to an army mentality. They could be swayed one way or another based on feelings. Morale was important!

"What did you find? Any way around an ambush?" Gil was the first to ask. He was sure he could fight now, but as Walker had said, he should prepare for worse battles later. The fact that the high elven dagger style could allow him to manipulate the natural mana to even the tiniest degree and attack with it was amazing. He had to use it when he needed it most so that they could destroy powerful undead without needing to seal them in sand. 

"We were able to find the mummified spiky lizards. Monsters that were experimented on and ruined in to old and brutal undead. But they were not alone." Onyx started recounting the things Walker had used his all around appraisal on. "The starving mummy is the worst since they will do whatever they need to take a bite and eat things alive. They are faster and regenerate faster. All that's left of them for life is the feeling of hunger that they wish to fulfill." 

This left a silence among those that listened. A being that died of hunger was brought back just to keep feeling the torturous hunger that had killed it in life. A terrible existence for those that had no choice in how they suffered during life. "We can rid them of this forceful resurrection." Rise softly commented on what they could do. She would gladly purify them forever so that there would not be any suffering. 

Compared to those that suffered as experiments, the starving mummies were more pitiable. They had no choice in anything just like those experimented on. However, they also perished in another way that most likely happened before the ruler of these undead had come to power at all. 

"The idea is that we can't just let them wait for us out. They can move wherever we move since there is a very clear cut market area around the old pyramid. Even the buildings there are large enough to hide many undead from us. That means we can only face them. Or we could only have one person face then." Walker took the lead after Onyx finished telling everyone what they had scouted. 

"You want me to deal with them?" Ignus was slightly annoyed that Walker was trying to look at him and put everything on him. He was a royal dragon and should be respected more. How could they just drop it all on him. 

"That's not just the pain. Because you can take your full form here and can easily reduce these undead to ash, we want you to handle it. The spikes on the mummified spiky lizards and the wrappings on their bodies have poisonous powders all over them. If we touch them we are poisoned. But if you burn them, the poison is gone and they can be sealed or continuously burned." 

The explanation with Mordant nodding behind Walker helped to calm Ignus a little. "Then I will stay here too. The earth mages will move inside the entrances of the pyramid with Walker at the lead. They will handle the undead here. Between Ignus's flames and my wind, we can create flames that constantly burn the undead to ash. No matter how fast they regenerate." Ventus saw that the reason Walker wanted Ignus here was simple, a guaranteed defense against undead that were ravenous and quick to heal themselves. 

"I didn't want to lose two of you here, but the undead that might be hiding around the city…" Walker knew that there were surely more mummified worshippers and starving mummies around. The entire populace of this city had become undead. Therefore, it was easy to guess that many of the undead would fall in to these two common species. Two troublesome species. 

"Then we will turn them all to ash. I can let loose a little." While Ignus took this in stride and relished the fact that he could stretch his wings in his full dragon form, Remey appeared a little saddened. She had been fighting with Ignus and enjoyed someone with a more brutal style that matched her head first battle style. She also had been taken to the sky to throw explosive potions and crush many undead while they descended to the ruined city. A perfect reason why undead had retreated earlier. 

"Bring the flames of battle within and crush the undead there. I will not accept anything less." For Ignus, he saw promise in Remey. It was her attitude, but also her devotion. He had seen many dragonkin dedicate their lives and dragons dedicate their lives in return. Hut when he looked at other races, he was always disappointed. Yet, Remey was an outlier along with the rest of the party. Unshakable devotion to her interests. 

The fact that Remey gladly threw aside her other wants to create affinity potions among other things was enough to change his mind and fill the gap he had when it came to humans in general. "Pfft, my fists will do all the work. Your flames will have to do work out here." Remey's stiff reply was enough to prompt a growl from Ignus. Yet, no one saw it as unfriendly. 

Without any warning, Ignus jumped in to the air and left them all behind. The roar of his that echoed through the ruins next was enough to probe that he had taken his full dragon form. "Well, I didn't expect that he would actually like working with another person. A human at that." Ventus was less rough and even smiled kindly at Remey before taking flight herself. She would help Ignus after the poison powders were burned away. From there, she would fuel his flames and let them burn undead constantly. It would stop them from coming back for a long while. 

The rest of the soldiers began taking their positions. Onyx's fellow scouts had already told them about the entrances and how they would be moving through each one to make the most of things. However, they also told them about the fact that they could not scale the surface due to powerful dark elemental skills stopping many from trying. Even Mordant had backed this up saying that he wouldn't be able to force his way through. 

"Onyx, you did really well this time. I can't say I wasn't worried, but now we are going to do much better." Onyx didn't reply to Walker. He silently took his usual spot on Walker's shoulder and enjoyed the praise while he prepared himself to fight undead. They had a lot of work left to do. 

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