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Aether Beasts

Long ago a great calamity struck the earth, destroying much of it and merging what remained with pieces of other worlds. With these worlds came Aether, a new form of energy that can allow one to transcend the bounds of normal mortality and human limitations. In a world where humans absorb the essence of aether beasts to gain power, Aiden Hawke joins the class of humans known as arcanists, people who defeat aether beasts and absorb their essence into cores they forge within themselves, and who infuse themselves with the aether that permeates the world around them to increase the power of their body and mind. However, unlike most, Aiden will find that he holds a unique gift and that his journey as an arcanist will not be so simple.

I_S_Rift · Fantasy
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269 Chs

Chapter 76

It took us far longer to return to camp than it had for us to reach the gathering area, mainly because many of us couldn't move at full speed due to injuries or having to carry those who could not move, although we still made good time, but not good enough.

The sound of clashing metal, shouting, and screaming reached us as we neared the steel heart, and we didn't need to see to know what was happening. The twin horn had done as Sandra had predicted. Instead of waiting, or healing their injured, they'd pushed on, and the main battle had begun.

"Those with injuries who cannot fight moved around until you are at the back of our forces," I ordered. "As for the rest of you?"

I took a deep breath as my bark armor formed around my body and spikes hot up from the bark around my hands. "We fight."