Demonic Tree II

CLANNNNG!

I defended with my sword, but five more came, with one from the front and four from the two sides.

I moved to the dodge the ones on my left, while moving my sword to defend against the branch from the front and moved my shield to the right to branches from the right.

Rip!

A ripping sound rang out as one branch of the left cut through my armor from my shoulder.

One of its thorns touched my arm and made a cut.

It was small, but that was all it needed to send pure crystal purple energy into my body.

It was so powerful, that I felt scared and doubted whether my measures would work or not. They felt too powerful and ready to crystalize me as they did to everything.

The measure I had prepared activated immediately.

The sphere made of wholly ancient rune formation lip up and swallowed the energy of the thorn released it. Including sealing the part of my body through which energy entered.