2884 Old Magic (Part 2)

Raagu had already faced a similar strategy and she knew how to adjust her spells under any circumstance. She just needed time to correct the runes' sequence according to the new balance.

Time that she didn't have.

The Warp Gate opened despite their valiant attempts to disrupt it and Thaymos the Eternal Fortress crossed it with a single step. The lost city stood over 100 meters (330 feet) tall, its body comprised of lustrous white stones.

For one moment, the image of the White Griffon in its White Knight form overlapped with Thaymos, but the two couldn't be more different. The Eternal Fortress had no wings and unlike the academy, each piece of his body showed clear signs of what building every piece belonged.

The head was a main keep with a metal drawbridge for a jaw and a portcullis shaped to resemble teeth. Two of the many round windows lit with orange light were supposed to be the eyes, or at least that was the impression they gave.