Chapter 108 - Antares 04.

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Third Person POV

Somewhere outside Orario.

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Riveria, despite her knowledge primarily focused on offensive and healing magic, had a solid foundation in more comprehensive magical theories, the result of decades of study and experience. She approached Lucius, observing the runes attentively. "I remember seeing something similar in an ancient tome in the library of my father's palace," she commented, frowning in concentration.

Lucius looked around the place and turned to Riveria, "Let's first record all the runes, both the runes of Antares' prison and those of the beast itself created by the dungeon." He spoke and took a book from his spatial inventory. 

"How envious..." Riveria commented, since Lucius could bring his own things.

Lucius was not worried about waking Antares, as perhaps only Artemis could do that with her divine intuition. In the following hours, Lucius dedicated himself to studying the magical runes that made up the seal. He knelt beside the defeated monster, his attention turned to the intricate symbols that still glowed faintly on the floor and around the beast.

Riveria also observed the writings, but without success in learning easily, she was impressed by Lucius' concentration at her side. "Do you understand something?" she asked, curious.

Lucius, with his eyes fixed on the runes, nodded slowly. "These runes are incredibly complex. They contain layers of magic that intertwine in ways I've never seen before, it's even more complex than my mana zone."

He spent hours analyzing the patterns, tracing the symbols with his fingers, and murmuring to himself as he deciphered the understanding and patterns in the ancient lines.

"These runes are not just for sealing Antares," Lucius explained. "They are also designed to contain and dissipate magical energy, preventing the monster from using its power to absorb external magic, but it doesn't work with divine magic, so Artemis was walking into the lion's den..."

Riveria, with her own magical knowledge, followed Lucius's explanations. "So, they were created not only to imprison but also to neutralize its abilities. It's a defensive and offensive magic at the same time. It was really necessary to stop Artemis-Sama, otherwise, we would be in danger..."

"We will be in danger anyway, let's destroy the monster anyway," Lucius spoke without taking his eyes off the runes, after all, the runes are weakening, soon the monster will free itself anyway, so he must put an end to it.

While working on the runes, Lucius had a flash of understanding that made him relate the structure of the runes to programming and mathematical concepts from his world of origin. He began to realize that the runes, like programming codes, followed a specific logic and could be 'programmed' to perform specific functions.

"The structure of these runes is similar to programming logic," Lucius murmured to himself without Riveria hearing this. "Each rune is like a line of code, and the way they are organized and interact with each other determines the function of the seal."

Inspired by this revelation, Lucius began to approach the sealing magic in a new and innovative way. He treated each rune as if it were a part of a larger algorithm, carefully calculating its position and relationship with the others to maximize the efficiency of the seal.

Riveria observed Lucius with interest, surprised by what he was doing, joining the seals of a strange line with other symbols she had never seen before. "What is this? Why put points and commas and place the runic symbols inside these strange boxes? What you are doing is quite different from the sealing magic technique here," she commented interested in what her boyfriend was doing. 

"It's like solving a complex mathematical puzzle," explained Lucius. "Each rune has a specific role and less, but when combined correctly, they form a pattern that is stronger than the sum of its parts and more complex commands."

He used his knowledge in mathematics to calculate the proportions and distances between the runes as he began to understand little by little the patterns and some meanings. Furthermore, he thought about the 'programming' of the runes as if he were writing code, setting commands and conditions for a test.

He left his notebook and began to write on the ground, he made a circle around the runes and looked at Riveria, "Come here, place your hand and try to use your mental energy/Mana" Lucius instructed and she did that, the moment she placed her hand on the circle and released her energy, the symbols glowed and a light was created with the effect of an aurora borealis on the ceiling of the place.

"What is this?!" Riveria asked, quite surprised. "It's so beautiful..." She murmured, looking at the ceiling.

"Haha! It looks like it worked! I created a combination that would transform the air density to match the pressure of one of the atmosphere's layers, which is why we only see auroras in the sky, combined with a light effect I put on the runes, it formed what you're seeing..." Lucius said proudly of his discovery.

"That's fascinating," Riveria said, admiringly. "You're doing something that hasn't been done in thousands of years, Lucius..."

Lucius nodded, pleased with the result. "I believe my approach was successful, I can't wait to see the more complex effects."

Lucius wasted no time and began to note down all the runes in the place while continuing to find patterns. After hours immersed in study and note-taking, Lucius finally concluded that he had collected enough information to end his research in the ruins at this time.

"Riveria, I think I have enough for now," Lucius said, closing his notebook with a look of satisfaction. "When we return to Orario, I'll be able to analyze all this in more detail and maybe even start experimenting with these runes."

Riveria nodded in agreement. "I'm impressed with your work, Lucius. I can't wait to see what you can discover with this. This could open doors to a new field of magic."

Lucius stored his notebook and research materials in his magic bag and stood up. "Let's stop here and deal with Antares, I still want to catch that broth that was offered at the inn in the morning, hope they have it for dinner too," Lucius joked.

"You fool, let's finish this then," Riveria smiled.

"Now let's see how to free this monster..." Lucius commented, looking at the large scorpion thoughtfully.

Lucius approached the immense scorpion, Antares, still asleep and bound with runic ropes. With his newly acquired knowledge, he was confident he could release the creature without causing a greater disaster. Riveria remained at his side, ready for any eventuality as she prepared her staff.

Lucius began to attempt a combination that could trigger the seal, but as he worked on releasing the runes, there was a disturbance in the air indicating the arrival of someone else. Artemis, enraged at being left behind, burst into the room with fierce energy. "What do you think you're doing?" she demanded, clearly irritated at being outdone by Lucius hours earlier.

"Artemis, you need to stop. Releasing Antares now is extremely dangerous!" Riveria tried to calm her, but the goddess approached with her bow in hand.

"I don't care! I came here to complete this mission and that's what I'm going to do," Artemis declared, determinedly advancing towards Antares.

"Artemis, no!" shouted Lucius, but it was too late. The goddess's presence, with her palpable divine energy, began to affect Antares's runes. The creature, until then contained, began to stir, the runes around it vibrating intensely.

The red lines on Antares's body began to glow more strongly, and a dark energy emanated from it, as if awakening from a long sleep. The monster began to absorb Artemis's divine energy, who quickly realized the mistake she had made.

"What's happening?" She shouted, trying to retreat, but it was too late. The divine energy was being sucked into Antares, strengthening it more and more, while she became increasingly weaker.

Lucius and Riveria, realizing the gravity of the situation, prepared for battle. "Riveria, we need to contain him before he sucks all of Artemis's energy!" said Lucius, with a serious expression.

Riveria, understanding the urgency, took a combat stance. "I'm ready, Lucius. Let's do this."

Antares, now partially strengthened by the divine energy, freed itself from its bindings, rising in its immense and terrifying form. Its eyes burned with a millennia-old fury, and its roar echoed through the room, a sound that seemed to come from the depths of the earth.

Lucius and Riveria, facing the revived monster, knew they were about to face something powerful, perhaps a level 6 or level 7.

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