annihilations of Styria (chapter 38)

Chapter 37

Sitting on the balcony of the fortress, Lanore and Hector gazed at the starry night. "You were right, this is better than daylight," Hector remarked as they continued to stare into the sky. "I told you," Lanora replied, enjoying the serenity of the night. However, something strange caught their attention. "What is that?" Hector asked as the sky suddenly lit up with a bright orange color. Specks of orange light fell from the sky, floating down into the fortress. One of the guards examined the small marble-like lights as hordes of night creatures filled the entire front and backyards of the fortress, as well as its underground chambers.

"It's beautiful," Lanore said, marveling at the brightness of the sky. "Is this what daylight looks like?" she wondered, asking Hector, who, for some reason, felt a chill creeping from the depth of his soul. "Something is wrong," he said. Suddenly, the nearest door burst open, and a tall woman appeared. She had very pale skin, wore a red dress that only covered certain areas, long silver hair, and bright blue eyes. She looked at the sky before hissing, "What is with the bright bloody light?" One of the marbles fell onto her shoulders, and beneath her facade of disdain, a primal fear lurked.

In the depth of her soul, beyond the hatred for old men and greed for their possessions, there was fear. She dashed back into the fortress, but it wouldn't have made any difference. The entire fortress, nay, the entire mountain, as well as the region several miles away from Styria, was engulfed in bright light. It was so intense that anyone or anything staring into it became blind. A large shockwave followed, sweeping several miles from Styria, accompanied by a resounding boom, before a mushroom cloud appeared.

Above the fortress, far above, were 25 duplicates of Cain, responsible for the atomic strike. The shockwave was enough to pulverize everything, but they were running out of time, so they didn't bother to move. The shockwave and explosion were so loud that neighboring villages, cities, and kingdoms felt it. This was a night etched into history, a night of unfortunate events, a night where Styria vanished from existence, erased from the face of the earth. Vampires would remember this night, a night of fear for generations to come. The cause of all this destruction was comfortably meditating in the stone talisman.

**Scene Change**

In the middle of a desert city, a large number of night creatures stood in front of a tower where a large mirror stood. The mirror was shattered but held together by an invisible weave of magic. It didn't reflect the surroundings but showed a burning place—a large hole in the ground filled with fire and destruction.

A man, with dark skin and a bald head, dressed in a blue robe, stood in front of the mirror. "My God," he exclaimed in horror, feeling the heat, the searing sensation from the fire. He stared at the devastation in his own destination. "What could cause such destruction? Such annihilation?" he pondered, while some night creatures remembered the horrors of hell. The man waved his hand at the mirror, causing it to fracture back into pieces. "There is nothing to conquer here," he said as he dismissed the transmission mirror.

-scene change-

Within the stone talisman, Cain could be seen, seated on a stone that resembled a throne. As he observed, his level increased by three. "Huh, guess they killed the entire city," he muttered, his face devoid of any visible emotion. His gaze remained fixed as he unlocked two new spells, simultaneously upgrading the Immortal Cell spell to the second rank. "Two more levels, and I will go and look for another corridor," he thought, a rudimentary plan forming in his mind. He then took out the pebble he had acquired from Saint Germain, a small but genuine smile gracing his face.

[Name: Cain O'Brien]

[Level: 28 (0/35,000)]

[Spell-Points: 1 ]

[Mana-Charge: 28/28 (each spell requires a single charge unless specified; charges can be regained with meditation)]

[Spells:

Magic-Field: it can only deflect 2 attacks, rank 2 (2 spell points) Cost: 1 charge

Arcane-Blade: three ethereal blades are summoned, rank 3 (4 spell points) Cost: 1 charge

Short-Warp: You jaunt through space for a short distance (150 metres), rank 3 (4 spell points) Cost: 1 charge

Almighty Strike: You clap your hands and create an almighty aura that sends a blast wave out in a 30-foot sphere centred on you, rank 1 (one spell point) Cost: 1 charge

Arc: 2 ball of lightning attack that can jump between foes. Rank 2 (2 spell point) Cost: 1 charge

Duplicate: you can create a duplicate of yourself that only last 1 minute and 30 second, rank 3(4 spell point) Cost: 1 charge )

Golem's Heart: you can create a golem that last 30 minutes, rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 1 charge ) 

Shady Visage: You obscure your own features, for half an hours .Rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 1 charge )

Dragon Form: You assume the form weather full/half form of a wetern dragon, gaining the ability to breath fire, possess tough scales that negate 25% of all incoming damage, gain two wings to fly, and see through illusions for 15 minutes,Rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 5 charge )

Direct Lightning: You fill a 20-foot sphere around yourself with sparks of lightning.Rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 1 charge )

Teleposition: You and your victim exchange places, 1(1 spell point) Cost: 1 charge ) ]

Shadow army: turn the soul of any creature you kill into a shadow soldier, summoning the shadow creature for the first time varies in mana charge, but you can summon them without using mana charge, [0/1] rank 1(1 spell point) ]

Accelerate Self: you feel yourself speed up, to you, the world seems to be moving at a snail's pace for 15 seconds, rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 1 charge ) ]

Reflection: Warding yourself with powerful defensive magic, you gain the ability to reflect spells back at attackers for the next 30 seconds, rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 1 charge ) ]

Ice Wave: After you touch the ground, a thin sheet of ice rapidly extends forth in a 15-foot cone, then ruptures, causing spikes of ice to launch skyward. rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 1 charge ) ]

Atomic Bolt: You conjure a devastating bolt of nuclear power at a target within range, which explodes in a devastating explosion. rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 5 charge ) ]

Star Fire: Invoke a supernova that crushes nearby opponents with unrelenting Forcewhile burning to ashes, rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 1 charge ) ]

Immortal cell: you possess 10 immortal cell that cannot die, age or wither away, that would divide and function like a normal cell but the new cell would not immortal, rank 2(2 spell point) ]

Divine Sense: you can sense anything with 50-foot sphere around yourself without using your sight for the next 1 minute with rank 1(1 spell point) ]

Orbit: any projectile fired towards you is pulled into your own gravity, orbing you around like a planet, you can control these projectiles directions for the next 30 seconds. rank 1(1 spell point) Cost: 1 charge ) ]

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A/N yes, another short chapter, but don't worry though, ITS A DOUBLE CHAPTER.

PS: what cain is doing is accumulating spells, the levelling up would happen during the upcoming time skip in hell.