Fire Mage

Chapter 390: Laney

Snake Fortress, Town of Red Hill, Baron Arwen's Territory, Iron Kingdom.

At that moment, a silver-haired old man stood at the edge of the fortress wall and looked at the cloudy sky in deep thoughts. He had a wrinkled face, multicolored eyes, thick eyebrows, and a long beard.

He was none other than Andy Griffin!

Next to him, there stood a young woman in her late twenties. She had auburn hair, close-set azure eyes, faint eyebrows, an elongated face, and an aquiline nose.

She was Destiny Goddess, Sasha!

She also stared at the cloudy sky for a second and then asked.

"Are you willing to sacrifice for the great Destiny?" Her voice echoed in Andy's ears like divine words.

"It's my honor, Divine One! I will not disappoint you." Saying so, he released his full wisdom power, cast [Wind Wings] spell, and shot up towards the sky!

Soon, he entered the cloudy sky and disappeared from Sasha's vision.

Meanwhile, a smile crept on her beautiful face.

"It's time." She said in a calm tone, tapped her foot on the concrete floor, and then disappeared from there!

...

At that moment, a blurry figure flew from the eastern sky while sending sonic booms and soon moved towards the opposite side at an unimaginable speed.

In just 10 seconds, that figure managed to travel more than 3 km distance!

This figure was none other than Laney Griffin!

After flying for a few more seconds, she soon saw a tall rocky red hill and descended towards it.

Although Andy had warned her not even to land, she felt that he was too concerned.

'Moreover, this spell is already draining my mental power. Although that brat managed to Rank-Up, he is still a newbie. As long as I watch out for his strange black shadow, I can escape without any difficulty.' She muttered inwardly and arrived near a large rock.

In truth, she was very confident of her Rank-4 [Dark Wings] spell.

Unlike other fly spells, this spell could help her fly at the speed of sound. Although she could only use it for 30 to 40 seconds, this was more than enough to save herself from any dangerous situations.

'Even a peak Rank-4 Mage would feel helpless against this speed, much less a newly ranked-up Mystic.' She chuckled inwardly and released her wisdom power, and checked the surrounding areas.

At that moment, she stood at the edge of a rocky hill and looked at the faraway fortress.

'I'm just a few more kilometers away from the town of Red Hill. Hmm, there are no movements in the shadows.' As she observed the surroundings, she suddenly noticed a change around her and soon saw that her shadow rose like creepy snakes!

'What the-?' Before she could even blink, the shadow transformed into a figure of a human.

That figure was none other than Titus!

Upon seeing this, Laney took a step back and shouted.

"Dark Vanish!"

A second later, her body turned blurry and turned into streaks of black dots before disappearing!

In the meantime, Titus unsheathed his daggers and spoke in a bone-chilling voice.

"You can run, but you can't hide from your shadows. Wherever you go, your shadows will follow; so do I!" Saying so, Titus blended with his own shadow and vanished like he never existed before.

On the other hand, Laney appeared at the foot of the mountain and started running towards the plain grassy land.

'H-How did he find me so soon? Moreover, how did he manage to travel at my speed?' Questions whirled in her head.

'Damn it! My father is right; I should've been more careful.' She wiped the sweats on her forehead and got ready for any unexpected situations.

Just as she took few more steps, the nearby tree shadows crept towards her and gripped her legs.

Upon seeing this, she cursed inwardly and stopped running.

"You want to kill me? Then, let me show you the difference in strength." She said in an angry tone and added.

"Mist of Fear!"

A second later, eerie dark smoke came out of her body and started spreading in all directions.

In the meantime, her own shadow once again rose up and soon formed into Titus's appearance.

But to Laney's surprise, he didn't show any fearful expression at all.

Instead, he curled his lips upward and showed a twisted smile on his face.

"You think this mere mist can influence my inner emotions?"

The same illusionary humanoid shadow appeared above his head as Titus spoke.

Although its size had shrunk into 2 meters, its appearance resembled more like the grim reaper from the legends!

It then casually moved its shadowy hand and slashed the illusionary scythe at Laney.

On the other hand, Laney backed away hurriedly, dodged the illusionary scythe attack, and looked at the humanoid shadow warily.

'It's the same shadow monster! What the hell is this thing?' She took few more steps, appeared in the plain area with no shadows, and sighed.

'As long as I watch out for the shadows, I can kill him.'

Yes, she didn't care about the ancient mage's wrath at all.

On the other hand, Titus looked at her coldly and activated his first [Shadow Walker] Class skill.

"Shadow Double."

A second later, his shadows started to twist and rose before forming into a shadowy humanoid figure.

Then, the shadow separated on its own and dashed towards Laney while holding two dagger-like things.

At that moment, Titus also submerged into the nearby tree shadow and disappeared from there.

On the other hand, his Shadow Double soon arrived in front of Laney and attacked her head-on.

Each of its attacks was plain and simple but carried ruthlessness.

Laney also noticed that the strength of that Shadow Double was no less than that of a normal Rank-4 [Shadow Walker] Class Mystic!

'Unfortunately, there is a clear difference between a Mage and a normal class Mystic.' She snorted while evading the dagger attacks, raised her hand, and pointed her forefinger at the Shadow Double.

A rainbow-like jet ray came out of her finger a second later, tore through the Shadow Double's head, and disintegrated it.

She then turned her gaze towards a particular tree shadow and smiled.

"Rest in peace, brat." She said coldly and cast her Rank-4 [Rainbow Jet] spell.

At that moment, a black shadow leaped out of the tree shadows and tried to escape.

Unfortunately, Laney's [Rainbow Jet] spell appeared before the shadow and disintegrated it in a second.

"Success!" The smile on her face widened.

But just as she was about to release her wisdom power, a chilling sensation appeared behind her neck.

Then, an illusionary bony hand gripped her nape from behind and lifted her in the sky.

She tried to resist but couldn't!

She felt as if her whole soul was being pulled upward.

Meanwhile, the grim reaper shadow raised her towards its face and opened its skull-like mouth.

The next second, a pure form of nether energy appeared from its mouth, grasped her soul, and sucked it into its mouth!