The Ancients World

We've been flying in the direction of The Ice Giant's Mountains for a few hours now. The players have returned by now. So it's only a matter of time before my identity is revealed. I knew it couldn't last forever, but I'm going to miss the easy life I have now. I'm guessing the mountains covered in snow that's a few minutes out are what we are heading to. Sally hasn't said much most of the trip, and that worries me slightly. She must still be thinking about the elves. I won't lie. They are on my mind too. I didn't know the church had the balls to sell me outright to the elves. It makes me wonder what's going through their heads.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath to organize my thoughts about everything happening. With the new quest, I have in Bellvia, that makes a total of 3 I have to do there. The newest one requires a crew to do too. Sally will help with the heist, but it's more than a two-person job robbing a capital cities treasure room. Who knows what else is in there? The Dice of Wayland might be a buffing item. I don't know. Mysterious things I've never heard about are like that. Wayland is a familiar name, though. A legendary smith forged some of the most powerful weapons ever discovered in Ancients World. What does he need with dice?

The mountains are quickly approaching with the speed I'm flying at. "These are the mountains! Slow down before we pass by them!" I dive down and quickly land us. Sally hops off and holds her stomach slightly. "You could have been gentler on the landing... My head spins when we dive at that speed..." I have more respect for what Hailey went through. She doesn't have Sally's stats, and she still hung on with my crazy flying. "My quests says there is a cave up ahead that leads into the heart of the mountain. After that, all it says is to kill The King of The Ice Mountain Giants." So we have to fight a powerful boss.

I don't know the exact details, but she has to be the one to kill the boss, from what I believe. I can handle any of the subordinates. This would have been a perfect opportunity to try out my Divinity Pulse. I'll have to settle with divine pressure exertion. "I'll handle any of the giants that want to interfere with your battle with the king. If you need some backup, let me know." She nods her head and starts to walk forward towards her quest marker. I follow behind her since I can't see her quest marker. She might be strong enough to defeat the boss all on her own. I don't know the full extent of her new powers. So this is also a learning experience for me.

I don't know anything significant about ice giants. In my old future, the rumors from players said they are hard to defeat without help. My wings and sword will cut through them like butter. We walk for about 25 minutes until we reach the base of the closest mountain. I can see the cave entrance right in front of us. I look at Sally, and I see determination and caution. She hasn't faced a creature as strong as an ice giant. A king of this area is even greater. "If you have any advice, now is the time to tell me." I have nothing to give her. They have the same weak spots as most creatures do. Vital organs and the head, the quickest way to kill.

I shake my head no as we walk into the beginning of the cave. The silence and darkness are pretty edging. After we walk for a few minutes, a light starts to be generated. The walls and ground are covered in special ice that glows. Lighting the path as we walk forward on it. "This place is quite beautiful. If it weren't leading to a bunch of ice giants, then I'd say we should take our time to enjoy it." It's a blueish-green glow. It's easy on the eyes and makes seeing everything easy. Sally stays silent at my words. She must be in her head going over what skills to use and how effective they might be. She is immune to ice, but I think ice giants are too.

So she'll have to rely on damage per second and not damage over time with her ice abilities. Any DOT she has would be strong, thanks to her ice element. I have a powerful DOT on my sword that could help. I don't know if it'll steal her kill on the boss though. After walking for 20 minutes, the path opens into a giant chamber with many ice giants. They all turn their heads at us. However, they don't move towards us. "A half-elf and half-angel intruding on my territory... There is a joke in there somewhere." We hear a loud voice speak to us. We look to where it's coming from and see a giant bigger than the rest. This must be the boss. I use inspect on it to see what Sally has to deal with.

[King of The Ice Giants Hul Lvl. 120 tier 2 Race Boss]

80,000,000/80,000,000 HP

[Description: One of the 7 giant kings that rule on this continent. Hul is considered a new kind in the long lifespans of giants. While sitting on his throne for several decades, most kings of the giant races rule for centuries. Hul is far more intelligent than most giants. As well as highly honorable.]

80 million health wouldn't be a problem with me. Sally could do it if her skills are good enough, but judging the look on her face, it's a little too much for her to handle. "Why have you come here. Many know that the giants aren't a people you want to provoke. Judging from the power coming off the half-angel, you could easily kill us all. So that means you need something." The description didn't lie. He is intelligent. I flex my wings and activate divine pressure exertion. All the enemies in this room and within 400 kilometers fall to their knees, including the king. "Perhaps we can talk about this!" This ability is amazing. I can hear some of their bodies and bones beginning to break.

Sally tugs on my sleeve, and I stop the pressure. "I've come to take your mana aura! You can either give it to me and live to see another day! Or you can fight me to the death for it! Just so you know, my friend here won't let me die! So I suggest handing it over peacefully!" Clever words. No one in this room is strong enough to take me on, so giving an ultimatum over life and death can work in her favor. Many ice giants stand up and take a step back. On the other hand, Hul walks down the stairs leading to his throne and stands 80 feet away from us. I don't know what he's planning, but he doesn't look like he will fight. He is smart, though. He might be planning a trap.

He looks at Sally and then me. "You have put me in a difficult position... If you give me something, I'll give you what you want..." Sounds easy enough. I nod my head for him to continue. "Give me one of your feathers. If you do this, I'll hand over the mana aura she is after." Now that is confusing. My wing's feathers don't hold any power... At least I don't think they do. I move my right wing in front of me and pull out a feather. The spot I took the feather from quickly regrows another. I hold it up and wave it slightly. "First hand over the feather, once you do, I'll give her the mana aura." I shake my head no. I'm not an idiot.

He sighs and crosses his giant arms in a pondering form. "Fine, I can only hope you keep your word." He walks up to us and begins pouring power into Sally. She silently takes the mana in. He stops and takes a few labored breaths. I look at Sally in confirmation she nods her head with excitement. I hold the feather out for Hul, and he gently takes it with his giant hands. "I want to give you my word. Nothing nefarious will be done with what you have given me. I hope you will leave in peace." I nod my head and turn to leave behind Sally. There is nothing that can be done with my feather. Suppose there was something that could be done. Then the system would have warned me. As we walk the path back out, a world announcement goes off. It's time.

[World-wide Announcement: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael has been revealed to the church! The church urges that Slayer Zern comes to them right away! Anyone that reveals the locations of Slayer Zern will get gold rewards! All capital and major cities will be put on high alert and have magic devices that scan for Slayer Zern specifically when he gets close! These will only be installed in cities still aligned with the church!]

Those magical devices are what kept track of Blue Chaos when he was revealed. There is no way to avoid them. The only way is to not get close to major cities or an announcement for that city will go off alerting people. It's nice to know that coalition cities won't have them. Once I leave the cities vicinity they can't track me. Bellvia is in the coalition to, so I don't have to worry about that. It's going to be annoying traveling to church-aligned cities now, but none are on the immediate agenda. So I'll still have some privacy.