Aether Chronicles: Birth Of A Legend-Chapter 62: How Do You Purge It?

Raegar watched as the blonde man sliced the giant worm in half as the force carved a crater in the sand. He shook his head as Lyra appeared beside him and explained. ''That is a Sand Worm. They are at the top end of Tier Two, who ambush adventurers who travel through this floor.''

''Interesting,'' he muttered.

After the Sand Worm was dead, Tarrin killed two more before the group continued through the desert. He soon realized he was burning through water and ran out quickly, forcing him to use Aether.

While he did this, Elaris commented with a raised eyebrow. ''How many elements can you use, Rae? I've seen you use fire, lightning, and water?''

''All of them,'' Raegar answered like it was nothing.

The four adults stopped short as the elf woman muttered with wide eyes. ''Are you the Tetraarch that awoke in Dawnfire?''

Raegar looked at them and nodded. ''Yes that's me, grandfather rushed me away so people wouldn't cause a fuss,'' he explained.

''That makes sense,'' Tarrin added while rubbing his chin. ''The rumors say you were whisked away after your Aether Test which sent the Dawnfire nobility in a frenzy trying to find you but gave up after a few weeks.''

Following that, the group continued across the scorching desert as he thought to himself. 'How far has the news stretched? Maybe the old man will know.'

While lost in his thoughts, a shadow appeared from above, causing Raegar to look up, only to notice Elaris was casting a water barrier that blocked out the sun. He looked at the blue-haired woman who smiled.

''I can use fire and water Aether,'' she explained. ''A strange but useful combination for dungeon exploring or adventuring.''

He agreed with a nod as the ground started to shake, causing Orin to exclaim. ''More Desert Worms are coming!''

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Moments later, the sand around them exploded, forcing everyone to fight as the bear man protected the women as Tarrin sliced the monsters apart. He wondered how to attack the creatures until the sand below him exploded.

Raegar was sent flying high in the air as one of the worms was targeting him. While plummeting toward the ground, he super charged his blades with fire and wind before throwing them into the creature's open maw.

Following that, he used Flash Step to land without hurting himself as his daggers exploded and injured the Desert Worm. Raegar quickly jumped up while summoning his weapons and started attacking the monster.

He was moving so fast, thanks to Enhancement magic that he left deep lacerations all over its body, causing blood to rain down as the battle continued with him using Lightningfire Blast that allowed him to dodge the large beasts.

An hour later, no more creatures appeared allowing the group to rest. Raegar collapsed on a dune while recovering from being sent flying up and down many times, which made him feel like he was on a rollercoaster, as Orin was crouched while breathing heavily.

The bear man was covered in the blood and guts of the Desert Worms while Tarrin lay next to Elaris as the elf woman was trying her best to help them even though she was low on Aether.

'Oh I have potions,' he mused before pulling some out.

Raegar drank a stamina potion and an Aether one that replenished some of his reserves. Feeling revitalized, he rose to his feet and shared a few vials with the others. Their eyes widened in surprise, but grateful smiles soon followed.

The group continued through the seventh as he remembered the bombs he bought from the weapons shop, causing him to take out a Frost one and readied it for the next Desert Worm that attacked.

Following that, Raegar scouted ahead only to come across the light to the eighth floor in the distance, which was giving him an ominous feeling. Tarrin commented from behind. ''It's the devil's, they've somehow corrupted the dungeon allowing the leader to control some functions.''

''That's bad,'' he muttered. ''How do you purge it?''

The older man gave him a confident smile. ''That's our job kid. We will wipe out the devil's and fight their leader, which should wipe out their presence from this place before the exit opens.''

Raegar inclined his head in a nod of comprehension, but the ground beneath his feet abruptly started shaking. A thrill coursed through him as he thought, 'At last, they've arrived. Time to put these to the test, let's hope they hold up.'

An eager smirk tugged at the corners of his mouth. Without hesitation, he hurled a Frost Bomb at the colossal beast charging toward them. The icy projectile streaked through the air and smashed into the creature, detonating in a burst of frost.

A shimmering wave of ice surged over the monster, encasing it in a frozen prison. Moments later, he threw his daggers covered in fire so hot that it turned blue as it connected with the ice causing it to shatter into thousands of pieces.

''What the fuck was that kid?'' Orin asked as the others appeared behind them.

Raegar turned to them with a smile. ''Aether Bombs. I bought them at the weapon shop yesterday.''

The four adults looked at him like he was an idiot before Lyra giggled while asking. ''Why haven't you used them on the other floors?''

''I completely forgot about them thanks to all the excitement,'' he admitted with a sheepish grin, rubbing the back of his head.

Tarrin started laughing before ruffling his head. ''Well from now on you're the official worm killer but watch out for the Death Scorpions. We're approaching their homeland and they're on the lower end of Tier Three,'' he warned.

Following that, Orin led the way, causing Raegar to become paranoid as the group passed through the rockfield. Moments later, the ground next to him erupted as a large pincer flew at him.

He nearly leapt out of his skin, heart pounding, before quickly hurling another Frost Bomb at the monster. The icy blast froze it solid just as its claws hovered an inch from his face as his heart raced.

Moments later, Orin's hammer crashed down, shattering the beast into shards and sending a tremor rippling through the ground. Elaris appeared beside him while making sure he was okay.

''Tarrin did warn you,'' she said before pointing to a black lump in the distance. ''That's a sign of the monsters hiding. The one that attacked you was hidden from sight but now you know what to look out for.''

Raegar nodded with a grateful expression. ''Thank you for the information, but it would have helped beforehand,'' he said with a chuckle while wiping the sweat from his brow.

The blue-haired woman huffed, then started laughing as the group continued through the rockfield while he hunted the Death Scorpions by luring them out with a stone and hitting them by throwing his dagger into their eyes.

Because they were Tier Three creatures, he laced the blades with lightning Aether that burned the beasts from the inside out, thanks to exploding beneath their exoskeleton, causing the smell of cooked meat to waft through the air.

The group stopped after the last fight as Lyra and Orin went around collecting the loot as the dungeon's sun started to set, which lit up the desert in a blue glow thanks to the Tier Three cores littering the ground.

Raegar watched as the elf woman cut off the stingers, causing a confused expression to appear, but Tarrin explained while drinking some water. ''They are sold to the guild, I think we can get one gold per stinger.''

''When will we split it?'' he asked causing the older man to laugh. ''I have loads of room in my magic bag.''

Tarrin patted his shoulder while answering. ''We'll do it at the next Safe Room, it should be at the end of this place. Usually we'll wait until leaving the dungeon, but Lyra says the loot ring is nearly full.''

Following that, the group continued through the desert floor while Raegar killed and looted the monsters they came across. Whenever a worm would appear, he'd throw a Frost Bomb at it before using Stormfire Bullets to shatter their icy prison.

By the time the group reached the eighth floor's Safe Room, which was just a walled-in square with a fountain in the middle that was open to the elements. Once inside they collapsed while catching their breath.

Raegar looked at the four adults and chuckled before setting up his tent to crawl inside while hiding from the scorching sun. Once in the shade he fell asleep as the exhaustion crept up on him.

He felt his muscles ache but thanks to all the fighting the Aether could only slowly heal him. Hours later, Orin's gruff voice erupted outside, causing him to instantly wake up. ''Kid! Get your ass out here. We need to give you your portion of the loot.''

''I'm coming,'' he mumbled while crawling out.

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