Chapter 44

Note: Thanks to Alex for beta reading this!

A sword of light appeared and slashed for the injured Sulanga. Both Cysgo and Feya had hurt him. Now I just had to finish him. The blazing bastard threw himself to the side. The blade didn’t cut him in half.

But it did bit hard into his side. Blood spurted out of the flames. He screamed in agony as he hit the ground and rolled. Gleaming crimson spilled on the floor. I rushed forward, my heart bursting with determination.

“Howl and rage, let the winds of Lord Anu gust!”

Sulanga’s spell slammed into me. A hard wind struck me and threw me back. I hit the ground and rolled in a clatter of breastplate. I groaned at the force of the wind that had thrown me and coughed as I struggled to stand.

“Graven wounds pulse in pain, let the healing of Lord Dumazid flow!” chanted Sulanga. I knew that spell. Mend Flesh.

Fuck.

I whispered, “Light can bend, let the lie of Lady Sherida hide!”

The invisibility wrapped around me again. I rolled to the right and scrambled to my feet.

“That invisibility is a useful spell,” Sulanga said as he rose, his flames burning hot. “Lightning crackle and hiss, gird me in the love of Lady Uttu.”

Sulanga refreshed his Static Aura. Mine was still active. That wind spell wasn’t an attack, I supposed. It just threw me back. I considered my options. I had to change this up. Go on the melee fight.

“Within the soul slumbers, let the primal passion of Lady Ianna transform!”

Shapechange was a spell I hadn’t used much. I focused on becoming a huge bear, a mighty grizzly. Still invisible, my body expanded. I fell onto my forelegs. My mouth elongated into a muzzle. I had claws. Sharp teeth.

I weighed nearly a ton.

I stalked Sulanga as he looked around. A grin appeared on his flaming body. “If I was you, I would go for melee. Right?”

I didn’t answer. He was trying to bait me. I wouldn’t let him.

“Storm howls, let the tempest of Lord Anu whirl!” he shouted.

Wind exploded around him. Not from him, but around him. It was a mighty whirlwind that engulfed him. A tornado that rose to the ceiling. I stared at it. I had a lot of bulk in this form. Could I make it through?

My Static Aura might not trigger from the wind. A defensive spell. It would trigger against his Static Aura. Our Flamebody spells canceled each other out. He had that dagger, but I still was pretty protected by Granite Flesh.

My jaws would crush his skull.

I charged.

He whirled at my lumbering form, but it was too late. I leaped at the winds howling around him. I struck them only to be flung back by them. I hit the ground with a grunt, my invisibility falling off me. Suddenly, my furry paws appeared.

“Lightning arcs and sizzles, let the fury of Lord Enlil spread!” Sulanga roared.

Before I could even get up, the spell struck my body. Static Aura burst and sizzled out, defending me from that spell. I released my Shapechange spell. I had to speak. As my body flowed back to normal, I stood up.