The Golem Mage

As the 15 minute timer neared it’s end, Alec prepared himself for the imminent war, He had two earth crafted spears behind his back as he was staying ready for whatever that was going to come , fully focused on the task at hand.

The entire area was engulfed in silence, that it even allowed him to hear his own breath and heartbeat.

Alec’s serious expression seemed to inspire his golems to act just as tough, He turned his head and glanced at the lady standing beside him, Despite the gravity of the situation, she appeared calm and nonchalant.

Realizing that he was the only one truly taking this war seriously, Alec’s expression grew even grimmer, even the help he had been banking on seems to bail on him.

The countdown reached its final seconds, ”Start now!” the mysterious voice declared once again, it’s impact feeling much more louder than before.

As Alec spotted the Orc Sub Captain, perched atop his direwolf mount, barking orders in their native Orckish language, he commanded two of his Golems to make their move.

Oni and Magneto swiftly sprung into action, Oni conjured a glaive using shadow elements, its chain coiling around his hands and connecting to his main hand, like some type of prisoner Cuffs.

Unfazed by the charging Orcs, Oni swung his glaive horizontally, sending a streak of black light towards them, To the Orc sub captain’s astonishment, three of his top warriors were suddenly split in half from the waist down.

Alec, keeping a close watch on the sub captain, observed the subtle fluctuations in his expression, Oni didn’t stop there, as he swiftly swiped the glaive with his back hand, killing another three Orcs instantly among the twenty coming at him.

A twisted and malevolent laugh could be heard emanating from behind Oni’s mask, signaling his delight in slaughtering the Orcs.

Surprisingly, Oni abruptly halted his forward momentum, perplexing Alec, He planted his glaive in the ground, pointed towards the six fallen bodies, and began speaking in an ancient Japanese language.

A sense of impending danger washed over Alec as he watched Oni with closed eyes, his ramblings escalating, A massive fireball was launched at Oni, yet he made no attempt to dodge it.

Just as the flaming projectile approached, a silver hoverboard carrying Magneto appeared, creating a grand metal fortress in its path.

The resulting explosion flung Magneto away from the battle, but their combined efforts successfully blocked the attack.

Alec noticed the Orc shaman lurking at the back of the army Orcs soldiers, preparing to launch a sneak attack on Oni at the most opportune moment, Alec’s attention shifted to the lady beside him, sensing her continued Nonchalant attitude and he just wonder just how long it would take before she got involved.

”How much longer?”

Magneto’s voice called out after he came back floating in the air with his Board , leaving Alec unsure of its meaning.

He had given his golems the freedom to fight as they saw fit, believing that their Tier 2 golem status had allowed them to develop their own consciousness and independent personalities.

His golems have always been special since they developed intelligence fast in the Tier 1 Golem rank, and he suspected it had something to do with the system, and that is why he has this confidence that they would be an improvement.

”Oni replied in his eerie voice, ”Give me twenty seconds!” He turned his head a full 360 degrees to face Magneto, who hovered in the air on his hoverboard.

”You owe me one!” Magneto complained but he still decided to take action.

Magneto’s hands morphed into claw-like appendages as he descended back into the crowd of oncoming Orcs, His strikes were precise and efficient, elegantly taking down each Orc he passed without a drop of blood staining his form.

Six blue lights shimmered from the bodies of the fallen Orcs that Oni had slain, flying swiftly towards him, The mouth on Oni’s mask opened wide, consuming the souls of the Orcs.

It provoked a pleasurable moan from Oni as three blackish-red souls emerged from his mouth.

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The souls rushed into nearby dead bodies, causing them to twitch and rise, As these dead bodies rose they started consuming other dead bodies , they grew larger the more they consumed, shedding their old, skin that was decaying and sprouting pointed horns, as there new skin was all red as the wore fundoshi to covert there private parts.

These transformed bodies were the epitome of Japanese demons, resembling low-level Oni, they roared into the skies after their transition was complete.

With immense strength, they attacked one of the Orcs together with wild brutality, Blood spattered in every direction, but the newly raised demons paid no heed to their own injuries, they looked nothing like Golems but pure demons that was summoned from the abyss or messenger of death.

Magneto levitated back into the air, observing that Oni had snapped out of his trance state, Oni wielded his glaive once more as the chains started trembling showing there masters excitement as he exuding an eerie smile.

Even though he was up against seven Orc warriors, all of the same realm, Oni held his ground, His six flickering wings behind him detached to become arms adorned with various bladed weapons, Despite the overwhelming odds, Oni stood his ground against the Orcs.

Alec’s mouth hung open in disbelief, Witnessing his overpowered golem summon Tier 1 demons to fight at their command, he marveled at their ability to cooperate and fend off multiple foes.

”I guess I underestimated your power,” Alec muttered weakly with a shake of his head.

Alec weakly smiled as he shook his head, as he looked down, Just at that moment, he realized that the human Puppet next to lady was moving now.

His shocked expression intensified as the Puppet appeared to flicker and transform into an image while advancing towards the battlefield, his speed was way above what Alec could contend with.

The Orc sub captain issued another command, leading twenty Orcs to break away from the main group and head straight for the approaching human Puppet.