By the Grace of the Gods: Volume 14 [Parts 1 to 5] by Roy

Author:Roy
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 8, Episode 23: The Starving Gallows

“Shadow Bind,” Remily chanted, and two ropes woven of darkness shot out from the floor and wrenched the lances away from the sets of armor. Immediately, both sets of armor clattered to the floor like marionettes with their strings cut.

“They’re detained,” Remily announced.

“That was easy.” I watched the shadow-bound lances flailing on the ground as if unseen wielders were pulling on them. That, plus the fact that I was detecting more magical energy from the lances than from the sets of armor, meant that the weapons were the monsters. Roaming weapons, as they were called, were a type of Undead that moved and attacked the living of their own accord. From what I was told, weapons left abandoned for a long time in an area rich with magical energy and weapons that had taken many—human or monster—lives were more prone to become roaming weapons.

“Where did these sets of armor, or the weapons the wardens were wielding yesterday, for that matter, come from?” I asked.

“Remember how zombies and skeletons regenerate when damaged? Advanced Undead species create weapons and armor as a part of themselves,” Reinbach explained.

“The theory is that they are driven to manifest their living form as much as possible, equipment included,” Sebas said.

“I see...” I replied as the roaming weapons thrashed about.

But as soon as Remily hit them with Light Balls, they stopped moving. The ropes of shadow released them, and the lances clanged onto the floor like the inanimate objects they now were. Light magic remained highly effective against the Undead, even when they were in weapon form.

Still, my curiosity was piqued by something else. “So that’s shadow magic.”

“Shadow Bind. Like you saw, it’s a spell that binds the enemy with ropes materialized from shadow. It’s one of the more difficult spells, but you can control the ropes you create, so it can come in handy in different situations. Binding an enemy is one, but you can also use it to tie something down, or even as a lifeline if it comes to it,” Remily explained.

“I would love to learn it.”

“I thought so. Once we harvest some midnight dew, I’ll walk you through it. Watch this.” Remily pointed to the lances on the ground. “Despell.” A dull glow enveloped the lances, then seeped into the weapons. “Roaming weapons revert to normal weapons once you defeat them, but sometimes residual Dark magical energy can harm its next owner in the form of a curse. Despell is a curse-breaking spell. As long as you cast it on them, the weapons are safe to use or sell. Despell is also a good counter against curses made from Dark magic. I’ll teach you that one later too.”

“Thank you, that’d be great,” I said, already looking forward to it. With the Starving Gallows feet away, I was itching to secure some midnight dew and get to that... But judging by the several sources of magical energy beyond the door, it would not be smooth sailing yet. “We have company.

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