Mark of the Fool 4: A Progression Fantasy Epic by J.M. Clarke

Author:J.M. Clarke [Clarke, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2023-07-18T23:00:00+00:00

The Hunter slipped from the trees, peering at the landscape ahead. Rough hills. Grasses. Swamps.

Moors.

And somewhere within this landscape, it could feel the strong pulse of mana.

There were wizards ahead.

And there were a lot of them.

It snorted with distaste… and discomfort.

Chapter 44

Dark Allies and Operation Grand Summoning Ascension

The monster crouched at the edge of a copse of trees as something stirred in the distant landscape.

Something that gave the Ravener’s Hunter concern.

There were few mortals in this land who could call upon mana to wield like a weapon. Yet the ones it was sensing, blazing so brightly with magic, were far from few. This was troubling. The threat was thick in the air, and the Hunter could feel it deep in its core. Where were the two dungeons? They should be near, building armies for their master. It sent its senses out again, searching for the dungeons. Nothing answered. Were they destroyed by the Heroes or these wizards? Were they eliminated by these hostiles now dwelling here?

A growl escaped its throat.

Where had these magic wielders come from and why were they here? Wizards amassing was not natural, and unnatural elements were unpredictable. They must be managed. They must be eliminated. Like the Usurper. And there was no trace of them near or far. At least none that it could sense. Troubling. The words of that priest in Ryeford might be worthless.

The Hunter would have to learn more.

Yet, it was impossible to scout the area ahead with the sun so bright and little cover to hide in. No overgrown places to conceal itself.

Daylight was restrictive. It would be best to wait until darkness fell. With a low growl, the Hunter called a pair of silence-spiders down to it. The soundless creatures crept through the trees on their blade-like legs. Deeper in the wood, the rest of the horde waited, far from prying eyes.

“When dark falls, go, see who invades these lands. Find out who these strangers are,” it commanded. “The poisoned priest said they were foreign wizards, but I want to know more.”

The silence-spiders noiselessly brought their scythe-like front claws together in acknowledgement, then crawled back into the trees to wait, hidden until time for their mission. The Hunter sent out a ping with its senses, and detected mana nearby.

It flinched.

Two new sources of mana reached it.

The first blazed from the wizard’s camp with a crushing brilliance like the sun’s rays. It hadn’t been there earlier, but had simply materialized from thin air like a vengeful ghost. The Hunter clicked its teeth together. It was an awful power. Was it the Usurper? No… no, it didn’t have a Usurper’s stink.

But still, whatever it was could be a great threat. Its master should be told.

The Hunter called ten worker spiders to it, sending them to inform the Ravener of what it had sensed.

“Go to our master with word of this new threat. Move swiftly. It is more powerful in magic than the Sage and the Chosen combined. Go, so that our master can prepare.

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