Zeal of the Mind and Flesh: A Gamelit Harem Adventure (Spellheart Book 1) by Marvin Whiteknight

Author:Marvin Whiteknight [Whiteknight, Marvin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whiteknight Publishing
Published: 2019-06-17T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

I grabbed Nela by the arm. One of the fire wielding elves next to her widened her eyes in sudden surprise and fury.

“Unhand the young matriarch!” She shouted.

I jumped in surprise. I had been certain she was under the influence of Yorik’s spell. How did she break through that?

Thankfully, it appeared she hadn’t broken out of Yorik’s spell after all. I easily sidestepped her blow, and it sailed harmlessly past me. Then I swept her feet out from under her, toppling her into the dirt. I used the same trick I did for the other Songstone clanswomen and buried her neck-deep in a pile of dirt.

I was able to spot her spellheart. It was dangling on a necklace which I yanked off her head.

“The matriarch! Save her! The green swamp bears are attacking! To arms! Songstone clan! Defend the barrels of whiskey! We’ll drink well tonight!” Her shouts quickly became less and less rooted in reality the moment I separated her from her spellheart. Maybe she’d been at a higher level than the others.

That was interesting. I supposed that the spellheart provided some innate resistance to Yorik’s delusion spell simply by existing. Maybe you could block out one zeal aspect by flooding the surrounding area with zeal under your own control. A possible avenue of defense to pursue later.

Still, it seemed that none of the Songstone elves had such a defensive technique. I suddenly realized that this would be a lot easier than I thought. One by one, I went around and collected the spellhearts of every Songstone clan member.

Nela Songstone, the young matriarch, had by far the biggest spellheart. More than that though, it was crystal clear and it positively throbbed with power. It was of the earth alignment, and even though it wasn’t bonded to me I could feel its power. This thing was only a few times bigger than mine, but it was clearly miles beyond it in terms of power. It was like there was a fundamental level of quality different between my spellheart and this one. That was one more secret I added to the list of things I could acquire from the Songstone clan. This sudden attack might just prove to be more blessing than curse.

With Yorik’s help, I disarmed everyone in the Songstone clan. Sava was just as badly hit by the spell as the rest of the elves, so I moved her somewhere where she couldn’t hurt herself. It was very curious how this disorientation spell of Yorik’s seemed to have no effect on me but was devastating to all the elves. That was another secret that I’d have to figure out.

“All right Yorik. You can drop the spell.” Yorik slumped over. Clearly holding that many people in a dazed state had taken a lot out of her.

“W-what!?” Nela Songstone blinked as she came to her senses. “What happened?”

“You’ve been bested by Theo, the genius tactician!” I said in an overly dramatic voice. It was a little over the top, but it would be a good idea to plant her belief in my competence early.

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