Arcane Era 3: Rise of the Combat Mage: An Isekai light novel by Darren Hultberg Jr

Author:Darren Hultberg Jr [Hultberg Jr, Darren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The twin suns blazed high in the sky as I stood atop the old tower at Arcwind’s center, gazing out over the horizon with a long, black cloak wrapped around my form. Somewhere, lying beyond the forest that surrounded my village awaited my mortal enemy, the Kel’sar… an enemy I hadn’t chosen, but an enemy all the same.

I grimaced, drawing in draconic arcana to calm my nerves as the weight of the situation began to bear down on my broad shoulders. Despite all of the fights I’d been in since reincarnating, the thought of someone trying to come kill me still felt a bit… eh, unsettling. There was still a piece of me that viewed myself as that wholly unimpressive office worker from Earth. That wasn’t me though… not anymore. I was the Crimson Firebolt, the Winged Death. Ok, so maybe no one had bestowed one of those names on me quite yet, but I was a red-eyed, fire-breathing badass, and I wasn’t going to let myself forget that.

Slowly my gaze shifted over the growing village as final preparations were being made. Rhyllin and Ana were busy training some of my men with the bow. The Seraph sisters had returned as well, and they’d brought with them their own fighting force of seemingly capable soldiers. We’d also acquired a refugee named Rippen, a shaman’s apprentice who’d escaped an attack up north and was eager to return the punishment.

On the other side of the village, the ox-woman Tesna and her armed manservants were busy sharpening their axes (she didn’t want to be near my bonded, apparently). Hells, even Ezry and Efray had committed to the war effort, crafting potions within my makeshift lab.

The plan we’d come up with was a Hell of a gamble, and a few key pieces still hadn’t fallen into place, namely Erin’s return. But if things went right, I was certain we could send these icy bastards packing.

After allowing myself a few more minutes of peace atop the wooden spire, I threw my black cloak back and prepared to climb down. Dani and Cat had been busy zipping up last minute battle preparations, and I was certain they wouldn’t mind the help.

I took in a final breath of cool air and began to turn… that’s when I saw him. Dashing down the forest path was one of our own, a bandit turned guard who’d been assigned perimeter patrol. From what I can tell, his patrol partner was nowhere to be found and the look he wore on his face was nothing short of pure panic.

He’d seen something.

My spellbook manifested at my side as sinewy [dragon wings] sprouted from beneath my cloak. An instant later, I leapt off the tower, gliding down to the village gates where the guard was being let in.

“What is it?” I said, trying to mask the nervous desperation in my voice.

The guard swallowed hard as his unsettled gaze met my own. “They’re coming.”

“How close?” I growled.

“They’ve just reached the perimeter, my mage.”

I nodded, placing a hand on the guard’s soldier.

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