Germination: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure (Battle Mage Farmer Book 2) by Seth Ring

Author:Seth Ring [Ring, Seth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2022-08-22T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

In less than a minute, the enemy mercenaries had been wiped out, cut into pieces by John’s burning blade. Coming to a stop, Ellie hurriedly climbed down from Storm’s back and ran behind some rocks, her face bloodless. Pretending he couldn’t hear the sound of retching as Ellie threw up whatever was in her stomach, John waved his hand, causing the flames that still burned on some of the corpses to recede. With another wave a hot wind sprang up, carrying the thick smell of blood and burnt flesh away. Though it wasn’t entirely gone, it was better than it had been a moment before.

John had spent so long on the battlefield that it honestly didn’t bother him anymore, but from Ellie’s reaction it was clear he was alone in that. Giving Ellie plenty of space, John quickly looted the bodies, making sure to do a check for any identifying marks. Flipping over the mercenary leader, he found a small metal plate tucked into a hidden pocket at the mercenary’s waist. Pulling it out, he flipped it over and frowned. Once again he saw the same sideways eight symbol for infinity. He had never encountered this symbol before except when he had fought Kythov the Eyeless, and he had just assumed it was intended to symbolize the Necromancer’s quest for immortality or his empty eyes.

Yet now, in less than a week he had encountered it numerous times, on enemies who appeared to be unrelated to each other. It clearly spoke to something happening behind the scenes, something that was running under the surface that most people would never encounter. Putting the plate away with the two rings he had recovered from the Necromancer and Assassin, he took stock of the situation. From the sounds of it, Ellie had completely emptied her stomach, and after a few more minutes she walked out from behind the rocks, weaving unsteadily. After helping her mount up, John climbed up on Merlin and they continued on their way. As they rode Ellie could not help but glance back, wincing when she saw the circling vultures begin to dive toward the corpses they had left behind.

“I’m sorry. I’ll get used to it eventually.”

“I sincerely hope you don’t,” John said, shaking his head. “Nothing good comes from violence, but this world seems to have been dragged into a descending spiral of conflict. Every moment you live without losing yourself to it is a win.”

Falling silent, Ellie thought for a moment and then let out a sigh.

“Sometimes, if you want something, you have to give up something else. I want to protect myself, my brother, the farm. And if I have to give up my distaste for violence, so be it.”

Nodding seriously, John jerked his thumb over his shoulder at the scene of death they were leaving behind.

“That’s not a bad conviction to hold. In fact, as we just saw, it’s almost necessary to live in this messed up world. But if you are going to do it, you need to do it properly or you’ll invite more risk than is necessary.

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