B3 Chapter 406: Destiny Redux, Finale

Seated at the familiar desk where he had picked all of his spells, Kaius reached for the tomes that littered the lacquered wood and summoned the descriptions of the offerings available.

Tears of Hunlo:

Runic Hymn – Tier II (Evocation)

Affinity: Magma, Fire

Glyph: Drakthar

1200 Mana

Selection Available!

This Hymn summons a trio of large magma orbs that burn with a spirit’s despair. Floating above the caster, they can be fired towards targets at will.

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Starfall:

Runic Hymn – Tier II (Evocation)

Affinity: Celestial, Earth

Glyph: Drakthar

2000 Mana

Selection Available!

This Hymn creates a large celestial field above a chosen point, where small meteors rain upon the ground below in a continuous stream.

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Kul’Toor’s Executor:

Runic Hymn – Tier II (Evocation)

Affinity: Metal, Severance

Glyph: Drakthar

1000 Mana

Selection Available!

This Hymn summons an immense steel blade that cuts and crushes all in its path, and possesses armour penetrating properties.

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Titan’s Grasp:

Runic Hymn – Tier II (Evocation)

Affinity: Stone

Glyph: Drakthar

1350 Mana

Selection Available!

This Hymn causes a hand of stone to erupt beneath a target, crushing them in its grip.

Leaning back in his chair, Kaius couldn’t help but smile. What was on offer was exactly what he had hoped for out of second-tier spells. They were expensive, sure, but each sounded incredibly potent compared to what he already had. Still, with how lean spell descriptions were, it was hard to conceptualize how much stronger they really were.

“Are they really, what, ten times stronger than my current offerings?”

His guide nodded.

“Thereabouts or more. Second-tier spells generally tend to be a bit more efficient in their energy usage. You won’t find them lacking in potency — regardless of what you pick, I doubt you’ll be disappointed by their simple power.”

Kaius nodded, his eyes glazing over as he returned to his spells.

Thankfully, his pick was easy — Kul’Toor’s Executor; Titan’s Grasp; Tears of Hunlo; they were all potent — but he had only eyes for Starfall.

He had been in need of an area of effect spell for some time.

Even against potent single targets like Guardians, he could see it being effective. It was hard to dodge an attack that blanketed the entire arena with a continuous rain of projectiles.

Though, he did admit Titan’s Grasp was tempting. It seemed like it would be difficult to evade, and even if it didn’t kill immediately, it could hamper movement or render a foe immobile.