HPDBC Chapter 87: A Surpise Family Member
Chapter 87: A Surpise Family Member
Ty slowly regained consciousness, the chill of the mountain snow against his skin pulling him back to reality. He blinked against the harsh winds, the last vestiges of sunlight dipping below the horizon as stars began to pepper the night sky. Near midnight, the celestial display was overshadowed by a massive, ethereal glow emanating from a distant point.
Groaning, Ty brushed a thick layer of snow off his battered frame. His bones ached with the cold, but the sight of the unusual light reignited his curiosity. With a grim determination, he summoned the black flames under his feet, the heat melting snow in his wake as he propelled himself toward the mysterious radiance.
As he approached, the source of the glow became clearer—a structure hidden away in the secluded part of the sky, resembling a vast, black rectangular box. Despite its grandeur, it bore the markings of age, with weathered surfaces that spoke of centuries passed. The artifact floated silently, suspended in the heavens, its doors sealed tight.
Ty reached out, his fingers tracing the ancient runes that guarded the entrance. The characters were etched deeply into the material, each one pulsing with an old power that seemed as if it were drawing breath from the very stars. Whispering the word "Reiesencia," he felt the pure energy course through the door, the barrier giving way with a low, resonant hum.
Stepping inside, Ty's eyes quickly adjusted to the dim interior, only to find himself face to face with a woman holding a crystal. Her expression shifted rapidly from concentration to surprise as she turned to face the intruder in her secluded sanctuary.
Ty, noticing the crystal's glow intensifying upon him, responded, "Sorry, I didn't see anyone else was here. What are you doing here anyways... Ms?"
"I should be asking you what you're doing here in my space," the woman retorted, her tone a blend of curiosity and assertiveness. "This place is locked off from the humans down below, so just how did –" Her words trailed off as her expression shifted from inquiry to shock.
A strand of her bright blue hair slipped between her eyes, and her marble-blue gaze widened. Suddenly, she let out a loud scream, "You're a skeleton monster!!"
As fear flickered across the woman's face, she extended her right arm, bracelets made of crystals chiming softly around her wrist.
Within moments, a small blue portal swirled into existence, and from it emerged a large staff.
The staff was an intricate piece of craftsmanship, its shaft adorned with patterns that seemed to ebb and flow like water.
At the top, a large crystal, matching the hue of her eyes, pulsated with an inner light, radiating an aura of powerful magic.
She gripped the staff with a firm resolve, her stance poised and ready for conflict. Closing her eyes in concentration, she pointed the staff toward Ty and shouted with determination, "Almighty blast!"
A barrage of giant blue energy blasts erupted from the crystal atop the staff, casting a brilliant, flickering glow throughout the room.
The energy crackled with raw power, Ty, caught off guard by the sudden attack, swiftly encased himself in Reiesencia as the first blast hit.
Ty, still in a defensive stance, was slightly confused by the woman's sudden shift in attention. "Are, you, uh, okay?" he cautiously asked, noticing her distraught demeanor.
The woman, looking back at Ty with tears in her eyes, lamented, "No, I just cracked my crystal. It's going to take so much time to fix! I just wanted to sleep all night until the ceremony started, and now I have to figure out how to get rid of you!"
Her outburst, an unexpected mix of concern for the crystal and annoyance over her disrupted plans, revealed her somewhat scattered and airheaded nature.
Ty, with a puzzled expression on his reassembling skull, took in her words.
He also realized that his 'Slow' ability had no effect on her, adding another layer of complexity to the situation.
Her erratic behavior and focus on seemingly trivial concerns in the midst of their confrontation were intriguing and perplexing to him.
Well, first off, you could have just asked me to leave also; why didn't the ability work on you? Much less who are you.
Her tears vanished as quickly as they had come, replaced by a blank expression. "Really? You aren't here to steal all of my stuff?" she asked, her tone shifting to one of mild curiosity.
"And I'm immune to all abilities. I can only be hurt by someone stronger than me," she added, wiping away tears that Ty couldn't see, leading him to assume their presence.
Ty responded, "No-no, I just saw this place lit up while sitting atop a mountain and decided to come see what it was.
The door was hard to open at first, but it opened very easily once I applied some pure Reiesencia to it."
He paused, then added, "I sometimes forget even to use it to enhance my fighting, though. I haven't been a skeleton for too long."
The woman appeared genuinely shocked at the mention of Reiesencia. "Where did you hear that word from?!" she exclaimed, her voice laced with disbelief.
"No one on this planet should know about that; this planet is locked out of using pure Reiesencia anyway."
Ty, placing a bony finger over his sharply defined chin, thoughtfully replied, "That's right, I learned it from a woman named Elithira, but – wait, how do you know what Reiesencia is?!"
Her shock escalating even further, the woman blurted out in a mixture of surprise and curiosity, "You know my sister?!"