Master Of None

With the sudden addition of mysteries to worry about, no one had anything they wanted to add. Not to mention that they were now all feeling the heat coming from the sands and sun. while some of them enjoyed it, the rest were not as happy. This was mainly because any of the frost magic that had been used by the water mages was instantly forgotten. The mud had to be held in place and they were not able to keep it all working like that.

Current had quickly realized just how hard this would be. He noticed that the water was being stolen from around him by the sand and it made him struggle to keep the water in the mud on people’s bodies. This was causing him to utilize more of the mana he had stored which in turn made his need to focus more. The only good thing was that in his dragonkin form he was not losing the same amount of energy from moving as he would.

Every dragon was grateful for their muller dragonkin form. They also were glad they had not brought their elder dragons with them. If they had, then there would have been a massive issue with the sun. That was simply because they would have been covering more area without the ability to transform their form at all. They would have had to turn back and lose their elder dragons for the battles that would happen.

Ventus took the chance to take to the sky but returned shortly, ”I believe that the wind currents above us are much worse than I expected. I can still alter and use them but we will not be flying.” The Fel Empire angels nodded along. They were trying to speak less since they introduced the theory that speaking cause more water to evaporate from a body.

Onyx had taken over conversations as a side job while he focused on absorbing as much light as possible. Multi tasking was not that hard for him since he was able to sit on Walker’s shoulders safely. It also helped them all get the message across faster. This could help since they were all moving very slowly now through the dunes. The very first they had crossed had taken much more time making every soldier understand why the Fel empire struggled so much.

”The wind will stop us from flying and will also halt us from being able to handle any monsters that can fly. It means we will have to rely on you Ventus.” Walker made sure to let Ventus know of his trust in the matter. Playing to a dragon’s pride was always a benefit.

”I will have to take my full form to handle the winds. But this area should have avian species that specialize in battling the desert beasts on the sand.” This wasn’t Ventus being negative but just honest. She liked that Walker was letting her have free reign of the sky here. It put her one foot up when it came to the freedom to fight those incoming in the sky. But it also made her think of what monsters might reign over the desert in general.

”The heat isn’t that bad. It is cooler than my last territory. I hate the light though. The warm heat of magma or flames is better.” Ignus was still grumbling to himself about the bright light. However, everyone could tell he was more than happy to have the sun on his body. He was definitely siphoning out the fire elemental mana from the sun and taking it as his own. Not to mention that his dragonkin were clearly more energetic now that they were moving around the army as the unhindered protectors. Not that they weren’t burdened by the soft sand.

”Hey, that sand dune ahead just shifted slightly. It was only a little sand hut that has to be bad. Should we skit it or face it?” Gil and the elves were watching the sands with their sharp eyes. One of the elves had noticed and drew the attention of the others. That was how Gil managed to spot the next slight movement ahead.

While the entire dune did not shift, it was more of the top. Upon looking carefully without moving, Walker saw a small amount of sand start to shift from the top and fall down. ”I agree, we should skirt it and avoid whatever is there. If it starts to move we can fight but I would prefer to let it pass by.” This seemed like the best move in Walker’s Opinion. Time was already a harder subject right now.

Before they could keep moving though, the dune shifted more and the entire army at the top of the dune flattened themselves along the sand. The Fel empire angels knew the dangers and had relayed this warning right away.

As they hid themselves, the sand ahead moved and showed what had been hiding just beneath the sand. The monster buried was waiting for prey but had clearly been in the process of shifting itself to move to another due to the right for a new hunting spot.

’Camel spider

The camel spider is very similar to many other trap spider monster species. It is developed to have longer limbs so that it can hide itself below the sand better, it is thin so that it can more easily cool itself under the sand. Normally, it will move three to five times a day to find better hunting spots. While nearly blind from the sun, it has sensitive hairs that will sense the sand moving around or above it.

Normally people will avoid the camel spiders if they see them, but if they fall in to the trap the long sharp fangs will erase their life from their body. While the camel spider lacks venom, it is quicker than anyone may expect. It needs to be to avoid burning up or being hunted by the black jewel wasps that dig holes to hunt them.’

The all around appraisal presented some very good information. Walker had never heard of the black jewel wasp but was sure that if it was large enough to hunt a camel spider the size of a small shed, then it would be very dangerous.

What they were all glad for was that the Fel angels had been quick with their movements and orders. There was a clear level of experience when it came to surviving this desert. One that should be respected regardless of the opinions one had. That was why the light affinity Rize empire angels did not hesitate to follow the order as well. They too had heard of the Fel healers acting on the orders of their empire and needed to act the same as not to damage the genesis opinion of the Rize empire.

As if wanting to prove itself to Walker, naturally allowed the normal process of things to take place. He heard a soft flapping of wings before a shiny black shape dove down and stabbed in to the body of the moving camel spider.

’Black jewel wasp

The shiny body that it grows to protect it from the sun is often coveted by some traders since the armor is always good looking no matter the shape. The venom within the wasp’s sting is very potent and will paralyze anything it stabs in to. This is used to paralyze the camel spider’s body as it is dragged back to the nest of the black jewel wasp.

The black jewel wasp hunts the camel spiders because they are the best food for the young larvae to consume so that they can grow faster. The black jewel wasp will often ignore anything that is not their prey unless they are attacked or their nest is disturbed. Many have accidentally collapsed the entrance to their nest causing an attack on themselves.’

”So we have all seen nature take its course here. But we should avoid wherever that black jewel wasp is taking that camel spider.” Walker made sure to point out the direction the large wasp carried the spider off to. It was not a beast they should fight.

”I believed there would be avian m monsters that flew higher. Maybe the ones lower to the sands are more dangerous.” Ventus was sure that the sharpened stinger could easily break through basic armor. She was impressed with how different the monsters on the Sigil continent were. But the small dragon pride in her wanted its body for herself. The dragon’s greed was truly there for every dragon. But they could easily break it away with logic.

”I have to get some of the wasp bodies for antidotes. Not that I can make them here. The sand will ruin it all.” Remey sighed as she realized the new danger of a poison she couldn’t perfectly counter.

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