Chapter 537
'Why was he scared of fire, then?' Solus asked .
'Probably because he was a normal ogre until not long ago . All living beings are naturally afraid of fire . He had yet to realize that with no vitals and with light magic at his disposal, fire is a small threat for a water based creature like he was . '
\"Stop wasting time . You strong, master can use you . \" Lith turned toward the source of the voice, yet neither Life Vision nor mana sense showed anything . At least not until a hunched figure literally emerged from the shadows .
The creature didn't resemble anything Lith had ever seen before, nor was it listed in any of the bestiaries he possessed . It was a small humanoid, barely 1 . 3 meters (4'3\") tall, with pale grey skin and thick grizzled hair .
Judging by his appearance and his voice, he seemed to be a male . He had small pointed ears, pitch black eyes, and was wearing a mage's robe . Despite his jagged teeth and the claws at the end of his limbs, it didn't look menacing .
The creature's life force was slightly better than the average adult man, while his blood core was almost completely black . Lith didn't underestimate him and silently weaved more spells in case looks were proverbially deceiving .
'How the heck did he escape our senses?' Solus kept an eye on all the remaining shadows of the corridor, in case the creature was just a distraction .
Lith had no answer to offer . His senses were all focused on his surroundings, since things were getting weirder by the second . The corpses of the ogres he had just killed turned into smoke and dived into the ground, closely followed by the undead life force which had restored the dryad-ogre's ancient might .
\"Tell me who you are, what is happening here, and what you mean, wasting time . \" Either the creature really was harmless or wanted to manipulate him, at least he seemed to be willing to communicate .
\"Me Ratpack . \" The creature shrugged . \"War is happening, but fighters waste time, just like you . None can die . We banished from death thanks to master's power . \"
Lith stared at Ratpack, waiting for him to continue his explanation, but the creature just stared back in annoyance .
\"You deaf? Stop wasting time . Soon Caliel and Draga will be back . With reinforcements! You soldier . \" Ratpack pointed his grey finger to Lith's uniform .
\"You act like one and obey!\" His voice was deep and rough . It was filled with an underserved pride which annoyed Lith almost as the vague answers he had just received .
\"I obey no one . \" Lith replied while using spirit magic to lift the creature off the ground and slam him against a well lighted wall . Choking an undead was useless, if not to prove a point .
\"If you want my help, you'd better give me a good reason . Start by making sense, otherwise…\" Lith's threat was interrupted by Ratpack turning into a puff of smoke . It lasted only one second, but it was enough to escape from spirit magic's grasp and reach the nearest shadow .
\"No, you don't!\" Lith snarled . He extended his arm to direct his tendrils of mana toward their target, who turned once again ethereal the moment Ratpack touched the edge of the shade .
\"Only master can harm Ratpack . Even Yozmogh and Dann'Kah, even their armies couldn't catch Ratpack . Obey or die!\"
Lith didn't reply, redirecting the mana from spirit to darkness magic . He had learned a couple of things while fighting Thrud Griffon, it was time to put them to the test . Lith's shadow came to life as two blazing yellow eyes appeared on its face .
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