Infinite System Inheritor Return From The Abyss

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: Mother of Familiars to the rescue

Suddenly, without warning, she felt something coming her way. Acting fast, Nymira jumped back just in time to avoid being hit by a massive tree branch that slammed into the ground with a heavy thud.

Breathing quickly, Nymira landed on one of the massive trees nearby, balancing on a branch. As the dust began to settle, she squinted through the haze. There, standing in the clearing, was a creature—a brown fox with orange in the end of it's tails and foot. the same size as her when she shifted into her cat form. But this was no ordinary fox.

The fox had five long, bushy tails, each one raised high. Above each tail hovered an elemental sphere: a swirling ball of air, a flickering flame of fire, a shimmering drop of water, a solid ball of earth, and a cold, crackling sphere of ice. The fox was biting into the tree, using it to slam the ground moments earlier.

Nymira's eyes narrowed as she took a closer look at the five-tailed fox. There was something oddly familiar about it. Then, it clicked.

"Wait," Nymira whispered to herself, her eyes widening. "It can't be... Is that you, Dashiell?"

She stepped forward cautiously and called out, "Dashiell! It's me, Nymira!"

But before she could say anything more, the five-tailed fox suddenly unleashed all five elements above her tails. The air ball spun rapidly toward Nymira, followed by the fire, water, earth, and ice. Each attack was swift and powerful, aimed directly at her.

Nymira acted quickly. She dodged the swirling ball of air by leaping sideways, feeling the wind rush past her. As the fireball came next, she summoned her own fire and created a flame wall in front of her, the two fires crashing into each other and canceling out.

Without a moment to breathe, the water ball came at her, but Nymira skillfully redirected the water by forming a water shield, sending the attack splashing harmlessly into the ground. The earth ball followed, and she stomped her foot on the ground, causing the earth around her to rise and block the incoming rock.

Finally, the ice ball shot toward her, but Nymira formed an icy barrier of her own, freezing the air around her to block the ice attack. The ice shattered upon impact, sparkling in the sunlight like crystals.

Nymira landed gracefully back on the ground. "Dashiell!" she shouted again, trying to reach the fox. "It's really me, Nymira! Why are you attacking me?"

The dust settled, and Dashiell stood there, her tails still raised but his eyes focused intently on Nymira.

Nymira watched Dashiell closely, noticing the dark aura that surrounded him. His red eyes glowed unnaturally, a sign that something was seriously wrong. Something is off. This must be wrong with the heart, she thought, panic rising within her. She knew she had to act fast before Dashiell caused serious destruction to the Sanctuary.

Just then, a small bird-like beast flew down and landed on a branch nearby. "Nymira! You came!" it chirped, flapping its tiny wings excitedly.

"What happened here? Why is Dashiell acting strange?" Nymira asked, urgency in her voice.

The little bird looked worried. "You must restrain him, Nymira! Not just him, but all of the beasts! When you left, your aura disappeared, and the aura that was stored in the heart is used up. Now it's sucking the beasts' mana and making them go berserk!"

Before Nymira could respond, Dashiell jumped at her, his claws extended and ready to strike. Nymira quickly jumped to the next tree, narrowly avoiding the attack.

"Dashiell, stop!" she shouted, but he didn't seem to hear her. Instead, he swung his tail and unleashed a blast of ice that covered the entire tree, freezing it instantly.

Nymira transformed into her massive Fenrir form, her nine tails swaying majestically behind her. As Dashiell prepared to leap at her again, she slammed one of her tails down onto the ground. Vines erupted from the earth, coiling around Dashiell and restraining him tightly.

"Let's go," she said, her voice powerful and commanding. With Dashiell trapped, she began to run toward the heart of the Sanctuary, knowing that was where she could restore balance.

The little bird followed closely, urging her on. "We need to reach the heart quickly! It's the only way to save Dashiell and the other beasts if they gone out of the sanctuary, the awakeners will kill them to level-up."

Nymira ran as fast as she could, She could feel the ground shaking beneath her paws as they raced through the forest.

Nymira and the little bird reached a dark cave, the entrance shrouded in an eerie black mist. Dark energy radiated from within, making the air thick and heavy. Outside the cave, many beasts lay asleep, their bodies twitching as if they were having nightmares.

As Nymira approached the cave, the beasts stirred and suddenly awoke. They saw her as a threat and immediately charged at her, growling and baring their teeth.

In a split second, she slammed one of her massive tails onto the ground. Vines erupted from the earth, snaking out and wrapping tightly around each beast that rushed at her. No one was able to escape the grasp of the vines.

The little bird, overwhelmed by the dark miasma in the cave, fell to the ground beside her.

"S-save us, Nymira!" it chirped weakly, struggling to breathe in the heavy air.

Nymira nodded.

With the beasts restrained, she focused on the source of the dark miasma within the cave. It pulsed like a heartbeat, drawing energy from the beasts and twisting them into a frenzied state.

She moved cautiously into the cave, the dark mist swirling around her. The further she went, the more oppressive the atmosphere became. Nymira could feel the weight of the darkness pressing down on her, but she refused to back down. She had to save Dashiell and the other beasts before it was too late.

She won't allowed beast became Awakeners way to level up.