Book One – Chapter 6

The enormous shard disc ascended, slicing through the storm as it bore down on the behemoth. It burrowed into the creature, breached the outer layers of the monstrous form above and below ground, carved through hundreds of metres of dense mass but failed to create a sufficiently deep cleft. Fluids erupted, maws roared, and tendrils thrashed wildly, all while the Vicha at the center persisted in its advance. Yves, following the trajectory of the initial assault, channelled extraordinary firepower into subsequent smaller discs. He attacked and attacked the severed body until he cleaved the appendage submerged in water from the mountainous mass claimed by the Vicha.

Vigilant, he monitored the veins, ensuring they would not extend towards the severed appendage which now displayed autonomous activity, its mouths and tendrils thrashing with undiminished fury. Simultaneously, the remnants still being devoured by the Vicha retained their energy signature, suggesting both parts harboured an uncanny semblance of life. Failing to recognise acts of higher intelligence, Yves speculated on a self-sustained existence driven by base instincts. To prevent any reconnection between the severed parts, he conjured vast shard projectiles infused with compressed light from the Lightgiver Wand. Precisely aimed between the split sections, successive explosions obliterated the ground beneath the trashing appendage. Water rushed in, engulfed and tore it beyond the Vicha’s reach.