"Lyra assist me now!" someone shouted.
A crimson flame formed when Raen dashed forward and started cutting through the skeletal swarm. His boots skidded against the black stone floor, sparks were forming under his shoes. The thing that these guys were fighting was a half-formed lich, wearing a dark purple robe and had a big staff in his hands, ribs were glowing with the blue dark mana.
The lich made some voice as he raised its staff, and symbols started forming mid-air. Even at his half-power, he was a nightmare for them, the spells he was casting were tearing the room's mana apart, and it made the room filled with skeletons and curses.
"Got you!" Lyra's voice echoed in the dungeon. A beam of white magic spread across the battlefield, and touched Raen on his back, it was not to wound him but to give him an energy boost for a short period, which boosted his speed and power for three seconds. It was all he needed to win this.
Raen's blade grew some black flames, it was as dark as the abyss. It was his best move, he leaped in the direction of the lich and hit his ward with the blade, shattering the ward with an immense crack.
"Move!" He yelled and gave instructions to his friends.
To his left, there was Draven, tall, broad-shouldered, wielding a heavy longsword, charged into the battle, and started swinging his sword, his sword was producing flames with each swing, Each swing of his sword made the lich fall back a bit, and the impact of his attacks was too intense that it cracked the stone which was under his feet, Draven's strikes were slow yet powerful.
To Raen's right, there was Arthur, he invaded the attacked and destroyed the skeletal defenses of the lich easily, his sword was short but sharp, it was perfectly suited for agility attacks and best suited for dealers. Unlike Draven who had raw power, Arthur was someone who had precision and speed. Every move if he was calculated, every attack of his went to the joints and weak spots. He moved just like the wind, he never left a trace behind of his doings.
The Lich got taken aback, got forced to be on the defensive for now.
"His shield is almost down, keep attacking him, guys. This trial is ours to win." Raen shouted with his all might.
The room was a warzone, there was only destruction in the whole dungeon, bones were scattered across the floor, dark magic was in the air, and it was filled in the atmosphere of the dungeon. Glowing ruins were engraved in the walls, they helped the lich to get stronger, these ruins were producing noises in language that none of them understood.
The lich made a deep growl. His eyes were glowing with a light blue color, and then he slammed his staff into the ground to make everyone fall back.
A shock of wave erupted because of the impact of staff on the ground. Stones cracked, and Lyra was sent flying back into the stone wall, letting out a high-pitched scream as she hit it, her staff skidded across the floor and she fell on the ground, barely conscious.
"LYRA!" Raen shouted.
Arthur moved instantly after he saw this happen, he dived toward her, grabbed her by her hand and dragged her behind a broken pillar to protect her from the ongoing battle.
Draven cursed under his breath. "Tsk, that fucker was not even using his full strength, still we can't beat him?"
"No, we can't defeat him at our current strength level," Raen said while he was staring at the lich as he rose back up again. "He is just warming up right now, we should pay close attention to Draven or we might lose this trial." He said while preparing for the rematch.
The Lich stretched its both arms. Chains of cursed energy started to wrap around its ATMs, they started tightening around Lich's arm like a tight shackle, and then it broke. A dark mist started flowing in the chamber as the Lich formed his new spell, it was massive and complex.
"Impossible!" Lyra whispered. "It shouldn't be able to channel that much amount of mana, the Lich is on mana limits and can't use more than half of its strength. How is he this strong?"
"I know!" Raen said calmly. But the evidence was right there. The Lich was surging with the intense mana.
Arthur said in anger. "I don't think that he is just a normal fucking Lich. I have never heard that a half-power Lich is this strong, he is as strong as a full-power Lich, iam damn fucking sure." He bonked his head slightly and got ready for the battle.
Draven stepped forward and said. "We should stop it now, or else we will not be able to walk out of this place on our two feet."
Raen gritted his teeth, he knew that he couldn't do anything and they had to fight this overly powerful Lich. His sword started glowing black and formed a few black flames.
Arthur's eyes narrowed a bit. "Say the word, leader. We will follow whatever you tell us to."
Raen raised his sword, and the black flames carved around his blade in the form of a snake.
Raen took a deep breath and then finally he said. "Final push. Use whatever you have up your sleeves, we have to win this once and for all."
Then the Lich laughed, a horrible sound of his laughter echoed in the chamber, It sent shivers down the spines of Raen and his friends.
The mana circle exploded with the bright light.
Raen's eyes widened. "Everyone!"
The floor shattered itself and then, they fell.