The Lust for Power: Chapter 22

Mikmak’s POV Chapter 22

While recovering my strength from getting some sleep, someone talked to my mind.

‘Mikmak, Nyx will send another wave of monsters’ the voice said. Fortunately I recognize it, Josh. ‘They will send Echidna together with some senior Empousa, I don’t know how many but be careful. I prayed to Hyperion to help you guys. He's supposed to help you ’ he ended.

I want to ask him some questions but I woke up.

I immediately stood up and got out of the tent. The sky was already dark. I saw Kari staring at the sky while Evan was putting more firewood at the hearth.

“Hey - The mother of - Empou-” I buckled.

“Hey, calm down,” Kari suggested.

“Nyx was going to send Echidna and some senior Empousa!” I told them in a hurry.

Then the monsters arrived, automatically we readied our weapons, ready for another battle.

So, we all got to our battle stations and together, we drew our weapons, and together, we stood, ready for the next wave of monsters.

The Echidna attacked, and I saw Kari drew her bow, and she shot an arrow on the Echidna. But the echidna dodged it, and the echidna slammed Kari with her tail, but amazingly the tail went flying elsewhere, like it hit something like a very hard material and that material had a very strong resistance. Then, I realized that Kari is still wearing the Nemean Lion's fur.

Kari looked surprised, and she put on her brave face. She approached the Echidna as the echidna backed up. Then, Kari conjured a fireball and throw it at the Echidna, but the Echidna dodged it.

The echidna growled in frustration. She lunged at the the rest of us and I summoned a wave from the river, and the water hit the echidna with such force that she flew around 100 meters. And, as we watched, the echidna is falling to the ground. She is falling closer and closer to its terminal velocity but since it's 100 meters it would be very unlikely for the echidna to reach its terminal velocity.

The echidna falls to the ground just 10 meters apart from us, and the monster disintegrated into ashes.

A cheer went up from the 3 of us, and it was cut short when 6 empousas were on sight just about 2 clicks away.