>>6141261Drawing upon the confluence of leylines' mana, your daughter unleashes the single-largest blast you've ever seen from her. The Explosion is nearly the size of her mother's own, fired off right in the middle of the remaining undead dragons. Reducing them to atoms, your daughter then swaying on her feet a moment before falling back. Lunging forward you catch her, keeping her from falling and cracking her head on the floor by dropping your weapon. Looking down, she has a dreamy smile on her face, a look quite reminiscent of her mother's own when using her full power.
“Wow. That was. Awesome.” Meloka Wolbach says, eyes focusing after a moment on you. “Did I...Get 'em?”
“You got all of them. Good job kiddo.” you tell her, her smile growing larger as she closes her eyes. “Go on and sleep, kiddo, I'll handle the rest.”
“Go... Get... 'em...” she says, yawning as she relaxes. Looking to your wife, she nods back, walking over and picking your already-sleeping daughter up in her arms.
“Are you sure about this?” she asks you, you nodding to her as you stand back up, taking up your arms once more. Seeing how resolute you are she still doesn't seem convinced, worried no doubt due to how close to death you'd gotten. “Can't you call your family for help? If anyone can help, we should-”
“No. I can't risk any of them.” you say immediately, shaking your head. “None of them have any magic defenses, not against Death. Not Chaya or Caulifla, not my mother, not even my father. No, I am the only one who can fight him now. If I can't stop him, no one can.”
“I believe in you.” your wife says, stepping forward and kissing you. For just a moment everything else vanishes, your world shrinking down to just you, your wife, and now-sleeping daughter between you. Then she pulls back going to the door. “Do your best hun, and make sure you come back to me. To us.”
“I will. No matter what, I promise.” you reply, tower thrumming as you tap into that power once more. Your wife, with a final look goes back inside, shutting it behind her. Sealing your home from outside influences, protecting them all from what is to come. Now it's just you and the undead horde, which means it's time for you to do what you must. But first you have to protect the village, and so you reach out to your apprentice, who has been trying to telepathically contact you.
“Master! What the HELL is that?!” your apprentice, Alimar Zorc calls out to you, his mind nearing a full-blown panic as he finally feels your mind connect with his own. “What in the nine hells is coming?”
“Velsharoon. The lich demigod, and he's here for me.” you reply, feeling him immediately channeling his power to come help through the link. “No. I need you to activate the village Barrier. This is going to get ugly.”
