Back from Death

''Corvo, make it stay still for a second.'' Rowena shouted through the rock and debris, rushing forward as she started to chant.

The ground was already completely scorched. There wasn't even a single intact tree left around, as everything had burned to ashes. She wasn't even sure anymore how many times she had cast her spell to hit the skeleton lizard.

Still, she cast her fire pillar spell one last time before her mana reserve hit rock bottom.

''...Incarnate the soul of the crimson column, shape the embers, weave the roar.'

While a tornado-like pillar of fire formed on the ground, the Shadow instantly moved to block the path of the giant monster, not to dodge the attack.

He had already lost 1 arm. His armor had shattered in many places, and even half of his helmet had shattered, leaving the other half of his face exposed. But with all the willpower still burning inside him, he jumped on top of the monster's head.