Bab 16: Chapter 16: The Convergence
Chapter 16: The Convergence
The tremors beneath their feet intensified, the ground splitting as glowing green vines shot into the air, twisting like serpents. The forest around the logging site seemed alive, angry, and ready to retaliate.
Adam, Caroline, and Elijah stood their ground, eyes locked on the suited man who remained eerily calm in the chaos.
"You've gone too far," Adam said, his voice cutting through the rising din. "The forest is fighting back, and if we don't stop this now, it won't just be you it takes down."
The man smirked, stepping forward as his guards leveled their weapons. "Let it fight. Everything here is expendable—your little team, this forest, even me. The Convergence is inevitable."
Elijah's eyes glinted with cold fury as he stepped in front of Adam. "You are deluded if you think we will allow this to continue."
Without warning, the suited man gestured to his guards. "Deal with them."
The guards opened fire, the sharp crack of gunshots cutting through the air. Caroline darted forward with vampiric speed, disarming one of the men before he could react. She spun, slamming him into a nearby tree with enough force to knock him unconscious.
Elijah, ever the tactician, closed the distance to the second guard with precision. He twisted the rifle out of the man's hands and delivered a swift, devastating blow to his chest. The guard crumpled to the ground, gasping for air.
Adam, meanwhile, activated his system, his vision lighting up with options.
<SYSTEM ALERT>
<Duration: 5 minutes.>
<Effect: Emit controlled bursts of fire to neutralize enemies or threats.>
<Activate?>
"Activate," Adam muttered, his palms heating as orange flames flickered to life.
The suited man's calm demeanor faltered as Adam stepped forward, fire dancing in his hands. "You might want to rethink your plan," Adam said, his voice low and steady.
But instead of retreating, the man's smile returned. "You think fire is enough to stop what's coming?"
Behind him, the ground erupted again, this time revealing a massive root system that pulsed with green light. The dryad emerged, her form towering and radiant, her molten gold eyes locked on the man in the suit.
"You dare defile my forest?" she bellowed, her voice reverberating through the air.
Adam's flames extinguished as he took a cautious step back. "Uh, I think we might have a new problem."
The suited man turned to face the dryad, his arrogance unwavering. "You are nothing but a relic, clinging to a dying world. Your power will be mine."
The dryad's response was immediate and fierce. Vines shot toward the man, but he raised a glowing amulet from beneath his suit jacket. The vines recoiled, hissing as if burned.
"Elijah," Adam said, his voice urgent, "that thing he's holding—it's protecting him!"
Elijah's sharp eyes took in the situation. "Then we must separate him from it."
The dryad's fury grew, her form swelling as more vines erupted from the ground. "You cannot contain me!" she roared, her voice shaking the trees.
Caroline grabbed Adam's arm, pulling him to the side as a massive root smashed into the ground where they'd been standing. "We need to get that amulet now, or this is going to end badly for everyone!"
Elijah moved with deadly precision, his focus locked on the man and the amulet. He closed the distance between them, but the suited man anticipated the attack. With a flick of his wrist, the amulet emitted a pulse of energy, throwing Elijah backward.
Caroline launched herself at the man, but a wave of green light from the amulet sent her flying into a nearby log.
"Okay," Adam muttered, stepping forward, "time for Plan B."
He activated his system again, focusing on the amulet.
<SYSTEM ALERT>
<Appraisal Active: Target – Amulet of Containment.>
Description: A relic designed to suppress and redirect magical forces. Vulnerable to concentrated energy attacks or severance from its wielder.
Adam's eyes lit up. "Concentrated energy. Got it."
He summoned the remaining heat from his earlier flame projection, focusing it into a single, blinding stream. The flames struck the amulet directly, cracking its surface.
The suited man stumbled, his grip faltering as the amulet flickered. "What are you doing?" he shouted, his confidence replaced by panic.
"Breaking your toy," Adam replied, pouring everything he had into the attack.
The amulet shattered with a deafening crack, releasing a surge of green energy that sent everyone sprawling. The dryad froze, her molten gold eyes narrowing as the barrier around the man dissipated.
"You're mine now," she said, her voice cold and final.
Before the man could react, the dryad's vines wrapped around him, lifting him into the air. He struggled, but it was futile.
"Wait!" Adam called out, stepping forward. "You don't have to kill him. Let us take him—he can answer for what he's done."
The dryad hesitated, her eyes flickering to Adam. "He destroyed my forest. He must pay."
"And he will," Adam said firmly. "But if you kill him, you'll lose your chance to rebuild. Let us handle this."
For a long moment, the dryad stared at him, her anger palpable. Finally, she released the man, who fell to the ground with a thud, unconscious.
"Do not fail me, mortal," she warned. "If he escapes justice, I will find him—and you."
Adam nodded. "Understood."
As the forest began to calm, the team regrouped, battered but alive.
"That was insane," Caroline said, brushing dirt off her jacket. "But we actually did it."
"Barely," Adam replied, leaning against a tree. "Now we just have to figure out what this Convergence thing is."
Elijah stepped forward, holding the blueprint Adam had found earlier. "This may provide some answers. But I suspect this is only the beginning."
Adam sighed. "Of course it is."
As they carried the unconscious man back toward town, the dryad's parting words echoed in Adam's mind.
Justice had been served, but the Convergence still loomed on the horizon—and it was a threat they couldn't ignore.
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