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Maeve was surprised when Sev, somehow was able to use magic inside Bardus' spell. Even though she had tried, she simply wasn't able to use her magic and the things Sev said, about 'aetheric resonance' made literally no sense at all for her. Despite the strong winds the Sylph was conjuring, Bardus was still able to move as he continued going towards Sahale. Bardus not only was a dangerous enemy, but his bloodthirst was almost palpable in the air as he screamed towards Sahale. Luckily to them, the fire Sev had somehow conjured fused with the Sylph's winds as the wind spirit sent it towards Bardus, which was caught off guard by the storm of wind and fire. For a moment, Maeve thought they would be able to escape unscathed, but the second Bardus once more shouted, resuming his mad dash towards them once more. It was almost as if he wasn't human at all... He was definitely wounded but even with the winds cutting him and the fire, he simply didn't stop. Bardus had an almost unnatural agility, resilience and strength that, when coupled with his skill to block magic, made him an formidable opponent.

With most of the Sylph and Sahale's attacks failing to stop the mad Bardus despite the wounds inflicted, he was finally able to get close to Sahale... One second was all he needed to inflict a fatal blow on Sahale with his 'weapon', leaving him coughing blood on the ground after being thrown and smashed into the ground by Bardus himself.

[color=6ecff6]"Sahale!"[/color] Maeve said, alarmed as she saw the scene. She knew very well that such wound was fatal. Maybe he could have a chance if they had a master healer, but Maeve's healing skills, despite being an Isoli and being naturally proficient at it, was far from the skills a master healer had.

When Maeve was about to take a lunge at Bardus, gathering the remaining energy in her body, an incredibly loud screech cut through the air, immediately making her give a step back and cover her ears. She was a duelist and had very sharp eyes, but it was impossible, even for her to see the Sylph's attack. Moving itself so fast that she was but a blur, the wind spirit dove towards Bardus, attacking him in a ruthless and gruesome manner. Not even Bardus, being the monster he was, was able to stop the Sylph in her fury. The only thing that made her stop was Sahale's low and pained groans, which made her fury immediately disappear as she went towards him. Using the Sylph's attack to her advantage, Maeve was about to rush towards Bardus, to give him a finishing blow before he could recover but she coulnd't expect that a hand would suddenly pick up bardus from the ground as a figure appeared behind him.

Maeve heard the exchange between the figure, apparently named Jeevak and Bardus, who was his servant judging by the way they spoke with each other. Still on guard, Maeve could only hope that the new arrival wasn't there to kill them, which luckily, he wasn't as became evident when he punished Bardus for disobeying his orders. It wasn't needed much for anyone there to know that he was somehow, much more powerful than Bardus himself. Fighting against him wasn't an option, not with all of them tired and wounded like they were. After apologizing and healing Sahale, despite his fatal wounds, he said his goal wasn't to kill or harm them, instead he simply wanted to talk to two grusk that were on that town. Maeve had seen one, who was wounded inside the temple but she had no idea who was the other one Jeevak spoke of.

[color=6ecff6]"The only grusk I've seen is the one inside the temple. He was very wounded but he's stable after we treated him."[/color] Maeve said, sheathing her rapier as she looked at Jeevak with a piercing stare.