The Empyreal Gem Master

Chapter 34: The Siege of Carthage! II

So momentarily, logic was put aside.

He felt his Enneagram that had begun to spin again with fervor the moment that the Lightning King Gem Recipe was filled.

He felt the strength coursing through him, as well as the rectangular crimson and blue bars that represented his Vigor and Energeia.

[Vigor]:: 951/951

[Energeia]:: 851/855

The values of both Vigor and Energeia had risen steadily due to the influence of his many socketed Gems, but he still didn’t know whether it would be enough.

But at this time, it had to be enough!

He had something nobody else had. He socketed Gems with links that these Four-Link Beasts of Corruption were seeking so badly.

With this power, it may just be enough to produce a miracle.

So he breathed out as he spoke to Claire.

"I’ll see you soon."

...!

Not a goodbye.

It was a set of words that left behind hope as a moment later, Alexander turned into a streak of red lightning that shot out towards the depths of a Beast Tide!

After shooting forward for half a mile, he shifted from a radiant crimson lightning to a barely discernible humanoid form, his hands grabbing onto and ripping the green robe on him as he brought the fabric and covered his mouth and nose.

He went even further to wrap his head- only his dark pupils being visible!

The less that people knew about him, the better.

They wanted to be filled with mysteries? He would unleash every ounce of power he had while making them wonder how it was all possible!

SIZZLE!

The ground burned from the sheer heat stemming from the flames that Branch Leader Julius released.

His battle robe was now tainted with a red hue as his surroundings were encircled by flames, his hands releasing swirling blasts of flames towards the Four-Link Beasts of Corruption and Neiman!

The white robes of the golden haired Galanis Bloodline Branch Leader fluttered amidst the heat as he scoffed, looking at the blue hue shining brightly on top of the white of the Four Gem Sockets on Branch Leader Julius’ chest as he spoke out.

"So what if you have taken your Sockets through Ascendancy and become a genuine Tier 4 Ascendant Gem Master? The rest of us haven’t been slacking!"

WU!

His golden hair fluttered.

His chest showed the same white and blue hues around his Sockets as below him, the Golden Flame Lion roared out while lances of golden flames formed all around!

Tier 4 Ascendant Gem Master.

It was a title granted to those who had built up enough life force to allow for the evolution of their Gem Sockets that caused the effects and capabilities of their socketed Gems to increase by an unknown factor.

Such Entities normally moved and protected the lands of Ascendant Branches of Human Lineages against powerful Ascendant Beasts of Corruption, and it was a level of power that could be seen among Branch Leaders of Mortal Branches of Human Lineages.

They were Gem Masters with great power!

"But that’s not all..." Branch Leader Neiman smiled with a devilish glint as he raised his hand up.

CAA!

The cry of a bird clapped out as in a second, a Four-Link Thunder Sparrow came to perch on his hand.

AWOO!

This wasn’t all as from behind, the rows of Galanis Gem Masters parted to allow an Arctic Wolf pulsing with arcs of frost to come and stand beside Branch Leader Neiman, followed by a Flame Hound that shone with red flames coming on the other side!

A Golden Flame Lion, A Thunder Sparrow, an Arctic Wolf, and a Flame Hound.

All Four-Link Beasts of Corruption. And all were circling Branch Leader Neiman with unbreakable loyalty as they were Beasts bound to him through his Main Ability Gem- [Minion Manipulation]!