Mage And Wolf
Chapter 222

Chapter 222: Chapter 222

As the portals open, cultivators begin pouring out, in the unique Robes that indicate the Faithful Followers of the Divine Transfer. They don’t waste any time, immediately resuming their assault on the injured and exhausted red dragon. They begin the attack so fast that they don’t even take time to notice that she has gained allies, or that those other cultivators are also in the path of their attacks.

Elder Song steps forward to intercept the attacks with an energy barrier, before beginning to cast a binding spell to redirect the portals. It’s a trick he learned early in this journey, while examining the way the cultists searched for a viable passage to transfer their world through.

But he’s got no intention of sending them to another plane or even elsewhere on this planet. No, his plan is simple. Throw them out into space.

The spell only takes a few seconds, leaving them with a dozen enemies to face, all cultivators in the Immortal Realm, before the portals exit location changes. With any luck, they won’t have to deal with the remainder of those forces now, or at all.

Lelou is using some sort of healing magic on herself, though it’s slow due to her depleted energy. Karl tosses a Regeneration pill into the Dragons mouth, speeding up the process, before turning his attention to their attackers. He might not be into the Immortal Realm yet, but he’s got plenty of tricks up his sleeve, and wields attack power greatly boosted by the Arcane Elemental.

Dozens of Arcane purple whips coated in black Death Energy lash out from him, crashing into the defenses and bodies of the cultists, while Elder Song lets loose with a rapid fire volley of energy bolts laced with Divine Energy. The power behind them isn’t something most Immortal cultivators can deal with, and the cultists are forced to do nothing but defend mere seconds after their arrival.

"Friends, this War Dragon is a menace to the Divine Future, surely you must see that? Help us put it down and the Almighty Transfer Lords will reward you handsomely." One of the cultists tries to negotiate.

"She’s the danger yet you attacked us on sight? The War Dragon was right, your entire faction has indeed turned traitor." Karl bellows, knowing that their battle has surely attracted attention from high level cultivators by now.

To the eyes of the cultivators in the distance, that assessment does appear to be correct, these new arrivals attacked the locals the moment they arrived, negotiating only when it seemed they would lose. But they choose not to intervene, instead reporting the apparent defection of a planetary Transfer project to their superiors.

Unbeknownst to Karl, or the Divine Council that sent them here, this world is only one of dozens that the Faithful Followers of the Divine Transfer are attempting to move. Each one a fully independent experiment, trying to be the first to achieve their goals so they can inform the rest of the correct way and glorify their names.

The cultists know immediately what Karl is trying to do, but there is nobody here to explain themselves to, so they decide it’s best to wipe out the Dragon first and explain themselves later.

They again begin a full on attack, only to be driven back by Karl’s whips before a mostly recovered Lelou takes to the air and scorches them all to ash. Though she’s still in the later Immortal Realm, the breath of a Red Dragon is truly fearsome. As hot as the Hellfire of the Demon Worlds in the Immortal Planes, it incinerated everything it touched without exception. Even the soil has been scorched to ash.

"We should relocate right away." Elder Song says, opening a portal.

"Yes, before anyone comes looking for an explanation and finds out who we are." Karl agrees, while Lelou shifts to her human form and Red Priestess Robes.

"I’ll need new clothing if everyone on this planet dresses like that." The Dragon sighs, looking at the unusual garb the others are wearing.

"Unfortunately they do all have interesting fashion sense, the Divine Transfer Cult holds this entire planet. In fact, they managed move it from a mortal Plane to where it currently sits. They’re trying to break into the Divine Plane an entire planet at a time." Karl explains and Lelou looks confused as to why they’d want to.

"They believe that divinity is humanity’s birthright, and that human existence in the other planes is an injustice that must be corrected. So they’re trying to move this whole world between planes and into divinity, after eliminating any dissenters they might find on it that is." Elder Song elaborates.

"So they’re all nutbars. Even if they achieve their goal, everyone in the future generations will die from the lack of mortal energy without ever achieving Immortality, much less divinity." Lelou sighs.

"Most likely, though their doctrine says that all the mortals will ascend once they reach their goal, so I don’t think most of the population knows what’s going to happen to them once they arrive." Elder Song agrees.

"Forgive my oversight, I am called Librarian Song, lately of the Shadowed Blade Sect." The old prankster introduces himself.

"You must be the Elder that High Priestess Katrina is so fond of then. I am Lelou, High Priestess of the Red Dragon. More often called the Caretaker." The Dragon smiles back at him.

The introduction makes Elder Song grin, as if he’s privy to inside knowledge, but Lelou doesn’t know if he knows something about her or if that’s just his usual resting face.

The portal Elder Song created took them to another continent on this planet, and both men start changing clothes to match the locals, a well practiced routine now. Karl hands over a set of clothing for Lelou and she finds it’s a fairly normal dress, were they on a pleasure world in the Demon Realms. It’s easy to remove, fully adjustable should you prefer to enjoy gluttony as a past time, and tie dyed in enchanted swirling colors, a big hit with the aficionados of intense hallucination. A well rounded appeal to the many aspects of pleasure that the Demons enjoy.

Both men are wearing similar looking outfits, but with a long tunic and pants instead of a full length dress. This is going to be a very interesting journey, Lelou decides.