Empires Bane – D L Harrison (1)

To take them down in maximum effectiveness they’d have to hit them in fast succession. Not long, a quarter second differential would be more than enough. When the OAV left the forest and came in view of the city, we were stuck on the road. The field to the left and right were littered with traps that could slow us down or outright get us stuck.

Like the last city, they opened fire quickly even with us out of range, and most of their attacks hit since we couldn’t dodge. The first two attacks were weak, probing, and likely to make sure they could hit us. The third attack however all fifty-five mages attacked with their full power. The strength of the magic streaking across the field and into our shields was devastating. But they’d all attacked at the same time, so instead of taking down over half our shields, only twenty of them were cycled through.

As far as I could figure, the battle was already over. They’d have about thirty seconds to regain a tenth of their magic for one more desperate attack before we killed them. At that point we were also close enough to feel the ground right before we were in range, and there was no magic at all in it. No magical traps, which made Michael frown with worry and focus as he looked around. “What’s wrong?” Jace said, “No ground traps.

The enemy isn’t doing what we expected, which is never a good sign. We have to assume this isn’t their whole plan, and we have no idea what’s coming.” Michael hissed in alarm, “Twelve portals just opened. Six left and behind, six right and behind. Wait for the mages to clear them, then fire the one-use weapons. Firebombs take out the left group, Mika, take out the group on the right. We’ll use the turrets to clear the wall as planned.” That was a good plan.

I mean, we had little choice, and the one-use weapons were called for exactly to their purpose, overwhelming the enemy before they could overwhelm us if they got us in such a position. I launched them right away, since it’d take a little time for them to cross the distance, opposed to the fire grenades which the earth mages could toss across the distance in a split second. Still, insects flew quickly enough, at least relative to magical range.

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L. Harrison: Book Description OceanofPDF.com CHAPTER ONE Four years later. Casey looked at me in horror, “You want to what?” I handed her a thick sheaf of parchment, placed it on the desk in front of her really. I wouldn’t call us friends, but we did trust each other. The whole council had been won over long ago, even the water councilor grudgingly accepted me these days, as I kept my promises even as I’d reached master mage.

I’d also become a master mage last year, it’d only taken me three years to manage it, and mostly due to the double focus meditation, it truly was a bear. The city was more secure than ever, despite the enemy coming up with a new strategy twice a year, save this year where they’d only attacked once over ten months ago. “It’s all in there, but I think it’s time.

We should act while we still have the upper hand. The enemy has lost over four hundred mages to us these last few years, and they’ve obviously shifted to a growth phase while they try to figure out how to duplicate all the magic we’ve been doing. No doubt sending in spies and putting their smartest mages on reverse engineering the effects. “Magical steamships that dominate the ocean, zeppelins, automated defenses, and so on. They’re stretched thin. I really think we can kick them off the peninsula, reclaim the other three cities.

If the council works with the alliance and they make noise down south, I think we can stretch them even thinner. Perhaps to the breaking point.”

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