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[Poly Entry 44:] Missing Artifacts

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[There is a moment of darkness as the feed turns on until the scene soon fills with light as Klarth popped his head out of the mountain of sand, coughing from suffocation.]

W-What.. what in the--

[He quickly looked around to find himself now homeless for his roof had collapsed by turning into sand and all of his things buried beneath. A look of panic all over his face as he drops the device and hurries to dig them out.]

WHaaaa!! What's going on!? My things! My precious artifacts and research!

[AP for Judith:]
[Hours of searching as the sun was about to set, the only thing Klarth was able to find was his book and a few notes, which was better than nothing he supposed. Even so, his rings were still amiss. Years of research he had dedicated towards his experimentation on summon spirits all gone in a matter of seconds. This was nonsense! He couldn't give up so easily. He was going to find them even if it meant his life!

Klarth continuously dug when a sand creature crept up behind him as it gave a loud cry before its strike. Immediately grabbing his book, he whacked it across the face to stun and backed away as much as he can though there were more emerging. What was he to do now? If only there was a fighter to distract them...]

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[Thankfully Judith's spear had managed to survive the city's tendency to turn everything everywhere into sand, and she happened to be wandering in Klarth's general vicinity. Most people probably would have thought that running away would be a sensible reaction to hearing that creature's cry, but it drew her attention instead. Getting a little closer, she noticed someone struggling against it... using a book.

Oh, Klarth, is that really all you have?

As soon as he put that little bit of distance between himself and the worm, she jumped in and struck it far more definitively with her spear, watching it keel over before turning to him.]

Are you aliright?

[Right as soon as one of the worms were about to attack, Klarth reflexively took a defensive position by covering his head with his arm when he found himself unharmed. Hearing the rather lovely and familiar voice, he glanced up to be greeted by ~~two lovely assets~~ a beauty with a spear. He exhaled in relief and couldn't help but sheepishly smile at her to how helpless he truly was, especially without his rings.]

Judith... yeah, I'm all right.

[He began to stand up and pat his clothes of sand. Though this really was no time for chit chat as the area began to swarm with more worms. He took a stance beside her.]

Thanks, you saved me there. I have a few things I'd like to ask, however, it seems we have more important matters to handle first.

[She was glad to hear that he hadn't been hurt, though once she had confirmed that, her attention quickly turned back to the approaching sand worms. She nodded at his comment.]

We can talk when we don't have company.

[That said, she lunged forward, skewering another worm.]

[He felt relieved and gave a small smile to see such a strong ally join him here. Though at this rate, he wasn't certain how long she would be able to take on all of them. He had to find something.]

Do me a favor, buy me some time!

[Giving another worm a whack with his book, he rushed back towards the pile of sand that his house had turned into as he fully entrusted her to cover his back. Desperately digging through, he soon came across something that brightly shined and quickly nabbed it to observe.]

[She glanced back at him, wondering briefly what he was looking for, but she couldn't afford to be distracted from the worms for very long. She just had to keep them off of him until he found whatever it was.

Easier said than done. The worms at least seemed smart enough to notice who had the spear and who looked like a sitting duck, and a few of them very distinctly started moving in his direction. She leapt in and knocked one away from him that had gotten almost dangerously close. She could deal with them, but whatever he was hunting through the sand for, she hoped he found it soon.]

[A ring. The Aquamarine ring at that! He quickly placed it on his middle finger and quickly stood. A bright light glowing at his chest where he kept his blastia, which he received from Rita, Klarth flipped open the book with one hand as he began to chant with his eyes closed.]

This ring is my eye, this ring is my ear, this ring is my mouth...
My name is Klarth F. Lester... Founded on thy pact with the ring...
Guider of the ritual...
I, who am now bound by the vow...
Grant me thy secret art...

From within my hand, let thy form and power flourish!
Come forth, great element, one who controls the waves...
Ruler of water!

[With a light glyph beneath him, he re-opened his eyes and called out as he raises his hand.]

The pact is complete!
Undine!

[A blue beauty appearing above him with a sword in hand, she took her stance and rushed forward to slice through several enemies around Judith.]

[Judith watched the new arrival get to work while she finished off the worm she'd been focusing on. It was a good thing Klarth had mentioned being a summoner, or that might have been very surprising. She glanced back at Klarth.]

That's quite a partner you have there.

[Half surprised that it worked, he allowed himself to relax for a moment in relief. Good. At least this way he could contribute somehow. Klarth glanced towards Judith and proudly smiled.]

Ah, she's a beauty! They all are. I'm very fortunate. Her name rings a bell, does it not?

[With those words, he quickly swapped rings and began to chant the next.] ...one who controls the soil...
Ruler of Earth!

Gnome!

[Separate parts of the summon splitting, it rained down upon its enemy like missiles from the sky.]

It does sound familiar.

[More than a little. She wonders if he has an explanation for that, but she'll ask for it later. For now, she's too busy mopping up the worms that the summons haven't already taken care of.]

I believe I've mentioned that Rita had filled me in on certain aspects of your world. About apatheia and the conversion of aer into mana.

[He soon smacked a worm that was approaching a bit too close to him, right in its face. Thank goodness it was winding down with only a few left, considering Judith was handling most of them single-handed. She was truly strong. He couldn't show her a pathetic fight. Klarth swapped his ring for Turquoise and flipped opened his book. The blastia at his chest glowing more than before. He called out to her one last time before beginning his last chant.]

All right, shall we make this our last? Let's finish this, Judith!

[She just nodded at what he said. She hadn't know what all information was exchanged, but she knew he and Rita had talked. She would be interested in more details once the worms were gone, which thankfully looked to be soon.]

Sounds good to me!

[She lunged at another worm, waiting for whatever new support Klarth was about to conjure.]

[He was certain this would finish any unfinished deed. The chant continued as this one took more time than the last two as he fully concentrated all his mana into the spell. His words becoming a bit louder as it progressed, Klarth strongly continued on, determined to go uninterrupted by anything at all cost.]

Grant me thy secret art...
From within my hand, let thy form and power flourish!
Come forth, one who controls the Four Great elements...
Ruler of wisdom!

[With a much bigger glyph beneath him, he re-opened his eyes and called out as he raised his hand and aimed.]

The pact is complete!
Maxwell!!

[An old man dressed in black soon appearing above, he waved his arm and shot down the enemy before them multiple times with bubbles with himself in it.]

[Judith finished off the worm she was fighting, then stood back and watched the rather impressive display Klarth had just brought down around her. For all that he had been pathetically flailing at worms with a book when she fist got here, Judith had to admit that Klarth had some pretty impressive tricks up his sleeves.

Afterward, she looked around, making sure the remaining worms had been taken care of and that there didn't seem to be any more coming. For the moment, it looked like that patch of desert was pretty peaceful. She turned back to Klarth.]

Looks like we're safe for now.

Aa, Thank you for your assistance, Jud-- [Klarth gave a relieved sigh in seeing it success, though it wasn't long before the ring around his finger disintegrated into dust and sand, leaving no trace of it. The summoner stared in disbelief as he managed to force out a few words.]

W-What the-- What is going on!? My ring, it's--!

[Had he used too much mana on it? Yes, many of his belongings had turned into sand, however, these were his precious rings!! Some so rare that it was near impossible to replace! What was happening, Maxwell? He stared at his bare hands before making a tight fist in frustration.]

[She was about to give a nod in reply to his thank you when that strange thing happened. Klarth's ring--she hadn't seen very well, but that's what he had been digging through the sand for, wasn't it?--had turned into sand and fallen away from his hand. She watched him for a second, then gave an uncertain look to her spear, still fully intact for now. But for how much longer, she wondered.

In any case, that made finding better shelter against the monsters a priority. She was silent for a moment then looked back at him, a bit more seriously than usual.]

We shouldn't stay out here much longer. Do you have anything else you need to find?

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[He glanced towards Judith when she finally spoke and slowly gave an affirmative nod.]

You're right and no. I've found everything I need for now.

[Klarth gave a soft huff of disappointment as he adjusted the hat on his head before fully looking at Judith with a small weak smile.]

Let's go.

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