The Golem Mage

The day came to a end with two dark red moons illuminating the sky, Alec’s group had just successfully escaped from the dense Orkish forest that had held them captive.

"We should set up a small fortress here and rest for the night, Tomorrow, we’ll continue our journey, and once you all reach the destination our great instructor wanted us to reach, we’ll go our separate ways,"

James suggested, as He walked away to set up his own tent and help his team members transform their chosen spot into a makeshift fortress.

Alec’s group wasted no time and worked together to quickly prepare their tents, they had gotten some from that old short man at the counter who made sure Igor paid for them.

"Guys, I’ve never seen you look so worn out before in my entire life, Are you sure you don’t want to take off those bracers?"

Arthur whispered , concerned, as he looked at Alec lying on the ground, patiently waiting for his tent to be assembled so he could finally rest.

"Hell no!, If I take them off now, this training would lose all its meaning,"

Alec responded firmly, He raised his sleeves and glanced at the iron bracers strapped to his arms and legs.

Despite feeling exhausted and drained, he was determined to persevere through this grueling training.

Besides, he hadn’t yet encountered a life-threatening situation that necessitated unleashing his full power.

Throughout the day, Alec had trudged on with his limbs confined by the gravity-enforcing iron bracers.

They made him feel as if he were enduring a constant x10 gravity situation.

However, Alec refused to give up, Initially, even with the bracers, he had been able to maneuver and even defeat the Orc sub captain when he activated his Red Salamander armor set.

But he soon noticed that using the armor seemed to diminish the effect of the bracers.

As a result, he made the conscious decision to never activate the armor again, explaining his choice to abstain from further combat.

As time went on, Alec grew weaker, and his slowing speed began to hinder the entire group’s progress.

Even the wild adventurer groups who were clearing the way ahead started to notice that something was wrong with Alec, although they couldn’t pinpoint the exact issue.

"Alec, please don’t push yourself to the brink, We need you, Get some rest; your tent is ready, I’ve made sure they prepared yours first,"

Arthur advised, concern evident in his voice.

Meanwhile, Alec and his group were setting up their belongings within the limited space of the temporary fortress that the wild adventurer group had constructed.

The experienced Wild adventurer group had swiftly arranged their tents and other necessities.

They had even set up a bonfire closer to their tent area.

"James, I think we should launch a surprise attack on them, They won’t see it coming at all,"

one of the mages from the wild adventurer group suggested to James, He had been bringing up this idea repeatedly, after since they setup there tents.

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"What do you mean attack them?, Have you all forgotten the kind of battling power Alec possesses? In my opinion, going after the Gordons clansmen would be a huge mistake,"

James argued, doing his best to dissuade his group from their intentions of robbing the Gordons.

"What do you know?, From what we’ve seen, Alec is the strongest among them, thanks to his golem, As long as we can render him useless quickly, he won’t be able to summon his Mana to form them,"

Kethra, a group member with a burn mark on his face, interjected, James knew that once Kethra voiced his opinion, the battle was virtually lost.

Being the second strongest in their group and a peak Tier 3 Mage, Kethra easily manipulated the minds of the greedy.

"Do you really think we can defeat them?, You must be joking!, Have you all seen the red armor set that he unleashed?"

James exclaimed, trying to make them see the potential threat they were up against.

"I’m not joking with you, In fact, I think you haven’t been observant enough, We all know that whatever Alec used to save your life was far beyond his normal powers,"

Kethra argued, trying to make James see his perspective.

"I believe there must have been some sort of backlash, Otherwise, he wouldn’t have regressed in his physical abilities, He looks paler and weaker with each step he takes, If you ask me, I think he is still suffering from the repercussions of using a power stronger than his own, He won’t be able to summon those golems again, so we just need to make sure he can’t,"

Kethra continued, causing even James to furrow his brow.

"I’m not going to be a part of this plan of yours, You can count me out, I won’t be ungrateful to my helper, If anyone else feels the same way, you can walk away with me,"

James declared as he stood up and walked away, He was surprised when only four people followed him, one of them being the girl with a fox mount and his trusted assistant.

Although James sensed his hold on the group was slipping, he didn’t realize just how severe the situation had become.

If it weren’t for the events surrounding Alec, he might not have known how dangerous it could be if Kethra decided to seize control after reaching the Tier 4 Mage realm.

"Is this how it is now?, Am I no longer the leader of this group?"

James questioned, his face stern as he unleashed his aura, emanating the pressure of a Tier 4 Mage onto the group of mages.

Yet, Kethra was not one to underestimate. He and three other mages beside him responded by releasing their peak Tier 3 auras, matching James’s display of power.

With the four of them standing against James, they were able to neutralize his aura pressure.

"Don’t do anything you’ll regret, James, Yes, you may be a Tier 4 Mage, but we all know you recently broke through and you’re still adjusting to your newfound powers"

" Otherwise, why would you have been easily defeated by that Orc of the same realm?" Kethra remarked, trying to reason with James as he walked away, his teeth clenched.

"We still see you as one of us, so we won’t attack you, But if you insist on acting like a hero, be my guest, Just know that you’ll be the first person we take out"

Kethra warned, his tone conveying a mix of concern and determination.

As James walked away, his thoughts consumed by worry, he couldn’t help but think

’I hope you can make it out of this situation on your own, Alec, I’ve done my best to warn you, but I can’t risk endangering the lives of my friends.’