The Savage Brawl [Round 5: Battletopia]

Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.

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Konka Rar decided to risk glancing back.

Scanning behind him with his cybernetic eye, the lich noticed that Ekelhaft was significantly further away than expected.

Excellent. There would be time to prepare.

Konka Rar planted his staff in the ground, held it in both hands, and concentrated. The earth around him began to shake, gradually at first, then growing in strength, though the ground beneath his feet remained stable.

Minutes later, when the lich felt that enough energy was traveling through the ground, he shouted as he finally unleashed it.

"Seismic Eruption!"

The ground rose, wildly and chaotically, in a circle centered on the lich. Earth and stone emerged in pillars and spikes, creating a sort of maze surrounding Konka Rar on all sides.

Ekelhaft approached it. The ancient creature cursed its earlier sluggishness - burrowing through this much ground would be difficult, and climbing would be even slower. It could attempt to navigate existing crevices in the structure easily enough, but that approach was unlikely to take it directly to the lich. Consuming the magic was not an option, either - the spell had simply been used to reshape the ground, and was not sustaining its new shape.

Ekelhaft silently seethed as it pondered what to do - all options seemed to provide Konka Rar ample time to prepare for the blob's arrival.