The Wind’s Score
With the Wind’s Score in hand, I burst out of the cave, and the howling gale stings my skin once more. Yet the gentle energy of the wind spirit emanating from the score calms my heart and dispels my anxiety. The next trial is to slay the Wind Demon. According to the Elder, the Wind Demon is rampaging deep within this mountain range, wielding the power of the wind. Guided by the Wind’s Score, I head toward that location.
As I venture deeper along the mountain path, an ominous atmosphere begins to hang in the air. The sound of the wind has clearly changed—it’s sharp and filled with dissonance. Then, as the view opens up, I see a massive tornado swirling ahead. The tornado constantly shifts shape as if it were alive, wreaking havoc as it engulfs the surrounding rocks and trees. That must be the Wind Demon.
Near the tornado, several strange creatures were writhing about. They were monsters known as Wind Demons, with bird-like wings and beast-like bodies. They were absorbing the tornado’s energy to manipulate even more powerful winds. According to the knowledge written in the Wind Score, Wind Demons feed on the energy of tornadoes, so if I could calm the tornado, the Wind Demons would weaken as well.
I take a deep breath and pull out a new instrument. Referring to the Wind Score and borrowing the power of the wind spirits, I begin to play a melody to calm the tornado. The melody played by the instrument blends with the gentle singing of the wind spirits, spreading out as if to envelop the tornado’s wild energy.
At first, the tornado resisted my melody and swirled even more violently. However, the melody I played fused with the power of the wind spirits, gradually transforming the tornado’s energy into something gentler. I could see the tornado’s color gradually fading, and its rotation slowing down.
As the tornado’s energy waned, the wind demons gradually weakened. And when the tornado vanished completely, the wind demons exhausted their strength and collapsed to the ground.
After the tornado disappeared, silence fell. The fierce wind that had been raging until then turned gentle, and the trees in the surrounding forest swayed softly. Just as the Wind Score had indicated, I had succeeded in calming the tornado.
Having overcome the trial of the Wind Demon, I began preparing to face the next trial—the trial of the Wind King—relying on the information recorded in the Wind Score. I still don’t know what the Wind King’s trial will entail. However, I believe that with the power of the Wind Spirits, the knowledge from the Wind Score, and this instrument, I can overcome any trial.
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