An Owl's Rise

After killing the first of the assailants, Evelyn turned around and saw six more coming directly towards her.

All of them had drawn different types of weapons and were quickly closing in. Having seen Evelyn easily turn away every ranged attack that came at her, they had concluded that the best way to take her down was with physical combat.

Of course, they were not just rushing in and completely disregarding magic, each of the people coming at Evelyn had cast enhancement and defensive spells.

'Gravitational Freedom.'

As a sharp spear thrust was aimed at her head, Evelyn changed the point of gravity's pull on herself and suddenly shot to the side like a glitching video game character.

Without any movement on her part, she avoided the spear.

Then by changing the direction of gravity again and increasing it by over eighty times, she launched directly towards the woman that had just attacked her.

With movements that were unpredictable and too fast for her opponents to keep up with, Evelyn appeared directly in front of the spear wielder without facing any resistance.

From this position she pulled her arm back and threw a punch forward. As she did, she focused the point of gravity for her hand on the woman's chest.

Her fist was drawn directly towards the area she had designated, and the immense impact shattered the assassin's sternum and ruptured her heart.

'Gravity Tether.'

Having killed one of the members of the group attacking her, Evelyn targeted the woman's spear and designated its point of gravity at the large man that was charging towards her.

He was wielding a massive great sword and with a loud roar swung down on Evelyn with all his might.

Yet before his attack reached her, she once again slid towards the side in an incomprehensible manner.

The great sword wielding man wanted to unleash a follow-up attack, but he had to jump to the side to avoid being impaled by the spear flying towards him.

Once it had flown by, he turned his attention back towards Evelyn, but a nasty surprise was waiting for him.

His now deceased ally's spear was locked onto him and rapidly spun around and flew for him again.

This time he was too slow to react and was impaled through the back by the impeccably sharp weapon.

Blood gushed out of his mouth, and he fell to his knees from the extreme pain.

In this moment Evelyn jumped in to finish him off, but four powerful magic attacks came blasting towards her.

The other assassins had backed off and attempted to catch Evelyn with their best spells while using the great sword wielding man as a decoy.

Clearly there was little comradery between them as the other four were using one of their allies as a sacrifice to try and get a good hit on Evelyn.

Unfortunately for them, their weak magic was never going to reach her.

Just before the spells hit, to the four remaining attackers, Evelyn seemed to suddenly vanish without a trace.

The only thing their magic connected with was their dying comrade who was blown to pieces.

"Where did she go?" One of the black clad assassins said, turning his head in every direction to look for Evelyn.

Each of them was perplexed by what had just happened and were frantically searching for their target. It was obvious that they were outmatched and letting her get the drop on them would only lead to more causalities.

Eventually one of them looked up and saw Evelyn floating high above them, but by that time it was too late.

Clad in wind, Evelyn mapped out the optimal route to dispatch her opponents and disappeared from view again.

Using her Gravitational Freedom in conjunction with her wind magic she moved at truly unbelievable speeds.

In a flash she had shot past the four remaining assassins and blew their heads off with a series of kicks and punches.

By the time Evelyn landed back on the ground all that remained of her current adversaries were four headless bodies.

'Yeah, I can use this body for close combat." Evelyn thought her lips curving into a bright smile.

As an owl she had mostly just attacked with magic since her physical strength was lower than a lot of her opponents.

Now, however, all the power she had as a giant owl was packed into a much smaller form. She would need more practice, but Evelyn could see a truly devastating way she could fight in the future.

'That's enough practice for now. I spent nearly a minute on these seven. If I let too many get by, it will make things more difficult for the others.'

Locating the next closest attacker, Evelyn flew off in their direction.

When she arrived, the panicked assassin put up a wall of earth to defend themselves.

With a wave of her hand Evelyn sent a small, compressed cyclone at the wall.

There was almost no resistance as the wind magic drilled through the earthen wall and tore apart the person behind it. These mage rank humans simply stood no chance against her.

"So, you are the one that has been killing my men. I will deal with you personally."

A new man wearing all black appeared behind Evelyn and announced himself confidently. He was a league above the other assassins and the man that had reported to Morten while they were still scouting out the area.

Rapidly moving his hands, the second in command of this attack cast a spell towards Evelyn.

Surprise on her face, Evelyn looked down and saw her own shadow warp and wrap around her.

In just a second, she was completely bound by the shadows around her.

"Now die."

Completely disappearing, Morten's right-hand man melded into the shadows and appeared behind Evelyn.

A wicked dagger in his hand, he slashed towards her defenseless neck and planned to decapitate her in one fluid movement.

He could see victory and was certain that his blade would cut through his target's flesh and bone like butter.

Except the moment before his blade reached Evelyn's neck, the entire world before his eyes changed.

A heavy unbearable weight slammed into his body, and he crashed into the ground with a resounding bang.

It took all his might to even raise his head to try and understand what had just happened.

Alas, all he saw was Evelyn ripping off the shadows binding her as if they were made out of thin paper.

"Oh, you're still alive. I guess you are a bit stronger than the others. Perhaps I should have used Gravity Hammer instead of only Extreme Press. Whatever, it doesn't matter. This will finish you of anyway."

The head assassin who was only second to Morten, watched in terror as Evelyn raised her foot and held it over his head.

Struggling with everything he had, he tried to cast a spell to escape, but it was in vain. His hands were being held down by an immense force he could not explain.

Bringing her foot down, Evelyn crushed the man's head like a watermelon and left a red stain in the small crater her stomp had created.

"And that's nine. Just twenty-eight more to go."

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