Let's Train Heroine

Chapter 181: Heroine Purifying The Vanishing Statue

The sun had set over the academy, and the grounds were bathed in twilight. Lucan, Maris, and Kai walked through the quiet halls. They had successfully dealt with four of the Seven Horrors, but the night was far from over.

Their footsteps echoed through the empty corridors of the art building, a wing of the academy renowned for its collection of statues and relics. The atmosphere grew colder as they entered. The building was filled with marble statues, each meticulously crafted, standing in solemn stillness. But something felt off. The statues seemed to watch them with unseen eyes.

"This place gives me the creeps," Kai muttered, his eyes darting nervously around the room.

Lucan nodded, his gaze scanning the shadows. "Stay alert. The Vanishing Statue Horror is known for its deceptive nature. We need to be cautious."

As they moved deeper into the gallery, they noticed that several statues seemed to be missing from their pedestals. This only heightened the sense of foreboding. Suddenly, a chilling wind blew through the hall, causing the temperature to plummet.

Maris shivered, her hand instinctively moving to her arms. "We're getting close. I can sense the malevolent presence."

Without warning, one of the statues on a pedestal began to shift. Its marble form twisted and contorted, and then, with a sudden burst of movement, it sprang to life. It was a grotesque figure, half-human and half-beast, with eyes glowing an ominous red.

"The Vanishing Statue!" Lucan shouted. "Get ready!"

The statue lunged at them with surprising speed, its limbs stretching unnaturally as it attacked. Kai barely had time to react, his blade meeting the statue's marble form with a resounding clash. However, the statue's attacks were swift and unpredictable, making it difficult to land a decisive blow.

Lucan and Maris sprang into action, their movements fluid and coordinated. Lucan's strikes were powerful but restrained, his true strength masked by a veneer of effort. Maris's magic flared with a controlled radiance, pushing back the statue's advances but not overwhelming it.

As they fought, the statue demonstrated its unique and horrifying method of attack. Every time it struck, it would briefly vanish from sight, only to reappear in a different part of the gallery. The Vanishing Statue could phase in and out of existence, making it a formidable opponent.

It used this ability to disorient its enemies, striking from unexpected angles and making it difficult to predict its movements.

Maris struggled to keep track of the statue as it disappeared and reappeared. "Its ability to vanish makes it nearly impossible to anticipate," she said, focusing on her spellwork. "We need to find a way to keep it in one place."

Lucan nodded, his eyes narrowing in concentration. "If we can pin it down, we might be able to defeat it."

As the battle raged on, Kai tried to engage the statue, but each time he struck, it vanished before he could land a solid hit. His frustration grew as he struggled to keep up with the statue's erratic movements.

Meanwhile, the statue's attacks grew more aggressive, and its red eyes burned with a malevolent fire. It let out a low, guttural growl as it continued to phase in and out, striking at the trio with deadly precision.

The statue's unique method of harming its victims was revealed as it reached out to Kai, its marble hand grazing his arm and causing him to shudder with a cold, numbing sensation. "Kai, watch out!" Lucan shouted.

Kai barely managed to evade the statue's grasp, but the encounter left him visibly shaken. "This thing is insane. How are we supposed to defeat it?"

Maris, her eyes focused and determined, began to chant a spell with a rhythmic incantation. Her divine magic flared brightly, casting a protective barrier around them. "We need to force it into a specific location. I'm going to try and bind it with a sealing spell."

Lucan, understanding Maris's plan, used his water magic to create a series of barriers and traps. He focused his efforts on predicting the statue's movements, placing the barriers strategically to limit its space. Experience more on m v|l -NovelBin.net

The statue, realizing it was being cornered, became even more frantic. It vanished and reappeared with increasing speed, but Lucan and Maris's coordinated efforts began to pay off. The barriers gradually closed in on the statue, and Maris's spell grew stronger, attempting to pin it down.

With a final, determined push, Maris completed her spell. The statue was enveloped in a blinding light, its form struggling against the binding forces. The malevolent aura that surrounded it began to dissipate, and the statue's movements slowed.

Lucan and Maris pressed their advantage, using their combined magic and physical prowess to subdue the statue. It writhed and twisted but was ultimately confined within Maris's sealing barrier. With a final burst of light, the statue was purified, its dark energy dissolving into nothingness.

The gallery fell silent once more, the oppressive atmosphere lifting as the statue's influence faded. Lucan and Maris, though weary, exchanged a relieved glance. Kai, catching his breath, looked at them with newfound respect.

"That was… incredible," Kai said. He knew Lucan and Maris were powerful but it was first time he saw them. At library and now here. Kai was amazed by this.

Maris nodded, as The Vanishing Statue Horror come to end.

The Vanishing Statue was created by a sculptor who was consumed by envy and resentment. He was a master artist, but his works were overshadowed by his rival. In his bitterness, he crafted the statue as a vessel for his hatred, imbuing it with dark magic to seek revenge on those he felt wronged him. Over time, the statue's power grew, and it became a menace to those who encountered it.

The Vanishing Statue can vanish anything it touch, and more terrifying thing about this is that whoever vanish by The Vanishing Statue, the memory of that person also disappeared from everyone.

As the trio left the gallery, the first light of dawn began to break through the windows. The Vanishing Statue Horror had been vanquished, and the academy's art building was once again safe. Now The Weeping Willow and The Seventh Horror left.