The Conquerors Path - Chapter 819 - 817-Practise Makes Perfect.

... ound himself increasingly pushed to the wall. Ella's pieces stormed like a tsunami, her rooks and queen inextricably knitting a net around his king. His resistance was nice, earning high remarks on his moves and perseverance, but the first cracks began to appear.

"Check," Ella said, the queen sliding to h5, her tone matter-of-fact yet with an unmistakable hint of triumph.

Lompak moved his king to f8, narrowly escaping immediate disaster. His mana flared erratically as he tried to ...