They still didnt break through? adow asked.
No, no they havent. I have no clue what theyre doing. Felicia said they were arguing about siege engines and risk assessnts, Ilea said.
She tried to pet the wolf again, her arm freezing fully before it broke off.
Co on, she said, squinting her eyes at the Elental.
adow had enlarged its hall to accommodate the large creature, its space magic chasing off the many spirits that had followed the Elental to the city. Not that many had survived for longer than a few seconds in the Elentals presence.
Ilea was really annoyed that she had missed its arrival, instead having had tea with Felicia. Which admittedly wasnt bad either but the forr would have still won out.
Her arm reford as she pouted, trying to solve the current puzzle.
A large chunk of ice nearly slamd into her face, manifesting so quickly she had barely even noticed it.
Zaiked would have killed every last one of those Generals before storming the city herself, adow said.
Dont act like either of you understand military tactics used in Elos. Think of it as if Zaiked had to storm your very chamber, Ilea said.
She tried. And failed, adow said.
See, thats why its taking so long. Not that I really care. The longer it takes, the longer we have here without too much attention, she said.
Sixteen more days Ilea, and not a minute longer, adow said.
Her ti in Erendar was coming to an end but it hadnt been spent idly.
ding You have defeated [Spirit of Death lvl 328]
ding You have defeated [Spirit of Death lvl 572]
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 394 Five stat points awarded
ding The Azarinth Sentinel has reached lvl 396 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 393 Five stat points awarded
ding Kin of Ash has reached lvl 395 Five stat points awarded
ding The Faen Valkyrie has reached lvl 239 One stat point awarded
ding The Faen Valkyrie has reached lvl 240 One stat point awarded One Core skill point awarded
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ding The Faen Valkyrie has reached lvl 244 One stat point awarded
Ilea assud the experience she was getting from the Death Spirits was only due to the higher level at this point. Only the Astral spirits remained dangerous to an extent.
ding Sentinel Huntress reaches 3rd lvl 13
ding Sentinel Huntress reaches 3rd lvl 14
ding Sentinel Huntress reaches 3rd lvl 15
adows training worked wonders but the lack of danger made it just a little more efficient than using it during her battles. A little annoying when one considered the little use the skill had during actual fights.
ding Azarinth Reversal reaches 3rd lvl 27
ding Storm of Cinders reaches 3rd lvl 27
ding Eyes of Ash reaches 3rd lvl 27
ding Phaseshift reaches 2nd lvl 18
ding Phaseshift reaches 2nd lvl 19
ding Phaseshift reaches 2nd lvl 20
ding Flare of Creation reaches 3rd lvl 6
ding Displacent reaches 3rd lvl 8
ding Space Shift reaches 3rd lvl 3
ding Body of the Valkyrie reaches 3rd lvl 4
Ilea refrained from getting Phaseshift to the third tier. It was an option but she just wasnt sure. Rushing it wouldnt help either with Space Awareness still in the second tier. She mostly just ignored it for now, focusing on whatever else she could work on.
ding Deviant of Humanity reaches 2nd lvl 3
ding Gourt reaches lvl 5
ding Monster Hunter reaches 3rd lvl 7
ding Oxygen Repository reaches lvl 19
ding Oxygen Repository reaches lvl 20
So close just a little more choking, she thought as she scrolled through.
It had beco clear that she would have to advance either her Astral Magic Resistance or her Mana Drain Resistance. Ilea had two points available and one had to remain for ergencies. She agonized over which one to choose for quite so ti, obviously wasting training ti with all the damage she took anyway.
Ilea initially wanted to wait until she actually faced the Daughters to see which damage type proved more dangerous. Now that her goal of hunting Astral Spirits proved harder and harder to achieve, she had to make a decision. In the end it was Mana Drain Resistance, because while both their Astral and drain attacks were potent, only the latter also healed the creatures.
ding Mana Drain Resistance reaches 3rd lvl 1
Mana Drain Resistance 3rd lvl 1
Rare foes will have the ability to drain your mana. Either for their own use or simply to weaken you. Having encountered one such being, you have learned of its destructive effect. This skill will help you reduce the effect any mana draining abilities will have on you.
2nd stage: Your mana is bound to you, making it harder for anybody to drain it from you. In addition the mana removed from you damages the enemy, should they desire to use it for themselves. The damaging effect increases with every point of mana lost.
3rd stage: Mana ford within you is intrinsic to your very essence. Any being that dares to steal what does not belong to them shall find themselves poisoned by your arcane power. Enemies take damage over ti for each point of your mana in their pool.
The effects sadly werent enough to overwhelm the creatures but they at least pushed her in the right direction.
ding Mana Drain Resistance reaches 3rd lvl 2
ding Space Magic Resistance reaches 3rd lvl 5
ding Wood Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 15
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ding Wood Magic Resistance reaches 2nd lvl 20
The stat points she had gradually invested into Vitality, Endurance, and Dexterity, in the end spending ten points to enhance each stat.
Im surprised the General hasnt asked for help, in exchange for sothing, adow said.
Ilea looked away from her status. Too proud. And he hates all you represent.
And that is? it asked.
Proof that humanity is fucking weak, she said. I just want to pet her, can you ask her again?
She says you are free to try, adow said.
The wolf looked her way, resting on her icy paws.
Ilea grabbed her removed frozen arm and shook it towards the creature. Just wait until I have a third tier resistance!
I doubt it would make a major difference, adow said.
Ilea didnt listen, displacing various floating objects and projectiles as she silently flew through the hall filled with magic.
She felt dozens of pulses, the wisps here moving as if separated from the normal fabric of space. A lot was going on. The Elentals arrival hadnt helped much with that.
Michaels brain had nearly exploded when adow inford him of the creatures coming. He pushed for an extension but finally agreed to keep the date the sa when he realized the Elental couldnt nor wouldnt talk to him.
It had started interacting with Ilea once it realized her body was damn near indestructible, mostly freezing her or sending projectiles to either be malicious or help in her training. Ilea wasnt quite sure yet which.
She displaced herself again and stopped moving. Sothing peculiar stood out to her amidst the hundreds of floating pieces.
What?
Ilea moved her hand towards the floating stone.
She stopped in the last mont, right before touching it.
Phaseshift activated as she focused on the weird phenonon. She extended her hand and grabbed not the stone but what lay beyond.
Despite the active spell, she found her hand coming back with an object grasped between her fingers. It was a piece of ice that she could neither feel, sll, nor see. Not with her eyes at least. But she knew it was there.
Phaseshift deactivated, her body manifesting and with it the piece of ice she had known to be there.
It instantly exploded and froze half her body.
The Elental twitched its ears slightly, its tail moving over the black grass.
Asshole, she thought with a smile, the heat within her quickly taking care of the ice as the damaged section healed.
What was that? she asked.
A surprise gift, to celebrate your success, adow said in a dry tone.
Aha, Ilea said.
You should be able to level your skill now, Ilea. What you just did should be impossible with a re second tier ability, adow said.
Really? Ilea asked with a bright smile. She checked and indeed found it possible to advance Space Awareness to the third tier. YES!
adow laughed. Took you long enough. I was getting worried you had so kind of space retardation.
Sure, sure, Ilea said offhandedly and pushed Space Awareness to the third tier.
ding Space Awareness reaches 3rd lvl 1
Passive Space Awareness 3rd lvl 1
You beco more aware of the density and shifts in the fabric of Space itself.
2nd stage: Further understanding of the spacial fabric allows you to manipulate its forces with greater ease and higher intensity. You learn to perceive even the tiniest ripples in space. In the case of active fissures, you find yourself able to peer into the other side.
3rd stage: You have peered through the fabric of space itself and have learned to unravel its intricate structure. You gain the ability to perceive and differentiate magical fraworks and how to manipulate them within your space without failure.
Category: Body Enhancent Perception Aura
I have no clue what this ans. adow, please explain, she said and read the information to the creature.
A good addition to your abilities. Definitely, adow said.
The wolf ford a flower made of ice.
She thinks the sa. Very powerful indeed, adow said.
Now theres two of them, Ilea whispered in her mind, squinting at both of the creatures.
Speaking of which, does the Elental want to co to Elos too? Not sure if I could manage that but its an option I suppose, she said, tilting her head a little sideways.
Did you already forget about your new skill? adow asked.
Oh, right, so what does it do? Ilea said.
Better to demonstrate, adow said.
A wooden root broke out of the ground and slowly moved towards Ilea.
It slowed in front of her chest and touched her.
Whats that supp- Ilea asked, interrupted by the adow.
Dont talk. Perceive, it said.
Ilea did just that, focusing once more onto the space around her, the root, her body. My body. The root.
Is this, she thought and grabbed the root, trying to confirm her assessnt.
She smiled brightly, looking at the tree with joy. You knew this all along!
For your thick skull to finally grasp the solution, you needed more than frustration. I thought it wise to withhold this knowledge from you. While it wasnt certain, I expected it, adow said.
Ilea shook her head. She knew the creature was right.
Fraworks, she thought about the description. To her it felt more like different flows.
She kept touching the root, a root that represented adow itself, perated by its magic and power.
Ilea displaced herself, focusing on her own flow only.
She appeared at her target destination, the root remaining where it had been a mont earlier.
Fuck yeah! she called out and jumped. Do the full prison, she said with a wicked smile.
I shall oblige, adow said, forming a wooden prison around her with spiked ends cutting into her armor.
Ilea had to focus a little harder this ti, the different flows not as easy to separate than the simple touch of one root. She still managed it quickly, displacing herself out of the prison as if it hadnt been there.
The damage to her armor repaired itself as she spread her arms and twirled. Ive finally reached my goal.
And what is that? adow asked.
Complete immortality! she shouted with a pose.
The adow laughed in its usual magic way. It is a major step towards that goal. However just in case you really believe that, I have to remind you that you are very much mortal. Just like and the Elental.
I dont really think either of you can be killed either, Ilea said. Also I dont care. Let enjoy this. More roots, she said and tested various ideas.
Blink worked just as well as Displacent did.
As to your earlier question. The Elental informs you that this is her ho and she very much likes her mountains. The cold it is spreading should even last long into the years past the current eclipse.
I should inform you that she likes to take century long naps. The desolate landscape of Erendar supports her lifestyle more than your realm ever could, adow explained.
Even if it ans it wont see us ever again? Ilea asked. Id think weve gotten pretty close.
She displaced herself close to the wolfs head, trying to pet it again.
Ilea blinked back to where she had started, her form falling to the ground with a thud. It really wasnt very pleasant to have ones body frozen entirely.
Heart of cinder ca to the rescue yet again.
Shes intrigued as to your heat spell that seems to prevent long term freezing. Most fire spells she has seen could not counteract her ice so easily, adow said.
Its ashen magic, Ilea said. Forms the heat within my core.
Your resistance, healing, and general resilience are the main factors here. She simply hasnt t sothing both so weak and yet so durable in her existence. No high level Awakened have crossed her path. Not of a species that starts at such a low level at birth. That would explain her reaction, adow said.
You two really like to be insulting, Ilea said and used Phaseshift.
Oh yes oh yes yes yes, she thought and watched her ethereal hands. Please.
Ilea blinked and then displaced herself. Phaseshift deactivated and she was back to normal.
It wooorks! she called out.
That is quite impressive. You really are a natural, adow said.
Didnt you say literally the opposite for weeks now? Ilea asked.
Your understanding itself is lacking. A more practical approach was necessary and youve succeeded through that. Your lack of thought coupled with your intuition and your trust in your spells make you quite adept at using them. But not at understanding or explaining the theory behind the magic.
I doubt youll ever push the frontiers of spacial runes or theory but when it cos to using the abilities that evolve through your Class, youll exceed, adow explained.
I dont see the point in pushing my magic theory further as long as Im progressing as fast as I am. My approach is obviously working, Ilea said.
For now, yes. It is a sha. The foundation you could forge through research and study would surely bring you further. Perhaps sothing youll redy once your life has spanned for as many centuries as mine, adow said.
Im not exactly looking to revolutionize magic. I can help others do just that but its not , Ilea said. But yeah, if I live to a century or even longer, Im sure Ill try out different things.
On a more important note I can teleport during Phaseshift, she said and tried it out again just to confirm.
Displacent worked on objects around her too while the spell was active.
aning I can even move projectiles while its going on, she thought and smiled. The spell just beca twice as good. Though it almost seed like an overkill at this point. Now that she could escape grapples with her teleportation anyway, Phaseshift mostly just added so defense.
Still pretty good. And whos to say nothing can interrupt my teleportation. I can do it, so others should be able to as well.
The doubled resilience is pretty nuts though with teleportation I could have tanked Zaikeds attacks much more easily,she murmured.
Are you still unsure? adow asked.
No. No I think its worth it. Other options still exist but I think with teleportation available to during its usage, it beats out the competition, she said and pushed Phaseshift to the third tier.
Active Phaseshift 3rd lvl 1
Expending a large amount of mana, you can temporarily unbind your body from the physical and pass through barriers. You may let spells and physical objects pass through you unhindered. Be aware that certain types of magic will retain so or all of their impact.
2nd stage: Resilience bonuses from skills are doubled when entering Phaseshift.
3rd stage: You have bent space to your will. To avoid death and to cause it. You gain a deeper understanding of the Fla of Creation. Abilities sacrificing health may be used during Phaseshift with all effects activating once your body returns to its normal form. The duration of any resulting effects equals that of the preceding Phaseshift.
Category: Space Magic
Ilea read through the new tier and nodded to herself. Basically a safe space to stack Flare of Creation before its unleashed?
She tried it out, activating the third tier health sacrifice at its current six hundred health per second. The flas didnt form around her but her health was still reduced. Cant do more than six hundred per second in here either. Wait a minute. It said Abilities sacrificing health?
Ilea used her third tier Azarinth Awakening, putting a whopping five thousand health into the skill. Nothing happened as her third tier healing pushed her health back to the max. She repeated it four tis.
Four seconds had passed and Phaseshifts upkeep was steadily growing. She deactivated it, another second of the skill passing as the space slightly shifted. She appeared once more, a bright white fla flaring out on her body coupled with intense blue light from her azarinth runes she uncovered by moving her armor.
Holy shit.
She actually felt the change.
The difference her third tier aura added was barely noticeable at this point, partially because of the diminishing returns of her various inflated stats but mostly because she already had incredible bonuses active at all tis. Another few hundred points in whatever she boosted hardly made a difference.
Ilea didnt know if it was just the amount of health she sacrificed or the duration it was applied to. I can just dump my whole health pool into the skill while Phaseshift protects against enemy attacks.
She was pretty sure her Awakening wouldnt flare up this much if she tried the sa normally.
So she did and confird that while she could regulate the strength of her third tier Awakening boost, there was an upper limit. Phaseshift however ignored that entirely, providing the bonuses for however much health she had invested during its active ti.
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