"Then, I guess it's my turn."
After Kali's turn, Liz stepped forward, as if exchanging places with her.
"I'm a knight, and my duty is to protect my comrades," she started. "If allowed, I would like to have a skill that would allow to cover for my allies when they're in danger."
Nefra stared at Liz before a thin smile appeared on her gigantic, pretty face.
[Actually, my class is similar to yours. Since you're following the sa path I did in the past, let bestow my best skill unto you.]
A large blue orb appeared from her forehead, slowly flying toward Liz while splitting into three.
[These three are my signature skills, what supported and made who I am now. They are Invulnerability, Guardian's Embrace, and Vengeance Burst. Use them well!]
Invulnerability was a skill that spent mana in place of health with a ratio of 1 MP to 100 HP. In terms of stat points, it was 1 INT to 10 CON! It's a broken skill if one knows when and where to use it.
Guardian's Embrace was the skill that Liz wished for, transferring damage her allies receive within a short window to herself. It was a sacrificial skill that can protect allies in ergencies!
Last was Vengeance Burst. It was another skill that synergized well with the previous two skills. It converts the damage received in the last five minutes (or from the last use of the skill) into damage and releases it compressed in one blow. The damage is converted 1:1, aning the more damage the user received, the more powerful the skill was.
Liz didn't hesitate and claid all three skills imdiately, before smiling with confidence. "Thank you, Lady Nefra. With this, I can protect my comrades better!"
Not only can this help her beco a stout shield, but it can also make her a powerful fighter! However, if she mistook the timing of using the skill, or underestimated an enemy's attack, it could lead to her demise. A double-edged sword!
After her turn, it was Tina who stepped forward. Her eyes stared at the powerful figure ahead with a burning gaze, filled with fighting spirit.
"I..." she whispered, before raising her voice as loud as she could. "I want Darling, Aster Mistral, to be mine!"
"..."
[...]
Everyone went silent from her willful "wish." Nefra shook her head lightly, apologizing.
[I might be powerful, but I can't bend one's will to favor another forcefully. Please change your wish.]
"Then..." Tina frowned, thinking for a bit, before raising her head with her eyes shining with excitent. "Tell what kind of girl is Darling's type! And make just like that!"
[Ask him yourself!] Nefra shouted, appalled by Tina's brazen attitude. [What's with this girl? Is she alright in the head?]
"She's just a horny idiot; don't mind her," Kali comnted lightly from the back.
It took about ten minutes before Tina's "wish" finally beca a decent one. In the end, just like Kali, she got a weapon, a pair of gauntlets, that would grow together with its wearer.
The left one was called Emberfury, wielding the powers of angelic flas, and the right one, Glacial Wrath, harnessing the coldest depths of Niflheim. Of course, the elent choice was deliberate to match with Aster's!
She finally stepped back, satisfied, but Aster and Nefra both felt exhausted. The last of the girls was Lory, but her wish was a little incomprehensible.
"I can't say my wish, lest I die here. Can you read my mind instead?" Read the latest on mvl
Nefra was puzzled by her request but did as she asked. After reading Lory's mind, the powerful being's eyes opened wide but shook her head slowly.
[So humans could sink so low nowadays... Sorry, but I'm here to bestow things upon challengers, not take sothing away from them. I can't help you with that.]
"… I see." Lory sighed, disappointnt laced in her tone. "It's fine. Then, do you perhaps have sothing that could resurrect soone? Like, if I die, I would resurrect imdiately?"
[I... have one. But it's too much to give out as a reward for such a asly trial. Instead, I have a skill called Revive, which can revive soone who died within five minutes of their death.]
"Then that!" Lory jumped at it imdiately.
[... However, it's not a skill a Witch can learn. You would need to change to a healer class or give it to that little healer over there.]
Nefra waved her hand again, summoning a similar golden orb that she had given Cassy before. [What you do with it is your choice.] she added.
Lory received the golden orb and walked slowly toward the only healer in their team. "Cassy, can I count on you?" she asked, her words filled with a silent plea.
"I don't know what's going on, but..." Cassy stepped forward, grabbing the golden orb. "Leave it to !"
Just like that, Cassy learned the Revive skill... and also discovered the price of using it. Her expression beca a little complicated, but she quickly sharpened up, as if saying to herself, "Whatever will be, will be!"
[And now, you're the last one, primordial man.] Nefra spoke, staring down at Aster. [Tell your wish.]
His wish was already settled by Cassy earlier, so he could use his wish for other things lower on his priority list. However, he didn't take long before deciding on which one to ask for.
"I want to see my parents."
Nefra stared at Aster as if evaluating if he understood the weight of his wish. However, she sighed soon after, shaking her head.
[That goes against the rules, so even as an Administrator, I can't. Ask for sothing else.]
"Then, please cure my disease."
[I can't do that either. You know that, right? I can't intervene in your trial that much.]
"Then...!"
[I know you're using the wish as a preface to get so information from , but I can just answer them later. Tell your wish.]
Aster didn't expect that she would be willing to answer his questions directly. He wracked his brain, thinking of what to wish for, and quickly recalled what Vanessa told him before.
"… How can I complete my bloodline?"
[Another question, but it's not sothing I can casually answer. Do you wish to exchange your wish, along with the right to ask further questions, for the answer to that?]
But the price of his question was a tad too heavy.
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