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Chapter 330: Territory. [Release Version]
🕑 Added 2022-06-29 04:15:23 +0000 UTC<Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Fluid Cast Lv. 6] [Continuous Cast Lv. 5] [Royal Presence Lv. 5] [Multi-Thought Processing Lv. 4] gained>
<Individual [Sunfang Dragonewt, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor] has switched her Main Job to [Scout]>
<Main Job benefits have been updated due to Job change>
<Scout Level: 0/5>
<Individual [Sunfang Dragonewt, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor] has switched her Secondary Job to [Worker]>
<Worker Level: 0/5>
<Acquisition requirement fulfilled. [Virulent Corrosion] gained. 2850 SP remaining>
<Mutation acquired. Merging [Virulent Corrosion] into unique racial skill [Corrosive Fire]>
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“R-Rajah, be careful! Stop being so reckless when you fight!”
[“You’ll be eaten up at this point, virigress!”]
[“Grawr?! Sorry!”]
“H-Hey, the waves are about to break the platforms! Stop them! Stop those merfiends!”
Silence, broken by the loud training session of the warrior priests and Rajah, led by Tasianna and the twins. The Depth Serpents, Master’s party, had accepted to help Jethro out with his order’s training while they remained in Yeos, however, they were still preoccupied with roaming the city. They were still searching for any clues on any subterfuge or enemies we had to be aware of.
As such, Tasianna and the twins took over their duties for today. We weren’t going to the arena, since outside of Renee, none of us had a match today. Scouting our potential opponents was important, but I also needed to do some quick training and homework.
And in the midst of all of this, Mother, Master, and I was huddled up in our own corner, completely oblivious to most of the things happening at the merfiend hunting area of Kahalanteel island. Mostly, ‘cause they were loud. Quite loud. It also didn’t help how the three of us were currently stumped.
<Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]’s Main Job [Scout] has risen from [Level 0] to [Level 5]>
<Attributes have increased due to level up>
<Max level of Job [Scout] has been reached>
<Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]’s Secondary Job [Worker] has risen from [Level 0] to [Level 5]>
<Attributes have increased due to level up>
<Max level of Job [Worker] has been reached>
And this silence continued on until Master turned over to me, looking perturbed. “Hestia, I don’t want to say this…”
“No! Don’t! Please, Master, I don’t want to hear it… Reality.” I slumped over. My face twitched as I continued staring at my profile, trying to locate a skill.
“Hestia…” Mother too wanted me to accept the truth of the matter, however, how could I? How could I possibly accept something this incredulous?
It was a sham!
“Apprentice, I told you this already!” And out of nowhere, my usually lax and calm master slammed his tail on the ground, prompting me to slowly raise my head. “Have you forgotten what I told you? About how you’ve been applying some of the advanced casting techniques in your everyday life already? [Multi-Cast] is just—”
“No! Stop! Nooooo! Don’t say it!” I screamed, diverting my face away from him and trying to close my ears, only for Master to grab my arms. He tried to peel them off, but the Strength between us was too large for him to do anything, so he had to resort to shouting next to my ear.
“Embrace the truth, my apprentice! God Istari demands you to not commit to ignorance! Enlighten yourself, for the way to growth is harsh facts and prudent reflections!” Master pushed an owl badge into my face, the symbol of Istari the God of Knowledge and Magic, and swung it around as if he was trying to exorcise something from me. “Listen to what your Goddess told you! Accept it! We are only wasting precious training time on this!”
“Nooooooooooo!” Defeated, I fell onto my knees, eyes wide open as I stared at the ground in horror. It felt like my heart was about to break.
“Dear…” Mother’s worried voice entered my ears. “You can’t learn [Multi-Cast].”
“Urgk!” And with that final blow, my knees lost all their strengths. Curling up on the ground in a fetal position, I pouted solemnly as I recalled what Aurena told me during one of my magic training sessions with Mother.
<Oh, that. We had it available at one point, but Elder Crustacia noted how extremely synergistic they were together, to the point we had to reduce the potential power of that combination. As such, we made [Parallel Thoughts] stronger by having [Multi-Cast] become a base for it. This means, you can't learn [Multi-Cast], Hestia, as you technically already have it in its evolved form, acquired due to your fractured soul.>
… I always wanted to forget this little fact.
“This is unfair… This is unfair!” I punched the ground, causing a small earthquake, before jumping back on my feet. “My dream! My DREAM! It’s all dead! Why can’t I achieve it!”
“I thought you wanted to continue your idol dream, my whelpling?” Mother stared at me, shocked to hear what I said.
“Of course! But- But, this is… Imagine me invoking 110 magic circles! That is like a machine gun! Bam, bam, ba-ba-ba-ba-bam, bang!” I fired off finger pistols into the air, simulating what I was imagining. The thought of the background covered up in 110 magic circles made my heart pound like crazy. “Unlimited firepower!”
Both Master and Mother frowned at my childish outburst, looking at each other as if they were blaming themselves for something.
“Dear, don’t be too sad about it.” Mother tried to comfort me. “All mages must work with a maximum of eleven simultaneous cast spells at their best. Even I am bound by this rule. Outside of using catalysts or seal grimoires, you can’t overcome this System limitation.”
Master nodded to Mother’s statement. “Mhmm. Besides, your [Parallel Thoughts] is an extremely rare skill barely noted down in books! You see, I tried searching for it in the different libraries of the mages guild, but I think we need to go to Aleistunum for more information. Mhmm!”
“Can you not look at me like that, Master? You’re acting like Rita…” I sulked while looking at Master’s dazzling eyes as if he found something interesting. Rita did the same thing this morning when I told her about my training, only for Neill to drag her away before she fainted from curiosity overload.
“Ha ha? You cannot blame me, my apprentice. As I said, knowledge and experience is a mage’s most valued treasure! I did not assume the importance of your skill back then, how could I neglect to inspect it now? Ha ha ha!” Master’s laugh was sorta infectious, but I wasn’t in the mood to follow up on him. “And, don’t be so dismissive of your skill. You might not have [Multi-Cast], but you have ten other yous inside of you.”
‘Yeah! What he said!’ #2 suddenly spoke up, distracting me from what Master said afterward.
‘You really appreciated us when we were all alone, stuck in that cave. Now you’re treating us as if we are just another piece of your arsenal, Original Mind.’ Even Manager Mind was pouting, making me feel slightly guilty.
… You guys do know we only had ourselves back then. Or, do you guys want me to talk to myself in front of our friends? Embarrassing ourselves?
‘Hey, we’re just saying you should appreciate us more than some stinky [Multi-Cast]. Unless you forgot, with [Multi-Cast], you have to do the casting. With us, we do the casting while you continue dodging! We can even take over the body with your permission! We are the best!’ #3 hyped herself and my other parallel minds up, bringing up the fact they were extremely flexible with how they acted as a command system for me.
Magic helpers, appraisers, memory bank, strategists and tacticians, and also an emergency button in case I went wild again, where they can use spells to keep me contained. I did give them full permission to use spells if my body went out of control and I was unconscious.
Still, my dream to use 110 spells all at once and become the indomitable force of the battlefield was gone. I could still kinda replicate it with [Delayed Cast] and [Continuous Cast], but it wouldn’t have the sheer terror impact like suddenly materializing 110 giant magic circles.
With this fact overwhelming me, I turned around from Master’s lecture and took out my [Room] runes. I was too sad to continue training. I just wanted to slip into my blanket and go to sleep, maybe hibernate for 100 years when casting 110 spells would become available. Stupid balancing.
“Stop joking around, young scale! You are too young to already consider sleeping for decades!” Master quickly snatched me up like a fleeing puppy and sat me back down on the ground. With a deep sigh, he pulled out some wooden slates. “We have better things to do than to sleep. Here, I have an idea on how to improve not only your spell songs but also how to combine your spells and abilities.”
“Huh? ‘Improve my spell songs?’ Master, I think I told you how I couldn’t delete my songs, right?” I was reminded of our reunion, where I gave him a breakdown of how my [Idol] system worked.
“Mhmm, of course! And I also explicitly remembered how you asked a bard about their bardic system. While you were away with your sister, I went to Elyonda’s mage guild and took a look around its library; scarce selection, mind you.” Master shook his head, looking disappointed. “However, Yeos’s past during Yeostar’s lifetime did produce many bards. Even now, if you go to certain corners of the city, you can hear bards playing freely without interruptions. So, the library was filled with ancient hymns and songs about war and strife. It gave me great insight.”
Master then scribbled the locations of those bards onto a slate, handing it over to me. Outside of being a Saint of Xohulotel and follower of Plesia, Master was also loyal to the teachings of Istari. Not only ‘cause he was a mage, but ‘cause he believed knowledge was important for society.
As such, even without me asking him, he prepared everything for me as he wanted to see me grow. Since I wanted to impress Elyonda with my idol concert, I had planned on adapting my songs to their culture. Listening to bards might be the best method here.
“Thank you, Master.” I thanked him with a wide smile. All the disappointment from before disappeared as I embraced the care Master gave me. I knew I chose the correct Master to study under, but seeing him do this warmed my heart.
“Hmm, of course. Even as a Saint, I have a duty to your growth, young scale. You and Tasianna are the only students I have ever managed to instruct properly. Even if you have the Empress to further your training, I will not lag behind. Mhmm, hmm.” Master nodded with pride, while Mother smiled wryly at her competition. “Regardless, let us begin. Your personal lecture begins now, so listen well!”
Master introduced me to the concept of upgrading, or as the System called it “updating information.” Master never did mention how custom spells were final once you made them. Mages were allowed to update their spells as long as the new variation of it was similar enough to the original.
He took my [Sanctified Blaze] and [Sanctified Blaze: Halo of Consecration] as an example. Although they both had the same function of sticking onto a person, only creating white flames to heal or defend their host, the halo variant could attach itself to me. It could heal and attack everything within its radius, making it certainly more different than the spell I based it from.
“Usually, updating custom spells isn’t too practical, as making more spells would make more sense. However, in case of running out of available spell slots if your [Arcane Mind] or [Mental Warfare] isn’t high enough level, acolytes usually change the chant to update their spells’ function,” Master explained. “Your first custom spell usually has some hick-ups. Growing pains. However, I oversaw your [Sanctified Blaze]’s creation and it seemed you followed my instructions for your other spells. You don’t need to update them, simply make more.”
He mentioned the current batch of spells I was currently working on, prompting me to pull out some wooden slates with their chants and magic circle on them. One of them was even me trying to copy what that poison dude did the other day, making a hydra out of poison. It was a cool idea and something I hadn’t thought of until now.
Master nodded, proud to see I was planning three new custom spells. “Mhmm, exactly. Good. Stay flexible with your spells, even if you can force yourself through most situations, ha ha ha ha!”
Which brought us to the main topic of this lecture — changing my spell songs.
“Bards work on a similar System as your ‘idol System.’ They create music that grants their allies beneficial attacks, or they can enfeeble and even attack enemies with their songs. However, the biggest difference between the two Systems is the scale.”
Master told me most bards could only increase stats or decrease stats, while certain offensive songs could materialize mana in the form of notes to attack people. This was all translated into my [Idol] System with my buffing, debuffing, and attack options when it came to creating songs. I haven’t gotten a new type of song in a while, sadly, so I didn’t know if there were more options.
In that sense, the two Systems were pretty similar. However, the major difference between the two came into effect with [My Darkest Thought] and [The Heir of Hope]. The former song countered demonic influences and made them weaker, while the latter would give people the power to defend and attack against demonic threats.
Now, that alone wouldn’t be too important, since bard songs could debuff threats, too. However, what made them unique was the fact they could enchant everybody with the holy element from my [The Light] title. A holy element specifically designed to counter dark elemental attacks and demonic powers.
“My songs took up the effects of my title!” I blurted out when I realized this connection.
“Yes, but your two first songs, [The Will to Fight and Survive] and [Dragon Fire], aren’t. Don’t you still have God Danterno’s blessing?” Master asked, causing me to scowl a bit from thinking how I got that title.
“Kushlek’zar and I had a talk about it yesterday,” Mother continued for Master. “I am not too familiar with every System in the Origin God’s Divine creation, but I can allude to things I knew before it was created. For your songs, the System only mentioned ‘Songs cannot be deleted’ not ‘Songs cannot be updated.’”
“… Oh!” There was a clear distinction in the wording. As you would call it, playing the system.
[Idol], question. I would like to update [The Will to Fight and Survive]. Am I allowed to change the lyrics?
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Verdammt, no answer. Can I make a song?
<Idol System, on! Hello, Hestia, how will your light shine today? Fighting!
- Register Song
- Song List: 4/9>
Okay, still works.
“I just tried it. It won’t let me update my songs,” I told them.
Master nodded, seemingly expecting that. “It’s alright. The actual process to changing song lyrics is not that dissimilar from the bardic or custom spell System. You must work with the Divine System, young scale.”
“… Seems roundabout. Couldn’t it have been made more convenient?” I criticized it, earning laughter from Mother and Master.
My question is also directed at you, Goddess Aurena… Goddess Aurena! I know you can hear me!
<Hestia, you shouldn’t bother the Goddess. An Origin Gods. They have duties to perform outside of speaking with mortals…>
Good point, but this is also proper feedback! I retorted to Yeostar’s scolding. I bet Aurena was hiding away from me, knowing I was speaking the truth!
In any case, with the situation clear to me, Mother told me how she and Master talked about how it might be possible for me to integrate blessings into my songs. Seeing as Kramps confirmed I was able to use a fraction of Aurena’s and Shiterno’s powers through their blessings while in my [Battle Frenzy] form — as long as I could control them — it should be possible for me to use [The Divine Inferno] to a spell song.
This was going off my usurpation abilities also worked. There was no issue with [The Light], since Aurena planned for me to use [Idol] in this way, as she admitted by telling me how I could counter demons with songs. I was able to usurp control over Shiterno’s blessing, allowing me to use his power without his permission during my berserk moment in Griffonpeak.
“Saori and Asaka were blessed by two Dark Pantheon gods, right?” Mother brought up, suggesting I could usurp control over their blessings, since they were my retainers. It was a possibility, but I believed it would be best to focus on Shiterno’s blessing first.
Mother nodded, agreeing, before raising a finger. “Kushlek’zar assumes you can change your song by simply trying to make a new song while keeping most of the lyrics, although you have to sing it differently. Maybe some changes to the lyrics, too.”
“I asked some bards about it. They do change their tales and songs sometimes, either realizing a mistake and receiving inspiration for a betterment. Usually to no changes to the song’s usage, but sometimes the description would change and they would grant different effects,” Master added.
Hmm, I think I should be doing that then.
“It might be good to update [Dragon Fire], Hestia,” Mother gave me a suggestion. “As you probably realized during the rumble round, releasing your mana has a similar effect to your song. The only difference is that [Dragon Fire] also increases your fire damage while creating a hard-to-escape arena.”
“But, otherwise, Magmakammer does the same job. With [Volcanic Blaze], I can even control the whole area to my liking. Hmm, yeah.” I groaned at the truth of the matter. Since it was my song, I had a certain amount of pride in its usefulness.
Songs are rarely rewritten after they are released, however, different interpretations and small changes have been made when they are sung by other artists. Reimagining. Hmm, it does make sense.
“Mhmm, yes, that is true. Which is a perfect time to transition to the second part of this lecture, my dear!” Mother stood up, gesturing for us to follow her to the beach. Master and I did so, leaving the others to hunt the merfiend.
I was a bit curious how many they have killed so far, making me regret not changing to a more advanced job. Since Rajah was registered as my tamed monster, a portion of the experience he would gain would be transferred to me through the EXP sharing function of my party bracelet. That was how I leveled my [Scout] and [Worker] Jobs up while training with Master and Mother.
Still, from the look of it, Rajah was currently level 18. As a D rank, his max level was 25. Seeing as he was killing D and C rank merfiends with everybody, it was no wonder he was leveling up so fast. He even had my experience increase through [Hestia’s Retainer].
His D rank evolution only had two options — his boring, normal evolution path and the mutation one he was currently on. So, if his C rank was interesting, then I really had to look at how he would grow. He reminded me so much of Saori and me when we were stuck in the Belzac forest. Growing up so fast, always evolving. Since he was still a “young,” I really wanted him to reach B rank before he became an adult to give him the B rank bonus.
Once at the beach, feeling the hot sand under my feet, Mother stretched her arms out before flapping her wings. “A race,” she said before pointing at the ocean, away from the island and city.
“You want to race?” I grimaced a bit. I was 100% sure she was faster than me.
“Exactly, just as a warm up. And, we need to go away from the city, otherwise, my practical demonstration would scare people, hiehiehie!”
“…”
This was not a laughing matter. Mother knew how to hold back, but she had that dragon-like way of showing off. During our first scale manipulation session, she went overboard with the dazzling bling-bling of her diamond-like scales. She had full intention of impressing me, and that meant, going 200% or even more!
“Ha ha ha ha! That is a perfect arrangement, Empress Meloxtressa! Today is a good day to unwind. Come on, young scale, your mother has called!”
But with how things were looking, it didn’t seem like I had a say in this.
<[Various Spell Buffs] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]>
Regrettably, I readied myself by casting [Haste], [Swift Winds], and [Overload] on myself. I could have probably also used [Symphonie des Feuergottes], but I really wasn’t exactly vibing with what Mother was planning.
With a “One, two, three, ready set, go” I activated my rocket boosters and blasted myself away from the other two, only to stop in place for a moment at how a body of water moved up and transformed into a mosasaurus! Master quickly boarded it and swam past me, surprising me with his unique skill gained by his sainthood — [Glory of Aelozonia].
<Glory of Aelozonia: The primeval prowess of the jungles of the continent of Aelozonia in one skill. Called upon by Xohulotel, the owner of this skill can invoke the native creatures of Aelozonia with the power of water to fight by their side either as water golems, or as a spell buff when cast in a ritualistic manner. The amount of summoned power corresponds with the level of this skill x2>
In other words, he could summon dinosaurs into battle. Master was pretty lucky, especially since this was both an offensive and supportive skill. And from how he was sailing away, the mosasaurus he summoned was pretty fast.
Hurry!
With a loud blast, through [Dragoon Jump] and [Wind Blast], I flew in hot pursuit, managing to catch up to him pretty quickly.
“Don’t hold back on this elder scale, Hestia! Fly onwards!” Master noticed how I hadn't tried to pass him, only steading my speed to only fly next to him. However, this little banter of ours ended immediately as a strong, cold wind blasted right past us, unbalancing both of us and nearly causing us to fall into the ocean.
Urgh! I massaged my ears, uncomfortable by the ringing caused by that event. Master also seemed to have that issue, and looking at how I could hear Mother’s voice, I could guess who that was.
“Yoohoo! Hurry up!” I turned my head over to that voice, unable to see anybody without squinting my eyes a bit — it was Mother, waving her hands at us.
With loud sighs and small giggles, Master and I gave up on racing against Mother and turned to each other as rivals. In the end, I was faster than him, but we were still hopelessly outmatched by Mother in the end. Considering how fast she was, it really made me wonder how long it actually took for Yorshka’s message to reach her, informing her I was alive and where I was.
“Alright, first thing first, I did like how you used your first actual in-combat usage of your mana release, Hestia.” The moment we arrived at the location, Mother immediately began my lecture without letting Master or me to settle down. “Channel your mana and slowly pour it into the area, influencing it by using your aura. Don’t forget, the stronger the dragon, the more elementally-aligned their mana is. And this mana will cause natural changes, creating an area where you can fight to the best of your abilities.”
I felt a chill on my skin. Feeling like I knew what Mother was planning, I told Master to move away with me, finding a safe location to see Mother taking in a deep breath. Instantly, the water she was flying over froze, spreading in the span of about three seconds to the size of an entire football stadium.
Master’s mosasaurus was turned into an ice statue as we didn’t make enough distance, to the point we could feel the cold mist wafting inside this place. As I felt slightly lethargic from the low temperature, the water inside this air began to freeze, forming jagged ice stalactites and other constructions of our thin air.
After asking my parallel minds, Mother took about eight seconds to create all of this, finishing her Territory construction with a throne for herself and two smaller thrones for Master and me. Flapping her wings, the temperature around us was turned up, probably from her temperature control.
“Since you like naming all your attacks and abilities, how about I try one myself? Hmm, let’s call my Mana Release, ‘Fimbulvetr,’ no? Since it fits my racial name.”
The official name for this technique was called “Mana Release,” due to the fact you would release your mana into the area by using your aura. The area itself was called “Territory” by the System, since it was the materializing of your natural element into the area, essentially marking it your domain like an animal.
The terms were simple, but they got the point across. Mother certainly understood it well, as her Territory was created almost instantaneously. All the ice spikes and so on weren’t necessary, as her mana had already spread into the area, warding or protecting anything the master of this place wanted.
“Question. What would happen if you released your own mana into this area?” Mother began quizzing me, probably to test if I had learned anything from her.
“Our mana would clash, similar to a clashing of auras or spells.”
“Correct. What happens during this clash and what are the consequences?”
“The mana of your field and mine would want to influence the others. Depending on if the mana are compatible, they would try to fuse together, creating a new form of mana release. However, if they were incompatible or if both users were hostile, the mana would begin fighting each other, causing elemental blasts until one of the Territories were to run out of mana. The loser in this match would receive a mana shock, damaging your mana paths and also accumulating any arcane corruption created from this clash.”
“Good.” Mother then reached her hand, gesturing for us to sit down before she continued. The seats were certainly not comfortable for me to sit on. “Territories are the best area for you to fight in, however, the issues they would provide you if you were to lose a clash would be quite severe. Imagine a long tug-of-war between two equal Territories. A lot of corruption would be created in this process. What would happen if one of them were to lose it at this point?”
“… They would die from [Arcane Fever],” I answered solemnly, withholding what I actually wanted to say.
If such a spike of arcane corruption were to enter your body all of a sudden, you wouldn’t just die, you probably die horribly with your body literally exploding. I could still remember the way the garm matriarch died.
Mother nodded, before turning her head over to Master. “Would you know of this?”
He closed his eyes. “Sir Themrayn showed me his during my blessing ritual. A release of mana, carried throughout the area through your aura. A strong aura is needed, at least at the levels of [Tyrant Aura Lv. 1] or any hybrid versions. Mana is the main ‘currency’ in this battle, and the result of the clash is determined by your mana pool and the strength of your aura.”
“That is why most dragons can use it. Since we can gain [Draconic Aura],” I added, but Mother shook her finger for a moment.
“You're special, dear, like any spawn of an ancient dragon. Normal dragons from lower lineages don’t hatch with that skill, but need to acquire it through hard work,” Mother corrected me, although I wasn’t born with it either. Then again, I was told multiple times I hatched prematurely, far before I was fully developed and that was why I was born a gecko.
Mother then stood up and waved her hand around her Territory, creating a fortress with huge walls like Artorias in a matter of seconds just like that! She then asked us to stand up and then move away a bit.
“And that is why you need to learn not to use your Mana Release for every situation, alright, Hestia? If you are strong and have no other foes in the area, use it as often as you like with no fear. However, remember, just like in the wilds, once a territory is marked, you will also welcome enemies to succeed you.”
The animal documentaries I watched on Earth reminded me of a ton of Territorial disputes. Even if the area was owned by an old and strong beast, you would always have reckless young adult beasts try to beat you up. I could understand why Mother used that example to help me realize the impact of this ability.
Also, from hearing how Master mentioned Tehmrayn was also able to create a Territory, it made me aware it wasn’t reserved for dragons alone, but anybody could create one as long as they had enough mana and the necessary aura. Kinda scary to think about it, but considering the enemies I might face in the future, this was essential to know.
“Now, the lecture is done, you two! It is training time now!” Mother spoke with both of us, even addressing Master in the mix, confusing him. “Why, of course, Kushlek’zar. You must join, too. You have no idea how to manifest your own Territory, correct? You also need to level up your [Terror Aura] already. As a Saint, you need to know how to use this technique.”
She then turned to me, shaking her finger at me with a smile. “However, no cheating, alright? No buying [Territory Release] from your SP shop, alright, Hestia? Like my [Fimbulvetr], you can turn your Magmakammer into an actual draconic ability, but I would hate it if you fast-forwarded the process.”
I tilted my head at what Mother just said, sending my parallel minds to search through my SP shop for what she mentioned. Strangely enough, they actually managed to find a skill called [Territory Release], which was strange, since I have never seen it on the list before. Did it appear ‘cause I did my first Mana Release? Maybe, but I couldn’t determine it at this point.
In any case, I nodded to Mother, earning her approval.
“Good! Alright, until Fargryneill returns, I want us to train, alright? My whelpling, it would also be sound time for you to learn how to fully use your Territory. After all, what exactly makes it the perfect place to fight? Azure Blade!”
Without warning, Mother materialized the level four [Torrent Magic] spell [Azure Blade] in the air, using it to dig deeply into the frozen floor. However, it didn’t last long as moments later, it began to turn into ice, dazzling like crystals as the ice grew into a large, beautiful flower around the height of an oak tree.
“You have [Scale Manipulation] now. Your Mother can finally start teaching you some Nordor abilities, hehehe~! Kyaaahk! This is the moment I’ve been waiting for!”
Wait, didn’t I only want to learn [Battle Frenzy] today?
However, you never know what would happen in your life. It was better to just grab every opportunity you could!
“Nice! Teach me, Mother! Make me a great dragon!” I rushed over to Mother and gave her big hug, too excited by the sound of Mother training me to fully worry about my random thoughts. I lost my ability to cast 110 spells at once, but now I could learn some dragon abilities? Hello?! Thank you, please, Mother!
I was a bit worried Mother was getting too excited and not sleeping enough, since I haven’t seen her hibernate for a while, but she told me she would take her nap after all the music around her stopped. It was too loud for her to go to sleep.
I knew Mother was talking about the beach and how she was enjoying it, but I was starting to think she might also mean my concert! I felt like my heart was pumping harder from this fact. It just made me even more motivated to train, not to mention, prepare for the concert this LightDay!
… Only, I didn’t expect Mother’s training to be so… hard.
“N-Noooooo! Heeeeeeeelp!”
“Ha ha ha ha, parent and child, such a beautiful relationship!”
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Diego Rossi
the air inside this air began to freeze, forming jagged ice stalactites and other constructions of our thin air. - "the water inside this air" maybe?
