You guys managed to harvest his organs? Saori, Tasianna and Grimnar had just arrived at the entrance of the city, having sent a certain manatech bird ahead with a letter informing Ellaine and of their arrival. This bird was Ellaines, which we had conveniently left behind in the RV during the mad rush to the temple, aning Saori and the others didnt have to deal with the guards at the upper citys entrance.
Since the RV stuck out like a sore thumb among the other carriages in the noble district, Grimnir decided it would be best for him to park it in the lower city. Well, he also didnt feel comfortable around all the nobles, so he told us to stay here in the mansion while he slept where he could hamr throughout the night.
According to Tasianna, while they were making their way to Griffonpeak after , Grimnir had holed himself up in his forge, grumbling about how he had to fix himself up. The fight with Astalos seed to have pushed him to work on sothing.
Anyway, while Grimnir was repairing Ellaines armor in a corner of the basent underneath Helvass mansion, Saori pulled out a yellow crystalized organ of so kind. It was absorbing mana through the air, turning it into electric currents.
Ouch! Saori yelped, stuffing the organ right back into her [Storage Magic]. Even when he was dead, Astalos was still causing our party trouble.
Instead of Saori, Tasianna explained, After we made sure Miss Saori wasnt in danger, we left her with her garms as Mister Grimnir and I dismantled what remained of Astaloss mangled body. After that battle, there wasnt much worth taking from the surface of his body. Even his organs were mostly rotting and turning black from your toxin, Lady Hestia, so we only managed to extract a few organs from him. One of them was his thunder sac, the organ Astalos used to generate the electricity inside his body using mana.
I am planning to use it as an ingredient for my catalyst. The ring we got from the hobgoblin shaman is still usable, but I want sothing more significant, Saori stated, explaining how Grimnir believed it could be turned into a mana tool, like the volchark heart in my inventory.
Good to hear you guys got sothing out of that fight after I hoarded all the experience for myself. I gained seven levels from killing Astalos without having my party bracelet on. I felt a bit bad for not sharing the experience with everybody, but nobody really minded it. To them, they were just happy we got out of that fight alive in the first place.
While it was great to hear Saori having an equipnt upgrade planned, we still couldnt do much with the volchark heart or Astaloss gland since Tasianna hadn't learned how to make catalysts yet. That was when Countess Marianne spoke up. That shouldnt be a problem, Lady Hestia. Aside from the people in the alchemist guild, there are also a few alchemists working under Duchess Morgiana and Duke Myrrdin that you can ask to tutor Miss Tasianna.
Tasianna nodded to Mariannes advice. I see I believe it would be better to finally learn more about alchemy. Cernust had only taught the basics, and, with Lady Hestia deciding to stay in Griffonpeak for an extended ti, I should use this opportunity to learn. With determined eyes, Tasianna began making plans on what to do during our stay in Griffonpeak. While I was talking with them, sobodys loud voice interrupted us.
Alright, Ellaine, let us begin! It was Count Helvas, announcing the beginning of todays test. It was ti for Ellaine to conquer her demon, literally.
KleaHatma? Ellaine called out for the demon inside her rings, looking nervously at it. As the eyes appeared, a voice entered our head.
[Co on, darling, you may call Klea. KleaHatma is such a long na, longer than you should be using when were this close, right?] Every ti I heard that voice, I couldnt help but shiver. Although I explained the situation to the rest of Aurora, they couldnt help but complain at Ellaines and my decision to keep KleaHatma alive.
Urgh, this demon will probably cause us nothing but trouble, Hestia. Even if this was Ellaines decision, you really should not have accepted this risk, Saori declared her disagreent while shaking her head in exasperation. This is honestly, without a doubt, the most idiotic decision you two could have chosen. I will not lie, I do not like this one bit.
Lady Hestia, I really cannot support your choice in this matter. These demons ca to Peolynca to destroy us, and now we are harboring one to use its power? This will make us even likelier to attract the attention of the demonkins, Tasianna stated. While KleaHatma did say she wouldnt expose herself to anybody without Ellaines approval, and was fully capable of hiding herself from even her demonkin descendants, there was no reason for us to trust her words.
Bladdarg, a stupid decision, lasses. Let Crustacia be my witness, I would crush that demon right now just so I could stop hearing her voice, Grimnir grumbled before returning to his work. Both the Count and Countess agreed, but they knew Aurena had given us the green light, so they directed their focus on helping their daughter control this new power.
Hestia? Ellaine looked at . With determined eyes, she nodded, telling she was ready. Please, begin.
I nodded back.
Breathing. Voice check. Music.
My Darkest Thoughts.
[Music Resonation (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
Staring out the window while it rains
No one here to talk, silence is all I have
So I delved into my thoughts and wondered, What if?
The laughing kid stomping loudly upstairs
The damn lovebirds flirting on the streets
Those rich asses living in their golden bubbles
I just wish they would all just disappear
Those are my honest thoughts, sothing I wish to hide from them
My life is stagnating, nothing I do brings forth
All I can do is sing, drowning my sorrows while it rains
Every step I take just brings back, to a rundown apartnt room
Turn away, close my eyes, lock these wishes far away
Not again, not againor Ill cry until the end
All of my darkest thoughts
Will serve as my muse
So, Ill sing, Ill sing, Ill sing, Ill sing!
As I fade from your thoughts
My Darkest Thoughts
A song created by the Idol [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]. Through the image of a hopeful person walking a path of ruin, seeking happiness in the most wishful ways, only to find contentnt in their own self and the little happiness they bring to others before fading away. Through the power of song and the holy powers of the Goddess of Light, the darkness will not corrupt those under the beacons light. All allies affected by [Music Resonation] will receive these effects: Beco immune to ntal and psychological attacks and influences from all sources. [Fear] and [Terror] can never rise above the [Minor] stage. All Holy and Sacred elental attacks will be affected by [The Light]. All enemies influenced by demonic powers affected by [Music Resonation] will receive these effects: Seven Sin-based powers will be reduced drastically, limiting their influence over the entitys soul and emotions. 20% reduction in stats
What I feared most about KleaHatmas was the potential risk it could have on Ellaines soul and personality. As such, I wanted to make sure any ntal or psychological effects wouldnt affect Ellaine or anybody around them. This also applied to the demonkins.
Of course, the demonkins and KleaHatma werent our only threat. We also had to worry about people who consud that weird black potion. I dont know how the troll shaman or Davison got their hands on that potion, but it was clear enough to us that it was sothing demonic. If we had to face the power of that potion again, I wanted to destroy them as fast as possible. So, turning my [White Fire] into sothing demonkins couldnt handle was a good option.
KleaHatma couldnt access the Divine System and, as such, was unable to benefit from it, but on the other hand, she was immune to stuff like [Identify]. However, spells werent an attack that relied on being connected to the Divine System. When I first tested my song on her, I was able to more-or-less pacify her. Instead of throwing innuendos out to annoy us, she sounded drunk.
[My Darkest Thoughts] wasnt a cheerful song, but to create the effect I needed, I had to be more lancholic with the lyrics. On the other hand, I gave the music a mix of hopefulness and heartbreak, imitating how Korean and Japanese drama shows made their songs for downhearted scenes.
This was my song to combat against the demons and demonkins. And it worked once again.
[Oooooh, this song such a lullaby,] KleaHatma expressed, sounding sleepy. [Dear, you have no idea how I hate going back to sleep. Not a, awwuaaaaaaahhh- a good feeling. So, sleepy, but there is so much to do. Co on Ellaine, lets begin so Hestia can stop singing to sleep.]
The song is pretty sad, Hestia. But I feel like I can do it. Ellaine took a deep breath. KleaHatma, how do I use your power?
[Of course, dear. Listen well. First, pour your mana into your rings. Similar to how you always used your spell rings before. As Ellaine did so, the green and brown eyes on her rings shone as if she was about to use a spell. Good. Yeah, I can feel your mana. Now, to use my power, you may either grant control over it or you can use it yourself. When I saved your life, you allowed control, so I was able to use your mana to create those appendages from your skin. Pull up your sleeve, and leave your left arm exposed. Let us begin with the easiest first claws.]
Of course, Aurena told us to never accept KleaHatmas direct help again. Giving her access to her abilities was a no-no, since it allowed her to steal Ellaines mana for herself.
After Ellaine pulled her gambesons sleeve up, revealing her slightly trained arm, the demon began her description. [Imagine five long, one-sided blades glimring like tal. Imagine Hestias claws in her dragon form, those long sickles ready to reap the flesh of a person. Imagine these claws attached to your hand, not like a gauntlet or gloves, but as flesh intertwining with each other like a web of vines. Your flesh, skin, muscles, and bones fusing to your imagination. Now, use your mana to form them like an earth spell!]
Ellaine closed her eyes to picture the image KleaHatma described to her, groaning the longer it lasted. Urgh! she moaned, grabbing her left arm as her rings continued shining. Ellaine! Ellaines mother, Marianne, called out to her but was stopped from moving closer by Saori. As sweat beads began to form on her forehead, the skin on Ellaines left arm began to shiver as black spots appeared on her white skin.
[The pain is normal. Endure. It is a new sensation all mbers of my race must experience before they can form their additional appendages. Our turbulent blood runs through our veins, escaping our body through the gaps in our skin, forming these new body parts. You are using mana to access my ability, you must allow this mana to escape your body through, uhm, your mana paths? Do you understand?] KleaHatma continued her coaching.
The mont Ellaine nodded, she let out a sudden yelp and shot her eyes wide open. As she clenched her teeth, the black spots quickly grew into long fleshy threads, attaching themselves onto her arm. The tendrils continued to form and move as her pained voice escaped through her gritting teeth.
Once it was over, Ellaine huffed and puffed, looking down at her enlarged hand. Not only had it grown in size but her fingers were completely replaced by five long razor blades. While her upper arm was still normal-looking, her entire forearm was covered in fleshy tendrils, like an eldritch monster.
Urp! Oh jeezus Turn away, close my eyes, lock these wishes far away
Not again, not againor Ill cry until the end
All of my darkest thoughts
Will serve as my muse
So, Ill sing, Ill sing, Ill sing, Ill sing!
As I fade from your thoughts My singing was interrupted for a mont by my gag reflex.
Ellaine! Are you alright?! Count Helvas ran over to his daughter, clearly worried but keeping a safe distance from the sight of her new claw.
Y-Yes, the pain isnt that terrible, Ellaine wiped the sweat from her face before forcing herself to smile through the pain. A skill. I-I have a new skill!
What?!
[Good work, dear. Apparently, Aurena has received Elder Plesias permission to create a new skill based on my powers. Oh, it even has my races na translated into Common! How thoughtful of little Aurena.] Although she sounded pretty sleepy, her sassiness still showed when she spoke about Aurena. As a result, Ellaines parents werent so thrilled, glaring at KleaHatma instead of complaining, knowing it would simply go in and out the other ear.
P-Please, peace. Here, Ill send the information of the skills to everybody. Information of Ellaines new skill entered our minds through [Telepathy].
And it was a shocker.
OklLuthers Power
A unique power of an otherworldly creature, cleansed through the power of the Goddess of Light, stored into a skill. Allows the user to beco more accustod to using the OklLuthiers regenerative and flesh growth abilities, allowing them to use them almost as effectively as the original. Requires the mana of an OklLuthier to use. More abilities will unlock as the level of this skill increases. The death of the owner results in the death of the tethered OklLuthier. Tethered OklLuthier: KleaHatma. You cannot use SP to increase this skill, Ellaine
[Ahhhh, hahaha, smart of her. So this is how she will restrict my powers. Oh my, Ellaine, it seems I need to rely on your growth before I can even attempt to escape, hiehiehie.]
[OklLuthiers Power Lv. 1] was the skill Ellaine just received after using KleaHatmas powers for the first ti. An OklLuthier ability section was added to her profile, where she was able to see which abilities she had unlocked, and this skill could only be seen by others if Ellaine allowed it, preventing leaks.
Seeing this skill caused everybody inside the basent to let out a sigh of relief, understanding Aurena didnt just accept Ellaines proposal without plan B. It also helped that Ellaine was testing her new ability with a wide grin and eyes filled with wondernt. Sure, it looked grotesque to us, and Ellaine agreed that it was, but she seed happy to have a new ability. Like a kid getting a new toy.
There are two abilities claws and whiplash. What is whiplash? What is that, KleaHatma? Also, the skill ntioned regenerative abilities. What is that? Questions poured out from Ellaines inquisitive mouth. Honestly, this is the most excited I had ever seen Ellaine. Her mother even told she used to act like this when she was younger, during the beginning of her magical education.
[Oooh, lusting for power, dear? So early?] Those words shut Ellaine up, feeling slightly unnerved at what shed said. [Hehehe, such innocence. In any case, I just checked myself and it seed Aurena had sealed my abilities. Hahaha! I cant even try anything, even if I tried. Like a beast trapped inside a cage, doing the biddings of my master, all while her fangs bare themselves dangerously close to my neck. No hope to escape, no hope for a future, eternal tornt. Ohoho, how you have grown]
A chill ran down my spine, and from looking at everybodys reaction, only Saori and Ellaine seed to have similarly noticed the dreadful aura emanating from those spell rings the demon was inhabiting. It felt as if thousands of small roaches were crawling up your skin, a sickening feeling of nausea and fear.
But at the very next mont, a second aura appeared, this ti it ca from Ellaine. One that was warr and more calming, although, it still felt like sothing we didnt want to know about. It clashed against the aura from the rings and repelled it back, stuffing this power back where it ca from as if it was trash destined for the can.
Aurenas backup plan is this skill. It seems shes not playing any gas with KleaHatma.
The most proper way for all of this to end was if Aurena had simply destroyed KleaHatma forever, but that would have ant Ellaine would have lost the ability to benefit from this power. Still, it was reassuring that Aurena had planted a booby trap on KleaHatma, ready to kill her with the flick of a finger. That thought cald down and allowed to continue singing, expelling any lingering animosity from the demon.
Sighing deeply as if was feeling lethargic and exhausted, KleaHatma continued the explanation with an even more lackadaisical voice, [Well, whatever, if you cant change stuff, it would be better to just enjoy the present. Where was I? Ah, right, what skill you can use. Pretty much everything except for those two basic abilities, are sealed. Once the skill believes your body has beco accustod enough, it will unlock the next set of powers. Train hard, dear.]
Trainer KleaHatma continued her explanation, going into more detail of what her power actually was, [My regenerative abilities focus on consumption and regrowth. Instead of mana, you must consu sothing to allow my abilities to heal you. Unfortunately, it is sealed. The ability to morph claws and a long tendril is all you can do right now. Sha. You would have benefitted from my bone wings. In any case, human, put up a training dummy, your daughter needs sothing to use whiplash on.]
For soone of your advanced age, have you not learned the basics of simple politeness? You know my na demon, Count Helvas spoke back, irritated to high-heavens.
[Yeah, yeah, human. You do not have an eternity to complain, how about you continue moving instead of boring .] Considering how the demon was acting, I was really questioning if my song was having an effect, so I increased the volu.
While Count Helvas was picking up a straw dummy for Ellaine to train on, KleaHatma suddenly called Saori over, telling her she wanted to test Ellaines flesh claws on a weapon. As Ellaine was neither a pugilist nor was she left-handed, Saori used her daggers more as a durability test against Ellaines claws.
I can feel the impact but I am not losing any health, Ellaine said after Saori slashed at her claws. Since the attack didnt cause her serious harm, Saori clad her daggers in lightning and used [Shadow Pierce] to attack, severing the tips of one of her claws. Oh wow! I knew you wouldnt hit , Saori, but that still scared .
I apologize, Saori said before witnessing Ellaine regrow her severed claw with mana. Y-Yeah, this reminds too much of Davison. He did not have any claws, but his body had a terribly strong regenerative power. He was able to regrow an entire arm back.
Ellaine was able to keep regrowing her appendages as long as she had mana and she could remove them by turning the extra flesh back into mana, causing it to literally evaporate into blue particles. [I have defensive options, no fret. Aside from bone appendages, you may envelop your whole body in the fleshy tendrils to protect yourself, hardening it to create armor. I believe it would be easier to imagine it like Hestias [Panzer].]
Uhm, can I morph the bone appendages into sothing like a shield? Ellaine asked.
[Certainly. I have a single bone wing which I always used as a shield. You may literally turn this wing into a shield. For example, you arent required to create all five claws, you may focus all your strength on a single blade. Like an arm sword. Considering you use a sword and magic to fight, I suggest you use my powers to adapt to different situations. The faster you can manifest the flesh weapons, the better. For example, you can conjure up the claws when a man is too close for you to swing your sword, giving him a taste of his own dicine and his final climax, arhhhhhhaaa!]
Why is she making lewd jokes? [My Darkest Thoughts] work, please!
Once Count Helvas was done, KleaHatma transitioned into Ellaines second new ability. [Alright, you had a taste of the claws, now we will test whiplash, which I also call whipfist. Imagine a long [Dark Tendril] with four claws on the tip of it, shooting out from your arm. Imagine it like an extension of your limb and that you are extending it by using mana to continuously produce the flesh. Be careful. It is a ranged attack allowing you to either kill or catch your target, but the longer you extend the whipfist, the more mana your will use.]
That doesnt sound good. Unlike Hestia and Tasianna, I havent trained my mana enough to use it constantly. I need to drink as many dragorades as Saori. The more you cast spells or use your mana in general, the more your Mana capacity will grow naturally. Leveling wasnt the only way to gain mana, but it was definitely one of the best.
Groaning and moaning through the pain, the flesh threads reappeared on her arm, transforming it not into five sword-sized claws, but four knife-sized blades.
[Try to morph it into a kle uh, wait, I dont know what its called in Common. Hmm, imagine the claws as mandibles. Widen the flesh into sothing like a claw. Make it into sothing you can grab an item from range with.] As Ellaine listened, the whiplash transford into sothing similar to an alien predators mouth. She then tried out the extension part of the ability, throwing her arm around like a whip.
When she tried to throw it at the dummy at KleaHatmas command, she missed the target by a mile. The whiplash could extend itself but, since it required montum like a whip, it was extrely difficult to hit sothing from range. With her being right-handed and unaccustod to using whips, Ellaines subsequent uses of the abilitys long-range grab function were a total whiff.
I cant continue, this takes too much mana, Ellaine stated, retracting the claw as she breathed heavily. Seeing her like this, Tasianna ca over to bring her a mana potion. This reminded of Ellaines personal attendant, Josine, who couldnt co down to the basent since Ellaines parents called this experint top secret.
Ellaine, using it with your left hand might be too much, especially with an unfamiliar weapon type. Try it with your right hand. Pull it back and swing it down, Count Helvas tried to give Ellaine so suggestions. Ellaine was able to use KleaHatmas power on either arm, but she had to be wearing one of the rings on the preferred arm.
That would an I cant use the sword, father. Ive been training with you from morning to evening these past three days. The mont Im able to learn it from you, you are suggesting I give it up again? No. Never. Not this ti, an obstinate answer escaped Ellaines mouth. She took pride in the fact her father was spending more ti with her, training her after such a long ti, so she didnt care if she was putting more effort into her sword training than her body could take in a single day.
Miss KleaHatma, Tasianna addressed the demon politely. If I rember correctly, werent the wings you conjured back then floating on Ellaiens back? Couldnt she control your appendages like my ice blades?
[Good idea, Miss Fairy,] the demon praised Tasiannas idea but rejected it still. [Sadly, the ability to grow appendages from thin air is restricted to one of the unique skills later levels. Ellaine will need to train the skill more. Hmm, and here I thought my abilities would benefit her. Hmm, this is certainly unsatisfying, Im not content with this idiotic failure! Co now, Peolyncians, brainstorm a bit more.]
As everybody began to contemplate how Ellaine could best use her new abilities in combat, Marianne suddenly spoke up, Demon, is your flesh able to wrap itself around weapons? Ellaine isnt particularly proficient in hand-to-hand combat, so throwing the whipfist with a punching motion would be awkward for her to do. Using the ability with a tool might help her control the swinging motion better.
[Yes, that is possible. Ellaine, from checking what I can do in this sorry state, Ive noticed that I feel the strongest when both rings are close together. Most likely, my power will be split and weakened if you wore a ring on each hand. Try using one ring on your right arm and materialize whiplash on your sword.]
As Ellaine listened to KleaHatmas instructions, we were able to confirm her guess. The number of flesh threads erupting from Ellaines arm was less if she only had one ring on her hand, showing her white skin through gaps. As the tendrils attached themselves onto her sword, turning it into so bio-tal weapon, four claws were ford on the blunt sides of her blade.
As she swung her sword, the whiplash extended itself with the swords help. With the proper sword training she received from her father, Ellaines sword swings were precise and elegant, but the whip was thrown around more like a fishing rod than what I imagined. Ellaine could make the claws contract and grab things, but the accuracy was still subpar.
Hmm, the impact caused by these swings isnt to be underestimated. Count Helvas inspected the damage the whiplashs strike did on the dummy. However, the swings do not flow well and it delays your recovery. This would probably not help you much, Ellaine.
[Hmm, I have enough experience using the whiplash to teach her. Training might solve her problem.]
It might, yes, however? Maneuvering the blade is difficult. Ellaine gave her feedback. I have to angle my wrist all the ti, swinging to create montum, and there is also the mana problem. I cant extend and retract it all the ti.
Count Helvas nodded to his daughters practice result. The sword is too rigid and short. Maybe if Ellaine used a whip and whiplash in combination, she wouldnt have to continuously use her mana to extend and retract. The tendrils can stay the sa length all the ti, moving with the whip while increasing its threat.
A whip? Well, that probably wont be sothing Ellaine would do. That would an giving up the sword for a whip, sothing she hasnt learned yet Hold on a minute. Wasnt there a fantasy weapon like-
A whipsword! I clapped my hands together as the music continued without singing. On Earth, there was nurous fiction and dia of protagonists using the whip as a weapon. This idea evolved to the point where creators imagined sothing called a whipsword. A sword which could separate itself into smaller blades to be swung like a whip, but it could co together again to be used as a sword.
As I blurted my idea out, Saori touched her chin and rembered sothing. That reminds , Grimnir, werent you ntioning sothing about an extendable weapon while we were on our way to Griffonpeak? You used my mana threads for it.
As he was called out, Grimnir grumbled and stopped repairing Ellaines armor. Yeah, sothing I thought I should try making after that battle with the wyvern. Figured I needed to fix two of our partys problems.
Problems? I wondered.
Grimnir then pointed at Ellaine and then himself. Us two. Our position within Auroras fighting style hasnt been fully established yet. You, Saori, and Tasianna have been fighting for a long ti together, and it shows, making it hard for the two of us to work within this system.
In Grimnirs opinion, he couldnt act as the frontline as well as he wanted due to Saori and being better thanks to our monster forms, while Ellaine didnt have enough offensive power because of her lackluster stats compared to the rest of us. It was an issue Grimnir noticed when he went dungeon diving with us, and it showed again in the battle against Astalos.
Grimnirs largest contributions to the fight were his two blasthamr shots while Ellaine couldnt do as much since she didnt have a weapon strong enough to pierce Astalos scales. Grimnir, being a blacksmith, only knew one way to fix sothing and that was to hamr on his anvil and create a better replacent or upgrade it. In this case, he was trying to make a prototype for Ellaine.
He ran back upstairs, picking sothing from the RV, before returning to the basent. While hunting in the sea, the Caedhulens created tools to help them hunt. The trident, the harpoonbow, and this the tridenthooker.
What Grimnir unveiled was exactly what I just explained. With six grooves or slits, it looked like a blade split into seven smaller blades it was exactly how I envisioned the whipsword.
As I questioned Grimnir about it, he continued his explanation, The tridenthooker is a weapon rfolks use to catch certain underwater prey and capture them with threads, in addition, it was a great self-defense tool against multiple enemies at once. Originally, the tridenthooker has three tips like a trident, but each one of them could extend like the whiplash. Since Ellaine knew how to use a sword, I turned the concept into a sword. With this, I reckoned she would be able to deal damage from afar, in the sky or on her mount effectively
As Grimnir handed Ellaine the weapon, Ellaine couldnt help but look at him in bafflent. Y-You made this for , Master Grimnir? B-But you already made armor! A beautiful armor that helped fight well enough against the wyvern. Y-You don Father?
As Ellaine was worrying about the gesture, Count Helvas placed his hand on her shoulder, looking at Grimnir as he spoke, I have not thanked you enough for what you made for my daughter, Master Dwarf. It was, honestly, one of the best sets of armor Ive ever laid eyes on. I understand the armor was Lady Hestias gift to my daughter, so please, allow to pay you back for the full completion of this weapon.
Hmph. Grimnir waved his hand, stroking his chin as if he still had a beard. I do what is needed to help my party, nothing more, Count. Besides, this is a prototype. If it cant help Ellaine, then I wont finish it; instead, Ill tinker with sothing else. Lass, give it a try, will you?
Urged by her artificer and sword teacher, Ellaine couldnt disagree. She cladded the sword in tendrils, materializing four blades on the tip of the sword. Under Grimnirs instructions, she poured mana into the sword, causing the grooves to glow blue. As she swung it, the sword separated into seven blades, held together by a thick blue mana thread.
With KleaHatma helping Ellaines form, she was able to swing its blades around like a whip. While there were a few close calls where she almost hit one of us, she was able to use whiplash for the longest ti ever. With how she could extend the sword using the mana threads Grimnir had built into it, Ellaine only had to expend mana to maintain the whip function, which was far less than what she needed to use before. She was expanding and retracting the sword as she continued practicing, finally stopping when she was able to grab the dummys head with the whipfist.
Stop, this should be enough for now, Ellaine. Arcane corruption is building up inside you, Marianne told her daughter, pointing at Ellaines bluish skin color.
As she dispelled the tendrils, Ellaine ran over to Grimnir, handing him the weapon back. A grin was showing on her face, causing Grimnir to cough in embarrassnt. Although Grimnir was still sweaty and dirty, Ellaine didnt mind it one bit, hugging him as a sign of thanks. Marianne questioned if this was our influence over her daughter. Maybe, I told her.
[Huh, looks like we solved the issue. Mhmm, happy to see my powers being useful, ahahaha!]
Ellaines new weapon wasnt anywhere close to being done yet. Grimnir still believed he could improve on his prototype to also include KleaHatmas powers. However, for the final weapon, we chose to finally use the High Ogres axehead and Cernusts horn antler as the main materials. Saoris mana threads were another important component and Grimnir was considering whether he could add my shed claw pieces and spikes to the smithing process.
As this would take ti, we decided to stop todays training since Ellaine was decently exhausted. After a delicious dinner, Aurora called it a night. As Grimnir was about to move his RV to the lower city, he was stopped by the Count informing him he could stay. While our RV did stand out, it wasnt an eyesore due to the craftsmanship and paint.
However, Grimnir wasnt used to the whole prim-and-proper human noble aesthetic of Artorias. Dwarven culture was more carefree where it was perfectly acceptable for a dwarven hold lord to co down to a local tavern and drink himself asleep with a miner or boot polisher. Artorian nobles would mingle with their soldiers during a war campaign, but it would be considered inappropriate if they shared a drink with a commoner in a rundown tavern in the middle district. Grimnir wanted to drink himself rrily into the night.
Nevertheless, the count was stubborn. He was willing to find a spot where Grimnir could be as rowdy as he wanted without disturbing anybody and even offered him work to repair the armor and weapons of his guards and soldiers. There was also the fact it would be easier to gain Ellaines feedback if he stayed with us here.
In the end, Grimnir relented. He stopped the garms from moving the RV, opened up a small ale cask and offered it to the Count. If you offer work to a tazong, you drink with him to seal the deal, Grimnir said. I did ask him why he hadnt offered anything to drink, considering I hired him first, but I was told he did and that only Saori drank with him on the day we accepted his dungeon-delving request. Since he hadnt known about my true identity back then, he thought I knew so dwarven customs.
To rectify this, I poured a tankard with the ale and toasted with the Count, Grimnir, and, well, Saori who just wanted to drink.
Arck! Why is it so bitter! I gagged, unable to drink anymore.
This is so watered down, it is dreadful, Saori complained but continued drinking until the tankard was empty.
This is what I expect to find inside a commoners tavern. Frowning, the Count sighed before finishing it, too.
What you would expect from a manling drink. Saori. Tasianna. How about we actually make so proper beer together? We can serve it to the restaurants custors, too. Grimnir was a dwarf, after all. Guess he wasnt content with the random ale casks we bought from taverns, so hes pulling Saori and Tasianna into the mix.
Well, Im just happy everybody is sticking together.
Once the next day ca, it was ti for Ellaine to return to the academy. As Ellaine and Josine were ready to board a flying carriage, the rest of us gathered and saw them off, wishing them good luck. While Saori wanted to buy groceries and Grimnir was preoccupied inside his smithy, Tasianna and I decided on our destination for today.
The temple of Griffonpeak. It was ti to properly et one of Aurenas saintesses.
Profile:
Na: Ellaine Fiero Helvas
Level: 58
Race: Human
Age: 15 Years
Job: Rogue Level: 0/5
Status:
Health: 2802/2803 ( 1767) Mana: 3741/3741 ( 2527)
Strength: 1265 ( 864) Intelligence: 1741 ( 1055)
Vitality: 1098 ( 752) Wisdom: 1309 ( 820)
Agility: 1213 ( 777) Stamina: 2256/2256 ( 1315)
Effects: None
Skill Points: 200 (Had 800 at lv. 30. Lv. 30 -> 58 = 14200. SP spent: 14800)
Unique Skill:
[OklLuthiers Powers Lv. 1] (New)
Skill:
Magic skills and related:
[Mana Efficiency Lv. 10] ( 2) [Mana Control Lv. 9] ( 2)
[Arcane Mind Lv. 7] ( 2)
[Earth Magic Lv. 10] ( 2) [Earth Amp] [Earth Magic Efficiency]
[Terra Magic Lv. 2] (New) [Wind Magic Lv. 10] ( 2) [Wind Amp]
[Wind Magic Efficiency] [Storm Magic Lv. 1] (New)
[Synergists Oath Lv. 3] ( 1) [Silent Casting Lv. 5] ( 2)
[Chant Revocation Lv. 10] ( 5) [ntal Warfare Lv. 3] ( 1)
[Fluid Cast Lv. 1] [Multi-Cast Lv. 1] [Continuous Cast Lv. 1]
[Delayed Cast Lv. 1] (New)
Physical skills and related:
[Unard Technique Lv. 1] (New) [Sword Technique Lv. 6] ( 3)
[Sword Mastery Lv. 3] ( 2)
[Sundering Enhancent Lv. 3] ( 2) [Piercing Enhancent Lv. 2] ( 1)
[Crushing Enhancent Lv. 1] (New) [Mana Strike Lv. 1] (New)
[Stamina Strike Lv. 1] (New)
Senses and movent skills:
[Stealth Lv. 5] ( 3) [Accuracy Correction Lv. 6] ( 2)
[Concentration Lv. 6] ( 1) [Prediction Lv. 6] ( 3)
[Danger Perception Lv. 6] ( 2) [Enhanced Enemy Sense Lv. 7] ( 2)
[Enhanced Auditory Sense Lv. 4] ( 2) [Enhanced Olfactory Sense Lv. 8] ( 1)
[Enhanced Vision Lv. 4] ( 2) [Night Vision Lv. 3] ( 1)
[Presence Killer Lv. 3] ( 2) [Evasion Lv. 6] ( 3) [Acrobatic Lv. 6] ( 3)
[Terrain Maneuvering Lv. 1]
Resistances:
[Physical Super-Resistance Lv. 1] (New) [Absolute Pain Tolerance] (New)
[Lava Resistance Lv. 4] (New) [Holy Resistance Lv. 3]
[Inferno Resistance Lv. 4] (New) [Poison Resistance Lv. 1] (New)
[Water Resistance Lv. 6]
[Terra Resistance Lv. 4] (New) [Wind Resistance Lv. 5]
[Arcane Corruption Resistance Lv. 10] ( 3)
Stat growth and related:
[Health Recovery Lv. 3] ( 2) [Mana Recovery Lv. 5] ( 2)
[Stamina Recovery Lv. 3] ( 2)
[Enhanced Health Growth Lv. 4] ( 3)
[Enhanced Health Capacity Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Mana Growth Lv. 5] ( 1)
[Enhanced Mana Capacity Lv. 4] ( 1)
[Enhanced Strength Growth Lv. 2] ( 1)
[Enhanced Strength Enforcent Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Intelligence Growth Lv. 4] ( 1)
[Enhanced Intelligence Enforcent Lv. 4] ( 2)
[Enhanced Vitality Growth Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Vitality Enforcent Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Wisdom Growth Lv. 2]
[Enhanced Wisdom Enforcent Lv. 2] ( 1)
[Enhanced Agility Growth Lv. 2] ( 1)
[Enhanced Agility Enforcent Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Stamina Growth Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Stamina Capacity Lv. 1] (New)
Others:
[Singing Lv. 6] ( 1) [Dancing Lv. 5] [Musician Lv. 7] ( 1)
[rchant Lv. 2] ( 1) [Handicraft Lv. 3] ( 2) [Woodworking Lv. 1] (New)
[Enchanting Lv. 4] [Artificer Lv. 2] ( 1) [Identify Lv. 5] ( 4)
[Identity Blocker Lv. 9] ( 6) [Terror Aura Lv. 1] (New)
[Battle Mind Lv. 3] (New) [Noble Aura Lv. 4] ( 1)
[Royal Etiquette Lv. 8] ( 1) [Riding Lv. 5] ( 2) [Scholar Lv. 2]
[Cooking Lv. 1] (New) [Dismantle Lv. 4] (New)
[Calligraphy Lv. 6] [Mathematician Lv. 7] ( 1) [Telepathy]
Ability List:
Unard:
[Dragoon Jump]
OklLuthier
[Claw] [Whiplash]
Sword:
[Power Slash]
Spell List:
Custom Spells:
[Create Crack] [Wind Gust]
Earth Magic:
[Earth Wall] [Rock Blast] [Earth Strike] [Rock Bullet] [Sturdy Earth]
[Earthen Spears] [Earthen Shackles] [Terra Wall] [Bedrock Blades]
Wind Magic:
[Wind Bullet] [Wind Cutter] [Air Shield] [Wind Slash] [Swift Winds]
[Wind Blast] [Featherfall] [Aerial Blitz] [Tornado Bullet]
Titles:
[Hestias Retainer]
A note from AbyssRaven
Song for today is from "Dry Flowers" from Yuuri: Rawr
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