Selene and Kyle traveled through the wasteland on the safe routes.
Kyle decided to let Selene do whatever she wanted.
After all, he knew how it felt to be indebted to soone.
The two traveled west for a while before going straight to the south.
Despite carrying Kyle's heavy weight, Skweera was still running at a speed of about 60 kph, which made the ride feel like a relatively slow car ride.
"What's your plan when we arrive?" Selene asked.
"Join a Fighter Guild," Kyle answered. "I only know a single technique, and I need more."
"You only know a single technique?" Selene asked, looking at Kyle in surprise.
"Yep, Air Current. Makes my hamr go faster."
The fact that Kyle only knew a single technique was quite shocking to Selene.
He only knew a single technique and was already this strong?
"That's why you didn't run out of Ether," she mused. "I was surprised that you could fight for so long."
"Fighters usually use several techniques at a ti, which makes them run out of Ether relatively quickly."
"Oh, yeah," Kyle answered. "I only know a single one. I need more."
'Gotta be more careful,' Kyle thought. 'I have an improved Center, which ans I have several tis more Ether than a normal Fighter.'
In fact, hitting the ground to lure out the stronger Colossus had consud far more Ether than the actual fight.
After suppressing the weaker Colossus, Kyle still had over 50% of his Ether left.
However, a normal Fighter would have run out of Ether twice already.
"The more techniques you have, the stronger you beco. Fighters need lots of techniques," Selene comnted.
Kyle nodded.
"You probably also need the Physical and the ntal Tos, right?" Selene asked.
"What's that?" Kyle asked.
Selene was taken aback and looked at Kyle in surprise.
"You don't know about the Physical and ntal Tos?" she asked.
"Never heard of them," Kyle said.
Selene just looked with confusion at Kyle.
This guy knew random facts about Skinner Salamanders and Colossuses, but he didn't know sothing as basic as this.
Skweera kept running along a well-traveled path as Selene tried to figure out if Kyle was ssing with her.
"The Tos teach important ways to manipulate your Aspects of Power," Selene said. "You can beco an actual Fighter without them, but you will be in the weaker half, and you will most likely never have a shot at becoming a Grandmaster."
"The Physical To teaches you about manipulating your body."
"The ntal To teaches you about manipulating your mind."
"The Core To teaches you about manipulating your Center."
"And the Spirit To teaches you about manipulating your Soul."
Kyle scratched the back of his head. "What do you an by manipulating?"
"Well, for example," Selene said. "A Fighter who has studied the Physical To can shape their body with Ether. Fighters focusing on physical power increase the size of their body at the cost of speed. Quick Fighters make their body thinner and smaller, increasing their speed at the cost of physical power."
"After studying the to, you have a normal body and a True Body. Your normal body won't change, and you will look like a normal human."
"But when you are in a battle, you summon your True Body. Shouters beco almost three ters tall, while agile Fighters beco tiny but extrely fast."
'What…' Kyle thought. 'That's crazy!'
'I can beco an artificial manlet!'
"Fighters can beco that big with their True Bodies?" Kyle asked.
Selene nodded. "Grandmasters are even more extre. I have seen a Grandmaster turn into a giant that was almost 50 ters tall."
'Bro! 50 ters! That's like, at least 50 feet or sothing since ters are bigger.'
'I want that!'
'I want to be big hamr man!'
"What do the other Tos do?" Kyle asked.
"The Core To allows you to transform the Ether in your Center into Elental Ether. That essentially saves you the cost associated with transforming your Ether. All of your techniques, Spells, and so on will cost only half of what they would cost without it. Additionally, since your Ether is not neutral anymore, you are also immune to several indirect attacks that target your Ether."
'Brah, that would double the Ether I have available for Techniques. Pretty crazy,' Kyle thought.
"The ntal To teaches you how to safely overcharge your mind. At the cost of Ether, you can increase your thinking speed, making ti essentially move half as fast in your perception. This is the main reason why Fighters always seem to make the right decisions during battle."
"Double of zero is still zero," Theodor comnted.
'Thank you for your input, Theodor,' Kyle thought.
"The Soul To allows you to manipulate your surroundings without being in physical contact with them. It doesn't seem very impressive at first glance, but it opens a lot of avenues in a battle," Selene said.
"You need that to improve your mining weapon," Theodor comnted. "You also need that to temper your equipnt."
"That's crazy," Kyle comnted. "How do I get these Tos?"
"There are several ways," Selene said as Skweera jumped over a hill. "Money, connections, contributions…"
"Wait, I can just buy them?" Kyle asked.
"Of course," Selene answered. "But they're expensive."
"How expensive?" Kyle asked.
"Well, if you were to buy them from a neutral source, the Physical To alone would cost you probably 50 Ether Stones."
Kyle's eyes widened.
'I only have 69 Ether Pebbles!'
"And I need those before I advance?" Kyle asked.
"Correct," Selene said. "You need to do certain things during your advancent to make them usable."
"50 Ether Stones," Kyle comnted. "That's… a lot."
"Well, there are easier ways," Selene comnted. "For example, if you do enough missions for a Fighter Guild, they might just give the Tos to you for free as an investnt."
Kyle sighed when he heard that.
At least, those two Tos were easier to get.
'But I still need to buy the other two.'
'Yeah, well. Whatchu gonna do? Just gotta go out there and earn so money.'
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