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Chapter 7, Seriously? More Power?!!
"Ugh.. my head...WAIT" I snapped open my eyes. I came to my senses and found myself standing in a barren wasteland, much like Archers Noble Phantasm, Unlimited Blade works.
"Archers reality marble?!!" I had thought that but somehow, my thoughts echoed throughout the land.
"Will you be able to fully grasp and understand your powers?" Someone said behind me.
I turned around to face the person talking. Whoever said it, was covering themselves in a black aura that shielded the persons identity. The aura looked like a dense, dark black mist that covered its entire body.
"What do you mean, "fully grasp and understand my powers?" I asked in response.
He simply shook his head. "Seems like you still have to learn. We will talk again when you have a better understanding. Petulsi Tryanecto!". He extended his arm outwards towards me. The vision started to destabilize
"Petulsi Tryanecto", the thought rang in my head. I somehow knew that it meant, "Restrictions placed". I had to get more answers.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand?!" I called back as the visions stability faltered. It was no use, the vision ended and I only saw darkness...
"That smell... a herb?... and what is this sticky feeling all over my body? Gah! It burns!" I woke up and sat up suddenly. The burning sensation started to calmed down. It appears I was in a bed, resting at the tree base. I looked down to see what was the sticky stuff. All over my body, bandages were plastered on. I felt a little drowsy.
"What is this stuff?" I asked outloud.
"Ah, your awake." Riveria said walking up with a cup filled with a green liquid.
I looked at Riveria remembering earlier. Was that a dream? Or did Riveria have a softer side than the one she showed to her familia? I was extremely confused.
"Here, drink this. It should help with the injuries". Riveria said then handing me a cup. I gulped it down. It tasted like green tea. I turned to look at Riveria.
"What injuries?" I asked, still a little drowsy.
"Dummy, when you saved me, you used a Lightning type magic attack. The Lightning sorta backfired at you burning your body a little. Fortunately for you, the burns weren't severe." Riveria explained.
"I wonder how long I've been out". Hm, alright. What time of day is it?" I asked.
"It's only around, I would say, a few hours after noon" Riveria responded.
"Didn't get knocked out as long as before." I thought subconscious. Wait... subconsciously, meaning that I was used to it??!!! Okay, things are getting weirder and weirder. But now isn't the time to think about things like that. I have theories to test out.
"Hey Riveria, could you please start up the hearth for me?" I requested after getting out of the bed.
"(Sighs) just like you to immediately to try to do something just after you wake up from your injuries." Riveria commented while walking to the hearth.
"What can I say? You won't get anything accomplished if you sit around." I responded immediately. "Again? I really need to learn or find a way to remember what happened before".
"(Chuckles) Good to have you back Max. Anyways, what are you planning to do?" Riveria asked after she started the hearth.
"I'm thinking, that in theory, if I can use the elemental power of Lightning, i can use other powers like the dark element. Meaning, in theory I should be able to alter the shape by altering the objects dark matter." I responded
"It could work" Riveria said clearly thinking about the theory.
"Let's get started, first—" I was cut off as I heard a roar in the background.
"Oh no, I put Festus up there to guard us". Riveria said.
I didn't hear that, I was busy running up the stairs fearing what could happen to Festus. When I was outside, all I saw was a darkened crater in the forest with chunks of celestial bronze glittering around the crater. There were small flames around the crater. The head was the only thing that wasn't in pieces. There were adventurers nearby. I counted 5
"What did you guys do?!!" I asked pissed off. Riveria just got up from the stairs. Whi I assume is their leader stepped forward
"What did we do? We slayes a huge monster! You should be thanking us you ungrateful—WHAT!!?" He yelled after a member of his party whispered, "The elf lady, it's Riveria, of the Loki Familia! We're in trouble now!".
"Did you guys know that the "monster" you slain was our friend?!" Riveria said calmly but anger blazed in her eyes.
"U-Um, please forgive us! We'll do anything to make it up, we promise!" The leader pleaded. The others nodded their heads, fearfully in agreement. A tense minute passed. I finally said,
"Bring the pieces of metal into here. If you don't, I have a punishment awaiting you" I said angrily. Giving them the death stare.
"S-Sure!" They all said. They went fast determined not to be on Riveria's bad side. In no time, they had all the pieces by the hearth. The adventurer stood fearful as I looked at them.
"Look, me and Riveria are sorry on how we acted. Being angry won't change the past. Just leave here please and forget what you saw" I said after calming down.
"S-Sure!" They said leaving happy that they didn't get on the bad side of Riveria.
A few minutes went passed. I knew what to do but at the same time I didn't.
"So Max, what are you going to do about Festus?" Riveria asked.
"I'll try getting his mind. His body is completely destroyed except for his head. I should be able to do something about it. Please stand back." I responded then standing up. Riveria backed away. I had no idea what I was doing but it seemed something was guiding me.
How would I try to get his mind back? I didn't know much at this complicated machinery. But at the same time I thought that, memory's of blueprints that suspiciously looked like Festus flashed through my mind. I wouldn't try to get his mind back. No, I will get his mind back. It's time to start.
I concentrated all the mana flowing around in the room to flow around me. First, i need a catalyst, or a container. I wasn't going for anything in particular, at least that's what I thought anywho.
"Be careful Max!" Riveria called. I nodded in response.
"Reviundo Archnate" I said. That was a spell name. No, it's too powerful to be a spell. It was a Noble ———. My thoughts were cut off as powerful mana flooding my body. I needed to create the catalyst soon or the power would kill me. In a desperate attempt to release some of the power, I summoned a catalyst. The summoning of it caused a huge explosion of smoke to appear. After the smoke disappeared, I was holding a ball. Not any ball, but the soul orb as I call it back on my Earth, or the summoning key.
"You alright Max?" Riveria called
"I'm fine, thanks." I called back. I looked at the summoning key.
"How is this going to help me?! Wait..." a grand and risky idea formed in my head.
I concentrated a large amount of mana, which for sure wasn't regular mana into creating a human body.
"Grh..." i grunted. Using this type of mana was draining and stressing my body to its limit. I used another large portion into pulling Festus's brain, or motor brain from the machinery into the human body. Yes yes, I know logically speaking that isn't possible. But hey, magic is unpredictable.
"Riveria, attack the body now!" I yelled. Riveria didn't know that Festus was in there. She would not harm him under normal circumstances. But I needed the body dead for my plans because Festus could never learn how to use a human body. He was simply not capable of using one. That's it.
"Wynn Fimbulvter!" Riveria said finishing the spell. The body was engulfed with flames. I saw the body move with pain, then it stopped moving. I ran quickly up to it, and placed the summoning key over it. I watched amazed as it pulled Festus's new made soul from the body. I had done the impossible. I created a soul out of a A.I.. I know what you are going to say. "Aren't A.I's already alive?". But hear me out. What I'm saying is that I converted a machinery mind into a actual soul from a human body. All that was left was to put the soul into something.
I placed the summoning key on the table by the hearth. "Alright, I think I got enough juice to do two more high spell." I said.
"A high spell huh? No, you are doing god like magic" Riveria said impressed.
I used the "special" mana and combined it with the element of dark. I disintegrated all the metal that was in the shelf nearby, the celestial bronze into dark matter also including Riptide and Festus's body. I willed the dark matter to take the shape of the sword I wanted. I grabbed the summoning key and I pulled the soul that was sleeping inside, and guess what? I fused the soul into the blade. It was for sure impossible, but at the moment. I didn't care about the rules or physics. I just wanted my friend back, even if he was in a different form. A surge of energy suddenly went through my body cutting me off from the "special" mana. The surge of energy created a shockwave that made me fly backwards into the shelf.
"Max!" Riveria said running up to me.
"I'm alright, OW!" I groaned while trying sitting down. Apparently using "god-like" magic took a serious stress on the body. Since it appeared my left hand lost its feeling.
"Let me look at that" Riveria said then helping me sit down. She then kneeled and laid her hands on my left arm then starting to chant a spell.
"Did it work? Did I actually, successfully fuse a soul into a weapon? I'll find out soon".
"Alright, you should regain use of your left arm tomorrow. If you don't anything else that is crazy" Riveria said then hitting me on the head.
"Ow!" I complained. I stood up and walked over to the sword by the hearth. It was a long sword with a shield in place where the cross guard was. On each side of the shield were two prongs similar to a pitch fork. It had markings on it that I couldn't see yet but they were becoming more visible by the minute. I went to grasp the sword. When I picked up the sword, I heard a voice. It was Festus
"Hey, whats up boss?!" Festus said.
"Festus!" Riveria happily cried.
"Festus! It actually worked! I'm so sorry that I couldn't get you a proper body. Please forgive me friend" i responded.
"Your fine, don't worry." Festus said shockingly.
"Really?" Riveria asked.
"Yeah! The best thing, I can protect you guys even better now!" Festus delightfully said.
I may have gotten my ideal weapon, but I still need to test it. Also, it costed my friend his body. Even though he says he is fine, I bet that he is sad that he lost his body. Everything comes with a price. Just what price will I have to pay for using so much magic that is godlike?
End of Chapter 7, Seriously? More Power?!
Note : Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! If you are wondering how I made this while on vacation, I made it when I was on the long plane trips and just now finished the final touch ups while resting in a hotel. I would put a link for my sword, but unfortunately I have no service and the WiFi is good enough to type and etc but not enough to upload pics on google drive. I'll link it when I have better service. Stay tuned —MinoMax