curtain of water and a ‘Frozen Spear’ flies out and stabs
Gertrude through the chest, causing her to bite her lip in pain as tears form
in the corner of her eyes. Despite the miserable expression, she forces herself
to keep fighting in the duel hoping to hit Hazel at least once or twice.
The waterfall eventually
ends and so does Hazel’s indomitable defence. She also uses her revolver to
fire several rounds at Gertrude, but the other girl effectively dodges, and is
only hit by a single bullet.
Firing several rounds at
each other, even Hazel is hit twice, putting her performance below Piora who
effortlessly won yesterday.
This entire time, Hazel is
monitoring Gertrude’s movements, building up knowledge on how she dodges and
attacks. Once she has enough information, she suddenly stops moving and
Gertrude’s next bullet misses her by a hairs width.
An alchemy formulae for
the Divine Art ‘Frozen Spear’ appears before Hazel and ice coalesces in front
of her to form the ice spear. Hoping she will run out of mana soon, Gertrude
happily dodges to the side a second after the ‘Frozen Spear’ is launched. To
her utter surprise and shock, the spear of ice pierces through her shoulder as
if it changed trajectory to follow her. She bites her lip in pain and hastily
jumps back to the other side as Hazel uses the same Divine Art again.
Hazel has already
predicted where Gertrude will dodge to, and aims her spear for the centre if
that point. The ‘Frozen Spear’ causes the air to emit a frostbiting chill as it
seems to already know where Gertrude will be and pierces through her abdomen. A
third spear quickly appears while the girl struggling against the pain looks up
in shock and hastily announces her defeat.
Using so much alchemy as a
level 1 student would normally be impossible, especially after using the Tier 2
Divine Art. Hazel was only able to do this because she had reached the third
tier of her inherent skill ‘Mountain Pond Alchemy’. The Tier 3 Divine Art of
the alchemy path she decided to follow is a Passive Divine Art that increased
her maximum mana by thirty points.
Passive Divine Arts can
increase all stats, and there is no limit to the amount that can be
accumulated. Tier 3 Divine Arts are usually these passive bonuses with only a
few exceptions. Regal’s ‘Future Sight’ skill is one of these strange exceptions
and doesn’t have any passive bonuses.
***************************************************
The entire afternoon
consists of different students duelling one another and getting used to their
new skills. The duels also help some of the students understand their skills
more, and further their insights into the alchemical formulae. Regal wins two duels
thanks to the assistance of ‘Foresight’, but loses one against Hazel Marquis
herself, which was predicted by all the other students.
Despite this, he still has
no greater understanding of the two alchemy skill than when he first learned
them.
The day comes to an end
and the rain outside also stops. A few dregs drip from above, and the roads are
still covered in small puddles, but the warm yellow glow of the evening sun is
reflected through Grand City Theore and fills everything with a peaceful
atmosphere. Many residents come out of their homes to sit in the sun, bathing
in the warmth that reaches their bones and fills them with the feeling of life.
Regal walks home by
himself and is captivated by the golden light reflecting off the water along
the cobblestone streets. The occasional drips of water and jubilant chatter
fills the city he walks through.
Chapter 4: Talent
On Regal’s fourth day at
the academy, there are no practical lessons planned. He sits in his usual spot
in class, listening and taking notes on what is determined to be common
knowledge that everyone should have in this world.
Grand Theore has 47
floors, but not everyone can access all floors. Floors 1 through 9 are referred
to as the lower district and are where all
Gertrude through the chest, causing her to bite her lip in pain as tears form
in the corner of her eyes. Despite the miserable expression, she forces herself
to keep fighting in the duel hoping to hit Hazel at least once or twice.
The waterfall eventually
ends and so does Hazel’s indomitable defence. She also uses her revolver to
fire several rounds at Gertrude, but the other girl effectively dodges, and is
only hit by a single bullet.
Firing several rounds at
each other, even Hazel is hit twice, putting her performance below Piora who
effortlessly won yesterday.
This entire time, Hazel is
monitoring Gertrude’s movements, building up knowledge on how she dodges and
attacks. Once she has enough information, she suddenly stops moving and
Gertrude’s next bullet misses her by a hairs width.
An alchemy formulae for
the Divine Art ‘Frozen Spear’ appears before Hazel and ice coalesces in front
of her to form the ice spear. Hoping she will run out of mana soon, Gertrude
happily dodges to the side a second after the ‘Frozen Spear’ is launched. To
her utter surprise and shock, the spear of ice pierces through her shoulder as
if it changed trajectory to follow her. She bites her lip in pain and hastily
jumps back to the other side as Hazel uses the same Divine Art again.
Hazel has already
predicted where Gertrude will dodge to, and aims her spear for the centre if
that point. The ‘Frozen Spear’ causes the air to emit a frostbiting chill as it
seems to already know where Gertrude will be and pierces through her abdomen. A
third spear quickly appears while the girl struggling against the pain looks up
in shock and hastily announces her defeat.
Using so much alchemy as a
level 1 student would normally be impossible, especially after using the Tier 2
Divine Art. Hazel was only able to do this because she had reached the third
tier of her inherent skill ‘Mountain Pond Alchemy’. The Tier 3 Divine Art of
the alchemy path she decided to follow is a Passive Divine Art that increased
her maximum mana by thirty points.
Passive Divine Arts can
increase all stats, and there is no limit to the amount that can be
accumulated. Tier 3 Divine Arts are usually these passive bonuses with only a
few exceptions. Regal’s ‘Future Sight’ skill is one of these strange exceptions
and doesn’t have any passive bonuses.
***************************************************
The entire afternoon
consists of different students duelling one another and getting used to their
new skills. The duels also help some of the students understand their skills
more, and further their insights into the alchemical formulae. Regal wins two duels
thanks to the assistance of ‘Foresight’, but loses one against Hazel Marquis
herself, which was predicted by all the other students.
Despite this, he still has
no greater understanding of the two alchemy skill than when he first learned
them.
The day comes to an end
and the rain outside also stops. A few dregs drip from above, and the roads are
still covered in small puddles, but the warm yellow glow of the evening sun is
reflected through Grand City Theore and fills everything with a peaceful
atmosphere. Many residents come out of their homes to sit in the sun, bathing
in the warmth that reaches their bones and fills them with the feeling of life.
Regal walks home by
himself and is captivated by the golden light reflecting off the water along
the cobblestone streets. The occasional drips of water and jubilant chatter
fills the city he walks through.
Chapter 4: Talent
On Regal’s fourth day at
the academy, there are no practical lessons planned. He sits in his usual spot
in class, listening and taking notes on what is determined to be common
knowledge that everyone should have in this world.
Grand Theore has 47
floors, but not everyone can access all floors. Floors 1 through 9 are referred
to as the lower district and are where all
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