"That's right!" Equipped with a defense item, it was a ripped vest with a cool blue glow. Its defense is ten with a damage reduction of three percent, it might be small but this is what he needed. Its special effect was to form an energy shield that could absorb 300 damage points.
It was cheap, easy to get, and convenient. In earlier games, the vest was so popular that many players were looking for it.
Seeing what Tornado did, Asitana asked him, "what can an ugly and ripped vest do?"
Instead of answering her question, Tornado remained silent for a few breaths and then, Asitana realized it.
"Ooooh! So that's what you're planning, ok! But, with this skill, the effect would decrease by fifty percent! Would that be ok?"
"Don't worry. When quantity rules quality, no doubt it would win. Well, most of the time." He said confidently with a smug smile for the first line but for the last line, he slightly looked away.
Expecting that she would nod and replied, Asitana's expression is that of troubled.
"What's wrong?"
"I- I never used two skills at once before. I'm sorry" She apologetically said.
Maintaining the shield so that it would last longer. It takes a lot of toll on her small body. What's more, using two skills at once, she believes that her body couldn't take it. Tornado obviously didn't know about this.
Is it because his mind is filled with saving Jun? Or rather just want to survive from this situation? No one knows.
Anyway, using two skills at once is impossible. Even players can't do it. Most of them could only use one skill after another. Not two at once, this was because there's a short delay after using one.
Asitana, however, is different, she's one of the kind so Tornado thought it would work.
Well, it would if she knows how to do it. Tornado quickly racked his brain at a quick rate, if a brain has gears like those in machines.
Then the gears would rotate greatly and after a few breaths, he said this but before he did. His face showed a hint of hesitation but with more cracks on the shield began to spread and at the same time, cracking noises could be heard. His hesitation disappeared immediately.
"I don't care! As your master, I order you to use two skills at once. If you can't, then die!" His tone is cold and his eyes were lifeless. Hearing his order, she was surprised and terrified at the same time, she never saw him like this.
It was unknown why Tornado suddenly changes his attitude but one thing for certain, this guy is completely different than before.
Those lifeless eyes looking at her as if nothing but looking at a disposable pawn and the aura it carries, makes her want to crawl into a hole and never get out.
"Now do it!!"
"R-right!"
His words carried an invisible pressure and she got a hunch that if she didn't do what he just said, she would die in the blink of an eye! This is true if you think about it.
The shield that looked like a hamster ball would break either when she ran out of stamina or her body got tired. You may be wondering, 'isn't that the cause and effect of running out of stamina? You get tired.'
Take in mind that Asitana is one of a kind, she was different from others. She had another thing and it was called pure stamina. It was like stamina but for specific purposes only, like using two skills at once.
Though, if she indeed used two skills at once, what'll happen?
Will she die or only lose consciousness? Using two skills would greatly reduce her stamina and pure stamina. If in the process of activating two skills at once, then her pure stamina ran out. It would automatically use her health bar.
Which is quite low!
Asitana floats still in dilemma. If she does this, the worst-case scenario would be dying. This makes her ask herself.
'Doesn't that mean Tornado wants me to die?'
Before that thought appeared in her mind. Through the cracks, many black things, the size of sand, slowly fall as if snow and when it makes contact with the skin, it'll enter the skin pores. Entered the bloodstream all the way up to the brain and affected it.
As a result, made the person think negatively and depressively. Unlike Kino who has an aura that protects her body for every second like the defense immune system in a human body, Asitana didn't have it. She did however have an immune system.
Tornado is fine thanks to the ripped vest he just equipped. These black sands didn't do any damage but rather a debuff effect.
Tornado noticed that the floating child didn't do anything and only showed a troubled expression. Felt guilty, am I going too far? He thought to himself.
A mouthful of breath was released from his mouth and a few breaths later, he decided to pat her head gently and said.
"Asitana, I'm sorry. It seems I go too far, it's ok if you can't. I'll find another way."
The pat erased the negative and depressing thought, she only overthinking it. That's right, despite his carefree attitude. At certain times, he would act differently so that people will think he's a different person.
Hold on, why her mind would think that Tornado wanted her to die in the first place? That's not something she would think, heck. Such thoughts should be impossible to appear in her mind! It was strange and weird if she thought about it.
Also, knowing Tornado. He may have his reasons and what's more, there's no way that he wants her to die, right?
That's right! There's no way Tornado wanted her to die! The possibility of that is also low and nearing zero!
"Asitana, you okay?"
"Un, I'm okay! I'll do it."
Unexpected by her change of personality, Tornado was shocked.
"Eh?" He paused, seemingly searching for the answer to what's going on, Asitana was troubled earlier but then it disappeared? Can someone tell Tornado what is going on? Well, even if he did know the answer, it wouldn't change anything.
Hence, he nodded with a smile.
"Remarkable answer, young one! Now do it! This is your last test to receive my lineage!"
His voice was mimicking that of an old sensei that was about to pass his lineage to a young man filled with potential. Asitana was of course confused but she goes with the flow.
"Yes!"