Johnathan- Enough mana to stop time for one whole second depending on if if wants to only stop time once.
Ivan- Used 8/20 of his shots. He has twelve shots left depending on how strong he decides to fire his Lightning.
Danny- used 1/4 of his mana to activate his power. Lasts as long as he wants it to last.
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From the seven crystals, Johnathan found two from the five he killed, Danny had also found two, and Ivan lucked out, finding three. Overall, the group were smiling widely at the chance of getting stronger. Johnathan however, wondered what the crystals would enhance or do. Would they get some new type of 'organ' like their mana cores? Or would it increase their physical abilities?
The answer wasn't clear, but it didn't stop him from swallowing the first one.
After swallowing the first crystal, Johnathan felt the mana in the air get absorbed into his mana core at a rapid pace. Closing his eyes and focusing on his core, he noticed that not only did his mana reserves refill, but his core had also increased in size. After the affects of the first crystal were over, Johnathan inspected his new core.
Although the color was still pitch black, its size increased greatly. His core went from the size of a ping pong ball, to the size of a tennis ball. And with the increase in size, the amount of mana he could store in his core increased.
With further inspection of his core and the amount of mana he had, he felt like he would be able to increase the time frame of his ability. He believed that the increase in size made him able to stop time for around two and a half seconds. It was a massive increase!
Looking at the second crystal, Johnathan debated on eating it. If it could refill his mana core and evolve it again, he didn't want to take it now. If he took it now, his mana wouldn't refill anymore, meaning if he overused his ability in a fight, he would have to meditate to refill his core.
And with the increase in size of his mana core, the longer it would take to regain all of his mana. So with that thought he put the crystal in his pocket. It was a hard decision, but he didn't want to risk his safety.
Looking at the other two, Johnathan could see large smiles on their faces.
Ivan was smiling because not only did his mana core increase in size, his control and the amount of shots he could fire increased as well. He summoned lightning in his hand and made it dance around in his palm. The control wasn't perfect, but it was a lot better than before.
Danny also had massive improvements. Just like the other two, his mana core increased as well as how much mana he was able to store. But what made him as happy as he was, was the fact that when he called upon his mana and transformed his hand, a small black and red blade came out from the area of his elbow. He was able to retract and summon the blade at will. With this, his fights later on would be a lot easier.
Danny immediately swallowed the other crystal. After eating his fifth crystal, Danny felt a change in not his mana core, but his ability. After a couple of seconds, he found out what the change was. He was able to transform his other arm into the same demonic one as his right arm. The only difference was that the new arm didn't have the elbow blade.
Seeing Danny swallow the other crystal and transform his other hand impressed the other two. With one more of that hand, Danny was by far the one with the most combat prowess. Especially since the amount he needed to activate his powers still had only costed a quarter of his mana.
"Did your core change"
Hearing Johnathan's question, Danny turned towards him and shook his head. "No, only my ability had a change. But that might be different for you guys, since you guys don't have a physical ability"
"Hmm, maybe"
Scratching his head, Ivan wondered what the change in himself would be if he ate another crystal. So with his curiosity taking over, he ate another crystal, leaving him with only one left.
After eating it, a charge went through his body. Not only did he feel his control improve, but it also got stronger. He felt like if he used his normal shots now, they would be as powerful or almost as powerful as his previous full powered ones.
Deciding not to waste any mana, he didn't try his new and improved lighting out. Plus, the sound of his lightning shots would be loud, attracting the zombies they were hiding from at the moment. HE stared at the other crystal, but before he could do anything, Johnathan warned him.
"Keep the last one for later. If we somehow run out of mana, the crystal would most likely refill your core"
Taking out his last crystal, Johnathan showed Ivan that he was saving it as well.
The only reason he didn't bother telling Danny was because he was able to keep his ability activated as long as he wanted.
so with that done, the two put their last crystals away and were about to keep walking towards their destination.
But before they could, the group heard the zombies stop growling and making sounds. Thinking it was strange, they sneakily peaked to side of the portable they were hiding behind. The zombies, were standing still and looking up in the sky.
Not even a second later, they heard the very thing they believed started this apocalypse.
"HORNNNN"
Multiple trumpets were sounded once more, and to their horror, the zombies that were once standing still, were screeching while some of their bodies started morphing. One by one, they turned into something scarier and larger. The clothes on their back ripped leaving them bare chested.
""Grrr""
Three heard multiple growls that were both deeper and louder than before. The zombies weren't slouched over anymore. They were standing straight up and exuding an aura that scared the three teens.
""Shit""
The three said at the same time.
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(Three minutes ago)
In a room that was decorated with white and gold furniture, six people sat at a round table. There were four men and two women among the six. They all had serious looks on their faces except for one man with long red spiky hair, who had a small grin.
"The humans are getting stronger faster than we initially thought. With the way its going, they would have no difficulty in surviving. I believe we should speed up the original plan"
A man with short white hair and piercing yellow eyes said. The man had on a robe that was white and over that robe he wore a golden chest plate.
"Haha, that's good. It means things will be more entertaining"
The voice came from the man with the red spiky hair. He was wearing pitch black armor that covered everything except his two arms which had blood red gauntlets that made his beefy arms pop out more.
"Its not good. If we leave things be, at the rate some of the humans are growing, the future will be less of a challenge. That means it will no longer be as entertaining"
A beautiful woman with long pink hair wearing a light red dress and small pink spiky gauntlets spoke.
"Then those in favor of increasing the strength of those against the humans, say I"
The white haired man with the piercing yellow eyes spoke, making the others have to vote in favor or not in favor of increasing the strength of the humans enemies.
""""I""""
The six had agreed on increasing the strength of the zombies. And with that done, a man with long blond hair wearing a blue and gold robe spoke.
"Then lets call the angels and have them sound the trumpets"
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AN: I hope you guys are ready. Things are picking up!
-The six are speeding up their plans!
-Also sorry for barely being any chapters. I have things I need to do for school and once I'm done them, I don't have the patience or brain power to write.