As we stay in the inn, I meditated to quickly recover my aura. Thinking back, Gwen's stats were no joke at all.
[Status information]
Name: Guinevere Maigrema
Class: Arch-mage
Race: Arcane spirit (High rank)
Sex: Female
Age: 1,723
Level: 120
HP: 22,000/22,000
MP: 640,000/640,000
Strength: 87
Agility: 61
Stamina: 68
Intelligence: 590
Level cap: 120
Psychological state: ???
Status: ???
Abilities: -----
Attributes: Arcane
Blessing(s):
-Thoth's gift
Title(s):
-Queen of magic
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Arcane users can basically use all elements as long as they get the mechanics of the spell. An ordinary spell from them is naturally amplified by at least twice which is why to those who possess this attribute, they naturally have large mana pool. Hmm, for her mana pool to exceed half a million is still over the top no matter what angle I try to look at it.
I challenge her but I don't even know what she is going to do.
"Sir, is there any reason for you to summon me here?"
Alfred who is meditating to increase his aura proficiency ask me.
"Yes. I just thought that it would be nice to show off every once in a while. Today, I will be showing you three moves that came from my family. It is called Warstyle. There are three forms of it. First form, impact. Second form, shock. Third form, rupture"
"Is it also possible for me to learn it, Master?" Nunu ask.
"For now, I would like for you to improve your strong points first before trying to learn something else"
"Understood"
Mel isn't here since she is busy with her hunt. While Troy is sulking in the corner of the room.
Five hours have passed and I was able to recover all my aura. Nunu is currently sleeping while Alfred is still meditating. The atmosphere here is quite gloomy.
"Let's go to the tower"
Troy immediately look at me after hearing what I said.
"You want to see her, right? It is almost time anyway so let's go"
He smiled brightly.
I wake up Nunu and we went on our way. Alfred sure is doing a good job on improving himself.
[Status information]
Name: Alfred
Class: Fighter
Race: Beast man (Wolf tribe)
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Level: 40
HP: 3,200/3,200
MP: 200/200
AP: 14,700/14,700
Strength: 148
Agility: 62
Stamina: 190
Intelligence: 5
Level cap: 210
Psychological state: Happy
Status: None
Abilities: Aura
Attributes: None
Blessing(s):
-God of War's gift
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So he receive his class. Maybe it's because of what I taught him that led him to achieve the
As we entered the magic tower we saw the tower master. Both parties were shock seeing one another. Except for Troy who is innocently and happily charge at Gwen, giving her a big hug.
"I was going to get you all but I guess I don't need to"
She gestured for us to follow her and we all did.
We entered something that look like an elevator.
"Floor #5. As the master and ruler of the tower, bring all of us there!"
She said.
We instantaneously got teleported somewhere else. A flat land. It was similar to the dueling ground what the master of souls gave me.
Here, the horizon seems to be infinite. The dueling grounds also look as if it's infinite but to those who have high perception skills or instinct would be able to feel the sense of isolation once you enter there. But, here, that sense of isolation simply does not exist here.
"The audience will sit on the that reinforce space. They can watch us to go all out with no worries"
Gwen pointed to the crystal box like room.
The three entered the 'spectator room' while me and Gwen went into our position.
"I hope you go easy on me!" I yelled.
"Ara~ Don't worry, I will make sure to give all I can. And also, don't worry about this space. This can take all the damaged so let loose!" She replied.
Ting! Ting! Ting!
The bell echoed in the plain and the match started.
Gwen fly high above the ground making hand signals.
I pulled my staff from my inventory and shot her with aura projectiles.
The aura bullets that I emitted hit an invisible wall. A magic barrier!
"Howl of the winter dragon!" She yelled.
She swing her hand and enormous ice spikes form that came towards me. I'm not the same as I was back then when I met Levi, this time I am actually fully prepared and in top condition.
I reinforced myself with aura.
"Warstyle: Second form, shock!"
I hit the ground and everything shattered. The ground and the all of the ice that was charging to me.
Shock is the second form of the 'Warstyle' which causes everything to shatter from the immense vibration generated from the body which is comparable to sealing all the tectonic energy of an earthquake with a magnitude six in the person's body. With aura, it protects the body and amplifies the damage dealt. A technique that only aura users can do!
"Not bad~ But I am already done with my next spell!"
Seriously?!
"Wrath of the sky king: Roaring winds "
Seven huge tornadoes form, surrounding with me at the center.
I can jump high but I can't fly! Tsk!
"Warstyle: Second form, shock!"
If you're going to do a barrage then so will I! The tornadoes disappeared one-by-one. Using heal to recover both the energy that I lost and making sure not to shatter my bones and muscles as well.
Even after getting rid of all those tornadoes and she is still chanting?! What kind of absurd spell is she going to cast.
Crystal golems started to come out below ground. It is like zombies rising from their graves.
"
As I fired all the souls I have in my
"Warstyle: Third form, rupture!"
With one hit, the crystal golems which is this country's strongest defense soldiers burst apart. For such huge objects they sure move quick. It's easy to destroy them with rupture but their numbers are annoying, there is no end to them!
...
The three on the spatial box were immersed on our fight.
"How come the basic magic spells she creates are already comparable to a grand magic?"
Nunu's remarks stole away Alfred's attention.
"What do you mean by that?" He ask while still watching the fight.
"In terms of the use of the arcane attribute, Gwen already surpassed most of the true dragons in efficiency and capability. That is why her basic spells with such long names are comparable to a grand magic. Even if she were to purposely limit the mana usage, the attack itself will still get amplified naturally" Troy said proudly.
(My wife is famous for her absurd multi casting of grand magic back in the holy war which cause her to naturally release a powerful spell even without trying to. That apostle guy should already know about such things since the two of us are pretty famous. Knowing that he still challenge Gwen)
Despite Troy's thoughts being wrong it led him to slightly acknowledge Michael and to decided to befriend him.
...
Gwen stop moving and the souls hit her magic barrier. But the souls stayed there, nothing happened.
"
The souls that cling on to her magic barrier exploded with great damage and intensity. Smoke form from the explosion making it hard to see her.
Whoosh!
The smoke got blown away with wind. She's unscathed!
"Let me show you one of my favorite spells!
Grand magic, Aquarius: Thundering hailstorm"
An enormous hailstorm started to form.
This woman is trying to kill me over a friendly match!
"Warstyle: First form, impact"
I hit my staff, with impact accelerating its speed even more. An unavoidable spear.
My body feels so heavy. Lightning, storm, ice, and gravity. I can't believe she just casted twenty-three complicated spells and combine all of them just like that.
......
I feel lightheaded for some reason. I can't feel anything on my lower torso too. I can't even open my eyes.
Green light. I can see green light.
I slowly open my eyes and saw Gwen.
"Hey, how you doing? I'm sorry I went too far. But honestly, I didn't thought that you'd be able to cut my arm off like that" She said.
"What...do....mean...by..that?" I ask.
I can't even speak properly to the point I'm only whispering.
"Your staff broke my barrier and hit me in the arm. I got it healed so it's back now. What was that anyway? Oh wait I will heal you again"
After she healed me again for some time, I am now able to speak more properly.
"That was 'Warstyle: First form, impact'. Using the vibration which is generated from the body, when I hit my staff, the force got amplified since it's concentrated in one point. Ignoring the laws of physics. I use to break my bones back then whenever I use it"
"Well that is an interesting technique. Tell me more!"
"You sure are quite merry for some reason" I said.
"That's because I never got the chance to talk to someone like this"
She look down.
"The only one who would treat me as Gwen and not as the Tower Master is Troy, other than you of course. Which is why, for someone of my age, I feel giddy that I am able to talk with someone like this"
She look at me and smiled.
Hahaha. I see.
"The technique is about enforcing yourself with aura so that you won't self destruct it also amplify each strike you make" I replied.
"Then what did you do when I use my ice then!"
"A move that shatters anything that it hits. It is good against solid object like those"
"Then what about my golems! My golems that are the strongest defense of my country. You just smash them with one hit, each of them!"
"Correction, it is not smash but burst. It is a bit similar to the shattering it but bursting it which is the third form, rupture's damage is higher than shock but the area of effect is smaller which makes it so tiring"
"Hahaha!"
She laugh just like a child who is playing her toy out in the open. Having so many responsibilities, she must have never enjoyed her youth to laugh this much over some silly topic.
"My turn, can you please tell me how you became the ruler of the magic kingdom"
"Are you asking me that to know what I had to go through to succeed?"
"No. I just want to know how you have lived your life up until when you bear all the responsibilities of being a ruler"
Silence. We became gloomy but we still have our smiles on our faces. It wasn't a fake smile. It was a genuine smile. A bitter smile with a bit of happiness. Like how adults face the realities of the world.
"Sure I'll tell you. But you better promise not to tell anyone else"
"I promise"
"I guess about a thousand and five hundred years ago...
(1,500 years ago. Before the magic tower emerge. Year 429 of the Efuxis calendar)
*Guinevere's POV*
Knock! Knock! Knock!
It is already late and someone is there?
"Who is it?"
I open the door slowly and saw a young boy with wounds all over. Stabs from daggers and swords, arrows as well. Some parts of his body got burnt from exposure to high temperature.
I quickly put the young man into my bed. Gathering all the herbs I need on the table to create an ointment to relieve his pain.
I smeared the ointment in the part where he is injured and burnt first while the remaining drops were put into his chest.
Morning came and the boy was not there anymore when I open my eyes.
A few months later the boy from that night came.
"Yes?" I ask.
What is he doing here after leaving when I helped him?
Growl!
His stomach rumbled aggressively. The young boy's face flushed from embarrassment.
"Come in, I have food for you!"
The boy went inside and ate all of the food that I served. He then left without saying a word.
The boy would return after a few months. It then turn into once a month. Eventually turn into twice a month, then three times a month. The next with once a week. Sooner it became everyday. He would come back to my house at the same time, every night.
The girl welcomed the young boy into her house. Feeding him whenever he would come by.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
I guess it's him.
I open the door and saw the young boy once again.
For more than two years, he would come here and eat and he would left without saying a word.
"Come in I have the foo-
The young boy hug the girl tightly from behind. It wasn't giving the feeling of it as a dangerous act. Rather, it felt natural. A sensation that is suppose to creep the two felt natural as if it is part of their everyday routine.
Sniff!
"Are you crying?" I ask.
He hugged me even tighter. I can still breathe but I can feel and hear his heartbeat getting faster by the second.
He let me go and I turn around and saw him crying. His face that is red all over.
(Present Day)
*MC's POV*
"That is how me and Troy met. He said that he fell for me because I never once rejected him. That I would welcome him with open arms whenever he needed it. He begged me, he pleaded at me, he knelt down crying, saying that he doesn't want me to go anywhere. That he is scared if I rejected or abandoned him" Gwen said as she look out the window.
"Why did he become like that?" I ask.
"It's because for dragons, they get their powers at the age of three. The late bloomers would be at most twelve years old. But, Troy only got his powers at the age of four hundred. That is why he was persecuted by everyone, including his family. Whenever he goes back to my home he was back stabbed by someone. Deceive or taken advantage of. He would cry and then come back to my house"
"And that was the reason why he fell for you, right"
"Yes. When he begged me I told him that I'd give him a hundred years to make me fall for him. For one hundred years as we travel around the world, his efforts were in vain. Whenever he would show his cool sides something else happens. But I have fallen in love with him because of his stupidity. I find it cute and attractive"
A psychological event were someone fall in love with another person because that person was the only who have been there for him. A typical and ironic event if you ask me.
Gwen started to cry.
"It really is funny. I fell for him because of the sides that he didn't want to show. I've loved the embarrassing parts of him that he was ashamed of. When I confess to him. He was overjoyed. Speechless. His power which was staying dormant inside of him burst out. And he became powerful."
Gwen's face turn red.
"His family apologize to him"
She squinted her eyes.
"Many offered him wealth, power, fame and many more that I could have never give him back then"
She hold her clothes tightly.
"But he rejected them. All of them. Troy made a fool out of everyone who approach him. Everyone except me"
She look at me once again but now with her teary eyes.
"The magic tower emerge and I was the first one who conquered it. He was there supporting me in basically everything I do. No matter how small or difficult it was"
She grabbed my hand.
"I never trusted anyone before. Just like him, I was also abandoned by the one who created me. So when he confess to me that night, I couldn't believe him"
She squeezed my hand.
"But he was really stubborn and persistent. The one hundred years that we travel, I would push him away. But he never gave up. He offered everything he have and anything he will get just to stay by my side"
She then let go of my hand.
"He would kill anyone back then who would even glanced at me for a moment. But I didn't mind it at all. He would smile at me for everything he does. He would protect me endangering himself in the process so that not a strand of my hair is touched. And made sure that I am the happiest person alive."
She stand up.
"We then made our own kingdom. He was extremely possessive but I loved it! Even until now he wouldn't dare to let me go out of his sight. Heck, he doesn't even want a child because his afraid of the time I spend with him will be lessened if I gave birth"
We laugh at the same time from the words she said.
"So you don't need to worry, I am happy! My husband would always be there for me. Which is why I am always and will always be there for him. And that is how the magic kingdom was created. The love story of an abandoned spirit and a persecuted dragon. Our oaths as the name of our country that we built from our loved towards each other. Maigrema"