A pile of swords lay in front of Calvin; his breath uneven.
The reason was that he had spent the last 2 hours using [Dupdomancy]. Perfecting his copy of the segmented sword after 30 attempts or so…
In the middle of all, that Learner came back with another sack full of magic stones, which was a godsend as he had run out of [Bent] and was in dire need of some refueling.
But that wasn't all, he also learned that there was actually a downside to hitting 0 [Bent]. The first few times he didn't feel anything, but as he kept hitting the [Bent] threshold, he began experiencing a light headache that doubled every time he reached 0.
So, he avoided reaching 0 bent before refueling, and, after 200 castings of [Dupdomancy], he finally reached level 20.
[Please Choose:
Abilities:
-Multi-split: allows the user to duplicate several different objects simultaneously
-Hypothetical Space Expansion: Warp the environment by an amount dictated by the skill's mass load. Empty space is filled in with what would have been there if the space were that large.
-Temperature control: Copied matter may be raised or lowered in temperature by a number of degrees equal to Dupdomancy's duration.
-Gradual Split: Split mass is created at a rate determined by the user.
-Permanent split: Duplicate objects permanently, Mass limit divided by 100. Bent-reactive materials are exempt.
-Bulk Split: Mass Limit increased by (Int) %
-Extended Split: Time limit is increased by (Sta)%
Mutations:
-Pump You Up: 1 Bent, Muscle mass is subtly duplicated, increasing by (End) % for duration. Spare mass is converted to extra duration.
Will increase user's weight.
-Always bring a backup: 1 Bent, repair or replace a damaged or missing organ for the duration. Spare mass is converted to extra duration.
Given enough time to heal, the body will incorporate this replacement permanently.
-Copy Kit: 1 Bent, consume an object to permanently store its data in the System. The objects may then be the subject of Dupdomancy spells in whole or in part, as normal. Store 1 Item/5 levels of Dupdomancy
^From [Chained Spirit]
He looked at the options, and was surprised at the lack of new choices "Okay… I choose [Hypothetical Space Expansion]"
Instantly, he put his new skill to use, grabbing one of the sacks and emptying it on the floor.
His action upset Wiene who was the one that brought that specific sack 'Hmmm! Brother made me bring him those heavy sacks just so he could toss them to the ground?' She puffed her checks and crossed her arms pretending to be 'angry'.
Calvin noticed this, glancing at her with an apologetic look, and resuming his action.
He took the sack and used his new skill inside it, making it look extremely big on the inside while staying normal on the outside, he then shaped the sack from the outside so it became the size of a coin pouch with a leather loop whose purpose was to close the pouch.
After admiring his creation, he took one of the magic stones that he threw on the ground and inserted it into the pouch, and despite the stone being bigger than the bag, it fit perfectly.
Witnessing that his creation worked as intended, he could'nt help but giggle. But he rapidly covered his mouth and glanced at Learner seeing how her mouth formed a cheeky smile 'Ugh I need to stop doing that'
He then cleared his throat and spoke to his companions "Ahem, Come here"
Learner and Wiene walked over to Calvin.
Wiene's still puffed checks, crossed arms, and frowned brows, disappeared the moment she was close enough to Calvin for him to pat her head.
Calvin patted her head as he showed her his new invention "Sorry about that, but look at this, now we don't have to worry about space"
Wiene looked inside the bag, and saw a giant dark space with a magic stone inside, like looking down a well with a coin in the bottom "Whoa! This is amazing big brother!"
Learner inspected the pouch, trying to understand the workings of the system "This is… weird…, as if the grid of space getting repeated over and over, like some sort of error…"
Calvin then gave Learner the bag and crouched to grab a couple of magic stones "Now, let's put all of these inside the Space pouch"
Learner looked at him weirdly 'Huh, he actually, started doing it himself instead of giving us an order to do so…, I guess his pride can't let him rely on us for everything'
As they were putting the stones inside the space pouch, Calvin felt the penetrating gaze of Learner, knowing exactly what she was thinking, that he was too prideful to rely on them, but the truth was, that he was feeling kinda useless.
His injury was limiting his actions and, even if he liked the usual 'let the minions do the work', he wasn't quite fond of doing that with those who he had a relation with, or, in Wiene's case, loyal friends.
He glanced at Learner, who began to pick up stones away from Calvin, bending over, marking her ass on the black/blue dress that she was wearing, that, along with the black heels, made her look like a witch, a sexy witch, the only thing missing was the pointy hat.
He shook his head, getting rid of the dirty thoughts, knowing that she was probably doing that on purpose 'Maybe I just don't like my women doing the minion work'