(Sarrs): "Can magic help us achieve anything we want.?"
(Algid): "No, magic is not a do-all, if it was this world would have been destroyed by anybody that has the right knowledge. but as I was saying you have a magic pool and that pool is your store. you even produce magic and let some of it out but most of it is all over us, now watch."
After saying she had popped out one of her claws, water started to gather in less than a second, the size of which was a balloon.
sling
She swung her claw. It seemed to be shining from the sun's rays. The water flew off diagonally at high pressure, cutting a stone near us in half.
"Woah"
We all couldn't believe it. Only when the sliced rock fell and made a thudding noise, did we come back to our senses. I was excited all that was happening in my brain was the possibilities. it made me itching to get started already.
(Algid): " As you can see I first gathered the water around the air Then imagined how it should be. This is called shaping, At this point, your mana is being expelled but you could still draw it back. Then make it more solid and compact which is condensing it and releasing it. But remember to watch out for the feedback and range the longer it is the more mana is required to reach its destination and the fore the feedback if you were manipulating fire and you're not resistant to fire you will harm yourself.
(Josiah): " But magic can be manipulated, you never said it can manipulate your body to change."
She turned around, staring at me as she smiled, then continued her rant.
(Algid): "Yes, your body changes to accommodate the changes if you train it and magic will naturally start to reinforce it and you can use many other tricks to try and let off the burden. But remember focus is different when you're calm and your body is in a stimulus. "
She then started to release some pressure off her build-up. In the air, it was turning into some sort of visible vapor. It was intoxicating, if I wasn't a true beast but a human in my old world, I'm sure I would have died.
(Algid): "Now I'm releasing raw mana that doesn't have anywhere to go in its purest form. You could call it a form of radiation but you would be mistaken. This is to build your resistance and build your pool by trying to absorb it for a long duration. As your body keeps getting harmed and tries to build better resistance to it it will let you be more attuned to the feeling and increase your storage with also how quickly you refill. You will now try to draw it in yourself to get a good feel."
Ok, so I just focus right?. I got down in a lying position while trying to ignore the background noise from the mana she is expelling.
Focusing on the air around me for that feeling keeps my thoughts focused. But it's harder than it seems. I can't truly focus because I'm always thinking about something else.
Minutes turned into hours until my body felt strained.
That's when I knew I wasn't going anywhere; I naturally gave up feeling frustrated but thinking to myself I will get it tomorrow.
(Algid): "Guys I made pegasus slab."
Woah pegasus.?
I ran toward the smell. My nose poked out.
When I got there I was surprised to see somebody new and it was a human.?
The human's hair was pure white. Pupils were a golden shade and were slightly bigger than normal. She had a cloak over her like she barely put thought into what she was going to wear. Her chest size was average. Height seemed to be around five feet seven. Her skin was tanned.
The others were here before me, but the pharaoh was still training.
In the middle of the plain was a cooked horse. The white feathers of its wings were skillfully removed. The stick top-end poking out its back.
(Algid): "I just wanted to try something new"
She spoke as if everything was normal...
I mean, she could do that.?
(Max): " So did you like getting another animal then stuffing your body into it or something?."
It sounded ridiculous, but I would believe it honestly.
She held a confident smirk. Her face could make you want to stare at her for days.
(Algid): " Well I normally don't do this, after all, nothing wrong with eating raw but it was good to spice things up and I can't cook properly if I was in my true beast form.
She was skipping the most important part. It was pissing me off that she kept on blowing air magic while acting as if it was normal.
(Josiah): " I don't know why you acted like it was a normal thing, how were you able to do that."
She looked at me, making her face cringe.
(Algid) : " Ugh you can't ever just let things be, fine it is a magic called body manipulation. By Manipulating your body to appear like another species. you then give the allusion to it. It's like cramming everything inside, it hurts but it makes it easier to do things like have thumbs and stuff."
I will teach it to you guys in a decade or so but guess what. Food is ready~
She cut pieces of the pegasus wings using wind magic making an exaggerated cutting pose. After that used earth magic to mold a simulation of plates.
We used our claws to eat
When we were eating mother further explained
(Algid): "It seems you are having some difficulties, Is it the feeling or the imagining."
(Josiah): "Yeah, it seems I am used to a different sensation, I just can't seem to get a grasp on it ."
(Algid): "You did mention that this was not your original body the more I think the more probable it is. But remember Just because you were reborn in some unknown means that I don't understand doesn't mean you can adapt."
Yeah, I have never really experienced this in my past life, it seems it will slow me down. But I'm willing to learn and become better at it.
Albis fell on the grass absent, staring at the moon's eyes, twinkling like a little child who had just seen a shooting star for the first time.
(Algid): " The night is so beautiful it's now when we realize that we should just live in the moment like how the earth, wind, and water spirits are helping nature flourish to the roid bug pooping and the luptoid pushing it to make its home and eat little pieces of it.
She smiled, never wishing for this scene to end.
Day 30
I can finally feel the magic particles, even tho it took a month, it wasn't so bad
(Algid): "Finally, it took you 15 more days to finish than the others. Now that you guys can sense it you are going to try to shape it."
Mother, who was in her beast form, looked at Sierra. Pondered a little bit, then spoke softly
(Algid): "One time you stated the little buds came to you in your time of need. Those little things are called spirits and a few are compatible with them. What you contacted was one who was just born and does not have any self-awareness. What you should focus on is trying to summon an elemental spirit that is semi-conscious. Remember the feeling you felt last time and call one and try to befriend it."
If she is talking about focusing on a goal, I'm going to focus on the abilities. That was shown in my fight with the slime, and it harmed me so much.
While Josiah was pondering what he was going to do. Sarrs spoke out with excitement
(Sarrs): "Mother, I've been watching videos of martial artists and I know what I am going to do. I am going to study the art of fighting."
Algid smirked, then turned into her human form, her arms folded.
(Algid): "Hmph since you are so eager tomorrow I will teach you as soon as tomorrow."
She rubbed her nose while her cheeks were blushing slightly.
(Algid): "I used to be called the god of the fighting world."
(Max): "Yeah right who are you lying to."
Max rolled his eyes, looking bored at her clear, boasting. Albis, on the other hand, got flustered.
(Algid): "I was it was just that the person I was competing with had so many limps like it was cheating so by default I won that."
A sore loser, I see...
We all looked at her with disappointment.
While Algid was trying to fix her reputation, I noticed Pharaoh leaving.
She found something she enjoyed doing.
I wanted to practice my skills so I then set off into the deep woods.
I kept on walking until I saw a weird animal that was short, had a mouth that reminded me of a hose, but had hair in it, and his legs were far apart, his color was brown with a gross smell that I felt like if I ate it I would die.
But I was curious. What was it going to do? How did it get along with its day?. All sorts of questions popped up in my head as I attempted to study it. I then noticed it was walking albeit very slowly.
20 minutes passed and we reached a pond. The smelly animal then went to the water and put his hose-like mouth inside the water. A few seconds later, in a swift moment, it flipped its body to its back, but not without swallowing the water.
(Josiah): "Fascinating The creature must have been living in total bliss. The fact that it didn't feel threatened by me is probably because I know it is not in any danger. If I could study how he works some more and maybe even dissect it to understand more."
After he was done focusing on it with a mental remainder to test on it, one day he looked around the pond. It was a typical pond except there was a stone pillar on the side of it in between it and the land.
He knew this was the place he wanted to train and he could even try hunting fish and animals.
He ran to the stone, jumping over the line of water that was separating him from the other side. When he reached his goal, he got on it, then relaxed.
(Josiah): "Ok, the one-time mother said that to know what you have you should try to search through your soul or inner consciousness, and to do that is to try to focus until I see something."
Honestly, he didn't know what he was doing, but he was convinced it would be like a eureka moment and he didn't want to seem like the slowest one in the group.
Hours have gone by to no avail, so he convinced himself to try again tomorrow.
He repeated this for two weeks. He messed up the process, but he messed up the process so bad that he instead just moved the water around him.
Although it was a monumental achievement, all he felt was despair thinking that he might as well just give up.
"Hello there."
Startled by a new voice. He jumped to the ground, hitting his head.
" Ow."
After the pain faded, he opened his eyes, noticing a pale girl with long dark green hair. It was wavy. Her eyes were light green.
Her eyes were light green. Hair reaching to her waist. It was dark green. You would have thought it was leaves for a tree. Her body looked joyful, but her voice and eyes were monotone.
"Oh my, are you alright?."
The mystery girl who looked at me shook, putting her hand to her mouth, her blue dress dancing as she moved.
She sounded so familiar yet so distant, but I couldn't shake this feeling. She reminded me of a mother talking to her child warm and nostalgic.
I was captivated by her.
Her voice was monotone...
Even when she spoke and tried to put on an obvious show of emotions, it just seemed like she was acting.
How her eyes danced with the reflection of the sun.
"What is wrong.? I'm sure I put a form that looked familiar to you."
As she says that she puts her finger on her cheek and comically taps her feet in a rhyme. She tried her best to look like she was thinking while puzzled.
"Well, it doesn't matter I just came here because it seemed like you were having difficulties and since you're not a native here I wouldn't expect you to be able to do this stuff so that's why I am here to help. Your skill control over the <
Huh...
At this point, my mind came back to me and it went at a high speed as I said this sentence.
(Josiah): " How do you know about me and who are you?"
Smiling a gentle smile that made my heart skip a beat, she whispered.
"In the grand scheme of things, I'm a nobody but remember as long as you're on me even if everyone forgets the world won't ever forget."
Huh, The world.? I don't understand what she is talking about.
"Here this should help you out."
One movement. With a flick of her wrist, my surroundings started to shatter around me.
I noticed that there wasn't any ground beneath me. I was falling through information.
(Josiah): "AHHHH!."
I then knew I was in my sea of consciousness. It was like I was in my true home. I knew some things that were happening to my abilities were their fundamental forces.
shvuuuuuuuum
I was getting sucked out. I tried to grab onto something, but everything was disappearing before I knew it. I was back in the real world.
That beautiful being wasn't there anymore, just me on the ground, panting, wondering if what had happened was real.
I mean, it couldn't have been right.? She looked out of this world like even my past world models and beauty supplements couldn't compete.
But to remind me that I wasn't daydreaming, I understood what my abilities were. The forces were a really powerful skill but hard to use. I had to control distance, amount of force, precision, and other things if I messed up even once it could have dire consequences.
When I knew the bomb I was holding, it shook me to my core. All I wanted to do was run away from my skin.
Right now I only have 4 weak, strong, gravitational, and electromagnetic forces.
The fact I could even process any one of them is because I'm a true beast. If I was human, I would have died because of information overload.
But I first need to better understand it and control it. So the smartest choice would be to use the two forces which are the gravitational force and electromagnetic force.
20 years
"Roooaahhh!."
A primal roar could be heard from miles away A beast with block pupils and black fur. The front two Canines seem to be growing continuously. The tail of this beast caused a gust of storm.
It then suddenly shrank to a miniature form of itself.
As you may have guessed, the animal was Josiah.
(Josiah): "I have finally practiced Being able to gigantify myself."
The reason Josiah seems to have grown was that he used his mana to blow up his body to huge proportions, but don't be mistaken. It's not like they became adults or anything, but they do become stronger while tending to lose stamina more.
He was practicing this to get into his next project to turn into another form.
He went to the pond to look at his reflection.
Crack.
Pop.
Disturbing noise could be heard, as Josiah was trying to resist the pain. But it worked although a little mistake.
Since he was still a newborn baby, his human form would support that also.
(Josiah): "Well I did know this well I would just have to imagine myself older."
But why stop there?. Nobody could stop him from doing what he wanted to do so he just imagined a better version of himself.
A few minutes went by and it worked. He stared at the reflections. He unknowingly let out some of his tears.
(Josiah): "I still cry like a normal person, how fascinating."
In his human form, he could see a toned-bodied man with a darker complexion. He had a fade on his head but had loose curls on the top part.
He tried to get up, but he couldn't do it because he felt his body creak.
(Josiah): " I never really noticed it in my true beast form but there is more gravitational pressure on this planet so my body from home won't work huh. even when I make my bones thicker I'm not used to it."
Even with this dilemma, he was calm.
How?.
He closed his eyes, as he activated his skill.
<< Gravitational force: Gravitational adaptation>>
In an instant, he felt like he had never left Earth. Gravity felt so natural to him.
He looked around in his new view, stretching out his body.
His eyes eventually landed on pieces of clothing and the floor. Albis brought some for him and the rest when she left for some time.
He found out that she has a home that she owns.
Josiah's opinion of her was rising a little while he was in his fantasy land. Waking up to go get his clothes.
<< Electromagnetic force: Attraction>>
He used electromagnetics because the clothes were infused with nanotechnology; it was like it almost had a mind of its own.
So when he attracted it to himself it started vibrating, then opened up a little to get him inside first was the gray tank top, then it was the white sweater afterward, the underwear, lastly his pants.
They felt extremely comfortable like it was never there.
(Josiah): "Wow, technology must be super advanced here, I can't wait to check out the world."
He had a huge grin as he had felt he was going to be on a heck of a journey throughout his time here and he couldn't wait.
(Josiah): "I wonder how the others are doing."
<
His view was a full 360 degrees. The world was starting to get undressed just as he spoke. This feeling of information flooding in was something he knew he couldn't keep on to for long. So he wanted to find any of them quickly before he started to feel the effects. He felt every life form and inorganic form, it took him a while to find one.
"Found you."
As he said that he turned off his skill, then ran at top speed to the body that he sensed.
(Sarrs): " Hundred more to go."
All I saw was a buff human. Although he was far shorter, he seemed like a martial artist to me.
What has mother been teaching him...
He had been punching the air nonstop for god knows how long. He looked like a fool.
(Josiah): "Woah you are working hard huh."
I said it in a sarcastic tone.
(Sarrs): "Mother showed me something with body conditioning and I fell in love with it like how cool it is!."
Uh sure. I mean, people like Bruce Lee were badass, but how would you get stronger? in a world with magic and stuff. seems pointless.
(Sarrs): "hmph It seems like your unconvinced come let me show you."
He threw out a pose where he put his left arm to his side and his right arm was out.
(Josiah): " Woah isn't it a bad idea to let me do the first punch and also please put on a shirt.
I walked closer to him. Threw my fist out at him. He caught it, then kicked my stomach.
(Josiah): "oomph."
I was trying to get to my surroundings, but then I suddenly saw stars. But I wasn't going to go down like this in such a pathetic manner as if making fun of me, his leg connected to my temple. I fell, hitting the ground. My brain shook because of the impact. The ground shakes, my ears feel like they are popping in and out.
(Sarrs): "Hahaha You now know the beauty of martial arts."
I swear I was seeing double. That was a little unexpected, but. If he honestly thought I was going to let him take this one, he got another thing coming.
(Josiah): " If it's a fight you want, It's a fight you're gonna get."
As if reflecting my desires, my eyes turned slit and my canine was growing a little more.
I popped out my claws unconsciously. Swung at him using the said claws, but he dodged it and instead landed a clean blow to my jaw.
He smiled satisfied with the results, making him feel like he could get a little bit cocky. He spouted these words.
(Sarrs): "Then I will show you the beauty of fighting come at me, my student."
(Josiah): "Oh, fuck off."
My eyes turned slit, and my canine protruded more. It was as if I was showing my sense of self.
<
I turned nearby rocks magnetic, then attracted them to me. When they were floating around me, I then repelled them.
Because I didn't direct it too well, it went all over the place, but it didn't matter. I was just too humiliated. I wanted to get back at him.
Sarrs saw this, his eyes opened wide. He didn't know what just happened, but he remembers his younger siblings talking about the event that happened years ago.
(Sarrs): "Woah you are taking this seriously huh I guess I should too but shouldn't be too quick to dismiss me I also learned something new ."
He dodged all the incoming rocks that flew near him, then closed his eyes.
That doesn't seem too good, should I dodge, run or blitz him.? ahh I don't know.
While I was trying to plan my battle strategy, Sarrs moved his hand clockwise. Gradually, the water started gathering in a circle.
Bam
He punched into the circle with his left-hand stream of water flowing with him.
I did a backflip. He made a dent in a stone near me.
I was scared as the said stone started to break, realizing he also pieced the wood behind it with such precision.
He showed no signs of stopping, instead, he was speeding up.
I ran away, climbing on trees, hiding underneath the logs. The birds with four wings flapping there, gray wings away to dodge the aftermath.
Oh, how I wish to be with them at this moment.
I heard rushing water. Feeling relief, I wanted to lead him over there. To see if I could change the playing field. The river was lower to us, so I would need to get down safely.
(Sarrs): " Hahaha you fool I did that on purpose now witness."
He stopped his firing, then ran to the cliff at top speed, jumped off the ground, put his legs forward.
I was too late to react, he kicked my chest. I lost balance, we were both falling to the river, but I noticed that we were heading not to the water part but rather the land.
I was about to use my gravitational force manipulation to defy gravity.
Boom
He punched my face, but for some reason, it felt strange and I bit my tongue.
When I punched you, I also manipulated the water within you when I noticed your defense got weaker for a second.
Why is he telling me what he did, like an anime character? Is he just looking down on me?
Using me as a propeller, he kicked me to reach the edge of the cliff. popped out his claws, and dug it into the earth to slow his gradual fall.
Meanwhile, I was further sped up. My brain was jumbled up so I couldn't defend myself.
crack
The ground grew, a crack in it, dust floating, in the air. It was filling my lungs that filled my lungs.
My body felt numb. My organs were all jumbled up but quickly reverted to their original position.
I tried to get up. feeling a little dizzy. I had a sense of foreboding.
Sarrs were standing just fine. Looking down, the raised arm was aimed towards the river and he focused on it. He then started to chant in a strange tongue, and as he did, the water from the river started to flow upwards, then it shot up.
(Sarrs): " Mother taught me the language of the world, the elves created it to feel more attuned with nature; this was their result.
The water fell then in the form of rain wetting my body. My hair was converting my face. I was about to combat him
(Sarrs): "A martial artist never has just one trick."
He tried to seem as disciplined as possible. He just seemed like a fanboy, I swear.
He held out his palm, then it started to combust into a fire-like substance, as he then controlled into a fireball And in his left air was starting to get gathered, although weaker. I knew it was enough.
He is trying to create steam. Even a fool would realize that.
(Sarrs): "Here you go."
He threw out the fireball while trying to keep it steady in place; when it got close to the rain, he then used air to momentarily make it explode.
zzz
I couldn't see it, but I wasn't out of options.
<
I could see him using gravity to push him before he could reach, but he got to trip but used his hands to rebalance himself and then did a spin kick. He pushed me away with air magic so I used electromagnetic force to guide his hits so I could hit him better.
But to no avail. He was dodging every hit and hitting me back. knew that doing close-quarters combat with him was pointless.
So I used my skill once more.
<
I put all the force on my legs, then let them lift. It was like I was floating in space. It was amazing.
I used gravity attraction to get all the debris around me. I was going to repeat it when he was distracted. I was going to use water magic to choke him.
He knew he was at a disadvantage, so he did the logical thing he could think of at the moment.
He jumped, but at the same time his hands grew into paws and it pooped out claws.
It latched onto my pants, dragging me to the ground with him, harming us both.
Oh.? If this was an endurance battle then I would just attract everything to me.
But just as we were about to attack each other again.
A green Humanoid being with four arms, he seems to have two arms on his lower abdominal side and the rest of the arms on, where it is supposed to be, his thighs were muscular; the only thing that was covering him was a short and tank top. His mouth was like a bunch of tentacles, slimy, and it seemed to have a mind of its own. His heels were slightly higher. His toes' nails were sharp, digging into the ground with every step. His head was moving like a sea kelp.
(???): "Woah you guys are having fun."