Alena was a beautiful forest elf with deep blue eyes and black hair with a slight shade of purple. She was a little small for an elf of her age and she hated when people reminded her of her small height. Her personality was that of a leader, she was competitive and can become ruthless if it came to protecting her tribe.
Alena and Ast had been childhood friends. They would often compete with each other and would also explore the forest looking for adventures.
The rapid shot was a new skill that Ast obtained. It allowed him to spam arrows with precision, casting multiple shots in rapid succession. Now his temporary section had three talents entered.
Blood manipulation lvl1 (grade A) :
1. Blood Devil lvl1
Healer lvl1 (grade D)
1. Minor Heal lvl1
Archery lvl1 (grade S)
1. Rapid Shot lvl1
Now the important thing to note was that it was very well known that higher grade talent means higher potential and better results, but that was only for the permanent section for Ast. In the temporary section of his talent right now he could only access one primary skill that came with a talent. So it was not necessary that better talent would mean better primary skill.
This could be seen by the comparison of blood devil with a rapid shot. Although rapid shot came from an S-grade talent it was not as desirable as the blood devil that came with a grade-A talent. It doesn't mean the rapid shot was useless, it just showed that a temporary section might sometimes give him a surprise. (but this would be rare as could be seen by the weak minor heal that originates from the grade D talent).
Ast's main reason for learning this new skill was something different entirely. He would keep this skill with him for some time while continuously training his archery, in this way although at a later date he would lose this skill he would have gained muscle memory by then, thus becoming proficient in archery.
Ast accompanied Alena for some time, both of them told each other what they were up to in the past week and then he left back for his village.
Before arriving at his village he summoned the blood devil and asked him to spend time in the forest, hunting beasts and exploring. This way he wanted to map some areas of the forest, using shared vision while occasionally giving instructions to the blood devil. And this would also ensure that the skill grew in level and his blood devil became more powerful with time.
The cooldown associated with the blood devil was 24 hours, but that was in case the blood devil was destroyed. If he only cancelled his summoning then this cooldown does not come into play.
Ast now arrived at his hut and while resting he was also using his shared vision to map out the interior of the orient forest. Blood Devil's small stature makes him ideal for such missions. Although it was completely made of blood, it had negligible presence and did not smell like blood at all. And considering its flexibility( kind of a formation like a slime that could harden itself partially) and agility, it could also deal with situations that would be deadly for others.
The next day early morning Edwin chrome came looking for Ast he told him that the manual that he had given the tribe was very beneficial to them, as it served the purpose of completely hiding their breath and aura. And for his service to his tribe, Edwin gave Ast a pair of special black daggers.
He told him that these daggers were a bit magical with extra sharpness and the ability, of their owner, he could retract them from a distance of less than 100m. This gave them the ability to be used from the blindspot of the enemy, as they could be manoeuvred in the air.
Ast quickly used a drop of his blood to bind the daggers to him and then asked Edwin some questions regarding the daggers and the affairs of the tribe. Within the chrome tribe, Ast had some sort of special status as after his training no one would bother him with the task of the tribe and he was given full freedom. Ast guessed that it had something to do with his parents.
Before leaving Edwin warned Ast that though this manual would not be that effective in someone else's hands so others might not know its value still he should not leave any loose ends if any.
Ast understood what Edwin meant and he too was planning to act on the pair of brothers Tim and Tom.