*BANG
"What was that Arnold?"
"Uhmm.. I…I am just testing this new gun I am currently working on for the military HPAD Program but, this damn vest is too tough. It can't be pierced."
"Geez, you are too noisy, startling could kill you know?"
"S…sorry…"
Could kill huh? If it is somebody else it would be possible but not you mama.
Anyways.
Just another typical conversation between mama and papa. As usual, papa is too noisy. Well I can't actually complain since that noisiness is partly responsible for feeding our hungry bellies and putting roof over my head.
As the Jovian's top inventor, it is actually normal being noisy like that. Compare to that military-grade Motorcycle-Grenade-whatever launcher stuffs he tested before… this is actually nothing.
That motorcycle-whatever is a big mess. And now, he is creating another invention for High Power Arms Development Program a.k.a. HPAD.
I am Jhonny Devian, a 5 year old boy, living in a small house over a large land issued by the government of Jovian to my father as a special thanks in creating the Jovian's greatest technological achievement, the portals.
Portals are machines my father created to make use of "Spatial Hotspots", that is, the spot in this world where mysterious galdiric disturbances occur.
Spatial Hotspots are like "ports", hence they call it ports rather than calling it spatial hotspots (Of course, 'ports' are easier to say rather than saying 'spatial hotspots'. Which is, sounds so try hard like papa).
Ports always had positive galdiric charge, meaning to say, moving near to such locations will push you away. Therefore, the portals are created to act as the polar opposite or the "negative" charge of such energies, and thus, making it "galdirically-stable" or "galdrable".
After the stabilization process, the engineers and galdrae, needs to correctly tweak the portal settings in the portal console allowing gates to be created.
It is a common question on how did they managed to build such portals over those hotspots if such hotspots pushes them away.
The answer is pretty simple and complex.
The king, King Hearstead, asked the J.T.D. Corporation to create special suits that can neutralize galdiric charges around the wearer, and I am proud to say that my father, again, is one of the main contributors to keep those engineers and builders from flying meters above for the first and last time of their life.
That is how papa put it.
Anyways.
But, just because such suits neutralize galdiric charges around them, doesn't mean the wearer is safe from receiving damage from galdiric arts.
First, the neutralization only applies to galdiric charges and not to galdiric arts.
Second, even if it did neutralize the art itself, the pressure caused by a casted high speed galdir art is enough to throw a 68 Kg man several meters away. Thus, if it is to neutralize the spell, it will only protect the wearer from the effect of that spell, like estinguishing the fire if it is a fire spell, but not from its impact.
Physics is a different matter.
Building a portal is a bit difficult. They have to spray something called "Indeficula", that is, a canned spray created by the J.T.D. Corp., 'again', to the materials that will be used for the portals.
It function like the neutralizing suit, however, the effect will only last for 5 minutes.
I am curious on how did they managed to create things like that and papa told me that maybe I have to at least go to the school as an informal student, whose headmaster is acquainted with him, to have a proper foundation so that I could understand stuffs without bothering him.
My mom doesn't entirely agree but I am siding with her.
Although it is a great suggestion, I still want to enjoy my life as a kid. She always told me to enjoy my life being a child since she believe that I will be busier than papa in the future. But, I don't entirely agree with her in that thought.
I am only doing things because I want to and not for money. Not yet.
So anyways, to sum it up, ports needs portals to create gates that will lead to 'othersides' or 'spaces'.
To make portals, they have to find 'ports' or 'spatial hotspots' and use that Indeficula stuff to successfully put the materials in place.
I can't help but wonder, how did they knew that such "spaces" will contain precious materials such as Starwartz Crystals, Mirondite Ores, Karlstraks and many more, I don't know but I want to know.
According to a book I have read in my father's personal library, that is, just next to our house, that Starwartz Crystals are used to power most of the high quality military airships.
Mirondite, on the other hand is used as the material to create exoskeletons that can give a normal person enough power to be on a par with an S class galdrous (people who use galdric arts; plural is galdrae). And, to classify them with the standard of this kingdom system bla bla stuff, such exoskeletons are classified from F to SS.
Lastly, the Karlstraks. It is an elephant that resemble an aspect of a lion with a two 7-footer long red metallic tusk, a mane that is exactly made of fire and two fiery eyes. It has long thick nose that can squeeze the life out of anyone that will dare to threat its life.
Its body is as large as a bus, with 4 legs that is thick enough to crush 3 normal-sized men in one step and its sturdy long tail with a sharp tip is enough to easily pierce through a slightly galdir-reinforced A class armor.
Its strong leg muscles allows it to run as fast as a car. Hunting it requires at least 25 A- class head value, which means, 25 individuals that has a rating of A or above or an S class head value.
If a team managed to kill one, they could buy themselves a house and allow them not to move their backs from their beds for at least a month or so according to that book I read.
Its pair of tusk cost around 2500 Jovs to 4500 Jovs depending on the weight and its metallic bones costs around 10000 Jovs to 55000 jovs depending on quality and weight. Although its tusk's appearance is similar to the metallic bones, it is considered more valuable and priced differently because of its ability to store heat in itself, for picnic usages I guess.
The bone can be molten by Garlstan Flame, which is, a flame created by correctly messing with electricity, pressure and galdir particles with correct paramiblah-blah or stuff like that.
Oh it is parameter, I remember.
Lastly, the core is what most of the galdrae after.
Depending on size and color, its minimum value is 100000 Jovs or more, and maroon is the cheapest while shiny red is the most expensive hitting the value of 500000, it could be more if it is bought from auction.
There are various colors of Kalstraks' core: maroon, orange, dark yellow, and bright red.
It is used by to act as magical magnifiers at the staff tips or wand cores.
The Karlsters Tusk for some reason is a great conductor of electricity thus, they use it to create Thunder Blasters.
I don't know but, I guess it is contradictor, I heard papa mentioned before that heat alters electricity? I forgot.
The metallic bones of the Karlstraks, also known as Karlsters Metal, are used to create SS class exoskeletons. And that is according to my brilliant father.
Although valuable, it is so rare. There are only 36 recorded encounters since last 2 years and only 10 were successfully hunted. That is why the only people who has Karlsters core on their wands are the king, queen and his personal bodyguards.
I wonder how is the lives of the people that said to caught one.
To sum it up there are Karlsters Tusk, Karlsters Metal and Karlsters ore. I am not sure what did they do to the flesh and skins though, it is not written in the book I found in papa's personal library.
Maybe they bring it in picnic I guess?
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I like reading books and playing games at the same time. And my father is very open to it, he even asked me how good I am doing in games and also talk about the wonders of the universe or anything that he knows will tickle my interest.
We even spend until midnight talking about the 5 planets in our star system and creating our own theories about the space.
I can tell him anything that comes to my mind.
My mother on the other hand is so reliable when it comes to household chor-.
*Crash!
"Sorry, a plate suddenly slipped from my hand, hehe, and Jhon, just stay there, there are lots of ouchies here" my mother just warned as she gathered the shards with her psychic galdiric art. While here I am in the middle of admiring her. And… did she say 'ouchie'?
Anyways, my mom is quite talented when it comes to galdiric arts… well talented is an understatement… she is one of a kind rather.
I remember one time when papa asked mama to test out the vest he created.
He asked mama to shoot his chest with her strongest spell while wearing the vest.
Although papa is insistent on how A-rank galdrae could just barely made a scratch with their strongest spell on the vest. Later, he gave up insisting and ended up putting the vest to a target dummy instead. As per mama's 'polite' request.
After getting the target dummy ready, my mama make a gun-like gesture with her right hand pointing her index finger to the target dummy while her left hand is under her right hand for support and say "fire".
Immediately, a small yellowish spark shoot from her index finger making a loud 'bang' sound and causing a strong wind pressure around her finger and causing her forearm to recoil a bit, I can see it leave a trail on the ground as the grasses exaggeratedly give way and sway on the sides as the spark shoot off from her hand, piercing through the so called 'indestructible' vest.
While my father dropped his jaw on shock, even me actually, my mother is angry to the fact that papa insisted her to shoot him with her strongest spell "Do you really wanna die?! That is not even one of my top spells, yet look at the damage it caused, and here you are insisting me to shoot you with my strongest spell while wearing that junk?!" my mother yelled as papa walk near to hug her while apologizing nervously, and also 'praising' her.
Fear, confusion and something only-god-knows expression is written in papa's face.
But he still receive a mouthful from mom. Serves him right I guess.
Now remembering those stuffs, I can't help but ask myself to what would I become in the future.
Mama is so strong.
Maybe I will become a galdrous teacher. I guess they will call me 'The Pranzo of the Modern Era'.
Or maybe a game developer that will create the best game on this world.
I am also considering being an inventor like my father since, I like assembling things. Maybe it is okay as long as I won't ask mom to test the durability of one of my inventions while wearing it myself.
She might cast a lightning at me if I do so.
I am getting bored, I think I should play my favorite game by now.
Stellar Raiders!!!
Hmmm…
…
WHERE IS MY PHOOOOONNNEEEEEE!!!!
"Uhm… Ma, have you seen my phone?" I asked my mom as I got up from laying down the couch, stretching.
"No dear, where did you placed it?" she asked while wiping a plate with a white cloth. I wonder if it will be the second plate to go 'splat' today.
'Ehh?? Really?? I should've asked myself if I really knew that' I think to myself.
"Sigh… Of course".
(0_0)
Di... did she… heard my thoughts? Do mama knew mind reading spells? If so, did she already knew that I actually broke the painting they ordered before?
…
Phew! I think no. There is no way mama will know how to read my thou-
"What painting? Do you mean the 'The Sad Cartelan'?"
IKKHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
"So it was actually you?!" she put a sweet-murderous expression on her face as she looked at me and I am feeling uneasy.
No... I am freaking out.
"W…Wh…What? W…What painti-?" I tried my best to stay calm and keep my gut from ripping itself out of my belly.
"Just do you know how much it cost?!" my mom's eyes narrowed as she looked at me, still smiling but I can see her veins popping out of her forehead.
It felt like she is peering straight through my soul.
"M…Ma… Your smile is s-sc-scary…" I said as I froze to the place where I am standing, my joints stiffened as she put down a plate in the dish rack with a loud ting that makes me cringe.
"It is only scary if you did something wrong" eeekk! Her smile is really scary now. I swear I am seeing pointed teeth this time.
"A…ehh…Uhmm… I… I g…gue…guess I should go… hehe…" I mumbled as I slowly turn away from her to think where on this planet did I placed my phone.
And... also where in this planet should I hide or the worst, find a new shelter.
"Hahahaa. You are so cute when you're scared HAHAHA!!!" She said as she put a plate to the rack making another sharp ting, making my toes curl. I don't know what she meant about the 'cute'.
Did she mean 'cute' because she is adoring me or 'cute' because she already want to tear me into cute pieces.
My mom is sweet but is sadistic sometimes.
"I can hear you" dammit, that smile huhu.
"Ahh… well hehe. I think… I… I think… I… I should go s…search my phone I guess…" This time I am completely not looking at her.
"Just remember the place you have been while holding it!" –sigh, I thought I am done for. I don't know any of the neighbors nearby if I were to be kicked out from the house, I will roam through the streets... if incase.
There is a case in our neighborhood though, being kicked out of the house.
"I… I w… will… t…thanks, ma...ma?" I replied witha questioning tone as I am starting to doubt if she really is my mama and I quickly walk to the main door to go outside just to alleviate the pressure.
NO! Seriously! It really felt like the atmospheric pressure here is increasing, it is getting harder to breath.
Damn, where did she learnt that mind reading spell?
"Internet of course!" my mom declared while I didn't even dared to look back, I can hear her chuckling on my back as if she is already holding a knife ready to cut me into cute pieces whenever she got a chance.
And plus the fear that she might already behind me by the time I looked back. She is an SS-Rank gradrous afterall.
Gahhh!!! Internet is troublesome sometimes.
Curse this era.