Chapter 03: Kits and Gifts
Suddenly, leaves flew away, blown by a strong breeze, a gust of wind that pushed them away. They, however, floated in a circular pattern around a small boy, no older than 6 years old, with vibrant emerald green eyes and light grayish blond hair had his hand extended forward and a concentrated look on his face as he focused on manipulating them with his will to do his bindings. A small spark of energy appeared in the boy's eyes as he watched in amazement as the very first spell he used was successful... Well, if you don't consider the failure he tried when he was a mere baby, but we don't do that here.
The spell the boy was using was mostly known by the Dungeons and Dragons community as a simple cantrip, or [Level 0 Spell]: Druidcraft. The reason the boy couldn't use magic when he was smaller was the sole reason his magic was small and unstable, he also had a fragile body that could be hurt by him using spells, which would push his magic out of his body and damage it in the process because he wasn't mature enough. He learned that from his father, the Forest Dragon named Yggdrassil, he loved his father because his father was the one who saved him and kept him alive for all 5 years of his life. The dragon raised him as his son, teaching him a lot about nature and plants, there were a lot of things that the boy learned ever since he reincarnated and there were many more things yet to learn and know. Things that even his father couldn't teach him...
Now that he could safely use Basic Magic, or Spells of [Level 0], he could successfully learn new things. Every day he would look at his system's screen, seeing their function and using them, but mostly he used the [Inventory] Function and the [Appraisal] and [Status] screens a lot! When he first opened the Inventory he had, he saw the packages he received as a gift and when opened them he was surprised to see what he got! He had these gifts:
[Basic Alchemy Set ×1]
[Basic Potioneer Set ×1]
[Basic Druidic Equipment ×1]
[Basic Spellbook ×1]
[Basic Magical Herbologist Kit ×1]
And he opened them all, I'll show you what he got from it.
[Opening Basic Alchemy Set (1×):
Alchemy Supplies Pouch (1×): This small bag contains basic components for alchemy experiments such as salt, water, some ores, gems, and writing chalks for making alchemical circles.
Alchemy Gloves (1×): A pair of sturdy gloves made out of Dragon Leather, resistant to magic, and necessary protection item. You never know when you'll end up spilling some ultra-powerful acid you've been working on your hands.
Bag of Veils (6×): Contains several veils to contain liquids, they are highly resistant to impact and cannot be broken by non-magical weapons, immune to acid, and immune to psychic damage! However, a simple Firebolt can break it if it hits because it only has 1 Hp.
Book (6×): Normal books for taking notes, drawing, or using as a container for a demon lord. They are vulnerable to fire and burn easily.
Holder (3×): A magical holder, that can adapt to the things placed on it to hold them, no matter the temperature or destructive capabilities, as long as it can be held, it will be held. However, it can be destroyed rather easily by simply dropping it on the ground, it has 1 HP and is fragile.]
And this above was only the [Basic Alchemy Set]! The following was the [Basic Potioneer Set]:
[Opening Basic Potioneer Set:
Magic Cauldron (2×): A magical resistant cauldron made with the hide, scales, and shell of a Dragon Turtle. Highly resistant to magical damage but vulnerable to physical damage dealt by a magical weapon and resistant to physical damage not dealt by magical weapons, may break upon being hit by bludgeoning weapons such as hammers. It heats up pretty nicely too, resistant to fire, cold, acid, poison, psychic, force, and other magical forms of damage. Comes in a dark purple color!
Potion Ingredients Pouch (1×): This small purple bag comes with various exotic ingredients for various magical potions such as the tongue of a water snake for that sweet Water Breathing Potion, or a cube of Green Ooze for that sweet and acidic Acid Potion to melt your target. Every ingredient is placed in a small box containing the name of the ingredient on the box, the box cannot be damaged from Inside by any means, used for storage only.
Time Box (10×): Bigger versions of the small boxes that come with the item mentioned above, come in a 5ft by 5ft by 5ft measurement. Used to store ingredients, time passes inside this box, and how faster can be selected by tapping on the box, whereupon a screen will appear for the user. There are some options:
[Normal: Time will pass the same pace as the outside]
[2×: Time will pass twice as fast inside the box]
[5×: Time will pass 5 times faster inside the box]
[10×: Time will pass 10 times faster inside the box]
[50×: Time will pass 50 times faster inside the box]
[100×: Time will pass 100× faster inside the box]
An alarm can be used to determine how many seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years must pass before the box can be opened again sending a notification directly to your mind.
Potion Veils Packages (10×): Each package has 10 Potion Bottles, each bottle is sturdy and cannot be broken by non-magical items, glass can be shattered if thrown hard at surfaces though.]
Next was his favorite, the [Basic Druidic Equipment Set]!
[Opening Basic Druidic Equipment Set...]
[Staff of Season]: Magical staff that changes design and color depending on the season of the year you are in, it is magical so physical attacks done with this weapon can damage non-physical entities. This staff has four spells stored inside it, you can only use them once a day!
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Spring: [4th Level Spell] Guardian of Nature
Summer: [4th Level Spell] Fire Shield
Fall: [4th Level Spell] Stoneskin
Winter: [4th Level Spell] Ice Storm
Consult your Spellbook for information on these spells
[Leaf Cloak]: A magical cloak made out of leaves, they cannot be distinguished from normal leaves from trees, so you can use this cloak to blend yourself on the forest, becoming invisible inside forests at will.
[Grasshopping Boots]: These bots boost your jumping distance by 2×, when running and jumping like a grasshopper, your speed Is increased by nearly 50%... They are also very comfortable as well.
Big Jump: This can be used once a day, using this ability of the boots casts the [2nd Level Spell] Gust of Wind to push you further 15 feet.
Silent Steps: This ability of the boots can only be used once a day, this ability has the same effect as the [2nd Level Spell] Pass Without a Trace.
[Special Seed Bag (2×)]: Contain various seeds of various types of different plants, some are even magical! Each seed is different from the other and each bag has 10 seeds, they grow to their maximum size in 3 days and can be harvested if they give fruit the very next day.]
Next was the [Basic Spellsbook], which wasn't something impressive, it was just this:
[Basic Spellbook]: Gives information in several spells, but only those from [Level 5] Below. Every spell can be learned and registered, spells above [Level 5] can be registered but you'll need to find out what the spell does yourself, and after you learn it, its description is added to the book.
This book can be upgraded.]
Next was the [Basic Herbologist Kit], which was interesting for him at least:
[Opening Basic Herbologist Kit...]
[Friend of Nature]: A small hand-sized magical shovel that makes digging for herbs way easier! It makes it very easy to dig small holes and even if accidentally damages the herb, it won't cause damage because it is magically incapable of damaging plant-type life.
[Special Herb Seed Bag (1×)]: It contains 10 magical seeds each for these 5 following herbs, even if they aren't naturally plantable using seeds:
Magical Chamomile Seed (10×): Used to make tea and treat anxiety and bring relaxation. However, this magical version can cause the same effect as a [2nd Level Spell] Calm Emotions.
Magical Echinacea Seed (10×): Used to treat cold, flu, infections, and wound healing, this magical version of the root, however, can accelerate the natural healing process of those who consume it. There is a bad side to this though, it weakens your immune system and makes you exhausted.
Magical Ginko Seeds (10×): Used to treat asthma, fatigue, bronchitis, and tinnitus, this plant can only be used the leaf. Seeds contain a toxin that causes seizures and in large quantities death, this magical version, however, is better and worse. The leaves can be directly used in teas to remove completely exhaustion and fatigue, causes relaxation, and lowers blood pressure too! Seeds, however, are highly poisonous and may cause an agonizing death to those who eat them, unless immune to poison, those resistant have an easier time dying.
Magical Ginseng (10×): Used as a tonic and aphrodisiac, even as a panacea as well, it gives "vitality" to help the body fight off diseases. Its magical version takes this even further beyond, by granting the one who consumes the root or drinks tea or potion made with this root to get the effect of a [Potion of Vitality] as well as an increase in stamina, the only side effect is the increased libido.
Magical Elderberry (10×): Normally used to treat toothaches, nerve pain, stomach aches, and viral infections, this plant's magical counterpart is different. It grants you resistance to pain, mental or physical! For 24 hours after consuming this berry or drinking its juice or syrup, you get pain resistance. Consuming great quantities may grant you immunity to pain, but will also knock you unconscious right away.
[Gardeners Tools]: Contains every single tool a gardener would need to have, they are made out of great material as well and are hard to destroy.]
And those were the items that he got. Oh, wow, it took almost all of the chapter huh.
Just as our little protagonist was playing with the wind and leaves, his father Yggdrassil observed him from little ways away. The day this baby was born, he felt nature rejoice in nature, happiness like it got something so precious it was worth dying for, and he, as a Guardian of Nature and part of Nature itself knew why. The boy was touched by nature itself, he was part of nature- No, he WAS nature itself! A personification of nature...
A God.
Only Gods could be the personification of something, but Yggdrassil was sure the boy wasn't a God, so he decided to not think about it, teaching the boy Draconic was easy as he seemed to understand him quite nicely! He could speak back to him too, which made him happy because the boy called him "Father" and that simple world was able to warm his cold wooden heart a lot. He continued to watch as his son found the wonders of magic, he has been curious about the wonders of magic ever since he was able to comprehend what was happening around him, which was surprisingly early but his father was a dragon, and dragons are sentient ever since birth, so he thought human cubs also worked like that...
At barely a few months old, Yggdrassil caught the baby trying to perform magic. Now, normally dragons are born with the natural ability to use some type of magic, but not humans.
They learn and harness it, manipulate it to their will and bend it to do whatever they want it to do.
That is something Dragons cannot comprehend very well, but a Dragon knows when magic is unstable, and when the baby tried to use magic, it was unstable, and unstable magic causes harm to both those around and the caster, so the dragon father Yggdrassil had to stop the baby from using magic until he deemed that his magic was stable enough to use it.
Which was today.
So that was why the little 5 years old boy was happily playing with the wind so naturally, as if he did it all his life while Yggdrasil observed his human son with great happiness, seeing him so happy warmed his cold, wooden heart.