Making Word Magic

Creating Word Magic, Creating Epic Battles. The two abilities that Adam acquired for $120 proved too shocking for Eric.

The first allowed him the freedom to create spells that didn't conflict with the limitations of the book, and the second allowed him to create battles directly!

Eric excitedly activated the Magic Word Creation ability, but nothing happened. He stared stunned in front of him, and suddenly his gaze changed, becoming softer.

- What an unpleasant feeling when your consciousness is suppressed... - it was Adam!

The moment the Creator's Feather punished him, he felt intense pressure, and then he fell into a semi-conscious state. He could only hear but not see.

And when Eric wanted to use the first ability, a book appeared in front of Adam, where an inscription appeared:

[The character "Eric Wargrim" is found to have violated Fourth Wall protocol. The power is returned to the Contributor].

Adam looked around, and at the sight of the corpse, he felt nothing else. He inwardly grinned bitterly as he realized what was happening. His black eyes flashed with lightning as the Book of the Creator's Quill appeared before him, and a quill appeared in Adam's hand.

- Is this the "Magic Word Creation" ability? - Adam wrote the text softly.

"Curse aura creates a dense mist of black energy that envelops the target and penetrates its magical essence. The effect of this spell neutralizes magical energy, devaluing magical abilities and limiting the use of spells and magical skills.

Mages subjected to the Curse Aura temporarily lose their magical power and become vulnerable to magical attacks. They lose the ability to use complex spells and techniques, being limited to basic physical actions.

The text Adam had written glowed with soft light and then changed, causing Adam to frown.

"Curse Aura" creates a dense mist of black energy that envelops the target and penetrates its magical essence. The effects of this spell can neutralize magical energy, limiting abilities and reducing the use of complex spells and magical skills.

However, the effect of the Curse Aura becomes unpredictable, with a 50% chance of success or failure. This means that mages exposed to this aura can either temporarily lose their magical power and become vulnerable to magical attacks, or retain their full magical ability."

It was obvious that 50% was an unreliable factor in the battle of the mages. Adam, who had acquired all of Eric's memories and abilities, could say that with certainty.

But did he have a choice?

Despite the amazing abilities, the spell was limited by many factors: character level, book level, and special laws.

For example, Adam could not create an all-consuming spell that could destroy the world. And from Eric's recollection, Adam could tell what type of story it was.

"Dark fantasy, development, and adventure... the main character is an anti-hero, one might even say a villain. Drama is also present. Judging by the development... somewhere between 500 and 600 chapters," Adam's head worked quickly, trying to understand what was going on, "The current Erik cannot destroy the world, and accordingly the Creation of Word Magic could only be limited to a level 5 spell.

Adam waved his hand and the corpse rose into the air. He picked up the book and began to read while his left hand gestured to separate the limbs of the corpse, sending it to its respective sections in the warehouse.

The ancient book was called The Tales of the Targaryen Progenitor: The Souls. It is a collection of studies of an ancient mage (one part, to be exact) who, according to legends, reached mage level 9, but Adam didn't believe in those legends.

After all, even level 6 mages didn't exist, so where would level 9 come from? It was illogical.

- I suppose even this way the Curse Aura can resist Lucian and his mutts, - Adam reflected, fully into the role of Eric.

During the suppression, he had time to think about many things. And remembering his victims, Adam resolved to live fully in the role of Eric and to live as Eric. Even if it meant losing his own identity.

After all, at least he'll be alive.

"But here's what I remembered," Adam suddenly flinched, "The bonus reward talked about 'story armor,' which in most books is a way to protect important characters from death. Is it possible to die in such dimension-stories?"

Adam grew dark and his eyebrows were furrowed. But he soon let those thoughts go, for it was useless to think about it now.

Suddenly he felt a familiar burning sensation and opened the second page without looking back.

[After completing his soul experiment, Erik acquired a new spell, the Aura of Curse. During the research, a spy broke into the castle, who was one of the subordinates of the leader of the Light Mages, Lucian Stormraven.]

[Having eliminated him and kept the trophy in the form of a level 4 mage corpse, Eric issued a ruthless order - to start an all-out war between the two continents.]

Adam's eyes opened wide, but he waited attentively for new lines. But nothing new appeared, so Adam gave up.

- Well, I have the plot barrier, so there's no need to fear death, but... - Adam frowned deeply and sat down on a chair that was made of human bones, - The main problem is, where are my actions as a Contributor limited and how long will I be directly involved in the plot?

One thing Adam was sure of from past observations was that his involvement in the story makes the events more spelled out, which deserves more attention and praise from readers.

However, it was unclear where he should take part and where he should not. In past times, there was a time delay where he was immediately transferred to another chapter. And more often than not, the difference between chapters was 50 or even 100.

After waiting two hours, Adam made sure that this time there would be no time skip. He rose elegantly from his chair and then stepped toward the exit.

The chair behind him again split into separate pieces of bone and flew far into the warehouse. Adam walked down the spiral staircase. The torches on the wall created a gloomy atmosphere, and the sepulchral silence could drive ordinary people mad.

And, though it was very quiet, Adam could feel the aura of more than ten thousand mages in the castle. And all of these mages smelled of blood, and some had the smell of blood visualized by the red mist.

"Killed...100 people, oh, this guy killed over a hundred thousand," Adam nonchalantly counted each mage's kill count and nodded approvingly.

The impact of Eric's character was strong, causing Adam to slowly but surely change his personality. And not in the best way.

But even so, he was willing to take the risk. For Adam, the Creator's Feather equaled God's mercy, for the sake of which he was willing to give up worldly desires and become a bald monk.

And as Adam stepped up the last staircase, the scenery suddenly changed, and he found himself in the throne room. There was a throne room made of bones. And Adam could feel the energy of level 4 mages, and two of the bones were even level 5!

"Eric was a weirdo," Adam shook his head and sat down on the throne.

Tapping his index finger on the armrest of the "designer" throne, Adam summoned two creatures: they had one eye, a round body, and a ghostly trail.

- Hello, master," the two creatures said, tilting their heads as if bowing.

- Eyes of Darkness, summon mages of the fourth and third level. Order level: Devil.

The eyes of Darkness blinked and disappeared. Adam waited, remembering information about the creatures.

"Eyes of Darkness, a magical being of the demon variety, has a faint trace of lineage from Yensil, a top-level demon. Born at the level of level 3 mages, but compared to true mages it is weak. Used for scouting and messaging."

Adam snapped his finger and two women with black horns appeared behind him. They had long black hair, violet eyes, and a seductive mature body. Dressed in a French maid's outfit.

- Bella, Maya. - Adam turned to the two women as the book flew toward him, "rub my shoulders and tell me about the latest Dark Ridge news.

- Yes, master! - The two women responded in unison and began massaging Adam's shoulders.

He felt two pairs of mountains on either side, but his expression didn't change.

"Eric is an oddball, but a man of culture."