MAGIC & CHI

That night, I decided to train a bit more with my exo skeleton armor, so I took off the rings and began...

Just like how webs shoot out of my wrists and fingertips. The armor construct is similar to webs too. Organic fluids gush out of the skin pores and join to create a metal-like skin in the form of scales. As I said before, the fun part is that I can manipulate these scales according to my wish and shape them however I desire. It's like a liquid metal with nanites that's capable of forming anything and everything. The only bad thing is I get tired and can only maintain this form for like three minutes.

So, I brought enough water and energy drinks with me.

I gotta train more and increase my stamina, only then I'll be able to maintain my armor form a bit longer.

As I continued my training with the exoskeleton armor, I focused on maintaining the form for longer durations. The sensation of the organic fluids shifting and solidifying into the metallic scales was tickling and at the same time, I felt powerful. But as the minutes passed and my energy reserves depleted, a stinging pain ran through my body. It felt as if the organic metallic liquid was trying to go back inside my body.

"Arggg! Not yet!" I gritted my teeth as I sat there, using every bit of my focus and willpower to endure the pain and exhaustion. I grabbed a bottle of water and chugged the entire thing, the coolness felt awesome. I closed my eyes, took a few calming breaths, and tried to keep the exoskeleton skin activated for at least another minute.

Right now, I'm moving past the usual three-minute mark. Three minutes and thirty seconds. Three minutes forty-five. Three minutes fifty. Three minutes fifty-five... Four... Fiv...

Yes! I've crossed the four-minute limit. I can still...

Everything turned black and I could feel my body fall backward. Haaa... Four minutes... Not bad...

Ugh... My head ached, my throat was parched, and the dryness that lingered inside made me open my eyes. I'm so fucking tired that I could barely move a muscle. Just give me a few minutes... I tried to control my mind, trying to calm down. Yeah, meditation is the best option to regain some lost energy. I let my muscles relax, the calmness took a toll on me as the slow breathing accompanied by the fast-beating heart pumped life into me and gave me back a sense of consciousness.

Minutes passed and I managed to calm myself down. The aches and tiredness were still there but more manageable than before. Just give me two to three hours and I'll be all pumped and ready. But right now, all I need is sleep. I chugged another bottle of energy drink and before I knew it, I fell asleep.

I practiced it for another week or so alongside my magic learning. I sparred with Wanda every now and then, and then, I decided it was time to test out my perfected exo skeleton armor against real magic. I can now hold my armor form for ten minutes without sustaining damage. I wonder how long would it last while receiving damage.

I stood in the training ground, outside, with my exo skeleton armor on.

"Are you sure about this?" Wanda asked me with a hint of concern in her voice. Today, she's wearing a red t-shirt and black jeans and tied her long red hair in a ponytail. She looked slightly different, maybe it was because she changed her style from a girl-next-door type of look to a sexy girl. Wait. What. Nope. I don't know what's going on with my thoughts.

'Focus on the fight, Peter.'

"Yeah. Let's go," I replied to Wanda who nodded. I felt an arcane flow in her direction as she made a couple of quick hand seals that reminded me of those anime fighters. After finishing the series of hand seals, she muttered something under her breath as a red color magic circle formed underneath her.

She pointed her finger at me.

Red droplets of chaos magic rose from the ground, surrounding her, and soon gathered around her finger, forming a sphere of red chaos flame.

"Chaos spear."

In an instant, the red sphere was launched at me. But I was prepared for it. Time to find out how tough this armor is against the pure destruction magic.

It shot at me like a lightning bolt. In reflex, I brought my arms closer like the instinctive defensive pose. The red spear struck my arms.

"Humfff!" I stood my ground. I can feel the destructive power within this freaking spear. It's spinning like a drill machine, trying to drill through me. Yes, this is good. Although I can feel the tremendous pressure, the armor is still holding on. I quickly grabbed it with both hands, trying to stop the spinning.

Wanda's chaos magic clashed against my organic armor.

Sparks went up, sparks went down, some parts of the armor were cracking under pressure, and I could feel the faint traces of hot, prickly energy seeping through the cracks. But she is doing well controlling the intensity of it.

"You alright?" Wanda yelled in concern.

"Yeah. Increase the power. Don't hold back."

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

Wanda's red-colored magic circle spread around the training ground, slowly getting bigger and bigger. In just a few moments, her entire circle covered the ground, encircling us, and giving an eerie vibe with its dim light.

"This will hurt..." She unleashed a barrage of magic bullets from all directions.

I can feel my armor cracking and her energy seeping through them. Need to focus more. I can just use more fluids to create even tougher armor. Yeah! Since it's a part of me and it's like using the toxins of my claws, why can't I just increase the fluids and concentrate to repair and reinforce the damaged areas? Just a second. Just one sec, I can do it. I can increase and harden the surface.

"Here we go!" Sparks of yellow lightning burst out of my body, shattering the old exo skeleton armor as a wave of energy emerged from my body, destroying Wanda's Chaos Spear and her magic circles. "Wow! What the fuck is going on?!" I have no fucking idea. Is this a new ability I've unlocked? Something inside tells me that this was my subconscious self creating and hardening the existing fluid with static and some kind of charge. Whatever it is, it's incredible.

I watched my arms as the old armor disintegrated or I should say crumbling away. What surprised me was that my skin began to crumble away, yet I didn't feel any pain. I can feel a weird feeling around my stomach. It's freaking hot and spinning like crazy. Is it magic or a new power? I have no idea. The air is cold yet my inner body feels really fucking hot. It feels like I'm melting from the inside.

"Arggg!" I yelled as the energy gushed out of my body like an exploding geyser.

It was a blast! The yellow sparks and that weird energy continued to send out wave after wave. If this continues, things will get complicated.

"Peter, what the fuck is going on?" Wanda asked me loudly. I wanted to explain but I can't. I have no clue and it's pissing me the fuck off! What the hell is going on!? Is this another magic evolution?!

"Focus, Peter..." The Ancient One's voice came to my ears. She's speaking to me through telepathy. "Contain the energy. It's a part of you, so you can control it. Just like you weave magic, or shoot your webs, you can contain the energy," Her voice spoke calmly.

Hahaha! I'm already trying to do just that. Tell me something I don't know.

It was hard, I won't lie. It felt awesome and this power is insane... I don't feel any pain or exhaustion. I closed my eyes and tried to absorb it all back into my body like how I retract my claws and the organic fluids. And it worked. The waves stopped.

I... I kinda feel different... Something weird is going on...

I flew up in the sky. I can see far... Really far away... I can hear things even the fluttering of the birds in the sky... I can tell the difference between using my Spider senses along with magic versus this present me and... It's intense! It's more than before. Every muscle fiber felt lighter than feathers. Every single sound, every movement was coming to me as clear as day. Everything is in my control.

My skin is glowing with a yellow glow...

One thing I can tell is that this shit isn't magic. I'm 100% positive. I can feel it. This is something similar yet different from magic.

Think... What could it be if not magic and this yellow glow?! Wait! No way! I looked down. The trainees and the teachers were all staring at me with shock. Huh?! Oops! My clothes! I quickly hid my junk with my palm and flew down on the ground. My clothes were burned and not a single thread was remaining... Damn. No matter.

I once again tried to use my exo skeleton armor and it worked like a charm. It's faster than before. I mean, there wasn't even a little delay. Just a thought and the organic fluids transformed into my black stealth suit.

Wanda rushed to me with a wicked smile on her face.

"Not a single word," I glared at her with a slightly threatening voice.

"Tsk. Peter in full glory... Ahem! Anyway, how the heck did you learn to use Chi?" Wanda asked.

"Chi?!"

Yeah, other than magic, there's that Chi.

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