"you see it normally takes someone years to even go up by one rank, but with your technique you can do what most would think is unreal"
"years!?" nic asked as he thought that as long as you understood your gift good enough you would be able to rank up in less than a couple months, he did not think that it took years.
"I only have ever ranked up once in my life and am already in my fifties, luckily am a beastman or I would have already passed my time" Author said as he was talking to himself.
"with a gift to search minds and control someone you most be very strong and your gift most be above B-Rank" nic said as he was curious about this person, even a little bit of information can be used if he really had to fight with him.
"HAHa, kid dont make me laugh, am not even close to the powerhouses of this world, and stop thinking of going against me with your level of power you wouldn't even be able to even make graygrash sweat" he laughed in the mind of nic.
"but with a gift so strong you most be close" nic was still trying to figure out the strangers strength.
author stopped laughing as he suddenly started speaking in clear tone "kid, gifts are not the only thing that desides your strength, their are some said to be able to become knights and have never used thier gifts, gifts are nothing but tools, you want to judge a mans skills then you judge the man and not his tools" he started to speak to nic as though he was his master and nic was the student, his voice echoed in Nics mind.
"anyway my gift is not important, what I really want to see Is what is about to happen to your gift, you better prepare yourself this one is the most painful experience you are going to face" Arthur ended the conversation with nic as he was looking at the Nics gift.
nic was confused as to what he meant before he turned around, his eyes widened as he saw that of the final piece of the spark that was going towards the large clock.
"tch" he gritted his teeth and was ready for the impact, he went through the process before so he was not afraid, it was just a sudden pain.
however as soon as the spark made an impact, the cracks that can be seen on the gift became enormous, and his gift began to break apart.
"AHHHH!"
Charlotte looked up as she heard the cry of nic, but as soon as she was going to look up nic two hands came towards her.
*Splash!* she was pushed off of nic and into the pool, she looked up in disbelief as she saw that nic who was in his fairies peak form had two enormous black wings on his back, and blood was rushing out of his eyes and mouth as he screamed in pain, he looked as though he was a fallen angel that was being punished by the gods, his massive black feathered wings then wrapped around his body as though it was a cocoon.
"nic" she raised her hand and called out to him but the voice was only in her mind, she then came to the bottom of the pool as the two tadpoles swam around her.
mion however was shocked as he looked at nic who was fully covered by his wings, screams of pain can be heard inside, it was obvious he was in pain, but right now he was feeling an immense pressure from nic who was infront of him, he tried to move forward to him but he could not move even a muscle.
"what is this" mion asked himself as he was looking at nic, he remembered this feeling, it was exactly how he felt when he first met author.
mion was unable to do anything, he could only watch nic as he screamed, the cavern was shaking from his screams as dust and rubble dropped from the ceiling.
however inside nic mind author still remained, he was looking at the remarkable event of nic gift collapsing.
"hmm interesting" he said as he was focused on the gift and how nic reacted to the pain, "I cant have you dying now can i" he said as he looked at a image of nic that was still present in his mind, this one however was in his original form and was kneeling and screaming as a blood pool formed around him.
"let's see if I can ease your pain alittle, I still have big plans for you, plans that would make our kingdom prosper" a white aura then emitted from the giant fox mask into nic.
his cries started to cease as he seemed to be calming down, after some minutes of recieving the aura he stopped crying although his gift was still collapsing.
"this should nullify your pain until your gift have passed through its phase, I would be here until it is complete, now you owe me even more" author said as he looked down on the sleeping nic.
outside however nic was still in his cocoon, but the crying ceased.
"I can finally move" mion said as he looked at nic, he no longer felt the suppressing force and could move freely.
the cavern became silent once more, but mion was looking around as he realized that the elf girl was nowhere to be found, he was not paying attention when nic pushed her in the pool.
"shit if something happened to her he is going to blame me" he thought of the beating he would receive from nic and shivered as he knew that he could not beat nic, as nic was not only stronger but had the strength to beat him easily.
*flap,flap*
mion suddenly gulped his own saliva as he heard the sound of wings beating against the air.
but as he looked in the direction he did not see nic hovering in the air, nic was still silent in his big feathery cocoon, what he saw made him open his mouth wide.
"what the hell is that" he saw the little elf girl who was lifted in the air from her shoulders by what looked like a black horned lizard with a pair of hind legs and a pair of wings.
the elven girl seemed to be passed out, and mion started to get cold sweat when he realized that she did not seem to be breathing.
the creature then carried her on the opposite side of the pool, it then layed her down and made it's way to her chest.
"Crreek" the creator cried as it raised its head up in the air and let out an ear piercing cry.
"shit its going to eat her" mion taught as he ran towards Charlotte.
"CREEEK!" the creature cried as it turned its head at mion and opened its mouth wide, saliva shot out of its mouth which made it look like a fierce little monster.
"you think am scared of you" he said as he approached closer to the creature, the creature had taking his attention away from mion and opened its mouth at the face of Charlotte, mion veins bulge in anger as he saw the creature was ignoring him.
mion was now above the monster and had his right foot ready to kick the creature off of Charlotte like a soccer ball "TWO-TIMES B...." but before mion could finish he saw something which he had remembered reading about in his royal library.
he came to a stop above the monster, and did not do anything as he looked at the event with amazement writing on his face.
"Why?" he asked himself in disbelief as he watch what the monster was doing.
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Author here: getting problems with my contract signing so I would put that on hold until my country have dealt with Corona.