Finishing up the Spells
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Magic swelled forth from my hands, the essence of spells I knew spraying forth in a chaotic swirl of different lights, sounds and smells. From, Repairo, Locate Creature, Detect Life, Phantom Steed, Nature's Embrace, Haste and Mirror Image... To, Engorgio Skullus, Diffindo, Crystal Lance, Holy Ray, Polar Claw, Blackhole, Teleportation, Burn Undead, Instant Upload, Solar Blight, Demi-plane and Phoenix's Resurrection... All of them were unleashed onto the silent field of dummies and training implements in front of my raised hands.
Each different spell flittered out after the next took its place. Combat spells and normal utility spells all combining in a dismal display of hardly recognisable hazes. Using the rhythmic assembly of spells I slowly submerged my consciousness into the very fibre of my system, reaching deep within to grasp at the roots that were tied to my soul. Suddenly an electrical tingle surged up my arm, the very hairs on my arms extending in goose bumps. The haze that was a storm of different physical elements slowly calmed before phasing out, only to be replaced by a similar haze a few moments later. My grasp on the roots had shaken and the small tussle with this power caused a chain reaction, drawing some of my Elementalis spells from the depths of my neurons in a surge of magic.
One after another, like dominos, the spells finished. The roots I had grasped consuming them and merging them with the previous haze that made up the summary of my most basic spells. Ozone burned the inside of my nostrils as the sense of electrical power faded from my pores and grounded itself into the newly formed ice below me. A small beep sound emerged as my status flashed in front of my eyes... The changes were much more than I had anticipated coming into this whole endeavour.
| Elemental Convergence has become the singular spell representing Evocation... The System will systematically consume Deimos Arcana Spells, internally, for repurposing|
|Aegis of Eternity, has become the singular spell representing Abjuration... The System will systematically consume Deimos Arcana Spells, internally, for repurposing |
| Binding of Magic, has become the singular spell representing Enchantment... The System will systematically consume Deimos Arcana Spells, internally, for repurposing|
|Detecting that all schools of DND magics have been combined representing spells... Assimilation between Schools will now commence...|
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"This is good. I may be able to gain some more power here."
Although I spoke the words, they were ultimately lost to the din of machine-like sounds that echoed from the system itself, as if Morgan himself was attempting to add sound effects to my work. This wasn't the case, I assumed, but it still felt awkward to have noises that you can only hear cover your own spoken words like this.
Another melodic 'ding' emerged from the system. Blocks of text phasing into existence on the transparent screen as the sounds faded into the distance.
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|Arcane Apotheosis~
Transmutation--
Elemental and Material Mastery: Transform any material into another, reshape the environment, and summon valuable resources. Create complex machines, structures, or living organisms from raw materials. Manipulate time, enhancing physical attributes and altering biological functions.
Shape Shifting and Spatial Warping: Change your form or others', and bend space to create shortcuts and portals, or expand and compress spaces.
Evocation--
Elemental Control and Energy Manipulation: Summon and control elemental forces (fire, water, earth, air, lightning). Generate and direct pure energy for both offensive and defensive purposes, shaping the battlefield with elemental effects.
Elemental Fusion and Form: Combine elements to create new effects (e.g., plasma, mudslides), and transform into a pure elemental form.
Abjuration--
Absolute Protection and Warding Mastery: Create impenetrable shields, barriers, and wards to protect against physical, magical, and mental harm. Dispel any magical effect and absorb or redirect harmful energies.
Temporal Shielding and Reflective Barriers: Manipulate time to slow or freeze attacks and create shields that reflect attacks back at their source.
Illusion--
Reality Shaping and Mind Control: Create illusions indistinguishable from reality, affecting entire areas. Summon phantasmal creatures, alter minds, memories, and perceptions, and turn yourself and others completely invisible.
Mirror Reality and Dreamscape: Create a mirrored version of the world, trap creatures within it, and enter or control dreams, creating vivid dreams or nightmares.
Necromancy--
Life and Death Mastery: Animate and control the dead, creating undead servants, warriors, or entire armies. Heal or harm by manipulating the life force of living beings.
Soul Manipulation: Communicate with spirits, summon souls, bind them to objects or beings, and absorb their knowledge and power. Resurrect the dead or create phylacteries to achieve immortality.
Dark Energy Control: Manipulate necrotic energies to create devastating attacks, defensive barriers, or corrupting auras that weaken or drain life from enemies.
Enchantment--
Mind Control and Influence: Charm, dominate, or inspire any being, bending their will to your desires. Instill emotions such as love, fear, or loyalty, or compel them to follow specific commands.
Cognitive Enhancement: Enhance intelligence, wisdom, and charisma of yourself or others. Bestow clarity of thought, heightened perception, and persuasive power.
Enchanted Objects: Imbue objects with magical properties, creating powerful artifacts that grant various boons to the user. These can include weapons that strike with magical force, armour that protects against all harm, or items that enhance the user's abilities.
Combined Powers--
Sustained and Enduring Effects: Maintain any spell effect indefinitely with concentration, and store energy in objects to create powerful magical items.
Sanctuary and Guardianship Creation: Create safe havens shielded from harm and summon protective entities to defend, heal, and provide strategic advantages. |
Scrolling down the screen of light I soon found myself deliberating over the language used within it. Most seemed to be simplified and standardised to make it easier to understand. Many of the more specific details were tied to highlighted words within the text that described the individual break downs of the individual schools.
Naturally, I found myself skimming over most of the details. All of the schools were essentially made up of all of the spells that were under their purview. Evocation dealt with combat orientated spell-craft, Abjuration with its variants of spell-craft. It was much the same for each of the schools. Necromancy and Illusion were the most dangerous morally, but they had some pretty significant set-backs from the memories I had stored within my mind.
"Honey...! Come down stairs! My other bestie is here and he's brought a woman with him. A, 'Haruna' or something...?"
Milim's voice exploded through the house and into my ears, my brain rattling as the feeling of blood leaking from my ears made me grasp them. No blood was in fact leaking, but if she continued it most likely would.
"That is not my name..."
I heard the distant complaint of a feminine voice. From this distance I could gather that she was a rather serious woman, her tone being brassy and calm. Shaking my head and de-summoning the screen to my system I quickly paced back out of my Demi-Plane. My hands were slightly twitching as my eyes did in fact leak the blood, wetness crawling down the exterior of my face and coagulating on the tip of my chin. At the sensation I brought my hands up and wetted them, looking at the red liquid that pooled along the creases of palms and fingers. Blinking whilst using magic to clean the said leaking viscera, flashes came back to me. That liminal space, the billions, trillions even, of dead people crying out all at once in a cacophony of dreadful and baleful sorrows...
Whatever that was, it was far worse then what I had done. One million lives might be a lot, even for my past life, but it was far from the worst that people, and beyond that, entities have done in their lifetimes. Finishing up the process of cleaning the blood away my pace continued, my refined leather shoes tapping onto the staircase as some quiet conversation was had between Rimuru and Shuna.
"So, how has Silviana been...? She seemed rather tired after helping me out with that paperwork..."
I couldn't see his body language or his face but his tone and cadence provided some key bits of detail that lead me to make some assumptions.
"If you are worried over Silviana's wellbeing I assure you she is fine. As soon as she got home she ran off upstairs to study magic... Probably... All is normal."
"Ah, good, good, that's good. I'd hate for her to refuse to help me in the future. Paper work is killing me."
"Perhaps you should ask her about coming up with something for getting rid of paperwork?"
"I have some Ideas of my own... I'll have to pass them to her tomorrow though, Hinata here seems rather serious about speaking with us privately."
I reached the bottom of the stairs, my eyes meeting with Hinata's. The woman's eyes were stark black, the colour of the night itself. Onyx black hair, typical of most Japanese people, dangled down just above her shoulders. The smell of oils and lavender was what hit me next, her right hand slowly reaching down towards her sword. My chest tightened as my own reflexes kicked in, my left arm quickly reaching to the side of my left thigh, where my gun would have been holstered in my past life. Seeing my own reactions the woman retracted her hands and arms and held them up in a friendly gesture of non-violence. The contours of her face showed a more happy bearing to them as her eyes were rather languid.
"Is this your co-ruler then?"
She quickly glanced at Rimuru, the loveable slime form of the man creating a big thumbs up as he rested on the coffee table in front of our couch. Hinata stared me down once more, her muscles straining for action at any moment.
"Yes. I am what you could consider a co-ruler... Although I would wish you to use my proper title and convey proper respects."
She seemingly ignored my call for proper etiquette as she slowly walked around to the front of the couch. Shuna and Milim were seated on said couch, the latter of my wives glaring at the woman.
"Good. I have come here, begrudgingly, to offer you a deal..."
"Who do you represent?"
"Luminous."
"What is your deal then?"
She passed by the couch and slowly approached me, her armour clanking slightly with her movements, the cloth and leather joining the din with their own scraping noises. Her body was mostly hidden within her armour, her sword only being indicated by the bump in the cloak she wore.
"I have been sent here to arrange a peace, a truce if peace is not available."
"I thought you were here to join the army of Falmuth..."
"You and I both know that, that, is completely false. None of your forces ever found us in battle."
I narrowed my eyes, her movements and actions held very little for me to glean anything from. The way she held herself was apropos to secrecy or withholding information at the very least. I needed to shake her a little, perhaps play one of the cards in my hands to get some miniscule reaction from her.
"Very well. Rimuru, come we'll speak in a proper place..."
Rimuru hopped down from the coffee table and turned into his human-form, the almost angelic appearance of said form bearing a reflective nature that could almost blind most. Well, this was until it turned to normal. It seemed that he had the option to turn said light off and on.
"Silvi... What about Master Chef???"
"Maybe after I am finished with business?"
I hid my face from Hinata, who had since turned to face Rimuru, her eyes marking the strange morphing of the cute slime into a human. A scowl flickered across her face for a few moments but that was the only reaction from there on out that she deigned to showed. From what I could see, she just disliked the idea of Rimuru having killed any human.
'That is a fair viewpoint to have as a human, to be completely honest.'
Shuna huffed as she turned away from Hinata, her body slouched as her lips pouted out a little. Milim in the meanwhile was starting to glow with pink energy, her attitude clearly conveyed in the sheer size of it; It was large enough to swallow the room and make it a blurry pink to those with proper vision. Hinata looked towards me and smiled a little, almost as if she were chuckling, ignoring both of my wives, naturally my wives took this in the best way...
Milim started to charge up her Draco-Buster and Shuna already had holy light spilling from her form when I teleported Rimuru, myself and Hinata to the main diplomacy hall of Tempestus. A flash of light conquered my vision, the bright umbra sluggishly receding from my perception as the lush and refined space of the meeting room greeted the three of us.
"That was not very smart of you Hinata, pissing off my wives gives me a vested interest in fucking you over..."
"Don't be ridiculous. Now, let us focus on the matter at hand."
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