Magic and Symbiote (#11)
"Fuck-" Even though Derek was proficient in some martial arts, he was still having his ass kicked by the very powerful Ancient One, who was whipping him with a long, golden whip madeout of energy- Derek himself was dodging said whip while also raising his fists to block the other whips, since there were about 10 of them attacking him from all directions. "Careful!" He shouted when he saw Eddie, his beloved, also having trouble with the other whips- His left arm was coated in Venom, forming a sharp blade that slashed against the golden energy whips and protected them from unseens attacks.
Derek trusted Venom and Eddie with his back, so he did not hesitate to let them protect him from behind while he focused his attention on the Ancient One- His objective here was to defeat her using his newly learned [Eldritch Magic~, a very useful type of magic that had several types of magic spells that came from many other types of magic, such as elemental spells, conceptual spells, and even spells that deal with souls and other non-physical elements of the supernatural world. [Eldritch Magic] is also a special type of magic, since it was on the three categories of system magic at the same time, meaning it was a [Chanting], [Item/Focus], and a [Imagined] magic!
It used chanting, items (materials, focus items), and even the user's imagination.
This magic also has many [Offensive], [Defensive], [Supportive], and [Utility] spells, most [Offensive] Spells are of elemental category, which is pretty normal- And there were some nasty [Utility] spells on this magic that could be a pain in the ass, just like these [Eldritch Whips], which were [Utility] Magic!
"You'll have to try harder than this." That sadisitc old woman smiled while Derek raised his hand in the air as he focused, golden sparks of energy turned blue as he used his own Energy to cast [Eldritch Shield] and expand it to be bigger- So his Eldritch abrrier was the same as others, it only had the blue color and it cae from him, not from the universe around him, which he learned a way to increase his [Energy Points] while out of combat.
After he learned the [Eldritch Magic], he became a Novice Magician, meaning he had the perk [Meditation], which increased his energy recovery while he was in a meditative state- The question is, what happens when his energy is full and he keeps meditating? Well, it increases his energy!
Well, 1 point per minute spent meditating while his energy is full, he meditated a whole 24 hours, getting himself an extra 1440 points in energy.
The [Eldritch whips] slammed against his [Eldritch Barrier], blocking them was easy enoguh to do, what wasn't was what happened next- From the tips of the whip, a sword blade grew, slashing against the barrier faster than Derek could even blink! His own energy was being spent faster than he could recover, so he held steady and entered a meditative state to try and keep his spell activated while the Anient One attacked him. He entered a meditative state easily, all he had to do was to calm himself down, and he would neter a meditative state.
The downside is that in a meditative state, he cannot break his concentration, or else he'll leave this state easily.
So he can't do things that wuld break his concentration, like moving his body! So he has to stay in place, thankfully keeping up a spell while also meditating was something he learned he could do, as long as it is only one spell for now. He is working on keeping more than one activated, or at least casting more than one spell at the same time and keeping it up for longer periods of time. "Eddie! Venom!" Calling out for them, Derek spread his [Eldritch Barrier], casting [Eldritch Dome] to cover the trio, with both human and symbiote panting as they tiredly sat down, recovering their stregnth to fight more later.
Derek wasn't the only one who learned a few things in Kamar-Taj- no, Eddie also did learn some things as well. Martial Arts were a thing they taught here as well, he also learned that the ability Venom copied from the blue boy wasn't a simple teleportation ability, but it brought him to another dimension before throwing him on to his destination, he never stood in that dimension for more than a milisecond, meaning nothing inside said dimension knew he was passing through that place and every single hole he opened to walk through that dimension was closed before it could become a danger to them all.
What Eddie and Venom learned was also something they never knew- Knull, God and Creator of Symbiotes, was a magic user so powerful that he could bend reality to his whims and wishes, and Venom's obsession with getting stronger just broke through the roof when he learned that he could, indeed, become stronger by learning magic- So he spent a lot of time with Eddie learning a special type of elemental magic- Shadow Magic, which was the magic that manipultaed shadows, not darkness, since they were both similar but different.
The only thing Venom could do, however, was make Eddie's shadow dance, or manipulate it to grab something's shadow, essentially puppeteering Eddie's shadow to interact with the real world by interacting witht the reflection of the real world in the shadows. Like, for example, if Venom used Eddie's shadow to grab the shadow of a sphere a lfit it up, the sphere would float mid-air.
The worst weakness of this type of magic is that if there isn't any shadow, he can't use any spell, since it was a [Imagination] and a [Item/Focus] type of magic, that used shadows as the focus to cast spells with and from.
So now he can use magic, albeti it was weak, he can use it!
Eddie is learning martial arts, venom is learning magic... They were getting stronger.
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"Even a Tao Mandala can be dangerous, Vermillion." The Ancient One smiled, her hand holding a golden disk of energy that normally is used to protect one's self, she just grasped her fingers tightly and moved her hand forth, sending the disk forward and slamming it against a small earth dummy, breaking it apart with the powerful impact of the defensive spell slamming against the rock and dirt. "Everything acn be used in a different manner if you look at it in a different perspective." Derek knew that, his imagination guided him as he focused, adding another effect to the already deadly throw of the shield was simple for him- He made the disk-like shield have blades on it, and also made it spin really fast!
"Huh." |The Ancient ONe hummed as she watched him throw the spinning disk forward, cutting through the thick stone pillar that was his target- Even Derek looked surprised to see the effect of his spell, so when he focused and controlled the disk to grow in size, it did! "We harness energy drawn from other dimensions of the Multiverse to cast spells, to conjure shields and weapons, to make magic- That was what i said to you." The Ancient One smiled, seeing that Derek learned to see things in another perspective so easily, it takes a while for others to think outside of their given boxes. "And yet, you show me that you don't draw magic from the universe around you to use magic- You draw it from within yourself, within your soul, which is something not many are capable of doing."
Eddie was deply impressed by the blue glowing disk of energy that destroy a stone pillar easily, he wonders if he could do that? He still can't learn anything yet, he's still learning the languages used on the books to learn things, Derek was really impressive, so Eddie could only exercise and take it easy for now- His physical form was slowly starting to look like Derek's muscular frame, which Derek would pout at since he no longer had that plump on his stomach that Derek liked to rest his head on.
He was getting more and more fit, which Derek also apporved of, so Eddie didn't felt like he was pushing himself further and further, but was making slow, steady progress.
"Well, here's your reward." The Ancient ONe said it to him, he would get his own Sling Ring if he managed to impress her, a sling ring he could use to open a portal back to his Home Universe! Not that he would go now that he has the opportunity to learn more magic here than ever!
And Eddie's more happy here as well, so for a while, they'll stay here and learn as much as they possibly can...
And it took a while!
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It took Derek 9 months to learn everything he could from the Ancient One.
Eddie just started his training in Eldritch Magic, which he has a small affinity for- He still wants to learn it, much to Derek's distress, since Eddie almost die once trying to make a Portal.
[Status:
Name: Derek Vermillion Di'Angelo.
Age: 22 (46= Died at 24)
Sex: Male
Titles: [Master Demon Hunter], [Experienced Eldritch Linguistic]
Magic Ranking: Novice Magician (Apprentice Magician, Novice magician, Magician, Expert Magician, Archmage, Supreme Mage, Ancient Mage)
Magic Knows: [Symbol Magic], [Aquamancy], [Mind Magic], [Eldritch Magic]
Magic Mastered: [Eldritch Magic]
Magic Mastered Boons:
[Eldritch Magic: Your Edlrtich Magic has the energy spell consuption reduced to 90% (Example: If a spell would use 100 points, it would now only use 10)]
Magic Slots:
[Symbol Magic]
[Aquamancy]
[Mind Magic]
[Eldritch Magic]
[Transmutaion]
[Empty]
[Empty]
[Empty]
[Empty]
[Empty]
MP (magic Points): [125,000/125,000]
Special Perk:
[Anti-Magic Immunity]: No magic cast by you can be canceled by Anti-Magic or be resisted.]
[Meditation: You can enter a meditative state when calm, increasing magic recovery from 1 point per second to 10 per second. Can be used to increase magic energy (1 point per minute).]
[Symbol Magic:
Known Symbols:
Protective Magic: [Shield], [Block], [Wall], [Reverse], [Reflect]
Offensive Magic: [Arrow], [Punch], [Sword], [Impact], [Explosion]
Utility Magic: [String], [Push], [Pull], [Accelerate], [Slow], [Stop]
Support: [Power], [Purify], [Light], [Remove]
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[Aquamancy Spells:
[Watter Ball], [Water Whip], [Water Wall], [Water Needle], [Water Blade], [Compressed Water Shot], [Water Prison], [Water Dome], [Water Bubble], [Water Sword] ,[Water Jet], [Water Dragon], [Compressed Water Sword], [Compressed Water Arrows], [Water Explosion], [Calm Lake], [Tsunami]
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[Mind Magic Spells:
[Mind Shields], [Sleep], [Ignore], [Telepathic Link], [Distonant Whispers], [Eldritch Whispers], [Madness], [Eldritch Psionic Whip], [Telekinesis]
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[Eldritch Magic Spells:
Offensive: [Eldritch Sword], [Sword of Vishantii], [Bolts of Balthakk], [Ice Spikes], [Electric Shock], [Bolts of Light], [Dark Call
Defensive: [Eldrtich Barrier], [Eldritch Dome], [Giant Eldritch Barrier], [Dimensional Barrier]
Supportive: [Healing Hands of Vishantii], [Ressurection], [Astral Healing],
Utility: [Eldritch Whip], [Eldritch Portal], [Crimson Bands of Cyttorak], [Illusory Manipultaion], [Astral Projection]
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[Trans,mutation Magic Spells:
[Change], [Energy Modification], [Polymorph]
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