During the past five years, Atticus had both increased the number of runes he could engrave before needing to drink the will renewal potion, and the variations of runes he could engrave.
He wasn't just able to engrave the shield and fireball runes anymore; he could now engrave myriad of different runes.
As soon as Atticus dropped the finished slate by the side, he quickly picked up another unused slate, focusing on his intent, he swiftly engraved the word "illuminate" on the slate, which does exactly as it sounds, illuminating the surroundings.
Dropping the slate by the side and repeating this process once again, Atticus, focusing on his intent, engraved the word "Dash" on the slate, which, when used, increases the speed of its user for a few seconds.
Atticus repeated his process once again, engraving the word "silence" on the slate, which creates a zone where the sound is dampened and muted.