Woke up like a new day new me thinking rich kid. If I can't sleep rich, if I can't eat rich atleast I can dream rich and think rich, the sight before me was truly breathgiving. After so many breath taking encounters I can't compliment this beautiful veiw with an ominous compliment. Can I ?
The black monumental building was oozing with otherworldy elegance. The simple design of lines by the builder suited it like nothing else. After seeing it closely, I realise my mistake of belittling the magnificent artist. It really was my shortcoming. Such a gigantic and lavish monument seek no beauty as its simplicity is its beauty itself. When the things tend to go on higher scale they always tend to be simple but that simplicity isn't ignorance or lack of resources. But instead that simplicity demonstrate strength itself. The blue luminating lines complimented the black glistening stone which enhanced its beauty further. Upon closer observation these lines weren't their just simply for design. These lines emnated a power which was foreign but heavy and sturdy. This type of energy is suitable for artifacts itself.
The more I ponder, the more I will wonder. To stop this useless chain of thoughts. Moving towards the ruin is only option worth betting on. Before moving I checked my supplies and checked myself. I carried few pieces of monster meat with me and I am visibly toward as the vision is getting blurry and its hard to keep standing. The constant usage of dual path consumed my mental strength. In the meanwhile I lit the fire, while I was thinking this my body decided the best outcome on its own. Sometimes instinctual behaviour can prove to be surprising scary. Cooked the meat, gulped the blood in bottle I managed to scrape up from my previous haul and ate till there was no meat left. The taste was crude and heavy as the stench itself overwhelmed me but at the end it was edible.
Off I go.
As I go forward I see some foreign levitating objects which emnated the same energy but they appeared to be the guardian of the ruin. The size of one such post was as big as a castle brain. There were such close to fifteen entities. If they possed intellect or preemptive instructions then the chances of survival dials down to zero. But this didn't fazed me, but did faze me was just how do I overcome such situations. Guess I will have a live demonstration of tenacity. The levitating objects grew appendages and all of it seemed to weild somthing like a metal pipe with multiple nozels but it was big..
Bang
Something flew and grazed my yavka which melted, it alerted me if there is such fast precise attack again. Can my senses adapt to it ?
I fixed my breathing tempo to dual path, the force output was at maximum. I wrapped my force at only parts of body which were resulting or directly involved in mobility. As I boasted before I do have something in me when it comes to speed. The agility feels natural--
Bang, bang,bang,bang
The barrage continued and there was occasional
Boom
Too there were some projectiles which had their area of effect and exploding power more than the short ones. Such destructive power is comparable to first core magic fireball but for the large one they can be compared to quadra core magic fireball. The core are used for combat mages only, the real mages are known as sorcerer or wizard they have more versatile and profound use, they operate on mana too but their system is different they work on principle,enlightenment and law conjuring. They aren't your typical brawlers but they are very similar to scholar. The world of mages have a ultimate destination which is called Arcane. That stage is equivalent to fifth awakening but even among it there is difference. If one masters one principle and on it acheives arcane, the knowledge behind it is shallow but enlightenment is profound. On the other hand if master fourteen principle then arcane you will achieve will be of profound knowledge and profound enlightenment. This allows to step beyond the plains of known to the feared known. Which is neither between life nor death it is something beyond it. It is also known the 'path of psuedo god'.
Mastering one principle takes twenty years of life so mastering forteen would need two hundred and eighty years of human life. Which is impossible that's why the path beyond it is called pseudo God. But that doesn't mean species with life expectancy advantage can achieve it. This calculation was of successful study of principle not the failed ones. The proud resident of elvenheim till this date didn't manage to the arcane that leads to pseudo path of God. But they still managed to produce twelve pseudo arcane that leads to nowhere, still they all had lot of grip in the flow of the mundane world. Because the power was real. Among those twelve, ten are alive and only two kicked the buckets. Here I am struggling to enlarge my breath counts and their they are outliving every one.
There was only one oddity for this and it was the Wise one, the vice chancellor of Regalis. He not only mastered fourteen principle but also created a sub principle which encodes Ode of Mana. Even in path of pseudo God he is miles ahead as he performed one rite which is 'Creation'. The more he will he move forward the more he will face the resistance of Ascension pull. Worries of powerful individuals are surely different.
The adaptable agility of mine came handy supported with precise force, created mirage of myself which threw their preemptive instructions in chaos. The mirages that I produced were different they were surely result of speed but the energy which supplimented our speed. Seems to have seeped into mirages itself making them completely capable of carrying out physical attacks while making it possible for me to switch positions with any of them. This movement shall be called as Abyss Mirror. As the one who created I feel like it will definitely improve in due time.
The interference in the interface of the guardians mislead and confused them. Leading their collapse in friendly fire. Anyway the mechanism of shooting the stored energy is promising. It may encapitate enemies before even I get chance to apprehend them. It sounds very cool what man could reject its appeal if they did then they either get themselves examined. Firing, blasting and doing stupidity is pillar of brotherhood and always it will be beacon for the brothers who strayed away from the path. Under those enticing multicolored lights.
The collapse followed by a loud ear deafening explosion
Boooooooom
My ears are still hazy, unfortunately I was caught in the area of effect. But there was close to no wound. Judging by the shear scale of noise it followed these explosion should have cost me my ten lives. How am still alive was the question I was going to ask. Suddenly it came up that at the time of explosion. Their were ten mirages and one me. Now their are none. I think the mirages had the ability to take damage on behalf of me. These mirages were made of vital force, this definitely pairs well with their effects. My ears still ringing it feels like I lost the sense of balance. My ears are --
Buzzzzzing