After his difficult and deadly advancement, Jace slumped on his bed contemplating things.
'This won't work,' Jace thought.
Even though he had digested the potion completely, his advancement had truly been difficult.
And this was only Sequence 7; what was he going to do for the next sequence ?, as they will likely be more difficult than this one
He recalled that a Psychiatrist from the Spectator pathway could use Placate and prevent a Beyonder from losing control.
Same went for a Sequence 6 Soul Assurer.
'Perhaps I should call Sarah when advancing next time,' he thought.
But this required relying on someone; he thought it would probably be best to find some other solutions as well.
Now that he was feeling better, he decided to check out his abilities.
As he had expected, he had gained the mystical knowledge about his abilities when he consumed the potion.
And it was exactly as he was expecting; there were 9 abilities total. In addition to that, there were some physical changes as well.
His hands were far more nimble now to perform tricks naturally; other than that, now he could perform divinations and other ritualistic magic more easily.
The abilities were:
Flaming Jump, He would be able to teleport out of sparks or fire in the range of 30 meters, which would improve as the potion is digested.
Damage Transfer, Moving fatal wounds to a non-fatal location; one wound can only be transferred one time. It can be used for other people as well.
Air Bullet, With this Jace could point at someone or something with the gesture of a gun, and make a sound of a gunshot, and a bullet of air would shoot out; the effects would be like that of a real gun.
Paper Figurine Substitutes, These can be used to avoid life-taking wounds by creating a substitution and exchanging places with it; they also had some other interesting uses.
Flame Controlling, This can be used to manipulate flames or ignite something combustible within the range of 30 meters, which again would improve with potion digestion; this can be used with respect to flaming jump very well.
Illusion Creation, With this Jace can influence the environment, creating illusions with colors, sounds, and smells that would be close to reality, allowing them to pass off the false as true.
Bone Softening, Soften bones to escape binding or other tricky situations; can also be used to take blows with less damage.
Underwater Breathing, Create a thin, invisible air pipe which would allow them to breathe freely underwater; only 5 meters, this would increase with digestion.
Paper Weapons, This is an evolution of paper daggers; now he can shape papers into batons, canes, swords...etc. and use them as real weapons temporarily.
A Magician indeed.
This was likely one of the better Sequence 7s out there, giving such a vast arsenal of spells.
Jace, who was still lying on the bed, lifted his one arm up and held the hand above his face.
The hand instantly burst into flames; this was the Illusion Creation ability. Jace created an illusion of his hand burning.
It also had the sound of burning flames; Jace focused and changed the color of flames into red, blue, and then into white flames.
It was a bizarre ability. The illusion faded away as he put his hand back down.
It took more spirituality than he imagined; it was best to stick to minor illusions for now.
The stress and tension brought by the difficult advancement mostly disappeared due to the fact that Jace was now powerful and had many interesting tricks.
Now there was no reason to stay here in the East Borough, so Jace got up and decided it was time to leave this god-forsaken, depressing place.
It was mid-afternoon, so he started packing his things into his bag. After he was done, he just left without anyone knowing, just as he had come here.
After getting out of the area, Jace hailed a carriage right to Cherwood.
But he decided otherwise; he had just spent the most depressing month and a half of his life and now he was just going to his apartment and sleep? Nope!
There was nothing particularly fun to do in this world—at least for Jace—so he decided he would go buy some suits and clothes.
As a Magician he would need a completely different wardrobe, and his current clothes weren't exactly very good.
So he had the carriage driver drive him to the most expensive tailor shop in Cherwood instead.
——
The shop was the best indeed.
When Jace arrived he was immediately greeted by people there.
They took his measurements first; instead of just buying ready-made clothes, he decided he would have them made for him especially.
He then went through the long process of what he wants and how he wants it.
After he was done, he showed them his identification and paid them, and told them to deliver these to his address.
After he stepped out of the shop, instead of going back to his apartment in Crimson Lane, he decided he would stay in a hotel for a day or two.
He had spent over a month in a shabby apartment; the last thing he wanted to do was go to another apartment, and besides, he had never been to one—even in his previous life.
So he hailed another carriage and made his way to a known hotel.
Jace currently had lots of money.
If he was in his world he would have bought a MacBook or something, perhaps a bike, but then he would also need to learn it.
But then again, that was not his world anymore; the realization soured his mood again.
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The Golden Lion Hotel.
This hotel was in North Borough near the border of Cherwood; it was a fairly luxurious establishment.
The entrance was large and welcoming. The interior was lively with wooden floors, comfortable sofas, and seemingly attentive staff at the front desk.
Jace walked to the desk, showed his identification, and asked for a single bedroom place for 2 nights.
It cost about 16 pounds: 12 for the room and 4 for the food here.
Jace paid without restraint, and a staff member decided to show him the room..