Chapter 122: Cōl Lāli (1/2)
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Cold Star Magic has leveled up!
Magic Theory has leveled up!
Soul Sense has leveled up! x3
Soul's Decree has leveled up!
Fatigue Resistance has leveled up!
Primal Soul Core has leveled up!
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You have learned a new spell; Natcattiram Cataract!
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Your incredible attunement with your soul has allowed you to learn your Cōl Lāli, the lullaby of your soul. A Cōl Lāli is a personal lexis. Whenever you intone even just one line of the incantation, your mana and soul power will go into overdrive.
With each line uttered, your energy consumption will lower by 1%, ignoring limits, and your magic attack will increase by 1%. Your senses will be heightened, your body will be fortified, and your base regeneration factor enhanced.
Each line cannot be more than a minute apart from each other and the effects last for five minutes. On the other hand, whenever you finish your lexis in its entirety, you will be granted a temporary 25% increase in magic attack followed by light exhaustion.
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Note: The first use of the Cōl Lāli is always the most tiring. Keep in mind that 'singing' your Cōl Lāli is strenuous for both the body and soul.
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You have gotten closer to your Soul Marble!
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That's what Rakna woke up to and more so than the block of text in front of him, the first thing his attention latched to was the lexis he had intoned earlier. It was scathing in the back of his mind, ready to be used at any given moment. It was as if the very notion of ever forgetting this chant was simply impossible to conceive.
”{Hey, you're finally awake!}”
Rakna's expression contorted as if he had suddenly been stabbed in the guts. 'Really? Did you have to say those exact words?'
”{Huh? Did I say something wrong?}”
”…forget it,” he uttered and sat up as Higure cocked her head in confusion. He looked around and noted that he had been moved to the lounge room. He apparently was lying on the floor and to his right, he could see Evelyn sitting on a couch, asleep. Rexam and Fenriu were also present. Both of them were seemingly sleeping.
He looked at himself and noticed that he was still in his werewolf form. The good thing was that he hadn't used Gigantism earlier or it could have been a bit awkward. More so if his theory that he might have been carried by Flavia or Evelyn was correct.
”How long have I been out of commission?” He asked as he reverted to a therian. He tightened his limbs, relieved that he hadn't somehow returned to a crippled state.
”{Not that long. Maybe two hours? The young Cambion has been staying here all along and the other lass was doing the same until she went out a short moment ago. I told them to not worry too much since I'm aware of the side-effects of unlocking a Cōl Lāli.}”
”You told them?”
”{Yes. Through telepathy. It's an easy skill to learn, you should give it a try.}”
”I see…” He muttered and closed his eyes. ”[Crystals of Frost Abide the Star's Wrath,]” he muttered and his circuits flared. His mind immediately became clearer as if he had been injected a shot of adrenaline.
”{Ah! Rakna! You shouldn't use it again so soon!}” Higure shouted worryingly.
”It's fine. I only wanted to test the first line,” he replied as he clenched his hand. ”More importantly, you seem to have some knowledge of this.”
”{Of course, I also have one, after all. To be exact, I had one. In any case, Cōl Lāli; a unique lexis branded on the soul that mirrors the user's life. It's an unattainable goal for most people, and to make things even worse, not everyone possesses one. Though I guess I should've expected this from you. You have a mastery over the soul unlike any other. You even have a nine-line Cōl Lāli. Even I only had four.}”
”What; the more lines the better?”
”{In a nutshell, yes. Nine is a pretty high number too as far as I know.}”
Rakna combed his hair in thought before shrugging. From the sounds of it, Cōl Lāli was a handy method to last longer in a fight. But, at the end of the day, it was a by-product of what he had truly wanted to make earlier. His status flickered into existence and his eyes landed on the new spell.
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Natcattiram Cataract (T.5): The caster summons twelve congregates of cold energy and molds them into four-pointed stars. The stars will merge and be set onto a launching spring.
This spell is considered Tier 5 partly for its incredible range. As long as the caster is capable of seeing their target, they can aim at it. The compressed star, while in flight, will not lose any of its force no matter how far it is propelled and anything on its path will be torn apart, only detonating on command.
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Maximum Range: ~5000 meters.
Cost: 70% of the Host's Mana Pool. (Primal Soul Core Correction – Limit Reached: 50%).
Attack: User's MA multiplied by 7.
Cooldown: 1h.
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