107 Chapter 107 Double Minded (1/2)

With a smile Joseph started to fill the magic circle lines. The other mages joined in, until all of the lines were connected.

Suddenly, his mind expanded. He could control the amount of mana from each of the mages and all of the other partic.i.p.ants who hadn't yet donated mana to the GATE. It was both exhilarating, and humbling. Exhilarating, because of the extreme amount of mana at his command. It far exceeded what he wielded in the icy fog. Humbling, because none of these people had any defense against him. He could drain the stamina, and then the life from every partic.i.p.ant in this circle. They all came willingly, but once that choice was made, they couldn't take it back. Even if they didn't mean to, every one of these people had completely entrusted him with their lives.

Stella still stood next to him, even as magical power washed over him, she trusted him. She was with him. Fully trusting him with her life.

Concentrating to his fullest, he started to drain mana from each of the people contributing. It was like trying to pour a swimming pool into a bucket. He wasn't a big enough container for this much magic. Fighting to not waste one particle, he cast: GATE!

s.p.a.ce ripped open in front of them.

The stone wall suddenly opened up to show plains before them. Mutters of awe, as people turned their wagons towards the mountain wall, filled the valley. The GATE was as wide as a football field. Joseph took all of the excess mana, and began to loop it, layer by layer, and line by line, inside the magic circle. The mana would slowly feed through for days, maintaining the spell. If he tied off the end, he could even make the gate permanent, but he didn't feel the need, and it might even be dangerous.

Finally, the extreme flood of mana left him and he sagged. Stella was there to catch him; unaware how important her position had been.

William called out and people started to rush through the gate. Five people, at the town gate, watched from their side, as a huge portal appeared before them, letting intense cold they had never experienced and snow to drift through as thousands of people started to rush through towards them.

(FOR CASTING THE FIRST SPELL OF THIS RUNE, YOU GAIN 3 LIFE POINTS.)

(FOR CASTING A RUNE THAT WAS LOST, YOU GAIN 5 LIFE POINTS.)

(FOR CASTING A SPELL WITH OVER 1,000 PARTIc.i.p.aNTS, YOU GAIN 10 LIFE POINTS.)

(ENACRA IS IMPRESSED WITH YOUR ACHEIVEMENT. HE HAS BESTOWED A GIFT.)

(AMCC HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO COMPARTMENTALIZED MIND.)

(YOU HAVE GAINED A SECOND COMPLETE MIND, CAPABLE OF ANYTHING YOUR MIND CAN DO, INSTEAD OF ONLY CALCULATING RUNES.)

(ONLY ONE OF YOUR MINDS HAS SINGLE-MINDED.)

(YOUR SUCCESS IN CEREMONIAL MAGIC, HAS GRANTED 27 HOURS OF COMPREHENSION TO MANA CONTROL.)

(WERZ, THE G.o.d OF TRAVEL, HAS GAINED AN INTEREST IN YOU.)

(TECHALA, THE G.o.d OF BARBARIANS AND BATTLE, HAS GAINED AN INTEREST IN YOU.)

(KENRON, THE G.o.dDESS OF LOVE AND FAMILY, HAS GAINED AN INTEREST IN YOU.)

(FIRE HAS BEGUN TO PAY ATTENTION TO YOU.)

”Wow, Stella, a lot of G.o.ds just became interested in me, and I was given another brain,” he whispered in exhaustion.

”All men have that, Master Joseph,” she replied softly.

Joseph paused for a second. If he didn't have past life memories, he would have never understood that comment.

”STELLA?!”

She just smirked.

”Shouldn't we go through the gate now?” she asked, innocently.

He sighed. He gave up. He had already learned to recognize when he was losing an argument. Her smirk broke into a full smile when she realized he wasn't going to fight back.