129 Shady Dealings Part 2 (2/2)

Desmond was very happy about his boost in power. he was just a tinge sad about not being able to go all out. if Desmond caused too much of a commotion in the sewer it would attract unwanted attention.

Desmond played around with this spells a bit and cast the spell [shape water] on the sewer water which allowed him to change the states of the water near him from liquid, solid, to gas.

The sewer water with a 3 meters of him completely froze which surprise Desmond because that significantly exceeded what a beginner rank spell could do. All because of the alterations Zane's will made Desmond can increase the power and range of all his spells by expanding more Magic.

But what Desmond really wanted was to utilize Spirit energy as a substitute for Magic because Desmond magic reserves had a limit and so did his Spirit energy but his spiritual energy was significantly stronger the magic he currently had inside his body. By switching between the two Desmond could increase the length he could fight.

Desmond had many issues that he needed to solve to increase his combat power which will leave him completely reliant on Zane for a very long time.

”Stop testing spells and get over here. Your next lesson starts now”.

Every type of will had limited functions and specialitys there actions are tied to the desires and emotions of the person who created it at the time of its creation. Zane's will only wanted to teach Desmond so it can complete the task it was made for. When Desmond spent time playing around it got annoyed.

Desmond looked coldy at Zane's will who was standing inside the base watching him as he walked back into the base.

”What's then next lesson?”.

Zane's will replied, ”it will be strengthening your sea of consciousness. Since you want you become an illusionist this is a subject you can't slack on. Illusionist have to trick the mind and senses of people with extraordinarily strong wills and mental fortitude. To over come that your mind must be stronger then your opponents.

There are many ways to strengthen your sea of consciousness and about 90% of them involve enduring a strong external mental pressure to slowly expand your mind. Your mind right now is quite weak you can't even enter your sea of consciousness when you meditate making it no better then a mortals.

That's because your mind at this point is in a gas state which is bad because it means it easily influenced by external pressure. By using the technique i'm about to give you, you will be able to increase the pressure on your mind which will condense the gas till it becomes liquid and expands to become a vast sea”.

Zane's will then waved his hand which let out a birst of energy and carved the proper way to perfom the technique he wanted Desmond to learn. Having the information forcefully implant in his head heart but Desmond endured it.

Zane continued explaining and said, ”the technique is called [fools challenge] it allows a person to strengthen there sea of consciousness by grinding away at another persons mind. Its a top grade technique that is very useful and can shave years off the time it would take to condense your sea of consciousness.

While its a great technique the problem is it can be quite dangerous. Having your mind exposed to someone else leaves you vulnerable to even the weakest opponent because what your doing is fighting a person off with only will power as your weapon not physical strength or magic. If your will is weaker then your opponents you can become heavily injured to the point your journey down the path of magic could immediately end or just die”.

Desmond didn't like hearing about the potential dangers of a technique that Zane's will wash showing him because they were always so extreme. It made him wonder if the consept of making techniques with little to no risk even existed in the new world he was in.

With a bit of hope Desmond asked Zane's will if there was anyway to lower the danger just like how he did with the summoning that he performed. Zane's will laughed maniacally and told Desmond, ” there is”.

Desmond relieved at the new asked what it was.

Zane responded by saying, ”its the same lesson that I spent that long week grinding into your body”.

Desmond felt a chill run down his spine because he instantly knew what Zane's will meant. After figuring out what had to be done Desmond turned to towards Robert. His poor naked figure was still chained to the wall in a half conscious state. Blood, dirt, and sweat clung tightly to his body while dark bruises, burn marks, and cut were all clearly visible even from a distance. A large wide empty bin layed under Robert, Desmond put it there to be Robert's toilet and to collect any other bodily fluids like blood that fell to the ground.

A tired sigh escaped Desmond's mouth as he looked at Rober. He felt no pity or remorse for what he had done he just became mentally tired from thinking about all the time him and robert were going to share together.

The technique [fools challenge] allows the users mind to battle against the mind of there opponent since the battle is a contest of wills there is a way to cheat. Which is to inflict the same amount of torment that Desmond endured for a week on his opponent. Essential all Desmond has to do to greatly ensure his own safety is torture Robert till his mind breaks.

Desmond spared no time getting to work he completely remembered the painful things Zane's will did to him and how he did it. With so many toys that he never got the chance to touch the two of them had no shortage of activities to play together.