Chapter 113 - Subjugation Mission Part 2 (1/2)

{On three.}

{Three.}

The brothers forced hundreds of MP into their palms and made grasping motions in the direction of the lava.

{Two.}

Cynrik exhaled slowly; everything that happened next fell on how successfully they could cover the village.

{One.}

A brisk gust kicked up, circling the area around the invisible Water Mana particles. Without the use of [Mana Sight] or being highly intuned with Mana and its movement, the actions occurring several feet above the lavafall fed pool would go unnoticed by the general public. Thanks to the skills inherited from Rikard's side of the family, Cynrik and Brance were stepping into the unknown.

Combining three key factors, [Mana Sight], [Mana Manipulation], and their Wind Affinities, the brothers, could somewhat direct the ambient Wind particles into a vortex-like movement. Although they didn't necessarily have control of the particles and couldn't forcefully bend them to their will, by making an exaggerated push and pull motion utilizing their entire bodies, they could, in a sense, coerce the ambient Wind Mana in the surrounding area to move in their desired manner.

This manipulation ability was basically the manual form of using a skill without the desired results. To break it down further, one must understand what occurs when a being activates its predetermined System skills. The chain of actions required to activate a skill is as follows. First, the being inputs a command designating the activation of the desired skill, then the System will recognize this command and automatically move the beings Mana from their Codex, through their Circuits, and lastly to the point of the body the being wishes to use the skill from. Once the correct amount of resources, in this case, MP or Mana Points, has been allocated, the System then synchronizes with the beings Mind and Soul to create the skills predesignated form before stepping back and giving the metaphorical ”reins” back to the being for targeting or course correction.

By doing what they are presently achieving, Cynrik and Brance bypass Tobs' assistance and manually do all the tasks usually left to her. If it wasn't for the added benefits of their [Mana Manipulation] skill which both currently had leveled to Tier-1, it is unlikely they would be able to generate so much as a puff of air, let alone lay the groundwork for a miniature hurricane.

{Huff, hey Cyn, you surprise me with the level of maturity you're showing right now. I expected at least one or two references, but I hear static silence.}

Without stopping his physical motions, Brance took a shot at Cynrik…which he shouldn't have.

{Tobs, do the thing.}

Even with his budding rage threatening to spill over, Cynrik was never one to shy away from a prime opportunity for one of his references.

-Now playing ”Main Opening Theme” From A:TLAB by Jeremy Zuckerman.”

Cynrik smiled when the theme song from his childhood kicked in, and he could not stop himself from changing his posture. Instead of making a simple push-and-pull movement, Cynrik began performing the postures and poses he knew from the Chinese martial art known as Bāguàzhǎng. His body flowed seamlessly, his arms appearing as if they had become boneless, and he gently caressed the air particles, willing them to move to his touch.

{Wind…}

Cynrik began his monologue as he performed the dance-like martial art flawlessly.

{no.}

Brance's movements became almost robotic when he heard the music start, and his brother began one of his infamous monologues.

{Fire…}

{No, no.}

{Light…}

{NO, NO NO!}

Brance's pleas turned to screams as he knew precisely what Cynrik was doing. Wanting to not only beat some sense into Cynrik but also take a bath in the lava pool for even bringing up the notion that his idiotic brother would EVER be mature, all he could do was scream in the mind link

{DARK…}

{STOP, PLEASE IM FUCKING BEGGING YOU, CYN CMON MAN!}

{…}

Suddenly the music came to an end, causing Brance's heart to skip a beat when he heard Cynrik stop along with the music, and he exhaled while shooting a thankful glance to the sky. But that was all in vain less than a second later; without being asked, Tobs restarted the song, giving Cynrik the time required to finish.

{Long ago, the four elements existed in seamless harmony. Then…everything changed when the Jetlensr Brothers attacked. Only the combined forces of the lizard people, who spent thousands of years evolving into fierce warriors, could stop them, but when the Egress Core needed them most, they vanished. A hundred years have passed, and a young girl named Gabby and her brother Benny discovered the ancient pocket dimension long forgotten to time. Although it presented them vast amounts of XP, they had a lot to learn if they were ever going to save themselves.}