Chapter 231 - [Bonus] Sureshot Mastery (1/2)
How long has it been since the start of this training? Truen had lost track of time with the constant visits between the time-space dimension and Merlin's library. Sometimes, it felt as if the elf had gone through five years of studying but other times, it only felt like two days worth of magic sparring. Zero's mana regeneration pills were put to good use and the bodyguard smiled. Without them, he would have lost track of the days that went by in the real world.
Zero made a pill for each day left before they would complete their individual training. Truen was given a hundred and eighty pills to last approximately six months. Today, he consumed the seventy-eighth pill and smiled. He was ahead of schedule and there was only one last task to accomplish before he could formally graduate the training. Freya and Merlin were impressed with his progress. Although the wood elf was still not very good with weapons and combat, he was confident in his ability as a mage and an archer. he might not have accuracy but he had the speed for taking out armies within minutes. Freya's blessing on Sureshot was very handy and the cheating cranes he readied was going to complete the finishing touches this bow required.
Freya and Merlin were waiting for their student when Truen materialised in the time-space dimension, carrying the parchment containing his proposed modifications to the special bow.
”Did you rest well?” The Great Goddess asked with a fond smile. They'd spent a long time together and she was very proud of the wood elf for making so much progress. Sure, he might still have some of that self-sacrificing tendency still left in him but Merlin did a great job of beating most of that out. It was now replaced by a slightly more twisted sense of gratitude that they couldn't help but approve of.
Truen gave the Goddess of Beauty and War and dazzling smile. ”Yes. I've also completed the blueprints for the converting of Sureshot as just a magic weapon to a magic medium-weapon. With this, I can cast spells while fighting at the same time. Please have a look at the rune designs and magic circles I intend to incorporate.”
The Wizard God glanced at Truen's final product. While the wood elf didn't write a grimoire, he had several signature moves that the magician approved of. Freya looked at each page in detail and felt prouder with each spell proposed. As his second magic teacher and combat trainer, Freya was satisfied that Truen found a way to strike a balance between the two.
Merlin was impressed. The elf must have given it a lot of thought. It was definitely not something drawn overnight. Truen must have completed studying every book in his library before he started to choose his runes and magic circles. The limitations of not using a grimoire as a medium were the variety of spells one could use at disposal. Talismans can only hold one spell at a time and unlike a grimoire, the Sureshot bow didn't have a lot of places that talismans can be imbued into.
”Are these all the things you want to imbue?” Freya asked with a small frown. ”Sureshot can hold up to twelve slots, you only have eight.”
Truen nodded. He thought about it carefully and decided that with these eight, it was enough for him to guard Zero discreetly. Merlin and Freya didn't know if it would be alright. However, they couldn't see any flaws either.
[Signature Spell 1 - Elemental Golem]
This spell creates golem puppets that can assume any physical form and identity that is controlled by a Parallel Mind.
Freya looked at the first spell fondly. She had spent a good amount of time perfecting the formula for this with her student and Merlin helped with the aesthetic portion. Both teachers had smiles on their faces as they approved of it.
[Signature Spell 2 - Time Distortion]
This spell borrows the power of the Dream Dimension in the Training App to allow the caster to use less time to achieve desired effects for a span of three seconds in the physical dimension.
Freya nodded at this spell. She remembered her discussion with Isis, Merlin and Steve Jobs when Truen brought up his concerns to her. the rune was tricky to create because even for the Great Gods, nobody had created a bridge between magic and technology until recently. Steve Jobs and Merlin spent nights trying to put everything down into a tiny rune. Thankfully, nanochips existed and they were able to write codes into the rune to process mana the way it should while linking it to the app. The only thing Freya had to compromise with was the authenticity of Sureshot after the rune was imbued. Steve would be able to access Sureshot's data thanks to the nano chip in the rune. Freya would no longer be the only administrator. In normal circumstances, Freya would not have permitted it but for Truen's sake, she allowed it.
[Signature Spell 3 - Area Detection]
Fires a mana net covering a radius of a hundred miles to give information to the castor's Parallel Mind about the live signatures in the area, terrain and threats detected.
Merlin had no problems with this either. He remembered telling Truen about how some powerful magicians created towers that acted as a lighthouse. These Wizards were almost undefeatable because of how fast they were able to make preparations when the enemy appeared. Kingdoms usually did everything they could to employ these magicians. They were known as Court Magicians who was like the Kingdom's first line of defence during a demon raid back on the old Earth. His student found a way to replicate something like a Wizard's Tower and as his teacher, Merlin was proud.
[Signature Spell 4 - Homing Tracker]
Places a curse on the target that consumes the target's mana to sustain itself. The curse constantly gives the caster information about their whereabouts.
At this point, Freya raised a brow. She wasn't seeing many offensive or defensive spells. It was mostly spells used for reconnaissance, spying or information gathering. Merlin noticed it too and was curious.
”Why have you not included and defensive or offensive spells?” the Goddess of War asked.
Truen smiled. ”It won't be needed. Zero doesn't like to see violence and would rather subdue his enemies with kindness. Besides, there is no real need for defensive spells with all the blessings and enchants on the clothes Zero is wearing. I doubt Zero will wear anything else willingly and if all fails, I will always ensure that Zero wears the underwear that had been enchanted.”
Hearing Truen's explanation, Freya rolled her eyes. This was Truen's mother hen nature that they still couldn't erase despite the harsh training. Still, it was why they were so assured that things will be alright with Truen beside Zero. The wood elf had a good point, Zero was well protected even without the elf. The wood elf's main duty was to be Zero's moral compass and less of his physical bodyguard.
[Signature Spell 5 - Perfect World]
A powerful illusion spell to fool the target's mind and senses to give the caster an opening to take over the control of their body.