Chapter 18 - Realization (2/2)

”But the most important thing needed for a Primordial Weapon is...” Kurohana squinted her eyes, implying that this part is important.

”A soul.”

”A soul?” Hadouken was slightly confused. 'Why would someone need a soul to create a Primordial weapon, or any weapon to be exact? Doesn't a weapon only need materials to be crafted?' Hadouken thought. ”What's the soul for?”

”The soul is there so your Primordial Weapon becomes a Primordial Evolving Weapon, which means it could grow to Lesser Divine, Greater Divine, or even Deity grade,” Kurohana replied as a craftswoman who had millions of years of experience. ”If you don't care about that though, you can just shove an Artifux [1] inside the weapon.”

Hadouken pondered over her words for a bit before nodding his head. ”I see. Thanks for the suggestion.”

Kurohana then smiled sweetly as if she was looking at her special other. ”No problem.” Afterwards, the call ended, allowing Kurohana to focus her attention back to Aurus once more.

”Oh?” Kurohana's interest was piqued after seeing where Aurus currently was. ”He obtained [Wind Affinity] huh? If he pursues that path, that might allow me to craft a weapon that's more agile than before.”

Kurohana then smiled.

”Let's see how far he gets.”

...

The Tempest Cliff, a place only meant for those who have innate affinity with the Wind element or are inclined to the Wind element. Every stick and variant of stick within this place has adapted to this place for many years, allowing to move through the wind like it was nothing and utilize the wind to their advantage.

At this moment, Aurus was still flying through the Tempest Cliff thanks to the strong winds that carried him.

”Aaaaaah!” Aurus couldn't help but panic at his current situation. He entered the Tempest Cliff so he could increase the level of his [Wind Affinity], not getting blown away by the wind.

”Didn't he say that I can just stand inside the elemental area and I would passively gain experience?” Aurus frowned at the thought. ”It looks like he was lying.”

As he was complaining about what his friend said, Aurus realized something that he discarded a while ago. He was a stick within the world of Erudinia, not a player playing in the world of Erudinia. It wasn't a game anymore, but rather, a way of life.

At this time, Aurus closed his eyes and started to breathe slowly and consistently, letting the wind flow all over his body. If skills were levelled through repeated usage, affinity of course would be levelled through being one with the element. But it doesn't stop there.

Affinity also needs the person to comprehend the element. This was what he realized.

Ding!

After a few minutes, a notification sound appeared, forcing Aurus to open his eyes. Nonetheless, he looked at the notification with glee.

'[Wind Affinity] has leveled up.'

”Alright! I just need to comprehend a bit more and I'll be able to evolve it!” Aurus shouted with glee as he was still being carried away. Although that was the case, he had a faint feeling that he was able to become one with the wind, allowing him to control the wind.

Yet all of a sudden, a menacing intent was felt by Aurus from far away. Not only that, the menacing intent was getting closer and closer to him, as if it was out to get him.

He then looked around his surroundings to see a large branch aiming something towards him.

Aurus looked at this and couldn't help but say...

”Oh shit!”

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[1] Artifux (plural Artifixes) are the God equivalent of the Heavenly Bodies created by the Creator. They can do multiple things, even becoming a catalyst for weapons.