Chapter 205 - A Secret Proposal (1/2)
XXXX Continent, Seraph Kingdom, Arcana Tower.
”I was right. That legendary class has now become my class,” Erea said to herself with a wide smile on her face as she looked at the notification screen in front of her. ”I wonder how far I can go.”
Ding!
'The user has ascended to a higher class.'
'The user's class has been changed from Rank 2 Mage to Rank 3 Dual Cortex Mage.'
'The user has gained access to Level 0 Spells of the Fusion variant.'
'The user has obtained [Fusion Affinity] and [Spell Fusion].'
'The user's stats have been greatly increased.'
'A god seems to be greatly interested in your abilities.'
After reading through all of the notifications she had obtained, she went ahead and closed the screen before pondering over what she wanted to try out first. Amongst the three notifications she had obtained, there were two things that she could actively use in there that were new to her: Fusion variant spells and [Spell Fusion].
Of course, Erea already had an idea as to how [Spell Fusion] worked from the name alone. With that in mind, she decided to test out the new Fusion variant spells she had obtained, commanding the system to bring up a list of the Fusion variant spells in her mind.
Then, she went ahead and closed her eyes as she used her thoughts to look through the list, eventually opening her eyes not long after as she muttered, ”These spells…are quite peculiar.”
”Although I now have an idea on what Fusion spells can do, there's still a difference between thinking about it and testing it out,” she added before going ahead and extending her right arm as she chanted the incantation for the most basic spell among the Fusion variant spells.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Not long after, a great amount of Erea's mana was consumed, allowing multiple energy particles of various colors and Elements to become more pronounced in the surroundings as they slowly made their way towards her. As she looked at these energy particles get closer to her before forming a whirlpool around her, she could not help but be at a slight loss for words, surprised at how much energy particles were pulled in by this basic Level 0 spell.
Indeed, the spell that Erea had cast was the lowest level of spells possible for a Mage to cast, a Level 0 spell. But from the looks of it, even though this spell was considered a Level 0, from the number of energy particles pulled in, Erea could not help but think that this spell's power was around the lines of a Lower Level 1 to a Higher Level 1 spell.
Eventually, the energy particles circling her had become uniform in their movement, allowing Erea to manipulate these particles to head towards her open right palm, a bolt of pure white hovering over her right palm not long after. As she looked at this white bolt, she could not help but think of the contrast between the various colors of the energy particles from before and the monotone color of the spell right now. Nevertheless, she muttered the name of the spell.
”[Fusion Bolt].”
”Well…with that out of the way, what should I do next?” After muttering the spell's name, Erea asked himself on what she was going to do next, pondering as to whether she would throw the spell towards a certain direction or not. Eventually, she decided to not throw it, remembering that she read from the system that Fusion variant spells were inherently spells with no element.
She also read from the system that in order for a Fusion variant spell to shine, one must fire skills or spells with other elements towards the Fusion variant spell, allowing the spell to obtain characteristics from the elements. And so, she went ahead and extended her left arm, using the abilities of her current class to hastily conjure a spell she had cast multiple times already.
”[Fireball].”
Fwoosh!
Within a few seconds, a fiery ball of flames started to hover over Erea's left palm, leaving her astonished at the fact that the speed at which she had cast such a spell was far faster than before she ascended to this current class of hers. Not long after, she lightly chuckled as she said, ”Then again, this kind of ability is inherent in the name of my current class anyway.”
”Anyways, should I go ahead and fire this spell at the bolt on my right?” Erea asked herself, wondering if a Level 0 spell would be able to handle the power imbued within a Lower Level 1 spell. In the end, the experimental side of her mind won over her rational side, prompting her to say, ”Well, you just have to try it out to find it out.”
Whoosh!
After saying those words, she then manipulated the fireball with her mind, increasing the gap between the fireball and the white bolt within a matter of seconds. Eventually, thinking that the distance between the two was enough, she then went ahead and manipulated the fireball to hit the white bolt as fast as possible.
Splash!
At the very instant the two spells had collided over her right palm, Erea could not help but close her eyes from the slight fear that the white bolt would explode from the power of the [Fireball] spell. Surprisingly, instead of hearing a large explosion sound resound from the collision, what she heard instead was the sound of something splashing into some liquid, making her wonder as to what happened to the spells.
And so, she opened her eyes, only to open her mouth agape from slight surprise not long after. Just as the system described, the white bolt had absorbed the properties of the [Fireball] spell, with the white bolt taking on a faint orange tint as a flickering orange flame emanated from its exterior. Looking at its current appearance, Erea could not help but think that the spell on her palm was just the basic Level 0 [Fire Bolt] spell, but with its destructive capabilities boosted to that of a Level 1.
With that in mind, Erea asked herself, ”Surely, a Fusion variant spell wouldn't just do that, right?”
”From the name of the variant, I'm pretty sure this spell could take on the characteristics of multiple elements at once,” Erea added before going ahead and casting a spell she had just mastered a while ago before her ascension, [Aqua Sphere].