Chapter 290 - Custom Magic (1/2)
Ding!
As he commanded the system to identify the latest skill that had been given to him, a small holographic screen soon appeared in front of his field of vision. Surprisingly, even though the screen had already appeared in front of him, his mind was occupied with another thing, prompting him to put the identification of his latest skill aside as he felt that this thought he had was of higher importance.
”Surely, that holder in ISE would also have something like this, right?” Argentum muttered the question that was on his mind, rummaging through Aurus's memories to find out if his speculations were correct. Unfortunately for him, Aurus's memories did not disclose as to whether the holder of the tome in his previous life had such a skill on hand as the holder did not share that information on the forums at all.
Letting out a slightly defeated sigh, he cheered himself up by thinking to himself that the other skills would also transform into the same type of skill he currently had…which made him let out a longer sigh of defeat as he thought about the amount of effort he put in into grinding all of those skills.
”I should stop thinking about these kinds of depressive thoughts,” Argentum said to himself not long after as he closed his sense of vision for a bit to regain his composure. After taking in a deep breath, he opened his sense of vision once more to take a glance at the small holographic screen, which he had ignored a while ago, to read the description of [Sage's Water Magic]. Fortunately, it did not take long for Argentum to read through all of the contents of his screen. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for his current expression as his aura was that of shock and disbelief…which lasted for quite a long time.
It took him a few minutes to snap out of his daze as he could only mutter a single word.
”Broken…”
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[Sage's Water Magic]
Grade: Mortal (C)
Once one transcends the normal understanding and perception of those well-versed in the element of Water, one becomes a sage of water that understands and utilizes the intrinsic properties of water to their benefit. One could say that once one becomes a sage of water, the element of Water shall now be under their will, allowing them to form it into their desired purpose and shape.
This skill allows the user to create their own spells and skills that fall under two types: Blessed Water spells and True Water spells. This skill also allows the user to gain access to destructive Water magic far beyond their current existence level at the cost of a large amount of mana being consumed.
Note: Due to the difference in the intrinsic level of the skill and the user's current existence level, the speed at which the user could comprehend the higher levels of the skill has been halved.
> Innate Spells: 1
> Blessed Water Spells: 0/1
> True Water Spells: 0/3
> All Water-based skills and spells shall have their damage be increased by 100%
> All Water-based skills and spells shall have their MP cost be reduced by 15%
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”Truly broken…” Argentum said a few seconds later as he read through the contents of the screen one more time. At this moment, he let out a sigh of awe as he thought up of the multiple possibilities this skill contained from its creation section alone. Of course, he also took note as to how the Water-based skills and spells would have their damage output increased while the cost to conjure them was decreased, making him think that the passive features of the skill were quite similar to that of the Flame Incarnation skill he got from Eleanor, but without the transformation part.
After making sure that he fully understood the description of the skill, he then focused his attention on the three types of spells that the skill had to offer to him, which were Innate Spells, Blessed Water Spells, and True Water Spells. He could not help but notice that on the latter two, there was a limit on the number of spells. Although he found it a bit odd that such an overbearing skill would have limits imposed on these kinds of things, it was understandable since the skill was still of a low grade.
”Then again, would the number of spells I could create increase once I evolve the skill to the next grade?” Argentum asked himself as he pondered over the three types of spells a bit more, his aura gradually transforming into that of slight nervousness. Only after telling himself that there was no point thinking about it did he calm down, allowing him to command the system to bring up the list of Innate Spells he currently had access to…which was just one.
Ding!
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Innate Spell List:
[Niflheim Horizon]
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It did not take long for the system to respond to his command as a screen appeared in his mind this time, which was naturally accompanied by a notification sound. After the screen had popped up in his mind, he could not help but focus on the name of the spell for a bit as he mulled over it. It was after a minute or so did he stop mulling as an aura of slight confusion covered him while he asked himself, ”Why would a spell be named after something from Norse mythology?”
Unfortunately, he did not come to a conclusion as to why, prompting him to place the question at the back of his head with a light sigh as he commanded the system to identify the properties of the spell. Soon, a small holographic screen appeared in front of his field of vision, which he then read through its contents, only to be left radiating an aura that was part in disbelief and part in awe.
Ding!
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[Niflheim Horizon]