Chapter 57 - Graceful (2/2)

'By myself?'

'I guess that underwater place really took it out of them...'

”I'll be fine.” He nodded and watched sa they disappeared through Finral's portal.

”Hyhh!” Standing up and stretching, Grim looked at his unconscious squadmates before shaking his head and heading to the courtyard.

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Covered in sweat and with hurried breathing, Grim stood topless in the courtyard holding onto an unfamiliar blue blade with a red hexagonal handguard.

'C'mon Grim, its not that difficult.'

After choosing [Breath of the Beast] as his base, Grim had noticed that any physical action he did had been enhanced. Even his walking speed had been increased. Realizing that this could be a problem in the short run, he quickly started training in order to adapt to his body's new changes.

*Deep Breath*

[Breath of Water - Third Form: Flowing Dance]

Originally supposed to be a movement type spell that would have the user move in a similar fashion to a serene water flow, with the [Breath of the Beast] boost added on, Grim's movements were more forceful and resembled a pressurized water flow rather than a calm one.

Performing the movements again, an ethereal stream of water followed behind him while a blue aura clung to his body.

'Wow.'

Watching from the window, Noelle and the others found themselves entranced by his dance.

”Its like flowing water...” Vanessa muttered unable to turn away.

'I need to stop being so aggressive and straightforward with my movements and become more fluid and versatile...'

Controlling his breathing, Grim's dance slowed down but the stream behind him suddenly became more defined in appearance.

”Is it just me... or is he getting better?” Magna asked.

”You think so to?” Noelle ċȯċked her head.

'Each movements needs to naturally flow into the next.'

Taking another step forward, Grim's blade started radiating a blue light as water started manifesting around it and started resonating with Grim's movements.

”Its... beautiful...”

'Like all living beings, water can change phases, sometimes it can be calm as a lake and sometimes it can be as vicious as a raging ocean. With the physical boost given to me by [Breath of the Beast] I need to find the right balance between these two if I wish to use this spell effectively.'

As if affected by his thoughts, Grim's movements changed repeatedly but somehow still contained an element of grace and beauty.

Awed by such movements, the rest of the Black Bull members watched in silence as Grim slowly brought his dance to an end.

”Amazing...” Luck whispered as his eyes were fixated on Grim's slowing figure.