12 The Subdomain Of Healing (1/2)

A few hours after returning home I found myself just outside of the Silver Xana. I felt the rays of the sun on my skin. I had three quest-request forms in my inventory. All of them were requests for healing. I smiled as I took off in the direction of the quest-requesters.

Isadora had been happy to see me and happier still to learn that I felt like tackling healing quests today. She had no idea how skilled I was at healing already. And she didn't have even the slightest clue as to my true intentions: I wanted the system to unlock the divine powers I possessed over the subdomain of healing and maybe even my influence over the domain of magic.

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I was walking in the direction of the first house I was to visit and heal someone inside of. I wasn't far from my first destination, and my plan was to go to the farthest house first and then work my way back to the Silver Xana.

The sky was clear and blue above me. And around me, there were some people idly going about their business. Some of them recognized me from the false memories implanted in them by the system. Most people didn't recognize me though and still paid me no mind.

I paid them no mind and instead focused on my thoughts.

”I wonder what sort of powers I'll unlock from gaining influence over the school of healing...” I wondered, a smile on my face as I contemplated the sort of amazing, literally life-saving abilities I might be unlocking soon.

Right as the system was about to react to my statement, indicated by a sighing sound I heard in my mind and not externally, I received a pleasant alert.

[Alert: The human named Alma has uttered a prayer to your persona. She has asked for a golden apple and for something to numb some tooth pain she is feeling. Would you like to respond affirmatively to her request?] The system, a more automated version of it anyway, asked me.

I grinned to no one in particular and responded to its request with words of affirmation. When I did so I received another automated sounding alert.

[Alert: Response noted. ”Cosecha” has created an apple for Alma and the elderly human woman is under the influence of a ”Numb Pain” spell.]

I nodded as the notification vanished from sight shortly after coming into view. And a second later the voice of the system filled my mind as its textbox appeared in my mind's eye.

[So you want to begin to understand magic?] The system asked me, curiosity clear in its voice.

”Yes I do. I want to understand everything.” I told the system, quite confidently.

[We see... In that case, we might as well aid you, shouldn't we? Here you go.] The system told me, right as I felt my power increasing.

[We've gone ahead and unlocked your powers from the subdomain of healing. Each ”school of magic” is both a school and a subdomain.] My constant companion whispered in my mind.

[There are ten basic schools of magic. In order to be able to earn the second tier of influence over the domain of magic you need to hit the first tier of influence over each of the basic schools of magic.] The system told me, while I excitedly waited to learn what my healing abilities were.

It was shortly after that message that I learned of the powers granted to me by the newest subdomain whose powers were unlocked by the system.

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[Alert:

The system has seen fit to unlock your powers and abilities that come with the subdomain of healing. Congratulations!

Details about the subdomain of healing:

This subdomain governs healing magic, medicine, and natural healing. It is a powerful subdomain that participates in every attempt to heal someone that is undertaken.

At the moment your ability to heal people is limited to physical wounds and mundane conditions, due to the limitations of the tutorial. You cannot regenerate limbs, heal minds, but you'll be able to do so before the tutorial ends, surpassing mortal and magical healing outright.

That said, defeating death itself and gaining the power to truly resurrect people will require you to become a powerful god. Work towards gaining power and worshipers so that there may come a day when reality itself cannot limit you.

You gain influence over this subdomain by practicing healing powers on applicable targets and by gaining worshipers who worship you as a healer.