28 Assassination. (1/2)

Waking up the next morning, Ozul saw that Raven was practicing a Spell. She could not perform it tho. Raven was practicing her Original Spell, but she had not completed it yet.

No matter what she did, it seemed as if something was always missing. Ozul noticed her predicament and went towards her.

”What do you intend for the Spell to do?”- Ozul asked while coming from behind Raven. Raven was startled, but she was joyous after hearing that Ozul was willing to help her.

”You told me that you got stronger by eating the Cores of your opponents, right? So, I thought if I could make daggers using Darkness Element, which will absorb my opponent's blood to refill me with stamina or Mana.”- Raven explained what she wanted to do with her Original Spell.

'Interesting concept. If Raven is successful, then she would be able to take on tens of Mages at the same Rank alone. And even after the battle, she won't be exhausted.'- Ozul analyzed the notion of such a Spell.

”Show me what you do.”- Ozul wanted to see where she was failing. Casting a Spell was simple, You put your intent on the Mana stored in your Core, and it will do the work!

But the more complicated the Spell is, the more difficult it is to maintain the same intent. Some functions are done better with certain Elements. For example, if you require a spell that will blast, Fire Element will naturally be the most suitable choice.

No one taught these things to Ozul; he knew basic principles such as these from birth!

”You want to create daggers that will perform certain tasks. You don't need to add all the functions in a single object. Try to divide the tasks for certain parts. For example, the task to steal the stamina or Mana from the opponent will be given to the blade.”- Ozul patiently explained the process with details.

Raven was immersed in Ozuls' teachings. She did not dare to think about any useless stuff now. Ozul continued;

”Also, use the specialty of your Element! Darkness has unlimited potential, all because it's more than just emptiness. Use that to your advantage.”- Ozul would only give some hints here and there; It was up to Raven to decipher the meanings. Otherwise, even in the future, Raven will keep needing his help.

Ozul left Raven to her own devices and went inside the room.

Raven finished after an hour and also went back in. Ozul had not gone back to sleep. Instead, he was vacantly looking up at the ceiling while sitting on the couch.

The file was still sitting on the table. Glancing at it, Raven asked;

”Did you read it?”

”No, I was waiting for you to do it.”- Ozul did not even bother to read.

Raven sighed as she shook her head and picked up the file containing their target. It hadn't been long, but Raven was already numb to killing. As long as Ozul was with her, the world can burn for all she cares.

Raven knew how to read—everyone in the village called her a genius when she learned how to read and write.

She read the file and explained the details to Ozul.

”The man is named Tibor Strickland. It says that he is a merchant.”- Raven began to read out the essential details.

”Huh?! Being Merchant is only a side business; he is actually a Slave trader!”- Raven then began to read out all the crimes and deeds of Tibor Strickland.

”Maybe, the Count is a nice person. I mean so far, he has only gone for the wicked men.”- Raven gave out her opinion when she had read the whole file.

Ozul hearing her opinion of the Count, again looked at Raven as if... she was an idiot. Raven knew the look and immediately spoke to defend herself,

”Now what?! Am I really an idiot in your eyes!”- Raven said while pouting.

”The Count is a nice person, huh. Did you hear how easily he talked about the elimination of your whole village? And the only thing he did not approve of the Viscount was his methods in the dealings, not the dealings itself.”-

Ozul knew that he needed to explain it to Raven. After all, no matter how he scolds her for being an idiot, Ozul also knows that she is but a nine years old girl! But Ozul wants her to do better than just average; he wants her to be in front of others, not with them.

Raven again felt stupid when Ozul broke it down to her with an explanation. Ozul seeing that she was genuinely sad, decided to cheer her up for the first time! He patted her head and said;