55 Frozen Sun (2/2)

An event, they'd both be present for. The meeting which would preside a ball that would encompass a far larger number from the Courts.

They both said their goodbyes as the party came to a close.

With the guests having left, Rainer, Luna, and Gunthar headed back to one of the rooms to feed Tiamat. The rest of the party was in the courtyard working off the stress of the previous event in sparring.

Both Theodore and Gunthar used [Soul Detection] for each group. Rainer used [Void Detection] for its ability to easily find Glamoured Fae. Previously its range had been below [Soul Detection].

Tiamat rested in Gunthar's arms as he fed the little Dragonling from a vial of [Draconic Essence].

Luna sat atop of Rainer's head as she, far easier than before, used her flames to consume his armed [Arcane Bolt]s.

His thoughts drifted as he stared at the creature in Gunthar's hold, but he never stopped using [Void Detection]. The current view, reminding him of one of many he needed to protect.

Instead of falling asleep as usual, Tiamat growled out a few complaints. Setting her down on the table where Rainer currently sat, she seemed to grow content.

She stretched out her tiny, not yet fully formed wings, as she then tried to walk across the wooden surface. Her four legs were wobbly as she made careful steps, but in just a few moments she seemed natural. Though her small size left the steps to still have a pleasant awkwardness to it.

Rainer started to form a copy of Tiamat from an Arcane Weave. Tiamat's eyes widened at the strange creature, not yet understanding that it was her. She moved back and forth as the Weave mimicked her.

The two dragonlings, one real and one not, ran slowly across the table. Tiamat chased her not yet known mirror image. After only a few minutes her eyes grew heavy as she subconsciously walked straight towards Rainer, seeking her usual bed.

Rainer welcomed the Dragon into his overcoat as she relaxed within.

”Gunthar, I've been thinking. What if we traded your Nalmar methods of rearing Wyverns, that likely apply to any Draconic offshoot, in exchange for help finding Draconic monsters we can get the essence from?”

”Gunthar?” Rainer asked the seemingly paused undead.

”Huh? Oh yes, sounds perfect Sorcerer.”

”What sounds perfect?” Rainer asked.

”Exactly,” Gunthar responded as he left the room, ”Then I shall be outside as always.”

Rainer just shook his head with a smile. Gunthar sat outside down the hall in meditation as usual as he operated [Soul Detection].

”Luna,” He said, to the Fairy currently sitting on his head, ”You haven't had any Mana since I returned your Fire to you.”

”Ah, Rainer is right,” The Fairy said flying down from his head and sitting in front of him on the table, ”Luna is ready.”

”Wouldn't it be easier if you were your normal size now?”

”Luna…thinks it might better this way,” The Fairy said as her cheeks started to blush.

”What happened to teasing me once you were bigger?” Rainer asked.

”Ah, Rainer misunderstood. Luna is not yet full size.” She responded.

”She's not?”

”No, Luna is actually only half size. In truth Luna is meant to be a giant,” She said waving her hands to emphasize her future size.

”Oh, so I should most certainly take the time to tease you now?”

Rainer laughed as the Fairy darted behind him. Catching her would, in fact, be an easy affair but he pretended to struggle.

”Is Rainer okay with a smaller Luna for now?” She whispered as she hid behind his head.

”Of course,” Rainer responded. He felt a shifting of magic, before a fully sized Luna ended up on his lap, her facing him.

”Then, for now, you can do with this smaller size of mine.” She said at her full 5'6'' height.

Rainer moved her straight silver hair behind her ear. His hand moved across the tip of it as a bit of Mana transferred between them.

”Quera explained it to me, but I've never exchanged Mana. If you lose an arm, I can always patch it up,” Luna said as her hand went down her shoulder.

Given her light tone, Rainer was sure she was joking with her last statement. Though realizing who was in front of him, he grew a little less certain. But as he felt her Mana, he let go of any reservations.

He stared shocked at her as he felt her Mana exchange with his. Violet eyes looked back him as they closed. She hugged him as she pressed her cheek to his and a powerful energy went between the two.

Luna's rough breathing and light moans entered his ear as he felt her breath on him. One hand wrapped around her back as another surge of Mana went through her. Luna lost herself for a moment, her hand leaving his shoulder and the Mana intended for him instead floated away.

”Not…fair…” She complained as she went about her efforts once more. Her lithe body struggled in his grasp as she sought to send Mana in return.

A repeated exchange occurred between the two. Both their breaths turned rough, the power flowed between them.

Luna cried out and Rainer saw his vision change. He felt, in that instant as the Mana washed over him, as if he witnessed the very essence of the energy. The single moment extended for what seemed like hours.

She collapsed in his arms and a heated breath fell against him. As they sat for several moments a long breath escaped the both of them. Rainer picked up Luna, and they kissed as the Fairy attempted to return the effort. The Fairy seemed far more embarrassed at this exchange then the previous.

After a fire had washed over the two of them, they headed to bed.

Rainer put his overcoat to the side as to not bother the sleeping Tiamat. The two slept together at first, though Luna sending Rainer mana in her sleep had caused him to slightly move her away, least he never fall asleep again.

Returning from the courtyard Kara joined the pair, though slightly waking the sleeping Luna as she laid between the two. Rainer was still awake with Luna occasionally crawling over in her sleep to transfer more Mana, as he then put her back on the farther side. He wondered if he should ask her to return to her small form.

”Rainer…” She mumbled as she channeled Mana into Kara. The Wolfkin's ears twitched as she let out a small moan from the Fairy's touch. Yet, she did not even try to correct the Fairy as Luna continued and then fell back asleep soon after.

Rainer, however, was still awake and glanced over at Kara who had sneaked into between the two that were sleeping a distance apart.

”Should I call you Rainer too now,” He whispered.

”Shut up. If she mumbled Kara while using Mana, I'm sure you wouldn't have said anything,” Kara said, now ducking under the covers.

”How was sparring?” He said joining her.

”Good. When are you going to get me new enchantments?”

”Hopefully I'll be meeting with the Enchanter's Conclave tomorrow. And hopefully we can leave after a quick and easy discussion and trade,” He said.

Kara covered her mouth as she laughed. Neither of the two expected such an easy end to their trip in the Fae Realm after tonight's dinner.

”You know, back when Elru was still a little drunk she mentioned an enchantment for the rare Fae that engaged in physical acts rather than just Mana exchanges,” Kara spoke.

Rainer grinned as he kissed Kara goodnight. A small exchange of Aura and Mana had ensued before a tired Kara decided to head to sleep as well. She turned toward Luna as she contemplated the new status of their relationship.

The thought of sharing Luna with Rainer as well gave her a strange comfort about their relationship she didn't understand.

When it came to exchanging Mana, she learned any relationship was common among Fae, and Luna certainly hadn't shied away from teasing her and Rainer back when they first got together. She soon drifted off, leaving Rainer alone in his thoughts.

Just before falling asleep, Rainer spent 50 skill points to raise [Faraan Runic Language]. The whites of his eyes showed themselves for a few moments before he regained consciousness.

In his view, learning [Frozen Sun] served several purposes. The spell itself worked for both mass area and single target, a unique effect amongst the otherwise spells of mass destruction that filled the Tier 5 and 6 ranks.

He realized something when he leveled [Arcane-Spatial Domain] in reality. That if he leveled the normal version in [Sleep Learning], leveling its Arcane infused alternative likewise, in reality, became a far quicker affair.

An affair, that granted experience.

He went to see the cost of the next level of [Faraan Runic Language].

So it's based on the skill's tier…

Rainer thought. Level 7 of [Faraan Runic Language] cost 600 skill points. All too similar to the [Human Anatomy] which upped its cost by a factor of ten when he tried to level it to 8. The difference being, the cost spiked happened a level earlier.

Sleep took him as he planned his night.

Entering the white void of [Sleep Learning], after several days amiss, he set straight to work.

He created a copy of the extensive notes for the tier 6 spell, [Frozen Sun]. He peered over the notes themselves once more, even as they were firmly rooted in his mind, before returning to the Magical Formula and the chant itself.

Reading it over for nearly a minute the product of his recent skill increase showed, but the backlash still struck.

Already operating both [Arcane Awakening] and [Arcane Invigoration] at their maximums, he hoped his healing skill would cure the pain. However, he was left wanting as it recovered no quicker than usual.

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He wondered what the mental pain he received from reading runes above his usual truly meant. But he shoved away such matters.

Focusing back on the task in front of him, his concentration reached a point where he couldn't spare any to use his Surge ability. With every painful backlash, Rainer grew closer to understanding the spell. His recent accomplishments with Arcane and Ice assisted in his understanding.

When he had learned [Arcane-Ice Manipulation], different than usual, he brought out the element of Ice from the Arcane rather than the alternative mixing of the past.

Time flew by unknowingly as he was undeterred in his task. The prospect of a spell capable of freezing even magic, as well as conquering a wide area brought about not only his desire for strength but his initial desire that led him to this world in the first place.

Above all else, he desired to simply learn this new magic.

After likely several hours, Rainer found that the formula was cemented well enough into his head that he could begin trials. No other mage would attempt such a quick transition, and he was quite well aware as to why given his hundreds of fake deaths in learning the Fire spells of the Great Sage.

The spell brought in a new concept, a Mana Channel. Different from a packet this was a direct connection of Mana to the target. Through which a massive amount of power would be moved. The most difficult part was managing this amount.

A single screw up could lead to the channel backfiring and the spell maiming the caster instead. Yet this warning in the notes only made Rainer grow in confidence. Any spell that was difficult to learn because of its risks was as if it called out to him instead.

To others, this meant months or years, if not longer, of testing and learning similar spells. Of studying the runes nightly even if they had long since fully learned them.

The original reason for why he chose to learn [Frozen Sun] instead of any lesser tier 5 spell dealt with this very concept.

Rainer sighed as even amongst his renewed vigor and his loneliness within this white void, the idea of a chant brought him displeasure. But the Formula was too complicated for him to alter it without first having used the spell.

The end of the chant rang out.

”I feel the shining rays upon my skin. I see above that which is called immutable. And yet I claim a higher power. An Eternal frost that denies such an existence that dominates the sky above.”

”I shall freeze even light itself!”

”Frozen Sun!”

He paused for a moment as his Mana stormed through the Mana channel and prepared to spread out the spell over a wide swath of land. His [Arcane-Ice Manipulation] aided him in his efforts. But…

The spell backfired, and Rainer's body became encompassed in a powerful frost in an instant.

He repeated it endlessly, quickly refreshing his body at every failure. He had a slight fear the spell could affect the soul, even if it wasn't listed, and so the moment of the Mana channel burst, he refreshed his body.

Several more hours passed, and after many painful moments of frost backfiring onto him, he wondered if perhaps he should try what they considered the advanced version of the spell. Even as [Ice Manipulation] increased in level, his struggle didn't change.

[Ice Manipulation has reached level 3]

Creating a box with Arcane Weaving he threw it outward. Suddenly, he realized his connection to the Weave was nearly identical to the Mana channel he sought to create. And with his recent increases in [Arcane Weaving], he found that connection was far more clear to him.

Add on [Arcane Sight], and he now had created an example of what he struggled to form.

Borrowing this, it now took Rainer only a few more dozen tries before the moment he finished his chant, and a pleasant message entered his view.

[Spell Gained: Frozen Sun lvl 1/10]

[Ice Manipulation has reached level 4]

[Title Gained: Wielder of Ice and Frost]

[Experience Gained: 0.1%, XX]

Rainer smiled as the Arcane Weave in front of him froze. He even felt his connection to the Weave broken, and while the frozen state itself would wear off, any Magic likely would dissipate in the process.

He ventured that even its Arcane version would likely have a long cast time and a heavy cost, but now versus other spells of such a nature, he had a defense.

And soon he awoke.

He found Kara on his left and Luna had somehow during the night crawled over her and ended up on top of him. The light Fairy wasn't too noticeable, but the little Dragon that escaped his coat and was now chewing on his hair, made its presence known.

He gently grabbed the little dragon with his one free hand.

”I'm not food,” He whispered to the black scaled familiar. She only made a purring noise as if pleased he was now awake.

Slowly Rainer escaped the grasp of his two partners and went to feed the little dragon as his thoughts drifted to the meeting that was happening later today.

Within his private study, Prince Yaf and his son, Prince Laneth, stood across from one another.

”How do you think I should make amends with [Archon] Nvos?” Yaf asked.

”I don't think he'd care if you didn't-”

”It's not just about him anymore. Do you not understand the consequences were the full account of what happened tonight to be revealed to the public? That with not only the [Archon] present, but with Elders of the Enchanter's Conclave, and the Seeker's Circle, I allowed a guest to be poisoned?”

Laneth thought for a while before throwing his father a small favor, and hopefully Rainer as well.

”As you know his Dragonling is a special creature. Apparently, he needs monsters with a Draconic Bloodline to help nourish the little girl. If you were to provide them…”

”Thank you, son. That is perfect. I can call our Court to send out a hunting party with our best and bring back anything even rumored to be descended from Dragons.”

”Honestly, he'd probably appreciate that way more than as just an apology,” Laneth added causing his father's face to brighten.

”Which Court do you think tried to frame us?” Yaf asked, shifting the mood.

”Does it matter? Hell, aren't you more worried Rainer might come to suspect you?” Laneth responded and saw his father enter deep into thought so he took the opportunity to try and leave the room.

A sigh sounded out behind him.

”Are you truly so disinterred as our Court may fall to ruin? As your family struggles?”

”Are you truly so callous as to not care what your previous plans had done to my very niece you tried to pimp out today?”

”We have not had a ruler from our family for quite some time. Why do you fight me on this? Do you wish to see your future children die before their time because we are no longer deemed worthy of trading with for a [Fruit of the World Tree]!?” Yaf said as his fist landed on the table.

”And what about future children that grow up without a father!?”

”And none of that needs to happen if you would simply use your influence with the Arcane Order!”

”There is no Arcane Order!” Laneth yelled before his eyes opened wide.