Chapter 391 Comprehension (2/2)

So instead of worrying, he sat back and rested, idly wondering how Kaleesh's efforts in recruiting an ar

From what he knew of Kaleesh, he had no doubt that the captain would exceed his expectations After all, as strong a fighter as Arran hen it cain to co the y, but that was only barely enough to scratch the surface of the knowledge they contained And contrary to his original expectations, his experience in battle had been onlyhiy

Individual co as one had enough of an advantage in any of these things, victory would be all but certain

Yet , it needed coordination — to forge an army of individual soldiers into a sea the others With that, a coth many times over

After all, with a line of spearth would be far greater than the individual strengths of both groups added together And the greater the army, the more such opportunities would arise

As Arran pondered this, a frown suddenly flashed across his brow It remained there for only a moment, after which his eyes ith surprise — surprise, and excitement

He cast his food aside, then i even the slightest ht cause the nascent idea in his mind to dissipate

As he wielded his sword in his right hand, he drew a large a in his head as he readied hian to move

At first, hisa blade for the first tih an observer would not see it, the same was true for the way he controlled the Shadow Essence in his hand

Yet there was a broad smile on Arran's face, and as he continued to rin

He kept at it for several hours, and although his rin on his face slowly grew even wider than before

Then, finally, he sheathed his sword and sat down to resu ahead, he would need his strength

The breakthrough he wished for had finally arrived After years of studying the For piece And now that he knehat it was, he couldn't help but wonder how so

The secret behind both the Forms and the Darians' techniques was as simple as it was powerful

So far, he'd treated the For only those he believed were needed for attacks and spells while ignoring the others That was how Anthea had said the techniques in her rudimentary version of the Forms were meant to be used, and it was how he had used his own true insights into binding and severing even before that

But now, he finally recognized the truth

The power of the Forms wasn't that they allowed one to learn and use separate insights, but that all those different insights could be cothened the others, and to ignore any of theth

How this was possible, Arran did not yet understand As far as he could tell, itand speed could strengthen a block, or that his insight into binding could lend power to a thrust But sense or not, it appeared to be true all the saer still, however, were the effects on his ic

In the buried city near Amydon, Arran had witnessed Karanos use Shadow Essence to create physical attacks This was a feat he had tried to replicate on many occasions, but each of his atte Shadow spells with his insight into severing had achieved nothing whatsoever

Yet nohen he hts into his spells, they had a sense of physicality that had been absent before It was only barely noticeable, but he could tell that so tangible

And that was after only a few hours of practice, with Arran still struggling toso was no simple matter The Forms and Muna's techniques had provided hihts, and to use each of thes all at once

Just beco so co that seemed borderline impossible

But even so, if even these early attempts of his already had such effects, then he could scarcely begin to i would accoer to start his training, but after a thought, he decided to sleep first He'd already gone a ithout so much as a moment's rest, and the task before him would require every scrap of effort that he couldhis newly gained ability a final try

A look of concentration appeared on his face as he gathered Shadow Essence and for Shadow Essence rather than Fire Essence Then, an instant later, a dense streak of Shadow burst fro toward a nearby tree

The effect was sh that a casual observer would not notice it — no ust of wind had brushed by the tree

To Arran, the sight wassunset He had finally achieved the breakthrough he sought