Chapter 5 (1/2)
Clumsy First Step
“Wow.”
When he arrived at the house, Il-hyun took the ether core out of his bag and examined it.
It was a cube of bright light, only slightly larger than the one he took before.
It was an enchanting wonder in his eyes and a mouthwatering view for his mouth.
He stared at the core on his hand like a man who hasn’t eaten all day stares at a delicious meatball.
“After absorbing this, will the remaining ability be revealed?” he said out loud.
He squeezed the core tightly.
“Wow!”
The core cracked.
Ether poured out from the broken core, and Il-hyun swallowed it all hurriedly.
The debris from the broken core fell over the floor. It was done in seconds.
Il-hyun took a deep breath and licked his lips.
“There is a reward for doing something crazy,” he laughed.
He reached out and tried to transform the floor.
As his hand hung in the air, the floor below it rose slightly.
His ability was less powerful if he does not directly touch the object, but he’s now, he’s able to transform objects from a distance.
I think my physical ability is better, and it’s easier to express my ability. However…
Il-hyun closed his eyes and concentrated.
He thought of a creature to be summoned and tried to use his power to shape it.
It’s different from Transformation, where he simply changes the form of an existing object.
Now, he creates the object out of nowhere.
It’s like creating a new life.
His ability slowly began to manifest, and a dim form of a small man began to take shape.
He knew he couldn’t summon something huge right now with his lack of power, so he aimed for a smaller goal.
The form of a small man kept flickering until suddenly, it disappeared completely.
“Ah, damn it!” Il-hyun yelled and let out a big, heavy sigh.
The Summoning ability he had hoped for was still not awakened.
It was hard not to be disappointed.
“It’s hard to create something, but then again, nothing is easy,” he said as he sat down on the sofa.
If the Transformation ability was just changing the shape of an object, Summoning seems to be everything from conception, to sketching, to coloring…
Wait, then what if I draw the sketch in advance?
Il-hyun began to search for things in the house. He was looking for solid objects.
A toolbox stuck in the corner caught his eye. He pulled a hammer out of it.
He used his Transformation ability.
The rubber handle fell off the hammer; the shape of its head changed, and gradually, the image he wanted began to appear.
Two wings were formed, and the hammer’s head turned into a little head with eyes and a beak.
It had been difficult for him to summon a man’s figure, so this was the image he chose this time.
A statue of a small bird made out of a hammer settled on his hand.
Il-hyun focused harder on the statue, harder than when he was simply transforming it.
He poured out his ability on it.
Suddenly, the statue’s eyes blinked, and its wings shook!
Kuru Kuru Kuru Kuru!
“Oh, I’m surprised! It was really successful…” Il-hyun laughed.
The pigeon flew around the living room with its iron wings fluttering.
He was filled with joy as he stared at it until it went down and broke a glass on his table.
“Stop! Come here!” he beckoned at the iron bird.
The pigeon then stopped wandering around and quickly jumped onto his right wrist.
Il-hyun couldn’t help but smile at the pigeon’s behavior.
“So, right now, I have to use the Transformation ability first… but… can I make falcons?”
He excitedly took another tool from the box and tried to make a falcon, but it came out as weird-looking, bigger pigeon.
“This is too ugly. I still need to practice more because it’s not good enough.”
It was not how he imagined the Summoning ability would be, but it would have to do for now.
At least, he can now bring creatures to life.
He was only successful because he had the Transformation ability, but he was still lacking.
However, he knew that as he becomes more proficient, and as he absorbs more ether, he would be able to maximize the Summoning ability.
There was nothing to worry about for now.
He was more excited about having created a living creature.
I have never heard of anyone with this kind of ability.
The pigeon on his wrist spread out its wings and extended its chest as if trying to show off.
Il-hyun looked at it proudly.