Chapter 148
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Chapter 148:
"Hmm." I hummed my head resting against Artoria's. We were still snuggled up on the bed, even as the sun started peeking through the window.
"Hmm." She mimicked me, giving a small smile.
"Hmm." I kissed her cheek.
"Hmm." She kissed mine.
We shared a little laugh, snuggling a little closer. I don't think either of us had the intention to continue sleeping any longer, but it was nice to enjoy the moment.
"Should probably get up soon..." I yawned, closing my eyes for another few moments.
"Do you have important things you must get done today?" I felt her hand run through my hair, sending a small shiver down my spine.
"Going to perform a large ritual." I admitted. "Should make me a bit stronger."
"....is it dangerous?" There was a small amount of worry in her voice.
"A bit, but I am taking many precautions, and I'm going to see about having the Archmage watching over me."
"Hn....you're not allowed to get hurt." She grumbled. "I will be upset with you if something unfortunate occurs."
I let out another yawn, fully opening my eyes again. "I'll make sure to be whole and healthy when all is said and done."
Her eyes shot open, then narrowed slightly. "Will, how dangerous is this ritual of yours?"
"It's.....only mildly dangerous, as I said, I will be making many preparations."
"And it will not harm you?"
"Not....permanently."
She frowned. "It will be painful then?"
"A bit, yes."
"I feel as if you are down playing it for my benefit."
I let out a sigh. "The biggest detriment to this ritual is the fact that it will be extremely painful....normally. I have Aura, which will mitigate quite a bit, and other stuff, but even then, it's going to hurt."
"I do not like the idea of you harming yourself." She said quietly, gripping onto my shirt. "Is this ritual that important?"
"It will be helpful, and I need everything I can get before I head out."
"You never mentioned where you were going, if it is going to be so dangerous then I shall accompany you." She stated.
I guess this was coming at some point. "I'm going to participate in a Holy Grail War." I wouldn't lie to her.
"You....." Artoria had many expressions flash across her face. "No. Absolutely not."
"Artoria..."
"No." She said sternly.
"I have to."
"What is so important that you require –"
"Scáthach." I said simply.
Her hands gripped me tight, it was clear she was holding in some choice words, and it made my heart hurt knowing it upset her. "You must miss her a lot."
"I do." I sighed again. "I keep trying to distract myself, but I can't stop missing her."
"I see." Artoria let go, turning around and sitting herself up on the edge of the bed.
They all shot right down onto me.
"AHHHHH." I let out a pained shout, the surprise of it amplifying the feelings and the lightning drilled into my core being, into my soul.
I clenched my fists tight, and grit my teeth to reel back the outburst.
"RRRAAHHH." I grit out, my fingers digging into my arms. I felt it, the lightning discharging all around inside of me. There were remnants, pieces that didn't go straight down into my soul that were content to tear apart the insides of my body.
My Aura flared up, its healing properties offsetting the damage. Even as parts of my skin were burned and torn apart at the rampaging element, my Aura started to dampen and heal the damage.
I growled, mentally swiping my ring and taking out a potion of regeneration. More potent than a normal healing potion, but not as immediate. I chugged it, letting the alchemic liquid fill my stomach and contribute to the healing.
The Runes around the room glowed, as to command the element and force it to where it was supposed to go, they synchronized with the Primordial Rune on my chest. The lightning that bounced around my body, was pulled towards the center and forcibly stuffed into my soul.
I coughed out blood even as the lightning left my physical body, the brief amount of time I had it inside of me was enough to damage my internals.
There was no time to consider it though, just because my physical body was no longer being bombarded, it didn't mean the pain subsided.
The body is a reflection of the Soul, and currently, there was chaos within my soul. I couldn't help but start rolling on the ground, clawing at the stone flooring, the excruciating pain unrelenting.
[Hold it, brat, it's almost over.]
Ddraig's words echoed in my ear, but they barely registered, I smashed my head against the ground in an attempt to keep myself conscious under this relentless assault. The stone beneath me having cracked and indented after who knows how many times.
[Brat, you need to focus. Compress it.]
I grit my teeth again, lifting my head up, even as my body was violently shaking. I tried to stand up, but collapsed back onto my ass, and decided it was good enough. I focused on the Lightning, and began the process of forcing it down.
I took several haggard breaths as the pain started to subside, the tingling in my body was settling and the Lightning wasn't rampaging anymore.
Slowly, I released the Lightning, letting it seep out as I absorbed it properly.
The spell circle around me glowed bright, the intertwined concepts allowing me to fully take in the element, shifting my core self and adding the concept and making it mine.
My breathing started evening out as the elemental power ran its course. Slowly, but surely over the course of alteast an hour, I subsumed the remainder.
Opening my eyes again, I held out my hand, and lightning danced across my palm.
"Fucking hell." I let out a breath, falling down onto my back.
[That was intense.]
"Yeah, hurt like a bitch too." I groaned, looking at my arms where there were still parts of my skin that had burst open.
[Maybe you should have done without the Five Elements Mutual Generation?]
"I don't know if the spell would stick with everything inside of me, besides, I only had one chance at this, I wanted to make it as strong as possible." I sighed. "I didn't expect it to be that painful, If I were honest. The first burst of it actually made me scream...."
[With this Element added on, there should be some interesting changes.]
"Yeah, basically anything affected by my soul should see something – " I paused.
[What?]
"I never considered my Power of Destruction." I quickly took out the Sword of Destruction, channeling my Aura to it to ignite my bloodline power. My Power of Destruction, it usually acted almost like fire, to flare out and consume everything in its path but now...it crackled.
[A mutation?]
"Possibly, more testing is definitely needed." I looked at my power with a wide grin on my face. "But I could really get used to this."
I was captivated by how it arced and crackled along the blade.
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Chapter 148:
"Hmm." I hummed my head resting against Artoria's. We were still snuggled up on the bed, even as the sun started peeking through the window.
"Hmm." She mimicked me, giving a small smile.
"Hmm." I kissed her cheek.
"Hmm." She kissed mine.
We shared a little laugh, snuggling a little closer. I don't think either of us had the intention to continue sleeping any longer, but it was nice to enjoy the moment.
"Should probably get up soon..." I yawned, closing my eyes for another few moments.
"Do you have important things you must get done today?" I felt her hand run through my hair, sending a small shiver down my spine.
"Going to perform a large ritual." I admitted. "Should make me a bit stronger."
"....is it dangerous?" There was a small amount of worry in her voice.
"A bit, but I am taking many precautions, and I'm going to see about having the Archmage watching over me."
"Hn....you're not allowed to get hurt." She grumbled. "I will be upset with you if something unfortunate occurs."
I let out another yawn, fully opening my eyes again. "I'll make sure to be whole and healthy when all is said and done."
Her eyes shot open, then narrowed slightly. "Will, how dangerous is this ritual of yours?"
"It's.....only mildly dangerous, as I said, I will be making many preparations."
"And it will not harm you?"
"Not....permanently."
She frowned. "It will be painful then?"
"A bit, yes."
"I feel as if you are down playing it for my benefit."
I let out a sigh. "The biggest detriment to this ritual is the fact that it will be extremely painful....normally. I have Aura, which will mitigate quite a bit, and other stuff, but even then, it's going to hurt."
"I do not like the idea of you harming yourself." She said quietly, gripping onto my shirt. "Is this ritual that important?"
"It will be helpful, and I need everything I can get before I head out."
"You never mentioned where you were going, if it is going to be so dangerous then I shall accompany you." She stated.
I guess this was coming at some point. "I'm going to participate in a Holy Grail War." I wouldn't lie to her.
"You....." Artoria had many expressions flash across her face. "No. Absolutely not."
"Artoria..."
"No." She said sternly.
"I have to."
"What is so important that you require –"
"Scáthach." I said simply.
Her hands gripped me tight, it was clear she was holding in some choice words, and it made my heart hurt knowing it upset her. "You must miss her a lot."
"I do." I sighed again. "I keep trying to distract myself, but I can't stop missing her."
"I see." Artoria let go, turning around and sitting herself up on the edge of the bed.
They all shot right down onto me.
"AHHHHH." I let out a pained shout, the surprise of it amplifying the feelings and the lightning drilled into my core being, into my soul.
I clenched my fists tight, and grit my teeth to reel back the outburst.
"RRRAAHHH." I grit out, my fingers digging into my arms. I felt it, the lightning discharging all around inside of me. There were remnants, pieces that didn't go straight down into my soul that were content to tear apart the insides of my body.
My Aura flared up, its healing properties offsetting the damage. Even as parts of my skin were burned and torn apart at the rampaging element, my Aura started to dampen and heal the damage.
I growled, mentally swiping my ring and taking out a potion of regeneration. More potent than a normal healing potion, but not as immediate. I chugged it, letting the alchemic liquid fill my stomach and contribute to the healing.
The Runes around the room glowed, as to command the element and force it to where it was supposed to go, they synchronized with the Primordial Rune on my chest. The lightning that bounced around my body, was pulled towards the center and forcibly stuffed into my soul.
I coughed out blood even as the lightning left my physical body, the brief amount of time I had it inside of me was enough to damage my internals.
There was no time to consider it though, just because my physical body was no longer being bombarded, it didn't mean the pain subsided.
The body is a reflection of the Soul, and currently, there was chaos within my soul. I couldn't help but start rolling on the ground, clawing at the stone flooring, the excruciating pain unrelenting.
[Hold it, brat, it's almost over.]
Ddraig's words echoed in my ear, but they barely registered, I smashed my head against the ground in an attempt to keep myself conscious under this relentless assault. The stone beneath me having cracked and indented after who knows how many times.
[Brat, you need to focus. Compress it.]
I grit my teeth again, lifting my head up, even as my body was violently shaking. I tried to stand up, but collapsed back onto my ass, and decided it was good enough. I focused on the Lightning, and began the process of forcing it down.
I took several haggard breaths as the pain started to subside, the tingling in my body was settling and the Lightning wasn't rampaging anymore.
Slowly, I released the Lightning, letting it seep out as I absorbed it properly.
The spell circle around me glowed bright, the intertwined concepts allowing me to fully take in the element, shifting my core self and adding the concept and making it mine.
My breathing started evening out as the elemental power ran its course. Slowly, but surely over the course of alteast an hour, I subsumed the remainder.
Opening my eyes again, I held out my hand, and lightning danced across my palm.
"Fucking hell." I let out a breath, falling down onto my back.
[That was intense.]
"Yeah, hurt like a bitch too." I groaned, looking at my arms where there were still parts of my skin that had burst open.
[Maybe you should have done without the Five Elements Mutual Generation?]
"I don't know if the spell would stick with everything inside of me, besides, I only had one chance at this, I wanted to make it as strong as possible." I sighed. "I didn't expect it to be that painful, If I were honest. The first burst of it actually made me scream...."
[With this Element added on, there should be some interesting changes.]
"Yeah, basically anything affected by my soul should see something – " I paused.
[What?]
"I never considered my Power of Destruction." I quickly took out the Sword of Destruction, channeling my Aura to it to ignite my bloodline power. My Power of Destruction, it usually acted almost like fire, to flare out and consume everything in its path but now...it crackled.
[A mutation?]
"Possibly, more testing is definitely needed." I looked at my power with a wide grin on my face. "But I could really get used to this."
I was captivated by how it arced and crackled along the blade.
***
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Chapter 148:"Hmm." I hummed my head resting against Artoria's. We were still snuggled up on the bed, even as the sun started peeking through the window. "Hmm." She mimicked me, giving a small smile. "Hmm." I kissed her cheek. "Hmm." She kissed mine. We shared a little laugh, snuggling a little closer. I don't think either of us had the intention to continue sleeping any longer, but it was nice to enjoy the moment. "Should probably get up soon..." I yawned, closing my eyes for another few moments. "Do you have important things you must get done today?" I felt her hand run through my hair, sending a small shiver down my spine. "Going to perform a large ritual." I admitted. "Should make me a bit stronger." "....is it dangerous?" There was a small amount of worry in her voice. "A bit, but I am taking many precautions, and I'm going to see about having the Archmage watching over me." "Hn....you're not allowed to get hurt." She grumbled. "I will be upset with you if something unfortunate occurs." I let out another yawn, fully opening my eyes again. "I'll make sure to be whole and healthy when all is said and done." Her eyes shot open, then narrowed slightly. "Will, how dangerous is this ritual of yours?" "It's.....only mildly dangerous, as I said, I will be making many preparations." "And it will not harm you?" "Not....permanently." She frowned. "It will be painful then?" "A bit, yes." "I feel as if you are down playing it for my benefit." I let out a sigh. "The biggest detriment to this ritual is the fact that it will be extremely painful....normally. I have Aura, which will mitigate quite a bit, and other stuff, but even then, it's going to hurt." "I do not like the idea of you harming yourself." She said quietly, gripping onto my shirt. "Is this ritual that important?" "It will be helpful, and I need everything I can get before I head out." "You never mentioned where you were going, if it is going to be so dangerous then I shall accompany you." She stated. I guess this was coming at some point. "I'm going to participate in a Holy Grail War." I wouldn't lie to her. "You....." Artoria had many expressions flash across her face. "No. Absolutely not." "Artoria..." "No." She said sternly. "I have to." "What is so important that you require " "Scathach." I said simply. Her hands gripped me tight, it was clear she was holding in some choice words, and it made my heart hurt knowing it upset her. "You must miss her a lot." "I do." I sighed again. "I keep trying to distract myself, but I can't stop missing her." "I see." Artoria let go, turning around and sitting herself up on the edge of the bed. They all shot right down onto me. "AHHHHH." I let out a pained shout, the surprise of it amplifying the feelings and the lightning drilled into my core being, into my soul. I clenched my fists tight, and grit my teeth to reel back the outburst. "RRRAAHHH." I grit out, my fingers digging into my arms. I felt it, the lightning discharging all around inside of me. There were remnants, pieces that didn't go straight down into my soul that were content to tear apart the insides of my body. My Aura flared up, its healing properties offsetting the damage. Even as parts of my skin were burned and torn apart at the rampaging element, my Aura started to dampen and heal the damage. I growled, mentally swiping my ring and taking out a potion of regeneration. More potent than a normal healing potion, but not as immediate. I chugged it, letting the alchemic liquid fill my stomach and contribute to the healing. The Runes around the room glowed, as to command the element and force it to where it was supposed to go, they synchronized with the Primordial Rune on my chest. The lightning that bounced around my body, was pulled towards the center and forcibly stuffed into my soul. I coughed out blood even as the lightning left my physical body, the brief amount of time I had it inside of me was enough to damage my internals. There was no time to consider it though, just because my physical body was no longer being bombarded, it didn't mean the pain subsided. The body is a reflection of the Soul, and currently, there was chaos within my soul. I couldn't help but start rolling on the ground, clawing at the stone flooring, the excruciating pain unrelenting. Hold it, brat, it's almost over. Ddraig's words echoed in my ear, but they barely registered, I smashed my head against the ground in an attempt to keep myself conscious under this relentless assault. The stone beneath me having cracked and indented after who knows how many times. Brat, you need to focus. Compress it. I grit my teeth again, lifting my head up, even as my body was violently shaking. I tried to stand up, but collapsed back onto my ass, and decided it was good enough. I focused on the Lightning, and began the process of forcing it down. I took several haggard breaths as the pain started to subside, the tingling in my body was settling and the Lightning wasn't rampaging anymore. Slowly, I released the Lightning, letting it seep out as I absorbed it properly. The spell circle around me glowed bright, the intertwined concepts allowing me to fully take in the element, shifting my core self and adding the concept and making it mine. My breathing started evening out as the elemental power ran its course. Slowly, but surely over the course of alteast an hour, I subsumed the remainder. Opening my eyes again, I held out my hand, and lightning danced across my palm. "Fucking hell." I let out a breath, falling down onto my back. That was intense. "Yeah, hurt like a bitch too." I groaned, looking at my arms where there were still parts of my skin that had burst open. Maybe you should have done without the Five Elements Mutual Generation? "I don't know if the spell would stick with everything inside of me, besides, I only had one chance at this, I wanted to make it as strong as possible." I sighed. "I didn't expect it to be that painful, If I were honest. The first burst of it actually made me scream...." With this Element added on, there should be some interesting changes. "Yeah, basically anything affected by my soul should see something " I paused. What? "I never considered my Power of Destruction." I quickly took out the Sword of Destruction, channeling my Aura to it to ignite my bloodline power. My Power of Destruction, it usually acted almost like fire, to flare out and consume everything in its path but now...it crackled. A mutation? "Possibly, more testing is definitely needed." I looked at my power with a wide grin on my face. "But I could really get used to this." I was captivated by how it arced and crackled along the blade. *** If you want to read 6 chapter ahead or support me , visit my /astoryforone. Apocrypha is starting proper over there in two chapters.
