Chapter 40: Subduing Souls
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Chapter 40: Subduing Souls
Sage had just fought that Twin Soul and before the help of the Seed of Life he had been on the losing side. The Twin Soul was no doubt much weaker now than before, but he was previously fighting it inside his own Spiritual Sea. Now that the Twin Soul was encircling the egg he wasnt sure how he was even going to be able to attack it. Before the internal battle, he had been able to damage it with a bit of flame, but how would he push the flame into the egg without destroying the Twin Ringed Serpents embryo.
After pondering for a moment, Sage realized how important soul attack and defense techniques were going to become to him in the future. If he didnt try something now he was sure the two souls would recover and make it even more difficult to complete the merge. Sage quickly thought about every technique he knew before checking within his Storage Ring for options. Noticing something he immediately brought it out and set it onto the table hed set up to hold all the measuring devices. Putting away some of the larger and obtrusive devices, most of which he didnt even know what they measured, Sage set down a large round metal cauldron.
The eastern style of cauldron was far different than the western kind. It wasnt just a large pot, but more like an old wood stove. It had a spherical body and clawed feet, as well as a few large spouts that didnt extend outwards but instead curled over the top of its body near the lid. These spout like protrusions were actually vents. Their purpose was to allow an Alchemist to inject fire directly into the main area of the cauldron without removing the lid. Instead of putting the cauldron on top of a fire to heat it from below, an Alchemist used spirit power to control the temperature of the flames and the cauldron actually acted as a container to seal all the flames inside, with the vents to help control how much flame was introduced.
Knowing that fire could subdue spirits and souls, Sage placed the egg into the cauldron and sealed down the lid. Putting his hand onto one of the vents and sending in a tiny bit of flame he surrounded the egg with fire but kept the heat barely more than room temperature. He didnt want to kill the embryo but the idea for now was to contain and possibly intimidate the Twin Ringed Serpent. With the egg surrounded by fire, Sage used the spade to make sure there wasnt anything else useful where the egg had been buried. What!
Moving closer he started a detailed examination of the pillar, still having to shield his light from the bright glow that bled out even while covered with thick layers of cloth. The pillar was covered in array formations, and he tried not to get too distracted trying to understand them. They were exquisite and beyond anything hed ever seen before, but he was short for time and examining them would probably take days. Sage let out a gasp, finally finding what he was looking for. Upon the lowest part of the pillar, just where it touched the ground, there was actually words inscribed into the stone.
First ray of the dawning light.
At first, he was confused. Was it like the naming of a piece of art? Had the craftsman who created this magical tool given it a very artistic name like a show piece? It was only after a bit more thought that he was able to discern that perhaps the name was not merely poetic. He couldnt actually decipher or understand the array formations that were on the pillar, but he did get a general idea of the pattern of their positions. It was like being able to recognize an object as being a car without knowing exactly how the cars engine worked or even knowing how to drive it. The arrays on the pillar were tuned towards containment, sealing in energy of some sort. When he touched the orb on top, eyes closed, he also felt it was a sort of crystal that was suited for containment.
Hmm, this might be useful. The sun is one of the most Yang attuned things there is and if this is a ray of dawn, thats certainly related to the sun.
With a possible plan in mind, Sage put aside searching through the spoils and called out the stone pillar with that obscenely bright light orb. His spiritual sense was inside the egg, watching its reaction as that light was brought back out into the world and bathed the surrounding area with its illumination.
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Chapter 40: Subduing Souls
Sage had just fought that Twin Soul and before the help of the Seed of Life he had been on the losing side. The Twin Soul was no doubt much weaker now than before, but he was previously fighting it inside his own Spiritual Sea. Now that the Twin Soul was encircling the egg he wasnt sure how he was even going to be able to attack it. Before the internal battle, he had been able to damage it with a bit of flame, but how would he push the flame into the egg without destroying the Twin Ringed Serpents embryo.
After pondering for a moment, Sage realized how important soul attack and defense techniques were going to become to him in the future. If he didnt try something now he was sure the two souls would recover and make it even more difficult to complete the merge. Sage quickly thought about every technique he knew before checking within his Storage Ring for options. Noticing something he immediately brought it out and set it onto the table hed set up to hold all the measuring devices. Putting away some of the larger and obtrusive devices, most of which he didnt even know what they measured, Sage set down a large round metal cauldron.
The eastern style of cauldron was far different than the western kind. It wasnt just a large pot, but more like an old wood stove. It had a spherical body and clawed feet, as well as a few large spouts that didnt extend outwards but instead curled over the top of its body near the lid. These spout like protrusions were actually vents. Their purpose was to allow an Alchemist to inject fire directly into the main area of the cauldron without removing the lid. Instead of putting the cauldron on top of a fire to heat it from below, an Alchemist used spirit power to control the temperature of the flames and the cauldron actually acted as a container to seal all the flames inside, with the vents to help control how much flame was introduced.
Knowing that fire could subdue spirits and souls, Sage placed the egg into the cauldron and sealed down the lid. Putting his hand onto one of the vents and sending in a tiny bit of flame he surrounded the egg with fire but kept the heat barely more than room temperature. He didnt want to kill the embryo but the idea for now was to contain and possibly intimidate the Twin Ringed Serpent. With the egg surrounded by fire, Sage used the spade to make sure there wasnt anything else useful where the egg had been buried. What!
Moving closer he started a detailed examination of the pillar, still having to shield his light from the bright glow that bled out even while covered with thick layers of cloth. The pillar was covered in array formations, and he tried not to get too distracted trying to understand them. They were exquisite and beyond anything hed ever seen before, but he was short for time and examining them would probably take days. Sage let out a gasp, finally finding what he was looking for. Upon the lowest part of the pillar, just where it touched the ground, there was actually words inscribed into the stone.
First ray of the dawning light.
At first, he was confused. Was it like the naming of a piece of art? Had the craftsman who created this magical tool given it a very artistic name like a show piece? It was only after a bit more thought that he was able to discern that perhaps the name was not merely poetic. He couldnt actually decipher or understand the array formations that were on the pillar, but he did get a general idea of the pattern of their positions. It was like being able to recognize an object as being a car without knowing exactly how the cars engine worked or even knowing how to drive it. The arrays on the pillar were tuned towards containment, sealing in energy of some sort. When he touched the orb on top, eyes closed, he also felt it was a sort of crystal that was suited for containment.
Hmm, this might be useful. The sun is one of the most Yang attuned things there is and if this is a ray of dawn, thats certainly related to the sun.
With a possible plan in mind, Sage put aside searching through the spoils and called out the stone pillar with that obscenely bright light orb. His spiritual sense was inside the egg, watching its reaction as that light was brought back out into the world and bathed the surrounding area with its illumination.
Chapter 40: Subduing SoulsSage had just fought that Twin Soul and before the help of the Seed of Life he had been on the losing side. The Twin Soul was no doubt much weaker now than before, but he was previously fighting it inside his own Spiritual Sea. Now that the Twin Soul was encircling the egg he wasnt sure how he was even going to be able to attack it. Before the internal battle, he had been able to damage it with a bit of flame, but how would he push the flame into the egg without destroying the Twin Ringed Serpents embryo.After pondering for a moment, Sage realized how important soul attack and defense techniques were going to become to him in the future. If he didnt try something now he was sure the two souls would recover and make it even more difficult to complete the merge. Sage quickly thought about every technique he knew before checking within his Storage Ring for options. Noticing something he immediately brought it out and set it onto the table hed set up to hold all the measuring devices. Putting away some of the larger and obtrusive devices, most of which he didnt even know what they measured, Sage set down a large round metal cauldron. The eastern style of cauldron was far different than the western kind. It wasnt just a large pot, but more like an old wood stove. It had a spherical body and clawed feet, as well as a few large spouts that didnt extend outwards but instead curled over the top of its body near the lid. These spout like protrusions were actually vents. Their purpose was to allow an Alchemist to inject fire directly into the main area of the cauldron without removing the lid. Instead of putting the cauldron on top of a fire to heat it from below, an Alchemist used spirit power to control the temperature of the flames and the cauldron actually acted as a container to seal all the flames inside, with the vents to help control how much flame was introduced. Knowing that fire could subdue spirits and souls, Sage placed the egg into the cauldron and sealed down the lid. Putting his hand onto one of the vents and sending in a tiny bit of flame he surrounded the egg with fire but kept the heat barely more than room temperature. He didnt want to kill the embryo but the idea for now was to contain and possibly intimidate the Twin Ringed Serpent. With the egg surrounded by fire, Sage used the spade to make sure there wasnt anything else useful where the egg had been buried. What!Moving closer he started a detailed examination of the pillar, still having to shield his light from the bright glow that bled out even while covered with thick layers of cloth. The pillar was covered in array formations, and he tried not to get too distracted trying to understand them. They were exquisite and beyond anything hed ever seen before, but he was short for time and examining them would probably take days. Sage let out a gasp, finally finding what he was looking for. Upon the lowest part of the pillar, just where it touched the ground, there was actually words inscribed into the stone. First ray of the dawning light.At first, he was confused. Was it like the naming of a piece of art? Had the craftsman who created this magical tool given it a very artistic name like a show piece? It was only after a bit more thought that he was able to discern that perhaps the name was not merely poetic. He couldnt actually decipher or understand the array formations that were on the pillar, but he did get a general idea of the pattern of their positions. It was like being able to recognize an object as being a car without knowing exactly how the cars engine worked or even knowing how to drive it. The arrays on the pillar were tuned towards containment, sealing in energy of some sort. When he touched the orb on top, eyes closed, he also felt it was a sort of crystal that was suited for containment. Hmm, this might be useful. The sun is one of the most Yang attuned things there is and if this is a ray of dawn, thats certainly related to the sun.With a possible plan in mind, Sage put aside searching through the spoils and called out the stone pillar with that obscenely bright light orb. His spiritual sense was inside the egg, watching its reaction as that light was brought back out into the world and bathed the surrounding area with its illumination.
