Master Of None

Chapter 386 - 386. Skill Demonstration

Walker sat in silence while he came to terms with how the elves must feel. He could tell that this mage was a very big piece in the evolution of their mana theories and understanding. They had seen nature use the fusion of elements but been purists themselves. This was even still seen today but just as a base for getting stronger before trying to fuse elements with another mage.

He could also understand the pain of watching a pioneer of their own species fall from the peak to a tragic end could bring them great sadness. "I am sorry for bringing it up. But to me, this mage sounds like they did many things no one could have dreamed until it happened." Walker placed it delicately. 

The eyes of the mages sparkled with understanding and drive. They knew that it was a very unique situation and had been passed down for good reason. The meaning wasn't to become stuck and sad but instead motivated to do what seemed impossible.

"We know we brought the atmosphere down, but we wanted to share a story and history of what drives mages. Some don't have the fire to experiment until they hear history like that. Others need to learn the lesson of understanding. We wanted you to hear it as well." The fire mage spoke up for all the mages. Alma nodded along to Walker so he would know she felt the same.

"Now that the history lesson is over, I think it is only right for you to demonstrate the skill. As far as I know we never saw this skill written in the recordings." The crystal mage hesitantly spoke up, however, their words proved to be the right move. He managed to spark the curiosity again in the mages which completely changed the feeling of the training area.

"Then bring another training dummy forward and let's see what it does to the mana stored inside. This should be the best test of the two effects of the skill." Alma saw the chance to push the mages' curiosity farther. In her mind, if the mages were given more inspiration they could start fusing other skills with other mages and possibly find better ones from one interaction with another kingdoms' visitor.

Walker wielded the crystal spear while the skill was active, he knew he had ten strikes before he would have to activate the darkness and light elemental manas again to create the crystal blade of night and day. 

He planned to use the quick jab skill he had gotten in the demi-human kingdom of Ordist. He had noticed it well after the matches but never used it, mostly because he had not put any effort in to using a spear before. Now it would be different, he could use the crystal blade of night and day along with the quick jab skill. This would be a devastating combination attack to cripple an opponent, Walker would need to be very careful how and when he used it.

The mages brought over a wooden training dummy filled with elemental mana. It was a special dummy the elves used to test mana draining magic skills on. Once the mages were clear Walker approached the wooden dummy with the spear at the ready. 

With all his might Walker used the quick jab skill five times. Each hit struck the dummy in the center causing deep piercing wounds. The next moment Walker witnessed the points in which he attacked turning grey and starting to crumble. The mana bleeding out of the wooden dummy spreading in the air. 

Walker took note that the spear could do a little more than just damage a soul. It could damage a non-living mana storage item. This could come in handy if he needed to break a form of core or mana storage gear. 

The effects were strong and before they all realized it a hole had rotted in the dummy the size of a small pumpkin. This would be a grievous and life ending injury to any humanoid being. If it was a medium sized monster it would spell their death. Walker released the skill and used his remaining mana to make the crystal spear change back in to the crystal ball shape. He was a little fearful of this skill. 

"That is a lot to handle." Alma wasn't sure what else to say. She could tell that the skill was dangerous and could deal with monsters above the level any of them would normally be able to defeat. She could even see it being able to do damage to some high class monsters. 

"The light elemental mana appeared to use some of the mana escaping from the dummy as fuel for the decay the darkness elemental mana was doing. They were working together." 

The light elemental mage had kept his eyes focused as best as he could and had seen something he considered amazing. "The key to the large amount of damage wasn't the multiple strikes. But the fact that as the mana bleeds away it lets the darkness elemental mana push in and decay more." The dark mage and light mage had both created their theory, 

"The earth element was there too. The spear head penetrated the wood much more than it would have normally. The spear was toughened." The crystal mage was happy to join in properly and received approving looks from the other earth mages. This was the first time they had allowed him to take the lead and he was presenting them well at his younger age.

"So in the end the elements that were fused equally caused the damage and effects to be greater than if they were used separately. That result is exactly what we wanted. Not to mention it is new information to study." Walker summed up the little report happily. The negative feelings had been shaken away by burning curiosity within the mages. 

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