Saintess Summons Skeletons

Chapter 114: Astelia, the born Oracle

Chapter 114: Astelia, the born Oracle

Name : Astelia Glacier

Age :14

Class : [Moonlit Oracle]

Level : 199

Health : 199 000 / 199 000

Stamina : 19 / 19

Mana : 58 553 / 199 000

Active Skills (7 / 7)

[Wherever the Moon Shines] - Level 43

[Celestial Pull] - Level 199

[Repulsion] - Level 199

[Weight of the Moon] - Level 12

[Orbital blades] - Level 74

[Lunar Realm] - Level 100

[Godly Incarnation] - Level 1

Passive Skills (6 / 6)

[Greater physical absorption] - Level 3

[Immovable object]

[Mana convergence]

[Self gravitation] - Level 100

[Greater regeneration]

[Moon Benediction] - Level 199

Classless Skills (5 / 5)

[Menial Chores] - Level 78

[Singing] - Level 52

[Identify] - Level 2

[Fast reading] - Level 100

[Mana manipulation]

Racial Skills (1)

[Blood Curse]

[Mark of The Moon]

Woah. Where do we even start?

Saintomancer? Astelia read out loud, tilting her head to the side, Saint and Necromancer, right? But why not Necrosaint then?

I got both classes at the same time, but I got the message for Saint first

So thats how it happened! Was there a special message?

Errors about being unable to have two classes, then this happened. What about you, Moonlit Oracle?

I was born with it, Astelia answered casually, swinging her legs beneath the table.

Wait, that can happen?!

Not for other classes but Saints and Oracles can be chosen anytime. It comes with some advantages and inconveniences.

Like being stuck with it and having no choice Yeah I know that quite well

Its not too bad, for a regular Oracle, their Gods have a tight grip on their actions. But because I didnt get the choice to accept or reject the class, the system restricts the ways Moon can interact with me.

So Oracles can decline usually? Wish I could have had that choice too Even if the class in itself worked out in the end Sofia didnt think that what happened at the orphanage was her fault, but it was a reality that it wouldnt have happened had she not been chosen as a Saintess. Not that I could have avoided it. Scripture had been waiting for me to get the necromancer class from the start

Yes, the system has a whole contract thing in place with the Gods Ehrm, its complicated but since you still get identified as a Saint you should also have some protection and privileges. Though saints arent allowed a say in the matter, Gods can barely really interact with them.

Hmm, whats up with your stats by the way, is that an Oracle thing too?

No, not at all, this is the effect of [Moon Benediction], other oracles have statistics that look more like yours usually. They are not stuck with the stamina of a level 3 Astelia answered, swaying her hand to throw a log into the fireplace.

Thats why you dont move much and leveled up [Menial chores]? You must really value lowered stamina costs right? Sofia asked rhetorically.

Thats right. I get tired at the smallest things, at least all the space skills and the other stats make up for it. Our classless skills are a bit similar, have you figured out [Mana manipulation] yet?

Im not even sure how it helps exactly, if you could enlighten me

Of course! the girl jumped out of her chair, Essentially, every skill you use creates mana circles outside and inside your body. Like when I do this, putting a foot against the wall, she started walking on it, as if it had become her own floor, she jumped to demonstrate that she would fall back down to the wall, then walked back down. This is [Self gravitation], by the way, it has been stuck at level 100 for a while. Sometimes skills like that cannot evolve for whatever reason, I assume your armor skill is the same. What you want to do is to either learn to use it as is without the system, then forget the skill to free a slot, or tinker with it yourself. [Mana manipulation] helps with the second option.

So its a way to alter skills?

Yes, you dont need this skill to do it but it will greatly speed up the process. As for how exactly you do that Im also still trying to get the hang of it, but Agran was adamant this was a necessary thing for me. the vampire said, sitting back on her chair, slightly out of breath. Also the system only allows us to modify skills that are stuck like that, and locked skills are out of the question.

Thats pretty nice, I was starting to get worried about my armor skill being too weak. Your turn to ask a question then.

Hmm There are plenty of things Im curious about Since I told you about my blessing, can you tell me about yours?

Is that fine? She seems trustworthy enough

Would that not be putting you in danger?

It should be fine as long as I dont say or write anything myself. Ive already read the names in other places, its scary to know the risk they hide but I cannot help my curiosity

Sure then, just read the description.

After that Sofia tried her best to give more details about the Deep, freaking out Astelia whenever she used the word Deep or the Lords names and titles. The little girl was truly fascinated by the subject. For a moment, Sofia felt like she was back at the orphanage, reading stories to the younger kids. Except the kid this time was stronger than her. And thats about all I can share. There should be a fourth Lord but I havent really heard of them yet.

This is crazy You know Sofia You werent the first person I heard say that name, you know the one. The first time I heard it, it was an adventurer coming back from a ruin to show us his discoveries. He read the name from an items description.

What happened to him?

He vanished. I blinked and he wasnt there anymore. Our anti-teleportation barrier didnt pick up anything. Whats worse is I cant even remember his face or who he was anymore. It disappeared from my memory and everybody elses. All I can remember is his voice.

Sofia shivered as she imagined the scene. Maybe I should stop using their names too lightly Just in case Do you still have the items? she asked.

No, they disappeared with him, but I remember the main one, it was the broken top-half of a huge blue stone slab, supposedly covered in an old language. Im a bit sad I did not get a close look at it, but maybe thats for the better. Well, that was a lot, your turn.

Okay, tell me more about Gods then, I kind of have a grudge against a certain one. What are they exactly, is it even something that you know?

You are speaking to an Oracle! If I do not know then who would? This is quite the subject But considering what you just shared I cannot really just give you a vague explanation. However, this is what Ive learned in ten years of living as the bridge to one of Them, and from the education the Queen forced on me So Ill try to keep it short, interrupt me if you do not understand something.

Sofia nodded in approval, and the girl chugged down a full glass of silvery water before starting her explanation.

First I will tell you about Gods and Recessed in general, and then Ill say what I know about Scripture. Its the one, right? Unless its Sorrow? I also want to ask you about that skill.

It is Scripture, yes. And I would rather not say too much about Sorrow if that is fine with you. I dont want anyone else to try doing an apostle ritual during a trial. Better not to give her bad ideas, even if shes very knowledgeable for her age. Shes still a kid.

Sure, but Ill also have the right to skip a question. Then lets talk about Gods. I must preface beforehand that everything I say from now on is mostly unproven theories. Adjusting her position to sit more comfortably on her chair, Astelia was back to her cold business persona as she explained.

Gods are beings that exist on the highest plane of existence, right above ours. To explain planes, quickly, imagine the world as a sandwich, the top bread is the Gods plane, the bottom bread is the plane of the Recessed, which are kind of inverted Gods. And in between, the main ingredients, stuck to the Gods realm is the physical realm where our bodies are, stuck to the Reccessed realm is the Spirit realm where our souls are. Last but not least, in the middle, holding everything together, the sauce of the sandwich is mana.

Mana is a plane too?

Yes and no. You cannot go to the mana plane like you could the others. Its not a real plane and more just the reality mana occupies if you will. Mana is exactly halfway between physical and spiritual so it exists where it is.

An in betweenThe midenicite tablets! Thats what they were! The one with a hand on fire was between the one with a farmer and the one with a ghost. And it has two and half a dot on top when the other ones all have a full count. That would mean beyond the realm of the recessed is the empty plane where Zangdar is And the last one is the Deep. All stacked on each other.

I hate to say it but her sandwich analogy is pretty on point.