BXBX NOVEL Chapter 8 How Does One Use Magic? [Edited]
Shaman shot up, letting Wolfy who was peacefully sleeping fall from her face and land on her lap. Despite the fall Wolfy still laid there on its back unaffected by what happened.
*YAWN* Shaman did some stretches letting out small groans.
'I don't think I have slept that well since coming to this world, Although it's only been like 2 or 3 days it has already felt like I have lived here for years. Well, I guess if I take into account the fact that I merged with another person's memories I guess I really have lived in this world for years.'
Shaman pats Wolfy causing him to wake up.
"Rise and shine cutie we got some hunting to do." Shaman lightly pinched Wolfy's cheeks and despite his attempts to avoid her hands, he unable to escape.
"woof~" Wolfy lets out a small howl in response.
"Okay let's get washed up and dressed and we will make our way back to the forest." Shaman gets up from bed and got ready to leave.
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"Sir we have got another batch of young ladies ready for the sacrifice, we only need a few sets then we can begin the ritual." A rather old man who looked like he was on death's door presented 10 women cuffed and in a rather rough condition.
"Well done, it is only a matter of time till we will be able to set up an anchor." A figure who was too hard to make out in the darkroom scans the women to make sure there are no problems and then he notices one who looks a little different.
"Hmmm, keep the one on the far right alive till the sacrifice, she will be useful." The man picked out a black haired Fox girl who still had life in her eyes unlike the other girls in the room.
"As you wish sir." The old man bows and exits the room pulling on the chain to get the girls moving.
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Shaman set out with Wolfy, who decided the top of Shaman's head was the most comfortable spot. She did not mind this and continued on to the guild house.
This time Shaman brought a map from the guild house instead of a shady stall which provided much more details about the area. She also inquired about where she can buy any books about magic theory.
The reception lady had pointed her in the direction of the magic shop and set off to buy some books.
Shaman arrived at the magic shop which looks a little old to be one but she still enters it anyway, since it was recommended by the guild.
Shaman walked into the store to see an old lady reading a book of sorts. The old lady notices Shaman and waves at her to come over.
"What can I get a young lass like you?" the Old lady spoke in a croaky voice.
"I'm looking for books on basic magic, so any books on magic theory will do."
"Oh we have plenty of those, just head to the back right corner on the 3rd shelf should be books on magic theory." The old lady points to a corner of a shop.
"Thank you." Shaman walked over to the shelf to look at the books.
'Hmm, this seems to be too accessible. It is either hard to learn or only advanced books that teach higher tier magic are only available for higher-ups, But who says I can't self teach, surely I can master the elements without some fancy book.' Shaman then picked out some books that seemed to be relevant, she then heads back to the old lady.
"I'll take these." Shaman presents the few books she got from the shelf.
"Alright sweetie, that will be 1 gold coin."
Shaman froze a little at the price but still reluctantly handed over the gold.
"A-alright I'll see you later." Shaman waved at the old lady and exited the shop, the old lady smiles and waves back.
'No wonder people don't buy basic books, you have to be at least a decent adventurer to provide for yourself and spend it on books.'
Shaman puts the books in her inventory and heads out to the forest.
While on the way to the forest Shaman pulled out one of the magic theory books to get a headstart in understanding the concept of magic.
To her surprise, a system message pops up.
[Do you want to comprehend the contents of this book]
[Yes/No]
Shaman shook her head in shock, nearly making Wolfy fall off her head.
"YES!"
'Oh, I wish you were with me in my own world. You are literally the definition of a cheat and it would make me the smartest person in the world and all I would have to do is just pick up the book, then bam knowledge.' Shaman lamented this fact as all that studying could have been done in a flash without ever needing to open the book.
Shaman quickly does this with the other books and with her newfound knowledge, it also opened up some more memories and they seemed magic related.
'Huh, by learning what this previous body has learnt I will be able to uncover what she had done.' Shaman then looks through the memories to get a grasp of how it is done.
'Oh I see, it seems like the only thing I can do is practice now.' Shaman continued her walk to the forest thinking about how to go about using her magic.
From what she has learnt, magic uses mana which is separate energy in the air. Just like oxygen, it floats around and each has different properties like the colour representing its element. People within this world are able to control those particles to form an element and depending on where you are the effectiveness of said element is affected, so using water near lava would be impossible unless you are a tier 6 and above or you won't be able to freely use magic.
The reason for this is that each person has a core within themselves that stores the different elements in them, but it's too small to be able to form the elements without the outside source. This can be trained and achieved at a lower tier but is extremely hard and is better to enhance your body to tier 6 then train it.
She also learnt that people are unable to go above tier 1 until they are over 18 years old and that's why it's the time that they will begin killing beasts. Shaman wondered if there were other people with a system, as she found people at tier 1 rather weak and she assumed this because she can allocate her stats, unlike other people who would have to train to earn points. She also saw she had a level that indicates some form of powering up and was curious if there will be some sort of evolution once she reached a certain level.
'Only one way to find out and that's to level up some more!' After processing some of the information, Shaman felt inspired to level up as much as she could during her trip into the forest.
Shaman arrived at the forest, and she stands in front of a tree a few meters away to prepare herself to use magic.
"Alright let's see how this goes." Shaman closed her eyes and concentrated on her core.
She is able to feel the core welling up inside her, the same feeling she had when using sword dash and slash. Shaman continued her concentration and felt the energy around her swirl through her body. Directing it to her hand, Shaman wanted to harness the wind element which was the most common and tried to imagine the green particles. Although it cannot be seen by the naked eye Shaman was able to feel the ambient mana gather in her hand and soon a mini-tornado appeared in it.
"YES!!" Shaman jumps up in excitement making Wolfy who was peacefully on her head suddenly fly off and wakes up in a shock. Wolfy managed to land safely to land on his feet safely but was shaken by the sudden jolt.
"Sorry, Wolfy." Shaman got rid of the small tornado and knelt down to pat Wolfy as an apology, but before she could even pat him, he jumped back on her head.
"I guess it just loves to sleep, well at least it is not mad at me." Then a system message pops up
[Elements learnt: wind]
[1/4 elements harnessed]
[Wind now can be freely used as well as with skills and normal uses as long there is ambient mana around]
'I love this system, it's like everything is in easy mode when it comes to doing anything related to magic and fighting.' Shaman's eyes shone with excitement as she finally was able to use an element.
Little did she know what she had done was a feat that very few people could do at her age and would be regarded as a genius.
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Shaman played around with the wind and was able to pick up small things and even Wolfy with the wind. After freely using it she tries to form a blade of sorts to try to create her own skill.
After making the typical arc shape she threw the wind towards the tree and to her surprise, it cut the wood.
Then a system message came acknowledging what Shaman had done.
[New skill: Wind Slash]
[Send out a sharp blade of wind]
[Cost: -20 MP]
[compatible with Sword dash and Slash but will cost an extra 10 MP]
[coats the weapon in wind and upon execution of the skill it will send out a slash alongside with the blade.]