Edited by: KenChi死

Two days has passed since the day I was told about rituals. I was making a hex bag one after another. As I did, at the same time Codex was describing a way rituals work. On a patch of skin I put herbs, then I imbue those with magic to make them permanently fresh. As those will be living even without sun air and water they will be also able to generate its own mana that will be used to maintain the spell. Then I am tying those inside the skin patch that will be a bag itself. Now putting a spell.

~As in hexbags as in totems, the spell will be sustained. The difference is in the source. As mana in hexbags is taken from herbs it allows the user to carry it wherever he pleases. The totems drains power from the mana veins in ground. Because of it, totem will have no power in other places… as long as you put it in other ground with high mana saturation… But the difference in powers between hex bags and totems is obvious. For now you are using few hex bags around the hut, to keep beast away, don’t you? You put six of those at distance of about 500 meters… more or less. So you did not covered even a square kilometer with those 6 bags. If your hut would be in sufficient place, this one totem would not only be efficient on twice or even more area, but it would also keep away stronger creatures and have few more uses. Druids of swamps were using such totems to cover the whole swamp in never fading mist. Inside that mist many illusions were generated randomly. No one who would ever step inside would ever step out… as long as the druids would consider those as intruders… I am highly advising you to learn creation of those not only because of rituals. Actually I wanted to show you those as you would hit level 20…are you done with those yet?

You have succeed while creating [Small Hexbag of Nature]

All [Nature] based spells and abilities will be 2.5% stronger

5 exp + 9 exp

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[Hexbag creation] has leveled up. [Hexbag creation] is now level 9

[I allowed myself to level it up a little. You know, skipped two days… Or you really want a chapter in which he would sit on ass and craft shit…. 5 pages of notifications?-author]

~I am trying my best… but can you tell me why am I supposed to craft EXACTLY those hex bags? I couldn’t I make few strength improving for warriors, vitality improving…. For people requiring more vitality… you know what I mean… I just want to say, that as I would sell those I could make really nice moneys…

~Just sit on your ass and do what I told you to do. I don’t remember any high purity jewel in your possession, so unless you don’t want to literally cut out of your body a monster core you would need another catalyst. Instead of quality we will focus on quantity. It is the best way, for you will level up hex bag creation in same time. It is killing two wyverns with one spear!

I… I can cut my cores out? Why hell would I do so?!

~Cores have many functions. If you would ever run out of cash you could actually…

~Maybe we will stop here. You know, I don’t find selling parts of me as… well… Wait, will it be considered as prostitution? Selling parts of your body for other people to use them…?

~… you are the only one who could think about it this way… LESS TALKING MORE CRAFTING! We don’t have all day…

~Actually we do. Get back to the lesson.

As I told I throw just created hexbag of really big pile of same that was set up in front of me.

~As you will finally get this damned hexbag creation to level 10 you should be given knowledge about stronger version of those, which are totems. If not I will teach you that. Your speed of creating has constantly risen. You are simply getting used to the process of imbuing and enchanting. Finding a mana vein… well, you should raise your meditation to do so, but as we have no time… AS I HAVE NO TIME… I will do it for you. There should be right spell in Codex.

~We really have to find a name for you… Sometimes it freak me out when you talk about yourself in third person.

You have succeed while creating [Small Hexbag of Nature]

All [Nature] based spells and abilities will be 2.5% stronger

5 exp + 9 exp

~Names have power. I reject idea to bestow me with a name until you both know the ancient speech in at least grand master level.

~Grand master?! How many skills ranks there are?

~ Those would be…: A novice, apprentice, regular, expert, grand expert, master, expert master, grand master, expert grand master, completer, transcendence. But depending on skill those may be different. Few skill has a journeyman, some magic spells instead of master has magus… it is really complicated. There are also skills have a simply MAX option…. Get back to work. You are doing it on purpose?

~What do you want? I am creating those non-stop. You know, some individuals can speak and think at same time. And I belong to the very rare species that can talk, think and do something at the same time. No! Don’t answer now! Take your time thinking, no one will bug you.

~Asshole…

~just reminding that you are the one bitching about everything.

You have succeed while creating [Small Hexbag of Nature]

All [Nature] based spells and abilities will be 2.5% stronger

5 exp + 9 exp

~Where did we stop?

~That as I hit level 10 with hex bags I will be able to make totems and then I will use your spell to find a mana vain.

~That’s right! Mana veins in ground are also called dragon veins. Those are like rivers of mana, and are mostly rare. They are meant to appear in all kind of sacred places, in locations were battle between powerful magical creatures occurred, in nest of such creatures, or in place that was blessed or cursed by powerful being or such spells was maintained for long periods of time. Those have a tendency to move, but it takes millennia, so you don’t need to be afraid that from one day to another your spells would lose effects. Even more as totems can to some degree keep it in place. The matter of totem is done, so is the matter of catalysts – hexbags you are making right now, and place where ritual will be performed. You will need just a decent magic power, spell itself and time. And you already have those. You will power yourself up by mediation and blood magic if necessary. You also have a spell – Echo of Nature, it will be used as center of performance. It will be multiple times changed into more powerful variants, and when you find that the power in sufficient, you release it. That’s all. Got it?

You have succeed while creating [Small Hexbag of Nature]

All [Nature] based spells and abilities will be 2.5% stronger

5 exp + 9 exp

~Sure. Hey, Codex-chan…

~What is it now?

~Nothing… Just… ya know… Thank you. Really, thank you for everything. Thanks for rescuing my life, for granting me power and spells… and mostly, you have my thanks that you simply are. I really would grow mad if I would have no one to talk to in this forest… Somehow I would rather not to talk with Sins too much now…

~HEY!

~… Tsh, You are welcome. Idiot.

You have succeed while creating [Small Hexbag of Nature]

All [Nature] based spells and abilities will be 2.5% stronger

5 exp + 9 exp

~Can you now, please, tell us what you found unattractive in us?

~Nothing, you are great, but you are me. A weird me. You just don’t have to remind me that deeply inside my heart I want to see the world burn.

~Everyone does, boss. There is no single creature on world that does not wish for destruction. Putting it simply, here you can hear your desires screaming… And you will find us helpful sooner or later… And I think it will be sooner…

You have succeed while creating [Small Hexbag of Nature]

All [Nature] based spells and abilities will be 2.5% stronger

5 exp + 9 exp

~There is nothing wrong with being prideful, greedy, lazy, full of anger or full of lewd thoughts. But you will have to control those. We are here to help you with it. We will rise with you, for the greater one becomes, the greater will be his desires.

You have succeed while creating [Small Hexbag of Nature]

All [Nature] based spells and abilities will be 2.5% stronger

5 exp + 9 exp

Your skill [Hexbag creation] has leveled up. [Hexbag creation] is now level 10

Because of your skill [Hexbag creation] reached certain level, a variation of skill [Totem creation] has been learned.

[Hexbag creation level 10] and [Totem creation level 1] has merged creating [Magical tools creation level 10]

~Finally! Two days looking at someone doing same thing over and over again! Not even doing it personally! Now go perform the rite, so we can already blow up somet… I mean get rid of intruders and focus on some more studies… pretty please?

~Sure, sure. Just show me the spell to look for tho…

The Codex appeared in front of me, and opened on some page covered with magical symbols, and completed description of the actions that have to be performed. It was a seeking spell. The question is, why couldn’t I use this spell at the very beginning?

~Don’t even try to ask some silly questions, and anticipating your question – this spell will not detect living as they are. It is focused on magical power. It is more possible that you will find every gryphon in the forest, every wyvern and every leshy, fiend, behemoth, warg, and every creature that has some more magical power then humans. And there is lots of such creature… NOW GO FINDING THOSE VEINS ALREADY! But.. if you would find any… “to big” vein… just stay away from it. Entering a backwoods is suicide even as you have a blessing of the goddess of nature. Now, shu, shu. Go already.

… This woman… you are telling me NOW that I can actually walk into monster den thanks to this spell? Just sweet. But what else can I do. Walking through the forest hoping that I would walk into hunters is not a much better idea. Actually chances that in such situation I would encounter something I wish to not encounter are even higher… Just sweet.

“ I command the spirits of earth and the wind,

Be my eyes as the contract was signed,

Fly through the skies in the darkest night,

The beacon of magic shall arise in the rite,

Show me the place that I desire to find,

For you, my servants, to my will are bind.”

My eyes were filled with a burning sensation. I fell on my knees while covering my face with my palms. There was something wrong with my visions, slowly it was deprived of colors. Everything was now grey. Great, now I am a color blind?

As time was passing I could slowly notice… a color? The one that no one can describe? It was sparkling in everything. In grass, bugs.. my body itself was sparkling even more. I looked at Kaito, even he was sparkling a little, bit more then grass around him. My new magical ravens? More than Kaito, less than me. Sebastian? Oh holy sh… Like a small sun. The hell are you? Get your shit together and get rid of this sealed form. I am curious what kind of creature you truly are.

Great, but what now? I see the world in shades of gray (more or less 50 of those), and some color of magic. What if …

I activated Echo of nature. It worked, but it completely different way. Instead of vision of living things… It was like I would grow roots and those run in every direction, looking for something… for this specific color. And lots if those were shown. Only one thing was noticed by me as I spread those roots and they hit theirs max range. The color was getting more and more intense the deeper in forest it was located. So what can I do now? Isn’t it obvious?

I headed deeper into the forest.