《Caligo Tenebris》Chapter 7 - Loopholes...
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Chapter 7
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Loopholes...
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Is has been a month since the lost of my beautiful Matilda. I know that grieving for a spider is stupid, but she was my only friend in this world, now i'm back to my solitude.. I have absorbed thousands of insects and even a few 'kinda rabbits'.. That's what i call them, they look like rabbits, but not quite like...
This is always what happen from one world to the other. The principles of physics and evolution are the same so many resemblance can be found but also really obvious differences. For example i don't remember rabbits having long monkey tails back on earth.
Now that i am moving more and mostly undetected i can see a lot more animals than before. Of course i tarted with the weakest, same pattern as before, no surprises yet. Time to evolve from rats looking stuff.
So this morning i have been lucky enough to sneak on a couple of tailed rabbits who were frantically munching on some grass. I believe now to have enough mana to compress is hard enough to make a mana spear. Obviously i fill the area with my mana aura. 'Expanded mana' That way as long as the spear do not leave the area i can reabsorb it.
I am using 90% of my mana in that spear so if it leaved my area of power resulting in me loosing it, that would put me back to insects level. No way i'm letting that happen...
I then shape a slim cone with 90% of my body hardening the tip as much as i currently can, neglecting the rest of the spear because it's the tip that count. My expanded mana being all around the rabbits, invisible to their eyes, is truly an unfair situation for them i will admit.
It's basically like i was grinding against their body. I can form my spear anywhere in that area they have no way to predict it. Even my spear should be mostly invisible to them except the tip which must appear black since it so much compressed.
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I trow the spear with 'mana movement' putting all my strength in it. Not seeing it coming the first rabbit get stab through the heart. (I didn't try the head unsure if my spear was strong enough to pierce the skull... Seeing this the other rabbit start running in panic.
It didn't go very far since reabsorbing and trowing the spear again take around 3 seconds. The second rabbit get hit on his flank through the stomach. I quickly finish it with a stab to the head wanting to test if i can pierce a skull.. Well.. I can. A rabbit skull that is tho.
I absorb both mana pools then regroup my mana in one big blob. When i do not compress myself i am now a big blob at least men height. Between 5 to 6 feet i'd say. I realize that uncompressed like that, if a human were to see me he would only see two floating glowing red eyes.
But if my estimate are correct i should be very close to normal human mana pool size. But how would i ever make contact? How could i make friends being what i am and looking like this..? Can i even talk? Well i know how to use telepathy with mana but that's not very convenient is it?! The more humanoid-ish i can get the better is it if i dont want to go insane talking to myself...
I probably haven't covered much ground but i haven't met any sigh of any intelligent beings around. It's annoying not even knowing if there's humanoids on this planet, but thinking about Lucifer's gift i'm thinking there as to be... Ho yes he also spoke about loopholes and i found one !!!!!! If i'm thinking about the mana spear just now !! Then i ca[...]
GGRRRrrrrrrr* GGRRrRRRrrrrrr*
I slowly turn around and look for the owner of that growl... Ho! It's.... something....
[...]
GGRrrrrr* GGRRRRrrrrrr*
Sighh ok so apparently i now contain enough mana to be perceive as a threat to animals with especially acute senses... You know how dogs bark before an earthquake...
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'HOOO! I get it !!!' (Michael)
As i look at the 2 dead rabbits i now understand that this animal had smelled blood and came for a feast and is now trying to steal it from me! Not that i intended to eat them.. Nor could i even if i wanted too...
'Note to self, 'Use carcasses to lure more prey'. Mwehehe so smart so smart' (Michael)
GGRrrrrr* GGRRRRrrrrrr*
'Humm.. I guess it does kinda look like a dog.. Kinda...' (Michael)
Spoiler : 
With my imaginary tongue i lick my imaginary lips and recreate my 'mana aura', radius 100 square feet. With each rabbit and rats i became strong! Very strong ! I know i can take him on. As an non magical creature his faith is already sealed. I form my mana spear, with now more mana i compress it even more and give a rotation to it with 'mana movement'.
I then launch it. The creature sensing it dodge to the right avoiding a fatal injury but his left rear leg is ripped and left dangling. I then quickly form a new spear but immediately the creature jump on me with his powerful jaw open.
It visibly aimed at my eyes but all he got is a loud CLAP* Indicating him that he bit nothing but air. Expanding all my remaining mana except my spear and placing my eyes high in the air i proceed in stabbing him repetitively.
I always do this quick and swift, i do not enjoy seeing a creature suffer. Unless, they do something to me deserving of such....
I then absorbed his mana.
'Woaa that was one hell of a mana boost !' (Michael)
Ok before i got interrupted by this rude creature, i was explaining the loopholes found by Lucifer when giving me this body. (No physical body)... Mean intangible.. But my spear is part of my body... What i am saying here is that if compressed enough, mana become tangible! I can 'touch' ! Of course i can't feel... But i can interact with stuff.. Potentially hold a sword, enter a woman's p..* Cough cough*... Not feeling a thing doesn't make it non enjoyable now does it ?! [...] Aww who am i kidding... Sobsobsob*
Anyway i can't have a physical body yet i have a body with the capacity to become physical... Brilliant LULU !!! Nicely done!
Now on the the next project ! I am currently in the process of making myself a humanoid shaped body. Making cubes, and complex geometry is good and all but with that loophole thing i can totally see how i could shape myself humanoid looking! But i need practice since it's filled with weird geometry.. It would not have details but just a silhouette.
Then i can simply put clothes that hide... Well hide 'everything' and there you go ! Human looking.. Thing... But i still have some issue with the hands tho... It is too complex to shape and move convincingly.
Then it hit me !
'Gloves ! Or gauntlets... I can use them like a mould!... Just filling the gloves with my mana and there you go ! Hands !!!' (Michael)Ghuhuhuuhu*
But i would still be invisible, black is better than invisible so i need a lot more mana to compress and then i[...]
GGRrrrrr* GGRRRRrrrrrr* GGRrrrrr* GGRRRRrrrrrr* GGRrrrrr* GGRRRRrrrrrr* GGRrrrrr* GGRRRRrrrrrr* GGRrrrrr* GGRRRRrrrrrr* GGRrrrrr* GGRRRRrrrrrr*
'Sighhh... I was so much in thought that i didn't notice 7 more of those coming here ?! Well just perfect, just what i needed actually' (Michael)
Slaughter noises*
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Sorry for the late one. I have made art for the chapters to come. (I'm preparing for the heart of the story!)
My drawings are posted on the forum but BEWARE Spoilers alert !!
http://www.royalroadl.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=12180
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