Standing up after waving off the spell creation system notice, I decided to try some ‘classic' magic from popular anime from the 21st century.

Notably the ‘Babylon’s Gate’ of Gilgamesh in the Fate series…

First, to picture the weapons.

Planning to become a bladesmith once my pro-gamer career came to an end, I knew mostly how to shape and balance them.

Due to the nature of the magic system I chose to use, the ‘dimension storage’ side of the spell is avoidable, saving spell-casting time and mana.

Drawing the metal and fire element to serve as fuel for my spell, I materialised the circle slowly, making multiple checks on the rune it formed. With it’s stability out of concern, I then exerted my will to make a medieval European sword emerge and stab the wall to my right.

A sword of apparent low quality then came out of the fiery grey circle.

While I interfered with the spell to take a look at the crude looking sword, as I didn’t do anything to make it beautiful or overly dangerous when making the circle, it hovered around me with a buzzing sound.

Letting the sword go, it positioned itself horizontally before shooting toward the wall with a screeching sound.

Upon impact, the sword disappeared into a mote of light before fading away.

Feeling relieved with the spell’s success, I brought into being several other weapons like halberds, greatswords and such armament, leaving innumerable scar on the wall.

Wanting to work on something more practical and ignoring the blue box glowing to my left with a ‘!’ on it, I concentrated again.

Willing a runic circle of pure fire energy, refined and condensed to the limits, a fiery purple circle emitting dangerously high heat materialised.

It’s size no more than 50 centimetres of diameter.

As I released the control of the magic making the runic circle, it delivered a pure white cylindrical beam, illuminating the whole cave and accompanied by a thunderous noise, before fading away in shiny particle, dancing around as they were slowly dispersing.

Curious toward the impact of this unpredicted spell, I drew a breath of cold air when I seen the stone burned to the state of glass.

Musing on the possibilities of the circle formed with pure energy, I prudently created a circle of pure metal energy under me, and not releasing the control of it yet, I willed it to form my dreamed armor, one wielded by a powerful General in DeathCommander.

As expected, the circle became quickly intricate, forming rune after rune, developing in a three layered circle in the end.

The armor gradually appeared as the circle flew upward, at a steady but slow pace, as if taking my differents size for reference. Only the inner layer of the circle reached my head, forming a half-deployed facial mask in a crowned helmet.

The completion of these spell give me an additional three notification boxes, but I ignored them at the moment, more preoccupied by the sudden and overwhelming weakness that come crashing upon me like a tidal wave.

Strengthless, my armor disappeared in an explosion of specks of light, and I fell on my knees, cursing my foolishness and my lack of seriousness as I realised that I have completely overlooked the strain from mana’s overconsumption.

Blacking out, in an unsecured zone, like a juicy fruit in the middle of a desolate land waiting to be taken.

The last image coming to me, the ground approaching my face far too fast, and the sound of three heavy stone falling and breaking apart on impact were the only things sending me off toward my unconsciousness.

***

I woke up, face in the dusty ground, snarling sound resounding all around me. Directly linking the beasts sounds to the giant hyena I crushed a few days ago, I tried to lift myself up, planning to deal with the unknown threats, only to realise my lack of strength.

Using all my remaining physical strength, I forced my head to turn, racking the ground.

I finally saw the beasts, in the cave entrance.

Grey brown, erratic patch of fur, glaring and prominent bone-white teeths and malicious eyes.

Three giant hyena, looking at me while slowly approaching.

Helpless, I choose to glance over the notification boxes, stopping briefly at each one.

You have created an Emperor class spell, 'The King's Armory : Gate'

Effect : Create a weapon based on the desire of the caster and either create one in a solid state and shoot it toward a defined target, or format weapon half tangible half ethereal for the caster to wield.

Grade : Immortal Rank.

Active spell.

Cost : 50 mana / weapon (cost increase with the weapon complexity)

You have created a A class spell, 'Purefire Beam'

Effect : Create a circle of concentration pure fire essence, and use it to deliver a beam toward a defined target.

Grade : Immortal Rank.

Active spell.

Cost : 25 mana / circle

You have created an Emperor class spell! 'The King's Armory: Armor'

Effect : create an armor based on the caster desire. The armor created has all the properties of an orthodoxly crafted one.

Grade : Immortal Rank.

Active spell.

Cost : 100 mana / armor.

Due to overuse of your mana capable, you've been inflicted the 'extremely weakened' status.

All stats reduced by 75%

Time left for status: 00h05min59sec

This explains that.

At the beast current pace, I will be able to deal with them without hindrance.

After much struggling on my part, I was standing up, my legs still stiff and feeble. The beast were only a few meter away. The snarling louder than ever. Summoning back the Mark, I used the Armory to create a plain pure white blade, with an apparent sharpness. Taking a guarding stance, I reminded me to develop my own battle style later. One more thing on the never ending to-do list, I guess.

I swung my blade left and right, just to get a feel. The coldness of the white quartz like material. The grip of the simple leather handle. The whistling sound of the edge through the air.

A fine blade, even without an extensive blade's knowledge.

The beast were now in guard, circling around me.

Seemingly confused, the smallest one charged at me. Raising my sword, parallel to my body, a hand behind my back, I side stepped to dodge and slashed at its flank, the greyish ashen flesh toring and blood gushing out.

As the beast wailed in pain and anger, I backed away a few step.

In it’s blind rage, it rushed again, without any care for its life.

A claw surged towards my chest, swiftly followed by another.

As I tried to parry the first, succeeding barely, the second hit me to the shoulder, sending me spinning and crashing into the wall.

The mad beast immediately followed up, claw out for my exposed throat.

Fed up with my lacking swordsmanship, I immediately incinerated the beasts with a large breath of fire, engulfing the entire cave, using pure mana manipulation.

Recasting my armor, I sat down to refill my mana loss.

Focusing on the notification box I just received.

Congratulations ! You leveled up!

You gain access to the following :

- Access to status.

- HUD improvement.

- +1 stat point on the following characteristics: Strength, Endurance, Dexterity, Intelligence.

- Unlocked the wisdom stat.

- Gain of a new unique title -Magic Founder-

The status screen is a lot like a standard rpg status window, and the hud too. Does the Game Master were lazy (and the author cough)?

Anyway, the unique title -Magic Founder- give me the ability to create spell at 10 times efficiency and to learn how any spell of the system just by looking at his base circle.

Letting an imaginary grin spread on my expressionless, coal black crystal face.

I sat up again, willing two decorative azure magic circle between the Mark and my body at shoulder level.

Looking at myself in a water screen, I appreciated the sight of the imposing looking me.

2 meters and a half high, one and a half broad, with the armor and Mark enhancing the vibe I gave off.

Now, shall we go to the tribe, and start the real stuff of this deadly game?