《Chronicles of the Survivor》Chapter - 5
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Chapter - 5
"Hmm...this clearing seems safe." (Rex)
After wandering about for ten minutes, Rex had chanced upon a small clearing. The clearing looked to be devoid of any life. It was surrounded by trees on one side and a rock wall on another.
"Alright! Let's begin with some rudimentary walls!" (Rex)
Rex got down on one knee, put his palms to the ground, and 'imagined' four Earth Walls connecting with each other. However, no matter how he tried, he couldn't get them to raise up simultaneously. He tried to do one wall after another, succeeding after three tries. After recovering from what he temporarily called Mana exhaustion, he tried to fuse the edges of the four walls, managing to succeed with great difficulty in the end.
"Ah! I can't make a roof!" (Rex)
Rex wasn't able to create a roof that could support itself, he walls would thin out and the structure almost looked like it was on the verge of collapsing.
"I don't have enough control yet. Then what can I do? A dome, or an earth igloo? No, that would require more control. Maybe...a cave? This rock wall could be manipulated into being made a cave.....I could somehow cover the entrance, right?" (Rex)
This time, Rex stood up and put his hands on the wall, and concentrated on trying to hollow out the rock wall.
'This is even more difficult than I imagined. Is it because there are a lot more minerals in the wall than in the soil? Yes! I've got a good idea about the depth of the cave. Now to remove the solid rock.....or should I just 'move' it elsewhere? But how? Ugh! Nevermind! I'll just dump the rock here!' (Rex)
In the [Lost Demon Forest] a strange event was happening. One man had his hands on a rock wall for quite some time. Suddenly, the man took a step back, with his hands positioned in the same manner. What seemed extremely miraculous was that it seemed that a part of the wall seemed to come off along with the man's hands. Slowly, the man extracted a large piece of rock that was about, 50 by 8 by 8 feet. The rock almost resembled a cone of sorts.
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Rex slowly dragged the conical piece of rock out from the rock wall and deposited it right outside the cave. He was sweating profusely and panting heavily.
"Haa, that...took...a...LOT...more...effort....than I imagined. Why does the rock piece remind me of some comic I remember reading? It looks like a roughly shaped Obelisk....." (Rex)
He decided not to worry too much about it and decided to head into the cave. But before he did that that, he gathered some dry branches and created a few Earth Spikes at the front of the cave. Once he walked in, he created a small fire using his magic and the branches. He created a small stone bench and sat next to the fire.
"What a day! I should get some sleep for the night, I'll think of what to do tomorrow....Oh! Before that...." (Rex)
NameRex VagusRaceHalfling (Draco-Elf)ClassNoneProfessionNonePrimary ElementEarth/FireSecondary ElementWindDeviant Element>Unawakened
Meditating
Mana Sense
Mana Manipulation
Mana Condensation
Earth Wall
Fireball
Slash
Earth Fusion
Earth Removal
Earth Spike
"Tch! How is it that I don't get a notification for each skill?" (Rex)
Rex had gained four skills since the 'encounter'. Curious as to why he wasn't being notified about each skill, Rex decided to try an experiment.
"Let's see....it was something like this?" (Rex)
Rex took a stance with his sword and lifted it above his head with both hands on the hilt. Then, with as much force as he could muster, he brought it down.
*TING*
Congratulations! You have created a new skill!
New Skill: Strike
"Eh? What!? Just that much for that skill?" (Rex)
Rex decided to try part two of his experiment. He invoked the Meditation skill and started to gather Mana, except this time, he was collecting Wind Mana. He decided to use the same process he used for the Fireball skill.
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*TING*
Congratulations! You have created a new skill!
New Skill: Wind Ball
"Hmm....this was slightly within my expectations....now onto the final part..." (Rex)
Now, Rex directly invoked the Wind Ball skill and then started compressing it even more. He started to divide the Wind Ball into smaller balls and then shaped the balls into oval shapes and then finally into bullets. After he did that he attacked the nearby wall.
"Hoh! The power is pretty decent! But, no skill notification again...." (Rex)
'Skill List' (Rex)
Skill ListRunning
Swimming
Meditating
Mana Sense
Mana Manipulation
Mana Condensation
Earth Wall
Fireball
Slash
Earth Fusion
Earth Removal
Earth Spike
Strike
Wind Ball
Multiple Wind Ball
Wind Bullet
Wind Bullet: Barrage
"As I thought....it's got to do with mentality. If one is absorbed in making the skill itself, then the skill creation window will show. But, if one is even more absorbed in with fighting or making a newer skill, one wouldn't get a notification but would still get the skill....it's not a bad system. Either way, I can still get skills." (Rex)
With all his experimenting done, Rex decided to finally get some sleep. He double checked the spikes at the entrance of his cave and made sure that the smoke from the fire wouldn't choke him. Once all that was done, Rex tried to go to sleep.
As Rex's consciousness drifted, he barely noticed a pair of glowing yellow eyes staring at him from outside the cave. If he would have looked closer, he might have noticed that the glow didn't come naturally, yellow lightning crackled within its pupils.
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Ah hello! Sorry for the delay! Hopefully, I can release another chapter tomorrow. And, uh, for anyone worried about him being a mage.....
*SPOILER ALERT*
He won't be, not entirely.
Anyway, that's that. Please comment, rate and read. And thank you- Red Kaiser, NorseWind, Cycoteddy and Famine for your comments! All of them were much appreciated.
Adios! Ciao! Alvida!
Author Out!
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