One week later, Bear Island
(Male protagonist's perspective)
My familiar's words taught me some lessons, but no matter what they said, I knew in my heart that Lika died because of me. For the past two years, I haven't been able to understand myself; I don't know how much adolescence has affected me. I've officially become a radical youth. My attitude towards Lord Stark and other nobles, and my pointless mockery of them, will damage my relationships with important figures in this region.
Most importantly, I lost Lika. If I hadn't been an arrogant idiot and retreated as soon as the spell wore off, Lika wouldn't be dead now. My overconfidence, stemming from a complete lack of knowledge about the enemy's abilities, cost Lika her life.
I took the red sword standing in the corner of the cave in my hand and drew it from its sheath. The sword gleamed with an unnatural luster, as if it were formed from congealed blood. When we left the battlefield, I fell unconscious, and my clever daughter Bo sensed the sword's magic and brought it to my side.
I've read many books about Valyrian steel sword before, and I've even seen Lord Stark's greatsword, Ice, up close, but I've never had the chance to pick it up and examine it closely. Apart from one thing, the two swords look completely different.
Both swords have a wave-like shape similar to Damascus steel, but that's about it. If I didn't know the sword in my hand was made of steel, I would have thought it was made of glass, but the greatsword Ice doesn't look like that at all.
When I tried to sense how the sword's internal structure worked, I saw runes engraved inside, but I didn't know what they meant. These runes fed on the magic in the atmosphere. This meant that even if the sword's magic was depleted, it would replenish itself over time. It was a miracle of magical forging.
"Ajomen anima ( Wildfire Spirit )"
In an instant, blinding light filled the dim cave environment, and a small wolf, 40 centimeters long and made entirely of fire, appeared. The spell created a fire spirit as my summoned creature. Now I know what that membrane is: a connection to the elemental spirit dimension.
Fire is always associated with anger and rage; I was enraged twice. This built a bridge between me and this spirit. It has little self, but it knows how to command. If I had tried to open this membrane the first time I sensed it, I would have been burned to a crisp.
The Wildfire Spirit unleashed immense magical power the moment it was born, burning the surrounding environment to ashes. In reality, it wasn't that powerful; it could burn anything it touched, and every 20 seconds or so it could spew out a 20-centimeter Fireball. Every 20 seconds it would disappear, and I would lose 1 point of magical power.
It's very expensive, but it's advantageous when facing multiple opponents. When I focused on my Magic Heart, I discovered that my fourth circle was pure red, and I could feel the fire element within it.
Because I can control the fire spirits that emerge from the dimensional realm, I can absorb a portion of them to create my fourth circle. When I channel the hellfire into my Magic Heart, it seems to involuntarily devour this pure Magic Heart. With it, my magic power reaches 300 points.
As a level 4 Druid, my strength has increased significantly, and I've also acquired many new spells. My wind and nature element spells are weak, but the new spells are a great supplement.
Jelmio Egres ( Wind Blade ) is, as the name suggests, an area-of-effect attack spell. It throws a 1-meter-long Wind Blade. Its attack range is 20 meters, but because it is a diagonal slashing spell, it can continuously cut through everything in front of it until the spell's power completely dissipates.
Usti Perzys ( Searing Flame ) is a healing spell I can only use when summoning the Wildfire Spirit. It cannot repair broken bones, but it can heal moderate wounds by pushing it close to the wound and then burning it.
The Wildfire Spirit uses the destructive power of fire, while this spell uses the other side of fire. Fire devours everything, but it is also the source of life; this spell utilizes this aspect.
"Incoinfra ( the Dwellers Below )"
When I cast this spell within a ten-meter radius, small green portals open on the ground, from which thick, thorny roots, each as thick as an adult man's arm, emerge. Then, these roots begin to scatter wildly.
Sith emerged from the bushes and said
"I don't want to stay in that place."
"The rocks in this area have been shattered and the trees broken by the attack of the tree roots," I said.
"Who would?"
If I could cast such a powerful spell, I could kill thousands of people quickly, but casting such an area-of-effect spell makes it difficult for my current Magic Heart to utilize. If you think of spells as circuits, then each time I cast a spell, I light up a specific circuit. If I keep using the same circuit, it will cause a short circuit. That's why I can only use this spell about once every 5 minutes. The same goes for the Wind Blade Spell.
The Undraheba ( Command Plants ) spell is similar to the Formoheba (Fungi Plant) spell, but the Formoheba spell permanently changes the plant's shape and moves it very slowly. The Order Plants spell, on the other hand, only temporarily changes the plant's shape and moves it very quickly. With this spell, when I get close to a tree, I can turn that tree into a giant whip.
Undraheba ( Command Plants )
With my will, the tree before me began to writhe like a snake. I commanded it to plunge itself into the ground, and the snake-like tree pierced the earth like a stake. Then, as the treetop entered the ground, it formed an arch.
As soon as I canceled the spell, it tried to revert to its original state, but the tree broke. It couldn't withstand the movement and swaying. So, if I move them too much, the plant might die. Activation requires 15 mana and lasts for 5 seconds. After that, I must consume one mana point per second to extend the control time.
The Spore Ground Agri spell creates a 20-meter radius area within the Mushroom patch. When there is movement within this area, all fungi release hallucinogenic spores into the air, causing everyone within the area to begin hallucinating. The effect lasts for 2 minutes, or can be canceled by severe pain.
Paez Lut ( Slowing Mud ) is a crowd control spell. It turns the soil within a 15-meter radius into 20-centimeter-deep mud. Walking on such deep mud would be a nightmare.
The Mincalcium ( Summon Small Elemental ) spell allows me to choose one of five elements and transform it into an element.
"Perzys mincalcium ( Summon Fire Elemental )"
As soon as I finished speaking, a fire creature the size of Wildfire Spirit appeared, accompanied by a faint glow. This creature had a humanoid outline but no legs. It could not cast any spells; the only thing it could do was ignite things with its hands. Every 5 minutes, I would summon another elemental creature. When I summoned a new elemental creature, the old one would disappear.
"Tegon mincalcium ( Summon Earth Elemental )"
A fist-sized yellow crystal formed on the ground, emitting a yellow glow, and then began to rise from the ground, forming rocks slightly larger than a fist around it. These rocks swirled around the crystal, as if guarding it. The earth elemental could throw rocks at extremely high speeds, but no new rocks formed around the rocks it threw, so after throwing 20 rocks, it ran out of offensive means.
"Iēdar mincalcium ( Summon Water Elemental )"
It's like a snake made entirely of water, and its attack method is to launch itself like a jet of water to cut through its target. When I used it to attack a deer, it was only injured, not killed. Like the earth element, this element shrinks with each attack until it is destroyed.
Jelmio mincalcium ( Summon Wind Elemental )
It is a humanoid shape made of clouds and Fog. In order to attack, it extends forward like two arms, using powerful winds to push everything in its path. It can last for 10 minutes.
The wind was strong enough to push an adult, and without my " Buff," I couldn't even get close to it; I'm stronger than the average adult male. After activating my " Buff," I had 10 points of strength. Because of my level increase, my " Buff " provided a +4 status " Buff." Therefore, I was able to approach it, but even so, I could feel the force of the wind pushing me. I guess anyone with less than 7 points of strength couldn't withstand the wind.
"Jelmāz mincalcium ( Summon Lightning Elemental )"
This one is also humanoid. Like the wind elemental, its lower body is also composed of clouds, but this one's lower body is a jet-black storm cloud, while its upper body is composed of pure lightning. It has a large white dot on its head, which looks like an eye. The lightning elemental cannot emit lightning, but when it comes into contact with living beings, the beings will be electrocuted. It cannot kill people with lightning, but it can paralyze them.
Some of my spells have also become more powerful, like my " Buff ". One of them is Melada Tegon ( Merge with the Earth ). When I use this spell, I can now descend to a depth of 2 meters underground, and I can enter the underground much faster, but my movement speed underground remains the same.
The range of the Hebagumen ( Plant Growth ) spell has increased; I can now affect an area with a radius of 20 meters.
The Shapeshifting spell has also become more powerful. Now I can transform into animals smaller than myself, and they no longer have to be my familiars. However, I must control an animal first before I can transform. I still don't have the special abilities of animals, such as venom or underwater breathing. Another drawback is that I only have half the attributes of an animal when I transform.
Quersumby ( Oak Shield ) has been upgraded to Thorn Armor. Now, whenever I have the Oak Shield, I can grow large thorns all over my body. Those thorns are as sharp as spearheads.
Another, more powerful spell is Ronvaiēdar ( Water Walking ). Now, my Magic Heart can continuously cast this spell without feeling strained. If I have enough magic power, I can cast spells indefinitely.