Chapter 1036 Who's stronger

Chapter 1036 Who's stronger

"S-surely we can't assume that things will develop as they do in ANW," Qiren said, trying to find some hope.

"I-I'm s-sure the size of Gaia is what makes the storms in ANW so massive. If something is to happen on Earth, it would be logical to assume it is scaled to our planet's size."

"Logical, perhaps. But this is magic we are talking about." Julius countered. "If we knew all the variables that can influence our future, then we could speculate. But we don't."

He let that sink in. Countering their hopes with harsh facts everyone tried to find a loophole to give themselves some hope. Only once everyone realized that any assumptions made couldn't hold up. Only then did he go back to the original topic. "This is all assuming there isn't any outside influence. Like the AI manipulates the storms in ANW, there might be something similar happening here."

He had started off the meeting by saying the world was collapsing. Something they had convinced themselves was a figure of speech. Something said to get them to understand the gravity of their situation. Not the actual reality. "Saying the world is collapsing was a tad inaccurate." He admitted, but that didn't settle the storms in their hearts. Contrary, it made it brew all the greater. "But there was something that kept magic from developing on our planet. I couldn't analyze it. I 'think' it is the core of our world. At least the magical core of the planet."

"I can't say with certainty. I only know that it contains an insane amount of mana. And it is leaking." n-(o-/v.-e./L/-B-/I.)n

Julius had simply stumbled upon one of these leaks. And then went to investigate without any concern for his own safety. Whether his backups would have saved him, no one could say. But they had given him the courage to dive into the unknown. And report back what he had found. "I have no proof. But I think this 'core' prevented mana from being collected on Earth. And is thus why our planet is so mana dry."

"And since we have mythos of magic once existing on the planet—on a wider scale than just a few bloodlines," Zaphreal said, taking over. "We believe something happened. Something that changed how our world functioned."

"Don't forget to mention the fact that these 'powers' our families have have been growing in power."

That last bit came as a shock to Julius, but he nodded after some thought. "True. Eldrian is Tier 6 now. Probably close to breaking through to Tier 7. This means he should be able to cast Tier 6 spells with ease. Control them too, from the data we have."

And from what they knew, Eldrian could adapt spells to the situation he found himself in. Which meant his spells, while perhaps not as strong, would certainly be more dangerous. "It won't be as strong as an actual lightning bolt. But it would certainly be enough to kill anyone it so much as grazes. And its speed would be equal to normal bolts."

"Indeed. Which would more or less nullify any advantage I could try to claim with my power."

"But wait, you can control electricity, right? Can't you just control his spells then?"

Hearing that, Zaphreal offered a small shake of his head and an awkward smile. "Perhaps if it was a legendary grade spell. Perhaps even if it was Tier 8, though that might be too low."

"Oh, right. I forgot about that bit."

"What now?" Joren asked, unable to keep his curiosity to himself. "A power to wield something that exists, like mine, is limited to what exists," Zaphreal explained. "Low Tier spells, as you know, do not exist. They mimic reality, but aren't the real thing."

"And the higher the Tier," Constantin jumped in, a conversation he had had with Eldrian springing to mind. "The closer to the real thing it is. Which means you can't control the weaker spells. And since you can't control mana, you can't do anything about them."

"Correct."

It was a baffling situation where the weaker a spell, the more it would slip past Zaphreal's grasp.