Chapter 322: Thera’s choices and the thoughts of the spirits

Chapter 322: Thera’s choices and the thoughts of the spirits

Thera was seething as they went through the streets of Anailia to pick up the cart they’d left at the church before finally going on their way home, to the point that anyone else walking around them took a wide berth. With her anger came a feeling of pressure as her mana came off her without any intent, all of it moving without any conscious thought from her just from how much it had grown. Awakening two skills had put her halfway to what a great spirit had, but what she’d had to deal with to get there had kept it from being the happy experience she thought it would be.

Ben could see all of this and took her hand, pulling her to the side to wrap his arms around her.

“Wait, Ben we’re in public,” She started, her anger briefly dropping from the surprise as the heat in her head moved to her cheeks.

“It’s fine, everyone has something better to do than watching us hug in the street. It looks like there’s a cafe up ahead. Want to grab a bite before we start heading back home? Maybe talk things out before you decide to pour all of that emotion into speed while moving the cart?”

She could help but let out a small laugh at Ben’s touch of fear coming out and gave in. She didn’t want to focus on her anger, but if she didn’t do something it wouldn’t be going away any time soon.

They got their food and took seats outside, watching people pass as they munched away, Ben waiting for her to say something.

“I just can’t believe... You know what, scratch that. I can completely believe she’d pull something like that, I just wasn’t expecting it. No matter how it turned out, I’m not going near that psycho again unless I’m ever strong enough to put her in the ground.”

“Well, I know it’s probably not the easiest but why don’t you tell me about just what good came with it? From the way that light blinded me for a bit, it seems like your changes are going to be a pretty big deal.”

“Mmh, well don’t expect it again anytime soon. I managed to knock off both earth and life magic with that last spell.”

“Wait, really? That’s awesome! So what did you end up picking for your quest then?”

“...”

It had completely slipped her mind. She’d been so angry when the notifications had been going off that she’d completely forgotten about it, even after they’d left.

“I have no idea what to pick since I managed to awaken my first choice anyway,” She muttered as she pulled out her card, trying to decide quickly.

“Wait, we don’t need to pick these things immediately? In that case, why not leave it and level up something a couple times then try again for that easy awakening?”

“Ben, if you leave a quest like this then the next skill that levels up will just get a level on top of it if you try to wait too long. How do you not know this?”

“‘Cause I’m a cute little otherworlder that’s never worried about the logistics of quests before, but good to know, I guess I won’t be trying to scam Myriad then.”

“You shouldn’t be trying to scam your god to begin with,” She told him, and based on his reaction was positive his god was saying the same thing. “Anyway, with a reward like this, the worst option would be if I somehow gained a random passive skill in the meantime and it shot it up to level one. What do you think I should do?”

She handed him her card and watched him read it over, with no real reaction coming from him for her attributes since he could do the math and easily knew how they’d ended up, though she did notice him mouthing the names of her awakened skills.

“Did you level up your telekinesis during all of that?”Ñøv€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.

“I did. A couple other skills too.”

“Okay, this is obviously your choice, but in your position I think I’d choose one of three options. Either your telekinesis since it just went up and in theory would be the hardest to raise again, your dark magic since you’d be able to raise its level without having to worry about your charm going up with it, or you could do your charm.”

As he said it he saw the look in her eyes and raised his hands, wanting to explain. “You just gained a level to it not too long ago so with your brace your effect at a distance is negative one, gaining another level would put you at an effect of one, but you still wouldn’t need to wear the cloak with that. Resistances are just as fundamental to the soul as affinities are, there’s no such thing as a person with a resistance of zero so it would be fine, and it would get you a lot closer to the sixth level where you should be able to suppress your charm yourself.”

She understood what he was saying, in fact she agreed when she heard it. In principle, it was an excellent choice, there was just one problem. She hated her charm. The very thought of intentionally raising it felt revolting to her, even if she knew that it would help her in the long run. Even if she knew from experience it had its uses, she just couldn’t make herself do it.

That left her with the other two options, both of which were good points. Telekinesis was a non-affinitied magic, already difficult to raise to greater heights. She’d had a lot of luck with it recently, but who was to say it would keep up? Then there was her dark magic, one that had proven itself incredibly useful, especially during the time that Ben had been lost in the trial, but when she didn’t need to use it and wasn’t having it act as an outlet for her emotions, it felt hard to make herself train as well, with the ever-present knowledge that it could raise her charm.

In the end, thinking of it that way did make things easier. She knew her dark magic was useful but she had an aversion to training it too much, while her telekinesis may have been harder to work on in principle, but it was one she could practice happily without a second thought.

“I’ll take a level to my dark magic.”

“Cool, and with that done I couldn’t help but notice one more thing on your card that needs to change,” He told her as he pulled out his personal job crystal and handed it over. It was as good of a distraction as anything, and she couldn’t deny some level of excitement at seeing the options she knew would be there now that she’d calmed down a bit, even if she hated just how it had happened.

AVAILABLE JOBS

Queen of manaMusicianProfessional DancerBardDarkness mage -charm specializedHealerDark mageStaff userMaster earth mageMaster life mage

Oh yeah, now that I’m at the first level of staff wielder I guess I’ve got the job for it. My list still feels pretty small though with how much time I’ve got, if I ever run out I’ll actually need to look for skills that would give me jobs. Here’s hoping after this one the system gives me plenty of options.

“Does it make sense for the kin of the great earthen one to be anything other than the earthen princess?” An earth spirit argued back. “She has been the earthkin to us for so long, to act like that is not her root is ridiculous.”

It was as these three groups were fighting that the other five affinities stepped up. They all knew Thera didn’t have access to their affinities, a fact that made it harder for her to give them mana, but she did anyway and they loved her all the more for it.

“She helps all of us equally, is it not right we all give her the proper respect for the act?” An air spirit asked, breaking up the argument between the ones that shared her affinity. “She has shown she deserves respect from all spirits regardless of their magic, she can be princess to all of us.”

The others that lacked the affinities she possessed were quick to agree to the statement, and eventually the rest gave in. She worked for all of them, she was their princess. With that settled the discussion ended, each spirit going off to their separate ways, spreading the word as they went.

Name: Thera Oress

Race: Succubus/Spirit Hybrid

Titles: Spirit Child, Madman’s lover

Jobs: Master earth mage (lv0)

Previous Jobs: Beginner Dancer, Dancer, Apprentice mage, Earth mage, True mage, High earth mage, Spirit mage, Life mage, High life mage, Telekinetic mage, Adventurer, High telekinetic mage, High spirit mage

Attributes:

Vitality: 2034Vitality recovery rate: 27/hrMana: 494,604Mana recovery rate: 137/minStrength: 257Agility: 722Stamina: 600Intelligence: 638





Affinities:

Light: 4Life: 22Fire: 11Water: 14Air: 12Earth: 103Death: 3Dark: 43Space: 2Time: 1





Resistances:

Light: 5Life: 9Fire: 11Water: 16Air: 12Earth: 35Death: 13Dark: 42Space: 7Time: 8





Blessed skills:

Spiritual earth magic lv0*Charm magic lv4





Passive skills:

World speak+Coordination lv4BindMana recovery rate enhancement lv1Earth sense lv0

Active skills:

Calculate lv1Dance lv4String instrument lv3Woodwind instrument lv3Cleaning lv1Staff wielder lv1Meditation lv2Speed reading lv3Spiritual life magic lv0*Telekinesis lv7Dark magic lv7Spirit empowering lv5Cooking lv0Mana examination lv0

Blessings:

Anailia’s BlessingElvat’s life magic BlessingQuox’s Blessing

Trials:

Trial of Anailia and Tolona

Looking at her card after taking the job, it was easier to ignore what had gotten her there and just enjoy the moment. She was now a master earth mage, a job that seemed so far out of her reach even only a few years ago, but now it felt like it had happened in a flash.

Beyond that, just ignoring her outrageous mana pool, all of her other attributes had gone far beyond what a typical mortal might have, meaning she could comfortably put most people to shame with the power she felt flowing through her, even if they had skills and jobs geared towards training those areas. Her strength alone, lowest of all of her values, could now give her a fighting chance against some lower-rank adventurers who had it as their focus.

She was also curious about how her awakened magics would compare against others. They had clearly changed in a way that reflected her heritage, but she had no clue how they’d compare against someone who just had them listed as the high versions of the magic, and the fact that her life magic hadn’t moved to the passive part of her status meant she still wasn’t able to use it the way a spirit would, at least if her aunt was to be believed.

Still, once the stress of everything that they’d gone through managed to leave her, she thought she’d have quite a good time exploring it and was eager to see what other changes the future had in store for her now, right until the system answered.

“Everything okay Thera?” Ben asked her, instantly seeing the change in her eyes that she tried to brush off.

“Yeah, it’s just all a lot to take in,” She told him as a completely different thought went through her head.

Gods above, why did I just get this title? She wondered in horror, feeling a sudden understanding for anytime Ben complained about a change to his status, all the while swearing to herself that she would put off telling him about it for as long as possible. He had way too much fun teasing me when he found out about mom, I’ll hear about this for weeks if he ever finds out.

Having no clue how she was supposed to begin reacting to the sudden and unexpected title, she tried to keep from thinking too much about it, instead focusing on getting to the cart and finally returning to Stonewall after many long months away.