AThousandCurses

Iris Ascendis

Sure! That sound good. I think I'm posting too fast and I need to wait others to respond as well.

Sorry for any trouble I've caused.

Iris Ascendis

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It would count as manipulation, for the standard ones being taught. Though some teachings would try to optimize their PBs by turning them into spells with additional added benefits, those variants would also come with rules and restrictions that make them less versatile than building one through pure manipulation.

@Nanaya

I figured as much. There wasn't any real incantation of the sort for it.

Gonna edit my post. Originally I had Chunji use his personal barrier as a shield for Davil.

Also proceeding on, do you want me to request information whenever Chunji uses his Ethos?

Like in this scenario, Chunji is using his ethos to locate the mannequins. Should I ask for more information such as where they are, so I can detail it in my post?

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"If you cannot provide anything useful, Ms. Ventura, then silence would also be good. Causing a patient to panic through hysteria can cause fluctuating breathing, which may prove fatal during an operation." The words were meant for the former as the latter brought Iraleth to the table.

Assisting in any way he can, Chunji found everything right in the words of Otis's work. It was a capable solution that could solve their present situation. A solution that Davil promptly denied out of either idiocy or pride.

Filtering out his other classmate's remark about killing Davil, Chunji listened to what Iraleth had suggested.

If anyone had noticed the curve of Chunji's frown deepening at the mention of healing Davil, some would assume that he didn't like the idea of healing his classmate. No, Chunji had a problem with the concept of healing itself. He knew the spells, the incantations, and the hand seals, but Chunji could only apply them with unintended side effects.

"Understood," Iraleth didn't seem proficient in healing, so it relied on him fixing what was left over. Heal would find some use in this setting. Cancelling his current spell, Chunji began performing hand seals. Dragon, Dog, Sheep. Heal didn't require hand seals, but Chunji needed to ensure he didn't create immediate pain for Davil. "Heal," Reaching out to Davil's arm, Chunji casted the spell onto his arms.

Nothing changed.

In under a second, Chunji realized something was wrong. "My spell..." Finding David's arms still needed to be restored told everything Chunji knew. The spell failed. Failing the spellcast was critical; even when Chunji cast the wrong spell, he had never failed to cast a spell before. There was a moment he had felt the essence gather inside him, but it fizzled out the exact moment he cast the spell. A few scenarios ran through his mind, and only the natural solution came.

It was the location itself. The strange place that Alto had brought them into. An overcharged leyline.

Before Chunji could figure out the abnormalities, their time was up. Chunji's mind jolted into action, and he immediately moved into position. Chunji threw his arm towards Davil, shielding him from the incoming arrow. The arrow would be caught by the smoke and sent flying deep into the ground. Otis could handle himself as he most likely had a Personal Barrier active.

Their mannequin attackers concealed themselves within the dense forest. However, they could not hide from Chunji's eyes. "透过现象看本质," The Doctor's eyes glowed and searched for them. Chunji would inform his classmates the locations of the mannequins if he had located them.

Rio would probably lose to Alto, and Chloe had a slow reaction time; they needed to finish the mannequins before anything else.

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Damn, you're so good at world building Nanaya.

So would Personal Barrier classify as a spell or a manipulation?

Sorry for the redundanct question.

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@ERode

Feel better soon!

Iris Ascendis

Ehhh cracked and broken are too different things. Davil's built different. He will live. Emoji.

Edit: I am not very intelligent.

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@Nanaya

Y'know kinda late on saying this but what is Chunji's medical diagnosis on Davil without Ethos? I'll be sure to ask you every time when Chunji does it.

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The world keeps on changing despite another's will. Yes, that was correct. Chunji highly doubted that the likes of him and others in the class would have been allowed to attend in normal circumstances, only by the High Bishop's decree that people, regardless of background, were to join based on talent, merit, and ethos. Alto's words did nothing to assuage Chunji's thoughts.

What was more prominent and painful were Davil's attempts to psych himself up. It was a powdered ship waiting to blow in the middle of the sea. There was an audible sigh as Chunji could already tell where this was heading. Timidity only weakened the inner self, and Davil was a prime example. While their intentions were good, Davil's emotional essence was weakened at this moment as he had experienced a moment of isolation amongst peers. It probably didn't help that Chunji also added his own commentary.

Another unneeded statement from Ms. Steeler's contrarian self, and Chunji would make another mental note of it until the room started to change. Chunji's senses were piqued as multiple stimuli invaded the room. Flutes, vines, heat, and soon darkness.

The barrier Chunji had erected was now put to a test to see if it was under what seemed like the weight of the world thrust upon it. Chunji gritted his teeth, mostly out of surprise, as the area around him changed. Light filtered through the area around them, and as Chunji opened his eyes, he found himself in an unfamiliar place.

A forest.

Chunji involuntarily frowned at the location as memories of his childhood flooded back into his brain. Alto was proclaiming their first achievement until he realized one student shared a different result than the rest. Chunji lowered his eyes to see the very much crumpled-up Davil. Without healing magic, Davil's arm would have needed to be placed into a cast for a couple of months if left alone, and not to mention his internal organs must've disagreed with the method of transportation judging by the bile.

Otis would tend to Davil's wounds. They held a bridge that Chunji lacked, so it would likely be better for Otis to tend to him. Otis was probably better at healing magic than Chunji. Though Chunji wanted to divert his attention to something else, Chloe suddenly ran up in a panic. That wasn't good. Worse comes to worse, Chloe might cause Davil to panic and cause more injuries to himself.

"Ms. Steeler, if you have nothing to say other than the apparent, then I'd suggest that silence would be better," Chunji said as he walked up to the two. Kneeling before the incapacitated classmate, Chunji decided some magic was in order.

March. The Seventh Day. Rooster.

March for the strength and rebirth of spring. Associated with the seventh day would equate the number to two. Two was the first even number, which made it stable. Rooster for the its cry of rebellion.

Occult Magic involved superstition and belief. As mentioned before, it worked similarly to divine magic but completely different. While divine magic beliefs in a singular source, the occult operated on a broader scale. The natural forces, the numerical meanings, the supernatural powers, and the many denounced deities.

Any person can find something spiritual and demonic as long as they can look deep into it. Some had construed it as something more substantial from a strike of lightning that struck fear in the hearts of the many. A warning from nature? A sign of rebirth? A justification from a god? It could mean anything, but at the end of the day, it was up to the diviner to divine the meaning.

"鸡年，三月七日. 续订."

Chunji's hands glowed, and he reached over to Davil. The magic Chunji cast dampened any discomfort Davil may have had. Chunji propped up Davil's head in a firm hold so that he wouldn't choke on his bile and locked eyes with him. He needed Davil to focus on him. "Davil, I need you to listen to me closely and follow as I say. Breath in." Once four seconds had passed, Chunji would tell him to exhale. It was a simple breathing exercise to calm down people. "Good. You're doing well." Chunji said regardless of what was happening.

Otis would have to find out if there were any magical anomalies within Davil. Chunji focused on what he could do in the physical aspects. The spell Chunji cast earlier went wrong, but Chunji didn't know what had gone wrong.

Well, he did what he could. Other than preventing Chloe from worsening the situation, Chunji wanted to form the camaraderie he had been thinking about earlier. Even if he flunked up here and there, a relationship was better than no relationship.

Chunji hadn't dared to use Heal yet, so it was up to Otis to heal him.

Iris Ascendis

Also Erode, will Otis step up to help Davil? If not, then I'll have Chunji go up, despite everything he said, and 'resuscitate' him.

Edit: Not going to lie. I have a severe reading comprehension problem.

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I wonder how big is the Wund family.

EDIT: My lack of reading comprehension strikes again.