AThousandCurses

Iris Ascendis

His words went on deaf to the sounds of battle. Chunji lifted his head, and by the time he did, Ciara, Iraleth, and Alto were consumed by roots and thorns. His Ethos told him everything he needed to see. Ciara and Iraleth are trapped inside the root-like cage with Alto. Seeing what happened at the final stages of the auditorium would bode badly for Alto.

That made him curious.

Why didn't Chloe just touch the cage and activate her Ethos? It was connected to one point, so the cage would have easily withered away from Chloe's withering touch. Chunji could not complain about the initiative since he wasn't a participant in their current battle. Otis must've connected everyone through a mental link and instructed them based on previous interactions and the prick Chunji had felt earlier.

That left him with an awkward situation between him and Davil. His fellow student was beside him as Otis requested him to do so. Now that Alto was occupied, Chunji's focus was redirected to Davil. Like the rest of his classmates, Chunji could count his interactions with Davil with only one hand. It wasn't enough reason not to interact with Davil, however.

"Davil," Chunji called to his classmate's attention. "The numbing spell I cast earlier will cause problems in the future. Make sure to check with the clinic daily for a week." The spell went wrong somewhere, but he didn't know what. A visit to the clinic would be necessary to ensure a full recovery afterward. Though while they're on the subject.

"If I may, I can heal your arms, Davil." Chunji was perfectly capable of restoration on that level. Even with the overcharged leyline, Chunji could cast an incantation quickly and efficiently. "However, there will be some drawbacks. My healing is imperfect as it is." Davil's arms may deteriorate back to their current state, become numb for a week, or worse. Chunji wanted at least consent from Davil to perform his spell art. "Whatever the case, the choice is yours. Your health is the most important."

Davil's injuries aside, Chunji needed to find a way to prevent his future injuries. If Davil was going to be injured when entering the overcharged leyline, he'd probably be damaged when they came out as well. As Otis stated earlier, Davil must put up a Personal Barrier before anything else. So, Chunji needed to find a way to help Davil manipulate it.

The problem was that Chunji wasn't familiar with essence manipulation. He knew the feeling but not the verbalization to instruct Davil.

Considering his next choice of words, Chunji spoke up. "Why do you think you are unable to manifest your Personal Barrier?" The words were delivered in a cold tone. "Remember what Professor Alto said. Emotional and conceptual essence. While this space is void of any essence, there's still essence inside us." It was a reminder, but something Chunji emphasized. "I know you can do it, Davil. If I can do it, so can you."

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I'll let Erode post first. I have a test this week, anyways.

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@Nanaya

Chunji's going to use his ethos on the dome structure. Does it connect to one point like an onion?

Expedition to Isekai

Blood, pain, and all things related filled Shun's mind. Her body felt as if it was breaking apart when she barreled through the two monsters as if she was shot from a higher power rifle. Two birds with one stone was a fitting expression for this situation. Her mind finally snapped back as her wreck car of a body came tumbling down to the ground.

Then silence.

Shun thought she would have felt something by now, but her body felt so numb. Her fascimile was pushed her to the limit and now she was paying the price. A deep breath left the student's mouth as her eyes lingered up in the the deep, blue sky. A wave of uncertainty washed over the young girl as she contemplated over her life.

Did I live how I wanted?

For all her bluster and rage like a wave, those feelings were washed away. As if floating on the ocean's surface, Shun's breath became softer as the cold slowly started to settle in. Shun did not feel any regret for her actions. No, she felt grativated for avenging Yuudai's death. A small part of her even rejoiced the fact that she proved everyone wrong. Even if it would come at the cost of her life, Shun didn't mind at all.

Freedom was always followed by consequence. If her life left like the breeze, then so be it.

Shun's eyes closed and took her last breath. Only to have something forced down her throat. She gagged as color returned back into world. The once blue sky was murky with the blood that was clinging onto Shun's face. Shun, having been broken out of her dreamlike state, immediately noticed Ayana, or Oros, was the perpetrator to the force feeding.

"Uuururgh." Was all Shun could say as she tried to speak through the giant morsel going down her throat. Ayana rambled on, but Shun was undergoing through another battle of healing and food. Finally, Shun managed to swallow the meat and took deep breaths. Her body felt much more alive, but still badly damaged.

"...Sure, cough." Ah, her throat was messed up her. But, those words were enough to affirm her standing. At that moment, Shun didn't really care what happened anymore. Ayana? Oros? It mattered very little to her now. Since Ayana/Oros saved her, Shun might as well follow her around. For now Shun would have to wait and recover. After every thrill, a good rest was needed to sink in it.

The air smelled sweet.

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Sorry, things have been stressful. I think I can get a post out later today.

@Nanaya

Take ur time!

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Triple-posting smh.

Mods, rotate his testicles.

@ERode

Decoy balls.

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Gonna edit a little bit more actually.

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Welp, good luck guys.

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If anything, the class had a lot of bravado. Iraleth and Ciara bickered amongst each other while Rio smirked over defeating a disarmed archer mannequin. In contrast, there was an equal amount of dissonance. Chloe and Davil were equally useless as they provided nothing positive to this exercise. Otis was the only one who was reasonable out of the bunch.

"Nothing worth to be said; I was born with it." Chunji saw no use in Alto's compliments towards his Ethos. His eyes were not born from hard work or talent; they had been natural to him since birth. In other words, Chunji didn't find his Ethos extraordinary. It was helpful, but that was all there was to it.

The trees tumbled behind him, and Chunji could vaguely guess where they had landed. As Alto said, time wasn't on their side. The Overcharged Leyline that Alto had would no doubt prove to be their downfall if they didn't act quickly enough.

Chunji's eyes narrowed on the bullet that was drilling at Alto's barrier. "I understand." Curses were the method to disperse a Personal Barrier. Curses were generally fueled by negative emotion, so they could disrupt a barrier. At the same time, he didn't know many curses; utilizing his blood lineage against a Personal Barrier would prove useful.

"Hmmmm. I'm not interested in fighting, so I'll leave it to everyone else." Chunji announced to his classmates. Stepping away from the group, he went to a location where he wouldn't get caught in a brawl. Their objective was to defeat the mannequins, not their Professor, as far as Chunji was concerned; challenging the Professor was optional. If anything, Rio jumping to conclusions led them to this situation.

There was also the attunement ceremony that Alto was talking about before the class was pulled into the leyline. Chunji would prefer not to ruin his only set of clothes before it.

Then there was a matter of the leyline, a most curious technique. There was hardly any essence that Chunji could feel in the area. It was as if a new world had unfurled around him. Chunji plucked a few strands of grass and observed it between his eyes. If anything, it was fascinating to see.

As if Alto wasn't going to fight the entire class, minus Chunji, another question was asked. "If you do not mind answering more questions, may I ask about Leyline Overcharge?" Unlike Otis, Chunji was unfamiliar with concepts such as these. "Judging by how this works, a Leyline Overcharges needs the Prime Essence to manifest." Unless there was a powerful Ethos, he highly doubted there was a magic to change the landscape to this extent.

"Would it still be possible for someone to use a Leyline Overcharge without knowing their Prime Essence?" It was a curious question if anything. Chunji had no particular plans on trying to develope a Leyline Overcharge technique. Doctors had no need for such things as far as he was concerned.

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Alto about to get the fraud allegations

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