The Magic Of Skill

Chapters 10

“No, I told them to kidnap the girl who was much closer to him, Hile Strosford.” Said Marquis Daralo to the leader of the imperial army, Killifer Voil.

“So Princess Lennef is not the person closest to her?” ask Killifer to make sure. Before Daralo replied, Killifer questioned something else, “Where is he? That girl you kidnapped, where is she?”

Daralo made a confused face that was difficult to understand, he felt like he was sad but also felt bad. “That's what I want to report to you.” Daralo took out a piece of paper from inside his pocket, the light brown paper folded and opened only by Daralo when he showed it to Killifer. What was seen on the paper was a sketch of someone's face, “This is Princess Lennef's fiance, Meffery Walter.”

Killifer took the paper, and said, “Oh, pretty handsome. I'm surprised you got the sketches. So, where's Hile Strosford? He's an important prisoner for us.”

Daralo hesitantly replied, but he gave up on the decision, “Ukaya abduction was unsuccessful. Princess Lennef's fiancee was apparently very strong, she killed our man.” Daralo.

Killifer who was the leader of the military force was shocked to hear that fact. “What did you say?” the man whom Daralo was referring to was actually the one Killifer chose, they were the three successful subjects of monster training, whereas hundreds of other subjects died from not being able to keep up with the training. “Walter killed my man?”

Daralo nodded, then continued, “Ya, and not just kill. It has a very complicated magic. His Atomic Shot, it turns out that it's no ordinary magic. Our sorcerer reports that the three men he fought folded right after they were hit by Walter.”'s shot

Killifer still doesn't believe this. But since the one who said it was Daralo, he should have understood very well how powerful Walter was. “Folded.. what do you mean?”

“The magic is able to physically fold the object it loves. Folded, and keep folding until the size becomes very small. Moreover, the duration was very short, which was why they looked like they had vanished. The creepy thing is. The object keeps folding even when the magic has finished, they keep turning into small.”

There was already nothing else Killifer could say, he with his muscles and brain could only mourn his loss to his three golden warriors. Killifer clenched his hands, his muscles hardened to the point that they looked huge. By body size, Killifer was above Emperor Valarish, but in fact the Emperor was much stronger than Killifer. That's why Daralo wasn't afraid to see Killifer upset.

As the leader of the military forces, Killifer was freed to organize the training portion of every citizen in the Empire of Nasaroth, it was related to the rules by which every citizen should have equal power with the soldiers.

And monster training was created by Killifer on the basis of his crazy lust for human development. Hard training that occurs over the years, to make the subject act like a non-human.

Is that still not enough to challenge Meffery Walter?

“Mot engaged Princess Lennef, exactly who is she?”

***

Florinas showed a face never seen before, his eyebrows furrowed deeply, he looked at the person he referred to as Master with a contemptuous look. “Witch King, stop pretending with your kindness!”

I wondered as well as I was afraid, when the ice spear that crystallized and brought out the cold temperatures binding it was pointed at Florinas to me. “Florinas.. relax... calm down!”

Florinas doesn't heed my words. He tried to stab me in the head with his spear, but I managed to dodge. My position that was still sitting on the floor made avoidance difficult. Unsatisfied with just one strike, Florinas kept trying to stab me. That's why I was forced to retreat by gnawing my ass to the backwoods.

“The Witch King doesn't have the Touch Drive skill. Tell me, where did you get it?!” Florinas asked while trying to attack me.

I could not bear it and caught the spear and destroyed it. “Florinas, relax! Listen to me first!”

Once his spear was destroyed, Florinas did not give up on the situation, instead he planned to make it again. But before the ‘mana’ in his hand was gathered, I clasped Florinas' hand with both my hands. “Listen, listen.skill is not something that can be obtained easily. If the Witch King you know doesn't have the Touch Drive skill, that means he never has it, right?”

Florinas understood my point, but his face remained irritated. There was only one magic that could create a skill, but the process of using it was extremely difficult. Although the Witch King is once pinned, I doubt he can use it. “Stay only.. Evolver skill, you yourself admit it.”

“I can tell you if you can be calm.”

This time, Florinas. He became calmer and seemed ready to listen to me.

But

it seems like it's just a fake.

When I thought he was calm, he forced me to let my guard down. And when I let my guard down, a deep stab pierced through my chest. The ice spears Florinas made him use to make my chest hollow. The pain was unimaginable, my heart was like a crumble after being pierced with ice.

It hurts even more to know that I am immortal.

“Sorry, Master. I am the messenger of the Gods assigned to kill the Witch King.” Florinas betrayed me. No, he didn't betray, he just did his job. Florinas' face was completely different from the face of the girl I gave the ring for 3 gold pieces.

My hollow heart clearly drained my strength, I lost strength in my legs and sat down drowning. Florinas caught my body, and hugged me while saying, “The Great War is over.”

“.. Ice Area.”

Defeat to Florinas.

I put it into magic that became his ultimate weapon. Thanks to Florinas for giving me this magic.

Ice Area is a magic where the target will enter the area filled with snow, and be hit continuously with a violent storm. In the activation, the target will be bound in a chain and feel cold, while the user does not feel cold and can move freely when he enters the Ice Area. The area of this area may be about 5x5 meters, the size is not important if the target can not go.

“Ice Area?” both his hands and both feet were tied in tight chains, Florinas tried to fight back despite knowing his movements were limited. “Badness, release me!”

Since this area is mine, Florinas' spear is definitely not in it. I immediately activated Cure Heal's magic on myself and closed the hole on my chest perfectly.

“Isn't it ironic? You get into your own magic. Even an Ice Fairy like you still feels cold. What was it like to be in a temperature that could make people die in ten seconds? I forgot that you are immortal. Florinas, this is forever torture for you.”

Florinas shivered, because even though he was a reliable ice controller it would still be useless if this area was not his. And again, the Ice Area is not an illusion, it is a real dimension created by my power.

“Master, why did you do it?” Florinas asked.

“Is that a question you ask the person you want to kill?” I said.

“My job is to kill the Witch King.”

“And I am not the Witch King.”

“Munafic. You're a liar, Master.” Florinas continued, “It's funny that someone else has skills as great as Evolver.”

Then I laughed and replied, “Yes, it's funny. I laughed at your stupidity thinking that the Evolver skill was a skill I got myself.”

Florinas had a serious face, though he could not hide his cold expression, “What do you mean?”

“Evolver is a skill I got from a Royal Knight named Thomas von Neressy.” I said.

Florinas was surprised, and he thought over his mistake. This is what I mean by stupidity, where Florinas does not think of such a reality at all. He could only swallow his stupidity in silence. Neressy's “Skill is still sealed, which is why at the beginning we met I asked you to look for someone who can eliminate the skill. I also don't want anyone to have Evolver.”

“Stop, you lied!” Florinas bragged to hide his stupidity.

Florinas listens to me, he can't argue.

“Lucky he himself asked me to eliminate his skill. But I, have this skill and am ready to use it at any time. I'm still here, on your side, do you still doubt me?”

Florinas was silent, he looked down deeply, unwilling to show me his beautiful face. The Fairy Queen was silent for quite a long time. The skin of her wrists and feet peeling from being stuck to the frozen chain, she was clearly tormented.

When I looked at her, I suddenly saw Florinas crying. Her tears flowed from both of her eyes, but it froze before her tears trickled down to the ground. I don't know what kind of look Florinas makes, I doubt he's crying out of sadness.

“Florinas, if you don't help me find someone who can eliminate his skills, then the Great War will happen once again.”

“Stop! Stop that!!” Florinas snapped at me, he lifted his head and showed a face filled with sadness, “Do not make me recall that Great War. After thousands of years of my escape from the Great War, do you think that Master I can just shut up?!!” Florinas kept crying.

“Florinas.”

“My friends were killed, my family was killed, and even the Gods no longer consider me. Master.. I. don't want the Great War to happen again.”

Hearing that, I understood how Florinas felt. I deactivated the Ice Area magic and returned the two of us to where we were. Despite his return, Florinas did not attack me, he sat on the floor crying.

How could I be untouchable when a legendary fairy who was so powerful even to the point of crying like that. I went to Florinas and hugged him. “You can trust me. Even if I hurt you, you can attack me, you can go berserk as you please. But.. Florinas, you should know that I won't hate you.”

When I said that, Florinas cried to the top. He released his tears that were buried during the Great War. We don't care even if we hug in the middle of the road, we don't care even though Florinas is crying very hard.

“Masters.. Master.. I'm so scared!” Florinas hugged me tighter, and she cried louder and louder. “I don't have anything. i.”.

“You have me. Didn't you call me ‘Master’? Of course, you are mine, completely mine.”

Florinas fell silent, he loosened his embrace then looked at me seriously. “Master doesn't lie?”

I'm nodding.

Slowly, Florinas brought his face closer. He kissed me. But this time not with a rough kiss, let alone interesting mana. He kissed me as sincerely as a girl.

And it was also the first kiss I gave sincerely.

***

The night, the day before the festival.

I slept in my room with Lennef,

.. and Florinas

.. and Hile too.

We slept together in one bed. Florinas was on my left, hugging me tightly with her smiling face poking at Lennef. While Lennef was on my right, hugging but with an annoyed look to Florinas. As for Hile, the little girl was already fast asleep on top of me.

We all slept in the same blanket. “But why the cold never disappears?” I asked myself.

Then they woke up. “Maybe it's because you slept with that ugly ice fairy, why don't you just throw your pet away?” Lennef replied with a scathing sentence.

However, instead of being upset, Florinas used it for his ammunition to make Lennef jealous. “Yeah, if Master gets cold.how about. I'll be happy to do it with Master.” Florinas was not even responsible for upsetting Lennef.

“I've been hugging you from above since, are you still cold, Walter?” Hile mediates.

“If you really intend to answer me, can you answer it seriously? Florinas, why is the cold still feeling? I thought the cause was Ice Dragon, didn't we kill him?” I asked Florinas.

Then Florinas thought, “Hmm. That means he's not dead.” The answer.

“Hah? Affected by such a strong attack and not dead yet?”

“Master, Ice Dragon is one of the seven element dragons, he is the dragon in charge of guarding me. Back then Master was too responsible in finishing him off, should have just rained down on him with my strength.” Florinas.

“So.. but why did he let out the cold, Lennef said this cold had only appeared a year ago. You've been there for thousands of years, haven't you?” ask again.

“Isn't it because he's distracted?”

What could make Ice Dragon so disturbed?

“.. Even until now I did not dare to tell my men to look for a lump there, but still there are fools mining there.”

Suddenly, a fragment of King Loiros' dialogue re-emerged in my head.

Gosh, so the cause is the miner looking for gold in the dragon nest? I don't wonder why those miners could die. The cold air Ice Dragon let out seemed to be a warning not to disturb him.

“Omong-by the way. back then Ice Dragon was angry with us right? Though we don't bother him.” I said that to Florinas.

“It seems not to us, but only to the Master. Ice Dragon may assume Master has kidnapped me.” Reveal it.

“So it was my fault?” I asked that with a shitty face. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep as quietly as possible. But still, the cold was still felt. Hile's hug that was warmer than the blanket still couldn't protect me from the cold I hated.

“Then I want to finish off Ice Dragon as soon as possible. Florinas, what magic is effective to kill him?”

“Just take out your Atomic Shot, that's enough, isn't it? But. I suggest Master touch him first rather than directly kill him, then defeat him with his own ability, as Master used to do.”

“Touch Drive to monster races? Can it be?”

“Of course I can, I also race monsters, know!”

“Honey, don't talk to Florinas constantly! I also want to have a night chat with you!” Lennef.

“Walter, you're noisy! I want to sleep.” And Hile scolded me.