Chapter 436: Elite (8), Temporal Bubble, Abyssal Impale
"Now that you know the basics and I also demonstrated a simple skill creation process, it's time to awaken your Affixes," Nira smiled. "Personafix attribute of Aethir. Infuse Aethir into your Soul with this attribute as a primary working force."
Erix and Rin nodded and did as told.
They soon felt a strange sensation deep within them, in their soul. It felt like a new part of them was being designed and created.
"It will take around ten minutes," Nira said and smiled, "You can start brainstorming for your skills now. We have 21 hours until War of Thrones, so you all need to have a single set of skills. At least four skills—Attack-type, Defense-type, Control-type, and Movement-type."
"Remember, utilize your Arcane elemental powers in tandem with Aethir's attributes to bring out the full potential of your visualized skills and create Soul Vice to further extremize them in their respective area."
Erix and Rin grinned and nodded with eagerness.
"I have skill evaluation stones that can evaluate all types of skills and rate their power in their area, be it healing-skill, control-skill, defense-skill, offense-skill, and such," Nira said as her first somber. "Master Tenebria believes in your potential, so I do too."
"In the next 21 hours, we need skills that can reach stage 5 in their evaluation. Only then we can start to survive in War of Thrones. After that, you'll have to improve your skills further during our stay in the playground of War of Thrones."
"We have ten days there, and need skills that reach stage 6 or higher to perform better, but as long as you reach stage 5 in evaluation for now, it's good."
Erix laughed and said, "Who knows? We might even reach stage 6 here."
"Exactly," Rin grinned. "Alright, leave us be now, and go help others. We'll dive into our work now."
Nira wryly smiled and nodded. "Well then, all the best."
After she vanished and went to another pavilion, Sameira and Nira started the evaluation of Sameira's skills.
Meanwhile, Erix and Rin sat in front of each other.
"Rin, let's make different types of skills in order. I'll make an offense-type skill first and you'll make a defense-type skill so we can clash those two against each other," Erix grinned.
"Nice idea! Let's do it." Rin chuckled.
Both of them first visualized their skills' structure, execution, and effect in their mind.
After several minutes, they were done and began the real process of creating their skills.
"The first step is soul bead," Erix muttered as he and Rin soon finished creating a soul bead that would act as an anchor for the Soul Vice of their respective skills.
"Metamorph for us is one and only, our Super Exotic elements," Rin chuckled. "We can make all types of skills from one Super Exotic element since we have various aspects in one. I already have a solid image for my defense skill, hehe."
"Let's hope it can defend against my skills," Erix grinned and waved his hand as he used Opus, consuming Aethir Force and conjuring a strange object.
It looked like a Gauntlet, but extended up to shoulder and was made of Nihilirite, the strongest metal in Erix's arsnal that was made to purely be made to synergize with his Nihilir element.
"You're using Opus-based? I am going Liberty-based," Rin smiled. "I already decided the name of my skill—Temporal Bubble."
"Hmmm, I need to think after designing its core attack first. You can say I designed a complex gun with various attacking ways, but not its bullets yet."
"Alright, good luck with that, haha."
"You too. Make sure I don't pop your bubbles easily," Erix laughed.
Both of them didn't speak after that as they were focused on the next steps of skill creations.
Erix started modifying his Gauntlet's shape a bit and added a principle of symbiosis to it as the Gauntlet merged with his arm, connecting his entirety of physical and nerve control on it.
He wanted to make use of his physical power to max along with his skill. It took him several minutes to properly put the principle of Symbiosis in the Gauntlet and perfectly combine it with his arm.
'Pure offense. I don't need fancy attacking shots, but attacking shots should be highly versatile for the attacking method I want to employ and they must have a singular pure destructive aspect structure,' Erix thought while brainstorming.
Meanwhile, Rin started making a design with Aethir force, using Liberty-attribute.
'A bubble that doesn't fight against incoming attacks or enmity, but accept that. I have to do Soul Vice for this. Hmm, after accepting the attacks, they should be in a loop that would continuously expand their energy. '
'I have to make some changes in the properties of the Metamorph of Chroance element and adjust the properties to enhance the time loop in a smooth way.'
'Hmm, since the bubble with materialize with Prana and become physical, I can add a principle to it to further enhance its effect. A principle…that…make sure that even if attack forcefully passes through the loop, I should be able to trigger something….' Your next journey awaits at empire
'Idea! I have to design another mechanism with Liberty for that and add the principle that upon loop-break, all energy of the bubble should go towards that mechanism.'
'Yes! This is perfect. I have to make it such that the bubble explodes…wait, I can do more to delay and drain attack.'
Rin felt excited as she immediately got a new idea. 'Temporal Storm! The bubble can explode in a temporal storm which can create chaotic time streams. I have to design these streams such that the time is chaotic and mostly on slow spectrum inside the storm and chip away its energy.'
'I can restrict its size and make it compact with Soul Vice.'
'Perfect!! Let's see if Erix's attack can break it.'
Rin started working step by step on the skill structure that she just created in her mind while brainstorming it.
Meanwhile, Erix also thought about everything and planned the structure, including his attack—the bullet of his gun.
'Abyssal Impale!'
Erix internally grinned with thrill. 'Let's see if Rin's defense can do anything against it.'
Using Liberty, he started shaping and putting the design of the attack that would come out of his gauntlet.
He didn't want anything fantasy for attack. One shot should do the work.
But he put another principle in the Gauntlet, adding a law that it should always exert the entirety of his physical prowess when attacking and consuming the maximum possible stamina for one burst each time he swung his fist.
Erix didn't want to hold back even my mistake. He could hold back with energy input, but he had unlimited stamina and he felt better to exert himself fully.
'Let's shape the Nihilir to its strongest for this attack,' Erix grinned. 'Liberty. I guess I am better with it considering my Aethir force flows smoothest and most in control when I use it.'
'Alright. Abyssal Impale—You are the shapeless effect that will happen when I mark something with Impale Mark. Instant manifestation on the point of space marked on anything or anyone.'
'The structure is ready,' Erix said as he looked at the structure panel he created for his skill.
[Abyssal Impale]
_Type: Offense.
|Aethir|
->Metamorph: Nihilir.
->Opus: Abyssal Gauntlet.
->Liberty: Void Impale, Impale Mark — 250k Prana max.
->Amplify: Abyssal Impale, the space point of impale manifestation.
'Let's do this.'