Art hasn’t been sitting down and leaving everything to her all this time.
He had tried to distribute the stats he just received but much to his disappointment, the system didn’t permit him as his body was too weak to handle the kind of boost he was about to give itThis was the last card he had but watching Racheal as she used magic reminded him of what happened when he, or better put, the former body owner saved the girl.Simply put, he could use magic.Although doing this was very risky, not doing anything was even riskier.He mustered as much strength as he could to stand up, before walking towards Rachael in the straight line from her to him which was water balls free. He wondered how she was killing the red-eyed rabbits behind him which was when he noticed that the water balls curved after passing him.He knew that she was both talented and powerful for their level but this went beyond his expectations as controlling them required a lot of concentration.Getting to where she stood pale and sweaty, he placed his hand on her shoulder as she shifted her gaze to him.“I'll take it from here,” he voiced out causing her to frown.“What do you mean by that?”"You've done enough. I'm grateful for you trying to save my life at the expense of yours but I don't think that's a wise thing. You should've……….”“STOP!” she screamed interrupting him.Why Val was telling her this was because he wouldn't do the same for her.“Don’t ever say things like that! It's my job to protect you and that aside I'm willing to give my life for yours. Even though I die and get brought back to life, I'll do it over again without hesitation. So please, don't ever speak or even think of me abandoning you.”The tears which fell from her eyes while saying this stopped mid-way to the ground before also shooting towards the red-eyed rabbits.Art who had suffered several betrayals was moved by this and for the first time since he came here, he sincerely smiled at someone.“I see,” he said placing his hand on her blue hair while staring into her azure eyes which were filled with tears.“Thank you. But as I said, I'll be taking it from here.”He removed his hand internally promising to help her whenever she needs it when he gets stronger.Her magic had dwindled significantly and the red-eyed rabbits were now moving closer to them.He walked a little bit forward before stretching out his hand with his palm open.“No!” Racheal screamed with widened eyes realizing what he was about to do. She wanted to run and stop him but she was more exhausted than she thought and she ended up falling to the ground."Don't do it!” she wailed but Art was too busy with the information in front of him to pay attention.[WARNING: If host uses any form of magic in host’s current state, it would be critical and most probably lead to instant death!]This was written in blood red showing how severe it was.The system was telling him that using magic would without a doubt lead to death so the chances were between dying instantly or dying a little later which he believed could be prevented.This was very risky and but what was the fun of life without taking risks?He was still yet to learn how to use magic properly as even the former body owner lacked this, only knowing three spells.He had used one to save the girl he met which ended up creating a large crater, also leading to his death and Art was about to do the same thing, isn't it ironic?Although he was planning on using a different spell.‘Are you sure about this?’ the voice which he has been waiting to hear finally arrived.‘Is that worry I sense? It seems you're the one who’s getting attached,’ he smirked.‘Hahahaha! Making such a joke at a moment like this, you truly are amusing. Attached? I'm just worried that all the mana I've used would end up a waste. Just—like—you,’ she made sure to stress the last part like an annoying little girl.Art shook his head with a smile.Hearing her laughter comforted him in a way giving him more courage.‘Don’t worry, this isn't enough to kill me.’At this point in time, the edges of his hand had a thin white line on it which was pure mana.He understood now how truly powerful this body he had entered truly was.Not everyone could give off pure mana by just casting a spell.Racheal who had stopped shouting now started at him with the mixed feelings of horror and awe.Her spell had completely vanished and the 300+ red-eyed rabbits were now only a few feet away from them.The closest red-eyed rabbit leaped for a bite of him when his hand closed as waves of mana were sent out.[New attribute unlocked: Earth]Hundreds of thin two meters long earth spikes sprung out from the ground impaling not just the red-eyed rabbits but every other thing which wasn't strong enough to resist it at a radius of a kilometer. All the red-eyed rabbits got killed by this attack as he started at the beautiful sight in front of him.In case you're wondering, no! 'Beautiful sight’ didn't refer to the bloody spikes and pieces of their bodies, rather, it was this………….[You have killed F-rank red-eyed rabbit: +10EXP][You have killed F-rank red-eyed rabbit: +10EXP][You have killed F-rank red-eyed rabbit: +10EXP][You have killed F-rank red-eyed rabbit: +10EXP][You have killed F-rank red-eyed rabbit: +10EXP]……The notification came in chains.Racheal barely stood up quickly, quickly running towards and catching Art who was falling like a log of wood to the ground with tears falling from her eyes and she felt his body getting colder.“Art! Art! Don't you dare leave me like this! Art!”*********************Meanwhile,There was a particular area except from around Art and Racheal within the 1 km radius of Art’s magic that didn't have a single spike.Better put, the spikes seemed to have all been reduced to dust.In the middle of this stood a man who had a big smile on his face, showing how satisfied he was.“Looks like my coming here wasn't in vain. Now, let’s get to work.”********************Art could barely hear all of Racheal’s wailing as his consciousness was only being held onto by a thin thread.He saw a notification from the system which caused him to sigh in disappointment.‘So much for this life. At least I didn't miss.’[Host used magic][Body limit far surpassed][Host life span shortened][Host would die in][9][8][7][6][5……]Somewhere in a forest where the rhythmic chirping of birds along with the rustling of the leaves of trees caused by the pure fresh breeze which together could put just anyone in a trance, a figure was seated cross-legged while staring into the skies. He had straight short black hair and golden eyes devoid of any emotions, seemingly entranced.He had a body that seemed to be slightly malnourished, not good but not that bad either.Overall he was quite handsome and was still yet to reach his true potential.Instead of being seated in the grads of the forest, he was on the body of several stacked black wolves.This 16-year-old was naturally Art.It has been 2 weeks since his near-second embrace with death and he had gotten better in almost every aspect during this time.This was obvious just by looking at his body which was no longer skinny and totally pale.He brought his gaze down to the carcass of the beasts wondering how one of them almost claimed his life some days ago. After usin
The journey to the mansion took him about 40 minutes, so he had 20 minutes left before the announcement and he needed a shower. There wasn’t anyone outside as this was still early in the afternoon with most of them being either in their room or the underground training arena.Oh! Forgot to mention that.There was a large training arena below the mansion where real training and sparring happened.The field on the outside was mostly for exercising and light training if the person wanted to do it outside. Art was yet to go there since he arrived in this world and he planned to do that soon. He walked into the mansion with a lot on his mind. He knew that he couldn’t depend on mana for now so he had to exercise the abilities of the Silvers to the fullest.He was thankful that he wasn’t born into a family that derived all their strength from the use of magic, or else he would’ve been doomed for having his mana core locked. So, he had to keep increasing his stats while honing his fighti
“Greetings, Lord Gajeel,” the voiced out in unison while standing up with a bow.Art found this weird, but he had to do it. It was a sign of respect shown to senior members of the family and this wasn’t just done by the Silvers. Lord Gajeel didn’t usually meddle in their personal affairs. His job was just to observe, guide and pass on information to them. He let them do anything they pleased as long as it didn’t affect the few rules put on them. “Hahaha! Come on now, you guys don’t have to get all formal with me. You can have your seats,” he chuckled as they obediently sat down.He walked towards a large sofa which was positioned in a place where everyone could easily see him.After sitting down, he glanced at every one of them, coming to a stop when his gaze fell on Art.He stared at him for some time before smiling slightly.‘What’s with that,' Art’s eyebrow knitted slightly.Lord Gajeel focused back on all of them with a serious but slightly excited expression as he began speakin
Art was standing in front of the door which led to the underground arena.Others came here to train or spar almost every day but he hasn’t gone in for months due to low self-esteem and the mockery he received (not actually him). Today was going to be different.As he walked closer, the door opened by itself revealing a long staircase heading downwards.He walked forward and just as he placed his foot on the first stair the whole staircase all the way to the end got lightened up by designs of lines on the wall. Some were curly, some wavy, mostly intertwining It was a very beautiful sight.With a smile on his face, he descended the stairs and when he reached the end the underground arena also got lightened up.It was a battle arena with rows of seats that rose in steps around a spherical open space.The rows of seats weren’t much as it wasn’t meant to occupy a large number of people in the first place. He looked around making sure that he was alone as he didn’t plan on holding back.
“Y-You,” she stammered staring at him with eyes widened in disbelief.She had watched everything that happened and was shocked to see how the boy who had been looked down upon for his weakness performed. Art himself was shocked because he made sure to check if anyone was around before fighting and now he was staring at someone seated. If anyone came through the stairs he would’ve noticed and put on an act but she seemed to have just appeared. She had short silver wavy hair with green eyes and was the shy girl who felt sad whenever he was bullied and he had barely seen her since that first-morning breakfast. Wait! That’s not meant to be so, there are several occasions where they should’ve met but he doesn’t remember seeing her, for example, the announcement that just happened a while ago, he remembers seeing everyone’s face but not hers. The former body owner also had similar experiences. It turns out that she can conceal her presence, not being noticeable unless a lot of attenti
The next morning, or so he thought. Art let out a yawn before opening his eyes. The first thing he saw was Racheal. “Hmmm? He stared at her in confusion.“Good morning Art.”“Is there a problem?” He asked sitting up.“It would soon be time for your departure.”“Departure?” He was even more confused and so was Racheal.He stayed in his room throughout the previous day which she believed was either the case or he left and returned as usual but this time without her knowledge. She went with the latter but seeing his reaction, she realized that she was wrong. “You would all be leaving for the ceremony soon,” she said with her eyebrows knitted.“No, that is meant to happen tomorrow.” She always wasn’t wrong when delivering information so he wondered if she hit her head somewhere. Hearing what he said, she was now convinced that he had overslept.“The announcement for the ceremony was made the day before yesterday and you didn’t leave your room yesterday which I failed to realize as I t
Slowly, consciousness slipped into Art and his eyes flickered for some time before opening and being greeted by the clear blue sky. He sat up feeling groggy before looking around. He could see faces he recognized and some he couldn’t and a lot of them were staring at him. He remembered getting drugged in the jet along with everyone else and after looking around once more, he realized that he was the last to wake up as they were all on their feet.This was quite embarrassing. He remembered his system activating defensive measures which failed because of his low intelligence stat point. According to the information given by the system, intelligence stat was focused on the ability to comprehend and use magic spells.Since his mana core had always been a problem and later got locked, he didn’t find it useful to place stats points there, but he was wrong as it clearly had other functions connected to the mind and body so he decided to no longer leave it behind. His system probably want
After saying those words, Lord Gajeel left without answering any of the questions they had in mind and now they were all left staring at the cave. The first person to walk forward was the boy who had an unwavering smile on his face.He was emanating pure confidence in every step he took and the next was Beatrix and then the boy beside her who was shorter than all of them, also looking younger.Iris followed and just like that, everyone began to head to the cave and after the first person stepped foot inside, a scenario similar to when he went down the stair appeared. Different glowing designs on the wall and ground, acting as a source of light.They walked further and the deeper they got the more lightened up the cave became. Even though this was a beautiful sight, it was still spooky, after all, this was a cave and you'll never know if something was hiding. Art who had experience from several horror movies in his previous life made sure to stay somewhere in the center occasionally