The trio Pral, Teal and Aona had to soak what was being said both spiritually and philosophical they knew the mantra but how would one follow through on it they could make countless promises say infinite amount of words and still feel good about themselves with no sweat off their back since it can be broken or renegotiated but following through on it with actions Wether it was an oath or passing whim that was difficult it literally meant they had to watch what they say and how they said it though in this case it only applies to teal and aona since their the ones looking for a patron and pral didn't need so much to worry about it though it gave him something to ponder but unbeknownst to him agni was observing this interaction between his apostle and the two unknown quantities before him it piqued his intrigue when he notice the divinty of the minor deity and how mallable and raw it was which was rare even for a spirit diety such as himself that meant what stood was something of change some would call it a revolution of an era though what metaphorically and literally got his blood boiling was the engagement between her archon and the foul abyssal beast lagozed he had never thought that he would lose and to be fair no one could blame him for thinking it but despite seeing a diety fight like a mortal and a mortal fight like a God it was their philosophy that gave him pause because it demanded there followers to conduct themselves as a warrior and a governor not one or the other but a symbiotic relationship what compounded this was that there was no clergy mentioned no priestess or priest the only religious arm mentioned was the templars and even then to become the honoured templar it was a trial bathed in blood and fire it was far nobler then what he has seen from other clerical denomination it relied on proven merit and not daddy's wallet and it also relied upon the individual persistence not how far one had to go to sell one's flesh it set the standard where nepotism and prostitution was seldom in use if not required at all but it didn't mean it ruled out the shadow half of the organisation such as assassination and espionage it was just offered to those with those talents and was more official and open but what agni also noticed was that they weren't discriminate against any races just by the opportunity presented in front of his apostles kinsman unlike other pantheons including his own kinsman such notable examples is the greek pantheons are favourable towards their half breed children, humans and a select few of their demi-humans and the spirits are more favourable towards dryads and elves and very seldom and rare humans but right in front of him is an order that didn't mind ones origins just that ones willing to reform for themselves and others bearing this in mind agni appeared in Prals mindscape in the form of a blazing inferno not dissimilar to the sun of lothal burning a bright hue in an endless mindscape "pral my devoted apostle I require an audience with those in front of you" agni spoke with firm belief in what he was about to do prals response was welcoming "as you wish great spirit" suddenly the atmosphere around pral changed his demeanour more refined more so for someone from a tribal nomadic background this didn't go unnoticed by Raloth who grabbed the halbered from Serena and prepared himself before growling "svabol re wux tirir kagh svaust re wux(What are you doing and who are you)" noticing that he was speaking in draconic tounge again and directing his ire to their brethren aona and teal looked behind themselves to see what was happening noticing that the crevices between his coal scales turn to a bright orange like magma his demeanour of pure intrigue his eyes a glowing red they quickly turned back towards raloth and prostrated once more to plead for their kinsman case it was aona that spoke first "please sir this is a misunderstanding pral is allowing his patron agni to inhabit his body to speak with you he wouldn't otherwise" followed with teal "pral is too proud of a warrior to rely on his patron unless his desperate" it was agni who finally spoke in common that quelled their worries but rubbed Raloth wrong "these children speak the truth oh guardian of the minor deity Serena" "so you must be agni one of the many possible fire spirits" raloth spoke with a tone of indifference "yes it is I agni one of the spirit kings of the spirit realms" agni spoke with feigned annoyance as much as he saw the opportunity in front of him to have allies it did not mean he wanted to be place amongst the common rabble he was to prideful like all fire elements since fire is a primordial element one of many natures boons and the catalyst for man's civilisation but as prideful as he was he had an urge to kneel it was very minute he didn't understand why but he threw into the recess of his mind "yes yes the mighty Lordship of a minor domain like most idolised fire spirits who attained kingship" raloth said with a sarcastic tone as he purposely made over the top bow this made agni and those around Raloth aghast by his blatant disrespect "bo-" before agni could respond to the provocation raloth tilted his head up from his bowed position with a look of an eldritch being this in turn caused prals body to cease and twitch to flee not fight just fleeing it was humiliating for agni he had no rebuttal for the provocation after seeing the eyes of what he thought was simple mortal Raloths eyes showed experience of someone with years on par or more so than himself it Was unnerving but it left agni undeterred"i seek thu audience in hopes of a mutual cooperation and alloance if you will" agni spoke with a bit of a prideful tone "agni if you expect any relationship this is a cheap cop out descending on your apostle to be you vessel as you spout cooperation your actions are like snake oil salesmen not a prideful king or ruler is your pride going to be wounded or damaged to have your feet touch the ground to speak to a lesser being not through a albeit willing proxy you gaze upon a minor deity next to me in a mortal realm those deemed by your standards are lesser then her yet here she is coated in mortal filth the same filth as your beloved and espoused mother nature revels in" raloth sighed after saying his piece with annoyance and notice the flames and embers on pral noticeably shrink it was as if it was humbled and agni was humbled he realised that his actions made at this point where underhanded to an extent and not befitting a spirit king but what wounded him further was his views being exposed but also shown that it bitsmirched his own beginning and many like him it was a lot for the dispirited spirit but it fueled furthermore of his resolve he needed to make allies of these people especially due to their capabilities "I must concede the notion that my actions so far has been disingenuous in what I was hoping for so to that end I'll endeavour a journey to where you are to strike an accord of alliance if at all possible" agni spoke with a defeated tone although hints of determination was there "then I'll be glad to see you again on better terms" raloth responded a bit more respectful tone with the short but fruitful conversation over prals subdued embers and magma like scales returned to a normal coal colour although mor blackened from the flames marking agnis absence and prals return "ah even though I was willing its good to be back in my own flesh again though it does ache" pral said while rolling his limbs around and stretching "thats alright pral so you two why couldn't you of taken his patron of worship I mean I'm thankful for unlikely templars but you haven't told me the reason" Serena spoke with measured tone teal was the one who responded " our tribe the dykes like other troglodytes had worshiped one of the dark lords but since their disapperance or reduces status we have searched for a new god however now the other tribes worships lagozed but ours has a set of conditions to strengthen our tribe that also sets us different in a sense" "the conditions are simple members of our tribe go on pilgrimages to search for strong deities to worship once they have reached suffiencey in that worship there is the heir trials were members of our tribe are to test the wills of their patrons and themselves against other like minded practitioners in a bid to become the tribal leader so far we have been lead by the lagozed practitioners" pral finished off the explanation " then why didn't agni take them in" raloth asked "because spirit kings are only allowed one champion or disciple from each species especially after the spirit contention war" pral said with a tone of disappointment "so what was the reason for it though" raloth asked feeling intrigued surprisingly Serena answered "because of the spirit emperors infidelity the empress found out and demanded a pact of celibacy or chasity but the emperors response met with her allegations as he proved her infidelity had occurred before his but the twist after being exposed the empress caused the spirit contention wars by revealing her mighty force of spirit users and champions this was also commonly referred amongst deities as the spirit infidelity debacle after an eon of this they settled their differences and limitations were made and imposed on the two but the damage was unrecoverable for the mortal plane as it was many if not the main founding reason for the elven schism especially amongst the high elves and dark elves and the old spiritual magic was lost replaced by a new form that suprisingly was pioneered by a human monk of the Buddha sect" "huh well that's what happens when you whore yourself out too much especially in a position of power and what a dumb reason and good on the human ingenuity" raloth sighed deflated from a common and dumb reason for war and the after-effects but he turned his attention towards teal and aona who still at this point was still prostrating themselves still gauging their worth until Serena spoke "both of you wanderers are welcomed on our united journey of discovery" aona and teal both stood up and bowed and spoke in sync "we're eternally grateful to be welcomed oh great goddess Serena of the warm flame" once the pledge was made a new feature appeared for Serena
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New features unlocked
Due to your continued efforts in establishing yourself as a deity and acquiring believers of another species you have unlocked species translation due to having different species join your flock you have also unlocked prophecy or commonly referred to as telepathy continue on your journey young diety.
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[Hey Raloth can you speak to me in draconic] Serena telepathically sent to raloth there was a bit of a stumble from the man until he looked to her with a sly grin "dout ir rekiixup ithquentiv for dout kurjh edrok(Your one cheeky goddess for your own good)" this caused Serena to blush and their compatriots confused by the statement but shrugged it off "alright ladies and gentlemen where going to rest up first before we proceed to our objective of meeting the serpent" raloth said nonchalantly before finding himself a spot to rest and recover "nomeno ui gethrisjir ekess qe vin enlightened gogetoi(This is going to be an enlightened journey)" aona said with a hint of excitement [indeed it would be aona indeed it will] said Serena telepathically and pleased with herself getting the young former priestess now templar initiate to be startled before making her way towards Raloth for rest causing the aonas brethren confusion "she's a telepath" aona said with a sigh of relief and cleared the confusion for them before they to went to rest for the journey ahead.
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Second encounter: Nagas
2 days after the troglodyte tribal massacre during the evening sunset the unlikely group continued their journey to the head of the serpent encountering more troglodyte dens and gradually syncing all their teamwork together on this journey pral took the lead he was looking for signs of any sort of risk that was until he halted everyone from moving forward silently and indicated with hand signals of danger ahead [what do you see pral] Serena telepathically asked him [a naga stronghold especially of a violent variety] pral replied in kind [what makes you say that I would assume their civilised] Raloth asked with inquisitiveness [that's understandable nagas commonly get confused with Yuan ti or the lamias but unlike them they have a pure human torso with no serpentine features besides the snake lower body but this bunch are particularly violent in that they morphed into just devilish human heads due committing atrocious crimes against their own in pursuit of arcana or in rare cases morphed due to the need for protecting their greed with arcane powers Wether their greed is a monument or treasure] replied pral while observing the stronghold noticing the different species [so over reliance on arcana and viscous crimes got it and it would seem they have a few of your kinsman] raloth said while pointing out the sereval troglodytes lining the walls some working on fortifying with carcasses of the recently departed the stronghold was already seemingly terrifying with the layout of the stronghold being an amalgamation of wood and skeletal palisades embedded within an artificial rolling hills of interconnected tunnels and caverns the area of this unusual site is 30 acres worth of coverage with at least 300 meter radius around the perimeter of cleared ground unusually flat although this fort was imposing and terrifying at most it did have flaws that being a ramshackle and out of poor material the other flaw is that although the the interconnected hill system was great for their purpose a well placed flame spell into one of the entrances could clear it out raloth did think of flushing them out but he noticed the runes lining the place covering the flaws partially but not completely the group had to thoroughly vetted the place before the assault on the naga stronghold the results from the observation was one adult hydra-naga and 2 juvenile hydra-naga the adult situated roughly in the centre and the juveniles situated on the outskirts as patrol there was one large guardian naga coiled around a totem pillar at least a few dark naga and the amount of troglodytes was that of a small town as stated before the stronghold was imposing but ramshackled enough to expose the parts of the stronghold knowing this the plan was formed the plan was Serena was going to bombard the stronghold and troglodyte clusters once an opening was made from the barriers being destroyed by aona and pral while the patrols would be targeted by teal and raloth though circumstances may change as dictated by variables but for maximum effectiveness for the raid they would have to wait for around dawn so they settled a camp-site just far enough away from the stronghold while they were sitting around the campfire raloth asked the trio a question "so lately we've been fighting in dens and semi daylight but travel throughout the day how come your effectiveness hasn't diminished its very odd that your other kinsmen struggle with it especially with senses" the trio looked to each other it was aona who responded "as you know our tribe wants to enhance themselves to that end we've dabbled in sorcery and runes scribing which resulted in the rune tattoos our tribe is fond of" she indicated to her back were a flowing water wheel glowed not only her markings glowed so did teal and prals "so they enhance your capabilities but why do they depict elementals and beasts" raloth asked "they are that way to show our latent abilities for instance mine is that of summoning and water hence the flowing waterwheel as water is one of the basis of all alchemical and summoning ingredients though my summoning skill is subpar as I only know how to summon lagozed but rune magic and elemental support water spells are my speciality" she replied while drawing an imaginary rune in the air with her finger "i think i understand but do you think you could summon lagozed a bit of a wild card helps" raloth asked "can't don't you remember the ritual i did to summon if you don't it requires a great feast ceremony two devout believers as sacrificial lambs and a steady supply of bodies and besides after the damage you caused him he'd probably wouldn't of shown up" aona replied with a confident tone "fair enough guess old fashion storming through the gates of hell is the way then so you up for the scrap pral and teal it'll definitely be an enjoyable time" raloth asked with a grinning smile prals response was his scales glowing white hot embers of excitement with a smirk teals response was that of his fist slamming against his armor while his markings glowed and moved with expectations of conflict "and are you aona and Serena ready to be the lynchpins" raloth now turning to each of them and in kind aona replied in a jovial tone "as long as I've got my brethren pral and teal protecting me from the rear and front I'll be okay" Serena also responded with joy "as long as i get to cause mayhem against those devilish fiends aswell I'm happy" raloth nodded his head in agreement with everyone's enthusiasm "well we better be well rested for the conflict ahead" raloth said as he stretched himself before moving to a tree to nod off everyone else also agreed with his sentiment and got ready to rest but aona stopped Serena before she got to saunter her way to be near raloth for what reason only she knew "lady Serena if i might impose on you for a bit but what brings a minor diety and her guardian this far out and are you both affiliated with the rumoured country of bablyon or somewhere else" Serena turned to look at aona with a piercing gaze before it softened when she replied "aona were not from Babylon which by the way is a real country filled with snobbish deities and overcompensation on patrons for their flaws no raloth came from a universe which makes most things here trifling as for myself all I know was that I was made to observe his failing universe and to at least salvage what I could which surprisingly turns out to be him and now here we are" the trio looked at her with a bit of disbelief "so that door of reincarnation was him thats unbelievable until I saw him tear the gluttonous lizard beast god apart" teal replied with trepidation and a semblance of excitement knowing his family chose right "now if you would excuse me i would like to rest please" said Serena as she was walking towards raloth with a bit of a happier gait as for the trio they just nodded their heads in agreement before they too turned in for rest.
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Naga fortress caverns
Within the terrifying fortress deep in a damp and decrepit cavern its only light source being a large bonfire burning brightly with unceasing flames that burnt anything it touch the fuel for this monstrosity was decaying flesh and bones with unnerving sounds that went with the crackle of an inferno such flesh popping like boils the wails of live creatures that now found its home here in agony looking at this macabre display was a hideous creature with a serpentine body coated in scales that was once gleamed gold now only a quagmire of decay of what it once was at the head of this creature was long wiry and unkempt hair that was dragged along the ground the head of this creature was poor mixture of snake like features and humanity it had a face only a mother could love though a blind one it featured an elongated human male face its mouth was wide like a snakes it had scales on its face though the scales themselves looked more like human flesh until you look real close where there would usually be a nose instead was an unnerving flat surface with slits as its nose its eyes were slanted like a predator bred for the hunt but its eyes were human standing beside this unnerving hulking abomination was a troglodyte clad in a patchwork of hides and scales with skulls of its victims making its chest plate and with a few skulls hanging off its belt its scales were emerald green with splotches of cream colour denoting his scarred body both were staring at the bonfire one with joy one with reverence not to confuse one for the other as both looks were menacingly enough "sargt di lokipkir Ryehnosi vabol majakic wer Gitvowovoit (Guardian of decaying quagmire what gives the festivities)" the emerald troglodyte growled in amusement "coi ornla annish creol di dout kinsman re kaxir hefoc flys kagh coi ornla orneesh coi ui|ulph qort ekess vi couple di munthreki kagh nomenes di clvin surath(It would appear some of your kinsman are dropping like flys and it would seem it is due to a couple of humans and those of clan surath)" the abomination responded with a growl of disappointment and it was warranted for what was supposed to be his grand plan of making this continent his he had planned on making the troglodytes submit followed by others through force coercion but having his plans disrupted as it was by this nascent group left a bad taste in his mouth so he decided to bring the plan forward with what he had before it was too late in this vain hope he started the process of summoning lagozed but what the abomination didn't know was that the great devouring beast was currently licking his wounds if he had there would of been more cause for concern but it was neither here nor there "si mi jedarka ekess dronilnr sia nadotic eias qort ekess nomenoi pesky eppuaepdit zyak we'thon nomeno ceremony ui drekim dupfydvif si ornla kashor thric levarinwi unless mobi ui creol orshael Menct (I'm forced to bring my plans forward due to these pesky annoyances so while this ceremony is being conducted i would appreciate no disturbances unless there is some sacrificial lambs)" the abomination grumbled with a tired tone "lae wux meage lokipkir Ryehnosi sargt(as you command decaying quagmire guardian)" the emerald troglodyte replied while bowing before leaving the chambers once out his demeanour changed to that of contemplation his clan that of being of clan wraith was always second fiddle to clan surath although clan wraith had the numbers due to high reproduction and taming beasts of war clan surath had the advantage of quality and nomadic lifestyle despite having a place to call home most prefer pilgrimages the only time they go home is due to clan summons, diety selection festival and mating season one might ask how nomadic lifestyle was a benefit in suraths case and it would be because it keeps their numbers unknown and capabilities unknown clan surath can also be called a mercenary clan due to this lifestyle and many clans seek their members to bolster their forces for a period of time since each member is said to be worth a surgical strike platoon of soldiers but 3 of them is enough to take out the forts garrison he had to be ready and through for the latest incursion so the warlord decided to inspect the fortifications starting at the gate but the ground trembled with light quake tremors it was common around here due to the hydras and the ever expansive nature of the ramshackled fortress but something was off and he knew it as soon as he reached the gatehouse his fellow tribesmen scrambling all along the wall to positions some on siege engines others notching arrows as five unkown figures approach different places of the fortress 2 targeting the hydra and two taking the front and the last one hanging back "zyak Mefoit kagh Hipvt coi ornla annish hesi wistui tepoha confn ekess udoka origato udoka majak astahi vi fair aldoer kii tir ti yth isks mrith hesi Tqidvedymes edari nishka yth (so ladies and gents it would appear our enemies have come to us lets give them a fair welcome why don't we start with our spectacular shamans shall we)" the emerald warlord growled with amusement as the shamans begin their tribal chants a rhythm can be heard as the voices of the shamans blended into synchronised hyme of a chant a pulsating beat can also be heard as the hearts of the soilders beat loudly to the hyme some slaming their spears on the ground in tune making a symphony of war and it pleased the emerald warlord very much so when the chants reached its zenith markings on all of the soldiers begin appearing and glowing causing muscles to be taunt and spring loaded for action but what had also appeared was a wall of living brambles swirling around like an octopuses tentcles once the preparation was made the shamans continued to chant and now playing war drums to maintain the state they found themselves in and so their fortress defence begins "origato oprinqu wer Iphopit di aryte (let loose the engines of war)" he said with a massive toothy grin as a loud SNAP! can be heard as ballista bolts was fired towards the would be threats before any of the bolts hit their mark the living bramble wall caught alight turning into an infernal wall of flame catching the flying bolts mid flight disintegrating the bolts into ash but the brambles instead of disintegration it flailed around like a dying octopuses its thorny tendrils hitting everything and nothing around it causing the surrounding area from an ideal flat plain to a sea of flame and earth scarring or gouges some making trenches others craters the shamans control and focus was disrupted some suffering mana backlash so severe that they died others complete mana circuit collapse recoverable but would leave them crippled for life it was a disaster from the first move from the enemy the commander was not dismayed no his already toothy grin grew wider with anticipation for the battle ahead.
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Serena loading another spell was smiling with glee as she watched the living brambles become flame broiled vegetable stew with its own moisture boiling and bursting and the already dark and grey bark becomes a bit more charred and cracked why was she smiling only she would know in front of her the rest of the travelling companions were on their way to their respective objectives aona and teal aiming for the fortifications with the defenders throwing as much fire-power at them as possible but was thwarted by teals stalwart defense most of the attacks being deflected or decimated even and as the two of them storm the front gate scenes of siege engines of war exploding into slpinters as the crew of engineers thrown over the walls some landing on the wooden palisades others on the ground in broken shambles all due to serena throwing the occasional counter artillery spell pral twitched in anticipation as the hydras and other large beasts made their way towards serena he looked towards Raloth who had already started to charge towards them not to be outdone prals scales started to shift as the usual magma lines through sparks out as he started to charge towards one of the juvienile naga-hydra the hydra noticing the threat coming its way all its heads turned towards pral and roared in defiance with a couple heads maws opened wide with methane gas slowly billowing out sufficently covering the area around it once pral got close his magma filled body sparked the area the hydra was about to billow out a roar until one of its heads maws was shut closed tight all of its unrestrained heads turned to see pral grinning with glee as his grip tightend slowly like a vice around one of its heads slowly pulling its neck the other heads tried flaming him and gassing but none of that work it just made pral more invigorated as the hydras neck started making sounds of tearing of skin and flesh with the occasional popping sound of the spinal collumn being pulled out of place until the head he had grabbed died from the strangulation and he moved on to the next slowly and methodically to do the same to each one of the hydras heads he was unfazed and unbothered well to a certain extent in the distance he saw ral throwing monster bodies behind him like a funeral pyre mound while he struggled to handle a single hydra head 'damn monster is making me look bad' pral thought as he grinned more with competive spirit on rals side most of the monsters were on a frenzy seeing their companions used as ritual mounds of conquest over them some began to drop their equipment and go feral charging at him with their maws of rabid madness some of them did get past and biye ral but all it took was for him to armor up his limbs that were about to fall prey to these rabid beast and to cause their jaws to smash into bloody fragments stunning them before being skewered with his spear and thrown towards the on coming horde and for those that came near his head he just bit into their flesh taken chunks of it with him he was quite enjoying the all you can eat buffet of kobolds, troglodyte and gaining skills but could'nt accilmate to them since he was already in a rythem skewer, throw, harden and chew rinse and repeat soon enough his draconic language skill leveled up to also include the kobolds dileact he could hear most of them yelling obscenties such as "vorkin malai xoalir ekess wexeag ekess qe udoka ternockic svabol vi malai(Ugly idiot trying to pretend to be us scales what a moron)" or "dout uthwix dask birthed vi nurkoreplii fortrogwin(Your birth mother birthed a unattractive failure)" but his favourite one was "vorq sva nomeno moxt Qohha drekim Tiswif lae vi mikti(Look at this little piggy being served as a platter)" the reason this was his favourite was because he was enjoying these beast like a five course buffet but he enjoyed also studying these seemingly disposable cannon fodder as each kobold stood at max height of 4.5 ft tall with straight legs but since these legs were digigraded it stumped them at 3ft tall but their physiques were also telling as the most ardent warriors had more meat on them but mainly composed of muscles that were taut and ready for hunting and their tails were also interesting as some had their full tail covered in leather armor and the tip of the tail had a spear point tip on the end which he chalked up to a status symbol though the most distinctive about them was that they had more draconic features denoted by their colours such as reds having war like feeatures were as the purple ones having bird like features once he realised the distinctions he started to pick out the leaders though it is to be noted that there are outliers such as a few of them being obese like a walking keg to the scrawny and feral one would think of them as the easiest you'd be right and wrong alone it would be like popping a balloon and breaking twigs but rarely do kobolds travel alone and these two seemingly unassuming buffoons of nature were becoming raloths bane and delight as the obese kobolds would swarm and absorb most of the damage being dealt and the feral would flank and latch onto whatever it could grab it was tedious work to deal with but eventually became a delight when he realised he could use the walking kegs as cannonballs decimating some of the numbers just by kicking them as for the ferals he just threw them by the throat eventually he got to the supposed leaders and notice troglodytes mixed in like squad commanders this did make raloths time a bit slower since they started employing pack tactics forcing him to be on his toes but slowly but surely the endless waves of these fascinating critter became nothing more then a rolling tide of slaughter over on prals side he had just finished dismantling the other juvienile naga-hydra to see raloth still amongst the carnage before turning to serena and making his way over to her while watching in amusement of her constant volleys of siege spells keeping the commander on his toes she noticed pral moving towards her so she started chanting a semi automated spell "O domini ignis et sulphuris, incantationem invoco flammae impetus volventis(oh lords of fire and brimstone i invoke the spell rolling flame barrage)" as the spell was invoked runes appeared in a 2x3 row of spell circles all containing the following runes appeared on the ground behind her ᛚᚭᚱᛐᛌ ᚭᚠ ᚠᛁᚱᛁ ᛆᚿᛐ ᛓᚱᛁᛙᛌᛐᚭᚿᛁ ᛁ ᛁᚿᚢᚭᚴᛁ ᚦᛁ ᛌᛓᛁᛚᛚ ᚱᚭᛚᛚᛁŊ ᚠᛚᛆᛙᛁ ᛓᛆᚱᚱᛆᚴᛁ
As each circle was formed a larger one encompassed the six smaller ones before being engraved into the ground the runes began to glow with red power with orange sparks spewing out of it before turning into a consistent plumes of fireballs that started to consistently bombard the fortifications happy with her work she turns to pral who was sitting in a meditative position and smiled in amusement before speaking coyly "oh are you done already i thought you'd join Ral in the slaughter of those garish kobolds" pral turned to look at Serena before turning back to watching the battlefield he smiled as he spoke " it would be nice to slaughter some kins men although you are getting better in combat there is some blind spots so im here to cover them" "Oh it just sounds like your a bit lazy but I can't fault you I do have some flaws at the moment" Serena said as she sat in a meditative pose next to pral "can I ask you a question goddess how are you performing magic without a catalyst i would think that they would be some drawbacks to your spells" pral asked inquisitively "ah you must be talking about the shamanism system the spells im using is from akashic runic system were it relies on the ambient mana and the environment in some case its compared to elemental magic you'd be right however the difference lays in that elemental magic relies heavily on the environment and innate understanding and mana so for instance if I was using elemental magic if I lived and studied in a volcanic rich environment my innate understanding to fire would be high and powerful but here it would halved or slightly lower but if i studied all elements to a high understanding then all of them would hover around 50% as i travel and this is were environment comes in this instance as were surrounded by earth and open air they would both be naturallly be boosted so the ratio of the four would be 30-40% for water 20-30% for fire and air would be around 50-60% were as earth would be 100% and to activate these spells is relied on your innate mana core" Serena responded with a tone of a teacher "i see so were does akashic runic system differ" pral asked with an interested look " akashic runic system differs were the runes essentially takes the ambient mana as its mostly netural and convert it to the corresponding spell you want without relying on the surrounding environment which contradicts what I said earlier but this is were it makes sense if I was in the volcanic region I could still cast water spells on the same level as a water elementalist in a sea environment but the key is that it depends on how much of the ambient mana is in that environment or area such as here the mana in the area is stable and middle the road but if I was near a world tree it would make my spells well apocalyptic but if I was in a anti mana cell which dampens mana usage or in an area were mana was drained it would somewhat work or just fizzles out and although ambient mana is mostly neutral can sometimes spike in one elemental direction hence the similarities the other drawbacks is that grounded runic formations like the one behind us can be cancelled or disrupted and the floating runic formation requires concentration and in order to activate these spells it has to be chanted or drawn out as opposed to elemental magic were it just requires physical motions such as hand seals or body movement" Serena finished off with a deep look at pral before asking "so why did you want to know" pral replied with a sigh"i was thinking of incorporating a mage like system with my combat style is all" " ah makes sense though i would be relatively careful with it as the mage system requires a compatible body for mana and even then a further compatibility with your chosen system though you should be lucky being a lizard race compared to humans" Serena replied with an amused look.