Merlin's template was almost too easy.
Compared to Sauron—who required centuries of shaping, forging, domination, and deep cosmic will—Merlin's path was simply:
Learn.Adapt.Grow.
And with Merlin's Encantus in my hands and my goddess-level talents?
I devoured his magic like it was nothing.
Spells that would take human sorcerers decades to master took me minutes. Complex enchantments, binding runes, plasma constructs, elemental constructs—they all flowed into place in my mind effortlessly.
So it didn't surprise me when the system chimed again.
Merlin Template Progress: 60%
But what came next…
That surprised even me.
1. Merlin's Magic Cloak Obtained
A pure white cloak materialized around my shoulders—soft, warm, impossibly light.
Then it moved.
By itself.
Like a loyal guardian, it curled protectively around my arms before resting comfortably against my back.
"Hello to you too," I murmured.
The cloak shimmered faintly, as if pleased.
Its abilities flowed into my mind:
• Flight• Invisibility• Automatic magical barrier activation• Immense magical defense• Temperature regulation• Fire resistance• Shape and size shifting• Massive magical storage capacity• Semi-intelligent personality
A tiny laugh escaped me.
"It's like Doctor Strange's cloak… but better."
The cloak tugged playfully on my hair in response.
Adorable.
2. Merlin's Magic Staff Obtained
A bolt of blue energy formed in my hand—shifting, twisting, solidifying into a long, elegant staff of silver and sapphire wood, pulsing with ancient might.
The moment I touched it, the air cracked with magic.
My heart stuttered.
"This… this is stronger than the Elder Wand."
The system clarified it for me:
• 900% spell power amplification• 2000% magical control boost• Adjustable form and size• Can absorb lesser magical artifacts• Scales infinitely with user power• Ancient Merlinian conduit
I gripped it tighter as power surged through my veins.
With this staff, even Odin would feel threatened.
Even Hela.
Even Surtur.
Even Thanos someday.
This was a weapon worthy of the Prime Merlinean.
Worthy of me.
3. Merlin's Divination Talent Acquired
A strange calm washed over me.
For a moment I saw threads—millions of shimmering lines of possibility stretching across time and space. Futures unfolding, collapsing, mutating.
Destiny.Chance.Magic intertwined.
My domain resonated with it.
Knowledge.Magic.Destiny.
All three surged in harmony.
I exhaled slowly.
"I… can see possibilities now."
Not perfectly.Not fully.
But enough.
Enough to sense danger.Enough to see convergences.Enough to avoid Odin's suspicion.
This was priceless.
4. Advanced Merlinian Magic Knowledge Absorbed
More spells.More theory.More elegant, flowing sorcery.
My mind expanded—again—accepting the influx of mastery.
Construct magic.Binding circles.Dragon fire.Energy manipulation.Living enchantments.Barrier weaving.
It all became second nature.
I pulled the white cloak tighter around my shoulders, feeling its warmth. The staff hummed lightly beside me, eager to be wielded.
I was no longer just Asgard's princess.
I was something else.
Something greater.
A goddess in truth.A sorceress beyond the limits of any world.The heir of the three greatest magicians across three realities.
And as the cloak curled around me protectively, I whispered:
"Next… I wonder what the system will give me."
Because with two dark lords and the greatest sorcerer in cinematic magic already within me…
The universe should start getting worried.