From Player To Npc

Chapter 175: Training at Hideout part 2

"Is everything ok? Did you learn anything?" [Syra]

He hadn't used SCRY MODE while being with Syra many times, but it was easy to understand that he would use it.

He explained what he heard and saw and noticed that Syra showed signs of worry when he described the person who got shot. When he got to the part about how his SCRY MODE ended, she seemed a bit confused.

"Who was that boy? Do you know why he emitted that strange energy?" [Shingi]

"He is the son of my friend I mentioned. He is a special case, as you had noticed. His name is Nix, and he is an Omni Mage, but he is still in training. When I was still alive, he had just started learning to use his Elements. I guess his training is going well if he started battling with them or found a good sparring partner. I am sure Alora will make sure of his progress." [Syra]

"Wait, an Omni Mage? Like Nyhm? I thought you said he was the last one, and there had been no one for a couple of thousand years." [Shingi]

"He is the first one, and his appearance is an extraordinary case. He is a Spirit Child, one could say." [Syra]

Shingi didn't expect her to describe him like that. Syra told him about how Syra got pregnant with Nix, and the story seemed to him as crazy as his Blessed One mother staying pregnant by an NPC. At least in his mother's case, he knew that the game company was behind it, but that didn't make it any less crazy.

He told Syra what he knew about Nyhm through the pieces of information about Growth-Type weapons.

"So you think that an Omni Mage can open a way between our worlds? Hmm. maybe he has some mentions in the book. If so, Alora will find it eventually." [Syra]

"Is there anything else other than being able to use all the Elements that make one an Omni Mage?" [Shingi]

"Well, with the help of Runes, others can use them all. You need to see Alora in action. But Omni Mages can use them with no help and combine them. Although I am uncertain what combining all the Elements could lead to, there were some catastrophes from past Omni Mages, possible by tinkering with merging Elements in the way not even them could handle." [Syra]

Shingi thought he had to either trust this Nix person to help Annoue or maybe become an Omni Mage himself. He had five out of seven Elements, but he could have active only four at a time, but maybe that restriction would get lifted if he evolved his class.

He hadn't seen Dormon in action or knew if what Elements he had. Dormon was the Father of All Dragon, and there were Dragons of each Element, and if the first ones got created by Dormon possible, he used his Mana with the suitable Element for each one. But this was just an assumption, and the chance was pretty low.

Not even Soren had all the Elements unlocked in his Mana Pool, but he had all except Dark Element. No Elves could ever earn the Dark Element, same for Half-Elves. Even when he became the God of Magic, this restriction wasn't lifted. Otherwise, he would be the first person in this Realm with all the Element, except Spirit Element, of course.

Many others had tried to unlock all the Elements, but having four was the maximum a mortal had ever reached, and one could count them in one hand. Of course, there were Gods with over four Elements, like Aella and Soren, but not all of them, as not everyone was powerful in Arcane Arts.

"Do you think you can speak if you focus your Spirit Element at your mouth next time?" [Syra]

"Will be the next thing I will try, but if the effects are similar, maybe she won't understand me. We need to work more on my Spirit proficiency in using it. But let me check if something changed with Dormon." [Shingi]

Shingi enabled his SCRY MODE once more. Things changed little at his side, but he may have got clues about Netsu's or Nivlek's situation.

He once again was in the cell area, and everything was the same. Dormon at his cell sleeping, but most of them got healed. Netsu also had some wounds, but most were close too. No signs of Nivlek, but there was a cage that showed signs of someone supposed to be there recently.

Shingi waited to see if something changed and didn't have to wait for long as Nivlek appeared. They tied her hands behind her back, as there was a figure in front of her and one behind her. The figures were hooded robes that showed no sign of an actual person being in them. Their face seemed very dark like Shadows made it.

Shingi knew of these creatures, as they were called Shadow Golems. Those were Mage Shadow Golems since their prefer of attirement was robes, which were actually made by their mana, and weren't actual clothes. They could also use Dark Element based Spells, and they were masters in hiding in the shadows.

They put her in her cage, and after locking it, they left. She wasn't wounded at all, but she showed signs of being depressed.

Shingi tried to use some Spirit Element, but this time he couldn't use even used the tiniest amount like he had none. It seemed he could use it only when scrying Annoue, maybe because he was in the realm with no restriction on using Spirit Element.

So he ended his SCRY MODE and worked on continuing his training. He started training with Syra to increase his proficiency in Spirit Element.

He hoped Syra had her Mana Tree or even a Spirit Tree, but it didn't seem the case no matter how they tried to access her inner self to check it. She has to focus inside her to draw out the Element she wanted and focus on distinct memories or feelings depending on the Element, but no mention of a Tree.

But she still had provided him a few tips on using the Spirit Element and how it should feel, which gave him a few ideas on what changed he could do. They started working on merging different Elements and started with Spirit and Water Element since Syra could use those two.

He couldn't use Water Element himself, but he already knew CREATE WATER ELEMENTAL Spell, which seemed to be a combination of both. He hadn't cast that Spell, as even if it didn't count as unfinished, that didn't mean he could use it in full power.

If he could use it in full power, even without having Water Element himself, he could easily recreate the same Spells with his Elements. He also thought that training on this Spell could help him unlock the Water Element, although he would try not to unlock it until he became totally familiar with all his Elements.

He was going to train in all his Elements, except Earth, since it was the easiest to raise. He wanted to increase his proficiency in using Air Element, and of course, Spirit Element.

He pulled out of his Spatial Ring a Water Mana Gem to use its mana to cast the Spell. He made a few tests and found that he could cast the Spell just by using the Water Element. Suppose he did that this way; he had to give commands for the Elementals to know what to do. If he used Spirit Element, they could act more autonomously and follow more complicating commands.

He didn't learn any new Spells that were Spirit Based, as he still had to perfect the ones he already knew. His Spirit Slash got improved as Sinhunter had helped on it since he cast it through him. MINOR HEAL, according to Syra, also could improve much more, although her world it wasn't called like that.

His Water Elementals were nothing like his Golems, but they had a Grade difference in their spells. There were no different types of Elementals or shaping their 'brains.' He tried to see if he could use what he knew and used in GOLEMANCY, but the two Spells didn't work the same.

Still, he had made some improvements with the help of Syra, even if she wasn't able to do something similar. She could do many things with Water Element, but combining it with Spirit to make Elemental wasn't one. However, she had heard of others doing something similar.

There was apparently a race called Shikai, who was born in being able to use Water Element, and a lot of them could also create Ice as Mizuneko did. There were rumors of some possibly do something like that, and if someone could do, Syra was certain that one of these people could.

They spent two days on Spirit and Water Element training and had improved both of them massively but hadn't come close to feeling that he could unlock the Water Element.

His student would start returning soon, so he started working on the forge on a few tinkers to help them possibly Evolve their Class.

The first one that returned was Hineko, and Shingi already knew what he needed to do. Hineko had the Thief class, and the Evolution Shingi planned for him to learn was Trickster.