NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 9: The Futile Resistance
The dragon, its senses heightened, finally recognized the presence of the magicore surrounding Fafnir."F-fr-aen-err?" the dragon stammered, its voice faltering for the first time.
"Ar-ree... yo-uyo... Fr-aen-err?"
"I don't believe it. You're here, father!" Fafnir shouted with excitement & confusion "How did this happen?"
"Did you guys by any chance performed an Ancient Spell?" Ingi added
Ancient Spell : Ancient Spell make use of negative mana, a sinister from the Netherlands. These spells are more powerful than their normal counterparts and ignore the limits of normal magic. For example, cannot regenerate lost limbs, whereas Ancient Spell can regenerate whole upper bodies. becomes more difficult, if not impossible, to break. Creature who use this type of spells are collected in the Castastrophic Stage of the Magicore Stages because their magic defies normal conventions.
Negative Mana : Magicore from the netherlands is called negative mana in the living world, due to its more sinister quality. This type of magic boosts the power and capabilities of magic spells but carries the risk of corrupting the bodies, souls, and magic of both users and victims alike; thus, its usage is classified as Ancient Spell. The amount of mana that a creature possesses within them has huge significance. It is because the fundamental strength of a creature is measured through it.
When a creature possesses a high amount of magicore, any physical tasks which involve the use of magic would become easier. Additionally, creature with a high amount of magicore have a higher chance accessing high-level magic spells rather than creature with a low amount of magicore regardless of what type of Magicore Attributes they are born with.
Magicore Attributes :Unlike magicore that exists in nature, the magicore that is situated within every creature has a specific nature to it, known as an attribute.
These attributes are one of the aspects that differentiate one creature from another. The attribute that a creature possesses is the one that they are born with.There are five major elements in the world of Norkiya: Fire , Water , Wind, Electric and Earth. All other magical attributes are derived from these five.
For example, Smoke Magic is a branch of the WIND attribute, and ICE from the water attribute. Over the centuries, some cultures have developed unnatural or the so called "irregular magic attributes", like Blood, Barrier, Spatial, Gravity, Dark and Time Magic.
<< There are 5 Magicore Stages >>1st Stage as the Highest and 5th Stage as the Lowest among the stage; But there's an exception: Catastrophic StageCatastrophic Stage, The Catastrophic Stage can be seen as separate from the magicore stages, as it mainly refers to how destructive the magic is. Users who wield magic like this, that defies standard conventions of magic, find themselves in this category.
Catastrophic stage creature have power that can not be rated on the standard magicore stage tier list as far as power levels go because the abilities are too difficult to quantify compared to other magical forms. Another thing and the most important key factor of Catastrophic stage magic is that it is especially effective in fighting and defeating DEMONS and DRAGONS.
Going back..
"Did you guys by any chance performed an Ancient Spell?" Ingi added
"Ancient Spell? I don't reca-" but before I can continue, Fafnir intervened and said, "If you come to think of it, before Dad was summoned, you said something, right, craig? he asked
"Oh, yeah! I somewhat remember it now; Before this thing appeared (talking about Ingi) there was a voice who told me to summon "Ingi"
"Summon me, you say?!" Ingi asked with confusion
"You are Ingi?" I asked
"he is, Ingi" Fafnir replied while pointing at Ingi, and I strutted down into the ground, shooked my head while scratching my head as I am overwhelmed with the situation
"Man, I'm lost in thoughts right now!"
Going back to the conversation happened in chapter 7 :
A Special Class Demon : "for crying out loud! This really is the reason why Special Class Demon is way stronger than you all! I will find and kill that motherfucker! Kuhahaha!! " Stated with confidence while smirking.
A distorted voice coming from the bottom of the Netherlands : Are you certain that you can kill him or should I say them, Astaroth?
A Special Class Demon named Astaroth : Kehhh! Ye-yes. My Lord! I am certain.
A distorted voice coming from the bottom of the Netherlands : Very well.. If that's the case, then go, find THEM and bring THEM to me at all cost. You know me, I do not accept failures.
A Special Class Demon named Astaroth : As you wish. Let me prove myself to you, my lord.
While Astaroth is on his way now to locate craig's location, the distorted voice coming from the bottom of the Netherlands muttered, "So you survived, huh?! I'll make you pay this time. I'll kill you with my own hands, Fraener!!!!!"
Going back to the present event
I staggered back, running a hand through my hair in frustration. This was too much. It was like being thrown into a raging storm without knowing which way was up.
"Man, I'm lost in my thoughts right now!" I muttered, shaking my head. "And what the hell is with this Ancient Spell? Like some kind of broken magic trick?!"
Ingi let out a deep sigh. "Ancient Spell is formed using negative mana from the Netherlands. It holds extreme risks to the user, corrupting them—or worse, shattering their soul after casting a single spell. That's why it is common only in the Netherlands; they have no souls to lose."
My stomach twisted at the thought. "And you're telling me I just used something that could break my soul? Out of nowhere?!"
"Precisely. And to make matters more intriguing, there are only a handful of creatures capable of wielding it to its maximum potential without succumbing to its drawbacks." Ingi's gaze darkened as he turned to Craig. "And come to think of it... I think you, human, are strange."
"weird? how so?" I asked
"I can certainly sense that you are human, but there's something else. I sense royal dragon blood within you." Ingi's voice carried an unmistakable weight. "And, more importantly, Fraener's aura has greatly diminished. What happened? Don't tell me... you performed—"
"Yes, father," Fafnir interrupted, his voice laced with sadness. "Things happened. I died. But I found a human capable of handling my dragon soul. That's why you sense me this way—I am merely a fragment of what I once was."
Silence.
Ingi's eyes widened, his jaw slack. "No way... This is... unbelievable..." he muttered in disbelief.
The air grew tense as Ingi turned to me. "Do you feel anything strange, human?"
I tilted my head, scanning my body. "Hmm... nothing in particular, really. I even feel so lig—"
Before I could finish, an ominous presence crashed down on us like a tidal wave.
A voice, thick with malice, slithered into my ear.
"Sniff, sniff... Hmm... Wonder what this is..."
Craig's blood ran cold. The voice was right behind him.
My breath hitched. Icouldn't move. Couldn't think. Terror gripped melike iron shackles, locking my body in place.
"A demon?!" Ingi growled. His usual composed tone was gone, replaced with alarm. "He's fast! I didn't even sense his presence! No... it's because I'm only a fragment! No mistake—this demon is a Special Class Demon!!"
"Human!!!" Ingi shouted
"Craig!!! runn!!!" Fafnir shouted
After feeling the aura coming from the demon behind me, I was so scared, I turned to stone "I can't move my body.. I'm shaking" I muttered while my legs are shaking.
After realizing the situation, Fafnir & Ingi immediately made a decision. Made a decision to kill the demon on sight. Fafnir then immediately teleported grabbed craig immediately back to where fafnir was originally situated."Oh? Save your futile resistance! Kuahahaha!" Demon declared with confidence
"No one will escape this, << Borderless Barrier >> " In the midst of situation, Ingi didn't hesitate to activate his skill.
Fafnir extended his hands forward, his remaining magicore flaring wildly. "This is all I have left... It must work, or we're done for!"
A blazing sphere of pure destruction formed between his palms, pulsing with raw energy. "Eat this, you bastard! << Dragon Blast >>!"
The space around us shifted. The very air seemed to lock as an invisible force encased the demon.
Borderless Barrier, This barrier may not have a visible presence or clear boundaries, making it difficult to detect or understand. Its borderless nature could imply that it extends infinitely or permeates through different dimensions or realities and its range may bound depending on the caster.
Dragon Blast, the user gathers stardust into a sphere between their hands before exploding it outwards in a beam in front of them. It's an incredibly powerful attack that no barrier can withstand and holds the potential to destroy the entire planet depending on how many magicore caster will be using on it. Its power is so great that even trying to send it to another dimension is incapable of stopping it, only slightly mitigating the damage at most.
"Tch! A barrier?! You guys are good! But let me show you the power of a Special Class Demon!
<< Collapse >>!"
"The Demon is trying to nullify Fafnir's skill by activating << Collapse >>
The very air trembled as the blast rocketed toward the demon, engulfing everything in its path.
My heart pounded as the battlefield erupted in a clash of forces unlike anything I had ever seen.
This wasn't just survival anymore.
This was war.