NOVEL NEXT Chapter 9: THIS IS A FUCKING CRIME SCENE!
WHERE IS THE DIVINE ENERGY! THERE IS NONE! WTF AM I GONNA DO!
This world is void of it !
I can still feel some inside me. It's been there all along. Focus. Concentrate. Let me circulate it slowly. Carefully feel the inside of my body. Does that affect the actual amount of divine power? No …*sigh*. This is gonna be a pain.
"Take it slowly young man. With a firm will anything is possible. I'm sure you'll feel the light energy at some point."
Thanks dude. This guy is the most chill necromancer I know. Also, the only one.
Concentrate. Now let's bring the circulation speed of the divine energy higher. Any change to the quantity? Nope. Faster. Any change? Nope. Let's bring it to the maximum speed …and …still no change. No increase or decrease at all.
What if it leaves my body? I slowly and extremely carefully send the tiniest strand of it outside my body. I can feel it floating there. The quantity remains the same. Can I absorb it again? Yes.
It seems I still have my cheat after all. But it might not be that reliable anymore. I'm like a mage that cannot regenerate mana at the moment. Oh...that also doesn't know how to actually use his mana either. You guessed it I'm *fidget* what they would call *blush* fucking useless Te-He !
Okay seriously. I need to figure out the exact consumption of my abilities. Abilities …. I know I can heal. Guess divine energy should be useful for more stuff.
I stay in the courtyard for a few hours. Considering the possibilities. So far, I'm considering trying to figure out a scouting ability and a body enhancement one. Healing is not especially useful if you get 1 Hit K-O-ed anyway.
"Well that should be enough for today young one. Your thoughts seem all over the place. I get the excitement of magic, but you need to focus more on the feeling. Don't think. Just be. One with the energy. Eventually one with the world."
I bow to him and leave with Luna as a guide. At some point we are back in my room.
First of all I should really figure out the consumption.
"My lord what would you want first. Dinner, a bath, or me?"
But how do I figure out the consumption? I feel like I still have the exact same quantity of divine energy as when I first appeared. But I also didn't really pay attention.
"Cheer up my Lord it is perfectly fine not to be able to use light magic"
To be fair at the time I was kinda overwhelmed by either the torture or getting accustomed to my surroundings.
"My Lord?"
The only ability I know for sure is the healing one. If I get hurt, I could heal myself then check if I have less divine energy afterward. Arg. This is gonna be a pain to test.
"Hello?"
Now the only issue is what if it uses energy but not enough for me to notice? A level 0 spell could be so easy to use that I woudn't really notice it.
"..."
That's it! If it leaves my body, it will just float there …. then I can collect it later. If I just unload my reserve of divine energy in the air and only keep a tiny strand inside me, it should be easy to notice an eventual consumption.
[Luna get me a sword. And leave me alone for a day]
"My Lord a full day? But why?"
[Yes, a day. Now go]
Either I need trump cards that take close to no divine energy to activate or I'll have to find a way to get some more.
"Here you go my Lord. Take care my Lord"
Now that I'm alone time to get started. I quickly put the drapes over the windows. I remove my clothes and I mast*****. Force of habit.
I remove my clothes; I stand in the middle of the room and I start slashing. IT HURTS. But fuck what's some pain. Either I figure this out or I'm gonna fucking die.
Energy before healing…. noted. Energy after healing …same quantity. Now could be the problem of a variation being too small.
Let's send a few surges of energy in the air now. One tiny, one small and one medium sized. Now time to wait. After a few minutes, no change to either. An hour later…. still the same.
Absorption test. Still easy to grasp. Variation in actual quantity upon absorption? Seems to be the same.
Now time for the big test. I gradually send out all but the tiniest strand of divine power I possess. It's just floating there. Everything seems alright. I reabsorb it. Everything is under control. Send it out again.
Now that I think about it sending out all that power out sounds stupid as fuck. But hey. For some reason get the feeling it will be fine. In gamer term I'd only have 1 unit of mana inside me at the moment.
Ready? Set! Go!
Slash Splurt FUCK
Slash Splurt IT HURTS
Slash Splurt FUCKING SWORD
Slash Splurt FUCKING COLD
Slash Splurt ASS
Slash Splurt SWORD
Slash Splurt MOTHERFUCKER
Slash Splurt THIS IS FUCKING TIRING
Slash Splurt WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SWORD
Slash Splurt SO FUCKING HEAVY
*PANT* *PANT* Healing nicely. Energy level still the same. Let's try some enhancement. Focus on making the arm stronger, The sword lighter. Stronger. And ...
Slash Splurt FUCKING SHARP
Slash Splurt ASS SWORD
Slash Splurt AT LEAST IT S LIGHT AS FUCK NOW
Slash Splurt X60
Okay. And done! Mana quantity? Still the same 1 unit! A-OKAY! WONDERFUL!
While I have a sword in hand might as well do a defense test.
Picture your body being sturdy. Grasp the blade with your arm. Bleed like a fucking moron apparently.
Picture your body being invincible. Impenetrable. Sturdier than a legendary shield. Grasp the blade. Yep my hand is fine.
Picture your body being not only be invincible but also the sharpest blade in existence. You are a lethal weapon! No reference intended. My hand is fine…. The blade isn't! Get fucking wrecked! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"My Lord …."
[I told you to leave for a full day did I not!]
"My Lord it has been a full day …"
What is has already? I guess time does go fast when one is passionate.
"MY LORD ARE YOU ALRIGHT!!!!!"
Why is she screaming now? I've never been better in my life!
Then I look around.
Blood on the floor.
Blood on the walls.
Blood on the ceiling.
THIS IS A FUCKING MURDER SCENE!!!!