As they trekked back toward the Ringcon
Caves, they experimented with their newfound magical powers, for—as Pyre
said—it would be best to have the best understanding they could of their new
skills before the next difficult battle came upon them. Pyre practiced
enchanting her weapons with the power of earth, deciding to call the ability
Stonestrike, and found that these enchanted attacks could turn an enemy to
stone themselves. As she landed blows under the influence of Stonestrike, she could
feel the energies of the earth building up inside of her. Whenever she built
this energy to a certain strength through a continuous combo, the princess became
capable of releasing a powerful magical martial art called the Midgard Crush.
Niay and Clara practiced drawing upon their
new spells. As Faience had said, Niay had obtained the power to heal and
protect, while Clara had been given the power to strike down their enemies.
Niay began to keep a close eye on his allies even when attacking so that he
could pause to heal them when necessary, and Clara practiced mixing spells in
with her physical attacks. Both confessed that after casting spells, they began
to feel tired and worn out, although the thrill of hand-to-hand combat did
invigorate them over time. Seles recalled Faience’s words about the source of
their new powers and cautioned them to take things easy until they had
developed greater tolerance for the drain on their spirits.
Seles himself held back on using his own
gift. True, Faience had told him to call her at any time, but he was wary of
taxing her limited strength.
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