Master Of None

"What are you two so in to here?" Gil seemed like he wasn't ready to leave. However, Walker knew that it was just him being annoyed that they were splitting up even more. Especially splitting up and leaving Alma behind.

"Remey and I were talking about the affinity potions that none of the angels seem to have tried yet. It's weird, right?" Walker was looking at the elves coming along. He was glad that they were with them since the map he had looked at showed a forest around the base of the mountains they would be heading to.

"Really? How have they not freaked out yet? They even got all excited when they saw that the elves and I could make elemental arrows with multiple elemental affinities. They said that they have to forge special metals to make arrows or any weapon that holds mana in the same way since runes are not allowed due to the dangers they pose." Gil seemed to have found a little more information.

"Did you manage to get any of their arrows as examples?" Walker saw that Gil was already shaking his head since he had guessed what Walker would ask next.

"I think every angel is still holding back. Haven't you seen them keeping weapons and even some of their armors covered while we are here? They probably think that we might bite them all the sudden since we brought dragons and a bunch of other monsters. The tamers really throw them off since they don't recognize any of the monsters that were tamed." This made a lot more sense.

"I'm glad someone heard some of this. I want to make sure that we are growing a connection with them. But they can't hide their armors and weapons anymore. Those look like the Rize empire archangels coming to meet us. I think my timeline pushed them a little." Walker smirked watching the angels approach.

From what it appeared, there were twenty groups of five angels. It was a split force but they could all fly. There were some that were prepared with magic staffs, swords, and even a decent few morning stars which was a surprise. Yet, the all around appraisal of the weapons and armors was what walker was interested in.

An angel with greenish tints to his wings was flapping his wings much less than others. It was very easy to guess that he had a wind affinity. The morning star in his hand was similarly matching the coloration. The silver metal that it was made of was tinted green as well. Walker could already sense the wind elemental mana within it.

'Sky iron morning star

The morning star is a brutal blunt spiked weapon for battle. It is normally used to crush and harm opponents in one strike. This is forged from sky iron which has a natural wind affinity. Through forging with wind elemental crystals this sky iron has gained the ability to naturally attract wind elemental mana. The only downside is that it will need upkeep more often than  other weapons would due to the wear and tear from having mana forced within the metal beyond the normal means.'

This was the answer that Walker had wondered. He had wondered just how they were able to make weapons without runes that didn't have any elemental spirit within them. The only reason they would have elemental weapons still would have been trapping elemental spirits but even that normally required runes along the weapon in some form so Walker had been stumped.

"Sky iron, dew iron, flame iron, white iron, shadow iron, and brown iron. Those are what all their armors and weapons are made out of. Some of them have multiple of these pieces to defend certain areas or they are prepared in ways that enhance the tip of their sword or blade. That's interesting."

The mumbling that Gil and Remey heard told them that Walker was rapidly using the all around appraisal skill to learn more. But hearing that the angels used specific metals to produce specific materials for specific elemental affinities made a lot of sense. It was what most of the dwarves did but the metals they had were usually different than what was here.

"Some of them are named differently on Sigil, the all around appraisal told me that much. But what I wonder about is what else could be made with them. If they don't overload those metals with mana while forging and instead use runes…well, we could have much better everything." Walker wanted to farm these metals. The more that could be mined and brought to Genesis the faster people would develop. It would be a great boon for any society to have more specialized tools for their work.

"We were able to gather twenty of our best teams. They are prepared to enter battles with you at any point. They will be walking along with you so that we do not alert any flying wyverns. I will not be coming due to my lack of battle skills. However, one of the guards assigned to this region will journey with you." The Rize archangel arrived and quickly gave Walker the rundown since it was easiest to stay efficient that way.

The man that stood next to the archangel had substantially more muscle. He was also wearing armor with brighter red patterns proving him to have a fire elemental affinity. "I an arch guardian Seran. I am going to be your defender while you journey to battle against the wyvern plague. I will be at the ready to order my teams when necessary. Do not worry about any threats." The man was very prompt but showed how strict his training in life had been.

"Welcome to the effort. I will be depending on you to stop the wyverns from interrupting our conversation with their queen. Depending on you and your soldiers, we may have a new ally or a defeated monster. But I know that we will have a solution by the end of this adventure." Walker was polite and prompt in return. The three all seemed to be on the same page now.

​ "Understood. I will take the time to review with my team the two desired outcomes." Seran moved away and began meeting while Walker turned his attention to the ten mages behind Alice and Su.

"Walker, we have the life mages, healers, and the Fel archangel with us." Su was waiting for the mages to step up and introduce themselves with the Fel archangel.

"These are some of the nearest mages that suit the whaling need. Seven are life mages of varying age and studies. Two are healers that pursue the anatomy of a body to enhance their methods. The last is a crystal healer, he is able to match someone's affinity with an elemental crystal to facilitate healing through the mana they prefer. It is a very mysterious process that was recently discovered. Our Fel empire only has four of these mages."

The look that the Fel Arcangel was giving Walker was one that proved he had caught on to Walker's curiosity. The fact that the life mage had also helped Walker sense life mana, however slight it had been, must have further confirmed this.

Yet, this was also a way for the Fel empire keeping the Rize empire on its toes. If this rare mage was lost to the battle, then the Fel empire would have a massive bone to pick with the Rize empire. It could start conflict or at least warrant large payments of resources to the Fel empire. Most of which would harm the Rize and help the Fel empire.

"Very good. I like to explore everyone's systems. I saw that there is a water blade swordsman in the Rize empire teams so I will speak with them too. It's very nice to see the variety in the people here. I never imagined angels would be so diverse." Walker felt this way but also did this to make sure that both archangels saw his view.

"Before we all set off, just a random question." Walker wanted to know but also had a reason to ask. "Have you seen the affinity potions in use yet? We were sure that you would appreciate them as a gift. If not, we can change things a little. We mean to show appreciation since we were greeted well by angels as soon as we landed on the Sigil continent." Walker was clear with why he wanted to know but had sweetened up the words.

Both archangels looked at Walker cautiously but he was sure that they were not hiding anything. "Naturally we have to appraise and research them first. A mystery potion is always a good game for a researcher." The Fel archangel gave the best answer. But the Fel archangel also held back a little making Walker prepare to ask even more.

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