Master Of None



The deep breath that Gil held before sending the arrow high in to the air was the very same breath that everyone felt to hold. They knew that the importance of this research had been forced to the forefront because of a dangerous position they were all in. 

The fact that the corrupted city was floating away wasn't necessarily good. They knew all about the fact that they had just lost one of their off limits holy grounds. A city that had been made with a lot of knowledge and had been home to the bodies of many fellow angels. That alone was a major loss for their people. It was a very clear insult to their entire race. 

Every single race had a great respect for the people who passed away. That is just something that came with their living state of being. Some races ensured that they would be able to rest without any issues in the afterlife. Right now, the angels saw their ancestors forced awake by evil intentions. By a corrupted mana that didn't make any sense, but made their very skin crawl. 

This was also a sign that the researchers of the Fel empire did not all hold their fellow angels from the Rize empire in protest. They had some expectations for beliefs, but would still open up and share themselves as a people. Especially their research which could change the world in their opinions. 

As Gil felt his mana be taken from the arrow, he noted the higher amount of it that was taken than what he was used to. The arrows that he normally used were able to drew on his mana and then the elemental mana within or around them. That led to the amazing skills that the arrows demonstrated. 

The light arrows that could become a literal beam of light, the shadow arrows that seemed to race through the shadows of an enemy and pierce them, and the elemental arrows that matched the elemental manas that they were made with. The various effects all had a cost but an amazing reaction that was many times larger than the arrow would have if it wasn't used in this way. 

"Here it goes. It cost me triple the mana as normal." Gil watched the arrow fly upwards as he did so. He had felt the mana leave him and knew he should say it out loud for everyone to understand the cost that this elemental space formation took when it was engraved. To teleport something more than an arrow, it would definitely come at a price. Itf they were not careful, then there was a chance that they would fail the teleportation. 

This left many potential disasters. Someone failing a teleport could leave the injured. It could also cause an explosion of mana. It could do many other things that were only left to the darker thoughts of a person. The fearful parts of any researcher. 

"Look! It is starting!" Ezra started to scribble many notes in his own short hand. Walker saw this but was fully focused on the way the manas interacted. 

The fact that Walker had suddenly cut out all other things was simple to understand. Walker would be able to understand the way that this teleportation worked and how the different runes worked. Therefore, he would expand his knowledge while also becoming better able to manipulate all of these manas. 

The elemental manas seemed to be drawn in to the arrow and lock in place due to the rune formation. That seemed normal since the runes needed their elemental matching mana to work. The life runes flared to life with natural mana which surprised Walker. He could sense the elemental manas mixing together without a single hitch. 

From there, the life runes seemed to feed off the mana that Gil provided. This was the life mana that had been needed to make all of this flow. Yet, even more surprising was the natural mana being able to attract more space mana. 

The space rune had begun to pull toward it a lot of spatial mana. More than Walker had seen it do in the broken form or when he had observed the existence of spatial mana within the dragon domain skills. Therefore, Walker knew that it was a successful endeavor with just creating a working spatial rune formation. Even if the teleportation failed, he knew that it was possible to draw on the space mana and the runes. 

The thought that rang true in his mind was simple, he needed a catalyst to make the space his own. Spatial mana was stubborn and did not like to be attracted by just will. It needed something to channel through it to be used properly. Or at least that was the perfect theory that Walker understood now. The spatial mana was able to be called on because it had a way to flow that would allow it to remain separate and also influencing of other things. 

The sudden influx of mana toward the target was what changed everything. The target was absent on mana and matched the pattern of the arrow. The rune formations were the same along with the will behind the arrow when it was given mana and fired from Gil's bow.

The desire was to send the rune covered arrow to the target no matter where it was fired. Naturally, the spatial mana was in bounty within the arrow's rune formation. The absence of it in the target was what the spatial mana wanted to balance. 

An odd twisting of the light and even the air around the arrow appeared. This was the teleportation that Walker knew had happened when they moved the mansion to where Genesis was built. It felt the same but this time he was able to sense more. How the spatial mana was striving to balance things. 

Some spatial mana was left behind in the spot where the arrow had been before the other elemental manas were pulled back in to a natural flow. The arrow and rune formation had left behind a hole that was properly filled by the formation because it was made in a balanced manner. That was the key. 

The arrow made a solid thump as it embedded itself in the center of the target. The paper with the matching rune formation was torn, but the manas balanced quickly before a sudden dissipation due to the arrow piercing the paper. 

It wasn't a violent loss of mana nor was it dangerous. It was just the breaking of a balanced and capable rune formation. Walker could sense the spatial mana perfectly spread out where the arrow had appeared. It had pushd other manas aside in a way that didn't cause any damage to the surroundings. The only thing that caused damage was the physical arrow itself. 

The arrow was also not damaged. The runes on it appeared to fade because of the loss of mana but they also appeared worn. The carvings were a little rougher now than they had been before firing. It was proof that the rune formation cause a lot of wear and tear on the arrow itself. This was all to be expected. 

"It worked!" Ezra let out a triumphant roar. He wasn't sensing things at the same level that Walker was, but he could tell when he succeeded. "Years of research and I finally see a teleportation in perfect means! We need to test this on something alive. No, a plant? Or should we go to testing on living breathing animals or monsters? Maybe we should just take a proper step and test out between two rune carved stones?" Ezra's rant continued as he tried to decide the next step.

"What about the elemental mana? Whas that too much or was it not enough? Should we have crystals to properly balance everything? We might need to do that to reduce the wear on the rune formation. But that would also make the cost more. How many mages? Maybe a hundred to teleport one person? No, that's too many and would give too much mana. We should try with thirty and see the results." This could go on forever. 

Walker had already balanced his mind though. He looked at Ezra with a small but determined smile. "It's time for us to make this work out better. Let's see if we can teleport a live chicken egg or something. We know it's alive and it will be food anyways, so we can make sure that if it's harmed it will just go to lunch." Walker knew this was the best option. Everyone had plenty of eggs or something like it. 

The others who just witnessed this were still in shock. The Rize angels being the main ones to wonder just what path they were taking toward the future now. 

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