Chapter 279 (1/2)

Chapter 279

Chapter 279: A Social Gathering

The first rays of dawn peeked above the horizon by the tiis and I had climbed back from the beast-riddled hill just off of Town Maerin I had focused solely on practicing God Step—falling is scouted around the area, doing a bit of hunting on his own

Though progress was sloas still proud of the visible growth in the mastery of my first official Godrune I was able to reach the destination I had deter God Step with much better precision than I had at first

That is, with no obstacles, of course Taking into consideration the obstacles blocking my ‘path’, God Step became exponentially more difficult to use

There were several ways around this, of course I could use God Step in a straight line,so would be basically using the blunt edge of the sword

Alternatively, I could spend a prolonged period of ti out the ‘path’ I could take in order to arrive at my intended destination… but that was a little hard to do while a two thousand-pound htly altered the ‘path’

The silver lining behind all this was that my initial develop wheels for God Step Along with on of the Indrath Clan’s physique, I knew thatthis was only a is, on the other hand, had yet to gain the insights in activating the rune of destruction despite uidance

I knew that if I used the destruction rune one or two ht into the edict, but I was honestly afraid of what ht happen while I was under the pseudo-psychotic state that the edict evoked

Still, thanks to the fact that unlike ed to h this, his strength had not only increased, but the range that he could be apart from me had expanded

His entire forth as the two horns that twisted and gnarled behind his ears had become even more intricate Not only that but his entire form seemed to become more corporeal and real as the purple fire that made up his mane looked like real flames instead of smoky wisps

Withthe bestown that indicated ere back within the ‘safe’ zone Tofor

‘Isn’t that the kid…er, Vel within ent weapon? I teased, before calling out to the boy “Belrumble

Bel called He bolted towardunkempt hair to reveal a busted lip, bruised eye, and a swollen cheek

The boy shot rin as he waved his hand “Mister!”

Belmun skidded to a stop in front of ht!”

Noticing the bruises and welts all over his exposed arms and the hardened look on his face, I couldn’t help but admire the boy’s deter past him

“W-Wait!” Bel to offer now, but I’ve been bestowed a crest earlier today!”

I raised a brow “So?”

The boy scratched his head “S-So I have incredible talent! I don’t have anything to offer you right now, but in the future, when I’m a famous or even ranked ascender, I’ll pay you back!”

I don’t knohat ca—expression on Bel in just enough killing intent to bring the boy on all fours while choking

Withdrawing h the aasping for air “Don’t be so ignorant The world’s a large place and your talent in this sht be comparable to the street rats of a ed and juet so emotional with the little boy”

I frowned “I wasn’t emotional”

“Please You barely care for the people here enough to exchangefor infor down “But you not only helped the kid, but you gave hi offattitude after getting a bit of recognition annoyed is rolled his eyes as he curled up into his ‘h as I sat down on the ground I knehy I acted like that—I just didn’t want to admit to myself that the little boy re my cheeks to focus, I closed ht envelopedmy aether core once more

Over the next several days leading up to the annual exhibition, Regis and I had fallen into a coely away from the curious denizens of Town Maerin

Without the need to sleep aside froh to study the cuboid relic in the afternoons In the evenings and overnight, I would stay near the peak of the tree-filled hill practicing not only God Step but also fighting with aether in general

Mayla had stopped by the first day after the bestow anywhere and o back home I didn’t want her to spend the majority of the day with me when her time with her sister was so lih, that Bel seriously at the striker until he would enroll in Stormcove Acadeht after the bestowht with soress had beenthe cuboid relic as well as God Step, I was slowly growingin this small town

So when the day of the annual exhibition finally came, I was actually excited

“Are you sure you want to do this now?” Regis asked, staring at me

I held Sylvie’s stone tenderly in my palms “It’s been a while since I’ve tried andGod Step”

“I know, but didn’t your last attempt almost completely suck your aether reserves dry? Will you be okay during the exhibition?”