ushernet Chapter 552: Another Set Of Gifts (6)
Chapter 552: Another Set Of Gifts (6)
Chapter 552: Another Set Of Gifts (6)
With these new skills empowering my abilities to create something exquisite for the Duchess, I took in a deep breath and made a swift decision to get them all tested out at the same time, which would hopefully push this Focus to the next level... and hopefully I wouldn't 'infect' her Focus with my magics, but even if I did... I was curious on what that 'infection' would look like.
The ingots that she had created for me though were of a good quality as well, each one brimming with Nature Mana and emitting a soothing, refreshing aura, which I noticed was rather different from how the Ardere Steel had emitted nothing at all.
That was curious, but considering the magical differences between Shelur and Renna, that wasn't entirely surprising that the quality of the metals was different by quite a bit, and it wasn't too surprising when I inspected it in the System menu.
[Vis Ingot (Exquisite)]
Apparently Renna was really good at imbuing things with her mana, though considering she was a skilled mage who could mix slight alchemy practices with her magic to create a dome of protection that also forced the inhabitants to tell the truth, I again wasn't too surprised.
So, I placed this exquisite Vis Ingot on the anvil before placing my hands on either end of the anvil and began to send my own threads of Blood and Dark into the metal, not to convert it to something new, but to empower it instead.
That new skill was something that I wasn't entirely aware of how it worked, but I knew it worked as soon as I saw it activate, which was when the entire anvil - and my hammers - all began to pulsate with a sinister red and black glow, and just like how Renna's Vis Ingots radiated a calmness and soothed your nerves, the anvil began to pluck at your mind and whisper to your darker desires, which was a tad uncomfortable.
But I pushed that aside and grabbed my tongs, lifting the Vis Ingot and placing it into the furnace to begin heating it up to be shaped, before I placed some of the leftover Nature Mana wood that she had created onto the anvil as well, which would be shaped down into a comfortable handle for the wand.
I did so by cutting it and unfolding those pieces, leaving a spot in the middle where I could then screw in the Mana Steel flower, but for now I needed to ensure that the Focus itself was working and able to be used safely.
It took another heat to get everything done with the Vis Ingot, but when it was finished it looked really good, and all I needed to do was trace out the handle onto the wood, cut away the wood and glue in the handle before shaping it into something comfortable, and then I would be left with just the cosmetics to do.
Darkening the wood with a nice stain, polishing the metal, carving out the flower and polishing that... it was still a bit of work, but none of it was difficult, which I was thankful for.
As I worked, I could see the threads of Blood and Dark Mana curiously 'sniffing' the metal on the anvil, slowly creeping forwards and flicking across its surface, only to recoil whenever I hammered the metal or just got close to them.
They were born of me and yet they weren't under my control anymore, which was intriguing to me, but even then I still could feel that they were a part of me, just not directly answering to my will.
So I had to keep them at bay as I worked, and that was easy with something this small even if I needed to concentrate a lot, but on something larger?
I don't know if I could manage...
But either way, I slowly but surely finished Renna's wand, and I was wondering what she would think of it as I began to put it together.