Chapter 15: Searching Again
The pain continued to spread, and this time Gustav felt the after-effects worse than any previous overdraft.
Falling backwards, Gustav collapsed on the bed without any grace.
Hands begin to tremble, and the nerves in the muscles become electrical disturbed by the impact on the brain. The overuse of arcane has caused a serious crisis in Gustav's electrolytes, which in turn has caused the concentration of ions to become strange and uneven. The essence of nerve conduction is a change in electrical potential, and when the potential is confused, Gustav feels like a wasted person.
Thankfully, having had the same experience several times before, Gustav knew that the best solution now was to sit quietly and wait for the sugar and salt in his body to reach a new equilibrium again.
"Ever since the Nightchild meeting, it always seems like I can be in the company of this superhuman pain......" Laughing at himself, Gustav pressed his face directly against the bed, 'licking his wounds' himself in pain.
Bored, Gustav closed his eyes. It's like iron sand rubbing directly against the periosteum, and the pain is painful. Gustav did not attempt to activate the blood power of the witcher, and the effect of 'blood vitality' was limited to the recovery of the body, and did little to help the imbalance of electrolytes in the body.
His breathing became short, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead, Gustav was not an iron man, and had a normal sense of pain. In fact, the Arcanist profession has a good mental perception, which often means that the brain is much more sensitive to stimuli than ordinary people.
This sensitivity became a side effect at this point, and Gustav suddenly had the idea that life was better than death.
Clenching your fists tightly and tensing your muscles as hard as you can, this will relieve the pain a little.
Come on...... Imagine something in your head, distract yourself! Crazy self-suggestion, Gustav drives the brain to try to get it back on track.
As if in response to Gustav's prayers, some pictures began to emerge in his mind, the details clear. At noon, the hole in the cheese in his hand was clearly visible, and in the arcane class, some of the students were sleeping, and even saliva was pouring out......
This state of affairs made Gustav ecstatic.
The last time he was invited to the Council of the Nightchildren, Gustav discovered some of his abilities. It was a 'blasphemous' function based on photographic memories, which helped Gustav 'steal' certain powers.
Not limited to the abilities that God has given to believers, Gustav seems to be able to return to a certain state and stimulate a bloodline that is not his own. All the while, he was trying to get back into that state, to probe the secrets inside. However, no matter how much he tried, Gustav felt a little unimportant.
I'm going to think back to that time when Nata changed and understand the mystery again......
Gustav had a clear goal and quickly established his goal.
I don't know when the next time I want to be in such a state, and despite the pain all over his body, Gustav has to hold back the discomfort and try to concentrate himself.
Nata...... Fryer's Burning Sword...... Joseph...... More and more key words are being retrieved, and that photo-like memory is rapidly moving forward. Like pages being turned over, they echoed in Gustav's mind.
Looking at Nata again in memory, the scene is frozen in the scene where Nata uses the Burning Sword.
Nata is a serious girl, and sometimes even pedantic. When she enters the half-dragon state, the wide red dragon wings stretch out from her back, and there is a circle of quietly burning fire in her eyes.
Gustav's spirit quickly locked Nata's eyes, and he wanted to experience the process of 'stealing' Freil's power again.
The flame of life is burning quietly, and that is the embodiment of Fryer's will...... Gustav stared, inscribed that form into his own spirit. This time he proceeded with extreme caution and slowness, striving to comprehend every step thoroughly.
At this time, there was some kind of ripple in the originally depleted spiritual secret door. Unlike the last time he faced the Night Mother's curse, Gustav was now able to appreciate the changes more comfortably.
Next to the arcane models of 'Split Axis' and 'Thunderbolt', there is a spiral like a nebula.
Gustav is not surprised, he is able to steal power, and he will definitely cause some changes in his body in the process. Spiritual secrets are a very important thing for arcanists, and it's no surprise that something has changed.
The nebula's spiral began to spin, like a bottomless black hole attracting everything around it. The arcane models of 'Split Axis' and 'Thunderbolt' became distorted, illusory, and like bubbles. Then, like twisted and bent paper, everything related to the arcane disappeared.
Gustav was dizzy and lost consciousness for a moment.
............
"Life and light and heat are the most beautiful things in the world. ”
It was a murmur echoing in Gustav's ears, low and unwavering. It was the ancient language of dragons, from some kind of inscription in the blood. Impressed by this, he asked the dragons, and this was the translated lingua franca. This is Fryer's motto and a portrayal of the true actions of the Red Dragon, who has been called 'the greatest neutral goodest'.
Fryer recognizes every kind of life, whether it is a demon or an angel, whether wicked or good, and in her view, existence is reasonable, and the preciousness of life cannot be violated or trampled on. If a demon does not have evil deeds in her eyes, Fryer will protect the demon when it is threatened. Unlike many god-line gods, Fryer never acknowledges that creatures of the abyss and hell are born with original sin, and in her opinion, it is only a biological nature caused by the environment. With this in mind, the structure of the city of Redfarr becomes complex, and the Dark World can survive with villains, hooligans, and even the Council of the Nightchildren.
Yes, she is not a representative of justice, and she has never claimed to be righteous. Fryer is striving to protect life and light and heat, and for this reason, she has never given up even if she is tied to her hands and feet and restricted by many treaties. Perhaps Nata's seriousness and pedantry have some reason inherited from Fryer, the progenitor dragon, and after years, such firmness and persistence can still be used and manifested. Despite being called the 'stupid bitch dragon' by many evil creatures, Fryer is still Fryer, the 'greatest neutral good' who is considered horribly stupid by many.
Gustav held his breath and waited silently for something to happen.
The murmuring stopped, and a little spark suddenly appeared in the dark mind.