Chapter 8: Kaito Amethyst
Wondering how he should participate without letting anyone know his identity is hard.
“I can’t let anyone know my actual age or identity. It’s already quite rare for a 5th rank warrior at the age of 10, not to mention a 10 year old 6th rank warrior with a large mana pool.”
Also for the fact that he had the looks of a girl, but that was a minor matter.
“I need to disguise myself, including hiding my body size and and gender. I hate to say it, but I need to pretend to be a girl.”
Trying to remember how to cast illusions, he attempted to cast it, but it failed.
“Oh yeah, I can’t cast [Illusion] voiceless. Curse my low potential in Darkness.” Potential plays a large roll to a mage. Higher elemental affinity helps understand how a spell works. Better understanding changes the cast time, or aria, of a spell. Even with full understanding, low potential will greatly hinder the caster.
Infusing mana into his lungs, Soula started to speak in an eerie voice.
Darkness,
Deceive my enemies,
Lies and Deception are with me,
Form a Veil of Darkness,
Change my form,
Make me a new Identity,
Powers of Darkness and Arcane,
9th Rank Spell,
[Illusion]
Finishing the aria, dark magic formed around Soula. A heavy mist surrounded him, making him unable to be seen by anyone. Emerging from the mist was a beautiful woman. She was around the ages 18-20. Flowing purple hair ran along her back, with a tall slim figure of 6”1. She was an amazing beauty that rivaled with the goddesses.
“What should I call this form. Since I donned a new identity with intent to take the prizes, I seem like a Kaito (Phantom Thief). With this hair, I’ll call myself Kaito Amethyst.”
Satisfied Soula, now Kaito Amethyst, turned back to register.
……….
Back at the crowd where the tickets were being sold.
“YYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!! WE GOT THE TICKETS!” An excited Ruka escaped from the crowd. After her came the others tired from the almost rioting crowd.
“I’m glad we got the tickets,” a tired Regi stated, “...but I feel bad for Soula. I wish he could’ve gotten one too.”
“Well he can’t help it. Still, I feel sorry for him,” next to him the other newcomer Erica also joined in the conversation. Everyone felt guilty that they would enjoy such a perfect day while Soula worked.
As they were about to leave, Rudy suddenly stopped and pointed at the crowd. “OH MY GOD!!! WHO IS THAT BEAUTY!?!”
Turning to where Rudy was pointing, everyone noticed an amazing sight. What was once a rowdy crowd was now a bunch of statues. Everyone was amazed at what they saw.
A stunningly beautiful woman has appeared. She was walking down the street with amazing grace and allure. Walking through the crowd, those near her were instantly captivated.
As she walked up to the crier, she finally stopped in front of him. “Hello, I would like to register for the Grand Tournament.”
Still dazed, the crier suddenly woke up and spoke, “A-aa-mmm, miss can you p-ple-ase tell me your n-name and rank.”
Smiling at his nervousness, those who saw that smile instantly remembered it. Among the crowd were some crafters that were enlightened and would create the best works of sculptures and portraits.
“My name is Kaito Amethyst. I am a 6th Rank warrior.”
Hearing that, almost everyone was astonished. Although the minimum requirement is to be a 6th rank warrior/mage no actual 6th ranker would participate with hopes of winning.
“Gwaa-ha-ha! You think that a 6th Ranker like you will cut it into the tournament.” From nearby, a giant, muscular man with a giant warhammer on his back came forward. “Just because you are some fine lassy, don’t think the opponent will hold back just because you show off some skin. I’m an 8th rank warrior and I’m not even certain of my victory. If you can’t defeat me, then don’t think of even entering.”
“So as long as I beat you, no one will have any complaints.” Her interruption angered the man.
“YOU BITCH! I WAS TRYING TO BE NICE TO YOU, BUT NOW YOU’VE DONE IT. DIE!!!”
Charging towards the lady, no one noticed the five children from Team Diving Law watching.
Without any fear or hesitation, the woman moved forward and threw a single qi-infused punch towards the man’s abdomen. Shocked, everyone saw as the man fell down unconscious.
A 6th Rank warrior instantly defeated an 8th Rank warrior. No one would’ve believed it if they didn’t see it for themselves.
“My name is not Bitch, it’s Kaito Amethyst. Remember that name, for three days from now, I will take the top position and take the treasures awarded.” With that flashy line, Kaito Amethyst left leaving the crowd stupefied.
The children from Team Divine Law were amazed at what happened. The first to speak was Ruka. “Wow, what an amazing person. What kind of move was that to instantly defeat someone stronger than her? Hey what do you think Rudy? Rudy? Rudy are you okay?”
Noticing that Rudy was still like a statue, everyone near him heard him say, “I’m in love. A goddess has descended. Goddess Amethyst…”
……….
“Well that went well,” thought Amethyst, or Soula. Leaving the crowd and hiding from plain view Amethyst disappeared and Soula emerged. “Although I met some resistance, nothing major opposed me.” If anyone else heard those words, then they would wonder what is considered major if fighting someone two ranks higher isn’t major.
“Now I need to train new skills that won’t let people link Amethyst and me as the same person, specifically my friends.” Thinking that, he started to remember all the skills he had in his past life. “Soula specializes in hand-to-hand combat and swordplay more specifically a longsword, but Amethyst should specialize in quick slaughter. Maybe an katana with magic capabilities.” Thinking that, Soula now thought on how to craft a suitable weapon.
“For now, I should pack up and tell the others that I’m leaving for a week. Then I’ll try to acquire some blacksmith tools and materials.
Going home, he quickly packed the bare essentials he needed into his inventory. Then he left a note to say that an emergency required him to leave earlier than he thought.
Leaving the house, Soula went to the Material Haven. After searching for suitable monsters, he sighted a perfect target.
Red Steel Turtle [Common Monster]
Lv: 69 Health: 69000
Attack: 2100-2900
Defense: 6900
Skill(s): [Bash] [Steel Dome]
Azure Iron Tortoise [Common Monster]
Lv: 75 Health: 90000
Attack: 2000-2500
Defense: 9000
Skill(s): [Bash] [Iron Fortress]
Hunting down the above monsters gave Soula a chance to extract the shells made of high quality metal. Also the monster cores were good materials for qi/mana conductivity in weapons.
With a few quick kills, Soula gathered enough metal to create a small house. Going back to Academy City, he found a blacksmith and entered.
Inside after getting permission from the owner, Soula started to work. In his last life, he never forged, but he had some pointers since coming to this world. Combining with his knowledge of swords in his previous world, he had enough knowledge on what to do.
Bringing out his materials, Soula fired up the mana powered bellows. Controlling the amount of mana determines the intensity. At the right temperature, Soula used a mixture of wind magic to gather several gases in the air, some including carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, etc. Condensing the gases together with earth magic [Pressure] formed coal. Taking the iron, Soula broke it down again and again with earth magic.
Forming a large container from earth, the iron sand is put into it and superheated by the furnace with coal mixed in. Adding several monster cores quickly changes the mixture into a flexible form of tamahagane, a japanese metal used in katanas. Because of the special mixture and superheating, the tamahagane is quickly made.
Working quickly, Soula takes the block of metal and uses his strength. Hammering the metal and driving away the impurities, he folds the block. Normal tamahagane only needs to be folded up to 20 times because the carbon would diffuse too much, but because of the monster cores the diffusion slows down allowing maximum folds up to 1000 times. Normal people would not have enough time to fold that much because the tamahagane would cool down before that, but Soula who had affinity with wind slowed down cooling as well as increased his speed in folding.
Barely finishing the 1000th fold before the metal cooled down, he placed the metal into the furnace again. Super heating the metal he took it out and hammered it into the desired shape. Finished, Soula drenched it in water magic and started polishing and sharpening the final product. The most tedious part was the polishing and sharpening, but in the end it was worth it.
Several hours later, he finished it up by carving an angel wing near the base of the hilt, the symbol of Nacil. When he finished a notification popped up.
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You have created a unique weapon.
Please state weapon name.
Thinking for a moment, Soula said, “Weapon Name: Blood Serpent.”
You have created the weapon Katana: Blood Serpent [Tier 7]
Katana: Blood Serpent [Tier 7]
Durability: 70 / 70
Damage: 70-140
Current Owner: Soula Voilong
A unique weapon not commonly seen outside the Eastern Nations.
Created with uncommon techniques made a sword that is sharper
the more qi is infused and more flexible the more mana infused.
Restrictions:
Swordsman Class
5000 Qi
Lv: 700
Equipped:
+ 70 Strength
+ 100 Agility
+ 30 Dexterity
+ 1% Earth Affinity
+ 1% Wind Affinity
+ 1% Light Affinity
+ 1% Destruction Affinity
Deals 50% More Damage Against Criminals
Skills:
Qi-Infusion Infuse with qi to increase damage. (Adds 1-2 damage per qi infused)
Mana-Infusion Infuse mana to increase flexibility and control sword shape.
For creating a complicated weapon on your first attempt,
you have been rewarded with the skill [Blacksmith]
[Blacksmith] is categorized under Body.
Blacksmith [Rank B] Lv: 1
The art of working and forging metal. Increase chance of creating better quality items.
Allows you to equip any weapon you create regardless of requirements.
Seeing the notifications Soula was happy. Creating such a powerful weapon also let him acquire a few benefits. Also the sword could be sold to the Nacil Church if it’s crafted with their symbol.
This was Soula’s first time creating a weapon. Although he knew it was a good weapon, what he didn’t know is how rare his weapon is. Aside from production of the rare katana, Weapons that increased one affinity are top selling items, let alone four. Weapons like these would be auctioned for a bidding price at 1,000 gold. (Around 10,000,000 school credits)
The stat bonuses were the same as leveling up 20 times, which is quite important for higher level warriors. Leveling up is extremely difficult after the 2nd Gate. Most people would rather train their ki or mana, but those who raise their level are few. Only those who try to reach the saint level would raise their level, and these are top fighters unseen by the public.
“I hope it’s a good sword. Maybe I can get a few thousand credits if I sold it, oh well.”
If others heard him just now, who knows how much money he would lose if he sold it at that price.
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Current Status:
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Name:Soula VoilongAlignment:NeutralLevel:359Class:Crafter (Temporary)Race:Beastman: Amethyst Void Dragon [Variant]Gender:MaleHealth:61000Health Regen:0.01% / SecMana:1763420Mana Regen:35149 / SecStamina:6902Stamina Regen:0.1% / SecTitles:
[Prodigy], [Boy or Girl], [Godslayer], [Genius of Sekaikoa], [Monster at Training],
[Reincarnated One {hidden} ], [Former Deity {hidden} ], [Otherworlder {hidden} ]Strength:551Agility:491Vitality:610Dexterity:356Intelligence:176342Qi:6902Soul:2108926Luck:203Attack:Defense:Normal: 1-511Qi Infused:
6902-7453Normal: 610Qi Infused: 6100Elemental Affinities:Fire:0%Water:51%Wind:50%Earth:51%Light:1%Darkness:1%Destruction:61%Arcane:70%Stellar:100%Void:100%Stat Points: 3580Exp: 0%
Skill List:
[Mind] Lv: 1
- Mana Manipulation Lv: 8 [Rank B]
- Brain Processing Lv: 2 [Rank A]
- Calm Mind Lv: 8 [Rank A]
- Memory Inventory Lv: 3 [Rank S]
[Body] Lv: 1
- Qi Manipulation Lv: 8 [Rank B]
- Blacksmith Lv:1 [Rank B]
- Energy Blade Lv: 10 [Rank B]
- Qi Armour Lv: 6 [Rank B]
- Black Amethyst Hair Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Body Maneuvering Technique: Falling Leaf Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Body Manipulation Technique: Regeneration Up Lv: 2 [Rank A]
- Body Manipulation Technique: Body Purification Lv: 10 [Rank A]
- Elemental Sword Style Mastery Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Weapon Art Style Mastery Lv: 2 [Rank A]
[Soul] Lv: 1
- Oversoul Lv: 3 [Rank S]
[Unique]
- Godslayer Lv: 3 [Rank SSS]
- Petrification Lv: 3 [Rank A]
- Devil's Luck Lv: 1 [Rank S]
Full Spell List:
Flash [Rank 1]
Mana Pen [Rank 1]
Sparks [Rank 1]
Fireball [Rank 2]
Bind [Rank 3]
Evil Eye [Rank 3]
Spiral Arrows [Rank 3]
Pressure [Rank 4]
Body Enhancement [Rank 6]
Mana Shield [Rank 7]
Stop Mana Flow [Rank 7]
Dispel Mana [Rank 7]
Gravity Burden [Rank 9]
Spacial Rip [Rank 9]
Beast Spirit List:
[Slot 1] {Labbu} [BOSS] -
+50 Strength
+20 Agility
+100 Vitality
+5 Dexterity
+10 Intelligence
+1000 Ki
+1000 Soul
+10 Luck
+1% Water
+ [Godslayer]
[Slot 2] {Medusa} [Elite Rare] -
+30 Strength
+20 Agility
+100 Vitality
+5 Dexterity
+10 Intelligence
+10 Ki
+1000 Soul
+1% Earth
+1% Darkness
+ [Petrification]
[Slot 3] {Gold Cat} [Mega Rare] -
+10 Strength
+100 Agility
+10 Vitality
+50 Dexterity
+10 Intelligence
+1000 Ki
+1 Soul
+100 Luck
+1% Light
+1% Destruction
+ [Devil's Luck]
Current Weapon:
Katana: Blood Serpent [Tier 7]
Durability: 70 / 70
Damage: 70-140
Current Owner: Soula Voilong
A unique weapon not commonly seen outside the Eastern Nations.
Created with uncommon techniques made a sword that is sharper
the more qi is infused and more flexible the more mana infused.
Restrictions:
Swordsman Class
5000 Qi
Lv: 700
Equipped:
+ 70 Strength
+ 100 Agility
+ 30 Dexterity
+ 1% Earth Affinity
+ 1% Wind Affinity
+ 1% Light Affinity
+ 1% Destruction Affinity
Deals 50% More Damage Against Criminals
Skills:
Qi-Infusion Infuse with qi to increase damage. (Adds 1-2 damage per qi infused)
Mana-Infusion Infuse mana to increase flexibility and control sword shape.