Meera lay on her cot, beyond bored. Another day had passed since Aksha mutilated Kalrina's fingers. Since Kalrina told Meera of her past and all that she had lost. If Meera was in her position, she didn't even know if she could survive the mental stress it would put on her.
What would it do to someone? No wonder she's half mad.
Meera couldn't excuse her actions, but if she were in her position and lost all that Kalrina had lost, she would do anything to hurt those who had hurt her. But her enemy could douse her in poison before she even moved.
Maybe that is why she wanted the Crystal of Darthin to get a skill powerful enough to take down Aksha.
She shook her head, drew her thoughts away from what ifs, and stared at the lockbox with her chakrams. I bet a level 3 chakram could break this cloud cage in no time.
Her eyes drifted to the statue like Aksha, who sat in the chair and stared straight ahead. Either the woman was meditating, or she could turn off her consciousness until she needed it.
Meera sat up as she realized she had killed one of her sisters and had yet to review her notifications. With nothing better to do, she pulled them up.
*ding!*
[You have killed Sorceress of Rebirth – Level 482. For killing an opponent a hundred levels higher than your own, you have gained bonus experience.]
*ding!*
[Congratulation. The Shadow Image has gained 4 levels and reached Level 370. You have been awarded 12 stat points]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Chakram of Echoes effect activated. Upon reaching Level 370 in your main class, you have earned one more Chakrams.]
A chakram appeared on her arm, making Meera smile. Thankfully, the sorceress of rebirth sitting outside her cell didn't notice the bracelet on her arm, nor did the witch. Meera lay down on the cot and faced the wall. She would have placed it in her Dragon Hoard Belt, but that was in the lockbox, and she was not leaving it behind when she escaped this place.
So, she did the next best thing. She willed her armor of mirrors to open up around her chest, placed the chakram close to her heart, and closed her armor, holding the chakram in place. Now, she had a weapon for when she needed it.
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Identify has gained 2 levels and reached Level 19. You can now Identify people up to a hundred and ninety levels higher than you.]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Mirror Wing has gained 4 levels and reached Level 128]
*ding!*
[Congratulations. Negotiation Expertise has gained 4 levels and reached Level 5]
Meera raised an eyebrow at this one and then realized it must've meant the negotiation she had done to have her chakrams present in her cell. Knowing that she could spring weapons out at any time was something that was if she wasn't disturbed like last time. Even Aksha knew that and was not happy.
That was all the levels she had gained. Considering she hadn't done much fighting. She was so used to seeing pages upon pages of the stuff that it left her a little saddened. But she moved on to the skills she had stolen, hoping she gained something new and useful.
You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story.
*ding!*
[Class Ability Activated. You have stolen the skill Corrupting Hex. Corrupting Hex – Type: Passive. At the cost of a third of your Mana, you can place a curse on a target, causing them to suffer from poisoning whenever they attempt to cast spells or use Focus-based skills. Would you like to acquire this skill?]
*ding!*
[Class Ability Activated. You have stolen the general skill of Accelerating Healing. You can heal at an extraordinary rate, repairing wounds and regenerating damaged tissues far quicker than an average human, but you will get hungry that much faster. Would you like to acquire this skill?]
Meera already had Corrupting Hex, and if she chose that skill again, she would get a level or two, but this Accelerated Healing was something else. Combined with her Vitalize, she could return to the fight in no time.
*ding!*
[You have acquired the skill Accelerated Healing – Level 1]
She put half of her stat points into Focus to boost her Mana, as creating a successful Level 3 chakram was still at the forefront of her mind. She split the rest equally between Constitution and Endurance. With that, she was all done, and her boredom returned again.
She groaned. "Is there a plan for holding me here, or do you want to kill me of boredom?"
"Stay quiet and endure," the daughter replied. "Mother will reveal her thoughts when the time is right. For now, you will stand before the Five, and they will decide your fate for killing my sisters."
"Your sisters attacked me—us," she added after sparing a glance at the injured witch. Despite what she had done, after hearing her story, Meera couldn't help but be sorry for her.
"Then you should have come quietly," the daughter replied. "The result was the same in the end."
"She's right," Kalrina said. "We would've avoided climbing those latrine pipes."
The daughter made no reaction, which meant they already knew that. Meera knew that Arvena had given Kalrina up, so she must've told her how they got in and other things, like her chakrams. Surprisingly, she didn't tell them about my armor, or maybe she had forgotten. Whatever the reason, Meera was happy that she still could keep it on. It could very well be the key to getting out of this place.
"You got that right," Meera replied. "Ugh, there is nothing to do in this place. Can we get a book to read, or can I practice taking my chakrams out of the lockbox?"
"I've been told to inform you that if you try that again, you will end up in the same condition as your friend."
"It's okay, dearie. I have something else in mind that you can practice," Kalrina spoke from the other cell.
Meera frowned. "Like what?"
"How should I put this in nicer terms…" Kalrina tapped a finger on her lips and immediately winced with widened eyes.
Meera shook her head. "Did you forget your fingers are still broken?"
"Since you are going to be like that. I won't be nice. My love, you are simply unimaginative with your mirror skills."
"What do you mean, unimaginative?"
"Well, for one, you only use the mirrors on your person to see when you can easily form a chain of them to look around corners," the witch said. "Do you remember the mirrors I placed in the underground city?"
Meera nodded.
"I placed them in such a manner that with a look in any mirror, I could see all around the city. It was the same in Cliffshield Valley. There was hardly a corner of that forest that wasn't always under my purview. How do you think I knew where to send my golems?"
"You really shouldn't have reminded me of that time? I was just beginning to feel sorry for you."
Kalrina raised her hands. "Hey, you killed them. I just created them as a diversion for when Aksha came."
"And what about all those men that you had enslaved?" Meera barked.
"Okay, I'll admit, that was not right, but I needed someone to do menial labor while I worked on my goal." She paused to glare at the daughter, who frowned at the intense look.
Meera wondered if she would give away her plans. Then it clicked, why she was so eager to fight the daughters. She killed them even when she didn't need to and even when she told Meera not to.
"Anything other tips, other than how to create a CCTV Camera?" Meera asked.
Both the sorceresses frowned.
"What's a CCTV Chimera?" Kalrina asked. "Is it a monster from your world?"
"Yes, it is." Then inwardly, she said. A monster for criminals, and sometimes, an annoyance for us regular folks too.
"You must tell me about it someday. As for other suggestions, you need to use your skills in synergy. With what you have, you can create whatever shapes you want, like I do."
"How?" Meera was truly intrigued, but this suggestion had a big problem. "In case you haven't noticed. I don't have the Reflectomancy skill. I can't create mirrors whenever I want to."
"And you don't need it, dearie," Kalrina replied. "With your shield, which you can size up or down, the shards from your various skills, and Mirror Wing, you can put together whatever shape you like."
"That's…not wrong, but it will take so much focus."
"And lots of time to practice, which fortunately we do have. So, let's get to work, dearie."
Meera shrugged and shot a Mirror Shard Fury at the clouds surrounding her cell. The clouds converged on the impact, darkened, and sparked, but her attack couldn't pierce through the clouds. She stopped once there was a mound of shards lying on the floor.
"That's good," Kalrina said. "Now, let's make something like a dagger."
"Do I really need to make a dagger when I can riddle them with all these shards?"
"It's about starting simple, or do you want to go straight to making something like Mirror Eruption? You know, the skill that mowed down her sisters like the pests they are." She glared at the clone once again.
"So, you're saying I can practically copy that skill?" Meera's eyes widened.
"Yes, in essence, you can copy any skill if they are not elemental-based, and if you're creative enough, you could probably do that too." She shook her head in disappointment. "Given that our whole element is mirrors, one would expect that we would be able to downright copy other's skills, but alas, Lady Midea didn't bestow that gift on us. Could you imagine how powerful that ability would be?"
"Yes, I can."