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"[Spirit Sense] is a skill that is unique to spirits and their contractors(degraded version). It’s a skill that when activated, gives its user the ability to sense "everything" within their immediate surroundings. That’s why the phrase "You can't hide anything from a spirit" has a ring of truth to it."
from the book "Spirits and their wonders Vol 2" by [Grand Spirit Magician] Fadroe Wurtzen
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With the new sensation given to me by the skill [Spirit Sense], I can perceive things in my immediate surrounding that I can't sense with my naked eye before, (naked eye? I don't even have eye sockets...) just like the almost transparent flow of energy in my surroundings, and the bundle of blue and red energy just behind the shrubbery few meters from me.
Panic instantly tries to take its reigns on my mind, but fortunately...
<< Mental distress detected! >>
<<[Divine Clarity] activated!>>
A weird sense of calmness replaced the panic in an instant.
' I'll never get used to this shit, it’s so creepy ' With the panic gone, I tried to assess my situation. Upon closer look, those bundles of energy resemble something familiar, they look like yarn that is skewed in different directions, I am not entirely sure since my vision is shifting a lot, maybe it’s because my [Spirit Sense] is still level 1...
' Wait a minute... The shape of those strings looks... Humanoid?! ' I mentally gasped, Upon funneling more mana into the skill, the shape of the strings became clearer. Two human-like figures are currently crouching just a few meters from where I am. Aside from the general shape, there's no more information that I can ge-
<< *** casted skill [Inspect] on You! >>
<< *** skill level is insufficient, only basic information has been revealed. >>
' Shit, fortunately, is just basic information ' That scared me for a second, and I immediately cast [Inspect] on those two things.
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<< Your skill level is insufficient, basic information has been revealed >>
<< [Spirit Eyes] enhanced [Inspect], more information revealed >>
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Spirit Friend | Dayon | ****
Lvl: 4 | Rank: D | Class: Junior Fire Magician
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Sword Prodigee | Dayon | ****
Lvl: 9 | Rank: E+ | Class: Trainee Swordsman
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[Mana: 1737/2030]
'Shit, [Spirit Sense] is burning through my mana reserves, on top of that, [Spirit Eyes] cost too much too' I mentally sighed.
'Dayons? Is that what they call humans here? ' I already had a hunch when I was [Inspect]ed that it must be something with intelligence. With my counter [Inspect], the "humans" were startled, and the fire magician stepped forward, followed by the swordsman. They kneeled just a few meters away from me. I can feel the energy around the human magician contorting, is that a spell?
<< **** cast MIND skill [Telepathy] on you! >>
<< Due to your mental resistance, You can resist [Telepathy] >>
<< Resist [Telepathy]? >>
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I was momentarily shocked, but I was instantly relieved since I thought that they will fight me.
I have chosen no, I want to see what they have to say.
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' What in the hell did I get myself into? ' is the question that I'm asking myself numerous times now, encountering a spirit as itself in the Material World itself is rare, but an elemental?
Elementals are spirits that possess untold and unthinkable amounts of magic power, most high-tier elementals have the power to turn a city into a wasteland in less than 10 minutes. On top of that, some elementals possess intelligence that can make conversation possible.
' I'm having some shivers just by even looking at it, is that really a Small Forest Elemental? ' While hiding in the bushes, We have no choice but to reveal ourselves to the spirit. It knows that we are here, I felt as if its famous [Spirit Sense] touched my very soul, I felt vulnerable and weak.
I urged Kylde to walk out of our hiding spot, Klyde hesitated for a minute since as a [Swordsman], he possessed little to no mana thus he was unable to feel or even see the elemental in front of us.
"Klyde, follow me, and don't utter a single word." I whispered to Klyde. Klyde immediately followed suit, I believe he can feel the gravity of the situation. I immediately kneeled and gestured for Kylde to do so too.
If I'm not mistaken, This spirit must have the intelligence akin to a teenager, so I readied my mental power and cast [Telepathy] to open some kind of dialogue with the spirit.
<< You cast MIND skill [Telepathy] on Small Forest Elemental! >>
<< Small Forest Elemental partially resisted your skill! >>
<< Your skill is currently PENDING >>
'It resisted?!' Does that mean it has Mind Power?!
<< Small Forest Elemental has chosen to not resist your skill! >>
<< Skill [Telepathy] activated! >>
"E-Esteemed Spirit of the forest, we are blessed by your presence." [Telepathy] convey thoughts, not with words, but with intentions, then automatically translates them to the creature at the receiving end of the skill by its innate language. It was reliable when conversing with someone with relatively good intelligence. Since the spirit managed to even partially resist the skill, it holds intelligence like an adult’s.
" What do you want? " A voice that sounds like coming from a human sprang within the confines of my head. Usually, when a being that doesn't possess any physical capabilities for talking uses [Telepathy], the translated voice would sound devoid of any emotions, but this... why does it sounds like I’m talking to a person?
" W-We apologize for this transgression of your territory, we don't know that a spirit is residing in the outer parts of the forest! " I can't believe I have to apologize without doing anything wrong. I'm confident that with me and Kylde, we can defeat this spirit, but I'm not that confident about winning unscathed, we still have to trek for at least 1-2 hours just to get back to the plains, and doing that with wounds is a death wish.
Silence ensued. Spirits, especially young ones, are known as unreasonable and violent. I ready myself from any possible attacks from the spirit. Should I use [Shield] or directly attack it with [Fire Spear]? Maybe trapping it with [Fire Wall] would be the be-
"Apologies accepted, you can leave now."
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Huh?