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So, the running water is the sound coming from the crevice? Murai wondered, floating on the spot and letting the water hit his face. It was filling the pool all so slowly, like a pour of a house over to a wide chasm. One would wonder how long it took to fill this up. The water that bathed him was normal apart from the heat it carried. Then, it turned into a mana-infused Celestial Pool in the end.
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Now what? I suppose this is my failure, yet if there is a source of something, there must be a way out too, he thought as he got back to his research. It wouldn''t be pretty if I had come here in the past, but, I may be screwed now anyway. There is no way out of this unless one would have some damned wings... Wings?
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Yeah. This is to be expected. The inefficiency of this "duck" stuff is apparent, he sighed in disappointment after his bath. Maybe more practice could be sufficient to get more experience with wings. What kind of... Nah. I know ducks can be good at flying but how in the world do they do this thing? You swing it, put the weight down, or...what again?
What about gliding? Are ducks good at this? I have no idea if that''s true or not. Hell, how would they even become one with demonic beasts or whatnot? That''s what I call horror! Demons in the shape of a duck?! I like it. So what would a demonic beast be described as a duck? Will I grow to gargantuan properties like my Soul Manifestation or my Robust Spirit? Doubtful. Thinking of making a duck into a monster is utterly ridiculous, but here I am.
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[Soul Bond is completed, dear Citizen]
[Lisa is now the only person who can be called your Life Companion under the notion of the Battleworld. She will be the key person in your life as a Blessed, providing you with knowledge, and various benefits as Life Companion]
[There are many other ways of getting some help. Companions are popular, as Blessed have their worth in many layers. Some of them work with the premise of the Soul Oath, others at simple words, or brotherhood, or other things]
[You are free to make any companions, familiars, slaves, and so on according to your wishes, luck, and options]
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[We don''t care how, but one''s willingness to follow you is mandatory to have. No amount of declining should make you force the target to submission. One''s will has to be theirs]
[Oath makes this deal completed]
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[Additionally, Celestial Pool has done its initial course.]
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[Your legs have been quite something, but they are still too small nor powerful enough to change their status, or your swimming]
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[It isn''t refined, frankly, so try harder]
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[Dexterity + 3, Strength +2, and Vitality +1 through the Celestial Pool]
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[Mana Replenishment is passively increased in Celestial Pool by double the amount: 20 points a minute]
[Mana Replenishment: Level up!]
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[Current Level: 2]
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[Mana Pool Replenishment: 24 a minute, true replenishment: 12]
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Oh? 20% increase is a single Level? It''s been only a few hours. Attributes felt like nothing. What a bummer, or I don''t feel it because of the pool? Seems good enough, Murai thought. This reminds me of treasures that could empower the person and even their surroundings. Let''s try to feel the Mana Flow of this Celestial Pool and maybe I will get some better results.
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living was one big torturous course to go against everything.
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best was always changing.
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albeit an unordinary one.
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definitely don''t want to be enemies, right?”
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How to go about this? I learned how to swim, so is diving different? It is swimming underwater basically. How many seconds can I keep my breath for? Are the temperatures below dangerous? Murai thought to himself.
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Alright, Murai thought. I can see great. It seems the eyesight of this species is great from the get-go, and my eyes feel as good as my Mana Detection, but only in physical realms. Well, Mana Detection has its merits in other capacities. For now, it isn''t worth much.
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