Chapter 111: B2: C11: Cultivate
When Zarian started learning sealing and unsealing techniques four months ago, he had to dig up the basic volumes first. They leaned toward the esoteric.
Stuff like ‘The Four Cornered Square Locking Hand Techniques’ or ‘Basics of Seals and Stars, A Three Part Volume on Holding Back The Abyss’ or ‘Everyday Magic Beyond Star System Skills’ were his first reading materials.
There were books with long and tedious names that led to the name of Zarian’s current technique. There were books which had Zarian throwing up what looked like a mix of ninja gestures and gang signs.
There were also books that were more serious and had historical tellings of hell breaks and how to seal those. The Dancing Librarian Dungeon even had books on sealing dungeon entrances for dungeons that had gone wild.
Sealing required some investment in Mysticism, an aura controlling ability and/or tool, and some decent Willpower and/or Wonder as extra insurance. Then everything else relied on the know-how.
It was possible for anyone to cast minor ritual spells or build enchantments, just like it was possible to blacksmith common stuff. But the study was rigorous and the bar for talent was high if the practitioner was outside of a class devoted to those specific magical disciplines.
Hell, even Zarian had needed Hannah’s help multiple times. Just so they could make sense of the many volumes of uncommon books they had to absorb for useful information.
If they hadn’t gotten Lore Eater combined with Hannah’s Swift Research and Zarian’s Fractured Mind, then making a competent sealing technique with the gear to match would’ve taken far longer. But here he was, victorious after using Overwhelming Darkness on a small platoon of advanced kobolds, and he hadn’t lost control.
The fight had worked out as a good trial run. He’d gone through the sealing technique slowly on purpose. He wanted to make sure he had the basics down pat.