Chapter 71: Unique Template
"Yeah, just like that...try flicking your wrist a bit more, that’ll exert more force," Remarked Ravella, before cracking her whip across with a swift flick of her wrist to demonstrate.
"I don’t think I can flick it any harder, it kinda hurts. I’m not sure I can wield this weapon properly, it’s better off in your hands. It doesn’t suit my Combat Template, anyway," Responded Lexia with a frown.
"Hey, don’t be so pessimistic...you’re getting the hang of it at an impressive pace. And the more you exert your wrists, the more flexible they’ll get, so you have plenty of room of improvement. You’re not going to master it overnight, so just keep working at it," Replied Ravella with a smile.
It was the 30th of November, 1918, a few days after Raven and Aster met with Jules to discuss the Undead King. The Irregulars were currently atop the Pearl Mountains, getting in some last minute training to prepare for the upcoming battle, since there was a strong possibility that they would need to get involved.
A couple of days ago, they’d discussed what to with the Relic Armament that Celia had acquired from the Knight she killed, Drote Amethyst.
While he was a Pulverizer, the weapon was so light that it was compatible with a Thrasher as well, but Ravella suggested that Lexia should try it out and see if she could wield it.
The others were doubtful but figured it was worth a try, and as it turned out, Lexia displayed some potential with it. It helped that it didn’t require as much technical skill and finesse as a whip, so it didn’t matter much that her wrists weren’t as flexible as a Thrasher’s.
That said, while training with her Assassin Combat Template, using throwing weapons was something she’d already worked on, so she did have a degree of flexibility in her wrists to begin with.
Still, it was undeniably a weapon that wasn’t exactly the most natural fit to her Combat Template, so she had to make a few slight changes to the way she channeled her Mana through her body, slightly skewing away from the Assassin Template and creating a new, somewhat unique Template for herself, with an element of the Thrasher Template mixed with the Assassin Template.
"I suppose my progress could be worse, but at this rate, I won’t be anywhere near good enough with this thing to use it in a real battle. And readjusting my Combat Template is so tricky...it isn’t too late to go back to my purely Assassin Template, but if I keep this up for much longer, I’ll be left with no choice but to master and adjust to this new Template.
More often than not, when a person tries to come up with and master a unique Combat Template, they end up with a Template that’s less effective than if they’d gone with one of the standard Templates instead, that’s why unique Templates are rarely ever attempted. It’s basically a miracle when someone creates a unique Template for themselves that’s stronger than, or even on par with, one of the standard Templates," Sighed Lexia wearily, starting to feel disheartened.