Chapter 65: I can see the fires of jealousy
It was a special runic circle, and the description of it gave Aric a sense of accomplishment that previous gold coins hadn’t provided. Aric opened the scroll he had taken from the dead men and studied the runic circle closely.
The runic circle was known as the ’speed’ circle. It could be used by anyone below the ’adult’ age. This runic circle had a very interesting ability attached to it: it could make one’s movements of hands and feet faster, unlike the ’sharpen’ runic, which could only be used externally.
This runic circle allowed him to have speed in his arms and legs, giving him an edge. Aric was over the moon when he discovered the runic circle and couldn’t wait to add it to his arsenal.
Just like the previous two times, he was able to absorb the runic circle with ease. He had heard a lot about young children being unable to take three or more runic circles into their consciousness, but Aric didn’t feel any discomfort after adding another one to his inventory.
After learning the runic circle, which took him roughly an hour or so, he went out of his home to try it out and understand its limitations. After running around and throwing stones, he was able to gauge the new runic circle’s effects.
He could now throw stones at least three times faster than before. Of course, the speed of ’stone throwing’ would depend on the size, shape, and weight, but after various experiments, he was able to ascertain that. It was Mira who calculated his speed accurately.
While running, he was twice as fast, but it only lasted for about five seconds. Twice as fast was the highest he could go, and lowering the speed would just make it last longer, being indirectly proportional. Mira came in clutch again to calculate the new changes.
"You should compete in the Olympics after some training. Your name will go down in history as the greatest runner ever," Mira joked. Mira had finally started to bloom and develop a personality, which was not unexpected. The jokes had finally started to come out.
"If I want to be famous, it definitely shouldn’t be from an Olympic career," Aric replied. He didn’t even think of taking advantage of his newfound ability.
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Many days had passed since the incident with Elowen and her team. An adventure team went to the place where Aric had fought before and reported finding remains of an exotic plant, which might have catapulted the Eclipsian Hyena to the Acolyte level. They were able to retrieve the bodies of the dead people and the hyena.
Of course, the team profited from the dead beast’s body, but Aric didn’t care about some gold coins. He was just glad that nobody came to question him. Though he had killed the other team cleanly and used the heavy snow for cover, one couldn’t be too sure. Thankfully, nobody came even after a month of waiting, and Aric lived his life happily in the three worlds. Now it was time for him to go back to school.