Chapter 304: My Life
Arwin set his newly made chestpiece down and brushed his hands off on his stained clothes as he sent a mental note of acknowledgement to the Mesh, summoning forth his new skill options so he could take a look at what his efforts had earned him.
You may select one of the following skills.
[Manifest Anvil] – Condense magical energy into an anvil that drops upon a target location. The weight of the anvil is proportional to the amount of magical energy spent on this ability. It may be used to craft items but cannot be summoned in a location where another physical object is already present.
[CURSED][Soul Guardian]: Draw upon the connection between yourself and the Infernal Armory, temporarily melding your spirits into one and inserting them into a Soul Guardian that can be activated when the armory is under threat. The Soul Guardian’s strength is magnified by your own and is strengthened by any materials within the Infernal Armory. For this ability to function, a Soul Guardian must be crafted. The Soul Guardian is powered by [Soul Flame], and a portion of the damage it takes is transferred onto you.
[Shatter] – Focus a large amount of magical energy into a single strike, empowering your next strike significantly. Using this ability will temporarily weaken your body until it can recover the spent energy.
[Magmamancy] – Enhance your control of lava and gain the ability to manipulate it as effortlessly as you would an arm. The amount of magical energy needed to maintain this ability scales exponentially with the amount of lava being controlled.
Arwin’s eyes widened as he finished reading over all of the ability options, and there was only one thought that came to his mind once he’d had a moment to process everything.
Holy shit. That Cursed Ability is insane. A guardian whose power is magnified by my own? That doesn’t even mention the power that goes into it from other items within the forge. It’s basically an infinitely scaling defense system that gets more and more powerful the stronger I get and the more items I make within the forge.
The potential there is almost unfair. It does come with some significant restrictions — I can’t use it when the armory isn’t under attack and I take some of the damage it does, but does that even matter if the Soul Guardian is so strong that it doesn’t take much damage in the first place? I’d be using it in a situation where shit has really gone south.