The Vastness of Magical Destiny

Newman could feel the chilly aura from underground wandering dozens of meters below his feet. Though he was not as adept at detecting magic power and spiritual sense as his two companions, he had many intricate props and instruments to compensate for this deficiency. This creature now seemed to have felt the formidable strength of the castle residents and was maybe worried about being captured and refined by the powerful beings there. So long as everyone had still been in Damarlinsk Castle, this cold presence remained dormant, and even Rebry and Mihailovich found it difficult to sense its existence. However, Newman, with the Exploration Soul Needle he had developed, could sense this creature lurking in the cold, dark depths below.

According to Newman’s assessment, this creature should be hiding as deep as the Underground Fifth Level of the underground palace.

This creature’s perception abilities were not bad either. Two days after Komer and his party had left the castle, this creature seemed to become restless. It apparently could sense that its own magic power was far inferior to those who had departed, which Newman found quite amusing.

This creature, that normally bullied the weak and feared the strong, actually possessed such a capability; Newman couldn’t help but take a strong interest in it.

The cold aura quickly rose to the deeper parts of the Underground Second Level but never dared to ascend to the first level of the underground palace. It was evident that the creature was very cautious, or perhaps cowardly, probably fearing ambushes or mechanical traps in the first level where people used to descend frequently. It preferred to roam around within the Underground Second Level.

To scout and understand this elusive creature, Newman mobilized all the detection tools he could use. The All-knowing Compass, always treasured by Newman, was placed on the lower level of the underground palace, and it had captured the whereabouts of this creature several times.

However, the creature seemed very sensitive to being tracked by any magic prop and would quickly retreat deeper, making it impossible for Newman to understand its specifics in detail.

Still, Newman made some significant findings. The creature’s yin aura was particularly intense, and it wasn’t entirely because of the Eye of Darkness beneath the castle. It seemed to relate to its inherent nature. To quote Newman, the creature seemed to have been a female in life and also an Magic Practitioner. Follow current novᴇls on ɴo(v)elFɪre.ɴet