Chapter 117 - Wind Chamber
"Ohh, yess."
This was exactly what I wanted, after the skill upgraded, the snow morphed and changed as I channeled mana into the new skill structure. From what I glimpsed already, the skill was vastly different than it once was and I couldn't help but feel giddy at the upgrade. Something told me waiting to upgrade it was the right choice.
Mana flowed into the skill and snow exploded into existence from my hand. Even the upgrade couldn't get rid of that requirement. The snow appeared deceptively mundane, but carried a great deal of power inside of it. Smaller and more compact than the snowflakes I usually made, the palm sized flakes flew out from my hand in great arcs that looped around me.
They flew with a mind of their own and only required minimal guidance from me by either nudging the skill or direct action from [Ice Manipulation(Un)]. That was a good thing too because the skill kept pouring out snow the longer I channeled mana into it. Creating a sea of white as it drank in the mana I was giving it.
The skill changed in unexpected ways, vying farther away from the initial skill than I thought possible.
You have upgraded a skill:
Sweeping Slash(Common) -> Sweeping Snow(Uncommon)
It took the changes I wanted and took them one step further. It changed the target of the skill from a handheld weapon to the snowflakes pouring from my hand. The only downside was they still had to originate from me, but that didn't seem all that bad from what I was seeing.
That was the first thing I found a workaround for during my testing. The wave was the perfect time to test my new skill to discover all the ins and outs and I wouldn't let this time go to waste.
The snow had to originate from me, that was undeniable, but what constituted as me? Could I produce it from my hammer? Have it come out of my armor?
The answer to those questions was yes.
As I grew in strength there was a rising feeling of comfort with the ice I used. Not the chunks I threw around as projectiles, the ice I used more intimately. The Ice in my hammer and armor.