Master Of None

"There is no entry in to Genesis city right now. Please find yourself a space to make a temporary camp while the guards work to open the city." The guards that had been left were not alone anymore. The enforcers had arrived and joined them. Even though Genesis was in dire straights, the two different guards had awakened a bond. 

Normally the humans and the elves had been distant. It came from many years of the human adventurers sneaking in to the forests for rare materials or herbs. The elves had always forced them out or taken them as prisoners for the jails. 

Now that they were working together, they found that there was a deep respect for the people they protected. Their core values aligned and they had to slightly adapt to the way each other functioned. It had led to a very smooth operation when it came to the camp outside the city. 

Currently, there were only three merchant groups and a few families that had been stopped. They were not all very happy but after realizing there was an issue they began to prepare themselves. The guards were watching as some turned away immediately seeing an issue. Others set up camp and volunteered to assist when they were needed. Naturally, these were the people that the guards recorded down. They would be putting in a good word for those that put themselves aside to help the city before they were even proper citizens. 

There was a lot of desire to start a new life, but those that stood out and put others first were adhering to the values that Genesis was founded on. The guards knew this well and so did the enforcers. Therefore, when they would meet the party or their superiors they would make sure that those people got what they deserved. 

"We have something incoming!" The guards formed up when they saw the clouds. The wind around them had begun to whip up. But what scared them most of all was the pressure. They could feel the air becoming heavier and the few drops of rain spinning around with the wind. 

"There is a monster there!" No one knew that Scylla had this mastery skill form that made her take on characteristics of the ancient monster Scylla. When they saw her flying through the air at high speed they were forced to prepare for the worst. 

"There are more on the ground! Defend the camps!" There was chaos as everyone pulled up[ whatever they could nearby to use as a weapon to defend themselves. They would stand to defend the city that would be or was currently their home. 

Scylla on the other hand saw the camp and landed right there with a thud. She began to shift from her larger form and the leviathans wrapped around her to hide her. Su and Alma were still unconscious and the guards opened their eyes wide while they understood that this was not some monster. The water that had taken the shape of hounds started to fall in to the earth while the storm clouds became rain that fell on them all. 

Walker started to shift and blinked a few times. He slowly pulled himself up and stored the sealing arts carving away. He was suffering a hefty headache from the major amount of information he had burned in to his brain. 

'The skill natural healing has been learned. 

Natural healing arts- 30 mana 40 natural mana ( requires the assistance of a nature spirit)

This is a very unique sealing art. This art uses the natural mana within a targeted being. The user will shape natural mana with their own mana so that they can create a sealing rune. The sealing rune needs to be pressed on to the target's body so that it can begin the loop. The target will be trapped by their own mana and slowly become a statue. The sealing can only be broken by someone with impeccable control over natural mana. This skill can only be used once in a lifetime.'

There was a heavy mana cost for this. On top of that, Walker had to have Fleur help him with the skill which was why she was gathering so much natural mana. The last big hit to him was that this skill could only be used once in his lifetime. It was clearly the drawback of him not being the right system user to understand the sealing arts carving properly. But that didn't matter. He was looking at the aftermath of Scylla landing. 

The guards and enforcers surrounded them while Walker saw that Alma and Su were unconscious. He used healing skill after healing skill to watch their sunburns fade away and their breathing slow. The air around them was still breezy and turbulent with mana. The cold seemed to also be helping since the effects of the desert had overheated them. 

"Scylla…" Walker count that the leviathans were wrapped around Scylla covering her. She seemed extremely pale and had a hard time focusing her eyes. "Let me get you something." He pulled out extra clothing and a large cloak from his storage for her. She took it and wrapped it around them. They were extremely tired and suffered from a lack of energy. 

"Food, water, potions." These three depends were easily met. Walker handed over mana potions so that she could regain the mana she had burnt away to travel. The reason she needed food and water was simple. Scylla had burned a lot of her energy when using her mastery skill and was now suffering the drawbacks. When she had tested the skill first she had been in the water and luckily caught fish to replenish herself. Now she didn't have that and needed Waker's help. 

"Guards, gather here!" Walker called out to them as soon as he had helped Scylla. He had to move while he could. He could ask the others for more details later. 

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