Master Of None

Chapter 1144 – 1144. Light Shield

While singing a shorter version of her song of shields, Alice was able to show off her skill to condense light elemental mana in to a shape. The problem was that her shields did not have the ability to add healing as well. The idea that adding healing was going to be a separate skill for Su was out of the question. She did not have the magic skills, to begin with but she wanted to develop some since she had the affinity due to her connections with Midnight. 

There was also the fact that she had the skills to breathe fire now. But she had spent all of her time avoiding it. Her body had to adapt to such things and she wanted to increase fire resistance first. On top of that, she wanted to be sure that she would be able to use such a skill. She had yet to meet a dragonkin that could breathe fire. This was a requirement she had for herself so that she would have specified advice. That or she had hopes to meet a dragon that would give her advice without any negative side effects. 

"If we try and add healing will it be too hard for your song to come together?" Su didn't want to push Alice too much. She knew that using the song of shields was hard as it was and that Alice had cut it down so that it would be able to just make one shield and draw on significantly less mana. 

Seeing that Alice took out her small journal and began to write made Su very interested. The song writing skills that Alice had were unique in the sense that Su had no idea how they would come together. There was also the fact that Alice constantly crossed out parts and changed words. The idea that the wrong word being used could completely change the way that Alice's song became real was hard to grasp. But on top of that, if Alice did use the wrong word and envisioned something different or created the opposite feeling, the song could become an attacking song or one that drew too much mana. 

"Now, why do you take these things on by yourself? I have a very similar skill that you can see. Some healers when they get old like me need a skill that can help protect them if they are out and about. I learned this while I traveled to small villages as a young healer trying to get myself higher in life." The high priest had been drinking a cup of tea out in the garden. He had been recovering his mana ion peace before Alice and Su had shown up and not even noticed him sitting on a bench toward the side wall. 

"If you have a shill I would be very glad to see it and learn something new." This was a better surprise for Su since the high priest had a lot more experience in using his mana than she or Alice. They both could learn something and potentially end up with a new song for Alice and a new skill for Su. 

"This is called healer's protection. It can be cast on myself but some can cast it on others. Stand still, please. It makes a shield around you that mitigates magic and heals slightly. But I can only use it for a short while nowadays." The high priest held out both of his hands toward Su and Alice to bunched up together. His hands glowed with a greenish white like. 

Before the pair could fully feel the mana, they noticed a foggy mist enveloping them. They could still see clearly somehow but it was noticeable. Then also felt their bodies becoming lighter and that they had a little more energy. The flow of the mana around them was more similar to a soft misty breeze even though there was no water in the skill. 

The high priest released the skill after a few moments, "That is all there is to it. For my skill, it just surrounds my target and heals them. I can't say it does much but for minor injuries, it is very valuable in battle. It would be impressive to see it consolidated in to one direction. It might completely block a magical attack instead of just mitigating damage. That's for you to figure out though." The high priest returned to his tea with a mischievous expression. He was looking forward to Su and Alice trying such skills. 

"So you will try and add healing? Or will you try and make a damage mitigating light mist? I want to try and make a shield with any mana. If I use earth it should work better with my partner here but I think I should use other elemental mana." Su had the earth spirit playing around the garden and knew that it would be easy to grasp making some form of earth shield with its guidance. Yet, if she were to do that then she would lose the experience of learning a new skill with new mana. She needed to expand her portfolio of moves. 

"Both. I need Both." Since Alice saw that the healing shield and the mist idea were both good and extremely useful in different situations, she wanted to write a song for both. If she managed to do so and have enough mana for it he envisioned a massive front of light mist that could protect a large group from magical damage along with healing them. On top of that, she could change her song at the drop of a hat and send a condensed shield to someone in need. All would make her a much better supporter and healer, especially when she was out on an adventure with the party. She had not given up the idea of exploring the world for even a second. 

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