“You know, I have heard stories of how Furad fell, but never a first-hand experience of it,” said Guardon.
“Well, most of it was from an acquaintance that is somehow still alive and living near the ruins today,” said Aumo, “We got buried at the start of it.”
“Buried? Wait, you two were buried under the ruins for over a century?” said Guardon,
“I was in hibernation so it somewhat just passed by really quickly,” said LisiA.
“I’m more surprised that your body didn’t collapse under the weight of all the rubble, what the heck are you made of!” exclaimed Guardon.
“Stuff,” replied Aumo.
The truth was, even Aumo wasn’t really sure what she had modified LisiA’s body into. The modifications were done using the mana from the scrap that she had gotten from the scrap yard, and all she hoped for it to be was “strong but light and soft” for the skin. The resulting material was exactly that, but nobody had ever come up with a name for it. That was probably because nobody else had access to such a material. LisiA had never gotten a scratch since then, but her skin couldn’t explain how she didn’t get crushed.
LisiA’s frame was created with a material that was invented by Aumo’s parents. They never really gave it a name, nor did they show it to the public either. When Aumo created Storia, Aumo had used that same metal that was left by his parents, and it happened to have just enough to create the frame for Storia. Not a bit extra or a bit less as if it was perfectly measured.
LisiA then shrugged as she also had no idea what she was made of.
“I won’t pry further then,” said Guardon, “But I guess getting buried under all that rubble wasn’t that bad if you don’t have to experience it.”
“Well it was bad for me!” exclaimed Ria all of a sudden, “I had to move rubble, stabilize rubble, and gather mana 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!”
The people around them were startled by a sudden loud voice that appeared out of nowhere.
“Well, there is that. If it weren’t for you, then you three wouldn’t be here today, so I am grateful for that,” said Guardon.
“Simply my job, nothing more” replied Ria, and it went silent again.
“Anyway, I believe that we should end this here. I need to go contact the higher-ups, and also go back to working. A mountain of paperwork had piled up during the week because I had no time to do them thanks to this machine,” Guardon heaved out a sigh and began to leave the room, “You two can explore this facility, just don’t touch anything dangerous for now. We need to update your statuses in the Organization.”
Guardon left the room, and the room went quiet.
Suddenly, one of the people at the wall stood up and said, “Alright everyone! Back to what we have to do! Also call those that left the room!”
Aumo and LisiA watched as the people quickly moved around and some left the room to probably call back the people that left. The person who was studying the machine before went back to the machine and unpacked their things.
“I guess we should leave this room now,” said Aumo.
“Agreed,” replied LisiA, and the two made their way out of the room.
“Guardon told us that we could explore, but this place is so huge that I have no idea where we even are right now!” said Aumo as she and LisiA got out of the room.
A seemingly endless corridor stretched out before the two, with many intersections and rooms.
“I mapped the place as we went,” said Ria, “I’ll project a map with the route we took.”
A hologram of a map suddenly popped out of Aumo’s chest.
“Woah, I don’t remember this being a feature of this body!” said Aumo.
“Of course not, I added it for my own convenience,” said Ria.
“It is pretty convenient,” said Aumo, “Now where are we?”
As Aumo said that, a line started forming on the map, which marked their route, or rather a giant scribble.
“I was wondering why we were making so many twists and turns. Turns out we were walking in circles the entire time,” said LisiA as she looked at the map.
The route wasn’t a straight line, but instead a ton of loops that went through a bunch of linked corridors of all sorts of shapes.
“Looks like even Guardon gets lost in here,” said Aumo.
“I’m not surprised,” said LisiA, “It’s a wonder how anyone is able to get around in here.”
After looking around for where the line ended, the two finally figured out where they were.
“Looking at the map, we pretty much went through the entire facility a couple times,” said LisiA, “I don’t think there’s any reason to stay here anymore.”
“Do you know which one of these is the exit?” asked Aumo, “I remember going through one place that people left through.”
“That would be this room,” replied Ria, and a dot appeared on the map.
Just as the dot appeared on the map, Guardon came around the corner and saw the two.
“Ah, I’m back here again,” said Guardon as he looked at the room behind Aumo and LisiA, “At this rate I’m going to be late again.”
“Do you need help?” asked LisiA, “We’re heading to the exit.”
“Uhhh,” Guardon thought about it for a moment, then replied, “Yes, I do need help. I have no idea how to get to the exit.”
“It does look like a maze,” said Aumo, “Thank goodness I have a map. Lets go.”
“A map? I don’t understand maps so I never got one,” said Guardon.
“That’s on you,” said LisiA as she started walking away with Aumo.
Thinking back, they met the same people a few times while Guardon led them through the place, but somehow each not more than three times. It seems that Guardon not being able to get somewhere was normal in the facility.
With that in mind, Aumo and LisiA followed the map, with Guardon following behind. They reached the exit within a few minutes of walking.
Status:
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Name: Aumo
Core Level:8
XP: 5/300
Status: Normal
HP: 2200/2200
MP: 1200/1200
MP Stored: 153
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Skills: Mana Manipulation, Mana Sight, Mana Sense, Mana Analysis, Levitation, Mana Vibration, Small Fireball, Ice Throw, Air Slash, Body Reinforcement, Body Strengthening
Upgrades: None
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Thanks for the chap!
The author, first of all, I think you need to re read your novel to better understand it, this can be the root of the problem, I also advise you to write regularly, instead of writing 4-6 hours when you have free time you can devote to your writing 10-15 minutes a day, write a couple of lines and leave with peace of mind to go about your business, and when you have free time, instead of straining your brains, you will have material with which you can freely work, something to remove ,something good to save ,something add. The writing process is like an engine(it strange but easy to understand) where ideas are the fuel and you end up with chapters ready, how can you get more ideas? Find something new or unusual.You can actively search for material to complement your story. is there magic in your story? read about magic realism. there are monsters in your story; go through the bestiaries in search of something new. are there rich people in your story? where there is wealth there is power, where there is power there is strength where there is strength there is intrigue ets(especially since there is no strong ruling elite like the emperor over cities that I seen for now, I advise you to look in Wikipedia about the wars of free-citys in Europe in the Middle Ages and new era).When you have ideas (fuel), they need to be delivered to the engine (your mind), if too much fuel enters the engine, it will burn out, we need a fuel hose so that fuel is guaranteed to get into the engine (and not spill over the cabin) and horrible just as much as needed. this hose will be a plan for writing your story. There is no way without it. A plan will help organize your thoughts and create a certain standard on which you can rely. there can be several plans (for a chapter or for a whole volume), the plan can be any (like - it was, it is, it will, or like - what, why, how and result, etc.)you can also improve the engine, that is, the way of expressing your thoughts or, in other words, your writing style. on your writing style as long as you don't worry google translate can translate it perfectly (I don't speak English and usually read with the help of a translator) over time, the quality of the handwriting will increase significantly if you be serious about your hobby (continue writing, time is grinding stones) well, last but not least, do not overstrain if you feel that you have reached the limit, rest, a person cannot working forever, he needs rest. Everything needs moderation.You need a good rest, bad rest is not an option. Sleeping 8 hours and 4 hours is very different, not only in feelings but in effectivity of work too(difference is very big).Author, if you read this to the end, I am very grateful to you ,if what was written above was useful to you, then I am also happy for you. I hope that it turned out to be useful for you, because I really like your written work. Wish you all the best.
p s There is a lot of advices here, for you is better to try something one for the first. Do it step by step.
Concerning that this didn't pop up in my notifications. This is late, but thanks for the advice. Writing isn't much of a hobby for me, as English class tends to make people hate writing, but I guess that once you do something enough, it will soon become a habit and you start liking it. The human brain is scary in this sense.