The speed that Current was moving at was fairly intense compared to what the party was sued to. Walker used his ability to manipulate the wind mana around them and create a shield that buffered them to a degree.
The echidna were not as experienced moving like this, but they clearly had their own ways of being able to resist this. Yet, when Walker glanced at them, he found that they were seemingly meditating. More like they were sending prayers to the world and looking for guidance.
While this was odd in a way, Walker knew that the echidna were very important to the world. He could tell that they had comprehended and were able to be some of the first to get to what they called the true flow. It was a feeling and a something he could see.
Since Walker could not understand it yet, he just ignored it. The thing was, he could feel it nagging at the back of his mind. That he could complete the world quest and be able to to understand completely. He just wasn't sure how he would be able to do so. The world quest came with a lot of stress and a lot of challenges. He would need to be able to defeat multiple powerful opponents.
The slime breeder was one that he already knew. The sin title holder had been able to hide themselves easily while using a variety of slimes to mock, attack, and destroy others. It was despicable that they did such things while using the monsters they bred together.
The many people that would want to see the slime breeder placed in chains and made to fix any problems that were possible to fix that their actions caused was innumerable. The dangers of this were too great though. Leaving the slime breeder alive meant that a monster capable of using slimes was going to be at large.
Walker could also imagine that this was for sure the sin title of envy. He knew that Sloth and Envy were the remaining sin title holders left. Since Sloth was somewhat self explanatory, then this must be Envy. That was the one that they would need to deal with first. Especially since they would have slimes to battle constantly if the party did not.
The mystery of Sloth would need to wait. But that did not escape Walker's thoughts. He knew that Sloth was a demon and a sin title holder. What their powers and strength were was a mystery. But it had to be related to the laziness that came with sloth.
It would make sense that the power that Sloth had would be able to be used if the party started to push the three demons they needed to battle. that they would be facing a sin title holder powerful enough to remain by the demon lord's side without any worry. It just depended on what else they could learn before than that might help them.
With a large sigh, Walker pushed these two things from his thoughts. He knew that the additional appearance of corrupted mana would make everything harder. There were plenty of people in the world that might see this as a chance. A way for them to grow stronger.
If such a me mentality picked up, then this would only get worse. It was already worse that the group had no idea what the true intention of the demon lord was. Did he want to destroy the world? Was he after the death of all? Was he trying to reign over everything? Or was this all just so that he could gain power and potentially take more power of a different kind? None of these questions were easily answered.
"Walker, we learned a lot while there. But I still feel odd about everything." Su managed to get Walker's attention. The space was a bit cramped since Current had them held within his claws while flying. But it was still spacious enough since Current was a fully grown adult. He was many times larger than what Midnight was but a good example of what she would look like after many years.
"I know the feeling. I feel the same. The echidna elder showed us a lot of potential. It was more like the quests they had were to show us a glimpse of a perfectly balanced world. But I wondered why and how. You know?" Walker's sigh at the end made Su understand that he was in the same place as her.
"You two are going to break your brains thinking about all that. Just take it for what it is. The help we got was for the quests they had and we have. But it's perfect since we will see them again. Their natural alchemist is going to visit my guild." Remey's pride in her alchemy and the guild made both Su and Walker relax a little. It was just what came with some one acting the same as usual.
"And I managed to learn a lot about growing plants at a fast pace and even got some seeds for Alma. but I think I caught on to more about natural mana than I realized." Gil's addition made Walker snap back to.
"Natural mana is all elemental manas together. But they are still considered separate. When all manas are brought together the concept of real mana is there. I learned that from them. Mana is mana. It has different types when it is manipulated. But all mana is the same too. It's hard to explain." Walker had a feeling that even if he shared the skills with them, that he would still find the party in the same position. Looking at him confused but also slightly enlightened.
"Mhm, all mana is mana. Light is just my side if mana." Alice's sweet voice intruded in to their thoughts as a little bit of light came around all of them. Even though Alice had not trained or been given specific directions for growth, she had learned a bit.
She had looked at the village more and the fact that the mists hadn't bothered her light when she hummed or sang. Instead, the two worked together proving that she also had some illusionary ability. It had opened her eyes to another potential of her songs that she had not thought of before.
She had also understood the way that the echidna thought. They did not think in terms of separate elemental manas. They thought in terms of a whole that they could use parts of when needed. The world and mana were the same. All aspects of it were one at some point. They could use those pieces or they could access all of it if they had the time to learn and use it.
"Sister and I also learned a lot. We are going to be much stronger when we use our skills in the future." Onyx was sure that everyone would be impressed.
"The dragon way." Midnight's addition was simple but to Mordant, it meant that she had begun to grasp the same feelings that they did while they meditated and learned about elemental manas. In Midnight's case though, Mordant had a feeling that she was going to be grasping something deeper. Something larger than what he was able to comprehend.
"Besides everything we learned, we also saw that there was a better potential within all of us. We have been training and growing but we haven't been able to reality solidify everything lately. Because of the new dangers we face… I want to be sure that we will be able to win.' Walker held out a hand. He made sure that everyone reached out to. This was their silent promise to one another.
"I believe we will need to work a little more when we land." Mordant spoke quietly. He had been able to look outside and saw more than one thing that was standing out to them. One thing for sure that stood out most were the many angels all around the embassy. The second, were the two very large floating islands that had come.
'Those two cities aren't as big as the one that just rose up. They also don't look like they have any fighting abilities." Gil looked at the two with a little disappointment. He was worried that this would be bad. That the angels might be unable to fight back.
"I think we will be dealing with the angels and their separate empires first. This isn't the way that I thought we would unite them. But this seems to be the best chance we have." Walker took a few deep breaths as Current eased up on the high speed he was using to get them to the embassy. The stress in the air was tangible as they landed.
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