Chapter 1004 Felicia
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"So her real name's Felicia…" I wondered.
"She's not liked your father, Shade, or Nepheline. She's similar to me. Someone that has already lived a lot of years before she was chosen and blessed by the Gods to become a Hero." My mother explained. "She is reclusive and likes to be lonely. I was quite shocked she accepted taking you as her disciple, alongside little Celica, both of you have great talents that cannot go to waste. Oh, of course, Celeste is going as well."
"So I am even taken as her disciple?" Celeste asked. "I am good at alchemy, yeah, I have practiced it all my childhood, but I don't know if I'm even worthy to have a hero as my master…"
"Don't worry, you are worthy, girl." My mother smiled. "I wouldn't had let you go if that wasn't the case, trust me in this one… And well, Felicia has an amazing talent at the creation of items just like you."
"You're already something else but… She's already at the Level of a Godsmith." My father explained.
"G-Godsmith?!" I asked. "Why does that sound so cool?"
"It is a Blacksmith and an Alchemist that has reached the stage of divine enlightenment in their knowledge, mastery, and also magical and physical prowess." My mom explained. "It wouldn't be bad to say she's the best Blacksmith and Alchemist of the entire world… Well, there are some old professors in our Academy that could be better than her in theory, but in practice? She's much better."
"But how is she amazing?" I wondered. "Is she older than you, mom?"
"I think so…" My mother, who already was over three hundred years old, say so. "It is mostly due to her incredible Magic and her amazing Talents and Knowledge. She has a set of many talents at her disposal, such as Photographic Memory, Superhuman Dexterity, more Mana than any person I've ever meet aside from you, and… the cherry on top, her Unique Magic she created by herself: Temperature Magic."
"T-Temperature Magic?" I wondered. "That sounds… a bit tame."
"Oh no, it isn't." My father laughed. "I remember she was always beating me whenever I got insolent. Her magic is hellish."
"She has the ability to manipulate temperature itself. It is a unique magic she created at a young age, according to what she told me. By fusing Fire, Water, Ice, Wind, and Lightning Runes together. Yeah, she was already a genius born with Five Strong Affinities with these elements." My mother explained.
"W-Woah… But what is she capable of with such magic?" I asked.
"What isn't she capable of would be a better and easier question to answer." My father smiled. "Right, Shade?"
"Ugh…" Shade suddenly sighed. "Don't remind me of her… I don't want to remember her crazed face whenever we found some new rare material. She would obsess over them and work for several days in a row inside her studio, if we walked in, she would throw her hammer at our heads and tell us to leave."
"She's quite temperamental when it comes to her work, in anything else, it feels like she has no motivation at all… Felicia's a weird one, that's for sure." Nepheline sighed. "I had considered letting Aquarina learn from her too, but Felicia rudely told me she had no compatibility with her talents… Urgh, I'll show her my daughter is strong!"
"Mom, I don't think she meant it that way…" Aquarina said. "I prefer to go with you to get the other inheritance!"
"Temperature Magic, so she can manipulate temperatures?" I asked.
"It feels more like a Divine Power." My mother explained. "She's able to control the internal structure of things by manipulating their temperature. The reason why her equipment is always top tier is because she imbues equipment with runic systems from the inside out by manipulating their internal temperatures, and therefore moving the materials inside and their components to her liking… Something utterly ridiculous, that's somehow possible for her."
"She's also able to freeze almost anything into an ice statue, drain them out of all their water, or burn them to ashes by making them combust from the inside out." My father laughed. "She's brutal, but good-hearted, thankfully. Would hate to have someone so strong as my enemy!"
"If I would say so myself, her weakness is her physique, she's very sleepy and lazy. And her personality is not the best either…" My mother said. "However, when it comes to crafting, she's always motivated and strong. It's odd. I think she has a unique Physique that activates when she creates things."
I can't help but imagine an old witch that is all lazy and sleeps a lot but then gets buff like my dad when she's about to craft things… But I think she's not that old looking like in my mind.
"If she's so strong why couldn't she just defeat the demon king herself?!" Zack asked, who was overhearing the conversation.
"She's powerful but has her limits, her range is also not very long, only a couple of meters around her… She's frailer compared to our heavy hitters such as Allan, Shade, and Nepheline. And she's a bit of a coward, preferring to hide behind us if possible…" My mother sighed. "Her help was crucial for our victory, nonetheless, and she's our beloved friend too, so I did not mind protecting her sometimes."
"She's unique…" Aquarina giggled a bit. "I-I wish you good luck handling her, Sylphy… you two too."
"Ahhh… I'm still thinking about it." I sighed.
"I bet it's going to be fun! I wonder if she can teach me how to make better golems…" Celica wondered.
"I am beginning to regret accepting this whole thing…" Celeste was already getting discouraged.
"Anyways! Enough chit-chat for now. Let's finish our breakfast and start moving, kids." Nepheline suddenly spoke. "We only got a month to explore this place!"
"That's right, let's hurry, even I am quite excited to explore this old continent filled with ruins not even I have fully explored!" My mother was also excited.
"Alright!" We all cheered almost in unison.
We had our breakfast and then, after packing things up and saying a temporary goodbye to my house, we started moving out, we'll be going first to the West Grasslands, then the Golden Dunes, and lastly, the East Wetlands in search of Pyuku's family!
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