Unlike other mele fighters, Rishi had sufficient ability to deal Ranged damage, so he didn't need to make his Zone similar to that of mages. He could decide to take a balanced approach, but before that, he needed to figure out his Spirit Energy.
He closed his eyes and sat in a meditative state. It took him some time, but before long he was able to bring out his Spirit Energy. An average person is able to create a circular area with a three-meter radius with his Spirit energy. He can then compress his Energy to create a smaller area or extend it to create a larger area.
The more compressed the Spirit energy is, the stronger its effect, and vice versa. Rishi opened his eyes and saw the circular area around him with an approximately eight-meter radius; this was much larger than normal people's. When Rishi saw that, he sighed in relief. With so much spirit energy, he didn't need to sacrifice anything while deciding the shape of his Zone. His eyes shone golden as he started analyzing all the information he had. His mind started working like a computer. In his mind, multiple shapes appeared, which were all excellent choices.
He was going to first create a semi-Zone using the shadow element, due to which he had to be sure of the properties. The first property he decided on was the dash ability, and the second property he came up with was Silence (Nothing happening inside the Zone would be apparent to the people outside).
The second property would increase his assassin's ability by many folds. The silence skill had its limits, but if he could integrate it into his Zone, then he would not need to care about it. He would be able to use even Kiling's intent freely without revealing his information.
He also wanted his Zone to be moving, not stationary. The last thing he decided was that his Zone should increase his Concealment to another level. Now that he had too many properties, He needed to sacrifice other things to add them. The first thing Rishi sacrificed was Cooldown Reduction on his skills, while the second was lower Energy consumption.
After deciding the element and properties, he was clear about what he wanted. What was left was to create a prototype; he had decided to turn his Zone into two mode Zone. He will get only Concealment, movement speed, and Defense boost in the first mode.
This would make Ambushing opponents and retreat safer; He named this mode Movement Mode, while the second mode was Combat Mode. In it the Zone would expand around him creating an Area where he could Dash multiple times; it also had an advanced version of the 'Silence' Effect, which would create a barrier that would not let any energy signature, sound or light pass.
This Zone was different from other types of zones. It didn't make him stronger or deal damage to others; instead, it served a different purpose. Even assassins had zones that gave them burst damage, but Rishi's Zone was nothing like that. It looked simple and complex at the same time.
The shape he finally decided on was a ring. It looked like a ring with a nine-meter inner radius and a ten-meter outer radius. It looked like it was made up of triangles, and Rishi has done so to change it according to his wish. Yup, another cool-looking ability that didn't look practical at all. Hopefully, he didn't need to sacrifice his Attack boost because he had sacrificed everything other than three properties in mode one.
He closed his eyes and imagined what it would look like. He saw an opponent. He summons his Zone. The next moment, the area around him changes. He disappears from his place as if he were never there. A thick barrier of Shadow Energy surrounds it.
As he moves, he discovers that his momentary speed is very fast. In the shadows, he can move even faster. He appears behind his Opponent and activates the combat mode of his Zone. The next moment, a circular area made up of multiple trains appears.
He attacks his Opponent. The Opponent gets wounded and cries, but no sound passes by. He tries to escape using his dah skill, but the next moment the triangle in front of him glows, and Rishi appears there. The Opponent then moves to the other side and finds that Rishi has appeared there.
Rishi uses his chains, and a chain appears behind him and enters a triangle before appearing from the triangle below his Opponent and binding him. Rishi then dashes again and appears in front of his Opponent, eliminating him. His Zone shrinks and again turns into movement mode.
His lips curled up; he didn't know about the effects, but he should get full marks in creativity. He knew he could have used square or rhombus shapes, but triangle shapes gave him more dashes, which is why he preferred them. The concept he had developed was cool, but he was unsure if this was the right approach.
He decided to visit his two teachers and ask their views, Elder Naman said, instead of creating a barrier. He should turn himself into a shadow, similar to his 'Shadow Walk' skill. Instead of defense, he can use an invisible effect that makes him immune to Crowd Control skills.
Rishi liked this suggestion, as it made sense to him. Having a bigger body would ease the Concealment. For the second mode, he said that it is interesting, but he can't say much about it. He said having a slow effect is required, or opponents would walk out of it.
Rishi showed him his Chains of Shadow ability. Multiple chains appeared around them. His teacher looked at this ability and thought for a while before suggesting that it might work when there is only one Opponent, but what if he is facing multiple opponents? A slow debuff would make it easier for him to catch his opponents with his Chains.
After thinking about it for some time, Rishi realized his teacher was right. He thought about his suggestion while going to his other teacher. His teacher agreed with the suggestion of Elder Naman for Mode 1, but he suggested that instead of going through all this trouble in Combat Mode, It would be better to sacrifice the Sure Hit' effect for 'Mark,' which would mark any opponent inside his Zone.
All he needs to do is spam his skills, automatically hitting marked opponents. This thought Blew Rishi's mind. "Why didn't I think about it?" He said. His Chakram teacher said that he had a radical suggestion that might just change everything.
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