Chapter 10

The magic of the Assassin of the Gods of Life and Death was impressive, but Aidan still decided to make Ice his main magic. Of course, he was inferior to death, you can't argue with that. But then this magic does not have to be hidden, and it does not kill everything in its path if you do not have proper control. And the risk of harming oneself is generally insignificant. The danger of developing death magic is too great. Naturally, Aidan will continue to do this, just be careful. We can say that this magic, due to its terrible properties, will become something like a hidden power, which will need to be resorted to only as a last resort. Until Aidan figured out how to take control of her, he decided to be careful with her.

The magic of life is quite the opposite. Developing it along with ice magic is definitely not a bad idea. Perhaps the craving for ice, inherited from the mother ...

With a slight limp and leaning on a black cane, Aidan reached a familiar spring of water. In recent days, he has become a real salvation for the wizard. No matter how good magic is, you can't eat it, just like money. But the fish quenched the appetite quite well, and the water thirst.

Moving the black cane out of the ice to his other hand, Aidan straightened his long bangs, then extended his left palm forward. Today he finally decided to leave this place. The goal was very simple - to cross the river with black ice and then continue further into the mountains. All these days from ice he was able to create only simple shapes like cubes or balls, recently he was able to get used to and created a cane, and then he was even able to make a whole table and chair. It was then that he realized that it was time to continue his path. The muscles in my arms and legs still hurt, but they were already working much better. He could already move even without a cane, and with it he could move almost like an ordinary lame old man.

The temperature around has dropped sharply, it was not easy to get used to our own ice. But over time, everything worked out. Now for him even the cold weather and the icy wind brought almost no cold.

Unlike the usual white steam, a dark, frosty haze swirled around Aidan's arm. His ice was also unusual, as could be seen from the color of the cane. The ice was black glaciation with an admixture of light blue. Usually the edges of the ice took on this pleasant light shade, while the insides and the strongest areas took on a pure black tone. Such ice looked very impressive and beautiful. The magic of the God Slayer changed not only its color, but also its property. As Aidan remembered, all God Slayer magic looked like this, with a touch of blackness. The reason for this was difficult to understand now. But the guy found it strange that his magic of life did not have any admixtures of the dark. Questions appeared by themselves ... Is this connected with the fact that it was created first? Who knows, probably all the answers are on the pages of the grimoire.

As soon as the ice fog appeared, Aidan focused on the water and instantly an ice structure began to appear over the reservoir. Unlike simple magic of creation, even with his limited ability to use magic, Aidan was still able to create constructs without joining hands, like ordinary ice-making wizards do. Another advantage of Assassin magic ...

Instantly, the black bridge gleamed in the sun, and the blue edges reflected the sparkle of a clear spring. This is how easily he managed to create the largest ice structure for the first time. Now he could finally continue on his way ...

There were no things, only tattered clothes, barely covering everything below the waist. Thin, bony torso and dark purple hair. That's all of his possessions. Looking around, Aidan only smiled as he examined his recent bed of leaves, the ash from the fire, and the large dead tree whose life allowed him to regain control of himself.

After a glimpse of the past, Aidan turned around, returned the cane to his left hand, and stepped onto the black ice of the bridge. It's time to find a new place, better food and new clothes. The moment has come to return to civilization!

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A day later, Aidan walked through the whole forest and only then came down from the hill, again finding himself in another forest. There he set up camp. Legs after a day's journey were very tired, and there was no time for training. Therefore, this evening he decided to cook everything a little earlier. There wasn't much food, just some fried fish, so he ate and started a little workout. This time we were not very lucky with the place, there was no water nearby, and there was no road either. Survival in the wilderness is not at all what he learned in the past, so he had to endure.

The next morning, with a little thirst, Aidan hit the road again. This time, the movements were even easier, so he speeded up noticeably. Now he was mostly interested in water, which he immediately began to search for, naturally without forgetting about the main goal.

On the way, he had long been accustomed to talking to himself and thinking about the future.

- I managed to get to this place, why don't they build a laboratory somewhere closer to the capital? It's also good that I got in the way of a couple of wolves, and not some magical creatures. Spears made of ice do a good job with their hide, if anyone was more terrible here, and I certainly would not last long ... - Aidan stopped abruptly. Among the singing of birds and the noise of trees, a very atypical sound arose for a thicket. The guy hastily began to look around. He, as always, wandered through the forest in search of water and mushrooms, but the sudden sound that appeared changed all his plans ...

As he continued to listen, Aidan frowned more and more. Over the past week, he has already got used to the ringing singing of birds or the rustling of small animals similar to rats, he would not confuse even the growl of a wolf with anything, but this ...

"Cry? Oh, damn it, if only it's not a ghost ... I read a story about forest spirits "- the guy swallowed and decided to speed up his pace. The wizarding world still frightened him, even if he owned magic. He remembered well what kind of creatures could be in this world from the anime, so running away is the best thought in such a situation!