Chapter 35: Iron Hawk, Part 2

Chapter 35: Iron Hawk, Part 2

All seven guys then went straight to the plains on the south side of Geldern to bear witness to Gerald's magic.

Although they didn't usually use magic to fight, they still enjoyed a good magic demonstration. As such, they didn't want to miss a chance to see what the new guy could do.

As they all came to an appropriate distance from the city walls, the Iron Hawks stepped back to give Gerald some space to do his thing.

'Alright, I need to try my best this time. I can't embarrass myself before these guys or they might think that I'm weak,' Gerald thought to himself. He took a big breath to clear his mind and quickly gathered the necessary Mana for the spell.

"Watch this," he said. "Stone Bolt!"

With multiple cracking sounds, seven Stone Bolts flew out of the ground and hovered around Gerald like his guards. It took him almost no time at all to cast his spell. The onlookers were stunned, with their mouths agape.

"So fast!" It was one of the twins that said that.

The other one nodded and said, "Indeed, he is a really fast caster."

"Amazing! Seven different projectiles at once! But, can you control them separately?" asked Eneth, after he recovered from the shock. New novel chapters are published on

Gerald thought he was testing him so he quickly answered, "Yes, of course, it's not a problem at all." He looked around to find the closest tree to use as a target. He then decided to make the spell look a bit more impressive and made the bolts fly in a formation while spinning in a circle.

As it approached the tree, the Bolts accelerated and they each moved in a different trajectory to hit the target from different angles.

Thak, thak, thak, thak, thak!

The first five Bolts hit the tree from the front and the sides. The last two flew past it in a big curve and it looked like they completely missed. But in fact, people quickly saw they were flying in a weird trajectory. The stone bolts made a turn and flew back to the tree.

Kerius came to apologize for his teammate's reaction. He also complimented Gerald on his good spell control. In the end, he said, "I know it's not a polite thing to ask according to what just happened, but, would you be prepared to sell this Stone Bolt spell?" He has seen the power and potential of the seemingly simple spell.

If their mage could master this spell, just as Gerald did, it would be amazing. With his Earth Staff containing 100 LIS worth of Mana, Eneth could summon a swarm of Stone Bolts that would almost cover the sky. With the following barrage, they could make quicky work of any creature they wished.

It would be an insane boost to their income and fame.

Gerald, of course, knew what Kerius was thinking. He already considered all that himself. He wanted to decline at first, but then he remembered there might be another option.

"I'm sorry, but this spell was made by my family" he said, which was technically not a lie. If he considered himself as the entire family, of course.

Kerius quickly understood what it meant so he nodded and said, "I understand. It's such a shame"

"But, we might still be able to come to an agreement," Gerald cut him off.

"What do you mean?" Kerius asked curiously.

"We could make a trade. My Stone Bolt for your Unmoving Boulder. Since we are trading our family secrets it should be alright. I think that's a fair deal" said Gerald and squinted his eyes. He knew that the temptation was great and he just might be able to get his hands on that defensive spell.

Kerius rubbed his chin and said, "I see" He looked deep in thought as he continued, "I- I will speak to my family, but I make no promises on the outcome."

"No worries, I'm not going anywhere. Just take your time," said Gerald with a smile. The bait was set and fishes were interested. Now he just had to wait for them to bite.

He didn't feel it was too dangerous to give away his creation. From what he saw, Eneth was a slow caster and he probably couldn't bring out even half of the spell's power. That way he would get a nice defensive Combat Art for a simple self-made spell.

As he watched the Iron Hawk leave he rubbed his hands together and smiled, "And now Time to visit Headmaster Orin for another talk"