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[Profile]
Name: Cedric Stormrider
Age: 22
Race: Human IV
Classes: Luminous Sage (Main), Demon Slayer (2nd), Educator (Sub)
Level: Tier 8 Lv.1
Titles: Son of Heaven, Master Tamer (+6)...
System Authority: Lv. 9
Companion Beast: Aurelion (Radiant Sunlion) T7 Lv.9
Aptitude Rank: EX+
[Skills]
Actives: Dispel (M), FTL Movement Lv.20, Meteor Slash (Elementary), Sunset Cut (Elementary), Heaven Extinction Sword (Elementary), Flashing Steel Sovereign (Intermediate), Solar Flare (Intermediate), Solaris Galatine (Intermediate)
Passives: CQC Mastery (M), Intermediate Sage Physique (U), Sage's Perception (U), Education Lv. 150, Demon Lore (M), Slayer's Mark Lv. 75, Sage Arts (M), Marksmanship (M), Sword Heart Lv. 20
Sub-Class Skills: (Omitted)
[Concept Laws]
Laws: Sword Law (Elementary), Fire Law (Elementary), Astral Law (Elementary)
Concepts: Slaughter Intent
[Law Traits]
Sword: Controlled Sharpness, Favored Enemy
Fire: Burning Heat, True Fire
Astral: Astral Genesis, Planetary Formation
Unique Trait: 『Aspect of the Sun (Mastered)』『Aspect of the Stars (Intermediate)』
[Domain]: None
[Equipment]
Weapon: Solaris Edge (T9: Legendary/Growth)
"I know." Cedric sighed as he sat on the ground. "I won't rush it, I promise."
Cedric then closed his eyes and began recovering his energy.
Meanwhile, the Law Communion Sword was rendered silent. It's praise wasn't to inflate Cedric's ego. It was a genuine compliment. It is true that in terms of talent, potential, and comprehension, this kid was pretty much unparalleled.
The only downside to this kid is that he's too responsible. He carries too much unnecessary burden on himself, even going so far as to carry others' burdens for them.
It's one thing for someone to feel responsible; that's normal. Being the savior of the world, on the other hand, is a completely different thing.
'Hero-complex.' The Law Communion Sword thought to itself. 'He's blessed with so much talent and a pure heart that he feels responsible for everything bad that's happening around him.'
'I've seen his past, and sure, he's different back then, but that's just on the surface.' It continued, 'Deep down, he's still the boy who looked up to Superhumans and believed them to be the heroes of the world.'
'The fact that he was granted the title of a Sage wasn't helping. His complex was worse than his predecessors, and it's unhealthy. Unfortunately, from what he told me about the current state of the world, this unhealthy mentality is what was needed the most; therefore, adults can only keep their mouths shut about this.'
'The worst part is that he's probably aware of this himself. He most likely knows how to fix this too, but he couldn't afford it since reality doesn't allow him to. Poor guy...'
The Law Communion Sword could only lament silently about this. It's such a sad thing to see someone so talented and humble endure such a thing, but alas...
'Hmm?'
The Law Communion Sword felt strange fluctuations around Cedric.
Looking upon it closely, albeit faintly, the sword saw the fabric of space twisting and coiling around him. Shortly after, Cedric's silhouette began turning blurry.
It's as if a miracle happened and he suddenly multiplied by two. However, because the Law Communion Sword channels raw Concept Laws to this place, it understands what's happening better than anyone else right now.
'This...this is Space Laws!? ' It exclaimed in surprise.
Without any further ado, it began channeling shards of Space Laws to the hall and watched as Cedric blankly opened his eyes to start comprehending them.
The strange twists and turns around him intensified. So much so that Cedric began unconsciously warping here and there. His body swayed like weed as he was pulled from one area to the next. His expression and gaze remained empty all this while.
'Good! Good, Kid! Hah! ' The Law Communion Sword roared pleasantly in its mind. 'Space Laws! Hah!
How long has it been? Heavens, this kid is truly outrageous!! '
Since time in this place moves differently from the outside, it actually took Cedric a whole month to comprehend the beginning stage of space laws, which was 'Spatial Manipulation'.
That said, this doesn't lessen the absurdity of his achievement. If anything, spending a mere month to comprehend the beginning concept of space laws was already considered stellar in more ways than one.
'More than a hundred years passed, yet only you, Kid, achieved something like this.'
The Law Communion Sword remained silent until Cedric's consciousness returned. It watched as astonishment and wonder appeared on his face. It saw Cedric calming himself down before performing his first minor teleportation consciously and succeeding.
He then brought out his sword and stabbed it forward. Space twisted as he did so, and suddenly, the tip of his sword appeared several miles away from where he stabbed. He did again, and this time it appeared behind him even though he didn't turn around.
The sword watched as Cedric explored all the possible ways he could infuse the elements of space into his swordsmanship. Once he's done with that, he moves on to other applications too.
Eventually, after testing out hundreds of ideas, Cedric sat down in exhaustion, but with a bright gaze and a wide smile on his face. This is when the Law and Communion Sword said:
"If you raise your mastery of space laws to the intermediate stage, I'll agree on your proposal."
Cedric's eyes widened at that.