Book 6: Chapter 30

Book 6: Chapter 30

Scarlet

I go ahead and try using any of my powers, but nothing works. Nothing at all. Except for Ruler of Blood and The Red Plague.

“It’s most likely because Ruler of Blood allowed you to directly control blood magic,” Tar points out, making me nod my head while pursing my lips at the blood floating above my hand. “And The Red Plague simply made the Red Plague your blood.”

Understandable.

That said, I have very little idea about how to use any of my powers anymore. Other than just the basic blood creation, manipulation, manifestation, dispelling, and nullification. Also messing with my Red Plague.

So the only thing I can do right now is brute force attacks by flooding them with blood.

I need to learn how to do more complicated bits of magic using blood magic.

“You should learn null magic too while you’re at it, since you’re likely able to do that now as well,” Tar points out.

Oh, that’s true. I didn’t think about that.

No idea how to use null magic freely though.

“Remember what your grandfather on your mother’s side told you?” Tar says as I raise my head from the blood above my hand to look at him. The tanuki moving to sit on my shoulder.

Yeah.

I glance at Earth.

It’s probably about time to pay that old man a visit.

He did say to stop by after I reached Class VI.

Although...

I glance at my hand while making a fist.

...not really sure if actually landing on the planet is a good idea.

“You should start off with entering the atmosphere and continuing from there,” Tar suggests with a rather amused yet also worried tone of voice.

Probably for the best.

Don’t want to destroy Earth on accident after all.

So I control the blood in my body to float me through space until I reach Earth again and enter the atmosphere. Then I just kinda stop mid-air before moving my hand to the side.

Uh...

I tilt my head slightly at him as he continues flying off into the distance before muttering, “Oops?”

None of them are saying anything, so I think it’s safe to assume that they can’t while under whatever control they’re currently under.

“Maybe it’s because you’re like a goddess of blood? And everyone has blood?” Tar suggests before pointing at former Queen Titania, who isn’t frozen. “Would explain why Grandmother and I aren’t frozen.”

Titania still isn’t saying anything though, but that may just be because she appears to be studying me.

“Incredible...” Titania mutters, making me narrow my eyes slightly. And with that movement another wave radiates out of my eyes. This one actually managing to lock her in place.

She doesn’t say anything after that. Just stiffly stares at me as if unable to move.

Oops. Again.

I glance at Tar, only to notice that she seems to be able to move again now since she starts moving the moment I look away. As if released by my gaze not being on her.

Well that’s good at least.

But how do I free the others?

“Maybe try giving them an order?” Tar says while tilting his own head with his little brows furrowed.

I go ahead and try out his suggestion, turning to the others and stating out loud, “You may move.”

None of them move.

“You may rise?” I state, half in question half in order.

They still don’t move.

So I turn to look at Tar again, only to find him shrugging.

I turn back to them while letting out a light sigh.

Great.

“Sorry, but this might take a bit to figure out,” I tell them, feeling like reaching up and scratching the back of my head but also being too nervous about sending someone else flying if I do. “Just float there while I figure it out, alright?”

Not like they have much choice.