Chapter 6 Smithing

Spells Flying and Hitting the Training Pillars, Seeing how the Spells have Numbers popping up, Students have been pressing themselves hard on learning Spells to prepare for the Gray Forest.

Sam, Use less Mana, and compress your spell to hit harder. (Specter)

Seeing the Fire Sphere getting smaller and smaller, Specter laughed.

Not to small, you will have no Burning Effect. (Specter)

How Small? (Sam)

That is for you to find out, it can be as small as you want, but if you don't have the same effect as flames then its not a Fire spell anymore. (Specter)

Look who we have here, The Student acting like a Teacher haha! (?)

Not bad, you did better then last time. (Specter)

Hay! I was talking to you! (?)

If you Compress your flame and then when its about to hit the Target try to exspand the spell to over take the target. (Specter)

Sam Made a Flame the size of a softball, and sent it to the Pillar.

We are being ignored. (??)

The flame about to touch the Piller Expanded and Encased the Pillar into a Large Flame Sphere then Exploded.

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The Heat passed over everyone around and the Power sent a Shockwave alerting the others close by.

Specter turned to the Annoying pest.

Tell me, if I send this spell at you will you still have a body left behind? (Specter)

Y-yeah! I will be able to withstand it! (?)

Really? Then how about this many? (Specter)

Hundreds of Flames surrounded Specter as he Looked at the pest before him who became big eyed and the Teacher that was Watching Laughed at the side.

The Pest freaking out at seeing how many small flames surrounded him and ran onto the other side with the other pests that followed him.

The teacher walked over.

Scaring your Enemies is a strength of its own, But if they are skilled they will know that the Fire Spells was just as Hot as a Candle flame. (Teacher)

Why waste Mana to scare a Pest away. When I want to train to get better? (Specter)

The other Students close by had there eyes light up after realizing they can scare there Enemies away.

How do you know so much about magic? (John)

Library. (Specter)

Have you not been there yet? (Specter)

I have but its just history and a Few other things nothing about spells. (John)

You did not go to the higher floors? (Specter)

It continues up? (John)

Really? (Sam)

You are mages, Use the Spells the Teacher's have Been teaching to you, that is the only way to enter that place. (Teacher)

The Students started mumbling to themselves after that, Class Ended, Specter had left the others who are now going to find the secret in the Library, Specter made his way back to the Room and opened his Spellbook that has been with him like the Research Book that has been tided to his School Uniform.

Flipping through the pages, Specter stopped at one and grabbed his staff off to the side and started creating the Rune before him on the floor.

The Large Rune became the size of 15 feet Radius, Then it Flashed bright, as it dimmed a Forge was in the room with an Anvil the tools with Ores, and Rune Carving Equipment.

Lets start. (Specter)

Placing his staff next to the wall he Picking up a Hammer, its small but the head is Bigger then normal, even so Specter picked it up it was heavy.

Waving it his arm was he still having a hard time with it hut barely to not make a mistake on Smithing, He waved his left hand and a Ward surrounded him this one to cover sound.

With the ward in place, Specter waved his free hand and the ores flew into the Smelter and Fire Started right away, as the Ore was being Smelting and the Metal poured into Ingots. Specter Used Wind Magic Not touching any of the Ingots, He Started hammered into them Taking the Impurities out from them, Each hit was Precise and even, not one weak hit and not to hard.

Over and over, For a Full day Specter made Ingots with the Ore, the Ingots are all Black with No light reflection off it, it even Absorbed the Flame Light, they are Heavy each one is 50 pounds.

Finishing 35 Of them. Specter waved his hand and Everything vanished it was Broken down and returned as Mana that he used to created it, the room was cleaned up leaving nothing but the Ingots he created, Using wind Magic Specter moved the Ingots to his part of the room, and once finished Sam and John walked in and fell onto here beds.

Never thought that the Library has such a Complicated way just to get into the Spellbook Room. (Sam)

Right, Specter how did you do it? (John)

The same as everyone else, You need to remember what you are looking for and find it, once you lose your thought you will be thrown out and you need Start over. (Specter)

Its so hard! (Sam)

It helps you learn Parallel Thinking, you will need it When Fighting your Enemies. By thinking of the spell you are looking for and walking to the Location where the spell is without Losing Concentration along the way it will train you. (Specter)

Ghaa! (John)

Im going to sleep! (Sam)

Same! (John)

Not because I'm tired but because I won and beat Sam on lasting longer looking for the Spell. (John)

You want to fight! (Sam)

I Lasted way Longer then you! (Sam)

The two getting ready to fight each other but before they even got off there bed they both passed out and Fell asleep on there beds.

Specter returned to his Room, and sitting at his desk started Using the Rune Crafting set he placed a Ingot before him and started Carving Runes on the Ingots.

With Slow, But Smooth Movement, Specter carved Runes one after the next onto each Ingot through the night.

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When Specter finished the 35 Ingots Rune Carving Morning is already arrived and the Two left already not disturbing Specter as they left. Specter created the Forge and Ores again and started working all over again.

Days Passed and a Month already passed, Specter finished his last Ingot just now.

One Week? (Specter)

I will be cutting it close. (Specter)

There are Thousands of Ingots stacked before Specter, the Room is empty as Sam and John left to party before leaving for the Gray Forest, Specter stayed to finish what he has been working on for a Month.

Putting an Ingot on the Anvil, Specter hammered it once his Flames Heated the Ingot up turning it into a Black Red Ingot, and his Long Process of Hammering took place, The First Ingot Became very Thin, Then when it's thin as a Thread, Specter waved his hand and the Ingot split apart forming a Long Metal Thread.

He Lifted it up with Wind Magic and places it in a Bin of Water and picking it up from the water after it cooled he Inspected it, Specter shook his head.

Failed, Alright Again. (Specter)

The Thread was Broken making it useless, Over and Over Specter continuesly Made Black Thread from the Ingots, but he only succeeded once or Twice out of hundred Ingots.

But he never stopped and continue working on it, Rest Wake up Smith, bit by bit, Specter Collected the Thread he needed for 5 Days none Stop and only had 20 Something Ingots left.

Might have Enough. (Specter)

Grabbed another Ingot, Specter continues hammering and made Needles hundreds of them.

Once done, Specter fell asleep for a the Night, Morning arrived quickly and Refreshed, Specter started working on the last part.

Placing the Metal Black Thread into the Black Needle, Specter started Sowing with the Metal, it was Slow, Smooth movements that seem to glide as he moved.

One full day Passed by and Specter finished what he was working on, its a Black Cloak Robe with a Hood, Scarf, and a Place to hold his Two Books, and also Black Clothing underneath it, The Items was done.

Alright, next to finish the Runes on it. (Specter)

Specter! (Sam)

The door was Open and Sam walked in.

We are leaving, We are going to be taking a Mage Carriage to the Gray Forest. (Sam)

Specter placed his Cloak Robe into a large Wooden Box and Lifted it up, then he placed it on his Back, Its half his Size but he just walked over to Sam as if its nothing.

What are you bringing? (Sam)

Things. (Specter)

Is it the stuff you asked Me and John to collect? (Sam)

Yes and more. (Specter)

Then if you are all set, lets go! (Sam)

Leaving the Room, Specter and Sam found John who is waiting at the Main door, Students are Everywhere, Teachers guiding them to Large Carriages that looks like a Train on Earth.

Seeing the Students getting into the Carriages, Specter and the other two also got in and found a Spot.

The Carriage is the size of a Train cart on Earth and having rooms inside for people to have there own room.

Head Mage Voice sounded through the Linked Carriages.

We are going to be leaving now, if you have anyone missing, Tell the closest teacher right away, if there is none, We will be leaving right now. (Head Mage)

Five Minutes passed and the Carriages moved, then it took to the sky right away, Flying through the Sky the ground got further and further until its far and the clouds are almost touchable, the Long Snake Carriage as its linked together moved through the soy the students looked out the windows enjoyed the sight below.

We are flying! (Sam)

I never been in a Flying Carriage and one that is this big! (John)

Magic Runes really can create the Strangest things, or most interesting things. (Specter)

What is the strangest thing you have seen? (Sam)

I seen a Rune Master create a Ship, funny it looked like a small Box of wood, he realized his glasses was Zoomed far away making what he was making smaller then what he thought it was. (John)

Haha! (Sam)

I heard a Rune Master create a Toy, Only to realize that the toy was a powerful Weapon, it was able to shoot Spells out! Should not ask a Military Rune Master to build a Toy. (Sam)

That's dangerous, how did they find out it can shoot spells? (John)

The little girl sent a Blast of Wind that sent half the house flying away, Because she sneezed. (Sam)

What would happen If she became mad... (Specter)

They started sweating.

You? (John)

A Rune Master made a Metal spring, it was going to be used to speed Cross Bows up but it was to Heavy and so adding a Light Rune on all of them at once only to have the Box of Springs to fly away never to be seen again, people seen him yelling.

Don't Go! I worked so hard to create you! I will not complain about your weight again! (Specter)

Time passed making small chat, and the Fast flying Carriage arrived at Gray Forest as its being powered by Mana its faster then normal traveling.

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We Have Arrived! (Head Mage)