232 - Discipline

Plotline: Main

Chapter Type: Conflict, Social

"Fire Bolt!" she cast.

I bounced it off my shield. My wooden shield, which caught fire.

[Ability Boil, Boil Activated. After ability activation, you have taken no damage.]

"Argh! My hip!" a woman screamed.

"You fool!" Bei Lala shouted. "Use magic. Absorb the mana I put into my spells, if you can! You'll never reach your potential if you keep relying on the mundane!"

[Absorb Spell. Prerequisite: Level 2 Magic/Divine Caster.]

Yeah, second level anything was a bit into the future.

"Purple emotion of cowardice, come to my bidding, perform my will, it is I, Incinerator Bei. I summon you... What the crap?"

By this point, I had closed to melee range, and thrust the shield at her, but not into her. I let the flames ignite her robes before throwing it off to the side.

Such a waste. Twelve servings of wood fiber. Gone.