Ch51.As Time Passes.

A few weeks have passed since then and things have passed relatively calmly, I have started researching a few Runes that I need for my next Circle, so I know I have to form another 'Energy Gathering' Rune, I then need a rune that will improve my magical resistance so that I can tank elemental or energy based attacks, I have realized that pure physical defense is not enough. I definitely need some Rune that will allow me to either get past a Magic based defense or power my way through, I am currently in research on how I can apply and modify this type of Rune.

I have also decided to find a poison based Rune so that I can poison my enemies as long as I can get passed their defense, as in Borties case, If my nails were poisonous, I would then have won our battle since I was able to scratch his face. I have a few other ideas, but for now I am concentrating on these as I believe these are my immediate weaknesses.

Other than that I have been working on the remodeling of a few bars in Nafets territory, I have completely handed over these processes to Nafets, I did, however, send over one of my Clan members who are decent with finances to help him out with pricing and making sure that he doesn't blow all my money on stupid things. His goals will be hard and will be a long process, so we will only start expanding area wise in a year or so, I feel like I have been rushing my Clans growth as well as my property based expansion. I have been concentrating on unnecessary things when I should rather be putting my energy on learning more about Runes and Magic.

Five months have passed, I have been at the academy for over half a year already and I have started gaining some degree of control within the Academy. I initially started bribing some students to work for me and keep off any unnecessary conflicts. And since then, I have been slowly expanding my influence, bribing both teachers as well as a few students and this has created a great amount of benefits for me. This includes granting me easier access to resources, really strong goons who can accomplish things I find too tedious, and creating an influence that has great potential.

I have also created three new Runes, making slow progress towards becoming a Circle 2 Mage, this next Circle is taking quite a bit longer than my expected, therefore I estimate that I will only be able to become a Circle 2 mage some time next year. The Runes I have created are the second 'Energy Gathering' Rune which has helped me tremendously in increasing the amount of Magical Energy that I am able to gather and store.

The next Rune I created was the 'Partial Enlargement' Rune, which is similar to the Rune I engraved on Birdhead, except that it is a more advanced version and allows much greater control of the enlargement process. For instance, I can Increase the size of my arms so that they reach the floor but I will still able to control them as if they were regular size.

Then the last Rune I created was a peculiar Rune called the 'Partial Transformation' Rune, it allowed me to physically transform my body based on certain conditions. I have used it in conjunction with my Camouflage Rune to actually transform my body into that of a Humanoid Panther. While the only benefit I have received so far are that my bodies hair grows out to cover my body like fur as well as my nails and teeth have been able to become particularly deadly. I have far reaching plans for this transformation and I have mapped out one Rune to further improve this transformation for my next few Circles, and starting from Circle 3, the benefits will drastically improve.

I am currently still busy researching a few Runes that will cover my weaknesses and I plan to create those next, as soon as I am sure that they are the most ideal Runes for me.

Now, onto what I have been most excited about! I have been pumping money into my Bar for quite a while now and it has finally been completed, and it is amazing! I have yet to open it as I am still working on that last ingredient to its success, but so far I have actually created a full on underground Club!

I have built it in a way so that it has three massive underground halls that get bigger the further you go down, above ground you have your normal bar but I have added a side door with a ticket scanner built in, when scanned you are presented with stairs that lead downstairs. This is so that only those that have enough money or status will be able to enter as I plan to overcharge for many luxury things in the club and those without money will bring me no benefit.

After going downstairs you will reach the first hall that is a single large dance floor with a large counter that acts as a bar surrounding the exterior walls as well as one circular table in the middle serving the same purpose, to make sure that none of my potential customers are sober. There are a variety of different color lights that shine and luminescent decorations are everywhere, similar to a high end night club.

Then if you go down a floor you will come to a large hall that has three tents scattered within the hall, forming a triangle with a separate elevated dance floor in the middle of the triangle and then some rest areas on the outskirts of the tents. There are the same lights as the first floor shining on the dance floor, but there is also some holographic displays of different psychedelic images within each tent, each tent is designed for a different music type and has a different look and feel within. There are multiple Runes on the walls that will project the music's sound and 'Bass' as well as a variety of rather expensive Rune devices that will enhance the otherworldly experience.

Then onto the last floor, you get a completely different vibe as it is an artificial park with fake grass and skies and even a pond with a small section of wildlife running free. This area is for when people get tired of all the loud music, they can then come down to relax and talk to each other, there are multiple smaller tents scattered across the park with different facilities and has almost everything that can be imagined.

Now you need to understand that I am in a completely different world and as far as I am aware, there is nothing similar to what I am doing available anywhere, therefore, I am not sure if this type of night club will be popular. There are multiple factors that could lead to its failure, but the main one is, in my opinion, the type of music I want to play is vastly different from anything that has ever been created in this world and I have absolutely no clue if it will be accepted. As I have no talent in the music field, I have sought out a few students who have Music or sound Based Magic Circles and asked them to start creating some music for me based on my descriptions and I will slowly expand my list of music as they improve and eventually start producing some decent music for me.

The last part that I believe is necessary to ensure the success of this night club, is . . . yes 'Drugs!' I have been looking for a while now and there aren't any drugs in this world, therefore, I fully intend to capitalize on this! I have been busy eating all sorts of plants and some different toxins to firstly enhance my 'Toxic Adaption' Rune, and secondly to experience their effects. I am looking for anything that has an effect on the mind, both psychedelic and otherwise. This has been a long process and I believe that I have found a few possible options, the problem is that the different substances that produce an acceptable result only do so because they have side effects caused by the substances poison. I have already tried figuring out a solution to this with the use of Alchemy, unfortunately, I don't have much talent in that field.

Alchemy requires too much knowledge even start to progressing in this field and unless you are an absolute genius, it is very hard to master, and although I have tried using my 'Greater Comprehension' Rune to learn faster in this field, there is just too many practical requirements that I can't learn and I really can't split my attention between alchemy, Magic and my businesses. Maybe in the future I will be able to put aside some time to learn more about it, but for now I will just find some students to help me out in this regard. I hope that I will be able to figure out a solution soon as drugs are technically 'legal' here and I can't wait exploit this market to its fullest.