Negative Shuriken

In the eternal Battlefield, Alice and Noah sat together and brainstormed ideas for how Alice could use Negative energy.

"We tried all actions we've seen on TV and comics, nothing's coming out," Alice said walking around thinking.

"What does the system say about it again?"

Alice read out the description to Noah.

[Negavtive Energy (B+ Class):

-Have a dense mass of negative energy within you

-You can use it like normal energy

-Gives affinity to dark magic]

"Shouldn't it be just like mana if it says 'like normal energy'?" Alice said.

"We don't have a deep understanding of mana. They are different apparently since we can't just release it like mana, this might be more similar to Fire energy that you use to cast spells."

Alice tried casting Fireball but didn't feel anything different.

"I don't feel anything, I can't even sense this energy."

"What about dark light?"

Alice tried again, "Wait...I feel something... but It was only for a moment, maybe I'm just imagining it in desperation."

"It has something to do with dark magic, maybe you need a good dark skill that works well with it. Let's try it again."

"Nope, It wasn't there this time. I was imagining it."

"Cast it again," Noah said as he thought.

"It isn't working."

"Wait, let me check if I have any skills you can use." Noah pulled out a sack from his inventory, filled with loot. He hadn't been checking the boss drops for a while. If nothing caught his eye he would normally go through them later.

He found a skill that had dropped from one of the C Class dungeons he had done while waiting for Tree of Evil to regenerate.

[Shadow Shuriken]

D Class

Form a dark metal like ninja star that can be thrown at the enemy. Each one is extremely fast and sharp, easily cutting through armour.

cooldown: 5 seconds

"Will this do?"

"Yup, it seems pretty good as well, when did you get this? Have you been holding out on anything else? Cough it up now." Alice playfully said as she learned the skill.

"Only this, it dropped a day or two ago. I forgot to give it to you." He had actually forgotten, they had been doing C Class dungeons which had drained him out completely.

Alice learned the skill and formed a shuriken in her right hand. She threw it forward hitting a tree and easily passing through then disappating.

"That felt good, your right I felt some type of energy wanting to interact with the skill. It seems like the rank of skills was too low."

Alice tried again concentrating and feeling that energy, trying her best to connect the two.

Alice sat down and focused on the black shuriken in her hand. She felt the enregy inside of her want to come towards it, she slowly allowed it to flow and connect to the shuriken. As it did, she lost control, like a dam bursting energy flowed out from within her into the shuriken.

The black shuriken grew in size becoming almost a meter long. The blade was now curved and the enrgy it was made off didn't seem solid black anymore, it was liquidy grey.

Alice threw it towards the tree. The shurkin passed through and hit the one after continung unitl it passed through the tenth tree in a row then disappeared.

"That's strong."

"It is."

The two looked at the row of trees decimated by the shuriken. Noah had to say this was currently the most damaging ability between him and Alice.

"This is a good start, but probably not the limit. I'm chanigng are route back to the previous one with D class dungeons. Practice Shadow Shuriken until we figure something else out."

"Can't I try C Class dungeons again? With this skill, I feel more confident."

"Did you forget how long it took you to power it up? You had to sit and concentrate for five minutes until it is useable in battle C Class dungeons are off the table. As for armour, I'll collect better armour for you in C Class dungeons, until we start doing C Class dungeons together."

"Armour? Right! Where did you get that armour from? It looks like a set does it have any other effects?" Alice said looking at Noahs's arms, chest and boots that had changed during the last few days. They all had become a jade green on silver armour.

[Silver Jade Leaf Chestplate] (Class F)

Strength +10, Physique +10, Mana +10

Passive Skill: [Mana Regeneration]

[Silver Jade Leaf Boots]

Agility +10, Mana +10

Passive Skill: [Mana Regeneration]

The C Class Dungeon's Dungeon Lord had a high frequency of dropping armour. He had continued to go and clear the Tree of Evil every other day in an attempt to get the D Class gun design but failed. Instead ended up collecting armour that had dropped. He liked it since it focused on mana. The Mana Regeneration skill was nice to have, he now was able to regenerate 3% of mana every minute which wasn't much but was nice to have.

"The C Class dungeon, Tree of Evil, it dropped while I was trainng in the night. It does seem like a set but I haven't gotten any new effects."

"C Class seem to drop them a lot more frequently, shouldn't we just do C Class dungeons?"

"You can't change my mind, we'll be doing this step by step. I won't carry you through C Class dungeons. We'll start going when you get Dagger Mastery to D Class, then we'll do C Class dungeons."

"I said I'm not good at using the dagger, it's still on E Class level 5," Alice said with frustration.

"Although it might seem like it this isn't a game, practice takes time. Be patient."

They got back on following the route Noah had laid out.

While moving on his horse Noah contemplated taking out the briefcase he had gotten from his father- the one that held the materials for the Secret of the Four Seasons: Autunm Style. If he performed the ceremony on Alice he could help her grow stronger faster gaining an additional D++ Class skill.

He wasn't decided and was waiting it out for now. He would take it out as a last resort if he needed to.