Family and Goddess 2.180

Viggo, Rosewisse, Sakura and Ana were advancing through the small islands of land of the lake city. Viggo and Rosewisse had taken command from the twenty-fifth floor upwards as the monsters had become exponentially strong. However, Sakura and Ana continued to support them whenever they had a chance. In their path they left large blood stains in the water, product of their encounter with monsters of the aquatic-humanoid type.

-Dad did a great job- said Viggo looking at the path made of islets of earth that ran through the entire floor. It was literally a path that crossed the lake. Which facilitated the advance and gave much more security than the places where there were only small bridges made of wood.

-What do you mean?- asked Rosewisse next to her, pointed her silver wand ten meters ahead of her and activated a circle of magic with the rune of Isa "I". A fist-sized chunk of ice shot out of the circle, hit the water, and the next instant the corpse of a humanoid-type water monster emerged and floated with its back up. His whole body was scaly. In addition to having membranes on his legs and hands so he could swim better. His back stood out with sharp spines that pointed all the way from the spine to a tiny tail.

-Well, Dad in his days as an adventurer came to help the great families, Zeus, and Hera- Viggo continued as if nothing had happened -so, in a nutshell, he created this path. Some islets of land have been destroyed, but it must have been because of the unrefined combat of some adventurers-

-I see, your father was also adventurous- Rosewisse said.

-He says it was a long time ago-

They came to the side of the body of the humanoid-type water monster that, with the slight current of the lake, had moved a few meters away from the shore. Sakura took an arrow tied to a rope and shot it into the body of the scaly monster. The tip of the arrow could only overcome the first layer of scales, but it was enough for her to drag the body, leave it on the ground, and have Ana pull the purple stone from inside. Losing the stone, the monster's body turned into specks of bright dust and dispersed rising into the air.

-With this we have already captured more than we have obtained in our two years of adventurers- said Sakura.

-Oh, it's just the beginning- Viggo said in a suggestive voice and a sly smile.

-Come on, Viggo, explain to us what you are going to do- Ana said with a frown.

-Something great, you'll see, come, let's continue- replied Viggo.

-You are so conceited- Ana said, looking away and frowning.

Viggo stopped and turned around, then walked over and kissed her cheek. She stared into his eyes sadly and he carried her mouth in her ear. Then whisper to her -we are more than just being weak or strong. We have always loved, is that worth less than being weak?- Viggo pushed her face away, looked her in the eye and she denied. Continuous Viggo -you just must keep trying. I will help you and I know that you will also make an effort. This is how the daughters of Sparta are, right?-

Ana put on a serious expression, nodded, and stared at Viggo's eyes. Viggo winked at her, turned around and continued walking.

All this arose from the comment that Sakura had made about being unnecessary in this expedition, since Viggo and Rosewisse with their power, could defeat the monsters without difficulty. However, the reason for everyone coming was to see the result of teamwork and when it was the difference between them, not only in strength, but also in attitude and mentality. Sakura and Ana fell apart as they were easily overtaken in strength, leading them to a depressed mood. At the same time, Viggo had spent talking to them several times about the subject. In addition to supporting them to fight against stronger monsters and that they beat them on their own. At first glance, Sakura seems to have overcome it, but Ana has not.

-Viggo, do you feel like they're following us?- asked Rosewisse as she walked alongside him. She wore her Valkyrie armor, but without the helmet, so her long silver hair fell to the sides of her face, highlighting her blue eyes and the red of her delicate lips.

-No, I don't feel like anyone is looking at us- replied Viggo looking at the dirt road through the sprawling lake. I could see fish and monsters swimming from side to side, but it seems that like the animals outside, they knew when to approach and when not -Why?-

-Well, because you don't let him occupy that- Rosewisse said with a sly smile -maybe that way they'll be encouraged-

-Do you believe?-

-Yes-

Viggo and Rosewisse turned around and looked at the two purple-haired sisters. Sakura carried it up to her shoulders while Ana carried it long to her calves. Both dressed in breastplates, gauntlets and purple boots made by the goddess Hephaestus and black clothes underneath.

Viggo materialized the golden wand in his right hand and gestured for them to approach. Sakura and Ana looked into each other's eyes and moved forward in a hurry.

-Come this- said Viggo, raising the golden wand. Sakura and Ana nodded, Viggo continuous —it's the wand my father made so I could use magic. I modified it by placing a slot on the back of the core to place a special stone that allows me to do magic easier and faster, efficiently. Now, the question is do you know how to occupy your mana?-

-Yes- Sakura and Ana replied at the same time.

-Sure? If not, this will leave them as close to dizzy or unconscious- Viggo added.

-Yes, we do know- they insisted.

-Ok Who is first and what kind of magic would you like to occupy? It can be fire or ice-

Sakura and Ana looked at each other with a frown, but within a few seconds, Sakura let out a sigh and stretched out her hand, as if giving Ana a chance.

-Really?- asked Ana with a big smile.

-Yes, go ahead, then it will be my turn- Sakura said, looking away, as if she didn't care. Ana hugged her and gave her many kisses on the cheek. Sakura could only laugh contentedly at the sight of her sister so happy.

-Well, with that decided- said Viggo, drawing the attention of the two sisters -fire or ice?-

-Fire- said Ana, raising her right hand.

Viggo nodded, took the wand, and turned the back. After the back came out as if it were a lid, Viggo shook the wand down and another wand made of a bluish crystal that functioned as a core fell through the rear hole. Viggo passed the casing and lid to Rosewisse and he dedicated himself to removing the purple stone inserted into the back of the glass wand. The purple stone was the size of a thumb, of lizo cut and rectangular format, like a domino token. Viggo handed the token to Rosewisse and she kept it in the bag of plenty. At the same time, she took out another purple stone with the same format. Viggo received it, placed it on the back of the blue crystal wand, and the crystal emitted a faint glow that signified its compatibility. Rosewisse handed him the gold casing of the wand, Viggo received it, placed the blue glass wand inside and finally placed the lid on the back.

Sakura and Ana looked at the whole process curiously, full of questions, but waited for it. They cared more about trying the magic wand and checking if they could really do magic.

Viggo lifted the golden wand and laid it out to AnA. She brought her hands slowly and took the wand. Ana stared at Viggo to see if he would say anything else.

-Well, now that you have the wand, you should know that magic has no limit on the consumption of mana- said Viggo -that means that if you place all your mana, the magic you do will be proportional. However, that also means that you can fall unconscious for losing all your mana. So be careful, use the measurements or sensations to activate your skills as references, but do not get carried away by emotion. If not, your career in magic will be the shortest in history-

-I understand- Ana said with a serious face, she began to look towards the water on the sides of the dirt road, but she did not find any monsters, which made her angry.

-Quiet, as it is a test- said Viggo, raising his right index finger as if he were a professor -Why not try throwing a fireball into the water?-

-Is that okay?- asked Ana.

-Yes, it will be a good test- replied Viggo.

Ana had a special ability that helped her triple her speed of movement. She felt that she occupied a third of her mana in that ability, so she used that feeling, pointed the golden wand at the crystal clear water and channeled her mana to the wand. The next instant a fireball formed on the tip of the wand the size of an adult's head. The fireball was spinning like a small sun, the heat was unbearable, so Ana concentrated on sending the fireball away. The bag of fire flew into the water, crashing and bursting producing a drizzle.

-Ana, you already had your chance, it's my turn- Sakura said enviously as she approached her sister but seeing that the latter was unresponsive and only brought her hand to her face, she stood still waiting for her reaction. Viggo moved forward as quickly as possible and when Ana was going to fall on her back, he took her in his arms.

-Idiot, that's why I asked you if you knew how to manipulate your mana- Viggo said in an annoying state. He raised his face, looked at Rosewisse and said -Give me the estus-

-Yes, immediately- Rosewisse said as he flapped his wings at the impression of the explosion. It wasn't much, but it was quite strong for a level 3, even if I occupy all its mana. It would have been logical if Ana had been of the pure wizard type, but she was a melee fighter who occupied mana to bolster her physical strengths. Rosewisse took out the bottle of Estus, walked to Viggo and laid it out. He took the bottle, pulled out the cork with his teeth and brought the mouthpiece of the bottle to Ana's mouth, who was getting paler second by second. She drank some Estus, a few seconds passed, and her face regained its natural color. Viggo breathed a sigh of relief in response. Then he sat on the floor as he hugged Ana and raised his face to the sky, in a gesture of relief.

-Rose- dijo Viggo

-Yes?- replied Rosewisse.

-Take note of putting a limiter on the magics. We are going to have to create a scaling system with the same magic. Otherwise, people will kill themselves when they don't know how to manipulate their mana.

-It's true, I didn't think it would be so hard for others to manipulate their mana- Rosewisse replied.

-Hey!- said Sakura in an annoying tone of voice.

-Come on, don't be angry- Rosewisse said with a friendly tone of voice and an uncomfortable smile -I'm not saying this out of offense. Viggo and I have never had this problem. I didn't think it was going to be something so drastic in others-

-That, well, I don't know- replied Sakura, she passed her gaze from Rosewisse to Viggo and Ana, with an expression of concern.

-Don't be angry, Sakura, this is something new and it's okay to say that they are not good at manipulating mana, when they are not. You just must improve and now-

-But it is that...-

-This is not a competition, think about it a little Can you imagine that in the future we will make this technology public? In that case, how many would be injured because there is no good system of regulation of the flow of mana?- Viggo looked at Rosewisse and continued -following the same line, don't you think it would be useful to create a manual for the use of mana?-

-Yes, I understand the point. I do it because I understand it and measure my mana in segments based on numerical proportions. You do it out of an instinct or feeling, but not everyone has the same capabilities as us-

-True- Viggo added -in that case, instead of continuing to improve the wand and the memory stones, we will dedicate ourselves to creating such a mana manipulation manual– then he looked at Sakura and said -once we have finished the manual, are you interested in helping us?-

-I wouldn't mind-

-Of course, it's not going to bother you. At first it will be annoying, but when you can do magic whenever you want, you will love it-

-Okay- Sakura said with a big smile -now will you let me try?-

Viggo stared at her, smiled, and held out the golden wand to her. Sakura showed a big smile and tried to imitate what her sister did.