Strongest Among the Heavens
Chapter 142: KAZI: Chilling and Training

Chapter 142: KAZI: Chilling and Training

That evening, they met-up at Gate 5, barring David, who was doing errands for him, and Aisha who suddenly had something come up, everyone else arrived in their canoes. Elena brought over homemade snacks. Szarlotka (Polish apple pie that was juicy yet not overly sweet), peanut butter sandwiches, cupcakes, and canned drinks branded by the Blue Sapphires, otherwise known as the Sapphire Order.

’According to the old man cashier, the Sapphire Order was originally called the Blue Sapphires,’ Kazi thought as he inspected the canned drinks. ’It was one the larger secular guilds, and the name change and assembly of the almighty Sapphire Order happened during the Golden Days when secularism was booming.’

It was always fun to learn about the history of the Heavenly Games. Kazi never had the time since he was either out working with David over a certain project or fighting at the Heavenly Tower.

Nevertheless, the purpose of the meet-up was to chill and train. In his view, he heard Marta groaning. She stood on her canoe, balancing on it pathetically. She put a hand to her temple, groaning. "Ugh, I think I’m still hungover..."

"You went out drinking?" Elena frowned in disapproval. She sat between Kazi and William, her boxes of lunch set out. "That’s no good, Marta. You should be a little more thoughtful."

Marta scratched the collar of her armour. "Sorry..."

"Don’t worry, it wasn’t too excessive and she got to let loose for once." Kazi clapped his hands together. "Anyway, chop, chop! You got this."

Marta shook her head, trying to snap herself out of it. Her staff in her hand, she chorused, "Super Shadow Bolt!"

"Again!"

"Super Shadow Bolt!"

"Now hop to the other canoe!"

Marta hopped and nearly fell over. Once she found her balance, she sent out another Super Shadow Bolt. Floating above the waters, the ball of darkness would explode after ten feet of travel.

"Hop!"

Another hop and this time she toppled into the canoe and caused it to tip over. "Oh shi—Super Magic Barrier!" While the canoe tipped over and momentarily plunged into the water, Marta remained afloat within her large orb. Sighing, she waited for the canoe to return to the surface.

"You should wear actual magic robes instead of armour," William suggested. "You already lack mobility."

"Kazi says I shouldn’t," Marta replied as she got onto the canoe. "He says if I can be mobile in armour, then I’ll be super mobile in mage robes. It’s a form of training."

And surprisingly, it worked. Every now and then, Marta would exclaim that her agility and deftness increased.

"What, is everything you make her do training?" William joked.

"Gotta cover all bases," Kazi replied. "Just because magic exists doesn’t mean a person can go from nothing to something in an instant."

"Basement dwellers always have to have it hard," Marta muttered. With that said, she fired her last Super Shadow Bolt. "Phew! That’s it, that’s all I can do. Five is my maximum."

Over a thousand points worth of damage concentrated in a sharp ball of darkness the size of a basketball. Its sheer intensity would have taken any player aback, even Kazi. However, there were four issues: the MP cost, the charge-up time, the range, and the lack of mobility.

"You can’t seem to activate your barrier and attack spells at the same time," Kazi stated. "Why?"

"Why? What do you mean? I tried to do it once and my spell blew up inside the barrier," Marta replied.

"Strange. I don’t have that problem. I can activate my barrier and use my spells no problem." Kazi hopped onto Marta’s canoe and brushed past her. A semi-transparent magical barrier appeared yet he summoned a well of magical power with no fear. "Observe. Fire Dart!"

All eyes followed the trajectory of the concentrated fire dart that shot forth from his pointed finger, slipping through the barrier as if it didn’t exist. The dart streaked across the distance, covering over thirty feet in a fraction of a second before sizzling away.

"See that? It went right through."

Marta was gobsmacked—at least for a second. "At this point, I shouldn’t be surprised. So, any tips for me?"

"Remember what I always say: don’t rely on the System. This magic is yours, Marta. There’s no reason why your own magic could interfere with itself. You need to be one with it. Try with a simple spell like Fire Ball."

"That sounds deep but also kinda hard?" Marta nervously glanced over to where he had sent the Fire Dart. Closing her eyes, she summoned the Super Magic barrier and lifted the Shadowshade Staff. Her eyes and fingers twitching, she was very clearly attempting to do what he did but failing to find a foundation.

"Become one, become one," Marta repeated. She huffed and opened her eyes. "It’s like looking left and right at the same time. It’s harder than you make it look, Kazi."

"Fair enough." Kazi’s gaze flickered from the lake to Marta. "Alright, we can save that up for next time then. Rest up and recover your mana."

He went back to his canoe, to where William and Elena were, and tossed Marta a sandwich. He yoinked one for himself and bit into it, his thoughts wandering. He wasn’t thinking about Marta. No, this whole time, his thoughts had been elsewhere.

’An amulet, a mask, Jack, the darkness, the world between the tower, the cipher codes, and the belt...’

The last on the list was something he received at Chichen Itza. Kukulcán himself gifted it to Kazi as thanks, or so the System said.

[ Equipment Name: Kukulcán’s Champion Belt

Rank: A

Magical Might: 150

Strength: 50

Decrease the effectiveness of all darkness element attacks by 80%. ]

He hadn’t equipped the belt because of what he saw on the train—because of Jack. Jack was there with them, and if he saw the belt, there was a chance he would discover its anti-darkness properties.

’It’s like Kukulcán made it specifically so I could go up against Jack. Why me? Likely because I treated the witches with respect. That implies that the gods aren’t entirely onboard with their creations being here. After all, shortly after I left, there were whispers that the sponsored god had pulled out. Timeline wise, it goes like this: Jack kills the witches brutally, Kukulcán is watching, sees me helping the witches, and then watches me kill the jaguar boss. The gesture of kindness towards his people convinces Kukulcán to personally give me something.’

The logic followed up till a certain point. That begged the question—if Kukulcán was watching the Heavenly Games, then who else was?

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