"I never cheated, but you broke the rules, so, do you have any more excuses?", I asked
Her face reddened with anger," Very well, I admit I broke the rules, so I will compensate, I will provide you with the number of stones that would have been required to perform such a spell, how about it? you would have the advantage in the rest of the two tests?"
"Sigh, you still do not seem to understand, you just cheated, why should I even bother competing anymore? You already lost, just admit it", I replied
"I lost?" She completely lost her composer. When suddenly she thought of an idea, her eyes widened, "No, I did not fail, the competition was about who catches the most mutated fish, but it seems there were no fish in the pool, the tower's staff must have forgotten to keep any fish in the pool. So this competition thus becomes invalid."
"Really? You know there is a limit to how much shameless a person can be? Sigh, There were fish present in the pool, and I was the one who killed them, so, don't try to deny your cheating.", I replied with an indifferent tone
"Ha, you killed the fish means you must have used magic, see, you cheated you lost", She replied with a low, sinister smile
Yep, totally saw that coming.
"Again, it's not always about magic, you see my blood is a like an antibacterial, but for the mutated organism, that's it", I replied
"Eh? What kind of nonsense is that?", she frowned, "You expect me to believe it."
"Why not? I can prove it if you want.", I exclaimed with confidence
No matter how much she tried to deny it, it would not work. When she looked at the facts that could be the only possibility. In her eyes, Azrael had taken the pill, so there was a very low possibility of him using Magic. There was no way the pool lacked any mutated fish.
But she had not given up yet.
"Very well", she stretched her hand in front. Light began to gather in front of her hand.
A bright gold cane with a purple gem on its head appeared in front of her hand. "I admit defeat on the first challenge, but to keeping the competition going, I bet this cane. It's an epic-tier weapon. Only a few weapons of such high class are available within the kingdom. So, How about it.", Fiona asked
"Appraisal"
Lilac Cane of Bloom
Type: Sorcerer's Cane
Tier: Epic
A cane made around 300 years. It was created by a human by sacrificing his kin. Possess the spirit of the creator. Powered by a purple mana stone, it can increase the user's affinity towards the elements. Can only possess one owner. Once the owner is recognized. It remains the same until the owner dies.
Owner: Fiona Jades
Speciality: 100% Magic Amplification, Increases affinity towards Blood Magic and Curse Magic
"I see, that's a nice cane you have there, Very well I accept."
The Magic Amplification should help with my low mana capacity. Well, It can have only one owner, and I can tell she doesn't plan on giving it to me even if I win. It should not be a problem if she is dead.
Let's see, killing her within this tower is very difficult.
I don't have to worry about the witness if the other tower owners were indeed watching then she would not have dared to cheat. The competition between the tower master's is well known
The member's of the tower do know I am competing with her if she dies the suspicion would be placed on me,
So, I would need to kill her silently and then revive her without anyone knowing,
No inside this tower she is no less than a god I need to get her out, somehow
Let's just see whether I get any more chances in the further tests
"But this time it will be different, both of us won't hold back, we will compete like real sorcerer's", Fiona exclaimed and threw a pill towards Azrael.
"Eat it, your Magic will begin to flow again, I will show you the difference between you and me.", she exclaimed confidently
Again, she snapped her fingers
The room changed
It was a dark room
There were two cylindrical white pillars. On top of one pillar was Azreal and on top of another was Fiona
There was a 30-metre gap between the pillars. The diameter of the pillar was around 2 meters
"The challenge is simple, you just have to make sure you don't fall off the cliff, I will use my abilities as a sorcerer, not as a tower master, So, there is a chance even I might fall off. The one who remains standing win ", she explained
"But what if both of us never fall off? The test would never end.", I asked
"I assure you, it that won't' happen.", Fiona replied with a quiet smile
Splosh!
Hearing the sound of the water, I looked down
The room was being filled with water.
That too, at an extreme rate.
Suddenly the water reached their level
It was not just simple water.
It was not colourless; instead, it was transparent blue.
The water level rose above their head
The water had extreme viscosity level and Pressure.
It was trying to blow me off the ground
I managed to remain in the pillar by using gravity magic and increasing my weight by more than 50 times.
The water began to form a whirlwind.
Pressure increased again.
Gravity magic uses too much Magic. I formed a spherical air barrier around me
Using a combination of Air magic and Water Magic I was maintaining my posture/
I looked at her. Even in the dark, I could see; clearly, She was using the same techniques as me. She had also formed an Air Barrier around her
I could see her lips moving, she was speaking silently, I could not hear her, but I read her lips; she was saying, "It has just begun."
Splash! Splash!
I felt a sudden change in the water's movement.
The pillars began to shake
I was safe from the water pressure, but the entire Piller was not.
The pressure outside my air barrier and the pressure inside my barrier were constantly clashing.
I crouched down and touched the surface with both hands.
[Initiating Water Golem Creation]
The spirally rotating water slowed down
I lifted the air barrier since the pressure had now decreased. My legs were partially attached to the surface. Hence I could stand properly.
I could not afford to spend much mana on golem creation. The pillar I was standing on had now turned into a half golem. It had no consciousness. Its shape was still the same.
But it could now adapt underwater. The plain white pillar began to change its color. The surface hardened. The pillar started to absorb water. It's internal and external structure began to change.
Now from outside, it had a rough grey surface, which was surrounded by spiral blue water from the inside.
At the same time….
The water pressure had affected Fiona too.
She took out a cane from inside her ring. The staff was made of a golden metal-like substance, and in the middle, there was a bright blue gem.
"Blessing of the water."
The pillar she was standing on began to emit white light. She was more of a fire witch, so the underwater atmosphere did limit some of her abilities.
The room they were in was a trial room created by ancient humans
Even if it did not suit her, she chose this room because the advantages outway the struggles.
When the ancient humans created the towers, they engraved some rules on it.
For a candidate to be a tower master, they would have to pass through various trials. After passing through them, they would be able to be a tower master.
However, humans being humans, the rules were not fair for everyone.
The 8 different towers were made by 8 ancient sorcerers.
The rivalry between the sorcerers was prevalent.
No matter how powerful they were, they knew they could not escape from their own demise.
So, they decided to leave the towers for future generations.
But if someone unworthy became a tower master, they would degrade the tower without a doubt.
No sorcerer wanted to have their creation destroyed by someone else, be it even their own kin or descendants
So, the trials were harsh.
But it was also the time when humans believed in unity and equality. It was because of the constant war with other species.
The king of the kingdom was benevolent.
He had ordered the sorcerers to leave their heritage in such a way that only the one who possesses enough skills would be able to inherit it, not just their bloodline.
Hence, after a tower master dies, a series of trials would be held inside that tower designed by ancients humans
But the ancient sorcerer's were stubborn.
If they left the trials to just skills, then there was a chance someone from their rivals' bloodline might inherit their tower.
That would mean all of their research, treasury, and weapon would benefit someone else rather than his/her own descendants.
How could they let this happen?
They made the trials in a way that would benefit their own bloodline
Anyone would be able to participate in the trials.
Once the participants enter the tower, the investigative spells placed on it would begin to take effect.
It would analyze their strength and weakness.
It would seem like the trials would be random for most people, and they could only blame their own luck for failure, but the tower would give the prosecution that would eliminate most people based on bloodline.
The room they were in was one of the trial rooms.
Fiona was one of the descendants of ancient humans, while Azrael was not.
The trial was made to eliminate Azrael, as he would have to confront his weakness while Fiona would simply have to endure the conditions.
Fiona was a fire witch, but still being a sorcerer, she had control over all elements and grasped various spells.
Remaining underwater was not difficult for her to do, and after blessing the tower, she was safe.
However,
When Azrael created a water golem, the water golem gained control over the water around it.
The tower noticed it,
Wait,
I was surrounded by water; there was little to no pressure.
Using golem, I decreased the water pressure, but being a half golem, it should not have enough control to completely stop the rotating water
Underwater I cannot breathe.
He started to feel cold.
Extremely cold
The temperature inside the water was gradually dropping
I did not panic as it was not too big of a problem.
"Blessing of the fir....", suddenly my legs gave out, and I fell on the surface.
"What?"
My hands began to shake.
Slowly my whole body began to shake.
I realized I could not use any spells
I felt an indescribable feeling from inside that urged me to get out of water.
My body started to shiver
His body was made from the cells of a human and a high elf.
Humans fear many things.
The human Azrael used to make a replica has an extreme fear of water.
The high elf used to make the replica had frozen to death. Trapped under an extreme ice spell. He had been frozen under the ice for years until his will gave out and died
When a person creates a replica, he gains both the strengths and weaknesses of a replica.
Unknown to Azrael, the drawbacks were slowly taking effect.
Found out by the tower, now he was trapped
Also, since he separated the fruit from the replica, the replica was no longer immortal.
Underwater, there was no way to breathe.
His body was reaching its limit.
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