Life Hunter 3 ''Magic Is Easy To Use?''

About magic, first, there are 8 base elements: Water, Earth, Wind, Fire, Lightning, Spirit, Darkness and Light.

And there are 7 non-elemental magics: Mind, s.p.a.ce, Soul, Neutral, Life, Death and Time

The first eight elements are used by magicians in function of their affinity and the non-elemental magic requires talent and work. So, for example, if a mage has a good affinity with fire then he will be able to learn fire magic easily and efficiently.

In the case a mage is very intelligent or hard-working, then he can use non-elemental magic, but even if he is a genius in that aspect, if he doesn't have any affinities, it will be hard for him to use a base elemental magic. In short, elemental and non-elemental are like two different worlds in magic which gives a balance. If someone doesn't have an affinity with magic then he can use non-elemental magic with hard work.

And so, Arima followed the instructions in his head and realized an affinity test. It was quite simple, he just had to think of the eight elements in his head as an image and then chant something. And so, eight spheres of different colors appeared above Arima's hand, forming a circle.

After seeing the results, Arima was a bit startled. He was taken aback because the results showed that he had a great affinity with all elements except spirit magic. And what was even more shocking, the affinity to lightning and darkness, the results were frightening. His affinity with the two elements was monstrous like these elements were totally submitted to him. All the spheres were normally neatly round, like a fine marble, but the two spheres for darkness and lightning were like a chaotic gathering of magic. He could feel a strange connection between him and those spheres, but it wasn't uncomfortable. And after that, he also had a great affinity with fire, even though it wasn't as much.

Arima smirked "The h.e.l.l, if I didn't know better I would say it's a cheat" After that though, his expression darkened "But, that affinity with lightning, is that a joke or a prank? Like, I was killed by it, and then I'm good with it" He sighed

One hour later, Arima was calmly walking through the forest while thinking and testing his magic when he heard horses galloping and wheels ramming on the ground.

Before, Arima noticed that the specs of his body were increasing a lot since he came to this world. In his old world, Arima had already trained his body to the limit. But now, this limit was broken and he was truly pleased with that.

And so, not only his body, his senses were greatly enhanced. So, he could hear a carriage 200 meters away from him. He decided to go look at that cart. And for that, he tried something.

"[Quantum electromagneticis constringitur] (Quantum electromagnetic)"

"[Scintillam feram] (Wild spark)"

Arima chanted a keyword, and at his feet, black electricity emerged. And not only there, soon the same thing happened on his whole body.

Arima kicked the ground and disappeared. He was sprinting, and his silhouette couldn't be seen with the eyes of the average guy, only a black line remained. After only four seconds, Arima was already observing the cart moving on the path ahead.

What Arima just used is one of the magics he thought of when he saw his affinity with lightning. It was a magic that changed the composition of his body to make it become partially electricity. Thanks to that, he could become extremely fast with just a run.

And if you are wondering why Arima chanted in Latin, it's because he realized that the influence the incantation gives to the mind of the caster is important. In fact, he tried with different languages to chant his magic and noticed that when he used Latin the power of the magic was stronger. He thought that it was because it was an ancient tongue so it could influence more his mind and the 'world' of magic.

Looking at the cart, Arima thought of something and chanted.

"[Bestia Peregrine Falcon] (Beast, Falcon)" A ball of black electricity emerged from Arima's body and took the shape of a falcon, it was then recovered by a shadow and now the electric falcon looked like a real living being.

This magic was another one Arima came up with. It combines lightning, soul and dark magic. First, the body is created with electricity and is then integrated with an artificial soul. The shadow covers the body to create the image of a real animal. And with the soul magic, the beast created possesses a basic intelligence.

"Well, it is said that the image of ourselves is produced by the soul and same with the shadow" He told himself while looking at the bird "Go" Arima prompted and the bird flew up to the cart.

Arima was connected to his beast so he could see with its eyes. Ultimately, it allowed him to spy this cart. The falcon approached the carriage and inside were four men and four kids, from ten to fifteen years old, enchained, two boys and two girls.

Arima frowned. He observed the four men, three of them were wearing armors and swords and the fourth was wearing a red robe. "A mage perhaps" Arima supposed, then he observed the four kids. Arima quickly became used to mana and magic. He could easily discern that these kids were elves because of the spirits around them. He also heard through the falcon, the conversation of the humans, for a moment and reached a conclusion "Mm, is that the kids she was talking about? Did that old man cast on me a magic of divine cliché?" He said laughingly

Arima wondered "Slavery, huh?" He despised that word, he is the kind of person who loves freedom and can't accept this kind of act.

"[Fulgur quatro jaculum]" Four black lightning arrows formed in mid-air and were shot toward the cart. The speed of the arrows was surprisingly fast and reached their target at the same time. The heads of the four men exploded and burned.

"Well, I suppose they were too weak to avoid or sense it in time, and I wonder why the magic I cast is black. Perhaps because of my affinity with darkness? And, it's me or magic is really easy to use?" He blankly said.

Truthfully, if the G.o.d was watching this right now, he would have been utterly shocked. Arima became capable of mastering magic in only an hour. He even used soul magic like nothing, to create a pseudo-life.

Arima only thought that maybe it was because he had a good understanding of the soul thanks to the G.o.d and apparently because he was gifted in magic. He always has been a great mind and he has enough life experience to shadow anyone.

But at that time, Arimane still didn't know the real implication of his power nor did he know the main reason for him to have it.

While talking to himself, Arima rushed toward the cart because the horses didn't stop but on the contrary, accelerated. He used two arrows and sent them to cut the ropes of the horses. Finally, the two horses fled and vanished in the forest. Soon, Arima reached the carriage and looked inside. In there, the four kids were horrified because of the headless corpses lying there, still fuming. And when they saw Arima they narrowed their eyes and backed a little, without being able to stand because of the shackles.

"[Fulgur clavem] (Lightning key)" A few electric darts elevated in the palm of Arima and then flew to the two boys and girls. They closed their eyes in fear but what they heard surprised them. The shackles that were on their bodies fell on the ground, unlocked. They looked at Arima and the older girl talked.

"Th-Thank you"

"It's nothing" Arima solemnly replied and eyed a few big bags that were in the cart ("Ooh, lucky") He thought, he wanted money to use in this world and then he saw those bags which were leaking out a few gold coins.

Arima neared the bags and opened them. There was a bag with food, a box with weapons and 2 other bags with money, jewels and ores.

Arima grinned "[Umbra, Manducare] (Shadow, Eat)" He chanted and his shadow grew darker and bigger until it covered all the bags. The bags began to enter in the ground, in the shadow. Soon, all the things here were absorbed by the shadow. The latter retracted to Arima and turned back to normal. This was his s.p.a.ce magic. Arima didn't know the size of the storage but he could absorb anything, even living beings (as long as he provides air) in his body and shadow.

The children were looking at Arima with strange eyes, thinking that perhaps he had saved them just for that money. Then Arima turned back to them.

"So? What should I do? Someone asked me to save you if possible, but do you think you can go back to your home alone" Arima asked them

After what he said, the four became aware of the situation they were in. A man had saved them, but they couldn't return home, if they adventured alone in the woods, they would risk being captured one more time or killed by the danger. Their faces darkened.

Arima sighed "(Well, she asked me, so I should take them to her)"

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll help you" Arima wondered a bit and called his falcon. He then created another three. He sent these birds in four different directions. One to the north, another to the east and so on.

Arima wanted to cover a large zone to find Lifa. He agreed to help these children but he couldn't afford to take them with him, so he had the intention of giving the "escort job" to someone else. And Lifa was the only available person and additionally the elf who asked him this favor.

Five minutes later, one of the four falcons spotted Lifa. And Arima was informed immediately, the other birds were dispelled and the last one was ordered to keep following Lifa.

Arima looked at the elves "I'll send you to someone to take care of you"

"Someone?" The older girl asked.

"Yes, she is an elf too. Her name is Lifa Drein"

"Lifa?!" The elf shouted.

"Yeah, she is the one who asked me to save you all. Maybe it's you? Her friend that she talked about"

"Y-Yes, I and the princess know each other since childhood" She exclaimed.

"Oh" Arima was surprised. "(She sure kept hidden a critical information)" He smiled "A princess, huh?" He mumbled.

"You will send us to the Princess? How?" The younger boy said. He talked for the first time.

Arima looked at him and grinned "[Bestia duorum Gryphem]" The same phenomenon that occurred with the falcons, two b.a.l.l.s of electricity formed, but those were much bigger. The spheres took the shape of a beast with the body of a lion, the head and the wings of an eagle. When the shadow covered them and gave them an image, the appearance of the beasts was then fully revealed. Two majestic beasts, each two meters tall, were standing and howling. They were griffins.

The elves observed the griffins with disbelief.

"Get on" Arima said

The kids hesitated but braced themselves and approached the supposed legendary beasts. Surprisingly, the griffins laid down when they got nearer. Seeing this, they became confident and mounted. Two of them on each griffin.

"Hold firmly okay? If you don't, you'll fall" Arima said and the four children nodded "Good. Gryphem"

Arima ordered and the griffins took flight. When they were out of sight, Arima looked at the carriage from before "[Ignis](Fire)" And burned it along with the corpses with flames that also possessed a dark appearance. Under the might of his flames, even the bones became ashes.

"[Scintillam feram]" He chanted and left.