Are MZ Shamans In Trouble In Romance Novels? - Chapter 11

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11.

“Ugh, mmh.”

Deorik let out a faint groan and shook his head left and right. In his hazy vision, strands of hair tickled his eyes.

Feeling the unfamiliar sensation, he opened his eyes wide and bolted upright from the bed. Then he moved his body around like a child with a new toy.

“Old man. I get that it feels good, but please stop now and take a look at my body.”

“…Good, my foot.”

Deorik stubbornly denied the truth while clearing his throat awkwardly.

“Come here and sit down.”

Deorik, who had been embarrassed, quickly composed his expression. Calisia sat on the floor with a hint of concern.

“You might feel a bit uncomfortable.”

Deorik placed his hand on Calisia’s back.

“Ah, wait! Just a moment. Shouldn’t we practice this at least once before doing it?”

Calisia turned around, showing signs of distrust.

“Worrying is also a fate.”

Deorik snorted and pushed Calisia’s shoulders forward as if annoyed.

“Are you sure we don’t need to practice?”

“If you talk or move while I’m opening your mana circuits, you could become disabled.”

Deorik silenced Calisia and drew up his mana. Massive flames that devoured everything. It was truly an exhilarating feeling he hadn’t experienced in a long time.

“Don’t try to push it away, just relax your body and accept it.”

After finishing his last advice, flames resembling the sunset formed in Deorik’s hand. He carefully pushed his power in so Calisia wouldn’t be startled.

“…”

Calisia let out a small gasp. The power that began racing through her bloodstream was a different kind of vastness from divine power.

Like fierce rain falling on dry land where not even a blade of grass existed. The sensation of her entire body filling up was close to ecstasy.

Calisia absorbed the Previous Head of House’s mana without resistance. Soon, hot energy began to rise around her.

Whoosh—

The moment the Valus Crimson Flame dwelt in her eyes—

“…Ah!”

A moan burst from Calisia’s lips. The mana that had been circulating through her entire body transformed into sharp pain the moment it touched near her heart.

“It, hurts. A bit, pain…”

Calisia bit down hard on her teeth. Her face naturally contorted from the growing pain. Her blazing red eyes also lost their vitality and dimmed.

“You, what, ah, urgh…!”

Unable to bear the agony, Calisia collapsed forward. She scratched the floor with her nails and breathed with difficulty.

Physiological tears dripped down her cheeks. It was because of the tearing pain she felt in her chest.

“Cough, huk!”

Calisia’s back heaved greatly. The moment black blood gushed out between her red lips.

—Miss!

—Calisia…!

With the shocked faces of two men as the last thing she saw, she lost consciousness.

***

“Ugh, mmh…”

Calisia, who had made a groaning sound, barely managed to lift her eyelids. Amazing that I’m still alive. Earlier, I really thought I’d been struck down again.

“What happened?”

Calisia asked the three men who were silently staring at her.

“You collapsed coughing up blood as soon as I channeled mana into you.”

Ian spoke first. From the cold wind blowing, he seemed quite displeased about something.

“Why do you look like that? Were you worried about me?”

“Did you know that your heart is damaged beyond repair?”

Ian asked back, suppressing his anger. With a heart like that, she couldn’t withstand even a fingernail’s worth of mana, let alone awaken an ability. It meant fulfilling the contract was impossible.

“What are you talking about? It’s beating just fine.”

—Calisia Valus. Your heart is so damaged that it can no longer accept mana. Have you ever experienced mana rampage before?

Deorik, who had been quietly observing the situation, joined the conversation. The scars carved into Calisia’s heart were only found in combat mages.

Traces of attempting magic beyond one’s capacity—

Mages who participated in wars always had to perform beyond their limits to survive. Squeezing themselves dry, again and again. That’s how they reached the point where their hearts became damaged.

That’s why it was even more incomprehensible. Didn’t Calisia not even properly know what mana was?

“Rampage? I’ve never used magic…”

Calisia, who had been shaking her head saying it was impossible, quietly bit her lips. The current ‘me’ didn’t know magic, but who knows what the previous ‘me’ was like.

“…”

Calisia swallowed hard. An ominous premonition washed over her helplessly. Was this year a year of misfortune?

“Gapjin, Eulsa, Byeongo…”

She counted the years by folding her fingers. Counting and counting again. No matter how much she calculated, the numbers didn’t add up.

“It’s not even a year of misfortune, yet how can my luck be this bad.”

Calisia’s complexion turned the color of dark earth before quickly returning to normal.

“No, wait! Then does that mean I can’t awaken my ability…!”

She looked up at the Previous Head of House with hope that it wouldn’t be true.

—Unless you drink Dragon’s Blood, that would be the case.

But Deorik, who turned away from Calisia’s earnest gaze, drove the nail in without mercy.

“What, what’s blood…?”

It was like a bolt from the blue.

***

“Anyone here who has Dragon’s Blood or can obtain it, raise your hand.”

Calisia, who had been frozen for a moment, came to her senses and asked. Heaven helps those who help themselves. If she didn’t give up hope, a way out would emerge.

—I’ve only seen dragons in books.

Isaac fidgeted and squirmed. She felt no particular disappointment. She hadn’t expected anything from this ghost in the first place.

—I know it’s stored in the Imperial Treasury.

Deorik provided a slightly better answer. But this was equally useless. What good are stars in the sky if you can’t reach them or pick them?

“…”

Ian kept his mouth shut entirely. There was no need to add words to a problem with no solution.

“…이런 삐—————–!”

Calisia, fully grasping reality, screamed toward the ceiling. Her stomach boiled with rage.

They say a shaman doesn’t know her own death day. Would she really end her life as a wandering ghost in this foreign land?

“General! What do we do now! Say something! Ah, seriously, what are we supposed to do!”

Bang!

Bang!

Calisia pounded the floor with her fists as if to beat it to death. It was a protest against the spirit who maintained silent meditation even when his disciple was in mortal danger.

[Way]

Then, a single glittering character appeared in mid-air. Calisia stretched her neck out and narrowed her eyes.

[Method]

This round handwriting was definitely the vision she had seen on her first day of awakening in the Empire.

Could it be the General’s response? Calisia reached out to the air as if enchanted. Indeed, the moment her white fingertips touched the letters, a miraculous blue whirlpool unfolded.

Calisia raised her arm to shield her eyes from the brilliant light that was too dazzling to look at.

Whoooosh—

After several seconds, the violently raging whirlpool gradually subsided with a deflating sound. And in its place appeared a book that looked like something from the Joseon era.

[Tiger Calamity Chronicle]

‘General?’

No matter how she looked at it, this was clearly not an item from Arkea, and Calisia narrowed her eyes. The yellowish cover was exactly the color she often saw in old bookstores.

‘Now this is our General!’

Calisia’s face lit up with joy as she reached out to examine the book.

“Huh….”

Whoooosh—!

Before she could even read what was written, a massive gust of wind struck over Calisia’s head. Caught up in the mysterious force, she reflexively grabbed onto someone beside her.

“What are you doing…!”

Ian, who had been grabbed unexpectedly, pulled his arm away with an annoyed expression. But it was already too late to avoid the wind that had engulfed them.

Swoosh!

The silhouettes of the two people swept up by the gust were sucked into the book.

***

“Ugh.”

“Ow! That hurt!”

Ian and Calisia, who had fallen defenseless onto the dirt ground, let out pained groans. After gathering themselves, they quickly looked around their surroundings.

It was a place with an inexplicably desolate and eerie atmosphere. Moreover, all they could see were withered trees and stones.

“Summoning Magic?”

Ian sharpened his senses and spread his energy wide. He was trying to find traces of a caster who might still be somewhere nearby.

Ultimately, it was futile. Even after moving around and searching through the mountain, he couldn’t sense any mana.

Ian withdrew his energy and pulled out a necklace from inside his coat. The pendant embedded with a deep blue magic crystal was a type of magic tool—a long-distance communication device.

He channeled his mana over the magic crystal. It was to request support from the Northern Knights who would be remaining at Valus Castle.

Hummmm—

The communication device, responding to Ian’s power, trembled and emitted a faint light. But that was all.

Hum— Hum—

The magic crystal flickered like a broken light bulb, then went out with a click.

“It’s dead.”

A faint furrow appeared on Ian’s brow. The communication device he owned was among the finest quality items even within the Magic Tower. No matter how far they were from the knights, it shouldn’t fail to function.

“Was there even a mountain like this in the Central Region to begin with?”

Ian looked around once more and let out a short breath. Forced summoning magic definitely had its limits.

No matter how skilled a mage might be, sending them beyond the Central Region’s borders would be impossible.

“I don’t think it’s Summoning Magic.”

Calisia, who had still been rubbing near her tailbone, answered with groans. For just an instant when she was swept up by the gust, she had definitely felt the General’s divine power.

So this current situation would have nothing to do with mana or magic.

“You think it’s Illusion Magic?”

“Well….”

Calisia trailed off and knelt down on one knee. As if she had an idea, she rolled her eyes once and scooped up a handful of dirt with her bare hands.

A texture with slight moisture. Focusing on that sensation, Calisia suddenly buried her nose in her palm.

Sniff—

Sniff—.

“One thing’s for certain….”

After savoring the earthy smell for quite a while, Calisia broke the silence. She surveyed the surroundings with a strange look, then stuck out her tongue.

A bitter and astringent taste.

“This place isn’t reality.”

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