Godslayer Arc 1.19 Manifestations

Drakvar groans as he wakes up. He rubs his forehead as he sits upright, now back at his room in the abandoned factory.

Where is Jordis? What happened? Why is my head pounding? Did I hit my head? I don’t think that I did.

“Oh, you’re awake,” says Jordis and Drakvar feels his heart leap at the sound of her voice.

Yes! Jordis is alright!

“Jordis!” exclaims Drakvar as he turns to face the sound of her voice, “You’re alright!”

“I am Jordis,” replies the young girl, “And I am physically alright.”

“Are you okay?” asks Drakvar, worried and confused by Jordis’ strange response especially by how specific she is being about her wellbeing.

“As of three hours and forty seven minutes ago, I lost all of my personal memories and a significant portion of my related knowledge memories though I retained much of my general knowledge and all of my basic skills and function. Additionally, I received a variety of powers.”

Huh. That’s not unlike my own situation. I wonder how much we have in common?

“So do you have powers like my own?” inquires Drakvar as he thinks about how to deal with this situation.

“That is correct,” replies Jordis, “As per the designation of Ordic Sar’bargord, I am Sixth Grade Forger with Broad Specialisation in Lycric Magecraft. Additionally, I have various Second Grade Secondary Powers. These consist of a perfect memory, increased ability to rapidly perform advanced calculations, enhanced learning capabilities, the ability to detect localised Lyric magic, the ability to generate my own mana and an innate understanding of any Lyric magic that I witness.”

“Sounds interesting,” says Drakvar as he takes in all of that.

So Jordis can use magic now? How does she know all of that? Speaking of the Ordic, what happened to him and the others? How did I get here?

“I should also inform you that my power is strong enough to come with its own Spirit,” continues Jordis, “It calls itself the Magical Archive.”

“Oh,” mutters Drakvar, “Are you okay Jordis?”

“Yes, I am physical alright as I stated earlier,” replies Jordis.

“That isn’t-” starts Drakvar before deciding to ask anything else, “So what happened to the others?”

“They have fought off the Avatar of Paradise once you collapsed,” answers Jordis, “Sir Galamin and Ordic Sar’bargord are still out in the Thirteenth District. Valen lost an arm while Solara has suffered severe damage and is in an unstable state. Both are currently resting the room next to us. Shocker has returned to her Order.”

“So how did we get back here?” inquires Drakvar.

“Valen carried you, Solara and myself back here,” answers Jordis.

“But I thought you said he lost an arm,” says Drakvar.

“Valen has a high tolerance to pain,” replies Jordis, “There are another couple things that I feel you should be aware of. One relates to yourself while the other relates to Shocker.”

“Go on,” says Drakvar as he slumps back in his seat.

I owe Valen one.

“Firstly, Ordic Sar’bargord feels that the stress of the situation and exposure to such a large amount of Entity Power caused you to have a Second Manifestation,” says Jordis, “That is why you collapsed into unconsciousness. The sudden influx of new power conflicted with your existing power, causing your body a severe amount of stress and strain as it had to adjust.”

“So I got new powers?” asks Drakvar.

“Ordic Sar’bargord believes so, but you have yet to use any of them if you do,” answers Jordis, “Until you do, we cannot know for sure or be aware of what powers you now have. It might also be the case that the Monster’s Curse is supressing any new powers you might have gained.”

“And the second thing?” inquires Drakvar, “The one about Shocker?”

“Just as you and I have manifested due to events earlier, Ordic Sar’bargord also believes that she has manifested,” continues Jordis, “Just as my body has changed after my manifestation and so has yours, Shocker had a sudden change in her physical appearance.”

“So an altered physical form is a sign of manifesting Entity Power?” mutters Drakvar.

“Yes,” replies Jordis, “Usually at least. When I asked Ordic Sar’bargord, he said that is generally the case, but you do get some exceptions in which physical form isn’t altered upon manifestation.”

“Oh,” says Drakvar before remembering another important thing, “So what powers does Shocker have?”

“Unknown,” answers Jordis, “Beyond that fact she will have one main power with some supporting powers and her power is strong enough to have a Spirit, called Network Administrator, like my own, we haven’t been able to figure it out yet. For me and you, it is significantly easier to figure out our powers as we were just normal Kith before receiving them.”

“But it isn’t the case for Shocker I assume?” replies Drakvar.

“No,” confirms Jordis, “Unlike us, Shocker already had powers of her own. Beyond being a just a high grade Psychic, Sir Galamin has also recognised Shocker as a high grade Saint just like he is. In fact, he thinks that is why Shocker is such a powerful Psychic. I should also warn you that while Shocker is aware of some of her abilities as a Saint, she doesn’t actually know she is one yet.”

Drakvar nods his reply as he muses on those words.

“So what now Jordis?” asks Drakvar, “What are you going to do about your memory loss?”

“I do not know,” answers Jordis, “I am currently waiting here for the return of Sir Galamin and Ordic Sar’bargord.”

“Then I shall teach you about us while we wait,” says Drakvar, “As your elder brother, I will teach you about myself, your other brother Valen and your sister Solara. It is only right that you get to know us.”

“Okay big brother,” replies Jordis with the first smile on her face that Drakvar has seen since she manifested.