Still gasping for breath, Oberon watched as the burgeoning spell in his hand deflated. Something unusual had been happening in the moments before he had realised he had been holding his breath, before he had broken his concentration; there had been something there, just escaping his grasp while still being within his reach, as he felt like he was walking a fine line between mediation and wakefulness. Was he imagining it? He efforts had borne some kind of fruit, as his Mana Orb had begun to change shape and form once more, taking on a more ethereal appearance and airy quality to it; it had appeared flimsy, but it was still incomplete and he felt like he hadn’t seen its final shape before it had dissipated. Had he been successful is drawing Mana from the air then? Had that fine line between concentration and thoughtlessness allowed him to extract only the Mana he wanted from the surrounding environment and send it to the sphere instead of absorbing it? Or had he found something else in the middle of his experiments yet again? [color=f49ac2]“System: Open skills tab.”[/color] [hider=Skills Tab] [quote=System:Oberon] Unspent Skill Points: 2 Current Skills: Minor Heal III (3.0) Lesser Flight II (2.6) Shield IV (4.006125) Magic Analysis IV (4.25625) Mana Orb II (2.55) Mana Shape II (2.7) Lesser Status Heal I (1.2) Mana Dart I (1.5) Alert I (1.6) Monster Analysis II (2.45) Meditation III (3.07625) Light Ring I (1.25) Gather Light I (1.75) Fireball I (1.5) Plant Analysis I (1.0) Material Analysis I (1.0) Sacred Ground I (1.0) Mana Slice I (1.0) Overwork I (1.75) Keen Sight I (1.05) Minor Heal All I (1.0) Spiritual Awareness I (1.0) Minor Regeneration I (1.0) Spell Chant I (1.1) Focus I (1.3) Mental Resistance II (2.25) Sensory Resistance I (1.0) Wall (0.6) Faster (0.4) Charisma (0.9) Light Affinity (0.8) Fire Resistance (0.2) Spell Cancel (0.1) Mana Puppet (0.5) Earth Wall (0.1) Aqua Sphere (0.3) Mana Drain (0.1) Wind Break (0.1) [/quote] [/hider] Earth Wall, Aqua Sphere, Mana Drain and Wind Break; those were the four new skills which appeared on his list of incomplete skills. Aqua Sphere was obviously the name of whatever his Mana Orb was becoming when bathed in the stream and apparently he had inadvertently earned some progress towards Earth Wall when his Wall had sunk into the ground; speaking of which, his Wall skill had progressed considerably despite his feeling like he had not made much headway. The two skills that most caught Oberon’s attention then, were the last two. Wind Break was the name of the diffuse, spinning orb that his Mana Orb had become, though unfortunately the name didn’t give him any indication of what kind of spell it would become aside from its elemental leanings. Mana Drain; was that because he had tried to draw Mana from the air, rather than simply opening himself up to the ambient Mana that surrounded him? A more direct method of replenishing his reserves apparently, one that would probably let his steal Mana from objects or creatures. Interesting. Less useful than Meditation for general use, but it could probably be used in combat whereas Meditation couldn’t and had the bonus of potentially denying an opponent access to their spells if he stole enough. As he was thinking things over, Oberon began to look around the camp and came to the realisation that he was still alone. How long had it been since the others left? How long had he been asleep for that matter? Looking to the sky it seemed to still be light out, still a ways from nightfall at least, but with the trees surrounding him it was hard to see exactly where the sun was. Should he go look for them? Taking flight, Oberon flew away from their camp, initially following Digbie’s trail of rock spires only to find they quickly ran out and following the general direction they had been heading after that. He kept himself a reasonable distance off of the ground as he flew, to make it harder for grounded creatures to ambush him, and used his Keen Sight to scan the area for signs of trouble or his allies. The Sprite relied on his Alert skill to warn him of any unnoticed dangers and cast a level 1 Shield on himself for extra security. [hider=Action Report] Thinking about stuff Leaving camp to find others Cast "Shield I" on self [/hider] [@Zeroth]