My Servant System

"Ungrida... the home of Earth Attuned Materials that we could really make use of for our armors, right? A nice place to get what we need and practice against enemies that have a more defensive preference, as well as the variety of enemies that will be lurking deep inside the Canyon. Then there's the happenings at that Barony with the Cult of Ambition. I have to say that I am entirely in favor of butchering those idiots before heading off to Ungrida Canyon for what we need. If that's fine with the three of you?"

I nodded, as did Anput and Leone, the three of us giving our agreement to the Demoness who turned back to the Empress, saying "Then we'll go with both Nirinia and those two guards. Should be quick and easy, and if a Fiend does show up... well, perhaps I can seriously wound them, if not scare it away. These guards are decently strong, right?"

""We would like to assume so, Lady Asmodia.""

Two voices filled the room, making the Empress smirk as she watched the two owners of the voice flash behind Jahi, their armored forms completely silent.

They were my height and covered in dark red metal armor, which left none of their body exposed; below their armor was a black bodysuit that covered their skin, and hanging on their hips and back were a few different blades, suited for them.

"Yes, they are 'decently strong', young Jahi. They have been thoroughly trained by Fen, after all... and tutored by Tess as well, so they are quite formidable. Would you like to see for yourself? I imagine you'll need some time to get your things together before setting out... Maybe travel tonight and arrive under the shroud of night? It's up to you..."

Jahi looked at the two guards behind her, their red armor covered in black runes that seemed dormant and their blades giving them a rather serious disposition, even more so thanks to the helmets that covered their faces.

"Sure, why not. Anput, want to join me?"

The Jackalkin grinned and nodded, while Leone just smiled wryly at the duo's enthusiasm, saying "While you two do that, I'll be studying in our room. Enjoy yourselves..."

Leone then cast a curious - and slightly hopeful - glance at me, which made me shrug as I remained quiet, letting them decide what they were going to do.

"Very well. Like my daughter said, do enjoy yourselves... and don't underestimate them, young Jahi... If you have anything to ask, do find us; otherwise, spend your time wisely."

Taking that as a dismissal, we all left the throne room and went our separate ways, with me heading off towards the chapel to continue contemplating my decision, a little more sure on some options now that I had some more time and an understanding of what was happening around us.

The reminder of the creatures that could open and traverse Gates freely was one that made this decision much easier in a few regards, especially when I had heard the tale from the Marquess and Jahi about the encounter they had with the twin creatures.

Little was known about them, but from the experience that my family had had with the, I knew that I couldn't take a supportive Class; I needed something that could deal damage, and hopefully something that could chew through their impressive armor and maybe something that could work past that one creature's ability to sap mana from the air...

That would be quite the thought experiment that's for sure, but it was an interesting one.

Arriving at the chapel, I made my way towards the altar to Reincantra and knelt, closing my eyes and emptying my mind for a few moments, which would allow me to make my decision just a little easier.

With the decision to focus on an offensive oriented Class, I had two that I actually thought would be best for myself, and they were <Frost Witch> or <Serrated Seductress>.

My reasoning had two different paths to go down depending on the choice, and the reason I got rid of the <Winter Sorceress> was simple; I think I can go down that path on my own, and while whatever bonuses and benefits that the Class could offer would be nice, they wouldn't be as valuable as the other two options.

Now, the reason why I would select the <Serrated Seductress> was one that made sense for the immediate future, as well as the future many years down the line; my talent in magic was quite deep and able to be fleshed out, and I could continue to improve with my magic for years to come comfortably and easily.

My skills with my blades and physical fighting weren't the greatest; I was still above average, but where I excelled and was incredible with my magic, I wasn't the best with my physical fighting, so I could really make use of a Class that buffed that aspect of my skillset to even everything out.

Besides that, the 'Seductress' part was something that made me curious since I might be able to tap into Lust Mana, which I needed to try and access soon...

On the other hand though, I was curious as to what would happen if I selected <Frost Witch> since it would expand upon what [Frost of Despoina] did, which was so lethal already.

Taking my strengths and expanding on it even more would be excellent, and while I could use the increase in power in close range, if I trained a bit harder and applied myself even more, then I wouldn't need to worry about that since I could cut things down before they reached me... besides, I wouldn't be alone in most fights.

While my physical fighting might reach a ceiling, the sky would become the limit for my magic, which could do so many crazy things if I learned how to harness it's power in the correct ways.

Technically, in theory, I could achieve Absolute Zero, a temperature so cold that the very atoms in the air were suspended and frozen, meaning that technically... nothing would happen.

No motion could occur, but obviously Absolute Zero was also impossible to reach thanks to the infinite amount of work require to contain and isolate every atom and freeze them, which would make movement impossible as well as - technically - time.

But again, it was impossible to do, but getting near it was... insane; absolutely and utterly insane, and absolutely possible thanks to magic and some scientific knowhow.

If I picked <Frost Witch> I could try to reach that, and that was only if I focused on implementing my freezing abilities on atoms; if I made it simpler, couldn't I dry out and freeze flesh, or completely counteract any of the other elements?

That was the highs that I could reach with <Frost Witch>, and while I was really tempted to select <Serrated Seductress> thanks to its rounding out of my skills and potential tie to Lust Mana, I knew deep in my heart that my childish yearning for all things magic was still strong, and not only was it strong...

It was entirely valid.