Truth Beyond the Veil Chapter 19: Chapter 18: A Jumbled Mess

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Summer, 7:22; Location: Theo’s Villa; "What are you doing?" Victor asked, taking a sip of his lemon soda and watching Theo intently study an antler. "Hmm..." Theo looked up from the antler. "This... It's an awesome thing. I was studying materials in which energy can flow, and surprisingly, this is one of the best. It even has some great properties, too." "What are you even going to do with it?" Victor said, sitting with Theo. He handed him an orange soda can and curiously looked at the antler. "Calling it a horn might be more fitting at this point." "Umm, I can somewhat agree with you. It seems to be a mixture of both," Theo said, nodding. He swung the antler a few times like a sword. "I've decided! I'm going to attach it to my staff." "Huh... is this strong enough to be used as a weapon?" Victor asked, confused. This was the most ridiculous thing he had heard all day. ‘Is he going to use the antler to bash enemies? Does it have some kind of extra damage?’ "Don't look at me like that... This thing can somehow condense and amplify my magic. Watch," Theo said, holding the antler in one hand and stretching out his other palm. Whoosh... Victor watched as two fireballs appeared simultaneously: one in Theo's palm and the other on the antler. They looked the same size, but the one on the antler had a different presence. "See? This thing can amplify and condense mana," Theo said, extinguishing both fireballs and placing the antler back on the table. "You won't believe what else I discovered." "What? Did you find something good about the plants that we collected?" Victor guessed. "No, that can't be... Did you find any feathers from that owl?" "Uh... You guessed almost everything except the main thing," Theo said with a dumbfounded look, but his expression turned serious. "This antler is really precious. It can not only conduct my energy better, but it can also absorb energy in the air to repair and strengthen itself." "Whoa," Victor said, now genuinely surprised. "Basically, a growth-type weapon that can also repair itself." "That's not even the main point," Theo said, with his excitement barely contained. "Like in some cultivation novels where the main characters spend time with a weapon for centuries, I also had to do something similar. For the first few hours, I had to flood it with my energy to the point where I almost lost 30% of my energy." "Hmm... that much? So, before using it, you had to 'refine' it?" Victor asked. "Yep," Theo said, his voice full of excitement. "This made me think about making it a weapon. It needs some more work, but it'll be okay." "Will this be durable enough? I mean, you use your staff to bash everything," Victor hesitatingly said, but Theo understood what he meant. I'm talking about a classical mage staff," Theo said with a sigh. "Before, I didn't find any difference between using the staff and not using it, so I just went with it. Now I'm in a dilemma about what metal to use." "Well, we'll figure something out with time," Victor said, slouching on the sofa in a posture that looked uncomfortable. "No, we don't have time," Theo said, shaking his head and taking a sip from his can. "We're making the weapons today." "What? Today? So fast?" Victor asked, flabbergasted. "Did you finish designing the weapons?" "Yes, it has to be today," Theo said solemnly. "Yesterday's fight made me realize we're not the only ones evolving quickly. I got complacent, thinking eight levels in a week was fast." "Yesterday's things were just different," Leo's loud voice suddenly interjected as he came from the gym. "How do you expect to fight a ghost when its ability just happens to counter yours?" "But a weakness is a weakness," Theo said, shaking his head. "Well, yesterday's adventure helped me understand my eye skills better," Victor said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "I never thought my vision skills could also see ghosts." "Your power is the death attribute, so I guess that's not surprising," Theo said thoughtfully. "But wh