Fire Mage (Web Novel)
chapter-174

Chapter 174: Innate Abilities

Simultaneously, Noel's hand began to tremble, and his throat went dry all of a sudden.

At that moment, a cold voice came out of the carriage.

"Noel, bring her in. Titus, go and drive the carriage."

Upon hearing those words, Rhea's body suddenly went stiff.

'Does that mean there really is a ghost here?' She hurriedly jumped down from the carriage and stared vigilantly at the empty area.

At this moment, Ashley, Titus, and Jessie also walked out of the carriage and stared at the empty area in vigilance and confusion.

Meanwhile, Noel made a forced smile and climbed down from the driver's seat.

"T-This way," He stuttered and led the deep-blue-haired girl towards the carriage door.

On the other hand, the young girl nodded her head and followed after him.

Even after seeing others' panicking reactions, Noel felt that this girl appeared very real to his eyes.

Within a few seconds, he arrived near the entrance, gave the whip towards Titus, and opened the red curtain for her.

Meanwhile, the young girl gave him a slight bow, stepped inside, and sat in front of Charles.

Letting out a deep sigh, Noel also entered the carriage and sat beside the young girl.

Only then did Charles opened his amber eyes and looked at the empty seat.

But unlike others, he felt a presence of consciousness.

'A Ghost?' A frown appeared on his forehead.

In the meantime, Ashley had already taken few more steps and backed away.

Her face was pale as a white sheet, her hands and legs were trembling, and cold sweats appeared all over her face.

She still hadn't woken up from the previous trauma!

Jessie and Rhea weren't far from better, though.

Those two also showed panicking expressions and held their hands tightly.

Only Titus showed composed expression as he went towards the front, climbed up to the driver's seat, and sat on it.

Due to the eerie silence, his heart began to pound louder, causing him to grip the whip handle tightly.

Inside the carriage, Charles quietly used his wisdom power to scan the girl's consciousness and soon squinted his eyes.

'She disappeared? Where did she go?' He instantly used his wisdom power to scan the surroundings but soon furrowed his brows.

At that moment, Noel also noticed that the young girl's figure turned transparent and widened his eyes.

Before he could open his mouth, Charles looked at Rhea and others and ordered.

"Get in, kids."

His voice contained a trace of urgency.

Although Rhea and others were reluctant initially, they hid their fear and entered the carriage one by one.

Then, they sat next to Charles and stared at the empty seat in anxiety and worry.

"Rest assure. She has long left."

Saying so, Charles let out a heavy sigh and then asked in his mind.

'Mr. Runeth, did you have any idea about that ghost?'

'Yes, her soul is pure and there is no hatred at all. But someone seemed to have done some experiment on her before her death and caused her soul to stop from entering the Eternal River of Life.' The Holem's Crown said solemnly.

'Is it the Necromancer? From his earlier actions, he is most likely the culprit behind these strange ghost incidents. And, I can tell that he also has some connection with the one who is manipulating fate. If not, he couldn't have shown his presence when the Dragon appeared in the Fire Elemental Plane and distracted my thinking.' Charles pondered for a second and lit the lamp inside the carriage.

After that, he told Titus to start driving the carriage and took out the Starfall Codex book.

He then flipped the pages, stopped at the 16th page, and started to chant.

It was the incantation of Rank-3 [Seer's Vision] spell.

Last time, he used this spell before entering the Fire Elemental Plane and learned that he could see a random vision.

Like the last time, his vision turned blurry all of a sudden, and soon he found himself standing in front of an old abandoned mansion.

In the dark, eerie night, the three-storied stone mansion appeared empty and gloomy. Even the mansion building window glasses seemed to be broken.

Charles looked around and saw a waterless fountain, a weeds-filled courtyard, and the broken compound walls in the sides.

While searching for clues about the strange place, he heard a door opening noise from behind and turned around.

There, he saw a group of four kids and an old man opened the metal gate and started walking in his direction.

Before he could think further, his vision turned blurry, and soon his consciousness returned to the current time.

'So, I can see one random future through this spell, huh. But this one is very vague…' Charles blinked his eyes and soon recalled the Holem's Crown words about strange divination.

'Mr. Runeth, can you tell me more about the divination using constellations?'

'Oh? You are finally willing to learn the Star Constellation method? Excellent!' The Holem's Crown's excited voice echoed inside his head.

'Star-Constellation method… Tell me more about it.'

'It's basically about predicting the future using ancient formulas. Eons ago, Ancient Mages create these formulas to understand more about the secret behind the 'Time' power. It might be tough for normal mages to understand the 'Time' power, but you have an innate affinity to the 'Time' element.' The Holem's Crown answered calmly.

'Innate affinity?' Confusion appeared on his face.

'Yes. Don't you find a little off about the Trickster Class skills? You have seven spell models inside your Inner World, but what about the sub-class skills and unique skills?' The Holem's Crown suddenly posed a question.

Upon hearing those words, Charles's eyes flashed in surprise.

'Now that I think about it, I indeed feel no skill-related stars in my Inner World. Although I have all information in the Inner World, the sub-class skills' core knowledge is nowhere to be seen… Why is that?' A line appeared between his brows, and soon his amber eyes widened.

'Those skills already merged inside my body… Am I right?'

'Yes. Like the Warlocks, your Trickster Class strengthens your body and turns the skills into innate abilities.' The Holem's Crown gave an affirmative answer.

'So, that's it.' A look of understanding expression appeared on Charles's face.

'Which formula is suitable for me to understand the secrets of 'Time' power?' The corner of his lips suddenly curled upward.

'There are many formulas to study Past Time, Future Time, and the Present Time. But each has some restrictions. Hmm, you have Future Time skill, so I think the Twelve Rings Formula will be suitable for you.' A calm old man's voice echoed in his head.

Simultaneously, Charles perceived a cloud of energy came out from the black cane.

'Accept it.' The Holem's Crown added.

Nodding his head, Charles used his wisdom power and directly accepted the information cloud.

A moment later, pieces of information entered his Inner World.

'Twelve Rings Formula… Using this formula, I can find the correct 'Space-Time' stars in the constellations and start comprehending the secrets of the future 'Time' power. But there are some restrictions to use this formula, though. If I want to learn about the future location of an object, I need some basic information about the object like its unique name, appearance, weight, etc. And if I want to see a person's future, I need their true name, along with their surname, their date of birth, elemental affinities with levels, and the place of birth. Most importantly, I can use this method only during the nighttime.' His mouth twitched.