Heavenquake Force And Bosol Particles

When I told Sario about the Nayuta Realm, he was astonished.

“It’s extremely rare for the Rikagel Celestial Gods to teach someone how to use Heavenquake Force and access the Nayuta Realm. We know about them in theory, but our information is only superficial. Compared to the knowledge possessed by the Celestial Gods, what we know is practically worthless.”

Apparently, it really was an exceptionally rare occurrence. That alone showed just how grateful Zorofienne had been to us.

I discussed with Sario how we could travel to a civilized nation.

“We’ll take the small spacecraft out of the spaceport and search for a Trans-Spacetime Jump Field Generator.”

“Maybe I should’ve asked the Celestial God to transport us to another star system instead.”

I felt a little regretful.

“If you’d done that, our small spacecraft would’ve been left behind. Even if we reached another star system, we’d be in trouble without any money.”

“Can’t be helped. We’ll have to search somewhere else. Which means our biggest problem will be the monsters.”

With almost no ammunition left for our Space Machine Guns, we needed another weapon. I checked whether the Five-Light-Diameter Laser Cannons mounted on our small spacecraft could defeat monsters, but the answer was that they could only handle creatures as small as a Space Sea Angel.

“Couldn’t you use your powers to defeat them, Zen?”

“My powers? Oh, you mean Heavenquake Force. But I don’t know how to use it to repel monsters.”

Sario nodded.

“One of the most common techniques used by Dragon-Slayer Rangers who wield Heavenquake Force is called ‘Particle Shot.’ They use Heavenquake Force to accelerate a concentrated mass of Bosol particles and launch it at a monster.”

Apparently, some Dragon-Slayer Rangers, the adventurers of outer space, specialized in using Heavenquake Force, an energy that could only be described as magical power. These individuals were known as ‘Heavenquake Force Users’ or ‘Magi.’

I decided to call them Magi. The foundation of a Magus’s abilities was controlling Heavenquake Force. From that day onward, I began practicing its control while studying Heavenquake Force Drive Engineering.

Since my Power Conduit remained connected to the Nayuta Realm at all times, opening the Control Gate allowed Bosol particles and Heavenquake Force to flow into my body. However, I could only control the amount that flowed through when the Control Gate was opened by approximately two or three percent.

The Control Gate worked much like a water faucet. Turning it just slightly allowed a trickle of water to flow out, but opening it fully would send an enormous torrent of Heavenquake Force rushing into my body. Incidentally, Bosol particles made up only a small proportion of that flow.

I designated the current trickle of energy as ‘Release Level T.’ The ‘T’ stood for Trial, or Three, and I defined the subsequent stages in increments of ten percent, from ‘Release Level 1’ through ‘Release Level 10.’ Apparently, this classification system was standard among the Celestial Gods.

I began practicing controlling Heavenquake Force at Release Level T. At first, I had absolutely no idea how to control it, and the Bosol particles and Heavenquake Force simply leaked out of my body.

However, after continuing in that state for a day, then two, something new emerged within me. It was a field of consciousness extending outside my body, a sensory organ resembling a tentacle. Apparently, this new sensory organ was called a ‘Consciousness Field.’

I extended my Consciousness Field and attempted to control the Heavenquake Force. However, I couldn’t control it properly, and the energy kept slipping out of my Consciousness Field. Again and again, I tried to gather the scattered Heavenquake Force.

After approximately five days of practice, I finally grasped the trick to controlling it. The key was to visualize my Consciousness Field and mind becoming one.

Having unified my Consciousness Field with my mind, I gradually expanded it beyond my body. I increased its radius to one meter, then two meters, until I finally reached my limit at four meters.

The energy available at Release Level T should have been powerful enough to defeat a Space Sea Angel. I continued practicing until I could manipulate Heavenquake Force and Bosol particles freely.

Meanwhile, Sario began modifying the small spacecraft. He constructed a combat room on the upper section of the hull, approximately five meters behind the bow. The room was enclosed by a dome of transparent, high-strength resin, creating the sensation of floating directly in space. Experienced Magi apparently fought outside their spacecraft, while inexperienced ones fought from combat rooms like this.

By the time the construction work was completed, I had mastered the fundamentals of being a Magus. I had acquired the ability to convert Heavenquake Force into propulsive force. This allowed me to use ‘Particle Shot,’ the simplest of the Tactical Magecraft Techniques. Tactical Magecraft Techniques were the abilities Magi employed in combat.

Around that time, I discovered something called the Generator Method among the knowledge I’d been studying in Heavenquake Force Drive Engineering. It was a method for acquiring the ability to move large objects, such as spacecraft, using Heavenquake Force.

Apparently, executing the Generator Method would form something called an Acceleration Field Circuit within the mind. The Generator Method functioned much like an application installation program and could be activated through willpower.

I hesitated over what to do, but eventually decided that acquiring an Acceleration Field Circuit would help me master Particle Shot more quickly. I made this decision because the information I’d received stated that executing the Generator Method posed no danger.

I activated the Generator Method through sheer willpower. The instant I did, my consciousness went black, and I collapsed. When I regained consciousness several minutes later, I was struck by an excruciating headache.

“Zen, are you all right?”

I heard Sario’s voice.

“It hurts! There was nothing in the information about getting a headache this bad!”

“What are you talking about? You suddenly collapsed! What happened?”

I explained everything to Sario. Upon hearing my explanation, he sighed. Seeing him make gestures like that reminded me how similar the Kuushi race was to humanity. After approximately thirty minutes, the pain finally subsided.

“I’m going to practice Particle Shot.”

After informing Sario, I changed into an Anubis-made spacesuit, left the small spacecraft, and headed toward a large factory. An enormous hole had been torn through one of the factory’s walls, exposing the interior to outer space.

Wearing my spacesuit, I gazed out into space through my transparent helmet and opened the Control Gate of my Power Conduit to Release Level T. Bosol particles and Heavenquake Force immediately began flowing into my body. The Bosol particles leaked out of my spacesuit into the surrounding vacuum.

I expanded my Consciousness Field, gathered the Bosol particles spilling from my spacesuit, and formed them into a spherical projectile. Then I used Heavenquake Force to accelerate the particle projectile and launch it straight ahead. The projectile began traveling into space, emitting a faint glow.

The particle projectile moved forward at roughly walking speed. In fact, it traveled so slowly that I wondered whether calling it flight was accurate. Drifting seemed like a more appropriate description.

“Pathetic. Even an elementary school kid could probably knock that back with a baseball bat.”

The result was so pathetic that even I couldn’t help criticizing it. However, after firing approximately ten more particle projectiles, I began to understand what I needed to do.

By the time I’d fired around forty particle projectiles, my concentration was beginning to fade. When I first started practicing, each shot required approximately seven seconds to prepare, but I’d managed to shorten that to around four seconds. According to Sario, someone couldn’t be considered a full-fledged Magus unless they could fire a projectile in approximately 0.3 seconds.

Incidentally, the Acceleration Field Circuit had absolutely nothing to do with Particle Shot. It turned out that the circuit couldn’t be applied to the technique at all. I stopped practicing Particle Shot for the day.

I continued practicing Particle Shot every day, and after approximately forty days, I finally managed to fire a particle projectile that satisfied me. Its flight speed exceeded eight times the speed of sound. Without at least that much velocity, the technique would be useless in the vastness of space.

When I returned to the small spacecraft, Sario was instructing the maintenance robots to construct sleeping capsules.

“How’s Particle Shot coming along?”

“I think I can take down a Space Jellyfish about eight meters across.”

“Then I suppose it’s about time we started preparing to take the small spacecraft out into space.”