Dark Slice

Despite what the name implies, this skill is not a dark magic spell or anything derivative of the sort. The wielder begins to spin around in place at a very high speed (assisted by an aura), charging magic up at the same time. This creates a dark colored tornado that engulfs and surrounds them, which acts as a defensive barrier from all projectile attacks. But in the meantime, the wielder is also charging additional energy to attack from their current position while spinning around in their own vortex. Near the end of the ability, the user ends up shooting projectile like slashes that travel towards the target using their bladed weapon to create a magical slashing barrage unexpectedly.

Predecessor Spells: Tornado Strike
Evolutionary Forms: None

Effect

Attack Form: Projected Slash-Projectile Barrage
Attack Type: Wind Elemental Protection + Non-Elemental Magical Slashing Damage
Glyphring: False

Manifestation

(See description for details): At the attack stage of this ability, the sharp projectiles that are launched outward appear nearly the same as the visible air slashes seen from the ability of Wind Sheer , only this one launches more than twenty of these angled wind projectiles.

Source

Personal MP
Average MP usage: 35%

Gestures & Ritual

Loads of practice with wind elemental spells is needed to pull this one off, particularly with the Tornado Strike spell.

Related Element

Wind Elemental Protection + Non-Elemental Magical Slashing Damage

Effect Duration

7 seconds average between initial protection and end of payload delivery.

Effect Casting Time

3 seconds for novices

Range

Medium-Long: despite the attack being angles, the assistance of a blade and more magic drives the projectiles much further.

Level

Power Level: 8

Applied Restriction

A physical bladed weapon is needed in order to send out the barrage of wind elemental slashes before invocation.