Thirty minutes ago.
I gripped the hilt of my kitchen knife, and walked towards a fallen student who I had been eyeing for the last ten minutes. He was my target of course.
Especially because his power was to take whatever he wanted and craft it into anything he needed.
As soon as he collapsed—and was left unattended—I went over in the guise of wanting to help him out. Of course I was forced to use the small medical knowledge I had to bandage his arm, then I had to move him to the nearest safety place.
But during that time, I stole a bit of his power.
I only needed a five-second long contact and I could siphon it out without any problem. That is the power of this Instincts element I carry.
After that, I waited for the perfect blind spot... Then vanished.
There was another section of the cave where I could clearly see mana crystals, obsidians and small amount of ores. I did need a bit of wood, but I guess... I can get that a bit later.
Using the small knife I had, I started to stab at the ores. Because it was just a small knife, I had to do things a little cautiously and a little more fragile. The thin blade was bending hazardously at dangerous angles, and if by change it did snap... It had a probability of flying and planting itself inside me.
That would be a bigger problem.
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First draft: 31.10.2025
Rewritten: 20.08.2026
