Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 299

Chapter 299: Shadow

There was no suspense. This time, Sylas was completely washed out and he couldn't surface nearly as easily. It was impossible to rely on buoyancy when there was this much water crashing on him from above. The downward force would overwhelm whatever upward force he could benefit from.

Sylas found himself buried several meters beneath sea level, but he was still calm. So long as he could orient himself, it wasn't a problem. He could still point out the direction of the coastline, he knew which way was up, and he knew which direction he was going.

Rather than trying to fight against the current, he allowed it to carry him deeper, using a combination of his telekinesis, Dexterity, Speed, and Strength to rush forward.

With the help of all of these things, Sylas actually found that he was faster in the water than he would have been on land. Although his agility was lacking, when it came to straight-line speed, he felt that he was close to the pace of the Dire Wolf.

'If it applies like this, can't I use my telekinesis to bolster my body as well?'

Sylas felt that the whole path of telekinesis was... odd. There were too many questions about it and it was hard to follow.

For example, he could split his mind several ways. The higher his Wisdom, the more ways he could split them. And, theoretically, each one of his split minds should have the same Strength.

If one extrapolated that to its logical conclusion, then if he split his minds, and each one could exert the same Strength, then if he layered them, why couldn't they multiply their Strength?

If one mind could lift 50 pounds, then two should lift a hundred, and four should lift double that.

Sylas had tried this out many times before, but it never worked as he thought it should. Although there was some boost, it was lackluster compared to what it should be, as though it was being nerfed or restrained by something.

Over time, Sylas had come to slowly understand that this was because his telekinesis wasn't a force; it was a manifestation of his Will. It could act like a Force, but it wasn't exactly that. That difference manifested most clearly when it was acting on an object.

If Sylas' visualization range was a plane, then his telekinesis was almost like indents within that plane. If he made an indent in a certain location, adding a second indent to it took more effort as though he was trying to stretch out that plane further. Adding a third, a fourth, or even more, likewise took even more effort.

There was also the matter of range to consider. This wasn't in regard to his visualization, but rather the actual form his Will took.

Sometimes he could make them into fists, sometimes he visualized his telekinesis in the form of gripping or pinching hands, sometimes he formed bowls or spheres to carry things, and sometimes he would just perfectly coat the item in question.

There didn't seem to be much of a difference between these things at all other than the fact the Physical of his telekinesis would either be applied over a large area or a small area.

As though that wasn't enough, there was also the fact that his telekinesis seemed to have weight limits. Someone with over 200 Physical could lift hundreds of pounds with ease, so why was it that even when his telekinesis could exert that sort of influence, it was limited to around 50 pounds?

It was all too confusing, even for Sylas. All of this didn't even mention the greatest oddity of it all. In fact, Sylas believed that unless this question was answered, he might never truly

understand. And that question was...

Where had his telekinesis come from?