Chapter 419: Caught in the act.
For ke to enter the peak of the Hero realm, he needed to understand the principles of nature in order to manipte it.
Till now he hadn’t had a clue of what that meant, and just as always, He was on his own because the system wasn’t helping him.
ke thought that the best way to understand nature was by feeling it, so he had been indulging in a lot of meditation in vegetative areas.
Although he had figured out close to nothing doing this, ke knew that patience was key in learning and growing.
With the system monitoring the environment, ke remained in his meditation position for close to an hour before the system alerted him that the mana pir was reducing in intensity.
ke opened his eyes and quickly moved closer, but that was when a stream of air hit his face.
[Something isi...] The system attempted to alert ke about the unidentified creature but it was already toote.
.....
‘Fuck me!’ ke cursed as he was rooted to the spot, but that was when the fog covering the entire forest came towards the beast in front of him.
Awooo!
Once the fog cleared up, ke saw a 5-meter tall wolf with abination of pitch ck and snow white fur. On its thick soft fur were glowing red and blue marks that matched the color of its eyes.
“You guys scared the hell out of me.” ke let out a sigh of relief as he hugged therge head of Ebony and Ivory.
‘It was Ebony’s idea.’
ke heard a sweet voice in his head causing him to pause and take a look at the wolf in front of him.
“Is that you Ivory?” ke couldn’t help but ask.
From their first evolution, ke couldn’t hear them talk, but he was somehow able to understand the meaning of every howl. This time it wasn’t a howl, but a mentalmunication.
‘Yes.’ The voice answered.
‘It’s not my fault that he didn’t like it!’ An aggressive voice screamed in ke’s mind, causing ke to facepalm.
‘Since when did my mind be a group chat?’ ke was shocked by the development and didn’t know how to react to it.
“How do you mean it was his fault, aren’t both of you in charge of the body?” ke asked Ivory.
“We are both one but I control the mind aspect and him the body.’ Ivory answered.
“Interesting...” It was at that moment that the mana pir had dispersed, returning the forest to its serene state.
“The main thing is that both of you sessfully evolved.” ke said as he kissed their forehead.
In thest 2 years, Ebony and Ivory had taken Brian and Castiel’s spot as his closest friends. He could confide in them without the fear of people using his weakness against him.
(AN: So sad that animals are more trustworthy than humans.)
“The only problem now is your size.” ke said to Ebony and Ivory that were crouching just to be on the same level as him.
Just then, Ebony and Ivory began shrinking in size until they reached 3 and a half meters till they became the same height as ke.
“Wow!” ke was stunned because the only beasts he knew could alter their size were emperor-rank beasts.
“Time to check out your upgrades.” ke said as he opened up their info.
[Name: Ebony and Ivory.
Grade: Legendary tier (Peak Epic tier.)
Type: Greatsword (Dual sword.)
Passive skills:
Soul call: Once the owner is sensed to be in battle mode or danger, Ebony and Ivory would appear even if not called.
(Passive skill: Ivory): As the owner’s mental faculty increases, so does the powers of Ivory.
Cognitive empathy (passive): Once bonded with the owner, Ebony and Ivory will be able to feel the owner’s emotions and vice versa.
(Passive skill: Ebony): In and off battle, Ebony is able to feed off the negative emotions of the user and convert them to raw power.
(Passive skill: Ivory): When the owner is sensed to be afflicted mentally or in a mental battle, Ivory can assist the owner.
Overhaul: If the physical bodies of Ebony and Ivory get injured, energy and emotions from the owner would be used to hasten their recovery.
Active skills:
Disseverance: Ebony and Ivory split into dual des.
Soul Call: Grants owner the ability to summon ebony and Ivory from anywhere.
Metamorphosis: Ebony and Ivory transform into Haiti and Skoll.
Canine fusion: Haiti and Skoll merge.]
[Name: Haiti and Skoll
Grade: King rank
Metamorphosis: Ebony and Ivory transform into Haiti and Skoll.
Ruler’s will: Once in Haiti and Skoll form they suppress every beast below the king rank within a 30-meter range.
Binding chains: Haiti and Skoll produce energy chains that constrict and drain vitality.]
“Aren’t there meant to be new abilities thate with evolution?” ke couldn’t help but ask when he saw the thing that changed was an upgrade to Ruler’s will and their rank.
[Most of the new abilitiese from their element, the rest are body parts that evolve into something else. Also, there might be some things that might have been upgraded but not written in the ability section.] The system reminded him of the size reduction that happened a few seconds ago.
“Alright then, we have to test out your fire and ice elements.” ke said with an excited smile as they went on a search for soon-to-be unfortunate beasts.
Due to the mana pir, beasts had moved away from the area but thanks to the sharp nose of Ebony and Ivory, they immediately tracked down 4 sabertooth moose.
On getting closer, ke realized that it was a harem heard and the male was currently mating with one of the females in the herd.
‘This just made things awkward.” ke couldn’t help but facepalm.
[The beast tide ended almost 2 months ago so you should have expected it.] The system said.
With the beast tide ending not long ago, resources for beasts were now abundant, meaning reproduction would also be rampant.
“Should we wait for them or should interrupt them?” ke asked.
“Interrupt!” Ebony said in a mischievous tone.
“Alright, let’s see what you guys can do in yourbined form.” ke said as he came down from their back.
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