《Pandemonium: The Harbinger (Dropped)》 Chapter 1 - Rebirth of The Fallen Chapter 1 - Rebirth of The Fallen In an abyss isolated from reality, where time and space flow abnormally. A naked figure lies kneeling, shackled by chains that impale his body. Lucifer slowly wakes, in a weary tone he muttered "how many eons has it been? Well, it doesn`t matter anymore". Slowly standing up, agonizing pain starts coursing through his body trying to prevent his movement. The pain intensifies the more he moves. His stay in the abyss had dulled his senses and the excruciating pain felt barely like a sting now. He straightened himself. Closing his eyes, he started gathering his reserve energy which he had stored up for the beginning of his imprisonment for this moment ¡®To sever himself from these chains¡¯. He caused the energy to surge throughout him, as a result his body started to heat up, also causing time and space to distort around him. Reinforced with years of fury and resentment he tugs at the chains with all his might causing the chains to shatter into pieces. He then fell to the ground, exhausted. "Finally I am free; just you wait Father (god)", he mutters with a smirk. Deep sleep embraces him for an unknown period. Waking up after, god know how many years, he scans his surroundings. "Seems like my body rejuvenated my life force while I hibernated by absorbing energy from its surroundings." Concentrating on his energy, he created a flame with a dark blue hue on the palm of his hand, commanding it to spread all over his body and materialize into clothes. Clothed in a shirt and pant both black in color. "Reincarnation panel", He voiced out loud A panel transpired before him. [box border=1 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=3 width=80% bordercolor=#202020 bgcolor=#f5f5f5][col colspan=4 valign=middle width=100% bordercolor=#6693AF bgcolor=#004b7a][pc] Do you wish to be Reincarnated? [/pc][/col][col colspan=2 valign=middle width=50% bordercolor=#6693AF bgcolor=#004b7a][pc] Yes [/pc][/col][col colspan=2 valign=middle width=50% bordercolor=#6693AF bgcolor=#004b7a][pc] No [/pc][/col][/box] The panel was used for reincarnation as there was no other way beside the rebirth process to escape the confines of the abyss. However, the ability to reincarnate could alone be used by god and him. During the clash between angels and demons, Lucifer had somehow made into a forbidden area in Gods paradise, where he sighted an artifact filled with malevolent energy (Tetra) intrigued by it he grasped it, a slight prickle occurred on his palm and the artifact seeped into his wound before he was sealed. It had fused with him, enhancing his powers. He clicked ''yes'' on the panel. His body transfigured in many orbs of light and got transported into a fetus of pregnant women, incorporating his soul in it. After merging, he went into a slumber for a period of 9 months, before waking up to a sudden pushing sensation. Knowing it was time for his birth. Being pulled out, the first thing he came to see was the reflection of light from the ceiling. He looked around and saw his parents; his father looked like he was in his thirties, having crimson red eyes with pale skin and blond hair and his mother in her mid-twenties had crystal blue eyes and skin as flawless as a doll, her hair were silver in color having a silky texture. "Mother is really pretty", he thought to himself "I will name you Avaritia", his father shouted Cradled in his father¡¯s arms he was carried and laid in a cot beside his mother, where she would peek at him every few seconds. He could understand all of what his parents spoke, as all heavenly beings had the universal ability to understand and read all the languages. Lying in the cot, he knew that he was powerless; most of his powers would be only available to him until after he crossed the age of 18, because his vessel was not strong enough to withstand his powers, with the inability to walk till the age of two, he spend his time contemplating his future training plans. Feeling his tummy rumbling, he started wail. His father appeared into view and carried him towards his mother. He was gently held by his mother while she fed him her breast milk. After filling his stomach to the brim he was placed back into the cot. His father sang him a lullaby until he felt drowsy and fell asleep and then the lights were turned off. His parent would every night read him stories and sing lullabies till the age of two. After a year; Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. It was his birthday, he could finally walk. He ran around the house all the time causing his mother to worry. His father left for work early morning and returned at night, so he was left alone most of the time with his mother who worked around the house. Mother was really slim and fit, she would complete task in a matter of minutes. He had time to sneak around as mother worked, he discovered his father ''Alexander'' was a famous merchant and his mother ''Athena'' was a god class dual wielder, he didn`t know what the title (God Class) meant though. The house was very huge and contained about 16 bedrooms and a large library as well as a beautiful maintained garden which contained many horses. Their stables were located close by. They also had a personal caretaker who lived beside their stable in a cabin. His father had a keen interest in books and stockpiled different varieties of them in his library and some of them were quiet rare. They ranged to about a thousand and there were a few servants around the house that worked part time. Who didn`t bother him. So, he didn`t pay much attention to them. He spent most of his time holed up in the library when his mother didn`t keep an eye on him. He didn`t not suffer from sleep deprivation unlike normal humans. That sometimes, he would spend the nights in the library and would come back before his parents woke up. During, his time in the library he learned that the world he was born in was called ¡°Edleweiss¡¯¡¯. It consisted of many races the major ones were humans, were beasts, elves, dwarfs, vampires and also dragons. However, there were many yet undiscovered. All individuals had something called mana. But, only half of those individual could wield it properly as it depended on their aptitude and ¡®mana capacity¡¯ they had since birth. Elves were the only race whose entire population could use mana properly since birth, because of a special trait that they are bestowed upon because of their link with nature. Dragons have a humanoid form and bear an enormous ¡®mana capacity¡¯ (this specifies how much mana a body can store). At the age of 5 a ''Coming of the age ceremony '' is held where a child receives their status plate and is appointed a title. While reading a book in the library, a panel emerged. *Ding*
You have gained a new skill
*Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Quick ReadingExpert999%
Effects:
  • Concentration increases.
  • Memory cycle increases by an additional 90%.
After studying it, it vanished after a few seconds After a week he had memorized all of his father¡¯s books, having been gifted with a photographic memory helped him speed up the process. Basic Training; His first step was to master ¡®mana control'', he had skipped his training for expanding his mana capacity as his had surpassed even that of an Emperion dragon whose mana capacity even belittled those of heavenly beings in comparison. Additionally, his kept on expanding due to the unknown effects of the artifact. Within a period of one month he mastered mana control. In contrast, for even the most talented individuals they would have to train for more than 2 years to master it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next chapter will go more in depth of his thinking and personality. Please leave your thought and opinions on this fanfic they are very appreciated Chapter 2- http://www.royalroadl.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6278 Chapter 2 - Cravings For Flesh Chapter 2 - Cravings For Flesh *Ding*
You have mastered a new skill
*Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Mana ControlMasterMax-
Effects:
  • Able to manipulate and shape mana
  • Able to distort the flow of mana of a target
A devious thought erupted to him at that moment. "Let`s try this out", he smiled. Wandering around the mansion he spotted a maid in the utility room, scrubbing the floor, all alone. She had freckles covering her cheeks and fiery red colored hair, to sum up her appearance she looked very average. "Hello miss", he said with a charming smile *blushing* "Hello young master" "Do you have a problem?" "Yes please, I can`t reach a book on a shelf in the library could you please help me?" "Yes, young master" Grabbing her gently by the hand he pulled her along to the library choosing a route where they would encounter no-one along the way. In the library; He pointed to the nearest shelf, there that book! She made her way to the book shelf, reaching for it. Engrossed in her task, he silently crept up on her from behind, softly gripped her stationary left hand. Within a second, Excruciating pain coursed through her as he forceful channeled his mana in to her blood stream causing it to rampage. However, she couldn`t scream as he had blocked her cranial nerves. She looked at him with tear dripping eyes questioning "Why, Young master?" In response with a cheerful tone he said, "It`s just an experiment, you should be thankful, I am sending you to a better place " Blooded started dripping from the corners of her eyes and then all of a sudden she went limp, falling to the ground. *Thud* With a cold, expressionless look he stared at the lifeless corpse that lay before him, he felt not a tinge of sympathy or grief. "Well this is going to get messy", he said while he reinforced his right hand with mana. With a grin, he plunged his hand into her chest cavity .Leisurely forcing his hand towards her heart through all the muscle. "There it is!" Grabbing the heart, he furiously ripped it out. Pieces and droplets of blood and muscle sprayed out. He brought the heart close to his mouth, catching its scent, a mild fragrance of still fresh blood. Biting his teeth lightly in to it, he took a small nibble, slowly chewing to enjoy it`s soft juicy texture. "Not bad, however lacking in a bit of flavor", he muttered to himself *Ding*
You have gained a new skill
*Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Cannibalistic AbsorptionIntermediate799%
Conditions:
  • Devouring the Heart - You can choose your targets abilities, you want to learn
  • Devouring the Brain - You receive you targets memories
  • 45% chance to be rewarded stat points
"That was messy but fun" "Now, where to hide the body", he thought "Bingo!" Channeling his mana to his surrounding he caused the blood to stains overheat and evaporate. Touching the corpse on the forehead, he vaporized all of the blood inside. Wiping the last of his traces, he dragged the corpse behind one of the shelves and left it there to rot. He then snuck his way to the garden, avoiding anyone¡¯s sight, where he spent the majority of day developing his awareness and at the same time, creating an alibi for himself. *Ding*
You have gained a new skill
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Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Perception (Passive)Beginner920%
Effects:
  • Able to sense life forms within 100 meters
Of a sudden, he sensed his mother right beside him. "Mommy, you scared me" "There you were darling, I was looking everywhere for you, you made mommy really worried" Her face showed signs of panic. ¡°Mother is dangerous, I couldn`t even sense her until she got close to me¡± Staring at his mother, in a gullible tone he said "Mommy I want to go to sleep" He was gently lifted off the ground and carried off by her, in the bedroom she laid him in the cot. "My little prince, you`re going to be 4 yrs. old tomorrow, what would you like?" "A dog, mommy" Mother smiled. "Its sleepy time, darling". Then she switched of the lights and left the room. The next morning there was a lot of disturbance as panic filled the air, servants scurried around the mansion. They must have found the corpse, he grinned His mother, rushed into to his room all of a sudden, gently lifted him. "Mommy, where are we going?" "Darling, we are going to stay for a few days at your Aunt Hilda`s place. It`s not safe here" In front of our mansion a horse carriage was waiting. Their Luggage already loaded, they climbed in. The journey was 4 hours long, awake throughout the journey. He mediated intently to level up his perception, though his mother thought he was sleeping. *Ding*
You skill has leveled up.
*Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Perception (Passive)Intermediate736%
Effects:
  • Able to sense life forms within 150 meters
The carriage came to a halt. Getting out of the carriage, in front stood a huge mansion bigger than the ones his parent owned giving off a medieval look. Right beside the gate women stood. "That`s Aunt Hilda, i guess" She came towards them with a smile. Aunt Hilda had a pleasant atmosphere around her and she looked really pretty and had similar looks to mother. "Twins", he thought to himself. "Sis you are here", Aunt Hilda spoke Then she looked towards me, come here my little nephew. He gradually moved towards her and gave off his captivating smile, she suddenly hugged him. "He looks so adorable". After a few minutes, she straightened up. "He will definitely grow up to become a handsome lad, going to break a lot of hearts, sister", she smirked "Well, now let`s go in" Suddenly, 4 female servants hurried out of the mansion to carry of our luggage. Inside the mansion, it was heavily decorated by antiques, gave the mansion and even more medieval type of feel. The mansion consisted of 40+ bedrooms, a big ballroom, and indoor swimming pool. The outside was even bigger compared to ours; their garden was twice the size and had a much more variety of animals. After the tour around the estate, we were shown our bedrooms. Then Mother looked at me and said your tutoring lessons will start from tomorrow. "Sorry, we couldn`t celebrate you birthday today due to a problem", Mother looked sad. "It`s okay mommy, it doesn`t matter" Mother, suddenly turned happy, her lips moved to form a cheerful smile. Aunt Hilda and mother then sent him of to bed saying, everything will be explained in detail tomorrow. "Training will begin", he smiled at the thought of it. Slowly, sleep embraced him in her comforts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Voice in your thought and opinions on this chapter and thank you for reading. Chapter 3- http://www.royalroadl.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7084 Chapter 3 - The Mark of Corruption Chapter 3 - The Mark of Corruption Note; Lucifer is four yrs. old. Dialogues with an asterisk symbol * * are only thoughts or actions. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Early morning; Curled up in his sheets, he woke up to the sounds of birds chirping. In a daze, he made his way into the washroom. After going through his cleansing routine, he got dressed up and went downstairs into the hall, however, breakfast was still not served yet. Looking around, none of his relatives had arrived, he concluded that he woke up early. He used this opportunity to explore more of the estate. Having hours to spare, he proceeded to the garden, from a distance he caught sight of the stable-man feeding his horses. Approaching the man, "Hello sir", he said with a graceful manner The man merely gave a slight glance in his direction and then reverted quickly back onto doing his task. "What brings you here, boy?" "I want to learn how to ride a horse, sir" "You like horses?" "Yes, sir" "Stop calling me sir! Name`s Herald" "What`s yours?" "Avaritia" Herald had a good way of explaining, as his instructions were clear and simple to understand. After Herald finished off his explanation, he walked into to stable and picked out a dark brown horses and herald escorted it to his position. Herald grabbed him by the waist and placed him on top of the horse. Soon, he was galloping with the horse around the garden, enjoying the heavy morning breeze on his face. *Ding*
You have gained a new skill
*Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Horse RidingBeginner222%
Effects:
  • Increased command over the horse.
  • Stability increases after each level up.
After a few hours passed by, he returned back to the stables, letting go of the reins he got off, Herald than took the horse and tied the horse to a pillar. "I have never seen anyone learn riding so well on his first try; you must be born a horse rider", Herald complimented. "I will be back", he said aloud as he rushed back towards the mansion to make it in time for breakfast. While in the hall, he took a seat while waiting for everyone to arrive. After a few minutes, everyone started gathering around the table. However, along with mother and Aunt Hilda, three other children approached the table. Who are they? He wondered. The boy took a seat beside him, surveying the boy, he had chestnut colored hair and desolate grey eyes which were squinted most of the times. The air around the boy was very threatening like making him seem distant and difficult to talk too. Beside the boy, the two other girls sat down, they had similar looks to Aunt Hilda, however, they lacked her silver hair, which would have enhanced they doll like faces. Everyone now seated at the table. Aunt Hilda spoke up; "let me introduce to your cousins Avaritia" She gestured towards the boy, "he is Malcolm, my son, he is 11 years old and he attends the Imperial academy in the capital. Sadly, you won`t see him for mostly because of the duration of their courses" The she pointed to the girls, "my daughters Cynthia and Angela. Cynthia is ¡®6¡¯ yrs. old and Angela ¡®7¡¯, they also study at the academy" Aunt Hilda in a soft tone said, "I am sad, you can`t spend time with them Avaritia. You also haven`t met your uncle Malvick, he is travelling the continents" "We might see him in a few months" After the introduction had been done, we all started indulging into our meal. The the atmosphere was very heavy no-one and nobody spoke a word. It was as if strangers sat at a table. "Seems this family is not all that stable", he thought to himself. After breakfast, his cousins were the first to leave; they quickly departed for their academy. All alone, the intense urge to indulge into some flesh came rushing at him. Nonetheless, he suppressed it. It was not the right time to reveal his fa?ade. Staggering, he made his way to the study, where Aunt Hilda stood awaiting; there he was introduced to his tutor, ¡®Sir Abigail¡¯, who was going to teach you general subjects Avaritia dear. Sir Abigail had a jolly personality; he started off with geography and history. He first explained about the 6 continents and which races governed over them. Diabolos ¨C a volcanic region where the most ferocious race dwelled Dragons Epouranios ¨C The entire continent was submerged in lush greenery, it sheltered the Elves. Aionios - a mountainous terrain, where winter stayed dominant all year around, Dwarfs burrowed below the surface. Prautes ¨C a dark, foggy region where light could not thrive, where the proud vampire race secluded themselves. Exousia ¨C a continent which was a fusion of mountainous terrains and nature, where the were-beasts resided. Ekklesia- was inhabited by us humans, the continent was divided into four parts; each governed by an empire, however, each part was managed a kingdom. We were currently located at the west side of Casaria, a capital city which was north of the human continent, Sir Abigail said in a soft tone. He had memorized all of what tutor spoke, when he questioned; he surprised Sir Abgail with his quick and precise responses. Sir Abigail then left the study after his teaching session. He then confronted mother right outside the study in the hallway, Miss Athena, Avaritia, If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. "your son is a very special, he can retain knowledge so well", I don`t think I will have much to teach him after a month looking at his prowess. Seated at the table, he overheard their conversation. "If I had just killed him and absorbed his memories it would be quicker", he thought to himself "Today is so dull", he complained *Ding*
Curse Effect: The artifact (Tetra) has started corrupting your soul.
*Ding*
Corrupted soul Pieces 1/100
*Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Corruption (passive)---
Effects:
  • Cannibalistic urges will intensify randomly
Conditions:
  • Devouring a victim every 4 months will interrupt corruption progress.
  • If corruption taints all soul pieces - Sanity will be lost
He coldly observed the panel, before it disappeared He smiled to himself. "Killing people just got more fun", he whispered At that bit, Aunt Hilda barraged into the study with my mother. Aunt Hilda bore a happy smile. "Avaritia dear, your tutor said you were a genius!", Aunt Hilda spoke, moving towards him, she wrapped her hands around him and gave a tight hug. "Avaritia dear, you make your mother and me so proud!" "Such a nice woman, it`s sad ¡®that I have to kill her sooner or later" "Sorry Aunt Hilda", he said aloud "What for Avaritia, dear?" "Just in precaution in advance", he gave his smiled vibrantly. "Your magic tutor will arrive after some time, so till then go have some food" "Ok, Aunt Hilda", he then strode of into the hall. Stacks of dishes were set up on the table. Settling himself on a chair, he started chowing down his food in an elegant way. "people will start dying soon enough", he grinned at the thought. After finishing his meal, he went back into the study taking his time. There, a man with black silky hair and a pale face peered at him. The tutor gestured him towards his seat, after he sat, the tutor proceeded with his introduction. In a stern tone he said, "first you should refer me by Sir Albert. I am responsible for teaching you magic/sorcery" "You can call it what you want" It is most basic to know that, to conjure any spell you need mana, and a good sized mana capacity, he spoke in a stern tone. Sir Albert looked at him intently trying to estimate his potential. Then, the tutor supervised him on how to conjure the basic elements (earth, water, fire, wind, and lighting). The tutor¡¯s explanations would be sophisticated to understand if it were any other child. "Is this tutor trying to discourage me" At the beginning no tutors start with conjuring of basic element at first, but instead with mana control, so people learn how to wield mana properly. "Snap out of the daze and focus on your task boy", Sir Albert barked Sir Albert seemed shocked, when he managed to conjure all the basic elements at the same time, without a need to chant. The tutor looked shocked and agitated, and then all of a sudden he mumbled, "your magic session is over and scuttled out of the room" *Ding*
You have gained a new skill
*Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
ConjuringAdvance434%
Effects:
  • Able to summon elements and fuse them together.
  • Quicker summoning rate.
  • 55% chance to summon and contract with an elemental
After a few minutes, mother comes rushing into the study. "Sir Albert, said you don`t need tutoring", mother spoke "Darling, did you say something to make him leave; your tutor looked really depressed when he left" "I didn`t mommy" "I guess he got surprised by a kid doing chant less conjuring and elemental fusion", he thought "It ok, darling, mother gave him a pleasant hugs, letting go after a while" "Tomorrow, we will continue your combat classes, it`s already late, so time to go to bed", mother said "Yes, mommy", he said with a cute tone. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- All thoughts and opinions are really helpful, i want to build him into a cold and dark character. so please leave a comment Chapter 4- : http://www.royalroadl.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7212 Chapter 4 - Rewards of Torture Chapter 4 - Rewards of Torture Note: Dialogues with Asterisk *kill* are only thoughts or action. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning; Sleeping soundly on his fuzzy bed drowned in comfort, he sensed a presence beside him causing him to jolt out of his bed. He tripped on his own feet, falling face down. Peering around his eyes adjust to his dimly illuminated surroundings. *gently rubbing his temples* That hurts, Aunt Hilda don`t sneak up on me like that, he turns around to face her. *puffing his cheeks* You gave almost gave me a heart attack Aunt Hilda, he says in cute tone. Auuu, you look so adorable dear, she suddenly pouncing on him and gives a comforting hug while also ruffling his hair. After a long quiet enjoyable pause, she lets go. *sigh* How I wish my kids were similar to you Avaritia. At that instance we hear mother`s voice from below, Hilda bring darling down for breakfast! Avaritia dear go and get refreshed then come down for breakfast, there are some special dishes prepared especially for you, and then she makes her way to the door, turning the knob and leaves the room. *Her personality, I can`t comprehend* Heading to the bathroom, he sweeps aside his shower curtain, entering into the tub; he rotates the tap, droplets of water start pouring on him; the gentle trickle of water droplets on the skin, give off a warm feeling enticing him into a serene state. *lost in thought* Avaritia dear, come down quickly would you, the breakfast is going to go cold, Aunt Hilda says out in a loud tone. Yes Aunt Hilda. Yanking a towel from the stand beside him he pats himself try, staring in the mirror he notices his sharp features, his glossy silver hair streaked with a bit of blue, sharp piercing royal purple colored eyes and a creamy peach colored skin complexion. He gave off a picturesque image, like a painting crafted with utmost effort. Slipping on his silky white shirt and skinny pants, he exits the room, grasping the banisters while going down the stairs. The mansion heaves in a silent atmosphere, the hall right around the corner. He prepares to enter in a dignified manner. Suddenly blinded by the glaring lights it takes him a moment to get used to it, his sights rest first on the table, it is engulfed with exotic dishes wafted in mixtures of spices. Catching a glance of Aunt Hilda and mother sitting side by side, he then proceeds to the table sitting right opposite to them. Mother, Aunt Hilda is there a special occasion today, why so much of food? Yes, dear, your combat training is going to be harsh so I thought I would prepare a hearty meal, Aunt Hilda responds. He subtly starts chewing, taking his time in enjoying the flavors of the dishes. It`s Delicious Aunt Hilda. Aunt Hilda *blushes*, Thank you dear. Mother has an envious look upon her face. Avaritia darling, next time I am going to make you breakfast, mother speaks out Ok mommy After indulging in the dishes he and Aunt Hilda proceed towards the garden. Dear, your mother couldn`t come because she had to leave for another capital she will be back after a few days, In the meantime I will be training you. Ok, Avaritia dear? Yes Aunt Hilda guides him to an isolated spot with a crystal clear lake within sight; tall trees besiege them in all directions providing refreshing air and shade. Aunt Hilda explains, drinking from the lake will restore your mana quickly because the water here contains pure highly condensed mana in it, also many people don`t know about this ancient lake, so we won`t be interrupted. Dear, first of all it`s important to know your stats before training, so we can customize a training pattern for you. Most people can`t do this until they receive a status plate to view their panel, this method has long been forgotten. Now try to imagine mana floating in front of you, are you done, dear? Yes. Now try to materialize it into a flat sheet of paper. Done Now just say Status out loud. Status! *Ding*
NameAvaritia (Lucifer)Primary ClassUnknown
Health1000Mana¡Þ
Level1
Health Regen/Sec15Mana Regen/Sec¡Þ
Strength100Agility100
Wisdom300Intelligence267
Stamina50Vitality80
Dexterity40
Skills:
  • Quick Reading
  • Mana Control (Passive)
  • Cannibalistic Absorption
  • Perception (passive)
  • Corruption (Passive)
  • Horse Riding
  • Conjuring Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings.
  • Zero Flux
  • Metasis (Passive)
  • Hyper regeneration (Passive)
Studying his status panel, he cites upon three new skills. Aunt Hilda then interrupts; do you have a skill called Metasis? Hiding his corruption, cannibalistic absorption, hyper regeneration and zero flux, he commands the skill panel to materialize before Aunt Hilda. Aunt Hilda intently peers at the panel, though it looks like she is trying to intimidate it. Then a charming smile appears on her face, she looks elated. Avaritia dear, you have gained our family constitution ¡®Metasis¡¯. Did sir Abigail teaches you about our family lineage? Looking at you expression, seems not. Ok dear, listen carefully, four major families originated from a dragon slayer, he had four unique constitutions bestowed upon him the gods, falling in love with a human on one of his expeditions, he married her and a year later his wife gave birth to quadruplets, 1 son and 3 daughters. Helios inherited Metasis, Athena ¨C Polymorph, Fiona ¨C limit Break and Cecilia ¨C Crusio. They each became conquerors, creating the four major kingdoms and you¡¯re Mom and I am descendants of Helios and have also inherited his constitution but sadly, none of my kids did. Now Avaritia dear, click on the skill, so you can get a better gist of it, then we will continue with your training. *Click*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
MetasisMaster--
Effects:
  • Body breaks down during a near death state reconstructing itself stronger
  • Stat points will be rewarded based on the damage received
  • Reconstruction Period : 10 (min)
Aunt Hilda, So basically I have to almost die, right? Yes, Avaritia dear, Aunt Hilda says with a devious smile. *shivers* Suddenly, feeling killing intent, he darts away from Aunt Hilda, still running he takes a glance towards Aunt Hilda`s position, Huh, She is not there? Then for an instant, he senses a presence behind him, turning around. *Baam* His cheek meets with her fist, suddenly lifted off his feet; he blasts of in the opposite direction by the sheer force of the impact. *crash* Smashing into a tree halts his brief flying session. He lays limp, as a corpse, all his bones broken throughout his body. *This will take time to heal* He catches a glimpse of Aunt Hilda walking towards him, his face swollen from impact, and suddenly she vanishes and appears in front of him. Avaritia, dear I am doing this to make you stronger and don`t worry you won`t die. Our bodies are stronger than average human being, Aunt Hilda says in a gleeful tone. Then Aunt Hilda grasps his wrist, taking a throwing position and then hurls him into the lake. The lukewarm water meets his body, slowly comforting him, the mana hastening the reconstruction of shredded bone and muscle. *Ding*
50 points added to all stats
* Aunt Hilda is a sadist* Within a few minutes, feeling completely rejuvenated, he starts swimming towards the surface, and catching sight of Aunt Hilda on land he makes his way towards her. You healed surprisingly fast, most of the time it at least takes 16 minutes but for you it took about 2 minutes, why I wonder? Aunt Hilda asks curiously. *seems like ¡®Hyper regeneration¡¯ and ¡®Mana control¡¯ hastened the healing process* Sensing killing intent, he gets punched repeatedly by Aunt Hilda each time causing him to rupture his organs, bones, and a cracked spleen. Pain surges through his broken body but he enjoys how alive it makes him feel. After getting punched for the 10th time and broken bones, Aunt Hilda halts, and carries of his weary body off into the mansion and lays him on his bed. Goodnight, Avaritia dear, Aunt Hilda voices. *Ding*
120 points added to all stats
Goodnight, Aunt Hilda, he voices out mustering the last of his energy. Avaritia dear, heal up properly for tomorrows training, sweet dreams. *That was fun* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please comment you opinions and thoughts on this chapter and how to make him even more sinister. Any question? Plese don`t hesitate to ask. Chapter 5- http://www.royalroadl.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7558&pid=64937#pid64937 Chapter 5 - Manifesting Evil Chapter 5- Manifesting Evil Note: Dialogues with an Asterisk *kill* are only thoughts or actions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning; Hearing a sharp screech, he fumbles out of his bed while clamping his hands over his ears, after a while the screeching stops. He turns to look at the clock, pinned on the wall. I woke late, Aunt Hilda is going to be mad, he mumbles. Quickly putting on his clothes he rushes downstairs along the way he takes notice of how surprisingly light his body has gotten and his sharpened senses. Arriving at the hall he hurriedly consumes his set meal which is placed upon on the table and bolts to the training grounds. Aunt Hilda soon comes into view; her face having a displeased look. Avaritia Dear, you`re late, a delay like this can cost your life someday. Then, of a sudden she licks her lips, in an erotic way. You have to be punished for this dear, come here, Aunt Hilda says in a sensual tone. Her killing intent plainly expressed. Nonetheless, he moves towards her. In a flash, a broad gash appears on his abdomen, screaming in pain, he collapses to the ground clutching his gut, blood starts seeping from the wound, Aunt Hilda cleanly severed open his stomach, his intestines could be clearly perceived. Feeling dazed from the blood loss, he tries dragging himself towards the lake. However, it is futile, he can`t muster any strength to move his fragile body. Here, let me help you dear, Aunt Hilda speaks. Grabbing him by his wrist, she flings him into the lake. Before long, cool water embraces him, soothing his pain and mending his injuries. Full healed, he heads back to Aunt Hilda`s position. *Ding*
45 points rewarded to all stats
Dear, now I am going to pass onto you our families close combat style, Wrath Arts, so pay close attention to the steps, that I am going to display, Aunt Hilda speaks in a serious voice. Then she moves, a fair distance away from him. Taking a stance, she exhibits a surge of punches, which flaunt like twisting whips, moving in random directions; they tear through the wind causing deafening sounds, the ground her starts to fracture, pieces of dirt and grass spray all around. After few minutes, she comes to a halt. Her surrounding thrashed. This is the first technique, Flash Storm; you have four more techniques to learn but those are for a later date. Now, recreate what I just did, Aunt Hilda spoke. Taking the same stance as her, he started flinging his fists which soon turn into a barrage and then dispersing into blurs, moving faster than the eye can see. He had perfectly copied Aunt Hilda. *Ding*
You have learned Wrath Arts: Flash Storm
This boy has learned in one hour the technique that took me 3 years to master. He is a monster, alright; Aunt Hilda thought to herself and smirked. He notices a glimpse of envy in Aunt Hilda looks as he glances at her, which disappears instantly. Then, she walks toward him. That was brilliantly done Avaritia dear, but you need to refine it more, ok, Aunt Hilda praises him. Then, she put forward her right palm and in a flash of brilliant light, pairs of shackles materialize on her palm. Here, put this on Avaritia dear, you will wear these weights for a week, 24/7, Aunt Hilda voices. Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Tightening the weights around his ankles and wrists, he tries to move around. At that instance, pressure surmounts, forcing him on his knees. And Avaritia dear, the weights are integrated with mana so they are set to get heavier after each hour. So you better adapt quickly or you will be crushed, Aunt Hilda giggles. She then heads back to the mansion. After she disperses from sight, he quickly lies flat on the ground to minimize the pressure. His bones crack from the increasing pressure, one even juts out from his wrist. Calming himself, he devises schemes to get out of predicament. At that second, an idea erupts at him. *grins* Channeling his mana into the weights, he engraves new conditions upon them. Immediately, the pressure vanishes. He then looks at his wrist; it has healed completely leaving not a speck of his previous injury behind. He starts to thoughtlessly stare at it for a moment. Escaping his daze, he notices, how dark it¡¯s gotten, he races back to the mansion. Out of the blue, a rock shard shoots out from a nearby tree impaling his shoulder. Slowly, a golem reveals itself from the darkness. Fragments of rocks protrude thought its body. It approaches him sluggishly, while releasing killing intent. He smiles, at the golem, his murderous intent flooding out, his true personality coming out. He sprints towards the golem while cloaking himself with mana. Arriving in front of it, he lets out flash storm. The rock armor begins to crumble into pieces from the barrage of impacts, breaking through the armor it insides are exposed. A blue colored heart lays bare inside. *Ding*
Corruption has taken effect
*Ding*
2/100 soul pieces are corrupted
Cannibalistic urges surge through him, instinct taking over, he reaches for the heart, ripping it out from its host; he devours it at the spot like a wild ravenous beast. The golem just stays still. Consuming the heart restores his senses, he quickly wipes of the blood stuck at the corners of his mouth. *Ding*
Corruption has stopped; Duration: 2 months
Would you like to absorb Rock Skin?
No, he uttered Continuing his way back to the mansion, he quickly rushes into his room, strips of his clothes and jumps into the bathroom tub. Lying in the tub, as water pours upon him. He feels, something changing inside of him, Evil manifesting. Weary, he falls asleep in the tub, under the downpour of water. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reason he didn`t absorb rock skin is because it would decrease the benefits of metasis. Please voice in you opinions and ideas to make this ff better. Thank you all for reading my fanfic. Chapter 6 - http://www.royalroadl.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7947&pid=69527#pid69527 Chapter 6 - Dungeon (Floor 1) Chapter 6 - Dungeon (Floor 1) Note: Aunt Hilda is a little out of the ordinary, so her methods are......crazy. (MP) [ mana points]. Also, Dialogues in an asterisk ** are only thoughts or actions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midnight; He thoroughly studied his panel, examining his progress while lying in bed.
Status Window
NameAvaritiaPrimary ClassUnknown
Health7875Mana¡Þ
Level1
Health Regen/Sec118Mana Regen/Sec¡Þ
Strength650Agility650
Wisdom850Intelligence817
Stamina600Vitality630
Dexterity590
He sensed Aunt Hilda approaching the door, he quickly pretended to be asleep. Aunt Hilda slowly opened the door and started moving towards him, she roused him out of his bed. Aunt Hilda, Why are you here? Meet me at the training grounds in an hour and be quiet. She then walked out of the room. *What is she up to?* Straightening his hair, he freshened himself up in the washroom, putting on some warm woolen clothes. He silently crept out of room and down the stairs, heading into the kitchen to pick up a late night snack. Getting hold of some fruits, he quickly ate them to satisfy his hunger. Striding out of the mansion to the training grounds, the night was especially cold, as condensed air appeared before him, every time he let out a breath. The lake illuminated by the moonlight gave off a wonderful sight; he stood there gazing at it for a few minutes, when he noticed Aunt Hilda approaching him. She was wrapped in a thick sweater, her silver her glistened under the moonlight, giving the impression of a cold beauty. Why are we here, Aunt Hilda? For Training purposes She suddenly grasped his right hand; a brilliant light girdled around them as their surroundings distorted. The landscape had changed, tress coated with snow, mountains jutted into view besieging them, the ground blanketed in a thick layer of ice and a large dark cave stood before them. Where are we, Aunt Hilda? The snow region, southward of the human continent, you see that cave over there; it is a rank 5 dungeon. Let me explain, Dungeons are ranked from 1 to 10 based on their difficulty, 1 being the easiest and 10 being the hardest. So, why bring me here? I want you to conquer that dungeon as part of your training! He just nodded at the proposal. Aunt Hilda materialized a bag pack, handing it over to him. This pack has all you need to survive, a pair of warm sweaters, a tooth brush, an empty water container and a dagger, but you have to hunt your own food, Aunt Hilda said He rummaged through his pack, checking the contents. Satisfied with the items, he hauled the bag on his back. She then handed him a small square sheet of paper engraved with a design. Use this when you want to return back home, Aunt Hilda spoke. Then she vanished in a flash of bright light. Taking out his dagger he moved towards the dark cave, all of a sudden the foul stench of dead corpses and rotten flesh attacked his nostrils. Ignoring the stench, he moved onwards. In the cave; Walking inside the cave, he sensed the presence of a life form before him; he moved towards it, the creature lunged at him, biting at his neck and tearing out a chunk of flesh, blood sprayed all around. He shrugged of the pain; he no longer had to put up a fa?ade.
Hyper Regeneration activated
His torn flesh instantly regenerated, releasing his overwhelming killing intent, he froze the target in terror, catching the small creature by its neck. He brought the creature to his mouth; tearing at its flesh with his teeth while swallowing whole chunks of its meat. *Ding*
Do you want to absorb Night Vision?
Yes, he uttered The cave got brighter as his eyes adjusted to his dim surroundings. He moved onwards, along the way he encountered a bunch of slimes that dissolved his skin as he got into contact, slashing at them with his dagger he quickly disposed of them. He breezed past the waves of monsters, finally reaching a dome shaped room. This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. Rotting corpses littered the floor; the stench of dry blood arose. Studying the room, spears protruded from the walls. Some kind of arena, he thought to himself *whack* A tail slammed against his rips sending him crashing towards the wall, a spear impaled his lungs, holding him above the ground. He looked around for the opponent, as blood continued to seep from his wound. Spotting the target, a salamander, he had read about tem in a book, it was thrice his height, having red irises with a long tail armored with spikes. It peered at him cautiously. He grinned while facing his opponent, detaching himself from the spear; he dropped to the ground, his wounds instantly mending. He dashed towards the salamander, clutching his dagger, swinging it against its skin. It barely left a scratch, before breaking into two. Tossing the now useless dagger from his hand, he readied himself into a fighting stance; the salamander abruptly ignited itself in flames. Charging at him, it used it tail to stab him, however to no avail, sidestepping all the attacks he moved right in front of it, impaling his mana cloaked fist into it, he let his mana rampage with its body as it she started to rip, at then it exploded, guts splashing all around. It has been so long since I enjoyed such a fight, he laughed Rummaging through all the spread meat, he spotted a glowing object. Approaching towards it, a red orb lay on the floor emanating warmth. Grabbing it, he brought it to eye level, to examine. *Ding*
Essence Orb: Contains a rare fire elemental within
*Gulp* He swallowed the orb¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..After a span of few minutes, warmth spread through his body, a sudden feeling of euphoria filled his mind. *Ding*
You have consumed a [A] class Fire Elemental
*Ding*
Would you like to absorb Pyrokinesis?
Yes! *Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
PyrokinesisBeginner123%
Effects:
  • Able to shape and manipulate fire [200 MP/s]
Fire encompassed him; he twisted and turned the pillars of flame to test his command over them. Thinking about his lack of a melee weapon, he devised a scheme. Compressing a huge amount of flames into his palm, he visualized a long broad sword, he felt the fire moving and squirming to reconstruct itself into his desired object, the flames started to solidify as it started molding to form a handle and a sharp edge. *Ding*
you have created the Sub Skill: Blaze sword [100 MP/s]
He held onto the fiery red sword, swinging it around to check its weight and balance. As soon he was done with the testing, he dispersed the sword. *cluck* *cluck* The sounds of moving gears caught his attention, as a hole opened at the center of the room, inviting him further into the darkness. With a dash, he lunged into the dark void. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aunt Hilda training methods are abnormal. Leave you opinions, ideas and questions on this fanfic, they are very appreciated. Thank you for reading. Chapter 7 - http://www.royalroadl.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=8152 Chapter 7 - Dungeon (Floor 2) Chapter 7 - Dungeon (Floor 2) Note: Dialogues in an asterisk ** are only thoughts or actions. [MP= mana points]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Falling* Hastily reinforcing his feet with mana, he somersaulted in mid-air, landing feet first on the ground, which cracked underneath his weight. He looked around; fragments of purple crystals prod out of the old rugged walls, covered with cow-webs, upon which spiders nested. The room was illuminated with a dim glow. Small blue beetle like creatures crawled across the walls. Stale air filled the room. Scouring more of the empty room, he came upon mysterious carvings on the walls, which had been slightly covered, by the mold growing upon them, which Immediately grabbed his attention, he moved towards them, lighting his hand on fire he traced it over the mold, burning it off. Inspecting the glyphs up-close, he pondered over them, trying to decipher what they meant. After an hour, he had finally decrypted the glyphs; The dungeon was divided into five floors, each floor was protected by a guardian that would unlock the mechanism to the next floor only after it was killed, a map was also depicted in the glyphs, imagining a floor layout he pinpointed his current position, he was located on the second floor. At the end it phrased, that a special reward awaits those who finished this trial. He looked around for an exit, spotting a rusty old wooden door, with a broken handle. He moved towards, kicking it down with brute strength. A passage was revealed, it was lit with wooden torches embedded in brown brick walls. As he travelled along the passage, *Swoosh*, spears abruptly shot out of the walls, using swift nimble movements he dodged the incoming spears. Taking a spear from the ground he stuffed it into his pack. Exiting the passage, his eyes met the glare of bright lights. Cupping his eyes, he waited a few moments for them adjust. This chamber was bigger than one before, looking around he noticed a half humanoid and a half were-beast like creature in front of him. The creature had a face of a wolf, with a lower body of a human, covered with brown fur; its yellow eyes examined him closely. A lycan, he muttered with a grin. The lycan suddenly vanished from sight, to emerge right behind him; it was so fast that he could not, perceive its presence for a second. It all happened in a flash, before he could even turn around, the lycan latched onto his right hand and tore it out from his arm socket. Then the lycan quickly materialized back onto its original spot, it bit into his torn out arm, taunting him as well as expecting him to crumble to the ground, screaming. To the lycan`s surprise, no screams resounded in the chamber, only a pair of cold, cruel eyes, staring back at it. It backed up a bit in hesitation. It saw madness, unlike any before in those dark purple pupils. *Ding*
40 points awarded to all stats
His right arm quickly regenerated, the lycan flinched. Cloaking himself with mana, he materialized his blaze sword, dashing at his target. The lycan disappeared from sight again, however predicting its movement, he quickly turned back, swinging the sword horizontally, he slashed the sword into the lycans waist, severing its torso into two. The lycans body tumbled to the ground, he dug into its chest cavity, enjoying the sensation of the still beating heart, ripping it out, it continued thumping on the palm of his hand, shoving it into his mouth he chewed it slowly enjoying the new texture. *Ding*
Would you like to absorb Velocity Phase?
Yes, he uttered *Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Velocity PhaseAdvance864%
Effects:
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  • 45.5% increases movement speed
  • Targets can`t detect your presence when using this skill.
  • Mana consumption: 150 MP/s
All of a sudden the sound of a horn blowing could be heard resounding all throughout the floor. The chamber started rumbling, from the sound wave, small pieces of debris falling from the walls. Black portals materialized all around him, a lycan came crawling out of each portal, and they quickly rounded out around him. After all the lycans had come out, the portals merged, creating a larger portal on the cobblestone floor. A huge furry arm jutted out of the portal. Soon, followed by a pair of crimson red eyes, taking the rest of its body out of the portal, It came into view, their `Alpha` it was far taller than any other lycan he had ever seen. It had a darker fur shade compared to the rest of the lycans. It had bright red pupils; its teeth gleamed from dry blood and scars were etched all over its body. He guessed that the Alpha was the guardian. They air became frigid as he leaked his murderous intent into the air, instantly the lycans circling aroun him, froze in their places, overwhelming pressure mounted upon them, being in his presence caused their consciousness to warp, making themm unable to withstand his overwhelming presence. He sluggishly took a step towards the Alpha, staring into its crimson eyes. The Alpha shuddered at the monstrosity that stood before, it sensed fear for the first time in its life¡­¡­.. It doubted whether the human standing in front of it, was even human at all. Its every instinct told it to flee, to no avail, its body didn`t respond, it was paralyzed from the neck down in fear. He hummed a tune, while materializing thousands of blaze swords above them. He relished in toying with his prey. A wide grin spread on his face, with a swipe of his hand, he made the swords rain down. A sword impaled through the Alpha`s skull, setting ablaze its body, swords continued to rain down upon the Alphas minions, slicing them into chunks of flesh, they howled in pain as the scorching flames ate at their flesh. It was a mindless but an amusing massacre to him; fresh blood and charred corpses enveloped the floor. He continued humming his tune while savoring the bloody view. *tick* *tick* Again the sound of moving gears could be heard by him. The whole room was filled with the smell of burnt meat, hopping over the corpses, he continued on to the next room, hoping to find the entrance to descend to the next floor. He explored the floor for more than two and a half hours, before finding a dome shaped chamber, the walls were built with black colored bricks, the floor was decorated with polished marble tiles and in the middle of the room was a spiraling wooden staircase which descended downwards. The room was illuminated by blue torches placed giving it an eerie feeling. He descended down the steps at a determined pace, the stairs kept on going like what seemed like forever, finally he had reached the bottom, a thick mist covered the floor, which completely obscured his sight. *Ding*
Floor is filled with miasma
*Ding*
Floor effect:
  • 25 % movement reduction
  • Health will continue dropping
  • Reduced vision
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guys i am in a writers slump, i really need your help comment your ideas and what you would like further and i will insert it into the upcoming chapters. And.................Thank You for reading my fanfic And as always comment on this chapter. Chapter 8 Chapter 8 - The Entity Within (Re-edit) Chapter 8 - The Entity Within Note: Dialogues are now in quotation marks Example: "He is dying" and effects or actions in asterisk *Thud*. [POV] - Point of view ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The mist was dense and cold; wisps of it grazed along Lucifer¡¯s ankles, rippling and then catapulting into the air briefly with each of his steps before gliding back down, the mist whole again. It was like stepping into the shallow part of a swimming pool; stepping onto one of its staircases that stopped at the bottom of the shallow part of the pool. Lucifer narrowed his eyes; scanning the darkness for any signs of life, he could not see any traces of movement or anything to indicate life ¨C only more jet-black with faint outlines of slumped and sprawled corpses of men, women and children. It was difficult to breathe down here for any mortal being in this dark and strangely peaceful place, but Lucifer slowed his breath so he could hear more crisply. Again, there were not any traces of life ¨C only his slowed breaths and the ghostly whispers of wind that did not hesitate his steps from pressing on towards his goal. There was nothing else to smell here, nothing but the rancid smell of decaying corpses that would sting his nose if he had taken a sharp breath. Still unable to adjust to the darkness properly, he walked in a straight line, as if there may be ravines on either side of Lucifer, as if he was walking on a tightrope, and one false step would mean his death. His foot bumped first into the wall before his body, catching him off-guard. He turned and headed off into a different direction, to his left, and once more bumped into another wall. He had felt the effects of the miasma, causing his breath to shallow and it slowly ate away at his health, like corrosive acid on any surface, but thankfully slower. Perhaps ¡°thankfully¡± was not the greatest choice of words. Lucifer¡¯s hand then glowed and burst into flames, and commanded it to envelop his body, forming an armor without burning the contents within, exclusively burning anything from the outside. The flaming Lucifer illuminated the place he was standing in, and he was akin to a sole candlelight in a dark, abandoned hallway: the ceiling appeared to be astonishingly high, because it cannot be seen. Instead, dust particles danced and looped and whooshed about overhead. Below, the walls were tall and of cracked, decaying concrete that were stained with fading blood and cobwebs that hung here and there in certain spots like hair growing on certain parts of the body you would not want. The floor was smooth, but there were corpses on either side of the walls, some of them staring into space, and there were puddles of black murky liquid every few steps. The walls on either side of him stretched forward before taking a sharp left. Lucifer set off to that path, the walls again stretching forward but both of them split into opposite directions, and there was another cracked, decaying wall in the far side forward, facing him. Two cracks on the wall¡¯s upper side sloped towards each other, and a lengthier crack below them, its ends curving upwards, resembling a smile that taunted him to proceed on forward. It then came to Lucifer¡¯s attention that the dungeon floor he was standing in was a maze. And quite the maze it was ¨C any mortal being would grow mad and die among these walls. But Lucifer would not grow mad and give in to mere inferiority, as he was born with extreme contentedness and patience at will, and it was an apparent packaged deal when he was reborn with it once more. Time passed, and Lucifer thought of his reincarnated life: that gargantuan home, what his parents did for a living, all those books he had read, the taste of that woman¡¯s heart. He did not know what to make of it. He was unsure. Through countless left turns and rights, Lucifer then faced a dead-end. He approached it, and grazed his hands along the rough surface when cold, long, bony fingers clutched the back of Lucifer¡¯s burning armored neck, but he pulled and snapped his head away immediately before the fingers could fully grasp it and choke him to his death. If there would a day where Lucifer¡¯s weirdly long life would come to an end, a stranglehold will not be the end of it. It was practically an insult. There is no honor in choking. Turning back, he faced a skull peering at him with its ghoulishly empty eyes, filled to the rims with pitch-blackness. The skeletal being lunged at Lucifer just as soon as he glanced a look at its no-face; its long gaunt fingers clutching at his neck, and the fire extinguished, them blanketed into struggling, grunting darkness when they grasped hold of his neck. The cold pulsated, spreading out throughout Lucifer¡¯s helpless body, shocking him as the skeletal being growl at him. As soon as the brief shock passed by, Lucifer remained patient and content once more despite the shortness of his breath and the tensing drumrolls of his beating heart that would stop otherwise; his hand sparking and forming a fireball that slammed into the skeletal being¡¯s torso, sending it flying back a few meters away, giving Lucifer the chance to run. He ran because the burning was short lived and the flames did not work on it ¨C it faded away before the thing hit the ground and it will no doubt get up and come after him - and he now felt nauseous due to last few sharp intakes of breath. The miasma was starting to cause some serious damage now, like a fungus spreading frantically within him. What felt like hours passed by, chockfull of running and panting and turning and slamming into walls without grunts, Lucifer finally slowed down, leaning against a wall, his head throbbing and his heart ferociously threatening to burst out of his chest, and started pondering when he had heard the skeletal being¡¯s steps no more. Either it got lost or it was teasing him and it would pop up to properly, finally kill him soon. ¡°Would the cold kill the dreaded creature,¡± he muttered under his breath. ¡°Would I have to fight it fire with fire?¡± Lucifer pushed away from the wall and stood straight. He looked at his hands. The darkness may be pitch-black, but he could see the outlines of his hands, and saw that it began to spread in light specks of blue on both palms. *Ding*
Skill: Elemental Annex created
*Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Elemental AnnexBeginner433.50%
Effects:
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  • Able to alter element of skills and weapons
  • Able to enchant weapons and items
  • [ 700 MP/s]
At that moment, a bony hand impaled at his chest, the feeling spread as the hand dug through his sinew, reaching for his heart. ¡°This piece of shit¡± lucifer muttered harshly under his breath Summoning his blaze sword he slashed diagonally at the undead figure while its hand buried within his chest. At the moment, when his sword was going to meet with the undead figures, shoulder bone, its hand moved in a flash and gripped onto the edge of his sword. The flames didn`t seem to damage its hand, it had impeded his attack. He stepped back away from the undead figure, distancing himself away from the undead. Blood was dripping out of his chest. Ten more undead figures appeared, from the thick miasma behind the undead. Rejoining its comrades, the undead figures slowly proceeded towards him. With no other option, he produced pillars of fire underneath them, their bodies flung up into the air like rag dolls, landing with a heavy crash. All their bones splintered and scattered across the dungeon floor. Lucifer thought he had destroyed them for good. As he turned his back away from them, a scraping of bones across the dungeon floor met his ears. *creak* *creak* The clatter of bones rang out behind him, quickly turning Lucifer observed the spectacle before him, the scattered bones moved towards the immobilized undead figures, like magnets Immediately analyzing the situation, he swiftly dashed away from them. He finally came to a dead end, blocked by a black murky wall, the undead figures stood behind him. He slowly turned around confronting them. Their hollow bodies couldn`t sense his overwhelming presence and their soulless vessels, void of flesh made them almost impossible to kill without holy magic. They sluggishly moved towards him. ¡°Fuck¡± he cussed. For the second time in his life he had felt powerless, the first time being his confrontation with the Arch-Angel Michael. Something tugged at his mind at that moment, disconnecting him from reality, wrenched Lucifer into his own mind. His mind was an oblivious void, completely surrounded by white in all directions. He noticed a blood red door before him, it smelled of death. Sigils were placed all over the door. Lucifer headed towards the door, clasping his hand over the door handle, he jerked it open. This whiff of blood instantly washed over him, inside sat a lone figure on a mountain of mutilated corpses, it held a dreadful smile filled with madness, it black eyes, beautifully malevolent stared at him. ¡°Why did you drag me in here?¡± ¡°How pitiful have you become to get thwarted by this undead trashes, Lucifer¡± it sneered at him with a grin ¡°What are you?¡± Lucifer said irritated ¡°I am Tetra; my presence was stored in the artifact before seeping into you. Now you and I are two halves of a soul¡±. Then the imposing figure stepped of its throne of corpses , Its each step sent shudders throughout him, nearing its lips to his ears it whispered; ¡°I will show you what true power is Lucifer¡± All of a sudden, his consciousness seemed to drift away, he lost sensation of his body; he could no longer control his limbs at all. Tetra left the corpse littered room, while, he was trapped inside of it. A window appeared in front of him, it displayed everything which was happening in reality as Tetra took control of his body. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POV: Tetra Tetra now in control moved his limbs, testing them. ¡°Now to take care of the undead trash before me¡± he spoke with delight. He was enjoying his temporary freedom. He had only a few minutes before he lost control of this body. Taking a step, the whole dungeon started to rumble at just his pressure, debris falling all around. Space was distorting, slowly breaking. Back at the mansion, Aunt Hilda first felt the birth of a terrible existence, she felt her hands quiver. All throughout her life, she had never felt such a horrifying presence. All over the human continent, the God class warriors felt the malevolence. The Emperion Dragon, the strongest dragon on the planet who could rival hundreds of god class warriors, felt anxiety and fear for the first time in its 100,000 years of living. It had felt a creature of such a degree of murderous intent. Soon after, the strongest of their race, vampires, were-beasts, elves and other races, sensed it. All the continents were in an uproar. However, none of them could pinpoint the exact location of the entity. Back at the dungeon;
Skill: Void Destruction activated
¡°Hahahahahahah¡± he gave off a blood curling laugh, which echoed throughout the floor. At the gesture of his fingers, towards the undead figure, they turned into ashes at the spot. The ground started to rapture beneath him, the dark murky walls, toppling over like dominoes. ¡°Devils tears¡± Tetra uttered Flaming meteorites appeared in the night sky above the dungeon. ¡°Let the destruction begin¡± Tetra said, spreading his arms wide The meteorites zoomed towards the dungeon like a torrent of rain, smashing into it. The entire dungeon was annihilated, not a trace was left behind, only huge craters. Among the cloud of dust, Tetra hovered in mid-air overlooking the devastation he had caused. He enjoyed this sight. But now, he had to return the body. He muttered his last words, ¡°Lucifer, you have become weak, is being human wavering your heart. If at a moment, you show a sign of weakness, I will permanently take this body for my own¡± Lucifer got back control over his body, before fatigue washed over him, his eyes shut close. What he didn`t notice, was he was in mid-air, his body fell from it position, racing towards the ground below him. He smashed into the dry, muddy ground. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My best friend i collaborated to edit this. So please comment if you want chapter like this in the future. Thank You For reading the Fanfic Chapter- 9 Chapter 9 - An Encounter In The Forest Chapter 9 - An Encounter In The Forest Note: Due to being reincarnated as human, he has developed some humane emotions. It has been almost 5 to 6 months i guess before, i posted this chapter. My reason was that i went abroad and my GCSE exams screwed me over. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snowflakes gently caressed Lucifer¡¯s cheeks, waking him from his sleep. The air was heavy, chilled and a raging blizzard was spewing snow onto everything in sight; everything felt so dead, the sky a dark grey. Occasionally, you would see flashes of light in the clouds. A storm was brewing up. Lying under the blanket of snow, he slowly returned from his dazed senses, brushing the reddish snow from atop his body, he noticed his sweater was torn to shreds while also soaked in dry blood. Tearing it off he shoved it to his sides, it seems his internal organs were completely destroyed after Tetra had overloaded mana in his body. *Ding*
100 points awarded to all stats
His body had quickly repaired while he was asleep with the combined prowess of Metasis and hyper regeneration. A flood of memories invaded him soon after, the conversation he had with Tetra, reminiscing his weakness, he curled up his fists, but he knew Tetra was right. ¡°I am very weak, I just rely too much on mana and let my emotions sure¡± he muttered in a meek tone. Lucifer understood that he relied too much on his never ending supply of mana and not on physical improvement, it would mean death, in the future if he didn`t correct this mistake. His life till now was only saved by his, Regeneration and Metasis and without them he would have been dead long back. His body was strong but he didn`t know how to use it efficiently, most of his movements were a waste of stamina. He slowly looked around; scanning his surroundings, snow coated trees encircled him, mountains arose behind, piercing the sky and large craters filled with chunks of snow were piled up in front of him. He reached for his bag pack, but it was not there, it was destroyed during the devastation. ¡°How will return home now, if I can`t contact Aunt Hilda?¡± he muttered He was half naked, had no way back home and no food supplies. He threw himself onto the snow, facing the dark cloudy sky, the serene state was appeasing to him, everything thing seemed to filter out of him, leaving him empty yet peaceful. The clouds started flashing, followed by thunder; it started raining heavily, raindrops mixed with falling hail. The trickles of condensed rain water splashed continuously on his face, gliding steadily down, he waited for about an hour, for Aunt Hilda, lying patiently onto the snow. Most people would have died within 21 minutes, if they lay bare naked on top of snow during an icy gale. He was intentionally regulating his body temperature with Pyrokinesis. A roar sounded from nearby, following the direction of the echo. He tilted his head to face the forest, in it he saw a bear with light golden fur, and it stared at him for some time before fading back into the darkness of the forest. The bear had caught his interest. Thinking to himself that Aunt Hilda was not coming any time soon, he dashed towards the forest. Standing in front of the forest, it gave off an eerie feeling, he pondered whether it was safe to go inside; he then suppressed his blood thirst to avoid drawing the attention of any dangerous life forms, slowly venturing towards the heart of the forest. Due to his perception being active constantly, he noticed several life forms nearby; worms, a bunch of ant eaters, rabbits and wolves. He continued his brisk walking pace. All of a sudden he felt that someone¡¯s gaze was focused at his back. However nothing showed up, when he used perception, but his gut kept on urging someone was there, you would call it survival instincts. He turned around, peaking at the branches of the trees. Noticing there was no one present on the trees, his caution rose. It just meant the adversary was extremely good at hiding his presence. He was worried, if it sliced of his neck, he would die instantly as hyper regeneration couldn`t repair parts not connected to his brain stem. Instantly, Flames erupted from his body surrounding him; he slowly compressed them into a thin layer, which coated his body. As a result, his defense rose, his layered flame armor, which was transparent, could stop the slash of a sharp bastard sword. Suddenly, a black tendril swiftly shot out from the nearby bushes, followed by many more directed to every part of his body. They instantly hit him from all sides; two went for his eye sockets. Reacting quickly, he raised up his hands to his face. The force caused by the impact pushed him to rebound backwards, falling on his back. This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. He gasped out the air in his lungs, he nearly faced death, if he was a breath too late at that moment he would have been dead by now. The layered flame armor was the most important aspect without it protection the tendrils would have easily impaled his hands. He covered his head and neck with twice the layered flames, the tendrils continued their assault as he lay on the ground. Though, not penetrating his layered armor, the pressure invoked on his body caused some of his internal organs to rupture, as they were very weak. However, Metasis and hyper regeneration constantly worked together to mend and strengthen them. During the constant one-sided assault by the tendrils, he gained insight on how to overcome this ordeal; his years of torture and some change within him helped create this new skill.
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Ataraxia--
Effects:
  • Suppresses all emotions other than calm
  • All brain processes are in overdrive
All signs of panic and any other emotion dissipated, endowing a state of enlightenment, with his mind in overdrive and with the combination of his photographic memory he reached an unbelievable mental state, how to dodge, where to apply the right amount of pressure and various other things where mapped into his mind. Leaping of his back, he dodged under the incoming tendrils, sidestepping each of them with the least amount of movements. Due to the heightened brain processing speed, he quickly came up with a plan to completely halt the barrage of tendrils. Activating Elemental Annex, he changed the attribute of his flames to ice. *Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
CyrokinesisBeginner336.7%
Effects:
  • Able to shape and manipulate ice at will [200 MP/s]
Brandishing an ice version of the blaze sword, he deftly dodged the tendrils while striking them. The moment his sword got in contact with them, the tendrils froze, it had stopped their attack, he quickly repeated it with rest of the tendrils and with a final swipe of his sword he splintered the frozen tendrils. He waited warily for any incoming attacks, after a few moments, he dashed towards the spot where the attack originated from. There stood the light-Golden bear, it was the same size as Lucifer, and it had big black eyes, which gave it a sense of adorableness. Lucifer quickly browsed through the series of books stored in his mind, he had his own mind palace where everything he read could be stored, going through the books which only contained animals, soon he came upon the same looking picture as the bear in front of him. However, the picture had a fur shade of brown instead of gold, and the bears were called ¡®Murk Bears¡¯; he came upon the decision that it was a variant of its kind. He also found out they were rare and were especially used to find ingredients for alchemy. He also learned how to contract them as his personal pet as he read further down below after doing so; he went out of his mind palace. Slitting his wrist with mana, blood flowed out from it, falling to the muddy forest floor. Bringing forth his wrist in front of the bear he urged it to feed. The bear slowly moved towards him, and after a few moments it licked the blood of his hands. It paws started glowing, the bear slowly, stood up with its two hind legs and looked at it paws. A pattern was inscribed on them. *Ding*
Your pet has gained the ability to communicate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As always please comment your thoughts and thank you for reading. Chapter 10 - Mind Palace Chapter 10 - Mind Palace Note: I would like to keep the skill panels to a minimum because it interrupts the reading process. ------------------------------------------------------ The night slowly crept in; intensifying the already eerie atmosphere of the forest and in the middle stood a half-naked boy with silver hair and had a golden bear at his side. This sight looked like a twilight prince with his beast had descended into the forest. Crickets¡¯ started humming in the background. He had ignored the panel that had been displayed before him for now. HHis first priority was to make camp. His mind clear due to the effects of Ataraxia, he mentally mapped the resources he needed to make camp, he then faced the Murk Bear. ¡°Go hunt four rabbits and stay within a 100 meter radius¡± he said in a commanding voice The Murk bear slowly nodded, and headed of into the darkness, during the meantime the bear was hunting he wandered around the spot looking for some twigs or some branches after a meanwhile he came upon a few of them. He had also sent the Murk Bear to get the rabbits was because that it would have a better understanding of the layout of the forest. Quickly setting up the twigs and branches in the center, he surrounded them with evenly sized stones, so that he could place things on them to cook. The bear returned after some minutes later with the carcass of four rabbits. Setting them gently beside the raging camp fire, few sparks flew out from the flames disappearing instantly as the leapt out. Taking the rabbit carcasses, he started to skin them with a sharpened mana dagger. However, the expected result was not the one he liked; some chunks of the rabbits were missing. Anyway, he pierced the rabbit¡¯s stomach with twigs and set them to on the stones to cook in the flames. ¡°So what why did you attack me¡±, he said to the Bear ¡°be..because I thought you would kill me, like the hunters which killed my parents¡± , the bear said in a weak, adorable tone ¡°So what is you name¡±, Lucifer asked ¡°Snuff¡±, the bear responded ¡°Snuff that was an adorable name which suited the bear¡±, he thought to himself ¡°So can you find magical and rare ingredients¡± he asked softly Snuff slowly nodded his head. The fragrant scent of the cooked meat caught my nose. Removing the rabbits from the flames, he extracted the twigs from them. He then handed two of the rabbits to ¡®Snuff¡¯. *nom* *nom* Snuff made cute noises when he started eating his portion. Lucifer, facing the fire lost himself in a trance. Time seemed to slow down. He thought of various ways he could strengthen his body. Entering into his mind palace, he looked around trying to get a better understanding of it, he quickly willed a chair to appear in front of him and it did. After some experiment he concluded he could customize his mind palace however he liked. He willed it into a library. Then he commanded the Mind Palace to give him a book on human physiology. In a bright flash of light, a book appeared in his hand; skimming through the book he learned various parts of the body. It took him a few minutes for him to go through the book. He then commanded the Mind Palace to make a projection of his body structure in front of him. ¡°Highlight all flaws which can be improved¡± he said Various red marks were highlighted on his body, he memorized them. It felt like hours had passed by in the Mind Palace, so he exited it. Coming back to his senses he only felt hat a few minutes had passed by in the real world. ¡°Guess time flows differently in my mind¡± he muttered He knew what his weaknesses were, his arteries, capillaries and his heart, they couldn`t handle the huge surge of mana which passed through his blood stream. Second, his dynamic vision couldn`t keep up if he moved at high speed. His body structure needed a lot of improvement. However, he couldn`t do anything about it until he reached back home. He also noticed his personality had changed due to the suppression of emotions. It felt the same like when he was an angel. He was satisfied with the ability, because human emotions are variables that constantly cause many problems. So without them he could achieve his goal faster. Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. However, this was going to be a problem, because He had to put up his Avaritia fa?ade, which before came naturally, but now he had to imitate human emotions which was harder. He had hardly noticed that he had finished his rabbit meat and unconsciously bit on his thumb. Looking in front of him, he found Snuff already fast asleep. Snuff looked even more adorable as he slept. Going across to the bear, he laid his head onto its comfortable fur, it was really soft, he then snuggled next to the bear, but before that he had protected himself with flame layered armor in case he was attacked ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |POV| ¡°I feel like I am forgetting something¡±, Aunt Hilda said out loud in the mansion Aunt Hilda had just returned from a meeting with the experts from the continent, they were discussing about the threat. When she had arrived there, most of the experts were in panic. This was the first time they had encountered such evil. They meeting had lots of screaming, shouting and was concluded with the leading expert in the continent. Sir Julian had to release his Aura to contain their panic and so the meeting was concluded. Then all of a sudden it hit here. ¡°Avaritia¡± she shouted She had set such training was so he would give up after just entering the first floor. Aunt Hilda knew that geniuses such as him tended to be reckless. Thinking that they are special and all and plunge into danger, she wanted to teach him to value his life and learn when to give up. ¡°Seems he should have learned his lesson by now¡± She then teleported on the spot and in an instant she was in front of the mansion or what was left of it. ¡°Was the dungeon not here¡±, she was growing frantic as she said that. She quickly scanned here surrounding within a 2000 Km radius, Lucifer was not even one tenth of that. She instantly spotted him, and let out a sigh of relief. She then proceeded to teleport by his side --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucifer was quietly snoring until Aunt Hilda appeared by his side. He slowly got up, he knew it was here by here distinct Aura. He gently rubbed is eyes then stared at Aunt Hilda. ¡°W¡­.Why so late Aunt Hilda, he said, pouting ¡°Seems like you got an adorable friend right there¡±, Aunt Hilda spoke ¡°Yesh¡± he said with a tone of a child He was only 4 years and 10 months old, so it was better he acted like a child. The adults didn`t find this weird, because in this world children matured faster at a young age. So no wonder, they trained him when he was just a toddler. However, he didn`t know that was only half of the reason, they trained at a young age because of his genius potential with the sword. ¡°What happened to the dungeon?¡± Aunt Hilda asked in a stern tone, she seemed very cautious. ¡°Damn, I hoped she wouldn`t ask that¡± he thought to himself while mentally building various fake responses ¡°I¡­..I got out after a few minutes when I entered the first floor and came to this forest Aunt Hilda¡± ¡°And all of a sudden I heard a h¡­huge explosi. .ion, like boom¡± he made had shapes while speaking it looked cute. ¡°Never mind¡±, Aunt Hilda responded, but when he saw her eyes he knew she was very curious on what happened here. Lucifer picking up Snuff, carried snuff on his back like a bag pack. Grabbing Aunt Hilda hand they teleported into the mansion. In the mansion; ¡°Goodnight, Aunt Hilda¡± ¡°Goodnight, Darling¡± He then carried Snuff into his bedroom. He smirked, he had succeeded in imitating Avaritia `s persona, he then jumped into his bed with Snuff and slowly drowned into a comfortable sleep. -------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for reading. Chapter 11 - An Angel`s Descent Chapter 11 - An Angel`s Descent Note: I got traumatized by the exam grades i got yesterday so i didn`t post a chapter. So sorry. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucifer woke at the break of dawn, slipping on his fluffy slippers, he got of his bed, and he wobbled a bit as he stood. Going to the bathroom, he followed his daily routine; first he took a bath and also brushed his teeth in the shower. While, showering he went over last night`s events, going through his plans for today. Changing into a fresh pair of clothes, he left the shower. Snuff was spread out on the bed, drooling onto the pillows. He glanced at his wrists, the shackles which Aunt Hilda had given him before were still intact onto wrists. He reactivated them again, with a new set of engravings. The pressure on his body would increase by one kg every time he got used to the weights. Snuff lazily got out of his bed, staggering while walking towards me. ¡°Master, what are we going to do today¡±, Snuff said while letting out a yawn Getting out of the room, they both quietly tip toed down the stairs, not wanting to wake anyone. It was 5 am in the morning and no one in the mansion was still awake yet. Getting out of the mansion, he started jogging to the stables. Herald was sleeping in his cabin, beside the stables. Gently tapping on the rickety wooden doors, he waited for Herald to open them. After, a few minutes, the door opened and herald walked out. ¡°Brat, Why are you here again?¡± herald was not happy to be woken up this early. ¡°He¡­Herald I want to ride the horses again¡± ¡°Huh, all right then¡± Herald proceeded into the stables and then returned with a black stallion, handing its reins to him. Lucifer had grown a few centimeters in height after the dungeon incident. Now, he could easily mount the stallion, with no problems. Snuff hugged him tightly when they rode the stallion, his paws clutching at Lucifers small waist. Snuff, tongue was constantly out of his mouth as they rode. ¡°Is this a bear or a child¡±, Lucifer thought to himself The purpose of this ride was so that, he could use Snuffs` ability to verify if there were any ingredients nearby and at the same time increasing his proficiency at horse riding. After, an hour and a half they still did not detect any ingredients in the garden. *Ding*
Skill Name:Skill Rank:Skill Level:Skill Experience:
Horse RidingBeginner322%
Effects:
  • Increased command over the horse.
  • Stability increases after each level up.
He was however not disappointed, he had expected this result. He had also calculated the time needed to increase his skills proficiency in his Mind Palace. The sun was completely up now, dropping of the stallion at the stable. He proceeded back to the mansion along the way he was constantly planning on how to get to the place he desired. Entering the mansion, he headed off to the hall. Food was already set up by the servants. Looking around, he was not the first to arrive, his cousin Malcolm, Aunt Hilda`s son was seated at the table, gobbling his food furiously, he was surprised at Avaritia`s sudden appearance. He quickly extended his arm sleeves so that they would cover his wrists, but Lucifer had instantly seen the red marks on them. Malcolm seemed to be in pain, as every movement he did cause his to gasp. Quickly, devouring his food, Malcolm left the hall. Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! Aunt Hilda came down as soon as Malcolm left. Before sitting in her place, Aunt Hilda gave him a hug. ¡°Darling, how was your sleep¡±, Aunt Hilda said ¡°It was nice¡±, he flashed an innocent smile Snuff was also seated at the table, looking at the food before, saliva dripped out of the corners of his mouth. The house was very empty. Most, of the time it was just him and Aunt Hilda. Mother had left for somewhere; Father was trading in some other continent. It seemed as if his parents didn`t care much about. Not that it mattered; he just wondered if Human parents should act like that. ¡°He respected Aunt Hilda more than his parents, she was more of a mother figure to him¡±, he thought¡°. Plus she was straightforward and had a wild nature. He, however, needed information right now and lots of it. Knowledge is power as they say. Furthermore, he needed information on Physique alteration as the human structure was very complex he had to know the various parts of the body. In his Mind palace, he had constructed about 25 % of the human model; he needed more books if he wanted to complete the rest of it. ¡°Aunt Hilda, can we go to Casaria¡±, because I have never gone out¡± he asked ¡°Sure darling, get ready in 30 minute and we will leave¡± Quickly devouring his food, he dashed off into his bedroom to get ready. Soon after, he entered into the carriage with Snuff which stood in front of the mansion. The capital was about 1500 km away. The journey progressed slowly, they went past several villages, and he caught sight of weird animals which were domesticated on the farms, they also helped the farmers while they were working. He quickly stored their images in his mind palace. The rest of journey was boring, nothing new to see, so he took a nap along with Snuff. He woke up to the sounds, of people arguing, merchants screaming to sell their wares and the laughter of children. He looked out of the carriage; he saw taverns, inns, forges lined side by side. Their carriage came to a halt, as he got out of the carriage, many people started to stare, ladies especially, some fainted. He wondered why they were staring at him; maybe it was because of Aunt Hilda. The stares wouldn`t stop but rather increased, he noticed more and more women started following him. Snuff was walking alongside him. What he didn`t know was that, he didn`t look like a 5 year old but rather a 9 year old, his height was really tall for his age. Furthermore, his doll like features with the combination of his silver hair made him look like an angel. His royal purple eyes made him drop dead handsome, he looked even better than the elves which were hailed as the most gorgeous race. His graceful way of walking added augmented his otherworldly looks. He however, didn`t know this because he hadn`t interacted much with the outside world. ¡°Aunt Hilda, why are they looking at us like that¡±, he asked her ¡°It`s because of your bear¡±, Aunt Hilda lied ¡°So, Avaritia dear where would you like to go¡±, She asked ¡°The library¡±, he said Along the way Aunt Hilda glared at anyone who ogled at but no matter how much she glared the women would still follow them. ¡°Avaritia is going to be a handful in the future, if he is like this right now¡±, She muttered. She suddenly grabbed Lucifer by the waist with Snuff; she could no longer bear women having lewd thoughts about her nephew. ¡°I am the only one permitted to have such thoughts about him¡±, she sneered before teleporting They materialized right in front of the library; the building was huge round like a colosseum and 17 storeys high. As they entered, the building, the interiors were illuminated by green torches, which were latched onto walls, piles of shelf¡¯s surrounded the. The building had about 12 floors, and each of the floors had shelf¡¯s s which were assigned numbers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoy and please comment so i can improve my fanfic. Chapter 12 - Body Modification Chapter 12 - Body Modification Authors note: Very sorry guys due to my hiatsu, i was binge reading various wuxia novels such as ATG, MGA, Douluo Dalu, CD and other reincarnation novels. So sorry for stalling you guys from so long. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucifer entered the library with Aunt Hilda and Snuff. As soon as he entered the scent of antique books invaded his nose. Scanning the book shelves he enjoyed the view of the beautiful carved patterns on them. While making his way towards the table that was located, right at the center of the library. Standing in front of the Maplewood table he gazed at the librarian who murmured while being in a deep sleep. Lucifer raising his tone a little, he ushered her to wake up. The librarian woke up with a jolt as if she was assaulted in her dreams. Her eyes looked extremely deprived of sleep, as she constantly swayed as she stood up. Under her breath she murmured something harsh. Her hands scrambled upon the table in search of her glasses. Finding them she quickly equipped them and glanced at her customers. As her sights instantly landed on Lucifer she had the sudden urge to hug him. However, she suppressed it due to the intimidating pressure that was given out by Aunt Hilda. At that moment Aunt Hilda slipped an emblem on the table. The librarian looking at it went aghast and also became overly polite. Looking at the librarian he told her to bring all the books based on the ranking system. At once the librarian dashed off to get the books, returning after a while with a stack of books. Lucifer taking the stack books from her, headed towards a nearby desk. As he slipped into his seat, Aunt Hilda told him that she had to be somewhere important in a rather serious tone. Then she abruptly vanished into thin air. Lucifer at that instant solely focused his complete attention towards the books, while, snuff slumbered peacefully under the desk. After full 4 hours he completed reading the stack of books. Compiling all the information he had extracted from the books into his mind palace, The ranking system was divided into four tiers the fragment realm, mystical realm, divine realm and heavenly realm. However, very little information was provided for the mystical, divine and heavenly realm, though the fragment realm was divided into three categories Elite, transient and human god. Lucifer rewinding his previous memories gathered that mother and Aunt Hilda were at the peak stage of the Fragment realm. ¡°Now wonder Aunt Hilda could release such blood thirst¡±, he thought Furthermore ascending to the next realm was an incredibly difficult process as one most gain insight into their soul so that the realms gates could open. He quickly returned the books back to the librarian who looked at him skeptically as the books were thick. ¡°Did you finish the books?¡±, the librarian asked in a doubting tone. ¡°No¡±, Lucifer responded, lying so that he would not attract unwanted attention. He again asked for books on Physique restructuring. Now, the librarian looked at him suspiciously. The books were high grade and would only be provide to peak experts but remembering the emblem, she reluctantly went to get the books. After a while, she returned with five books that were rather thin in size. ¡°Thank you¡±, Lucifer spoke before returning to his desk. His plan was to gather methods which could modify his physique so that it could hold his ever growing mana pool without suffering the backlash. After the passing of an hour He went through the information. Body modification was a very risky process and only a handful of practitioners have succeeded in doing so and all of them consisted of the elven and the demon race. To complete the process an abundant amount of mana is required which the humans and other races beside the dragons completely lack. Dragons don`t need such methods as their bodies grow along with their mana pool. Also the practitioners have to suffer from severe mind breaking pain. However, the benefits are extremely good the veins will grow in size so that the body can hold and refine more amount mana. Magical prowess will also increase. Moreover, the body will become more strengthened. Though only a very few are successful. Storing this information in his mind palace he returned the books to the librarian while waiting for Aunt Hilda. ¡°Aunt Hilda you`re here¡±, he spoke ¡°I hope I didn`t take too long Avaritia dear¡±, Aunt Hilda responded At that moment snuff woke up with a yawn and said, ¡°Master, are we going home¡± in adorable tone A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. ¡°Come snuff, let¡¯s go¡±, Lucifer responded In a blinding flash they were transported back to the mansion. Snuff dashed off into the mansion wanting to sleep again. Proceeding into the mansion he met with a surprise. At that moment he remembered it was his fifth birthday. Thirteen more years were left before he could unlock all his godly abilities but before that his goal was ¡®not to die¡¯. Only Herald, the servants and Aunt Hilda were present. His parent were nowhere in sight, off to their own errands. His parent to him felt as if they were not his own. He anyway didn`t care as such emotions were pointless. He went along with his birthday charade; after every one had gone to bed he sneaked out at mid night to somewhere deep within the forest that was beside the mansion while concealing his aura so Aunt Hilda would not perceive his presence. The pale moon hovered over the night sky giving a majestic atmosphere. Lucifer found a patch of flat land in the forest, as he approached it, he could feel the strong killing intent that emanated from the beasts that were surrounding him, as they slowly drew closer towards him. At that instant as the beast were right in front of him, his cannibalistic intent faltered up. He had been suppressing it, as he didn¡¯t find an opportunity to kill someone. As the beasts dashed at him, they caught sight of the cold ruthless eyes staring at them. He had an absolutely terrifying grin; all the beasts came to a halt. However, they instinctually knew that they would meet their end today. At that moment the slaughter began, a hazy mirage was left of Lucifer where he had stood before he appeared in front of a half lion half griffin like beast. Grabbing its mouth, he tore it open. Blood gushed out, splashing all over him, giving him a sinister yet noble appearance. He slid his hand into its mouth ripping out the heart. Tearing it out he directly placed it into his mouth, he was filled with ecstasy; the heart had a very rich flavor. It further aggravated his craving. Lashing out at all the other beasts, he slaughtered them instantly. Enjoying their hearts as delicacies, his cannibalistic instincts satiated, after the feast he received. He also received their abilities, as he had eaten their hearts. He gained berserk, cryokinesis and morph. However, berserk was an ability which was not compatible with him as all his other emotions were suppressed. All the beasts he killed were at least B class. Though he didn`t even give them an opportunity to display their skills. Seating in a meditative state, he processed large amounts of mana through his veins, pain assaulted him. Though to him it just felt like a needle prick. He furthermore increased the flow of mana. His veins and other organs were completely constantly being destroyed. Although, as soon as they were destroyed they were rebuilt the processes of reconstructing was quick due to metasis ad hyper- regeneration. This reconstructing continued till the break of dawn. Almost 7 hours had passed from beginning to the end of the process. As he slowly opened his eyes, he could even see the morning dew upon the grass strands, everything around him felt like it was moving in slow motion. His dynamic vision had reached such an extent; he quickly got up and checked the mobility of his body. It felt as light as a feather. His features even had a drastic change. There were silver strands entwined with the purple in his eyes, his silver hair had more traces of black stripes and his body had become even more slim clearing defining his muscles. However, he looked very frail and delicate while also giving a majestic appearance. He checked his veins and found out they were enlarged to an abnormal degree. Humans to a limit could only process a stream of mana that was their limit, but his was like a river and his mana also had also reached a greater quality so his abilities would have a greater effect. He was quite satisfied with his progress as it increased his chances of survival. He dashed off towards the mansion at an astonishing speed, leaving after images as he proceeded. Nearby creatures avoided him noticing the monstrous amount of mana he was emanating. Before he reached the mansion he suppressed his mana, and entered, what he didn`t know were events that would plunge him into constant danger were forthcoming. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am truly sorry for stalling this chapter for so long. As i am severely addicted to reading reincarnation novels Chapter 13 - The Bliss of Slaughter Chapter 13 - The Bliss of Slaughter Author note: Comment on Lucifer''s personality, he can be dark at times. ENJOY! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birds could be heard chirping all around as he entered the mansion, moving quietly he moved towards his room. Inside, he confronted the mirror, carefully observing his features which had changed. He had grown taller at least 6 feet in height, looking almost similar to a teenager at the age of 5; his complexion had become altered to a snow white color. None of his clothes would fit him now as he had out grown; he had to again replace his recent wardrobe. Soon, He heard a soft knock on the door. ¡°Young Master, breakfast is ready¡±, the servant spoke ¡°Will be there in a minute¡±, he responded back Quickly finding the most compatible clothes for him, he briskly walked downstairs towards the breakfast table. His cousins and Aunt Hilda were the only one`s present. The food as always was laid out like a banquet. As Cynthia and Angela his cousins caught sight of him, they had a faint blush over their face. Aunt Hilda also had a surprised expression. Malcolm also peaked slightly before continuing to eat his breakfast. ¡°Avaritia dear, it seems you had a growth spurt overnight ¡°, Aunt Hilda said in a sensual tone, she seemed somewhat surprised at the change. ¡°I am surprised too, Aunt Hilda¡±, he said with hesitation. To make it seem that he had no idea at how it had occurred, his Avaritia fa?ade was now put on. ¡°I guess it`s the dragon slayer genes, sometimes if the genes are more prominent in an individual they have certain mutations¡±, Aunt Hilda said ¡°I was worried, Aunt Hilda, that something may be wrong with me¡±, he said making sure to make it seem that he had absolutely no idea about the change. Seating himself onto a hair, he slowly enjoyed the meal. However, Aunt Hilda and the others were staring at him. Unknowingly, what he didn`t notice was, that while he was eating his old habits had seeped into the Avaritia fa?ade, altering his aura a tiny bit so that affected the people around him. He appeared mysterious to them at that moment, though they quickly reverted back into eating their meal. Suddenly, a Burk wood carriage came to a halt in front of the main door and a burly man stepped out of it, he calmly made his way to the breakfast table. However, his face contained a bitter expression. ¡°Hello, Avaritia, I am Uncle Kyros¡±, he spoke gently ¡°What happened, Uncle Kyros¡±, Lucifer said in meekly ¡°You`re father, Alexander is dead, he was killed by bandits while he was going to a city¡±, Uncle Kyros said with a somber voice Lucifer did not have a hint of emotions for his parents, as they barely even contacted him. However, he had to act, or people would find it weird. He silently manipulated the water in his body by using cryokinesis, so water droplets would flow out of his eyes making it seem like he was crying, he even wailed a little to make it authentic. At that moment Aunt Hilda, instantly rushed besides grasping him into a warm hug. ¡°Don`t cry Avaritia dear, everything is going to be alright¡±, Aunt Hilda responded After a while he reduced the intensity of his wailing. At that instance his mother barged in, it seems she had just arrived from her journey. Though, only Lucifer found it suspicious, because she was supposed to arrive a day later. After his mother was relayed the news, her mouth arched very very slightly. But Lucifer with his superior vision caught sight of it and instantly knew his mother was involved in the ploy to kill his father. Mother`s acting was dramatic but well done. He praised her mentally, because every action and response she gave was calculated perfectly. ¡°I would expect, nonetheless from a peak expert¡±, he thought ¡°That was surprising though, However, there must be a reason why mother killed father?¡± he thought. Pondering, he mentally ordered snuff to oversee mother¡¯s conversations, and relay them back to him. If he followed his mother around, she would become more vigilant. After the whole event was over, he was sent back to his room. So that the adults could discuss what course of actions they should take. Slowly night approached, Lucifer was reveling in a light nap, when a mental message was sent to him by snuff. ¡°Maste¡­..mastee, your mother was discussing, something about an ambush¡±, snuff said ¡°Who was she talking to?¡± asked ¡°Some man called Douglas, maste ¡°snuff responded ¡°When is the ambush occurring?¡± he said ¡°Tomorrow, master when you are returning from your father`s funeral¡±, snuff said ¡°Come back¡±, he said and mentally cut off the link. He bewitchingly liked his lips.¡± Tomorrow is going to be a fun day¡± he thought to himself before the warm grasp of sleep embraced him. As the sun peaked over the mountains, there was a clamor of movement and sound in the mansion, Lucifer seizing the jet black suit that was hung in the cupboard, wore it. He slowly made his way downstairs to the carriage that awaited him. Along the way the female servants stared at him wide eyed as he looked absolutely handsome, despite his delicate looking body. His graceful appearance caused them to be enamored. The servant¡¯s male and female alike had the sudden urge to protect this frail little boy. Outside the mansion, he was directed towards a carriage by his mother, sitting himself. He noticed that he was all alone. Though several guards were provided so they could protect him on the journey, as the carriage bolted from the mansion, he spent his time peering at the scenery. He captured the moment to appreciate the fresh. After an hour, they reached the location where his Alexander`s funeral was going to be held. The funeral ceremonies had begun, ¡°Why do humans mourn for the dead¡±, were the thoughts that constantly assaulted him. After the ceremony was concluded, various merchants and nobles approached him and gave their sympathies. However, their expressions told otherwise, the merchants were really happy, as Alexander was out, they could dominate the market all to themselves, the nobles like wise. ¡°Such Hypocrites¡±, he thought to himself Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation. After the various commemorations had concluded, he again was cited in the carriage all alone; as they were proceeding home the carriage took a different route heading towards a deserted village. The carriage came to a halt at the center, a guard gestured Lucifer to get off in a threatening tone. As he exited the carriage he scanned the area, the village contained ruins which were demolished by passing of time even, and remains of previously burnt houses were present. The guards guided him into the woods at the edges of the village. "So, the guards were in on this plan too, huh¡±. Upon reaching the edges of the woods, a man wearing a white robe with a wispy goatee stood there with a staff. He looked as if he was in his mid-fifties, as Lucifer approached him. He told the guards to head back to the carriage. As soon as they left a group of bandits appeared from the woods. ¡°Mothers, planning were thoroughly well done¡±, he thought, she had been planned accordingly; too make it look like an accident. The bandits approached him with a slow pace, they judged the five year old boy in front them posed was no threat. A bandit who looked like the leader of the group unsheathed a dagger, which was hanging from his waist. His clothes gave off a stench of dry blood. The bandit¡¯s eyes were bloodshot and he shouted profanities towards Lucifer as the moved at him. As Lucifer didn`t move an inch, they guessed that he was scared shitless. As the bandit leader was inches away from Lucifer¡¯s face, he stabbed the dagger towards his heart. At the moment the sound of something exploding resounded, at the bandit leader realization, he grabbed onto his nonexistent right stump. He howled in agony as the pain rushed at him, crumbling to the ground. Lucifer using the ability cryokinesis had the ability to manipulate any liquid, so redirecting the blood flow; he caused it to implode outwards. The bandit leader¡¯s screams continued. Lucifer grabbing the bandit¡¯s right eye ripped it from its socket. He then shoved it into the bandit¡¯s mouth, controlling the bandit¡¯s blood flow; he made him chew upon his eye. The other bandits watched with fear and disgust, they backed up slightly, before rush at him. Looking at them, with a snap of his fingers their bodies exploded, into many chunks of flesh and brain matter whizzed through the air, splashing onto his suit. He reveled in the rain of blood that showered him. The scene looked as if the Death had descended upon the bandits in a suit. Spreading his arms wide he appreciated the bloody artwork he had created. Blood and flesh littered the muddy floor. The bandit leader looking at the carnage before him vomited out his mushed eyeball. The only one left unhurt was the old man; Lucifer with a brisk pace approached the man, as if he had all the time in the world. Standing in front of the old man, he released his horrifying aura; the man had wet his robe. While he was uncontrollably trembling, the old man started to spill the beans. ¡°He explained that mother was living a double life and that Lucifer had a step brother who was three years older than him, mother¡¯s lover Douglas Sez Belmont wanted Alexander¡¯s inheritance and something special he had acquired. So mother wanting freedom from Alexander and her Douglas wanting his secrets, had mustered up this plan. The old man also blurted out that they had to kill him, because he was going to receive Alexander¡¯s inheritance. After speaking the old man crumbled onto the floor, into a puddle of his own piss. Lucifer without remorse tore out the old man`s left eye, he then gestured the old man to eat it and he would let him live. The man while sobbing started to chew on his eyeball, Lucifer thoroughly enjoyed the scene. Living in the abyss, he had to suffer every day in pure agony; finally he had the opportunity to agonize others who stood in his way. ¡°Like they say an eye for an eye¡±, he smirked However, the old man couldn`t swallow the eyeball and coughed it out, Lucifer getting bored of the old man¡¯s antics, exploded his brains, blood and brain juices spilled outwards. With a snap of his fingers, he ignited the corpses and chunks of flesh along with the bandit leader he completely burned them to ashes, so that there would be no remains of the events that had bypassed. After that he continued towards the carriage, the guards seeing him approach, unsheathed their long swords rushing at him. With a grin he materialized a large amount of blazing swords above him, pointing towards the guards. The blades instantly flew at the guards piercing their bodies, as soon as the blades passed through them, their bodies were covered in coated with flames. Lucifer relished in the screams of the guards as they watched their comrades get charred to death. ¡°Say, ¡®Hi¡¯ to Satan for me¡±, he gave a charming smile while speaking After a while, all that was left were ashes in front of him. With a flick of a finger he ignited the carriage into flames completely destroying any evidence of the event, following that he tore of his suit to make the attack look all the more real and rubbed some blood from the ground onto his white shirt, he ripped it in some places so that, it would look like he was attacked during the journey. After that he erased all evidence of the blood and the ashes and ventured back into the forest. While walking back, he was smiling gleefully waiting to see his mother¡¯s expression as soon as he arrived. Anybody looking at him now would only be able to see as sweet, angelic young boy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do comment so i can improve the story. And as always thank you for reading Chapter 14 - A Fateful Encounter Chapter 14 ¨C A Fateful Encounter Author note: Sometimes Lucifer can be a bit thick headed, but he had his own set of rules. School arc coming soon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [POV] At the mansion: The mansion was a hubbub of worry and panic. Servants were darting from one location to another, as they prepared to create a search party. Aunt Hilda was a mess; she was on the edge, constantly panicking about what had happened to her nephew Avaritia. Some of the female servants were frantic, as they really adored the young master; he had always treated them respectfully, unlike the other nobles they had encountered. They were completely attached to him, remembering his frail looking body the panicked even more. However, one person clearly trembled with joy at the situation, Avaritia mother Athena. In her room, she smiled with joy, she had always hated Alexander and being forcefully wed to him, was her worst nightmare. Every time she looked at Avaritia, she had the urge to strangle him to death. Now, she was free and finally could be with her true love Douglas and her son. Her wish had finally come true. Aunt Hilda had ordered for several search parties, but none of them could find any traces of the carriage, neither the people who were in it. They even used mana compasses to track them. However, not a single hint was received, as if they had vanished into nothingness. [POV] Back to the forest: Lucifer strolled into the luscious forest, unique plants sprouted from the soft forest floor. He could even hear the gentle sway of the wind; the birds chirping produced a melodious symphony. Drowned in tranquility, he suddenly felt dizzy. His thoughts slowly fading away and sleep was drawing in. At that instant, grabbing his wrist he cracked it. The jolt of pain was all he needed, to bring his consciousness back. ¡°This entire forest is a trap¡±, he murmured. As he ventured further into the forest, he found skeletal figures of people, cuddled up, on the forest floor. The forest released a toxin, which once enters the blood stream of a person would shut down the functions of one¡¯s body, putting them into an eternal sleep. So all the skeletal corpses were people killed by sleep. Furthermore, the flow of mana was irregular, so his mana perception was of absolutely no use. So he had no way of escaping the forest. The more he ventured deeper into the forest, the stronger the toxin became his consciousness could only last for a few more hours at best. He tried various methods to dispel the toxin to no avail, even brandishing his blaze sword he tried to purify it, rather it had the opposite effect, the toxin became stronger. It had a strange property, using anything that consisted of mana made the toxin stronger. After a while of walking, he finally reached an oak wood tree at the very center of the forest. At the foot of it was a blood colored coffin, yet it gave of a terrifying aura. Walking up to the coffin, he opened the lid. What he saw caught him by surprise. A girl, maybe of fifteen years of age, lay asleep, as if she was taking a nap. Her beautiful, silky black hair and pale white skin made her a marvelous beauty; she would be in the top five beauties of the continent. Lucifer noticed a set of fangs at the corners of her mouth, having read about vampires, he knew the scent of fresh blood could strengthen their being. Having no other method to escape the forest, his only method was to rely on her. Producing the crystallized dagger from cryokinesis, he slit his wrist bringing it towards he let it flow gently into her mouth. His consciousness was slowly fading now, and the loss of blood and the toxin present didn`t help. The girl at that moment woke up, scanning her surroundings at first; she then looked at him before giving a placid smile. He felt something warm on his lips and sweet sensation was transmitted, at that instance a ring was slipped onto his left hand finger. The last words he heard were¡± I Brigitte Roark Valkyrie take you as my beloved husband¡±, and then his consciousness blacked out. After blacking out, Lucifer In his mind palace reminisced the eons of torture he had to suffer. He was not evil by nature, he had a clear set of rules, which he adhered too and he would only destroy those who blocked his path towards his goal. He just didn`t kill mindlessly all the time, maybe sometimes. As he breezed through the memories of his years of torture, he felt empty, even without emotions this feeling caused him distress. His goal of killing god felt obscure, ¡°what would he do then after killing, if he did?¡± he thought. The vivid memories of the pain and suffering he had caused him to remember that his only purpose in life was ¡®revenge¡¯ beside that he had nothing. ¡°I am just like a puppet tuned for revenge¡± he muttered, at that moment he understood he was never in control of his life. Given a chance at life, he thought, ¡°Maybe I should enjoy it more than just thinking about surviving¡±. His consciousness returned, he noticed that he was laying on someone`s lap, an intoxicating fragrance invaded his nose. Looking at him was the girl he previously released; she casually leaned her face towards him, and passionately kissed him. After a while, she pulled her face back blushing and gave a breath taking smile. Lucifer getting up, scanned the forest, no residue of the toxin was present. Looking at the girl, he said smiling, ¡°Thank you, Brigitte¡±. He would thank those who have helped him. He still had his sense of morals. Brigitte getting up, faced him, grabbing his hand she placed a ring on it. ¡°Put it on my left hand finger¡±, she signaled. Lucifer slipped the finger onto her ring. He knew him that it signified his engagement, to her. But he didn`t care because he felt a connection to her instinctually, like he would lose something if he missed the chance. ¡°I Avaritia Lu Isemver take Brigitte Roark Valkyrie as my beloved wife¡±, he said out loud while smiling. His smile at the moment was absolutely angelic; Brigitte was completely mesmerized by it. As the rites were finished, silver specks of light enveloped them both, and strings of golden light seemed to extend from their bodies, intertwining with each other. ¡°Now our souls are connected as one¡±, Brigitte spoke. This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. Instantly, around them, a band of 8 people appeared, they were covered from head to toe, with some kind of dragonish shaped, golden armor. Only their pupils could be seen, their eyes were crimson in shade. As their gazes landed on Brigitte, the simultaneously release their monstrous, Lucifer feeling the intensity, felt he was suffocating from just the pressure. During that moment, he understood all this armored warriors far surpassed the fragment realm they could be from the mystical realm or even a higher realm. Aunt Hilda`s aura couldn`t even hold a candle at their pressure. ¡°What have I gotten myself into now", he thought. Analyzing the mysterious people he assumed by the flick of their, they could instantly splatter his brains out. As he tried to use blood manipulation silently, his mana couldn`t even invade their bodies, as they had a high density mana shield coating them. ¡°Am I going to die? Man, this sucks, I didn`t even get a chance to punish mother¡±, he muttered while being depressed. The fear of death was didn`t scare him, but not achieving his goals did. As he was mentally contemplating his final moments, Brigitte stepped forward. As soon as she stepped, an overbearing aura pressurized the armored warriors to the ground, comparing the pressure released by Brigitte to the warriors was like comparing heaven to earth. As her gaze settled upon the guards, hands erupted from the shadows that were present into the woods, quickly reaching the guards they curled around them. As soon as the warriors got in contact with the hands, their bodies started to disintegrate at the molecular level. Their howls erupted as they were eaten by the pitch black hands, while being pressurized on the ground. Brigitte gaze was ice cold, an unexpected shivers burst forth from. Even with the lack of emotions, he understood how terrifying she was. As soon as the warriors were erased, her gentle atmosphere again bust forth. As jollily hopped towards, looking at him, she said¡± I don`t want anything to happen to my darling husband now would I¡± and a kiss on the lips, followed. Brigitte intertwining her hand with his led him out of the forest. As they walked through the forest, several S class beasts had been awakened from the release of the toxin. As they rushed to attack, with just a glance from Brigitte they were chopped into tiny little chucks of meat. Along the way he had understood, that she was an existence that far exceeded the beings of this continent except for the Emperion dragon. "No wonder she was sealed, having that much power she could decimate, the entire continents population alone¡±, he thought. At best during the fight she had only released 10 percent of her total capabilities. Finally, they had exited the forest, a wide meadow, laid before them. The gentle wind ruffled, Brigitte hair, her gaze contained complete serenity. Her looks penetrated his soul, as she could read his thoughts. ¡°Honey, I have to go somewhere, I have a task to complete, but I will be back to be with you soon¡±, she softly muttered. ¡°The ring which I have given to you, tells me your exact location, so I will be able to find you wherever you are¡±, her gentle voice reached his ears. After, that she vanished into thin air. ¡°I will have her teach me that soon enough¡±, he muttered before heading towards the road at the west of the meadow. As he reached the route, a carriage appeared in sight. Gesturing them to halt, the carriage halted a few meters away, a man with in his mid-forties got off, his frame was robust, and his arms were as thick as a log. The man scanning Lucifer asked ¡°what did he want?¡± ¡°Sir, my carriage had been recently ambushed by bandits and I was the only survivor¡±, he said while acting out a trembling figure ¡°How did you survive?¡± the robust man asked by pressure. People would expectedly find it weird, if only one person survived. ¡°A man in a black hood, helped me, he slew all the bandits and vanished, sir¡± he said ¡°Get on, Brat, we are heading to Casaria¡± the man signaled at the carriage The journey was comfortable; the carriage had several other merchants who wanted to sell their garment, and other objects in the city. Some of their daughters kept on glancing at him, he wondered ¡®why¡¯. Every time they looked at him, he would give back a smile. Which would make them blush and turn back, he also saw several beast men mercenaries in the carriage, and they were recruited as guards to protect the carriage if it was attacked. Their feature were very similar to humans, though they were taller, two wolf shaped ears protruded from their scalp and a bushy tail from their backs. He often had conversation with them, and found out there were different types of beast men, and had their own tribes. The people in the carriage enjoyed his mature way of talking and quickly got attached. The journey was uneventful, but he improved his already abnormal reflexes and also how to wield a sword. At first they were hesitant to teach him, looking at his frail body. However, one day he challenged one of the mercenaries, as they evoked a stance and began their spar, his abnormal reflexes were displayed in front of them, dodging the beast man`s swings by a thin margin, he assaulted him with a flurry of attacks instantly overpowering the mercenary. The beast men were utterly astonished, they had absolute pride in their superior strength, but today it had been broken by a frail human. After the event, the beast men trained his in several of their techniques and his quick learning abilities surprised them even further. Other boys present, joined all with him. By the time they had reached the capital, his sword wielding skills had improved by a large margin. He had far surpassed the mercenaries and even developed some technique of his own. Saying his goodbyes, he hired a carriage from the village back to the mansion. ¡°Mother, I am back!¡± he thought, as he stood in front of the door way of the mansion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please comment on the story and present your thoughts. And finally thank you for reading. In further chapters, i will explain about her origins, so for now i will leave Brigitte as a mystery to spice up the story. Chapter 15 – Preparations for a kill Chapter 15 ¨C Preparations for a Kill Author`s Clarifications ¨C Some of you questioned why he needed cryokinesis when he had elemental Annex which could change the attribute of the flames. Answer, getting an ability directly related to the element increases the power and ease of manipulation. Another thing, I dislike putting tables because, it sometimes destroys the flow. However, I will put some now and then. So please forgive me. Also I suck at making tables, so that is another point why I hate them. School Arc coming soon after a few chapters! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking at the oak wood, mansion door a sly grin formed on his face. The events that would transpire from now onwards, caused he to tremble inn excitement. He couldn`t kill his mother because he didn`t have the ability to do so for now, but he would destroy all those she loved especially Douglas Sez Belmont and his Step Brother, step by step. ¡°Wait and watch, mother, I will brew up a storm unlike you have ever seen before¡±, he snickered Lightly knocking on the door, he waited for several seconds before a servant unlocked it. As the female servant peered at him, she was slack jawed, before she gave off a high pitched scream. Clamping his ears shut, he waited for the dizzy feeling to subside as his enhanced senses were troublesome at times. Within a few moments, a group of servants scampered towards their position snuff also came along. Seeing his master, he dashed and pounced on Lucifer, covering his face with slobber by licking it. After Lucifer had entered the Forest their mental link was cut off due to the irregular mana flow there. Seeing their young master back, smiles crept onto their faces before they led him. Some of the servants gave him a tight hug. They had really missed their young master. The servants leading him by the hand took him towards the dinner hall. ¡°Young Master, you must be hungry, I will set up a meal quickly¡±, one of the male servants bickered, before quickly dashing of into the kitchen. A strong delicious scent permeated through the kitchen soon after, within a span of few minutes, the table was filled with different assortment of delicacies, he gracefully started eating them. After completing his meal, he questioned one of the servants. ¡°How long was I gone?¡± ¡°Almost about 49 days, Young master¡± the servant responded ¡°So, where is Aunt Hilda and mother?¡± he asked softly ¡°Ah, Young master, after you had disappeared, your mother was utterly depressed¡± Another servant joined in, "your mother had fallen ill during that period, one day a noble named Douglas sez Belmont came and proposed to her¡±, the servant spoke a bit flustered. ¡°Thereafter, they got married and you have a brother now, Young master ¡®Richard¡¯, the servant added ¡°Mistress Hilda and you`re mother have taken young master ¡®Richard¡¯ for shopping¡± the servant he said with disdain Lucifer sneered silently¡± What a plan mother! , you are quick, I have to give you that¡± He mentally applauded her. ¡°They will soon return young master Avaritia¡± the servant responded Getting of the chair, he immediately went to his room. Inside, he tossed his clothes into the laundry basket going to the bathroom. The shower abruptly came to life sprinkling him with water. At that moment, he gave of a soft laugh. ¡°Mother thank you, you reduced my trouble of finding them "he thought while his eyes contained a murderous glint. After a while, he left his steaming shower. Drying himself, he wore his best clothes to greet his Mother and step-father. Inwardly he was so excited to see their twisted faces. He wanted to see his progress after a long time, so with a command he opened up the status panel. A screen hovered in front of him all of a sudden.
NameAvaritia (Lucifer)Primary ClassUnknown
Health6350Mana¡Þ
Level29
Health Regen/Sec50Mana Regen/Sec¡Þ
Strength528Agility528
Wisdom728Intelligence695
Stamina478Vitality508
Dexterity468
Skills:
  • Quick Reading
  • Mana Control (Passive)
  • Cannibalistic Absorption
  • Perception (passive)
  • Corruption (Passive)
  • Horse Riding
  • Conjuring
  • Zero Flux
  • Metasis (Passive)
  • Hyper regeneration (Passive)
  • Ataraxia (passive)
  • Mind Palace (Passive)
  • Pyrokinesis
  • Blaze sword
  • Cryokinesis
  • Berserk (Locked)
  • Morph
Looking at it he was satisfied with the progress. However, he needed one more level before he could become an ''Elite''. The skills he had acquired were not up to his expectation. He had to master them, if he wanted to progress any further. With a wave of his hand, he closed the panels. Heading downstairs he eagerly waited for a couple of hours, before he heard of a carriage halt in front of the mansion. He could hear some mummers, before the mansion door swung open. Aunt Hilda and a man first steeped him. Looking at him he assumed, that was Douglas, following them mother, holding Richard`s hand stepped in. As Aunt Hilda scanned the room, her sight instantly landed on Lucifer. In an instant, warm arms clasped around him. Aunt Hilda`s crying voice, soon reached his ears. ¡°It`s alright Aunt Hilda, I am fine¡±. He lightly patted her on the back. As soon his mother and Douglas had seen him, their faces had gone aghast for fright. As if they had seen a ghost, Lucifer could literally hear the sounds of their dreams crashing. He mentally gave of a jolly laugh. As he glanced at his step-brother Richard, He saw an arrogant looking brat with a frown. At first glance, you could tell this child was a spoiled asshole. His frame was rather broad for his age, but his height was 9 centimeters smaller to Lucifer''s. Meeting Lucifer`s gaze Richard gave of a putrid smile, Lucifer could already see thee vicious thoughts that clustered the brats mind. You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. Mother`s and Douglas aghast expression were for instant, before they reverted back to a cheerful smile. As soon as Aunt Hilda stopped hugging Lucifer, Mother rushed in front of him and gave him a tight hug. Tight hug means a gut wrenching hug, he could hear his bones creaking, his mother`s gaze was truly bloodshot. However, the tightness lowered after bit, and mother showed acting in a dramatic way, any actor seeing this would have said she had given a first class performance. She acted as if he had been lost for ages, following her Douglas greeted him with a handshake. However, his chilly gaze never left Lucifer, as if he wanted to kill him with a stare. After all the greeting, he was directed to the mansion`s main hall where they questioned him on how he had survived. He gave the same answers; he had given to the carriage owner, so that there would be not holes in his alibi. If they questioned the passengers who rode the carriage, sometimes when he answered mother had a pondering look, as if analyzing the liability of his answers. As soon as he told about the hooded figure, mother`s gaze became vicious, looking as if she would slaughter him, the moment he entered the mansion. After the concluded interrogation, he ordered snuff to follow his mother and newly appointed mother, before heading back to his room. At mid-night he silently snuck of to the center of the forest where he previously had been too. There seating himself in meditative position, a thick gaseous layer of mana surrounded him. Seeping slowly into his pores in started to immediately destroy his internal organs and veins, this time the process was more, difficult as his internals had been strengthened and the intensity of pain was slightly higher for him. If a normal person had done it, they would have just exploded from the overload of mana and at doing at age of five was even more frightening. If a peak stage expert had seen him, they would be completely dumbstruck, as they have been barely two people who have been successful in repeating the body alteration process twice. The process can be done only five times, even for the most gifted individuals, as the requirement increased more the pain and the mana required becomes absurd. The duration taken for this process had also become lengthier, and it took Lucifer about 8 hours before it was complete. His senses had reached a whole new tier, if before he could see things in slow motion now it was at least two times slower. His veins could now hold a mana flow thrice the size of a small river. However, the greatest achievement was that his mana was now liquefied and it`s purity was four times greater than its previous quality, such quality could only be found in the above realms. As he dashed of back to the mansion, he could feel the improved responsiveness and flexibility of his muscles. He was filled with ecstasy as be breezed through the air. He could now even perceive even the softest sounds with utmost clarity, along the way he devoured a few beasts to slow the progression of the corruption that was tainting his soul. It took him a few steps before he reached in front of the mansion and jumped up to his window sill that was on the second floor. Taking an early morning bath, he once again headed back to check if there were any changes in his feature. The first thing he noticed, was that the silver hue in his eyes was becoming more dominant, and his almost perfect jaw line had become more defined beside that there was not much of a change. Only that he had gained one inch to his 6 feet height. Opening the status panel again, he observed it, scanning for any change in his stats. He had gained two more levels and entered the first stage to become an ''Elite'', he needed 44 more levels if wanted to become a transient which was at the level 75. Wearing his clothes he headed downstairs, along the way a servant said that Aunt Hilda, Douglas and other had left for an important meeting. Walking towards the breakfast table, he seated himself. Looking around he noticed that Cynthia and Angela were present beforehand. They were slowly chowing on their food; they gave him a glance before blushing at turning their focus quickly back at their food. After a while, Richard had arrived at the table, led by a maid. His vulgar eyes darted the across the woman''s body as if he was licking it entirely. ¡°What a pig", Lucifer thought. As he arrived at the table, the maid with disgust painted on her face, went off into to doing her tasks. As he gaze landed on Cynthia and Angela, a trickle of drool leaked out from the corners of his mouth. His lust filled eyes slowly scanning their bodies. The doll like faces would entice many men, however, this greedy pig openly disclosed his vulgar feeling in front, and of course any woman would feel uncomfortable. Cynthia and Angela unable to bear his gaze left the table, leaving their unfinished meal. ¡°Lucifer, mentally named Richard a Pig permanently¡± As soon as they left, Richard changed his gaze towards Lucifer before uttering ¡°Hey, Girly Boy, pass the gravy will you?¡± Lucifer at that moment felt like gutting him, however, he couldn`t draw attention to himself. So he reluctantly passed the gravy. After, finishing the meal, Richard verbally started bullying Lucifer, though; Lucifer suppressed his urges to kill. Getting bored of the unresponsive Lucifer, Richard went off to harass the maids. Lucifer coldly starting at his back silently muttered ¡°Pig just you wait, I will kill you in the most painful manner possible¡± Lucifer had found out that Douglas and mother really adored Richard, so he planned to give them a show in front of their very own eyes. However, right now was not the time a few days of preparation were needed, slowly abiding his time. Before the day that signified the demise of Richard. Lucifer spend his late mid-nights in the forest practicing his blood manipulation on the forest beasts and entered his room at the break of dawn so no one would notice him practicing. He also improved in suppressing his aura. Though he always didn`t train, he sometimes spend his time in the library, increasing his knowledge of the world. However, during an unexpected incidence he came across the perfect book that would aid him with his goal to kill of that pig. A blood curling laugh followed, before he whispered,¡± Now, time for my pay back Bitch, I am going to strip you of everything you love¡± ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do comment. And as always thank you for reading. Chapter 16 – Coming Of Age Ceremony Chapter 16 ¨C Coming Of Age Ceremony Author`s note: The chapter is a bit short then last time, so bear with me. But Lucifer throws one hell of a party. I think this is the last chapter for the beginning arc and soon the school arc may began, If i am still alive. Also forgive me for the grammar, this chapter for not proofread like any of my other chapters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The night was cold, heavy rain and snow cascaded all over the human continent. A huge drop in temperature had occurred, many people stayed enclosed in their homes, waiting for the rain to pass away. Beside the Lu Ismever mansion, in the forest, if one looked closely, a faint speck of light was weaving through it. Most people would think it was rather absurd, as a blizzards were not unexpected occurrences this time of the year; frost bites were frequent, and if one didn`t have an affinity with ice. They could lose a limb permanently. ¡°Snuff, did you find it? ¡°Lucifer asked softly, while a wiggling flame floated above him. ¡°Yes, master¡± Snuff pointed with his paw towards a spot in the snow. Increasing his heat aura, he melted the snow around him, finally seeing what he was looking for, a crystalline blue rose erect at the spot. He had finally gotten the herb he had been looking for and without Snuff`s help it would have been nearly impossible. Plucking it gently, he pocketed it into the rucksack he had brought long. Inside the rucksack, a wide range of herbs were clustered together, some of them were extremely rare. [Flashback] Lucifer in Aunt Hilda`s library, was keenly going the heap of books, she had acquired. He had almost finished all of her books, her library compared to Alexander`s was many times smaller, but she had also accumulated a few rare books. As he finished reading the final set of books, he placed it on the table, before pacing around the library, his mind constantly deriving methods to murder Richard without drawing attention to him. As he moved around library, he reached a shelf at the far corner of the room. It had accumulated a lot of dust; it seemed it had not been touched for years. Picking a book from the shelf, he opened it trying to read. However, the book contained letters he could barely make out. Putting it back, he went through the books from the bottom to the top. As he reached the very right book at the top, and opened it a key flicked out and slammed onto the ground, making a bit of thump noise. Picking it up, he scanned it, detecting the distinct engravings on the key. Looking around the entire room, he headed towards the library entrance, widening his perception radius, he checked for anyone in the vicinity around him. Altered that there was no one around, he closed the door softly. Searching around for a key hole around the hexagonal shaped library, he spent an hour, to no avail. Walking to the shelf he had previously found the key in, he thoroughly inspected it. Finding a key hole on the sides of the shelf, far from anyone`s sight. Inserting the key he twisted it, the shelf swung open like a door revealing a stairway. As he walked down the passage, the odor of rotten bones filled the air. Eventually, he reached a room, which only consisted of a table and a small bed. The table had a stack of books and a rucksack on top of it. Picking up the books, he carefully examined them. The books were utterly magnificent; they contained instructions on how to produce various elixirs and tonics, as well as training methods. What grabbed his attention was that there were instructions to produce undetectable poison tonics. As his gaze landed on the rucksack, he sensed the mana revolving around it. Inspecting it, he found out to his astonishment that it had a distorted dimensional space. Carefully studying the books he memorized the contents and stored them into his mind palace, before burning them to crisps. He wanted to monopolize the knowledge. Exiting the room, he sealed it, vaporizing the key with his flames. Departing from the library, he headed back into his room. Along with Snuff he planned out the diverse herbs they had collect to set his plan into motion. Moreover, it would be easy task, as snuff had the unique trait to smell out herbs. So he spent his nights, in the forest, collecting the listed herbs. [Back to the present] Having acquired the final ingredient, he had arrived back into his room with snuff. There were at least 4 hours remaining for dawn to break. Following the methods, he grinded the herbs in a bowl with a sap he had extracted from a tree. Soon, the mixture was produced. Vaporizing the liquid at high intensity, a white powder was left behind. Pouring the powder into a vial, he went back to bed, as sleep overtook him. Hearing a soft knock on the door, he got out of bed. Freshening himself, he wore the newly stitched suit which was presented to him by Aunt Hilda. Exiting the room, he headed downstairs, today was an important day, his Coming of the age ceremony. Having a quick breakfast, he was sent to a city a little further from Casaria for his Mana capacity test along with Aunt Hilda, mother didn`t come along, clearly showing her dislike towards him. Richard`s capacity test marked him as exceptional, so he was scouted by many institutions. Mother was very pleased, seeing that her favorite son was such a ¡®genius¡¯. The journey took an hour longer then the time they travelled to Casaria, the carriage halted in front of the cathedral. Lucifer departing from it, he followed Aunt Hilda into the cathedral, as he entered. A large amount of nobles were gathered inside waiting for their child`s test. This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. A large translucent pillar stood at the center, beside it an elderly man stood clutching a scroll. In a loud and stern voice, he spoke¡± As I call the names of the children, they should touch the pillar¡± Then he began to read out the names of the individuals, as the children touched the pillar it brightened in varying intensities. It was divided it four levels Palsy, average, adept and exceptional. Some of the nobles, yelled at their kids as they received the palsy. It meant their son or daughter was a cripple at mana manipulation and that his future prospects were very limited. Very few noble children received adept their families jeered with joy, as famous institutions would take them in. Finally, his name was called out, ¡°Avaritia Lu Isemver comes on stage¡±, as he gracefully walked towards it; many nobles stared at him wide eyed. As always, his features were extraordinary, he could feel the gazes on his from all sides. The females were in a trance, while the males looked at him with jealousy and envy. Reaching the stage he placed his hand on the pillar, suppressing his mana to the very minimum. The brightness of the pillar covered the entire cathedral. The elderly man, trembling muttered "Exceptional potential¡±. The entire cathedral was in an uproar they hadn`t ever seen such intensity even for other exceptional individuals. All of a sudden, an elven individual appeared in front of him. He spoke in gentle tone, ¡°I am ¡®Serion vel Demios¡¯ the dean of Sirvius institute and I would like to invite you to our institute¡± Lucifer had heard about it, it was a very well-known institute throughout the continents and they only selected gifted individual were selected to join it. He instantly responded with a ¡°yes¡±. Any person would have done so. Walking back to Aunt Hilda he looked at her. Her expression was of utter delight, ruffling his hair they headed back to the mansion. She had gotten a memory crystal from the dean which explained when he should arrive at the institute, so he had to leave for the Epouranios the elven continent after two days. Returning back to the mansion, as soon as he entered a huge celebration had begun, as his test results were revealed Aunt Hilda had contacted back home. So that a celebration would be held, as the event began only three people were distraught, Mother, Douglas and Richard, as the party went at full blast many nobles congratulated him, as the event went on, he noticed Douglas and Richard sitting side by side at the corner of the room, while mother was nowhere near because the nobles were showering her with praise due to his achievement. He ordered snuff to distract their attention, taking the vial from his pocket he directed the powder into Richard`s and Douglas`s glass. Quickly telling snuff to withdraw, no one noticed what he had done. He started talking with many nobles to develop an alibi; the poison would take two hours to kill the person after it was ingested. Carefully observing Richard and Douglas, they had completely emptied their glass. After a while, a cake was brought in, which Lucifer would have to cut. Douglas, Richard and mother accompanied him. As he was cutting the cake, Richard`s and Douglas`s body started to violently spasm before the fell lifeless onto his cake breaking the table along. As mother saw the lifeless corpses of her dearly beloved and son, something had snapped within her. Her eyes turned bloodshot, before turning towards the nearest noble. She lobbed of his head, with a dagger which appeared out of nowhere. She went on a massacre, as she diced the people in front of her. Nobles were scrambling around, running for their lives, Lucifer watched from the corners as blood spilled everywhere dyeing the walls and table wear red. Nobles and servants were decimated, at that moment Aunt Hilda appeared in front of mother impaling her with a short knife. A hole was left on mother`s abdomen. Before she lifelessly fell to the ground, Aunt Hilda was trembling violently before fainting. Malcom, Cynthia and Angela rushed to Aunt Hilda, scrambling around her crying uncontrollably, Lucifer gazed from the corners of the room, no one had noticed where he had slipped off to before the massacre began and they couldn`t care less. Most of the nobles were diced into pieces along with the servants who tried to stop her. Very few survived this blood bath, Lucifer using mana stopped the blood low to his head, falling unconscious onto the floor. He had to make it look authentic, so no one would be suspicious of him. After a few minutes, many experts had appeared from thin air, grapping the survivors, before transporting them to a remote location. Lucifer woke up in a cabin, god knows where, as he stepped out. He noticed the greenery all around, huge canopy shaped tress provided him with shade. As he reminisced the events that had occurred, his expression turned jubilant and his mouth curved into a smile. ¡°Snuff, where you are?¡± he sent a mental message ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you enjoyed the chapter, please leave a comment as they really motivate me to write and thank you very much cause they make my day. As always thank you for reading Chapter 17 – The Primordial Queen Chapter 17 ¨C The Primordial Queen Author`s note: You think Lucifer is Op you have no idea. Also i haven`t gotten a writers slump so that`s a good thing. So i might be able to release a chapter everyday. Peace out Readers ! Enjoy [th_084_.gif] Sorry about the cofusing realms and power levels i will upload a Q&A to answer the question. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [POV]: Brigitte Roark Suzano How many millennia`s had passed by she wondered? Being sealed in a coffin for eternity was an idea she couldn`t settle for. She regretted her decision at descending from the heavenly realm, remembering the betrayal that had occurred years back. Her most trusted advisor, Zeke had reported the news of a God`s Bane level artifact present in the Drurark Forest in the fragment realm. Hearing the news, she had quickly descended, with a few loyal subordinates. As they teleported into the forest, she widened her mana perception radius, looking out for any fluctuations in the mana density, most artifacts disturbed the flow of mana. She perceived a distortion in the air, instantly appearing at the spot, she noticed a blood red coffin below an oaken tree. Approaching it, she slid her hands over the casket. The instance she touched it, the coffin`s lid opened and ash grey tendrils rushed out and grabbed her, dragging her inside. Using the full magnitude of her abilities, she tried to escape, however, it was futile, and the grasp of tendrils grew stronger as it leeched of her chaos energy. Once, a person transcended into the Mystical realm, they could chose to alter their mana into attribute core, this would give a exponential rise to the attribute the core was converted into, Brigitte had converted her mana into a darkness attribute core. Excelling in Chaotic conjuring, she reached to the pinnacle of her field and was hailed as one of the 4 Chaos Dragon lords of the heavenly realm. Each of the Dragon lords could, decimate hundreds of peak experts in the heavenly realm, with but a wave of their hands. They were the strongest of the strongest. As Brigitte looked back at her subordinates for help, she noticed the grins plastered over their faces. She instantly understood that she was betrayed, Zeke at that moment spoke, ¡°I always wanted your position Brigitte Ojousama, and the Crescent Scythe which you wielded¡± he said with an arrogant tone. ¡°But you were just so strong, so I didn`t have the ability to kill you, so I waited for years before finding this sealing artifact¡±, his grin grew wider as he spoke ¡°Now, it time to say goodbye, Brigitte Ojousama¡±, he waved his hands as she was slowly dragged into coffin. He and his subordinates didn`t dare get close to the coffin, due to the fear of getting pulled in. Zeke taking a vial out of his dimensional ring poured it onto the forest floor. Brigitte went wide eyed as she looked at it, as the vial itself was a 5th tier Soulcursed artifact called ¡®Soul Field¡¯. In the heavenly realm artifacts were divided into 5 categories Lazarus, Darkheart, Dawnbreaker, Soulcursed, God`s bane and each of these categories were divided into 10 tiers. Soul Field destroyed any expert¡¯s soul below the heavenly realm level, making it seem as if they had entered an eternal sleep. ¡°It`s bit of an insurance, so that no one frees you Brigitte Ojou sama¡±, Zeke spoke. As the tendrils completely dragged her into the coffin and the lid shut, she thought she would never again, see the break of dawn. Thinking that her Crescent scythe would fall into the bastard`s hands, made her distraught. Crescent Scythe was a tier 1 God`s bane artifact, there were 12 more similar artifacts to it. They were called the Blight series, wielding one alone could make one reach the existence of a war god, and no one had an idea about who created such weapons of mass destruction. Each weapons had an ego of their own, choosing the most suitable master to wield it`s might. Crescent Scythe could tear through virtually any material in existence even through space. It had a unique property to absorb the remains of those killed by it and strengthened itself. Among the Chaos Dragon Lords she alone wielded such a weapon, so she was the strongest among them; she had gained another title due to her supreme reign the ¡°Primordial Queen¡± The Crescent Scythe had personally chosen Brigitte as it master and she hopefully wished that it would not choose Zeke. In the coffin something unexpected happened, the tendrils started invading her body, venturing towards her core. They repeatedly attacked her core, after a while managing to shatter it. ¡°I am going die, huh!¡± she thought, but she was happy, she had achieved hear dream of reaching the pinnacle. However, she longed for something she had yet to acquire ¡®Love¡¯. She wanted someone who she could love full heartedly and who would love her back, years of slaughter had made her tired mentally. However, something unexpected happened, the tendrils converged together to form an orb shaped core, it revolved at insane speeds. She felt the Darkness energy within her skyrocket, she had far outstripped her previous energy levels and it kept on increasing at a rapid rate. She felt fangs grow at the corner of her mouth. Her blood cells went through a change, he energy channels grew, he body strength grew along with her energy. Then she heard something shatter, the final bottleneck she was stuck at for many years. Finally stepping into the overlord realm, a realm only expert could dream off. This was the hardest to breakthrough due to the insight and energy required to enter. She had succeeded due to her newly created core. Quickly sleep overtook her, for god knows how many years. The trickle of scarlet blood roused her senses up; the blood itself was of the highest purity. As she felt her strength returning, she exited the coffin, with but a thought she extinguished the ¡®Soul Field¡¯. She turned to look at her savior, as she met his half-awake gaze, she was stunned, his feature were breath taking and his majestic aura further attracted him towards her. Her heart beat fastened and felt a feeling she had encountered before, somehow she had fallen in love with him, she felt a bond something far beyond ordinary love towards him. Instantly she produced a pair of rings, slipping it onto his hand she recited the rites of marriage before he fell unconscious. After a while he awoke, his stare seemed to see pierce her, as if he could read her darkest thoughts. At first, she thought he would be reluctant to slip the ring onto her finger as she handed it to him, when she had signaled him. However, to her surprise he slipped the ring on, while reciting the marriage rites perfectly. Her cheeks were flushed as he spoke, and the angelic smile he gave her at the end, took her breath away. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it. After the rites of passage a pair of nuisances had appeared, using a trickle of her power she probed their memories finding that Zeke had sent them to check the mana fluctuations occurring. As they prepared to attack her beloved, she stepped forward, she wanted to try her new found abilities. She had gained complete command over the tendrils, as her gaze landed up the nuisances, tendrils shaped as hands erupted from the darkness around her, while her pressure sealed their movements. The effects of the tendrils were surprising; they eat away at the body while disintegrating the soul. At that moment she had barely used 2 percent of her total capabilities. As she lead Lucifer out of the Drurark forest. She felt ecstatic as she held his hands; her face was utterly red from blushing. She increasingly grew flustered, the longer she was with him and truly free. Her worries were blown as if by a gentle breeze, he only had the ability to silence the clamor in her heart. As she exited the forest, thoughts of revenge caught up to her. As she thought about going back to the heavenly realm, she was rather hesitant because they she would be separated from her beloved for a brief period. However, she had to finish what Zeke started. Explaining the functions of the ring to Lucifer, she teleported quickly, if she waited any longer with him, it would have become impossible for her to depart. She appeared before a castle, fourteen broad, square towers pierced the dark cloudy sky in the Heavenly realm, and the towers were connected together with wide walls made of Heamilite stones. Crude windows were scattered and were aligned around the walls in seemingly perfect symmetry, along with huge crenellations for artillery. A moderate gate with massive adamantine doors covered the entrance of the castle. It was surrounded by wild, luscious greenery a waterfall also resided close by. She gazed upon her castle, scanning the castle for her Crescent Scythe. She found it in the throne room, with a command it appeared beside her. Sliding her hands over its sharp edges, she enjoyed it`s feel. Ersysea Starmight the ego of the scythe, screeched with joy at its long last reunion with its master. When she had heard the news of her master`s demise, she was heartbroken, as all egos can but choose only one master throughout their entire lives. As their souls once again interlinked, she felt the outrageous energy flowing from her master into her, prompting her growth. The scythes previous silver appearance changed into a pitch black shade, the blade gained a crimson glint. The scythe seemed to distort the space around it, giving off an ominous feeling. ¡°Zeke, Lucius and Markus, come out!¡± she spoke softly but her voice resounded throughout the realm. All those who heard her voice, knew exactly who she was the ¡°Primordial Queen¡±, due to the a certain event, she had caused, her image was deeply ingrained into every experts mind and they had the utmost respect towards her. As soon, as the Chaos Dragon Lords heard her voice, they promptly teleported to her location, surprise filled their faces but they were very jubilant at seeing her. When they had heard the news about her demise and that Zeke had taken up her throne, they went to argue with him. As they saw him, not fit for it. However, he had rebuked using the crescent scythe to threaten them. Knowing it`s terror, they had relinquished their positions handing their rule over to him. Under Zeke`s command the entire realm fell into a disarray, and destruction ran rampant. As Zeke flew out of the castle with his subordinates, his face went aghast with fright. ¡°Brigitte Ojou sama¡± he let out before a monstrous pressure crushed him onto the castle`s paved floor. As many experts converged at her location to watch the spectacle, they felt her suffocating pressure envelope them. The moment she released her monstrous energy, the Dragon Lord`s along with the experts around the realm, trembled in fright. With a thought, she yanked Zeke and his subordinates in front of her, and tendrils manifested from the space around gripping onto them. Their screams were blood curling as the darkness ate away at their souls the pain was enough to break their minds and their bodies fell limp from the sky, smashing onto the paved floor. The Dragon`s Lords and the experts calmed down after the pressure was pulled back, slowly the Eldest of the Dragon Lord`s ¡®Andromeda¡¯ the Dryad slowly walked up to her. ¡°Brigitte, did you rea¡­reach the overlord realm¡±, he asked while stammering, it was every experts dream to grow stronger. However, the overlord realm was a dream to them as none had broken through the bottleneck. As she muttered "yes¡±, every resident of the realm was in an uproar, duels halted, as the rushed back to their locations to train, for a chance at ascension. The other Dragon Lord`s approached her, enquiring what had happened all this years, Brigitte, however, gave a vague explanation, leaving out information about the coffin. She personally wanted to examine it as it remained in her dimensional ring. The Dragon lord`s looked at her up with respect before heading off to their own continent. They could finally rule with stability. As she appeared in the throne room, she walked towards a crystalline pillar. With a touch, the castle hummed to life, as her energy imprint was left upon it, it had developed an ego similar to scythe over time. As the castle rumbled a bit, the gloomy throne room was brightened as the ceiling lighted up in rainbow hues, the statues around the castle started to move as if life was breathed into them. Knowing it will take some time to extract information about the coffin and gain full control over her new abilities. She would have to stay in the realm for a few more months. The coffin appeared behind her, at that instance, tendrils grasped at her, but now the feeling the exuded was gentle as they had accepted Brigitte as their master treating her with the utmost care, the pulled her into the coffin and the shut softly, sleep invaded her inside, while something inside the coffin nourished her soul. ¡°I will be back Darling, very soon "she muttered before falling asleep. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you enjoyed it please leave a comment as they make my day. And as always thank you for reading :whisper: 17.5 - Key points I made this to clear some of your doubts, and cleared some terms that might come in the further story. The next chapter will be released tomorrow and will mark the start of the school arc. I couldn`t release in today as i had to prep the plot. Why do you call everyone experts even if the reside in the heavenly realm? Well, I had no other alternative names to call them as a whole due to their varying degree of powers, so I stuck with expert. Then confusion occured when i started calling them experts in the heavenly realm even though lv.30 is called expert. I know that`s confusing, bear with me. So, I decided to change Expert Lv.30 rank into Elite rank Lv.30 so that there would be no more confusion. Some Term Definition: Core Evolution ¨C When the purity of an attribute core increases, it increases the power of that attribute. Soul Evolution ¨C When the essence of the universe is absorbed to empower the soul. Increase breakthrough insight and energy absorption. Soul variation ¨C The soul changes shape based of the Expert`s personality which they can project as a persona to battle. Note: All realms have 3 stages expect a few that will not follow the same criteria. Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon. How many realms are there and how many stages are there for each realm? [Fragment Realm] Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv75 and Human God ¨C lv 120 [Mystical Realm] (At this realm one gets the ability to convert their mana into an attribute core. It`s optional) Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 [Divine Realm] Exarch ¨C Lv. 380, Neophyte ¨C Lv. 490 and Zelix ¨C Lv. 560 [Heavenly Realm] Mystis ¨C Lv. 730 ,Livite ¨C Lv.840 and Cryios ¨C Lv.970 [Overlord Realm] Will introduce it into the story, soon maybe not. [Artifact Levels] 1. Lazarus 2. Darkheart 3. Dawnbreaker 4. Soulcursed 5. God`s bane Each category is divided in 10 tiers. If any of you have further questions, post them as comments and i may answer them at the end of each chapter. Chapter 18 – Goodbye Chapter 18 ¨C Goodbye Author`s note: i couldn`t release chapter`s for the past few days because of a writer`s slump --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡°Master, I am back at the mansion, everything is soooo red!¡± Snuff spoke, he hadn`t an idea that was blood, his innocent personality was similar to a new born cub. ¡°How is the situation there?¡± he asked warily, he didn`t want anyone to find out the rucksack he had left behind. His experience told him it would be a rare item, as he hadn`t witnessed anyone using a dimensional storage. ¡°Master, some people are cleaning the mess¡± snuff`s voice became soft ¡°Did they go towards my room?¡± he questioned ¡°No¡± a quick reply was sent back. Cancelling the mental link, Lucifer took time to ponder, where he had been dropped off too. A fresh fragrance of cooked meat tickled his nose. Turning his gaze, towards the location of the fragrance, he walked towards it. Sitting upon a log, a man clad with dark essence was peering at the pot before him. As Lucifer approached him and said, "Do you know where we are?¡± the man was somewhat surprised. His appearance is what you would describe as skinny. His irises were pale blue and looked as if he was a sickly patient. ¡°Silth Island¡±, he gave a brief reply ¡°Do you know where my Aunt is?¡± he asked softly The man raising his bony fingers, pointed to a cabin, blocked from sight, by a bunch of trees. Scanning the cabin with his perception, he noticed Aunt Hilda`s distinct mana and around her tiny golden specks of light rotated. Analyzing the situation, he knew the requirements had been met by Aunt Hilda in gaining a soul breakthrough. However, he intentionally took a step forward. ¡°I wouldn`t do that if, I were you¡± the man spoke with a cold tone. A flash of envy had appeared on his expression as he looked at the cabin, before he sighed ¡°Your Aunt is going through an important stage, so don`t disturb her¡± Lucifer nodded before sitting himself on a log, beside the man. He knew that gaining soul insight was a very rare event, many peak experts longed for it, However, many wouldn`t acquire it even after a thousand years. Missing the opportunity once, one would have to wait for; god knows how many years, before another presented itself. After a while looking at the cabin, he saw the mana fluctuations decrease as the golden specks of light made their way into her body. As soon as the specks entered her, all the mana around a certain radius of the cabin was completely absorbed by her. The cabin door swung open, Aunt Hilda walked out, her aura had increased. As she saw Lucifer, her face turned extremely somber. No wonder she was depressed, she had killed her own sister and her nephew''s mother. Walking up to her, he gave her a warm hug, lightening her mood. She moved towards the man, taking Lucifer along with her. She kept quite about his mother`s death thinking it would deter his mental state. The man giving a peek towards Aunt Hilda muttered ¡°Congratulations¡± in a somewhat audible tone ¡°So are you going to change to an attribute core?¡± the man said as he looked at Aunt Hilda, which she in turn responded with a nod. At that moment Aunt Hilda introduced the man, she explained he was very shy in nature and would rarely converse with anyone except her. The man then proceeded to introduce himself as ¡®Kalac¡¯. Kalac taking a pair of plates handed one to us both, floating the soup which broiled inside the pot, he directed it into our plates with a motion of his hand. Not spilling one bit of it as it landed into their plates. ¡°Aunt Hilda, where are Malcolm and the others?¡± Lucifer enquired ¡°They were dropped back to their institute, Avaritia Darling, before we arrived at the island; you also need to go to your`s soon¡± Finishing up the exquisite meal, Aunt Hilda went back to the cabin for a while to meditate so she could collect earth essence to mold her core, leaving him behind. Using his mana perception he scanned the cabin as Aunt Hilda began to meditate, brown specks were swirling in a vortex around , and were slowly inching towards her chest were the core would be located. Getting bored of the sight, he went back to his own cabin, were he sat also in a meditative state, to increase his mastery in blood manipulation, he regulated the blood flow in his body for a few hours, until he heard a knock on the door. Getting up from his trance, he unlocked it, to see Aunt Hilda waiting. ¡°We are going back¡± she uttered, before grabbing his hands and vanishing from the spot before appearing in front of the mansion. Lucifer immediately entered the mansion, examining it; the house was back to its former state before the massacre. Running back to his room, he checked if his rucksack was still present, finding it he breathed out a sigh of relief. The mansion today had an eerie silence; the veil of darkness slowly covered the sky. Putting on his clothes, he waited until mid-night settled in, returning to the forest, he sat into a trance at his allocated space in the forest. Cutting his wrist with a with a permafrost dagger, he let the scent of blood disperse into the air, attracting the nearby beasts. As they drew in by his scent, standing a few meters away he manipulated their blood, toying with them to increase his mastery. After an hour or so, a panel popped up presenting that he had completely mastered Blood manipulation, he smirked slightly before exploding the beasts in front of him. He had almost killed all of the high-leveled beasts in the forest, and his leveling up had gotten harder. The forest was now completely void of its purpose besides for collecting herbs. Returning back to the mansion, he slept till the break of dawn. Waking up, he refreshed himself before putting on his common attire, a white shirt with grey trousers. Exiting his room, he continued towards the breakfast hall however, at the table only a few dishes were present. Expecting it, he sited himself onto a chair then dug into his meal. Lucifer and Aunt Hilda were the only one`s present at the table with 2 maids tending the kitchen. The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. A carriage had rattled to a stop in front of the mansion soon after their meal; the Sirvius institute had personally provided a carriage to accompany him on his journey to the elven continent. At the doorstep, Aunt Hilda embraced him tightly before he set off will also sniffling. He knew that Aunt Hilda was going to soon ascend to the Mystical realm and could only return after 5,000 years or so it is said. She had distributed her inheritance between her children beforehand, also allocating a quarter of it to him. Adding Alexander`s and Aunt Hilda`s portion together, he could live a lavish life if he wanted too. However, his cousins and him had no one to rely on in emergencies. As the carriage parted away from the mansion, he gave a final look towards it, knowing he might never return. Lucifer had personally come to like Aunt Hilda and bared no ill-will towards her due to her lovable nature. The carriage was moving towards the city of Drasha, which was built at the banks of a large natural harbor. From there he would have to take a ship across the ocean which divided the two continents apart. The journey took a while as it was located east of casaria, he slept along the way as there was not much to see. The noise of the marketplace he previously encountered assaulted his ears, knowing he had reached his destination he waited for the carriage to come to a halt. As it came to a standstill in front of a tavern, he wore a dark hoody which he had previously bought from the mansion, to avoid the stares he would get. Getting off, the carriage driver confronted him explaining that he would have to wait till tomorrow morning to board the ship which was scheduled to arrive today due to an unexpected delay. As he entered the tavern, he witnessed the yelling and perverted laughs which resounded in it, he walked towards the tavern desk, facing the owner. A female, who had quite mature body, her breasts were large, causing many of the men present to ogle at her, and her braids looked, similar to gentle waves, her body gave off an intoxicating scent, that would distort a man`s thoughts. Looking at her, he slipped a few silver coins onto the desk while saying ¡°A room, please¡±. The woman couldn`t notice where he was looking, as he was wearing the hoodie, leaning a bit forward, the woman presented more of her cleavage so she could haggard more coins of him. Noticing in a matter of seconds that he was not swayed by her looks, she handed him a key which she had seized from the desk drawers. ¡°Room 56¡± she muttered before returning back to serve her customers. Lucifer stomach rumbled quite a bit, wanting to have a meal before going to his room. He sat at a table in the tavern`s corner, so he could observe the people around. Taking the menu of the table he examined the varied meals they provided, selecting a few of his choice, he called for the waitress; all the women who served at the tavern were quite the lookers. ¡°No wonder they get so many customers¡± he thought Mentioning his orders, he waited for his meal to be served. Surveying the tavern more thoroughly, he noticed some shady characters, who were also eating their meals. One would not discover them, as the hide their presence well enough, However, they couldn''t escape his perception radius which could give a total count of the people present. It caught his suspicion as to why so many of the shady people were present at the tavern. However, he chose to ignore it for now, his meal was soon served, the aroma of the meal, tingled his senses, and he instantly started to devour it, his appetite had grown a lot during these days. Half-way through his meal, fights broke out in the tavern; he noticed it was instigated by one of the shady people. As the sounds of bottles smashing onto scalps, tables and chairs smashing against people, blood was occasionally spilled. The shady bunch had a fight in between them too; one of them was brutally stabbed in the throat. Though, no one noticed them due to the ruckus. Lucifer slowly sipped his juice while chewing on his lizard meat as he watched the drama enfold in front of him. He also wanted to aggravate them further, so during the commotion he tossed a fireball, into the fight. Screams erupted as people were set ablaze, then gust of winds, water bullets and earth spikes erupted in the tavern, summoned by the people battling. The intensity of the commotion reached a new threshold as magic got involved. During that moment, a heavy pressure fell upon the tavern, crushing everyone in it to the ground. Lucifer quietly continued his meal; the Shady people also stood standing a distance away. A man wearing luxurious clothing came into the tavern, before arrogantly seating himself onto a chair, he ordered several meals, which the tavern`s owner personally delivered. Looking at her, he suddenly grasped her, while forcefully seating her onto his lap, pushing his hands into her clothes; he started to fondle her breasts. The Shady people left the tavern, as soon as he had entered, finishing his meal, Lucifer got up. As the arrogant man saw him standing he was startled, Lucifer dusted himself before heading back towards his room. The man`s meager pressure could barely faze him, as he was proceeding up the stairs, the man flinged a wind materialized dagger towards his head while drinking from a bottle of alcohol. Lucifer raising his hand dispersed the materialized dagger, before manipulating the alcohol into an icicle which stabbed into the man throat. Not giving him a glance, he headed to his room, the sound of the man`s body hitting the ground echoed to his ears. Entering the room, he clambered onto his somewhat comfy bed, beckoning himself to sleep. He had left Snuff back at the mansion, as pets were not permitted at the institute; he missed the comforts of the mansion. The room was dimly illuminated by a candle on the drawer beside the bed, shadows danced on the ceiling; he lost consciousness as he watched the shadows unruly dance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for reading and please do comment as they make my day. Sorry for the delay. Chapter 19 – Violating the Laws Chapter 19 ¨C Violating the Laws Author`s note: Well, just enjoy! There are mistakes because it is not proofread ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Waking up early, he got of the rickety bed; he wore the hoodie which was hanging from its frame. He peered from the small window in his room, looking at the crowds of people flooding the market place. He exited the room, heading downstairs, the people in the tavern shushed instantly as they saw him, hiss display yesterday, had quite left quite the mark in their memory. The tavern`s owner slowly approached him, thanking him for the help, then she took his order ¡°boar strips and mushed mulberry juice¡±, She excluded all the meal payments from his tab. His order was quickly delivered enjoying the hearty meal; he went towards the desk, asking ¡°when the ship would dock at the harbor?¡± Within 4 to 5 hours was the response, finding something to do in the meantime, he asked the tavern owner for a map of the city, which she gently handed out. Departing the tavern, he went to check out, the various shops that were aligned opposite to the tavern. Entering an alchemy shop he examined the potions which were lined up in the cabinet with prices displayed on tags attached to them. The fragrance in the shop was soothing to the mind, leaving the customers who entered refreshed. Though, the potions produced were downgrade, but were sold at high prices as there were no other competitors, the owner was an old crafty man who monopolized the market. He exited the shop, looking at the crowds, he saw a handful of racial mixed families, an elf with a human female, carrying their Halfling child to a circus nearby, a humanlike orc guided his son to small caf¨¦ with his elven wife. The continents lived in harmony, as a declaration was made by the continents due to the Great War that had occurred decades ago. Entering the blacksmith, he saw the typical robust man tending to the weapons and armor. The temperature was high, as beads of sweat hung over Lucifer`s face. Regulating his temperature with cryokinesis, he went over to the man who was bellowing out orders, tapping him over the shoulder to get his attention. As the man turned he said with a loud voice ¡°What do you want?¡± ¡°A katana¡± Lucifer said, he personally chose it because he relied more on speed, because whoever was faster could land more blows and therefore could come out as the victor. His dynamic acuity also gave him higher precision, so that was another reason he had selected it. The blacksmith taking him to a shelf presented him with a range of katana`s with varying sharpness and tensile strength. Testing the grip and various other factors, he chose the most expensive as it was comfortable to grip and maneuver. Handing a bag of gold coins from his rucksack hidden under his hoodie, he took it and left the smithy. In an alley, he placed the katana into it. As he ventured throughout the city, his thought`s went back to his wrath art`s as they were incomplete due to Aunt Hilda not getting opportunities to teach him. However, he had gotten the fundamentals of the style down, and with his mind palace he could derive his own techniques from it. That was one problem solved, second he needed an item that could accurately tell him the time, unlike the human continent, and others had different climatic conditions that would cause his sense of time to be distorted. Venturing into an antique shop, he looked at the miscellaneous items sold there, his gaze darted over a mana tuned pocket watch which attuned itself automatically. Buying all the necessary goods he needed he headed towards the harbor following the map. As he passed a trio of an elven boy and two girls, he noticed the bizarre aura of the youngest elven girl, she was absorbing all the elemental essence in the air at a rapid rate, examining her mana, he knew that she was at the transient rank and also the other two were at the same rank. Their appearance told that they siblings and human Halflings at that, the youngest though was a peculiarity. As he silently followed them, overhearing their talks, they were also recruited by the Sirvius institute; somehow he had reached the harbor as he had followed them. In front of them, a huge ship swayed gently, The ¡®Holsteim¡¯ was painted on its side. ¡°All going to Epouranios, board the ship¡± resounded throughout the harbor from a speaker. As many merchants and people lined up at its entrance, their names were checked by the crew of the ship. After the check, a number was given designating their cabin Lucifer entering the ship, was lead to his cabin, and only the Sirvius institute recruits got such treatment. Arriving into his cabin, he took of his hoodie and quickly sat into a meditative stance; looking at the ranks of his fellow competitors he had the desire to even grow stronger. He was at Lv.43 right now, 32 more levels to go to the Transient rank, the journey would take 27 days to complete. During the past 2 days, he absorbed a large quantity of elemental essence as he had no need of enlarging his mana pool; however he tried to further refine his mana, though it was proving to be hard. He barely ate anything or sipped any drinks focusing completely on absorbing elemental essence and purifying his mana, the purity of his Fire and Ice attribute had increase to a large degree, he had collected a variety of elemental essence in his body. The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. A strange thought erupted into his mind, ¡°why couldn`t he create his own core before transcending¡±, he had read about a few cases where people tried to produce an attribute core before ascending, however, they succumbed to their death due to violating the principles of the universe. He himself was an enigma to the universe, and his urge to create a core increased each passing second. Enticed by his desire, there are two methods of creating a core, one is to molding a container inside the body with mana and slowly pouring the desired attribute essence into it, the benefit is you can create core overtime and less mana is required, though the intake of essence is very slow and of lower purity. The second method is to create a mana container outside the body and to fill it with the desired attribute essence and then absorb the core into the body, the advantages are that the core will be of higher purity and will be created faster. The drawbacks are it`s highly unstable, enormous amounts of mana are needed to mold a strong core and if he lost focus during the period and the core explodes he would suffer from a severe backlash, which would disrupt his mana flow and destroy his soul on the spot. Another fear is that during the process, judgment would be delivered upon him for violating the laws. At the moment he was very grateful for his ever growing mana supply. However, he loved such deadly situations. Calling the cabin crew he told them, that no one should disturb him for the next 25 days. Locking the door, he sat in the middle of the room in a meditative stance, shrouding layers of mana around him; after he had fused three thousand of the layers together he created an insanely dense mana shield around him to withstand the upcoming trial. Pouring out his mana, he created a globe of mana in front of him, it insides were empty so he could fill it with essence. He built many layers and fused them together to create a sturdy globe container as while as sending his mana to further strengthen the shield. His goal was to create a multi attribute core, which was an extremely difficult task. Satisfied with the strength of his container, he started purifying the elemental essence around him, before dispersing it into the container were it turned into liquid and merged with the other elements within the container. During the beginning of the process, waves of bolts of lightning assaulted his shield and after each wave their strength would increase, mind boggling amount of mana went to repair the shield while also strengthening it to withstand the growing intensity of the attacks. His concentration was solely focused on the globe and the flow of elemental essence in front of him, during the periods where the container would become unstable and he would have to supply mana to further strengthen it. The purity of his essence was to a high degree and the merging of the elements was going at a fast pace. As five days passed by, only 30 percent of the container was filled and the assault had increased to a great intensity with bolts of all elements striking upon his shield, the terrifying thing was each bolt was packed with power to create small sized craters. Moreover, the astonishing thing was the shield could withstand torrents of such attacks. During the process he suddenly had gained insight, all the bolts were a fusion of the highest degree of elemental essence and mana. As they collided with his shields, he withdrew the elemental essence with them and transferred it to his globe, which boosted his essence merging speed. With the passing of 17 days his core was 97 percent completed and in two more days he had completed the core. As soon as it was finished the assault stopped, looking at the core before, he was filled with liquid elemental essence of the highest degree. The core glistened with an array of colors as it contained most of the basic attributes. Drawing it into his body, it located itself right at the center of his chest just above his mana pool; strings left the core and attached themselves to all his organs and veins. Acting as mediator for all his elemental energy, a string also joined itself to his pool. There were drastic changes going on in his body, could now clearly sense the essence in the air, and the efficiency of his mana flow had increase by a huge margin. But above all, his strength had approached that of a Justicar rank which is the beginning level for the Mystical realm even though he was still an elite ranker. Dispersing the mana shield he wore his hoodie and left the cabin, walking to the deck he had seen daylight for 24 days. A top the deck he looked at the horizon enjoy the vastness of the sea, he was enthralled at his progress and he was one step closer to his revenge. However, he dare didn`t get arrogant, as there were others who were as irregular as himself and he would have to one day have to confront them too. Time passed by as he watched the waves clash on top of each other losing himself in the tranquility. He didn`t notice that the youngest girl from the trio was peering at him from behind, as he turned back his gaze clashed with her`s. Her expression twisted into one of a battle fanatic! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please do comment and thank you for reading Chapter 20 – Survival of the strongest Chapter 20 ¨C Survival of the strongest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Her cold stare bore into him, he instinctually knew such a person couldn`t be reasoned with, he had meet countless gazes such as this during the Holy War, angels and demons alike who thirsted for the thrill of battle; they would rather talk with their fists. Moreover, he wanted to know what the reasons behind her actions were. She inhaled deeply, taking a stance, mana and earth essence was rapidly flowing into her body, she was clearly reinforcing it, and her mana control was exceptional as the process had taken a matter of seconds. She lunged at him, with 5 wind lances floating above her; commanding the lances to surround him, she thought she had him cornered. She was adept in multiple attributes looking at how she had used both earth and wind. Lucifer silently stood at the location not moving an inch, he was calmly analyzing the different tactics and movements she was putting forth, her movements to him were in slow motion, his visual acuity had reached such an abnormal degree, he observed her, noticing she plainly lacked basic combat capabilities, he knew she was a full blown mage type who relied heavily on her mana. When she dashed in front of him, her right fist empowered by earth essence shot towards his face, with a casual tilt of his head he evaded it. Looking at him dodge her attack so easily, she was slightly perturbed, she commanded the lances around to assault him, while sending a fist barrage of her own. He easily dodged all the attacks with the least amount of movements. His terrifying reflexes and response time let him do so, fighting her was to him like stealing a candy for a baby, literally. She looked flabbergasted at his movements, her breath became heavy, and as her mana pool was running low. Taking the chance, he delivered a swift flick to her chin, knocking her unconscious, she crumbled to the ground. However, he reluctantly caught her, laying her gently on the decks surface. Splashing a few drops of water onto her, her eyes jolted open and turned to look at him with a grin. He at that moment thought she had a few screws loose, ¡°You what are you?¡± were her first words, he was slightly taken back and a second question followed ¡°Why can`t I read your soul?¡± That comment perked up his interest. ¡°What do you mean?¡± he replied trying to act as incoherent as possible. ¡°Promise that you won`t tell anyone?¡± she muttered subtly ¡°Ok¡± her responded ¡°Ever since birth I had this strange ability to read peoples souls, they glowed in different colors at certain emotions and I could read people`s intentions, However, you have nothing, I mean not black there are just no colors it just like and empty void¡± she spoke softly He now understood about the bizarre mana fluctuations around her, it was brought about by her strange ability. ¡°I thought you were the same as me, that`s why I attacked you to check whether you could read me, but it`s seems you have no such ability based on your tone¡± her voice contained a hint of happiness as she spoke. ¡°What is your name?¡± he asked, ¡°Meliene¡± a gentle voice followed with a giggle. Getting up, she dusted herself before heading back to her cabin, as she disappeared from sight, he pondered why she could not read his soul but the ability was absolutely overwhelming, letting you read someone`s intentions, that thought scared him a bit, he needed to be wary of her in the future. Gaining the ability would be very beneficial to him, however, he didn`t want it knowing that it would degrade his natural battle instincts overtime as he would become too reliant. Heading back to cabin, he succumbed into his bed, blanking out. The core creation had physically refreshed him, but mentally he was tired and it came rushing at him at the moment. He slept pleasantly, recovering back to his optimal state, after 8 hours had passed before he got up. A soft knock resounded on his cabin door, before a voice announced ¡°Sir, we have reached the elven continent and will be docking soon¡± Lifting himself of the bed, he picked up his hoodie and circulating mana into it, he got rid of any dust or scent. Wearing it, he exited the cabin taking along his rucksack; he made his way to the deck. As he entered it, he spotted the continent; it was as depicted in the books filled with dense and rich plants. The entire continent looked as if it was a layer of green, from a bird¡¯s eye view. As he viewed it with mana perception he could detect the abundant mana that was released from the plants and it contained far more than the human continent. As he explored the deck, he spotted Meliene a distance away with her siblings, as she sighted him, she vibrantly waved at him while gesturing him to come over. As he walked towards her, he noticed the suspicious gazes which her elder brother and sister were giving off. ¡°Hello¡± he said gently, trying to give an amiable first impression ¡°This is my brother, Samuel and Sister Casandra¡±, she spoke cheerfully as she pointed at them, her personality was lively. Samuel and Casandra gave a nod; however, their suspicious stares still persisted. The ship rocked a little as it entered the harbor, and then came to a halt. The passengers quickly lined up waiting to exit, the ship crew inspected the passengers once again as the disembarked of the ship. It took a while for everyone to leave at the very end the crew once again personally guided the group of Sirvius institute recruits to carriages awaiting them. As they moved as a group, Lucifer took his time to carefully inspect his competitors; the group had 5 transient rankers and 17 elite rankers which were gathered from all over the human continent and their ages seemed to between 6 and 15. Reaching the carriages, he boarded one of them, seated along with two more recruits. They looked to be commoners by their mannerisms, during the journey to the institute both of them constantly bickered to each other on useless topics. Lucifer seating silently, observed the passing scenery from the carriage, unique plants flourished by the sides of their pathway. Along the path, he saw several normal Murk bears, ¡®Crese dears¡¯ which had four horns protruding from their heads and a skin color of light grey. He even saw an ¡®Immolate Skywraith¡¯ a bird with wings as hard as the toughest minerals and with its body ablaze with a bluish flame. Their wings were extracted to produce high quality weapons; however, hunting of these creatures was banned in the elven continent as they lived in harmony with nature. The Skywraiths swiftly maneuvered through the trees. The elven continent was completely different and the sights he witnessed were exquisite, though after a while he had enough of the greenery, the journey didn`t seem to end as the pathway extended to a far as the eyes can see. He rarely spotted an elves, during their travel, as they usually lived in tribes deep within the forest, were the mana was more rich and pure. Time passed by his thoughts darted onto various topics of him. As the carriage ride continued, he visualized several techniques to add to the Wrath arts which he derived from the only move taught to him by Aunt Hilda ¡®Flash Storm¡¯. The techniques he devised were ¡®Crescent wave¡¯ a move for close combat and ¡°Moon lathe¡± a counter attack. The only thing remaining was to try them out in real. Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. Heaving out a sigh, he pictured the various happening that had concluded up till now, the events that had prevailed; he himself was steadily improving in mimicking human emotions. As he pondered on how to act more human, dark clouds gathered above the forest, as heavy trickles of rain came splashing all around. At that instance the carriages came to a screeching halt. Hearing some harsh rambling, he perceived some ruckus had taken place in front. Exiting the carriage, he moved towards the front were he saw the other recruits gathered in a semi-circle overseeing something. Looking towards what had garnered their attention, he went to the front of the group, where he saw one of the faculty teachers facing off against a bunch of elven thieves. He had read of them, elf¡¯s themselves consisted of different tribes similar to the beast race, some of them didn`t like to co-exist and others had different reasons for creating their own tribes they attacked other tribes and often travellers on routes raiding them of their goods. In any world, only the strong would survive and the weak would be subjected to death that was the universal law. The thieves slowly converged around the teacher, who had his hands folded behind his back; his sharp gaze was focused solely on their movements. The thieves didn`t care about the recruits, as they could slaughter them at any moment, as the group itself contained an elven thieve who had reached the god stage. The Teacher had noticed the opponent. No wonder they were confident in their assault. ¡°Watch carefully¡±, the elven teacher spoke softly but clearly As all the recruits sharpened their focus on the upcoming battle, the thieves dashed forward, moving towards the teacher from all sides, their main goal was too immediately get rid of the teacher without any causalities. However, they didn`t use any essence attacks, as they would likely injure their own comrades. At the moment where they were only a few meters away from the teacher, he disappeared; others started to look all around from him. Only Lucifer`s gaze darted up into the air, catching sight of the teacher floating above preparing for a devastating attack. Thick amount of wind essence gathered around, raising his palm a spiral ball of compressed airstream was formed in front it. All the while, the wind enclosed around him protecting him from assaults while he completed his attack. The thieves attacked him discharging their mana and elemental techniques. However, all of their attacks were rebounded by the wind wall enclosing the teacher. The god ranked elven thief prepared a technique were he covered himself with fire essence, a scorching heat emanated from his body, from afar you could see the fire essence converging into an armor. Beads of rain water rolled down from the faces as they viewed the fight, the recruits had quickly backed away a hefty distance worried that they would get winded in the discharge of the attack. Lucifer all along kept his focus on both the god ranked experts, thick amounts of mana was emanating from their bodies. At that instance, the teacher`s wind wall dispersed and a large spiral ball came into view. Looking at it, everyone tensed up because a great amount of mana and essence was invested to create it, the attack would certainly be very dangerous up close. As the thieves viewed the ball their faces went aghast and they tried to run away expect for the god ranked elf. However, a heavy wind pressure nailed them to the ground preventing their escape, at that moment the spiral ball was launched, moving towards the thieves at high velocity, though what happened next was unexpected, the god ranked elf appeared before the spiraling ball and tried to grab hold of it protecting his comrades, as the ball came in contact with his hands a shock wave was discharged, the nearby thieves got sliced into half, a part of the shock wave made its way towards the recruits. Caught unprepared, the boy at the in front of the group got his right hand sliced off into two and then it dispersed. The boy howled as he clamped onto his limb, crying because from the pain that assaulted him but no one moved to help him instead stood aside watching his agony. For them it was one less competitor, they knew the boy could have become their opponent in the future. All the recruits grinned slightly even Meliene and her siblings had a gratified expression. Looking at the boy, Lucifer didn`t care one bit, they were just trash that would be exterminated in the future. If he was in the boy`s place, all of them would have done the same. As he gaze again landed on the fight, he watched the elf getting pushed by the ball. A roar of anger erupted from, however to no avail; the spiral ball was somehow absorbing his fire essence and strengthening itself. He knew he was going to die, letting go, he let the ball devour him, his comrades were dead and he knew there was no way to escape, he had emptied his mana pool. As the ball devoured him, his body was shredded into tiny pieces by the wind blades inside the ball. His blood was diffused into the air as the ball dispersed. As the elven teacher made his way to the recruits, the boy with a chopped limb begged him to heal his wound. As a commoner he had no way to feed his family, being gifted with a high mana capacity his family was overjoyed as they could move out of poverty. But now he was crippled. Tears streamed down his face as he begged, the elven teacher stood in front of him with a cold glint in his eyes and muttered,¡± Get lost¡±. The instructors at the institute didn`t care about their recruits no matter how much you were gifted, only the strongest would survive that was their way of living if you wanted to advance on the path of becoming a true expert. As the boy clutched the teacher`s leg not letting go, the teacher got angry lobbing of the recruit`s head with a slap of his hands. He turned towards the group and with a vile tone muttered.¡± The institute is a place where you will engage in deadly combat and only a few of you will graduate. Assassinations and other methods of combat are permitted in the institute. Your job is to be in the last top 100 from 590 other recruits. We`re not responsible for your death and it was very clearly detailed in the letter we had sent to your guardian. Saying these he went back to the carriage, and what he said was true. Their Guardians had accepted it knowing that they children might suffer from heavy causalities or may even become crippled. However, they had still accepted this condition because even though the Sirvius Institutes methods were unconventional and dangerous they reared monstrous experts. The Sirvius institute was well know because it could produce monsters but hundreds of recruits were crippled or suffered from heavy causalities in it each year. That was the way of this world, experts were many but only a few could get to the top. Getting on the carriage they continued towards the institute. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [th_084_.gif] Chapter 21 –Uneventful Beginnings Chapter 21 ¨CUneventful Beginnings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The rain heaved heavily upon the carriage; large puddles of dirtied water could be seen on the road side. Witnessing firsthand the savageness of the teachers, Lucifer knew that he had no one but himself to rely on. Betrayal and murder would be very common on the institute grounds. The carriage often made rickety noises and during their progressions he encountered a few bandits which were throttled by their elven teacher. The elven teacher had a revolting look as he viewed the human recruits and he made apparent his dislike in the upcoming days. In the elven continent racism was common. Elves disliked humans and it stemmed from when humans had enslaved them years back. The enmity still persisted till now, no matter how it looked on the outside as if the races lived in unity. Lucifer overheard this information, while the two other recruits were discussing in the carriage and seeing the teacher`s behavior, he was sure that was the case. As he looked out of the carriage window sill he viewed the walls of the institute. They looked very large made of some kind of material which was similar to cobblestone, the was a drawbridge connecting to the institute`s entrance. It kind of seemed that they were keeping vicious monsters inside so that they couldn`t escape. The carriage came to a halt outside the institute, they teacher clambered out of the first carriage and lifted some kind of badge which glowed in a reddish color. The guards on the institute walls noticing the badge gleaming lowered the draw bridge, as the carriage passed over it. Lucifer looked at the sheer drop below it, if anyone fell, they would be turned into a pile of mangled bones and flesh. The space in between contained sharp jutting rocks, and various corpses of creatures and people alike were displayed, it seemed this is where they dump the corpses of their recruits. As they passed through the entrance the drawbridge was again lifted, and then the carriage had to navigate through a small forest inside the institute compound which was lit by post lamps on the pathway, the carriage came to a halt. All the recruits exited the carriage, eager to see the institute for themselves. As Lucifer departed, he viewed the institute before him. It had 3 large towers aligned horizontally, and it looked similar to a castle. The walls were made of a mysterious stone which was infused with mana. In front of the castle-like institute, a huge open space was seen with a well-trimmed lawn, and beyond that was a cluster of trees through which their carriage has navigated through. It would be a perfect place to kill someone was the first thought that erupted into everyone`s mind. As they were directed into the institute by their elven teacher, they came upon the other 568 recruits sited in their places. The castle-like institute had a large hall a rows of benches were placed upon which the recruits were sited. As the other recruits looked around they gazed upon the recruits from the various other races such as demons, vampires, dhampirs, half-lings, dwarfs, etc. There was a mix of many races overall, however, all of them were gifted and they were his opponent¡¯s. However, he noticed that a little more than half were female¡¯s recruits they were a higher ratio then males. In front of the benches stood a high platform with a podium upon it, as he gazed at it, an elderly man materialized, he had a large white flowing hair, with wrinkled skin, however, his eyes held an ominous feeling, as he looked at the crowd, all of sudden everyone felt the temperature in the hall decrease by 10 or more degrees, many recruits shivered. At that instance, he unleashed his aura, which caused most of the recruits to tremble. The aura was terrifying, Lucifer judging it, came to the judgment that he had killed many to have such a thick bloody aura. However, the man was nowhere near his level. As the elderly man`s booming voice resounded, he spoke¡± All of you have come here to become strong, However, only a few of you will be able to survive, In the morning you will have three sessions. After your sessions you can try what you have learned on your fellow recruits as practice, if you don`t meet the monthly quota of winning at least two duels against other recruits, the recruit will be expelled. After that a wrist bracelet type item materialized before all the recruits, the elderly man instructed them to equip it. As they put it on, they felt it connect with their mana. ¡°This Alsiz bracelet will record the number of your battles you engage and win in, crippling or even killing your opponent is acceptable!¡± the elderly man spoke before vanishing of stage. After the introductions the teachers directed the recruits to their allocated rooms, however, the tension in the air was heavy everyone was uneasy because all of the recruits that were going to be their opponents. As the recruits passed from room to room, the institute appeared even bigger than it seemed from the outside. Lucifer thought, ¡°Spatial expansion¡±, a rare technique which he had read about in a book, it required a lot of talent and at least 20 years for someone to master it. The teacher came to a standstill in a hallway which separated into five pathways, ordering the recruits to get into four group of five and one group of two. As all they recruits hustled to get into the group of two, Lucifer silently watched from the sides not caring which group he ended up into. The teacher getting angry at the commotion personally selected the members of the groups, Lucifer ended up in the group of two with another human female. Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. No one could see Lucifer`s appearance because he still had the cloak on, as the female and him stood in a group, the other recruits gave envious looks with a few traces of anger in their expression. How could they not feel angry at them, all of the recruits were their opponents and at night they would barely get any sleep knowing that someone could cripple them or even heavily injure them. The teacher produced five glowing balls of light which directed the group along the five pathways to their room. As Lucifer followed the ball of light with the female, she tried to start up a conversation, first introducing herself as ¡°Silia¡±. Though, Lucifer hardly responded back, paying no attention to her only noting her name. They made their way to large antique door, which swung open as soon they stood in front of it. Entering the room they noticed a pair of beds, tables and cupboards where they could keep their stuff. They were going to live here until the top hundred were decided and then they would graduate. So who knows when that would happen, so the institute provided all the resources necessary for their comfort and all the recruits were supplied with gold coins that they could use to demand stuff from the Institute shops. Two bathrooms were also connected to the room one for the Silia and another for him. As soon as Silia entered the room, she crashed upon one of the beds, Lucifer moved to the cupboards, when he opened it; he noticed a bunch of clothes personally for him. The institute had sent outfits beforehand. It was similar for his female companion. She went through her wardrobe, having weird expression sometimes, as she went through them. They were certainly high quality clothes. Looking at Lucifer she spoke,¡± Don`t you fill uncomfortable, it doesn`t matter if you are ugly I won`t say anything¡±. Setting his rucksack in the cupboard he watched Silia take her set of clothes and go into the bathroom to take a bath, Lucifer did the same. After a while, he exited refreshed, as he got out, he scanned around noticing his companion was already out and ready. As she glanced at him, she was dazed, her face flared into a bright red shade, she stared at him for several moments before turning her gaze away, all the while Lucifer set upon his bed cultivating to increase his level in a meditative state, Silia did the same, preparing for the bloody tomorrow. Currently Lucifer`s rank had reached Lv.59, his progression had gotten incredibly fast after he had created the Attribute core even when he didn`t cultivate. He judged that it would take him two days or so to reach the beginning stages of the Transient rank. He cultivated till early morning gaining five levels overnight. His body didn`t necessarily need sleep so that was a plus point for him. Putting on his assigned uniform he exited the room wanting to explore more of the institute to better associate himself with it. However, as soon as he exited the room, he found the elven teacher glaring at him. ¡°Wake the other one up¡± he spoke rudely Moving towards Silia`s bed he shook her softly, while telling her to get up. Woken up from sleep, she quickly ran to the cupboard picking out the uniform, she changed quickly in the bathroom. The elven teacher directed them into different passageways before finally reaching a somewhat large room, where a dwarf was seated upon his table with sheets of papers stacked in front of him. ¡°Choose only three sessions¡± the teacher spoke, the dwarf then handed Lucifer a sheet of paper which he had to circle three classes from. He chose Practical theory, Martial arts and Essence arts. Silia had also chosen the latter two but instead of Practical theory she selected Alchemy, after signing on it. The sheet of paper glowed with a blue hue before moving into the Alsiz bracelet. The dwarf spoke¡±¡± Your timetable is stored in you bracelets, and it will direct you to your lecture halls, it also has an additional function on displaying how many recruits are present in the institute¡±. Meanwhile, the elven teacher had left during the explanation, looking at their bracelets a faint glow was given off hinting them to move in a certain direction. Though Silia`s and his paths diverged, he knew that she had alchemy or the hall room would have been the same. Moving to the lecture hall, he peered inside, however, as it was still too early barely anyone had arrived beside the teacher, who was rather chubby; as he gazed at Lucifer he motioned him to seat. Moving towards the front desk he seated himself, waiting patiently for the others to arrive. After a while, recruits rushed into the lecture hall of varying ranks, all still fidgety and mumbling, many of them had heavy dark circles under their eyes, barely getting any sleep from the fear of getting attacked. 3 boys and one girl clearly from the demon race judging by their external features sat beside him, and the lecture began, however, most of them didn`t concentrate on the lecture but slept to recover from their lost sleep. Lucifer had personally chosen this class so that he cloud use it to develop new abilities and broaden his use of essence and martial arts together to create a formidable foundation. The lecture was kept simple, discussing the most practical methods of attacking, and disabling one`s opponent, after the session was over everyone rushed to the other classes as they had recovered a bit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [th_084_.gif] Chapter 22 - A Companion in Insanity Chapter 22 - A Companion in Insanity ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The martial arts session was eventful, as two students suffered heavy causalities during a spar from the backlash of overusing mana. Lucifer overlooked from the corners, as he gazed at the bracelet, pouring a bit of mana, it displayed the number of recruits present, 587 was the number displayed, he had heard the news, three male recruits were killed by a succubus last night, as they had engaged in sexual activity, she had leeched them complete of their vitality. ¡°Fools¡±, he uttered silently under his breath He noticed that during the sessions he received a lot of gazes from males and females alike. As he was leaning against the wall observing they nearby fights, he saw the succubus who had previously killed he three males stand beside him. She had become well known overnight. She slowly reached for his hand entwining it in her own, turning around he meet her stare. She had used charm on him to hypnotize him, drawn by his looks she wanted to make him hers, but that didn`t affect him at all, however, he proceeded back to his room, thinking she was successful in her endeavor, the succubus followed him along. Entering his room, he sat upon his bed while the succubus, sexually started peeling of her clothes, down to her under garments, she then pounced on him. Planning to leech his vitality, she nipped on his neck making her way to his lower body, but as she tried to move any further she was unable too. Her body felt numb as if she had had lost control. Lucifer stood up looking at her, with a lifeless gaze on the bed, he knew she was still alive but was unable to do anything because he had halted the blood flow in her body. Materializing an ice dagger into his hands he punctured it deep into her chest, letting the blood spew out, dyeing the preciously white bed in a beautiful shade of scarlet red. Her corpse looked similar to a painting upon the bed. Viewing the bracelet he noticed the overall total decrease by one. He had had his first kill and that after so long, he was hungry for more blood, and the shrill joy he received from the screams of his victims. Digging with his bare into the cavity he had just made, he took out the heart, gorging on it, as the nits of flesh moved down his throat he felt the vitality passing through to him. Succubus¡¯s had an extremely strong vitality, as he ate into her heart; his own body was strengthening itself from the process of absorption. But alas, beside charm and leech, the succubus had not any significant abilities, which he would like to have, wiping the fresh blood from the corners of his mouth with the bed sheet. He was satisfied with the growth of his physical body. He would have to hunt more if he had to gain more abilities. Removing of his clothes he took a warm shower, comforted by the trickle of hot water on his skin just after a murder was an exhilarating feeling. He truly wondered how killing could give him such satisfaction, but he knew deep inside he was always different even before he had become the fallen. Putting on a fresh pair of clothes, he exited the bathroom, waiting patiently for someone to get rid of the corpse. The door to the room burst open and the elven teacher entered look at the naked gutted corpse, he was not surprised, giving a nod towards Lucifer, he led several man inside the room to get rid of the corpse. After the cleanup, the room was as good as new, and the sessions were over, recruits hurriedly rushed back into their rooms, secluding themselves from any danger. Silia had come back to the room, but she was highly wary, he guessed the news had already spread around school about the death of the succubus. ¡°You killed her, didn`t you?¡± she spoke and Lucifer lightly nodded, but then a rather sinister expression appeared on her face. ¡°Damn, you got her first¡± She spoke her tone very different from the former. Observing her gestures and expressions she was different from the former silia he had met. There were two assumptions Lucifer came upon she had someone take her place or she had split personality. After repeated cursing she went to sleep, not caring the danger he represented or she was highly confident in her ability to defend herself. Lucifer exited the room, before the door quietly shut itself; he planned to prowl around the institute to meet any opponents. As he passed through passage ways and rooms, he however didn`t encounter anyone, he proceeded to exit the institute making his way into the clearing in front of the institute building. The mini-forest in front of the Building reeked strongly of blood, though as if a number of bodies were shredded in it. Somewhere around the trees, he noticed a pair of eyes looking at his every move, unperturbed by the stare he preceded into the forest, enjoying the scent of fresh blood in the air, to him it was the perfect type of setting for a fight. As he ventured deeper into the forest, he observed several low level beasts around none of which would pose a danger to him. The air got colder the further he went in, he gaze fell upon the skewered corpses up ahead, large icicles impaled through stomachs, and blood colored the icicles in red. Their faces were aghast; the attacker had tortured them slowly as he only impaled the organs which would lead to a This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there.slow death. Lucifer heard the twigs cracking behind, turning to look at the spot; he felt something whizzing at him at high speed. A shard of ice was racing at him, but when he looked closely dozens more were behind, the one in front was just a distraction. Whoever, the opponent was he had thoroughly planned his tactics. Dodging them all by a small margin, he prepared himself for the next wave while trying to pin point the opponents location To him the opponent was jumping all over the place making it hard to locate him and he excelled in the ice attribute. Running towards the direction of the shards while maintaining precaution, he scanned for any residual mana and he found it. Lucifer had during the carriage progression created an ability to trace someone`s location from residual mana they left behind. Using mana perception he located the opponent hiding in the trees. Furthermore, he was a dual attribute user, using dark essence to cloak his movements. Acting as though he hadn`t discovered him; Lucifer went further in the forest away from the opponent, to decrease his vigilance. As the opponent chased him, he waited around a spot, to ambush him, when the opponent arrived at the location, he released Wrath Arts: Crescent Wave a technique specially created by him for close combat, afterimages of attacks were left when attacking the opponent causing him to be unable to differentiate from the real attack. Combined with Lucifer hardened body, his attacks caused an impact similar to get hit by a small boulder, wherever, his fists landed bones and tendons tore, though even through all the pain, the opponent effectively dodged trying to escape, he used ice to incase Lucifer into a pillar. However, it was a faint by the opponent, getting instantly closer to Lucifer he lashed out with a strikingly crafted dagger, cutting a nice gash into his wrist, he severed some of Lucifer`s tendons. To Lucifer it was nothing but a scratch even though he was losing a large amount of blood through his wound. The opponent had also inserted some ice essence into the wound wanting to freeze him from inside out. Lucifer unleashing flash storm landed barrages of punches upon, leaving chucks of flesh missing. The opponent coughed a significant amount of blood before collapsing to the ground; during the entire duration of the fight he had barely used any essence solely relying on his physical skills to improve his mastery over the Wrath arts. The dagger was impaled into a nearby tree during the fight. Removing it he went over its sharpness, it`s was far superior to his katana and had an extremely sharp edge. Inspecting the body, he found a small pouch, unzipping it he retrieved a large amount of pills stored with. They contained the scent of a mixture of herbs, putting them back in; he took the pouch for himself. Looking at the opponent`s unconscious body, he clasped the dagger in his hand, stabbing it repeatedly into his body, something inside him was growing, a seed of madness but the feeling it gave him when he inflicted the wounds was similar to a drug. Carving out the heart, he sliced it into pieces before eating it. A new flavor filled his mouth, his thirst for blood ever growing; he felt the urge subside slowly. His whistles resounded in the eerie night forest, his silhouette prowling the forest to feed his growing need. An hour past midnight he returned to the room covered in blood from head to toe. Silia peered at him from under her blanket. ¡°Did you enjoy you meal?¡± she revealed a crazed smile ¡°Not yet¡± he spoke softly Getting out of her bed she displayed the nightgown before him, which exquisitely defined her above average figure. He took a shower before heading back to his bed where silia laid seductively, facing each other upon he could smell the scent of roses from her. They were so close that he could hear the thumping of her heart. Bringing her face close to him, she gave a slight peck on his lips before moving back to her bed. Then she pointed to a spot beside his bed, five bodies of females were dumped there, their throats cleanly cut but their features were similar to dolls not a drop of blood on them. ¡°How do they look?¡± she asked like a child waiting for praise ¡°Like showcased dolls¡± he spoke Silia blushed happily from the praise received by her companion. Her eyes contained insanity the likes he had never seen before, but that all the more interested him. He would not kill her yet. Lying atop his bed, the softness of the mattress caressed him into a light sleep, though his consciousness was alert waking at the moment of any threat. Waking up early as per his daily routine, he engaged into an hour of cultivation gaining a level, hitting Lv.60, 15 more levels to the Transient rank. Opening his eyes, he noticed a warm sensation against his lips; Silia had once again taken a kiss. Her expression was that of glee as she stared at him. Overnight she had grown more attached to him, looking at the sides of his bed he still noticed the corpses of the girls, their features still doll like. He wondered how did she preserve them so well, they didn`t smell decayed or rotten at all, Instead, had a light fragrance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :shakey: Chapter 23 – A Night of Passion Chapter 23 ¨C A Night of Passion AN: Mature content up ahead ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As he and Silia moved into the classroom together, murmurs erupted among the seated recruits. Whispers of the ¡°Doll Maker¡± could be heard; all the while several recruits glanced at Silia who had paused beside him. Smiling as though she didn`t notice, she headed to her seat. Lucifer seating himself in the front examined his robust instructor. The Martial Arts lectures varied between theory and practical, however, today was a theory class. The same individuals that sat in the practical theory lecture hall sat beside him. The instructor exuded an air of authority, his huge muscles contracted when he even made the slightest of movements. During the progression of the lesson various parts about the anatomy were discussed and how improving those organs would lead to a stronger base strength. A brief explanation on some forbidden arts was given, which let an individual dramatically increase their strength and mana pool but at the cost of a decreased life span. Then the robust instructor proceeded onto the topic of combat stances as he exhibited them to the recruits step by step, looking at instructors flawlessly movement Lucifer praised the teacher mentally because a lot of passion and effort was put into perfecting them. Before the Lecture ended the instructor commanded them to pour mana into the bracelet, a panel popped up representing the overall number. However now, besides it was a leader board, representing the top most recruits who had the highest number of wins. Silia name was present in the fifth position and his in the sixth out of the top ten. A nickname was present above the names highlighted in red; she had received the title¡± The Doll Maker¡± and he himself had gotten one too ¡°Moonlight Fang¡±. Everyone`s gazes were targeted at them both, bursts of killing intent appeared in their eyes. The main purpose of the leader boards was to draw the attention to the top competitors so they are attacked more often and would deter from progressing more. As still as water under the large pressure, Lucifer calmly exited the hall, moving onto his next session. Silent killing intent was directed at him. However, he smiled as he passed through the passageways, more opponents means he could hone his techniques even more. On the practice grounds of the Essence arts session, today`s topic was slightly interesting, as the ability to manipulate gravity within a small radius was being currently taught. The instructor who was teaching it was ¡®Kalac¡¯, Aunt Hilda`s so called friend. As he peered at Lucifer, he gave a gentle smile, and he was certainly aware of his ranking on the leaderboard. Gravity manipulation was a sub category in manipulating Earth essence and it required an above average control. Silia and he both succeeded in their first try. Many Elite ranked recruits though were not successful as manipulating mana and essence together was not an easy task at their level. As various applications of the ability were demonstrated by Kalac on how to use extreme gravitational force, all the transient ranked recruits accomplished this task easily. Leaving them to practice, kalac went and overlooked some of the other recruits providing some hints on how to accomplish whatever they were doing. Various methods were being visualized in Lucifer`s mind palace as he combined the ability with a few others Martial art stances. Suddenly, he felt a strong pressure directed at his back. A kunai manipulated by gravity was rushing at him, at explosive speed. It took him some effort to dodge it, but he did. Glancing at the direction of the attack, he came in contact of a half beast- half elf recruit who was glaring at him. Sithylis was ranked seventh on the leader boards and was well known throughout the institute for his eccentric personality. Lucifer returning back the glare instigated Sithylis causing him to get somewhat angry. He dashed at Lucifer with explosive strength with a desire to teach him a lesson. At that moment every recruit around backed away, forming a human arena in which Sithlyis and he were trapped in between like caged beasts perked up for battle. Sithlyis had the physical constitution of both Elf¡¯s and were-beasts; his combined dexterity and strength made him a force to be reckoned with. As he dashed at Lucifer with a burst of speed, the wind howled, he had used gravity to further reinforce his dash. Heaving out a sigh Lucifer took the Wrath Arts: Moon Lathe stance a counter move created for the sole purpose of redirecting an attack, as Sithlyis rushed at him with his ejected claws, Lucifer stood still as a mountain. Several recruits thought he was going to get himself killed, but he could not hear them, fully focusing on the battle in front of him. Sithlyis was fast, reaching Lucifer in a matter of seconds and he was highly skilled in close combat too. A common trait among the Were-beast tribes, lashing out with his claw like hands, he felt he had already won, as Lucifer didn`t budge an inch. The moment the claw was a few inches away from his chest, his hands darted out grabbing onto Sithlyis`s wrist he overturned his entire body with a flip of his wrist sending his opponent smashing to the ground and suffered more damage because he was moving at high velocity. Sithylis`s face grinded upon the practice grounds floor, his face skinned, he fell unconscious and his arm was twisted in an inhumane manner. Lucifer returning to his calm state once again left the grounds returning back to his room. He had advanced three levels during the fight, only battles stimulated his latent potential. He set cultivating inside his room for a while, he had hit Lv.63, he outright didn¡¯t kill Sithlyis because he didn`t want to make a show of it. Pardoning him for just this moment, but he would kill him later on that he decided. Going to the cupboard he took out his ruck sack which contained the pill pouch. Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! He was meaning to try the pills for quite a while, as he ruffled through the handful of pills, one pitch black pill caught his attention as soon as he had sighted it, the blood in his veins started pulsating. He felt a burst of heat in his chest region as if a flame was scorching his insides, as if the blood desired the contents of the pill. Retrieving the pill, he reluctantly swallowed it, pain shoot throughout his body, as the pill entered his body it was instantly absorbed, the blood in his veins thickened, changing slowly and then he blanked out. Once again reappearing in his mind palace, his body was undergoing a change but he didn`t know the reasons behind it. So he quietly abided his time. The process he was going through was a result of consuming the Dragon Serum, a pill containing a bit of a dragon¡¯s blood, this would unlock an individual¡¯s potential for a short period of time. However, for him it had a different effect, hailing from a dragon slayer bloodline, a dragon¡¯s blood was used as an initiation ritual to unlock the bloodline limit to get certain abilities and a physique nearer to a dragon. However, he received a minute amount of blood so the transformation was mostly incomplete and he would require more to do so. Aroused from his sleep he found himself undressed to his toes, his body completely exposed, his eyes darted to the window opposite to him, it was currently night out. At that instance, he felt two soft mounds pressing against his chest, as he turned around Silia was stark naked, peering at him with her gentle gaze. He could feel heat radiating from her, as she exposed her desire, he too let himself loose. Clutching one of her mounds softly, he fondled it, one hand moving towards her vagina, his two fingers slid inside hitting her most sensitive spots. Her muffled moans erupted in the room. As he increased the intensity of his fingering, he felt her breath become more ragged, her face flushed red, he kissed the nape of her neck, moving to her other breast, he licked her nipple then started sucking on it. ¡°Avaritia.....Aaah¡­pls¡­please¡­.Aaah¡­.go..sl¡­..slower¡­.Aaahhhh¡± Her moans becoming louder, her hand slid against his face beckoning him to continue , as the intensity of his fingering further increased, she orgasmed, releasing her love juice onto the bed sheet. Her face completely flushed, she grabbed his hard penis, stroking it and moved her mouth towards it. Swallowing it whole, she jerked her head back and forth, her tongue licking all around, his cum ejaculated all over her face. Overturning her, her prepared to go down on her, she moved into a doggie style position, exposing a perfectly curved ass, grabbing his penis he swiftly, moved into her vagina. A loud moan echoed in the room, and as he thrusted back and forth, grabbing her large mounds from the back, he kneaded them while he pounded her hard from the behind, her moans growing even louder. The squelching noises of her vagina grinding against his penis increased as his thrusts got rougher, her head turning around they both kissed passionately, by the time she had orgasmed many times more. Turning her around, they faced each other, he thrusted even deeper and rougher, while sucking on her breast, her hands clutched tightly on the bed sheets as she enjoyed the feeling, of loosing herself. Lucifer standing up, grabbed her by the waist, and pressed her upon his upright penis, grapping her hips he moved her up and down on it. Her moans were louder as his penis penetrated deeper, hitting her womb, her breasts were pressed against his face which he continued to suck, as he continued to pound her insides, her love juices dripped onto the floor. She had orgasmed over and over again, jolts of ecstasy passed through her, as she enjoyed his wonderful penis. Her body was entirely exhausted, however, Lucifer hadn`t run out of vigor, his enhanced body was not just for show. Laying her on the bed he proceeded to lick the vagina, while fingering her. She squirted once again, pulling him towards her, she embraced him tightly. Before enveloping themselves in another passionate kiss, their lips pressed tightly against each other. Pulling herself apart, ¡°I am yours only¡± she spoke bewitchingly before falling asleep, he had made her orgasm numerous times, thoroughly exhausting her. However, he was the least bit tired. Nonetheless, he embraced her, falling asleep alongside, the bed was wet with love juices and a tad bit of blood. Their passionate session had lasted from midnight till the break of dawn. Lucifer woke up, looking at Silia`s naked body he reminisced the sex they had, she was his responsibility now. Letting her sleep, he moved towards the bathroom nude, taking a shower, he viewed himself in the mirror. His physical changes were now more distinct, his pupils had turned into slits and his silver hair had grown to his waist overnight. Putting on his clothes, he noticed that Silia was awake, moving towards the bed, he saw her blushing under the covers from last night¡¯s incident. As he stood in front of the bed, Silia jumped off the bed, embracing him and giving him a deep tender kiss with her exposed mounds pressed against his chest. She then rushed off into the bathroom, taking a shower; she changed in front of him exposing her beautiful white skin and large breasts. Her light red hair, turned golden under the morning light. Putting on her clothes, they heard a knock on the door. ¡°Come in¡±, Lucifer responded A maid holding two set of plates with their breakfast set it up upon the table. As they were eating their breakfast, she asked gently, ¡°What happened to his eyes?¡± ¡°A family constitution¡± he responded, but he was not too sure of himself, but guessing he assumed that was the result of a mutation. ¡°I¡­..li¡­like it¡± she muttered stuttering, he cheeks were dyed light red. After their meal was complete, Silia clasping his hand, rushed towards their lecture hall. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- :love3: Chapter 24 – Secrets and Discoveries Chapter 24 ¨C Secrets and Discoveries ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dropping Silia at her alchemy hall, he headed to his Practical theory session, but he was slightly late compared to his usual timings. As soon as he entered the hall, the recruits had their eyes focused at him. The majority of the females went beet red, immediately turning away their gazes. As he seated himself, he couldn`t help but notice that the girl from the demon race was staring at him intensely along with the two boys beside her, ignoring them he focused onto the lecture. The session today compromised of the recruits giving a theory on mana usage. It was a surprise test which they would be graded for. Many recruits were unprepared as they underestimated the Practical theory lesson thinking it would be where they could laze around. Lucifer`s and the girl ¡°Es`kina¡± from the demon race who had sat beside him were the only ones who ha prepared. After her presentation on using mana to bypass the Brain Limiter, she had met the approval of the chubby teacher, who gave her a thumps up. As Lucifer stood in front of the class he spoke about the creation of runes, which could nurture and amplify mana altogether, and how they could be used to empower mana based objects, he further provided a method to engrave a marking that could help the object collect mana essence from the air in the atmosphere, his explanations where brief and easy to understand, but as he continued to describe the method, the lecture hall went silent and the chubby teacher was bewildered while taking notes of his speech. As he set back onto his seat, the air was tense, the Chubby teacher`s expressions seemed to shift continuously. ¡°End of session¡±, the teacher spoke before speeding out of hall Only after Lucifer exited out of class, the lecture halls mood lightened, he could hear their faint voices from the passageway. ¡°What is he, a genius?¡± ¡°I always thought he was ¡­just a pretty boy¡± ¡°Did you see how remarkable he looked?¡± ¡°I wish he would be my boyfriend¡± For him this was just basic knowledge, which he had procured from reading books, his mind was constantly visualizing. Heading into the Essence Arts Lecture hall he saw Silia waving, gesturing to the seat beside her. As he took his seat, Kalac had entered the lecture hall. ¡°Quiet down class¡± his cold voice resounded throughout the classroom As the voices in the class settled, he scribbled something onto the board, taking out an orb he showed it to everyone in class. ¡°This is a monster core, which is only found in beasts which have fused a certain type of attribute essence and mana into an orb¡± he spoke while showing it around. ¡°We are going for a trip in a class 2 forest dungeon, where many of you will suffer causalities, you have no choice but to join, you may even form a group, however, by the end of the given time limit if you haven`t gotten a core You will be expelled!¡±, his cold voice resounded unveiling the gravity of the situation. Whispers exploded throughout the crowd, recruits distraught because they could become prey to those savage beasts. It has to be known that a difficultly of a dungeon depends on the continent, as the Human continent has the least amount of mana, the monsters in the dungeons are weaker, but a class 2 dungeon in the elven continent would be similar to a class 4 of the human continent. It would check ones survival capabilities. Kalac looking at Lucifer gave a nod signaling the best of luck as instructors were unable to intervene until the end of the time limit. The duration they had to stay in the dungeon forest was for approximately a month to weed out all those who lacked the essential skills of survival. Monster cores were highly valued as it increased ones level depending on its quality. However, even the lowest quality core was bought for a hefty price due to their benefit and the risk accompanied in retrieving them. Dispersing the class, all the other sessions were cancelled so recruits could prepare for the trip, but everyone knew only those in Transient rank or above could have a chance at survival. Entering the dorm, he sighted Silia seated on the bed, the look of madness expressed through her eyes. Her behavior had completely changed. He was sure now that she had multiple personalities. ¡°It is going to be fun¡±, she muttered bewitchingly while biting her lower lip, he voice becoming soft when she said,¡± Don`t die for me and Silia¡­..Promise¡±. ¡°Promise¡± he spoke, heading to the cupboard he retrieved the katana and the dagger from his rucksack, equipping the katana and the dagger at his waist, he went to the institute stores to get food supplies. Nonetheless, they were emptied. Heading back to his room, he set cultivating; make use of the two days they were given. Cultivating nonstop for an entire day with the use of some pills from the pouch, he attained 8 levels in one go. As he woke up next morning from his meditation, he saw that Silia had filled the room with doll corpses of female recruits. Sitting upon her bed, she polished a large bastard sword; he was unsure how she could lift it. Silia getting of the bed, holding the grip with one hand, slashed at the empty air, creating a loud screech. The sword itself was quite unique; have carving of beasts engraved on its surface. It glistened with a mysterious aura. ¡°Beautiful isn`t she¡± Silia spoke as the Sword turned into black specks of light and vanished; he wondered where she had stored it. ¡°What is it?¡± he asked She seemed hesitant to tell, so he didn`t probe any further, again settling into cultivation he reached the Transient rank in quarter of a day, he could feel the growth of his body, all the pores opening up, to let the filth ooze out, purifying his insides. However, a bizarre change occurred, the attribute core floating above his mana pool sank to the center of his pool. Then the container ruptured letting the attribute essence pour out. Mysteriously the attribute essences divided themselves into diamond shaped crystals, earth, wind, lighting, dark, ice and fire. The five crystals formed a hexagonal shape within his mana pool, linking themselves with numerous strands of mana. Retrieving ice essence into his hands, he noticed it had flowed many times faster, unlike before when he had to retrieve the mana then the desired essence from the core. He had during the previous fight noticed how strange the dagger had reacted, so he had planned to bind it. Grabbing the dagger from his waist, he cut his finger, dripping some blood onto it, which was absorbed by the dagger, time passed by, as the dagger decided whether to choose him as its master. You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. Within a few moments engravings appeared on the dagger signifying its ownership. Flowing ice essence into the dagger, he watched it greedily absorb the frigid essence in torrents, several hours passed before it was satisfied. Attaching it back to his waist, he slept on his bed eagerly waiting for tomorrow. Meanwhile, Silia was jumping over rooftops engaging in an one on one fight with a mysterious hooded individual. ¡°Princess, come back¡± the figure spoke caringly ¡°No!¡± Silia responded and then their swords clashed against each other, Dark essence converged behind Silia manifesting into a dual sword wielding armored knight, as the knights sword slashed through the air, it produced multiple sonic booms. The dual swords clashed against the hooded figures blade causing her to blasted back several meters, charring the hood with dark essence flames. A Pitch black armor was worn by the figure, as their two gazes met the figure backed down disappearing from the spot. The manifested knight started to disperse as the threat vanished; she looked towards a certain direction with a hint of longing but then it was erased under the resolute gaze. Turning around she shot through the air, towards the institute¡¯s front forest. As the elderly man, the dean of the institute looked at her fading figure from his office, he wondered about her identity. What was more astonishing was that she was a Peak God ranked individual at such a young age. ¡°That manifested Avatar was terrifying, and very similar to the one we saw years back¡±, a voice spoke from behind the dean. ¡°You`re aren`t hinting to that clan?¡± the dean spoke shivering a bit as he thought of a past incident ¡°I hope no one messes with her, or their entire linage will disappear from the face of the planet¡± the voice resounded from the back. ¡°We have another issue on our hands, the Emperion Dragon`s grandson has enrolled in our institute¡± the voice spoke turning grave ¡°That Dragon Kings grandson¡­¡­¡­, has enrolled in our institute, this year is just getting worse every day, keep an eye on the both of them tomorrow, see that no harm comes to them, or this institute ¡­¡­..no¡­¡­this continent will cease to exist under those two old bastards wrath, if the girl hails from that clan¡± the dean voice wavered as he spoke At the issue of the order, the being behind the dean vanished. The dean stroked his beard thinking about the incident that had occurred before; the chubby teacher had highly spoken about a prodigious recruit who had presented a mind blowing theory. ¡°Bring him¡± the deans cold voice resounded in the office A being crawled out of the elderly deans shadow, teleporting into Lucifer`s room, it stood beside his bed. Even though, Lucifer had a high perception he couldn`t feel the being at all, the figure could have killed him without him even knowing. It shook him, as Lucifer gazed at the figure; he noticed it was entirely covered with dark essence, with two green flames for eyes. Grabbing his hand, it teleported into the dean`s office. The bright room, blinded Lucifer for a moment, as he observed his surroundings, two couches were neatly aligned opposite to each other and the room was covered with numerous artworks. A table was placed in between the couches by the shadow being and then it dispersed. Sitting himself down, Lucifer waited, after a while, the door of the room opened, and then the dean walked in. His expression was gentle unlike the one at the introduction. As the dean seat on the couch opposite to Lucifer, he observed him for quite a while. ¡°Drop the guise¡± the dean¡¯s voice turned stern Lucifer had put up his unaware recruit fa?ade, but it had been easily seen through. As Lucifer expression turned emotionless, the dean was slightly taken back, as he couldn`t read anything his eyes were devoid. It was the dean`s first time witnessing something like this, any and every being displayed some sort of emotion but in front of him a young boy had broken the rule. The dean, however, was relaxed as the boys power level was merely at the transient rank and that too at the beginning stages. ¡°I heard you theorized about some mana based item called a ¡®rune¡¯¡± the dean spoke ¡°Yes¡± Lucifer`s emotionless voice came out, to the dean it was quite unsettling as he felt as if he was talking to a soulless doll. ¡°Then can you make it?¡± the deans asked in a questioning manner. Lucifer nodded, the dean`s shadow extended and from it a hand made out of essence shot out holding some sort of object. A small stone slab was placed upon the table by the hand before it descended back into the shadow. ¡°Make it¡± the dean gestured As Lucifer grabbed the stone, he examined it, if it met the requirement. Done checking, he grabbed the slab; pouring a tiny orb of mana fused with gravity, he planted it at the center of the slab. As soon, as it was completed, specks of mana were drawn into the slab, getting collected within. The slab emitted a light blue glow, representing the amount of mana it had collected. The dean then started laughing, ¡°Quite brilliant, fusing gravity within a mana orb to draw nearby mana, However, it requires quite the meticulous control¡± the dean had seen firsthand his skill at manipulating mana. Lucifer himself had just shown the basic method of creating a rune, nothing more. ¡°I will issue this to the Elven council, who will make use of you discovery and you will also receive a substantial reward¡± the dean spoke with a smile ¡°Your control is quite good boy, would you like to be my apprentice?¡± the dean asked his gaze hardening Lucifer thinking about it for a while, nodded. He was teleported back into his room, sitting upon the bed, he noticed he couldn`t feel anything from the dean. He was far from reaching that stage. Peering at Silia bed he noticed she hadn`t returned, once again closing his eyes he fell asleep. The dean back at the office, conversed with the previous shadow ¡°What did you think of the boy, your honest opinion?¡± the dean spoke ¡°Truthfully, the boy feels wrong¡­my mistake¡­not the boy¡­..something inside him¡­..it was very faint¡­..but I felt it when you looked at him¡± the voice resounded from behind ¡°You might be mistaken, I felt no such thing¡± ¡°I guess so, but nevertheless, the boy is absurdly talented, his control is far too good even compared to God ranked experts, you got quite the catch¡± ¡°Yes, I will mold the boy into a strong expert, are the preparations ready for tomorrow?¡± ¡°Yes¡± ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :imdead: Chapter 25 – Strange Occurrences Chapter 25 ¨C Strange Occurrences AN: Fragment Realm ranking system [Fragment Realm] Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv.75 and God ¨C lv.120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brigitte Roark Suzano had left her casket, as she had probed it with mana; she discovered a unique property solely belonging to it. As she entered the casket, her body would go enter a stagnant state; meanwhile the casket would convert the mana into a form of energy that would be absorbed by her body, reinforcing her vitality and empowering her abilities. ¡°You are going you see that boy?¡± Ersysea Starmight voice resounded mentally. The ego of the scythe had scanned her memories, even her brief interaction with Lucifer, and had full heartedly accepted their relationship. ¡°Yes¡± However, as soon as she uttered that, the Dragon`s lords once again materialized into the throne, their faces strewn with panic, Andromeda, the dryad held his arm, which was cut in a few places, black blood was spread across his coat in patches. ¡°Brigitte, we have an emergency!¡± he bellowed ¡°Explain¡± Brigitte expression was perked up ¡°The beasts of the realm have gone on a rampage, something is corrupting them and spatial tears have appeared in the realm¡± Brigitte at the mentioning of corrupted beasts and spatial tears had instantly expanded her spiritual sense, encapsulating half of the realm, she then noticed the tears appearing in space, a black kind of ooze was leaking out of them. As she watched it get in contact with one of the beasts, it spasmed, before it eyes turned pitch black and a layer of bubbling ooze covered its body. ¡°What is going on!¡± she muttered, it has to know that, the heavenly realm has the most stable structure, so spatial tears are completely unlikely, but now the impossible was happening before her eyes. ¡°First, obliterate the corrupted beasts and I will mend the spatial tears¡± she ordered, before appearing before a tear, sending out her mana, she tried stabilizing the tear, while pouring dark essence into it, as space manipulation was a sub category of it. The tear rapidly started shrinking before it vanished. In the meantime, the Dragon Lords were destroying the corrupted beasts, but they gave quite the trouble, as soon as they died they exploded, outwards spraying ooze. The bubbling ooze had a corrosive effect as it ate through even essence enhanced armor. So that was quite the pain, but the Dragon Lords accomplished their given task. Brigitte approached one tear after another, closing them. The last one shrank before vanishing from existence, appearing into the throne along with the Dragon Lords, the discussed the strange event. ¡°Brigitte, What was that ooze?¡± Ferisi, the griffin spoke ¡°Andromeda, get a sample of the ooze and thoroughly examine it¡± ¡°Yes, Brigitte¡± and then he vanished, ¡°Ferisi inform me of any other spatial tears¡± Brigitte muttered All the Dragon Lords returned back to their haven, seating upon her throne Ersysea Starmight spoke ¡°I think you better postpone you meeting with the boy¡± ¡°I guess so¡± Brigitte responded, however, her expression was heavy, she seriously wanted to see Lucifer again and her heart ached, but she had her own responsibilities. Lucifer glanced at his dorm ceiling, thinking back to his conversation with the dean. He had accepted the apprenticeship for the lone reason, to get access to the restricted library within the institute. ¡°Knowledge is power¡± he whispered An hour from now, all the recruits would have to gather in front of the institute and Silia had not yet arrived. He from the beginning had noticed that she had come from quite a profound background, her noble mannerism were exposed minutely when she engaged in meals. However, they couldn`t escape Lucifer''s keen senses. His preparation all set, he exited his room heading to the front of the institute. As he viewed the green lawn, several stones were set in a circular manner, forming a kind of an enlarged engraving. After a while, recruits started rushing out from the institute, gathering at a spot. Their curious gazes landing upon the engraving. Silia arrived a few minutes later, appearing through the crowd. She stood beside him, eagerly waiting for the start of the event. After all the recruits were gathered, a carriage appeared from the forest, halting in front of the crowd. Stepping from it, a boy seeming 18 years of age steeped down. His eyes were slits, as Lucifer gazes landed upon him his blood started pulsating. The boys¡¯ overly cold gaze scanned the recruits, stopping momentarily upon Silia then continuing onwards. He had pride engraved in his bones, as it was clearly demonstrated in his demeanor. The dean appearing by his side acted very courteously, introducing him to the crowd. ¡°This is Miz`az Fiel Dre`gin, grandson of the Dragon lord, a heavenly realm being. All were amazed beside Lucifer and Silia at his background. Miz`az expression turned haughty as his lineage was revealed, looking at the recruits as if they should kneel in his presence. He stood separate from the crowd, as Lucifer scanned around he caught sight of Sithylis, a part of his face was completely skinned, making him look unsightly. As Sithylis caught sight of Lucifer looking at him he instantly averted his gaze. ¡°Avaritia, you will see soon!¡± he cursed under his breath, the suffering he had endured had forever scarred him, until he had Lucifer''s blood on his hand, he would never have a peaceful day. ¡°Everyone ready¡± the dean¡¯s voice echoed, the stones glowed in varied colors, the engraving grew brighter and brighter, until the circle became completely transparent, as they looked at it, they could see a forest and a large cave entrance. With caution Miz`az stepped through it. The recruits then followed his lead and Lucifer and the dean were the last ones to enter. In the forest, roars of beast could be heard, though the dare didn`t get close to the cave entrance, cautious of the danger within. ¡°If you want form a group¡± the dean said In unison, all the Elite rankers huddled up together, the transient`s also did the same, Though Miz`az, Silia, Lucifer and Sithylis stood separate. Miliene and her siblings had the smallest group, the Elite and Transient rankers entered first confidently because they were in large number, following them Lucifer and the others went in. A staircase lead downwards, torches glowing with a white flame illuminated their settings. The heard a rumbling behind them from the entrance, it had closed leaving a flat wall, preventing their escape until the given time limit. Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. They continued forward, entering a large cavity, which had many caves within, they know had to choose their paths. A fleeting dart shot out of a cave, piercing into the front most recruits¡¯ chest. Fresh blood leaked out of his pores, forming a puddle underneath his feet and then he collapsed in it. Everyone had become very cautious, unsheathing their weapons, they moved into a defensive state, some reinforcing their bodies with essence, others forming armor out of attribute essence. Lucifer unsheathed his dagger, his gaze fixing up a tiny shit object with the darkness of a cave. Without warning, a rain of darts showered upon the recruits, piercing some, many dispersed running into any cave that they could find shelter in. Bodies of recruits crumbled to the ground, enlarging the pools of fresh blood. He watched Silia, Miz`az, Milene and Sithylis dart into different caves, he too entered. Previously gaining night vision, he could see clearly within the dark. However, not a sound could be heard I the cave, even his own footsteps went deaf. He felt something running at him from the behind. Turning to look at his assailant, he caught sight of the lizard man, its long tongue hung from its mouth and it eyeballs rapidly moving. Its tail shot towards Lucifer''s stomach, meaning to temporarily disable him, as the lizard man prepared a dart. However, he didn`t give it any time to prepare stabbing the dagger into the tail, he watched the frigid essence pass into its blood stream, and then it froze, not moving at all. With a punch, the frozen lizard man shattered, dropping an orb onto the floor. Retrieving the earth essence core into his rucksack, he headed deeper. Reaching yet another stairway which lead him further bellow, now screams of recruits poisoned reached him, explosions within caves resounded frequently. Heading underground, he met another set of cave, this time they were orderly arranged in a horizontal way. Selecting one randomly, he entered. He found black bubbling ooze covering the cave floor, it hung from the walls; it writhed as if it was alive. Walking through the goo like substance, he reached upon a Lizard man who was at a standstill. Its skin was concealed under the ooze and looking at its eyes, he noticed they were black. It snarled, walking forward slowly, and then it speed exploded, Lucifer back flipped, propelling himself backwards, to create a distance. Thrusting his dagger, he watched as it clashed against its skin unable to pierce through. Retreating back, he changed his tactic, he used gravity to limit the Lizard man`s movement, however, once again its speed exploded, it appeared before Lucifer, driving its claw at his lungs. As Lucifer raised his palm to block, its claw created a hole through it, penetrating into his lungs, seizing a part of the lung, it backed again. Hyper regeneration and metasis instantly activated repairing the injury in seconds, the abilities had advanced. The lizard man bones creaked, as Lucifer looked at it, he noticed it bones were ruptured all over, its figure grotesque. ¡°Damn it, this body is not good enough¡± it hissed The ooze falling off exposed the mangled corpse of the lizard, which was long dead. He retrieved its core but found it to be empty, as if it was sucked dry. ¡°Someone was controlling the lizard man, but from where?¡± he thought ¡°And what did it want?¡± He continued forward, encountering, yet again, ooze covered lizard man. Before Lucifer had underestimated his opponent, this time prepared, he widened his gravity radius, increasing it up to 1000x times, excluding himself. The lizard man smashed to the ground under the pressure unable to get up, reaching the lizard man in an instant, he stabbed his dagger accompanied with 1000x the gravity attached to it. It tore through the metallic ooze layer like paper penetrating into the lizard man brain. The ooze exploded off, corrosive fluids burned Lucifer''s skin, not caring for his injuries, prodding his hand into the lizard man¡¯s chest cavity and harvested the heart, engorging in it. His vitality was fueled and his body slowly strengthened, he collected the core which was now, not empty. ¡°What the Fuck is this Ooze lizard!¡± ¡°Help¡­me¡­¡­.Anyone ¡°Don`t leave me behind¡­¡­¡­please¡± Panic strewn voices reached him through the walls, then screams and everything went quiet. He only needed one core to pass, so he quickly absorbed the retrieved core, increasing his level to 78, moving into the caves, he only relied on his physical skills and the gravity method to attack the corrupted lizard man. After retrieving their cores he immediately absorbed them. However, to reach God rank one had to reach Lv.120, after using 10 cores his level halted at 86 and cores no more had any effect. 23 more days were left before the end of the deadline, he could no more hear the recruit`s voices the dungeon had become quiet, many of them were killed. He pressed further below, the Monsters of the dungeon were far stronger than they had to be, and he guessed it was because of the mysterious goo which covered more of the cave walls, and was present in larger quantities as he progressed deeper into the dungeon. His physical strength could contend with God ranked individual, if he used his essence abilities, he could easily devastate them. However, he resisted the use of mana in the cave for the simple purpose of honing his body and mind. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :perche: AN: I hope you enjoy the story, i get my inspiration from IET`s coiling dragon and other novels, so i try to mix some stuff from here and there. REN i am so sad, Y U NO release chapter today *Sniff* Chapter 26 – Evolving Corrupted Chapter 26 ¨C Evolving Corrupted AN: [Fragment Realm] Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv75 and Human God ¨C lv 120 [Mystical Realm] Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucifer battled nonstop against corrupted lizard man, Flesh reapers and Blood leeches, which had bodies similar to snakes, with the bodies protruding thick shrapnel, they burrowed within walls. After a monster created a core, it would gain a certain degree of intelligence which made them all the more harder to clash against. Brandishing his dagger, he slashed at a corrupted leech, which then shattered; another Lizard man took its spot. Unceasing battles continued throughout the dungeon, Lucifer had slept barely for the past 8 days, flashing through mobs of corrupted. Mountains of cores were stowed in his rucksack, his breath heavy, he moved onwards, deeper into the darkness of the dungeon. He was mentally fatigued, but the unceasing battles roused his latent potential, and had reached Lv.90 Now, without the usage of gravity, he could pierce their ooze covered bodies; but he had also exhausted his pill supply from the pouch. Taking mouthfuls of air, he wrestled against the fatigue that was creeping upon him, still he was excited and death was always a possibility trailing at his side. A corrupted flesh reaper, a monster with retractable six stingers attached to its backs, it lacked eyes and hunted using vibrations. Walking step by step at him from the darkness in-front, black slobber dripped from its mouth. Releasing his ice essence, he encased it in a pillar of ice, blood manipulation didn`t work on the corrupted. Shattering the pillar of ice, he salvaged the core within the Flesh Reaper, storing it in his rucksack. He had attained mastery over mana perception and Wrath arts: Crescent waves after fighting masses of corrupted. Finding a nearby spot, he lay against the cave walls examining his dual daggers, during the constant decimations, the dagger had evolved, separating into two; using earth essence he created a shield around him, trying to gain, at least an hour of sleep. The katana, however, broke under his punishing usage. His food supplies were entirely empty, he had to satisfy himself upon the hearts of his victims, and water was condensed from the air. Waking after two hours, he noticed scratching noises against the shield, creating spikes onto the shield he impaled the attackers. Dispersing his shield he once again viewed the 12th staircase in front, below it, he entered the cavity. The inside was illuminated in a light blue color, as he pressed onwards; a mana oasis came into view, an oasis created from liquefied mana which takes a thousand years to form, trickles of water dripped into it from the cave ceiling. Seizing the opportunity he directed the liquid mana into his mouth. As soon, as it entered it purified his body of all the accumulated filth which poured out from his pores, drinking till he was satisfied. Stripping of his ragged clothes, he entered the oasis; the fluid seeped into his pores, cleansing his insides all he felt was a comfortable feeling, nourishing his vitality. Verifying no corrupted were nearby, he fell asleep, gradually waking up, after a long period. Getting out, he felt refreshed, recovering a set of clothes from the rucksack, he had previously stored within, he wore them. Lifting his pocket watch, he noticed the date; almost 4 days had passed since he fell asleep, 11 more days until the deadline. He once again wielding his dual daggers ventured deeper into the area, he came upon an old shrine. Upon an altar a ring was kept, which he claimed. ¡°Another storage item¡­¡­..¡± he sighed Lucifer judged after examining, however, it had quite a bit of things stored, which he would check later. Binding the ring with his blood, he stored the rucksack in it, lightening his load. An exit had appeared a little further off, leaving the cavity, a trail lead to another area. Just after, he left the cavity; it collapsed behind him, blocking him from returning. The black goo dripped from the cave roof, creating large puddles onto the floor. Plants at the sides of the trail glowed in a vibrant dark glow, releasing specks of dark essence. The ooze slowly absorbed the released essence, bubbling more rapidly. From a puddle a lizard man appeared, however, his exterior appearance was different. The Lizard man had six stingers protruding from his back, as if it combined with a Flesh Reaper. It eerily hissed. It dashed at him, it stingers extending, it was faster than any other corrupted he encountered before. Dodging the slicing stingers, he stuck out with his dagger; unexpectedly he met with resistance before shredding through the ooze layer. Its body was clearly tougher than the former corrupted. ¡°The corrupted are evolving¡± Lucifer spoke after examining it As he extracted the core from the corrupted, he noticed it contained a higher purity of dark essence. He tried absorbing it, and was successful, a strand of dark essence travelled into his dark essence fragment. The fragment glowed before becoming a little bigger in his mana pool. He also reached Lv. 91; he understood that only absorbing cores with higher purity would help his progress. He exited the area, entering a chamber, his gazes landed on the weary Miz`az, to his side Milene and Silia seat. Their exhaustion was clearly seen, a very thin amount of mana emanating from them, their mana pools were completely emptied. Cuts riddled their bodies, and their gazes filled with dread. Mana was the driving fuel behind controlling attribute essence, and without it any expert would be totally unprotected, reliant only on his physical skills. Right now, they were open to any sort of attack, without having a chance to defend themselves. They hardly noticed Lucifer moving toward them. Silia`s bastard sword was tightly grasped in her hand, her knuckles a pale white. Milene was huddled in the corner clasping her knees and Miz`az was constantly cursing. ¡°Shit¡­¡­.What the hell is wrongs with these dungeon monsters!¡± ¡°And¡­.they spawns so ridiculously fast, wasn`t this supposed to be a rank 2 dungeon¡± Lucifer seeing Miz`az, his blood started pulsating, he knew his change was related due to Dragon blood and right now a perfect moment was found to attain it. Lucifer footsteps caught their attention, their expression as they saw Lucifer was that one of surprise, his body was not scratched a bit, and he looked completely relaxed. ¡°Did you not encounter¡­the corrupted?¡± Miz`az asked, Milene and Silia were thinking the same thing. ¡°I did, but I was lucky to escape¡± Lucifer spoke putting on his calm fa?ade ¡°Miz`az¡­.you want survive right? I have a method¡± Lucifer spoke invitingly As soon as the mentioning of a method, Miz`az ears perked up, he dashed in front of Lucifer shaking him. ¡°Tell me what it is!¡± his hopeful voice resounding ¡°I need a bit of your blood; it will help me keep the hordes of monsters back till the deadline. As soon as Lucifer had mentioned that Miz`az had made an incision on his arm, beckoning him to drink, as Lucifer was his only means of survival at the moment. Lucifer grabbing his hand, manipulated the blood into his mouth, as soon as it entered, the hot fiery sensation in his chest region ignited again, this time though he didn`t fall unconscious. This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.The higher the purity of the dragons blood the more significant the change, the blood was greedily absorbed by his body. Lucifer slits dilated, his pulsing racing, his body was finally satisfied from the amount of blood received, and the initiation began. Receiving the most pure of dragon blood, his heart thumped as if it was to burst. Just, Raw, tyrannical strength flooded his physique. He felt his heart being restructured into that of dragon, new pathways opened throughout his body, mana specks rushed from his pool into his stream merging with his blood cells. Dragon had extremely durable bodies as a result of mana conjoining with their blood and they were the only race to do so, Lucifer was going through the same process but his was many times slower because he was not of dragon origins. As Lucifer lay on the floor, Miz`az and the others watched him seizure, afraid to touch him, they could feel the raw might discharge in his body. Silia had an extremely worried expression on her face, as if she was going to cry. After a while the seizures stopped. Lucifer got up, looking at his surroundings he noticed that he could perceive a broader range of colors, and the opened pathways had an effect he didn`t understand yet, but the most interesting was the raw strength in his body, he felt he could fight a God ranked opponent head on and easily devastate him. ¡°Did you succeed?¡± Miz`az asked his voice turning slightly soft ¡°Yes¡± Lucifer gave a brief reply, for him it was a great turn of events, if he had asked for Miz`az blood in any other situation he would have meet the wrath of the council. Blood harvesting was a restricted practice and was forbidden over every continent and if committed would lead to an execution. However, as Lucifer had received Miz`az agreement he would suffer no consequences. The loud footsteps echoed from the caves before them, a large wave of corrupted were going to reach their location soon. Miz`az turned pale, however, the pride still remained. Silia hadn`t talked at all, her complexion was waning slowly. Milene had a couple of tears around her eyes; she had given up all hope. Preparing for the upcoming horde battle, he relaxed, waiting for the corrupted to arrive, this time however, he was going to go all out, unlike his past battles where he only relied on Physical skills most of the time. His eyes focused on the caves. Miz`az and the others backed away, they no longer had the mana nor the energy to contend with such large quantities of corrupted. The monsters appearing from the caves were many times different; they exuded an aura of utter viciousness, their footsteps thrumming against the chamber floor similar to an army, marching to battle. The corrupted had further evolved into those of three or more monsters combined, stinger, claws, and tails, protruded from their bodies. Their roars together formed an unprecedented blood thirst, Miz`az crumbled to the ground, his body trembling along with the others. It was terrifying, their numbers and the aura the corrupted released. The tiny bit of hope they had gathered was extinguished under their display of numbers. To Lucifer, it felt like he was next to deaths door, adrenaline raced through him. A small smile spread over his face. Initially, his plan was to reveal as little as his abilities possible, but under this situation he just couldn`t. Frigid essence spread from his body onto the chamber floor, coating the ground with ice, the temperature in the room dropped 20 degrees continuing to drop lower. Hundreds of blades made of fire and wind essence materialized above him, prepared for slaughter. Covering the entire chamber with a gravity radius, he increased the gravity 2000x times; mana was flowing out of him in torrents. Not even a Justicar ranked expert could simultaneously deploy triple attributes with ease. The corrupted roared as they were pressurized by the extreme gravity. The hundreds of materialized blades came raining down on the horde, slicing through the ooze armor. More materialized blades took the place of the already unleashed, fluid and ooze spurted everywhere. Lucifer dashed into the horde like a whirlwind; entirely focused, slashing through the suppressed corrupted. Pinned down by the gravity, the corrupted howled but were unable to get up, and then their necks were diced by a flashing dagger. Looking from the corners, Miz`az eyes were filled with hope prior to before when he thought he had meet his end. At the same time he was bewildered and thought that using such a method was draining Lucifer''s life-force. He was completely wrong; Lucifer had an ever growing mana capacity so unleashing this much amount of mana, was but emptying a minuscule part of his pool, which would fill itself again. Silia and Milene had long before fainted under the appearance of the horde, so they didn`t observe the spectacle. Exhaustion finally hit Miz¡¯az body and he too fainted from a lack of sleep and an empty mana pool. Meanwhile, Lucifer had already gone through packs of corrupted, more were arriving in waves. Their footstep reverberated through the chamber floor, a cave broke open and a gigantic corrupted came out along with another cluster of smaller corrupted around it. As soon as they entered his gravity radius, they smashed to the ground, they gigantic corrupted was intelligent using it stingers it prevented itself from falling forward. A large amount of dark essence collected behind its back forming into a large sphere, it shot forward, the air shrieked under its speed, meters away from Lucifer, the sphere`s trajectory shifted. Lucifer targeting the sphere with 4000x times the gravity had made it plough through the chamber floor and then it dispersed. He increased the frigid essence in the chamber, all the corrupted in the room become stone solid. The temperature in the chamber had dropped to subzero. Only he, Miz`az and the others were protected from the terrifying chill, the gigantic corrupted looked like a statue, as materialized essence blades pierced the frozen corrupted. Their bodies splintered into tiny pieces. For the next 10 days, he had unleashed no stop attack against the hordes, he had utterly massacred them. Reaching Lv. 97, he inspected if the other were awake, however, their mana pools had not yet recovered from the overuse. Thick black goo covered the floor in front of him; he had devastated more than a thousand corrupted. Sometimes, he used his daggers to engage with the corrupted. However, after the tenth day they had stopped spawning. Looking at his pocket watch he muttered. ¡°One more hour till the deadline¡± his voice a bit tired Torrents of mana had flowed through him but his veins couldn`t take it, some of them had torn, but were regenerating at the moment. At that moment, a strange spatial rip appeared at the center of the room. It was growing smaller by the second, not waiting a moment he walked toward it. He likely knew this would lead him to the creator of the corrupted. As he steeped in, he heard the booming voice of the dean, far away in the tunnel. Stepping in, the rip completely disappeared from the chamber. Leaving only the unconscious bodies of Miz`az, Silia and Milene behind. The Dean arriving moments after Lucifer`s departure checked if their vitals were normal. Looking at the pools of black ooze, he wondered who had rescued them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you all for reading! :lahla: Chapter 27 – World of Ashes Chapter 27 ¨C World of Ashes Authors note: i didn`t release chapter for the past days as i was permanently moving to another country. So i didn`t get time for writing the chapter, the move is not entirely done. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ While he had entered the spatial rip, his link was cut off from Brigitte. This caused her to get extremely worried and she had instantly teleported to his former location. She searched around for any traces of his mana residue but to no avail, returning back to the castle she had deployed the Dragon Lords to search for him but they also had reached a dead end, after a year and a half they gave up, deciding that the individual had died. As he entered into the spatial rip, all he felt was a pulling sensation, tearing him from the fragment realm, to another plane of existence. A bright white light enveloped his eyes as he moved through the fabric of the universe. The blinding light dimmed, revealing the view before him. Debris floated on this world, gravity was almost nonexistent. The black ooze littered the entire surface of the planet and absolutely no signs of life existed. The previous state of the planet was devoured by the overgrown black goo and mist. Mana existed in abnormally small quantities, and dark essence was dominant, other types of essences were extinct on this plane He felt himself growing weaker as he slowly pressed forward, he felt the vitality in his body permeating out. His mind growing hazy by the minute, the landscape was mostly flat, with cracks strewn all over the surface of this world. Ashes hovered in the air, obscuring some of his vision. Looking at his pocket watch, he noticed it had become stationary, displaying that time was completely disproportionate here. As he exited the ash covered area, he felt all alone on this desolate planet. Finally a huge ocean of the black ooze appeared in front of him. What he saw was terrifying, a surreal figure which was curled up, hovered at the center of the ocean. Seeming to sense his presence the figure unraveled itself, the tremendous presence it displayed was horrendous. The figure floated towards him revealing more of its features, its body was mushed up of parts retrieved from different kind of species. A maroon colored crystal thrummed at the center of the figures chest producing a droning noise. Lucifer`s senses were going numb from just the oppressing feeling, however, his body was unable to move in its presence even though the being was a kilo meter away. As it yellow pupils looked at his right hand, it disintegrated. ¡°Fuck!¡± the minute pain had roused Lucifer''s hazy senses Then his left hand disintegrated, his right leg followed and he toppled to the gooey surface. The being stopped hovering, landing on the black ocean, it walked slowly towards him, not sinking into it. Its mutilated feet had finger nails and various other writhing substances protruded from them Raising it disfigured hands, it gestured with its extended finger. Lucifer`s eyeball tore from his socket, shooting towards its outstretched hand. Its face was inhumane, its mouth extended to its ears, revealing a hideous set of teeth. It jaw clamped open, revealing its long stinger like tongue. Plopping the eyeball in its mouth it relished the exquisite juices within, the sound of his eyeball get crunched resounded into his ears His body was regenerating too sluggishly due to an unknown cause. It pupils grew sinister as it saw him regenerate, this time Lucifer¡¯s jaw was split in two in the center by a force revealing his bloodied tongue. The force again ripped It out, floating once again towards the being. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. Lucifer was in a state of utter powerlessness. He was unable to manifest the dark essence in the atmosphere; the being was not permitting him too. As he was put through all this torture, Lucifer didn`t scream even once, which intrigued the being even further. It then went for the more sensitive organs, his rib cage split open, exploiting his intestines. The being of a sudden, materialized before him, it extended a deformed finger nail, which sliced through his liver, blood dripped onto the ooze which ravenously absorbed it. The torment continued for a time but Lucifer gazing was unyielding even through all the pain. His blood vessels were rupturing constantly within his body. Getting bored of its toy it left his damaged body, returning back to its former location it curled up once again over the ocean. Lucifer slowly got up; his body was astonishingly regenerating even the most damaged organs. His vitality had been decreased by a lot; he was getting increasingly weaker on this plane. ¡°Want some help?¡± Tetras bloodthirsty voice resounded in his mind Lucifer this time willingly gave up his consciousness, Tetra taking over his body released his colossal Aura. The being quickly unraveled itself, this time its pupils contracted at the danger. The Black ooze bubbled to form an enormous Hundreds of enormous hydras, which targeted tetra instantly after they were formed. Tetra hovered over the ocean facing the hydras and the being, behind him an avatar started to manifest from his chaotic energy. A figure binded with chains appeared above Lucifer`s body, revealing only one of its scarlet red eyes. Tetra raised one of his hands, which the manifested avatar imitated. ¡°Dimension Splitter¡± Tetra`s voiced Thousands of transparent blades diced through the hydras, cutting even through the fabric of the plane, leaving behind spatial rips which extended more than a dozen kilometers. Tetra opened his mouth and a strange suction force caused the ocean full of black ooze to flow into his mouth, he was ingesting the corruption. Within a breath, the ocean of goo was emptied. The ooze was assaulting his blood vessels trying to invade them, Lucifer watching the battle, didn`t know what was going to happen to him. The being gathered an enormous amount of dark essence creating a nine headed dragon in front of it, large amounts of essence were gathering into their mouths preparing for a devastating attack. One of the chains, unraveled from the avatar, letting its pale white hands loose. However, this time tetra didn`t do anything and the avatar moved on its own. The nine headed dragon had prepared gathering the required essence, it unleashed it as a pulse. The attack degenerated anything it passed through. Just before the pulse reached tetra the Avatar appeared before him. ¡°Planetary Devastation¡± it ice cold voice enclosed the entire planet The planet exploded along with the being, before the blast could reach him, Tetra had teleported back a distance overlooking the scene. As Lucifer viewed it from the mind palace, the planet was encased in blue flames, and had ruptured in many pieces. However, Lucifer`s body was shredded and his skin had long gashes exposing his bones and muscle, due to the energy released. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter was short because i didn`t have time, many things to pack and lots of paperwork. "SORRY" [th_009_v2.gif] Chapter 28 - Wormholes Chapter 28 - Wormholes AN: Almost done with the move. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overlooking the sight of the planet crumbling into space debris, Tetra returned back to his dormant state. Lucifer felt the corruption flare up in his body infecting more of his soul fragments. He felt Tetra`s link with his body growing stronger the more the corruption spread. As soon as Lucifer got possession of his body, mind wrecking pain assaulted him which caused him to spit out a mouth full of blood. As he examined his body, he noticed the black ooze was integrating in his blood vessels and destroying them from within. He once again gagged out black blood Continuous pangs of pain assailed him at every second; similar to a knife getting repeatedly stabbed into his abdomen. As he overlooked the almost ravaged planet, a red glow shot towards him from the meteorite sized rubble. It stopped a few inches in front of him; the maroon colored crystal throbbed eerily. Extending his hand, he grasped it and in one gulp swallowed it whole. It was rapidly guzzled into his body instantly halting the progression of the black ooze in the blood stream. The black ooze went still within him. However, no change occurred to his body even after he had absorbed the crystal and it took him by surprise. Nonetheless, he had gained the ability to generate wormholes. He was quite downtrodden at the results. Once again the sudden pulling sensation grabbed at him, pulling him towards the veil separating the planes. He was helpless against the force, and relinquished any effort to challenge it. The blinding light enveloped his sight and he found himself in the dungeon once again. Scanning his surrounding he noticed various shrubberies growing across the walls, and the previous chamber walls had cracks muddled all over them. Looking at his pocket watch, he noticed that five years had passed since the incidence but he had been in the other plane for barely a day. Sighing he gazed at the cracks, which had overran the chambers and a white steam was wheezing out from those fissures. Proceeding through the caves and chambers he finally departed the dungeon. What came in sight was an overgrown forest, beasts he had not encountered before swarmed the jungle and they emanated a significant quantity of mana from their bodies. Seeing the changes he guessed, that a lot had occurred during the time he was not present. Progressing through the jungle, he encountered quite a few beasts that had high leveled attribute cores. However, as soon as they appeared they were smashed into a pulp of flesh with a swat of his hand. After his massacre, no other beasts dared to ambush him. Shrieks of flying beasts could be heard from the skies above. Exiting the forest, he saw a stone paved road leading to some location. With patience he waited at the edges for a carriage to pass by. He had planned to use the wormhole ability but as he visualized the location as Aunt Hilda`s manor he couldn`t get it to activate. To verify the ability worked he created a wormhole back in the dungeon, and he instantly materialized to his former location. The wormhole ability had quite the practical uses, allowing him to store a near infinite number of goods which didn`t deteriorate. However, he hadn`t discovered mainly the basics of manipulating this ability and that it sucked an astronomical amount of mana even from his pool. The sun submerged into the horizon and soon he heard the galloping of horses from the distance. His clothes had been tattered, giving him a disheveled appearance. His waist long silver hair was ruffled. Extending his hands he gestured the carriage to stop. As it drew closer, he could clearly see the beautifully crafted patterns adorned onto it. He had quickly guessed that the carriage belonged to some noble. Halting just before him, the carriage door swung open revealing the two passengers inside. Two beast men robed with beautifully crafted suits peered at him examining his appearance. By the looks of them, Lucifer had judged that they were surprised finding someone here. The two beast men made a dominating pressure revealing that they were experienced in combat, and didn`t lower their guard as they faced him. Their furs were bright golden making them look quite majestic. They scanned his appearance finally one of them heaved a sigh and their gaze turned gentle. ¡°Boy what are you doing here?¡± his tone was caring while at the same time carried a hint of worry. ¡°Sir, I had gotten lost for quite some time at the edges of this jungle¡± Lucifer appeared shaken while he spoke ¡°Boy tell me how your arrived here in the first place¡± the beast man gazes sharpened at this point distinctly looking for any changes on Lucifer`s face. ¡°Sir, our carriage was just passing by when a mob of beasts ambushed us and dragged our caravan into the jungle, I luckily escaped due to a few mercenaries who bought me some time¡± Lucifer spoke while letting a few tears drip The beast man rubbed his beard before glancing at his comrade, giving him a nod the beast man lost all cautiousness towards Lucifer. ¡°Boy, come with us we can provide you with basic food and clothing¡± He was gestured into the carriage along with them, and they journeyed down the road. He stayed quite so that he wouldn`t draw suspicion on a topic he didn`t know about. A heavy rainstorm bathed all his surroundings giving the environment a surreal look. The horses frequently whined, and the beast men often gave him glances. At that quite moment, a heavy explosion occurred before the carriage, the beast men instantly flashed out of the carriage. In front of the carriage a huge crater was created and within it a man was gruesomely bleeding his innards will all over the place. Floating in the sky, a woman robed with completely white clothes indifferently stared at the man. The rain avoided the icy beauty, curving around her. Floating above the crater she had formed, she encased it with ice, freezing the man inside to death. ¡°This if for touching my sister¡± her cold voice permeated into the surroundings. The beast men stayed at the side, watching the events enfold. However, as she scanned the beast men and then Lucifer, her gaze turned frigid, she immediately brandished a sleek blade from thin air with a motion of a horizontal slice, she decapitated the bodies of the beast men that had This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.helped him into two pieces Lucifer was gaped by the events that had occurred before him, why would she suddenly attack. Then her harsh eyes landed upon him. ¡°You, bastard¡± she spoke with a unforgiving tone ¡°What?¡± Lucifer spoke acting as if bewildered ¡°You are releasing a large amount of chaotic essence; I guess you have practiced in some sort of forbidden art¡± she sneered at him while pointing. There were several abilities and essences forbidden to practice in all continents, blood manipulation, flesh harvesting and mingling with chaotic and life essence was extremely dangerous as they could drive their users insane. Many calamities had occurred leading to a large loss of life when a user tried to siege control of chaotic essence. Lucifer guessed this was the result of Tetra linking further took his body. He couldn`t also guess what rank she was at due to her cloaking her abilities with a certain type of instrument. She drew a fighting stance in midair and the rain drops swirled around her as if being drawn by a magnetic force. One of the rain drops shot towards his location which he dodged, as he looked at it the attacked spot, the rain drop tore the paved floor as if it was cutting paper. Imagine that piercing into a human body. This time she directed all of them to his location with no way to dodge them. He tried using a wind wall to prevent the attack but they bore easily through it. He who had destroyed a mob of corrupted was being completely suppressed by the woman in front of him. He tried using earth essence but she just redirected his attacks or avoided them. Lucifer even resorted to blood manipulation but he couldn`t puncture the mana membrane that was protecting her. ¡°Done yet¡­¡± her unfazed voice resounded She had gazed at all his attacks, and was inwardly astonished at his mastery and calm character against her attacks and even though at the Transient rank. She had the thoughts of training him as his gifts were highly prodigious but sadly he trained in the forbidden techniques. With a sigh she gathered all the rain drops around here; ice essence was collected at the center of each raindrop. She finally had finished toying with him. ¡°Sad, you wasted your talent boy, or you could have even reached my level¡± he voice contained a tinge of despondency but it turned resolute. Looking at her gaze he knew that the only option left was the wormhole ability. The raindrops shot at blinding speed accompanied by the force of gravity they almost reached the speed of sound. However, Lucifer abnormal reaction time could barely keep up, instantly activating his ability he created a miniature rift in front of him which completely absorbed the maelstrom of rain bullets. That was his limit he couldn`t extensively use it because he was disrupting space itself. As he looked at the woman, she went wide eyed looking at the completely dominating ability displayed in front of her. Her eyes were completely filled with greed. Her thoughts turned into one of capturing him, Lucifer`s ability was clearly unusually powerful, to be able to cancel out even her ability corresponding his level. Over the continent powerful abilities were rare and gaining them would allow experts to fight against opponents at higher ranks. Unlike Lucifer who could directly absorb abilities others had to practice them or inherit them from their bloodlines. However high classed abilities were extremely rare and would be only held in large sects. The woman completely unveiled her arsenal at that instance. The heavy raindrops combined to create a phoenix infused with ice essence. Its wings buffeted up a storm, she wanted to leave Lucifer unable to move but no dead. The phoenix shrieked out, creating a sound wave that devastated the nearby trees. The woman peered at him from mid-air, the phoenix floating above her as a heavenly being. ¡°Boy, surrender yourself!¡± her voice turned commanding Lucifer gaze was resolute and un-yielding he obviously understood that he could block that attack but at the cost of leaving himself open. Opening a rift took his complete attention and if he lost his concentration for a moment he could shred himself to nothingness. His only choice right now was to escape or get captured. The wormhole ability was unrelated to any attribute essence making it an enigma and harder to control. Seizing this opportunity, he created two worm holes one in front of him to block the attack and the other behind him hidden from the woman`s sight. While, he was creating the wormhole he spat a mouthful of blood because he was over exerting his brain synapses to concentrate on both the wormholes. The lady looking at him preparing, ordered the phoenix to immobilize him. Creating a gust of wind, the phoenix shot at him, tearing at the wind with its rainwater formed wings. As it collided with the wormhole, it was rapidly being sucked into the rift In a blink of an eye the phoenix`s body was almost devoured, looking at Lucifer`s pale complexion the lady took the opportunity to attack. Unexpectedly, Lucifer let go of his body and fell into the worm hole behind him, disappearing from the spot. The worm hole closed instantly leaving no room for her to follow. The lady understood quickly that he had escaped and anger flooded her because all she had done was for naught. She decided she would hunt for him, scanning for Lucifer`s mana residual she spotted it. Taking a compass from a small purse hidden within her robe she directed a pint of his mana upon it. The arrow swirled until it stopped towards the direction which he had fled. A thin smirk covered her lips as she looked towards his direction. ¡°Gotcha, brat!¡± --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I got more ideas from reading I shall seal the heavens so i am not suffering from the writers block. Kanpai! Q&A. He has the ability of a Justicar because he created an attribute core but his physical skills are of a transient rank but the lady is over the Justicar rank. Brigitte can`t contact him because the ring that linked him with her was damaged during the transfer. Time is disproportionate between planes. [th_0suit.gif] Chapter 29 - Devour Chapter 29 - Devour ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appearing back in the dungeon, he once again scanned his body trying to verify the cause of his weakness. The black ooze during his combat with the lady had reignited again, significantly decreasing his control over the essences. He was barely able to access his mana pool. The black ooze was rapidly duplicating and replacing his red blood cells. ¡°Do you feel weak¡± Tetra sharp voice was established into his mind Lucifer quietly endured the happenings within his body. ¡°What is happening to me?¡± Lucifer asked ¡°You are fusing partly with me, that is why you are so weakened¡± Tetra voice contained a tinge of happiness as it spoke. At that moment, Lucifer felt as if his soul was about to split. This pain was similar to the one he had endured in the abyss. ¡°Just endure it¡± Tetra`s fading voice muttered The black ooze bubbled into his veins as if scorching hot molten lava was flowing through; pain so excruciatingly dreadful was exerted all over his body. All his pores bleed; he fiercely clawed the ground, continuing to fight against it. His soul was in the worst state, the corruption pulsated against his soul, mutating it to something beyond. The soul was the most sensitive organ to a heavenly being and damaging it was the worst kind of torture. The black ooze bubbled more fiercely, complete taking over his blood stream. The pain lasted for a while, before he slowly clambered up before he seemed reserved but now something evil had ignited with the fabric of his mind. Cold almost utterly vicious aura was exuded from his being. ¡°How do you feel?¡± Tetra voice hoarse erupted into his mind ¡°This is our body now!¡± It once again spoke Lucifer slowly stretched all his joints, his body felt brand new as if it was perfectly crafted for him. As he walked slowly the ground shuddered from the aura he was emanating. In a quiet layer the Emperion Dragon slowly opened his eyes, the feeling he had felt years back had once again appeared, but this time the presence was more tyrannical more vicious, he didn`t have words to describe it. The monsters of the dungeon stood as still as statues as he passed, with every step he took beasts would topple over and the blood within would rush out heading into Lucifer`s body which the back ooze ravenously ate. He calmly walked out leaving nothing but bones in the dungeon. As soon as he exited the dungeon it collapsed into rubble, however none of the beasts in the jungle dared to run away some force was causing them to stay still. The Previously filled forest was now utterly quiet, not a squeak could be heard as if all signs of life were extinguished. Lucifer exiting the forest looked towards the direction clearly looking for more signs of life. The black ooze in throbbed hungrily for more blood and flesh. From a few kilometers away he could see the Lady that had previously attacked him dashing towards his direction. He headed towards her, within seconds she floated in front of him with a smile. ¡°No escape now brat¡± she laughed smugly A perfectly icy grin erupted onto Lucifer face, his purple eyes filled with a maddening craze. The Lady at that moment uncontrollably shuddered, because at that moment nothing was permeating from Lucifer body not mana or essence it seemed like a vicious dark void sucking everything in. Like a sign of impending doom. Lucifer slowly raised his right hand towards her; at that instant blood leaked out from her eyes as she screamed with pain hee body was being sucked dry. The blood flowed into his mouth which he continuously gulped; her flesh and organs were stripped away from her bones, flooding into his mouth. Her bones fell from the sky onto the paved floor, creating a soft thud. Looking for more signs of life he found a small village a few kilometers away. A medium sized wormhole was formed in front instantly transferring at the center of the village. As soon he was transferred in the village, the people in it grew cautious brandishing whatever weapons they had. Once again the murderous grin appeared onto his face, the temperature in the village dropped a few degrees. The people and mercenaries alike in the village were frozen solid from neck down keeping them alive. He walked towards the nearest villager, with a jab he plucked out his eyes, which he relished upon. He stripped away the man`s organs for the fun of it. This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. His ravenous hunger still wanted more, he decimated children, women, men and elderly into pile of flesh which he created a mountain from. The flesh and blood flew towards him, absorbed rapidly by the ooze in his body. The black ooze was growing more vigorous spreading to his organs it had overtaken his stomach, reforming it to absorb more flesh and blood efficiently and faster, for it to feed. It spread to his heart, restructuring it to something stronger. His heart beat escalated beyond the normal human range, his inner process had gotten more proficient. The ooze had a mind of its own and was slowly making its host stronger and enhanced. The former bustling village was left with nothing but a pile of bones. The next village he went to was quite filthy it was a den for various bandits. Women were being raped in public, by three to four men. They were brutally abused with scars strewn upon their chests. A man was crying while his wife was defiled before him. The woman`s eyes were completely devoid of hope. It further escalated to a young girl of 8 years of ravaged by pair of teenage bandits while they spoke profanities. The young girl was screaming for her mother. That was not all; the man was seated at the center of the village thrusting his lower organ into a teenage beast girl while tears dripped from her eyes. The beast girl¡¯s mother was defiled beside her by a man looking similar to the bandit leader presumably his brother. Slaves were beaten at the other side of the village, humans, elves, Halflings and beast¡¯s tribe members were mixed in. Lucifer ruthless watched it from the skies above, he didn`t care for the measly trash before him. Landing at the center of the location he could hear the bandit leader¡¯s soft moans as he continuously thrusted his lower organ into the girl. All the bandits when they saw Lucifer were startled then their mouths turned into vulgar grins. A bandit viciously licked his lower lips as he walked towards Lucifer; he unbuttoned his pants and exposed his nether region while walking towards Lucifer. The bandit a few inches from Lucifer spoke ¡°Brat, suck this or you are going to die¡± the bandit laughed while he pointed towards his region At that instance a torrent of bloodlust formed inside Lucifer, gesturing at the bandit he pointed. The bandit at that moment grabbed onto his exposed region and tore it out, blood gushed out from the spot. The bandit screamed after noticing what he had done. Lucifer once again repeated his finger gesture. The bandit threw his nether organ into his mouth, then slowly chewed on it while crying. The bandit¡¯s body was unable to respond Lucifer icy gaze landed onto all of them, the bandits had their flesh stripped to shreds by a unknown force. The prisoners and the slaves were trembling at the events that took place. The bodies of the bandits degenerated into particles that entered Lucifer pores and fused with the black ooze, empowering it. ¡°Thank you mi lord¡± A young boy walked towards Lucifer with tears in his eyes. But with a bang the boy¡¯s body exploded into pieces, screams erupted among the prisoners and slaves alike but they were blown to pieces the next moment. The village was left with not even bones that had been converted into particles to satisfy the black ooze that was empowering his abilities. His heart had now been thoroughly restructured but he still needed more. The black ooze was being pumped around his body; it had latched onto his brain, slowly restructuring it. He kept mostly to villages so he wouldn`t roil up more trouble. The wormhole ability was now improved; he could create a miniature black hole sphere that could absorb everything out of existence within a 300 meter radius. Creating portals had gotten fairly easy as he kept on absorbing people he had lost count after three hundred, his appetite hadn`t decreased a bit. Often in the villages he visited he would encounter bandits and rarely farmers. He could witness firsthand the sinister acts they resorted too but he didn`t differentiate, he killed anyone and anything in his way. Villages were left with no signs of life, after a while the hunger subsided and he appeared once again in the forest. Creating a small shed out of earth essence he went in for a slumber for the changes to take place in his body. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- :sparklearkle: Chapter 30 - The Hunt Begins Chapter 30 - The Hunt Begins Important things : [Fragment Realm] Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv75 and Human God ¨C lv 120 [Mystical Realm] Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside the shed, a fiery chill encompassed Lucifer`s body, he laid unconscious while the black ooze sculpted the interiors of its host. It submerged into his organs and bones, invigorating them with the nutrients of the lives he had devoured. His brain was proficiently reconstructed to a superior degree. The bones in his body grew in density; his slits gained a emotionless blue hue. Even though his vessel looked human, it had evolved beyond that. The black ooze after restructuring its host went dormant once again. Lucifer`s consciousness returned, as he sat upright. He reminisced the way he had devastated everything, Tetra`s colossal bloodlust had almost overwhelmed his sanity, and the insatiable hunger caused his unsympathetic nature to seep out. Getting up, he paced slowly around the shed, testing the state of his body. Scanning his mana pool, he noticed that the chaotic essence fragment was added to it. The essence fragments revolved in his pool in unison while resonating. ¡°Well, how did it feel losing yourself?¡± Tetra`s unnerving voice resounded Lucifer ignoring the presence, ventured out of the shed which turned to dust behind him. Creating a wormhole, he retrieved the dual daggers in the void, equipping them around his ankle. He took a stance and then burst into a run, leaving a small hole at the location. The wind screamed as he wafted through the trees at blinding speed. His mana perception radius had heightened letting him perceive mana sources at greater distances. Searching for any signs of life, he noticed a few of them a thousand meters from his spot. Halting behind several trees he suppressed his aura, looking at the scene enfolding. Ten beasts circled around a family of commoners and were ready to prowl on them at any moment. The family members were garbed in simplistic clothes, the husband stood in front of the beasts shielding his wife and two young boys with his body. Lucifer needed to know his current location so he decided that saving them would help him receive the answers he needed; wielding his daggers he quickly dispatched the beasts without making a mess. Putting his fa?ade up, he smiled gently towards the family. The man walked forward shaking his hands and thanking him for saving them. ¡°Are you a mercenary, sir?¡± the man politely asked ¡°Yes, is there a village nearby?¡± The man hastily nodded and even led him to the village along with his family. The route was through a shallow forest and they rarely encountered any beasts. The village was quite large and hidden from the outside world by the forest; archers were stationed on the walls to protect it from beast attacks. The man signaled an archer upon the gate, who beckoned another group of people to open them. Entering the village, he cited exotic beasts being tamed in the ranches. Children scrambling with their friends, the village had a very bustling atmosphere. Sensing for experts he noticed quite many hidden across the crowds, most were at god rank, Lucifer wondered how strong he had become, he hadn`t checked his status. The man led Lucifer towards a cottage while his family left for their house. A small arena could be viewed a few metres away, and sounds of clashes erupted frequently; people were gathered in numbers on looking the fights. The man explained the cottage belonged to him and that he could stay as long as he liked. A bed and a small table adorned the room, with a window that allowed light rays to brighten the cottage. Closing the doors after the man left, he seat into a meditative stance. Easing into his body, he entered his mind palace and immediately started processing the capacity of his body. His mind palace had grown wider and was significantly more defined; stacks of shelves were lined up filled with books he had previously read. If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.Opening his status panel he peered at his rank which had crossed lvl.250 stepping into the ¡®vizier¡¯ rank. Raw, untamed mana and essence flooded every inch of his body. He had made an abnormal leap from his Transient rank; he felt that soon the Mystical realm would open for him. Circulating essence and mana inside his body, he practiced his amplified control. In Diabolos, the dragon continent, the Emperion dragon had ordered his elites guards to hunt for the tyrannical presence he had felt a few days ago. The guardians were spread over continents looking for any traces of Lucifer`s mana residue. Exiting his cottage, Lucifer headed towards the arena to practice his physical skills. He quickly enrolled himself for the upcoming fights. The rules were simple you only had to make your opponents surrender, no weapon usage was allowed or immediate disqualification and killing your opponent was prohibited. The winner would get a bag of cold coins as a reward if the challenger completed all the rounds. Entering upon the circular arena stage, the crowds¡¯ gazes landed on him. Females cheered at him from all over the arena stands, whistling. The male spectators fumed at this treatment. Lucifer`s first opponent was a skinny man in his late twenties, as the whistle blew Lucifer instantly rushed to meet his opponent. Unleashing a barrage, he quickly hit the man`s acupuncture point, immobilizing him. With the next jab, he knocked the man of stage. This all occurred in a matter of a few seconds. Onlookers couldn`t even perceive his action. Then next fights were against various opponents who trained in close combat techniques. Lucifer relying on his hyper enhanced reaction time dodged their attacks at abnormal close distances to further test the limitations of his body. The world was in slow motion and he could further control his brain synapses to increase his visual acuity. Lucifer bent at abnormal degrees to check his muscle elasticity and strength. Satisfied with his monstrous improvement, he ended his brawls with knocking the opponent unconscious. Retrieving the gold coins he rushed to his cottage locking the door because of the crowd that was chasing after him. Pocketing the coin bag into his wormhole storage, he sneaked of towards the library. The store was small, and had books on few locations. The air was musty and dry and the librarian was nowhere within sight. Taking a book from the nearby shelves, he sat down glancing over any other materials that were available that could strengthen him further. Reading though the piles of books he gathered that he had to travel to the dragon continent if he wanted to find the materials to further progress his strength as it contained high ranked dungeons and would help him procure higher purity attribute cores. The black ooze was unpredictable and during his strengthening process he would lose his sanity momentarily lapsing into a murderous beast. Exiting the building he went into to shops to stock up on food, and clothes. Travelling to the dragon continent would take at least 70 days and that is by ship, gathering the required goods; he stored them in the wormhole. Leaving the village he paced into a run, further encapsulating himself with wind essence he burst in sonic speed. His plan was to rush to nearest port which was a few thousand miles away. From a distance he felt a scorching heat heading towards him, the closer he got to the source, the hotter it felt. Finally getting a view of the creature it was a Wyvren, razor sharp black spikes exuded from its back. It was 3 times bigger than Lucifer. ¡°The Emperion Dragon wants you¡± the Wyvren roared, it voice creating a shockwave Lucifer sensing the killing intent released by the Wyvren quickly got into a combat stance, he had no plans to go along with this thing. The Wyvren looking at his reluctance transformed into a humanoid form, which was covered in an overall black coat. It appearance radiated raw strength. Both their eyes stared at each other trying to grasp each other¡¯s movements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [th_084_.gif] Chapter 31 - Slave Auction Chapter 31 - Slave Auction Important things: [Fragment Realm] Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv75 and Human God ¨C lv 120 Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 -------------------------------------------------------------- Lighting and fire essence smoldered across the humanoid Wyvern¡¯s body. It black wings unraveled themselves from its back; the edges of the wings had sharp spikes at their ends which were quite sharp. ¡°Last chance boy, come with me¡± It snared Within a blink of an eye Lucifer brandished his daggers will dashing, creating a wormhole he appeared behind the Wyvren. It seemed slightly surprised. However, as he prepared to puncture into the Wyvern¡¯s back; the wings folded to form a shield, applying more force to the dagger Lucifer penetrated into the wings and almost towards the spinal cord before teleporting back to his former location. ¡°Your, turn¡± Lucifer mocked with a smile It all happened within a flash and the Wyvren was startled at Lucifer strength, its cautiousness grew. It abruptly released more of its mana and essence. Orbs of fire and lighting rose from the ground, creating a minefield in the air around the Wyvren. Its right hand went aflame while the other crackled with lighting. The orbs shot towards Lucifer, but he didn`t dodge planning to check their damage output. They bore holes into his body from the neck below. The Wyvren thinking he had won laughed out loud with a gleeful expression ¡°Boy, you really are stupid¡± it sneered with a grin ¡°You are really weak¡± Lucifer responded while the holes patched up in an instant. The Wyvren gasped with wide eyes, it slightly trembled, Lucifer extended his hand creating a miniature pitch black sphere in front. ¡°Shred¡± Within a second the Wyvren was chopped into pieces from translucent blades released from the pitch black sphere. It has to be known that this is a downgraded version of Tetra`s dimensional splitter. Reaching towards the chunks of the Wyvren meat, Lucifer extended his hands absorbing the flesh turned particles into his body, which slowly integrated into the black ooze in his blood stream. His Cannibalistic absorption ability had evolved, he no longer had to bite into his victims, he could just convert them into particles and intake them. As he absorbed the Wyvren he gained the ability to extended razor sharp spike from his hands and his body strengthened a tiny bit. Again bursting into sonic speed, he dashed across the green expanse. He could sense similar mana signatures to the Wyvren rushing after him. Halting he planned to dispatch all the nuisances. This time, two Wyverns hovered in the air, releasing their killing intent. They too turned into humanoids, their slits dilated and mana radiated from their bodies. ¡°Scram¡± Lucifer severely spoke Sharp spikes protruded from their hands as they tried to assault Lucifer with their fists. Chaotic essence gathered onto Lucifer palms, grasping onto the oncoming fists, he passed the chaotic essence into their minds. ¡°Corrupt¡± he spoke out loud The black ooze duplicated from his body passing into its new hosts, It spread into their bodies infecting their brains and seizing control of it. ¡°Both of you kill yourselves¡± Lucifer ordered Following his orders the Wyverns plunged their spiked hands into their chest cavity and stabbing into their hearts; killing themselves on the spot. Absorbing their corpses he headed towards the nearby port after checking that no more experts were following him. He had already judged their ranks before assaulting them. All three of the Wyvern¡¯s were at Justicar Rank one stage below him. Lucifer further assumed that some high class clan was tracking him, if they send individuals with these ranks. Cloaking himself with a grey robe, he continued towards his destination. The forest Landscape changed into a sandy desert as he got closer to his destination. Encountering several core beasts along the way, he absorbed them to replenish himself. Meanwhile in the Dragon Continent, an armored guard headed into the throne room. ¡°Master, our three informants are dead in the elven continent¡± the armored guards spoke gloomily ¡°Send a group of our Alpha rank experts¡± The Emperion Dragon sitting on his throne commanded. The armored guard bowing turned around and left the room. After the Guard left, the Emperion Dragon sighed heavily, a war had erupted within the clans; 4 years back and his clan¡¯s supply of experts had rapidly dwindled; now this new threat was sluggishly eating at his mind. The Emperion dragon also guessed the two old bastards from the Black Lotus clan had felt that sinister aura and dispatched their own search party. This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. While resting Lucifer glanced at the damaged ring on his left hand, the one given by Brigitte, cracks were riddled upon it and he had no method to patch it up. He sighed softly, creating a small cave within the sandy hills he rested for a while. Entering into his mind palace he used his knowledge to graft new skills and abilities. Swarming through the knowledge he identified; that he had to collect essence minerals which were generated in Rank 5 dungeons or above. Essence minerals were formed completely out of a specific essence and would gave a significant boost to one`s attribute. He also learned about artifacts as he skimmed through his notes and mentally decided to find some. Getting out of the cave, his cloak fluttered in the dusty wind obscuring his sight; using wind essence he produced a vacuum around him dispatching the dust. Crossing the sandy region was a boring task, as he regularly encountered poisonous beasts hidden beneath the sand. After several days; he reached towards Be`cout City. Houses made out of brown stone lined up against each other, items were displayed on the pavement by merchants beckoning their customers to check their goods. He rushed towards the port, however, the docks were empty no ships had harbored. Heading towards a low-budget tavern he paid a room for a night. Entering his room, he tried to procure a skill that would help him soar towards his destination as it would be far more efficient. By dawn he had almost visualized the components of the skill, exiting his room. He headed towards the market, along the way he came upon a slave market. Female sirens, humans, succubus¡¯s were displayed on a wooden stand, mostly male customers were present as they auctioned these slaves. The purchasers all had grins covering on their faces as their lustful gazes swept across the displayed girls. Standing on the sides, he watched the auction; some girls were already bought off by spoiled young brats or fat nobles. The final female slaves that were auctioned was a beautiful siren with white wings sprouting from her back and a mermaid who was not one bit less beautiful than the siren, the mermaids blue hair, sparkled under the sunlight but her complexion was pale. As Lucifer scanned them, Tetra`s voice resounded ¡°Get those two!¡± All around him the buyers screamed their bids; gold coins were thrown onto the stands. Many buyers backed out against the top three who kept on raising the price to preposterous amounts. As the final price was said by one of the top buyers, Lucifer threw a pile of platinum coins which he had collected from the Wyverns. The crowd went silent as the turned to look at the cloaked man who threw the pile of coins. The top three buyers glared at Lucifer angrily. As he went upon on stage, he was handed the siren`s and mermaid`s contract which he could use to permanently bind them to him. Both the girls shivered as they looked at his cloak, he gave off a mysterious aura. As he imprinted the contract with a drop of his blood, a golden light shrouded the girls and him while an engraving appeared on their hands marking them as his property. This time Lucifer headed towards a high class tavern booking a large suite for them. Directing them to the room, he gestured them to wait here. He had noticed that the top buyers had sent a few experts after him. Lucifer weaved into an alley which the God ranked experts followed him into, waiting quietly in the shadows as they approached him. As they prepared to attack with their fists he sent a surge of chaotic essence into their minds. ¡°Corrupt¡± The black ooze integrated into their bodies hijacking it. ¡°Kill the people who ordered you to attack me¡± Lucifer commanded and the experts headed out of the alley. Heading back into the suite he found the girls huddled up in a corner, trembling in fear. He wondered why Tetra had told him to buy them. Heaving out a sigh he beckoned them to sit on the bed, while he went into the washroom to clean himself. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- :sparkle: Harem Time Chapter 32 - Into The Depths Chapter 32 - Into The Depths Important points: [Fragment Realm] Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv.75 and Human God ¨C lv. 120 [Mystical Realm] Justicar Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Siren progressively stopped trembling as soon as Lucifer left into the bathroom. Gathering her wit, she calmed the girl beside her; they had closely bonded due the situation. Heading towards the bed they sat upright, hoping that their master wouldn`t be someone vulgar, their heavy breaths calmed down, elegantly maintaining a posture. The siren had velvety golden hair; her pupils had a deep olive color and skin so supple that it felt it would melt at a touch. On the other hand, the mermaids sky blue hair glistened and her aquamarine pupils radiated unrestrained kindness. Their bodies were flawless without the slight bit of imperfections. Lucifer removed his grey robe and peered into the mirror. His cold blue slits settled on his appearance; his silver hair contained distinct strands of black mixed in, his built had become even more sculpted. Taking a shower, he extracted a pair of clothes from the wormhole. As he departed the bathroom he felt their gaze¡¯s upon him. Their faces revealed flustered expressions, with a bit of red. He gestured them to take a shower while he went to buy them clothes. By the time they were done, he laid out a handful of dresses outside the bathroom for them to choose from. The females dressed up, the siren first introduced herself as ¡®Emelia¡¯ and the mermaid ¡®Clarice¡¯. Their faces were still tomato red as they faced him, their expressions lightened as he they noticed that he had no uncouth intentions against them. While examining them up close, he pondered on how to protect them. It was quite the bothersome task. *Sigh* After the introductions, Lucifer questioned them on their abilities. However, they hadn`t the least bit idea of mana usage, he halted his departure to the dragon continent, to at least teach them the basics. He was gentle as he directed them, Emelia he taught ¡®Cryokinesis¡¯ and to Clarice ¡®Pyrokinesis¡¯. During their learning process, he poured small amounts of his mana into them to steadily increase their mana pool. Their rank quickly increased to Transient but they were still unprepared for the dangers of the Dragon continent. During the time he spent with them, their suspicions towards him gradually decreased and feelings of trust blossomed. He continued to teach them the Wrath Arts; so that they could defend themselves against physical attacks. While they slept on the bed, he spent his nights observing the night skies and the constellations. The siren Emelia had a wonderful voice which could lure someone into illusions. Lucifer indicated her to train that skill; because it seemed quite useful. Emelia was a quick learner on the other hand Clarice had a very kind nature and and that what caused him a bit of apprehension. As their path would be filled with a lot of gore After four months, they departed for the Dragon continent leaving from the harbor. On the ship, many merchants and experts alike gazed immorally at them. Trying to even touch them, as an expert walked up to Lucifer. ¡°How much for your girls?¡± the expert¡¯s voice was threatening ¡°They are not for sale¡± he spoke out loud, at that instant the expert went for a punch towards his face. Lucifer dodging the man`s fist stabbed into his shoulder with a finger. The expert`s agonizing voice resounded across the deck as a sign of a warning to other passengers that they should not touch them. The passengers quickly darted their stares away from the girls. He led them to their cabin which was wide enough for three people. 30 days passed, and Emelia and Clarice set about cultivating. Lucifer watched beads of sweat drip down their faces; he scanned their aura and noticed they had reached the mid-levels of the Transient Rank. Wielding his daggers he twirled them with his fingers, frigid essence encased within them made the temperature in the room, drop a few degrees. He wondered what he result would be with chaotic essence, as the black ooze integrated into the daggers. It`s surface turned dark purple, the daggers resonated with him as it kept on feeding onto the essence. He could feel a consciousness develop within the daggers but it would take a few days at most. Gazing at the daggers his thoughts raced, ¡°Unexpectedly, the ooze has quite the uses¡± he smiled The daggers constantly fed onto his mana, prompting their strengthening period. Another ten days passed before and the girls slowly opened their eyes, they turned expression cheerful from reaching the peak stages of the Transient rank. Clarice was on top of the moon from her new found abilities and immediately hugged Lucifer. ¡°Thank you¡± she softly muttered before embarrassingly letting go, Emelia was still at the side overlooking the sight, her expression turned into a frown. Emelia turned towards Lucifer giving a thankful nod, before sitting upon her bed browsing through a book she had bought from the market. Clarice also returned to her bed, entering a short nap. Lucifer could feel he had met the requirements needed to entire the Mystical Realm and he could order it to open up at anytime but he planned to do it later after he retrieved his desired materials. The ship rocked as a heavy storm erupted against the ocean floor; thunder clouds covered the skies as shadowy omens. The ship rocked more frantically before large pincers erupted from underneath the ocean, clutching at the ship from all sides as it was dragged into the depths by the creature. The ship walls dented against the water pressure, Lucifer instantly used water essence to envelope all three of them in a blue barrier, shielding them from outside pressure. Manipulating the gravity with earth essence within the ship, he allowed him and the girls to easily travel towards the deck. Merchants and expert who didn`t have water specializing abilities got their head squished by the pressure, blood dyed the ocean water. Emelia was astonished at how easily Lucifer could manipulate dual essences with ease as they tended to drain lots of mana, while Clarice cringed at the sight of blood. Reaching towards the deck, he saw quite a few experts gathered who were all at God rank, their eyes frowned as they saw Lucifer approaching. Lucifer looked below ship, and oversaw a large scorpion with six pincers dragging the ship towards a black door against the ocean floor. Stolen story; please report.He instantly judged that was a dungeon, a mysterious one at that if it was hidden so well. His daggers were instantly brandished behind his back if these experts made a move. Clarice and Emelia huddled behind his back, as they were obviously not strong enough to face the opponents ahead. The group of experts contained; five females and four males, their appearances signified them hailed from the demon race. However, it seemed they didn`t has any intentions to attack Lucifer because they couldn¡¯t judge his rank as he had suppressed his aura and mana. The group stared intensely at him and the girls behind. He couldn`t feel any killing intent though. Depositing the daggers behind his back into the wormhole, he headed towards the group to question them. ¡°So, what is that gateway?¡± he asked to verify his assumption ¡°The Forbidden Dungeon¡± one of the demonic females briefed and they didn`t answer any of his further questions. So he continued to watch the gateway while his hand was tightly hugged at by Clarice, Emelia moved around. Clarice`s chest was above average, so his hands just felt an extremely soft sensation. As they almost reached the gateway, the scorpion turned into specks of silver light that returned to one of the male experts on the deck, fusing into his body. They all jumped off the deck and into the gateway, Lucifer watching them depart wondered if it was such a good idea to follow because he had these two ladies to protect. ¡°No choice¡± he muttered Carrying them both by the hips, he too jumped off into the void. A strange sensation seemed to scan him as he got closer but which instantly vanished after a second. The girls blushed a bit as he held onto their hips, they rapidly felt their heartbeats escalating being so up-close. Entering the gateway they materialized at an unknown location As they gazed at the landscape, willow wisps floated in the air, under their feet¡¯s a large circle engraved with runes gradually dimmed. Graves were lined up all over, and a distance away they could see an eerie fortress construct. Faint purple lights gleamed from the windows. The group of experts could be viewed venturing towards it, ¡°This place is creepy!¡± Clarice trembled while speaking her hands grasped tightly against his body. Emelia scanned the surroundings as well. As they followed the group before them, agonizing moans and cries could be heard from all around them. The group of experts in front brandished all their weapons, turning exceedingly cautious. Lucifer sent colossal amount of earth essence towards Emelia and Clarice enveloping them in a brown barrier, all the while he had to constantly supply mana to keep it in place. Lucifer gently freed his arm from Clarice`s clutches; quickly wielding his dual daggers, frigid essence was radiated. At that instance the ground in front of the group exploded and hundreds of undead crawled out, rushing out in swarms. Their ranks were at least at Transient peak stage. They wielded chipped swords, cracked helms and armors. All together they numbered in thousands against the group of 12 people. The group of experts along with Emelia and Clarice turned very grim, fear had overtaken their minds. Emelia quickly encased several icicles above her while Clarice generated a fireball in her palm. The male expert of the demonic race unleashed his pincer scorpion from his body, its large frame materialized among the crowd of undead swatting them aside. Lucifer quietly observed it, as it tossed the undead aside but they would instantly repair themselves. The undead finally overwhelmed the scorpion stabbing their worn out daggers into its body. Blood leaked out from the holes across its body, and it crumpled to the ground. The group of experts ran into the crowds of undead, brandishing their weapons and mana in a last ditch of effort. ¡°We have to help them¡± Emelia mumbled from the side, her eyes contained a flame of resolution. As she shot several icicles at the undead racing towards them, Clarice bolted some fireballs which exploded upon contact with the undead. Undead could not be killed beside with the usage of light essence which Lucifer couldn`t obtain due to Tetra inhabiting his body. The only method remaining was to permanently immobilize them. Ice essence mist spread from Lucifer body and across the floor ; enveloping only the undead as it passed through the area, any undead caught within the mist would be immediately encased into a pillar of ice. The entire battlefield was soon covered with the mist forming a giant glacier with the thousands of undead were frozen within it. The group of experts; riddled with bloodied scratches walked out. Their gazes contained surprise and reverence as they looked at Lucifer. ¡°Thank You¡± they spoke in unison before continuing towards the castle a distance away. They journey must have been very important if they threw themselves in like that. As Lucifer turned to look at Emelia and Clarice; they too were surprised at how quickly he had ended the assault without lifting a finger. ¡°Are you¡­¡­Ok¡± Emelia mumbled from the side, Lucifer didn`t understand what she meant ¡°Whoa you`re so awesome¡± Clarice spoke loudly in an excited tone. Her attitude was very much like a child. She suddenly jumped at Lucifer hugging his waist tightly. Lucifer and the girls continued towards the fortress following the group of experts from a few meters behind, the cries and horrid moans got louder the closer they arrived to the fortress. Destroyed graves lined at both sides as they continued forward. The air contained a few traces of an unknown smell and the temperature was little by little decreasing. Clarice enveloped them with fire essence to battle against the chill; Lucifer inwardly admired her temperament a bit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well today is a good day because i shall the heavens chapter was out and i had loads of fun writing this chapter. Please do comment as they make my day. :kyaaaa: Chapter 33 - Tower of Blood Chapter 33 - Tower Of Blood Important things: [Fragment Realm] Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv.75 and Human God ¨C lv.120 [Mystical Realm] Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv.250 and Alpha ¨C Lv.310 ----------------------------------------------------------- The fortress grew more cryptic the closer they drew towards it. Runes were carved over the fortress walls which glowed faintly, the torches within the fortress sometimes revealed incongruous shadows of beings moving within. Frequently undead would crawl out from the graves around, but they were easily dispatched by the group. Clarice surveyed around with Emelia while clutching his arm entirely along the way. Emelia`s expression fluctuated watching them together, but she continued vigilantly skimming her surroundings. Lucifer kept his dagger at ready in his free hand. He had taught Clarice Pyrokinesis because even though she was a mermaid; she possessed a higher affinity towards fire essence compared to water. Emelia on the other had an exceptional affinity towards ice essence. The air grew damp, soggy and a violet fog covered the region in front of them. Wisps floated within the fog and the group of experts stopped at its edges; using wind essence they tried part it. However, the fog was not affected in the least; blood curling cries of varying intensities could be heard from within the fog. Having no choice the group entered the fog warily, behind them Lucifer and the girls followed. The mana fluctuations within the fog were intense. As they travelled further into the fog, it seemed to erode at ones senses. Lucifer and Emelia were not affected, but the others slowly lost their semblance of reality. Clarice`s pupils gained a violet tint, after a while she screamed out while pointing towards Lucifer and Emelia ¡°You monsters, what have you done to them!¡± Clarice materialized a dozen of blaze swords and shot them towards Lucifer. Emelia counterattacked with ice essence dispatching the swords into a mist, seizing the pause, Lucifer appeared behind Clarice and knocked her unconscious. Up ahead, the group of experts clashed against each other, essence attacks smashed against each other, blood seeped out from their open wounds. One of the male experts got gutted by a wind lance, leaving a large hole into his chest region. His corpse slammed heavily onto the ground. ¡°Let`s help them¡± Emelia muttered slightly trembling from the side. Lucifer studied her expression and noticed she had a tendency to help others. Heaving out a breath, he extended his hand; he increased the gravity around the experts, causing them to kneel against the ground trying to resist the force. Emelia dashed towards them; hitting their necks they went unconscious. Gathering wind essence around them, Lucifer raised their bodies into the air directing them out of the fog. Emelia and Lucifer exited the fog carrying Clarice. After a while, the experts and Clarice gained back their consciousness. Noticing that they had lost one of their group members, their expression contained grief and their senses still seemed hazy, but soon came around. The fortress was a few kilometers away, but in front of them withstood a large gorge. They couldn`t fly above it, because an enormous suction force pulled anyone who entered downwards. Lucifer had finally gotten tired of repeatedly saving their lives. Going in front of the group he created a bridge out of earth essence. Leading Clarice and Emelia they went up ahead, the group of experts followed steadily behind. As they reached the fortress, the markings on it brightened. The fortress creaked before parts of it disassembled to form a spiraling tower that grew into the skies, distorting the air pressure at the very top. A single entrance lead into the circular tower, the group rushed instantly into it, Lucifer and the girls followed behind. Within the tower a spiral staircase lead to the next room above, the tower was completely dark inside. Lucifer with his vision was the only one capable of seeing within the room. Clarice ignited a fire essence orb to light the room, the group did the same. However, at that moment a banshee from the shadows came rushing at group, claws of dark essence materialized slashing at vulnerable backs. The claws raked into the backs of a female severing her waist in half, her blood spurted out littering the floor. Their previous group of 9 was reduced to 7. Emelia and Clarice stayed close to Lucifer because they could barely see in the darkness even with the light conjured by Clarice. The Banshee once again appeared from the shadows behind Lucifer and the girls, clearly it was aiming at Clarice with its essence claws. Lucifer created a small wormhole behind Clarice to absorb the essence attack, throwing his dagger at the banshee it penetrated into is body. The ooze in the dagger gnawed at the Banshee`s body, absorbing it into the dagger. Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. The dagger shot back to Lucifer, the group headed up the staircase along with Lucifer and the girls. The next floor was lighted up with purple torches that gave the floor a grave aura; the walls of the room were covered in hearts from various beings. The hearts throbbed as soon as they entered the floor. The floor was covered with dried blood, and near the next staircase, a man with unhealed gashes all over his body was seated. His eyes closed, his grin was utterly murderous. Clarice and Emelia almost puked because of the stench of the blood and the still beating hearts on the walls. The group brandished their weapons, unleashing their long range essence attacks; they showered it upon the man. His grin grew wider, as the attacks penetrated his body, he laughed loudly Standing up with his wounds, he rushed towards the group. Who attacked him with their weapons imbued in essence, the man grabbing a male who was closest to him tore into his neck taking out a chunk of flesh, furthermore, his hand pierced into the expert¡¯s chest, gripping his heart, he tore it out. The beating heart was then placed into the man`s gashes causing his previously inflicted wounds to rapidly heal. The man`s hands glowed red, the gashes unveiled eyeballs which rotated within them. The man grew more monstrous, his body mass bulging and the nauseous stench of rotting flesh filled the room. The hearts across the wall throbbed faster, producing a horrid rhythm. Lucifer could see the strings of mana linking the man with the hearts on the walls. They were his life force; Emelia and Clarice were completely shivering as they had never witnessed such a sight. The man before them was too much of a monstrosity, his red hands materialized into a blood red gauntlet. Dashing towards a female expert he swatted her on the head, exploding her brain matter out. The group dwindled to 5, their expression turned wretched but resolve was filled in their eyes. ¡°We still need the serum to save our mistress!¡± one of the female bellowed The next moment the gauntlet gripped at her innards tearing them out, the four people valiantly battled against the beast unable to even scratch him. ¡°No wonder they call it the forbidden Dungeon¡± Lucifer thought The monster was at vizier rank but Lucifer wondered how of some one of this caliber was in this tower. The remaining three experts were torn to shreds, slumping into their own pools of blood. As the remaining male expert retreated behind, the monstrous man caught sight of Lucifer just watching him. Clarice was almost at the point of fainting, when the man turned towards them, it provided enough of a scare to knock her unconscious. Emelia courageously gathered her ice essence, preparing for the onslaught. The male expert gathered beside them, preparing for his final stand. The monstrous man noticing Lucifer`s uncaring expression charged at him, the eyeballs in his gashes shot out dark essence pulses. Lucifer creating a blood barrier from the pool of blood blocked the approaching pulses. However, the pulses slowly deteriorated his barrier. As the man collided with the barrier, it broke, unleashing a punch with his red gauntlet. Lucifer grabbed onto the incoming fist, crushing it. His free hand grabbed onto the man`s throat pipe tearing it out. Lucifer kicked the monstrous man, shooting his body a distance away. The man slightly grunted before getting up, a heart across the wall shriveled as the man recovered from the inflicted wounds. His wariness agonist Lucifer had increased; Lucifer extended his finger, firing of a chaotic essence pulse. The pulse penetrated the man`s body, disintegrating his cells rapidly before nothing was left. Gently carrying Clarice he headed towards the next floor, Emelia didn`t have a word to say, stopping the man`s attack with his bare hand completely astonished her. The more she got to know Lucifer the more mysterious he seemed. The male expert followed behind them, but in his heart a torrent of hate flowed ¡°He could have saved us but he didn`t!¡± the male expert wanted to scream, his eyes issuing a abhorrence filled glare towards Lucifer, while he continued to the next floor. --------------------------------------------------------------------- :ahhh: DO COMMENT! Chapter 34 – Chalice Of Healing Chapter 34 ¨C Chalice Of Healing Important things: [Fragment Realm] Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv75 and Human God ¨C lv 120 [Mystical Realm] Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 -------------------------------------------------------------- As they ascended the staircase at a steady pace, the thick stench of blood permeated around them, Emelia and the male expert grew nauseous but still continued. Entering the room, they viewed pool large in diameter at the center, blood bubbled within. A bewitching woman had half of her body submerged in the blood; her eyes were completely black like an endless void. As Emelia and the male expert stared at the lady, they feel into a daze wrapped in illusions. Exiting the pool, the blood in the pool materialized into a robe covering her. She stared at Lucifer slightly startled as he was not affected by her ability but her lips moved to form a charismatic smile. ¡°Do you too seek the elixir of this tower?¡± she spoke with her ensnaring tone The pool bubbled while disfigured nude bodies of young men crawled out; their bodies were wretched and their gazes soulless, they had completely lost their sanity, saliva dripped from the corners of their mouths. ¡°Would you like to join them, because you would make a fun plaything?¡± she spoke captivatingly Lucifer calmly watched her trying to judge her rank, the pool bubbled once again and a green serpent slithered out; coiling around the lady, it hissed causing the walls of the tower to reverberate. The soulless young men headed towards the lady; materializing her whip she lashed at them, swiping of pieces of their flesh which were bone deep, the coiled serpent ate those chunks. Judging by her aura; the lady was at the middle stages of the Vizier rank. With a large boom, the snake ejected, rushing at Lucifer with an extraordinary speed disproportionate with its huge body. The pool of blood was manipulated into forming small serpents, as they rushed at Lucifer he could feel the toxic venom in their bodies. The huge serpent`s fang stabbed into Lucifer`s arm; invading him a large amount of poison. The lady had a confident smile as she saw him getting injected with the poison. They venom flooded his body decomposing his veins from within as it came into contact with the black ooze; it was rapidly absorbed into it, giving Lucifer immunity to the venom. Lucifer grabbed onto the serpent`s fang, breaking it off. He stabbed it into it eyeballs repeatedly, the serpent writhed in pain as it body was stabbed by its fang. The lady gaped because the venom was toxic enough to kill anyone below the Alpha rank on the spot. The serpent`s carcass was tossed aside at that moment the lady gave off a high pitched scream as her skin corroded off. Her previous bewitching look was reduced to that of a walking corpse. The serpents that were heading towards Lucifer changed their direction rushing towards her The invaded her body; her eye sockets gained a green flame, her bones creaked as the green flames shrouded her body. The young men beside were charred from being in close contact with her. The flames entirely ate at their bodies leaving not even leaving ashes behind. ¡°Look what you have done to me!¡± the lady raised her corpse like hands touching her face. The serpent was part of her life-force she had manifested. The intensity of the scorching flames caused the temperature to rise, Emelia and the male expert woke from their daze, Clarice was unconscious at the side of the room. Emelia quickly released her ice essence but against the middle staged Vizier rank she was completely suppressed due to the discrepancy between their ranks. The greens flames leapt from the ladies body, shooting towards the serpent`s carcass as her life-force was further divided into the it. The wounds healed on the serpent and it too was bathed in those green flames; slithering back to the lady it revolved around her, the lady`s aura quickly elevated to the peak stages of the Vizier rank. The pressure released by her caused Emelia and the male expert to slam against the ground and they could hardly stand. The lady and the serpent blazed at Lucifer causing the air to split apart because of their speed, the air vibrated as they further increased their speed arriving before Lucifer in a matter of seconds. The serpent opened his mouth, spitting out a sphere of blazing venom, the lady unleashed her claw like hands suffused in green flames. Lucifer faced their assault, his gaze placid; a thick burst of blood thirst was released from his body and the Chaotic essence from his essence fragment enveloped him. If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Emelia and the male expert felt terror as the chaotic essence wrapped Lucifer, the lady and the serpent hesitated slightly by the release of his pressure, giving him enough time to evoke his daggers. Slashing the blades, he burst out dual waves of chaotic essence at the serpent and the lady. The specks of chaotic essence disintegrated their bodies which ever part they got in contact with. The lady`s wretched body split into half while the serpent had an incision that corroded into its skull eating away at the serpents brain matter. The green flames instantly died down after the death of their user and the chaotic essence and blood thirst seeped back into Lucifer`s body. However, the male expert and Emelia where frightened by the tyrannical presence he revealed at that instance. ¡°Let`s go¡± Lucifer spoke sharply Lifting up Clarice he poured some mana into her to wake her up, as she jolted up right. Clarice looked around, appearing a little light headed. Lucifer headed towards the next floor. Emelia was bewildered by his abilities, but she strangely felt drawn to him even more. She and Clarice quickly hurried after him while the male expert took some time to regain his thoughts. The next floor contained no staircase but two statues holding up a chalice at the center. The chalice was filled to the brim, with a silvery liquid which emanated life essence. As the male expert saw the chalice, his expression turned jubilant; taking out a flask he rushed at the altar. Submerging the flask into the chalice he collected the silvery liquid. All the while, Lucifer scanned the room, what attracted him was not the Chalice, but another type of energy he felt in the room. Walking behind the altar, a door with various runes was displayed as he swiped his hands over the door. He felt his mana being sucked into the runes activating them and his consciousness was dragged into a different place. A figure materialized before him, a woman with a veil covering her entire appeared before him. A miasma of despair erupted from her body and a deadly aura was released simultaneously. ¡°Envy¡± Lucifer muttered Envy moved towards him, her ice cold hand was placed against his chest and an otherworldly energy rushed into his body inspecting him thoroughly ¡°Lucifer¡± Envy seemed quite happy from her tone ¡°What are you doing here Envy?¡± Lucifer asked ¡°The door you used is a temporary gateway into my realm which I created long back; I was quite surprised someone of that plane managed to unlock it, so it was you¡­.huh¡± ¡°Where are the other gateways?¡± Lucifer questioned ¡°In the other realms, what is that thing inside you?¡± Envy voice turned serious, as she met Tetra, the colossal presence caused her powers to be suppressed instantly. ¡°Something I am stuck with¡± he sighed ¡°Anyway our time is limited, looking at your vessel it can handle a tiny proportion of my energy¡± Envy extended her hand, a snake extended from her hand biting into his hand it then vanished into his body as green specks of light. ¡°You know what to do¡± Envies voice slowly faded before he appeared back into the tower. Checking his hand he saw the marking of a serpent covering his entire right arm, the tattooed serpent was constantly moving across his arm. Covering his arm with his long sleeves he moved towards Clarice and Emelia. ¡°Drink from the chalice¡± Lucifer spoke, he could feel the rich liquefied mana in the chalice and it would be highly beneficial to them. As Clarice and Emelia drank from the chalice their mana started to rise, they broke through their Transient rank bottleneck stepping into the God rank they then kept on drinking until their progress stopped at the God rank peak stages. They could feel that they would no longer progress until they stepped into the Mystical realm. It has to be known Lucifer is an irregular to reach the Vizier rank in the fragment realm, the Wyvern`s he had fought had descended from the mystical realm after they had reached that rank with an artifact as it was completely impossible to move between realms until you reached the divine realm. The silvery liquid abruptly healed the wounds they had sustained, leaving not a scar, it had extraordinary healing properties. Lucifer gazed at the male expert ¡°No wonder, they came here¡±. They exited the tower without a hitch and slowly made their way to the rune circle which they had entered from. -------------------------------------------------------------- :hotenhere: It`s too hot in Uk anyway hope you enjoyed and do comment. Chapter 35 – Sentient Chapter 35 ¨C Sentient Important things: [Fragment Realm] Elite - lv.30, Transient - lv.75 and Human God - lv.120 [Mystical Realm] Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 ----------------------------------------------------------------- As they moved towards the rune circle, they heard a rumbling sound from the tower. The tower was once again restructuring itself, the pieces of the tower molded into gigantic legs then into hands and finally a head. The golem`s eyes blazed purple, the tower itself was a sentient being, which was produced from the deaths of many experts within the tower, it had absorbed a part of their life-force giving it conscious. It let out a growl that caused the air to vibrate frantically; with a swipe of its hand it caused the landscape around it upheaval. The ground tremored and cracks spread out from below the golem¡¯s feet. The sudden gathering of an abnormal amount of earth essence caused a grim premonition. The golem judging by its abilities was at the beginning stages of the Alpha rank, the golem plunged into a dash. Each step causing the ground to quake even further, the golem was 110 meters in height, large crystals protruded from its back which glowed brightly, It¡¯s towering figure, rushed at Lucifer`s location. Lucifer told the girls to instantly step into the rune circle, he completely understood they wouldn`t survive the aftermath of their clash if it took place. The male expert stepped into the circle with the girls disappearing into a red light before they vanished from the spot. The incoming golem grew more aggressive as it saw its victims escaping. Lucifer gathered at torrent of wind essence around him, drastically increasing his speed. Comparing himself to the golem he looked similar to an ant in size. Approaching the golem at an unprecedented speed, he caused the air to screech, creating sonic booms as he moved. The golem had a strange ability; within the area, Lucifer couldn`t gather a pint of earth essence. All of the earth essence was hastening towards the golem infusing into its body as it approached him. Lucifer empowering his body with a surreal amount of earth essence, smashed against the golem`s fist. As Lucifer clashed with the golem`s lashed out fist, a few small tears in space occurred given the magnitude of their attack. The rebound of the attack caused the golem to move two steps back while Lucifer quietly hovered at his position, the wind essence keeping him a float. The moment Lucifer collided with the golem`s hand he carefully examined it`s physical strength. It`s body structure was made of a terrifyingly strong material similar to an artifact and it could quickly restore itself with earth essence even if it was damaged. The Golem grew more provoked as it was pushed back; the earth essence gathered more in number around the golem. The fearsome whirlpool of earth essence grew around the golem further accelerating into it. The ground broke into pieces before large debris broke off from the ground and floated up around the golem. A large great sword materialized from crystals on its back, the golem clutched the hilt tightly, heaving it with ease. Lucifer was at the peak stage of a Vizier rank fighting against an Alpha rank was a miraculous feat in itself as there was an enormous gap between ranks but due to the black ooze he could content with experts one rank higher then him. The golem`s physical attributes made it one of the worst types of opponent to deal with. It`s regeneration skill was absolutely annoying to counter, furthermore their exceptional affinity to earth made them monsters outright. As soon as the golem wielded the great sword, the runes across the blade burned with a brownish hue, a lion`s roar erupted from it. The whirlpool of earth essence seeped into the blade and the floating debris formed into miniature golems. The created golems were all at the beginning stages of the Vizier rank and all of them were 50 meters tall. Lucifer was slowly getting livid; the ability that suppressed his emotions was being bypassed. Lucifer spreading out his wind essence caused several hurricanes to form around him completely distorting the air flow in the area. The hurricanes were utterly vicious; slicing any material that entered within the storm them into chunks. The minion golems floated up, they had reversed the gravity in the area. Huge boulders headed towards Lucifer with high velocity and orbits of rocks circled around the golems similar to spherical shields. The boulders were captured within the huge hurricanes shredded to bits. The Hurricanes formed a spread out suction force which dragged the golems into it before turning them into fine grains of sand. The giant golem seeing its minions getting easily disposed, brandished the great sword, slashing at the hurricanes. Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. The hurricanes clashed against the blade producing an ear piercing sound for several seconds before being dispersed. Lucifer seized the moment to attack; lashing out with the torrents of mana and wind essence he dodged the large great sword; which easily ploughed through the ground leaving a large crater. Due to the wind essence`s piercing power he carved large holes into the golem`s body. Lucifer tactic was to completely diminish its mana so it could no longer regenerate. The golem finally ran out of mana and it no longer conjured earth essence attacks. He devastated the golem into tidbits easily; after the golem was grounded into fine dust, it left a core behind, the core contained a large amount of high purity earth essence. Lucifer absorbed the core on the spot; within his mana pool the earth essence fragment grew in size, the color of the fragment grew brighter. He unexpectedly received the ability to created Earthen Golems. Whistling; he headed towards the rune circle, he was quite satisfied with their achievements today and he had almost reached the brink of breaking into the Alpha rank. The ground behind broke of as he headed into the circle, the place could no longer sustain itself without the golem as it appeared. The runes lighted before he appeared above the ocean floating in mid-air. He saw the male expert along with the girls bobbing underneath him. They had no way to hover so they hadn`t no choice but to swim. Lucifer stepped onto the surface of the calm waves. The girl¡¯s apprehensive faces turned into delight as they watched him walk towards their location. They were completely worried as they felt the golem to be extremely strong its aura was even more overpowering compared to the snake lady. Gathering wind essence around the girls along with the male expert, he lifted them up. The male expert contained a hint of anger but overall he seemed to look at Lucifer with reverence due to the times he saved his life. He bowed towards Lucifer as a sign of respect. ¡°I would kindly like to invite you to our Black Lotus clan¡± the male expert spoke. Lucifer thought about it for a moment, he had reaped big benefits from the dungeon and had made plans to quickly ascend to the higher realms with the girls to further his progression also his goal was to find the other gateways. The serpent tattoo on his arm continue moved about but it still hadn`t collected enough mana to materialize into this realm; he continued to inject mana into the tattoo. He was also interested in this mistress of the male expert so he agreed to the roundabout trip. As they flew across the ocean, towards the continent of Prautes, which solely belonged to the demonic race, vampires and other subspecies lived in unity and they consisted of clans unlike the tribes in the Elven continent. He wondered what had occurred to the institute while he was for those past years. As they flew across the ocean towards the direction directed by the male expert they encountered large beasts within the sea. The beasts were large but compared to the golem they would be a bit smaller and all of them contained attribute cores. As they drew closer towards the Prautes continent the sky was covered in dark clouds. The breezes were violent and lighting bolts smashed onto the surface of the sea, typhoons frequently sprouted from under the sea. Lucifer shielded himself and the others in a layer of earthen essence as they fastened towards their direction. Lucifer unlike the others didn`t need sleep, so he had to continue flying while the others took a nap while they were directed by the wind essence. With a period of 40 days they arrived at the boarders of the continent. The feeling the continent of Prautes exuded was one of dread, clouds of mist shrouded the mountains and forests. Landing on the shores, they camped for the night. Lucifer was mentally fatigued from continuously expending his mana and concentration; a good-night¡¯s sleep would help him recover to his optimum state. Building three sheds out of earth essence the individuals went into them. The girls and the male expert were also both physically and mentally fatigued from the continuous flying they instantly slept into the soft beds which were molded by Lucifer. Within his shed, Lucifer set cultivating while in a half sleep-state. The beasts of the continent howled while night settled in. ------------------------------------------------------------ :wawawa: Bagleson i want more DD chapters. Please............ Chapter 36 – Clashing Sides Chapter 36 ¨C Clashing Sides Important things: Lazarus = Lowest ranked artifacts [Fragment Realm] = Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv75 and Human God ¨C lv 120 [Mystical Realm] = Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 [Divine Realm] = Exarch ¨C Lv. 380, Neophyte ¨C Lv. 490 and Zelix ¨C Lv. 560 [Heavenly Realm = Coming soon..........maybe...} --------------------------------------------------------------------- As soon as dawn arrived, Lucifer departed from the shed, as he eyed the shores; the tides wildly eroded them. The dark clouds covered the entire continent signaling a disaster to come and barely a trickle of light could get through. Creating a golem he mentally ordered it to start a fire while he headed into a nearby forest to hunt for a few beasts. The beasts within the forest were highly intelligent and ambushes were common. Lucifer slaughtered them by making precise incisions on their necks, his speed was many times faster so they didn`t have an opportunity to evade even a single one of his strikes, collecting their attribute cores he decided to give them to the girls because they barely benefited him anymore. He needed cores of higher purity. Lucifer carried four carcasses of the wolves, back to the shed where they were roasted on a stick under the flame. The golem had completed the tasks perfectly. The rich scent of cooked meat aroused the girls and male expert out of their sleep, as it was still early morning. After their hurried breakfast; they quickly followed behind the male expert as he led them through dense overgrown forest. As the expert directed them through a route in the forest, everyone had become vigilant due to frequent surprise attacks by beasts. A heavy rainstorm erupted bathing the surroundings they often made turns within the forest; until they reached at its edges from there they could perceive an enormous mountain range. In this region, the mountains were covered with a thick blanket of snow and the heavy rainstorm mixed with snow continuously showered down. Lucifer covering the girls with an earth essence layer and preceded onwards, sometimes hail stones would fall at harsh speeds inflicting significant damage if anyone got hit. The peaks of the mountains could hardly be seen as they were covered with a thick white fog. In a hidden spot between the mountain range; a narrow flight of steps led to the top. As they proceeded on the pathway, the male expert and the girls had their mana pool suppressed completely, having to rely only on physical effort to walk up without mana enhancements. The suppressant had a slight effect on Lucifer making him a little uncomfortable. Climbing quarter of the mountain caused the girls to pant rigorously, the male expert wheezed but not to the extent the girls were at. On the other hand, Lucifer was not perturbed the least. His body was extremely durable so he could make do even without mana. After ten days they finally made it to the top, the male expert was completely exhausted. The girls had to be hoisted by Lucifer, halfway on the stairs. The suppressant effect was dispersed at the peak and their strength was slowly returning. As Lucifer viewed the surrounding; he saw houses of varying shapes built on the peaks, a few ancient dojos also appeared and at the furthest back a large palace came into view, it was entirely made with mana infused marble stone. The male expert raced towards the palace following a certain route. Lucifer rejuvenated the girls with his mana, following behind the male expert they went through a stone path that lead them directly to the palace. Along the way vampires, dhampirs, reptilian`s and different subspecies looked at them with interest, It was a gathering of diverse demonic races. Outside the palace; Lucifer felt presence`s of ten experts at the Alpha rank and above, they too had felt his presence. Two experts appeared outside the palace entrance, as they saw the flask in the male expert¡¯s hand, their expressions turned jubilant but quickly turned wary as they looked at Lucifer. They guided Lucifer and the male expert into the palace, the interiors was beautifully decorated with mosaics and sculptures of beautiful beasts, and a large rack; displayed weapons which emitted intimidating auras. The palace was divided into three levels with a staircase connecting all of them, two more experts revealed themselves after they got off on the first level. The four experts in total surrounded them, directing them towards the third level while severely observing Lucifer. The girls looked disturbed because of the aura radiated by the experts around them. On the other hand; Lucifer seemed calm because if he was in any danger he could escape along with the girls in a wormhole. Moreover, he didn`t sense any killing intent. As the five male experts along with Lucifer stood before an intricately carved wooden door, which opened to reveal a woman wearing spectacles and dressed in a white kimono with flowers embroidered on it. Giving a glance at the flask she immediately snatched it before retreating back into the room. They all waited for a while outside of the room; before a thick amount of light essence could be felt enveloping the room, the light essence after a moment faded away. At that instance an overpowering aura was released from inside it was at a similar level to Brigitte`s but weaker. The door finally swung open to reveal two females; one a dark elf and the other a vampire. Six other male and female experts appeared beside Lucifer. The girls and the elven expert kneeled before them. The pressure they radiated was noble and majestic and would make you subconsciously want to bow down before them. Lucifer didn`t care, so what if they were stronger than him he couldn`t care less. The females looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze before a heavy pressure entirely shifted onto him. There was a large gulf between Lucifer and the females but he was still unyielding, the pressure grew more intense but the ooze slowly broiled within his body, as if anticipating a bloodbath. Lucifer focus remained resolute under the enormous pressure, if it was anyone else just the pressure alone would be enough to cause them to break. They grew astonished as he continued to endure the growing pressure which was almost at the peak stages of the Alpha rank. Finally, withdrawing the pressure they faces contained an indescribable look. ¡°?!¡± They seemed mystified by the anomaly before them. The broiling ooze went dormant after the pressure was gone; Lucifer stepped back, staring intensely at them. He could only assume that their strength was below Brigitte. The experts all got up after a gesture by the two females, they were bewildered by Lucifer''s action thinking he would be crushed by the pressure but now they looked at him as if he was a monster. The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. However at the moment,, a blow horn sounded, the experts grew tense before a large shout jolted them. ¡°THE ELVEN ARMY IS ATTACKING!¡± The two females vanished from the spot; Lucifer using his wormhole ability appeared above the palace along with the two females. They looked at him once again with bafflement because they didn`t feel a trace of his presence before he appeared. Lucifer increased his brain synapses to enhance his visual acuity; a few hundred kilometers away a large army of elven experts headed their way, ranked attribute beasts were mixed among them. Weapons of every kind were employed by the army, and at the very front a male and female couple exuded the same aura as the two females beside him. ¡°YOU TWO BASTARDS GET READY WE ARE FINALLY GOING TO TAKE THE SOUL PEARL!¡± The other side bellowed, the two females beside Lucifer grew a bit tense because they hadn`t expected this assault. During the five years Lucifer was missing, the Black Lotus clan acquired one of the Blight series¡¯ the Soul Pearl, the special effect of the weapon was to absorb the souls of the dead to empower its user. Right now, the Soul Pearl was stowed in a treasury within the palace only accessible by the two females. The army was drawing closer by the second, all the experts within demonic continent rushed into the skies with their own methods, forming an army a bit bigger than the opposing side, ranked core beasts were mixed with the army. Experts who had familiars such as sprites, beast spirits summoned them by their sides. Gathering of experts caused an influx of mana and essence, everybody`s faces were grim but resolute. At the front of the group a female commandeered the army; as he saw her face he instantly knew who she was. Her features had changed a lot in these past five years, a black tail danced behind her and four wings spread from her back, golden patterns were engraved onto them. Silia`s red hair had grown darker in intensity and reached her waist also her body had become more ravishing. A thick black armor adorned her body while she wielded her large bastard sword with one hand; her presence had grown more formidable over the years. Silia calmly ordered the army around, above her a manifested avatar hovered, a knight with dual swords. The army followed her commands without hesitation; she had garnered a lot of trust looking at their reactions. ¡°Will you help us?¡± the two females by his side asked, they somewhat felt having him by their side would increase the chances for victory. He smiled gently before nodding it was a full scale war; the kind he used to excel at. During the battle he could harvest a lot of abilities and essence cores. So he had no plans to drop this opportunity, however, he also had no plans to fight the heavenly realm experts because he was not at strong enough to engage them yet. Appearing back into the palace he told the girls to go back to the Be`cout city in the sandy region where he had first freed them from because they would easily get killed in such large scale battles due to their lack of experience. Also Be`cout city was safe for them now because they were god-ranked experts and could easily dispose of the people who attacked them. He gave them a bag full of platinum coins to last them for 10 years. Creating a wormhole he warmly told them to step in, seeing their expressions they were very reluctant but they still obeyed. They palace was now empty as everyone had gathered in the skies above. Experts drank various elixirs and potions trying to raise their chances of survival. Several experts wielded Lazarus ranked artifacts. Lucifer selected a light black armor from an expert who was giving them out. He covered his face with a black helm, only revealing his blue slits that emitted sheer coldness. The temperature around him dropped because he had settled into his war mood, experts around him shivered by his mere presence. Lucifer felt at peace in this atmosphere, the fear, the panic and most of all death exhilarated him. His brain synapses were at its peak and the black ooze in his blood stream roiled, awakened by the blood thirst around. All the experts unified in a triangular formation prepared for the incoming onslaught, Silia and the two females were at the very front. Standing beside Silia Lucifer got into position. Silia looked at him feeling a sense of familiarity before reverting back, and soon the approaching army was within sight. Their aura was brimming, lighting up the dark sky. Thunder resounded all around and a heavy torrent of rain followed, the winds howled as if it was engaging along with them. Everything grew deadly silent as both the armies faced each other, not a whisper could be heard. The blood thirst released by both sides was overpowering. Lucifer wielded his twin daggers, but he chose not to use chaotic essence because it would draw to much attention towards him. The essence fragments in his mana pool thrummed in anticipation, essence flooded out of them heading towards the serpentine tattoo. It had already reached the later stages of its progression. The four heavenly realm experts faced each other gathering their specific attribute essence around them. All four of them had an attribute core and exceled in a particular essence. The two females beside him released Lighting and wind essence while the opposing side experts released earth and fire. The two females beside Lucifer held onto sabers, which were enveloped in their essence. The opponent female heavenly realm expert wielded a crossbow; the arrows were made of earth essence to increase the damage. The opponent male expert wielded a large hammer embedded with fire essence. Simultaneously all four of them manifested their soul avatar; the male had a large silver striped tiger which exuded oppressive might. The female`s avatar was a cyclops with a great sword and shield. Beside Lucifer the two females released their avatar, two giant golden knights with one holding a dragon shaped bow and the other a two handed silver spear. Each of their weapons discharged extraordinary power, and the essence contained within them could devastate all those below the heavenly realm with ease. The armies off both sides were waiting for the signal from their commanders, their pent up morale had reached its peak. ¡°KILL!¡± Both sides screamed at once, thousands of experts rushed at each other. Lucifer visual acuity had increased because of his accelerated brain synapses so everyone except the heavenly realm experts seemed to be moving in slow motion. Frigid essence surrounded his body while he flew with wind essence underneath his feet. Under his helm he grinned, once again his apathetic demeanor overtook him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- :kwak: *Sniff* school is starting in five days.................. Chapter 37 - War Merit Chapter 37 - War Merit Important things Artifact levels (Weakest to strongest) = Lazarus->Darkheart->Dawnbreaker->Soulcursed->God`s bane [Fragment Realm] = Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv75 and Human God ¨C lv 120 [Mystical Realm] = Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 [Divine Realm] = Exarch ¨C Lv. 380, Neophyte ¨C Lv. 490 and Zelix ¨C Lv. 560 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The skies were covered with mists of red blood as the experts clashed and scream and echoes rang out *Boom**Crash* Bodies toppled towards the ground smashing into the mountains and forest leaving small craters all over. Experts below the God rank were immediately disposed of at the beginning and mana shockwaves spread all around as devastating blows collided against each other. Familiars went berserk after they lost their users; unable to differentiate they attacked anyone in sight. Within the storm of attacks Lucifer was weaving within the experts stabbing into them and leeching onto their life-force. The black ooze greedily absorbed it into him; his vitality was by the passing second growing stronger. The essence absorbed from the experts was then used to increase the purity and size of his essence fragments. The black ooze absorbed the experts wholly, leaving not even bones. He broke through to the Alpha rank. As the experts died all around him; their particles were rapidly absorbed in Lucifer as if he was a vacuum. The opposing army quickly dwindled as Lucifer`s side contained more higher ranked experts, however, no one noticed their expert corpses were disappearing as they were invigorating Lucifer. A distance away; the four heavenly realm experts clashed with their avatars and weapons. Nobody could get within their vicinity, but it seemed the vampire and the dark elf was on the winning end. As they clashed, experts around would be butchered just by the wind pressure and turned into fodder for Lucifer to absorb. Lucifer diced experts into pieces moving quickly onto others, within the crowd many experts couldn`t display their complete abilities because of thought of harming their comrades. Lucifer within an hour had killed hundreds of enemy experts; all the weaker experts were dispatched leaving only those highly skilled. Four Alpha ranked experts circled around Lucifer, targeting him with their mana based attack. Lucifer used his wormhole ability to quickly redirect their attacks back towards them. While the experts were distracted by their rebounded attacks, Lucifer took the opportunity to stab into two of them. They necks were severed, penetrating their chests with his bare hands he leeched he absorbed their particles into him. The two remaining enemy experts now looked on with hesitance as they were getting repressed. The enemy side had reduced from thousands to hundreds while Lucifer`s side had a greater number. Unknown to anyone Lucifer was on top of the list to kill the largest number of experts. Among the experts he had absorbed he received Density control and Physical Alteration. Lucifer could target experts and increase their physical density with his mana causing their speed to lower. Spreading out his domain he caused any who entered to have tripled their physical weight. With the aid of his ability they immediately suppressed the enemy side. Lucifer`s strength was still rising due to absorbing many experts. The black ooze was purifying the acquired flesh, bones and essence and merging into his organs. His rank was barred at Peak stage of the Alpha rank and he could no longer progress. It clearly signified he had to ascend to a higher realm. Silia had also dispatched her group of enemy experts heading beside Lucifer; during her fight she had noticed how viciously he devastated his opponents, his completely cold presence caused shivers to run down her spine. She had the urge to look at his face because she sensed some familiarity again with him. Lucifer did not lose his cautiousness as they overlooked the four heavenly realm experts fight. They were almost drawing near to the end of the battle. The elven continent had suffered extreme loses, leaving them pen to any attacks now. An enormous torrent of mana gathered around the male and female experts before it shot towards the two females as an arrowhead. The air resonated violently; the continent was trembling at the strength of the attack. It had almost contained most of the couple¡¯s mana pool. The two females overlooked the incoming attack with calm, they closed their eyes before ther avatars fused together creating a colossal giant bigger than the continent hovering above the females. Experts beside Lucifer looked at awe and envy towards the heavenly realm experts because it was extremely difficult to ascend to that realm. They difficulty to ascend increases the further one progresses. To enter the heavenly realm one has to go through a soul and core attribute mutation to get a permit to ascend into that realm. The Divine realm had a lower requirement; an expert just had to have a core evolution and be able to manifest an avatar. Some people since birth have this ability so it is even easier for them to ascend. The couples shouted as they saw the colossal giant The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. ¡°Avatar Fusion! But how?¡± Their expression were off incomprehension because an avatar is a manifestation of the soul of a user, however, it is absolutely impossible to fuse two souls together because they have no similarities between them. However the couples understood after a moment. ¡°The Soul Pearl¡­..huh¡± their expression turned sober, they had understood they had drained almost all of their strength with no chance to escape. The giant easily grabbed their arrowhead, crushing it within its hand, the couples avatar backed away slightly because the colossal knights presence was too hard to endure, the avatars retreated back into the bodies of its user. The two females instantly rushed towards the couple with their weapons and beheaded them. Grabbing onto their corpses they removed out a pearl from an unknown space, before the couples bodies were instantly sucked into the pearl. A thick bright light enveloped both the females before their aura`s continued to rise for some seconds then stopping, the bright light around them dimmed. Lucifer instantly knew that was the Soul Pearl but he didn`t need such an artifact he had the black ooze in his body which was far more suited to him. The Soul Pearl disappeared from the females hand after it was used, they then looked towards their army; settling their gaze on each one of them they spoke. ¡°Let`s have a feast!¡± The surrounding experts shouted with joy, meanwhile the two females gazed towards Lucifer; they had seen him battle. They felt his methods of combat were superior to even Heavenly realm experts even though he was an Alpha ranked at that what puzzled them. They had understood he contained a few secrets but they didn`t pry. They even had plans to make him a general of their clan and bestow him with an artifact because he had gathered the most of the war merit. As they all flew into the mountains, the feast had instantly started; booze and various food items were given out on the streets. Dancing and music resounded all around. Lucifer watched on, enjoying the scene, he instantly opened a wormhole to Be`cout city entering it. Extending his mana perception he scanned for the girls¡¯ presence. He encountered them in a first class suite in a tavern, appearing in the room. They were caught surprised because they were naked; their beautiful curves and voluminous breasts were exposed before him. Emelia and Clarice seeing Lucifer blushed heavily before putting on their quickly dresses. ¡°Let`s go, we have a feast to attend too.¡± He spoke Creating a wormhole they appeared back to the mountain top, the girls were happy as they moved around enjoying food and drinks from the stall lined up. ¡°Gather at the palace¡± a mental message was transmitted to him He told the girls to look around, while he headed towards the palace, along the way many children of different sub species passed by him. Entering the palace, two other people who had earned enough military merit departed with their rewards while he moved towards the two females. As the two females looked at Lucifer they smiled ¡°You surprised us quite a lot¡± The dark elf spoke ¡°Would you like to become a general?¡± the vampire spoke soon after Lucifer declined and he told them he had to ascend to the next plane; as soon as he said that they were baffled because it was virtually impossible to progress without ascending. ¡°An irregular!¡± they both muttered, their expressions changing for a moment They then showed him a display of Darkheart artifacts which he could choose one from; an earring with a lion attached to it caught his attention. He quickly took it, piercing into his left ear; he felt the artifact binding it to himself. After that he once again faced the elf and vampire, at that instance Silia had entered as he turned around to look at her, she could clearly see his face because he didn`t wear a helm. Her expression went blank, while she trembled, tears dripping from the corners of her eyes. The two females surprisingly rushed next to her. ¡°What`s wrong?¡± the both treated her with utmost affection Silia dashed towards Lucifer halting in front of him, *Whack* his left cheek was hurt slightly as she slapped him. ¡°Idiot, where were you?¡± she asked softly ¡°Got lost in another plane in the dungeon¡± he answered calmly, he had expected this to happen. ¡°Right¡­..¡± Silia responded back, in an unbelieving tone. He soft hands tightened around his back before she went for a deep kiss, several seconds past as they hands were wrapped around each other. *Cough**cough* The two females stopped them from proceeding any further,¡± Mother, he was the one I was talking it!¡± Silia turned towards the vampire softly saying to her. ¡°So, this is my son in law¡± the vampire now stared at him intensely .¡± He is acceptable¡± the dark elf beside her murmured ¡°Well, son in law, you`re going to stay with us now¡± the two females spoke before they headed back to their rooms. Silia grabbed Lucifer hand taking him out of the palace so that they could enjoy the feast together. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :drinkT: Well, guys those who are starting school soon have my sympathies.... *Kowtow* Chapter 38 - Matrimony Chapter 38 - Matrimony Important things Artifact levels (Weakest to strongest) = Lazarus->Darkheart->Dawnbreaker->Soulcursed->God`s bane [Fragment Realm] = Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv75 and Human God ¨C lv 120 [Mystical Realm] = Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 Well, mature content up ahead. -------------------------------------------------------------- The feast was extremely lively; reptilians, vampires, shades, goblins and other subspecies were binge drinking booze and dancing all over the place. Young demonic children swarmed to buy sweets from the stalls. Silia was excited as she dragged Lucifer from one stall to another; they participated in different challenges. She smiled all the while; her behavior was completely different from her past self where she seemed to be isolated from everyone except him. She looked even more gorgeous upfront; while they were together they suddenly encountered Emelia and Clarice at one stall. As the girls saw Silia holding his hands tightly, a gloomy atmosphere enveloped them, their faces creased into a frown. ¡°Master, who is she!¡± Emelia and Clarice shouted out at the same time, meanwhile, Silia glancing at her new found opponents tightened her grip around Lucifer`s hand, he could hear his bones creaking from the pressure exerted. ¡°He is my husband¡± Silia responded back sharply, Emelia and Clarice were taken back by the response; their expressions turned dejected before a peculiar glint appeared in their eyes for a moment. They backed away but somehow it felt like they were planning something. Silia then stared at him intensely, ¡°So this is what you were doing for the past five years¡­..huh¡± her stare bore into him. Lucifer hadn`t even planned a proper response, ¡°no¡± he responded back meekly. Silia gaze softened as she got closer to his ears, she whispered; ¡°It`s fine if you have more wives, but you have to give me first preference¡±. Lucifer was startled but kept quiet. By the time it was mid-night the festivities continued on, Lucifer and Silia had reached back inside the palace. ¡°Where is your mother and the Dark elf? ¡°, Lucifer inquired ¡°Back in their room¡± She responded then they walked up to the second level to the room on the left side. The door was almost similar to the one on the third level, entering the room; Lucifer felt he was in a whole different place. Beautiful fragrances scoured the room and the amount of mana present was large. ¡°Right now, the only residents within the palace are my mother, the dark elf and us¡± Silia spoke. Their bed was large in width and could fit up to five people. Silia went into the connected bathroom dragging Lucifer along with her. Under the shower he could see Silia`s entirely naked body. The impeccably shaped Legs and her hips were a sight to behold, her upper body, Lucifer hadn`t a word to describe it. Under the shower; Silia breath grew more ragged and her cheeks turned red. He continued to look into her eyes before she turned away running out of the shower. Exiting the bathroom he saw Silia under the blanket. The lights in the room dimmed illuminating the room slightly before Lucifer made his move. Getting on the bed, Lucifer could see Silia`s two large breasts. Grapping her mounds with his hands, he leaned in for a deep kiss, their lips pressed against each other. Removing away his hand from her breast, he moved to her nether region, moving his finger into her, he gently hit her sensitive spots. ¡°Aahhhh¡­¡­..Ahhhh¡­¡­..Ahhhhhh¡±, her loud moans resounded; her nether region became wet with her juices. As she cummed, Lucifer moved her into the missionary position, thrusting into her, she let out a high pitched moan. His repeated pounding caused her to get soaked down, her grip on his back tightened under his fast thrusts. He did her in many positions before she was completely exhausted all the while her panting and moans grew louder, beads of sweat trickled down her face. She gently kissed Lucifer on the lips before passing out. All the while; four people were outside the room, listening onto their intimate moment. Emelia and Clarice`s expressions were completely red outside, while the vampire and the dark elf were surprised at his vitality. ¡°He can last very long¡± All of them whispered at the same time turning towards each other. ¡°You guys want him too¡­huh¡± the dark elf inquisitively looked at Emelia and Clarice. They both nodded seriously, the vampiress turned around before she said, ¡°I approve of these girls¡±. The vampiress had a spirited gaze as she looked at Emelia and Clarice, after which the girls left back to their room. The vampires knocked on the door, Lucifer putting on his clothes opened it. The vampiress and the dark elf entered the room, looking around they saw that Silia was covered by a blanket and fast asleep. ¡°You completely burned out my daughter¡± the vampires looked at Lucifer with a grin. ¡°Anyway, onto the other topic, you`re leaving for the mystical realm soon, right¡± the dark elf questioned ¡°Soon¡± Lucifer muttered ¡°Then we need to have the marriage ceremony between you, Silia, Emelia and Clarice tomorrow¡± the vampiress and Clarice spoke and then they immediately exited the room and headed out of the palace to acquire some booze, the festivities weres till ongoing. This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. Heading back to bed, he slept in Silia`s embrace, their bodies close together. The next morning, a large wardrobe was assembled in Silia`s room, ¡°Rise and shine kiddos, you have your wedding today¡± the vampiress parted the curtains, illuminating the room. ¡°Mother what are you doing?¡± Silia quickly wrapped the blanket. ¡°Getting you ready for your wedding ofcourse¡± the vampiress smiled Taking her wedding dress, Silia headed into the bathroom to change. The vampiress then handed Lucifer a black suit, seizing it he went into the other room to change. After a while, everyone was aligned before an altar on the first level. Lucifer standing before the altar waited for his brides to come, soon the music bellowed in the palace and all the high ranking experts were gathered. The vampiress brought Silia who looked similar to an angel in her dress, following that the dark elf brought Emelia and Clarice. Emelia, Silia and Clarice looked absolutely breath taking when they arrived; gulps could be heard from the crowd of experts. Some looked enviously at Lucifer. When they arrived at the altar, a mysterious woman had arrived at the altar and recited the vows. ¡°Do you Silia, Emelia and Clarice take Avaritia as your husband?¡± the woman recited ¡°We do¡± all of them said cheerfully ¡°Do you Avaritia take Silia, Emelia and Clarice as your wives?¡± ¡°I do¡± Lucifer said sincerely The lady handed him three rings which he placed across Silia`s on the girls left ring finger. Then a ring was put on his ring finger by all three of them, a silvery light enveloped them binding each other. After the process they were greeted by many, and had to participate in various celebratory events. Everything ended late at night, the palace had returned back to normal. They were allocated with a new room with a larger bed, once they arrived back into the room, they instantly changed their clothes. They room was dimmed but the girls were completely flushed as they sat on the bed. Their thoughts were a mess, Silia on the side smiled because of their behavior; she had completely accepted the girls as her sisters. As Lucifer arrived into the room he could sense their intentions. The night continued on, while silia and the girls were constantly pounded, they were intoxicated with pleasure as Lucifer hit all the right spots causing them to cum persistently, the girls moaned all night from the pounding. Their bodies where covered with beads of sweat and the bed was entirely soaked with love juices. His rounds continued till the break of dawn, until the girls were thoroughly exhausted. After that the girls took a bath, getting out of the shower, they left the palace to get essentials items for their journey to the mystical realm. Silia was also going to ascend with them as she had long back attained the requirements; she had stayed back because her mother was ill until the Elixir was received. Lucifer cleansed himself and set cultivating in the room, while maids came to clean it. Using Body Alteration rearranged the organs within his body to run more efficient. He felt his soul checking its status, noticing that it was partly mutated. He moved onto his earing artifact, he could feel its special properties as he passed mana through it. It gave him the ability of Trajectory Manipulation within a 30 meter radius. Trying the ability he could change the direction of an incoming or an outgoing attack within his domain. However, due to its enormous demand of mana; the ability could be used only four times by Alpha Rankers. However, he didn`t suffer from the limitation. Silia and the girls arrived after four hours; Lucifer used his time to get more comfortable with his ability because to him the Mystical realm was a place where dangers would be constant. The vampiress and the dark elf gave Emelia and Clarice a DarkHeart artifact each, Emelia chose a bracelet that allowed her to regenerate mana more quickly on the other hand Clarice selected an assassin¡¯s blade that could inject body corroding venom into the target with a scratch. The two DarkHeart artifacts were at Tier 10 the best in the category. Many would be envious and would try to loot them in the above realms, as artifacts were rare and extremely expensive to buy. As Lucifer received the essential items from the girls they were deposited into Lucifer`s wormhole storage. Silia`s mother handed them a detailed map of the Mystical realm marking places of importance. In the first level of the palace, all four of them focused on opening a gateway to the mystical realm. A split in space appeared creating a white passageway to a place beyond. ¡°Best of luck¡± The vampiress and the Dark elf spoke with a worried expression All four of them stepped into it disappearing from the location. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- :whosh2: I have a dream that one day i will learn Cantonese so that i will be able to read wuxia and xanxia novels. *Sniff* And best of luck to those who have school Chapter 39 – The Path Of Slaughter Chapter 39 ¨C The Path Of Slaughter Important things Artifact levels (Weakest to strongest) = Lazarus->Darkheart->Dawnbreaker->Soulcursed->God`s bane [Fragment Realm] = Elite at lv.30, Transient ¨C lv75 and Human God ¨C lv 120 [Mystical Realm] = Justicar ¨C Lv. 170, Vizier ¨C Lv. 250 and Alpha ¨C Lv. 310 [Divine Realm] = Exarch ¨C Lv. 380, Neophyte ¨C Lv. 490 and Zelix ¨C Lv. 560 AN: Emelia and Clarice were a suddenly included in the story so many of you might wonder why, you will find out in later chapters. And the story is going to get somewhat dark from this chapter........ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The white light dimmed revealing the landscape around, Lucifer and the girls appeared in the center of a village. The experts didn`t give a glance as they appeared, to them it was a normal occurrence after one ascended. The shops in the village were made of mana stones better than the ones found in the Fragment realm. Lucifer and the girls confronted a young male expert to gather information of their location. The expert was compelled to speak after he noticed Lucifer`s aura. From the information they had gathered, the mystical realm was one huge continent, it was 20 times bigger than the continents of the fragment realm combined. The continent was large enough that it took several millenniums to reach its borders depending on the expert. However, the climate was abnormal in this realm as it changed constantly. The Mystical realm also had dungeons but experts who weren`t especially strong would stay away from them because of the swarms of dangerous core beasts within. However, strong experts would sometimes form parties to explore them. If the party was competent they could find extremely pure attribute cores and artifacts of varying levels. After the expert explained the basics he immediately left afraid of getting in trouble. Lucifer and the girls reached a nearby tavern, upon entering it, Lucifer could sense a handful of Alpha rankers mixed in with the crowd. At the counter, a man in his mid-forties passed them a set of keys after Lucifer handed him some gold coins. Their room was on the next floor, as they entered the room it had multiple beds with a connected bathroom. Sadly, there was no kings sized bed for them all to fit on. The girls taking a bath and cleansing themselves instantly set cultivating. Lucifer left the tavern heading for the nearest bookstore. The youngster owning the store pleasantly recommended Lucifer a set of books that would be helpful for him to get more knowledgeable o this realm. Lucifer had suppressed his aura to that of a Vizier rank before he left the tavern. So he experts would not be too pressurized by his presence or they might give him false information. The books were mostly on the villages, various clans and sects which commanded the regions of the mystical realm, As well, as a few books detailing the different types of minerals and herbs which can be found in this realm. He also bought several maps in case of emergencies. Arriving back into his room, he seat by the window; seeping some herbal tea while storing the information in his mind palace. He scanned Silia and the girl¡¯s auras and found them at the beginning stages of the Justicar rank. For the past months, Tetra hadn`t communicated with him even once at he found that strange. Storing the information took a few moments, at once he sensed two large auras floating above the village. They repeatedly clashed against each other, sending essence shock-waves from their collisions. Anyone below the Vizier rank in the village toppled dead from the release of the waves. The streets were dyed in red due to a handful of experts exploding. Their items were looted quickly by the experts around; Lucifer had enclosed the girls in mana shield so they not would suffer from the effects. The Alpha ranked experts were extremely fast and Lucifer could sense that they wielded multiple artifacts causing their power to surpass the average Alpha rankers. The battle ended as soon as one of them was stabbed by the other with a violet sabre. The space splintered as the man jabbed it into his opponent`s body. Torrents of lighting essence passed into the opponent charring him to death, the man then retrieved the victim¡¯s artifacts and items and faded into the horizons. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. Lucifer had observed the man to be extremely adept in lighting essence and had noticed the benefits of having a single attribute core. However, his pool contained fragments of each attribute essence beside light essence. He couldn`t understand why this change had occurred to his body. Ten days passed before Silia hit the mid stages of the Justicar rank, she was quick in progressing because she had stayed back in the fragment realm because of her mother`s injuries otherwise she would have reached the Alpha rank even quicker based on her talents. However, Emelia and Clarice were slow in their progress being stuck at the beginning stages of the Justicar rank still. Lucifer`s body alteration did wonders to his body; the black ooze went dormant so he had to rely on body alteration as it caused his body to grow stronger and wider. His age looked around 21 or so, the tavern`s income rose with his appearance as female experts would often come to see him. He had become a kind of a celebrity in the village; he would often hear remarks directed him such as¡± Play boy, Fag¡± and such. More experts got pissed off because of his wives who would tag along with him. Lucifer and the girls stayed in the village for over two months gathering information on the dark parts of the continent. Species trafficking,, slavery, organ donation was also prevalent in the mystical realm. Alchemist Experts would also create drugs and sell them, which could be used for many purposes. Many experts eyed his wives often; Lucifer could feel their Lecherous gazes on them and set to fix it but was stopped by Emelia. Lucifer and the girls after their period of stay in the village headed off to ¡°Trigon city¡±. It was a place similar to a black market; Lucifer thought it was the best place to hone the girls in their killing intent and for him to gain some more artifacts. Due to the continent being extremely large their travel time to the city took a period of 7 months. They had almost spent a year in the mystical realm. Along the way they had encountered a female expert who was ascending to the divine realm, her presence was astonishingly powerful. Around her a dozen of Vizier ranked familiars gathered, prepared for an attack, Lucifer and the girls looking at her left because he didn`t sense any killing intent towards him, heading towards the direction of the city. There was constant bloodshed experts were constantly fighting for each other¡¯s attribute cores and items. Lucifer and the girls also passed by a canyon, within it mountains of experts bodies were piled up. Upon the piles several core beasts were munching on their flesh. The expert¡¯s corpses all had their chests hollow where their attribute cores were placed. The Mystical realm was a dark place and the only means of survival was constant killing. Several low ranked experts came to assault Lucifer and the girls as they saw him pass by, but they felt the blood in their bodies twist and rupture as they got close to him. After seeing their comrades bodies explode they instantly retreated, Emelia and Clarice puked as they still didn`t get used to the gore but Silia was fine with it, she seemed to inwardly enjoy it. Arriving in the trigon city had the shady atmosphere; Slaves were being dragged around in chains by experts. Drugs were being sold, and experts were slaughtered in the middle of the streets. Using body alteration, Lucifer changed his physical appearance to a man of 28 years of age before entering. Lucifer had plans in this city so changing his appearance was a must. Emelia and Clarice were hesitant to enter the city, looking at the filth but Lucifer told them,¡± Only in the most filthiest of places can you hone your killing intent¡± The girls with resolve stepped in, along the way male experts licked their tongues as they eyed them. A handful of them attacked Lucifer on the spot, with their weapons but as they got close to him their bodies twisted and the exploded, blood spraying out everywhere. Lucifer and the girls entered a nearby hotel before renting a room with a king sized bed under Silia`s and the girls persuasion. The night was extremely fervent as the girls and Lucifer sunk into intimacy. From the other rooms they could hear loud noises as they dwelled in their own passions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- :016: The story is going to get evil.............bear with me Notice !!!! Sorry fellow readers, but i can`t no longer go on with the story because of my health problems. I might comeback after i finish with the treatment. It was extremely enjoyable to write this story and read your comments. Thanks for everything.