Eric held in the pain that came from absorbing the Samsara Serpent. His jaws, teeth and fists were clenched tight from the pain with the others cheering him on from behind.[Absorption process is at 26%][Resurrection of the Serpent will happen in 2 minutes.]It was now a race against time, whether the serpent would resurrect before Eric finished the absorption process.Eric breathed in laboriously and sharply as he now actively sucked the essence of the serpent at a much faster rate, but of course the more the rate of absorption, the more pain it generates.Eric let out a loud cry as he continued absorbing the Samsara Serpent’s essence.Erica already has tears streaming from her eyes as she couldn't bear to see her own flesh and blood in that much pain.“You're a strong warrior, Eric! You can do this! I believe in you, I have always believed in you.” Magic said, clapping his hands as he encouraged Eric with a shout.He was then distracted by the analysis alert in front of him.[Analy

Eric, or rather whatever was inhabiting his body, gave the Samsara Serpent a sinister look and then scoffed. [Mimicking Supernatural Grade 8, Samsara Serpent…] [Accessing your knowledge sea…] [You lack sufficient knowledge about the Samsara Serpent.] [Checking Essence Constituents…] [You possess 99% of a weakened Samsara Serpent. The mimicking process has begun.] [You have successfully mimicked a Supernatural Grade 8 Samsara Serpent.] [+60 Intelligence; +50 Health; +50 Strength; +75 Speed; +85 Durability; +40 Perception; +50 Stamina] “Not bad, snake. Not bad.” Eric's dark voice resounded. “But I'm not done.” [You've successfully mimicked Awakened Grade 5 Ferrous Rat.] [+5 Strength; +15 Speed; +25 Durability; +5 Perception] [You've successfully mimicked Awakened Grade 5 River Denizen.] [+10 Durability points; +5 Speed points; +3 Strength points] [Strength: 65 (+58)] [Speed: 49 (+95)] [Durability: 66 (+120)] [Intelligence: 79 (+60)] [Perception: 45 (+45)] [H

Eric's eyes were severely and intensely unnatural, perfectly resembling that of the Samsara Serpent; a bright burning azure sphere in a much brighter azure sea of mana essence.The sclera was the sea of blue burning mana essence and the pupil was the burning sphere.Asides that, some part of his skin perfectly resembled that of the Samsara Serpent; a seamless metallic hide with a perfectly harmonised combination of azure and gold alongside several odd symbols and glyphs.The part of the skin covered were mostly his forearms, part of his face, a large part of his chest and torso, as well as his waist downwards to the sole of his feet. He was also currently devoid of any cloth.To top it all off, he was bathed in the same mana essence that the serpent exuded and also had a personal aura of a Supernatural Class entity.The three boys involuntarily swallowed and tensed at the sight.“Don't interfere.” The Samsara hybrid Eric in front of them said and walked forward towards the serpent tha

The breath of everyone was involuntarily stifled as Eric turned his attention to them from within the massive dust cloud.The large shape of the serpent within the dust shrunk rapidly turning into a humanoid shape. The humanoid walked forward towards them, exiting the cloud of dust.As he walked forward, his ethereal fiery azure eyes shifted focus from one member of the cohort to the other.From Maric, he simply nodded. To Amy, he let a soft smile grace his features. To Matt, he maintained the smile. To Mr. Baker, he continued to maintain his soft smile. To Chuck, his smile became somewhat taunting as though he was about to make a rude joke. To Erica, his facial expression softened and he furtively nodded. To Nelson, his soft smile became a dark smile as though viewing a allied rival. To Jasmine- to Jasmine…He stopped advancing and arched his neck to the side. His burning blue eyes that were starting to embrace clarity and limpidity became agitated and unfocused again.“Oh sh*t. Ah s

The sun had long set and the platform was looking severely brittle with numerous cracks and fissures running along its form.“Whenever you're ready, sis.” Eric said with a nod.She was standing at the edge of the platform, her eyes on the large expanse of ocean before her.She steadied her breathing, inhaling and exhaling slowly.“I'm ready.” She said with a nervous nod and her breath turned cold, mists of low temperatures exuding from her every breath.The surrounding temperatures dropped steadily as she prepared herself.The others as well tensed their bodies, ready to execute Eric's plan.Erica walked back from the edge by about four steps and then ran forward and leapt off the edge of the platform.She held her breath as she plummeted for the dark waters below. The wind rushed past her face, blowing her hair upwards. Her heart was pounding hard in her throat as she fell but she tried to keep calm.She closed her eyes and pushed her hands forward towards the water. From her core, s