"Enemy territory..?" "Let me explain it to you." She brought Beatrice into her embrace, and began explaining the difference between the status of slave and master. And how that was almost similar to how the novaks treated those they considered serfs. "..." And the more Beatrice listened, the more her face contorted and became unsightly. 'Such people... exist in this world..?' She thought, finding it hard to believe. 'Why cannot we not just love each other for who we are..?' Her thoughts continued to rampage through her mind, and Anabella, seeing through the innocent young girl, hugged her even tighter. "But... things will be okay, so don't give up on hope." And tried to assure her. "...Mhm." Meanwhile, on the boy's side, Jason lay down on his bed, facing the ceiling. His hand was cloaked in lightning, which he fluently controlled to gather at the tip of his fingers, into a small lightning marble. He then flickered the lightning marble close to ceiling with a trail of lightning,
Back in time, when it was still around 1 a.m in the morning, Timicus was held underneath Jason's duplicate's arms, both floating over a hundred meters above ground. They floated above in silence, as the duplicate had long stopped doing its suicidal jumps. 'The situation below has become too dreary.' It thought, caught in quite the dilemma. The last two duplicates sent down, were killed before they could even act. The first was killed the moment it landed, and the other didn't even get the chance to land. 'There's probably opponents above Rank 10 below me by now.' It further assessed, staying as silent as possible within the sky. 'Worst of all, they are some capable of flight as well.' The two were agitated and at death's door step. Any mistake, could be their death. And thus, their only option was to stay still, and silent. And they remained as such, for almost over an hour, when the duplicate suddenly felt its strength climb up the roof, like an empty bucket being filled up with
The question was logical, and any rational person would begin having doubts by now. After all, it was impossible to experience their level of bond in less than a day. Especially so, for Jason. He gave off an aloof feeling of difference towards other people's sufferings, and round only care when it would negatively affect him. Selfish, if you may. But her case was a bit understandable. As young as she was, it would b easy for the new environment to traumatize her, and create a sort of extreme reliance on those capable of protecting her. Yet... 'It doesn't seem like the little girl is just wishing to rely on him... she has actually opened up to him, both emotionally and mentally, which brings me to the question, what is going on between them? And whatever it is, is it related to the "Elohim" thing that person mentioned.' He thought. "...I'd lie to you, about what's going on between us, man. I didn't know her, and I never did until yesterday. Yet, when I met her, I felt like... she w
And It did as such, creating and duplicating and sending it down to scour the environment. It did not care about the stat decrease this time around, and was only intent at transmitting information to the main body. Meanwhile, the duplicate casually landed below, activating its new favorite Talent within it's roster, [Medusa's Charm]. Bzzt~ The lightning burst out of its skin, and snaked all over its body protectively. Yet even then, nothing out of the ordinary could be felt by duplicate. 'Strange.' It frowned, checking its mini map once more. 'The patch on the map is still growing, meaning that whatever this thing is... it's still here.' Thought the duplicate. Worst of all, it was at the center of the patch. 'But I can't see the problem.' 'And if I can't see the problem, then that means it's invisible... yet that doesn't explain why its growing. It just doesn't add up.' It frowned in even more dissatisfaction. Fortunately, the expansion of the gray puddle on the map, was only at
"What's up? You good? You seemed out of it just a moment ago, so I was just checking up on you." Jason looked them straight in the eyes, or at the helmet and inquired. 'Something's up. Is it my words? Or my actions?' He thought with a frown. His gaze was intense, and his frown prominent. Number two faltered at the pressure, and blurted out words within their mind. 「I... it's just... I cannot... I... can't... The Apocalypse... It–」 "Jason!! Whats the current status of our situation?" Joe arrived in a rush, Adolf on his back as always, still unconscious. "Hm? So far, so good. But I think we need to leave as soon as possible." Jason responded. "I agree. This place isn't safe, but... do you think we have the capability to outrun this disaster? Or is it a dead end?" Joe further asked, remembering the mist that chased them for miles on end. "...I'm not sure, but this time around, we aren't against the unknown. We know full well what awaits us when we are caught within this disaster."
[ Infinite Extraction Complete!! All impurities have been absorbed from the target object ] [ Upgraded Stella Protection (Minor Edition) ] [ Grade: 7 ] [ Function: A bullet proof vest made with a mixture of nanotechnology, with no impurities within its materials, hence increasing its effectiveness by varying degrees. Can be worn over anything, while bestowing +160 to Defense ] 'Now we're speaking, that's some enhanced defense right there.' Snickered the duplicate. With their natural defense (STR stat) and vitality, only damage over 200 points would be considered threatening to them. 'But... the problem remsins; the spreading disease, or whatever it is. If my guess is right, it spread through breathing or long exposure towards it. Then we'll need masks, gloves and even hats.' It assessed, going through more of the room. Meanwhile, everyone else were done changing clothes. They wore black oeathery boots, with a metallic sheen underneath, gray military gear with white vests within,
The lieutenant commander said, and number two nodded, looking at Jason, who immediately responded. "Nah, ride with her instead." He said, pointing at Beatrice. 'I can trust you to protect her, but not any other bastard around here.' 「As you wish」 Replied Number two, picking up Beatrice to help her climb the tall war horse. Meanwhile, Joe also added, "I can ride a horse, so this won't probably be hard for me." He said, in which case, the lieutenant commander nodded in agreement. Jason surveyed the remaining novaks, and pointed at one whose armor was a bit damaged up. "Hey, you bastard, I'll entrust my little brothers here to you." He said forcefully. The Novak in question instinctively flinched back at his words, seemingly frightened by him. But how could it not, when Jason had just attacked it not a long time ago, scarring its soul. 「...」 It once more did not respond to his words, but nodded instead. 'Good. This way, if he believe Roy is my brother, he'll probably treat the boy
A different notification appeared before the duplicate, black in color. It wasn't the first time the duplicate saw this notification, as they appeared when the other duplicate created undeads during its killing spree. According to the Doomsday Admirator, this was a power system of death, made by the death gods of the Universe, for their believers, the necromancers and black mages. 'Funny how death gods care more about their believers than other gods.' Snickered the duplicate, remembering how one of Jason's friend, had once told him about Hades. A death god who was the only one amongst its siblings, with a hint of morality. A funny contradiction, if one may say. "
He snapped his fingers, and above his palms, a white crystal appeared. Pure white, and radiant in nature, it dwarfed any normal jewel or crystal the two have ever seen within their life. "This is..." Anabella exclaimed, as she felt her blood boil at the appearance of the crystal, with her breathe slowly hastening. 'What... What's going on with my body..?!?!' She panicked. "Calm down. This is a shard of divinity, exactly what you're looking for to exceed your current Rank and mortality." Jason saw through her sudden excitement and panic, as he decided to calm her down, then went back to appraising the shard of divinity closely. [ Shard of Divinity ] [ Rank :- 20 (Deity-Low) ] [ Function :- A rare graded treasure, that is obtained from Higher Worlds or from Planes above worlds, or from divine beings killed. It can be used with, and within anything, having high Affinity with almost all things within the Universe. The higher its rank, the higher the Affinity with Existence. Can act a
A question that was not much of a question at all. It felt like a command. And hearing that she would grow even stronger, Anabella felt dread invade her nerves. Just ranking up three times gave her a sense of great power, let alone when she went as far as to Rank up six times!! She dreaded the idea, but went forth with it nonetheless. "Uh, ye–yes, right away." Anabella, though even more confused and frightful, still did as ordered, and ranked herself up again. And this time, it was the first time she went through six Ranks at the same time. No, nine ranks, including the prior three ranks from Rank 9 to Rank 12. The changes to her mentality? Were great. [ TING~ ] [ You have spent 101,250 units of Energy Essence to promote yourself towards the next three ranks ] [ An achievement made!! Congratulations for being one of the top 100 humans to reach Rank 18 first –all your stats have increased by ten points each ] "Oh?" Anabella paused in shock, letting out a light exclaim at the
The true clone was having a conversation with Felix, trying to learn more about the opponents it had to take out before facing the big boss, Fein the demonic deity himself. And the conversation was just beginning to take place, when a sea of notifications made an entrance, detailing an inclusion of a high element into the conversion process. Just like how the creation of the demonic undeads had the inclusion of Constell, or rather now known as Daemon, the corrupted greater god of constellations and destiny's bloodline, made them a demonic variant of undeads. This time, the inclusion was a fragment of divinity. The true clone briefly glanced through the notifications, and the choices the Jason, within the "Temple of Stars", had chosen t
But what would the death gods do even if Jason swore onto their name and divinity? Nothing, and he knew that too. They had no access to his destination, and they all knew their incarnations would be easily destroyed when sent down. Hence they could only swallow up their pride, pretend they heard nothing of such, and respond to his genuine concern. And sure thing, a response quickly came. The same introduction as always appeared before it, and the true clone smiled, continuing to read through more red tinted notifications that flashed by. The true clone paused, and briefed through the notifications once again. It went through t
[ TING~ ] [ 25% of the obtained units of energy essence have been transfered to your party members, and is shared equally amongst them ] [ TING~ ] [ 25% of the obtained units of energy essence have been transfered to your demonic undeads, and is shared equally amongst them ] 50% of its energy essence... gone!! The true clone reread through the notifications that suddenly appeared, and couldn't help but sigh. 'I forgot about these guys, and their presence. Well... honestly, this alone is still enough to last me far longer than I can presume.' It thought to itself. Fifteen million units of energy essence was still a lot to have. Even when including the fact that Jason required seven times more energy essence than others to Rank himself up. It was still enough. 'I bet this is enough to take me all the way towards the rank of semi-higher beings, or the likes. Maybe even beyond that level.' It thought, a smiling etching itself on its face. And taking into consideration the fact th
From his deduction, the Cypressian Lord would not survive for the next coming ten seconds. By then, it would truly be dead, regardless of how much of a struggle it puts on. "What can I say? I'm just every false god's living nightmare." The true clone responded with pride, sighing in relief as it's bet and calculation took place perfectly as calculated. After all, taking down eighty million points of Vitality was not something easy to do. Not even for itself. Next time, [Fenrir's Rage] would be excluded, since the raging special effect was not of much use to it. 'If it wasn't for the "Black Gloves" and the fifth grade blessing of the [White Shadow Blessing], I would have long pulled back without any sort of hesitation at all.' It expressed, now waiting to reap the benefits of killing the Cypressian Lord. It then went through its plan again, and how risky it would have been if it failed. But first, it checked the wondrous definition of the fifth stage of the [White Shodow Blessing].
"Fucking go back." The true clone uttered, throwing down yet another Dual Lance towards the Cypressian Lord that had secretly escaped the hands of death. It's intention clear, as it wanted the Cypressian Lord back into the folds of death, and the [Undead Monarch] Trait also cried out in defiance when it felt parts of its authority being rejected right before it. 'Perish.' The true clone thought, as the Dual Lance tore through the skies like a white flash of lightning, entering through one portal-way, and out another. And like the judgement of the gods repeating their punishment once more, the Dual Lance struck the same place, and snuffed out the life force of the Cypressian Lord, not even giving it the chance to let out a cry of pain. "..." Yet nobody celebrated. "It... has yet to die." Felix added once more, now understanding why Fate had warned him not to go against his brother, without sufficient preparations to die. 'Fein, oh Fein, you seem to be determined to fight against
"...Like a war king, my brother has his defense unit, offense unit, as well as support unit. Oh, the artifact you destroyed not too long was supposed to have been the scouting unit. Fortunately, it was not yet a half-divine ranked artifact, and was not blessed." Felix carefully divulged, information that would be considered 'snitching', as he was throwing his own brother under the bus. And without remorse, added more with a straight face. "...And to add, each one is actually more of a greater threat than the other. Personally, I believe this one is the easiest to deal with as long as–" He continued, looking straight at the true clone, and how it visibly got more and more annoyed at his attempts. Until finally, when a smile crept up on his face as if he knew he was annoying it. The true clone finally snapped, and gave him the attentions he needed, "Shut up for a minute. I promise I'll get back to you in a minute, you damned bastard." It said, bathed in anger and annoyance. "Okay."
[Undead Monarch] was only for just in case an error took place, and it would die. This Trait gave it power over death, temporarily giving it Undead properties such as being undying, as long as it's subjects still existed – the demonic undead trio in this case. Each one acted as a soul courier, whereby if they exist, it exists. [Dawn of The Trimurti] also gave it amazing boosts of strength, secretly increasing each stat by 4,000 points. A hidden effect not included within its long description, and something that the true clone did not mind. Plus, it also had plans for [The Creator – Brahma's Mind Eye], which allowed it to be able to create anything of its level once a weak. 'Didn't think I'd be wasting this chance here, but I don't mind. I'll just create something that can kill someone, regardless of it's reviving powers. Hence, I can eliminate this guy with just one shot.' It thought, not sure if such an effect was at its level or beyond it. Nonetheless, it had to work. [Son of Me