And it gave him the impression that, 'It got faster. And it's still getting faster..!!' Jason thought, subconsciously toning down the blue flames from his hands. And to his surprise, the mist slowed down. 'Huh?' Not only him. Even Joe had realized that something was amiss with the incoming mist. "It's as if it's pulled towards your flames. Or towards light in particular." Joe said his assessment. Jason nodded in silence. Unfortunately, he could not stop summoning these flames. Unless the numerous Bladewalkers behind the flames would swarm them to death. 'It's a do or die situation again. All our lives depend on the speed of that duplicate.' He thought, and then inquired all of a sudden. "How many of you have met the requirements to Rank Up?" The others were jolted out of their state of fear and despair. They looked up and answered one by one. Anabella being the first. "I have met mine." Beatrice followed, "Me too." Roy as well. Joe himself helplessly shook his head, "I was Rank 1
Roy's chest heaved up and down due to his current emotional state. He grit his teeth, and clenched his fist, fighting the urge say even more. While Joe and Jason kept quiet, and just stood still. It had clicked to them that what the boy was saying was true. He was saying something they had been ignoring so far. "..." Anabella was also surprised by Roy's outburst. She was starting to fear what the child might do, when push came to shove. Beatrice also kept quiet. The situation was not good. No. It was never good to begin with, and now, it just became even worse. Minutes flew by as everyone stayed silent. Roy's outburst had shocked others, and woke some of the others. And those woken up, were busy thinking about his words. 'The unknown... huh?' Jason thought. Ever since everything began, they had been thrown into the unknown, left, right and center. When they left the Safe Zone, everything was foreign and alien to them. Signifying the first unknown they met. But after seeing the
Jason kept his smile on her. But that smile did not last for long. "Oh, wow." He exclaimed. Even Beatrice was shocked at what changes her barrier had. Other than being twice as large, it was now more golden, and sturdier than before. And as they were marveling at the new barrier, the mist finally arrived, and swallowed them within their protection. And just as it did so, their soroundings transformed. Everything became jet black. So black, that Jason failed to see Beatrice who was besides him. Or rather, the soroundings weren't just black, 'But we got transported to different areas?' He thought. And those thoughts, were not far from the truth. Because where he stood, was a place beyond the comprehension of any man alive. Not even gods... would dare comprehend his situation. ~~~ Jason opened his eyes and found himself stranded within a completely dark room. No. It was more like a world of darkness, stripped of light. He mused. He then sat up, and surveyed his soroundings. Yet to
And with that last thought, his entire mind went blank. But moments later, as if thrown within a pool of ice cold water, he woke up again. This time, in fit of panic. "Aaaahhh..?!" He screamed in fright, his body sweating buckets. "Huff, huff, huff... What's, what's going on? Why do I feel so much pressure on my body?" Jason Shemrite thought in panic. His heart was racing, and his blood had long run cold. 'What the hell is really going on?! I remember we got swallowed by the mist, then I appeared within a dark room and then... huh?' His mind went blank. And no matter how much he tried, he failed to recall what had occurred after he had realized his soroundings. But one thing was still for sure. 'I am still within the world of darkness. Yet why do I feel like right now... I have no control over my body?' He thought in dread. Yet that was not all. His dread only increased at the upcoming notifications from his SSS Grade Talent, [Infinite Extraction]. [ Infinite Extraction Complete!
[ The impurities contained within the purified 62% ––– Bloodline, has converged together and failed to be exterminated due to your weak Rank of power ] [ Infinite Extraction Complete!! 14% of the corrupting Bloodline assimilating your Bloodline has been extracted and purified ] [ Your main Bloodline has devoured the purified corrupted Bloodline. All your stats have increased by 76% ] 'What? It's going back?' He thought in shock. But it then clicked to him that he was let go. 'I need to leave. I need to live!!' He thought as he kicked his legs. He tried to swim out of the darkness. He tried to outrun death. His desperate will to survive, being his only fuel pouring into an already empty boy. 'I need to live.' His mother's voice being his constant alarm of life. 'I NEED to LIFE.' His deepest desires awakening, clouding every cell within his body. 'I FUCKIN' NEED TO LIVE!!' [ Infinite Extraction Complete!! 15% of the corrupting Bloodline assimilating your Bloodline has been extracte
But everything seemed real. Including the air he breathed. It seemed like ages since he last tasted how air felt like. But he could not cry. He doesn't even remember when last did he cry. "Big brother?" Beatrice's voice brought him back to focus, and out of his stupor. Jason turned back to her, and smiled kindly. "How long has it been since I was down?" He inquired. But since the barrier was still up, it was definitely for not that long. So he does not owe anyone much for protecting him. Except Beatrice of course. "Uhm, less than twenty minutes." Beatrice carefully responded. "Eighteen minutes." And Joe affirmed with an approximate number. "Thanks." Jason said to both of them, then asked her again. "Did you... also take care of me?" Beatrice did not expect the question, but meekly nodded her head. Jason gently rubbed her head. "Thanks once again. You're a life saver Bee."Then he kept quiet. Beatrice also did not speak. Nobody did. Everyone just sat there in silence, each having t
At the same time, Beatrice finally could not hold it in anymore, and finally cried out. "The, the barrier. I can't hold it up... anymore." She meekly said, and just like that, her barrier popped off into sparkles of light like a thousand fireflies dispersing. Everyone was shocked and alert. They hurriedly huddled up together for safety. But Jason was not worried. "There's nothing around us... for now." He said, his focus on his Template. As for the validity of his words? They could be found from his newfound Bloodline. He felt like he was able to feel anything within a hundred meter range around them. Even without focusing, he knew what was within range, and felt it. Even a ghost or an ant would not escape his senses. "Are you sure?" Joe verified, and Jason impatiently admitted. "Yeah yeah. 100% sure. Relax." He said, trying to fuse his first inborn trait as a "White Shadow". Joe was dissatisfied with the tone given to him, but did not let it show on his face. He did not really mi
「You should not」 And Jason nodded in agreement. "Yeah, agreed. After all, with that gear and all, bet you have an entire high class advanced civilization backing you up." And he elaborated. The person also nodded at his assessment, and then added their reasoning. 「Our Stronghold is not far from here, and we are only a scouting team. We have already sent out a signal back, and back up is on its way... If you kill us, which I believe you can, they will most likely kill you too」 Jason then furrowed his brows. Joe as well. "Why should we believe you?" The latter asked. "And why should we believe that they will spare us if we let you go?" And Jason added. The person pinned down paused, and a moment later sighed. Their response coming after; 「You don't have to. There is no proof nor reason I can give that will make you satisfied, for my position is not that high, and my voice not that powerfu」 「You will just have to bet on Fate. Whichever choice you choose, death might still be an opt
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