“Reaper?” Claire repeated the word with shock and anxiety being evident in her tone.“That is what they called me when I was still alive.” Asther nonchalantly added.The term Reaper isn’t foreign to the world of Jhinn. That’s because this is also the role of the right-hand man of the demon king. The strongest general of the demon also held the title of reaper and, this isn’t just for show.The greatest general of the demon lord is said to be on par with the said creature. It is said that their level of strength is so equal that, if they fight, it would only end in a stalemate every time. That is why there is a lot of mystery surrounding this beast. Why he let himself become nothing more than a pawn and, why he has such loyalty to a creature as strong as he.This monster is responsible for the countless deaths of other races. The Reaper of Jhinn has even once gone on a fight all alone against a thousand enemies. And even with the numbers greatly against his favors, he is still the one
The necromancer is now caught in the situation that he wanted to avoid from the start. He is now without any options and his hands are tied. He needs to give the saintess the answers that she wants. This is the only way the night is going to end. All because he is also bound by a contract that would end his life once he lies to Claire. And so, Asther, began narrating his life. Not everything though, just the parts that Claire wanted to hear of.“I am originally an assassin. The best assassin to ever live in my world at that.” Asther said.“That explains how you were able to save us when we first met.” Claire replied.“You seem to be taking all of this quite well. I’m impressed.” Asther replied.“Oh believe me. I’m already at my wit’s end.” Claire responded. “But if I don’t take your words at face value, then there would be no other logical explanation that I can use.”“Fair enough.”“Yeah so keep talking.”“Right.” Asther scratched his throat. “I started off my training at a young age
The conversation that the two of them are having is nothing more but the tip of the iceberg. This is nothing more than the very basic and, Asther is glad because he is able to break everything down properly to Claire. He doesn’t need to give her the whole iceberg after all. Only the parts that she needs in order for her to better understand who he is.Currently, the details that he has already given out are as follows. His real origins, which is earth. The life he lived before he became Asther. As well as the “technology” which he is applying to that world. But this is still incomplete. There is one last piece of the puzzle that has yet to be put into place and, this is nothing else but the reason as to why Asther has been reincarnated. The very same topic that they are about to discuss.“It doesn’t make sense.” Claire said.“What does?” Asther asked.“Nothing about what you said explains how you’re able to come to our world at all.” Claire said. “Sure you gave me information on how N
Everything happened quickly after that point. Claire stood up and went straight for Asther. She had her weapon drawn out and had a large amount of mana being released as well. This being accompanied by the same [Judgement] spell that she can only use once a day.But Asther already knew that all of this was coming. That’s why he activated Chronostasis right before he gave Claire the answer. This allowed him to see everything in slow motion. Enabling him to use a combination of spells that went against Claire.The first that he used is [Null]. The skill that he first gained after defeating the giant centipedes is a defensive skill. This skill basically cancels out any spell that is aimed at the user. Hence, [Judgement] has been completely erased and since it can only be used once a day, Claire can’t cast it anymore. A good thing because Asther’s [Null] can only be activated once a day as well.Anyway, after Asther made use of this, the next thing that he did is raise his undead. Making
There is something about the history of Jhinn that just doesn’t sit right with Asther. As he read through the pages, there are a number of inconsistencies and questionable events that just didn’t add up no matter how much he thought about them. Furthermore, when he asked these things from Boreas, the juror gave him a hearty laugh.This old juror who has existed for a long time in that world and has also witnessed the war with his own eyes. This same juror laughed at the statement of Asther. But not out of thinking how stupid Asther is. Far from it, the juror made this laugh because he completely agrees with Asther. And he made it because, out of all the people who exists in Jhinn, he didn’t think that he’d be hearing this logical argument from someone who might be executed.This is the exact same thing that Asther wants to bring up at that point. He wants to ask Claire just how much she knows about the events. How much she truly knows about these things and not just the things that sh
Everything is finished. There is no need for Asther to contain the saintess anymore because, he knows that reality has finally hit her. That is why he restored the sensed back to her nerves. Allowing her to move once again and, as soon as she could, she slapped Asther’s cheek.“If you want to let out your anger, I know a better way.” Asther said. Not even showing any signs of shock from what hit him.How would he when he activated Chronostasis as soon as he gave Claire back her senses. He was able to see the slap coming from a mile away and simply decided not to dodge it. A decision that he made because, he knows that this would be a lot helpful in ensuring that she would calm down. Even if it is just a bit. And surely enough, the slap that was given did do the magic that it was intended to.“No. That should be enough.” Claire replied. Retracting her hand but still having an irritated look on her face.“We can stop this conversation now if you want.” Asther commented.“No. That is not
This is the part that Asther wanted to avoid most of all. It is the mention of his System. The only gift that he received from the gods which allowed him to reach the level of power which he currently enjoys. Talking about this would reveal everything that he wanted to hide all along and, no matter how he looks at this, it isn’t a good thing for this to actually happen. It isn’t a good thing at all.There is no escape for him. He has no choice but to answer Claire and to answer her with the truth as well. After all. Both of these are clauses under the same contract that the two of them agreed upon. And although Asther doesn’t want to admit it, this is probably the first time that Claire actually bested him in something.“My gift.” Asther said, not holding himself back. “My gift is something that is referred to as a system.”“System?”“It’s difficult to explain it so I might as well just show you.”Asther began clicking on a couple of buttons on the settings of his system. He already l
“Noir.”Asther summoned his weapon which came out exactly where he wanted it to. The whole process still felt strange to Asther. Especially because he has been used to assembling his sniper rifle right before he kills someone. Not adding the fact that he also needs to make sure that this weapon is well secured and hidden in order for his cover to not be blown.These worries do not exist anymore because of how magic works in the world of Jhinn. That is why the necromancer also found it funny that it is this way. If he was in earth, something like this would not be possible at all. And now this begs the question of whether or not Jhinn is actually a pre-evolved world or, if it’s just that the people have learned to live so comfortably with their magic that technology never progressed much – Asther thinks it’s the latter.“Why are we up this early exactly?” Asther’s weapon asked as soon as he brought it out.“Oh don’t whine would you? It’s not that early.”“Not that early? Do you even kn