Chapter 13: Evolution
Aldrin took in a deep breath and a wide smile formed behind his helmet, slowly he began to descend the hill and into the valley, these soulwings would probably be the greatest harvest of this expedition, this much was sufficient to help promote quite a number of grandmaster to supreme master but he wasn’t about to let anyone get his hoard.
If it were anyone else who wasn’t a grandmaster then they would have no use for the soulwings except to just stare at them because if anyone lower than a grandmaster were to attempt absorbing one, the excessive energy contained within would instantly blow up their souls, perhaps a master could attempt to absorb one under careful supervision and help of a grandmaster but they couldn’t take beyond one and yet within the valley was about a hundred of them but Aldrin on the other hand had a spirituality at the same level as that of a grandmaster, absorbing th
Chapter 14: Evolution 2[Profile;Name: Aldrin DracaRace: HumanAge: 20Title: Spirit SummonerClass: Spirit PractitionerSubclass: SummonerGrade: SpiritLevel: 20Stats;Strength: 247 (+60)Agility: 248 (+109.4)Stamina: 248 (+20)Vitality: 250Spirituality: 6500Zen: 0 Free Points: 240Skills;{Active}>> Summoning {Spirit; Level 1}: Summons any creature contracted to host>>Spirit Suppression {Spirit; Level 1}: Suppresses target(s) in a 5m radius via spiritual pressure, judgement based on difference in spirituality stats. Costs 20spirit per second. Pressure can be increased at an increase in spirit costs.>>Power of Stars {Unknown Grade}: Unknown Effects{Passive}Spirit Sense {Mort
Chapter 15: Fighting the bone generalAfter several minutes of turbulent practice with him rising and diving like a billowing wave he was finally able to control himself to a certain extent, he shot towards a mountain peak, this was where the final battle was to hold. It was the highest peak within the demiplane and on top of it was a gigantic skeleton, it didn’t take any diviner to tell him that was the final boss, the bone general.On his way he couldn’t help but marvel at the sheer number of skeletons that littered the terrain, it wouldn’t be wrong to call it a forest of bones, there were some bones that obviously didn’t belong to humans or any creature he could even recognize, on a normal day he wouldn’t even be able to fight his way to the top should all these skeletons suddenly animate, even if he were stronger, their sheer number was more than enough to overwhelm him and wear him
Chapter 1: Council Meeting…In the beginning there was only you,So you decided to go on to the end,Till there was nothing left of you.In the beginning I was alone,So I went on to the end, Till there was only I left,Who am I? Who are you, We are Zen,The beginning,And the end.…In a hall about fifty meters in length and breadth were two youngsters moving about rapidly, one of them had lightning flickering around his form with each tensing of his muscles lightning cackled and each fist he threw was accompanied by electricity but the other person looked quite ordinary and very unimposing and despite the difference in appearance none of the former’s attack was able to land as the ordinary looking young man seemed to effortlessly evade and parry each attack.After several exchanges both came to a halt with the empowered young man barely out of breath while the ordinary one was dripping with sweat and totally out of breath, he had his hand on his knees with his dark hair matted a
Chapter 2: AssassinationEverybody has a zen core within themselves, it supplies energy for the body to run and keep function, its importance is no less than that of the heart and its location was just beneath the navel which was the centre of the body.Like arteries and veins run from the heart to every part of the body, energy pathways sometimes known as zen pathways run from the core to every part of the body, the pathways passes through organs, muscles and tissues, through veins and arteries constantly supplying the zen that one either absorbs from the surroundings or that one digests from meals.Just like a man cannot survive without his heart one can’t survive without their zen core as its destruction would lead to inevitable death, there are weak cores and strong core but there has never been a recorded case of someone born without a core, Aldrin is the first case or perhaps the first recorded case.Aldrin took in a deep breath and closed the book he was reading, he looked out
Chapter 3: AwakeningAldrin coughed severally, normally his robes were enhanced with a circuit array allowing him to tank a considerable amount of impact without taking damage, but having fought for about five minutes the protection was already wearing out and with a sword piercing through the robes many of the circuits were damaged reducing the protection the robes offered by a large amount allowing the fire dragon deal more than seventy percent it’s total damage.“How?” Aldrin managed to growl as he wiped out the blood dripping from the corner of his lips while trying to stand up, although Fabien wasn’t the best fighter there was it wasn’t to the point of making such blunder, the panicking expressions that was on Fabien’s face throughout the fight was suddenly nowhere to be found instead was a ridiculing and disdainful sneer, an expression which he wouldn’t find surprising if only he saw it on anyone else that wasn’t his brother.“They say geniuses are often so stupid and I must say
Chapter 4: Quest of AcknowledgementAldrin’s eyes opened slowly and light flooded into them causing him to close them rapidly with a light wince.“The young master has awakened, relay this to the lord.” A female voice suddenly called out and a figure dashed out of the room closing the door behind as she left, Aldrin slowly sat up and surveyed the room he was in and quickly recognized it to be his room.Not far from the bed was a table that was tidy and yet messy at the same time as a plethora of reading and writing materials were displayed across, aside from that table there wasn’t anything noteworthy of in the room, everything else was exquisite and yet simple.“How is your health sir?” A small lady approached Aldrin and tried taking his hand to feel his pulse but suddenly Aldrin stretched his hand and gripped her throat tightly threatening to strangle her.The lady trashed wildly while sobbing and begging for mercy but no matter what she did Aldrin didn’t release his grip on her nec
Chapter 5: The SystemAldrin read through as he listened to the voice read into his head, basically it was just a summary of what he had read in the scroll his father gave him.“What are you exactly?” Aldrin asked feeling quite stupid as he didn’t know if there was someone controlling what he saw and heard or if they would even reply him.[I am the spirit system bound to you.] The voice replied him as the string of words before his eyes changed“Are you an ally?” he pressed further trying to glean as much information as he could and the most important of which he needed to know was to confirm if it was a symbiote or a parasite.[It is the job of the system to ensure its host grows stronger and more powerful so the system could be considered an ally to its host.] The mechanical voice replied in its monotone.Aldrin thought for a few moments, he didn’t know much yet but for some reason he felt that the so called system was akin to an artefact or a tool whose sole purpose was to empower
Chapter 6: Visit to the ancient gryphon clanThe carriage soon arrived in front of a pair of majestic gates of the Gryphon Clan. Two imposing stone pillars, adorned with intricate carvings of gryphons in various poses - soaring, battling, and guarding treasure - support a grand arch topped with a proud gryphon with its wings spread wide. The warm, golden stone, weathered by centuries, exudes the aura of great strength and deep heritage. Gryphon-shaped door knockers gaze out from either side, several glyphs adorn the pillars, and torch holders shaped like gryphon talons hold unlit torches. Flanking the gates, two imposing stone gryphon statues stand guard, complemented by armed, armored clan guards bearing the Gryphon Clan's insignia, standing before them Aldrin couldn’t help but feel as though the Gryphons would come alive the very moment there was a slight sign of danger which made the guards seem more like a decoration instead.As soon as the carriage reached the gates the formerly
Chapter 15: Fighting the bone generalAfter several minutes of turbulent practice with him rising and diving like a billowing wave he was finally able to control himself to a certain extent, he shot towards a mountain peak, this was where the final battle was to hold. It was the highest peak within the demiplane and on top of it was a gigantic skeleton, it didn’t take any diviner to tell him that was the final boss, the bone general.On his way he couldn’t help but marvel at the sheer number of skeletons that littered the terrain, it wouldn’t be wrong to call it a forest of bones, there were some bones that obviously didn’t belong to humans or any creature he could even recognize, on a normal day he wouldn’t even be able to fight his way to the top should all these skeletons suddenly animate, even if he were stronger, their sheer number was more than enough to overwhelm him and wear him
Chapter 14: Evolution 2[Profile;Name: Aldrin DracaRace: HumanAge: 20Title: Spirit SummonerClass: Spirit PractitionerSubclass: SummonerGrade: SpiritLevel: 20Stats;Strength: 247 (+60)Agility: 248 (+109.4)Stamina: 248 (+20)Vitality: 250Spirituality: 6500Zen: 0 Free Points: 240Skills;{Active}>> Summoning {Spirit; Level 1}: Summons any creature contracted to host>>Spirit Suppression {Spirit; Level 1}: Suppresses target(s) in a 5m radius via spiritual pressure, judgement based on difference in spirituality stats. Costs 20spirit per second. Pressure can be increased at an increase in spirit costs.>>Power of Stars {Unknown Grade}: Unknown Effects{Passive}Spirit Sense {Mort
Chapter 13: EvolutionAldrin took in a deep breath and a wide smile formed behind his helmet, slowly he began to descend the hill and into the valley, these soulwings would probably be the greatest harvest of this expedition, this much was sufficient to help promote quite a number of grandmaster to supreme master but he wasn’t about to let anyone get his hoard.If it were anyone else who wasn’t a grandmaster then they would have no use for the soulwings except to just stare at them because if anyone lower than a grandmaster were to attempt absorbing one, the excessive energy contained within would instantly blow up their souls, perhaps a master could attempt to absorb one under careful supervision and help of a grandmaster but they couldn’t take beyond one and yet within the valley was about a hundred of them but Aldrin on the other hand had a spirituality at the same level as that of a grandmaster, absorbing th
Chapter 12: The Forgotten BattlefieldEven before he read the description the moment he equipped the armour he could feel power welling up within him as well as a dense desire to slaughter, equipping the full set raised its grade by one which further enhanced it, the attached abilities for every equipment was even more fantastic, some of them were passive while others were active but all combined gave birth to a great killing machine, his stats were now reaching the three hundred threshold putting him on par with average Zen warriors and he knew deep down that he could fully tussle with even the stronger ones, he took notes of the new stats bonuses that the armour gave but weren’t reflected directly on his profile such as movement speed, attack speed, critical hit chance, damages and resistances.From a simple thought he deduced that movement and attack speed were reliant on his agility, damage was most likely related to hi
Chapter 11: Soul Armaments[Summoned Creature; Salamander Fire SpiritAbilities:Fire Breath: Exhales a stream of fire 5yards in a single directionFlame Absorption: Absorbs fire to heal selfShrinking: Reduces sizeSpecial Abilities:Shared Vision: Shares vision with masterFire Immunity: Grants fire immunity to master during period of summoning]Aldrin went through the new information and a smile appeared on his face, the screen before him had partitioned with one part displaying the visual range of the Salamander exactly the way it was seeing it, it was a little weird seeing things from its perspective but it was superb and akin to having a pair of remote thermal sensors but the most interesting part was the fire immunity he had received, this means he can go on rampage without any care.“Attack.” Aldrin gave order and the salamander instantly opened its maws releasing a stream of fire while Aldrin fetched several explosives which he tossed wildly“Commander the orcs are suddenly r
Chapter 11: Soul Armaments[Summoned Creature; Salamander Fire SpiritAbilities:Fire Breath: Exhales a stream of fire 5yards in a single directionFlame Absorption: Absorbs fire to heal selfShrinking: Reduces sizeSpecial Abilities:Shared Vision: Shares vision with masterFire Immunity: Grants fire immunity to master during period of summoning]Aldrin went through the new information and a smile appeared on his face, the screen before him had partitioned with one part displaying the visual range of the Salamander exactly the way it was seeing it, it was a little weird seeing things from its perspective but it was superb and akin to having a pair of remote thermal sensors but the most interesting part was the fire immunity he had received, this means he can go on rampage without any care.“Attack.” Aldrin gave order and the salamander instantly opened its maws releasing a stream of fire while Aldrin fetched several explosives which he tossed wildly“Commander the orcs are suddenly r
Chapter 10: Levelling UpAldrin considered getting the grandmaster with him to make a move but he knew that would put him in a negotiation disadvantage later on, moreover there was also the mission from his system, he wasn’t sure if it would count as a success or failure if he got someone else to do it for him.He pulled up his system interface and began to go through it again trying to see if he could find something useful, glancing through it for the second time he noticed something he hadn’t noticed before now, next to his title was a small inverted triangle.He clicked on the arrow only for a pop-up to appear.[Basic Title;Trash: Allows user to diminish his aura to the point where he is actively being ignored by everyone, placing him in a state of psychological invisibility. This state becomes invalid when use makes any drastic action.Duration: 1hrCool-down: 45mins]Reading through this Aldrin was stunned and didn’t know if he should laugh or cry.“So being trash actually has s
Chapter 9: Unexpected DevelopmentThe weapons and sealed scrolls were quickly distributed with enough to go round the three hundred-man team.“Jon, you can begin the raid, the rest of you get in position, you uh- what you’re name?” Aldrin began giving instruction but when he turned to the lady beside him he realized that he had no idea what her name was.“My name is Amara.” She replied and Aldrin nodded in acknowledgement“You’ll stay with me here.” He added.Just as the soldiers were about to disperse Aldrin quickly stopped them and passed a small device to each of the three team leaders, it was a small two piece device with one of them shaped like a comma while the other looked rounded but with a short handle.“These are communication devices, I might need to relay messages to each of you.” He said as he explained the device to them and immediately after they dispersed each taking position.Jon then led a team of fifty towards the gates of the fortress, each of them was armed with r
Chapter 8: Preparing to RaidHe spread out his spirituality seeking a creature or spirit he could contract.[Searching for contracts]The system notification resounded in his ears as his spirituality depleted rapidly, he could only maintain this form for so long.Just as he was about to give up when his spirituality was reaching critical levels he heard a notification and for the first time he couldn’t help but feel that the system had a very lovable voice.[A Fire Spirit is seeking to make a contract.][Do you agree to contract Fire Spirit? Y/N]Without hesitation Aldrin clicked on yes before he could see whatever notification was coming next he felt his astral body being dragged downwards at the speed of light and in no time he opened his eyes back in his tent, beads of sweat coating his forehead as a pounding headache attacked him violently, in exhaustion he collapsed on his back.He looked as though he had just survived a deadly battle but the light in his eyes was totally in cont