Terry was already up since the 10th day and on the 11th day Annael just woke up. Diane hug him without reservation, Annael slightly pushes her and when she saw that Terry and Jake are looking towards their direction, both of them are flushing. Jake cleared his throat, " It seems that everyone is recovered, should we proceed now?" Annael was about to stand then they felt a wave of energy was release within his body. Annael smile, " I think I am going to transcend to the next realm!" then he sighs, "I need to go back to the town after our quest." Jake knitted his eyebrow and said, "Why would you wait to do that?" Annael seems surprised about what I have just asked, " Well, I need the God Arus blessing." Jake knew that God Arus is the patron God of the warriors then he remembers the rune on the ground, " So what will the blessing do? I am sorry I am really not well versed about his blessing." Jake thought, he doesn't use this rune thing because he is a gamer but he never thought that NPC has its own way to transcend, " So, what is the use of this blessings?" Annael responded, " Well.... It will increase the chances to transcend and I will learn at least 1-2 skills."
When Jake heard about this is realized it is similar to most gamers except with realm, its levels. For example, transcending oneself to the next realm from level 20 to level 21 one needs a catalyst to increase the chance of transcending. If a gamer will fail in transcending either their level stay the same or level down at least down for at least 1-2. Catalyst is only used when one will transcend mortal to erudite and beyond. Jake thought that is why most NPC's skill is almost similar? So, they have set of skills that need to be selected when they received the blessings but some of the rogue NPC warriors and nobles that he met up in the games have a different set of skill unless those rogues or nobles knew about the catalyst?
Jake smile and have an idea, " Annael, please hear me for a bit. I would like to suggest that you transcend here." Annael, Terry and Diane were surprised. Annael seems confused, " Jake. if I will transcend here without the blessing, there is a chance that I will not transcend and worst is, it will take me another year to have this enlightenment feeling and I will not receive any skills. " Jake nodded, " Indeed that is the case if you fail and will not receive any skills if you don't have a catalyst." Diane knitted her eyebrows the widened her eyes, " No! You can't! The church of Light specifically forbid us not to use catalyst because it is against God teaching! Those people who touch that catalyst are called heretic!" Terry and Annael nodded.
Jake laughed out loud which made them confuse, "Tell me Diane, which scriptures that said it is against the word of your Goddess Maria?" Diane bit her tongue, " The high priest of the church of light told us about it…and." Jake smile, "You have not read the scripture don't you?" Diane looked down with flushed face and sarcastically asked, " And you know!? You are just a rogue adventurer with no guild!" Jake just looks at her smiling and thought, this is typically a person being brainwashed by some of the most corrupt higher rank officials inside the church.
Annael widened his eyes with disbelief while looking at Diane, " Diane!" Diane covered her mouth with both of his hands and said, " I am sorry" and she walks away from them and sits towards one of the elevated flat surface stone. Annael sigh, "In behalf of her, I am sorry. I don't know why you opened it up but it is true that we became heretic if we transcend outside the blessing of the God." Jake nodded, "Because it is not. Most nobles have a different set of skill, where do you think they got it?" Terry and Diane pondered with a confused expression, Terry twitches his lips, " I thought they received another set of skills because they are nobles?"
Jake shrugged his shoulder, "Oh! Well, I was about to help you transcend so that you will have a different set of skills but since you refuse, you will be just one of those soldiers in the town with similar skill, you will be forgotten in history, I doubt your ancestor or your family will accept you" then Jake turn around and started to count mentally, three, two, on…." "Wait!" Annael furiously shouted, " So, I can transcend here? What will I do!? Jake smile and thought, he really likes to be accepted? Typical feelings of a halfling, but I am doing this to make you strong. Receiving the blessing from this God conducted in the Town of Sura is a wrong move. Your set of skills will be similar to some of the Erudite warriors living in that town and most of those skill are crap.
Diana walks towards Annael, " Even if I don't approve it but if you want to do this then I will support your decision, " then she glared towards Jake's direction.
Jake walk towards the corpse and cut the heart out of it. Jake walks towards Annael and handed him the fist-sized heart, " eat all of it." Annael looks at me in horror, "I…..", Diane on his side glare at Jake, "What? Are you playing with him!? Annael stop with this, " She tried to grab the heart but Annael just took a bite. He munch first with a disgusted face and ate the remaining.
Annael feels like he can hear a non-rhythmic drum beat but realized with was just his heart. He looks towards Jake while clenching his chest. Jake thought it is time, " You do the meditative position and just the do the deep breathing." Annael did what Jake suggested and the drum-like sound became rhythmic. A wind force seems to siphon towards Annael and immediately a ghostly like bat appeared 4 meters above Annael and enters towards his forehead. Annael's gritted his teeth for almost an hour then and strong burst of energy was released within Annael's body. Several pebbles on the ground where knockback due to the force. Annael slowly opens his eyes and blankly stared at Jake.