Kyren decided to take a break before starting another combat class.
He bought a small soul chain from an accessory store and used his dragon claw to drill holes into some scales and teeth. A slightly larger dragon claw hung in the middle. He tried to make his best necklace using every ounce of mental energy and concentration for Serena.
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Void Dragon Soul Charm
{Type}
Necklace
{Quality}
Great
{Rarity}
Unique Rare
{Durability}
(1,024,000/1,024,000)
{Passive Ability}
{Passive Aura Ability}
{Description }
This small trinket holds more power than it appears. It was created by Kyren using a lot of effort despite not being a forger or a profesional. The Void Dragon this necklace was made from is always watching over the wearer even in absence.
{Requirements}
You must be accepted by the creator or previous wearer
"A novice actually created this? I guess accessories aren't that hard to make..."
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Kyren got a huge ego boost as he stuck his nose towards the sky, 'I'm awesome at things I've never even tried before! I will probably be more skilled than Darien in the future!'
While he was inwardly gloating, he also stopped by a nice apartment and rented 2 rooms. After he bought the most expensive rooms in the common district, he traveled to Hidden Metals and went straight to the counter.
"What brings you here little boss?"
"The two girls in the back. I got some things for them."
"Alright, Maya's in her room and Serena is in the forgery room... may I see that necklace your holding?"
"Hehe, have a look."
"Hoho, this is some great quality, must've been beginners luck! Is this the trinket you promised my daughter? This might turn into a family heirloom."
"Yep, also..." he handed him a large purple horn, "can you make *whispering*."
"Uhhh, I don't specialize in that kinda stuff but I can try."
"Great!"
He first walked to the forgery because it was the easiest to find. The little girl who was studying a blueprint, looked up at who entered.
"Uncle Purple!" Serena rushed over and hugged him, "Did you bring me anything?"
"I might've... I don't really remember though."
"Don't be a meanie!" Her puppy dog eyes burned holes into his soul with a fiery intensity.
"Haha, here you are," He put the necklace on her before patting her head.
She marveled at the necklace as it decreased to fit her size.
"Thank you Uncle!!"
"Your very welcome little one, can you show me to Maya's room?"
.....
When he knocked and entered her room, she was sitting on her bed with a weirdly excited expression.
"Here are the keys to your apartment at xxxxxx in room xx, also here's some money for you to—"
As he was about to hand her a key card and some gold, her hands wrapped around his other arm as she looked at him with triumph.
"I finally found a way for you to keep me!"
"W-What do you mean?"
"I asked Uncle Darien about why he was helping you out one day and he said you were business partners."
"So?"
"My father isn't to skilled with management of his properties so the responsibility fell to mother and me. Mother said I have an innate talent for business so I was wondering if I could be your assistant?"
Kyren was stupefied by the adolescents unwavering tenacity. Although that was a good trait for business, he couldn't make such a young looking girl work to the bone for him.
He was about to voice his rejection when she leaned in dangerously close. Her large begging eyes looked at him desperately, "Please, I'll do anything!"
"....."
"If you're worried about me overworking myself, I'm much stronger than you think and my mental energy is also abnormally high!"
"Why are you so determined to be with me? I've told you multiple times that life with me will be dangerous and possibly fatal. You're not immortal like me."
"It's because I've got a big crush on you! Plus I like business so this a golden opportunity."
Her serious and straightforward nature seriously threw him off. He's been confessed to before but never by someone so hellbent with being with him.
"*Siiiigh* Uggh fine, you can work as my assistant when I get things up and running, but as for your feelings, you need to be older."
"I'm totally fine with that. I'll wear you down eventually."
He was stunned yet again.
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Maya SekDosa
{Jobs}
Great Noble of the Merfolk in Gruta Lake//Kyren's Future Assistant
{Benefits}
Maya is running away from a bad forced marriage and she came across you in her time of need. She is determined to stay by your side even if she's been warned many times. She'll work with you and travel with you no matter the risk. She's infatuated with you and she'll stop at nothing to be with her first crush.
{Relationship}
Respected ::: 19%
Crush ::: 33%
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After taking on a much needed break, Kyren bought his second apex class course and holed himself up in another large white room.
When the ethereal looking gate opened, time slowed down outside of the room like before. A small girl came out, she had black and frizzy hair with depressed looking baggy eyes. She looked like a 13 year old with a massive scythe on her shoulders.
The aura she exuded was even deeper than the Apex Martial Artist's, it felt like he was going to die from being in the same room! There was the same purple particle effect, but it was more evident and abundant than the last spirit.
She walked over to the weapons stand and grabbed a slightly smaller scythe and nonchalantly tossed it to him. He barely managed to catch it without it piercing him.
"Kill me."
"What?!"
"Try your best to decapitate me."
The little girl tossed the scythe she had in her hands far away and spread out her arms to welcome an attack.
He stepped forward once before hesitating, it felt wrong to kill a little girl no matter the pressure he felt, 'It was easier when it was a burly martial artist, but this...'
As he was contemplating what to do, an unfathomable pain crossed his neck and he felt his head hit the floor. He was confused at first but then he saw his headless body slump to the ground, blood sprayed out endlessly all over the white surface.
Kyren tried to scream in agony but no voice came out. The little girl appeared before him as she crouched and stared at his separated head in absolute amusement.
"You failed."
Everything went black as the final strands of life left his eyes.
Then he blinked and he was back at the place where he was a few seconds ago, head and all. The girl stood in the same position with the same wide spread arms. His face paled considerably and a cold sweat fell down his forehead as he stared at the monster in a little girls clothing.
She smirked as she said in a low voice, "Welcome to reaper training."
Kyren was trembling as he griped the scythe tighter. This was the most afraid he's been in his life and he couldn't control it.
Before the girl could continue, he used every ounce of strength and martial technique he had to lung at the girl. His scythe sliced through the air towards the girls tiny and defenseless neck.
*CLANG*
Her weapon was somehow back in her hands as though she never parted with it and she easily blocked his strike just before it struck her.
"HAHAHAHAHA... VERY GOOD!!!" She laughed like a serial killer who just saw her victim struggle.
"....."
"Your the first human to grasp this concept so fast! Even the most maniacal would die 4 to 6 times before they would kill me without hesitation! I like you~" She licked her lips and he shivered while jumping back, now on full alert.
"I just displayed two apex reaper techniques to you just now. [True Killing Intent] and [Innocence of Death]."
Even though she was in lecture mode, he kept up his guard up to the extreme.
"True Killing Intent is leagues stronger than the child's play you know and love. When you release it, your opponent will simulate a random gruesome death that will even affect those stronger than you..... and as for Innocence of Death, if I wanted you to think I'm totally defenseless or vulnerable than your mind will trick you into thinking that, making you come to your own death.... I had my scythe in my hands the whole time."
He was flabbergasted by these lethal talents.
"Now for my training method, I will present you with random targets and you must kill that target without hesitation while using the reaper techniques I choose.
If you hesitate to kill, you DIE!
If you don't perform the reaper technique perfectly, you DIE!
If you fail to prevent yourself from being struck by a random attack of mine, of course you'll DIE!
Your last trainer took about 5 days to train you right? I'll take 7 just to make sure you have-some-fun~"
"T-t-that's 21 days of—!!!" Kyren became white as paper as he trembled uncontrollably at the thought. He felt like throwing up.