Salazar grinned as the familiar 'ping' of the system echoed in his mind.
[You have accomplished the quest -gain the phoenix's favor ]
[You have gained the position of a Phoenix born]
[You have gained the skill[Soul Imprisonment(locked )]
[A subsequent quest had been acquired. ]
[Quest- In order for you to get stronger, as well as enable her to cleanse her kingdom of all outside invading forces , the Phoenix queen has ordered you to deal with the invading monster tribes that are harming her people and undermining her authority. ]
[Time limit -none
[Rewards-
1. increase in strength
2. A chance to learn a 6th grade spell. ]
Huh. What the hell is a 6th grade spell. Nevermind that.
Looking up , Salazar smile at the Phoenix queen. "If I can use this method to become stronger , as well as help you deal with some problems in your territory , it would be my great honor. "
Renova nodded , content. "Since you have the power of devouring , the very trait that made Agnes Kai so feared, out of all his aspects, you have the greatest chance of becoming the next king. All you need is time.
"And you'll have to move very fast. Just as my subordinates have a spell that binds them to myself , similarly , we right generals have a spell that connects our thoughts. The spell was created by our king , to make communication easier and faster during the war. After he died , none of us have been able to break it.
"Because of this , I don't know how long it'll take before the others know of your existence. I can try to shield my you guys , but i don't know how long the knowledge of your existence will stay silent. Once that happens , even with my strength, it'll be very hard for me to keep you out fo their hands. "
Salazar grew very serious and nodded. Renova chuckled. "No need to be so serious. St least we have some time before all this happens. If you work hard , I won't have to worry about anything bad happening to you.
"The other generals can't kill you. It's not within their jurisdiction, so , as long as you can reach the level of the other 7 aspects , you should be relatively safe...I think. "
Salazar face fell. She thinks. There's a chance I might die and she's not sure. Oh life is so unfair. What injustice do I commit in my past lives to deserve this.
Whilst he was pondering over the profundities of life and its many mysteries , Renova seemed to be thinking about something with quite a serious look in her eyes.
After some time , she cheered up and clapped her hands. "Oh , that reminds me , I still don't know your name. "
Salazar was taken aback. They'd been having such a serious conversation, that he's mind had drifted away from common basic etiquette. He was just about to announce his name when he paused.
He wasn't just a scientist from earth anymore. He wasn't just Salazar Midgard and even now he still wasn't sure if his memories were real or fabricated.
Well , it didn't matter. New life , new beginnings , right. He needed a new name.
He quickly run through a list of names that he thought would suit him , as Renova cocked a eyebrow at his delay.
Finally , he made his decision. Striding forward, he announced confidently. "My name.....is Cabal. It is an honor to work with you. "
Renova nodded her head. "Cabal ," she repeated the name several times under her breath before nodding in satisfaction. "The name is really good. It's the name of a king. "
Salazar grinned. Of course it was good. He came up with it after all. Don't underestimate the ability of the worlds greatest scientist.
Renova shook her head at the obvious pride that he was exhibiting. "You'll move out within three days. Take only the most essential things with you. You will receive help from no one. This take will also allow me to assess you , so that I can see where I need to focus on to help you improve. "
Salazar, now called Cabal , nodded. He wasn't absolutely positive that he could pull this off. And he new that it wouldn't be easy. But if there's one thing he's good at. It's acing tests.
Just then, he remembered something. "Oh yeah , that reminds me. I came to his continent with some humans. An adventures party , if I'm not mistaken."
After that , he recounted the events that led to him leaving the dungeon. Renova listened silently, but her face became more and more contorted throughout his story. Cabal could sense that her anger wasn't at him. There seemed to be some hidden reason behind the actions of the humans that he couldn't infer.
At the end of it all , Renova nodded ,"Thanks for telling me this. I'll send some people to look into it and eliminate the trespassers. "
Cabal bowed.
The Phoenix Queen waved her hand. "Now go , get some rest. You have a very difficult task ahead of you and only a short amount of time to do it.