PRESENT DAY:
Zane opened his eyes and found himself back on the cracked stone floor, the surface of the Void plane. The last thing he remembered was a head splitting pain before having the memories of his arrival flash through his mind. But that's far in the past now.
Having survived 1000 years of suffering, Zane felt he had achieved something great. 'I did it.' Zane thought to himself, a wide smile stretching across his face. He began playing with the ring on his hand whilst pushing himself to his feet. 'Such an important legacy, with Drakul by my side I am confident I can complete my task.'
Zane waited with baited breath. 1000 years of effort would be rewarded today with the installation of the system within Zane's soul. Aether used his remaining divinity and vitality to create the source for this system, the remnants of Aether's own soul.
During these years Zane's body had undergone massive transformation, turning the tanned, brown haired boy into the jade skin and white haired figure he had become now. As for the purple tear on his face, Drakul opted to give him an explanation through their mind link.
'Ah yes, your first void tear. One tear will be produced for every moment of pure emotion that you feel. Only once you have 3 tears falling from each eye will you be able to find the secrets behind the tears, as for what that secret is neither I nor Aether himself could tell you.' Drakul explained as the ring shone purple and Zane listened intently.
'Why do I have a tear then?' From what Zane could remember he hadn't yet felt any pure emotions since the end of the 1000 years. But still he could feel the tear on his face. Drakul stayed silent. 'Drakul?' With a hint of worry Zane called Drakul's name.
'My apologies Master I was lost in thought. The tear is not one that you produced yourself but instead as a result of the merging with Aether. I'm sure you noticed that Aether had a similar tear, well since your souls merged his tear was passed on to you.' The dragons sullen voice expressed to Zane the sadness Drakul was still feeling after losing his original master.
"Tear of joy completed then." Zane muttered quietly with his hand caressing his chin.
Turning his attention from the ring to the surrounding atmosphere, Zane watched as geysers of purple energy exploded randomly across the flat plane. 'A beautiful sight to behold.' Zane thought inwardly, the corner of his mouth curving into a smile.
In these years as the soul merging progressed, Zane also adopted some of Aether's knowledge and skills. He knew that this knowledge was invaluable, he had been simply gifted the knowledge of a God. Something that people would kill for back in the Fultra Realm.
As Zane stood staring out into the horizon, lost in thought, a sudden noise broke his daze.
*Ding*
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[Initializing start up]
[0%]
[17%]
[41%]
[64%]
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The deadpan voice sounded in Zane's head and a white box with purple writing appeared in the air in front of him. "Amazing! This must be the system." Zane struggled to control his excitement, 1000 years of suffering all for this moment where his journey will finally begin.
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[87%]
[99%]
[100%]
[Set up complete]
[Welcome to the inheritance system, this system will guide you through the inheritance process and reward you for completing missions in line with the end goal]
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Zane stared curiously at the influx of messages appearing on the opaque white screen that floated in front of his face. The system didn't stop there.
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[The inheritors stats will display the access to power that you currently wield]
[All commands with the system are voice activated]
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Zane listened to the system's explanation intently before speaking authoritatively.
"Show me my stats." Once again the screen flickered before showing an entirely new page of messages.
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Player Stats:
Level: 15 (0/10,000)
Race: Void-human
Age: 1020
Strength-125
Agility-125
Endurance-100
Intelligence-100
Void-200
Mana-Incompatible
Available attribute points: 0
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"So these are my stats?" Zane muttered to himself, leaning forward to better inspect the details shown. "This is just like a game from in the cities, I've heard much about them but never been able to afford one of those devices. But hold on, aren't these a bit too high for someone just starting? Why am I already level 15?" Zane couldn't help but be confused in the face of the systems stat screen, assuming there must be an error.
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[Processing questions]
[Answer: Users void heart acts as a catalyst for a larger portion of the inheritance. The system was originally made for an ordinary human with mana control. User has the void heart so the system must adapt to this variable and in result you have been granted a boost to all stats.]
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Zane stared blankly at the floating screen and thought of the information he had just learned. 'So the system didn't expect me to have this "void heart" which makes me more compatible with the powers Aether left me. This in turn absorbed as much power as I could safely and boosted my stats to reflect my current power.'
"System, what is my skill?" Zane couldn't help but get a little excited when asking the system about his skill. Ever since he was born he's had no mana affinity and therefore was unable to develop a skill.
Skills were ranked just like mana users, F being the lowest and SSS being the highest. Zane remembers when he still lived under the Inn keeper and one of the local boys his age had developed an S rank skill, getting the chance to leave the village and visit one of the large cities.
Zane dreamed of developing a skill like that boy, so he could one day be accepted into the guilds of the large cities. But that day never came.
However right now he was anticipating being gifted a skill, even an A rank would be enough to satiate his hunger, just to know that he had finally reached this milestone would be enough.
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[Processing users skills]
[Scanning skills]
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"Skills?!" Zane couldn't contain his excitement any longer, clenching his fists until his fingers began to crack. Glaring impatiently at the floating screen, Zane was unaware of the damage he'd caused himself.
'Skills? As in more than one skill?! Wait no! Don't let yourself get too excited they could be two really shit skills for all I know. Patience, let's wait and see.'
Relaxing himself Zane unclenched his fists. They healed themselves at a speed visible to the naked eye. But Zane's eyes were still glued to the screen, watching it print new information in its illuminated writing.
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[Skills processed]
Skill list:
Void Manipulation(SSS+):
The user has high affinity with the Void. Limited only to the users imagination and supply of Void energy, the user can create countless things from the Void energy. The possibilities are endless. Skill power is equal to void attribute level. (Level 2, 0/1000)
Eyes of the Abyss(SS-Passive):
The King of the Void developed his eyes with the Void energy. In doing so he created eyes that can see all. No illusion cannot be seen through, the users eyes can hypnotize and inspect stats if the target has weaker intelligence. Eye contact must be made for at least 5 seconds to activate hypnosis. The eyes will also provide the user with enhanced vision, covering 360° at all times. (Level 1, 0/500
Void Step(SS):
Imbue steps with the power of the Void, allows for instant teleportation over shorter distances. (Level 1, 0/1000)
"Two SS skills! And more importantly an SSS+ skill? Does that mean it can go beyond the highest grade? To think I'd be given such OP skills straight away!" Zane chuckled lightly, then rubbed his eyes with his hands. "No I'm not dreaming either!"
Pausing for a moment Zane looked at the skill levels at the end of their descriptions. 'Each skill has a level and requires me to reach a certain number, but of what? EXP? If this is like a game I assume it means EXP, but it's just like my overall level, it tells me the number I need to reach but not what it is I'm earning...'
Zane thought of what could be required to level up but decided he would wait until he was back in the Fultra Realm before worrying about such things.
"System, how do I go back?" Zane hadn't put much thought into it since Aether assured the system would guide him back to the Fultra Realm. Then suddenly the screens in front of him disappeared just as easy as they materialized.
[You will use King Aether's remaining space divinity to open the portal between realms. To activate portal you must say 'Activate'.] The systematic voice sounded in his head once again, but noticeably sounding more corporeal.
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[New Mission Available!]
Leaving through the portal will limit the energy carried between realms. However Aether decided before merging that you would be allowed to choose a weapon from his personal collection. Unfortunately only one weapon can be chosen or the portal will collapse.
[Weapon chosen 0/1]
REWARDS:
-Weapon of Aether
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"My mission is to pick a weapon?! Okay easy, let me see the options!" Zane knows that any weapon of Aether would hold immense value. To have the opportunity to pick and choose a Gods weapon, Zane couldn't be more ecstatic.
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Please choose a weapon:
-Sword of Space: The sword of space can cut space itself. Aether the God of Space wielded this weapon throughout his reign, until he was banished to the Void. (Requires high space divinity)
-Fury and Vengeance: Twin daggers that Aether used during the War of the Gods. Blades grow stronger depending on the negative emotions the wielder feels towards their target. (Requires 200 intelligence stat)
-Reapers Scythe: Double bladed scythe that Aether could not use. (Requires high Void affinity, affinity levels below required amount will cause the user extreme harm)
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'Given three options, but only have one option... I'd like to say I'm not satisfied but that would be a lie. To be given such an opportunity how could I complain.' Zane contemplated his only logical choice, since he has no space affinity for the sword and his intelligence stat is far too low to use the twin daggers.
"I'd like to choose the Reapers Scythe." Zane made his decision and stood straight, preparing himself to be given the weapon.
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[Reapers Scythe has been selected]
[Are you sure you would like to continue?]
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"Yes." Without hesitation Zane answered the system. The screen dissipated. Zane waited for a few minutes but nothing happened. "Uh, system? Where is the weapon?"
[The weapon has been stored in the users inventory, please repeat "inventory" to gain access]
The systems reply left Zane even more shocked. "I have an inventory?! Where is everything kept?"
[The inventory is a form of spacial magic that has been built into the system. The system is now a part of you, allowing free access to this sub space.] Listening to the systems explanation, Zane felt a sense of gratefulness encompass his mind.
'Aether has prepared everything for me, all I can do now is fulfill my promise so that he can rest easy.' "Inventory." From his command another white box appeared in the air in front of Zane's hands.
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INVENTORY: Money: 0
-Reapers Scythe
-Ring of Drakul(Equipped)
-King's Attire
-Ragged green cloth(Equipped)
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'Kings attire? Well I am still in the same torn green cloth that I originally came here in, I guess I could smarten myself up a bit.' Zane thought inwardly. "System equip King's Attire and equip the Reapers Scythe."
Suddenly Zane's green clothes burned away from his skin and was immediately replace by white robes that gave Zane an oriental look. The white robes were embroidered with a golden dragon that curled round from his back to the sleeves and glowing violet gems studded along the neck of the robe.
"Wow! I'm impressed." Zane ran his hands across the smooth silk robes that clung lightly to his muscles. Turning his attention from the beautiful clothes Zane lifted the weapon that had materialized in his hands.
'So this is the Reapers Scythe? Deserving name, I'll admit.' The scythe was two meters long, the shaft made from a light yet indestructible black wood and at each end of the shaft sat a crescent moon shaped blade. Each blade was pure jade in colour, engraved with purple runes that glowed as Zane held it in his hands.