Deep through the Underground Hideout, Zane was holding a dark blue orb. 'Identify'
Knowledge Orb: Awakener
Introduction: Utilized to transmit knowledge and wisdom from one individual to another. This process involves dividing a portion of their soul and storing it within the orb. Can only be used once.
Requirement: Awakened
'Here goes nothing..'
Zane pumped his mana towards the orb. Then the orb disintegrated very quickly. Soon, an image of a middle-aged man standing on a waterfall was shown. Suddenly, the mana fluctuations in the area were stirred.
Zane felt that the man and he was connected somehow. He can feel the changes in the man's body. His blood was boiling, and it was pumping twice as fast. His skin started to glow. Then, suddenly, the world crumbled.
Zane was back to himself.
"Wait, was that it?
"The heck."
Zane started to copy the stance and remember the feeling, but it was hopeless. He couldn't mimic it.
"Oh, screw it!"
'System'
He searched for the Active Skill bar. When he saw what he was looking for, he breathed in a relief.
Blood Berserk Skill 1/4500
'After all of those, I just received 1 point? How long would it have taken me to use it without the system?'
Zane then went ahead to add the one-point to the skill.
Suddenly, newfound knowledge went to his brain that caused him to almost passed out, but he endured it. Zane started sweating bullets.
'At least I did not pass out like the last time. Now, I only have two skill points left."
Blood Berserk Skill Level 1
Introduction: For a brief period of time, doubles your strength and agility with the cause of your body breaking down. It causes your heart to pump 10x faster. Your metabolism is 10x quicker. Muscle neuron stimulations are 10x faster. Your cell breakdown doubles.
'Finally! I have an active skill. It can also be used offensively and defensively, like the one from Gerax. The difference is that my overall power doubles when I activate it.'
'Furthermore, I already have a way to counteract it. My intermediate Potions!'
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Soon, a week passed.
Early in the morning, when the sailors were about to go on their boats, they saw a glistering pile of beautiful ceramic pots and figurines that were neatly arranged at the harbor.
When they saw this, they were awestruck by the hand craftsmanship. Some even kneeled down into tears when they saw the artistic work.
'This was work of the immortals!' one cried.
'NO! This is from was the heavens itself' another said.
A large group of the crowd started to gather in amazement, and even the guards were having trouble keeping everyone a bay.
The guards don't know what to do with the matter as well. The most pressing question was, 'who owns them?'
The captain of the guard had no choice but to search carefully pile.
"I found a note!!" he exclaimed to the people. People quiet down.
"It says... Only the heaven's chosen can take, be blessed by the power and might, be thou warry into the wrong hands, less be stricken by the heaven's punishment."
Suddenly, a large commotion started. Many thought of different interpretations when they saw the note. Many considered themselves as Heaven's chosen. Merchants demanded to be handed to them while thieves and robbers were looking for a way to snatch the pots.
With the crowd getting louder and louder, it was getting more and more uncotrolable. But then the guard saw something behind the paper.
"WAIT!" he roared.
"There is another note behind it!"
He increased the volume of his voice. He read it out loud, "Just in case you don't understand. These pots are for the Nobles only. Please don't give them to any merchants and regular people. Thank you."
The guard was taken about, 'it even said, thank you?'
When the crowd heard it, they couldn't believe what they were hearing. So they ran angrily to confirm the letter.
When the merchants and commoners saw the letter, they had no choice but to back down.
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Greed was a very common trait of the nobles. Once they found out that the pots were meant for nobility, they eagerly used their power and connection to get hold of them.
The battle of the nobles became talk of the city. Even the higher nobles also got involved. Very soon, blood and scrimmage was used to take a hold of it.
Suddenly, the pottery has become the prize possession within noble's circle.
The colors and the crafting were one of a kind, a never seen before in the era. The design was so different like it came from another world.
There was one that was above all the pots. It was a polished ceramic war horse that was around 6 feet tall. The colors and the life-like status almost made the Nobles drool in wonder. It was taken by one of the most powerful Noble in Capricia.
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A week before the rebellion.
Many of the inhabitants living in Capricia started to feel something in the air. Some of the influential merchants started to leave the city. Furthermore weapons and healing herbs were sold astronomically and fast.
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In Umbra's residents.
"Can you feel it?" the tall towering man, Doug, said to the woman in front of her.
She, "Yes, there is blood in the air."
She then looked at Doug and said, "Prepare for war. Call back all the Elites"
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Soon loud shouting can be heard all over the Umbra's residents.
Jezebel turned to Boza, "where are my other elites?"
Boza, in fear, said to her and said, "Madam Jezebel, we can't find them."
"You can't find them?" suddenly, a cold aura spread out throughout the room.
Boza was sweating heavily and was having trouble breathing.
"How about Gerax and Zane?"
"We can't find both of them! We already sent a large group of search parties."
She snarled, "Order a Hunt for Kill for both of them!"
"Close all our gates. Increase the guard patrols."
"Shackle all our slaves including those with the Elites status!"
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Meanwhile, above the city of Capricia, large dark clouds were gathering as well.
Inside the underground base, a woman's voice said, "It seems like it will be raining today."
"Yeah. It seems that the heavens are on our side."
Cecilia nodded and smiled.
"I received a confirmation from Gerax. The Immortal mage is not back from the Souther war. We will proceed with the plan." Zane then asked, "Are you ready?"
Cecilia with determination in her eyes, "Yes!"
She then looked around, 'I will miss our place.'
In the beginning, Capricia city has been a dreadful place for her. She then looked at Zane's back.
'Because of you, I did not die'
'Because of you, my will to fight was rekindled.'
'Because of you, hope was planted once again.'
'Because of you, I was able to see the future'
'Because of you, I will be able to soar through the sky'
She closed her eyes, 'Let me be your sword and vanquish your foes'
"Zane, if something happens to me.. please bury me in the woods. I don't want to be buried here."
Zane then looked at her, "If you die, I will curse you every day until the heavens complain and bring you back here on earth."
Cecilia chuckled. She whispered.
"Thank you."
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A large storm started on the next four days. The heavy downpour of rain and strong wind caused some of the houses to be ripped apart.
Furthermore, some of the blood warriors started disappearing one by one. Frequent cases of assassinations were everywhere.
The nobles and the houses started getting impatient with the ere atmosphere, so they started bringing people to their talking chamber, or another term, torture chamber. Thousands were captured and wrongfully accused, and sentenced to useless deaths.
Meanwhile, chaos was happening all over the Capricia with the guards running everywhere, busting houses one after another in the middle of the storm.
Soon, they were shocked to the core because they found the answer they were looking for.
A full-scale rebellion!
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