Back on Nyxterra, in Vastoria, Void was still in control of Quinn's body and the latter still had not surfaced and awoken from his slumber. It was a good thing according to Void; after all, as long as he does not get involved with temporal matters and drain his mental fortitude even more so than it already is, his steady progress towards an inevitable Awakening will falter. He need only relax and not use his body or powers while in control; but, he cannot afford such a life—for now—and therefore, has no choice but to surrender his body to Void until they have a clear solution that allows Quinn to either not undergo the Awakening or a surefire way for it to succeed and not kill him in the process.
Void completed the [Weekly Quest] on some interdimensional planet on Quinn's behalf, and while doing so, made perfect use of his skill set and powers, getting used to his body as well. The main purpose of clearing the Quest at a slow pace was so that he could get used to adjusting his strength and not cause a scene at the academy.
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User: Quinn Maw[Shadow]
Lvl: 93
Job: Assassin Of The Eternal Darkness
Authority: Shadow & Darkness
HP: 16,200
Mana: 53,575[+11,750]
Energy: 14,800
Strength: 242[+408] Agility: 253[+415]
Intelligence: 219[+350] Sense: 247[+180]
Stamina: 238[+332] Dexterity: 261[+364]
AP: 60
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Mana: 53,680[+11,750]
Strength: 242[+408] Agility: 253[+415]
Intelligence: 240[+350] Sense: 247[+180]
Stamina: 238[+332] Dexterity: 300[+364]
AP: 0
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'Just as I thought... although the capacity is higher than the normal Ring Bearer—which comes as no surprise—Quinn's Stats can be raised to 300 until they stop increasing,' Void realised the limit to which Quinn could raise his Stats by dumping as many AP into the highest Stat, 'He needs quite a lot of AP... a total of 280, to be precise; minus 42 since he can only Level Up 7 more times until he reaches the limit to which he can Level Up... .'
Void was standing in front of the Headmaster's office right now since he was summoned to talk with the same a few moments ago. 'Does this child not care about openly summoning me over and over again?'
"Come in, please," The Headmaster affirmed his entry and invited him inside of her office. "Would you like some tea? I have prepared the best of the best right here. Take a seat."
"I understand that this matter concerning the gods is of utmost importance since it was your fellow Vampire Lords and Elders that trapped and killed them. But, why do you keep calling for me in the middle of the lectures?" Void argued, "Also, this tea... it's blood. I'm a Human, I don't enjoy drinking synthesized blood—or any blood."
"Oh, just try it. I guarantee the taste; even for a... Human," Headmaster Valeria said as he took a sip from her cup, "I would have you know: the matter with the small gods—although rather serious—is not why I wish to converse with you; the Lords, Elders and the Humans that have been long dispatched will handle the situation. The safety of the entirety of Vastoria is at stake here if the gods act up again—for whatever reason they would. The gods are known for being unjustly cruel to mortals and unpredictable in behaviour; these unknown gods with little to no influence, when faced with the combined forces of the strongest beings in Vastoria, are not hard to overcome. Leave that matter to the adults to take care of.
"As to why I keep calling for you... I just cannot figure out whether or not you are the person that he spoke of. You are a mystery—and an extremely dangerous one at that—and I cannot just let that be. I am sure you understand~"
Void merely grunted before he took a sip of the tea from the cup. "What... is this...? It is delectable, to say the least.'
"Hah! See? I told you that you would like it," Headmaster Valeria laughed, "it is one of my personal favorite drinks. Although I cannot reveal its contents, I can say that when consumed by mortals with no connection to my Master and with no resistance to it, they die. Well, I am sure that if you are the person Master spoke of, you will survive; if not, you were just too dangerous to be kept alive and try to control~"
'Rrgh,' Void resisted his urge to grunt, 'Although I appreciate the taste, I cannot say the same about tricking me into drinking poison while in Quinn's body.'
[God Blood(???) + ???]
[As you are not aware of the existance of this god, the name will remain hidden.]
'Not aware of his existance? Sure. Not my body, not my Shadow Heart.'
"Well, then?" Void asked, "Did you figure out what you needed? If so, I will take my leave. Oh, and... could I have some of the tea delivered to me at a later date? If, of course, you have the adequate amount of ingredients required to brew it."
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After an awkward minute or two for the Headmaster, Void was finally excused and able to leave the academy. However, while walking out of the academy's main entry and exit point like a normal person, he was met with a familiar face: Vivienne, a senior to Quinn at his stay in the academy. "Fancy meeting you here, junior~" she winked at him.
"This is the only way out of the academy, what are you even talking about? Lady Vivienne," Void said, "I regret to inform you, however, I must hurry home to complete professor Heim's request that I cannot talk about; it is regarding my... Energy that you might have heard of coincidentally."
Vivienne looked at him blankly, still bearing a smile, "Oh, is that so? I'm truly saddened by the fact that my cute junior cannot bear to spend the slightest time with me... . Well, I was not asking for your company for deviations from our ultimate goal... I merely wished to aid you with professor Heim's assignment and work."
"Well, again, you would need expertise in Demise Energy for that, so-"
"Oh, I wouldn't worry about that~"