After stepping into their residence .. captain Rose went straight to the bathroom to freshen up after what had happened ...
although she wasn't traumatized neither was she hurt .. she still felt that lingering eerie feeling surrounding her ..
so she could only think of showering her body to ease her worries ...
she felt a rush of emotions back there .. and was almost close to getting what she or what her heart wanted .. but it seemed like it was too soon ...
she felt stupid and at the same time .. relief ...
in the shower .. she felt like the burden on her shoulders had been slightly lifted .. and her emotions drifted away with the droplets of water ...
meanwhile ... in the basement ... or what could be called a basement .. there he was .. seated on a comfy couch he had retrieved from his storage system ..
it was luxurious .. and was filled with energy currents ... it was even big enough for 7 or more people sit on it with a certain amount of space between them ..
anyways .. he was sitting ... there with his eyes closed whilst he listened to notifications ringing in his head ..
he had never counted the number of Core Eggs .. nor did he count the number of emblems .. so it was natural for him. to get endless streaming notifications ..
but with an order .. he told the system .. to stop everything from running . and mark them all as 'read'
..
after he took a few breaths .. he opened his system again .. and asked it to place the Cores in their own category with their respective Ranks .. from the bottom to the top ....
the same went for the emblems as well ..
after the system finished the list in order ..
he looked and still found that the Cores and emblems were loading one after another ...
and even so .. there seemed to be no end to them ... so he could only follow behind each detail ..
[Emblem]
[Rank: Mutated Peak Prodigy Rank]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Type: Deep Red Flame]
the first information he saw made him smile in joy ...
when he compared the flower chief Abir .. gave to captain Rose with the emblem ... he immediately considered the emblem to be of a much higher rank because of it being mutated ..
so just in case he forgot .. he instantly stored the emblem inside his secret storage system ..
where all of his important things were resting ...
he then went down the list and saw many interesting powerful emblems ....
and amongst the Prodigy Ranked emblems .. he found .. hundreds of Abomination Ranked .. emblems and chose the ones with a higher energy .. and power so he could use them for himself if time needs him to ..
whilst he was checking .. something at the top hundred caught his eye ..
after a while of counting .. he concluded that .. there were at most 900 000 emblems .. ranking from forerunner ... up. to abomination Rank so far ..
but now .. at the top hundred .. were emblems at a greater rank which were far more valuable than the ones he kept ..
but that's not what caught his eye ..
what caught his interest was the emblem .. at rank number 78 ... it had a striking resemblance to the Light Based Flame emblem ... he got from the battle ...
but before he could take it for himself .. he continued to scroll up until to top ten ... and there again ..
it was another emblem .. and this one was at the Mid Stages of the Chaos Rank ...
although it might've been nothing to the leader of the ice village .. Theo took it as a gift .. after all ... it gave much better benefits than the last emblem he absorbed ..
and alongside the emblem was a dot made of cold green energy ..
after putting his senses inside the dot ... his heart was shaken ...
the dot held a greater power than what the emblem did ..
'Is this ... the Annihilation Rank Emblem ..??? .. it's even stronger even though it's incomplete....!?' Theo exclaimed inside his mind after reading the fine detailed information ...
this was a treasure that would help him climb the Ranks .. even faster than the ones who had practised so hard ...
and he couldn't just take his eyes off the emblem anyways .. who would ... in the list .. it was Ranked number 2 ..
and in the number one spot .. was a peak Chaos Rank Emblem ... that contained .. a flame power of destruction .. just from its description alone told Theo that ... if a person obtained this kind of power .. they would become stronger .. that was a fact .. not just stronger .. they would ... be horrifyingly strong .. and after thinking about it .. he chose to pocket it .. and keep it safe for her ...
Theo kept reading the descriptions of every emblem ..
each one was strong in its own way .. but in this list ... destructive power was what put them up on the top ..
after collecting for himself some goodies ... he turned the emblem rankings system off and turned the Core Eggs on ..
and what he saw at the bottom made him freeze in shock ..
'Oh ... this is .. ridiculous .. how can a single weak Core Egg be this strong ..' Theo thought .. as he looked at a cube shaped crystal egg .. that had a fire lit up on top .
[Core Egg]
[Sultry Demon Eggs]
[Rank: Peak Abomination Rank]
[Description: Spawns and strengthens an army of a 100 Golden Rank Flame Scorpions]
although .. Theo said it was a Core Egg ... but the Egg itself was composed of many cube shaped eggs the same size as it was ...
and now that Theo had finally got a minor detail of how Core Eggs were so powerful .. he was in shock ...
the fluctuations of energy inside the cube shaped Egg was kept still .. like a frozen snow ball ...
and this made Theo's interest in it soar ..
and piqued ..
"Hmm ..." he then pressed on the description part again .. to gain more information .
and word is ... he had to pay for a much better information .. and every pecuniary unlocked description was very expensive no matter how useless the information was ...
[Description: Core Eggs contain a massive amount of power .. the stronger the creatures it spawns the powerful it is .. sometimes it does not spawn a powerful army .. rather an intelligent one .. with that said the most intelligent are the most powerful despite the huge gap in the stats between them and the brutes ..
Note: When the Core Egg loses its ability to spawn .. it's life force solidifies into a ball of energy ]
[Theo if you're planning on taking this Core Egg .. I want to advice you to unseal the dormant and sealed energy inside of it with an element similar or exactly the same element it has so that you can absorb it's power .. ] the robotic voice resounded in Theo's head ...
the latter rubbed the back of his head .. and asked if there were any other special abilities it could provide for him instead of giving him power ...
[There is ... but to obtain it's ability .. you will have to bind your will with it .. and this method can only be used by the lieutenants and the head generals ... but since you're an exception it might work .. your will is stronger as well .. ]
Theo's mind was suddenly filled with many images of him holding a Core Egg .. with his hand thrusted forward leading a battalion of creatures .. to battle
"So how can I do that ... ?" he asked with an ecstatic expression ..
[Just cut a small incision on your finger .. and feed it a drop of your blood .. that way it would be bound to you forever ... the benefits will be revealed after the process] Theo instantly cut his finger gave the Egg his blood ..
and just as quickly .. the blood was absorbed .. and the weak yellow fire that was lit up became red ...
vein like lines then spread across the cube ... at a fast pace .. instantly encasing the cube in a deep red vein like cocoon ..
.. a snapping sound then echoed in the basement as the cocoon tightened around the cube and stuck on it like glue ...
a huge amount of power escaped from the now red cube ...
Theo thought kept his eyes on the cube with a smile on his face ...
after an hour or so ... the power that was released inside the lifeforce was absorbed by the cube ...
slowly .. the red light around the cube dimmed ...
and just on cue ... Theo heard a notification he had been waiting for ..
[Core Egg]
[Enter new name : ...]
after seeing that the previous name had been wiped off .. Theo pondered about a name ..
after he spoke with the system .. he was enlightened by the whole thing ... the Core Eggs .. would bind themselves to a certain person after the process ...
the owner will receive buffs .. and the power the Eggs produce ..
also ... when a person had gained control over a certain Core Egg ... they would have to use their imagination and create themselves a new race army .. that would fight alongside them ..
of course ... although they were Core Eggs .. the abilities they would give to their owners were random ...
instead of giving them a power to control and reanimate an army of creatures .. they would just give them the power that is attuned to their Cores ..
and according to the system .. only a handful of people on earth had a reanimation ability from their Core Eggs ... so it relied on luck ..
also .. after the talk .. the system also told him that .. he could feed it his elements to gain a new ability ..
after pondering for a while .. Theo finally thought of a suiting name for the Egg ..
[Core Egg]
[Multi Element Egg]
after thinking about it clearly .. Theo thought of this name because ... he wanted to give all of his elements to this baby so he could get it to become even stronger than its former self ...
and he made sure to open a lot of slots for other elements he would come upon .. on his journey ..
[Rank: 4th Stage Golden Rank]
[Before you freak out .. let me explain it all to you .. slowly ... since you bound yourself to the Egg its natural for it to be of the same rank as you .. but fret not .. dumb boy .. it's destructive ability is still dormant inside of it .. all you have to do .. is make it reach its previous prestige self .. so that you can use its Real full power ... it will grow with you .. also .. it's potential isn't bound to you .. so it will be all about luck to check if it can cross beyond the impossible .. ] the robotic voice said in a cocky voice ...
Theo then rubbed his temples .. calming himself down ..
"Tell me .. is there any machine that can transfer an A.I system's consciousness into a living thing .. ??" Theo asked ..
and the robotic voice quietened down ... as it revealed a detailed information of the new cube egg ... and what he saw made him leap in joy ...
[Core Egg]
[Multi Element Eggs]
[Rank: 4th Golden Rank]
[Ability: Reanimation
: Healing Power
: Buff Power
: Attack Power
: Defensive Power
: Fusion
: Holy Flame Summoning
: Lightning Summoning
: Darkness Summoning
: Earth Summoning
: Dark Frost Summoning
: Wind Summoning ]
[Summon: Dragon %%%%©f@hkahgue#* error!!!]
[You imbecile .. are you trying to overdrive me .. you actually think a pathetic dumb a*s like you can summon a high ranked creature .. pffft ... the only thing you're limited to is a piglet .. don't overestimate yourself dumb punk ...!!!] the system said ... in a mocking tone ..
but the person it was talking suddenly smiled ... and something eerie permeated the air around them .. it even reached his mind ..
[Wait .. what is that ... there's an alarming feeling in my system ..] the robotic voice suddenly said ..
and it soon realised Theo's thoughts .. and instantly tried to cheer him up ..
[Hey ...! hey ..!! buddy .. how about you wait for a few months .. when it comes to your talent .. nothing can compare .. !!! even those bastard Superiors have nothing on you .. wait for a few months and become a head general to summon a Drake ..!!! oh .. I mean a dragon .. !! .. tell you what .. I'll scan every cranny and nook of this world for a treasure to raise your powerr so quickly that it will even shock ... the Gods ..] the robotic suddenly said in a jolly tone .. filled with admiration ..
"Hehe ... hah ~ ... don't worry .. I'm only going to try a few mythical creatures .. nothing dangerous .." Theo said in a weird voice with a scary smile on his face ...
of course .. the system knew that those 'few' mythical creatures were going to cause it more harm than good ...
[Come on ...!! dude ...!! ... don't be so heartless ..!!] ... it said .. in a pleading voice ...
"Remember when you deliberately ... left me sleeping for a long time and made me miss important stuff .. hehehe .. let me just shut you down for a while .... I'll reanimate you alongside my army ... ahahahahahah ... It won't hurt you a bit ... I promise you .." Theo said with an evil laugh ...
[I only have a single robotic life ... man ..!!! if you shut me down .. !! I won't wake up ... never ..!! and .. and .. also .. if you shut me down ... your good treasures will disappear with me .. ] the robot suddenly flipped the tables ..
and if it was a living thing .. would've seen a smirk on its face ..
but even at this moment .. Theo didn't mind it's words and simply sighed .. as if like he was arguing with a dumb ... person who doesn't want to understand ..
"I think you forgot ... I can store things in my mind ... specifically my head .. the storage in there .. is even more spacious than your poor interior .. your system pales in comparison with my will ... so trying to flip the tables is a bad thing for you ... and you know .. what .. this gives me .... a good reason .. to get rid of you .. " Theo said .. with another laugh .. that made the information infront of him start to blur out of existence as if like it was scared ..
it kept flickering ... like a fire at the precipice of getting put out ..
[Hey ..!! don't be like this my friend .. !!! ... Argh ..?!! you know what ..!!! if you dare try to overdrive me .. I will make your head explode .. and I'm not playing .. and I'm sure you know that .. it's possible ...]
"But can you .. though .. can you .. " Theo asked in return .. with nothing but an evil smile on his face ...
after bickering with each other for an hour and a half .. they finally were on equal terms ..
Theo on the other hand tried to think of something very suitable for his style ..
then suddenly .. his mind buzzed as .. an image of a black figure appeared in his mind ...
and just as instantly as it appeared .. it disappeared .. leaving Theo with a headache ..
"Spiral ..." he muttered .. and he immediately .. put a summoning on the empty space ...
[Core Egg]
[Multi Element Eggs]
[Rank: 4th Stage Golden Rank]
[Ability : Reanimation
: Buff Power
: Attack Power
: Defensive Power
: Fusion
: Lightning Summoning
: Darkness Summoning
: Earth Summoning
: Dark Frost Summoning
: Wind Summoning ]
[Summon: Spiral]
[Description: A shape shifting being ....????????????????]
even the system couldn't analyze the information .. and this left Theo thinking ..
[Potential: Unknown]
[Summoning Slots: 10]