(A/N): Since I will be really busy this week with work and all, this will be a long chapter I hope you all enjoy the chapter.
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"Damn although weaker than an actual nuke the destructive capabilities Aschente produce is nothing to scoff at, there is nothing but broken chariots and weapon lying in the waste."
"Aschente is truly a devastating attack to be hit with, everything was disintegrated without question, although that mushroom cloud might draw a serious amount of attention."
"Even here I could feel powerful breeze hitting my entire body."
But just as I was in my thoughts, I was soon knocked out of it as the voice of three young kids panicking and crying in the background could be heard, I turn around to see what was the problem.
And before me, they were all around a woman who eyes were closed, I began to listen for a vital, it was practically non-existent, her heart stop beating for how long I did not know.
But she was definitely beyond saving.
"#&+#+#_#_ #&#-#+):!?-#+#:."
"^¢¥®*#-&# ++#_/#®%¢°=¢¥."
"#($-#& &#&# #!.#+??*!"
"This is sad to see, but I can't waste my time here."
"After all, more people are dieing, these children are ok here, the army that was after them has been dealt with, so they have nothing to fair while I'm gone."
But just as I said that, I was taken by surprised as a sudden influx of power hit me all at once filling my very being with newfound strength to the brim.
And shortly after, the strange voice of the female from earlier play in my mind as she said.
[A total of 167, 820 goblins has been killed]
[Now calculating total exp points earned]
[A total of 45,000 exp point has been harvested from the slain monsters]
[Now converting 45,000 exp points to Shop points, for player 020]
[A total of 4,500 shop point has been gained after converting Exp to Sp]
[Condition has been met, now unlocking the Evangelica multiverse mall]
[Welcome buyer 9967 to E.M.M organization]
[Congratulations you killed a total of 167,820 goblins hence fort your mission progress has been updated]
[Your free 155 prisoner from their torment hence fort your mission progress has been updated]
[Noticed. Important message, you have killed a tremendous amount of enemies and 10% of each of their physical stats has been transferred to you, this is possible due to blood essence absorption]
[Your physical strength has increased greatly]
[Your speed has increased greatly]
[Your durability has increased greatly]
Upon hearing this I had a general shocked plaster on my face behind my helmet.
"The E.M.M organization what the hell is that?"
I ask completely lost about this hole thing, especially some shop function, what the hell was this even about?
But just I was asking this, the girl that was in my head began speaking once more as she said while introducing herself.
[Greeting Author Pendragon, my name is Pandora, or as many called me, the universal merchant, I was the first living being created by the Supreme Goddess Evangelica, with my skill "Pandora box" I am capable of creating and retrieving anything imaginable, you see the E.M.M is a system that Evangelica, and I myself created to aid heroes by rewarding them for their efforts by using a special currency called Shop points]
"Well this is rather sudden, so your basically a merchant that sell to multiple bidders."
[Most certainly, but I don't sell to just heroes, no I sell to people who have contribute greatly to lady Evangelica causes, and to be apart of the E.M.M organization buy/sell/trade is a honor that only a selective amount of people such as the heroes, the selective few of the true gods, some galactic government plus more]
"I see, so I can also trade item in this E.M.M organization."
[Of course you can, this store of mine is basically the black market of the multiverse, you sell, trade, and purchase anything here]
"I see, that's sound very convenient, another question why do you also talk to me when I collect blood essence, and also when I appear in this world, no this nightmare of a world you call a dungeon?"
[Agh... I am responsible for all thing system in this world, so here or any other voices you hear in your head within the vast multiverse, without a physical body or logical explanation then it's me you are hearing, I come in all shape and form, since I am more of law than real person, and since your training inside a hell hole such as this, it only natural I appear here as well]
[Even as we are speaking I am attending to many other customers as well]
"I see, well thanks you for informing me I guess, at least this way I can make sense of the voices in my head now."
[Most certainly]
"Well let's save these villagers I guess, I will just check the shop feature later."
Those were the last words I utter to myself as I prepared to set off towards the village, but just as I was doing that, I was yet again distracted by the pulls of three people who suddenly build up the courage to get my attention.
I turn around to gaze at the people who got my attention.
"#&+(# #-#+#+#(@/#-#&."
"@#:!?#-+#(//#&#."
"#-# $$$#&#&#)//-_!:?"
Behind me were the kids that the woman was protecting with all her might.
But I lack the knowledge to understand what the hell they were saying.
Because from my point of view all I see is little children screaming gibberish, with tears and snot running out their eyes and nose.
"Agh... gross get off me, your getting snot between the edges of my armor."
"##( #&#-//&$#@."
"But no matter how hard I try, they didn't want let go of me."
I gaze back at the deceased woman, who body barley had any warmth in it, dead in the truest sense.
It didn't take a fool to understand what the hell they were trying to tell me.
They most likely want me to help their dead guardian, but I am no god, I can't resurrect the dead.
So it's pointless no matter how hard they beg and cry, although I still feel bad for them, the woman especially, if I was a little bit faster, then maybe I could help them.
But just as I was thinking of just knocking them out and hide them somewhere safe, so I can take care of the remaining goblins destroying the village Pandora voice echoed in my head as she said.
[Dear buyer, I have preposition for you, since your a hero under the death god Shalvaveesha, your entitled to an automatic 45% off to all things death related, it's one of the benefits of been the hero of death]
"Ha what are talking about?"
Upon asking that question what followed next can only be called a sinister laugh, as Pandora voice started to glitch a little as she said with great pride and confidence.
[Hahaha... Oh dear customer I am the Pandora system, I know all, I see all, and I have all, there is nothing money cannot buy, and let me tell you everything has worth and price, and to honest I don't believe in the word priceless, with enough income you can by your own world, you can Transcend the Dao it self, and you can also resurrect the dead!]
Announced Pandora emphasizing the last part, as she made her status and power as clear as day.
"So your saying I can resurrect dead if I have enough money, that pretty terrifying if you ask me."
[Hahaha... Of course I could do something as simple as resurrecting the dead]
"And how do you plan to doing that."
[Well they are many ways to go about it, but they are all expensive as hell, so I would suggest for you to buy her soul from the underworld, of course with the discount privilege you have, I can sell you her soul for a messily 4,000Sp, since the original price for her soul is 9,500 Sp]
"What that basically almost everything I have."
[Come on dear customer this is a steal, especially since your Shalvaveesha chosen the 45% discount really hit me hard with death related things, you have no idea how lucky you are to be Shalvaveesha chosen]
Upon those words I think really hard and long, reason be it hard enough to gained this much points in the first places, and to waste it on someone I don't know was going to damage my income before I even get to enjoy it.
But as I was thinking this, these annoying children were still pulling and grabbing me, honestly I want to help but a what cost, eventually they all starts to get snot all over me.
"Augh.... I hate kids! fine I will buy her soul from the underworld."
[A good choice dear customer you won't regret it, I promise you]
"Believe me Pandora I already do."
[If it make you feel any better, then let me enlightened you on the product that your buying, the soul your about to purchased is a B-grade soul, Joan of Arc, she is master swordsman, but what makes her so special is the inherent ability call future sense]
"Future sense, what is that."
[Well she lost the ability to see directly into the future after her mutated eye was destroyed, but she can feel things from the future, for example she can hear voices from the future, feel things from the future, smell things from the future, and also dreams things the future, although certain condition has to be met]
"That pretty convenient, but what are the conditions?"
[Someone close to her or she herself has to be dead in that future]
"I see, so is that why she reach the children before me at that time when I couldn't reach them in time."
[Yes she heard the painful scream of the children from the future at that time]
"Fine then hurry up and give me what I purchased already."
[Hahaha... impatient you are, very well then just sign right here and she all yours]
From their a sudden blaze emerge before me, it frightening the children as they fell to their butts, while it took me by surprised as I began to watch a paper that look like a contract appear out of nowhere directly from the flames.
Of course I began to question this as I ask Pandora.
"What the hell is this Pandora?"
[The deed to her soul]
"Are you sure you aren't the devil?"
[Hahaha... I am far worse than any devil that exist, or will exist luckily for everyone I am neutral existence]
"So what do I sign this with."
[Your blood of course]
"Sound pretty satanic to me."
[Think what you may dear customer]
"Sigh here a good story I can tell on my journey within this hell hole."
From their I created a pen using my blood as I sign my name on the bottom, and as I did that the paper was set a blaze disappearing from the world, this shock me because that was my fucking deed, right away I began to question Pandora
"The hell is this you satanic system, I paid good money for that?"
[Be at ease dear customer, what you just saw was the contract been established between me and you, just think of the deed and it will reappear before you once more, that girl very existence is now your property]
"I see so were is her soul?"
[It's inside the deed, if you want to put it back in the body, or an object just hold said object while saying her name and it will transfer automatically, if you wish to extract it just do the same process, although that body is busted real badly, 6 broken ribcage, 2 punctured lungs, a sprained ankle, a missing right eye, a missing left hand, and many other problem's]
[In short it pretty much dead, without life force you can't resurrect that body, but for a small price of 4...
"No if it just life force I can take care of it."
[Egh... what do you mean life force is pretty darn expensive]
"Thankfully I can manipulate life force, I can extract it, and reattach it, as much a I want."
[WHAT!?]
"Haaa... what's your problem."
[Can you repeat what you just say]
"I can manipulate life force however I please."
[Are you serious, Mr Pendragon if what you say is true, then your a lucky man]
"Why so?"
[That a top class skill even the strongest of Gods would want, to be honest I have a lesser life force absorption which only allows you to steal life force from mortals, and that alone is 200,000,000 shop points]
"Bullshit, I would rather die than waste that much money."
[And you can absorb life force and also give it back from anything]
"Pretty much."
[Mr Pendragon, how about a business all...
"Shut your trap I'm working here talk to me later."
[Ah.... yea later then, well bye for now]
After Pandora cut off from my thoughts, I looked at the children who were still crying, so I push them aside as I walk to the dead body.
I bend down towards her, as I move my hand over her and spoke to myself.
"Before I can even put the soul back into the body, I have to give it a full body analysis in order to fix it, but to do that I will need to use that familiar."
"Sigh I really don't like this familiar since it was so painful to use, but it's the only familiar I have that can heal injuries to some extent."
From their I closed my eyes, both my hands still above the corpse, as I began to summon fort the seventh familiar out of the ten I possess.
"Heed thy call O'great witch that resides in the tree of the atrocious one, grant us your healing graces to aid those who cannot stand, to aid those who are in pain, and to aid those who are beyond saving, your name is Furutsubaki-No-Rei."
Upon saying that chant, my entire body began to glow a radiant red, it wasn't crimson no it was pale red, eventually that red soon became a bright pink.
And then came the painful part that I hate so much, if you look at me good, you could hear bone cracking all over my body.
If my helmet was off you would see that both my eyes were replaced by white and pink roses.
Both my legs suddenly began to dug into the ground like root of a tree, suddenly a small puddle like hole manifest on the ground as a strange pink like water filled it like a pool.
I could feel my entire stomach been stab from the inside out, it feel as if it was about to burst open, which I did as countless flowers of all kind burst through my helmet and my armor but they were all pink and white in color.
Even the grass beneath me start to turn pink for a three meter radius.
But then came the most painful part of summoning this familiar.
My entire back burst open as my spinal chord started to go upwards as it transformed into a beautiful Sakura tree.
The previously sad children watch in awe as they all clap in excitement and astonishment, they were so excited they fail to realize that the minor wound on them were miraculously healing.
Of course this was caused by the flying Sakura leave that flew about in the breeze as it touch them, if anything, in these children eight years of life they have never seen something so beautiful.
While on the other hand, Author was in tremendous pain as he began speaking.
"Son of a bitch, this hurt like a mother fucker, why the hell does this familiar turn me into a fucking tree everytime I used it."
"Ok Author compare to the Yarklane synchronization this is nothing, let's begin analyzing."
I then gaze upon Joan of Arc and Pandora was right this girl body was heavily injured to the point it was practically unrepairable by normal means.
You see she has six broken ribs, her jaw and nose were also broke, her heart was swell almost as if she was poison there, as a blue mark was slowly spreading despite her been dead.
She had multiple organs that were ruptured, slight trauma to the brain, a piece of spinal plate was broken, her right eye was clawed out.
Her knee was shattered, her left arm was gone, several of her teeth was missing, her back was burn really badly.
In short this woman was going to be a pain in the ass to fix.
But nevertheless I can repair her using Furutsubaki-No-Rei, although the special ability of this familiar is rather well you will see.
Upon summoning for Furutsubaki-No-Rei, I began to say another chant, because unlike other familiars I possess, Furutsubaki-No-Rei is actually two familiars in one.
The first been Furutsubki which is the Sakura tree that has the ability to heal any life threatening wounds instantly, although it can't regenerate limbs, but it can destroy curses, heal diseases and slowdown the effects of poison, and the name of this ability is called [Ethereal pain], it use my flesh and blood as nutrients to grow the tree that display special healing effects.
Then there is the second familiar Rei, her ability is rather unique, but it can save this girl already deceased body although the price she will gave to pay is very heavy.
So with that said I began to summon fort Rei or more so awaken her up from her slumber.
"Come little princess, someone is in pain, someone is in pain, someone is in pain, bless us with the elixir of life and make the cripple walk once again, let the blind walk without a cane, and allowed the deaf to hear once more."
Although the chant was more like a song it was needed for Rei to appear as she only come fort when someone is really injured.
And after I spoke the chant, some of the branch move aside, as it revel a small little cabin with chicken legs standing on the branch.
The door of the tiny cabin began to open as it reveal a a small full pink figure, it was at least four inches tall, it wore a dress made from Sakura leaves, on her head a pink witch hat, she had long straight white hair that almost touches the ground, her eyes were rainbow color, while her skin was blue, on her back was four fairy like wing, while in her left hand a golden grail, and finally on her right side was giant liquor gourd from her perspective that was made from Sakura wood.
This tiny creature is Rei the witch who sleeps in the heavenly atrocious tree.
She flew down to the puddle as she took her gourd and full it up with the mysterious pink water, from there she pure a cup full of the pink water into her grail.
If anything this whole process was more of a ritual than anything else, because right after she pure the grail to the brim.
She flew toward Joan of Arc and pour down the mystical liquid that have a heavenly fragrance to it down her throat, and as soon it went down her throat something miraculous happened.
On the Sakura tree a hole was present at the center, the tree itself started to glow a red color an vibrate for a while till eventually a buzzing sound could be heard.
From the hole that was at the center of the tree thousand of White bees with red stripes emerge, all flying towards Joan mouth as thousands of them fly inside her body, almost as if something was attracting them.
And what happened next was when the true miracle begins, Joan body shine a bright red for a moment all the wound that were inflicted upon her started to heal in a unique way.
A field of red roses started to form around her body, on her missing eye a bud emerge from the socket till a red rose emerge from it.
The nub on her arm that was missing, was sprouting thousand of red thorny vines that was floating all over the place with fast speed, till eventually it started to fuse together creating a red prosthetic arm made from red vines.
While on the inside the bees that drank from the divine liquid started to melt one by one within her, as vines and petal started to grow and germinate inside her entire body.
Her heart merge with the red thorns growing within her, creating a monstrosity of thorn and fleshy heart, the same could be said for all her ruptured organs.
Meanwhile back on the outside her short orange hair started to grow longer, and more straight till it reaches her knees, it then began to loose all it's pigmentation turning completely white with red-pinkish tips.
And after all that, I gave one more look at Joan body as I sigh in relief.
From there I began to undone my familar.
"Men using Furutsubaki-No-Rei require a lot of energy, especially when I'm using Rei, I only hope the Joan chick won't freak out after she see her new body, if anything I took away her humanity well 80% of it that is, her body was badly damage on the inside."
"You see Furutsubaki-No-Rei special ability is called, [Elder rebirth] it's basically the ability to replace lost limbs with that of a druid, and depending on how much limbs was lost the closer to a druid you become, or the closer to a subrace of the druid you will become."
"Now with that said let's resurrect the girl."
"I have to give her some life force first though."
I then place my hand upon her chest as golden energy flow true me and after I did that, it was almost as if I lit a torch, as mighty and sudden heartbeat echoed in the area, it glows a menacing ruby red, as the geart pump blood throughout the veins, you could clearly see the complex system of veins and vines as blood pups through them.
"I gave her about 700 years worth of life, now let's see if this so call satanic system words were really true, did I really purchased her soul like some convenient item on Zbay."
I then put my and to her now beating heart as I slowly said her name.
"Arise Joan of Arc."
And upon saying that, Pandora robotic version of her voice play in my mind.
[Notice, you just created an independent familiar, which is now tied to your family tree]
[Congratulations you aquire Joan of Arc a Scarlet Leshen as a unique independent familiar]
--Gasp!--
And right after that, I heard a loud gasp coming from Joan mouth as she sat up with a confused and shock face.