'Whoo... If it weren't for Spatial Rupture being able to also erase magic, then I would've been a goner. Even so, I feel extremely sluggish.'
I said as Sirius helped me stand. It's been around five minutes since I killed Cerberus. Let's just say that I evolved and gained a bunch of skills and levels. Meaning that I'm now a Demon Duke. Well, that is to be expected when you kill a beast like Cerberus. I never imagined that Spatial Rupture would be able to put the lid on everything.
Damn, Zyn really saved me there. I wonder if that's what he meant when he said that I was going to die. Nah, it hasn't been two weeks since then, anyways.
'That move is incredibly powerful. I hope you don't use it too much, seems like it burnt you out.'
Sirius said. Heh, the only reason it burnt me out was that I had minimal mana at the time. I barely had enough mana to pull it off. Oh, that reminds me, Ai, how much mana do I have after levelling up?
«Mana capacity: 2,447/350,000»
Damn, after becoming Level 30, it added an extra 50k mana onto my capacity. That'll be helpful in the future.
['You did well, Master.']
(Yeah, I guess so.)
Even if Ros does say that it won't change the fact that I erased some of the underground and some water started leaking out. I think I'll keep quiet about that. My whole body started aching, but it was bearable enough. Arcana started running along and went onto a different street. Sakurako jumped onto the buildings toward the places with the most fire. Sirius saw them and started jogging lightly. He turned to wave at me.
'We'll go help any civilians who're stuck! You should rest here!'
And off he was. I collapsed onto the ground and sat on my butt. Well, let's see the skills I got. It's the best thing I can do right now. Ai, preview recently obtained skills and etc.
«You have obtained four new skills; they are the following:
Status Skill, Beastial Movement
Contract Skill, Intermediary Communication
Unique Skill, Emerald Flames
Skill, Gnaw
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The skills you have unlocked are:
Ultimate Skill, [Hound of the Baskervilles]
Ultimate Skill, [Dominion Over Shadows]
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The new titles you have unlocked are:
Demon Duke
Wielder of Python»
Cool, I almost forgot about the Ultimate Skills that were locked. Beastial Movement sounds pretty useful; I could probably use it with Lightweight. Intermediary Communication... It's a Contract Skill, huh...
I think it has a connection to the servant–master contract I made with Sakurako. Maybe we can communicate via telepathy or something. Since she has something to do, I won't do it right now. Then I got Emerald Flames and Gnaw. Gnaw is simple, and Emerald Flames are the green flames that were shot at me, weren't they?
Ah, I should be able to combine Azure Flames with Emerald Flames.
Skill Synthesis.
A transparent blue screen appeared in front of me.
[Skill Synthesis: These skills can be synthesized at the current time:
Battle Thread + Iron Thread→ Multi Web
Beastial Movement + Lightweight→ Wild Instincts
Azure Flames + Emerald Flames→ Chroma Flames
Claw + Bash→ Slash
These are the skills that can be combined as of right now. You may select two out of the four choices. Disclaimer: The skills that you synthesize are lost forever.]
Two again? Well, that's fine. I think I have an idea of what I want to synthesise. I clicked on Wild Instincts and Chroma Flames.
[Are you sure you want to choose these two skills?
YES/NO
Disclaimer: The skills that you synthesize are lost forever.]
I clicked on YES.
[Synthesis complete. Unique Skill, Chroma Flames, and Unique Skill, Wild Instincts, successfully obtained and synthesised.]
Well, I guess that's about all I can do, in terms of skills and whatnot. I grasp Python and attempted to stand up, though it felt like my head was spinning. Damn, having a low reserve of mana isn't good, for anyone, that is.
So, what can I do to–
«WARNING: BREATH-TAKING BLOODLUST DETECTED!»
My body moved on its own. I drew Python and faced the direction of the bloodlust. However, no one was there. A moment ago, there was someone–behind me!
I turned, but it was too late. My whole body flooded itself with pain, and my mind started to waver. I slowly eyed my chest; a blade had run through the left side of it. Where my heart was. The blood ran down the blade.
This fucking hurts... Even more so than my first death... It hurts... I can't seem to stop thinking about it. It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts like fucking shit! My heartbeat slowly faded, but I was still conscious, though barely.
Something placed itself on my back and pushed my back. The blade left my body–another wave of pain flooded my body as my body hit the ground like a ragdoll. Shit... It's so hard to breathe. My body's starting to feel cold now. Similar to my first death... though, my senses don't feel any fainter. It's just my mind feels like it's on the brink of extinction.
'Hmm? An Archdemon? No, a Demon Duke. What was one doing here?'
That voice reverberated in my head. The voice was female and slightly soft, but tough. It was familiar. Too familiar. There were a bunch of other footsteps. Ah, crap, why does my vision have to start fading now?
A woman knelt and brushed her fingers against my hair. She was clad in white and had black hair, although I couldn't see her face. From that, I could tell who it was. But why? They shouldn't be here... She shouldn't be here...
'My, he was so young too. Leave him be. Find any remaining threats and exterminate them.'
'Yes, ma'am!'
There was a squadron of footsteps running off. The sound became more distinct, but I think that was because my senses starting to fail me.
'They're cute, don't you think?'
The words were quieter, but I could make out what she was saying from her lips. Her words slightly pissed me off, since I was on death's bed. It's like she's talking to a corpse. Can't I just die now?
I could see a delightful smile on her face.
'Oh right, you're going to die. I'll just put you to rest.'
Two fingers hovered over my eyes, as they shut my eyelids. All of the feelings in my body and being disappeared.
Fuck. I'm dead again.
But man, I wish I could've found out one thing. Why...
No, how and when did you get reincarnated? Kei...