He began lifting the roof, but it was too heavy even for his strength. The couple noticed that he was quickly approaching his limits and started crawling under the gap that appeared. Unfortunately, his skill ended before they could clear the roof.
Noticing this fact, the boy also started shedding tears like a waterfall. His intelligence was grasping that they might have survived if the couple had waited instead under the debris for their daughter. The voice in the girl's head started wailing as it screamed.
"I'm so sorry, El, it's my fault. It's all my fault. If I didn't lift the roof, they would still be alive! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! It's all my fault! If only I didn't awaken my skill!"
El awoke from her trance as she heard a feminine voice. It was the sound of a mature woman whose voice was dripping with sensuality, Enough to make the knees of men and women weak from excitement at the sound of hearing her voice.
-Ara. Ara. Little girl, let me guess, you want to save your prince again? All your desires since 5-Star have been for him. You should remember no one likes a woman who is too clingy.-
El tried to suppress the rising desire in her mind to slap the owner of this voice. While what she said was true, hearing it from someone else was infuriating.
After the world was awakened, one thing was clear; this woman was the divinity who gave all the skills that represented the desires of humanity.
Abel also confirmed that the Asgardians heard the same voice. They aptly called her "Freya." If the desires were strong enough, "Freya" would answer one question in exchange for a skill. Abel used his 5-Star rank-up to verify and promptly shared the answer with their team.
-Oh? I'm sorry, but your rank up is not enough to grant that wish; if you want to slap me, you need to rank past 5-Sun; I would recommend you to wish for something else.-
The beautiful woman closed her eyes and started to think. She wasn't in a hurry, knowing that time froze outside once an Awakener entered this space. Her rank up this time was from 1-Moon to 2-Moon. Unlike sworders and shielders, Mages had their Moon and Sun ranks inverted.
Upon entering 1-Moon, mages would start to affect their surroundings by using or transforming the force around them. The number of Moons dictated the range and speed they were able to do so. Upon reaching Sun rank, mages would then store astronomical amounts of Force in their bodies and would be able to use magic without chanting.
Giving mages the ability to use spells as long as their Force pools allowed them. Typically a mage awoke one spell per rank. However, El's desire to help Cain bordered on obsession. The spell she wanted upon turning into a 5-Star warrior was [Ateleíoti Vivliothíki], Greek for the endless library. This skill allowed her not to gain an actual active skill but a list of thousands of spells.
Using them was up to her effort; each spell needed her to understand the verses and visualize the phenomena. In addition, each spell took months to learn. Thus, most people would have given up after a year, but El was different. She made it a goal to master one spell a week.
And since she has been doing so for the last hundred years. Her mastery was already approaching five digits in the number of spells she could cast. If anyone else got this skill, it would be useless for them. She opened her eyes and quickly said.
"My brain and chanting are not fast enough; I want to be able to use all my spells immediately without being limited by a single mouth. And chant spells at the same time instead of one after another."
-Oh? Considering you have already read half of the records in the endless library. I'm surprised you didn't ask for something to make your memory bigger. I still remember how cute you were. Have you made friends with a lot of fish yet? Hehe.-
Hearing the musical laughter, El lightly blushed as she remembered her childish request. Her 1st skill slot allowed her to talk to all marine life, not that it had any use as she was living in the desert.
"Please forget about that. Give me my skill, elder sister; I must go back and kill some dicktraps."
-Ara Ara! Little Lilith is furious, isn't she? Since I like you a lot, I'll give you a bonus without needing to waste a rank up. Your darling swordsman is alive, just barely, though, as he couldn't fully recover from the strain when he fought the Gremling horde. -
When El heard the codename, the Asgardians called her; blood started boiling. She wanted to return as soon as possible and tear apart the dicktrap that shot Cain.
-Hehe! You're so fun to tease, little sister. Fine, I have just the perfect skill for you. Beware, though, like your beloved's skill, the rebound will hurt. Chant the verse with me, darling. This is a special gift from me as you carry my hope on your shoulders. -
Both voices started chanting in their verses. The Force rose with each word uttered. Their musical sound drowned out the shrieks from the swirling energy vortex.
- Spirits of the time hear my call, alter my past to be torn asunder! -
"Spiritus temporis audi vocationem meam alláxo to parelthón mou gia na xeskisteí!"
- Burn my future as I have no tomorrow; I exist only now! -
"Kápste to méllon mou, yīnwèi wǒ méiyǒu míngtiān, wǒ zhǐ cúnzài yú xiànzài!"
- As the water of the rivers flow, let my voice shake and -
"Dāng héliú de shuǐ liúdòng as trémei i foní mou kai"
- In altered time and an altered space, I exclaim! -
"Se allagméno chróno kai mutato spatio, clamo!"
- Ultimate Skill Sonata of a thousand wails! -
"Ultimate Skill [Sonata mille lamenta]!"
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- I hope you forgive me, my sweet sister; your life was pulled into this game of fate; your name foretells the suffering you shall endure. Like everyone else in this tale, you have a part to play. You may curse me, detest me, and hate me till you are satisfied; I will bear it all. Some may think I am heartless, and some may see me as a monster; however, since that day, the day the light of my life has disappeared from the sky.
I Have Lived Eons to Fulfill My One Desire.
And For This One Desire, I Sacrificed EVERYTHING.
I Shall Rend This Wretched FATE and Finish What My Beloved Has Started.
IF FATE AND HISTORY DEMAND I BE BRANDED THE DEVIL IN ORDER TO SUCCEED,
THEN I SHALL DO SO WILLINGLY! BUT I WILL NEVER STOP, NOT UNTIL THE JADE THRONE IS DESTROYED!
IN LIEU OF MY LIFE, I SWEAR THIS OATH!
HEAR ME OF FALSE KING! HEAR ME WELL!
I AM COMING FOR YOU! THE DAY WE MEET SHALL BE THE DAY YOU DIE! -
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Proofread By: Pearl_Wang, ThePotatoKing
Edited By: WorthyAdversary