< [Black Shadow Rachina] is now on your command. >
" What is your command? " Rachina says to me after acknowledging me as her master.
"( She can speak in human language? )" I was shocked seeing this which made me also confused about how did this happen in the first place.
"( This is truly my first time to see a monster occasionally speaking to me so fluently... )" I said as this moment was really my first time.
" Master? " Rachina asks while still giving me a proper bow as her right hand is on her chest to show how submitted she is.
" Is there any command for This Servant? " she said to me while looking at me so faithfully as terror and trauma suddenly were gone from her after she sees me.
As she says that, I begin to ask her about what happened as she begins to inform me about what happened on the 6th Floor. In her story, she recounts that when she attacks the enemies with her 'sisters' who are also dead, she and the sisters begin to fight the 'humans' that entered the 6th Floor.
At first, they thought the humans will be the usual prey they would kill, but this time, it was different. From the humans that entered this Floor, one human suddenly transforms his hand as it changes into a monstrous being and devoured the Abyss Feeders, Feaster, and the other Abyss Sisters one by one as the human who transforms then used his transformed monstrous hand to bite the sisters as it rips their body parts and consumes them.
Not only that, unlike any other predators who just eat their prey, the human who had just eaten the Abyss monsters on this Floor suddenly gained their ability as Rachina claims that webs suddenly came out from his hands as if he was an Abyss Feeder from the start.
"( Well that explained the bite wounds..., and also explains why the one who bites it only bites the most valuable part of the body but decided to not devour it entirely. )" I assessed this fact after I hear that, the 'person' who did this ability to conjure or gained the power of his victims which means that this 'person', this 'culprit' must have some kind of ability outside the Divine Gift Core.
"( According to the Divine Law, all abilities that have the Absorption, Draining, Necromancy and some unorthodox Martial Arts traits are strictly forbidden. )"
"( Including the ability that makes the user perform things like 'Core Cannibalism' in order to increase the Power of their Gift Core by eating others' Gift Core. )"
"( Those who have it will be eliminated, Divinely, in front of the people, no matter how old they are. )" I remembered this fact as I recalled that there's a case where a Gift User Criminal had to kill another Gift User and eat their Gift Core, exponentially increasing their Gift Core's power incredibly.
"( I see, the culprit is 'that' kind of people... )" I said as I realized that the monster Cores are also gone from their remains, which means the reason why the culprit left the rest of the body lying there is that he only eats their Cores, which makes him fit to be considered a 'Core Cannibalism' practitioner.
" I understand, Rachina... "
" It seems, the culprit is as dangerous as you described it. " I replied to her after she explains it to me about it.
" Is there anything else that you want to give me after this? " I asked her as she explains all of it to me.
"( I see, so I was right about our situation here... )" I said as I realized that it seems some people outside or inside the Abyss Tower had some purposes here, including me.
"( It seems I'm in the arena of people that will kill others as they please and will not be punished for it. ) " I said for I know that this Tower is a Lawless Zone for both humans and monsters as they fight not for mere Victory but for Survival as the monsters here are only fed by the humans that come here.
This is evident when I see Rachina's body before I resurrect her, her body before was more skinny and bone-like as if the monsters here were not fed by their leaders and only depends on how many humans they prey on inside this Tower.
Not only the monsters, but Rachina also told me that the 'culprit Hunter' also killed his allies to gain their abilities as he feast upon the monsters in this place.
" I see..., then it seems I had to be careful on the others as well... "
" Since this place is basically a perfect place for a 'Battle-Royale' situation..., "
" It'll be best to have the best chance of survival than the others as you can... "
" Even if one had to recruit monsters for this effort. " I said as I ordered Rachina to return to my Shadows as she does so and disappears from plain sight.
" Huhhh... "
" Twelve? 69? " I called both of my Previous Timeline Selves.
As Twelve and 69 appeared again, with their Spiritual Bodies in front of me, I begin to ask them if what I'm reflecting on right now is right since the situation had changed and most likely the situation will go to the path that Twelve had seen with his Twelve Eye.
" Yes, the Vision that I feared before will happen in hours... "
" So before that, I advised you to gather many Black Shadows as you can. "
" You'll need them, I can assure you. "
" You're correct, Twelve... " I immediately agree with him as I also chat Rachina who is now available in the System Chat.
< System Chat: >
< Ragna Current: [Rachina] >
< Rachina: Yes master, what is your command to This Servant? >
< Ragna Current: Feeling good inside the System Space? or are you in the Shadow Save Storage* right now? >
< Rachina: ..... >
< Rachina: A place so dark but comfortable... >
< Ragna Current: Oh ... >
< Ragna Current: You're inside the Shadow Save Storage... >
< Ragna Current: Good >
< Ragna Current: While you're in there, can you please answer a few more questions for me? >
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Extra:
Shadow Save Storage:
A Sub Realm inside the System Space where the Black Shadows will reside. (Rachina is Saved in this Storage).