Thud...
Leo fell on his back.
He felt like he was hit by a truck. His whole body was in pain, he even heard some of his bones break and blood was gathering in his throat.
Channeling Mana Leo extended his arm, so the bones could heal properly. After healing his arm he started repairing his injured body.
15 Minutes Later....
Leo regained some of his clarity and tried to stand up.
His vision was back to normal and he noticed a system window before him.
[ Undead { Royal Knight } Defeated... ]
[ Reward: +125Xp ]
Looking around Leo noticed a knight lying right before his feet. Its armor was bent in. The skeleton's skull was shattered, because of the dent in the helmet.
Quickly assessing the situation Loo understood what happened. A shiver ran down his spine.
" That speed is dangerous... It felt more like teleportation... "
Unknowingly the speed Leo managed to achieve was equal to an Enchanter Rank human's.
There are a lot of skills that could improve one's speed, but Awakener Rank humans can't use it, because their legs would simply shatter under the strain. But, of course Leo is not normal. He has a powerful Bloodline that strengthened his body as well as a Transformation Ability.
He's an anomaly !
Calling his speed a teleportation would be incorrect. Leo's eyes just weren't used to it, hence from his POV it seemed like he teleported.
Collecting his weapons Leo put all the corpses and weapons in the Inventory. Unknowingly to him ,his eyes momentarily changed into money signs.
Shaking his head Leo noticed that he was close to the castle.
Stepping out of the garden Leo saw another gate with a marble path behind them.
Looking around the gate's Leo noticed that they were high, but nothing Leo couldn't jump over. Straining his legs muscles Leo used [ Double Cast ] and [ Superior Enhancement ].
Whoosh...
The world around Leo turned blurry before he appeared high above the ground. Leo's eyes could now barely follow his speed which meant that he was adapting. But, there was one problem...
He was a bit too high from the ground ! Way too high !
Leo could see the whole garden and the village.
Suddenly Leo's eyes widened, his momentum started to die down and he started slowly descending.
He wanted to scream, but he couldn't, because it might attract unwanted attention from the guards.
Biting his tongue Leo was slightly annoyed by how climactic the whole event was...
Gears started quickly spinning in Leo's head trying to find a solution to his problems. Unfortunately, no idea came to Leo's mind leaving him an only option.
Enveloping his Body with Mana Leo enhanced his legs and braced himself for the impact.
Thud...
Leo landed on his legs, like a cat.
A pained expression appeared on his face. He felt like his knees shattered. Brushing the tear of his cheek he started treating his legs.
After 20 Minutes of pain Leo was finally able to stand up, yet with shaky legs.
Stabilizing himself Leo took a step on the white path leading towards the castle entrance. Interestingly enough, the castle's gates were wide open. It felt like the vampiric beast knew he was here.
" I don't like this "
Leo mumbled under his nose, but still entered the castle.
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Above the Ground; Somewhere in the forest...
A group of middle aged men was walking through the forest. People in the group were strictly standing near each other making an unbreakable formation.
" Are you sure the kid's not lying and just sent a photo from the internet ? "
A burly man with messy brown hair spoke to the man, at the front.
Slightly turning his head the leading man glanced at his burly comrade.
" We've already checked if the photo is original. It's 100 % Legit "
The leader of this expedition was Colin. He was the man Leo sent the message to.
After receiving the message Colin immediately requested an audition with his superiors. He quickly explained the situation and insisted on being the leader of the investigation.
He and his superiors knew that Leo possibly discovered a lair of a Demon that has an ability to control undead.
Demons with an ability to control undead are called Lich's. They are extremely powerful and dangerous. If left long enough one can gather an army that could siege a city.
Demons with an ability is not that uncommon, in fact humans have something similar as well.
Humans call them Bloodline's Ability / Trait. Unfortunately not everyone has them. Two conditions have to be met:
1. Your Bloodline has to have an Ability { Not all Bloodlines have Abilities }
2. The Bloodline has to awaken before 18 YO. { Not everyone can receive Bloodline's ability }
Most of the people don't have a strong bloodline, hence are without the Bloodline's abilities or traits.
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Example of a Bloodline's ability - { Leo's ' System ' }
Leo doesn't know it yet, but his Bloodline's ability is ' System '. He managed to awaken his Bloodline, not because of his brother's medallion, but because of his character. Medallion was barely a trigger. Even greatly injured Leo didn't give in to fear and tried to stand up.
He was prideful... Like a true Dragon !
Example of a Bloodline's Trait - { Eli's ' Eyes of Mana }
Because Eli is from an Emperor's family, she has a strong Bloodline and was lucky enough to awaken her trait a few years back.
Example of a Demon's bloodline's ability - { Lich's ' Rise ' }
Demons only have Bloodline abilities, but they can receive them whenever.
There are 7 great Demon families. If a demon pledges his loyalty to one of the families he will receive a bloodline exclusive to that family.
Fortunately for the Alliance members Demons have to spend years to control the Bloodline's ability.
As far as humans know, Lich's are demons that pledged their Loyalty to the Wrath family.
Alliance graded the Wrath's family's ability to be the third strongest.
That is because to master their ability Lich's spend most of their time Controlling their undead instead of advancing in Ranks.
There's no demon that has over 80 % of his Bloodline's potential unsealed.
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Crack...
Colin was nearing the given coordinates when he heard something break under his foot. Looking down he saw a skeleton of a beast lying before his path.
" What the hell.... "
Colin heard some of the people in the group exclaim. He turned towards and followed their sight. His eyes slightly widened
Before them there was a huge area full of corpses and blood.
" Wha... "
He was about to talk, but his voice got stuck in the throat. He saw some human remains rotting near him.
His body started to release heavy Aura pressuring everyone nearby. He turned his head towards the group.
" We are entering the Cave ASAP "
His cold voice echoed in the area waking up the group from their stupor.