True to her words, he could now only watch as she started the slaughter.
Under Agrippina's control, Skylar moved in a manner similar to weaving a dance. Frost followed their movements, creating walls of ice freezing the zombies with each swing of the scythe. Their touch created a sea of frost upon the ground, turning the rooftop into a display of macabre, yet beautiful living corpses, forever preserved at the moment they tried to reach their target.
With a wave of Skylar's hand, Agrippina created a small shield made of ice above them, protecting the girl from the endless rain of light.
The motes kept on spilling from the cracks without any sign of stopping.
The girl was carried over Skylar's shoulder just like a potato sack, allowing free movement of one hand. Despite the unceasing noises, attacks, and movements, she remained asleep with a serene expression, as if everything else happening around her were merely a dream.
Skylar's body made a gesture of swinging the scythe in a circular arch two times, creating a swirl of frost that stopped everything around them, including the zombies.
[You obtained 10 soul essence!]
[You obtained 8 soul essence!]
Notifications kept on appearing, yet, as the Sixth Divina avatar kept ignoring it, the notification eventually faded into an almost invisible blur in the background.
Even the tattered remains of the stage were turned into ice spires extending up to the skies, creating a strange yet mesmerizing sight.
The last thing they heard from the zombies as the all-consuming frost swallowed the latter was their senseless groans and their attempt to reach for the unconscious girl. It was as if the unconscious girl was a living bait for them.
Using the frozen statues as a foothold, Agrippina controlled Skylar's body to jump up, creating ice platforms to propel them higher and further. After spotting a more secluded place, they immediately decided to land.
Upon landing, spikes of ice rose in all directions from Skylar's feet. At the same time, the white and gold motif on his cloak and hair faded, a sign that Skylar had obtained control back. One lock of his hair above his right eye remained white, its color stark against his black, messy hair.
"So that was what you meant by control," Skylar walked away from the ice circle, and hid near a pile of abandoned machinery with a roof above him, "Why didn't you just tell me clearly?"
Agrippina has reappeared, floating above him as usual. With a playful smirk, she answered, "Then, where is the fun in that? It was fun seeing you think so much about it. Do I really look that dangerous to you?"
"I don't know if I can reconcile with your idea of fun."
"Putting that aside, we have something more important. You have something good right here,"
She made a gesture with her right hand, and a notification appeared in front of his eyes.
[Current soul essence: 1893]
[Class: Sixth Divina World Savior – Level 1]
[You can level up your class. Would you like to level up?]
[1500 soul essence required to level up]
[Yes/No]
"Select yes, of course," she added with a sarcastic tone to her voice, "You get stronger, it's not that hard of a concept,"
"As they say, some people are nice to look at, until they open their mouth," Skylar muttered under his breath. If she caught it, she seemed to choose to not call attention to the remark.
[Yes]
[Processing…]
The lights he collected before seemed to spill out from his feet in droves, forming into an amorphous bundle of energy. The energy changed a bit, turning into a very, very light gray shade that was almost invisible were they not in a perpetually dark environment.
Then, the light spread out into smaller dots and entered his body through every orifice. Nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and even underneath his nails, creating a strange sensation of warmth crawling within him. The warmth seemed to trigger a series of vibrations in response, and slowly but surely, he felt himself become stronger.
After a few seconds, the light finally subsided, and another notification appeared in front of his eyes.
[Class: Sixth Divina World Savior – Level 2]
[New abilities have been obtained!]
[Soul Strengthening – Level 1 skill obtained!]
[Soul Infusion – Level 1 skill obtained!]
[Soul Strengthening – Level 1]
[A skill that sacrifices the user's soul essence to strengthen the soul of a designated target to a certain degree, thus strengthening their body, depending on the target's potential. However, a target could only receive the same strengthening level once. Level up the skill to enhance an already enhanced target further.]
[Soul Infusion – Level 1]
[Sacrifice soul essence to leave an imprint of soul within an object. An object that has been infused would possess a rudimentary intelligence, and if the shape allows for movement, it would be able to follow very basic commands.]
Right after the notification screen closed, Skylar heard a groan. The two of them turned to look at the source, and saw the girl they have rescued before starting to stir. Her hair was rendered messy from their movements, yet, she still looked beautiful. A simple shake of her head was enough to bring back her hair to a decent look.
"You…"
When she spoke, Skylar exhaled in relief and happiness. At least, as Agrippina had said, he seems to be able to bring certain people back from their zombie state.
SLAP!
Then, before he could ask anything, she narrowed her eyes and slapped him hard. From his ringing ears, he was able to vaguely hear his system avatar's snicker.