[ Dark tamer skill activated, your skill rank is level one. Keep on looking for new treasures to level up your skills.]
Damien heard the voice in his head before he summoned the darkness back and adjusted the darkness such that he could see in front of him again, this skill was not as strong as he thought it was given that the voice in his head was telling him that this skill was only of level one which was why he was rather calm after making use of the skill.
He did not know how he could level up the skill but he did not have the time given that as soon as he sucked in the darkness, he realised that the cave seemed to have started vibrating a bit. He looked at the floor that was vibrating under his feet and paid attention to the sounds that were coming from the inside, he did not know whether it was his own ears or he was imagining it because he could hear something growl and whine inside the cave.
" What's going on?" He asked Lynch but he did not get an answer to his question because a second later he heard a loud thud and then through the many openings of the cave, two non-human looking humanoid creatures stepped out.
Their mouths were covered with foam and they were growling at Damien with their mean red eyed fixed on him. Their faces had grotesque expressions and their skin had an ugly dark greenish hue as if they have been left to rot for a long time, the smell of rotten flesh wafted over to Damien and he immediately took a few steps away from those creatures.
However, after gaining the skill of Shadow tamer he did not vomit or hurl anything that he has eaten maybe it was the fact that his power had a close link with the dead that he was able to withstand the smell of the rotten flesh. When he was in his own world, even the sight of dead bodies scared him but now that he was a shadow tamer, he was no longer as scared as he was before of things like corpses or anything related to death.
Even death did not seem to scare him as much as it was before.
It was known to all that people were only scared of the unknown, if they found out everything about something or they get used to that very thing that scared them, then they would no longer be scared of that very thing. The greater the fear, the greater one would avoid everything that was related to his fear as a consequence of his fears.
But if they conquer what they were scared then they can control their fear as well.
And now he could control corpses and even the darkness around him, doesn't that mean that his powers were very closely related to death and everything that came attached to it? Then …was it possible for him to control the fear that he had in his heart along with those of others? Because death incited fear no matter where and how it happened, even the bravest will fall in front of death.
Damien looked at the non-human looking humanoid creatures and then threw that idea in the back of his head, these things were already dead even though they did not completely rot they were still dead, it was impossible for them to be scared of anything. So, instead of using his skill on those creatures, he tried to conquer his own fear and to his surprise, he realised that he was no longer as scared of these things that were heading his way.
Instead, he felt that he could conquer these things with ease.
The non-human humanoid creatures moved rather fast as they very quickly crossed the long corridor, seeing that they were getting closer to him, Damien knew that he wouldn't be able to stand like a silly fool at his safe spot anymore. He took the sword that was hanging on his side and then moved quickly as he rushed towards the non-humanoid creatures, as he approached them, the scent of rotten flesh got even thicker but Damien did not feel scared.
He did not feel nauseated, instead, his blood was pumping excitedly, as if he was finally in his element. He reached in front of the non-humanoid creatures and then mercilessly moved his sword as he slashed the head of the creature who was walking in front and sent his head flying.
No sooner he did do that than the corpse of the non-humanoid creature fell on the ground and slowly disintegrated, his body turned to ash but a bright red wave shot past Damien. And no sooner did that happen than the voice in his head returned ——
[ Demonic beast: Graveshire killed, you have acquired a new level in the core strength, + 1, your strength has increased by + 2. Keep working hard, to level up]
Without waiting for the message to be finished, Damien used the sword to kill the other creature as well but this time the beast was faster. He understood that Damien was not as easy to deal with as he thought he was which was why he moved back and then hissed at Damien, his slender fingers elongated into long claws as his sharp teeth suddenly morphed into three-inch longer fangs that could rip Damien apart in seconds.
" I cannot get closer to him," Damien told Lynch just in time as the beast attacked him, he raised his sword and then blocked the attack of the beast but the beast was too fast and Damien could not get a chance to retaliate at all.
"Use your skill master," Lynch told him with ease. " You can use the power of shadow tamer to do anything, do remember that darkness and shadows are your greatest weapons, you don't need anything else. Shadows can be morphed into anything and so can darkness, you just need to imagine!"
And Damien did that, he imagined. He imagined that the darkness that was surrounding him formed a long piercing arrow and killed the beast. The second, this thought came into his head, the core strength of his body depleted but at the same time, the darkness around him plunged and morphed before a sharp arrow made of pure ink shot through the beast's chest.