Sitting in his soul sea, Ray was looking at three circles that hovered over his hand as he sat in the mana pool. These three were the curses that he was inflicted with, and after reviewing the data he collected about his body, the curses themselves and the effect they had on mana, he was able to replicate them.
"It took me a few tries but now it's as easy as breathing, is it because of this." He looked over to his stat screen and noticed that there were a few changes.
[Name: Higan R. Hart
Age: 16
Race: Human
Level: 15
Talent: Physique [+]
Projected talent rank: F
Talent description: With the perfection of the body, mind and soul, there are no limits to growth. And with a perfect foundation, there is limitless potential.
Talent effect:
-Purifies Body, Mind and Soul
-Balances Body, Mind and Soul
-Partial reduction of natural Limits
-+1% per level.
Talent(2): Jin Clan Golden Overlord Physique
Projected Talent Rank: SSS
Current Talent Rank: B
Talent description: The life's work of Horus Jin, the 6th clan leader of the Jin clan.
{Current} Talent effect:
-None
Talent(3): Jin Clan Golden Body Refining Technique
Projected Talent Rank: SS
Current Progress: 3/5 (red stage)
Talent description: An amalgamation of various Jin Clan techniques,created by Borus Jin the Wise, 9th clan leader of the Jin clan, in an attempt to allow his great grandfather's work to be spread amongst his clan members.
Talent effects:
-Increases vitality and strength
-Increases weight
-Reinforces the physical body
Health: 954.6/1253.2
Mana: ERROR/ERROR
Equipment: None
Skills: Analysis, Body Strengthening, Iron skin (C), Create Water (D), Create Fire (D), Stealth (B), Regeneration (C)
Curses: Chains of Impell, Rule of three's, Blight of Yita'taly
Strength: 473.8 (412 +15%)
Vitality: 473.8 (412 +15%)
Speed: 473.8 (412 +15%)
Agility: 473.8 (412 +15%)
Dexterity: 473.8 (412 +15%)
Wisdom: 473.8 (412 +15%)
Soul strength: 473.8 (412 +15%)]
'I didn't know how the analysis skill would interpret the two, but I didn't expect it to count them as talents. I also didn't expect for it to show the 3 curses that I 'learned' but if it can identify other skills then I don't see why it couldn't do the same for a few curses. My level went up, I assume that it's due to me suppressing its effect for so long. But most importantly…'
"16 huh, not too long ago I would have laughed in your face if you told me I would make it this long. But here I am, standing strong." He sighed as he talked to himself. "Three years ago I was struggling to just eat and was worrying if the next hit would be my last, back then the only thing that I could worry about was the next ten minutes, not to mention tomorrow." He shook his head at just how pathetic his life had been up until his awakening, and fortunately for him it did allow him to live a better life, just not in the way that he thought.
"Either way I have to move forward even if I want to or not, otherwise that overgrown goblin will come and take my life. I need to be strong enough so that my life is not in the hands of others, but mine alone."
He glossed over the 2 additional talents and saw that besides the increase in weight, nothing else was surprising to him.
He then looked over to the curses section and to his surprise there was information on them.
[Chains of Impell (A): Creates a seal of demonic origin that inflicts the target with the punishment
1 Chain: Severe Weakness
2 Chains: Temporary Locking of Muscles.
3 Chains: Inflicted with Hell fire, Healing from external sources greatly weakened
4 Chains: Permanent Muscle Atrophy
5 Chains: Rapid Decrease in Health, Healing from all sources greatly weakened.
If 5 Chains are successfully inflicted, they can all be sacrificed to do massive damage to the soul. Those who succumb to this outside of Impell are banished to Impell and have to fight their way out. Those who succumb to this inside of Impell are cursed to forever remain in Impell]
"Looking at the effects that it had on me I can assume that I was cursed with 3 chains, though with how my talent works I could never know. I don't know where impell is, but it doesn't seem like a nice place to be"
[Rule of three's (C): A basic Spell modified to also work for Curses.
-Amplifies the effect of a curse or spell by 3
-Increases the cost for a curse or spell by 3
-(If present) Increases the duration of a curse or spell by 3]
"This one was self explanatory, but this one. Isn't it too extreme, was he trying to kill me? Though that wouldn't be surprising."
[Blight of Yita'taly (S): A powerful ancient curse created by the grand witch Yita'taly before her unfortunate demise. The effects of the curse get more dangerous the longer they have been inflicted.
1 second: Temporary Loss of sight
2 seconds: Temporary Loss of touch
5 seconds: Temporary Loss of hearing
10 seconds: Permanent Loss of sight
15 seconds: Permanent Loss of touch
20 seconds: Permanent Loss of hearing
30 seconds: Inflicted with
60 seconds: Inflicted with
90 seconds: Inflicted with
120 seconds: Inflicted with
If the soul of the target is stronger than that of the caster, after 29 seconds the effect rebounds back to the caster with the time for the effects to occur cut in half.]
"If I was a second slower I would have permanently lost my sight, I don't know if my talent could treat that." He noticed that his health was on the low slide so he activated regeneration to get what little benefit he could.
"And finally this" In his hands was the demon flute, not long after he returned to his soul sea it was finished absorbing mana, and now that he knew what it was he was going to claim it for the time being.
He may not know how to identify artifacts, but if he knew that something was one then what he needed to do was natural. Even the doors to private residences were weak artifacts and he knew how to operate those.
With a little bit of soul power the demon flute was claimed and as such it appeared as an equipment item to the analysis spell.
<[Equipment: Ancient Shagroth Ceremonial Flute.]>
[Ancient Shagroth Ceremonial Flute (Legendary): A ceremonial flute of a shaman from the extinct Shagroth demon race. Used either to call upon the spirits of the deceased to fight for you, or to seal away a greater power.
Sealed Entity: Itroth the Calamity (Cleansed), Hundred Flowers Cultivation method (Fractured)
Itroth the Calamity was a greater demon of a forgotten race that wreaked havoc amongst the great plains. Upon setting his sights on the Shagroths, he was sealed away along with his cultivation method after the sacrifice of a high shaman.
Special Note: After being cleansed by an unknown source, the life drain curse that followed Itroth has been expelled and after countless years his soul has finally been cleansed.
Special Note: Due to the countless years of erosion by the life drain curse, the ability to call upon the spirits of the dead is no longer available.
Special Note: If all of the sealed entities have been removed the Ceremonial Flute will cease to exist.]
"L-Le-Legendary?!" Even the Highest ranked artifact that the public was made aware of was only SS rated. The fact that he got his hands on something so high ranked, even if only temporary, would boost his strength to unimaginable heights.
"Wait, let's think about it for a second. The special note stated that if all of the sealed entities have been removed then it will cease to exist. I'm pretty sure that counts as breaking it and that goblin f*cker said that he will kill me if I do."
"So the question remains, what do I take?"