𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 9: 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕻𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖔𝖒
Hex walked comfortably at his own pace down the deserted streets.
It had been a while since he killed the dragon and abandoned the survivors. He had other priorities than fleeing with them.
He needed to save his mother, but first there was someone he wanted to help. There was still time, so he could stroll the route rather than sprint.
Hex took a breath, puffing up his cheek and then exhaling. Now that he was alone, he could spend more time studying the Phantom.
"Weird Phantom are you there?" Hex placed his question, although he was not sure he would receive an answer. Suddenly, a holographic notice emerged.
{I am here Hex}
"I have a few questions to ask you, I am not clear what you are and what you want from me. I will need to hear you explain!" Hex was weighty with his statements.
"I thought you were like the system in textbooks that makes people level up and become strong, but you don't seem that way?"
{First, I am a Phantom, an intellect deep within you whose goal is to guard and make your life suitable.}
"That is why you gauged my strength." It was all starting to unravel within his mind.
"I do not get why those powers came with those side effects, if you were trying to make life suitable then explain that."
{Each ability comes with an unimaginable toll of endurance. To utilize an ability I have to convert a part of your body to a battery for the power supplied}
'This sounds convincing'
Hex folded his hands deep in thought. The Phantom possessed an Intelligence that assessed his body's capabilities and abilities.
Why did not he have such a contraption in his prior life? Why has it appeared now?
Hex smacked his lips, presuming that everything was a gift from rebirth, but he still had questions.
"Why are you in me? Who created you? Where were you in my first life!"
{I was always in you since birth, although I do not have a memory of being created. I was there in your first life but never got activated, currently I am still half asleep and waking up}
'Half asleep? Waking up?' This thing kept on complicating matters with surreal answers that could be criticized all day.
The Phantom was still half asleep and gave him this much of an ability, what if it was fully awake?
"Do you have a name?" Hex submitted this as his final question.
{None!}
"Too bad for you," Hex replied rudely. "Can you upload that weird stuff about my body again?"
{Sure}
{Phantom}
Strength: 10
Agility: 6
Senses: 1
Endurance: 7
Fatigue: 48
Cursed Mana: 28
Before speaking, Hex meticulously examined his entire body's capabilities. "Can you explain every one of these things to me?"
{Yes}
{Strength and agility which as it's name explains, are increased either by training or absorbing Cursed ones Core}
'So that was why it went up after defeating a dragon, the Phantom absorbed the core to increase my capabilities.'
{Senses is how sensitive you get when Cursed ones and killing intents are close by. Can either be increased by training or absorption}
{Endurance is how much stress your body can take either from your powers or physical body. It increases by pain and struggles}
'Two words I desperately hate!!!'
{Fatigue: this is the amount of stress you can take while using your Cursed ability. When it reaches 100 you will automatically get knocked out}
'I got this large amount of fatigue just by killing a dragon, this means I will have no choice but to save up these incredible powers for emergencies only.'
{Cursed Mana: amount of mana you possess}
"This Phantom stuff is a damn scam! What happened to that Ninja reflex skill I used while fighting those Earth dwellers?" Hex grumbled.
Booomm! Hullff!
Hex's attention was drawn to the sounds of heavy breathing and marching.
Its presence caused him to feel a cold rush. Hex adjusted his sight till he had properly read the entity who stood gallantly with terror-filled eyes, glaring at him.
It was a white nude entity, nearly human-like, eighteen meters tall, with broad shoulders, spikes protruding out of its back, dark smoke flowing from its skin pores, and a mouth full of tusk-like fangs.
It was simply a brutal Cursed one here to make his life hell.
Another encounter begins.
𝕻𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖔𝖒 𝟗