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Chapter 50 - Chapter 49: Golden Eyes.

[The Eyes of Krisi and Artemis has evolved!]

[Item]

[Name: The Eyes of Thanatos and Artemis.

Grade: Mystical.

Type: Body Item.

Description: An eye that possesses the power of ancient Greek Gods. It improves vision and enable the user to see the mana of a foe or ally and experience time slowly if needed to. The user can also see the weak spots of an opponent. The next evolution will be the final one.

Additional Effects:

- Cures effects that have targeted the eyes. Can be used Infinitely.

- Once near death, the user goes into a mode of unconsciousness which boosts intelligence to an unlimited amount but lowers health to half of it was originally were. Also, the mode utilizes all things to the max, displaying the maximum outputs of all advantages it has.]

"That stupid pest," sneered a feminine voice filled with malice. "I should have used that spell way sooner, but I've still suffered the backlash. All my mana has been depleted and but it is slowly coming back."

Suddenly a gleam of light drafted Aio's attention. "What was that?" she inquired in confusion as light wasn't suppose to be in her domain.

"Probably this area has been weakened," she suggested. " The light must have came from the outside realm, but what is out there?"

Aio was completely wrong as it was an outside force that made the gleam of light.

Two eyes of gold opened behind Aio's right shoulder. Threads of golden light vertically ventured away from Kris's eyes but only traveled a short distance as the light only dissipated some of the darkness.

Kris stood motionless, his body shrouded in an eerie, yet, divine aura. Aio unaware of his presence continued on.

"I'm too tired to-" her words were then cut off by a swing at her life.

It was Eden that attempted to slash her but she could feel the presence of the deadly, incoming attack, evading it at the very last second.

[Passive Skill:

Status Check - Epic/Lvl 1]

[Black Footprint has been activated by the Target!]

"Damnit! How is he still alive?" Aio inquired in confusion.

Kris stood over her, not physical but somewhat spiritually and mentally.

Her chest began heaving with exertion, and her eyes  blazed with dark energy.

"You should have stayed dead, you rat! " Aio spat, his voice dripping with malice. "Now, I'll just carve you into to small bits that can't be found or seen!"

Suddenly, Kris's body began to twitch, his limbs bulged in unnatural ways as if he was passively growing muscles as he closed his eyes. It was the work of his passive skill, Advanced Method of Recovery.

Aio raised an eyebrow, intrigued, as Kris's eyes snapped open, glowing with an otherworldly energy. She wondered how he was alive and even fighting. He had a different aura about him as if he was an entirely different person. And a person that was unconscious at that.

"You really think you can best me, The Master of Shadows?" Aio growled, her voice no longer feeling sane. "My spell must have also attacked your brain."

With a sudden jerk of his legs, Kris vanished, leaving an afterimage behind him.

Aio sneered, summoning more shadows to bind her foe. "Where did he go?" she asked.

Kris then appeared behind Aio. With a wave of his hand, Kris sent Aio flying across the room, slamming her into the stone wall of black.

The shadow master struggled to her feet, eyes blazing with fury. "You dare to challenge me?" she snarled, unleashing a maelstrom of dark energy.

But she was not being given any time to breathe as Kris activated another skill.

[Active Skill:

[Methane Clathrate Domain - Elite/Lvl 1]

Suddenly the black area was then lit on flames and the other side was coated in ice. The elements then attacked, first by confusing Aio's nerves, making her feel both hot, yet cold. Then flames began to chase her and shards of ice were being guided towards her head.

[Deformation of Darkness and Life has been activated by the Target!]

Aio was then covered in shadows that protected her. But then we're then slashed and turned into flames by Efriet and then kicked in the stomach, which sent her flying into a wall of freezing ice.

"DAMNIT!!" she screamed in irritation and desperation.

[Dark Life Forms has been activated by the Target!]

Aio, now disorganized and irritated, screamed her head off, as she began summoning forth a horde of twisted, shadowy creatures to do battle Kris's unconscious body.

Kris then took a step forward. As he did, blood-like ice came from beneath his foot and coated the shadows, making it seem as if they were bleeding and covered in their own blood.

[Active Skill:

Crimson Ice - Advance/Lvl 1]

More shadowy beings came but Kris swiftly flick his hands and they were then on flames that were black.

[Active Skill:

Black Ember - Advance/Lvl 1]

The properties of Kris's domain then changes as half turnt to red and other turned to black. It then swirled inside, making it seem as if a sea of water was crashing inside.

It was the collapse of Kris's domain which his unconscious body did purposely as it crashing down on itself would inflict damage on whatever was inside, including himself.

They once again in the black area. Kris was missing his left arm and the side of his face, which were slowly growing back flesh, bones, nerves and cells. But that would take to long to recover.

[Active Skill:

Heal - Common/Lvl 1]

[Mastery: 100%]

[Lvl 1 → 2]

Kris wounds then magically healed fully as a green light surrounded the injured parts and they regrown.

Aio, on the other hand, didn't lose any part of her shadowy body as she only took damage from the attack.

[Status: Immense Injured/Dead/Enraged.

Health Points: 4,856/55,000,000.]

Aio then realized something was off. She was yet to inflict damage on to Kris. Even before he had entered this mode, Kris's combat Power was incredible lower than hers.

So why now was his higher now? Its as if she was fighting a being that fought in every battle, a entity that lived for millenniums. A creature that has infinite combat knowledge and combat power.

She gritted her teeth, enraged at the predicament she was in. Aio Emma Shadows, The Master of the Shadows, being defeated by a lowly player.

[Deformation of Darkness and Life has been activated by the Target!]

[Dark Life Forms has been activated by the Target!]

Darkness swirling around the two beings. Kris seeing this rushed forward at Aio. She, however, retaliated with waves of unholy energy, threatening to consume everything in its path.

[Dark Aura has been activated by the Target!]

"I've lost enough mana already fighting this pathetic human," she said to herself. "And I am forced to waste the rest that I have? I can't lose her!"

She looked at her shadows and chuckled. "Haha. Really? I am using this against a human? It was embarrassing enough using my most powerful spell, but now, my most powerful form?"

[Devil's Dark Form has been activated by the Target!]

Kris body could sense it. He had finished hacking down on the remain shadows that confronted him. Now, he to fight an even more powerful foe.

The domain began to change form, size and color every few seconds. From black to grey to purple. From a large building to small house. From a circular sphere to a rectangular box. Suddenly, the color then vanished from the place then reappeared as swirling pits of purple and black.

In the middle of the domain was pillar of darkness that was enclosed something. Kris didn't dare go near it as he knew that he would be rendered to nothingness if he went and once he respawned, he'll be out of this mode.

The pillar of darkness then dispersed. The entity that emerged from the darkness, and was covered in purple shades of darkness, which was just a dark and simple dress that emitted a suffocating aura. It reached her knees while the other side leaved her thigh exposed.

The being had legs and arms which were all red like the devil him self. Two black horns laid on top of her head and long, dark hair flowed down her back, reaching her legs. Aio's eyes were black with her pupils being white and her lips were covered in purple lipstick.

Aio then pointed her finger at Kris. Her nails were painted black and were long and sharp.

Kris's body was then pierced in the stomach and his body was sent flying into the void of black.

[Dark Aura has been activated by the Target!]

[Status]

Name: Aio Emma Shadows.

Age: 1500.

Race: Black Skeleton.

Rank: Shadow.

Grade: Beta.

Status: Healthy/Dead/Loathing.

Health Points: 99,999,999/99,999,999.

Mana Points: 99,999,999/99,999,999.]

[Attributes]

[Strength: 9,999,999.

Intelligence: 9,999,999.

Dexterity: 9,999,999.

Agility: 9,999,999.

Vitality: 9,999,999.]

[Skills]

Active:

[Dark Aura - Rare/Lvl 5] [Shadow Form - Rare/Lvl 5] [Dark Life Forms - Elite/Lvl 5] [Black Footprint - Epic/Lvl 5] [Reassemble - Elite/Lvl 5] [Deformation of Darkness and Life - Epic/Lvl 1] [Nox - Epic/Lvl 5] [Ancient Shadow God Summon - Legendary/Lvl 1] [Shadow Devourer - Legendary/Lvl 1]

Passive:

[Shadow Essence - Mystical/Lvl 1]

[Dark Aura has been activated by the Target x73!]

It seem that Aio, now transformed,  began to gain the upper hand. Her shadows grew stronger, as well as her own.

[Active Skill:

Heal - Common/Lvl 2]

Kris came rushing out of the shadows wielding a spear.

"Still fighting, I see," said Aio, who's voice sounded like it was everywhere and was more demonic.

[Dark Life Forms has been activated by the Target!]

[Dark Aura has been activated by the Target!]

[Deformation of Darkness and Life has been activated by the Target!]

Aio summoned beings of shadows that were more enhanced. They had the same aura as Aio, only a lot more weaker. They also had weapons that seemed to swords, yet, they were formed like mist.

They charged at Kris, ready to end this fight for their significantly more powerful master.

Aio had grim smile on her face. "Let's see how long you last."

Kris continued his charged. He will unwavering.

[Active Skill:

Aura - Rare/Lvl 1]

[Mastery: 134%]

[Lvl 1 → 2]

[Passive Skill:

Weapon Mastery - Rare/Lvl 1]

[Attributes]

[Strength: 251,527,643.

Intelligence: 11,910,162.

Dexterity: 1,523,543.

Agility: 251,535,043.

Vitality: 1,411,543.

Attribute Points: 279.]

With his boosted stats and added soul weapon, Kris began slash and stab the shadowy figure that blocked his way to victory. But they were more resilient, and seemed to adapt to his very attacks. Every time he would cut down one, it would regrow and the rest would purposely attack and defend their comrade.

The air then grew colder, the darkness deepening, as Aio summoned forth an ancient, malevolent entity from the depths of the underworld. It had what seems to be a crown imprinted in its forehead, dark skin and white eyes. Around it arms had red and blue marks and it fingers were made as claws as well as it toes. This being was about twelve feet tall. Its mouth was wide and was shaped as it belonged to a wild dog.

The smile on Aio's face only grew larger. "My soldiers won't go down and especially this one. It has the ability to control shadows as well and can become stronger by eat them."

Aio then snapped her fingers.

[Shadow Essence has been activated by the Target!]

In the air was a floating ball of darkness. The giant shadow was about to eat it, indicated by it opening it's wide mouth with threads of salvia falling from the roof its mouth. But Kris stopped this by slashing the ball in half.

"It seems you kno-" Aio suddenly stopped.

[Active Skill:

Acceleration - Advance/Lvl 1]

She sensed Kris presence disappear and reappear behind her.

Aio grinned.

[Black Footprint has been activated by the Target!]

She then vanished and now the Ancient Shadow was at the location she once was.

The entity, a being of pure darkness, wrapped itself around Kris, trying suffocating him with an inky blackness. Kris struggled to get out, but the shadow was relentless, channeling more and more power into itself by consuming the shadows around it.

Slowly, Kris's body began to wither, his limbs shrinking, his skin turning to a shadowy, ethereal mist. His energy faltered, and Aio sensed victory within her grasp.

But it wasn't over.

[Active Skill: 

[Methane Clathrate Domain - Elite/Lvl 1]

Kris activated this skill once again. The giant shadow began to freeze into a statue of ice while being slowly burned inside of the coat of ice.

A fist escaped the statue and Kris entire body began to crack from within the ice. He had realized that in Aio's domain, the Ancient Shadow would only grow stronger so he shifted to his, a place of heat and coldness.

Yet, the Master of The Shadows, was not fazed. Aio banished the entity from within the statue and then conjured something more powerful.

[Shadow Devourer has been activated by the Target!]

A line of darkness began to creep up on Kris. He dashed away from the shadow, increasing his speed and teleporting short distances to evade the attack.

[Active Skill:

Acceleration - Advance/Lvl 1]

Kris charged after Aio. He readied the spear in his hand to pierce the shadow. But then he stopped.

"Nuh uh," she mocked Kris at his futile efforts.

The shadow had caught up him. It then left his body and took his own shadow, which was actually his soul, leaving Kris a hollow, shadowy husk. The player's body crumpled to the ground, and all presence or his soul extinguished.

Aio stood tall, her chest heaving with exhaustion, her eyes blazing with dark energy. She had emerged victorious, her power unrivaled. The realm would trembled at her feet, and she knew that no one could stand in his way, not even her annoying siblings or Father.

But, as she turned to leave, by banishing her own domain, she sensed a faint, whispery voice in her mind. It told her: "He isn't dead."

Aio turned around, frighten and intrigued at the same. Behind her stood not a new enemy but the person that she could have sworn she killed. It was the force that she evitable knew was unbeatable.

Kris had the binoculars at his eyes as the attack rendered him temporarily blind and this item gave him the ability to see even if he didn't have eyes or were affected by a effect. Something the real and conscious Kris wouldn't know.

"Uhh," Aio could find the words to say and she'll never will.

Kris laid her hand on her forehead. Her body began to crumble into slices of dark mist. Aio was defeated.

[Active Skill:

Rupture - Elite/Lvl 1]

[Congratulations!]

[You have gained the Achievement "The One That Surpasses Darkness!"]

[You have gained the Title "Shadow Slayer!"]

[Title]

[Name: Shadow Slayer.

Grade: Elite.

Type: Buff.

Description: Whenever the user is in the dark, the user gets a 2.0% buff to all stats except intelligence.]

[Name: Kris Eden.

Level: 97 (176/324,900,000).

Age: 17.

Race: Human (Asian-American)

Title: Cheater of Death, Bone Conjurer, Shadow Slayer.

Achievement: Never Die, Killer Craftsman of Dark Bones, The One That Surpasses Darkness.

Class: Deity of Weaponry.

Sub-class: Omniscient Blacksmith.

Status: Healthy.

Health Points: 1,015,970/1,015,970.

Mana Points: 106,002,160/106,002,160.]

[Attributes]

[Strength: 250,217,697.

Intelligence: 10,600,216.

Dexterity: 213,597.

Agility: 250,225,097.

Vitality: 101,597.

Attribute Points: 162.]

[Skills]

[Active Skills:

[Heal - Common/Lvl 2] [Forge - Uncommon/Lvl 1] [Acceleration - Advance/Lvl 1][Crimson Ice - Advance/Lvl 1] [Black Ember - Advance/Lvl 1]  [Aura - Rare/Lvl 2] [Methane Clathrate Domain - Elite/Lvl 1] [Rupture - Elite/Lvl 1] [Summon Specter - Epic/Lvl 1]

Passive Skills:

[Advanced Method of Recovery - Advance/Lvl 3] [Weapon Mastery - Rare/Lvl 1] [Sharp Presence - Epic/Lvl 1] [Status Check -  Epic/Lvl 1] [Mana Breathe - Mystical/Lvl 1]

[Equipment]

[Skin: None.

Helmet: None.

Armor: Black Bone Chest Plate.

Gauntlets: Heavenly Arm Guard x2.

Leggings: None.

Greaves: Divine Footing x2.]

[Items]

[Black Bones x15]

[Shop]

[Coins: 1,050.]

[Outfit]

[Helmet: None.

Armor: Black Soldier Uniform.

Gauntlet: Dark Gloves.

Leggings: Black Soldier Pants.

Greaves: Dark Boots.

Accessory: Dark Binoculars.]

To Be Continued...

Next Chapter: The Alpha - King of Havoc (1).