The tentacled beast ate the meal it brought with it even though it was injured, it decided to consume it's last meal which is Vondrel.
The beast lifted Vondrel effortlessly and squeezed him with such force that the few remaining bones in his body cracked and shattered. Some splintered into his kidney, puncturing it, while others drove into his heart. His entire body was broken, and jagged bones pierced through his skin. Vondrel couldn't scream or groan; the agony was too overwhelming, paralyzing his senses.
All he could think about was the desperate wish for the plan to stop.
"Is this really how I am meant to die??' Vondrel wondered, his mind drifting through the haze of torment. 'Why is my life being cut short again and again?? My mother's smile, my siblings, my dad, my friends…..this is where it all ends.'
In the midst of his suffering, a faint smile crept across his face as these final thoughts passed through his mind.
Vondrel felt his existence slipping, but deep within, every cell screamed in defiance. His blood pulsed erratically, each heartbeat like a thunderous war drum, fighting to keep life coursing through his veins. His muscles quivered, struggling to remain intact, resisting the overwhelming urge to collapse. He could feel the very fabric of his being unraveling, yet there was a primal force within him that would not yield.
His lungs burned with every breath, each one a painful reminder of the fragile boundary between life and death. His body, despite its exhaustion, was in a fierce battle against the creeping void. His blood, thick with the effort of survival, surged through his veins, unwilling to let go. The tissues of his body clenched and spasmed, refusing to dissolve into the abyss.
Vondrel's mind floated on the edge of consciousness, yet his spirit burned bright, driven by a stubborn instinct to survive. Every part of him was at war, fighting a silent but fierce battle against the encroaching darkness. He felt the fragility of his existence, yet the raw determination that held his body together remained unbroken, refusing to surrender to the inevitable.
"What is this, why am i feeling this, my existence is fighting, really you don't want to die, I'm tired already, let's just give up" He said before closing his eyes.
His blood dripped on the floor and it began to boil intensely then it started spreading and radiating with immense heat, making the tentacled beast groan and dropped him and stared at his body with what looks like fright. The beasts backed away from his boiling blood, before trying to escape the spreading blood that was already forming a formation around it.
The beast experienced fear and ran off into the distance, while more bloods that keeps coming out of Vondrel continued to boil and spread, he became the center of a formation of blood, he began feeling more pains all over as the formation directly drew out blood from him.
Then a bright light shone and covered the formation, then everything became silent, both Vondrel and the bright light all disappeared into thin air, Vondrel in his half dead state, found himself in a very bright place. What was left of his consciousness was fading away, his fighting existence was also losing power to death.
Then something strange happened...
'Ding', 'Ding'...
A system interface opened in his line of sight
(Condition met)
(System initiating in 1,2,3...8....55...78...100%)
(Initiation successful)
"What is this?" Vondrel was surprised at what his fading mind was viewing. "Is this how real death is? " He thought
"System soul binding will begin; host needs to accept the soul binding" the androgynous voice of a system resounded in his head.
(Accept or reject)
"What is actually going on?" Vondrel wondered
"You have 1 minute to either accept or reject the binding process " the androgynous voice said again.
"I don't get this; can you explain what is going on?" Vondrel questioned thinking he has gone crazy.
"Dummy, you have been granted an opportunity to live and also chosen to wield great power" the voice said impatiently
"Powers, what power, why choose me?" Vondrel couldn't help but ask
(Count down 5 seconds left to either accept or reject ).
"You may choose to reject this power, but that will spell death to you, and trust me i'll make the little time you have left more painful than your small brain can ever fathom " the androgynous voice said again.
Bright..."_"
(3..2..1)
"I accept!!!" Vondrel immediately accepted as the countdown touched 1 .
"Don't think that because you have accepted the offer you will escape the punishment for delaying me" the androgynous voice said irritated.
(Binding process begins...)
A wave of soothing energy rushed into Vondrel's body, filling him with a sudden surge of strength and vitality. For a brief moment, he felt completely alive, as though every ache and weakness had been washed away. His limbs, once heavy, felt light and powerful, and his mind cleared, free from the fog of exhaustion. But the relief was fleeting.
Without warning, a darker force seeped in, consuming the soothing sensation like a predator devouring its prey. Vondrel felt the warmth within him drain away, replaced by a searing, excruciating pain that ripped through every nerve. The agony overwhelmed him, like his body was being torn apart from the inside.
His muscles spasmed, and his vision blurred as the unbearable pain intensified, leaving him gasping for breath. Every heartbeat sent a fresh wave of torment through his body, until the pain became too much to bear. Vondrel's mind, unable to cope with the relentless suffering, finally gave in. Darkness closed in around him, and he passed out, his body limp and unconscious, the pain mercifully fading as he fell into oblivion........ .
Somewhere far away in the vast red planet, 11 young adults were gathered together .
"We lost him" Sam said with tears falling from his eyes. "We lost Vondrel"
The rest of the friends were all with teary eyes.
"You guys should just cut the crap and stop sulking around like a wet fowl, the guy is clearly weak that's why he couldn't make it" a guy from Larry's group said.
"How dare you call him a weakling!!!" Sam shouted and immediately tried to charge at the guy aiming to give him the beating of his life, but he was stopped by his friends.
"Sam calm down " Noah said .
He then turned away from Sam and faced the boy who called Vondrel a weakling "You know that weakling actually saved the life of your leader, so is he a weakling to you or a life saver!!!" Noah erupted in anger
The atmosphere changed and heat was exuding from his body ready to consume anybody who speak ill of his brother.
'Wow, this friends really love themselves, how i wish I had people like this around me, I'm sorry i couldn't save you Vondrel" Rina thought to herself, unable to hold her emotions
"Relax guys, i admit the guy saved me while risking his life, but that was really dumb. Well, he actually did his duty of protecting the a gifted around him " Larry spoke with disdain.
"Due to his sacrifice, i won't touch you guys now, but if our path ever cross again, i won't let you guys go. Especially you Rina " he added before walking off with his group.
"Did he just threaten us? " Sam asked still being held by his brothers.
"I'm sorry i couldn't save him, I'm very sorry" Rina said before dropping on her knees and sobbing.
They all stared at her surprised at her outburst.
"I failed as a leader, i failed as a comrade, i failed as...as... as a friend" Rina sobbed
"Hey you didn't fail; he actually chooses to save you. How do you want him to feel, seeing someone he risked his life for blaming herself" Noah said while placing his hand her shoulder.
"I could have saved him, not the other way round." She muttered amidst sobs
"Yeah, Vondrel had one aim and that is to come out on top in this adventure, what we can do to make him happy is to make sure we win this " James added while coming over to her.
"What do you think ?" Timmy also asked
"I wanted to avenge him, but it won't bring him back, i can only assist my remaining brothers to make our his wish come true " Sam said with a strong voice
"Though i don't feel among and i'm not part of your brotherhood, i'll try to protect his brothers and at the same time lead you all to victory. Let's match forward. " Rina stated and they all moved.
.......
Somewhere in an underground maze...
A figure opened his eyes, glowing with a mesmerizing blend of white and gold. The radiant light shimmered, casting an ethereal aura around him, both captivating and intimidating. The brilliance was striking, exuding beauty yet hinting at untold power, dangerous and untamed. Those eyes, shining with divine intensity, held a presence that was impossible to ignore, a perfect balance between elegance and peril.
The figure groaned before rising on his feet, his half-ripped clothes were dyed with blood.
"I'm still alive, i didn't die but how?" the figure questioned himself.
"Did you lose your memory? Or was the pain too much that your memory got wiped?" an androgynous voice asked sarcastically
"What is this thing blinking in my sight? "the figure who was Vondrel thought before focusing on it and immediately a system interface opened.
(Binding complete and successful)
(Host has received the blessings of the world)
(All necessary test passed successfully)
He could see two more gold light blinking at the corner of his sight, he also focused on it.
(Host past memories are ready to be fused with host new ones, does host wants to fuse his memories. Yes/No)
"Memories, what memories?" He thought
"Memories of your past life block head" the system said
"Hmm...yes" Vondrel said
"You don't have to say it out dummy, just think about it" the system scoffed
"Must you insult me and why are you even in my head?" He asked but the system ignored him.
(Memory fusion begin).
A torrent of information surged into Vondrel's mind, flooding him with a rush of overwhelming data. The influx was so intense that it caused a sharp, excruciating headache, each new piece of information slamming into his consciousness like a battering ram. The mental onslaught was relentless, leaving him grappling with the sudden and chaotic influx of knowledge.
Almost as abruptly as it began, the flood of information ceased, and Vondrel was left in stunned silence. The headache, though still present, began to dull, giving way to a profound sense of disorientation. He was drenched in sweat, his body reacting to the intense strain of the psychic overload. His skin glistened with perspiration as he struggled to regain his composure, the sweat dripping down his face and dampening his clothes. The sudden halt of the mental barrage contrasted starkly with the lingering discomfort, highlighting the severity of the experience and its impact on both his mind and body.
"Why didn't you this bastard system tell me that it will hurt so much" He cursed
System....
The system ignored his curses, all the memories that was sealed became unsealed, but his memories with the unknown voice was sealed.
He then proceeded to open the other blinking light.
(Host information)
-Name : Vondrel Brightvale
-Level : 3
-Resonance level : Titan
-Stage : Amateur
-Race : Rarebrid
-Hp : 100
-Energy : 50
--(Attributes)
=Strength : 30
=Perception : 50
=Agility : 40
=Speed : 40
=Bravery : 50
=Intelligence : 55
=Charm : 75
(Attributes point : 0)
Get more attributes points to increase your attributes.
(Ability)
=Mimickery - level 5
=Light - level 5
=Darkness - level 5
(Skills)
>Ability acquisition - level 2
>Phantom slash - level 5
>Slash of furry - level 5
>Light blast - level 3
>Dark blast - level 3
: Constant use of abilities will make them level up.
......
Vondrel was amazed at what he was seeing, so i now have abilities now and rare ones at that.
"Wait, where is my blades, i lost them" Vondrel's mood immediately dampened
" Hey Lad, do you think you can really get rid of me, i actually thought you would forget me since you now have an ability " the happy voice of the blade resounded in his head.
"Hey, you're alive, hmm..sorry blades don't die. I thought i lost you, wait how are you talking to me i'm not in contact with you now "Vondrel said smiling sheepishly
"So dumb " the system chimed in.
"I wasn't talking to you " Vondrel retorted.
"Lad i'm now also living in you, the powers the world gave you did this so we are bond together, you can make me appear and disappear with your thought" the blade explained lengthily.
Vondrel immediately thought of the blades appearing in his hands and two twin blades, one having a gold radiance to its whole body and white lining all over in specific places.
While the other has a white radiance to its while body and gold lining all over specific places, they radiate with intensity and he could feel the joyful sentience in the blades.
They feel as if they were perfectly made for him to wield.
"Stop basking in the joyful feeling there are more important things here" the system interrupted their reunion
"Mood spoiler, what do i have to do next " Vondrel said
"Look around you" the blade said
He looked around and saw two pups and a cub sitting together beside something that looked like an egg, a giant egg radiating with a foreign energy.
"What are they doing here and what is that thing beside them? " He asked the system
"Those are the guardian of that thing, they have lived protecting it for thousands of years, they have even been locked here for that long so their growth was reversed " the system said
"They will now be yours and you will protect the crystal from now on" the blade added
Vondrel went close to the three beasts as he bent down and touched them he could feel a resonance in him and immediately they vanished.
"Hmm....where did they go?" Vondrel questioned confusedly
"They are in your Separate dimension, you will see them later, hurry you have an adventure to go back to" the system urged
"Ahh...i totally forgot about that, my friends how are they doing. " He panicked.
He bent down and touched the crystal, a spark appeared and he immediately removed his hand.
" Why am i having a piercing feeling? " Bright asked
"The crystal is surrounded with a final energy more powerful than the higher energy in you " the system said
"Higher energy, final energy...what are they? " Vondrel asked not knowing there was an energy more powerful than the one in him.
"There are three energies in the universe, they are the normal energy which every awakener has, higher energy which you possess and the final energy which is the most powerful energy. " The blade explained
"Mind you, there are other energy in this world other than that there mentioned energy, now will that thing to enter your separate dimension and get your lazy ass back to that adventure. Your friends need your help." the system said impatiently.
Vondrel immediately willed the giant crystal into his separate dimension.
'Brothers here I come'. He thought as a bright smiled plastered his face