Episode 3
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-Ancient sword of the god of death.
-Type: Sword.
-Concept: A sword created exclusively for the god of death in the ancient abyss of the outer gods. Forged with the transcendent magic of death and constructed from the bones of deceased gods by the hand of the god of death himself.
-(1) Magical power of death.
-(2) Aura of the god of death.
-(3) Information locked, level required: 60 to unlock.
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It was the first time something like this happened with an object.
But it was strange.
"Why didn't she ever mention this?"
It was a new god discovered by Freddy.
The god of sacrifice, who had sent Freddy back in time, and now a new god discovered with the title: "Death".
This meant that he was an extremely powerful god.
Controlling death was something only the witches of the abyss could do. It was impossible for any other being to accomplish such a feat.
Try as they might, avoiding death is impossible.
It is a rule known since time immemorial: death is something that must not be touched or controlled.
Only the entity representing death itself has that power.
However, a sword linked to the god of death made a certain sense.
Finding it right in the Verdance house and discovering that his sister possessed it was hard to comprehend.
"It's a sword taken from the temple of eternity."
In the past, the black sword was taken from a temple somewhere in the abyss. At that time, Freddy was just a child of less than 11 years old.
Gustang, who found this sword, kept it hidden.
It seems that he knew nothing about its properties and kept it until 'she' became strong enough to receive it. Then, Gustang handed her the black sword.
"Taking this to me will be troublesome."
The reason was the risk of being chased by his brother.
However, leaving a sword related to the gods was not something Freddy could afford.
He did not feel safe.
Stealing this sword seemed like a better decision than it appeared.
The future would change significantly if he took this sword.
An anomaly in time was already beginning to alter destiny.
Truly, it was something not to be trifled with.
"Now it is the sword of death."
Freddy uttered these words, and suddenly system messages appeared.
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⟨⟨=='Ancient sword of the god of death' → 'Sword of death'==⟩⟩
⟨⟨==The title 'Successor of the god of death'==⟩⟩⟩ was obtained.
⟨⟨⟨==By changing the sword's pseudonym to its real name, the true 'Sword of the god of death' is revealed. The real name unlocks its true power.===⟩⟩
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Something really interesting.
Although unexpected, Freddy kept his eyes fixed on the system messages.
A degree.
It was said that getting a degree was an extremely difficult thing to do. Although Freddy didn't know much about titles, he understood one thing:
"Titles offer great rewards just for obtaining them."
So what if it's a title related to a god?
Titles are sometimes linked to specific characteristics, giving them a unique touch. Each characteristic of a title is completely unique.
That is, if it is a title related to a god, then what it offers will be amazing, even better than any other title obtained.
Although it was obtained simply by changing the pseudonym of the sword's name to its real name, that was quite unrealistic.
This was because never before had one heard of such a thing as changing the pseudonym of an object and, in doing so, acquiring such an impressive value, ultimately offering a title or something similar as a reward.
However, Freddy, seeing this, decided to look at the unique features of the title.
Questions would be answered once the title information was viewed.
As with skills or class, title information, items, etc. could also be viewed.
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-Descendant of the god of death
-Type: Title.
-Concept: Heir of death. The god of death is the absolute being who controls death from its beginnings. Death is absolute, a power impossible to control unless you are allowed to use it.
-(1) Immunity to everything related to death, such as poisoning or curses.
-(2) Resistance to death: you have a reason not to die instantly in the face of death just once.
-(3) Locked information: level 99 is required to unlock.
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This means that there is an extra life in the second feature mentioned by the title.
Even after seeing this, it was impressive enough to leave anyone surprised.
Freddy had already died once, yet this title offered an extra life, but only once.
Immunity to everything related to death: poisoning, curses, magic power poisoning, etc.
It only works against those slow death-inducing features, caused by something inside the body that kills you little by little.
"So... those bastards had these kinds of luxuries just for waking up."
It was a great opportunity now.
Even after having awakened and getting these great "rewards" just for a sword.
"Now I understand one thing."
In the past, nothing was ever mentioned about this title that his sister had mentioned.
This meant that by changing the name of the sword to its original name, the changes were quite large.
This was something Freddy discovered for the first time.
Even his sister didn't seem to know about this title.
"I got an extra life... but the chances of side effects after reviving..."
Although dying once wasn't something he really wanted to do again.
The abyss is a place with beings too strong, even for a level 99.
Death walks all over the abyss, no matter where you go.
The last resistance of mankind went through immense places before starting the war against the beings of the abyss.
Getting to safety was difficult; barely surviving, even as the strongest humans.
"This is it, better get out of this place before she comes back."
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Servants and the elder who felt sorry for them.
Leaving the Verdance family in the past was painful.
But now it was different.
However, these people who said goodbye to Freddy were very kind, even until the end of his departure.
Because they were the only ones he had a real childhood with; he came to consider them his real family when he was kicked out of this house.
Even after he left this family once again....
"Still nice."
As he surveyed the city in front of him, Freddy thought:
"I should go to the abyss management department to get an awakened license."
To enter the abyss and the creative abyss, you need an awakened license.
There are two special cases in the abyss.
The creative abysses are events created by abyss demons and other races that are part of the nine monarchs.
Each event is unique and performed by different demons or races.
These are called "creative chasms" because they are created for the purpose of obtaining coins or amusing the monarchs who observe them.
"I could make a detour for the moment, couldn't I?"
Freddy looked in another direction, the opposite of where the chasm management department was.
In the past, there was a low-ranking creative abyss that almost no one knew about.
Freddy discovered it shortly after he was kicked out of the Verdance family, however, he didn't enter that creative abyss then.
Before he went to the abyss management department, he thought it wouldn't hurt to be a little stronger.
"Hehe."
Freddy burst out laughing.
"A real creative abyss to test the sword of death."
Because of the incredible characteristics he acquired, he had no choice but to put that sword to the test.
There was one problem.
"I must first increase my stats and level."
Level 1 and all stats at 1. He was a complete wimp, even among the lowest level awakened in the world.
It is said that leveling up is quite a complicated task.
Now I understand why humans only reached level 99 in the past.
There was one person who reached level 99 quite quickly, in just 3 years.
Of course.
'Isabella, the sword lady', was the one who reached level 99 in the shortest possible time.
'I never met her, but she was said to be someone quite strong among the level 99s and her skills were insane.'
She was known for her swordplay, so advanced and powerful that no one could compare with her.
However, there were rumors that she died at the hands of Gustang in a fight in the abyss when they met.
Since then, I asked myself a question, and in the end I think I learned why Gustang killed Isabella.
"She found out the truth from Gustang."
Because, with what motive would he kill her?
There were few level 99s, and yet Gustang was one of the strongest at that level.
Being stronger than someone you are on the same level with is difficult to achieve.
It's all down to stats.
For each level, you get additional stats.
There's also the way you get stats through the titles you acquire.
"Young master."
A rather worn voice.
It was the butler.
An old man in his 70 year, in a black suit and tie, very well dressed, who came running towards Freddy.
"What's the matter?"
"Take this, even though you're not part of the Verdance family now, this should help you live for a while."
"Thank you, for taking care of me."
"It's nothing, young master. As long as you are alive, we will miss you."
An old man before his eyes... However, a good enough person, but with a terrible end.
This butler, whom he regarded as a grandfather, died at the hands of my sister.
"Don't be too close to my sister and don't trust everything she tells you."
"What do you mean, young master?"
"Keep it in mind, James."
Freddy turned away, at the same time his next destination was the creative abyss.