"Now it's time to start getting stronger."
I place my left hand on it and close my eyes.
When I close my eyes, I try to activate my energy sense.
When I activate my energy sense, I feel a strong energy coming from this spear, unlike what I expected.
The energy of this spear isn't just shadow; it's shadow and darkness.
Anyway, both belong to black energy, so it's fine. Now I need to start my work.
"The Seven Deadly Sins -- Gluttony."
You might think this ability is related to eating, and well, that's true.
But eating doesn't have to be through the mouth; it mostly means absorbing materials.
So this ability lets me absorb a lot of materials.
Of course, depending on my level of control, it can have different results. For example, it might only have a temporary effect, or just increase the body's energy level.
Or it might even transfer the ability and property of that weapon to your body.
Fortunately, I have a relatively good level of control, so there's a good chance I can gain an ability from it.
But unfortunately, my current body can't withstand the pressure of this level of ability.
But I better give it my best shot. After all, if I can't even handle this,
then I can't change fate.
I stop overthinking and focus on what I need to do.
Since my body is currently weak, I have to do this step by step and slowly.
Now I try to absorb the spear's energy with gluttony.
The spear's energy initially attacks my hand, but after a few moments, it slowly moves towards my hand.
Contrary to what I expected, it seems the spear's energy is of the continuity type, and continuity has a gentle energy.
Unlike fracture, which has unstable energy.
It seems this new life is kinder to me and is making many things easier for me.
Not even a second had passed when I felt a sharp pain in my left hand.
"Ouch... damn, I wasn't paying attention."
When I got distracted, energy accumulation happened in my left hand, causing the veins in my left hand to turn completely black due to the accumulation of black mana.
"Huff... huff, I need to control it."
Akash's left hand was getting blacker by the moment, as if it was about to rot.
...
"Damn it, I messed up again."
A woman standing next to me, wearing a black cloak, came closer and placed the tip of her index finger on the vein of my left hand that was turning black.
She gently moved her finger along the vein of my hand, repeating this several times until the blackness gradually disappeared and returned to normal.
...
"Yeah, that's how the master did it."
Akash, recalling that memory, found a way to solve the energy accumulation problem.
He placed the index finger of his right hand on the decaying veins of his left hand and slowly tried to transfer his inner energy from the tip of his right finger to his left hand.
"Ouch..."
It hurts, but this pain is nothing. To prevent that problem from happening again to my brother, I'm willing to sacrifice even my life.
Every bit of energy that entered the veins of my left hand from my right hand felt like being pierced by a dagger.
Well, it seems I'm not as skilled as the master yet, but I can still continue.
I moved my right hand along the vein of my left hand as I transferred energy
Gradually, as my body's energy started to flow through my veins again, it repelled the accumulated energy and got it moving once more.
Slowly, my veins returned to normal.
I better not get distracted this time to avoid getting hurt.
[Your compatibility level has increased]
That's good, but I shouldn't pay attention to these system messages. My work isn't done yet, and if I get distracted again, I might not survive.
[Your compatibility level has increased]
[A large amount of black energy has been detected in your body]
[Do you want to use it to upgrade your ability? Yes/No]
Oh, interesting, so you can use black energy for this too?
This is another chance for me to get stronger faster.
Even while reading the system messages, I was careful not to face any problems with the absorption.
I had been absorbing for about three hours when something good happened.
[Due to absorbing a large amount of energy from a spear, your skill level in using spears has greatly increased]
This is good news since in my previous life, I spent most of my time practicing with a sword and was almost incapable of using other weapons.
Because of that, I often missed out on weapons with great properties since I didn't have the skill to use them and had to trade them for much less valuable items.
But it seems like things will be better this time.
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Status
Name: Akash
Species: Half-human
Compatibility Level: 6
Abilities: Summon Sword (Grif), Summon Shadow (2)
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Also, using the black energy I absorbed, I improved my shadow summoning ability and significantly increased my compatibility level.
And finally, tomorrow, I will enter the academy. This time, it will be my launchpad to power, not a hindrance.