/Did I say you have special eyes? Maybe they will awaken when you become a Riser. But maybe they will remain dormant. Well, I have something that allows me to see myself through other people's lenses. This allows me to refine my skill by using their sight to spot my shortcomings. Pretty doff right. Yeah, I know, you are free to envy me. Totally fine/
Eugene felt like punching the book. Even in the fucking book, Aaron was showing his smug attitude.
/Haha. That is how I know you have special eyes. I saw myself differently, at first it was confusing, then it unraveled and I found my actual talent and then I refined it. Hehe. I became mostly what I'm because of you brother. Thank you./
/Let's talk about talent. Well, I understood something, everyone has talent but the difference was, did you know what it was, how can you realize it. Many people will like and die without scratching the surface of what they truly can do. My talent already shows but I became what I'm after I grasped it and pulled it out and then refined it. I'm still refining it. You can do it too, all you have to do is find what it is and then grasp it and voila, you are a genius. Truly, Eugene I'm not special by any means, I'm just opportune to find my way./
/Stay safe. And remember, pain in the lower challenges Realms are illusions, but the higher one goes, the more real it becomes. However pain in the real world is real, don't mess with it. Aaron ML 124/
"There is nothing more sweet than family." Eugene said with soft smile, "they allow you experience all kind of emotions both negative and positive but they are never an enemy to ran away from"
Eugene leaned back as he sighed, the sky was sapphire and there were clouds but they appeared slightly transparent. They are not foggy as other places.
"So, now where is that little cub!" Immediately after thinking about it, Eugene felt a weight on his head.
The lion stirred and yawned lazily before it opened its eyes and stretched.
Looking around, it realized, they had finally reached their destination.
"Hmm. He has no idea what happened!" Eugene snorted. "I bet you can't even devour me!"
Eugene teased and that made the little lion cub shiver and then growled. It's challenging Eugene that they fight now.
"Ha, I bet you can't do it under the moon!" Eugene said again, the little lion cub growled in annoyance and disdain.
"Oh, a little loser. How did I end up with this lazy bum? Well, I'm magnanimous, so I will allow it!"
The lion jumped down and growled at Eugene, demanding why he was insulting it.
"We are reversing our role. You are my servant now, and I'm your master!"
Growl!
The hair of the lion rose and its eyes became more angry when Eugene saw it might attack him now, he added,
"Attacking me now, afraid of the moon. Can't even wait some hours before the moon is up!" Eugene mocked.
Humans are Strange Beasts, their main power came from their growing intelligence and complex crafting development.
But that doesn't mean other beasts aren't intelligent. They are, the higher their tier the more they grow in intellect.
Miracle Lions are among the beasts that are highly intelligent, far above humans at High Tier and as every lion, they are extremely prideful.
Eugene's ancestors are actually domesticated humans of Ancient Miracle Lions and even to this day, the lion still believed they own the humans.
Especially the young ones, but as they grow their bond grows and they become more partners before they become almost one.
Eugene was agitating the little lion cub to prepare it for what to come, if not, the damn lazy cub will end up failing.
Eugene was full of anticipation as he saw the sun fall and then the moon was pushed forward.
Some realms are strange, especially this one, which was called the Middle Ground. A place where the First Challenger came before they decided where to go.
Eugene was supposed to come here first before he decided where to go, either an unknown realm or a conquered realm, or a new discovered realm.
Well, the true path was he will be hurled to an unknown realm but because of his ancestors and Ar Land, they bound their Scion to the Middle Ground, so that they will have an option.
In Eugene's case, it failed until now.
Eugene with anticipation and gladness looked at the semi transparent moon and he sighed in relief and happiness.
Runes similar to the one in the Gateway dance in front of his eyes.
[Personal Sight Door]
Challenger's Name: Eugene ML 125
Challenge: First
Location: Middle Ground
Luna Name: Ephemeral Light
[Legacy Line]
Miracle Lion Essence
[Beast Pact]
Silent Treader
[You are yet to made pact with Miracle Lion]
[Your legacy essence is being corrupted by your pact with Silent Treader]
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"This is the legendary dance of runes!" Eugene said with a smile.
Even though it seemed that his First Challenge in Blind Sanctity Realm wasn't recorded, Eugene felt content, since he can do it again.
Eugene wasn't in a hurry so he checked the Beast Pact.
[Beast Pact]
Silent Treader
[A beast from unknown dark realm with unknown origin]
Tier: 1
Category: Enigma
Class: Power
~Natures: Treader Coat, Pearl Teeth, Silent Ears, Folded Paws, Harmonizing Tail, Light Feeding Eye, Graceful Leap.
Aspecto: Silence
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"You gotta be kidding me?" Eugene was shocked. Those are a lot of natures. And what is the Enigma beast?"
Nature is a physical ability of the body of a beast. This ability doesn't normally extend beyond the body.
In contrast, Aspecto are abilities that can extend beyond the body.
It's normal for a beast to have multiple nature but usually they only have one Aspecto or two.
Most of the time, it was nature that came together and produced a single Aspecto.
Eugene went through each of nature and he was amazed. It's indeed the act of the beast's nature that makes it the Aspecto of silence.
Eugene sighed and smiled before he looked at the little cub that was sitting beside him, its head resting on Eugene's lap.
Eugene sighed, it had come down. All the agitation has gone off the drain.
"Hey," Eugene nudged the lion and said, "the fastest way to gain your name is if we went on the forbidden path."
"You need to devour me!" Eugene said. The lion whimpered and shook its head.
"It's the only way. Except you want Silent Treader to have more connections with me!
The lion growled but still hesitated. Eugene has to convince the little cub many times before he succeeds.
Forbidden Path is really dangerous but it brought what others might achieve in the future to the present.
Eugene lied down and stared at the moon, he took a deep breath and pushed his will to the moon above him and activated the forbidden skill.
Dance of rune warned Eugene about what to come.
[Force Merger is deemed forbidden by Ar Land.]
[Do you wish to continue?]
"Yes!"
[If you fail to maintain your individuality, you will die. If you fail to achieve the objectives of the challenge, you failed. If the beast died, you died]
[Even in success, their might be lasting injury]
This rune was seen by Eugene but also by the little lion but with slightly different messages that suit it.
The danger of this path extends to the beast themselves. If the beast doesn't have enough talent to do the next action, the human force and power will dominate it and they all fail.
In essence, the beast must have higher raw talent and a robust foundation than the human. But if it is too high and the human can't endure then they fail too.
A hidden power bloomed from the little lion and the lion seemed to have increased in size by little, enough to bite Eugene's head.
A primal ferocity covered its eyes and immediately jumped and with one fell swoop bit Eugene's head.
It has to be fast now before Eugene truly dies.
The lion moved fast, bit and devoured without chewing, its stomach bulging until it could no longer bite anymore but it immediately used another skill which facilitated digestion and the lion grew.
This continued and in just 4 minutes, 57 seconds later, there was only blood on the ground. The lion slumped down, its eyes lost before it looked at the moon above and waited.
It might be small and not very intelligent but by now it should feel Eugene consciousness in it. They can even converse. Unfortunately, there isn't any.
The rune dances before the lion…
[Force Merger in strange situation]
[Commencing challenge…]
Eugene has already chosen the location for the challenge.
[Challenge Task: Wreck havoc, devour everything and escape]
[Challenge Rank: Death]