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Chapter 5 - Falna

Persephone stood there grinningly as Leo asked the question. She simply gestured toward her father. While Mr. Morose was still calmly sipping his conjured tea, He stood up and walked away towards a wall that was on the opposing side of the couch he was sitting on. He muttered a phrase that wasn't discernable to Leo, but that didn't matter as an archway formed on the wall leading to a different room. It was blurry at the beginning of the phrase but towards the end of it was like his vision gained clarity in that moment. The way cleared and from his viewpoint there was a symbol at the end, It looked like hieroglyphs but more Greek orientated compared to Egyptian, He could tell a few of the symbols were definitely Greek, It was weird as they seem to pulse. Pulsating and seem to be releasing some form of energy in waves. Waves growing stronger as he got closer making it seem like that the ground was unstable.

Leo was getting dizzy the longer he stayed and the posterior of Mr. Morose was swaying in his vision anyways. He almost knelt on the ground just from the sensation of the room swaying. He couldn't maintain his balanced but as he was about to fall, He was caught and held by someone. Turning he realized that Persephone was helping him and also followed them towards the room.

"Are you ok? The first time is always the worse but it get's better I promise." She remarked as she held him up putting him against a nearby wall.

"What is happening to me?" Leo whispered towards her, Head aching just from the room turning and swaying as if he was in a rollercoaster of some kind.

"It's the falna reacting to your inherent power. It's awakening the power long lost and belonging to your bloodline. It takes form of many kind, some gain knowledge, others gain ethereal weapon that seemed like they have used for centuries, and recently in todays age, some gain some form of system. Weaker at the beginning but almost infinite in potential. Well almost since most die or get used as materials for weapons and armor. The systemic falna is great for creating infinite growing weapon and armor after all."

"A system, huh? Are they all dead due to having falna like that?"

"Hmm great question. The mortality rate of Systemic falna holders is quite high. Around 99 of every systemic holders are killed for their falna but they come in many forms as well. The most well known systemic holder was a man called Heracles or Hercules as the modern people have called him."

"Hercules had a Systemic falna? I thought he would have some form of Fighting falna."

"No, most of his rewards from his 12 Labors were actually due to his Systemic falna. While some of his strength is obviously from being a demigod son of Zeus, The rewards and power gained were from his system. That's why he was one of the strongest demigod before ascending as a god later on."

"I see and if I gain a Systemic falna? What are your plans? Are you gonna kill me and harvest the falna?"

"No that would be a waste. After all, We're gonna form a Life bound contract." She was grinning, that was an image he didn't want to see, She seemed like a predator in that moment. He definitely should ask Mr. Morose what a life bound contract entails before it's too late. He has no choice in the moment anyways he has to accept it to have a chance in saving his parents.

Turning towards Mr. Morose, the glyphs were calmer now. They were glowing slightly in a shade of black with hints of ivory white piercing through. Mr. Morose stood in front of the glyphs still muttering a phrase that was grating against his ears as he was trying to understand what it was that he was saying. Then suddenly there it was. Slowly clearing but still annoying like a chalk being scratched against the a blackboard.

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"Ughh that noise, Its really quite disgusting."

Persephone looked at Leo simply smirking as she responds

"Yes, it's quite horrible isn't it. Don't worry it'll be over soon were at the end of it now."

Before Leo could ask what she meant, he simply felt what she meant. A surge of energy focused together from the glyphs forming a beam of energy hitting his sternum, no force was felt that would have thrown him back, instead it felt like a warm breeze and he was simply being absorbed towards his body. Every second he was getting warmer but not the burning kind. It was similar to a warm embrace one would feel from a hug or the feeling of dipping in a warm relaxing bath.

Opening his eyes, he saw a screen in front of him.

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