304 Teamwork with an Old Necromancer
[Day 188]
Today in the morning as Nesiphae and Nixephine cuddled with , I was woken up by a ssage sent directly into my mind.
My Sli Clone, the one that managed to take over and brainwash the [Heroine of Alchemy] Izumi Yuko in the Azuma Empire was found out by the [Hero of Brilliant Poems], Mihara Hideaki thanks to the man outstanding abilities, which were outside of my expectations.
I should have investigated a little bit more about their true abilities… Even after investigating every library and taking the information of every citizen, the Heroes kept their strongest abilities and trump cards as secrets, no one in the Azuma Empire knew about his Skills other than the Heroes themselves and the Empress and Emperor, which I cannot brainwash due to their powerful senses before my Sli Clone could get close to them, they would imdiately sense its presence and destroy it.
Izumi Yuko was not a battle-oriented Heroine, this is why it was easy to take over her mind by using a strong Sli Clone and which assimilated itself with her body and soul thanks to [Parasite], [Soul Parasite], [Symbiosis] and [Synthesis].
It seems that my Sli Clone was being too hasty, however. It tried to take over Mihara by seeing an opportunity of him lowering his guard right beside Izumi. Due to its carelessness, it was found out and persecuted, and when cornered, it obeyed my orders, which were quite easy to follow; "If you are cornered, use all of your power to kill yourself and your host, without leaving any trace, if possible".
Thankfully, it managed to do so as I equipped this Sli Clone with more Skills unlike the other mass-produced ones for reconnaissance. Although Mihara was very close to capturing her, my Sli Clone used [Unseal] to unseal most of the Demon Seal powers and then [Pyrokinesis] to burn itself to ashes.
However, the other Heroes quickly realized that my Sli Clones were pretty much everywhere, and the Empress and Emperor began to move around, capturing the lesser and weaker ones, perhaps by reading their status they already figured out that it was who made them.
They have been strangely silent since then… I see how it is.
By using my ntal Calculation Skills, I managed to figure out so things. The Heroes and the Empress are lying down and slowly exterminating my Sli Clones, while also happily receiving the supplies I offer. They will perhaps begin to divulge the information about this ability of mine, maybe so Kingdoms will begin to target .
Phew, thankfully, I've made so many trump cards in my ho. There is Guubo, the massive army of Undead, the Giant Sli Wall, the Giant Chira Guardians, my living army, the dungeon that I can manipulate freely, the flying airships equipped with magic cannons, etc.
The best ti to surprise them is when they think that they have an upper hand over , the more trump cards I have saved, the more opportunities I have to triumph over them. The mont they decide to betray or attack my domain, it will be the ti that I will turn against them and take over their territories.
Let's see how far they can go…
For now, I need to assess the issue with Izumi. Well, this girl is very useful, she was a Heroine of Alchemy and had outstanding talent, she even brought several technological advancents to the Azuma Empire, her lost hit them quite hard. However, even if she is dead, I still can get her for myself.
Thanks to [Soul Parasite], her whole soul was taken by the parasite, and because he parasite, the Sli Clones, are part of , there is a natural connection with as well. I can even sense her Soul moving around the Azuma Empire city, it seems that they don't have any necromancer or spiritualist to see Souls? What a pity.
Then, if you don't need her anymore, I will take her for myself! Thank you very much.
My Sli Cones brought back her ashes as well, which they stupidly buried in Noble's graveyard. If they would have thrown it to the sea, I may have a hard ti finding them, but just like this, I managed to retrieve a whole jar filled with her remains, with her Soul and her Remains, I can do sothing similar than Geraldine, create her a new soul with affinity to her soul, and bring her back to "life".
After having a quick bath and a giant breakfast to appease my child's hunger, I quickly went to visit Redgaria. He was currently with his newest secretary, Sapphira Diamantine, the forr Elental Knight of Ice, who had been resurrected as an Undead by Redgaria and recently evolved into a Zombie Knight.
Redgaria was nourishing his body and soul in the middle of a magic circle engraved on the floor, surrounded by several magical artifacts. The flow of magic was strong and almost intoxicating, if any weak being like a human, troll, or goblin were here, they would probably fall unconscious.
I saw as Redgaria's old body was being slowly brought back to life, the wrinkles and dryness on his skin and his almost non-existent muscles were being revitalized, even his face was regaining the handsoness of youth.
"Yo, Kireina. I'm in the middle of sothing… But do you need so of the services?" He asked.
"Ah~! But if it isn't Lady Kireina~ Good morning!" Said Sapphira, breaking the serious tone on Redgaria.
"Can you shut up while I talk?! Remain silent like a good servant!" He yelled.
"Y-Yes! S-Sorry…" Apologized Sapphira, while looking at the floor with a saddened expression.
"Sigh… So, what is it?"
"Well, you see…"
After I explained Redgaria about the entire thing in the Azuma Empire, he began to laugh at , and I felt the necessity to pulverize him with my fists. But I cald down and explained to him what I exactly needed from his library.
"More Rituals? Ooh! You're finally understanding the wonderfulness of the Dark Arts, Kireina! So, you want to create another Undead Homunculi with the little Heroine's soul? I see… Well yeah, her abilities are pretty useful. But you need so catalyst for her soul to stay still inside, and so she can regain so of her life abilities" He said.
I opened my Item Box and showed him a jug filled with Izumi's ashes, he imdiately knew that those were her remains.
"Oh?! I suppose I shouldn't have to worry, you're more prepared than I thought… But for the young lady soul to co to you, you need to use a special Soul Calling Ritual… The one I'm most expert on, I used it a lot in the past to call on the souls of the citizens of Ollathir, but as much as I tried, my sister's soul never showed up…"
"I see! Teach it to then"
"…You really don't get the atmosphere, huh? But alright"
Redgaira showed a book explaining the entire Ritual, and as I was about to eat it, he stopped .
"Stop! Don't eat my precious book! Just read it, you uncultured vampire!" He yelled.
"Don't be disrespectful, a pile of bones…"
Zap!
A sudden pain-filled Redgaria's body.
"Uagh! The damned Slave Contract… Okay, okay… But don't eat it!"
"Fine, I will just fast read it and show you that I'm not uncultured as you think"
I used all of my ntal and Eye Skills as I browsed through every page of the book at an incredible speed, by increnting my senses ten tis, I was able to store all of the information inside of my brain, creating an instant copy of the whole book, and made my Split Minds, who were using different skills that even let them have their own parallel thinking, analyze it completely while sharing its information with .
In ten minutes, I had a slight headache, but I knew everything.
"I'm done," I said, leaving the book in a night table near Redgaria's big bed.
"Huh? That fast?!" He asked, baffled by my words.
"Yes, thanks to the [Increased Ritual Magic Affinity] Skill that I obtained after eating a Human Summoner long ago, I can easily morize rituals"
"A-Ah?! Sigh… Okay, now leave… Unless you want my help in creating the homunculi?"
"Well, I am a re apprentice in the field, your help would be gladly appreciated, Necromancer. Now that you can walk by yourself"
"It's been so long since I've made a homunculus! Alright! Sapphira, bring my necrotic clothes!"
"Y-Yes my beloved Master~!" Said Sapphira, the Zombie Knight, as she moved around the room and brought new, freshly washed edgy mage clothes for Redgaria.
"I hope that you have so nice materials to use!"
"Of course, I was prepared, Necromancer"
After Redgaria had his new fancy necromancer clothes on, we quickly moved towards a closed and unoccupied room, which I had arranged specifically for Ritual Magic, it has several magic artifacts and other useful items.
"First, we must call her soul. If you wait for her to move here, she will take so long that she will most likely end up dissipating in the middle of her travels"
Having done the Soul Calling Ritual Circle on the floor with my own blood, I put a small sprinkle of Izumi's ashes in the middle.
"With her ashes as a catalyst, you will have an almost one hundred percent chance to summon her," He said, talking as if this were so kind of gacha ga.
As I chanted the ritual demonic-sounding chant, the bright yellow light absorbed the ashes as its summoned Izumi's soul, which instantly appeared without any issues.
"You really did morize it all… Sothing that it took half a year… And I thought that I was talented…"
Redgaria's rituals are really useful… I have to admit that.
I glanced at Izumi's soul, which was waving around with confusion in her faceless face.
"What a pity that you had to die, but your soul seems rather intact, and thanks to the connection that my parasite did with [Soul Parasite], I was able to call you to my side with the Soul Calling Ritual… What a relief, anyway, are you interested in a new body?"
Izumi's soul moved around in confusion, but after hearing my words for so seconds, she cald around and approached my side, nodding.
"I've never seen a summoned soul being this obedient… What kind of Skills or Titles you have?" Asked Redgaria.
"The Titles [Soul Vampire Empress] and [Soul Manipulator] grants a charming effect with souls, while also giving the ability to convey my words into their minds, making them understand , no matter how lost they are"
"I do have [Soul Manipulator] as a Title, but [Soul Vampire Empress]? That must be a Unique Title of your previous species, right?"
"Yeah, it's funny that it just recently becoming useful. Well, in battlefields, I was able to use it to call on the souls of the fallen as they let themselves be eaten by willingly"
"That's… scary, even for a necromancer like … A-Anyways, let's create the Homunculi Ritual Circle, if we use both of our blood, it will result in a greater magical power" He said, beginning to drain his blood from his right-hand finger.
A large circle was ford in the floor, depicting different demonic-like letters and figures, harmoniously gathered together.
Izumi's soul, who remained at my side, admired our work as if we were painting a piece of art.
Well, they are called "Dark Arts", so there is indeed sothing artistic about doing these rituals.
Afterward, I opened my Item Box and took out countless materials, flesh, skin, blood, bones, and monster limbs, arms, wings, tails, stingers, and even so beautiful human won, who were deceased soldiers from the last Athetosea war.
"Uoooh! You really got plenty of materials! But using all of them will most likely create a terrible chira… We must choose wisely…" Said Redgaria, as he browsed through the different materials.
I decided to ask Izumi what she would prefer to have, wings, tail, stinger, several arms, or sli physique. She was rather lost…
"Uaah… I-I don't know… It feels weird…" She said, communicating what she was thinking into my mind.
"Hmm, I suppose we will leave it at our criteria then…"
"W-Wait! If possible, m-make closer to my human appearance…"
"So, a humanoid young lady body? Got it, that still leaves a lot of things to play around with…"
"Huh…?"
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