443 442: Tainted (2)
After Pala spoke about the Seekers, she paused, and then she poured herself a cup of grape juice. She drank it with a contented expression, and then she glanced at Corey who was staring at her without blinking.
His expression was flat, expressionless, and if a stranger were here, they would think that Corey had gone brain-dead. anwhile, Corey's mind was on the information that Pala had just given him, and he was waiting for her to continue.
Fortunately, she did not keep him waiting, and she continued speaking with a tinge of enthusiasm and excitent in her tone.
"After the Seeker, Tainteds in the fourth stage are called Harbingers of the Taint or Harbingers in short."
"The main obstacle for the Tainteds who want to reach this stage is that they have to find an ancient rune to fuse with. Tainteds who are about to beco Harbingers unlock an ability called Rune lding, and this allows them to fuse their Rune Tattoos with a different type of rune called Ancient Runes."
"I don't know much about Ancient Runes, but from what I could gather and learn, Ancient Runes are distinct because of their color. They're either Black or Red."
Corey's expression froze for a second, and his mind went back to his Genesis Armant.
"It's also said that Ancient Runes are runes of the Old Ones, and they can be gotten from the Temples of the Old Ones or the Ancient Stones of Cities, Villages, and other established settlents."
"However, the Ancient Stone of settlents is usually limited in the number of runes a Tainted can fuse with, unlike the Temples of the Old Ones which is said to have countless number of ancient runes."
Corey's eyes glowed subtly as he pondered on Pala's words.
'The ancient stone of a city, village, or an established settlent has an ancient rune? Does that an that the difference between an individual ancient stone and a city ancient stone is not little?'
Corey was certain that his ancient stone and Selena's ancient stone had no ancient rune, however, the sa could not be said for his Genesis Armant.
'My Genesis Armant is filled with red and black runes… Are they ancient runes?' Corey could not help but wonder.
"You might not fully understand what I said about the Ancient Runes, but if you go to the ancient stone of Gravenstone City, you'll understand. As for the temple, even I am not allowed to enter."
Corey's brows rose in slight surprise.
"Now, where was I again?" Pala mumbled while snapping her fingers, and then she stopped while exclaiming.
"Yeah, I was talking about Harbingers."
"As I was saying, Harbingers are Tainteds that have fused their Rune Tattoo with an Ancient Rune, and when they do this, they usually beco much stronger in terms of physical strength, they gain more abilities, and their original tattoos beco more complex."
"However, there's a high risk of death during lding, and even if one successfully lds, Tainteds usually suffer in two ways."
"The first is that Harbingers usually suffer a permanent physical or ntal scar, and most of the ti, they experience accelerated aging. Because of this, a lot of Tainteds are wary of old n and won since there's a high possibility of them being Harbingers."
"Harbingers are weird to because even though they're old, their life span does not decrease, but increases."
"Tainteds in the fifth stage are called Dreadkeepers of the Ancients or Dreadkeepers in short."
"Dreadkeepers are seen as legendary figures, and a Dreadkeeper would be treated with imnse respect throughout the dinsion of the Old Ones."
"When it cos to Dreadkeepers, this is where Tainteds beco envious of we Outsiders. Just like , you were also given a weapon that can evolve, and Tainteds call such weapons, Genesis Armants."
"My knowledge of Genesis Armants is lacking, so I can't give you any concrete information about them. However, what I do know is that Harbingers desire to have a Genesis Armant so that they can beco Dreadkeepers."
"For a Harbinger to beco a Dreadkeeper, he or she must bind themselves to an Ancient Weapon. Those seven massive weapons are examples of Ancient Weapons, they're the only Ancient Weapons I've seen. I've also heard and read that every Temple has an Ancient Weapon."
"A Tainted would have to lock their Rune Tattoos to the Ancient Weapon. When completed successfully, the Dreadkeeper would be able to manipulate the Chaos Energy on a grander scale, and they can even open minor rifts to summon creatures from another dinsion… I don't know what this unknown dinsion is."
"If a Tainted fails to successfully bind their Rune Tattoos to an Ancient City, they'd be permanently bound to the Ancient Weapon for eternity. Their body and soul would be tortured for eternity."
"However, for those that have a Genesis Armant, they can decide to nurture their Genesis Armant to their desired grade, and then they can fuse with it without any side-effect."
"And last but not least, the last stage is called Ascendant of the Abyss or Ascendants in short."
"There's not much information on this stage, but after pulling every string possible, I was able to get so information about Ascendants."
"According to what I know, Ascendants beco embodints of chaos, and they can take multiple forms. They can distort ti, complete control over chaos energy, and they can also manipulate the environnt."
"As for the cost, I only know of one. If they use too much chaos energy, it could lead to physical and ntal dissolution into the shattered dinsion."
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot… A Novice is comparable to a tier 1, a Fractured to a tier 2, a Seeker to a tier 3, a Harbinger to a tier 4, a Dreadkeeper to a tier 5, and an Ascendant to a tier 6."
Corey's expression beca slightly strange. He didn't know why, but he expected… more.
Pala saw his expression, and she instantly understood what was on his mind.
"A piece of advice, don't underestimate these people. The weakest Novice would have physical stats that are comparable to a tier 1 with stats in the Green Star realm… And that is just the weakest."
Corey nodded with a slightly solemn expression when he heard Pala's words.
'It might seem weird and stupid of to want my potential enemies to be more powerful, but it was an instinctual response.'
'To him, how could a place that has a Nightmare Finger and beings called The Old Ones be ordinary."
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