He wanted to be the greatest puppet master. He had the talent, he had the skills. He had everything required to climb the peak of puppet mastery. Bloodline doesn't play a major role in puppet masters. Even if you are low rank, you can control others much higher than your rank if you have strong willpower.
However, there is one thing that blocked his way. That was resources. A puppet master needs resources in a much greater amount than others.
If you are spirit summoner along with the puppet master, you can control others, and even living beings with the help of spirits but if not you can only control puppets created with huge resources.
But he was neither a spirit summoner nor did he have money. His talent was overshadowed until he found this group of maniacs that decided to nourish him. He was reluctant to join them but he had no other option. Joining them, he found a new way to use his skill which was to control ghouls, corpses and the dead.
All of them were excellent puppets but they were much harder to control due to the deep resentnt and hatred making one lose their mind. However, he was able to protect his mind from erosion.
However, at that mont.
The mont the boy turned his head.
lvin, for the first ti in his life, felt that overwhelming sense of suppression.
The reddish-golden eyes that shone in the darkness were bleak, completely cold and dark. It was so sombre that he felt as if a layer of chill as if darkness itself was going to engulf him.
It was the most piercing gaze he had ever seen.
lvin, who observed the person, was montarily startled by a small smile that crept over the boy's lips giving him goosebumps.
The boy started to walk towards him.
Being panicked, he waves his hands commanding everyone to attack that boy who was giving him an odd feeling.
......
'It's quite odd.'
'I have never felt confident like this before. If only I had this type of confidence in my previous life, I wouldn't have died single.'
'Tsk!'
Lucas shook his head to stop his mind from going astray.
'Lucas, don't be arrogant.'
Ghouls rushed at him with a frightening speed.
Unfazed, Lucas just swung his sword.
Countless golden threads were drawn in the air and the ghouls aiming at him were sliced like paper.
"Lucas, leave them to us."
BANG!
Henry cleared the ghouls in a straight line with a punch.
"There might be black wizards hiding here. Don't care about them and go straight for the guardian tree."Henry advised.
"Okay, before that I need to open a path towards the right. I want to deal with the puppeteer."Lucas spoke.
Henry didn't question Lucas's decision and just nodded.
Henry gasped heavily, gathering his energy.
He rotated his fist and lowered it towards his waist. A thick bundle of magical energy coagulated on his fist.
As Henry's aura grew wilder, he unleashed a set of destructive punches.
[Sky Divine Fist.]
....
Seeing a layer of dust flying around and many corpses and groups of ghouls' bodies were getting blasted, he gritted his teeth.
"Why are they attacking this side?"
lvin almost chewed his nails feeling nervous.
He tried to coordinate the ghouls with his senses but a growl appeared on his face as he saw a dark smoke obscuring his vision.
"Why is the smoke not dissipating?"lvin asked in disbelief.
"It's because this isn't natural smoke."
"Ohhh!I got it...ahhhhhhhh!"lvin scread as he felt a cold blade placed on his neck.
"Who are you?"He asked in a panicked tone.
lvin was at 4-Star levels but in terms of combat, he can't even defeat a re 2-Star.
"Your death," Lucas replied.
"Answer and I will grant you life."
"How can I believe you?"
"You are not a black wizard nor did we have any enmity. It seems you are working with them just to fulfil your purpose."
"What? How did you know that?"
"It's who will ask questions and you will answer?"
"I will not answer your quest....ahhhhhhhhh!"
The sudden influx of pain blinded his vision. On turning his head, he saw a dagger embedded in his shoulder.
Lucas pulled out a potion and spoke.
"If you answer my question, I will give you this potion otherwise I will cut one finger every ti you don't answer a question."
lvin's body shivered to hear that cold lifeless voice.
"Okay!"lvin nodded his head.
Lucas heaved in relief. From the mont he saw him, Lucas knew that this guy was a coward and was still a greenhorn.
"What's your na?"
"lvin!"
"lvin Humble!"Lucas exclaid in shock.
"What? How did you know my full na?"
"I heard in the black market, people praised you as a genius," Lucas said nonchalantly, trying to hide his shock.
"What really?"
"Yes."
Master of Demonic Toys a.k.a lvin will wreak havoc in the future using dead and deceased to fight.
The concept of using puppets had existed since long ago but none used the deceased as puppets. People might have tried but none succeeded except this guy because the malevolent spirit is quite strong.
"Tell , did you kill every one of these?"
"No, I have never killed anyone. I just joined these maniacs four days ago. They asked to care if anyone appears here but believe I am trying to push you away. If I wanted to kill you, all of you would have died, the mont you enter here."lvin spoke in a pleading tone.
"Where are the black wizards?"
"I don't know, they moved inside the Tree. I don't even know what is going on there. I was forced to work for them or I would have been killed."
"Nice!You still have chance to repent"Lucas's eyes glead.
"Sign this."Lucas threw a paper on the ground.
"What's this a slave contract?"
"You can say so."
"I will not sign it."
"You don't have a choice. Did you think you can buy ti to attack with the ghoul?"Lucas's image disappears along with lvin and using shadow steps he appears 30 tres away.
"I told you not to play tricks," Lucas shouted and stomped on lvin's leg.
"Kyakkkkk!
Lucas scratched lvin's neck with his sword and spoke in a threatening tone.
"Sign this or die."
"I promise you will regret it if you make another stupid move."
"Damn it!"
lvin's body shivered in fright seeing Lucas's nacing face. He opened the scroll and signed with his blood.
'I am gonna pay you for this humiliation. I swear.'
At that ti, Lucas's eyes glead and a vision appeared before him.
Lucas put back the mana contract and pressed lvin's shoulder while holding the cross and spoke with a playful smile.
A small light erupted from the Holy Cross as he pressed it on lvin's shoulder.
A small sign of Cross tattoo appeared over lvin's back.This would make sure, lvin didn't have any thoughts of betraying him.
This information, ca up out of nowhere inside his mind and he was now even more that this Holy Cross wasn't any ordinary artifact.
"Leave now."
"What?"lvin's eyes glead.
"Don't worry. I won't make things difficult for you. I just want you to work for and that contract you signed ant you agreed to be my underlying. Naturally, I will treat you well. I will give you advice. Don't use dead humans for now and instead of that use dead monsters. They will be more useful."
"By the way, where do you want to go?"lvin asked.
"Go to the City of Hines and look for a guy Creck in secret Puppet Club. He might teach you sothing. Once you are strong I will contact you. Keep it with you till that ti. And yeah, don't try to run. I can easily find you with the help of the contract.''Lucas gave so important information while caressing lvin lvin's throat.
lvin stared at the boy in astonishnt and stood up with a hint of resignation on his face.
He picked up the storage ring and things that were thrown at him.
"What's your na?"
"Lucas."
"Now leave before the Church catches you," Lucas spoke before dashing towards the guardian tree.
Seeing the disappearing back.
"This is one of the craziest days of life."
"Haa...Am I his servant? Shouldn't he at least take with him?"
"Arghhh!Why am I thinking like this?"
"This is the contract's fault. It is surely ssing with my thoughts, making look at him in a new light as if he is my master."
"Damn!"
...
The mont Lucas reached near the guardian tree all he saw was the sign of death.
Corpses hung over the tree and maggots covered them sucking blood. It was a horrific scene.
Lucas rembered that retired mage from the Mage Association of Empire. He was injured and the mana rings were destroyed and his level fell to 5-Star. With not many days to be alive, he retired here but who knew he would face such a misfortune?
Out of 15 corpses hanging here, it was even difficult to identify the person riddled with holes.
Shaking his head, Lucas walked towards the Holy tree, it was then the Holy Cross quivered and a blinding flash erupted from it that covered everything.
Lucas's senses dimd and he closed his eyes due to the intense light and when he opened it, he found himself in a narrow dark space.
"Where am I?"
Lucas muttered looking at the woody vines around him.
DRIP!
As he searched around, a drop of liquid fell over his cheek emitting a foul fishy sll.
Lucas's heart vibrated as he wiped the liquid and he looked up towards the origin of this.
Seeing the scene, Lucas's eyes widened with disbelief.
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