Upon getting a closer look at this "reaper shrine" I noticed it was also made of skeletons.
"By the way, not all reaper shrines guarantee a guardian reaper. It's all luck when it cos to encountering one."
"And what if I do et one from this?"
"Then you'll have to pass a trial. Since I was born with one, I didn't need one. Those that search for a reaper's power needs to pass a certain trial. Of course, I have no knowledge of this trial as it's randomized depending on the person's nature."
I see. A trial that sees if you are worthy of gaining the power to rule over the dead. There was no reaper shrine back in the cetery where I t Ravyn so maybe it's not in every graveyard.
Now then, I going to test how good my luck is.
I walked up to the reaper shrine and placed my hand on it. When I made contact, a sudden wave of energy coursed around my body and I was suddenly in a dark place.
I took a step forward and realized that I was walking over a transparent ocean. I knew because at the very bottom which I couldn't grasp was so kind of light. The color was sohow ominous. It was a mixture of every color and swirling lights everywhere. To be honest, if soone used this as art for their art projects, they'd probably get a perfect grade or higher.
"eman ruoy etats ,rebmuls ym detpurretni sah ohw uoY" A sinister, distorted voice spoke from behind.
I turned and there was no one behind . Hmm, I could've sworn I heard sothing. Also, what did he even say? I didn't understand a single word.
"Who's there?" I asked the voice but there was no response. I'd ask the sa question again and he spoke once again.
"...latrom ,eman ruoy etats ,dias I"
For so reason, this reaper was speaking in so sort of dialect. Is this undead language? Or could it be so kind of language that's so ancient it's unable to be translated?
Then I suddenly realized, could this be the first trial? I recall that I have to complete a set of trials given by the reaper that inhabit this shrine. Maybe I have to figure out what he is saying and respond back.
"Can you please repeat that?"
"...latrom ,eman ruoy etats ,dias I"
Hmm, maybe I should try reversing it. After all, I could tell that they were pronounced with English vowels.
"latrom ,eman ruoy etats ,dias I."
Let's see
I said state your na mortal?
Is that what this reaper is saying to ? It wants my na huh?
"My na is- ahem! amukA oreN si eman yM." I responded.
A slight pause occurred before the reaper spoke again.
"rebmuls ym gninekawa rof nosaer ruoy etats ,oreN"
Hmm Nero state your reason for awakening? My slumber
"Ehh recnamorcen a emoceb ot redro ni rewop ruoy worrob ot emoc ev'I."
Huh, who knew the language of the dead was just English reversed? It's a bit complicated but I think I'm getting the hang of it.
"?ydaer uoy erA .lairt eht liaf uoy ,demusnoc yletelpmoc si ytinas ruoy fI .emit taht gnirud dicul eb tsum uoy dna erutuf tnatsid eht fo noisiv a evah lliw uoY .daed eht fo lairt eht ssap ot uoy seriuqer rewop ym ssessop oT"
"seY."
"?siht rof ydaer era uoy erus uoy erA .noisivrepus ym seod os dna ,ecirp hgih a ta semoc recnamorcen eht fo rewop eht ssessop oT .kcab nrut ot gninraw rehtona uoy evig lliw I"
"seY."
"Then let it begin..." The voice then spoke in normally and the lights at the bottom of the sea darted towards .
I was shown visions, visions of millions of people dying. The entire sky was polluted in dark energy and there were gigantic creatures roaming the sky. I couldn't tell what they were as they were above the dark clouds but I could see what looked like tentacles or arms plunging from the sky.
As I turned around, the place I was in was decimated and bodies were everywhere. And on top of a mountain of bodies was a man looking down at .
So this is the distant future.
I don't know how many years this is into the future, but since I'm being shown this, I probably won't be present during this.
Though, that man staring at is giving so eerie vibes.
He was completely clad in black energy, but his eyes glowed vibrant colors. The man pointed at and then everything went black.
A skeleton wrapped in dark energy appeared and walked towards . I noticed that his jaw shape was unusual and jagged, like a beast. His aura was so deep and dark that I almost fell to the ground because of it. Is this... the reaper of this shrine?
"Remarkable, no re mortal has ever been able to stare at such a scene unphased. It seems I have no other choice but to deem you worthy of my power." The reaper spoke as he began to chant.
"Under the na of the progenitor of the reapers, I shall grant you the power of necromancy."
My body felt a surge of energy and the reaper continued.
"King. Death. Clairvoyance. Shadow. Ravage. The title bestowed onto you by the progenitor and the god of the dead is the Shadowseer Emperor of the Dead."
Once he said that I felt all the dark energy inside mix in with an even darker source. It was this heavyweight of foreign power invading my body.
"I expect great things from you Nero."
And then I was back in the real world.
I fell back and my body was completely frozen.
"Nero!"
"Master!"
Ravyn and Kiyomi appeared next to and caught before I hit the ground. My vision was super blurry and my hearing was dulled.
"Are you alright!? Nero?"
Their voices eventually faded away and I passed out.
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[Title Obtained: Shadowseer Emperor of the Dead]
[Shadowseer Emperor of the Dead: You are the tyrant of the dead. Break, bend, and enslave the dead to do your bidding. No living dead will be able to oppose your supremacy and you are the pinnacle of all necromancers. Your domain over darkness matches that of the endless void itself| Effects: You will be able to learn the skills of the necromancy from these 5 branches (King) (Death) (Clairvoyance) (Shadow) (Ravage)]
[Class Unlocked: Necromancer]
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[Necromancer --> Shadowseer Emperor of the Dead(Class)]
[Notice: The Necromancer class paths are completely different from most classes. They will not have the sa evolutions as those classes]
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[Passive Skills Obtained: Shadow Manipulation, Reaper's Life Energy(Unique Skill), Undead Domination, Skeleton Manipulation, Premonition, Curse Resistance, Indefinite Aura]
[Reaper's Life Energy: All your dark energy has combined with the reaper's| Effects: 10,000,000 Mana; 10,000,000 Mana every 100 levels hit; 1000 on all stats; 1000 stats every 1000 levels hit]
[Notice: Charisma has been changed to Aura]
[Notice: The more points placed into Aura, the more refined your attacks are]
[Active Skills Obtained: Shadow King Domain]
[Shadow King Domain: Swallow your enemies in complete darkness| Effects: Create a 50-ter radius do that can negate, absorb, or reverse any form of mana perford by your opponent trapped in this domain; Overwrites any current domain laid out; Enemies trapped in this domain will have their senses ssed up| Conditions: 10,000,000 mana for 1 minute and 100,000 every second that passes and activates when the incantation is said| Cooldown: 1 hour after use]
[Notice: The Incantation has been etched into your mind]
[Skills Obtained: Boneyard(Lvl.1), Shadow Harvest(Lvl.1), Necrosis(Lvl.1), Dark Armor(Lvl.1), Shadow Shift(Lvl.1), Shadow Blade Assail(Lvl.1), Doppelganger(Lvl.1), Shadow Enslavent(Lvl.1)]
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[The Progenitor and the God of the dead have taken a liking of you...]
[They expect great things from you...]
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I opened my eyes and I was staring at a ceiling. I was a bit absent-minded so it took a while to realize I was inside of a tent.
When I got up, I noticed Kiyomi and Ravyn were sleeping next to with their arms across my chest.
Kiyomi was the first one to wake up and when she noticed I was up, she tackled with a hug.
"You're awake! I was so worried..."
She hugged tightly and I got a sniff of her hair. Ahh, the fragrance of sweet citrus...
"Ahem!"
I could sense another glare on , so I quickly told Kiyomi to stop, though I didn't want it to.
"What happened to ?" I asked them.
Turns out, I had a minor coma which lasts for three days. But when I told Ravyn what had happened, it turns out that it was normal for every necromancer. They have to rest for three days while they are bestowed the power of necromancy.
"So I've gotten all this power. I should check what new skills I've obtained."
I haven't opened up my stats in a while so let's check it out.
{Status}
Na: Nero Akuma
Title: Shadowseer Emperor of the Dead
Class: Jack of All Trades
Status: Normal
Level: 506
Mana: [110,000,000/110,000,000]
Strength: 1721
Agility: 1726
Technique: 1686
Perception: 1681
Aura: 1666
Stat Points: 642
{Abilities}
Passive Skills: Haste, Bloodlust, Allocation, Exceed, Dagger Arts, Deadshot, Excess, Grave Robber, Fire Manipulation, Derivation, Sword Arts, Darkness Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Ninjutsu Proficiency, Sage Arts, Extre Might, Invincibility, Ethos Arsenal, Allotnt, Great Sword Proficiency, Berserker Arts, Wind Manipulation, Lightning Manipulation, Necromancy, Mana Control, Shadow Manipulation, Reaper's Life Energy, Undead Domination, Skeleton Manipulation, Premonition, Curse Resistance, Indefinite Aura
Active Skills: Shadow King Domain
Skills: Analysis, Mark of Fidelity, Wolf's Blood(Lvl.8), Flash Step(Lvl.6), Charged Arrow(Lvl.8), Energy Shield(Lvl.5), Aura Barrier(Lvl.4), Quick Regeneration(Lvl.5), Stealth(Lvl.7), Shadow Fist(Lvl.2), Fallen Descent(Lvl.2), Volatile Orbs(Lvl.6), Inferno(Lvl.2), Shadow Puppet(Lvl.2), Swift Slash(Lvl.4), Spacial Storage(Lvl.1), Soaring Dragon Fist(Lvl.2), Fla Pillars(Lvl.2), Grim Dragon Cage(Lvl.1), Grim Dragon Maw(Lvl.1), Inertia Fist(Lvl.1), Lightning Field(Lvl.1), Reanimation(Lvl.1), Ice Armor(Lvl.1), Frost Bolt(Lvl.1), Aura Domain(Lvl.1), Boneyard(Lvl.1), Shadow Harvest(Lvl.1), Necrosis(Lvl.1), Dark Armor(Lvl.1), Shadow Shift(Lvl.1), Shadow Blade Assail(Lvl.1), Doppelganger(Lvl.1), Shadow Enslavent(Lvl.1)
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W-what the...? My stats were... they were boosted? That's also the sa with my mana.
Christ, I also got new skills. I think I'm gonna have to start training if I'm gonna get used to these skills.
"Master, we should get going soon. We are almost there."
Kiyomi handed my clothes and I put them on. Before we left to go to Maroon City, I was testing out my new skills while they were packing stuff up.
"Now then, let's see what my new skills allow to do."
So after testing them all out, this was what they could do.
Shadow Manipulation allowed to control shadows, literally. I could even have soone's shadow beat them up.
Skeleton Manipulation allowed to bend, break, and create skeletons with organic material at will. It was kind of like Ravyn's Reaper's Evil Eyes. That reminds , I think I can get that skill from her. Maybe I'll get it tonight if I'm lucky.
Premonition... according to its description, I'm able to peer 2 seconds into the future but only when I'm in a tight situation or it just happens randomly. So I'll just leave it at that.
Indefinite Aura was an interesting skill. It was similar to Aura Barrier, but I could activate it without consuming mana. The best part about this skill was that I was able to absorb any stray mana loitering in the air and make it part of mine. Basically, it's kind of like an infinite mana source and basically a visible version of my aura.
Now I had gone over most of the new passive skills I've got, it's ti for my new skills.
Shadow Shift was like Flash Step and I think Ravyn had demonstrated it to , well technically she used it against but it's not really an offensive move and more of an evasive skill. It consus 10,000 mana every use.
Shadow Blade Assail. The na was cool but what it did was even better. With the newfound dark energy inside , I could bend my aura and use it as projectiles. Raining thousands of dark energy blades onto my enemies is going to be entertaining to watch. It consus mana from 1-1,000 per blade fired.
Doppelganger. Well judging by the na it's pretty obvious by now. I could create a shadow image of myself and use it to fight. It's also a little immortal as it can't be destroyed by anything unless there is anti-mana or if I want it to disappear. A million mana to summon an indestructible clone. Pretty worth it, if you ask .
And last but not least, Shadow Enslavent. From the description, it says I can absorb the spirit of those that I've killed. These, however, only limit to most monsters. They also must be dead too. Also, the na of the skill kind of goes against my morals... but I'll let this one slide.
After that, we were back on the road again. During that ti, I deposited my stat points since I realized I was stacking a lot. And also, I can now deposit points into Charisma, or Aura. It now serves a better purpose than looks and persuasion. It now refines my attacks.
[Strength 1721 --> Strength 1849]
[Agility 1726 --> Agility 1854]
[Technique 1686 --> Technique 1814]
[Perception 1681 --> Perception 1809]
[Aura 1666 --> Aura 1794]
The ride lasted a peaceful 3 hours.
Until we were almost struck by a flaming teor.
We all exited the wagon to see what had happened and it turns out we had stumbled in the middle of a demon attack.
After we hid the wagon and the pegasi, we headed towards where the battle was. I noticed there was a huge colosseum where they were fighting and from the looks of it; it was heavily fortified... or polluted.
It was covered in crimson vines and plants and mixed with large blue ice spikes. I also noticed a few skulls hanging from the vines.
If I'm gonna guess, that's where the boss is gonna be hiding.
There is no doubt the heroes are already here and they are probably busy with the demon army right now.
But I'm not here for the army, I'm here for the leader.
"Let's go, we aren't going to stand here all day," I'd say to the girls, and they agreed with no objections. Instead, they had battle-hungry looks in their eyes. Kinda scary not gonna lie.
"Alright, let's get going."
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