Chapter 13 – A Dark Rainy Night

The same night that Ender, Percy, and Alice went to see the Sky Tree Ender was currently looking at his status.

-Name: Ender Maelstrom

-Age: 7 years

-Energy level: Midde Black Core (7 cores)

-Unique skills: 'Soul of the Demon King Izrath'

-Blessing: 'Blessed' (???)

-Passive skills: 'Knowledge of the Demon King' 'Demon King's Cultivation Technique' 'Elementary Ether Usage' (Beginner: Elementary) 'Demon King's Constitution' (Beginner: Elementary)

-Active skills: 'Demon King's Weapons Art' (Beginner: Elementary) 'Demon King's Movement Art' (Beginner: Elementary) 'Demon King's Unarmed Art' (Beginner: Elementary) 'Demon King Eyes' (Beginner: Elementary) 'Demon King's Blacksmithing' (Beginner: Elementary)

-Weapons: (The Fallen Weapon) (locked)

Ender was not satisfied with his progress if he was to be honest with himself. Though he understood that the reason for his cultivation being that he had 7 cores instead of a single core but even his other skills were barely at Beginner: Elementary levels. If this conjectures are right then the reason for his slower than expected progress should be that he does not have enough pressure on him. If Ender wants to make progress he would have to put his life between the life and death. Only by walking on that thin line of a blade could advance and reach higher.

If Ender is to protect what he wants his current life needs to change. If he is able to leave the village and go to a town or city and become an 'adventurer' that Percy talks about all the time then he may able to advance. If Ender had to decide between advancing rapidly and being notice or not progressing he would choose the former.

Ender was not happy at all thinking about it so he started to think about his parents. Using the Demon King's eyes a faint red would surround the inner part of his irises. His father Ralph has actually made progress as well with 'The Big Bad Ogre Orc Technique' and the moves related to it. In actuality that name was "The Brutal King of Ogre and Orcs' and was combination of two different techniques of Ogres and Orcs from Demon King Izrath's memories. Ralph progress allowed him to rapidly reach Pinnacle Black Core but a thing that is slowing him down is his choice of using a normal sword as a weapon.

His mother Millie also made progress with 'The Most Beautiful Wind Fallen Angel Technique' and moves which real name was the "Queen of the Wind Succubus". The was actually something created from the harpies and succubus knowledge Demon King Izrath once more. Millie had also reached Pinnacle Black Core but in the last month or two Millie has been ill so he may have to revise the technique. Millie's skin has gotten smoother meaning that the technique is working but something she stopped her from progressing.

Clearing his thoughts Ender raised his right hand and moved the ether in his body started to hover over his hand. As the ether exited his body the ether started to change attributes rapidly. Starting with blue for water it changed to orange red for fire, brown for earth, green for wind, white for light, before finally settling on black for darkness.

Having to start without an attribute allowed Ender's body to become with actually allowed for Ender accustomed to all attributes. His strongest attribute was darkness and weakest was light however the difference was negligible after thinking changing the way he thought about light. All he did was think that light was the opposite of darkness.

This time with scrunched face the darkness receded before a clear color started to be condense. The size rapidly shrunk slowly to the size of a nail as if all space was being distorted in and out. Sweat started pouring down his head. The air whipped around as the nail size space. The space flicked in and out of existence before disappearing. With sweat pouring down Ender's entire body he laid down with using nearly all his ether.

"The basic elements took me from 100 percent to 90 percent but just one time using the new space element brought me down 10 percent. Is the reason because I don't understand the element or is it because the element exhaust so much energy… I don't think so. It has to do the former since the basic elements only wasted 10 percent while changing. Could this also be considered a variant? Then there should be more variations." Ender's thoughts continued to wonder as he laid down looking outside, "My rank also has been slow since I have been sleeping more than cultivating I should change that. If I can use the gravity of the earth attribute it could speed up my training as well. I should waste my energy with space attribute than focus on earth until I can use gravity. I think this would be the most effective"

Thunder sounded from the distance. Dark clouds in the distance started coming from the west. "I should cultivate but the rain is rain so enjoying this and sleeping should be okay," Ender advised by himself since he decided to become more strict on in the future to enjoy his current peace before drifting to sleep.

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The pitter patter of the rain started to reach the village soon after. As the rain slowly changed from a sprinkle to slight pour to the east of the village in the forest a group of men in black clothes and black masks on horses.

The man at the lead turned back to the men behind him before yelling out, "Men we are here to get paid today. If I catch you harming the product today I'll kill you myself. When we are done I will treat you The Red Rose House do you understand? Who knows some may end up there."

The men behind them all cheered, "Yeahhhh!"

"Remember everyone is a product. Men, women, children we already have buyers ready for them. Do you think some regular villagers could stand against us? No! If you have trouble yell and your brothers will help. If your brothers cannot win your father, I, will beat them unconscious. Do see that rain? It is like even the gods want us to come," The boss declared.

Turning around the boss kicked the horse before howling towards Rotherhithe village, "Charge."