Loosened Chains

" King Artix... I have come with another prophecy in my dreams... "

" Speak, Seer of dreams. "

" I've dreamt of 7 Lambs, their wool taken to make a tapestry that depicts the world crumbling. I've dreamt of two black birds fighting throughout a field of golden wheat, their black feathers that fall corrupt the land and turn the wheat black. I've dreamt of Light, then again it repeated. "

" The World is full of mysteries... two beings of Black... 7 beings to end the universe... what does it mean... "

" I don't know, my lord, I don't know... "

" Send for Morin, we must prepare to face this Calamity head on. "

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| Title gained: Torturer |

- " And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why you don't fuck with me... I have learned a little something, I have found myself... I found my goal. If you stand in the way of that goal, that will be the last mistake you make. "

Ahem, alright. System, end recording.

| C-confirmed. |

- " I will give you 10 seconds to decide if you want to die here or run away now. Starting now. "

Count to ten for me, System.

| Confirmed |

| 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5- |

| All enemies have retreated, ending Combat. |

Cowards, guess even the pride of Gods can be shattered... well, now I guess I can get back to my party...

Fantasm, consume the remains of that foolish one... I didn't use Void, so I should get XP this time... right system?

| Y-yes... tallying XP now, leveling to... 30 exactly. I got a few extra classes for you to look at Cobalt. |

Yeah yeah, I get it. This is what, my fourth time picking an extra class? Show me what's up.. and, did you play a victory jingle or is my hearing going bad?

| Yes. We now have an after battle jingle to help celebrate getting XP. |

Got it, show me the recommendations.

| Confirmed |

| Void Channeler |

| Dragon Knight |

| Emperor |

| Bringer of Disaster |

...

whew, ok.

... Just... hold on one second, I need to catch my breath... did, that really just happen? Holy schnitzel... ok, I need an instant replay of that mess...

Alright, so... Coven was stalking us, I sent my guys down to fight the lich guy or whatever for the quest, Coven shows up and tries to fight me, I threaten them a little and have them call their sponsor, a new goddess or whatever shoes up, I question her, I kill her... then the whole pantheon comes for revenge, then after threatening them a little they just leave?

I didn't expect them to leave... that doesn't make sense... why did they do that?

Hah... I need a coffee...

Ok System, remind me of the choices again?

| Void Channeler |

That probably boosts my capabilities with void.

| Dragon Knight |

I had a friend who had this class before, he constantly complained about it so no.

| Emperor |

Give me further detail.

| Grants a huge boost with Charisma and allows the usage of Reputation to purchase skills. |

I haven't even bought the item I am hoping for with Reputation, and Origin is lowering most of my reputation by the day... so, no.

| Bringer of Disaster |

What does it do?

| Grants a increase in Mana, Alchemy, and Void manipulation at the cost of Morality. |

Yeah, just give me that one.

I wasn't exactly the most moral person to begin with, so whatever... not like I care about this world that much.

| Confirmed, Subsuming... |

| Battle Alchemist + Bringer of Disaster |

| Ruler of Calamity |

| Desc. Calling upon the destined fate of the universe upon the tips of your fingers, with a snap so should the world fall. You Rule over Life, Death, and all between in the name of Destruction. Capable of rending apart the world with a touch, you must wield your power well... Ruler. |

Neat.

This should give me an edge against Umbra at least... that delinquent shouldn't be more than level 80 at most, though I wouldn't doubt he would be closer to 90 by now.

Anywho, I best be going now... don't want my allies waiting-!

Down the hole I go, it's bore maw consuming me as I pass down deep into the earth... it's rare I go underground, but now that I think about it... why don't more people dig boreholes into monster spawners or whatever? I wouldn't doubt the possibility of digging straight into a boss chamber... I mean, I am doing that right now basically so it makes sense.

Though, interestingly enough... I feel a nostalgic sensation of mana within this walls, not a positive one so I guess it would just be recognizable. Anyhow, there are like giant chunks of Mana Crystals or something within these tunnels... I guess I'll continue on then, I don't exactly need these anymore.

Deep within the earth's crust and fall below Vlak Root Cove, I eventually saw a ruined cathedral... or, rather than see it I sorta sensed it with Mana Vision... either way, it was big and rather intimidating but seeing as there is a lot of holes puncturing through it right now it's likely my crew had make quick work on this place.

They said they had a little trouble getting into something or other and that they needed my help, so I quickly made my way through the cathedral.... normally, for buildings like these, you'd expect some sort of fancy decorations or religious imagery but it seems there isn't much of that at all.

Disappointing, I was hoping for some sort of clue on how to design my own home... I am going to have start thinking about that now so might as well get a headstart, definitely going to do that heated floorboard trick by the way... sounds absolutely perfect for a guy like me.

I made my way through the dusty old cathedral, dusty furniture sided with damp lichen and cobwebs clattered the many hallways full of skeletal remains, through and through this place reeks of undead. Not just in tone, but in smell too... it has a horrific stench that I don't doubt will remain with me for at least a day, though with my sense of smell and my Mana Vision I was able to determine most of the things around me.

Musty tomes lined rotten bookcases, I did try and skim through a few of them only to discover most of them are damaged beyond repair, I also noticed remnants of what seem to be fossilized monsters... though, I have never seen beasts like these before. They are a few preserved in Tar, they are quite large and definitely would be considered a high level monster.

Noticably though, a few of them seem to be nearly perfectly kept. Their skins and other traits have melded away with the tar for the most part but other then that, I can still tell a resemblance in signature to Dragon class beings. Big and scaly, thick bones, wide skeletal structure, large skull... the whole deal.

I decided to keep a few of them with me, maybe their corpses would make good material for a chimera. Besides, when else will I have an opportunity to claim such fine specimens?

| Item gained: Tar Fossil x3 |

| Through a dematerialization process, it may be possible to reclaim the original species in mint condition, though the Tar has seemingly penetrated the remnants of their soul so it may be difficult to get a completely accurate result. |

Interesting... I will continue this another time.

Soul huh... whats so special about it? Why has Tar of all things penetrated the soul... and why sould that affect the creature though? I do know Souls can be altered by a creature's lifestyle and personality, but is it really believable that dieing in a tar pit would alter your soul?

I'll have to ask Arch about that in the future, he is much more knowledgeable in that field than me... AKA Mr. Broken Soul. Geez.

Well, that makes another thing to attempt to learn... meanwhile, I am just about approaching the main room within the cathedral where I suspect the squad to be... I should of messaged them or something.

System, send this... ' On my way. '

| Confirmed. |

Nice.