The bloody path

Lucas's words meant that although people coveted Rhy'kan's relics for a time, it did not offer them the same powers as the necromancer himself.

"But why the deaths?"

"Their skills forced them into some dangerous situations. I don't know the entire situation myself, but perhaps they had difficult activation conditions. Similar to your Graceful Cuts."

Lorn imagined an ability to control another person like a puppet. No matter how he spun it, it was an overpowered ability. For a D-rank to possess it… there had to be severe limitations.

"So… Relics connected to him lost their value."

"Yes, at most, they bestowed some skills that helped hunters nudge others subconscious and emotions."

"Like me."

"But the difference between you and them is that they received the same skills as you when they reached at least C-rank. Of course, to balance things out, the powers of their skills were on a different level and their limitations were less severe.