Chapter 8

I was left in shock of how much he knew about me and my goals. I asked him what else he knew about me, since I really didn't know much about my skills or who I was. First, he explained all my skills and how they worked. I'm not going to lie, they were pretty awesome, but mother didn't really give in as she claimed she had. I was left stupefied when Itzumi told me that I could create or destroyed common skills with my intrinsic skill. He said that one of my duties was to get to a low god level status and recreate the skill system. Find a way to make skills evolve and create different branches for more similar skills on their own, since this world revolved on the skill system. The old method consisted of the earth's core creating one skill for each creature equally so that everyone could form their own path, but someone found a loophole.

A person, wanting power and a better status, that individual tricked the system and broke it unintentionally. He became a demon lord upon his transformation. He received 2 extra skills apart from that 1 he was born with, he had 7 subordinates. Once given a name to all 7 subordinates, they evolved into demons. Each demon received another skill, fracturing the system. What ended up almost breaking the system, was that each newly evolved demon had 35,000 subordinates. The system couldn't withstand the 245,016 skills it released at once. The earth's core shattered and barely able to endure its current state. At this pace, the planet only had 2,000 more years to live. It's your job to recreate the whole system with enough skills to at least cover 3,000 millenniums. When you become a low-level god, all your skills will upgrade, and you'll be able to create higher level skills, not just common and extra skills.

For now, all I wanted to do was sleep. I was too tired to make any decisions. I knew we had to move fast because night fall was near. I ended up opening the map to see where we were. Still remembering its and bits about the lay out of the geography of this world, I couldn't believe my eyes. The map was almost the same as it was in the anime, I had to learn everything I could about this world.

From what Itzumi told me after the world system broke, many people and creatures haven't been able to gain a skill. A world war had erupted, it had been going for a few hundreds of years. All the races were fighting each other, so far, all this blood shed had made my rebirth possible here. Each race had their territory for this war. Humans had what in the future would be known as Ingrasia's Kindom, the Holy Ruberium Empire and half of the various western states to the barren lands. The demons had power over the Eastern Empire, Jistarv (Land of Puppets), to the Capital of the Forgotten Dragon. For the rest of the species like dwarves, fairies, elves, ogres…etc. had the warrior nation of Dwargon Kingdom, Kingdom of Farmas, Brumund Kingdom, the Sorceous Sarion Dynasty and all the Great Forest of Jura. Something had to change and fast, if not, the whole planet would be destroyed. I had to claim my throne and stop the bloodshed before it was truly too late. At the moment, we're near the vast lands and the demon territory. I have to find a way to get to the barren lands and get to the human territory.

The following morning, a crackling sound woke me up. There was a cool humid wind hitting me. Chills coursed throughout my whole body, thinking if I should summon Anubis for assistance. I heard a childlike voice asking me if I'm awake. It was Itzumi gathering everything he could so we could start our new journey.

"Here's breakfast, I know it might not be a feast but that's all I could gather at the moment. I do apologize master."

"Itzumi, please just call me Raseryx, ryx, or even seryx. You mustn't keep calling me master please."

"But mas…I don't know if I'll be able behave in such a casual manner towards you."

"Itzumi you are my first tame and my only friend at the moment, so please. Or do I have to order you to do so? What happened to the slime who shot water at me? So full of himself."

"Back then, I didn't know who you were. Now I do, therefore, I must know my place."

"Keep ignoring my wishes and I'll break our contract Itzumi."

As the words finish coming out of my mouth, I felt dirty and cheap like my mother for resorting to such low handed tactics.

Itzumi's features had sadden. I really couldn't tell since he was a slime. He just seemed blue and begged me not to leave him. After that, he chose to call me Seryx. My stomach grumbled in hunger and my face went instantly red from embarrassment. I looked down at the plate and some weird looking fruits were on my plate. They looked beautiful, I had never seen such a fruit. It was the most peculiar apple, it was transparent as glass and like small particles of magiculs. A bit doubtful, I took my first bite, suddenly a rush of power and a sense of refreshment coursed throughout my whole body. I felt how my magicul level raise back to full.

Astonished at what I had just eaten, I looked towards Itzumi and he had a huge smile. He was ecstatic he could be of use, without me having to ask him how he managed to do it. Itzumi proceeded to explain, he did it through my intrinsic skill and common skill I bestowed upon him.

First, he used the [intrinsic skill Eyes of Khaos, descendant of Khaos]. (Able to see and find places rich in magiculs. Able to measure and see the distance of anyone in an 804.672-kilometer radius.) He could find a suitable apple that could withstand the skill, then he had to find a place that had a good level of magiculs. Then he use the [Common Skill Solaxulos] (to separate or bring together.) Once having the right amount of magiculs, Itzumi started separating the physical components of the fruit and slowly replaced it with magiculs. It was a grueling process that took him all night. He succeed in his endeavor, somehow managing to separate and replace the physical form of the fruit with magiculs.

I didn't think he would ever think of doing such thing. It was astonishing how he thought of it. After that, he told me that maybe I could absorb and trap magicules in a tool. That was a great idea, but it was more complicated than what it seemed. You would have to have knowledge about ruins, and enchantments. Which I don't, although according to Itzumi, I could curse items. That did give me an idea, but I had to be a higher level.

After eating and thinking on our new path, Itzumi said we had to be weary and cautious when trying to pass the Great Forest of Jura. Because if we get discovered, we can't get captured since I was a human. Technically he wasn't wrong because I did look like one and not just anyone, I'm the prince of the human kingdom. Which in fact, I'm not human anymore since my rebirth. If someone was able to see my race status, it would come out blank. There wouldn't be anything. The reason for that its actually very simple, I'm nothing and everything. It was very confusing for me, but I learned to live with it.

Itzumi is right about having to be cautious, but I'm supposed to stop this war. That also means I have to unite all races or at least help them coexist. I don't want to change the timeline too much so that when it's time for Rimuru to reincarnate into this world, nothing really changes. At the same time, I want to make some changes, especially when it came to a few self-proclaimed to be "primordials".

Itzumi seems to be a smart creature, I'm lucky to have him as an ally. The intrinsic skill he received from me isn't good enough for him. I asked him if it was possible for me delete the intrinsic skill I gave him. When I asked him, his mood change into a grief disappointed look, doubtful to answer my question and giving two steps back. I felt bad for not explaining right away the reason for my question. Once I told him that it was because I felt he would have way more potential with one of my other intrinsic skills, it seemed like he was able to breathe again. As he confirmed my question, I proceeded to replace the skill [Descendent of Khaos] for [Eyes of Destruction and Creation. (Able to create or destroy intrinsic skills, common skills, and extra skills. Host can only bestow 1 common skill per subordinate.)]

"The individual Raseryx Domus Khaos has destroyed the skill [Descendent of Khaos] from the individual Itzumi Domus Khaos and has replaced it with [Eyes of Destruction and Creation. (Able to create or destroy intrinsic skills, common skills and extra skills. Host can only bestow 1 common skill per subordinate.) The host Itzumi Domus Khaos had also acquired the [Common Skill Magicul Manipulation]"