The Tyrant's Will

[Title: Sahdow-Mancer]

[Description: he who dwells with the shadows, the one revered by the shadows, delving into the path to understanding the true meaning of shadows…]

[Effects: granting innate understanding of the shadows to the user

+1000 Buff to all shadow-related attacks

Granting innate shadow constitution

Soul item shadow lamp (S+) received]

The moment Jayde accepted the shadows there was a slight change in his very being, his already black hair grew darker as it grew more in length, and his sapphire blue eye shone adding a purplish tint to it. A Rune glyph appeared on his neck as they spread to his chest, as they radiated a black abyssal light.

The shadows in the surroundings surged as they crept to his feet, acknowledging the birth of their king, the ether in the surroundings surged as they melded into the pentagon rune behind him, adding fine details into the atmosphere, tinting the previously bright blue rune and giving it an abyssal hue.

Information surged into his mind, and secrets of the shadows unraveled themselves, as his comprehension sky-rocketed.

[Shadows (31%)]

After undergoing these changes a notification popped up once more.

[you have been granted Title Tyrants will]

[Title: Tyrants Will]

[Descriptions: your will has been tempered and forged through various challenges, and finally it has bloomed, you walk the undefeatable path]

[Effects: +500 buff when facing opponents stronger than you]

Looking at all these changes we went through jaydes eyes shone, not in fear, not in terror, no they radiated his pure utter anticipation for the future.

It was time to head back he needed to sort those nine quickly, they needed to get stronger, he needed strong helpers if not no matter how strong he became there was so little he could do alone. And right now they were all probably in danger, for all, he knew the Minoans might have sent an army to his island, and right now he needed to prepare. After having this thought he vanished into the shadows.

Appearing back in his office, Elior still stood there in wait. He commanded "Bring those nine to me"

Elior bowed as he stepped out moving towards the basement he had to release that wild dog of a man first, then from there he went to the abode of the rest summoning them.

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"Seriously sis if you saw how wimpy that guy looked, I even got a good look at him he is only in the first plane, that gall that guy to want us to submit" Mark Sin ranted to his sister Phia Sin, about his observation of Jayde.

"let's just see how things go regardless of how weak he is, he was the one who gave us such an opportunity to become what we are now" Phia responded as she sat on her bed looking through the window and gazing at the mountain fence formation around the mansion.

"yes he gave us an opportunity I'll admit, but that doesn't mean we have to submit, at most we owe him a favor" Mark argued, since his awakening into a savant his arrogance had grown endlessly, right now he believed that if he and his sister teamed up there was no one who could stop them, if not for the strange power of Elior which kept them wary, they would have long left this island.

After a moment Phia's voice rang out as she said "But think about it if that guy was truly so weak why did someone that strong submit himself to him" Of course, she was talking about none other than Elior.

"I don't know sis, maybe the man saved the guy's life or something back before the sequence, which led to him pledging his allegiance to the fucker, I've seen things like that in movies" Mark guessed.

"anyways let's just wait and see" Phia stated ending the conversation.

Immediately after a knock sounded on their door, Mark went to get it, and he saw Elior and the other seven, "the lord wishes to see you" Elior stated.

Both Mark and Phia quickly followed finally they got to confront the so-called lord once more and this time things had changed, similar thoughts were going through the heads of others.

They arrived at the office fairly quickly, Elior opened the door and they all stepped in, but what they saw…

The atmosphere of the room was cold and dark, looking in front of them all they saw was an endless mist of shadows at the center were two floating pairs of eyes that radiated a fiendish light, the pressure of the aura weighed on them.

"thank you elior, you are dismissed" a voice rang out, elior bowed and took his leave closing the door behind him, leaving the nine alone with his master.

It was then they could see the owner of the voice albeit faintly, he sat on the chair behind a huge office table, his leg crossed as the rested on the table in his hands was a khopesh which he caressed lightly as it pulsed with crimson runic lines. The man simply directed his gaze towards them as he remained silent.

They all knew what he was waiting for, he told them before they entered the dungeon after all, that when next they saw him they would give him an answer.

Nicholas who had just been released from the basement, was seething with rage previously, how dare they treat him as such he thought, he was a dignified savant, according to the system he was one of a kind even among savants, and they dared caged him like a dog? Though he harbored such thoughts he didn't dare yell at Elior as he was wary of the man, the moment Elior was dismissed he thought he would have an opportunity to give this so-called lord a piece of his mind, but on seeing this man, he was different from what he thought, the fiendish aura radiating from him bared its weight on Nicholas's soul, suddenly he kept shut his very core was telling him angering such a monster wasn't worth it.

The silence prevailed for a few minutes while Jayde just sat there caressing his cursed blade, then finally Someone broke the silence it was Valesco and he simply said "I won't submit to someone weaker than me" Valesco stood at the very front of the bunch since no one was saying anything he took it upon himself to speak, he didn't want to be under anyone that was his creed since he was born and that wouldn't change now.

Finally, Jayde looked up staring straight into Valero's eyes, and he simply replied "I see" Immediately he replied, a massive tentacle appeared from Valeso's shadow as it whipped the man sending him flying through the wall and breaking into the next room.

Valesco who was attacked all of a sudden immediately stood back up his armor appeared coating his body as he faced Jayde ready to battle, only Jayde wasn't there anymore, looking at the other nine their gaze seemed to be trained on him, no behind him, before he could respond and turn, a blade appeared on his neck as it cut through his armor as thought it was tofu already against his bare skin, he froze as the blade moved ever so slightly cutting into his flesh, though the cut wasn't vital, it didn't matter as Velasco could feel it the vile blade was sucking on his essence drinking his blood, quickly of the three pentagons shaped rune branded upon his arms one quickly dimmed vanishing from sight forever gone, valesco innately knew what to do if he didn't want to die, as his body was frozen in place against his will, but he knew that there was a movement he could take and he did so quickly.

He bowed as he quickly called out "My Lord", seeing this sight jayde retracted his blade which pulsed unwillingly, placing the blade on his shoulder he didn't respond to Valesco instead he directed his gaze to the remaining eight, sweat matted their backs, as they felt his aura growing even more fiendish, quickly they knew a wrong reply and they would end up, like valesco.