The Power to Change Everything

Everything became darkness, yet I was still somehow aware of myself. I always thought that death would be nothingness, and that I would simply cease to exist.

"What is this?" I asked, then my mind played back the last things that happened, and I began sweating, "CICI!"

I stood up inside of the darkness that surrounded me, and I screamed.

"LET ME OUT! I NEED TO HELP CICI!"

My voice was both everywhere and nowhere at once. I struck at the air around me, but there was nothing there. I stomped on the darkness below me, but it felt like striking air. What the hell was this? Then, windows flashed in my vision, and the voice in my head boomed.

[Integration successful. Results have been calculated]

Then, multiple different windows appeared before me, and I blinked at what I saw, my previous frustration replaced with a wonder I thought I'd never feel.

[Information]

[Name: Elias Crosse]

[Age: 25]

[Race: Divine Primordial]

[Class: Abyssal Flame Patriarch (SSS+)]

[Designation: Primordial of the Abyssal Flame]

I stared at the words before me, almost not comprehending them.

"Didn't Cici say that S was the highest rank? And what's all this? Divine Primordial? Abyssal Flame? Just what the hell am I?"

I went to another screen, and again, I just blinked.

[Ritual of Sacrifice has been used on target, Elias Crosse. HP, Mana, and Stamina of Ungvald, the Abyssal Emperor, and Niandra, Goddess of the Eternal Flame has been transferred to target, Elias Crosse, as well as their styles of combat, and their battle knowledge.]

[Stats]

[HP: ♾️]

[Mana: ♾️]

[Stamina: ♾️]

[Strength: SSS+]

[Dexterity: SSS+]

[Agility: SSS+]

[Magic: SSS+]

[Willpower: SSS+]

[Perception: SSS+]

"Ritual of... who are they? Are they... my real parents?" I wondered, but it was just a guess. I had no idea what any of this meant, but more than that, if this was right... "I'm fucking strong, aren't I?"

Suddenly, my head throbbed, causing me to grab it and scream as knowledge filled my mind, and another screen forced its way to the forefront.

[Skills]

[Abyssal Flame: Channel the power of the Abyss and the Eternal Fire, creating a flame that can burn anything to cinders.]

[Abyssal Eye: Able to see the Information of any selected target. Nothing hides from the Abyss's gaze.]

[Abyssal Tendrils: Create tendrils using the Abyss itself, can be controlled and used as extra appendages.]

[Abyssal Wings: Sprout wings made from the Abyss, and soar against the very heavens themselves]

[Abyssal Regeneration: Using the power of the Abyss, heal from any injury, and even cheat death.]

[Abyssal Reconstruction: Using the Abyss, bring allies and those you cast on back from the brink of death. Can be used to heal any wounds.]

[Primordial Veil: Able to conceal yourself from others, and blocks all Inspection related skills.]

[Abyssal Manipulation: Use the power of the Abyss to shape various weapons and tools made from the Abyss itself.]

[Abyssal Army: Create shades using the power of the Abyss. Will follow all instructions given by the user. Strength of shades: 40% of the user's stats.]

[Abyssal Flame Patriarch: Transform into your true self. Your enemies will cower before your might.]

[Bond of the Abyssal Flame Patriarch: Those close to you are empowered by the Abyss, granting them: Increased Class growth, increased stats, increased skill power, Ageless Body, mental connection with user. Also grants the user the ability the track their bonds, wherever they may be.

Note: Consummation is required to form a bond.]

"Holy... fucking... hell..." I breathed out, looking at everything a second, a third, and even a forth time. I've read enough novels like this. I've played enough video games to realize what was going on. I was literally in an RPG like world, but only that, but I seemed to be absolutely goddamn ridiculous.

That thought caused me to look down at my body, and I gasped in shock. For one, I used to have long salt and pepper hair, roughly down to my chest, as I started going gray very early on in my life, but now my hair was white as snow. Second, my skinny and gangly body was gone, and now hard and lean muscle covered every inch of my body. I was actually naked in this space, so seeing rock hard abs, and arms and legs that were bursting with corded muscle threw me for a loop. The only thing that remained the same was my penis, but frankly... I didn't need anymore down there. I always thought if God existed, he had a funny sense of humor by giving me a big dick but no strength to use it.

On top of all of that, this Framework gave me instinctual knowledge of all of my powers and abilities. I could even do things that weren't listed on here by just using my mana as I wanted to. All of my skills, and all of the abilities I had, it was like I'd used them my entire life, even though I'd never used a single one of them even once.

"This... this power... with this... I might have the power to change everything..." I said, and then as I thought that, Cici's smile, and her love for me crashed into my brain.

"ELI!" Cici's final cry for me echoed throughout my mind.

Anger replaced everything else I felt. I did have power now, and my Cici needed me! I needed to get out of her, and I needed to find her! I have to protect my mate. I would get her back, and tear anyone apart that tried to stop me. I actually had a power I could use to help her, but of course life was a cruel fucker, as I couldn't do that with her gone. From what the note at the end said, I had to sleep with her to form the bond. Things were going that way anyways, but she wasn't with me right now... but I had to find her. I had to save Cici!

"LET ME OUT!" I screamed into the darkness.

[Abyssal Regeneration]

The skill was used instinctually, and one second, I was alone, and in a realm of nothingness, and the next, I felt the cold ground underneath me, and smoke filled my lungs, and the scent of blood was heavy in the air. My eyes snapped open.

I looked up sharply, seeing the same house where I was stabbed, and where Cici was dragged away. I put my hands underneath me, and pushed, then yelped as my hands sunk effortlessly into the ground.

"Holy hell." I said, and I tried again, but more gingerly this time.

I got to my feet no problem, and looked around. There was nothing, and no one in sight. I could hear and smell so many goddamn things that it was starting to drive me mad. I assumed it was my stats already putting in work.

"Cici... CICI!" I yelled, as I sprinted back outside, and peered around me.

It was around noon when we came here, so the sun was still bright in the sky. I didn't know how long days and nignts lasted here, but it was a good sign. Yet, that previous message had told me the process would take 4 hours.

"Was I... passed out for that long? Was Cici all alone with those fucking assholes the whole time? While I just laid there, not able to do a fucking thing?!" I screamed, my fists clenching.

I felt power flowing out of my, and when I looked, my arms were covered in a layer of black and white flame. I looked at it in awe. I didn't even think about doing this. It was just out of pure anger. I concentrated, and sent the flames away. Then, I held my palm out facing up in front of me, and summoned a large ball of black and white flame. It was as easy as riding a bike. I shook my head. I could figure out more when Cici was safe. I would just have to rely on my instincts for now. I wasn't going to just sit here while she suffered.

A noise caught my attention just then. No, not just a noise, voices.

"Do you really think there might be even more around here?" A voice asked, and the voice that answered next was one I immediately recognized.

"Not sure, but the boss asked us to check again anyways. We are getting paid either way, so stop your bitching." The asshole voice of that leader said, the one who hurt my mate, and took her from me.

I looked down at myself again, my torn and bloodied clothes a reminder of his order to kill me. More than that though, I felt a stinging pain in my chest at Cici's dried tear stains on my shirt. I snarled, and bared my teeth as power welled up within me.

"I'm coming Cici. Please be okay." I said, and then ran towards the voices," I'm gonna make them tell me where they took you, and I'm going kill every last one of them."