My Life As A Salamander - Chapter 96

Deep in a cave to the south of Verst a dark miasma oozed. It swirled and whisper through the air like a mist. Thirteen cloaked figures stood within the miasma wearing featureless masks with 2 eye holes. Together they began to chant something to the stone that sat on a pedestal between them all. It’s features were sharp and seemed at one time that this was once part of something larger. The miasma within the room leaked from this very shard.

“Our mother who gave us the shade from the light, who hears our agonized pleas. Hear us now as we seek to bring your enemies to their knees. A great one has risen and our brothers are dead. Avenge us this wrong so the powers that be may end.” The ghostly synchronized chanting echoed through the air. A bone chilling power filled the shard as white eye appeared within spinning about. Looking at every individual person in the room.

“My children have called me thither. Your mother is awake and has heard your pleas. What powers do you wish to use and bend to bring this foe to his knees? A sword to cut their throat? A chain to make them wail? Or perhaps the power to rip the wind from their sails?” A shrill dead voice cried from the stone. It was familiar and sounded exactly like the ghost woman the King of Werenar listened to before his death. The followers bowed low to the ground as The largest among them spoke. “Oh our merciful mother. We seek the power to slay his powers and bind them till he is slain. Then we can bring further glory to your name. Offer you his flesh and blood, his bones and eyes to soothe. We offer you ourselves to bargain against this heretic fool.” His voice growled like a big cat that had learned english just to sound spiteful.The eye spun to examine him. “Give me a sacrifice and I will grant you the weapon you seek.” The shard echoed. Two cloaked figures brought forward a girl with sharp ears. Her eyes were sapphires and her skin was pale as the winter snow. “No!!! I never agreed to this!” She shouted as she tried to wrestle her way out. She managed to knock over one of the people and tried to rip her hand out the others grip to no avail. Another follower grabbed her and dragged her the rest of the way to the shard.

As soon as she was in it’s presence the miasma formed chains around her holding her in place. “Why?! I am the princess of the Melra kingdom! How dare you do this to me who is of royal blood!” She screamed at them all as tears flew from her. The shard examined her. “She will do.” The miasma wrapped around the girl and one heard a single scream echoe about the chamber before a brilliant flash illuminated the cavern revealing hundreds of cloaked figures. The light died out quickly and the miasma parted to reveal something floating above the ground. It was a set of gauntlets with beautiful elven carvings. If one was to look closer they could see that the elf girls life was actually laid out on them for all to bear witness. Each had a sapphire embedded in the middle which made them look like they had crying eyes.

The biggest cloaked figure approached the gauntlets. “Thank you Mother.” His gravelly voice echoed through the cavern as he gently took the gauntlets. “We shall lay him to rest so you may have a seat to rise to.” He said with a deep bow to the shard. After a moment of silence the eye turned red as the darkness began to once again completely fill the cavern. “Good.” She hissed through the dark. “I will wait for the time his head sits before my feet.”

Back in Belmac.

Breakfast was soon finished and Aed departed. As soon as he left Kyle let out a sigh of relief as his body relaxed. He got up and approached a window. “May I ask what you did to the assailants?” He asked curiously. I sat in my seat and picked up a cup of juice. “If you want to send your men to find them you will understand.” I said as I took a deep drink. It was sweet, tart, and very flavorful. “Hmm. I will have to get some more of this.” I hummed. Kyle quickly sent men around the grounds to retrieve the assassins corpses. They were only able to acquire pieces of their remains. each was placed in a cloth bag outside the house for Kyle to examine. He nearly lost his breakfast at the sight of the mangled and destroyed parts. “Is this all of them?” He grunted at his men as he covered his nose with a handkerchief. A dwarf with a silver brooch on his cloak came forward and knelt. “All except one sire. He was reduced to ash that blew away when we went to collect it.” He said. His voice was calm and had a tenor pitch to it. He was probably the youngest of the group by the sounds of it. Kyle turned to face me as he got the report. “You really left noone to be interrogated. That makes things a bit more difficult.” He said as he petted his beard in thought. I looked at him before tapping the doors frame. “If the order sent assassins it means they sent their most devoted. That means they’ll be the most tight lipped and stubborn people. It’s easier for me to just eat them and figure it out from there.” I said as I approached the bundles and the dwarves paled.

I lifted the group of bundles. I looked at them all and attempted to quell their fears. “I learn about my enemies by eating. Kind of a gross process so you should all return home for now.” I said as I entered the house and gave the kitchen staff the day off. I pulled out the biggest cauldron. It was big enough to fit a cow probably. I went through the bundles and found the bones and meaty parts. Any heads were discarded due to the fact that I hated having hair in my food. I put them in a pot and got some water boiling. I made sure Sam was fast asleep while I was doing this and that a maid was keeping an eye on our childrens egg. I added some seasonings to the soup and a few potatoes like veggies to add to the flavor. As soon as the soup finished I heard a ding. I stood a little straighter and felt something shift within my soul.

/We are back Master./ A single voice echoed through my mind. It was neither mechanical or capable of sounding like a gender. But it was a single very powerful voice. /It would appear we have kept master waiting for too long. Gluttony and Pride have evolved to create the ultimate skill. Sin. Sin has improved characteristics for defensive abilities and absorption. We will do our best to serve./ It said as my eyes widened. I smiled a little.

“Time to see what you can do then.” I said.

I lifted the cauldron and took it outside. I expanded and quickly swallowed the cauldrons contents. The rush of information was incredible. The power of Sin was more comprehensive and furthermore it actually gave me some glimpses into the past of the beings I consumed. There was a Castle in the middle of a great field of rock outside. It recognized it as Verst. I saw fields filled with monsters as they marched towards this city, and finally a cave was revealed to me. It eminated darkness deeper than the color of ink. It was cold within and there were many who came to this place. And in the deepest part of the cave was a cavern that had a single pedestal. And on that pedestal sat a shard that glowed a deep and dark purple color. The last thing I saw was an eye with a snakes pupil looking out from it at me.

After my brief memory vision I fell to the floor panting. “What the hell was that?!” I panted out as my brain was trying to come to terms with what just happened. Sin answered quickly. / Master was able to see the residual memories from the assailants bodies and was provided a possible location for the main cult group on Belmac Continent. We also have additional things that you can now use as well skill wise./ There was a slew of things that assaulted my eyes.

/Master has learned the following abilities and skills.

Darkness Resistance Master Rank Learned

Darkness Magic Master Rank Learned

Archery Master Rank Learned

Sword Art Master Rank Learned

Assassination Arts Master Rank Learned

Shield Bearer Arts Master Rank Learned

Heavy Armor Mastery Learned

Combining with current skills and abilities.

MER has been upgraded to Master Rank and has evolved. Assassination Arts have been added to Shadow Monarch Skillset and have enhanced your jobs characteristics and due to evolution and abilities has evolved. Shield, Sword, and Archery based abilities have been combined to create Omniscient Battler Skill. Creates a field in hosts mind during combat that allows for better understanding of good and bad reactions to situations. Best reactions will be highlighted in Blue with the Worst reactions labeled in Red. Heavy Armor Mastery has been absorbed into your body types passives to increase your ability to handle heavier things.

Current Info is as follows.

Name: Ignatious Soulsmith ( god Ignis)

Followers: 10’423 (Dwarven race + 1 Human race)

Race: Asura Dragon God

Danger Class: ??? Class

Job: Guardian of Balance ( Has a complete set and mastery of every element in existence.)( Evolution of Shadow Monarch)

Age: 7 Years Old ( 31 Soul)

Weight: 350 pounds ( 4550 Expanded)

Passives:

Pheonix God Body (Combined Flame Monarch and elemental body skills)

(Will always heal. If you die you will be reborn from the ashes at the high end of the Disaster class)

Elemental God Resistance. (Evolution of MER)

Destroyers Breath. Can Level a city easily with the power of a heavily concentration of elements.

Destroyers Claw. Can destroy a mountain with a casual swing while maintaining perfect sharpness.

Shapeshift.

Elemental Assassination: Can link your mind and aura to the elements around you to assassinate any being within a kilometer of you.

Godly Relic Possessor Active (Passive):

Cup of Storms: Can create a storm as large as hosts mana force to destroy or hinder opponents at or below his class level. ( Draws power from storms to enhance hosts abilities)

Scroll of Endings: Records the souls of his fallen enemies in the ink on the scroll enhancing its power and linking their mental power to masters.(The more souls you have the more powerful your focus and multitasking abilities will become.)

Crown of Flame: Activating the crown of fire will bathe you and your enemies in every flame you possess. ( While sitting inactive will draw flames to it to make it stronger.)

Hammer of Forging: The manifestation of the earthen energies. No matter the material it will bend to your will. ( Enhances strength by 30% when held)

Holy and Dark/Nether Orbs: (Exposure to both orbs enhances masters views of balance and creation) Active abilities can blind, stun, confuse, or otherwise incapacitate foes at or below masters level.

Halberd of Destruction(Dragons Cry): ( Having evolved from a mortal class item it has gained an indestructible quality and sharpness beyond compare.) The sound eminated from it being shot will tear apart mountains and make waves recede. A heavy swing will cleave apart the sky and land devastating it for miles./

Sin read out my abilities and I listened intently as I began to shrink back to my civilian size. My abilities that had been listed off were fewer but had gained a vast amount of power in my short existence. I heard my class ranking and I guess Sin saw my question coming. / Would host like to name this new Danger Class?/ It asked. I nodded after a moment of thought. “Yes. Name it Divinity Class.” I said calmly. /Pocessing. It will be but a moment sir… Complete. Divinity Class Danger Level has been assigned to masters current level. We will have to decide what level within his class you are at a later date./ The voice said as I nodded patiently. “We’ll see. The world just got a whole lot wider.” I grunted as I hauled the cauldron over my shoulder and entered my house.