-Forest of the Sleeping Dragon-
Deep with in the forest, a green light illuminates the slave traders camp.
-slash, slash, slash-
Blood splatters and three bodys swiftly find their places on the ground. Dante just have cut through three person like nothing.
The others coming out of shock started to group up on Dante. His sword skills were lacking but his raw speed and power, through his fullbring kept him in the fight.
He could have finished them off, using the Ace of Spades but he wanted to test his close combat capabilities. Then after about ten minutes, it happened.
-Ding-
[Congratulations, host learned: Basic sword combat.]
The host's combat proficiency will be more effective with a sword, enabling the usage of various sword skills.
Dante's grin grown even wider upon seeing the notification. He continued to hack and slash at his opponents overpowering them by a hot margin. After about ten more minutes, he slain his last opponent.
He was standing there catching his breath but the battle was far from over. On the other side of the battlefield, Lilith was keeping the other half at bay with his wind and spirit magic.
Dante readied him self activating Tracer's light to help Lilith and finish up this battle quick. He shot out like a bullet at the remaining enemies.
Lilith: Ah! Dante!
Lilith gasped happily upon seeing Dante coming to her aid but that small distraction cost her dearly.
Slaver 7: Your guard is wide open!
- Draining bolt-!
An energy beam struck Lilith, draining her from all of her magical power. The wind settled as Lilith fell to the ground motionless.
Dante's eye grew wild.
Dante: Lilith!
He bolted in the direction of Lilith, as he reached her, shock settled in. Her magical reserves and her life force were fading fast. Without any delays, Dante used transmute and created a dome around them.
Slaver 4: They are on the defensive! Quick use everything you got and bring the dome down.
-Inside the dome-
From outside the dome, can be heard that the remaining slavers, hacking, chipping and blasting away withe magic and other various tools at Dante's walls. But Dante's concern was elsewhere. Lilith was fading fast.
Dante: Come on, think! What can I do?
She is a spirit, right? That means if I can replenish her mana reserves, than she survives right. But How? My Grimoar! It boosts MP! Quick, let's try.
Dante used his Grimoar to at least try to boost Lilith magical reserves. But what happened is not what he expected in the slightest. Lilith's body have dissipated into pure green mana particles and the Grimoar absorbed it all. The sound what he oh so loved when it rang out, now carried sadness and despair.
-Ding-
[Ashen Grimoar has successfully absorbed the essence and will of a greater wind spirit]
[Congratulations, on learning the following spells and skills:]
Wind manipulation LV I: Manipulate the wind at will to some degree.
Wind Blades LV I: The wind gatheres into a spinning vortex in shape of mini tornado made from a thousand blades. It has low speed but high damage.
Gale palm LV I: Gather wind on your hand and perform a trusting motion to fire it.
It has high speed and low damage.
Hurricane LV I: The wind gatheres into a chosen zone that the host can see and create a power wind current in a Sixty meter radius.
It can lift off the ground small to medium size creatures and items.
Wind sword LV I: Gather the wind in your palm and extended it into a sword shape current. It's damage depends on the mana output.
Mana zone: Tempest LV I: The wind picks up in a Sixty meter area around you. As long as you are in the area you gain + 200% movement speed and can step on the air currents and use them as footing.
Dante's eyes opened wild and his pupils shrank, the voice of the system always carried a nostalgic and a good feeling. Always presenting him with challenges and rewards to aid him but not this time. The oh so familiar tone now carried the sense of dread and regret.
Dante: I...I wanted to...save her. N-Not...to...k-k-kill...Kill...KILL.
I AM GOING TO KILL ALL OF YOU!
Dante's rage along with his mana, spiritual pressure and Fullbring gone wild. The dome around Dante exploded in a thirty meter radius, repelling everything in his close vicinity. A beam of blueish green light surged towards the sky. His Fullbring along his Quincy powers activated simultaneously.
His gun dissipated and got absorbed into his body, a three-tailed long coat materialised on his body, similar to Ichigo's Bankai in the fullbringer arc but it was slightly different.
The white lines on his gloves now ran along on his body and connected on his back in a circle, in the middle of the circle was the spade symbol. His right side arm was covered in a grayish armor which ran up to his shoulder. On his back shoulder near the spine, the armor contourted into a wing shaped exhaust.
The air was heavy, Dante's blood red eyes reflected pure furry and the Intent to kill. Everybody present froze immediately.
Fear took prisoner everyone as they saw the monster that emerged from the dome.
Dante took a deep breath and with that, all the raw spiritual energy and mana particles in the area became visible. All the particles started to get absorbed simultaneously into Dante's shoulder armor piece until a full grown wing materialised from spiritual energy and mana.
Dante in a very deep and calm tone, full with cold murderes intent, called out to all remaining slavers.
Dante:None of you, will leave this place alive.
Dante than lifted his right hand a new gun materialised out of thin air. It resembled an assault rifle and a shotgun hybrid, powered by lightning type mana and spiritual energy, that constantly being absorbed from the surrounding.
Dante:-Feind-Shredder-
As Dante spoke those words, he fired his gun. Every single projectile carried the power of a fully charged -AP shot- but without the drawbacks. All of the slavers were ripped apart by the fog of projectiles not even getting the chance to defend them selfs or to take cover. They were just eviscerated by the waves of bullets. Even the buildings and carts took heavy damage, almost being destroyed in the process.
Now, everything was destroyed with no survivors in sight. Dante collapsed to his knees, looking straight at the ground.
He won but at what cost?
-Ding-
[Level Up!]
[Congratulations on creating a fused skill!]
[Please name the new skill:...]
[Mission Completed: Forest Protector]
Reward: Ashen Grimoar upgrade
[Receive reward?]
[Yes/No]
Dante dismissed the notifications.
His weapon and armor disappeared into a flash of blue light and his revolver got rematerialized in his hand, green electricity still flickering around it.
His body felt heavy, as he had gone through a marathon long run. Guilt eating away his mind. They only met today, he barely knew her. But loosing someone right before your eyes, being the very reason for there death.
It's not something that he took lightly.
Marry approached Dante from the back. She reached out and gently touched Dante's shoulder. Dante looked up at her, sadness evident in his eyes. He could not protect or save Lilith.
Marry just gave a gentle smile and kneeled down before Dante and said.
Marry: She is not dead yet. She will live on, as a part of you. So long as you walk this earth. Don't blame your self for what you can't control.
Dante didn't say a word just nodded. He got up and escorted the dryad back into the forest where she belonged.
Upon reaching the Dryad's desired location they bid each other farewell.
Marry: What you done here today for us will never be forgotten. You are welcomed here anytime.
Dante: Thank you. I wish for the best to you all, maybe one day we cross paths once again.
Marry gave a slight chuckle.
Marry:*hehehe* I am sure we will. The forest blessings upon your journey.
With her final words Marry disappeared into the forest, leaving Dante all alone in the night.
On his way back after he pulled him self together, he opened up his HUD.
[Mission Completed: Forest Protector]
Claim reward: Yes/No?
Dante choose "Yes" and immediately after his Grimoar transformed. The tattered book become a proper Grimoar with iron edges and a symbol on the middle. The book kept it's Ash gray color but looked more like a fog with darker and lighter spots.
[Ashen Grimoar:]
+ 200 MP, no affinity, no spell incompatibility,
Ashen Arsenal LV I
Dante: Ashen Arsenal?
Dante pressed on the word and a small list opened up.
[Ashen Arsenal:]
[Ashen Gauntlet:] An oversized left handed gauntlet. Capable of delivering massive blunt strikes, the triangle symbol on the front can extend into a shield.
[Ashen daggers:] A pair of special daggers. Granting the user invisibility for a short time after a kill.
Ashen Switch Blade: A special greatsword that can transform into a greathammer.
Dante:Wow, well I won't be short on weapons for a while. Now to address the elephant in the room.
[Congratulations on creating a fused skill!]
[Please name the new skill:...]
Dante was thinking for while, while he walked in the direction of the carts.
Dante:When I transformed, I had a wing, made of pure energy right? Maybe something easy to remember...hmm...
As Dante walked, absorbed in thought he didn't realize that someone sneak up right behind him. A feminine voice called out to him.
???:How about "One winged Angel" that sounds cool.
Dante stopped in his tracks. He turned his head slowly just to see someone sitting on his shoulder.
Lilith: Hi.
Dante was shocked and dumbfounded. Lilith was alive and just sitting on his shoulder like nothing has happened.
Dante: H-How...? I saw you..die. How is this possible?
Lilith lifted off from Dante's shoulder and flown before him and answered.
Lilith: Well, I was kind of dieing, until you have refilled my magical reserves by stuffing me into your Grimoar. Seriously next time, take a girl out to eat first, don't bind them to you eternally on the first night out.
Dante was still in shock until the last part, than his face contourted into embarrassment than confusion.
Dante: Bind? What do you mean by that?
Lilith started to descend from the air and Dante's Grimoar flown up, opening in the air.
Lilith now was sitting on the Ashen Grimoar and continued.
Lilith: By absorbing my very essence, this Grimoar made me part of it's power, Your power. I became essentially a part of you.
Dante was nodding, he understood the situation. By absorbing Lilith essence she became the part of his power, and the Grimoar have reconstructed her original form. So his Grimoar is like a container for her, she can retreat there whenever she wants and recover.
Lilith: I didn't even know, how to describe the feeling. It was like, I was awake and asleep at the same time. Through magic sense I saw everything that happened. You were soo cool with that outfit and everything, as you avenged me. But don't expect morning kisses just yet, you have to work for those a little more, hahaha.
-slap-
Dante just slapped close his Grimoar with Lilith still on it, now in it. On a muffled tone.
Lilith: this..i..not tgh whey...to..trheght a.lhdy.
(This is not the way to treat a lady)
Dante: Just, shut up and die!
...
After an hour long walk, the dynamic duo found their way back to camp. As they approached, Dante spotted Germalid at the campfire, sitting, starring a whole right into his soul. Before Dante could give an explanation, Germalid spoke.
Germalid: Done with the, "nature's call"?
Dante: Y-yeah...soo...I...augh, Aaaaahhhhh!
Before Dante could continue his explanation Germalid speed blitzed behind him with a belt in his hand. Before Dante could do anything, the source of pain has descended upon him.
Germalid relentlessly beat Dante with his belt, while teaching him a lesson about safety and responsibility. While that was unfolding, Lilith have decided to sneakily head back inside the Grimoar for safety reasons. But before she could approach it, a hand grabbed her firmly.
Germalid: And where do you think you're going? This lesson is for everyone here.
Lilith: Noooooooo! Aaaaahhhhh!
After the disciplining the duo, the night continued calmly and peacefully. Except for one person.
In one of the carts, Vox's eye were wide open.
He could not sleep with all the cursing and screaming. His eyes littered with veins but now everything was quite. Finally he can rest or so he thought. The curtain of the cart was pulled aside and Germalid called out.
Germalid: Common Vox. Time for shift change!
Vox: (DAMN YOU ALL!) Yes, Master.
-back in Dante's cart-
Dante was laying on his mattress, eyes wide open as he was looking through his stats.
LV: 11
Exp: 342/5639
Dante Dragneel Uchiha
HP: 200/200
MP: 795/795
Strength: 22
Dexterity: 32
Endurance: 23
Constitution: 22
Intelligence: 35
Attribute points: 10
Skill point: 9
Racial progress:
[Fullbringer 45%]
[Uchiha 15%]
[Quincy 10%]
[Hollow 1%]
[Soul Reaper 3%]
Skills:
Transmute:
The Host can change a materials form, shape or state as long as the Host knows the material and have an image of the final product in his head.
Bone dart LV I :
Summon a bone dart and shoot it the target. It has average speed and low DMG.
Appraisal LV I :
Gain insight on the examined target.
Bringer's light LV II:
Pull out the object's soul around you to strengthen or accelerate your self greatly without to much exhaustion.
Bone spear: LV I
Conjure a spear made out of bones and fire it at the chosen target. It has high damage but slow speed.
Zanpaktou LV I: Asauchi:
The Host has successfully unlocked the power of his soul, capable to call on it's power at will in a form a special weapon, unique to himself.
[Basic sword combat:]
The host combat proficiency will be more effective with a sword, enabling the usage of various sword skills.
Fullbring LV I:
Bring out the full potential of an item you hold.
[Fullbring: Tracer's light:]
The Host uses fullbring to pull out the body's latent potential. Increasing it's strength, speed and senses along with every other skill and traits used in a fight.
[Fullbring: One Winged Angel LV I:]
The host combine his Quincy side with his Fullbring capabilities, entering a state of greater potential. While in that state, the host gains a creation like ability and can absorb spiritual energy and mana from his surrounding, further enhancing him self and his abilitys.
[Unique skill: Sharingan 2 tomoe:]
The two-tome Sharingan grants the user enhanced perception and analysis and the ability to copy various skills and moves, enhanced movement reading, and the ability to perceive mana flow. It also allows for more powerful genjutsu and a greater understanding of mana.
[Sharingan 2 tomoe: Minor genjutsu:]
While the sharingan being in it's second stage, still can cast a minor illusion, far weaker as regular illusion but still can confuse the target momentarily.
Wind manipulation LV I: Manipulate the wind at will to some degree.
Wind Blades LV I: The wind gatheres into a spinning vortex in shape of mini tornado made from a thousand blades. It has low speed but high damage.
Gale palm LV I: Gather wind on your hand and perform a trusting motion to fire it.
It has high speed and low damage.
Hurricane LV I: The wind gatheres into a chosen zone that the host can see and create a power wind current in a Sixty meter radius.
It can lift off the ground small to medium size creatures and items.
Wind sword LV I: Gather the wind in your palm and extended it into a sword shape current. It's damage depends on the mana output.
Mana zone: Tempest LV I: The wind picks up in a Sixty meter area around you. As long as you are in the area you gain + 200% movement speed and can step on the air currents and use them as footing.
Ashen Arsenal: Gain access to various armaments.
Traits:
Artificer prodigy
Exceptional talent
Crimson red eyes
[Evaluation: as stronge as a Bronze Rank Adventurer]
Dante was speechless. Such a leap in evaluation because of a single skill.
With that, he closed his tab and turned to sleep. Hoping that tomorrow will bring, new challenges to push him self further.
To be continued...