Chapter 2:
Cero Jenkins's POV
I was a royal guard working for the royal court of the Haril Empire. Although I was a mere weakling in the 9th level of Qi refining Stage, my family was a famous loyal family of the Haril Empire which will never betray it, which is why I can become a royal guard. Another reason someone as weak as me can become a royal guard is because the Haril Empire turned from a super strong empire to an extremely weak empire on the decline. It was also because my father was a personal guard of the royal family, so he pulled some strings to bring me in.
I was at home drinking some beer, when the court called me in. It seemed that there was a change in the forbidden area. The devouring power which was emitted from the forbidden area has disappeared, and the court thinks that the sacred lake might have returned to normal. They want me and a few other guards to investigate to find out whether this is time for the empire to return to its former glory.
I took my gear and headed out to the forbidden area. The other guards that came with me were all in the Elemental Refining stage. The leader of the group made the group split and enter the forbidden area. This may seem like a dumb idea, but the leader did that so we can investigate the forbidden area faster and also because the forbidden zone has no living things in it, which means no potential threats.
I searched the path for about half an hour before I encountered something. It was a red skinned creature, with red hair and red eyes. This creature looked like a demon but it didn't have a horn. I felt a creepy sensation emitting for the creature, and I also felt the blood in my body boiling as well as the smell of blood coming from the creature. The creature also noticed me and said something. The language it spoke was foreign but also seemed something similar like an ancient language.
I went into panic as I thought it was trying to attack me, so I screamed "Demon, demon. There is a demon, help me!" in hopes that it will reach the ears of my companions. In my panic, I attacked the creature, I thought it would do nothing but provoke its anger. To my surprise, I cut off its left hand, like my sword was going through butter. The hand landed on the ground and exploded into blood, which surprised me.
Realizing I was stronger, and that the creature was weak, I advanced on it. The creature was trying to retreat while screaming in pain. That's when something surprising happened, the creature looked at something and stopped moving. I took this chance to attack it, but something burst through my stomach. It was a crimson dagger with a 5 inch blade and a blood red gem embedded in its handle. The dagger landed in the creatures right hand, while I started to fall down.
The creature destroyed my dantian, which caused me to revert to a mortal. The creature closed its eyes as it attacked me, impaling the dagger into my throat. I stare in shock as I fell down and darkness flooded my vision, forever.
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Unknown Creature's POV
I woke up after an hour as I went through the memories of the human. It seemed the human though I was a devil and attacked me. This troubled me as I knew I can't enter a human settlement looking like this, and then that's when another memory revealed itself. Bodily Reconstruction, this ability allowed me to change my body however I like. I changed my skin into a fair milky white toned skin, and my eyes into an almond brown color.
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I noticed something about Blood Tale, it seems I don't get all the memories of the person I use it on, as I only got bits and fragments of the man's memories. I have a suspicion that I can strengthen the abilities I gain using Blood Feed.
I start looting his body, when I notice his sword. I want to keep this sword as I don't know how to use the dagger from before. While I was thinking this, a strange feeling arises in my body before another ability appears, it is Absorb. This ability allows me to absorb a item and learn everything about it, ranging from the materials used to create it to how to create it. I can also absorb creatures, but they have to be dead. Something strange happens this time when I receive the spell, as I learn if I can strengthen the ability I can find out who killed the creature or who created the item when I absorb an item.
I place my hand on the sword and use absorb. My hand turns into blood which covers the sword and absorbs it into my body. I get information on the sword, it was an iron sword with a flame gem embedded into its hilt. This allows the sword to light on fire when I pour qi into it. I also receive the recipe on how to create the sword.
After receiving the information, the sword flies into a blood red gem located in a black cave in my body. By willing it, I can enter the gem. I found a blood lake (my body) in it, and also the iron sword and dagger from before. I see other items above the lake, but they are sealed by blood red chains. It seems I have to unlock them before I can use it.
After exiting the gem, I noticed I can use the dagger and iron sword when I want, by summoning them using my blood.
My absorption of the sword finished, and I looked over at the corpse. I walked over to him and absorbed the armour the man wore and absorbed the man itself. I learned the recipe and materials for the iron armour he wore.
The interesting thing I learned, is the anatomy of a human male. I realized the black cave from before was my dantian, where I store my qi. I also learned humans have muscles, meridians and bones, etc.
Using the knowledge I acquired, I created human organs and other things. I super condensed my blood to create bones and made the muscles by condensing my blood a little so that it's flexible. I didn't make bone marrows as I can't create blood, I can only gain it by using Blood Feed on something.
A blood red iron armour appears on my body as I summon the armour I absorbed. It turns out that I can use Bodily Reconstruction on it. The ability also me to reconstruct the body of anything part of me, and when it strengthens, I reconstruct items not part of me.
After making preparations, I set off towards the Haril Empire.
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