I was sitting bored in this god damned meditation state… can’t you install here some games? Poker? Chess with NPC? Whatever? Gosh! Access to youtube would be fine too! Instead of this I am counting my breaths! Stay calm dear me, as I got angry the process of creation and exping this skill up is slowing down… breath in… out… yes, just like that. I am calm. I am a flower. I am a bloody flower of fucking lotus floating peacefully on this shitty lake of motherfucking peace.. I AM AS FUCKING CALM AS WHOLE GOD DAMNED TRAIN OF MEDITATING TIBETIANS MONKS FOR FUCK SAKE!!! … I think I did it wrong somewhere in process… but honestly … how long?
Core cultivation time remaining: [02h:26m:11s]
GUH! 2 and half hour of blissful nothingness… maybe I should try writing poems? I think that this whole chimera race is a worst possible race for someone like me. I. Am. Inpatient. I will tell you it one more time. There is different when you are aiming to an enemy waiting for good opportunity to kill him and from such pointless action as just sitting around while looking at clock.
And then shiver ran down my spine. No… It was not getting cold. How to describe it… it was something like…
~huh? Someone is using magic device in vicinity. You felt that, did you? Sure you did. But don’t think to high of yourself. You was able to do so only because of meditation raised your magic perception. If you don’t want to get into trouble in future you have improve yourself, you lazy peace of….
Okay, okay, we’ve got this book-chan. Thank you for disturbing my chitchat with readers… As helpful as always. But… why someone used it? Well, as I could.. “felt” it was a bit like….
~the impulse was packed with light and order magic, so those were probably used by some kind of priests, paladins or any other class using those elements.
Yes. Exactly what I wanted to say… But still, it’s pretty str…
~it’s strange that those appeared so close to the forest, don’t you think? I mean, there is nothing here! No country, no magic school… literally nothing to infiltrate, check nor explore. There are also no chapels of gods and spirits they may worship. The only thing that is at any point worth of any action… is you…
And it is even more weird as there…
~But there is no one who knows about you!!! Some villagers, but they are not traveling very often nor travelers visit this particular place, as it is both far from trading routes and is not reach in any particular resource but food! Even if there were one or two travelers they wouldn’t be able to send massage so fast, yet to speak about reaction from the church! The only who would be able to do anything like this would be Hanna and Ruby, but they have no reason to do so as they are enemy of church too…
Breath in. Breath out. Stay calm… Book-chan only wanted to help… yes, she is not some mean girl that talks only to take your fun away… Okay, but finally there was one more thing that was supposed to be considered by me, namely…
~But, how will you react? You can take aggressive or passive actions towards them. Namely attack them or ignore them. Forest is big, so it will takes them few days to find you. Even more if you would use ravens to patrol surrounding areas to seek for their positions. Well, I would recommend you to be passive for now. You are in better position. You still should be able to rise core by two grades till the end of the day… then you could devour core of warg, gain more raw power and challenge them.
Haa. Haa… easy me… easy me… okay. I am calm once again… I wanted to say this stuff and sound like some great strategist…
~Ne, ne, how do you like my plan?
~ It’s… brilliant. I probably couldn’t find better myself… - she answered me with cocky laugh.
As I wanted to focus back on meditation I got another notification
Reward calculation finished.For healing your friend by potion of your own creation you are given [Codex Tenebrarum]
In next moment some old, damaged book landed on the floor in front of me
Woah… it took it a week to gave me a reward? But what it is…
~ TAKE IT!
~hey… maybe first you will take me what it is… you know, I have strange phobia of touching ancient grimmoire with sinister names…
~It is… part of me. I was once a bit… bigger. The whole name of my volume was The Grimmoire of Sacred Hellish Seal. I was created by greatest warlock… 3 eras ago. As he was dying he divide me on 7 parts and gave those parts to his students. This one is weakest of all parts, while I am the strongest. But this is also a reason, why you can’t get access to knowledge I store. But this… as you absorb this part we will be combined and I will give you possibility to learn basic spells of Chaos, Dark and Shadow elements… well, not all of them from the very beginning… in the end you still have no affinity to shadow nor dark, but as they are sub-elements of chaos you will get your hands on them, sooner or later. NOT TAKE IT FINALLY! I was separated from myself for over 2 000 000 years, you idiot!
Do you wish to absorb [Codex Tenebrarum]?Warring!
The Knowledge contained within it will have impact on your evolution/classing up pattern
Like I even have an option... yes…
Your affinity to [Chaos] unlocked new Magic Branch [Chaos Magic]
New skill gained[Chaos Magic]Chaos Magic is element that was always caused controversy
By few, especially Church of the light, it is called one of the most corrupting Magic Branch
As Council of Mages did not place it on the list of forbidden magic, you can study this Magic Art in most of the Royal Libraries
Yet everyone who practice this kind of magic is under strict supervision of Truth-Seekers in order to avoid possibility of Dark Mage to rise.This magic take its source from all kinds of disturbance of nature harmony, and will greatly improve your Curse spells
This magic is used mostly to bind your enemies and summon evil spirits.Improving this Magic Branch will give you access to [Blood Magic]
Improving this Magic Branch will give you access to [Dark Magic]
Improving this Magic Branch will give you access to [Necromacery]
Improving this Magic Branch will give you access to [Demonology]
Improving this Magic Branch will give you access to [Shadow Magic]
[Chaos Magic] level 1Current manifestations: [Dark Binding]
The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.
[Summoning] level 7New summon available: [Shade]
Ohhh crap, my head… it’s too much! Too much! Book-chan, everything all right? There was a silence on the “other side”, where this annoying brat should be heard. The answer came after over a minute
~I am all right. Everything is all right
… well, if you could only tell me, why you sound like completely different person, that would be great. She sounded… older. As I heard her for the first time, she was like some kid that was whispering some sweet words. Now, more like teenager? Hey! Don’t you even dare to tell me, that if I would find all of those pieces you will turn into some grandma! But this skill… oh crap it is so tempting to use it right now…
Behave yourself! Damn! You are not some spoiled brat to get excited for every spell you learn!
Back to the meditation! We have still a lot time till it will rank up!
POV change
We stepped into the forest. The atmosphere turned heavy instantly. We were supposed to move fast in order to find a target as fast as possible. We were told that he is able ob gaining power in abnormal speed. I couldn’t believe what they have said. Someone who is getting stronger from day by day? It is impossible! Progress is made by efforts that was continued for months! You can’t simply pick a sword and after a year be the champion of world! Neither with magic! Bah! The magic is actually even harder to learn. Yet here we were told about mage that get access to magic about month ago, and now he will soon surpass apprentice level. If it is truth, then it is not fast. It’s a true monster that we should leave alone, not provoke!
How would we find him? Normally we would use our seeking device, but there is a problem – this device is looking for every kind of magic. In normal town of village we can more or less guess the position of mage in one kilometer radius.
But this forest is created from magic itself! Some stronger monsters generates magic by itself too! If we want to find him we have to either in very close distance, by very close I mean that we have to almost bump into him, or wait for him to use very powerful magic.
The inquisitor leading us is but a kid. Mostly got his position due to family name nor his own achievements. It happens. Rarely, extremely rarely, but it does. We are supposed to be elite squad, yet there are always some idiots that thought we are catching some harmless girls and them burn them on stakes. Oh, we do catch a little girls, but those little girls have already killed 8 friends of mine.
We encountered some difficulties, wolves – those were not a problem, not when they are alone. But we were also attacked by forest snake. Nope, not the animal. A monster. The body structure is pretty the same… just size is a bit… bigger? Oh just mere 4 meters, nothing serious. Did I mentioned this forest is magical? Yes, I did. But did I add, that it tend to corrupt normal animals? First they are but growing in size.. to a certain degree. Then, as certain conditions are met, they are growing even bigger and depending on animal: they are faster, stronger, more intelligent, their venom and/or poison is getting more potent, fur is making more and more forest-like, no, they are not merely changing a color. There were told to be a beasts, that fur of them were turning into wood. Step by step they were changing into more plant then an animal, yet they do not lose their ability to move… nor eat or feel hunger.
In the process we were forced to take a break. Robert was bitten and now he is lying on the ground in semi-sleep state inducted by poison and antidote warring each other. The night was coming and we made a camp. Please, all gods, let us survive yet another night.
Enormously big raven sat on the branch near the camp and looked upon us… with pleased look! I can tell you! If he could he would be smiling right now!
… is that Omen of Chaos? Such a rare animal to appear! They were told to herald of bad, very bad things that are about to happen. One was seen day before the human-demon war.
And now he is here, looking directly at me. I sense a magic within him, the measurement devices are going crazy. Yet he just sit there. And look.
Why is he so late here? It’s already evening! Almost night! It’s not time for ravens to hunt!
As I entered forest I had a bad feelings. Now I am barely stopping myself from turning back and running.
Pov change
You have successfully upgraded your [Low Monster Core] to [Low-Medium Monster Core]More DNA can be stored.
You have devoured [Monster Core] that once belonged to warg [Wolf-kin] monster type
Time remaining to absorb DNA: [01h:59m:59s]
Your skill [Meditation] has leveled up. [Meditation] is now level 3Intelligence +1
Wisdom +1
Spiritualism +1New [Monster Core] will be generated faster
Time of cultivation already possessed [Monster Core] will be reduced
Ahh, finally! A whole day! 4 hours to made it low, and 7 more to low-medium level! I am mentally exhausted!
Oh, I ate today, wanna know how is that possible as I did not hunt? KAITO! The only one that truly thinks about me! he came with rabbit in maw and dropped it at my feet! Who has more wonderful doggie ever? I will give you a little tip, here it goes: the word has 2 letters, it start with “M” and end with “E”.. I will give you some time to answer this riddle. I will just co wash myself and sleep for now. In the mi…
Oh, Remus came back from spyin… I mean his watch duty to report. Lemme see…
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So, Ruby had some problems… with herself… oh, isn’t she drinking too much? She is getting dead drunk every two days… wait, she met someone… a friend? Well it not bad to meet new people… As long as he stay as friend…
~Maybe… just to be sure… we will kill him… and make it look like accident?
Greeed… can you have just a little bit trust in others?
~ I disagree, Greed!
Thank you Pride! Thank you!
~We should stab him in the heart while looking in his eyes.
… forget what I just thought about you Pride…
~Guyz… You know that… Ruby is not with me is this way… nor actually in any other… So it is not like she is my property or something…
~If we find something we like, we are taking it for ourselves… It is normal to think this way…
~agree… we are conquerors. As we see, we claim..
~ IT’S WRONG!
I will turn mad with those two… pardon me, three… what is wrong with their twisted way of looking at other beings! Yet now… why am I mad at Richard?! He did nothing to me! bah! He helped Ruby!
Yet I am mad… really mad…
Sebastian came back showing me some camp of four people. One was injured, pretty badly. Oh guyz, it is your bad day. As only I will absorb this core… let’s say I will pay you a visit… Oh, better for you to be bad guyz, I don’t want to have regrets…