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Chapter 67: A Raging flame growing inside the Cave. [ReleaseDraft]
🕑 Added 2020-05-10 07:34:45 +0000 UTC<Multiple proficiency requirements fulfilled. [Singing Lv. 7] [Dancing Lv. 5] [Musician Lv. 3] [Poison Creation Lv. 6] [Toxic Secretion Lv. 3] [Trap Creation Lv. 5] gained>
<Panguana Meat Stew: A highly nutritious meat stew that uses the vigorous meat of the panguana as its base. Placed in a special liquid of strong seasoning and swamp water to rid the meat from its terrible smell, leaving only a fine steak behind>
It feels like we’ve been wandering underground for nearly a week or so. Haa, a warm meal really is refreshing.
“Mhmm, it’s pretty delicious…but swamp water? Seriously, Saori?” I replied to my friend in Common tongue, instead of English or Japanese. “But, honestly, don’t you want to make something for yourself? You’ve been making things that I liked to eat ever since we’ve met.”
“Well, it is my pleasure to serve you something you enjoy. Good food is best eaten when everybody can savor it,” Saori responded back, also in Common tongue.
“I know, but don’t you want to…uh, don’t you want to-,” I tried to reply back but it seems I couldn’t remember a certain word, forcing me to resort to [Telepathy] to convey my thoughts. [“Don’t you want to make some Japanese cuisine? I like western and eastern cooking equally, so you don’t have to restrict yourself.”]
“Ohhh, isn’t this ‘Japanese’ a country from Earth? I would love to taste your home country’s cooking, Miss Saori,” Tasianna said with expecting eyes.
“You two…,” Saori scratched her head in defeat. “It is not like I do not want to make it; it is just that I cannot make it. The ingredients for them were not in the forest, and I would not want a proper breakfast without….uh, let me say the rest with [Telepathy].”
We were already showing improvements with our language comprehension due to Tasianna’s daily lectures. Speaking with the lizardmen has also widened our horizon enough that we could start speaking completely in Common tongue…although, we still had our problems here and there.
[“Rice. Without rice, it would not feel very authentic. Grilling some kebabs or cooking a steak is much easier with our current tools, anyways,”] Saori said.
She was right. Our current cooking tools were just our claws and hands as anything else would be less effective. While cutting was not a problem, anything fancy was practically quite difficult to reproduce, so Saori must have decided that simple was best.
Speaking of missing tools, I didn’t have anything to bake. I honestly want to start baking again when I get the chance.
"'Rice'?" Tasianna questioned, tilting her head for a moment, before hitting her open palm with a fist. "Oh, it took a bit for the telepathy to send all the information. Are you speaking of a hard, yellow grain that turns soft and white after you moisten them? They're small and about this big, yes?" Using her small arms, she imitated the size of a rice kernel.
“Wait, Tasianna are you meaning to tell me that you know about rice?!” Saori burst out in surprise and anticipation.
“Oh, yes. According to my adoptive parents, rice is actually one of two national crops that the dwarves absolutely adore because you can make strong alcohol from them. I remembered that my father once brought some of that beverage back after he went with his majesty to the dwarves," Tasianna said while tapping her chin, reminiscing about her childhood. "It reeked as terrible as any other alcohol. Revolting. For some reason that I cannot understand, the elves also like that untasteful liquor.”
Wait, is she talking about-
“Hold on!” Saori shouted once again before grabbing Tasianna with both of her hands. “Rice, did you just say rice? I-I understood that! Not as a Common tongue word but as the Japanese one. Huh, what does this…wait, confirm this for me Tasianna. Sake. S. A. K. E. Sake. Is that the word of the rice liquor?”
Looking at the fanatical Saori, Tasianna could only wince at this bizarre sight, "A-Ah, y-yes, Miss Saori. I do remember it being called sake."
Saori, satisfied with that answer, released Tasianna from her clutch, “Then please answer two more questions for me. Do you know the origin of that name and where the dwarves live?”
“Uh, yes, I do in fact. According to my father, rice became a national food due to its history with one of their rulers. They were the one that led the dwarves during the infamous Fairy War and they later on ascended to godhood after their death,” Tasianna explained. “I apologize but I do not remember the name of that specific god. However, the dwarves themselves live northeast from the elves.”
In other words, due to our little kidnapping, we’re too far away now.
“Hestia…” after hearing that, Saori turned around and looked at me. “Do you remember what that leviathan told us? About somebody who was exactly like us? Would you believe that it might be a coincidence?”
“…Nope, not at all,” I said after a quick thought. “‘Achieved greatness’, or something like that. If becoming a subordinate god isn’t considered 'greatness', then I'm tone-deaf. You aren't thinking what I'm thinking, right?"
“Yes, after we get out of this forest, we should probably make it our goal to visit the dwarves if we get the chance,” Saori stated. “Not only for the rice. Not only for the delicious sake. But I honestly want to know about this person. They might not have much to do with our situation, but I must admit that I am curious as both a person and a historian."
“…Are you serious? Saori, do you know what a dwarf is?” I asked Saori a rhetorical question, hopeful that she’s well-informed about pop-culture. “Tasianna can you explain to me what a dwarf is?”
“…Apologies but I cannot, Lady Hestia. Just like how I couldn't describe a beastman to you before I met the lizardmen, I also can't tell you how dwarves look like because I never met them. All I know is that they live under the mountains and that-"
“That’s enough!” I shouted, interrupting Tasianna. “You hear that Saori! Cave! Underground! Mountain! Darknesssssssssssss!”
“Alright, alright, Hestia! Please, you have to calm down! I know you do not like being in caves but are you not feeling curious about all of this?" Saori tried to soothe me as I began jumping up and down due to my frustration of still being inside this cave!
I don’t know how long it has been but we've stayed inside this cave for an extremely long time now! I miss being outside, alright! It’s dark, musky, cold, and just a pain to be in! OMG, I want out of here.
“Don’t you try that on me, Saori! You should know by now how much I hate being inside a cave! I’ve been stuck inside one for a whole month, just by myself! Being forced to speak with myself through my parallel minds! That is not healthy!” I shouted hysterically, finally letting out my frustration. “Arrrgh, I want to get out of here already, so just let me make a hole and we can get back to fresh air, Saori! Please!”
“Hestia, have you forgotten that we are trying to evade the wyverns? You told me personally after we left that you were suspicious about Kargryxmor. That speaking with Aurena first sounded safer,” Saori pointed out, reminding me why we were in this cave in the first place. “I will not tell you that taking the word of a giant monster like that leviathan at face value is a smart move, but that is beside the point. Astalos, that [Boltreaver Wyvern], has proven to be an asshole and we should stay away from anything related to that psychopath. Staying low and not causing a fuss is our only way out, so please, I beg you to have a bit more patience Hestia. Is it really as bad as you think?”
“Urgh…,” I groaned at her sound arguments.
It…honestly isn’t as bad as my first time being stuck inside a cave. Last time, I was completely alone and couldn’t share my annoyance of being inside a cave beside blasting things with magic.
Being together with somebody is reassuring. Saori and Tasianna have made my time inside here much more comfortable. We haven’t found an underground lake yet but the constant showers that Tasianna could conjure up were enough for me to feel clean with.
“Huh?”
“Saori?” interrupted by Saori’s sudden voice, I stopped thinking about the issue on hand.
“Uhhh, nothing. Just forget it, ok?” Saori said nervously, fidgeting around. “Oh, how about I make you ice cream? Fragassa, those giant strawberries are your favorite, right? Tasianna could you help me make some for Hestia?”
“I don’t know what ‘ice cream’ is, but it would be my honor to continue serving Lady Hestia,” Tasianna announced with a proud face.
“Well, I wouldn't mind ice cream, but what is this? I might look like a twelve-year-old, but you don’t have to appease me as if I really was one. I’m not a kid, gu-…ys…,” at that moment, something felt off.
I’ve already mentioned that it felt like we’ve been in here forever, but how long has it actually been?
“Tasianna, do you remember what the date was when we fled from the wyverns?” I turned to my fairy companion.
“Wait, Miss Tasianna you mus-”
“Of course, Lady Hestia. It was the 18th of HarvestMoon, the tenth month of our calendar. I always count the days…but as you can see, it is quite hard to do so inside here,” Tasianna said with a quizzical face.
I checked my status board yesterday and I was still six months old…
“Hestia…don’t.”
Open profile.
Name: Hestia Atsuko Level: 29 Race: Young Spark Inferno Dragon
Age: 7 Month
Status: Health: 5709/5709(+442) Mana: 19192/19192(+1090)
Strength: 2783 (+106) Intelligence: 5280 (+598)
Vitality: 1423 (+35) Wisdom: 1713 (+59)
Agility: 5702 (+511) Stamina: 2814/2814(+110)
Effects: [Damaged Mana Path [Left Wing] (Minor)] [Humanized (Moderate)]
Skill Points: 2600 (+800)
Unique Skill: [Spark Fire Dragon Lv. 8] [Spark Fire’s Fire Boost] [Spark Flame Veil]
Skill: Magic skills and related:
[Lava Magic Lv. 2] [Lightning Magic Lv. 1] (New) [Holy Magic Lv. 10]
[Holy Amp] [Holy Magic Efficiency] [Sacred Magic Lv. 5]
[Fire Magic Lv. 10] [Fire Amp] [Fire Magic Efficiency]
[Inferno Magic Lv. 5] [Earth Magic Lv. 10] [Earth Amp]
[Earth Magic Efficiency] [Terra Magic Lv. 2] (+1)
[Wind Magic Lv. 10] (+1) [Wind Amp] [Wind Magic Efficiency]
[Storm Magic Lv. 1] (New)
[Space-Time Magic Lv. 4] [Space-Time Magic Efficiency]
[Synergist’s Oath Lv. 5] (+1) [Draconic Magics] [Draconic Barrier Lv. 4]
[Silent Casting Lv. 6] [Magic Power Enhancement Lv. 6] (+1)
[Mental Stability Lv. 5] (+1) [Mental Warfare Lv. 4]
Physical skills and related:
[Unarmed Technique Lv. 5] (+1) [Draconic Claws Lv. 5] (+1)
[Draconic Roar Lv. 3] (+1) [Draconic Fangs Lv. 4]
[Sundering Enhancement Lv. 4] [Piercing Enhancement Lv. 4]
[Crushing Enhancement Lv. 2]
Senses and movement skills:
[Stealth Lv. 9] [Accuracy Correction Lv. 6]
[Concentration Lv. 2]
[Prediction Lv. 9] (+1) [Danger Perception Lv. 3] (+1)
[Probability Correction Lv. 5] [Detection Sensor Lv. 3] (+1)
[Enhanced Auditory Sense Lv. 3] [Enhanced Olfactory Sense Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Vision Lv. 5] [Tracking Lv. 3] [Night Vision Lv. 8]
[Presence Killer Lv. 9] [Evasion Lv. 10] [Acrobatic Lv. 10]
[Air Walk Lv. 2] [Terrain Maneuvering Lv. 4]
Resistances:
[Physical Super-Resistance Lv. 4] (+2) [Absolute Pain Tolerance]
[Mana Leak Resistance Lv. 1] [Abnormal Status Nullification]
[Fear Resistance Lv. 2] (+1) [Lava Resistance Lv.1]
[Holy Resistance Lv. 4] [Inferno Resistance Lv. 2]
[Terra Resistance Lv. 1] [Wind Resistance Lv. 2]
[Water Resistance Lv. 1] [Dark Resistance Lv. 1]
Stat growths and related:
[Health Recovery Lv. 4] [Stamina Recovery Lv. 5]
[Enhanced Health Growth Lv. 6]
[Enhanced Health Capacity Lv. 4]
[Arcane Conduit Lv. 1]
[Enhanced Strength Growth Lv. 5]
[Enhanced Strength Enforcement Lv. 4]
[Sorcerer’s Power Lv. 1]
[Enhanced Vitality Growth Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Vitality Enforcement Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Wisdom Growth Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Wisdom Enforcement Lv. 4]
[Speed of Sound Lv. 1]
[Enhanced Stamina Growth Lv. 6] (+1)
[Enhanced Stamina Capacity Lv. 4]
Others:
[Singing Lv. 7] (+1) [Dancing Lv. 5] (+1) [Musician Lv. 3] (+2)
[Handicraft Lv. 1] (New) [Woodworking Lv. 2] [Poison Creation Lv. 5] (+1)
[Toxic Secretion Lv. 3] (+1)
[Trap Creation Lv. 5] (+1) [Identity Blocker Lv. 4] (+1) [Identify Lv. 10]
[Noble Aura Lv. 5] [Benevolent Aura Lv. 1]
[Terror Aura Lv. 1] [Battle Mind Lv. 6]
[Royal Etiquette Lv. 2] [Leadership Lv. 5] [Cooking Lv. 7]
[Dismantle Lv. 7] [Thought Acceleration Lv. 2]
[Parallel Thoughts Lv. 8] [Body Temperature Control Lv. 2] (+1)
[Humanize Lv. 8] [Pyrokinesis] [Aerokinesis] [Telepathy]
Ability List: [Flame Blast] [Spark Claws] [Spark Flame] [Spark Fire Breath]
[Spark Fang] [Spark Inferno Blast]
Spell List: Custom Magic:
[Imperial Hellfire]
Lightning Magic:
[Lightning Bolt]
Lava Magic:
[Lava Ball] [Lava Stream]
Holy Magic:
[Minor Heal] [Cure] [Modest Heal] [Smite] [Light] [Holy Protection]
[Holy Strength] [Purify] [Sacred Smite] [Sacred Veil] [Sacred Field]
[Banishment Beam] [Major Heal]
Fire Magic
[Fire] [Firebolt] [Imbue Fire] [Fire Ball] [Strengthening Flames]
[Flame Spear] [Petal Flame] [Flame Explosion] [Inferno Blast]
[Blazing Twister] [Inferno Beam] [Scorching Sun] [Spiral Hellfire]
Earth Magic
[Earth Wall] [Rock Blast] [Earth Strike] [Rock Bullet] [Sturdy Earth]
[Earth Spears] [Earth Crash] [Earthen Shackles] [Terra Wall]
[Bedrock Blades]
Wind Magic:
[Wind Bullet] [Wind Cutter] [Air Shield] [Wind Slash]
[Swift Winds] [Wind Blast] [Featherfall] [Aerial Blitz]
[Tornado Bullet]
Space-Time Magic:
[Haste] [Storage Magic] [Warp Point: Entry]
The Light Magic:
[Shine] [Sanctuary]
Titles: [The Light] [Bearer of Kargryxmor’s Blood] [Otherworldly Reincarnator]
[Princess]
“…Saori?” I looked at Saori.
“…Sigh, I was checking my mana consumption. Making sure that my [Humanized] was not draining too much and I just found out that my ‘Age’ has changed to three months,” Saori said with a reluctant tone.
“Wait, Miss Saori. If you’ve just become three months old, then that means that it's the 25th. Oh, it is a relief for me to know the date again. Which means today is a Restday,” Tasianna said, pleased to know the date again.
“Sigh…I see,” compared to the happy-go-lucky fairy, I, on the other hand, had to take a breath to calm myself down. “LET ME OUT OF HERE!”
Shouting at the top of my lungs, I began materializing the magic circle for [Inferno Beam] to drill a hole in the ceiling of this cave, planning to create an escape out of this abominable place.
“Hestia, no!” Saori called out before tackling me onto the ground like a football player, holding my arms down. “We need to stay incognito here! Please, you have to calm down!”
“GET OFF OF ME, SAORI! GET OFF!” putting my feet on Saori’s body, I kicked her off me, despite her resistance.
Jumping back onto my feet, my spell’s red magic circle was finished, ready for me to active it. However, as I was ready to activate it, [Prediction] warned me, informing me of Saori who dashed behind me.
‘Cause she used [Haste], my reaction time wasn’t fast enough for me to avoid being grabbed from behind and being slammed onto a wall. Due to my barrier, it didn’t hurt much, a fact that Saori knew as she wasn’t holding her strength back.
"Damn it, we've gone a week without fighting! Fuck, at least [Battle Frenzy] hasn’t appeared yet!” Saori shouted. "Tasianna, I need help now!"
“GRAAAARRGH, I WANT OUT! NOW! Ooof!”
“Hestia, please stop struggling. You need to control yourself! Don’t let [Battle Frenzy] control you!” Saori once again shouted, but my ears weren’t registering them due to a singular word resounding in my mind: Outside.
“Miss Saori, I apologize for the indecency, but I believe this should help us,” Tasianna called from behind, however, I couldn’t understand what she meant by “indecent”.
“…! Miss Tasianna?!” Saori gasped, surprised at something. “Ah, never mind. We’re all women here, anyways. Just come and help me. We need to control her before she blows this place up!”
“LET ME GO! I WANT TO GO OUTSIDE, ALREADY!” I shouted, putting even more strength to free myself. “I want to see Rajah. I want to see Caszcur. I want Apsala. I want to see Aksmias. I want to see my forest again. I want to see Belzac forest again. The air, the green leaves, the peaceful animals! I don’t want to be in this cave anymore, Saaaaaaooooooriiiiii!”
‘She’s having a tantrum,’ parallel mind #1 said.
‘Yup, and I’m getting influenced by it, too…awesome,’ parallel mind #2 said with annoyance.
‘Come on, girls. I want to get out of this cave too, but we need to calm original mind down!’ parallel mind #3 commanded the others into action.
It was like my parallel minds said, I was having a tantrum. I can’t remember the last time that I had one, so I guess this was my first in this new life. Honestly, the rational part of my mind was telling me that this was an embarrassing thing to do for my age but being inside a cave already made me go mildly insane the last time I was in one.
The thought of staying inside another cave for another month was not cool at all. I didn’t want to stay another day inside here!
I was already extremely annoyed by the recent events. Having to say goodbye to so many people that I would consider friends. Yes, I considered Rajah more of a pet but that didn’t mean the impact of having to say goodbye was any less.
The lizardmen and I had a rough beginning, but I grew fond of them as individuals. There were Caszcur, Aksmias, and Apsala, sure, but every single one of them were awesome and super polite. I even made a promise to sing for the kids, for fuck’s sake. If that didn’t tell you how much I liked them then nothing will.
And that is why…LET ME OUT OF HERE!
“GRAAAAAGH! GRRRRRUUUUUUUGH!”
“Damnit, Hestia!” with a swift twist of her body, Saori threw me onto the ground, knocking my jaw close to prevent me from releasing dragon fire. “I’ll apologize to you later, but we can’t have you go on a rampage, now! Shadow Tendrils!”
“Urrrrrggh!” I winced in pain from the mere touch of the shadow tendrils wrapping themselves around my body, before ignoring it and casting a spell on my horns. “SHINE!”
“Shit!” a glaring light filled the room, freeing myself from Saori’s spell. Noticing that my body could move around freely, I stomped Saori with both legs, using it to jump back on my feet.
“Inferno B-!” as I was about to shoot out a beam of searing hot fire, something surprising came into my view.
It was not a monster nor a beastmen, but a woman with rose-colored skin, completely naked besides for a collar around her neck. She had a slim body with a non-existent chest size. Her face was youthful with an obvious red blush on her cheeks, framed by azure-blue hair that would reach down to her back if she hadn’t tucked them in a prim and proper style.
Normally, she would also have short, pointy ears but her current ones were abnormally long and sharp giving her face a different "feeling". However, what surprised me the most was her bare back, completely void of two of her limbs, her wings.
"…T-Tasianna?" I said aloud, the only thing that came to my mind as I saw the beautiful woman who was a head taller than me.
“…I apologize for this, Lady Hestia! Please, forgive me!” with an incredibly reddened face, the woman rushed towards me and embraced me with a cold hug.
“Gaaaaaaah…..c-c-c-c-c-cold! Tasianna, let me go, please!" I pleaded, trying to fidget my way out of the naked woman's arms.
“Please, calm down first, Lady Hestia! I don’t want to see you make a mistake! Please, control your urges and listen to Miss Saori!” Tasianna said as she looked me straight into the eyes.
"ALRIGHT; ALRIGHT, just put some clothes on first!" this whole scene was too surreal, surreal enough that it cooled down my head enough to stop my tantrum.
After taking the time to apologize to Saori, I just sat down for a moment to reflect on what just happened, doing breathing practices to cool myself down even further. It was frustrating to think that I lost myself that much in my emotions.
That was soooo…urgh, lewd. Gods, let’s just forget that this ever happened.
Forgetting about that little embarrassing scene, I went up and asked the still flustered Tasianna about her current form after Saori gave her one of her spare dresses. Apparently, her current form was caused by the skill [Elvenize] that she recently bought from the skill shop. It was the elven equivalent to [Humanize], turning her into an elf, or more specifically a wind elf.
“Wind elves are the children of Zephira and one of her subordinate gods, Krunal, the god of Harvest and Weather,” Tasianna explained. “Wind elves are usually shorter than high elves, the original race. Due to being children from Zephira, wind elves also have a higher potential in learning wind magic. Otherwise, the two races are practically the same.”
“Wow, two gods did it with two mortals? The gods are horny,” I commented.
“Hey, it is not like our mythology has any less of that. That’s where the word ‘demi-god’ comes from, after all,” Saori said.
“You do not need to worry about that fact. They might be the children of Zephira but they possessed none of her powers besides a higher proficiency gain for wind magic. They are nowhere are godly as you might think,” Tasianna further explained.
In addition to that, we also learned that she literally spent 1000 SP to learn [Elvenize] and then 2400 SP to fully upgrade it to the maximum level. She admitted her reason for buying it was purely personal, wishing to serve me tea with her own hands.
She always felt restless whenever she couldn’t serve me anything in her fairy form, feeling jealous every time she had to watch Saori do it in her stead due to her lack of strength to pick up human-sized teapots and cups.
She stated, “A maid that cannot serve her mistress properly is an incompetent one.” Which was good enough of a reason for her to go all-in with the skill.
As she once mentioned to me, a fairy using a skill akin to [Humanize] and [Elvenize] will create a body made out of mana, same as her original form. That meant that her body wasn’t able to bleed like a normal wind elf.
However, the biggest benefit to her form change was an increase in her Strength and Vitality stats while keeping everything else. As a being made purely from mana, she also didn’t have to consume mana to maintain her form, meaning that she could keep it active indefinitely if she wished.
Still, that didn’t mean it had no disadvantages. She was still a Faefolk, meaning that losing mana in any way would weaken her combat prowess. Anything that could sap her mana from her body was deadly.
She also didn’t have her wings anymore so aerial movements was impossible until she could get [Air Walk]. Her increase Strength also meant a larger body, which means a larger target. She could still fight in her current form, but Saori and I agreed that it would be more beneficial for her to fight as a fairy whenever possible as she could keep her mana levels high by taking ours. A fairy would be small enough to fit on our shoulders, after all.
After that explanation, we continued our walk through the cave, now that Saori and Tasianna have persuaded me to not let [Battle Frenzy] control me.
< [Battle Frenzy (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Spark Inferno Dragon, Hestia Atsuko]>
However, that was easier said than done. This damn thing always appears after a week of no proper battles as if it was on a timer. I needed to fight something…but unfortunately, the whole tunnel was too cramped for us to fight in properly.
There was the option to widen the tunnel using my earth magic, but anytime we wanted to do it, the whole tunnel shook. Like it wasn’t even a small quake, it was large enough that a boulder once fell from the ceiling, nearly crushing Tasianna in the process had she not reacted in time.
It was too risky. If I held back for the cave’s sake, then it wouldn’t get rid of [Battle Frenzy]. All I could do was to hold it in…this incredibly frustrating itch inside my chest, that tugged every single fiber of my being.
Whether it was sitting still or eating properly, it was difficult to do due to my shaking body, similar to a drug addict. I was punching the ground, clawing the walls like a cat, and did various other activities to relieve myself for even a single second.
My companions also noticed this so Saori eventually caved in and allowed me to drill a hole, admitting that it was unreasonable of her to expect me to hold it in. Apologizing, she wanted me to drill a hole out of here, as she believed that holding in [Battle Frenzy] for any longer would be risky for me, but I rejected that idea.
As stubborn as that sounded, Saori was right. We needed to avoid the wyverns. We needed to stay low and quiet. Our goal was to first speak with Aurena about everything before we go to Kargryxmor. It just made sense to speak with his boss before we have anything to do with him…and I honestly wanted to avoid Astalos at all cost.
I don’t want to have anything more to do with him, especially when I can assume that he must be fuming at this moment. He’ll probably not stop until he has me in his grasp once again!
I also needed to learn to control these urges. If there are resistances for most status effects, then there should be one for [Battle Frenzy], right? [Mental Stability] helped me keep calm but I needed a real skill that directly helped me with it, but it wasn’t in the SP shop. I couldn’t find it.
If I can’t find it then I shall make it myself. The System is flexible, right? If I hold it in, resisting my urge to fight while constantly asking the System to create a skill like that, then it should happen eventually, right?
Ahhhhhhh, when will this torture end…come on…just one measly skill, please!
After what felt like an eternity, my nose suddenly was stimulated by the sweet smell of fresh air. Dashing through the cave’s tunnel in a frenzy, my patience was completely overruled by an incredible lust to kill anything that came in my sight, once I leave this damnable place.
Seeing the light in this endless darkness, my legs couldn’t stop anymore, forgetting about any restraint.
Once, my body felt the soft feeling of sunshine gracing my scales and the clear air filling my lungs, I finally felt true freedom again. Controlled by both [Battle Frenzy] and this intoxicating dopamine influx, my desire to kill something surged even further to the peak.
< [Battle Frenzy (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Spark Inferno Dragon, Hestia Atsuko]>
And then everything went black.
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<Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Young Spark Inferno Dragon, Hestia Atsuko] has risen from [Level 29] to [Level 30]>
<Attributes have increased due to level up>
<Acquired 3000 skill points>
<Max level has been reached. Evolution is now available for [Young Spark Inferno Dragon, Hestia Atsuko]>
When I woke up, the first thing that stimulated my senses was the loud “ding, ding, ding, ding” that appeared from having my level rise. I questioned why I even leveled up in the first place, as I couldn’t remember killing anything. My memory was completely blank.
It took my brain a couple of seconds to readjust itself, but when it did, I suddenly noticed that I was standing in a pool of blood, holding onto the shards of a broken skull, unable to use [Identify] to learn what it was, as my skill continued calling it [Shards of a Broken Skull].
Looking around, some trees were broken, and the amount of viscera was astounding. This couldn’t be called anything else but a slaughter field. No refinement. No goal. Just pure and an utterly revolting show of carnage and bloodlust.
“Hestia…!” looking around, I could see Saori and Tasianna having caught up to me, watching me as I stood around in my own creation.
“Lady Hestia, a-are you a-alright?” Tasianna said while she trembled at the sight that I caused.
“Saori…Tasianna,” I mumbled. “W-What have I done? W-What did I do? No…”
I threw the skull shards onto the ground as if I was disgusted at touching them, blocking my mouth from opening with one of my hand and as my mind started digesting the scenery.
“Hestia! Hesta, come here, don’t look!” I could hear Saori say.
“No, no…what is this?! Achooo!”
As I recovered from the shock with a sneeze, my eyes wandered back onto the ground, where I saw a few hints of white. Looking up again, my eyes could make out small, little flakes of white spots dropping from the sky, descending down slowly in a mesmerizing pattern.
<*I ****** ********** ********** ****************************************>
Argh, so much static in my head, what is that? Wait, snow?
Winter, huh…urgh.
<Skill requirement fulfilled. [Mana Eyes Lv. 1] gained>
“HESTIA!”
With a loud cry and thud sound, my eyes closed, and my mind wandered into nothingness.
