Chapter 52 - Skeleton Creation - Level UP

Skalain, sitting on his chair, looking through some tomes, felt that his magical power was coming to another bottleneck. He felt that most likely, in about one to two days, he would be having another upgrade and level up.

He was happy about the situation, as he knew that as power increased, men would have more freedom and security.

Two Days Later:

Skalain was meditating on his magical energy as he opened his eyes, suddenly looking around himself with more depth and power.

"I leveled up!"

"Skalain Detriment"

"Stage 4: Necromancer (Level 4)"

"Magic: 8.2"

"Physical Power: 5.5"

Spells

"Conjure Skeleton Level 3 (Conjure six skeletons from the underground; the power of each skeleton increased by %15, and the defensive power of each skeleton increased by %15)."

"Decay Bolt (able to shoot up a dark energy filled with decay in the form of a bolt)

"Dark Burst"

"Predatory Eyes"

Passive Ability

"Night Eyes (all necromancers have the ability to see better in the dark, around %50 to %70)

"Basic Dark Magic Rune Understanding, Level 1"

"Basic Dark Magic Protection (Resistance against all magic spells %10 and %20 against light magic spells)"

"Ancient Language Mastery"

"Human Body Mastery Level 1"

"Death Investigation Level 1"

"Cleaning Level 3"

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Skalain felt a surge of power coursing through his veins as he leveled up, his abilities as a necromancer growing stronger.

Although he didn't gain any new active skills, he could sense a significant improvement in his existing abilities.

His Conjure Skeleton ability, in particular, had received a significant upgrade.

Excited by his newfound potential, Skalain turned his attention to one of the tomes he had discovered in the Dark Archive Temple. The tome he chose was titled "Skeleton Creation," a comprehensive guide to the intricacies of summoning and controlling skeletal minions.

With the tome in hand, Skalain made himself tea from the tea leaves he bought for himself and then started reading. He was surrounded by the ancient knowledge contained within its pages.

The book detailed various rituals, incantations, and techniques for creating and commanding skeletons, unlocking the secrets of harnessing the dark energies of the deceased.

"This spell is different than my own Conjure Skeleton; this spell basically teaches and gives an understanding of real necromancy."

According to the tome itself, Skeleton Creation is an essential spell for a Necromancer."

"With the tome itself, after learning the spell, A necromancer can create a skeleton army, servants, and many other things using corpses and bones."

"Of course, with the help of the magic, the Skeleton Creation helps a lot when it comes to finding materials; according to the tome, I don't need a whole human skeleton for a fully-fledged skeleton servant, but I only need some parts of it, such as the head and other important parts."

"As it was expected, Skeleton Servants are easy to create but lack combat power. I do not think that for the time being, even Skeleton Warriors and Skeleton Archers are as strong as my Skeleton Summons that I directly summon via my Conjure Skeleton Ability."

"There are also more advanced applications of Skeleton Creation, such as creating Skeleton Dark Mages. Skeleton Guardians, Skeleton Titans, and as expected, these things require different materials and different incantations, as well as more magical energy from myself."

Skalain began his formal learning, absorbing the words written on the parchment with unwavering focus.

He followed the instructions meticulously, practicing the rituals step by step and speaking the incantations with precise intonation. The air around him grew heavy with anticipation as the arcane energy responded to his efforts.

With each attempt, Skalain could feel his connection to the realm of the dead growing stronger. Skeletal forms materialized at his command, their bones rattling with an otherworldly resonance. He studied their movements, adjusting his techniques to refine their obedience and coordination.

"About three days later, I should be able to start creating servants without any problem."

Skalain thought as he took a sip from his tea.