10 Seed
"I wouldn't know any reason as to why the god of shadows would mark me," I said deceitfully, in my mind passed the image of that young man. I know he has a role in this I just don't know what role.
The shadowy face continued to stare at me scrutinizing me. Before he started to fade away.
"Wait before you leave could you explain all this to me?" I said with haste
The face disappeared not even listening to a single word I said.
"Well since you want to be adversarial all I need to do is tell a teacher that you are a living void being. Clearly, you are worth more than where you were placed; so would you like to cooperate or not." I said with a twisted smile
The shadowy face reappeared on the sword again.
"Do you dare to threaten me?" It said with a cold snort
"Why don't I just kill you and you won't be able to see a single word." The void being said as the saber started to emanate killing intent.
"Because you are as curious as I am about this situation. Why else would you appear to me or even leave with me."
"Indeed I am curious but what can you do for me?"
"It's not about what I can do for you, it's about what you can do for me. The more power I get the more information I can get you. Without you investing in me neither of us gets what we want."
The face remained quiet as it thought
"Why don't we just start it simple, My name is Lucas, I am Human of the mortal plane," I said a grin suffused my countenance
"I am Drrak a void being of Shadow plane." The face said unwillingly
"Now Drrak I plan on using you for combat. I assume that will not be a problem."
Drrak's face sported a long smile as he laughed.
"If you can handle the energy then sure. Use me all you want for now. But once you do your job transition. You shouldn't use me in front of others unless you plan to kill them."
"Is it that dangerous to present your power after job advancement?" I said curiously
"Any weapon after job advancement has the potential to become an aura weapon. An aura void being sword would be acclaimed by all experts. You would be killed and robbed for the sword I suggest not using it after that."
I shook my head at that suggestion
"Don't worry I don't plan on staying here too long for now I just need info."
'Hmm even someone from the shadow plane doesn't know why I was marked. That mage said that Cenir disappeared.'
"Has Cenir disappeared?" I said as I probed for answers carefully. If I say too much I could have a bigger problem in my hands.
As I said that Drrak's shadow presence on the sword intensified with anger and killing intent.
"His majesty Cenir hasn't disappeared. He died as for who killed him, who could kill a god?"
"Then why was I marked if Cenir is dead?"
Even though I heard that Cenir was dead, the very god of shadows himself. I was unfazed ever since the branding that mage did to me. I feel almost nothing and remain calm regardless of the situation?
"That's exactly why I asked you being marked means you were marked when Cenir was alive. He even used some of his primordial source to make the mark permanent otherwise with his death you shouldn't remain marked."
"When did Cenir die?"
"Far before the creation of you mortals. As for when exactly I couldn't tell you. Although I was his Majesty's right hand in the shadow realm. I was fragmented in mind and body I only have a fraction of my knowledge and memories."
"All I remember is getting killed by a powerful light energy and bringing something to this realm. I've forgotten what I brought but it was important I ultimately lost it and was made into a sword."
"I read in a book about magic theory there are only 4 divines. The 4 elemental divines Ovagi, Edith, Lodite, and Juphine."
"That's because to them his Majesty disappeared and left them to fight against the shadowborn that mutated into void beings as well as the corrupted fey. They blame his majesty especially the dwarven blacksmiths I was crafted by."
"They spoke of His Majesty in the most heinous ways. They then attributed the existence of dark elves to his majesty's meddling hand in the shadows. Yet his Majesty has been dead since before their existence. How could he possibly be doing anything?" Drrak Said in an angry tone.
"You mortals ultimately treated His majesty as a demonic god worshipped by the most corrupt."
I thought for a moment before I choose to speak
"I require power and knowledge as long as you give me that. I will find whatever this important item you are looking for."
Drrak on the sword disappeared and from the shadow of the sword on the ground came shadowy figure. As the figure started to substantialize his body started to resemble a small black dragon the size of a torso.
"Lucas as long as you help me with my request I will grant you power. But if you lie to me I will consume your entire being is that an agreement?" Drrak said sinisterly
"I understand but if you try to trick me I promise to do everything possible to destroy you," I said in an icy tone, I wasn't so little anymore. I have always had a ruthless streak in me, but with nothing left to hold me back, I am capable of cruelty if necessary. But I don't do things for cruelty sake, I do it ultimately for pragmatic sake.
Drrak in dragon form became shadowy and jumped into my shadow as he fell into it and disappeared. As that happened I felt my brandings started to burn with a powerful energy. Like I felt when I had used it in the desert.
Around the items in the room started to float I felt the power to call them to me and move them around with the use of my mind.
I moved the void sword around in the air with my mind. It was tough to just use my mind so I used my hands to direct the sword around the room. Which was rather effective I found that the power of my sword was about the same as when I use it myself.
"Drrak, what are these brandings on my face when I use my magic power. Also, why does my vision change." I asked curiously as I played with my telekinesis
"Those are elemental brandings which are meant for converted mages. Using them before then makes all beings die. Except for some reason you seem to still be alive which is rather impressive. I could only theorize that you just have that high of an affinity with the shadows." He said all of that into my head.
"Is it caused by the mark that Cenir gave me?"
"Most likely that is the case but for your vision, I have no answer. What do you see when your vision changes?" Drrak probed
"Blue streams of energy navigating throughout the room and I can even see the inside of my body. My blood vessels became a glowing purple when I use these brandings."
Drrak went silent for a moment as if contemplating the ramifications of my vision.
"Have you always been able to see magic power?"
"Am I seeing magic power?" I said with surprise.
"It seems so but have you always been able to see magic?"
"No, only after I got these brandings was I able to see the magic power."
"I would say you have magic eyes but only elves have magic eyes. Are you an elf of some kind?"
I sat in contemplation for a moment, thinking about my background.
"No I am a human, I don't have long ears and I have no fey ancestry. I was born in a human kingdom and lived a human life."
"Then maybe that is also caused by the mark of shadows."
"What happened to make your blood vessels like that of a shadow born?"
"I was bought by a mage in the Kirin kingdom. They trained me and found out I was marked by the shadows as they said it. He branded me and when it failed he threw me out into the desert. I was dead for years before I came back to life."
"Hmm….Then maybe the primordial source of His Majesty restructured your body using the branding as a base. Which made you into a shadowborn so the only question is how did you gain His Majesty's primordial source?"
"Me gaining the source of a god is impossible. I was the vermin of a small kingdom in the mortal plane let alone the vast domains of the gods." I said as I shook my head in a self-depreciating manner.
"I have class tomorrow morning I will go to sleep now," I said to Drrak with a yawn but in my heart, but in my heart appeared a seed of many things to come. My path was coming into being and I was realizing my true self.
