The Arts Of Aniamncy [Part 1]

After dinner, Viel and Lux hurriedly went to the training room inside their residence and locked the door.

Their Grandma, Vera, didn't find this strange because Lux would train every day, regardless of the time of the day and Viel would accompany him to help him if he pass out.

After making sure that the door was properly locked, Viel and Lux took the Animancy and Necromancy Skill books respectively from their storage ring and pressed them over their head.

Soon, the skill book turned into particles of light and flew toward Viel's forehead. Information about Animancy appeared inside his mind, and the white-haired boy immersed himself in the indescribable feeling of enlightenment, which he was experiencing for the first time. Lux's case was the same.

"So this is how it feels to learn skills. I could get addicted to it." Viel thought with a smile.

Skill books were different from the skills that one could learn from Beast Cores. The skills that could be learned from Beast Cores, were skills that the monster possessed.

Skill books, on the other hand, could let you learn a single spell, or a set of spells that belonged under a Legacy.

Legacies often consisted of many spells under one branch of magic. For example, the Animancy Skill Book allowed anyone to learn Basic Animancy Magic, up to Advanced Animancy Magic.

This meant that Viel didn't have to hunt specific monsters in order to gain spells that fell under the Animancy Branch of Magic.

This was why Skill Books fetched for a high price, especially in Auction Houses. Anyone who was lucky enough to acquire one was set for life.

After learning Animancy, Viel summoned his Soul Book and opened it to the page where the different Skills he had learned could be found.

Since it was his first time learning a Skill, he decided to read its information properly, so he would have a better understanding as to how the skill worked.

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< Animancy >

– Animancers specialize in the manipulation and animation of souls, bending them to their whim and infusing them into different things to create powerful servants.

– Soul Creation [Ex] unlocked

– Animating Touch unlocked

– Soul Familiar unlocked

– Soul Infusion (Locked)

Requirement: Apostle Rank D.

– Soul Focus(Locked)

Requirement: Apostle Rank D.

– Intermediate Skills (Locked)

Requirement: Initiate Rank.

– Advance Skills (Locked)

Requirement: D-Ranker.

—-

Soul Creation [Ex]

Rating: SSS

Energy: 0

Progress: None

–You can create a soul from a beast core

-The rank of the soul will depend on the rank of core used

-You will only be able to use souls that are of the same rank as you

– Skill Cooldown: None

—-

Animating Touch

Rating: F

Energy: 5/soul imbued

Progress: (0/100)

– You can increase the Progression Rating when you use Beast Cores to upgrade this skill.

– Infuse 4 inanimate objects with the essence of a soul

– Infuse duration 24 hour

– Skill Cooldown: 20 minutes

—--

< Skill Evolution [EX] detected a new Skill. >

< Since the Skill is learned from a Skill Book and not from a Beastcore, evolution requirements will be waived. >

< Choose which path of Evolution you wish to take. >

Option 1: Infuse 8 inanimate objects with the essence of a soul instead of 4.

Option 2: Upgrade Animate Object Skill to Animate Class Object.

Option 3: Give your first Animated Object a name. You can use any type of soul, no matter the rank of it. But, the rank will be locked and will have to be unlocked using beast cores.

—-

'Just as I predicted.' thought Viel.

"My Skill can be upgraded because of my Skill Evolution [EX]?!" Lux's eyes widened in shock and joy at this unexpected discovery. "Doesn't this mean that I can upgrade all my Skills by one stage once I have unlocked their requirements? Amazing!"

Lux looked at the three options carefully. The first and second options were good because he could understand what they meant.

However, the third option baffled Lux. He didn't know what Named Creatures were and what kind of abilities they possessed.

"What happen Lux?"

"Sorry Big Bro, I forgot to tell you something. Do you remember the ability that Max gifted us? Well, I obtained the ability Skill Evolution [Ex], and it allows me to upgrade my class skills."

"That's very good, how lucky of you. But what is with the commotion?"

"To upgrade my skill I was given three options, but I don't know what to do."

"If you are unsure about certain terms in regards to skill, you can always consult the Elysium Compendium for more details."

A lively voice spoke from behind Lux, which made the latter jump in fright.

"E-Eriol! Don't scare me like that!" Lux gasped as his hand pressed over his chest in an attempt to regain his calm. "Bro, you almost gave me a heart attack!"

"Yes, one day you are going to kill my brother of a fright." remarked Viel.

"Bro?" Eriol looked at Lux with amusement. "This is the first time someone has called me a Bro. Fine, I'll make an exemption this time and allow you both to refer to me as such. Now, go on and check what a Named Creature is."

Lux nodded and summoned the Elysium Grand Compendium. As soon as he held the book in his hands, its pages automatically started to turn before they stopped at a certain page.

The red-headed boy looked at the page and was surprised to see that it had stopped on the page with the information on Named Creatures. He also let his brother see what was written on it.

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< Named Creatures >

– These are Creatures that have been bestowed names by their Masters.

– Creatures who were bestowed names are more powerful than monsters of the same species and level.

– They also learn special Skills that are exclusive to them.

– Named Creatures also have the ability to evolve and transform into more powerful forms once they meet the necessary requirements.

– A Named Creature will always be loyal to its master.

—--

After reading the information about named creatures, Viel shifted his gaze to his Soul Book and confidently chose the third option to name a creature. It isn't like he doubted before, he already knew what decision to make.

< You have chosen to give your first animated object a name. >

< Please choose a name >

—-

Viel scrapped his head as he ran a series of names inside his head. He knew how important names were, and he was blessed to have been given good names in both of his lifetimes. Because of this, he decided to give his first companion a good name.

"Ferto." Viel said. "From now on, your name will be Ferto."

—--

< You have chosen the name "Ferto" as the name for your first Animated Object. >

< Is this your final answer? >

< Yes / No >

—-

Viel clicked yes to confirm his answer.

As soon as he did, another notification appeared in front of him.

I already have a good vessel in mind.

After this happened a skeleton appeared out of nowhere.

The skeleton stood at 174 cm (5'7") and its bones were extremely white. On its forehead, some kind of mark that resembled a black flame could be seen easily.

"Watch Big Bro, this is my named creature. Diablo!"

"It is very cool." said Viel as he contemplated his next course of action.

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