5 Cool ears!
In a glimpse she looked at me and blurred.
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In that instant my instinct reacted making my own shadow grow upwards, and so my body was quickly covered with my shadow armor - "Agh" Somehow knowing it could not kill me in one attack, the panther turned his body while in the air, and used his hind legs to deliver a powerful kick in my chest, making me fly hitting the ground on the way until a tree.
Taking my dagger from my inventory and making my shadow minions arise, with bruises, I get up, after all this time in this forest, my body got sturdier. Noticing that my two beheaded monsters already recovered, I sprint towards the beast with all me troups. Me being the fastest reaching the same speed as the panther arrive first.
Blurring and appearing at the side of the purple eyed cat, I try to slice off his head at his neck.
The cat blurring again too appear behind me trying to kick my head away - 'No you don't!' Ducking, I dodge the kick just in time to my wolf appear at the side of the panther, I quickly change places with the wolf knowing I can react faster than him.
'Even being sick of fighting, this may be fun!' I thought slicing again at the beast, this time aiming for the easy place, where I hoped it would hurt him not missing - *slash* Slashing at his side, the dagger went through the armor enough to take blood from the beast.
Somehow enraging the beast, if not already, she turned her body to me and I could see her claws shine black - 'Danger!' After disappearing from my place, four lines went through my previous position until a few trees from a distance got cleanly dissected.
However after making this move, the cat could be seen panting and trembling, probably from lost of mana. But the cat did not have time to rest, my whole minions reached near her and started to attack her, being this attacks, slashes from claws or just whole smashes from my bears.
Watching from the back I sighed, after that attack, if still in the same place, I was long gone.
Sadly for the cat, she didn't have a chance! Free Elite Knight! Right? I mean look at her strength, and if her shadow form can't use magic, at least she will be stronger! And what about her name? Speaking about it, what about my own? Kakusa! Nah... Miken! Not this one Either...
As I was thinking about my name, it seems she's still alive as my mana is depleting fast, I'll go there finish this quickly.
Taking a firm grip on the hilt, I sprint towards the almost dead cat with my dagger - "DIE!" With her left eye closed and bleeding, almost to no fur on the back I slash my sharp weapon at her face,
coincidentally hitting her right eye, making her blind.
The panther started to hit everywhere, this time depleting her own mana pool sending a lot of those darkness claws everywhere. Managing to avoid them I deliver the last hit, digging the dagger at her skull.
[With enough strength the following skill has been unlocked:
Solidify Darkness]
(A/N: This is the 'Mass Creation' skill renamed!)
[Conditions met: Solidify Darkness upgraded thanks to your Ruler's Authority, now named Absolute Darkness]
And so, her body fell limp on the ground - "Your name will be Kegara! now... Arise!" Saying the supposed badass word the beast got reanimated, coming back to life now as a loyal servant...
[Kegara (panther) Lvl.1
Rank: Elite Knight]
Retracting all my minions back into my shadow, I thought about how strong I became after this fight and now I'm ready to go out, but first, I need to check at least the huge disturbance in the forest. I remember that there was two of this disturbances, but now just one remains, not that I care though, I just want to talk to someone, the quicker the nicer.
Lets just take some time to think about my name! So... The first thing that comes to mind, is something related to darkness, shadows, or the complete opposite..? Nah, lets go with something cool, what about Hikage? It stands for 'shadow', nop, didn't like how that sounded. 'Oh!' Kumori sounds good! 'Hmmm' C'mon, myself can do better!
"Lets go with Kurayami! It means 'shade'!" I am fine with that, I don't really want to decide when talking with someone and they ask my name... Now I'll take a week of rest, we need to make a sacrifice of patience to evolve!
Lets not forget to check my status! "Status."
[ Status
Name: Kurayami | Body Age: 10
Title(s): A Reincarnated Person, Darkness Sovereign.
{The Shadow Monarch}
Reanimation: Can reanimate souls from dead bodies, and store them. Can only attempt to reanimate the body only 3 times.
Naming: Shadows of higher rank can be considered to be Elite, and can be named.
Shadow Exchange: Using this ability you will trade places with one of your shadows.
Ruler's Authority: A form of telekinesis with your hands, with enough time you will be able to control more than what you think.
Domain of the Monarch: Create a circle around you, fill this same zone with your own shadow and your minions will be stronger fighting in your shadow.
{Shadow Inheritor}
Pure Darkness: Having the highest affinity for darkness, you can only use darkness magic.
Absolute Darkness: Have absolute control over darkness, can bend darkness and give it properties, with enough practice that is.
Shadow Armor: Possible to surrounds oneself body with the darkness element, hiding all your traces and enhancing your body.]
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Time Skip of 1 Week
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'Boring...' Being fully healed I finally can begin my journey to civilization. Lets check that disturbance first, I had to dispel one of my weakest wolf for a strong warrior, Kegara! Now she will help me be the strongest!
Scanning the area I go directly to this disturbance, taking advantage of being morning, not that I can't see in the darkness, with my new skill 'Absolute Darkness', I can see as clear as day. But still, I like the sun.
Getting to it was the easy feat, it was like I was in the range to touch it, however, ahead I could only see a normal forest - Pulling my hand up and touching at where the weird mana waves are coming from, I could clearly see my hand disappear, like being covered by something invisible to naked eyes.
'Magic is truly wonderful.' Not still understanding what is fully happening, my eyes could see the mana in the area react to my hand, covering it, it was hard to catch even with my senses being so high.
"Is this where a beast dwell?" Is this normal? having no information about the world is complicated.
As I was about to enter this unknown place, I retracted my hand that was in front of me and flicked my head to the side feeling danger coming, coming out of the invisible layer was a arrow. The arrow went in a straight line as it tried to hit my hand or my head that was in its direction.
Blurring with my insane speed I retract my body away from the origin of the arrow, and wait... And nothing happens, am I not supposed to go inside? This is weird. I tried waving with my hand outside, if they could see me from inside, but this probability was low as they shot a arrow at my hand, whoever this is.
"Lets just go inside already." My simple dagger appearing in my hand gives me a sense of comfort to enter beyond the layer.
My body entering this place causes the layer to move like water, accepting me as I touch it - "What?" I react as I look inside, everything being the same, but I sense some living being hiding behind the still tall trees that before, I couldn't feel.
"Hello! I'm not here to harm anyone!" As I was shot by a arrow I expected that a more intelligent species are needed to create something like that - "Can you understand me?"
"Yes! Go away now or we will have to kill you!" Said a voice from a tall tree. That was surprising, I can speak with them - "Wait please, I living in this forest for a long time now, I just need information, as I said, I am not here to do any harm."
'They're not that strong...' Sensing them, I did not have to be afraid of them - "If we give you directions will you go away? You can't expect us to trust you having come here with hidden troups!" This time the voice come from an unknown place, and the voice sounded more elderly.
"Of course!" Surprised I still answer, being able to sense my troups, this one is not weak.
Coming from behind a tree, an elder showed himself, having long silver hair with wrinkles in his face, pointed ears and green clothes, he said - "Greetings, would you be so kind to move your troups outside?".
"No problem..." Retracting all my minions I send them outside. The man made a surprised face, maybe he could feel that there were more beings, but not where - "Amazing, darkness magic? No, we just want you to go away, there's no need for questions."
"I can at least tell you that I, myself am a elf, and I don't like trespassers in this land, now, take this and be on your way." The elf said strictly, showing some type of scroll from his long robes and throwing to me.
"Thank you, I'm sorry, I felt this mana disturbance and got curious, this will not happen again, farewell good sir." Saying this I exit this elf forest.
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Inside the Mana Layer
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The elderly man placed a crown on his head and heard - "My king, was it not dangerous to let him leave, he could come back to attack us!" Said a teen, with silverish blonde hair and almost white green eyes.
"Worry not child, we could not afford a fight with that seem to be child, he could definitely trample over us." Said the king, surprising everyone hearing this. 'If he wanted, he could just do it...'
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Outside the Mana layer
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"Ugh, that was sad, how he be so strict to me, I'm definitely cute! C'mon..." Opening the scroll and taking my shadows back, I started reading the scroll, more specifically, I started look at a map.
'Easy directions, lets go!' Walking away with all my shadows, I start my adventure to the freedom! 'I wanted to see a big breasted, beautiful female elf, hope this is not the first time I come here!'
