The Hunter Family (Part 2)

"John don't walk too far away from me! Remember there are traps around this place that may still be armed" said Percy. 'Um.... Traps.... What if we trap the spirits!' thought John. John and Percy were finally far away from the mist, but the mist haven't stopped moving at all and was still going towards them.

"Percy! bring any cobblestones you around the floor that as big as the palm of your and bring them to me as quickly as possible. Percy brought a bunch of stones and piled them up together close to the sticks.

John pulled his tome out and started reading it upside down: Instruction of how to create your first soulstone. Put any cobble or stone as big as the palm of your hand in a eldritch flame, to create a soulstone you need to have control of the flame. If you truly a necromancer, it will come naturally to you. There was no other explanation after that which kinda scared John a little bit.

He summoned his Eldritch flame and started burning the stones without any hesitation, after cutting the stone at an elemental level, the stone started to condense started to transform into crystals. One after the other where transforming into something more innate. The stones where changing forming into different minerals. The stones were rearranging at a elemental level. The crystal formed forming the most optimal souls stones.

he made a total of about fifty soulstones at once, the process made him mentally tired, he was feeling drained. The fog had finally came closer and ghost began to teleport closer. John began to use his soul siphon skill and began to store souls in his soulstones! His soul felt it was being teared and twisted as he was using the skill! The ghost were becoming more and more savage, as they were less and less of them! They started becoming more and more angered as their family members were contained in the stones!

Only one ghost was left now. John began using soul siphon and was focused on that sole ghost. He was in so much pain... He was taking a closer look, his soul vision deactivated, and was pushed back. It was the same ghost that he saw the other day watching at Percy. Instead of attacking John he materialized and said "Are you done boy? I want you to release my family members, I'll guarantee nothing will happen to you! But first let's go back to the cave, it's day time and soul essence will dissipate faster!" said the spirit no longer looked vague like it did with soul vision. When he materialized he looked more human than he looked ghost. He looked like Percy, he had a red hair, green eyes and freckles just like him but he had a hint of savageness in the eye that Percy doesn't have. He disappeared and John and Percy started walking back into the cave.

John threw all the soulstones and they broke liberating the souls that were contained inside. The souls were about to attack him, and with a wave of a hand the ghost stopped all the ghost from stepping forward. "You guys better not dare to hit my guest" he said with a menacing tone. "But ancestor, he doesn't have our blood! He is not allowed in our ancestry tomb! He is also a necromancer, he is going to defile our tomb!" said the other ghost complaining. "You guys probably don't know this but this kid here, is our legatee's best friend! According to rules and regulations, if the legatee decides to bring a plus one, only and only if he is going to take the trial! Right Percy, you're going to take the trial?" he said while seriously looking at him.

"Me! Yeah of course! hehehe" he smiled awkwardly while looking at John nervously. It was pretty obvious with his face that he didn't what he was getting into. His father said that there was a trial on this cave, but he never explained what it did and what it test.

"Friend wait here while Percy, does his trial! Percy follow me please" said the ancestor after pointing at John and began walking deeper in the cave. Percy followed quietly behind the specter. They both disappeared rather quickly as they walk deeper into the cave.

John was waiting in the cabin while Percy was doing his trial. He was walking from one side of the room to the other and was feeling tired, his soul was in pain. He sat down on sofa, and fell asleep from how bored he was feeling at the moment...

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Meanwhile, Percy was walking deeper and deeper into the cave. The specter stopped "keep walking forward and step on the circular platform. I can't walk any further!". Percy walked forward and the cave opened up, the room was illuminated by glowing mushroom giving it a magical feeling. A path can be seen that take him into platform it was carved by the cheer darkness that occupied the unilluminated space in front of him. He was simply in awe, by what he saw! He continued walking, until he got to the platform and stepped on it. The platformed started emanating spherical green motes around him until they were absorbed by him. His body began to heat up, his blood was boiling inside him and he was in unimaginable pain, he had no way stop grinding his teeth!

A projection of a figure appeared in the platform. It was a centauride, instead of having the features of a horse, it had antlers and the body of a deer. The features gave it a delicate, beautiful and magnificent appearance. "Decide the path in front of you hunter! There are two paths for a huntsman one is that of a marksman which will never miss his shot or the Beast master which lets you talk to beasts!" said the lady in front of him said. Percy was in awe that he didn't listened what she heard, and started walking toward her. "You have chosen the path of the Beastmaster, befriend all beast and conquer! Remember my words, there can only be one king in the forest! I hope my gift to you is put to used mortal!", she said as she came closer to Percy, and caressed the bow. She disappear quickly afterwards.

Percy came back, woke up John and left the cave. "So what was that all about? What was that trial you went through" asked John. "Well I'm officially a hunter, a beast master nonetheless. I guess I can talk to animals now and befriend them" said Percy.

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A skeleton scout was going through the forest and saw a beast and decided to hide, the beast looked like wolf but slightly bigger and huskier. Then he saw beast after beast gathering at the densest part of the forest which east of town, these beast were all different. There were reptiles, different kind of mammals and birds. The skeleton hid his presence and quickly left without being noticed to report what he's seen on the forest.

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