The eccentric shadow quirk

"I win, master."

Blackheart remained dazed for a while before realizing the meaning behind the words Dastan uttered. He gave a bitter smile and stood up.

"Very well done my boy, I'm proud of you. Here, this is the gift for winning me." Blackheart gave a raven black scroll to Dastan. He ordered him to study and comprehend it in three days and sent them back home.

Dastan and Sarah skipped home arm in arm while discussing what to play in the afternoon. After lunch, Dastan sat in the garden and opened the scroll. But, before he could read it, the scroll became a jet black flash of light that entered his forehead and disappeared.

In his mind,

CASCADE OF DARKNESS : UNIQUE SHADOW SCROLL

CREATED BY SARCONY. CONTAINS INNUMERABLE STAGES EACH UNLOCKED AFTER FULFILLING CERTAIN PREREQUISITES. CAN BE COMPREHENDED IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NATURE OF DANTAIN.

CURRENTLY UNLOCKED STAGES : 3

STAGE 1 : SHADE REPLACE : CREATES AFTERIMAGES FROM SHADOWS TO CONFUSE. NUMBER OF IMAGES DEPEND ON USER'S LEVEL. CURRENT PROGRESS : 2 IMAGES.

STAGE 2 : DANCE OF DARKNESS : RAPID MOVEMENT SKILL. TO BE MASTERED AS A PREREQUISITE FOR LEAF IN A FLURRY. CAN BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER MOVEMENT OR VOID ELEMENT BASED SKILLS. CURRENT MASTERY : 49 %

STAGE 3 : TRAJECTORY OF VOID : SWORDSMANSHIP SKILL, ACQUIRED THROUGH DILIGENT PRACTICE OF SWORDSMANSHIP. PREREQUISITE TO SEVERAL OTHER SWORDSMANSHIP SKILLS ( AND SWORD MIGHT ) WHICH SHALL UNLOCK BASED UPON FURTHER ACTIONS IN THE FUTURE. CURRENT MASTERY : 59 % ( REACHES 100 % UPON USING A REAL SWORD IN A REAL COMBAT OR SPARRING SCENARIO )

Dastan became confused after seeing his level of mastery in the quirk's stages but it soon dawned upon him. His daily sword practice with the tree branch paid off. His ability to use Chakra turbulence to dodge attacks gave him mastery in movement skill. The number of afterimages probably depends on his level of cultivation.

He was ecstatic to learn such an exquisite skill but was slightly annoyed by the absence of information regarding the prerequisites to unlock new stages or improving current ones. Helpless, he left them to fate.