Mana stones

"it's indeed beautiful" muttered Aetheris as he scrutinized the moon, under the tree Aetheris was sitting on there were hundreds of bodies of Ravan Boars that formed a river of blood

Aetheris silently observed the Crimson moon resting on the west, the steady descent of the moon continued until faint light glowed from the east tainting the horizons

"The path of pursuing strength indeed leads to loneliness" muttered Aetheris as he thought about the amount of killing he did

"I guess The strong devour the weak in this world, it's the survival of the fittest..but why did I gain satisfaction from taking their lives..

the briefest moment I killed them..the moment I held their lives in my hands..

then ripping their lives away just revealed the reason of why in the end I am always left infinitely and utterly alone"

muttered Aetheris as he sighed in defeat, killing to him wasn't anything new because in order to rise in the underworld killing became normal as breathing

Aetheris's glowing golden eyes were emitting traits of a predator as he shot a gaze at the Raven boars, he experienced a fathomless feeling of disappointment

"Remiel do you have.. a conscious" muttered Aetheris with a tone of curiosity

<<Answer: I don't have a consciousness or self awareness like all beings, am Darkama that processes and generates solutions based on patterns of data..yet>>

"I see.. then do you feel emotions" inquired Aetheris as the urge of wanting to know more influenced his desire

<<Answer:I don't have emotions or feelings,< em>

I can analyse and discuss emotions based on the information I have been inculcated on

but I don't experience them myself>>

Aetheris noticed the change in Remiel's speech during the past few days, it no longer referred it self as "the Darkama known as" but instead it uses "I" meaning although it has no self awareness it gained individuality

"Is that a cave" muttered Aetheris as his eyes zoomed the the cave a few kilometres away, in the past few days Aetheris discovered the beauty of his new body.

Aetheris has no need to eat or sleep because his body nourishes itself,his senses are heightened and his natural physical attributes are off the charts

"Something is drawing me in .." Aetheris looked at the entrance of the cave with hidden anticipation in his eyes, the glow of his eyes intensified as he looked at the cave just like how a predator marks it's prey

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"What is this.. feeling" muttered Aetheris as he stood near the entrance of the cave

The entrance outside was pitch black, Silhouettes were barely accentuated by the golden moonlight from the end of the pathway of the cave

By becoming the victim of temptation Aetheris set foot into the cave with enthusiasm but as the darkness cloaked his vision

The golden neon eyes of Aetheris glowed as they allowed him to see in the dark

"Wow.. this looks prepossessing.. what are these gem stones " muttered Aetheris while walking as he looked at the glowing stones on the cave walls

<<Answer: The glowing objects are not Gems but they mid grade Mana stones, stones in a solid ethereal form and it's most purified, purest potent state < em>

Mana stones are ranked from low grade, mid grade , high grade and sacred grade depending on their Mana lode which makes them different from ethossences

Mana stones can be used to create artifacts, pills , potions, enchantments and the list can go on due to the fact that they have many uses

In some places Mana stones can be used as a form of currency therefore collecting them would be beneficial to you in a long term>>

"Indeed I don't know much about the currency of this world.. no to be honest I don't know anything so it's better to finish here quickly and find that card " muttered Aetheris as he analysed his predicament

The golden alluring jade like nails on his right hand began to transfigure into sharp golden dark Crimson small claws that easily slice through tungsten like a hot knife slicing through butter

Digging his claws into the walls of the cave, Aetheris collected the Mana stones slowly one at a time due to the energy that he felt circulating through his body

<<Notice: I have fully analysed the void essence from portal punctured by Sebastian < em>

Running an algorithm to create a skill based on the collected void essence

The skill [Inventory] has been acquired>>

"A..skill hmm, that's a first i wonder if .."

Aetheris suddenly had a thought of storing his new found wealth as he looked at the pile of his Mana stones

<<Notice: as a @#$@@#@ dragon, you possess many unique abilities that are solely possessed by and those intrinsic to other dragons predators < em>

The Mana stones received your mark of intemperance therefore they are easy to store in your [inventory]>>

"I see.. whooaah what is this sensation" Aetheris felt a sudden circulation of energy through his body, small particles of golden were released from his palms as they condensed into a small floating sphere of light that lit up the darkness of the cave

<<Notice: it is detected that an auxiliary ability Ergokinesis has been acquired < em>

Ergokinesis- The user is able to manipulate, generate,project and cut energy

they are also able to telekinetically move objects using energy and use the energy as a matter to generate force fields or control their power levels to increase or suppress their attacks depending on their quantity of energy>>

"How is.." as he muttered his words in confusion, Aetheris suddenly sensed an imposing aura originating from the deeper pathway of the corridor

"I guess that is what I sensed earlier" muttered Aetheris as he stored his newly acquired wealth in his inventory..as he walked towards the Aura,each step he took made an echo as he approached the end of the cave pathway

"Haaah I didn't sign up for this, nobody said anything about damn side quests.." sighed Aetheris as observed the large swirling purple portal infront of him

The Cave has an opening and a narrow pathway meaning except for the Mana stones the were no extra treasures but only the unknown behind the portal

"This is not a smart choice to make but the is nothing I can do without having any information to compile data that can predict what might happen next, walking in an uncharted territory can go two ways.." sighed Aetheris as he muttered

Aetheris walked through the portal and he felt the familiar sensation of teleporting but as he walked out of the portal

"T-T-this.. " muttered Aetheris as he was speechless as he witnessed the scenery infront