Changes - Chapter 4

Ray's POV

I immediately uncapped the elixir and drank its contents. I slowly waited for any changes to happen but nothing. Was it a dud? No, the system doesn't lie. I was going to continue my train of thought and a sudden pain jolted me. It wasn't agonizing but painful. Despite the pain, I still smirked knowing that I'd get an upgrade (No I am not a masochist). After several minutes I got a system ping.

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Congrats your general rank has been increased by a minor realm by ingesting Blessed Elixir (Legendary)

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I quickly called out, "Show status." A blue screen appeared within my line of vision:

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Name : Nero Darkheart

Race : Human, ???(sealed)

Bloodline : ???(sealed)

Talent cap : A+

General level : F -> F+

Strength : F -> F+

Agility : F+ -> E-

Mana : F- -> F

Endurance : F -> F+

Vitality : F - -> F

Intelligence : 188 -> 189

Luck : D -> D+

Charm : C- -> C

Blessing: (???)Ascension

Description - A skill which allows the user to push past their current abilities.

Skills :

Mana Sense (E-), Sword Aura (E-), Enhanced Mana regen (E), Enhanced Stamina regen (E)

Arts:

35 agile steps (Grade 4 - evolvable - movement art)

Silent Shadow Style (Grade 4 - Shadow attribute - sword art)

Apostle of Ice (Grade 4 - Ice attribute - magic art)

Profession:

Swordsman (lvl 3)

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I am very pleased, especially with my charm stat increase, cough cough. Anyways I had to scale down the mountain and go to gravitas cliffs a famous spot for tourists and it also contains the second treasure. So quickly scaling down the mountain in 2 hours thanks to my enhanced stats plus my knowledge of the route, I made my way toward my bike. I got on it as I made way to mountain number 1 a hotspot for tourists and, the largest mountain in this range. At the base of the mountain was levitating platform which transports people to the gravitas cliffs. I quickly bought a ticket and boarded the platform. Similar to a airplane during take off, I felt a funny feeling at the pit of my stomach. I enjoyed the view as I travelled to my objective. The platform came to a stop after a few minutes indicating that I reached the place of getting the second cheat item. I quickly boarded of the platform and ran north before talking an abrupt left as I went to the end of a cliff. But before I could scale down the cliff I was assaulted by a sudden pain. It felt as if there were chains constricting part of my body, then suddenly a cracking sound echoed across the air as the suffocating feeling disappeared. After that I suddenly felt a sense of liberation and lightness. Also a sense of dissonance which I hadn't noticed before disappeared. Before I could continue I heard a system ping

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The Blessed Elixir (legendary) has detected the source of your seal and destroyed it. Congrats your growth rate is no longer limited and you talent cap has increased from A+ to S+. Also you are eligible for bloodline ceremonies and race awakenings.

- Rate of rank improvement is no longer encumbered

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WAIT, WAIT, WHAT!!!!???Sealed, this character who is already extremely powerful for an extra. Nero is far more impressive than I thought. If it weren't for the seal he could've been a major supporting character. Honestly Nero what are you. A curse which prevents hinders these must have required a powerhouse or a it is a familial curse applied to everyone in his family. The reason is unknown, maybe Nero has a powerful bloodline and race? Maybe whoever sealed him wants to protect or enslave him? While I opened a new can of worms, a being of immense, otherworldly power opened its' eyes, the shadows around its chamber seemed to bend towards it as if prostrating before a monarch. The mere opening of it's eyelids causing space itself to tremble, "Interesting someone broke the seal after half a millennia, I apologize Darkheart I won't be able to hide your descendants anymore." said the creature before returning to its' slumber. I shook my head, knowing that trying to think about things far above my power level was waste of time, as I began to scale down the cliff, shoving my thoughts away as I focused at my current objective. Before long a I felt a pull, which signifies that I am near the dungeon. After scaling down a bit more the suction force exponentially increased as a rift appeared near the cliff. I let myself get taken away into the dungeon as I entrusted myself to the unknown.