The Original Necromancer

"Who's this brat?" Cedric asked as he quickly threw a dagger towards David at a speed unavoidable for his current self. Still, a bone erupted from the ground, defending David against the attack.

"Interesting!" Cedric smirked as he leapt towards David at an incredible speed, slashing his daggers to create a magic attack targeted at David to kill him in a single strike.

David suddenly used the item 'Deflection Ring', deflecting the magic attack back towards Cedric, who simply slapped the attack to his side, dissipating it. 

Even though David had used the item, its rare rank meant it was not strong enough to deflect Cedric's attack completely. David was flung backwards as he crashed into several gravestones behind him.

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"Stop it, Cedric!" Rowe shouted as he appeared in front of David, protecting him.

Cedric was silent for a moment before he dismissed his daggers. "So, is he your last hope at passing it on?"

"Well, yeah!" Rowe said.

Cedric walked towards them and closely analysed David, "Did you learn master's technique?"

"No, I wasn't able to reach her level", Rowe replied.

"Then why does he have such a strong aura of Death around him? Is he an undead?" Cedric asked with curiosity.

Master Rowe let out a sigh before he clapped his hands, and a couple of chairs made up of bones emerged from the ground. 

"Have a seat, " he said to Cedric and David, who were heavily confused by what was happening. "Were they trying to kill each other a moment ago? Why are they acting all friendly now?"

"We have spent Centuries together. The relationship between us brothers and sisters cannot be classified into love or hate. It's way more complicated", Cedric said as he scratched his head.

"Didn't Master just say that you guys betrayed him and killed his family and students. How can he still empathise with you?" David asked, but Master Rowe interrupted him, "My actions haven't been the wisest either. There is no single one to blame except our Master."

"Don't bring our Master's name into this! She did nothing but care for us. She even gave you the strongest class amongst us", Cedric raised his voice.

"You mean the strongest curse.", Master Rowe said in a harsh tone.

"She wanted me to suffer through what she had to experience, and well, she is succeeding", he mumbled.

David thought these guys were going to go on another monologue and quickly interrupted, " I already have a lot to process. You can tell me more about her later.", he said before turning to Cedric, "So you guys betrayed my master for some legacy?"

"Not just any legacy. The one which grants you the absolute rule of both life and Death. To us old foggies, it's a golden ticket to prolonging our lives. Master left us all with clues to her legacy, but we believe that Rowe has the key to attaining it", Cedric muttered.

"He is going to go on another monologue as well. What the hell is with these lore dumps." David thought. "I understand; a nice reason to betray your family." David smiled before turning to Master Rowe.

"So when can I get my class!"

"Aah, I forgot about that", Rowe muttered.

"FORGOT? I had to waste fucking 50 silver coins for this stupid stone!" David shouted as he took out the soul stone and gave it to Rowe.

"I even cleared the dungeon 'Boneyard Catacombs' and reached 30 mana. Now teach me how to gather Death energy", David said.

"Good, good!" Rowe smiled. "You must have received a crown-like artefact from the Skeleton dungeon; give that to me as well", he said.

"I forgot to check my rewards from the dungeon! Shit", David thought as he quickly opened the system and checked his new artefacts.

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Name: Bone Armour

Level Restriction: 20

Rank: Rare

Durability: 150/150

+1 Strength

Description: Made from the bones of a sturdy skeleton

Effects:

1) +50% defence against Physical attacks

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Name: Skeletal Shroud

Level Restriction: 20

Rank: Rare

Durability: 100/100

+1 Agility

Description: Forged from the bones of Skeleton King

Effects:

1) Increase Agility by 5 for 10 seconds (Cooldown: 1 Minute)

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Name: Mortis Diadem

Level Restriction: 20

Rank: Rare

Durability: 10/10

+5 Mana

Description: Forged from the bones of Skeleton King

Effects:

1) Allows the wielder to utilise Bone Magic with reduced mana costs

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David was actually impressed by the quality of these artefacts. He quickly summoned the crown and gave it to Master Rowe.

Cedric leaned onto the table, muttering in Rowe's ears. "Do you think he will be able to survive?"

"He's a player; even if he dies, he will just revive." Rowe shrugged.

"HEY HEY! I need to be a part of this discussion, I believe", David immediately shouted after listening to words such as 'dead', 'revive' and 'survive'. 

"I will fail any ongoing quests if I die .", David said, and Rowe had a shocked expression on his face. "Gotta tell you, I didn't know that. HAHAHAHA!" he started to laugh.

"Don't worry, I will help him. You won't die, probably", Cedric said as he stretched his arms.

"Why? Don't you want this class for yourself? Why are you helping me?" David asked. He knew that NPCs were not restricted to a single class like players, and for them, it was similar to just how humans changed professions.

"Well, for a guy who has been trying to act smarter than us, that's quite a dumb question", Rowe spoke up as he looked at Cedric, and both of them started to laugh loudly.

"Maybe cause wizards are masochistic creeps who like to indulge themselves in these sadistic tendencies", David said with a bright smile.

-smack-

-smack-

"Why were there two this time!" David shouted, noticing Cedric and Rowe whistling and looking in different directions.

"Okay, smartiepants", Cedric muttered. "It's just easier to take the legacy from you than Rowe here. So I would rather help you get the legacy and then just steal it from you", he said with a bright smile.

"Definitely Sadists", David shouted internally.