Truth About Family X Sealed Abilities

Chapter Nine: Truth About Family X Sealed Abilities

He brought his hand to his face and felt it for himself. Although he had no mirror, he could tell from touch alone that although he had the same face as he did in his previous life, this one seemed more... Perfect.

It had no unnecessary fat and wrinkles!

It felt so good to check his body and find none of the negligible scars he had gotten from minor accidents in his line of work.

'Hmm? But this isn't the same body in the first place. I wonder if he was also a plumber before he was thrown in here.'

As his mind wandered to the thought of his profession, the painful memories resurfaced again, taking the forefront in that moment.

"Damn you, Minister! How dare you lay a hand on my wife? How dare you make my Ciri suffer? Wash your neck and wait for my assured return!"

Witnessing this scene where the Spirit Energy in the air trembled slightly, shivering slightly due to his emotions, the bloodline turned completely silent.

It had had its brief moments of silence in the short time it had interacted with Hudson but somehow the latter felt that this time was a bit different.

Something was definitely up, as it seemed like the bloodline was actively trying to stop him from probing its thoughts - something they had been doing to each other (albeit only superficially) since he regained enough control of his own body to move.

'What are you hiding? Spill it.'

'Now!' he snt his thoughts towards his bloodline, exerting some of his will as its bearer to force it to comply.

[Ugh...] A groan was the first feeling he could interpret upon winning in the battle of wills against it. [... You see, to get you to properly catalyze the awakening that had already began, I needed to make your mind to get a bit usable.]

[And for that...]

"...." Hudson remained silent, listening, and waiting for it to finish.

[...I made up a story, based on the few memories that I could forcibly and stealthily access without you noticing because they were always at the surface of somr corner of your mind - even when you are not conscious.]

"..." Hudson just stood there as though in a daze, and the bloodline couldn't even probe his outermost thoughts anymore as they became rather chaotic.

[I--] the bloodline started to say something but its holder interjected.

"They are fine? Nothing happened to them?" He asked, his voice getting increasingly emotional with each word he spoke.

[Uh... Well, yes. They're only in mourning, which is to be expected. Just before my abilities were forcibly limited to fit y--] It started to spell respond but was promptly cut short by a Hudson that was smiling ear to ear.

"Then it's alright!" Hudson exclaimed, a bit overjoyed by the news of his wife and their child's safety. "It's not like you're some physical being I could punish or plot revenge against even if I wanted to. As long as my girls are safe and there for me to return to, you and I are good, and the thorny journey ahead will be worth it!"

With a grin, he rubbed his together and said; "Keep tabs on them and inform me if anything changes, okay?!"

[This...] The bloodline sighed, exasperated.

"What is it, parasite?" Hudson's happy mood was doused by the bloodline's reactions. "Got a problem with that task?'

[Weilder, you did not let me explain.] The bloodline began. [That observation was before the awakening had gone far. At that point, the ability to peer across timelines and planes had not yet been sealed.]

"Your ability to see into other worlds was sealed?" Hudson was both stunned an curious.

[As a Grand Bloodline, of course I'll come with a lot of unimaginable abilities.] The bloodline explained. [But with your non-existent cultivation, how could you be a proper vessel for them?]

"That... That makes sense." Hudson nodded as he turned to continue putting the nurse's state in order. "So, as I grow stronger they will naturally be unsealed?"

[Yes. That is the case.]

"I see." Hudson folded his hands and looked around. "And this situation?"

Although he was moving around, he noticed that everything else was still still. The nurse's body was still suspended in animation mid-breath.

The beeping of certain appliances had halted and the time displayed on the white digital clock on the wall was yet to change - even its seconds tracker was frozen.

[That?]

[Oh. Time hasn't actually stopped moving.] It explained, causing his brows to crease. Slightly.

If that wasn't the case, then what was happening? Wasn't this some OP time-based ability he could use to break the game?

[This ability is called {Eldritch Descent}.] The bloodline continued. [For 1 Hour After Every 49 Days, you will be able to enter a state of 'peak', during which your abilities (perception, strength, speed, dexterity, sturdiness, amd more) will be heightened to the maximum safe limit that your body, mind, amd soul can handle without suffering any permanent damage.]

[Of course, once you breakthrough a True Realm, you will naturally experience a shorter cooldown.]

Receiving the information, Hudson's eyes bugged slightly before he shook his head in resignation.

The achievement the bloodline had mentioned was not in cost proximity to him. It was a bit far away from the present him.

According to the information that he had gleaned by observing the motes of Spirit Energy (Qi), the path of cultivation was literally endless but those who trailblaze ahead of everyone else have already mapped out their progress for the future generations to follow.

The path was marked by 12/13 'checkpoints' known as True Realms.

From the bottom, Hudson was aware of the Mortal Stage, Tribulation Stage, Ascension Stage, Soul Stage, Saint Stage, Nirvana Stage, Immortal Stage, Supreme Stage, Open-Heaven Stage, God Stage, Primordial Stage, Origin Stage, and a certain 'Unnamed Stage' that a powerful Origin Stage Cultivator is said to have gained a foot into during a fierce life and death battle against Outsiders.