It lunged at me, despite the hide enchantment was active, somehow it pinpointed my exact position, i couldn't risk using the flame again.
Dodging over and over again.
Its movement was fluid like moving water, it struck me with its tail, shooting me into a tree.
The fatigue built in my body and mind, made it hard to see. Out of no where, it lunged, its fangs out, it went straight for my neck. With no choice left i dismissed the enchantment, and switched to my shadow form. Its fangs bit into mists of shadow, with the that opportunity, i grabbed its tail and swung it at the ground.
It was heavy, but i didn't let it go, i grabbed it again and swung at a tree.
The tree shattered in an instant, i finally released it and jumped back. Panting heavily, night had no real way to escape. His hands felt bruised, even under his awakened amor, his body was too frail.
The spawn slithered towards him, the moment it moved, night's eyes lost track of it, then it appeared in front of him. His body grew stiff in an instant, then he couldn't move just like before, but this time he wasn't under any mental attack. It swung its tail at him, the force made blood rush out of him mouth, then tightened around his waist.
Night's bones cracked under immense pressure, the snake looked at him, its eyes were blue like a gem but the more he looked it, the more he felt his body stiffen.
It stuck out its fang and tried to bite him, its fang broke instantly, it didn't pass through the shroud but regardless, the force made his body bleed.
He slightly regained control of his body, the pressure of the snake on his body vanished as he shifted into his shadow form.
The snake lunged at him again, but this time he was quicker. He grabbed the broken fang and infused his shadow on the snake. Its scales became slightly darker, and in instant, blood surged out of it, onto the sand.
The hex's voice echoed his ear:
[You have slain Twilight ranked Beast, Drowned wailer]
[Absorbing residual energy]
[Your flame grows darker]
[Your shadow becomes better defined]
[You have accomplished a humble feat]
[You have gained the trait:[Shadowless]
[You have obtained a chronicle]
[Lamenting Edge]
Night bent down beside the corpse. Just killing one nearly killed him. The thought of survival in a place crawling with Twilight rank or higher spawns was enough to kill him.
Looking back at the terrain, everything felt somehow clearer to him.
The sapphire abyss was nothing short on strange as the other places he had seen were. From the forgotten spire to the weird stary world. It was a bit more normal but the weird blue sky and the endless ocean and forests made him realize no place the hex would send him will send everything be normal. Other than the forest, as he climbed to the top of a tall tree, he could see mountains which looked like it would take him nearly two and a half months to reach it.
If this place was an undiscovered region in the Scape, his only option was to find the quickest way out. So he either had to choose passing the sea or mountains. The forest looked like a good choice but it would only be good enough if it wasn't covered in spawns.
Night walked over to the sea, it was as blue as the sky, but stranger, just being in it made his skin crawl, what could be in it that is able to arouse such fear. Without thinking he placed his hand in it, the feeling came back, but this time, it was lighter. He removed his hand and looked back at the corpse. Every part of it was as valuable as it's core.
But how would he even process it. He needed food to survive, but he couldn't do anything until, he found a place to stay, a means to survive and the terrain.
Without thinking, he let corpse's shadow merge with it and absorbed it. And then he set a timer in his head. He had approximately 10 minutes before the corpse vanished for good.
His shadow left his feet and entered the forest. He simply moved through the beach, with his eyes closed and the hide enchantment active.
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Finding a safe place was far more harder than killing the spawn. Every ten minutes, he released the corpse and then stopped to rest. His mind was on the verge of breaking, the sun was already fully out, which meant it was two or three hours after mid day. His shadow was at the very edge of his range so, he couldn't find anything good, even with it as a scout.
He knew be couldn't keep this up for much longer.
A structure appeared in his shadow line of sight.
It was a small cave like structure made completely out of vines protruding out of the ground.
It looked weirdly placed but night didn't think, he released the corpse one more time, then absorbed it again.
He ran fast, merging with his shadow along the way, he finally made it. It was small on the out side but extremely big on the inside. It was perfect but it was clear it was built artificially, which meant, it was either made by an intelligent spawn or a seeker which passed by. Either way it looked pretty old, which meant the person who made it must've left a long time a go
Night entered, it was warm but had a musky scent. The inside was deep. The former owner must have worked had to minimize how big the exterior would be. Night closed his eyes and extended his range to the bare minimum. Everything in the enter cave came into his view. And just like he hoped, it was empty to the core. The corpse appeared from shadow. And night finally felt relieved.
[Rune]
Traits –
[Lost] – A part of you is lost in the endless darkness and light within you. It hopes to be found, and you hope to find it. What is lost can always be found.
[Sealed] – A power lies chained in the deepest part of your soul, its seal frees you but also enchains you in the darkest horrors of your nightmares. It
[Night Pierce] – Nothing can blind your sight.
No darkness or light can
[Shadow's Blessings] – Grants a shadow attributed trait upon ascension and enhances shadow affinity.
[Shadow kin]- You are the kin of the shadows, you are seen as a master, son and a brother. So you are able to interact with them and control them.
Rank- Divine
[Shadow devour]: You are able to collect shadows and store them, but they will always return to their origin.
Rank - Sole
[Shadow manipulation]: You are able to change the shape of the shadows you absorb.
Rank- Sole
[Black flame]: A flame which was buried in the darkest part of your soul, although it wished to be free, your lingering regret and fear buried it deeper and deeper. When your heart wished to be free and your emotions grew. It was freed. It might look like a flam but it is not. It is just a fragment of an energy that was forgotten.
Rank: divine
[Shadowless]: Every non living shadow in your range is devoured.
Shadowless, i gained it when i killed the wailer.
Night's eyes gleamed with a sense of achievement. Now let's check out my new chronicle.
Chronicles: [Shadow Key], [Forgotten King's blade],[Everbloom],[dark shroud], [Liberian's lost journal],[Black sword],[ Lamenting Edge]
There were seven Chronicles, but how, among the list, only one was amiss.
Black sword