This grants the user dominion over the boundary of life and death, anything the marionettist touches will mimic life. The eyes of the reaper can also see through the boundary between life and death.
Linked Traits - Death String Puppetry, locked…
Death String Puppetry - You can conjure strings of necrotic energy which can bind to a target granting control of their movements and/or behaviour. Results depend upon the parent ability’s mastery. Can be used to create Weeping Marionettes.
Weeping Marionette - Depending on the user’s mastery, a freshly dead corpse can be raised as a marionette, which will be indistinguishable from a living body. The puppeteer will have full control of the marionettes.
I couldn’t help but smile upon seeing the description of the skills provided by this ability.
Even though this ability just awakened and I have made zero progress in it, I can already use these amazing abilities. I cannot wait to find out what those other abilities have in store for me.
Excitedly, I decided to look at the other skills as well.
Grants the user the physique of an ultimate being - The Cryos Titan, who had disappeared after the Primordial Era. The user gets complete control over the element of ice, frost and beyond. This ability also grants the authority of the primordial frost.
Linked Traits - Titan Physique (Dormant), locked…
Titan’s Physique (Dormant) - The Cryos Titan’s legacy. Conditions to activate not known. Current effects include a buff towards the physical body and an innate resistance to frost.
Although this was the highest rank ability I got, this was also one of the least explanatory.
The only one I can say I properly understood was that I have a very high control over ice and ‘beyond’, whatever that is, but given my below average magic energy, I doubt I can display any of the substantial effects these abilities can display.
I moved on to the last ability I had for now, I held no expectations on this ability as this one had been an evolution of an Advanced rank ability, which was not really a common ability but it wasn’t anything special either, rather it was the one with the least interesting name. So I wasn’t keeping much hope.
But what I saw completely shook me.
Grants absolute authority over the Mythic flame. The mythic pyromancer can also breathe life into his constructs.
Linked Traits - Living Flame, Divine Phoenix’s Blessing
Living Flame - Ability to create temporary constructs out of fire.
Divine Phoenix’s Blessing - Able to heal and reconstruct oneself by self immolation. All negative statuses removed and all fatal injuries are healed. Can also perform Complete Immolation.
Complete Immolation - Ability to reconstruct own body through the Divine Phoenix's ritualistic fire. Can only be done once every realm.
My mouth hung open, unable to utter a single word.
“I promise to never look down upon any ability ever again.”
I joined my hands, got on my knees and apologized to the floating screen.
With a broken ability like the [Divine Phoenixs’ Blessing] how can anyone look down on such a skill.
Also something that caught my eye here, is that this ability has given me the most traits and unlike the other two, I cannot see a locked trait behind the unlocked ones, this means I have already unlocked all I can in regards to traits with this ability. Maybe if I can somehow upgrade it, I can unlock more traits.
‘Is there a way for me to give this trait to other people? Can I pass this on to mom and Lily?’
We have many enemies, if I can share such abilities with them, it can help them a lot.
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Rather than being annoyed at such a response, I was rather happy.
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“So it’s not a no.”
Looks like this system can do a lot more than I realize. I really need to look into levelling up. I haven’t received any skill points as well, I really want to know how I can use those.
I closed the screen and moved my attention to the only ability I wanted to focus on right now.
I don’t know why, but I had a gut feeling that this was what I was supposed to focus on at the moment. Even the Ascended rank ability didn’t give me a feeling like this.
Hell, even
My gut tells me so.
[Sense enlightenment - Death Sense Ability of the Reaper’s Marionettist tree unlocked.]
This grants the user dominion over the boundary of life and death, anything the marionettist touches will mimic life. The eyes of the reaper can also see through the boundary between life and death. The Reaper’s senses when he walks closer to death.
I felt a cold chill run down my body as I realized what the updated description meant.
‘Just how much of a mess is my family’s situation!?’
I almost became depressed thinking about it.
Every ability I had was problematic at the moment, I couldn’t reveal any of them, even
The phrase, [The Reaper senses when he walks closer to death.] lingered in my mind.
I was spiraling into my own thoughts when suddenly-
Knock. Knock.
“Yes, mom?”
The door slid open and my mom came in with a small wooden box covered in red silk in her hands.
She had a weird look on her face as she saw me kneeling on the floor, but didn’t say anything.
“What is it?”, I asked, standing up a little too quickly.
She looked at me and raised the box in her arms to her face.
“Compensation. Didn’t think that stingy guy would actually send something.”
She held out the box. It felt heavier than I expected.
Peeling back the silk, I cracked open the lid to see a dimly glowing white crystal nestled inside.
I could see some energy moving within it.
Instinctively, I took the crystal in my hands, which was the size of a tennis ball.
It felt cold to the touch.
“Wow, that old coot sent something good huh.”
My mom has started talking freely with me since the last week or so.
Looks like in just this week we have gotten a lot closer as family. I also couldn’t help but smile as the moment I touched it, I saw a system window open up.
[Adept Grade Magic Crystal - Can be used to meditate and stimulate the magic root to heal any internal injuries and also used as a training resource to accumulate magic.]
“An Adept grade magic crystal huh, it is indeed very good, mom. Give that old guy my thanks.”
“That's my boy! I knew you would recognize it!”
I didn’t want to take all the credit, but even without the system I knew what this was, as it was a common magic training resource.
“Do you want me to tell you how to use it?”
If I used it now, it could indeed help me raise my realm to Rank 1. I guess even making the magic circle might become easier, but I had no intention of actually using it.
That would be a total waste.
I thought about the people who I could give this to.
Sarah is completely out of the equation, she wouldn't take this even if I threw it at her. A little princess like her had a lot better resources at her fingertips.
Giving it to mom was also useless, she was already too strong, this meager amount of magic power won’t even make a dent in her magic pool.
So only one person remained.
I shook my head to her question. I added,
“I plan to give it to Lily.”
My mom was shocked.
“Why? Don’t you want to use it? It will be very helpful for you, I think this would be enough to get you to the early stages of Rank 1 very easily.”
I nodded at her explanation, but how can I tell her that Lily making progress would result in an even better reward for me?
I thought for a bit before answering.
“Um, hasn’t Big Sis been stuck on Rank 3 for the last year? This will finally push her into Rank 4. I think she needs it more than me, after all, I just started. I am sure I will get more opportunities later!”
My mom just looked at me for a few seconds, before hugging me tightly.
“Sure, son, we can give this to her. But you’ll have to go yourself.”
Ok, now that’s a problem. The smile on my face couldn’t help but tremble.
That girl is already head over heels for me, for some reason.
I don’t even want to know how she will react if she received this kind of gift from me.
Sigh…
“Um… Mom, can’t you give it to her and tell her I sent it or something?”
I asked, hoping for a miracle. Which were soon shot down mercilessly by the warm smile on my mom’s face as she said.
“No, son, you need to be brave at times like this! Girls like confident men, you know, now go! If you don’t go now, you won’t be able to give it to her for the next few days, so go now!”
With that, she basically kicked me out of the house with the silk covered box, while giving me a thumbs up from the door.
I sighed, looking down at the box in my hands.
How did a simple power move turn into me delivering a confession gift?
It's kinda adorable that my mom was trying to set us up, I just hope she hasn't forgotten that I'm still a nine-year-old.
I sighed as I made my way towards the dorms.