Chapter 114: Abyssal Elf (3)

The time within the item creation ended as Rainer was met with perhaps a more important series of choices, even if the answer became apparent quite quickly.

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Something that made him quite nervous given the importance of such a choice to quite literally his whole future.

[Available 2nd Class Advancements]

[Prerequisites Met: None]

[Grand Voidwalker: A being who crosses the omnipresent void, surpassing the restrictions of Space and Time. One who can reach out their senses and grasp at the elusive yet all-encompassing void. Few can block the path of one of the Void. 125% General Improvement to Space and Time Magic and Skills. 60% General Improvement to Space and Time Manipulation skills. 50% Less Cost for all Void-related Magic and Skills. +5 Intelligence, +6 Affinity, +6 Void Awareness per level.]

[Prerequisites Met: Has Void Manipulation any lvl, Void Mastery any lvl]

[Voidcaller:. One who can reach out and call upon the true power of the Void. Whose reach extends beyond Space and Time, their targets made nothingness by the Void. Their will can master the omnipresent existence that is the Void. 150% General Improvement to Space and Time Magic and Skills. 60% General Improvement to Space and Time Manipulation skills. 50% Less Cost for all Void-related Magic and Skills. 100% General Improvement to Void Call and Void Mastery. +5 Intelligence, +6 Affinity, +8 Void Awareness per level.]

[Prerequisites Met: Has Void Manipulation any lvl, Void Hold any lvl]

[Voidgrasper: One who can grasp the power of the Void and bind their targets to their power. Few can escape the all-encompassing hold of their strength. Their grasp reaches as far as an extension of the Void itself. 150% General Improvement to Space and Time Magic and Skills. 60% General Improvement to Space and Time Manipulation skills. 50% Less Cost for all Void-related Magic and Skills. 100% General Improvement to Void Grasp and Void Hold. +5 Intelligence, +6 Affinity, +8 Void Awareness per level.]

[Prerequisites Met: Has Void Manipulation any lvl, Void Sense any lvl]

[Voidseeker: A being who seeks to understand the omnipresent Void and all its power. One whose senses are unmatched in discerning the true nature of the Void. Their understanding of the Void surpasses reason. 150% General Improvement to Space and Time Magic and Skills. 60% General Improvement to Space and Time Manipulation skills. 50% Less Cost for all Void-related Magic and Skills. 100% General Improvement to Void Seer and Void Sense. +5 Intelligence, +6 Affinity, +8 Void Awareness per level.]

[Prerequisites Met: Has Void Manipulation any lvl, Void Mastery any lvl, Void Sense any lvl, Void Hold, any level, Void Detection any lvl, Void Will unlocked, and any Void Spell of Tier 6 or higher]

[Harbinger: One who has wielded Magic to master the omnipresent Void. Whose presence heralds the Call of the Void, and the coming of its power free from restrictions. Their path is unblockable, their will immovable, their power’s unlimited as the omnipresent Void itself. 200% General Improvement to Space, Time, and Void Magic and Skills. 100% General Improvement to Space, Time, and Void Manipulation skills. 70% Less Cost for all Void-related Magic and Skills. +5 Intelligence +5 Affinity, +8 Void Awareness per level.]

Seeing the attributes a bit low in comparison to [Archon] on the most promising advancement only gave Rainer excitement for the future unlocked attribute and a slight hope for it to reach level 10 with his held back titles of the first and second tier.

He still needed to enter [Sleep Learning] once more to write down these new memories as well as past ones. Seeing as picking [Harbinger] didn’t remove him, though it did give him an option to leave, he went ahead as planned.

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Removing a knife from his spatial ring, Rainer pricked open his finger. And with a practiced movement, that showed untold practice, drew a Ritual circle on the white floor beneath him.

Part of his reason for remaining in the [Eldritch Draconic Mage] class beyond the 1 week waiting period was to try and master this bit of blood magic. Of [Arcane Speaker] and [Mage of Tongues], only [Eldritch Draconic Mage] surpassed the level 19 to 20 barrier, ending up at level 23. With his own [Archon] reaching 24 towards the end.

The hardest part was getting the time for the spell to be more exacting, lest he end up asleep outside the Trial. Part of him struggled to let go of the challenge, despite it being more prudent to switch to another class. The other blood magics he learned may have been worth his stubbornness, however.

The moment the clock hit 10 minutes, he poured his Mana into the blood circle and fell asleep moments after. He sent a command prior to have Jor wake him up at the end of the Trial just in case, though the Serpent seemed exhausted. And with his entry to [Sleep Learning] began the end of his Trial.

And the start of the hope he could return to his new home.

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The moment Rainer left the Trial, he felt a familiar pressure on him before he could even comprehend the messages appearing.

One that exceeded all before it. Only his training with [Void Grasp] had let him keep his head. That and the addition of becoming a [Harbinger].

Opting against [Void-walking], he rolled sideways, just barely avoiding becoming less a caller of the Void, and a more permanent member.

He had only a moment to glance at his attacker before he jumped back again. Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

[Abyssal Elf, Femal-

Rainer’s head surged in pain, and the [Appraisal] became cut off as another call of the Void came at him. 8 armed [Arcane Bolt]s soared in retaliation. But the figure that was covered in darkened black silk for all but her gray eyes and thin white eyebrows with ashen skin in between, vanished.

Rainer wasted no time [Void-walking] a distance away, and armed 8 [Arcane Lance]s. Seeing Amer and Tiamat nowhere nearby, he avoided thinking the worst and instead concentrated on his battle.

The Elf flashed in front of him, as an armed [Arcane Lance] sought to stab her, only for her to disappear once more, far too quick for a use of [Void Hold]. She disappeared and reappeared all around him, using [Void-walking] at a speed he couldn’t even imagine.

Rainer slammed his hands together and unleashed a minor [Absolute Frost] the moment she too fought back with another [Void Call]. He leaped from his spot as the Frost expanded outwards, taking some damage from his own spell, before [Void-walking] again.

He had only a second to react as the half-frosted figure appeared to his left with an aggravated grunt summoned dozens of orbs of pure Void. They spun around Rainer in a wide circle as he felt prevented from [Void-walking]. The block too strong for even the full force of his Mana to cross.

He lashed out with [Arcane Combustion] at the figure only to find his mana packet consumed by one of the orbs of Void.

Suddenly, one of the orbs charged at him, leaving him with only a few options. He lashed out with his [Arcane Blade], intent on dodging at the same time. The blade roared with his power as it collided with the raw strength of the Void. It tore apart it’s strength and sent it back from whence it came.

The moment of shock in the figure’s eyes as Rainer began lashing out with Arcane Energy and Blade, destroying her orbs, caused her power to surge in retaliation. A thin stream of Void appeared between two orbs, as they themselves vanished in Rainer’s blind spot and cut off the arm holding the [Arcane Blade].

Only a quick use of [Arcane Blade] on his other arm saved his neck from a similar fate, as he slashed the beam-like Void energy in two. The momentary distraction caused by the Elf’s victory proved a perfect chance for another to make his move.

A voice of powerful magic radiated out as a film of power expanded outwards from the Elf. The chanting no longer hidden assaulted the elf as a cloaked Devil and Dragon on his shoulder appeared right by Rainer’s side.

He vanished with the [Archon] a moment later, standing outside the film of energy.

The Elf paid the interruption no mind as she tried to Void-walk but found herself bouncing off the shield that now surrounded her 30 feet in every direction.

“My arm…” Rainer cried as he gripped the stump. Amer used his magic to summon both the arm and hilt as Rainer quickly used [Arcane Invigoration].

“Do you think you will survive insulting me like this, you common Cultist!” The Abyssal Elf yelled out, her otherwise pleasant voice somehow inspiring fear.

“Not here I won’t,” Amer whispered with a pointed look toward the newly crowned [Harbinger]

Rainer only nodded, as Amer prepared to teleport the pair back to his tower and grab anything they need before leaving.

With his arm thankfully attaching quite easily, and Tiamat happily returning into his coat, Rainer heard Amer speak again.

“Want to leave her a memory to remember us by? The barrier I originally designed for you lets in anything other than her and powers of the Void.”

Rainer ignored the “originally for you” as he prepared a parting gift.

His recently severed hand reached out toward the Abyssal Elf as it churned with Arcane Power. Runes glowed from up the arm to a single Rune of the Arcane shining brightly on his forehead. Rainer poured not only the entirety of his Arcane Power into the skill but held it back, adding more as he converted it.

Just as he felt the end of Amer’s teleportation spell activate as he sent his own goodbye to the Abyssal Elf and her long-winded promises of torture and death.

“Final Arcanum”

The power of his Arcane infused voice swept through all the ruins surrounding the Abyssal Dungeon. The Abyssal Elf had only a moment to turn her angry rants into a fearful expression as she wrapped herself in the powers of the Void.

And as the trio teleported, a torrent of Arcane ripped through the air.

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“Grab everything from that shelf into your fancy ring,” Amer yelled pointing Rainer towards a specific bookcase. The [Archon] had nary even a moment to regain his bearings before the Devil yelled again.

“Now!” He said as he shoved the still disorientated Rainer.

He nodded, throwing the books inside, and removing a few jugs of the poisoned wine in concert, letting their contaminated contents break and splash against the stone floor. The thought of the Void Lord who trounced him even with his advanced class left him to feel some of the fear Amer projected.

The lack of experience told him his last ditch Final Arcanum, didn’t take effect. He at least hoped to have singed off those arrogant looking eyebrows.

He briefly heard Amer yell some command at one of his appreciates, likely telling them all to flee from here.

“So? Was your advancement good enough?” The Devil asked, almost rhetorically. It wasn’t hard to notice the power radiating off the newly advanced Mage. Damn him for his titles leveling him up immediately, even if it was useful now.

Rainer nodded, having just recovered himself from the use of [Arcane Awakening: Final Arcanum]. He gripped the Devil’s shoulder as he made sure Tiamat was safely tucked away in his coat. It was in this moment he noticed the Devil’s left sleeve empty of an arm. A quick check of his own showed Amer hadn't done some strange switch. Added on was that it was the opposite arm as well, but now was not the time for questions.

Rainer used [Miasmic Conversion] to refill himself as he focused on his connection to Luna. Arcane and Void worked in joint as streams of energy sought to open up the pathway to Luna even wider. A quick chant from the Devil had an ethereal white shield protecting him, just barely. Rainer's new item and class, among other things, allowed him to understand his path to Luna, just barely.

And with nary a fluctuation of space, the pair vanished.