Chapter 180: Skulking Sonata (1/2)
As everyone closed their eyes, Sonata began to flicker, altering the lighting inside the smithy with each pulse of light. The silvery blood of the Skulking Angel seeped inside the half-transformed scarf and fused with it. A burst of mana and Eion energy almost made the trio stagger and before they knew it, everything calmed down and the noise stopped.
”It should be over… you can open your eyes now,” Old Wang said.
Rakna promptly checked on Sonata and what he saw surprised him. The form change had been completed in the process and it was now a Guandao that was sitting on the table. But it was longer and slightly thicker than before.
The coloring was paler and there was a silver engraving of a wing on both sides of the blade. The ribbon tied around the shaft had a silver sheen and was a bit longer as well.
Old Wang whistled. ”That is a beautiful glaive.”
Rakna nodded and walked to it. He grabbed it and he instantly felt a tingle traverse his entire arm as if he had just claimed a part of himself. He quickly looked at its details and the first thing he saw was that the name had changed.
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Designation: Blade/Guandao
Name: Skulking Sonata
Rarity: Purple
Attack power: +400
Durability: 100% | Indestructible
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Perks:
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- Intertwined Miniature Eion Systems: The item possesses memory of form and is able to switch from one form to another. Currently available: Scarf, Guandao, Bow, Kusarigama, Twin Daggers, Greatsword.
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- Eion Energy Production
- Demonic Spiritual Anchor
- Gale Outbreak (All forms)
- Hyper Mana Oscillation Blade (Bladed forms)
- Blood Rage (All forms)
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- Primal Curse – First Stage: This weapon has gained some level of curses from the evolutions it went through. It will inflict severe injuries to non-authorized wielders and the more the weapon is wielded, the more it will become altered to match its wielder.
It has reached the stage of Unification. The primary wielder, Rakna Xiorra, can now accurately control every movement of his weapon through his mind with no additional cost.
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- Skulking Wraith: When the weapon is not being looked at by anyone else other than allowed wielders, the resulting attack value doubles and the wielder becomes 50% swifter.
When it is being looked at, the item becomes unbreakable, it disperses a certain percentage of magic damage proportional to the maximum physical attack value, and the wielder becomes 20% more resistant.
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- Skulk Life Down (Bladed forms): A slash that ignores defense, spatial interference, temporal interference, magic defense, and distance.
Cooldown: 12 Hours.
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Description:
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A masterpiece forged by a master blacksmith, the Earth conqueror himself, with the technology of an advanced civilization.
It was given to Rakna Xiorra as a gift by the one who bears the name of Blade.
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Note: Evolvable
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Skulking Sonata's structure has been improved. The new stability allows for a double evolution for the consequent milestones.
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Current Requirements:
- Any weapon with a rarity of Orange or higher.
- Host Level 70.
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Rakna took some time to admire the new appearance as well as to read the new perks. He looked at the glaive up and down before whirling it with one hand. He closed his eyes and let go.
The spin's momentum hurled the weapon toward the wall but right before it touched anything, it came to a stop and hovered mid-air. It then rotated and flew across the smithy whilst staying close to the walls, floor, and ceiling without damaging anything. It spun on its own and turned into twin daggers with wings engraved on the blades.
They gyrated and distanced from one another. But as if attracted by each other, they eventually returned and clashed, triggering a second transformation. The daggers merged and reverted to an azure scarf that had a brand-new wing mark outlined by silver and red.
The cloth swayed back and forth a few times and zoomed toward Rakna. It coiled around him like a serpent and ultimately settled around his neck as usual. It was only then that he opened his eyes and looked at it as Pronos burrowed himself under it. He once again made a faint smile that Evelyn didn't fail to notice.
'That's the second time today… did something happen…?' She wondered.
”I'd honestly be surprised if you didn't have a 'Show Off' title,” Old Wang joked. ”But please do not play around with your weapon in my smithy again.”
”Sorry about that,” Rakna apologized and his expression returned to a taciturn state. ”Thank you for this. You said you were not able to improve it, but you did exactly that and more than I could have ever expected,” he said sincerely. He had glossed over the Skulk Life Down perk. You would need to be an idiot to not realize how formidable it was.
”Don't sweat it,” the old dwarf waved his hand. ”It's thanks to the material you brought, as well as the genius of your uncle. Ah, and in case you ask, don't get any ideas. We can't do this again. Not only do I need to let my psyranium charge again, but overloads are risky if abused. We don't want your weapon to be irremediably damaged now, do we?”
”Definitely not.”
”Now, let's see what was the result of our original goal,” Wang followed up and approached the necklace he had prepared to be coated in the blood. When he looked inside the cast, the necklace had a slightly rugged look.
It was grayish all around and the gems on it only managed to make it faintly vivacious. It almost looked like someone had turned a simple rock into a piece of jewelry. But from the perspective of uniqueness, it was quite a fascinating accessory.
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