Chapter 88 - Getting It Over With (1/2)
”Soul Enchantment System...” Aurus could not help but look at the last line on the notification log with intense confusion. Although he remembered quite vividly in his memories that the Equipment system and its variants existed within ISE, whenever he tried to recall memories regarding the Soul Enchantment System he received, he can only remember a hazy and vague memory of it, the most vivid of which being it existed within the game.
Letting out an inward sigh, Aurus muttered to himself, ”Well then, let's see what I can do with this new feature.”
”How do I access it...Open Soul Enchantment System?”
Ding!
After hearing the magic words come out of Aurus' nonexistent mouth, a screen that was incredibly similar to the screen used by the Existence Evolution System's OS, appeared in front of his field of vision.
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[Soul Enchantment System]
Soul Power: 4
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Soul Sigils:
[Rank 0 — Sigils of Tempering] - 0/3
[Rank 1 — ???? ?? ??????] - Needs the Sigils of Tempering to be unlocked
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In an instant, Aurus was able to pinpoint two things that he needed to ask the system about. ”System, what is Soul Power and what are Soul Sigils?”
Ding!
Without missing a beat, a screen appeared in front of the Soul Enchantment System's interface, containing information regarding the two things that Aurus asked about.
'Soul Power is the power of the being's soul, shown in terms of value. A normal Animate would have 10 points of Soul Power, whereas a C-grade Inanimate would have 1 point of Soul Power, with it being increased by 1 for every evolution it goes through.'
'Having a high amount of Soul Power would allow the being to have greater control and knowledge over their bodies. Not only that, it would allow them to become stronger in terms of stats, damage, and so on.'
'Soul Sigils are runes carved onto the being's soul, allowing the being's soul to be baptized by the worldly energy, allowing the soul to become stronger without the need for Tempering or Ascension skills related to the soul, which are only accessible to Animates.'
'Once a certain Rank of Soul Sigils are completed, they would create a resonance effect that would boost the soul's power even further, and even become a pathway to unlocking a greater Rank of Soul Sigils.'
Even though Aurus read the information on the screen multiple times, he could still not grasp his head around it. In the end, he said to himself, ”I'll have to experiment with this system in the future.”
After closing the interface to the Soul Enchantment System, he focused back on the white energy that covered each and every Anima on his body. Although he knew what Flux was thanks to the system explaining it before his evolution, he did not know what its purpose was. So he asked, ”System, what is Flux?”
Ding!
Just like a while ago, a screen filled to the brim with information regarding the thing Aurus asked about, appeared in front of his field of vision.
'Flux is a type of energy that is neither from the environment like world energy, nor is it from within like Spirit Points (SP). Flux is something emanated from Anima that binds them together and allows them to do things that are normally impossible for a normal branch or sapling can do.'
'Once tempered enough to the level of being controlled, it could be used as a weapon, or a shield, or anything that the user chooses it to be.'
”Hmm...” Aurus pondered about the words written on the screen for a short while. He had a hunch that this Flux thing would surely become extremely important to something that would happen to him, but he did not know where it would become important.
Nonetheless, with the allure of the Flux Equipment system, he committed the phrase 'Tempering the Flux' to memory. He had no idea how to do just that, but he had a feeling that it was located within the skills he obtained from evolving.
He opened up the skill screen and looked at the skill that was the most out of place when compared to other Flux based skills, [Nine Flux Transformation].
”Identify [Nine Flux Transformation].”
Ding!
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[Nine Flux Transformation] (Level 1/10)