Chapter 371 - Devouring The Artifact! (1/2)

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Chaos had decided to devour the Summoning Artifact that his father had once created! Previously, he wasn't confident he would be able to completely assimilate this artifact's powers, but now, he seemed oddly confident on it, and wanted to give it a try. He thought that perhaps now, he could assimilate its powers some more, and be able to acquire a Skill that could do the same thing as the artifact.

”This artifact… It is ideal for my goals.” Said Chaos. ”What I need is an army that I can control, the monsters I've summoned are not really enough, I need a larger army that I can bring with me… perhaps if I can merge this artifact's powers with other abilities I got, something else could be created.”

”Hmm… I see… Perhaps that's the case, Chaos…” said Abyss. ”But isn't this the artifact that your father made? I-Is it really okay?” Abyss seemed concerned that Chaos might regret it later if he ate it and didn't got anything in return…

”I know… and I am willing to eat it, for my father… I have to.” He said. ”I am rather confident it will work this time.”

Abyss felt confused, why did Chaos felt so confident about this all out of the sudden when he wasn't at all some time ago? Well, it was bad to question her lover, so she let him do as he pleased, she was preparing deep down to comfort him in the chance that he were to not get anything at all…

Chaos put his hand over the artifact and then spread it like a red-colored slime, devouring the entirety of the artifact in a few seconds, it slowly began to reduce its size until nothing was left.

As Chaos finished his meal, nothing happened to him.

”…”

Internally, he began to scream.

”Don't tell me it didn't work?!”

However, just after that, a flash of light entered his mind, as he began to see small memories… memories of the machine itself.

”Eh?!”

The memories were faint, but it showed how an old skeleton slowly began to build the machine, bit by bit, material by material, and step by step… it was slow yet methodical, and the skeleton added the power of many conjurations, runes, and all the knowledge he could.

He was working hard, and seemed to want to build this badly for a big reason, loneliness…

The skeleton always spoke with himself as he built the item.

”Once I am done making you, I will finally have allies…”

”I will summon many friends…”

”And… Perhaps I will finally be able to guild a family…”

”Father…”