73 Chapter 66 ~ The Dedicated Necromancer (2/2)
The many magical arrows in the sky fall down in one place. As the man meets its end, he smiles as he took an item out of his pocket.
*boom *boom *boom *Boom *Boom *BOOM *BOOOOM!
The ringing sound echoed under her ears. Something… is coming up from her stomach, but she sternly holds it in and shut her eye for a moment. The undead that the man has summoned, soon return to ashes.
”…”
Siola felt dizzy and quickly lose her footings, but the undead managed to catch her before she falls.
”…”
She took its hand and it assists her walking towards the decapitated body of the necromancer. Lilian soon joins her along with the two archers following from behind. She took out a healing potion and a cloth. Siola sat down to drink it and let Lilian clean the blood under her eyes.
{You have completed—
She waved it away, along with the summary of the battle.
'…'
'Right, I forgot to check what's the reward for that title.' She went to open her inbox and retrieve all the rewards that she has obtained. Along with the other rewards.
Most of them are uncommon materials for crafting and alchemy, while the rest are just potions and gold coins.
Then suddenly, Lilian presented something to her.
It's a decapitated hand that is holding… some sort of ring.
A gem-less ring made of wood.
Pinnacle Legacy
Rank: SSS
Objective: Retrieve/Free the Lost Soul in Mount Tempest
Rewards: Unknown
”Hmm…”
'He was looking for the entrance. I don't know how long has it been since this quest is up, but it seems that it must've been... a very long time.'
'…'
'The Dedication.'
She chugs more potions to replenish her health, just enough to leave a few more uses before getting a toxin. She then went behind a tower, right before the cliff end. It's subtle, but one can see that there's a bridge right underneath it. With the help of the undead, she sends them to go there. Some died, with only one left, and it succeeds in reaching that bridge.
Siola holds Lilian and switches place with the undead. And then she pulls out her store seal, to bring him back. They walked toward the dark cave and seeing many sparkles inside. Lighting their path, they followed them.
Nothing but a coffin can be seen around.
Siola went to open it and saw a decomposed corpse is lying there.
'…'
Just beside its head, there is an item of a golden white color. A clock, the device that tells time.
After she took it, she looks back to the corpse.
'Retrieve… or free… I wonder what that means.' She no longer cares about rank and rewards, all she wants is to finish her business. ”… Retrieve, I guess.”
When she touches the corpse cheek, her hands started to catch its texture. 'Hmm… this is no mere rot. I wonder if this is the end for me. I can't let that girl stuck in here alone.'
She went to mount to the corpse and choked it, 'Guess I have no choice, huh.'
She grabbed its neck tight and it quickly burst into a sparkling wisp, flying all around and whirling around her. Forming into one and created, a spectral being with colorful features. Siola saw her, and it captivated her.
”Thank you, child.”
Siola's hands returned normal and the ring in her hand started glowing. ”Tell me, which one do you wish for. Is it the power to kill gods… the power to dominate the dragons… or the power to rule… the mortal realm.”
”…”
Without hesitating, Siola chose… ”The middle one… please.”
”Then it shall… be yours.”
The spectral being formed a hand sign and lights quickly appeared on her finger, she poked Siola's head with it and send numerous amounts of magical energy right into her head. ”Ngh” the amount of information printed into her brain is unfathomable. They tell all stories about the demise of the Calamity Dragon, raised by the divine, killed by its own kin. It started a new journey… as an undead.
”…”
”You may use that power to whatever it is you desire. Farewell… mortal.”
The spectral being dissipates into nothingness, and the sparkles soon are gone with her. Siola got out of the coffin and rested her butt on it, sighing as she saw her status, 'I'm fucked' shifting her eyes to Lilian, she saw her panicking amidst the dark. 'Heh, at least there's her with me.'
She grabbed Lilian's shoulder and took her outside, passing by the bridge, they found themselves inside a small hut that is hanging there. When they look down, only death awaits them if they go down.
Luckily, there's a bonfire and bedroll for them to rest. Siola lights it up with the torch nearby and lied down on the bed. A paused for a moment, and then she asked Lilian to sleep beside her.
She snuggled inside and then hugged Siola from behind, the two shares the bed and rested for the night.
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