9 Blessing In Disguise (1/2)
As the sun crept from the east it cast shadows upon the withered forest that lay still in silence, with the only sign of life it holds being the two skulking in its newborn shadows of dawn, intently watching the mansion that lay further ahead.
With careful steps they advanced toward the old mansion before stopping at the side of the gate.
One of them nods to the other before probingly cracking open the squeaky door, fully knowing that, had there been anyone inside, they would be fully alerted by this move.
Taking a peak and spotting no one, he opens the door and goes in with slow heavy and tired steps.
”I'm beat, let's eat and sleep.”
With a tired voice Yu declares as he goes toward the Core room.
”First though let's finish off our security measures”
Fishing the two cores from his backpack Yu opens the core rooms doors and looks at his own Castle Core. Lifting up his hands he places the other two cores next to his own which instantly absorbs the two, turning their remnants into powder. The core suddenly seems to shine a tad brighter than before.
Placing his left hand on the Core and closing his eyes, Yu finds himself in a white room merely seconds later.
”So this is the Castle Core. Plainer than I imagined”
As his words echo in the room, Yu looks around and find a pedestal in the middle.
Grabbing hold of the pedestal a white screen pops up, filled with compact symbols.
”That's one of the old languages, they did teach it to us since they knew we would enter the battlefield though only the basics.”
Taking a closer look Yu skims through the list searching for his target
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-Regulate Temperature: Increase Ice Attribute: 1-3 Core Units
-Regulate Temperature: Increase Fire Attribute: 1-3 Core Units
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Fortify Walls: Increase Metal Attribute: 1-4 Core Units
Fortify Walls: Increase Earth Attribute: 1-4 Core Units
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Provide Light: Concentrate Lightning Attribute: 1 Core Unit
Provide Water Well: Concentrate Water Attribute: 3-5 Core Units
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Yu Continues to read the hardly understandable symbols with a slight headache forming until he reaches the bottom part of the list.
”Ah, here it is, if I had known I would have started from the bottom instead”
Choosing the item and setting it to 2 Core Units, Yu notices the surrounding dim a whole lot before leaving.
Opining his eyes to the now regular looking core, a smile forms at the tip of his lips with a mocking glint in his eyes.
”Yawn~ one last thing and I can wrap this up”
Returning to the hall, he drops his backpack to the ground and takes out the now awake and very frightened Yin Yabbit. He then unties most of the ropes and only leaving one that ties down its feet.
Drawing a hexagram on the ground and taking out his only two Dark Attribute Crystals, one that he had with him when he entered and the other from Kore's Dead bod, He places them on two sides of the formation leaving the other three empty.
”The time and resources it takes to get a Yin Yabbit to become a Yin Rabbit are just as much as it would be to buy two Yin Rabbits. not to mention the success rate is abysmal. My sacrifice however may just be a good way around it”
Since Soul beasts can't directly absorb the entire Attribute of a crystal, it would take many crystals for there to be any noticeable difference, not to mention the Soul Beast might not even be able to refine it. Sacrifice, on the other hand, can strengthen the Soul Beast instantly which can be seen form the recent sacrifice to the wolf.
'Let's start'
”I, Yu, Sacrifice this as a means to nourish thou, in body and mind, in hope thou reach thy Zenith”
Extending his hands Darkness envelops the mansion triggering the wolf to be on guard as it takes a crouching stance. In the middle of the hexagram the Yin Yabbit began to grow in a noticeable rate, while the white spots on its body began to fade into the dark fur that intensified with each passing second. On its belly a white circle seemed to be struggling to form while darkness ate away at its edges.
By the time the size of the Beast had reached double its original size, deadly black claws had already formed on the rabbit's paws, while its front teeth formed into sharp fangs that seem to transit between black and white.
Suddenly it opened its scarlet eyes that contained a hit of madness, and screeched at the top of its lungs. As it did small cracks began to form in the near vicinity indicating the instability of space.
Yu looked with panic written all over his now pale face as Yin Yabbit.... No the Yin Rabbit turned toward him, with a madness and hostility clearly showing on its face.
'Shit, I forgot Yin Rabbits are silver rank, with the laws of this dimension it will either die or break the dimension, and it doesn't seem like it would let me seal it'
The Yin Rabbit again issued another screech, this time around it was one of extreme pain as its skin cracked apart and black blood started flowing down from its eyes and ears, while the laws seemed to be cracking down on it as well.
'Wait it's not done yet??'
While it seemed to be dying, Yu could clearly see the whites of its eyes transit toward black while its fangs seem to dim, as for the white circle on its belly, it was clearly on the verge of disappearing.