Chapter 406 - So many tasks! (1/2)

For a second, Ray didn't know how to quite take the news that he had just been told. It was quite possible the Divine being was lying to him. But why would there be a need to? After all, they both had a similar end goal in sight.

Now knowing about this, Ray started to recall all the times he had used mana steal. Every time he had encountered a tough situation, he had used it. During his time as a human, it was just impossible to count.

It had always saved him in a pinch.

In some cases, Ray would use it directly with people, most of the time on his enemies, but there were times when he used it on Jack as well. 'Does it affect them more if I use it directly?'

Then he started to think about when he used it as a whole. As long as they were contracted, Ray was able to use mana steal on them. When doing it this way, there was no way for him to pick and choose who he took mana from. The power that was taken was distributed equally.

'That doesn't bother me..' Ray was about to think but then he started to remember those that were contracted. It included some of the elderly, such as Von. His first teacher.

Ray didn't know how old he was, but taking life force from him, someone who probably didn't have long left in this world and one who had only helped him, started to make him feel a little sick in his stomach.

Seeing how Ray had paused from the news, Bliss could see that this was affecting him quite a bit.

'You really have changed Sen, and you don't even realize it yet.' At first, Bliss was unsure if even letting him know would be useful. The Sen she knew didn't care for human lives. As long as it benefited him and took him towards his goal, who would care if he took a little bit of their life source.

But seeing the current outcome, she was happy that she did.

However, Ray had become deeply connected with the people around him. Many of them had chosen to follow and trust him, and that was now a heavy weight on him. How could he betray their trust by taking their life force.

”Thank you.” Ray said. It was an unexpected phrase she had never heard from him and she was taken aback by it, suddenly after saying those words he had turned around and just left.

”Wait!” Bliss said. ”Don't you want an explanation, or a solution, or maybe you're going to tell me how you don't care?”

”Why?” Ray replied. ”The solution is a simple one. I just need to stop using the skill mana steal. I should have done this from the beginning. I need to rely on my own power and not that of others. This is good for me.”

A slight smile appeared on his face as he started to think of the effects of mana steal. ”Besides, this is just another way to get back at those that deserve it. Not only will I take their ability to use magic or Ki, but cause them an even greater pain that they can't see with their eyes.”