12 Ancient Soul Piercings (1/2)
”I think there's one more thing only you would be interested in.” Zarris uncovered his sleeve and activated the hidden, ornate storage band on his right arm. An item appeared in his hands. It was deceptively small and seemed insignificant, but Jack's gaming veteran eyes were green with envy and greed. Seeing this reaction, Zarris chuckled and lobbed it to Jack, ”Here, tell me what you know.”
”You don't know what this is?” Jack didn't hide his true emotions; he already knew that Zarris wouldn't scam him and that his relationship with a merchant like Zarris was crucial for his growth.
”Not a clue. I've asked dozens of merchants and craftsmen but all they can tell me is that it's probably linked to ancient times. They all offered a great deal for it, but I refuse to sell anything without knowing its purpose,” said the old man in deceptively tattered clothing.
Jack tried to calm his nerves before he explained the item. ”It's not an adaptive item, but it isn't any less valuable. This type of item can be soul bound, in other words, it can only be used by a single person who must bind and link it with their soul. Without the know-how to perform the activation ritual, it's completely useless.”
Zarris' was somewhat saddened when Jack said it wasn't an adaptive item, but a smile too big for his face immediately formed after he heard it was an item that could be soul bound. Items like those were nearly impossible to acquire, let alone forge and equip. He said, ”I found it while visiting a ruin over a decade ago. After holding on to it for so long and rejecting so many offers, I can finally be at ease. Now go on, tell me what it does.”
Jack took a minute to read the system's item description to ensure he fully understood the item's capabilities. He then gave a summary to the patiently waiting Zarris. ”This is a type of soul-piercing; the item's been named ”Privacy Screen”.
By piercing it anywhere on your body and performing the right ritual to link it to your soul, you will be able to conceal any information or general presence on demand. If you were to link it and then stand in front of someone, they'll still see you. It just conceals your aura and prevents anyone from easily seeing through your level, class, and other general info.”
”Hmm…” Zarris didn't know what to say. It was something incredibly rare and specially crafted during ancient times, but it had a very specific use and wouldn't be generally attractive to a lot of buyers.
”Let me make you a deal,” said Jack, effectively grabbing Zarris' attention. ”Let me have this. It's possible to find other buyers but they won't know how to activate it and link it to their soul. Besides, this is perfect for a newbie like me that doesn't want everyone to know that I'm a summoned hero. What's it gonna take to walk away with this?”
Squinting his eyes and stroking his unkempt beard, Zarris pondered the offered carefully. It didn't take long for him to say, ”Very well, you take it. As payment, you'll let me watch you activate it so I can learn this for myself. That kind of knowledge nowadays is priceless.”
Jack laughed lightly, ”Good, cause I was going to need your help to do so anyway. I'm too low leveled to perform the ritual, so I'll have to teach you either way. You're over lv. 20, right?”
”Of course! I'm actually lv. 31 despite the old looks,” declared Zarris proudly.
Jack wasn't too surprised. Considering the fact that the old man had survived in ancient ruins which were probably filled with booby traps, Zarris would need at least this level of strength and an insane amount of luck. ”Perfect, then let me explain the process.”
Jack instructed Zarris to draw a large hexagram on the floor and surround it with a ring of characters used during ancient Kartonia that Jack easily understood thanks to ”A Hero's Tale.” They made sure to use some magical beast blood that Zarris had on hand as the medium; this would increase the possibility of success to almost 100%.
Jack sat down in the center and Zarris stood at the side and followed Jack's command to direct some of his mana into the hexagram, causing it to dimly glow.
”Now you must recite these words exactly. Repeat after me, 'Ice!'” said Jack, as he pierced his left ear with the earring, and he began to dimly glow like the hexagram.
”Ice!” Zarris grew excited and spoke loudly.
”Bank!” continued Jack.
”Bank!” Zarris followed along.
”Mice!”
”Mice!”
”Elf!”
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”Elf!”