Chapter 22 - Jasmines fortune (1/2)
Arriving back at the waterfall, Itachi took a moment to appreciate the beauty of it before moving on. As he was back on the road to Floating Cloud City Jasmine appeared next to him.
”Why are we back here again? I don't see why we should be back here.” asked Jasmine.
”Its because my stupid self forgot about a treasure that the system found close to Floating Cloud City where we met. My guess is that I forgot about it because the notification came in my sleep and when I woke up I ignored the notification until I completely forgot about it.” said Itachi awkwardly as he scratched his head and looked away from Jasmine.
'I absolutely can't tell her that I read about it in a novel and that I forgot about it as well. Ohh well at least I'll empty out before anyone finds out about it.' thought Itachi to himself.
Hearing the reason why they were gonna go back to Floating Cloud City, Jasmine said nothing but gave Itachi a deadpan look and just kept walking while Itachi kept averting his gaze from her. Walking for a few minutes, Itachi couldn't handle the awkward atmosphere anymore.
”Is something the matter Jasmine? You haven't stopped looking at me like that for the last ten minutes.” said Itachi awkwardly
”You have got to be kidding me right? There is no way you or someone else for that matter would have forgotten about a treasure.” said Jasmine with her deadpan look.
”I am afraid its true. I.... forgot about... it.”Said Itachi while scratching his head and laughing in an awkward manner.
Jasmine who was still giving Itachi her deadpan look decided to just look in front of her before saying: ”Lets just keep walking. Lets just see what kind of a treasure the system has found.”
And just like that they kept walking in silence towards Floating Cloud City. A week later they arrived. Remembering from the novel, it said that the Divine Phoenix Army was stationed in the hills east of Floating Cloud City. There they would mine the Purple crystals while at the same time they would make lots and lots of noise to mask their mining operations. Going up in the hills, Itachi summoned his 9 clones and gave them their assignment.
”Alright everyone you know what to do. In case any witnesses show up take care of them immediately. We can't have any witnesses see what we're doing here. When one of you finds the place, they should mark it with a Flying Raijin kunai and disperse. Once we find the place I will go and extract the treasure while the rest of you will be put on guard duty and keep any unwanted witnesses away from us.” said Itachi to which all of his clones nodded and dispersed in to the hills to look for the mine.
”Itachi, are you really going to kill anyone who sees what we're doing here? Don't you think that is a bit extreme?” said Jasmine in a rather inquisitive tone.
”Huh....kill? Of course I'm not killing any witnesses. I never said that. What I meant was that they should use the Sharingan to put any witnesses under an illusion and make them forget anything they had seen and order them to return to Floating Cloud City. This way nobody will see what we're going to do here and those people can go back to their homes safe and sound. Those people will just forget anything that they saw today and wake up the next day with a mild headache. The only that's left for us is to wait until one of my clones has found the treasure.” said Itachi as he took out a table and a few chairs.
Laying out the table and chairs and setting the table for them, they waited for one of the clones to find the treasure while enjoying some nice tea and for Jasmine an extra piece of strawberry shortcake. As Itachi was enjoying his tea and listening to sounds of the forest, Jasmine was staring into her tea thinking to herself.
'Should I tell him about me. But what would he think about me once I tell him. If he knows how ruthless I became after that 'woman' had killed my brother, what is he gonna think about me. But if I don't tell him about me and especially about that 'woman' he might also fall prey to her charms and end up getting killed. Especially with the system and all of those powers that he can use he would become a high value target for all those God's Realm practitioners and he will definitely go to the God's Realm.'
While Itachi was enjoying his tea he looked over to Jasmine just to see her staring at her tea, funnily enough is that she hadn't even touched her cake and normally those cakes would be gone the instant she sees them.
”Hey Jasmine, you okay in there?” said Itachi as he waves his hand in front of Jasmine's face to get her attention.
”Huh...what? Y-Y-Yeah. I was just thinking about some stuff.” said Jasmine as she woke up out of her stupor.
”Alright then, just take it easy alright. Whatever the future has in store for us, just know that we will come out on top.” said Itachi with a big smile as Jasmine looked at him she started to smile herself.
'He's right. Why should I be worried. Its not like there's someone else who can bring weapons and powers from another universe into this one. But he must know about that 'woman'. If she manages to get her claws into him she will become 'the number one' practitioner in the entire Gods Realm. And Itachi will definitely cross paths with 'woman' and she will definitely try to win him over to her side, just like how she used my brother and let him die once he had served his purpose.'
”Itachi, I need to tell you something.” said Jasmine as she went on to tell him about her brother, how he was manipulated by that 'woman' and died because of her. She also told him that because she wanted to take revenge on that 'woman' she used all her strength to get the Evil Gods immortal blood. And because of that she was poisoned by those who were working for her.
Hearing Jasmine tell him about her brother and how that 'woman' manipulated him and left him to die. How she wanted to take revenge but was poisoned instead by her lackeys and how she sought the Sky Poison Pearl to rid herself of this poison.
”Thank you for telling me all this Jasmine. If what you say is true then that 'woman' will target me. But I have to ask you, and I know you hate everything about her. What is the name of this 'woman'?” said Itachi
”That womans name is: Qianye Ying'er.” spat out Jasmine in absolute rage.
”Good, now that I know what her name is, I have to know what she looks like. Jasmine, I know you won't like this but you have to think about that woman and look me in the eyes. I can use the Sharingan to delve into your memories and see what she looks like. I promise you that I won't look into any of your other memories.” said Itachi
Jasmine who at this point was just getting angrier by the second just thinking about that woman.
”You know how much I hate that woman and you want me to think about her just so that you can know what she looks like. If I do this for you, you will owe me big time.” said Jasmine
”O....K...I guess. What would you like eat for dinner than?”
”No, I am not talking about food. If I want to eat something delicious I can always get some. What I want in return is a power from you.” said Jasmine with a grin plastered across her face.
Hearing what Jasmine wants as a compensation for Itachi getting an image of the woman in question, Itachi almost chocked on the tea he was drinking.
*COUGH *COUGH *COUGH ”You what!?!? You want me to use the system and get you a power just because I asked you to think about that woman!! How f.u.c.k.i.n.g fair is that?! I was thinking about giving you halve of the treasure or getting you an entire new wardrobe from other worlds, but you actually want a power from another world?!” said Itachi in shock.
”I know its not fair, but I don't care. That woman killed my brother and poisoned me because I was looking for the Evil God's legacy to gather more power and get my revenge on her. After I was poisoned I have been searching all over for the Sky Poison Pearl because it was the only way for me to get rid of this poison. Just as I was at deaths door and gave up hope of ever being cured or getting revenge on that woman I find you as the master of the Sky Poison Pearl, the one person who came from another universe and has a system with which he can get powers from other universes. That woman is out for power and will use anyone as a stepping stone to get more power, you included. So if you want to know what that woman looks like, you will have to give me a power from another world.” said Jasmine as she was getting angrier just thinking about that woman.
Thinking about what Jasmine just said, Itachi couldn't help but think that it made some sense. Her brother was seduced by Qianye Ying'er and when he had served his purpose was left for dead, in her grief she sought vengeance and was subsequently poisoned by Qianye Ying'ers lackeys using an incredibly powerful poison that only the Sky Poison Pearl could purify. And then she was desperately searching for the Sky Poison Pearl to rid herself of that poison until she was at deaths door. Just when she had lost all hope to cure herself or get revenge, Itachi shows up as the master of the Sky Poison Pearl. Even though this encounter was not one determined by fate, it did give Jasmine the opportunity to meet the one person who possibly had more incredibly strong weapons and powers at his disposal than any other sect, clan or even the entire Gods Realm put together.
'You know what? To f.u.c.k.i.n.g hell with it. Jasmine already knows about the system and all that it can give me. And by the way she is right if that bitch, Qianye Ying'er, finds out about those powers of mine she will use me for her own purposes and then leave me to die like yesterdays garbage. As if I'll ever let that happen.' thought Itachi to himself
”Alright Jasmine. Tell me what kind of powers you have and I'll look in the system for a power or two that would really fit with you. But first let me see what that woman looks like.” said Itachi
And thus Jasmine begun explaining about her powers. She had the legacy of the Heavenly Slaughter Star God, one of the twelve Star Gods. The Heavenly Slaughter Star God was considered the weakest among the twelve star gods in term of combat strength but it excelled at concealment, spiritual perception and speed. These powers allowed her blend into the darkness waiting for a chance to strike an opponent one moment only disappear the next moment as if she was never there making it very difficult to pursue her. It was for this very reason that Qianye Ying'er considered Jasmine a threat and had her poisoned.
”Alright I told you about my powers and now lets get this over with. I will think of her and you can see what she looks like.” said Jasmine as she was obviously very reluctant to do this.
Looking into Jasmine's eyes, Itachi used the Sharingan to delve into her memories. At first there was a world of blackness, but soon a light shined. Looking into the light Itachi could see the silhouette of a person forming. As the details were being filled in, Itachi opened his eyes wide in shock at the person that was being formed. Itachi saw the image of woman being formed, she had an amazing body with curves at all the right places dressed in a traditional imperial Chinese dress that accentuated her amazing body even more. But the most shocking thing was that this Qianye Ying'er looked exactly like General Esdeath from Akama Ga Kill.
'Holy shit, she looks exactly like Esdeath. So even the villains in this story will look like anime characters. But wait a second, Xiao Kuangyun and those other guys they didn't look anime characters at all. If I had to guess I'd say that only pivotal villains will look like anime characters. And I gotta say if I had to choose an anime character that Qianye Ying'er would look like than Esdeath is a perfect choice. Both of them are absolutely gorgeous and ruthless, where as one is ruthless in a direct way the other is ruthless in an indirect way and tends to manipulate people to do her bidding.' Thought Itachi to himself as he saw what Qianye Ying'er finally looked like.
After thinking about it carefully for a while, Itachi came up with two powers that Jasmine could use. One power to basically make her the fastest out of everyone and another power that would guarantee that she would always deliver a fatal strike.
”Alright Jasmine, after looking through the system I came up with two powers. One power that would guarantee that you would always deliver a fatal strike and another power that would make you the fastest out of everyone. The first power is called 'The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception'. These Mystic Eyes allow you to see 'Lines of Death' across all object and living beings. Cutting along these lines would always end up 'killing' whatever or who ever you have cut. The best thing is that you don't need a incredibly powerful weapon like the Yamato or the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword to cut these death lines, you can do that with a simple butter knife and minimal physical strength. And the second power is called the 'Age Seal'. This power allows you to freeze time making it so that only you can move in a world where time has stopped moving. While this power doesn't increase your speed at all, it will allow to be the fastest in practice since no one can move in your world where time has stopped.” said Itachi to Jasmine who was listening with wide open eyes shocked at the possibility of obtaining such heaven defying powers.
'If what he says is correct than this means that I would become the most lethal practitioner in the entire Gods Realm. Even those King Realm rulers can't stop me then.' thought Jasmine as a wide smile began to form on her face as she turned to Itachi to tell him that she would take these powers.
”Yes, those powers sound amazing, give them to me.”
[ 'System I have a question. Is it possible for me to buy powers and give them to other?' ]