Chapter 69 Strange Side Quest
Once again, I released the built-up steam from within my body in one long exhale, the atmosphere in front of me turning slightly foggy.
"Huff… huff… huff… huff… Finally… I managed to-"
My eyes rolled into the back of my head, and from my neck down, everything went completely numb, my body collapsing onto the ground.
[You have tamed the Angel Core]
[You have gained your second ring]
All of a sudden, my mind went blank, and as I attempted to sit up, I found myself just falling further down, a searing pain once again wrapping itself around my heart.
I couldn't hold onto my consciousness any longer, and before I knew it, everything in my mind had been taken away.
I was left standing in a plane of open darkness, a single white bead of light floating gently in front of me like a wisp of fused aetheric fairies.
First, I looked around before I reached out toward it, only to find myself, unsurprisingly, on a plane of darkness with no sky, no ground, and no sense of depth… besides the white bead of light.
My entire body was naked, yet I had no genitals, and before I knew it, my hair had grown twice its length, falling all the way down to my shoulders with the very front cut into a row of bangs.
From head to toe, it was as if I had become completely androgynous, floating in this plane of void and limbo… unable to comprehend and single thing that was happening to me.
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[Side Quest: Live]
[Description: Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. Live and change. ]
[Reward: [Brand of The Controller]
[Penalty Upon Failure: Death and Eradication of Your Existence]
[Time Left: Infinite]
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My feet were soon covered with metal boots, and my legs were covered with grieves, a full set of metal armor soon wrapping around me.
But as soon as the metal armor was complete, a visible white cloak draped over my entire body, revealing a bit of my bare but still androgynous chest.
My hair was now tied into a bun behind my head, and a flicker of longer eyelashes appeared in my vision, slightly curling up while my vision seemingly expanded.
A squishing sound erupted from my forehead, causing me to immediately reach towards it, scraping what seemed to be a fleshy new organ… that made me blink and lose half of my vision.
"What the hell?" I muttered, attempting to touch it again, but a piece of skin instinctively folded on top of it, preventing me from touching it.
『Status』
[Name: Ser]
[Race: Human]
[Class: Aether Celestial]
[Level: --/--] (--/--) XP Needed
[HP: --/-- MP: 1000/1000 SP: 1500/1500] - Normal Human
[Strength: 0] - Normal Human
[Defense: 0] - Normal Human
[Magic: 5000] - Normal Human
[Speed: 0] - Normal Human
[Aether: 10000] - Non Human
[Skills: [Aether Imaginative Creation] [Angel Blissful Wings] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted] [Restricted]
[Passive Skills: [Light Allied Aura] [Dark Enemy Aura] [Trait: Aether] [Angel Core] [Angellic Aura] [Third Eye of Truth]
[Master of Aether: [Foreign Aether Control]
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My status was so strange. I had no health, no strength, no defense, and no speed… I was practically a glass cannon that could die to an ant bite or sting but completely eradicate an entire continent at the same time.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
"Your Highness…" A voice sweeter than honey and silkier than the milky way infiltrated my ears, and when I turned my head to the side, I felt a bit of weight sit atop my head.
I reached up to grab it, discovering a large and tall crown of glass sitting atop my head, fitted perfectly, almost to feel like nothing was on top of me.
"Are you alright, Your Highness?"
I turned towards the voice, finding the most beautiful elven woman I had ever seen in my life greeting me with a small bow while also stretching out her hands which contained a singular instrument.
[The Violin of Sorrow greets you]
From her hands, I took the instrument and bow, instinctively placing it against my neck and shoulder, holding it firmly with one hand while holding the bow gracefully like it was the most delicate flower to ever exist.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM
The room around me shook, but the elven woman didn't seem surprised, yet she still took up her sword and scanned the area.
『Status』
[Name: Cyrus]
[Race: Human]
[Class: Aether Magician]
[Level: 0/50] (0/100) XP Needed
[HP: 50/50 MP: 30/30 SP: 15/15] - Normal Human
[Strength: 10] - Normal Human
[Defense: 5] - Normal Human
[Magic: 15] - Normal Human
[Speed: 10] - Normal Human
[Aether: 20] - Non Human
[Skills: [Tidal Strike] [Water Magic] [Water Ring] [Poison Murky Water] [Mana Control]
[Aetheric Infusion] [Aether Control] [Aether Explosion] [Aether Creation]
[Runic Skills: [Fingers: Water Strings]
[Passive Skills: [Water Body] [Light Allied Aura] [Dark Enemy Aura] [Trait: Aether] [Angel Core]
[Master of Mana: [Foreign Mana Control]
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For a moment, the status that I forgot to close flashed with the same status that I had before coming here, seemingly snapping me out of an intrusive trance.
I widened my eyes and gripped both the bow and violin with all my might, slamming it against the ground and causing it to shatter into thousands of glass pieces.
My eyes shifted to the window just beside me, a small office beginning to form around my servant and me, who took a deeper stance.
"So you wish to still fight… I understand. Then allow me to die fighting for you," The woman smiled, and as my eyes saw the chaos happening just outside of the window, I began to frown.
"Gather all the remaining soldiers… we're going to change the future."