lv 1 skeleton

chapter 49

Whoa! Lord… please control your wrath!”

Alpeon was the first to arrive back at the palace but upon meeting my gaze he was instantly intimidated and paralyzed.

“Get back, don’t allow anyone near me.”

Valenor had yet to recover from her mental injury and was still sleeping peacefully. None of my subordinates could resist my Aura of Terror, including Gwyn, Ian and Mallepi. If any would approach me they would instantly feel the presence of death looming and were likely to faint shortly after.

As a result of my victory over the elves, I spent most of my time by myself in the observatory tower, lonely.

‘Damn, just when I need Gnoss the most!’

‘Did you call for me?’

Gnoss answered me telepathically.

‘Are you still alive?’

‘Not exactly, I can’t do anything except speak with you.’

‘Oh were you able to use your telepathy with other beings before?’

‘Yes that used to be the case, but now I’m effectively dead to the rest of the world. I can only converse with you because of the contract we made in the cave where I would always be there to answer your questions. You could say that I’m just a shadow of my former self, being held together by the power of that oath.

‘How suspicious, you were able to speak telepathically with other people as well?’

‘Don’t worry about too much, it wasn’t something that concerned you. Now tell me what questions you have and I shall answer. You’ve kept up your end of the oath so I have to honor our contract.

‘Alright good, listen to my plan Gnoss, I require some advice.’

I proceeded to give him some more details about my intentions.

‘Hm it sounds like a reasonable long-term revenge goal. Although it does involve the suffering of many people, it might be a necessary evil to shock the world and set it back on the right path. I’m ready to help as you see fit.’

Hearing his answer convinced me of the viability of my plan. The small problems I wasn’t able to account for could be remedied with Gnoss’ knowledge.

‘Also, is there any way for me to control my Aura of Terror or my Paralysis Stare?’

‘Unfortunately I don’t have any Divine Grace left so I can’t restrict them.’

‘Divine Grace… then if I level up can I expect to have a better control over my skills?’

‘Maybe… but now that you’re at a relatively high rank, you’ll find it much more difficult to level up. That is unless you go to the Chaos Lands’

‘Chaos Lands?, Is it the same place that the Asmodians are trying to return to? Would it be easier for me to gain levels over there?’

‘Although it is hard for ordinary creatures to survive, if they do somehow manage to thrive, then they would be much stronger than monsters in this World. There is a legend that that the elve’s homeland, Elvenheim also can be found there by following the World’s Roots, but they have yet to succeed.’

‘Right, well at least I know where the World’s roots are.’

‘Yes, with that as a first clue you have a good chance of reaching those lands..’

Although it may be inconvenient to take care of my subordinates right now as I couldn’t meet them directly, they will be necessary tools in my grand revenge plan.