Four days after Lavinia woke up, two weeks after the battle in the forest, Drako was returning after another day of training with Raynare.
Regardless of Lavinia, who was unconscious, everyone was back to normal within days of returning from the forest. Drako was no exception.
Indeed, after evolving, Drako had noticed how the limitations of his previous evolution had been lifted and he could now begin to level them again.
In fact, his abilities had risen once more during these two weeks.
The Special Skills had moved up a level at the same time as they had evolved, as they were somehow passive skills that could not be moved up with practice. In reality, only the normal skills could be steadily upgraded. The rest needed to unlock some special action, or wait for evolution.
Of the Special Skills, [Sage] had moved up to level 4. It was normal for this skill to move up as it evolved, and Drako couldn't remember right now if he had moved up with any special events.
After evolving into Nephalem Dragon King, [Flight], [Holy attribute], [Darkness Attribute] and [Senjutsu] all went straight to MAX level. Apparently, once he had reached the level of a Dragon King, Drako no longer had any limits to improve on his [Senjutsu].
[Presence Detection] and [Automatic HP Recovery] had been raised to levels 3 and 4 respectively, which is always appreciated. These are skills that you don't seem to notice, but they can be the key to evenly matched battles.
Of Normal Skills, few things had changed. The vast majority of the skills had moved up a level, while [Art of Human Transformation] had moved up to the MAX level. [Arrow Creation], which was already at level 9, had gone up to level 10, which is also the maximum level.
The only normal skills that didn't level up with the evolution were [Touki] and [Stealth], skills that needed training and hours to level up. The rest was understandable that they would level up along with the evolution, but not these two skills.
Title Skills... neither had been affected by evolution. In other words, evolution and title skills were not related at all.
Overall, as Drako expected, evolution had been very good.
In other words, Azazel's mission had gone extremely well. Not only had Drako evolved, but he had advanced to almost half of this new evolution. His strength had nearly doubled, so he was very pleased.
After returning to normal, Drako had returned to his usual routine. That is, he had retrained his senjutsu and touki first thing in the morning.
Previously, Drako had sat up in his bed (when he only slept with Kuroka) and trained in senjutsu and touki, until he finally reached that limit created by his previous evolution. Now, he couldn't use his bed for training because it was 100% occupied by girls (Drako had to do something to fix that, since it was starting to be annoying not to be able to have sex at night in his own bed).
However, Drako now had a building exactly like his previous residence in the underworld. That is, he could now use his favourite place to train again!
What was his favourite place?
Obviously, it was the roof.
This was a relaxing place for Drako, as everyone knew the importance Drako placed on these training sessions. Although he was not going to reproach anyone for being disturbed, Drako also made no secret of how upset he was about it.
No one liked to see Drako angry.
In the previous building in the underworld, Shuri had a small flower garden on the same roof. However, Shuri was no longer in this place, but there was still a flower garden.
The person who cared for this flower garden was none other than Valerie. She didn't have much to do in this place, and she hadn't had much to do in her life either. When she wasn't studying with Lavinia, she used to take care of the garden (it was usually in the evenings when Drako was away).
Since she helped Gasper escape a few years ago, she was locked in a cell. It wasn't many days before her brother started experimenting on her and her Longinus. Her studies were totally neglected, so she had an education similar to that of Akeno or Issei, or even less.
Drako realized this when he saw that Valerie was having trouble doing simple mathematical operations. Yes, although she had studied until she was 12-13 years old, she had spent about 4 or 3 years locked up in a cell. That, like it or not, takes its toll on the mind.
Drako had offered her the option of going to Grigori to study alongside Akeno and Issei, who were of a similar level to her. She had refused, however, saying that she was not comfortable there, and had even shown a slightly hostile attitude toward Drako for saying so. Valerie knew of the reputation the Grigori had as researchers, so she probably had some traumas about such institutions.
Or so Drako thought.
Grigori wasn't the only option for Valerie to study, as there was also something called home study. Drako had offered this option to Valerie, and she had easily accepted. To Drako's surprise, she had even thanked him.
Lavinia found out that Valerie was going to study on practically the same day, and she offered to help Valerie with her studies. Not only did she find out, but Kuroka did as well and immediately included Shirone in the curriculum.
The mornings for the residents of the building were as follows.
Drako: Training.
Kuroka: Sleep.
Mordred: Sleep.
Akeno: Study at Grigori.
Natsume: Study at Grigori
Valerie: Study at home.
Shirone: Studying at home.
Lavinia: Valerie and Shirone's teacher (she couldn't do that while unconscious, but she returned the teaching when she woke up).
Valina: Training in Grigori.
Drako had made a lot of progress during these two weeks, both in senjutsu and in touki.
Since Drako had evolved into Nephalem Dragon King, the concept of senjutsu seemed to have evolved. Perhaps this had something to do with the disappearance of the levels of the system, he did not know or really care.
However, he seemed to have opened the door to a new world. What he was able to feel by focusing and entering the wonderful world known as senjutsu was something not unlike what he felt before, but it was empowered many times over. Both the precision and the depth of what his senses were capable of grasping had been amplified to unsustainable levels.
It was no lie that he had been partially overwhelmed the first time he had trained in this discipline. Drako had not noticed it in the battle with Augusta because of the adrenaline coursing through his veins at the time. Still, the same could not be said for using senjutsu when he didn't have that adrenaline.
Now, Drako felt that he could read the flow of lifeforce at an almost atomic level. He did not have the same ability to control this flow of lifeforce, however. That was what Drako was trying to improve upon while practising senjutsu.
He had always thought that touki was the only thing he could take advantage of from senjutsu, and some other minor skills. However, Drako had realized that there was more to senjutsu than touki itself.
Drako practised adopting a new attack in his skill set. Taking advantage of his ability to read the flow of lifeforce, he wanted to improve his control to such an extent that he could affect his opponent's lifeforce with his attacks.
Drako did not know if he would succeed with this or not, but at least he had to try.
This did not mean he had given up on touki, far from it. In fact, this skill had risen to no less than two levels.
Two more levels in senjutsu!
That was an impressive increase in Drako's strength in just two weeks. When he used touki now, his physical attributes were up 60%.
That was very OP.
Drako, with his 775 points in strength, using touki would bring his total to 1240 points. Which was twice as many as he had using touki before he evolved.
Furthermore, if we consider Drako before he came to Grigori on Tiamat's recommendation, the current Drako was twelve times more powerful.
Twelve times.
It seemed like getting to Grigori was a good decision. Drako could not be more grateful to Tiamat.
Tiamat's blue hair and eyes flashed through Drako's mind as he remembered her. What was she doing right now?
Drako really missed her.
She was, after all, the first woman he had been attracted to since he had come into this world.
"Maybe I should go visit her before I go to Nasuverse?"
That's what Drako was wondering as he descended the floors of the building.
Drako had already finished his morning training, but there was still some time before he had to start preparing the meal.
Yes, Drako was still preparing food for everyone. It was strange that he still did not have a cooking skill in the system, but it seemed that it only recorded skills that aided in combat or something similar.
Since there was still some time left before he could begin cooking, Drako decided to take a hot bath to relax. Thus, he went directly down to the underground floors.
Once the entire bath was prepared, Drako immersed himself in the "onsen".
Especially when he had 10 Fate Points, of which he only wanted to keep five or six.
In other words, it's gacha time.
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Once in the bath, Drako took a comfortable position to relax.
"Sage, open the Fate System."
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Fate System
-Master: Drako
Fate Skills: A Knight Does Not Die With Empty Hands (A++)
Noble Phantasm:
Agni Gandiva (A)
Phoebus Catastrophe (B)
Golden Drive (B)
-Servants
Saber: Mordred
Caster: Kuroka
Fate points: 10
Servant summon (cost 1 point)
Noble Phantasm summon (cost 1 point)
Fate skills (cost 1 point)
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(In case you don't remember, Drako had four or five Fate Points saved for when he travelled to Nasuverse. The rest of the Fate Points come from the SlashDog members added to Akatsuki)
Now, Drako's question was what should he spend the Fate Points on.
Considering that he would need two Fate Points to travel between worlds, he had another six unused ones.
Once again, Drako planned to use Fate Points to turn at least four people into Servants.
This left only two more Fate Points to use.
Since Drako did not want to invoke another Servant at this time, it would make sense to spend one Fate Point on a Noble Phantasm and one on a Fate Skill.
And that's what Drako was going to do.
"Sage, I want to spend a Fate Point to get a Fate Skill."
[Are you sure?]
"Of course."
[1 [Fate Point] used, getting [Fate Skill]
3
2
1
Fate Skill: Blessing of Martial Arts (A) obtained]
Drako's lips curved. An A-rank skill was always a good thing, and the name of this skill caught his eye.
Martial arts... this was one of the disciplines in which Drako failed.
Although Drako was not useless in hand-to-hand combat, it could be said that he fought more with his instincts than with "techniques".
There was no problem because until now, he had not had the need to make use of hand-to-hand combat. In fact, he couldn't remember a time when he had had to fight in this way.
However, he knew that even his arrows had a limit. There would always be the armour that his arrows could not penetrate, or enemies fast enough to dodge his arrows.
As always, Drako asked Sage for a full description of the skill.
Blessing of Martial Arts is a Skill where Rama (the protagonist of the Ramayana, one of the two major epic poems from India), whose fate is to defeat Demon King Ravana, not only displays excellence in swordsmanship but with all forms of martial arts as well. Also, due to this, he can bring out his prided spear and bow with powers close to a Noble Phantasm while a Saber]
As usual, Sage had given a good explanation.
Apparently, it seemed that this skill belonged to a Servant of the Saber class, Rama.
Drako had some idea who Rama was, as he had studied Hindu mythology extensively. He was the reincarnation of Vishnu, or something like that.
Agni Gandiva and Blessing of Martial Arts came from Hindu mythology, which added two to Drako's FS/NP number coming from this mythology. At the same time, this made it even with the two from Celtic mythology and those from Greek mythology.
Drako immediately decided to give himself that skill. He didn't have to think too much about it, this was something he needed.
The ideal right now would be to pull a sword out of the crook. With that, this skill could be used to its fullest.
Of course, this might not be so. We all know how random the axe is (especially in this kind of novels xD).
Still, Drako was hoping that luck would go with him. He was still the protagonist of his own story, and all protagonists need Plot Armour.
Drako even thought that the old man, who had been quiet for a long time, could hear his thoughts so that he could affect the face and get a good sword.
Drako did not ask for much, an Arondight or a Balmung were fine. He did not even ask for an Excalibur Proto or Ea.
Without wasting much time, he asked the system to spend a Fate Point.
[1 [Fate Point] used, getting [Noble Phantasm]
3
2
1
Noble Phantasm: Laevatein: The Sword Akin to the Sun of Calamity (A)]
A brilliant sword appeared in front of Drako at the same time as the draw ended. The eyes of the dragon were fixed on the sword, absorbed in the beauty it radiated.
A mixture of gold, red, and black made up the colours of this sword. A striking pattern of symbols, which Drako could not recognize or perhaps did not make any sense, ran down the sword from the handle to virtually the tip of the blade.
Drako's hand grabbed the sword naturally, and it seemed to be tailor-made for him. The massive amount of magical power the blade emitted did not overwhelm Drako. Still, it felt like a warm summer breeze brushing against his skin.
With his sword in hand, Drako felt invincible.
It seemed that the old man had truly heard Drako's words, giving him an extremely powerful blade.
[Alert! Alert! You're in danger! You're in danger!]
Drako was surprised when he heard Sage's voice in his head. This was the first time he had ever received a message of this kind.
"What's going on?"
[Emergency situation. User is in danger of instant death.]
"What's going on?!"
[Activating emergency protocol.]
A series of notifications appeared in Drako's mind.
[Sage has permission to control the system.]
[Sage has permission to spend Fate Points.]
[Sage is allowed to buy a Fate Skill.]
[Sage is allowed to downgrade a Noble Phantasm to a Fate Skill.]
[ Sage Degrades Noble Phantasm [ Branch Destruction (EX)] to Fate Skill [ Branch Destruction (A++)]
Drako was freaking out as the notices came one after another.
What was going on?
Why was he in danger?
[Emergency situation ended, emergency protocol deactivated]
"Sage, I want explanations for everything that happened."
Drako was quite serious about this matter. It was the first time the system was out of control.
[You nearly died from the high temperatures emitted by Laevatein. If I had acted a few seconds later, all your internal organs would have evaporated.]
Drako's eyes shrank in fear for a moment.
He firmly believed in Sage's words, so he did not doubt the veracity of what he had reported.
This sword... what's the temperature it's emitting so it can kill him in just seconds?
It had not even been five seconds since the blade had been summoned and Drako had nearly died, though he had not felt anything dangerous.
[The sword is no longer dangerous to you, although I recommend you control its temperature]
Control the temperature? What was I talking about?
"Show me all the information about this sword."
[Laevatein: The Sword Akin to the Sun of Calamity is Surtr's Noble Phantasm, the syncretism of his Sword of Flame, Freyr's Sword of the Sun and Loki's weapon. It's a Divine Construct forged by the Planet that equals the Holy Spear, Rhongomyniad and the manifestation of multiple malignant Authorities. It's a weapon meant to tear the Texture known as the Age of Gods from the planet's surface. It carries a massive amount of magical energy which projects a heat exceeding 4 million degrees Celsius which is impossible on Earth. Furthermore, it has priority against life-forms, as such it is capable of destroying any living being with a form, even Gods from the Age of Gods. With it Surtr was able to kill the Norse Gods, Loki and the other Kings of the Giants. Servants are some of the only beings that have some resistance to the sword, as they are not proper Life and are merely Ether in the form of past individuals. Due to being a legendary sword it is covered with 9 seals and is being safeguarded by Surtr's wife Sinmara. When activated the sword is able to unleash an Anti-Divine, Anti-Life attack.]
What... monstrosity is this sword? That's what Drako was wondering.
Heat exceeding 4 million degrees Celsius...
Even with all of Drako's defenses and 50% fire mitigation, it was more than reasonable for him to end up dying within seconds.
Drako was content with a decent sword, not a sword that is literally anti-life.
Immediately, Drako controlled the weapon to lower its temperature. Of the four million, Drako adjusted it to an average temperature.
Only now, Drako could see the destruction he had created in the room.
All the water in the bath had evaporated, and the walls were beginning to melt.
Yes, the room was melting.
Drako was wiping off some cold sweat when he realized there was one more detail on the blade.
Like Golden Drive, the sword had a special attack.
[Loptr Laegjarn: Shine Brighter than the Sun O Sword of Flame is the Anti-World attack of Surtr's sword, Laevatein turned into a Noble Phantasm. It's the flame of the end that signals the apocalypse. An Anti-Divine, Anti-Life, Anti-World special attack capable of reducing all of the Scandinavian World to cinders in a single blow. After increasing his strength by consuming Fenrir in the Norse Lostbelt, Surtr managed to destroy the Nine Realms that made up the Scandinavian world and set the planet aflame using his sword].
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Without a doubt, this sword had become Drako's strongest Noble Phantasm. Perhaps the only one who can surpass it in the future will be Aigis, but there is still a long way to go.
We're talking about a Noble Phantasm at the level of Rhongomyniad. It's the fucking flame that will start the apocalypse according to Norse mythology.
Could Drako have asked for a better Noble Phantasm?
Almost certainly not.
Now, Drako had a way of dealing with Ea at Nasuverse.
In fact, he had no intention of fighting the Gilgamesh directly, as a victory would be virtually impossible. But, having a trump card that matches his is always good.
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Noble Phantasm: Laevatein (The Sword Akin to the Sun of Calamity)
Owner: Drako
Type: Anti-Fortress, Anti-Life, Anti-Divine
Rank: A
Range: 1-50
Maximun number of targets: 100?
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Special Attack: Loprt Laegjarn (Shine Brighter than the Sun O Sword of Flame)
Owner: Drako
Type: Anti-World, Anti-Life, Anti-Divine
Rank: EX
Range: 1-99
Maximum number of targets: ???
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"It is a pity that Servants cannot be considered as life-forms, since they are simply Ether in the form of a person. However, this sword is going to help me a lot in the future."
An Anti-Divine and Anti-Live sword... practically perfect.
"This is the first EX rank I get... By the way, Sage, what's the skill you bought?"
[Branch Destruction (A++): The Flame Surtr spoken in "Prophecy of the Priestess". It is the skill Mana Burst of the highest rank in the form of flame, and at the same time an armour against all form of temperature changes and physical attacks, an armament to cleanse abnormal statuses. Originally a Noble Phantasm turned into a skill.]
Drako didn't know who Surtr was, but he knew he had him to thank for existing.
Without hesitation, Drako decided to use this skill.
He opened the palm of his hand, and there appeared a golden flame. Drako did not feel any danger from it, but it was supposed to be a very dangerous flame.
Before he could investigate this skill any further, Drako had to make a fist as he felt someone approaching quickly.
At the same time, Drako felt the temperature drop to an alarming degree, and ice began to cover the walls.
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