"Anyway let's draw the cards ", said Kai.
[<Drawing skills>]
A deck of cards appeared inside Kai's mind and started shuffling itself. Soon two cards were separated from the deck of cards.
Fliping the first card, reveals the appearance of an Overlord, an undead skeleton creature who is devoid of skin and flesh. He was wearing an elaborate, jet-black academic gown adorned with golden and violet edges. When he has no clothes on, his whole body alone is purely made up of just his bones. He also has a dark red orb floating under his ribs that emanates a feeling of dread.
Furthermore, he has a type of tiny dark red glow radiating from inside his empty eye sockets.
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[ Card name: Ainz Ooal Gown.
Skill card rank C . Despair Aura 1(Evolvable): Has a chance (if not resisted by ability, equipment, etc.) of causing Fear.]
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" Fear???", asked Kai," What do It mean by fear and also evolvable "
[< Sigh, You are such a kid >]
" Dear sir will you take the hardships to explain", Kai was slowly getting annoyed with Code's behavior.
[< Fear, it can cause your opponent to a state where he will be afraid of your presence and Evolve able mean the skill can evolve to its next stage>]
[<Anyway the skill Despair Aura has 5 stages, where the last stages Aura can send the opponent to instant death>]
" Woow instant death, that sure seems interesting ", Said Kai," So How can I get to the last stage".
[< You have to upgrade the skill with Training and XP earned from the system >]
Kai sigh and commented, "Seem the user of this skill is pretty strong"
[<Pretty strong ???>]
[<(●__●)>]
[< Boy the skill is just the tip of the iceberg for the real user >]
Hearing the sentence, cold sweat runs down Kai's back, Isn't instant death strong, and Code said it's just the tip of the iceberg, How strong is this person named Ainz.
Calming himself, Kai looked at the blue panel, asking, Do you want to integrate with this skill.
Why not, thought Kai as he Accepted the integration.
Soon a warm sensation entered Kai's body and spread all over his body. Kai can feel a new Aura accumulating inside his body and was unstable at this moment.
[< Skill integration complete >]
A dark aura started leaking from his body, Kai slowly opened his eyes and was astonished by the aura surrounding him. Releasing a cold breath his eyes turn cold and emotionless, Inhaling the next wave of air, the Aura was sucked inside his body. And his face was returned to normal.
" That was cool and Awesome ", Kai said joyfully but Suddenly his face expression change and he continued in a serious tone, "Code are you sure that this skill is just the tip of the iceberg, I doubt it".
[< Why would I lie ?? I won't gain anything from lying to you>]
[< ┐( ˘_˘)┌ >]
Hearing him Kai can't even imagine the strength of the real user, After experiencing the skill himself he is pretty sure that the skill is a Powerful skill, So the strength of the person named Ainz is unimaginable for him.
" Sure Sure ..", said Kai as he calm himself and continued, "Let's see what the next skill is".
Kai looked at the unflipped card in his mind and was already excited from the thought of the skill.
Fliping the second card. the card reveals a fairly tall, pale young man of a slim, somewhat lanky build, described to be in his early twenties. He has spiky black hairs, hanging low over his eyes, which are thin, turquoise in color, and heavily lidded
His most striking features are undoubtedly the patches of gnarled, wrinkled, purple skin that cover much of his lower face and neck, all the way down past his collarbone, below his eyes, around his torso,
He has several silver cartilage piercings in both ears, and a triple nostril piercing on the right side of his nose. He also seems to be lacking earlobes on both sides of his ears upon closer inspection. he was wearing a dark blue jacket with a high, ripped collar, and matching pants, cut off above his ankles, a pair of dark dress shoes on his feet. He also has a plain pale gray, scoop-neck shirt, below which a gray belt with a circular pattern wraps around his waist.
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[ Card name: Toya Todoroki
Skill card rank A: Cremation ( evolvable ): The skill grants the user, the ability to generate highly destructive blue flames from his body. ]
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" Blue Flames ?" Kai showed a surprised look and asked," I doubt they are normal flames".
" Hey Code, Details ", asked Kai.
[< Boy, you sure are a troublesome kid, can't you think something yourself>]
"Explain", Kai said in an annoyed tone.
[< The skill allows you to generate blue flame from your body, and can be used in both long-range and close combat >]
[< But the flames destructive powers are not something to be taken lightly, if you don't have control over the flame, you may end up burning alive >]
Burning Alive thought Kai as he stared at the skill card and was wondering what he shall do will this skill, should he integrate or not.
As if understanding Kai's concern, the voice resounded.
[<Anyway if you train hard, you will be able to gain full control over the flames and it may even become your strongest skill >]
" But the risk is just too much ", said Kai.
[< Grow up boy, Risk is inevitable in the path of becoming a strong existence >]
Kai was afraid of the skill, as he knew how it feels to be trapped in the darkness, and he was not willing to sacrifice his new life for just a skill, But after hearing Code, Kai realized that even though he have to risk his life, the gains were not less. And if he can manage to overcome this hardship, He will surely become stronger.
"Let's do it, Integrate", Said Kai with the will to become stronger.
Suddenly a hot wave of energy surged inside his body. The wave was way hotter than the earlier one, it keep increasing every next moment. Kai couldn't help but feel as if his internal organs are slowly being engulfed in blue flame.
[< Ding. Development Skill obtained, Blue flame Resistance, Skill rank D >]
Hearing it, Kai could feel the hot wave of flames being slowly cooling down, It was not the flames been cool down rather it was Kai body that was adopting the new Blue Flame Resistance skills and gaining a low resistance against the flames, while Code suppressed the flames within Kai's body, Code was waiting for the very moment so that Kai can gain a low resistance on the flames and if not, he would immediately suppress the flames
After a few moments, Kai's body was finally back to its normal temperature and Kai can feel the blue flame ignite inside his soul.
[< Skill integration complete >]
" Huff, Huff ", Kai bend down while taking support from his knees, his clothes was soaked in sweat, "It was tough".
[<Well done kid>]
The comment surprised Kai as it was the first time Code has appreciated him.
Kai smile, "Thank you".
"Anyway can I use the flames now", asked Kai.
[< No, It will need thorough training so don't even try >]
[< We will train later, as the new task has been already released>]
"Can't we train now, you can just release the task later, can't you code". asked Kai.
[<That task are not released by me, I am just a life-form separate from the system>]
[< I was created to access you to understand your powers and help you use the system>]
Kai was almost shocked as until now he thought that Code was the system. But it seems like originally Code was a different life form inside his mind, with the system.
"I didn't know it", said Kai in an apologetic tone and quickly continued with a warm smile, "So what the new task".
[<Ding. Task: Become an adventurer by registering yourself in the Guild and joining a familia. Task Reward: 1 x Random skill card. Penalty: None ]
Kai looked at the information and was relieved that it was not a hard task. And he would have eventually registered himself as an adventurer and joined a familia.
And the reward was a skill card, Kai immediately looked at the sky, the sun was straight above his head.
"Look's like half of the day if left", said Kai," Let register first and then explore the city, what do you say Code?".
[< Do whatever you want, just don't disturb me for no reason>]
Ignoring Code's behavior, Kai cheerfully started Searching for the Guild building.
Hope you all like the new skills , I don't know if it is an odd combination .
You can also suggest skill you want to see in future .
And Thank you for reading