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Chương 134: Bone of Death

The group continued their search through the temple, it's large white halls stretched far and wide, the pillars gave off a bone like texture as they pierced the hard ground. Even though the temple was shrouded in darkness the bones gave off light. Lachlan had already analysed them and found that although it was little, the amount of light it gives off is dependent on how strong the beasts' were.

So like they suspected, the pillars were made entirely of bones. Not all the same, but just a random mixture that the dragon created as he threw things together.

They walked deeper into the temple, that's where they found the thing they wanted the most. It was the dragon's treasury. And although the group didn't know how he did it, the dragon managed to collect a huge amount of gold, silver, jewels, and many other precious items.

"Damn, this dragon was a hoarder," Simon remarked with surprise.

"Well if my knowledge of dragons is correct then they were known to be gathered precious items; not for their value but apparently due to them giving off a sparkle which caught the dragon's eye," Joe said as he hit them with a fact. Although none of them was certain whether or not he was actually correct.

"Huh, I reckon this dragon had another habit, which was picking up piles of bones as well," Chloe said as she walked around the corner, she had stopped in her tracks as her eyes widened. The group noticed and swiftly rushed over; when they walked into the side room they were all amazed.

In the centre was a single piece of bone, 2 metres in length that gave off a purple glow. In the surroundings however, there were bones on top of bones. Some were small, some were humongous. But everyone knew one thing, the one bone in the very centre was the most important.

Lachlan especially.

'Analyse'

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Name: Bone of Death

Description: Is able to raise up to five undead soldiers dependent on the user's personal strength. User is determined by forming a bone pact with the Bone of Death.

Location: Where the shroud of death lays.

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Unlike the other bones which might have a bit of durability to them, some might be pointy or sharp. This bone possessed a whole other ability, not to mention the fact that it seemed rather sharp.

However, due to the bone's thin shape, Lachlan didn't think it would be too durable. Although, it could be used as a spear, lance and maybe if it doesn't lose its abilities it can be broken apart into daggers.

Lachlan turned to the others and briefed them of the bone's abilities. They now have to decide on who gets it, although when Lachlan talked about the method of how to control it they were left at an impasse. None of them knew what a bone pact was.

'Hey Aaron, any chance you know what a bone pact is?' Lachlan asked. Although he wasn't confident, considering that fact that Aaron's world was full of magic he might know something that could help them.

'Well, I've heard of a practice like that in my home world. It would usually involve the bone of a strong beast paired with a human capable of wielding that strength. The human would cover the bone in their blood from top to bottom, as for whether or not the pact is formed, that's decided by the bone' Aaron replied back swiftly.

'Decided by the bone?' Lachlan asked in confusion.

'Indeed, usually when the bone is from a strong beast there may be remnants of the beast's soul or will in the bone and therefore it decides who to form a pact with. Once the pact is formed it'll choose a suitable bone in the body to merge with and it'll be done' Aaron explained.

Lachlan nodded and turned to the others. "Alright, so I think I have an idea but we're going to have to decide on who gets the bone. Since it doesn't increase my willpower I won't take it, but it will increase your strength."

Lachlan then briefed them with a quick summary of what to do to possibly form a bone pact. They all looked at each and pulled out their hands, they clenched them and placed it on their other extended out hand.

"Rock, paper, scissors!" All of them shouted as they threw out what they had. And surprising, from that one shot there was only one winner, everyone else had chosen rock while one person chose differently.

"Haha, I win!" Simon shouted loudly as though it was his first victory in years. He held his hand up in victory as he looked towards the others. "Well, I suppose I'll be taking that bone then."

He walked over to the bone and grabbed hold of it. The ground beneath him lit up abruptly, giving the group a bit of a fright. Letters of an unknown language began appearing, they started sliding onto Simon's skin and moving around.

'Aaron, when performing a bone pact should there be a bunch of glowing letters sliding across the body?' Lachlan asked.

'Well yes, that's the first half of the pact, the second part is the instalment of the bone. That part usually sends the person receiving the bone in a lot of pain, since usually, the bone will choose somewhere important in your body to place itself. For example, the rib cage or the spine, the sudden increase in bone size and strength forces the body to quickly adapt' Aaron explained joyfully.

"Ah!" Simon began to scream as he collapsed to the floor, his body twitching and squirming as his muscles were all tensed up. The Bone of Death had disappeared, there was something glowing purple beneath his skin, moving around until it reached Simon's neck.

Simon continued to scream but this time he was holding onto his neck tightly, veins were popping out of his skin as he was sent into cold sweats. Simon was gritting his teeth hard as he now began rolling around on the ground.

Chloe walked up to him and whipped out a bottle of water for when he stops screaming. They wait patiently for a few minutes and finally, he stops, the purple glow that was moving his neck had stopped and vanished. Simon looked around as he took deep breaths.

"Ouch, what the hell was up with that?" Simon complained as he laid back down, relaxing on the cold, hard bone floor.

"Well, it seems you've successfully merged with the bone, now try it out," Lachlan said with a bit of excitement. He wanted to see how useful it really was, at least he wanted to know the max limit of it.

Simon nodded and closed his eyes. The group was unsure of what he was doing but none of them knew how to actually activate the bone of death so they couldn't talk. However, when his neck glowed purple they knew he did it.

Some of the bones surrounding them began to rattle together, getting dragged across the ground as they slowly began to create something. It took a minute or so but after a majority of the bones were used four beasts stood around them.

They were four wolves, they had a purple flame in their eyes. The rest of their body had nothing on it, no flesh, no blood, just bones. Lachlan quickly analysed them to see how strong they were.

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Name: Skeleton Wolf

Age: Adult

Attribute: Bone

Grade: Normal

STR: 44, AGI: 45, VIT: 10

INT: 15, PER: 14, WIL: 30

Weakness: No Intelligence, Blunt Attacks, Neck Bones

Strengths: Leg Strength (Level 3), Bone Defence (Leve 4)

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Lachlan looked at the stats and knew that it was half of Simon's. Well, almost half. It also seemed the Skeleton Wolf had its own stats for vitality and willpower, however, everything else is half of Simon's stat.

Lachlan looked at it and understood that since it's already dead it doesn't have an innate talent or level. But there was one thing that offset him, the fact that the wolf has a grade. Which meant that it could evolve.

Unfortunately, Lachlan couldn't tell what it was able to evolve into. He would search for something to tame, as for whether or not Lachlan would go to Aaron's world for it; that, he wasn't so sure about. The dangers might outweigh the rewards.

"So how do you feel right now Simon?" Chloe asked while she looked closer at Simon's neck. The purple glow had vanished again.

"I don't know how to explain it, I feel as though I'm in control of more than one body. It's as though my body grew a massive number of extra limbs, I don't exactly know how to control them yet," Simon explained what he was feeling while looking at the wolves.

One of the wolves lifted up its claw and Simon's eyes sparkled, he then looked towards another wolf and it to, lifted up its paw. The two of them slammed their boney paw down, the strength behind it slightly cracked the ground. Simon turned to the others and uttered, "I think I know what I'm doing now."

The wolf behind him suddenly lifted up its paw and swung downwards, it slammed into Simon who wasn't expecting it. He was attempting to control the wolf in front of him, but it seems he messed up.

Simon crashed into the wall and shouted. "Shit! Goddamn it!"

"Good job, seems you have some great control there," Joe joked as he put a thumbs up with a bright smile. The others laughed before going over to help Simon out. But when they went over to the wall they noticed Simon wasn't there, it was just a hole.

Whatever was on the other side was dark, they couldn't see a single thing in there. Lachlan held out his hand and formed a ball of fire, he pushed it slightly and it began floating through the hole, lighting up the room.

They saw Simon laying there, looking up in confusion, there were two blinking red dots that were looking back. Simon though it was a beast and swiftly summoned Wildfire, but it was no beast, rather, it was two jewels.

Lachlan set off a few more fire balls, Joe joined in as well. The room was nicely lit and the group's eyes widened with surprise from what they saw. The room's walls were lined with carvings, and at the top was a dragon's head, the two jewels were being used for its eyes.

"Do you think that dragon did it?" Simon asked doubtfully.

"Well, maybe this temple wasn't built here," Lachlan suggested. "We did just find out about spatial gates, and the dragon seemed to know a bit about them. It's highly probably that the dragon came through the gate, possibly with this temple with it."

"Or maybe someone else came through the gate with it," Chloe suggested. The group felt a shiver go up their spines as they swiftly looked around for anyone or anything. They went across the walls, searching for a possible secret entrance.

Lachlan thought of something and looked up towards the dragon head. The cieling was roughly 4 metres tall so he didn't think it could be possible, but he may as well try anyway. He leaped up and grabbed hold of the head, twisting his body in a fluid like motion the dragon's head turned.

The jewels lit up red, the carvings began to gain colour and move, the group's vision began to fade away into darkness. When they opened their eyes again they realised they were in another world. Some of them squatted down to touch the grass but their fingers passed through it.

"Long Ago, in the ancient kingdom of Verson lived a powerful and greedy king"

A voice echoed through their souls, their vision faded again as they were brought somewhere else. It was a throne room, a king was sitting there with his legs crossed, he was a equiped with a powerful set of armour. To his sides were his subordinates, the other nobles that follow his orders.

Simon looked to the others whose faces were just as shocked. "Do you think this is some type of recording?"

"What do you mean think, look at it, it obviously is some type of recording. That dragon head that Lachlan twisted was probably the start button," Chloe replied as her eyes were glued onto what was happening in front of her.

Simon shut up and continued to watch as well, it was a unique sensation. They were able to move around.

"The king ordered that his subordinates capture the dragon and bring it back for him to tame"

The voice echoed out again. The group's vision darkened again as they were brought into an entirely new scene, the nobles that were with the king were now standing in front of a cave, clearly hesitant.

"However, the king never expected that his wish would be granted, only in a way that he never wanted"

The scene changed and a dragon was seen above a large city, undead were roaring and rumpaging around, killing everyone. The group noticed that among those undead were the nobles, they had been slained and turned into the dragon's minions.

"The king was anger with what happened, he fought with the dragon for two days and one night"

An array of colours surrounded the group as they saw that same king fighting against the dragon, its large claws reflecting the king's blade and piercing the king's armour.

"In a moment of desperation the king used his final resort, a move that would end both himself and the enemy"

The next scene showed the group the king and dragon lying on the ground, their bodies filled with holes that pierced through their vital spots.

"However, the king never would have expect that the dragon too, had a life saving card"

It showed the dragon slowly changing, its fleshing began to fall off as a purple flame lit its eyes up. The dragon roared ferociously, the king's body beganto change as well, the flesh, muscles, and blood began to fall off. The people nearby noticed something off, some had thought the king had managed to come back to life. Which isn't entirely wrong, just not right either.

"The king's skeleton began to kill and slaughter the very people it swore to protect; the slaughter continued until every person was dead"

"The dragon took over a small mansion and altered it with the help of its minions, including myself, who was forced to create these carvings"

The scene changed one final time, to the very room they're in, where a small skeleton could be seen carving against the wall.

"To the one that sees this recording, thank you, for killing the dragon"

They felt their bodies lighten as they were brought back to that same room. The red light disappeared, the jewels in the dragon's eyes shattered. One side of the wall crumbled further, revealing a small hole where a fully clothed skeleton was seen, leaning against the dirt with its head slumped down.

Lachlan attempted to analysed it but all it came up with was a description for the bones.

Georgia walked up to it braverly and checked it out up close, she took hold of a small note in the skeleton's pocket, it was made of some type of hide.

"To my dearest son, your father is going to bring you something grand for your tame, a dragon. From, the king," Georgia read out the note slowly and her eyes widened with surprise.

"Damn," Joe uttered faintly.


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Chương 135: Alter of Perseverance

"Well, that was certainly a story," Simon remarked as he closed his gaping mouth.

"Indeed, that recording felt so mystical, it felt as though we were really there, seeing everything happen in person. It's much more advanced than Earth's way of recording," Chloe said.

Lachlan couldn't help but wondering something, if the bone pact was something that Aaron knew about, he might possibly know something about this as well. 'Aaron, in your world did they have a method of recording where they carved into walls?'

'Nope, the way things were recorded in my world was through scrolls and magic devices. Magic devices are similar to the phones you all use however, instead of using electricity it's powered by the user's magic' Aaron explained.

'So it's unlikely that the dragon was from your world then?' Lachlan asked.

'Very unlikely. Due to the number of worlds, all of which can be connected through spatial gates, the chance of two spatial gates appearing on both planets and connecting them is incredibly low. It's similar to finding a single drop water in the ocean' Aaron explained.

'Dang, that small' Lachlan remarked. Although it made sense; spatial gates were already rare as it is, now getting two spatial gates that connect Earth to the same planet, that'll be crazy.

'What about the chance of a spatial gate being permanent?' Lachlan asked, just in case the spatial gate connecting their worlds is still open.

'Extremely low, even lower chance than getting two spatial gates connecting to the same place' Aaron replied. 'That's why the spatial gate on the island is so rare, it's permanent and follows along with the island."

Lachlan nodded and turned to the others. "Alright, suppose we're done here, let's continue our search."

The group nodded and began to leave the room. Joe stayed back just a minute later and sealed the hole back up, giving the child a proper resting place.

Getting back to the main room the group realised there was a lot more side rooms, they swiftly split up and began going through them. Lachlan went to the end of the treasury and started from there, he went into one room after the other.

Some of which were empty, having nothing but bones while others had a few rare jewels or items that might come in handy. However, Lachlan jogged into one room in particular and felt his soul shake.

Looking up he realised in the centre of the room was a statue of the king from the dragon's world. An overbearing aura was emitted from it, crushing Lachlan down into the ground. It wasn't that he wasn't strong enough, but rather, the aura that the stone statue was emitting seemed to weaken Lachlan to the point where he couldn't even stand.

He quickly lifted his head and analysed the statue before it fell back down.

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Name: Alter of Perseverance

Description: A man-made altar created with the corpse of a powerful and overbearing king. This altar continuingly releases the king's aura, its strength is dependent on the king's strength. This aura will test the perseverance of the challenger, beating it means an increase in the willpower of 20 - 60. Losing means losing 0 - 20 stat points in willpower. Once the trial has begun it cannot be stopped.

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'My luck could not be any worse' Lachlan thought. He wasn't prepared for it at all, he didn't expect this altar to be here; if he did he probably would have already beaten it. However, due to his carelessness and walked right into its trial.

Gritting his teeth Lachlan managed to muster some strength and stand up, but taking a single step forward the pressure increased and his strength was once again taken away. 'Oh come on, this is some bullshit!'

Lachlan lifted up his upper body, his head turned up and faced the state. 'I swear after I'm done with this I'm going to smash that smug head to bits.'

The king's statue looked down towards the ground, exactly where the challenger would be once they start the trial, on the floor. Lachlan was laying there, his eyes hazy and his muscles sore. The process had cycled multiple times, he would get up and take a step before being pressured to collapse again.

Lachlan felt his mind begin to crumble as he was only half way till he reaches the statue, it felt as though it would take millennia. But after thing about Sarah, Phoebe, and the other friends that he's made so far he grit his teeth again and stood up. Taking one more step the king's eyes glowed, the pressure Lachlan felt was at a whole other level. It felt as though his very soul was one the brink of collapsing.

'Don't give up now master!' Aaron shouted at him internally. 'Don't let that smug king press you down, crush its trial and smash its head apart!'

'Yeah father, you have to smash that king's head apart!' Catastrophe cheered. 'Otherwise, I won't listen to a single command you give me in the future.'

'A decrease of 20 will force your natural willpower to go below 20; although I'm uncertain, it could possibly mean that the other half will show itself' Calamity explained.

'You got this!' Disaster cheered cutely.

Lachlan smiled at his tamed beasts' cheers of encouragement. He lightly chuckled and looked up to that same smug face he's seen multiple times now. 'Yeah, suppose there is too much to lose with this trial.'

Lachlan was close to giving up, but Calamity's words really shook him awake. The whole purpose of coming to this island was to increase his willpower, not weaken it. Not to mention weakening it to the point where his other half could possibly come out.

Gritting his teeth Lachlan stood up once more and took a step, the statue radiates its pressure again but Lachlan didn't fall down completely. He felt on one knee and quenched from the pain, but that didn't stop him. He got back up and continued.

This cycle continued again until he was at the stone statue's feet, his body was crumbling under the pressure and so was his mind. He felt all his strength leave his body, he couldn't help but collapse on the floor.

'What the hell is up with this' Lachlan complained. He was seriously wondering who on earth could actually complete this trial, surely not even the people of the dragon's world could handle under this pressure.

It didn't matter whether you were strong or not, strength played no factor in overcoming the trial. All that matter was the challenger's determination, fortunately, the pros and cons for this trial greatly motivated Lachlan to continue.

His muscles sore, eyes heavy, breathing weakly, yet he continued one last time. He clenched his entire body and stood up once more, he reached out and slapped his hand on the statue. "Ha, now you can go screw yourself for all I care!"

A voice sounded out in his mind. "Challenge complete. Perseverance is not about beating a trial in one fell swoop, but rather, standing up countless times no matter how many times one falls. You have passed with flying colours, you have the perseverance of a king."

Lachlan collapsed on the ground, he felt his original strength return to him but he didn't know what to do with it. His muscles were still sore, he felt as though his arms and legs were numb. His eyelids were heavy, he closed them to give them a good rest.

Lachlan reached to his pocket where he pulled out a small water bottle; he decided to bring this just for this type of situation. He didn't need to drink litres of the island's water to rid himself of fatigue, but only a small mouthful which is when Researcher Anne came up with this idea. It's similar to a caffeine shot, except without any side effects.

He felt the soreness in his muscles vanish, a breathe of life swirled through his body. His mouth opened wide as he exhaled, he felt as though he had just gone through a hundred years worth of training.

He sat back up and leaned against the statue, his hair dishevelled and his shoulders lowered. He looked up towards the king's smug smile, it still pissed him off but Lachlan felt something within him change. It was a sense of victory, of accomplishment.

Through this hellish trial, he overcame the difficulties and continued towards the statue one step at a time. He reached to the side and tapped on the statue with the back of his hand, "You know, you're going to be something everyone will use."

Lachlan felt as though it was necessary for everyone to attempt it. Obviously, there was the whole other thing. If they turned their island into a school they would need something like this for the students to increase their willpower.

'I wonder if we're ever going to make some more progress with that whole school thing' Lachlan thought. There were a lot more benefits to starting a school then what he initially thought. Sure, it could be the place where they nurture the young into strong soldiers.

However, there was also the connections they can make with the student's parents. If the time comes they could ask for some assistance for certain tasks; for example, finding items that'll increase willpower or prevent the human body from transforming,

"Hey, Lachlan! Are you alright?" Simon turned the corner and stood by the door looking at Lachlan's exhausted self.

"Yeah I'm alright, this room can increase one's willpower when they reach this statue here," Lachlan said he as tapped on the statue again. A grin widened on his face as he looked at Simon. "How about you give it a try?"

Simon looked at Lachlan and knew he was up to something, but considering that fact that Lachlan was still able to talk it shouldn't be anything too wild. Simon smiled and took a step, "Don't mind if I d-"

He collapsed on the ground, his legs and arms shaking just by trying to get back up. He looked up towards Lachlan in shock, he himself could feel all his strength vanish from his body. Simon felt as though he was a baby trying to stand its ground in front of a storm.

"Shit, this ain't how it's going to go down." Simon gritted his teeth and stood back up, once he fully stood up and looked back at Lachlan. "Ha, that wasn't too difficult."

Taking a step forward full of confidence and arrogance Simon's face changed to that or shock and terror. His legs collapsed from under him, the king's eyes glowed red.

Lachlan lightly chuckled. "Just to warn you, failing this trial means losing some stat points in willpower; winning means a large increase in willpower." He then proceeded to walk out of the room and meet with the others, briefing them of what was happening and how it could benefit them.

They walked back and Simon was halfway through, his breathing erratic along with his dishevelled hair and murky eyes. "Damnit I give, this is way too difficult."

Simon continued on for so many times, standing up again only to be pushed back down. His mental state was crumbling, his muscles were sore and everything just hurt. He laid down with his back facing the ground.

A voice echoed through his mind, shaking it to its core. "Challenge complete. Perseverance is not about beating a trial in one fell swoop, but rather, standing up countless times no matter how many times one falls. You have passed the threshold, you have the perseverance of a knight."

Simon left out a burst of hefty laughter. "Haha, I passed, I passed!" His hands held up in victory as he stayed laying on the floor.


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