"Hey Zephyr, Is that jealousy? I thought you were too proud of your trait, Hahahah!"
Aria and Zephyr were looking at my bracelet screen with wide eyes while Silva and I had proud grins on our faces .
We couldn't blame them, We had the same reaction from a moment too .
'No wonder I don't have a system. Why would I need cheats when I'm a genius ! '
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===Analysis Results===
Note: Talents ranking are as follows — None | Low | Mid | High | Peak | Perfect | Absolute
[Name]: Raylin Crimson
[Race]: 10% Elf/ 55% Vampire/ 35% Human
[Mana control]: Peak
[Affinities]:
Common — Lightning (purple)
Rare — Space
Mutant — Phantom Wind
Unique — None
[Weapon Talents]:
Composite Longbow: Absolute
All Bows: Perfect
All Daggers: Peak
Short Hammer: High
Needle: High
Javelin: High
Etc...
[Support Talents]:
Cooking: Perfect
Runes inscribing: Perfect
Forging: Peak
Weaving: High
Alchemy: High
Etc....
[Traits detected:2]:
First trait's suggested name: The Apex Predator
Confirmed effects:
—Enhanced Sensory Perception: Sixth sense, heightened perception, enhanced eyes, Danger sense.
—Superior Physical Response: Enhanced reaction speed, perfect muscle control, Instinctive reaction.
—Mental Fortitude: Steeled mind, stable emotions, pain resistance.
Suspected effects:
—Fear Aura | Killing Intent suppression: We suspect that you can cause fear using your aura pressure and hide your killing intent completely
Second trait's suggested name: Dimensional Storm Physique
Confirmed effects:
—Air Resistance: Slight air resistance.
—Sound Dampening: Passive suppression of noises generated by movements.
—Breathless Sustenance: No need for air, functions normally without oxygen or lungs.
—Improved Body: Some improvements in the body stats and a visible improvement in endurance and agility .
—Enhanced Recovery: Accelerated Mana and stamina recovery.
—Minor Regeneration: Small passive healing.
Suspected effects:
—Unknown Space detected inside the heart
—Unknown Lightning moving through the body
—Unknown Enchantments detected on the eyes
[Recommended class]:
—Archer (highly recommend)
—Artifacts Master (highly recommend)
—Runes Master
—Assassin
Etc....
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The more they read, the more shocked they became.
"Two…two traits. Is that even possible?"
"Perfect cooking? I knew this!"
The next moment, Aria's lips curled into a soft, proud smile, while Zephyr's smile...was more the lunatic type.
My eyes twitched. 'That battle maniac! '
I was sure he was thinking about how he should crush my face when we spar again.
Zephyr suddenly said: "I always knew that you were talented with that bow from your accuracy. But absolute? Do you know what absolute means? That means you don't need to train with the bow!."
Aria looked at my chest curiously." So, what is that thing in your heart."
I opened my palm and a black shirt appeared on it. "Just a 2x2 meters storage."
Their eyes widened for a moment. That was because the traits' effects start weak but then grow with the user. So I had a storage that would keep growing with me.
'I can already imagine putting a whole mansion inside my storage, hehe.'
Suddenly, Zephyr asked: "Cough, did you get something that isn't written there? And what is the phantom wind."
"Okay, first, For now I only found that I have spatial awareness. "
"Second, unlike Aria, I'm not the first who got that, it's just invisible wind that can phase through objects on the higher levels, but it's still too rare. "
"Anyway." I carried Silva, putting her above my head. "I will cook something for Silva, then I will show you both my soul-bound artifacts "
"Both?! "They said in unison, and even Silva's eyes widened.
I smirked. "Heh, you will be surprised. "
* * * * *
[In the training area]
I raised Silva from my head and handed her to Aria .
"I will try my aura pressure first. I want to test it."
They nodded, then I released my aura .
Zephyr didn't even flinch, while Silva and Aria became a little uneasy .
'It's weak, but the fear effect exist. '
I opened my palm, and my first soul-bound artifact materialized on it almost instantly.
Aria got closer. "Is that a mask? "
"Yeah, I was shocked at first too. I don't think that's common "
Zephyr nodded. "The most common artifacts are the weapons, but the masks aren't that rare. "
I examined my mask, It was a full face mask with only 2 holes for the eyes. It was...black . Not the normal black, but as a part of the dark space itself or the night sky.
I put it on my face immediately.
Once it touched my face, it started leaking what looked like dark mist that covered my body completely, I turned my gaze to the nearest mirror.
I couldn't help but grin from my look.
'That's the coolest thing I have seen in my 2 lives! '
A dark figure stared at me from the mirror, wearing a long black coat that moved as if it was alive. His face was covered by a black mask like the space with only his glowing purple eyes shining through. They were sharp and cold, like a predator looking at his prey.
His hair was short, black as night, with faint purple highlights running through it.
His hands were covered by black gloves. On the back of each hand was a dark purple crystal glowing with a strange light.
I was happy and excited, that cool and scary figure was me!
*Gulp*
I heard a strange sound and looked at its source, it was Aria . When I looked at her she flinched .
"How did your pressure get stronger?" Aria asked, then I realized the problem .
I removed my pressure from her and explained: "Here the mask first effect, it causes passive fear like my trait but it's supposed to be stronger. Maybe it merged with the aura pressure making it even more terrifying."
"Is those clothes your second effect?" Zephyr suddenly asked while crossing his hands as if nothing was wrong .
I didn't remove my pressure from him, actually, I focused it more on him, but that monster wasn't affected !
'Just how strong is his trait!'
I sighed. "No , it's a part of the mask. It actually more like a full body outfit than a mask. I can also change how it looks like. "
I willed it and the mask turned into a half face mask, covering only the lower half of my face. while my clothes turned into less scary, it's still the same but more normal than that shadowy form.
"The second effect is " I smirked. "The more you feel fear and the stronger you are, the stronger I become."
Zephyr's eyes widened. "Like my trait? You absorb your enemies' fear?"
I shook my head."Not exactly, your trait is stronger. My effect is barely visible in my current tier—Well, unless I made tenth of people scream."
Zephyr laughed coldly. "Hehehe, I think this would be fun."
Aria just sighed and shook her head.
"So, what should we call it ? "
They fell into deep thought immediately, and after a moment they spoke together.
"Meow!"
"Zephyr's perseverance! "
"What about Veil of Night Terrors, and Night Terror for short."
I thought for a moment then decided.
"Okay, Night Terror then. "
I raised my hand and purple lighting started crackling around it .
"Now, for my second artifact. "
A composite longbow materialized in my hand .
The bow was sleek and beautiful, a blend of dark purple and black materials. Its limbs curved with a predatory elegance and adorned with glowing purple runes that I couldn't understand completely. The tips were sharp and crystallized, and the purple string glowed with a faint dark aura.
'Seriously, for some reason, everything about me is black or purple. Maybe that's how the main characters feel. '
"Y-You really have a second artifact. Lucky bastard! "Zephyr suddenly said. I could see the jealousy in him, which only made my smile widen .
"It's already rare to have one artifact but I'm sure that no one got 2 before, you are the first! "
"Like how you are the first to get that strange freezing lightning and Zephyr got the unique Eclipse affinity, can't I be special too?"
Despite what I said, It was really strange. I had 2 traits, many talents and 2 soul artifacts. There was a theory in my mind about what caused this but I dismissed those thoughts for now.
"So, what can it do?" Aria asked curiously.
I moved to the aiming area and picked a random arrow, I put the arrow at the string and drew it.
The draw was too smooth, I barely needed any strength unlike the normal bows .
Then I released the arrow. Despite my weak draw, the arrow flew with high speed. It hit the dummy instantly, piercing half its head .
But what shocked every was—
Aria smiled. "It made no sound, it was completely silent! "
Zephyr added: "Doesn't that remind you of something? He has a sound surpassing, "It should be related to that."
"Most likely yes, it should be related to my affinity, Phantom Wind, the first effect is that the bow is completely silent and the arrows I shoot by it won't make voice with the air until it hit something."
I smiled excitedly. "And the important effect is the string, it's related to space. When I draw it, its weight gets lower, and when I release it, it increases! You don't know how hard it is manipulating gravity, so that's actually too useful. "
"Let's fight then, as usual, I won't use my affinity so let's do it! "Zephyr said excitedly.
"No" I took Silva from Aria which made her frown. "We can do it when I understand the mana completely first. I can barely make a mana ball, talk less about fighting. Additionally, Il need to study the phantom wind a little."
I added "And I won't ask about a name, I already decided to call it BlackHail."
I dismissed my bow and made the night terror cover only my neck, merging perfectly with my necklace.
I noticed that there was a purple mark on the back of my hands that I couldn't remove unless I dismissed the mask completely .
'Maybe I will know about its effect when i breakthrough, the higher my tier the more abilities I unlock. '
It was already the night, Zephyr had to return to his home before the queen kills him and we had to sleep .
I made for Zephyr a pizza that he would eat in his home and went with Aria to sleep, but there was a problem .
Above me, Silva was glowing with silver light like a moon above the sky, but I wanted to sleep!
"Hey, can't you stop this ? "
Silva lowered her head as if she was ashamed of herself.
'Tsk, I'm weak against this.'
I hugged her and whispered to her:
"It's okay, I will get used to this. Look at Aria, she is sleeping like a bear! If she can, then I definitely can too. "
I closed my eyes, and after some minutes, I fell asleep, dreaming how would I use my new power in taking revenge.