Chapter 988: The Summoner Legacy
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The voice of a young man reverberated inside of my head as the statue lit up with an Aura of Shadows. It was perhaps the voice of this very Summoner, Hyung San Woo!
"You… You must be my successor, the one that now carries the Power of the Summoner."
"You're…?!"
"This statue merely contains a fragmented Will of my original form, I left it behind for future generations, to guide them."
"I didn't know…"
"Well, it's not like I can talk for much longer. You've feed the statue a large quantity of Spirit Orbs, you're quite rich, aren't you?"
"I never took you for someone to do small talk, heh."
"I suppose I do not give that vibe myself, huh? Take this then, it's not like… I can talk much longer…"
FLASH!
The shadows of the statue gathered into a black flame, that flew inside of my chest, fusing with my Divinity of Summoning and strengthening it further.
"This is… my gift to the successor… Use it well… It is the power that… allowed me to get so far…"
Hyung San Woo's voice faded away after that, as the statue stopped speaking.
Ding!
[You have offered 300 A Rank Spirit Orbs to the [Summoner Statue of Might (Tier 1: Rank 2)]!]
[Congratulations! The [Summoner Statue of Might (Tier 1: Rank 2)] has Ranked Up to Tier 3: Rank 1!]
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[Summoner Statue of Might (Tier 3: Rank 1)]
A Statue created in honor of the first and forgotten Summoner, Hyung San Woo.
The Shadow Summoner's relentless might and endless will remains within this statue.
By granting the statue Spirit Power, its abilities will grow and so its blessings, which are directly related with your developing Summoner Divinity.
Current Blessings:
{Summoned Familiar Health and Vitality Blessing}: {+310%}
{Summoned Familiar Strength Blessing}: {+310%}
{Summoned Familiar Awakening Skill Usages}: {+4}
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[Hyung San Woo's Will resting inside the Statue has gifted the [Shadow Heart Fragment (??? Grade)] x1!]
[Your Divinity of Summoning has reacted to the fragment, absorbing it.]
[You learned the Summoning Skill: [Shadow Familiar Creation: Lv1]!]
"A new Skill?! And it's… Shadow Familiar Creation! It is probably the Skill he had from the beginning, amazing!" I smiled. "Divinity, wasn't Hyung San Woo known for his Shadow Familiars?"
"That's right!" The bright figure of Divinity appeared, she was the physical manifestation of the Summoning Divinity, which has been cultivated by my processors for years, and the guardian of the Summoner's Hall. "This is not something that ever happened before though, you're the first one to ever be compatible with Hyung San Woo's Shadow Heart Fragment!"
"The others weren't?" I wondered.
"They were unable to fully absorb the power, so they never got any ability out of it." She said. "The Fragment has been saved for eons, until it finally found its new master! You see, Hyung San Woo's powers originally came from someone known as Everdark, the Shadow Monarch, a powerful Ancient God of Spiritias, a Titan that had mastered the Element of Darkness and Shadows.
Hyung San Woo's accessed his Inheritance, inheriting his Shadow Heart and awakening his powers as the first Summoner!"
"So I've inherited a part of the heart of an Ancient Titan, Everdark…" I muttered.
"Yes, although it has grown smaller and influenced by Hyung San Woo now, so it is a fragment of both Hyung San Woo and Everdark." Divinity nodded. "Amazing, right? I think you might be able to get more Skills as you grow stronger!"
"Not bad…" I nodded. "And with the Statue at Tier 3, my summons has three times their Vitality, Health, and Strength! And can even use their powerful Awakening Skills four more times before the 24-Hour Cooldown. With this they should be bulky enough to take on the army of Demonic Dragons that Fafnir is leading…"
"If you happen to have more spare Spirit Orbs, don't hesitate to spend them in the statues! Each one has a total of 10 Tiers; their boost is important to make your Familiars as strong as possible for the incoming challenges." Divinity said. "I'll be rooting for you, Blake!"
"Thank you." I smiled. "Then, I shall return."
I quickly opened my eyes, finding myself resting over the bed given to me inside of Elfriedden's residence. The night was rather beautiful, as I admired the moon in silence.
I need to make more Mana Potions, also, I got some items I want to see, and perhaps ultimately use my Skill Fusion.
Also, I can't forget to later test Hyung San Woo's Shadow Familiar Creation Skill.
"Hendrick, mass produce as many Mana Potions as possible."
"Very well."
He appeared and disappeared, grabbing all the materials I had available inside my Inventory.
It was nice to have loyal subjects willing to work for me at any time, at any point.
But for now, let's see my current items while I left Hendrick mass-producing Mana Potions.
[Spirit Gachapon Ticket: Weapons (Mythic Grade)] x3
[Spirit Gachapon Ticket: Accessories (Mythic Grade)] x3
[Divine White Dragon-Themed Treasure Chest (Celestial Grade)] x1
[Divine Skill Scroll: White Dragon Bestellen (Celestial Grade)] x1
[Divine Skill Fusion Ticket (Legendary Grade)] x2
[Divine Skill Evolution Ticket (Legendary Grade)] x2
[Magic Circle Strengthening Elixir (Legendary Grade)] x10
[Physique Enhancing Elixir (Legendary Grade)] x10
[Spirit Orb Enhancement Elixir (Legendary Grade)] x10
[Skill Proficiency Elixir (Legendary Grade)] x10
Hmmm, a lot of items. I should probably drink all the consumable Elixirs first. There's also those weird Gachapon Tickets from earlier, might as well use them and see what I get. If it's not good for me, I can always gift them to my friends or Vampire Spirits.
Lastly, Bestellen's "loot" I got from the Quest related to him. The Treasure Chest and his Divine Skill Scroll, I'm definitely using them this night too, I can't miss the possibility of their power.
"You've been rather silent…"
Eleanora's voice reverberated behind me as I looked at the items.
"Look who's talking, you've completely absented this entire time, since we went off until we reached the elven continent." I smiled.
"Sorry for being away, I was concentrated trying to Assimilate the Divinity Fragment you lend to me."
Right, the {Divinity Fragment of Bloodshed and Destruction}!
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