A pale figure emerged from the coral of a dry sea.
It was Zero, and it'd been a week since he arrived in this world. He had been in. that body for a week already.
'what a drag'
He thought In a self-deprecating tone.
Walking in between the coral, he extended his Soul essence outward in a probing manner.
That was a basic ability for any mage, one that he wouldn't have been able to use if it wasn't for [Snail Shaman].
Thinking of that "attribute" he couldn't help but think that anyone in his old world could become at least a Demi-God—seemingly being called supreme here—with that trait.
(AN: Demi gods are those Supreme and above, he gleened that information from the kill counts)
With his "Soul sense" extended, almost nothing could escape his view. And it showed.
Well, even without soul sand,Not like someone could not notice the hulking crab coming his way with not-so peaceful intentions.
A pest think it can sneak up on me ? Ridiculous.
Zero Decided to use the only weapon in his arsenal.Chanting.
Oh Vengeful spirits of the Fallen,
Quench thy thirst for rightful Vengeance,
Vanquish my foes,
Let them achieve eternal Repentance,
and fulfill thy vows.
A pale, fist sized ball of pale light appeared in front of him, then, it swelled till it reached his own size.
(An: Mc is about 3 feet tall btw, 1 meter for normal people)
Zero looked at the crab and said one word, not as a statement, but a command for the Soul.
"Manêna Séempa"
(AN: This is a real voiceline from the game)
The crab felt a chilling sensation in his shell, It felt that the pale being before him was the Apex of all Living being, then, Numerous names flashed in its testicle-sized brain. Yet there was one, one that it could understand even with its limited Sapience.
The Hollow Knight
Immediatly, it wanted to flee, yet its pereiopods were stuck on the ground. It was unable to move—Unable to dodge this Spell. it could only watch helplessly as the Vengful spirit shot toward him, and then,
—BOOOOM—
A Terrifying sound was heard, one the beasts of the Forgotten Shore had heard quite frequently in the past week.
Zero looked at the puddle of blood on the ground. There was nothing left of the beast. A voice Echoed in his mind
[You have slaughtered an Awakened Beast, Carapace Scavenger.]
Immediatly after, He felt a soft sensation in his "Heart", it was like a few drops of water filling his soul sea.
That was probably the process of "Nucleus Parere", the scientifical term for the creation of another core.
Looking at the puddle of blood, Zero felt quite lost. It had been a week since he came here, and after gettling aclimated to this new body, the only thing he had done was kill, kill, and kill again. Was that the meaning of his "Rebirth" ? Or did he simply go to Hell? No, he was sure that he had destroyed it. So this couldn't be it, then what was this place ?
For now, he only searched for Landmarks. Civilisation usually prolifferated near them. And if his vision wasn't failing him, there should be a tree in the horizon. That'd be quite the place to rest there, even without civilization. At least he wouldn't fear This world's Death's Diarrhea water attacking him at night.
That thing is freaky.
Anyway, the only thing he could do was move forward. That what he was going to do, and what he always did.
And so, he started his journey to what he named Le big tree, slaughtering anything that dared block his way. In the day, he was a killing machine, at night, he rested on some High coral or Mound.
After six nights and seven days, he arrived quite close to his destination.He assumed he could get to the tree in a few more hours.
Well, with my luck, there's probably going to be a few annoying Abominations in my way, so maybe at night…
A few minute after mentally reminding himself to be careful, Trouble came looking for him in the form of a humongus bird.
It was A flying abomination with a corpse-like white body and raven-black feathers, with an unnatural mess of powerful limbs protruding from its wide chest, each ending with a set of terrifying talons.
Me and my big mouth
After mentally scolding himself, Zero prepared to fight. Exept, he only prepared to chant. His nail was in no condition for combat, if it broke, he'd stay weaponless for the rest of his life. In no way did he want to become a spell caster with the filmsy amount of spell he had in his arsenal.
Fortunatly, his Soul vessel was full. He'd be able to launch around three to four spell before running dry.
However, that was if the foul beast let him.
Immediatly, it charged, speeding like a locomotive. It's limb seemingly exited to tear Zero's body apart.
But Zero was no pushover, If combat was a Dance, then he was a Super-Star.
He jumped, his "Legs" propelling him into the air, the Hulking abomination also took off in the sky, wanting to leverage his lack of foothold to Devour him in one gulp.
But how could A prince not have the mere ability to fly ?
Monarch's Wings
Tough he could only use them for on flap for now, Zero used his wings to the fullesst of their abillity and landed on the speeding Monster under him. He used his Stubs as fists, and unleashed a Soul-Enhanced barrage on the ugly bastard's wings.
Immediatly, they plummeted down below, and shaking Its body, it was able to barely shake off Zero off its back.
However, They were falling, with zero still above the Cursed Herald, and he had one spell that perfectly answered for this situation.
He started chanting.
"Oh soul of the fallen, Heed my call, Be my blade once more;
The abomination seemed to sense the danger, however, it was too late. Its wings were reduced to a banner of holes. It only managed half a flap before resuming its dive.
Stamp the Lands, Shatter the Firmament;
Show your Desesperate Cries and Rupture the Skies
Plunge toward the Desolate Moor,Devastate the realm from Floor to Floor.
I dedicate This Requiem, To you.
DESOLATE DIVE."
Souls seemed to seep out of Zero's Shell, as if it came out of nowhere. Then, they started Swirling around the vessel's figure. Finaly, as if in a bid to make theirselves known, a Devastating cry was heard.
Zero started to Dive toward the floor, Taking the Herald of Ruin with it, and with a deafening crack, They hit the Moor.
—BOOOOOOOOOOOM—
A massive crater was left in their wake, and in the craters centre, you could see Zero staring at the "abomination".
Against all odds, it survived.With its two remaining front limbs it crawled toward Zero, who wasn't in any condition to fight. Desolate Dive is a 2nd tier spell, using it in a 1st tier body took a huge toll.
But Zero wasn't anyone, He was an Overlord of Combat. He dashed Head-on toward it, Dodging its desesperate throes. His mind calculating the best move against its every attack.
A peck from its beak. Stupid. Sidestep to the left and blind it from that side. A cross-shaped attack from its Limbs. Dash in the open spot and and Deliver a Soul-Enhanced punch to it's chest.
Everything went as Zero's expected. The beast lacked intelligence, and that was a Fatal weakness.
Dodging a A few more pecks, He jumped on top of its head, and with a sickening crunch,Twisted its neck.
The last thing the Heral heard was a voice, the voice of a king. The king whispered knowledge in his mind, but there was a Title that it could comprehend, even with its Dog-like Sapience.
𝙃𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙙,
𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨;
𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙗𝙮𝙨𝙨,
𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙚
𝙎𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙪𝙣,
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙆𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.
And with that,light faded from its eyes, still frozen in a mix of Terror and Reverence. The Fight was over, And the King of Nightmares had emerged victorious.
Of course,the spell didn't forget to announce his kill.
[You have slaughtered a Fallen Monster, Cursed Herald]
His Void core swelled slightly from the kill.
"That, was a hard one" Zero Sighed, regretting his tendency to jinx things up.
After a few minutes of resting, He resumed his journey to LeBigTree. This time prepared against whatever thing was probably waiting for him.
(End of Chapter)
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Hi guys. Sorry for the chapter. It was more of a Transitional one, to show Zero's abilities, his tendency to jinx it and the fact that he's in search of civilisation (wich he isn't sure even exists.
The writing quality probably degraded, since this is my first time writing a fight. I hope you can give constructive critisism to help me.
I was very inspired by Lotm for the Honorific name, and I think it's dope as fuck. Tell me if you liked it. also thanks for the support last chapter, Love y'all.
Also, drop a Review and some power stone if you liked it.
100PS= 1 bon us chapter at least 3k words long. (I'm kinda scared and exited by the Idea)
PEACE OUT.