August Rotshield stared at the beast dead body, as he panted in exhaustion. The brutal fight wasn't easy August's wounds making it apparent, a truly powerful foe for the paladin to handle. 'I can't believe that self centered piece of crap left me here.' August thought as he got off his nee.
As august stood he felt a breath on his ear and before he could react, a sword plunged through his back and out his chest. "It's over dear brother."
"Oliver *cough* what have *cough* you done." August choked out as blood poured from his moth, he had no more mana he couldn't activate his healing skills. He felt his life force being drained into the blade.
"HAhaHAha you fell right into my trap brother, it's all your fault so of course I planed to take your life. So due one last thing and rot in hell for your dear brother." Oliver cackled as he kicked August back sending him to the ground.
As August laid on the ground his limbs becoming cold and darkness filling his vision, his amulet a family heirloom began to faintly glow. A amulet that had been in his family for over a thousand years. No one knew what it did or what purpose it held.
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August's soul floated in the darkness with a small light, the words of his brother drilling through his thought. It haunted him he trusted his brother he had made him believe that they could actually be siblings for once.
August tried interacting with the small light as it pulsed growing and condensing over and over. It was the only thing that could pull his mind from the dark thoughts.
"I wish I could go back, I wouldn't allow this to be my end. I wish I had the power to grow like the rest of my so called siblings. I wish I could take their strength and use it against them."
The orb grew brighter and brighter the orb growing in size and density, August's mind raced what's happening to it. Suddenly he felt pain, a burning on his soul he felt as if he would be consumed by the light. His awareness began to teeter his consciousness spiraling.
August didn't know how long he had been in the darkness alone his consciousness only now coming back to him. His soul ached deeply, and the only thing in this void of darkness was a small light that now was gone.
He felt as if his soul could crumble and his existence would be gone he felt weak and he was afraid. Suddenly a light green box popped up in front of him reading it August had become confused.
[Your wish in death has been heard, you have gained access to the system.]
As he read the box his mind raced the system, only awakened get access to the system. The only one in his family to not awaken was him. Anyone could gain skill's from skill book's, but only those who awakened could grow those skill's and make them stronger. As his thoughts calmed a new notification replaced the old one.
[Your wish in death has been heard, Two skills have been burned onto your soul. The skill: Respond Regression has now been permanently attached to your soul. The skill: thief in death has been permanently attached to your soul.]
August read through the notification several time's, 'at least I know why I'm in so much pain it must have been those skills being burned onto my soul' he thought. He was still confused as to know what all this meant. He had gained access to two skills he had never heard of. But once of again as soon as the notification disappeared another took its place.
[your passive skill thief in death has been activated. You have been killed by the living weapon blade of eternal shadow. You may choose to acquire a random skill or random stat point from the blade of eternal shadows.]
His mind raced I can acquire a skill or stat, August thought about the implications as he stared at the screen. By taking his time to think of everything over. He came to a realization his wish's are coming true. So what does that mean for him. 'I'm about to steal power so will the other skill send me back in time just what I wished for?' he thought to himself with the realization of what the notification was talking about.
As he took his time to think he made a gamble, if he did go back a stat point wouldn't help him much in this situation.
[ You have gained a random skill from The blade of eternal shadows. You have acquired the skill: Shadow Gate]
[ your passive skill Thief In Death has been activated due to being jointly killed by Oliver Rotshield. You may choose to acquire a random skill or random stat point from the blade of eternal shadows.]
August stared as he already knew what he was going to choose. If his brother had known he would invertedly be giving him power he wouldn't have killed him.
[ You have gained a random skill from Oliver Rotshield. You have acquired the skill: Doppelganger]
[Your passive skill Respond Regression has been activated, due to excess amounts of mana still with in the death wish amulet your skill Respond Regression has been put into overdrive.]
As soon as the notification appeared a flash of light filled the space where August was. As it faded his spirit no longer filled the empty space.