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"Kanied! you scared me for a minute there" Eredeti said
"I'm sorry my boy but it was the only way to speak to you alone" Kanied repled
"What do you mean? couldn't you have just talked to me without all the unnecessarily use of magic actually before that what even is this? its as if the entire world has been disconnected from reality." Eredeti said
"It was but necessary caution for what I have to say and this magic I have casted stops all sound from escaping and for sure way to keep out peeping toms" Kanied said
"Alright that sounds nice and all but what did you have to say to me for all this precaution and couldn't you have just waited in my room?" Eredeti said
"My boy this is an urgent matter and this is just insurance to those who wish to listen in on our conversation" Kanied replied
"Very well, now on with it what did you need to tell me so badly that you went as far as casting this magic" Eredeti said
"Very well you impatient fool, Well to start with I wish for you to stop whatever you are doing to your body for whatever it is. It is corrupting your body and soul and is turning it into a deep hue of darkness and rage even I for an mage have never seen such a thing however I know it is detrimental to you. Secondly you need to keep your head down from now on even though you haven't exactly been shouting out your existence it has still been whispered into the ears of many powerful beings who are irritants and corrupt filled" Kanied said
"What do you mean my name has been spread? It's not like I did anything major did I?" Eredeti asked
"A good question my boy however you still have failed to see the deceitful eyes of the ones watching you. So I suggest that you keep your unknown powers in check and be more discrete and secretive about the usage of them however it's not like I'm telling you to not use them but be more careful around others especially that resurrection ability you used" Kanied said
"Hahh very well I shall do my best to keep my abilities under check and unseen to the masses" Eredeti replied
"Good, and keep it that way" Kanied stated
"very well old man" Eredeti replied
"Oh yes that reminds me why are you in the barracks in the first place?" Kanied asked
"I was just getting new equipment and if you didn't noticed I was rather poorly equipped for the battle we had with all that crappy goblin gear and rusted armor" Eredeti said
"Indeed which was why I was going to ask you in the morning instead of going out in the middle of the night and bothering so many knights especially without a notice to prepare or at least to bring you the better of the equipment" Kanied said
"Well I just couldn't wait I guess" Eredeti replied
"At the very least you could have told me where you were headed off to because of you I had to look around the entire castle and the yards you idiotic bastard" Kanied
"Oh I guess I should've said something, sorry about that" Eredeti said as he looked away in shame
"Now like I stated before make sure and I mean make SURE! That you keep your head low from now on. For I fear someone has already caught wind of you and sent someone to scout out your powers however I doubt that they have seen much, So just be careful from now on understood?" Kanied asked
"understood" Eredeti replied
"Good now lets head back we don't want to alert to many people now do we" Kanied asked
"Indeed" Eredeti said
As Kanied clapped his hands together Eredeti started to hear the world around him once more just to test if reality was back to normal he dragged a chair on the ground as it made a slight screeching sound as he breathed a sigh or relief
"Relax my boy it's not like that state is permanent" Kanied said
"I know however its still gives me bad memories" Eredeti said
"Hmph and here I thought you didn't have much of a past" Kanied asked
"It's not like it's worth sharing" Eredeti replied
"Very well now lets get a move on" Kanied said
The due then headed back towards the castle as they entered it from a side door that had a guard standing their however it was as if he didn't know they were there as Kanied and Eredeti simply slipped right past him and entered their rooms
"Phew rest at last" Eredeti said as he stripped the gear off his body and laid his weapons to the right of him on the night stand beside him as he slowly dozed off into sleep
As the morning sun hit the entire castle was alive with people going about their regular morning routine as Steve woke up he first went to take a bath and prepared his clothes and his sword and once he left his room he went straight to Balderic's room to discuss their "plans" they had for the day and more particular night as he arrived towards the room Balderic told him that was his last night he could already see the short man leaving as he waved and shouted
"Balderic" Steve shouted
"Oh oh Steve my friend it seems that I don't have to wake your lazy ass up" Balderic shouted back
"Please as if you had to wake me up on such a bright and beautiful day" Steve said as he walked up to Balderic
"Now should we go ask Eredeti of his plans today?" Balderic asked
"Nah we should let him sleep in for a bit besides you were the one who said that something was wrong with him last night didn't you" Steve replied
"Indeed I did say that however just in case we should ask anyways" Balderic said
"Sure if he's up for it that is" Steve said as both him and Balderic started to walk towards Eredeti's room
As Eredeti was sleeping like a baby on his bed he heard some knocks coming from his door as he sluggishly got up from his bed and opened the door to see 2 familiar faces
"aghh what do you guys want I'm trying to sleep here" Eredeti said
"What! come one its already bright outside try not to be such a lazy bastard" Steve said
"Lazy please I was up late last night making some preparations for our departure soon" Eredeti replied
"Steve give the boy a break he's already been through a lot" Balderic said as he looked towards Eredeti
"Don't worry about it we'll tell you after you get some rest, come on Steve"
"Hahh fine" Steve replied somewhat annoyed
The duo then left as Eredeti shut the door and laid back on his bed
'Strange I wonder what those 2 wanted' Eredeti thought to himself
As Eredeti was laying down on his bed he felt tired yet he couldn't sleep for some reason so instead he forced himself to go back to sleep as he decided to transfer back into his soul world for some experimentation as he found himself in a familiar place
As Eredeti looked around his realm he saw his floating souls and he couldn't help but wonder what would happen if he kept upgrading his souls or at the very least try to learn more about them as he went closer to the soul of the troll and as if he was hit by it and idea came from his mind
'Why don't I use appraisal since I haven't used it in a while'
'Appraise'
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-Name: none
-Race: Greater war troll
-Rank: Greater soul
-Benifits: Increased strength, speed and endurance, granted skills
-Skills: Battle cry lvl 5, Novice weapon mastery lvl 12, Berserk lvl 7, Iron Hide lvl 9, Natural leader lvl 1, mana manipulation lvl 3, Body enhancement lvl 4, calm mind lvl 1, Charisma lvl 1, Reinforced muscles lvl 7, Keen senses lvl 6, Undeath lvl 10
-Granted skills: Regeneration lvl 1, Wraith weapons lvl 1, Consumption lvl 1, Undying loyalty lvl MAX
-Stats:
-Str: 78
-Int: 22
-Spd: 35
-End: 45
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'What?! It wasn't this strong when it was alive' Eredeti said in shock
'It must have been due to the combination of souls, that's the only explanation'
As Eredeti looked on in awe he noticed a few skills he never knew existed and also the lack of his own skills as he thought
'If I don't get stronger fast then theirs no way I am going to be able to get close to beating a dragon' Eredeti said
As Eredeti looked towards the other souls as he wondered since he could combine other souls why couldn't he combine his own. Similar to the process of combing other souls all he had to do was slowly transfer the power like turning on a faucet on low and having a steady stream of it run out
'Well I don't know if it's going to work or not but might as well as try' Eredeti said