RE:BORN Zombie

163 Surprises

“Well, there isn’t one in particular.” Said the man.

‘What did I expect.. Heh..’ Thought Victor with a defeated expression in his mind, certainly, exaggerating everything.

“But…”

‘Ohh…’

“The stronger and rarer the skills sacrificed, the more distinguished of an Authority.” Said the man.

‘Why does it sound weird?? But..’ “That makes sense I guess.” Said, Victor.

“How many skills did you have to sacrifice?” Asked, the man.

‘Hehhh.. Ah.’ “Around twenty something, but not more than twenty five.” Said Victor.

‘TWENTY FIVE??? WHO HAS TWENTY FIVE SKILLS ON THEM??? EVEN I DON’T HAVE THAT MANY. IS-IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?’

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“Tw-Twenty Five.. You are a special one I see. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of someone having so many skills.”

‘Huh? Even you?’ “Really?’

“Yes. That must mean you have really exhausted all your skills. Well, don’t fret, I can guarantee you, it was worth it, completely.” Said, the man, in attempts to console Victor.

“Oh no, I didn’t use up all my skills…” Said Victor, not sure if he should have said that anyway.

‘STILL HAS SOME LEFT? Calm, Calm down. I was told that he was special, so I should have expected this, but nooooo, this is too exaggerated!!’ Thought, the man, in total amazement. If his image could displayed on his covered face, Victor would find that he resembled a curious chiwawa at that moment.

“I will try again, with the theory I have come to, this will be a good day.”

‘Huh? Is he crazy?’ “Try again? Don’t, if you try to do this again to get another authority, it will cause irreversible damage to your body and soul, as the strain will be too much. Though you can’t feel it, your soul also suffers as the body does.” Said, the man.

‘Fuck. Good thing he’s here. I would have ended myself for nothing.’ “So, how’s my soul doing now?” Asked, Victor.

He assumed the man could see his soul since he ushered out such warnings, but Victor just couldn’t be more accurate about his assumptions.

“Well, I can’t see your soul. I just gave the warning.” Said, the man.

‘Well, if then…’

Victor ignored the warning and just started immediately, to get another authority. He did have the undead mind after all, and he was putting his luck on that. If it was all paranormal and spiritual, then his mind should be the same as his soul, or at the very least both should be tangled. That should provide a shield for his mind, and so was ok. From his understanding at least.

“What are you doing?! That will destroy you!” Said, the man.

Victor just ignored it and told the man not to worry. “After all, if you really wanted to stop me, you could have moved to do so. Seeing as you haven’t moved a single bit, I am guessing it isn’t all that dangerous.” Said, Victor. The man did not respond to that, so Victor took it as him being right this time and went on.

Also, the man had been more humane in his words these past few minutes, Victor was starting to feel as though a valuable relationship was being formed. It was good for him.

Normally he would be more cautious, but the fact that even the man had not really moved to do anything to stop him, it was assurance that it would be alright.

From then onward, Victor went on to get two other authorities before deciding It was enough, not because he chose to, but because he ran out of skills to sacrifice.

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‘What-what a monstrous mortal.. Is he even mortal anymore? I was told that he was special, but isn’t this too special? Even my own master can’t achieve this, not even that bastard can… Ah.. Life.. My existence is worthless…’ The man sobbed in his mind, witnessing all that was happening before him. If he wasn’t there to see it for himself and someone came to tell him that there was a mortal that could achieve three realm breaking Authorities in a day, he would send for that person to be tortured for nine hundred and ninety nine days for trying to pull such a prank on his seniors.

“This is just wonderful, to get all this in a single day.” Said, Victor.

‘How can he be so nonchalant?’ Thought, the man.

Though Victor could not access his system at the moment, he could still feel the power within him after getting these authorities, and it was simply compelling, if he thought of his former self.

‘With these, that fish of a leader will be just what he is, a fish. Not that he already wasn’t.’ Thought, Victor.

Back then when he fought with the king of Atlantis above the sea, he could have easily killed the king if he wished to, he just didn’t, considering the future. ‘One use of excavate and he’ll be gone. Whatever.’

Now, though he had gained these new found powers, he had also lost his versatility and numerous deadly skills. One of his authorities specifically, took too many skills, though, it seemed to be worth it.

When the man guiding him spoke of the skills having to be strong and possibly rare, Victor knew he would hit a jack pot, as every one of his skills were MAX levelled, and many were rare skills you won’t find just anywhere.

Anyway, that aside…

It had come, the time for Victor to leave a it was. He would have loved to stay there a bit longer, but the man said the time was up. Victor did find a stairway that continued downwards, and the man informed him that he could not go there, as he was not ready for that yet, and though Victor tried to be stubborn and proceed either way, he really could not. It was like some kind of force kept him at bay.

When he tried to go there was the first time he had seen the man physically move, but though it was only a slight turn and nudge.

“Listen to me now. As you leave this place, remember the power you now hold. Don’t be careless.” Said, the man.

Victor responded and told him not to worry, before living. Another thing he needed to know was that after he left, he would have to return back to the cave if he wanted to do anything relating to getting another authority. Not that the man believed he would actually be able to get another one, it wasn’t like skills fell from the sky for everybody to take after all.

As Victor walked towards the doorway that lead to the top, he turned to look at the man, ‘I never got your…. Name..’ Said Victor, but behind him was empty space, the man was nowhere to be found.

Surely, he was only speaking with the man some moments ago, just Victor returned to look for the man, as this room was a certain level of mystery to it after all, so maybe that was what happened. But, even after searching for more than 10 minutes, he couldn’t find the man. That was when he decided it was best he just gave up and head out. He had been down too long.

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“That child is something else. I had to use up all of my power just to maintain the space, and still ended up using my entire sea. Well… Master never choses wrong I guess.” Said, a voice similar to that of the man that had just been with Victor moments ago. Surely, it was him, only that this time, he was moving on his feet.