Chapter 199: Eldritch Warrior, Ellaine.

Chapter 199: Eldritch Warrior, Ellaine.

You guys managed to harvest his organs? Saori, Tasianna and Grimnar had just arrived at the entrance of the city, having sent a certain manatech bird ahead with a letter informing Ellaine and me of their arrival. This bird was Ellaines, which we had conveniently left behind in the RV during the mad rush to the temple, meaning Saori and the others didnt have to deal with the guards at the upper citys entrance.

Since the RV stuck out like a sore thumb among the other carriages in the noble district, Grimnir decided it would be best for him to park it in the lower city. Well, he also didnt feel comfortable around all the nobles, so he told us to stay here in the mansion while he slept where he could hammer throughout the night.

According to Tasianna, while they were making their way to Griffonpeak after me, Grimnir had holed himself up in his forge, grumbling about how he had to fix himself up. The fight with Astalos seemed to have pushed him to work on something.

Anyway, while Grimnir was repairing Ellaines armor in a corner of the basement underneath Helvass mansion, Saori pulled out a yellow crystalized organ of some kind. It was absorbing mana through the air, turning it into electric currents.

Ouch! Saori yelped, stuffing the organ right back into her [Storage Magic]. Even when he was dead, Astalos was still causing our party trouble.

Instead of Saori, Tasianna explained, After we made sure Miss Saori wasnt in danger, we left her with her garms as Mister Grimnir and I dismantled what remained of Astaloss mangled body. After that battle, there wasnt much worth taking from the surface of his body. Even his organs were mostly rotting and turning black from your toxin, Lady Hestia, so we only managed to extract a few organs from him. One of them was his thunder sac, the organ Astalos used to generate the electricity inside his body using mana.

I am planning to use it as an ingredient for my catalyst. The ring we got from the hobgoblin shaman is still usable, but I want something more significant, Saori stated, explaining how Grimnir believed it could be turned into a mana tool, like the volchark heart in my inventory.

Good to hear you guys got something out of that fight after I hoarded all the experience for myself. I gained seven levels from killing Astalos without having my party bracelet on. I felt a bit bad for not sharing the experience with everybody, but nobody really minded it. To them, they were just happy we got out of that fight alive in the first place.

While it was great to hear Saori having an equipment upgrade planned, we still couldnt do much with the volchark heart or Astaloss gland since Tasianna hadn't learned how to make catalysts yet. That was when Countess Marianne spoke up. That shouldnt be a problem, Lady Hestia. Aside from the people in the alchemist guild, there are also a few alchemists working under Duchess Morgiana and Duke Myrrdin that you can ask to tutor Miss Tasianna.

Tasianna nodded to Mariannes advice. I see I believe it would be better to finally learn more about alchemy. Cernust had only taught me the basics, and, with Lady Hestia deciding to stay in Griffonpeak for an extended time, I should use this opportunity to learn. With determined eyes, Tasianna began making plans on what to do during our stay in Griffonpeak. While I was talking with them, somebodys loud voice interrupted us.

Alright, Ellaine, let us begin! It was Count Helvas, announcing the beginning of todays test. It was time for Ellaine to conquer her demon, literally.

KleaHatma? Ellaine called out for the demon inside her rings, looking nervously at it. As the eyes appeared, a voice entered our head.

[Come on, darling, you may call me Klea. KleaHatma is such a long name, longer than you should be using when were this close, right?] Every time I heard that voice, I couldnt help but shiver. Although I explained the situation to the rest of Aurora, they couldnt help but complain at Ellaines and my decision to keep KleaHatma alive.

Urgh, this demon will probably cause us nothing but trouble, Hestia. Even if this was Ellaines decision, you really should not have accepted this risk, Saori declared her disagreement while shaking her head in exasperation. This is honestly, without a doubt, the most idiotic decision you two could have chosen. I will not lie, I do not like this one bit.

Lady Hestia, I really cannot support your choice in this matter. These demons came to Peolynca to destroy us, and now we are harboring one to use its power? This will make us even likelier to attract the attention of the demonkins, Tasianna stated. While KleaHatma did say she wouldnt expose herself to anybody without Ellaines approval, and was fully capable of hiding herself from even her demonkin descendants, there was no reason for us to trust her words.

Bladdarg, a stupid decision, lasses. Let Crustacia be my witness, I would crush that demon right now just so I could stop hearing her voice, Grimnir grumbled before returning to his work. Both the Count and Countess agreed, but they knew Aurena had given us the green light, so they directed their focus on helping their daughter control this new power.

Hestia? Ellaine looked at me. With determined eyes, she nodded, telling me she was ready. Please, begin.

I nodded back.

Breathing. Voice check. Music.

My Darkest Thoughts.

[Music Resonation (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

Staring out the window while it rains

No one here to talk, silence is all I have

So I delved into my thoughts and wondered, What if?

The laughing kid stomping loudly upstairs

The damn lovebirds flirting on the streets

Those rich asses living in their golden bubbles

I just wish they would all just disappear

Those are my honest thoughts, something I wish to hide from them

My life is stagnating, nothing I do brings me forth

All I can do is sing, drowning my sorrows while it rains

Every step I take just brings me back, to a rundown apartment room

Turn away, close my eyes, lock these wishes far away

Not again, not againor Ill cry until the end

All of my darkest thoughts

Will serve me as my muse

So, Ill sing, Ill sing, Ill sing, Ill sing!

As I fade from your thoughts

My Darkest Thoughts

A song created by the Idol [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]. Through the image of a hopeful person walking a path of ruin, seeking happiness in the most wishful ways, only to find contentment in their own self and the little happiness they bring to others before fading away. Through the power of song and the holy powers of the Goddess of Light, the darkness will not corrupt those under the beacons light. All allies affected by [Music Resonation] will receive these effects: Become immune to mental and psychological attacks and influences from all sources. [Fear] and [Terror] can never rise above the [Minor] stage. All Holy and Sacred elemental attacks will be affected by [The Light]. All enemies influenced by demonic powers affected by [Music Resonation] will receive these effects: Seven Sin-based powers will be reduced drastically, limiting their influence over the entitys soul and emotions. 20% reduction in stats

What I feared most about KleaHatmas was the potential risk it could have on Ellaines soul and personality. As such, I wanted to make sure any mental or psychological effects wouldnt affect Ellaine or anybody around them. This also applied to the demonkins.

Of course, the demonkins and KleaHatma werent our only threat. We also had to worry about people who consumed that weird black potion. I dont know how the troll shaman or Davison got their hands on that potion, but it was clear enough to us that it was something demonic. If we had to face the power of that potion again, I wanted to destroy them as fast as possible. So, turning my [White Fire] into something demonkins couldnt handle was a good option.

KleaHatma couldnt access the Divine System and, as such, was unable to benefit from it, but on the other hand, she was immune to stuff like [Identify]. However, spells werent an attack that relied on being connected to the Divine System. When I first tested my song on her, I was able to more-or-less pacify her. Instead of throwing innuendos out to annoy us, she sounded drunk.

[My Darkest Thoughts] wasnt a cheerful song, but to create the effect I needed, I had to be more melancholic with the lyrics. On the other hand, I gave the music a mix of hopefulness and heartbreak, imitating how Korean and Japanese drama shows made their songs for downhearted scenes.

This was my song to combat against the demons and demonkins. And it worked once again.

[Oooooh, this song such a lullaby,] KleaHatma expressed, sounding sleepy. [Dear, you have no idea how I hate going back to sleep. Not a, awwuaaaaaaahhh- a good feeling. So, sleepy, but there is so much to do. Come on Ellaine, lets begin so Hestia can stop singing me to sleep.]

The song is pretty sad, Hestia. But I feel like I can do it. Ellaine took a deep breath. KleaHatma, how do I use your power?

[Of course, dear. Listen well. First, pour your mana into your rings. Similar to how you always used your spell rings before. As Ellaine did so, the green and brown eyes on her rings shone as if she was about to use a spell. Good. Yeah, I can feel your mana. Now, to use my power, you may either grant me control over it or you can use it yourself. When I saved your life, you allowed me control, so I was able to use your mana to create those appendages from your skin. Pull up your sleeve, and leave your left arm exposed. Let us begin with the easiest first claws.]

Of course, Aurena told us to never accept KleaHatmas direct help again. Giving her access to her abilities was a no-no, since it allowed her to steal Ellaines mana for herself.

After Ellaine pulled her gambesons sleeve up, revealing her slightly trained arm, the demon began her description. [Imagine five long, one-sided blades glimmering like metal. Imagine Hestias claws in her dragon form, those long sickles ready to reap the flesh of a person. Imagine these claws attached to your hand, not like a gauntlet or gloves, but as flesh intertwining with each other like a web of vines. Your flesh, skin, muscles, and bones fusing to your imagination. Now, use your mana to form them like an earth spell!]

Ellaine closed her eyes to picture the image KleaHatma described to her, groaning the longer it lasted. Urgh! she moaned, grabbing her left arm as her rings continued shining. Ellaine! Ellaines mother, Marianne, called out to her but was stopped from moving closer by Saori. As sweat beads began to form on her forehead, the skin on Ellaines left arm began to shiver as black spots appeared on her white skin.

[The pain is normal. Endure. It is a new sensation all members of my race must experience before they can form their additional appendages. Our turbulent blood runs through our veins, escaping our body through the gaps in our skin, forming these new body parts. You are using mana to access my ability, you must allow this mana to escape your body through, uhm, your mana paths? Do you understand?] KleaHatma continued her coaching.

The moment Ellaine nodded, she let out a sudden yelp and shot her eyes wide open. As she clenched her teeth, the black spots quickly grew into long fleshy threads, attaching themselves onto her arm. The tendrils continued to form and move as her pained voice escaped through her gritting teeth.

Once it was over, Ellaine huffed and puffed, looking down at her enlarged hand. Not only had it grown in size but her fingers were completely replaced by five long razor blades. While her upper arm was still normal-looking, her entire forearm was covered in fleshy tendrils, like an eldritch monster.

Urp! Oh jeezus Turn away, close my eyes, lock these wishes far away

Not again, not againor Ill cry until the end

All of my darkest thoughts

Will serve me as my muse

So, Ill sing, Ill sing, Ill sing, Ill sing!

As I fade from your thoughts My singing was interrupted for a moment by my gag reflex.

Ellaine! Are you alright?! Count Helvas ran over to his daughter, clearly worried but keeping a safe distance from the sight of her new claw.

Y-Yes, the pain isnt that terrible, Ellaine wiped the sweat from her face before forcing herself to smile through the pain. A skill. I-I have a new skill!

What?!

[Good work, dear. Apparently, Aurena has received Elder Plesias permission to create a new skill based on my powers. Oh, it even has my races name translated into Common! How thoughtful of little Aurena.] Although she sounded pretty sleepy, her sassiness still showed when she spoke about Aurena. As a result, Ellaines parents werent so thrilled, glaring at KleaHatma instead of complaining, knowing it would simply go in and out the other ear.

P-Please, peace. Here, Ill send the information of the skills to everybody. Information of Ellaines new skill entered our minds through [Telepathy].

And it was a shocker.

OklLuthers Power

A unique power of an otherworldly creature, cleansed through the power of the Goddess of Light, stored into a skill. Allows the user to become more accustomed to using the OklLuthiers regenerative and flesh growth abilities, allowing them to use them almost as effectively as the original. Requires the mana of an OklLuthier to use. More abilities will unlock as the level of this skill increases. The death of the owner results in the death of the tethered OklLuthier. Tethered OklLuthier: KleaHatma. You cannot use SP to increase this skill, Ellaine

[Ahhhh, hahaha, smart of her. So this is how she will restrict my powers. Oh my, Ellaine, it seems I need to rely on your growth before I can even attempt to escape, hiehiehie.]

[OklLuthiers Power Lv. 1] was the skill Ellaine just received after using KleaHatmas powers for the first time. An OklLuthier ability section was added to her profile, where she was able to see which abilities she had unlocked, and this skill could only be seen by others if Ellaine allowed it, preventing leaks.

Seeing this skill caused everybody inside the basement to let out a sigh of relief, understanding Aurena didnt just accept Ellaines proposal without plan B. It also helped that Ellaine was testing her new ability with a wide grin and eyes filled with wonderment. Sure, it looked grotesque to us, and Ellaine agreed that it was, but she seemed happy to have a new ability. Like a kid getting a new toy.

There are two abilities claws and whiplash. What is whiplash? What is that, KleaHatma? Also, the skill mentioned regenerative abilities. What is that? Questions poured out from Ellaines inquisitive mouth. Honestly, this is the most excited I had ever seen Ellaine. Her mother even told me she used to act like this when she was younger, during the beginning of her magical education.

[Oooh, lusting for power, dear? So early?] Those words shut Ellaine up, feeling slightly unnerved at what shed said. [Hehehe, such innocence. In any case, I just checked myself and it seemed Aurena had sealed my abilities. Hahaha! I cant even try anything, even if I tried. Like a beast trapped inside a cage, doing the biddings of my master, all while her fangs bare themselves dangerously close to my neck. No hope to escape, no hope for a future, eternal torment. Ohoho, how you have grown]

A chill ran down my spine, and from looking at everybodys reaction, only Saori and Ellaine seemed to have similarly noticed the dreadful aura emanating from those spell rings the demon was inhabiting. It felt as if thousands of small roaches were crawling up your skin, a sickening feeling of nausea and fear.

But at the very next moment, a second aura appeared, this time it came from Ellaine. One that was warmer and more calming, although, it still felt like something we didnt want to know about. It clashed against the aura from the rings and repelled it back, stuffing this power back where it came from as if it was trash destined for the can.

Aurenas backup plan is this skill. It seems shes not playing any games with KleaHatma.

The most proper way for all of this to end was if Aurena had simply destroyed KleaHatma forever, but that would have meant Ellaine would have lost the ability to benefit from this power. Still, it was reassuring that Aurena had planted a booby trap on KleaHatma, ready to kill her with the flick of a finger. That thought calmed me down and allowed me to continue singing, expelling any lingering animosity from the demon.

Sighing deeply as if was feeling lethargic and exhausted, KleaHatma continued the explanation with an even more lackadaisical voice, [Well, whatever, if you cant change stuff, it would be better to just enjoy the present. Where was I? Ah, right, what skill you can use. Pretty much everything except for those two basic abilities, are sealed. Once the skill believes your body has become accustomed enough, it will unlock the next set of powers. Train hard, dear.]

Trainer KleaHatma continued her explanation, going into more detail of what her power actually was, [My regenerative abilities focus on consumption and regrowth. Instead of mana, you must consume something to allow my abilities to heal you. Unfortunately, it is sealed. The ability to morph claws and a long tendril is all you can do right now. Shame. You would have benefitted from my bone wings. In any case, human, put up a training dummy, your daughter needs something to use whiplash on.]

For someone of your advanced age, have you not learned the basics of simple politeness? You know my name demon, Count Helvas spoke back, irritated to high-heavens.

[Yeah, yeah, human. You do not have an eternity to complain, how about you continue moving instead of boring me.] Considering how the demon was acting, I was really questioning if my song was having an effect, so I increased the volume.

While Count Helvas was picking up a straw dummy for Ellaine to train on, KleaHatma suddenly called Saori over, telling her she wanted to test Ellaines flesh claws on a weapon. As Ellaine was neither a pugilist nor was she left-handed, Saori used her daggers more as a durability test against Ellaines claws.

I can feel the impact but I am not losing any health, Ellaine said after Saori slashed at her claws. Since the attack didnt cause her serious harm, Saori clad her daggers in lightning and used [Shadow Pierce] to attack, severing the tips of one of her claws. Oh wow! I knew you wouldnt hit me, Saori, but that still scared me.

I apologize, Saori said before witnessing Ellaine regrow her severed claw with mana. Y-Yeah, this reminds me too much of Davison. He did not have any claws, but his body had a terribly strong regenerative power. He was able to regrow an entire arm back.

Ellaine was able to keep regrowing her appendages as long as she had mana and she could remove them by turning the extra flesh back into mana, causing it to literally evaporate into blue particles. [I have defensive options, no fret. Aside from bone appendages, you may envelop your whole body in the fleshy tendrils to protect yourself, hardening it to create armor. I believe it would be easier to imagine it like Hestias [Panzer].]

Uhm, can I morph the bone appendages into something like a shield? Ellaine asked.

[Certainly. I have a single bone wing which I always used as a shield. You may literally turn this wing into a shield. For example, you arent required to create all five claws, you may focus all your strength on a single blade. Like an arm sword. Considering you use a sword and magic to fight, I suggest you use my powers to adapt to different situations. The faster you can manifest the flesh weapons, the better. For example, you can conjure up the claws when a man is too close for you to swing your sword, giving him a taste of his own medicine and his final climax, arhhhhhhaaa!]

Why is she making lewd jokes? [My Darkest Thoughts] work, please!

Once Count Helvas was done, KleaHatma transitioned into Ellaines second new ability. [Alright, you had a taste of the claws, now we will test whiplash, which I also call whipfist. Imagine a long [Dark Tendril] with four claws on the tip of it, shooting out from your arm. Imagine it like an extension of your limb and that you are extending it by using mana to continuously produce the flesh. Be careful. It is a ranged attack allowing you to either kill or catch your target, but the longer you extend the whipfist, the more mana your will use.]

That doesnt sound good. Unlike Hestia and Tasianna, I havent trained my mana enough to use it constantly. I need to drink as many dragorades as Saori. The more you cast spells or use your mana in general, the more your Mana capacity will grow naturally. Leveling wasnt the only way to gain mana, but it was definitely one of the best.

Groaning and moaning through the pain, the flesh threads reappeared on her arm, transforming it not into five sword-sized claws, but four knife-sized blades.

[Try to morph it into a kle uh, wait, I dont know what its called in Common. Hmm, imagine the claws as mandibles. Widen the flesh into something like a claw. Make it into something you can grab an item from range with.] As Ellaine listened, the whiplash transformed into something similar to an alien predators mouth. She then tried out the extension part of the ability, throwing her arm around like a whip.

When she tried to throw it at the dummy at KleaHatmas command, she missed the target by a mile. The whiplash could extend itself but, since it required momentum like a whip, it was extremely difficult to hit something from range. With her being right-handed and unaccustomed to using whips, Ellaines subsequent uses of the abilitys long-range grab function were a total whiff.

I cant continue, this takes too much mana, Ellaine stated, retracting the claw as she breathed heavily. Seeing her like this, Tasianna came over to bring her a mana potion. This reminded me of Ellaines personal attendant, Josine, who couldnt come down to the basement since Ellaines parents called this experiment top secret.

Ellaine, using it with your left hand might be too much, especially with an unfamiliar weapon type. Try it with your right hand. Pull it back and swing it down, Count Helvas tried to give Ellaine some suggestions. Ellaine was able to use KleaHatmas power on either arm, but she had to be wearing one of the rings on the preferred arm.

[Enhanced Mana Capacity Lv. 4] (+1)

[Enhanced Strength Growth Lv. 2] (+1)

[Enhanced Strength Enforcement Lv. 1] (New)

[Enhanced Intelligence Growth Lv. 4] (+1)

[Enhanced Intelligence Enforcement Lv. 4] (+2)

[Enhanced Vitality Growth Lv. 1] (New)

[Enhanced Vitality Enforcement Lv. 1] (New)

[Enhanced Wisdom Growth Lv. 2]

[Enhanced Wisdom Enforcement Lv. 2] (+1)

[Enhanced Agility Growth Lv. 2] (+1)

[Enhanced Agility Enforcement Lv. 1] (New)

[Enhanced Stamina Growth Lv. 1] (New)

[Enhanced Stamina Capacity Lv. 1] (New)

Others:

[Singing Lv. 6] (+1) [Dancing Lv. 5] [Musician Lv. 7] (+1)

[Merchant Lv. 2] (+1) [Handicraft Lv. 3] (+2) [Woodworking Lv. 1] (New)

[Enchanting Lv. 4] [Artificer Lv. 2] (+1) [Identify Lv. 5] (+4)

[Identity Blocker Lv. 9] (+6) [Terror Aura Lv. 1] (New)

[Battle Mind Lv. 3] (New) [Noble Aura Lv. 4] (+1)

[Royal Etiquette Lv. 8] (+1) [Riding Lv. 5] (+2) [Scholar Lv. 2]

[Cooking Lv. 1] (New) [Dismantle Lv. 4] (New)

[Calligraphy Lv. 6] [Mathematician Lv. 7] (+1) [Telepathy]

Ability List:

Unarmed:

[Dragoon Jump]

OklLuthier

[Claw] [Whiplash]

Sword:

[Power Slash]

Spell List:

Custom Spells:

[Create Crack] [Wind Gust]

Earth Magic:

[Earth Wall] [Rock Blast] [Earth Strike] [Rock Bullet] [Sturdy Earth]

[Earthen Spears] [Earthen Shackles] [Terra Wall] [Bedrock Blades]

Wind Magic:

[Wind Bullet] [Wind Cutter] [Air Shield] [Wind Slash] [Swift Winds]

[Wind Blast] [Featherfall] [Aerial Blitz] [Tornado Bullet]

Titles:

[Hestias Retainer]

A note from AbyssRaven

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