Chapter 1026: Imparting Strength

Chapter 1026: Imparting Strength



After getting a message back from Julian, telling him that he'll take care of it, it was only then did Valyr return his attention back to Damian.

Thankfully, it did not take much longer for the man to recover from the sadness he was

feeling, thanking the young man for keeping him company as he looked at him with still slightly teary eyes.

Taking in a deep breath, he then wiped the tears off his eyes as he stood up from his desk, only to look at Valyr straight in the eyes.

"I plan... on making amends," said Damian after a bit of thought, his expression slightly nervous. "I don't know if they'll accept it since I've distanced myself from them for so long..."

"But will you... can you accompany me?"

In response, Valyr merely smiled, opening the door that led them out of the office in the process.

"Of course."

With that, the two decided to make their way to the cafeteria first, with Damian talking about how they were the first group of people he needed to make amends with.

"After all, I'm the leader of the guards," said the man as he walked beside Valyr. "The worst thing a person in my position can do is to be out of touch with those I manage."

As Valyr nodded in response to the man's words, he then initiated a conversation with the man, hoping to ease his nervousness for a bit.

Fortunately, the chat worked as intended, allowing Damian to slowly return to how he was before.

Then again, there were still some things that remained the same thanks to the existence of the mark.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As they walked through the corridors of the barracks, various rodents and vermin began to rush towards Damian all of a sudden, prompting Valyr to prime his energy with the intent to dispose of them.

Though, before he could even dispatch a bit of his Prime Azure Energy, Damian had already made his move, releasing a small amount of mana that turned into a dagger that killed all of them in one hit.

Watching the small dagger of mana whiz around their feet as they continued to walk, Valyr was briefly reminded of the time the same phenomenon happened to him.

However, unlike Damian, who seemed to have used the opportunity to push his control over mana to a higher stage, he flooded the ground around him with a ring of crimson flames.

'I wonder if I could incorporate that into the Four Azure Paths,' thought the young man to himself, eventually pushing the thought aside.

With Damian swiftly making work of every pest that aimed to kill him, it did not take long for the two to arrive at the cafeteria, being greeted by the sight of the guards continuing to share stories while they were away.

Naturally, all of them went silent after seeing Damian stand beside Valyr, recalling that their leader had changed these past few months.

Yet, as if he was oblivious to what was going on in their minds, Valyr took the initiative to start the session of storytelling once more.

Embellishing the experiences he'd gone through in the various cities he'd visited, it did not take long for Damian to warm up and tell his own stories as well, eliciting a smile to appear on Valyr's face as he let the man take center stage.

Of course, everyone there was left at a loss for words after seeing Damian partake in what everyone thought he was avoiding all this time.

Fortunately, the longer they listened the man's stories, the more the guards began to realize that...

"Well..." Thinking about everything he'd gone through to get to his current point, Valyr briefly had a wry smile on his face. "It's a bit more difficult than you'd think."

Though, just as he was about to explain to Damian the various things he'd done to obtain his current strength, the system decided that it was the perfect moment to give him a couple

pieces of information.

Ding!

[A being yearns to emulate the strength you exhibit.]

[You have not met the minimum qualification of forming a Legacy.]

[However, you have become an Origin, allowing your qualification to surpass that of someone

who has formed a Legacy.]

[You have obtained the ability 'Power Impartation'.]

Though he continued to walk beside Damian along the streets of Astarto, Valyr focused all of

his attention on the series of notifications that popped up in his mind, only to be reminded of an ability he'd somewhat neglected in his past life..

'The power to give other people classes and subclasses based off my powers...'

As this thought came to mind, Valyr was reminded of the first subclass he'd obtained from

Noel. After that, he was reminded of the upgraded subclass the same person had given him, as well as the modified subclass the Serpent Maiden had given him because of his feats.

He also recalled the time Vaughn had given him his First Blacksmith class, causing Valyr to briefly clench his fists in excitement.

"Uh... are you alright?" Oblivious to the excitement Valyr was feeling, Damian looked at the young man with slight concern, noting that the young man had suddenly stopped in his

tracks.

"Ah, my bad. I was thinking about something." Luckily, it was around that time Valyr fully recalled the ability he'd been given, causing him to look at Damian with a faint smile as they

eventually continued walking.

"Anyways, you asked me if I could help you become stronger, right?"

"Yeah." Damian nodded after a bit of pause. "If you could, that would be great... but I'd also

understand if you reject my request."

"It's fine." Valyr shook his head as he looked at him with a reassuring smile. "It won't take

much time anyway."

'Plus, it'll let me see how far I can push the ability this time around.'

With that in mind, the two continued to chat as they walked through the streets of Astarto, only to stop as they arrived in front of the town hall around 10 minutes later.