Chapter 5: Backstory, Using Aura

Chapter 5: Backstory, Using Aura

{I was tricked into going hunting in the forest to gain my fathers recognition, but I met an advanced Magic Beast and almost lost my life.}

Fortunately for Damian, although Iris was hesitant and unfocused at the beginning, she agreed to cooperate and tell him everything that he needed to know.

And compared to the rigid Character Setting page that hid many details, Iris was just able to summarize her life down to the really important parts.

At least I wont have to hunt down the clues in this realistic patch.

Just like many of the playable characters in Fates Guide, Iris backstory was as standard as abandoned stories could be.

Her father was not only a Duke but also the Head of the Platina Family renowned for producing generations after generations of Illustrious Knights. He was said to be capable of contending with the Legendary Heads of the past with enough time.

Regrettably, his beloved wife was unable to bear any children. Everyone was afraid that his great bloodline would go to waste.

Wanting to remain loyal, the Platina Family Head ignored it for a while, but under constant persuasion, he caved in and took another spouse to produce a suitable heir.

At first, he did it out of duty, yet with time, he became more and more distant from his first wife, sending her into an outrage. However, all of that quickly ended with the birth of his first child.

Tough.

The long-awaited newborn was a girl! To make matters worse, the mother also died months after she gave birth!

The Duke was depressed after what happened for years. In the end, he continued accepting different partners till he produced the male heir that everyone asked for, but his heart had long turned ice cold.

He blamed everything on the child that took away his true love. Not to mention raising her, he couldnt even get himself to call her by the beautiful name that her mother had chosen, Iris.

The sentiment of the rest of the family was no better. Iris was less talented than even commoners. Whether it was Aura Nurturing or Weapon practice, she was at the bottom of the bottom.

She wasnt invited to it, to begin with, but at a certain point, Iris was even told to stop attending the training that she persevered through relying on nothing other than pure well.

While the Duke ignored all of his wives and only wielded his sword behind closed doors, the first wife still held great influence on the family.

And since she also considered Iris to be the reason she lost the Dukes love, the first wife also made sure that Iriss life was a living hell

In the end, after living two decades of misery, she had somehow fallen into this wretched place.

{The Familys butler showed up and saved me in the end, but as we passed by the entrance of a hidden Labyrinth, someone pushed me in}

Now that she was no longer in panic, Iris knew deep down how she ended up like this. She was just trying to think otherwise.

[ A Goblins Dead Body: A useless dead body that isnt worth exploiting. Inedible Flesh. There might be something valuable inside. ]

Just like Inventory, Inspect Element was an inherent ability that the player passively had. In the game, the Wisdom Stat affected how much information one could receive from it, but Damian wasnt sure which Stat was applied here.

As expected.

A Goblins body wasnt worth harvesting, but just like every single monster in the game, they had a chance of containing something useful in their heart.

I guess I have to do it.

Damian took out the knife that had its poison wiped in the Goblins neck and tried to open its chest. However, unlike when he just had to deal a fatal blow, he struggled to dissect the monster.

Wait, what if

Iris, how do you use Aura?

{Hm? You just have to focus on your heart and the outlet that you plan to use, but}

Damian didnt wait for Iris to finish explaining as he already attempted what she said. A few seconds later, a platinum hue started shining on his right hand.

Woah.

The faintly glowing light quickly gathered at the tip of his fingers before completely transferring to the edge of the knife. Without hesitation, Damian stuck into the Goblins chest and pulled back!

Splat!

Blood spurted out, a few drops splattering on Damians face. Thankfully, the Goblins heart had already stopped pumping or the mess would have been much worse.

This should be done quickly.

Feeling excited to be personally wielding something like this, Damian raised the knife to go for more. However

Huh?

The strike ended up being ineffective again, the luster surrounding the knife could be no longer seen.

{Ah, this is what I was trying to tell you I cant use Aura for long.}

This was Damians first taste of a chosen ones incompetence.