Chapter 310: Lively conversations

Chapter 310: Lively conversations

Eternam entered the room, his sharp three toed talons clicking on the wooden floor. His hands looked similar, with long and nimble clawed fingers. He looked like a humanoid crow. His body was covered in sleek obsidian-black feathers except for his torso which was covered in black fuzz instead.

He wore several layers of thin black clothes, some tightly wrapped around his torso and his featherless forearms and ankles, and some loosely hanging over those. From under his arms, extending to his back, long black wings draped around him like a tall and majestic cape.

His face was a strange human and bird mix, with human eyes above a crow-like pointed beak and a crown of spread feathers adorning his head.

Strangely Zerei looks more human than he does. This is more like a super-extra beastman ancestor or something like that.

The real bird species beastmen are kind of pitiful in comparison. Like comparing a lizard and Dragon.

Eternams head turned on the side like a birds as he observed Sofia. The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñøv€l-B1n.

A Saint? I thought Knowledges saint was still alive, but if so, which God is it? Loyalty, perhaps? Eternam asked as he drew closer and sat on the chair opposite Sofias. His long feathery wings almost entirely covered the chair making it look like the Avian was sitting on thin air.

Knowledge? Oh, for necromancy? Is Knowledges saint a Necromancer? That would make sense considering Pareths ritual uses Knowledges rune

No, my patron god does not have much to do with my necromancy abilities. The class I have is not really a saint and not really a necromancer. Call it a hiccup of the system.

Is that so? I hear resentment in your voice. You must not be contributing much to your patron Gods power.

Ill kill him if I have the opportunity, Sofia confirmed without flinching.

Eternam reeled back a bit, making eerie bird noises. Sofia understood this was laughter. Or perhaps cackling was a more appropriate interpretation.

An ambitious plan. You might need more than a few skeletons. But you seem to have things under control. Dragon scale I also feel Avian magic on you. Whose old tomb did you pllage? the Avian asked. The words were accusatory but the voice was still neutral.

Oh, its probably from this, Sofia started to say, bringing out her staff, I did find it in a ruined Avian city, underground beneath the human continents spirit forest.

Eternams body was immobile but his head stretched forward, staring at the staff.

Nice find. So a group found shelter underground. Interesting, yes. No other finds from there?

There was a survivor actually. She was turned into an Apostle and survived trapped underground until I arrived. Shes also going to be a teacher here for the year.

Sofia had a scare as Eternam had leaped from his chair and suddenly came closer. Pareth even appeared in between them but the Avians unblinking stare still reached Sofia from between Pareths bones.

Really, yes?! the Avian teacher asked.

Uh- yeah She should be here already, I think.

Ah. Sorry if I scared you, Eternam apologized as he backed up. His eyes now lingered on Pareth and his halo. Another survivor. Even an Apostle, that is great news.

Eternams head rotated one way then the other.

"I will need to see the teleportation through my own two eyes to tell you."

"Sure, go ahead Pareth," Sofia ordered. Pareth walked away a few meters then teleported back.

Eternam silently watched the process.

"Hmmm, the connection could certainly be taken over to teleport to him instead, but

But?

You would need to learn how to teleport by yourself first.

Oh. Alright. Well, that was already in the plans.

Never a bad idea, Eternam confirmed. Better yet, you might be able to take this one step further.

How so?

You could achieve a place swap by teleporting to each other simultaneously. Timing would be key for that to be consistent, but it could be a great tool in a fight. Either way, these kinds of teleportations will always be easier than regular ones, since you wont have to direct your soul through the spirit plane yourself and can just follow the already existing track.

Interesting. A bit more effort than I had hoped, but that will work. Was the talking you did through the skull at the entrance working on a similar principle?

No, this is just a transmission spell, the ritual is engraved inside the skull. I could see, speak and hear through anything as long as it has this rune inside and I can connect to it.

Could I ask you to teach me that?

That is going to cost you a lesson credit, Eternam informed her, Or you could trade for your own knowledge.

Do I have anything you want to know more about?

My shades are uneasy around you for a reason I cannot quite understand. Any idea about that?"

"Oh, this is due to two of my skills I believe"

The knowledge sharing about necromancy was lively, clearly Eternam was quite enthusiastic about the subject matter.

Their discussion was interrupted by someone knocking on the door.

"Time for a practical exam, fellow teacher. You know how to connect to the runes now, do so and inform me of the identity of the new guest."