Book 5: Chapter 20: Transformation

Book 5: Chapter 20: Transformation

Scarlet

The instant I read the System Messages, the smile on my face grows even wider.

{Level 1206 Vampire defeated. An enormous EXP bonus is awarded for killing a creature over one hundred and fifty levels above your level.}

{Level 1207 Vampire defeated. An enormous EXP bonus is awarded for killing a creature over one hundred and fifty levels above your level.}

{Three hundred Skill Points are awarded for nullifying a Ritual Skill based corruption.}

{One hundred Skill Points are awarded for killing a creature of one hundred and fifty or more levels above you without help.} x2

{Two Skill Points are awarded for killing a Class V.} x2

{Congrats, you have leveled up to level 1013. Ten Free Points have been awarded to you and your stats have been updated.}

{Congrats, you have leveled up to level 1029. Ten Free Points have been awarded to you and your stats have been updated.}

[Skill Bloodborne Apocalypse has leveled up to level 6.]

[Skill Metallicized Blood has leveled up to level 30.]

[Skill Power Drain has leveled up to level 30.]

[Skill Blood Nullification has leveled up to level 30.]

[Skill Rain of Blood has leveled up to level 30.]

[Skill Blood Transformation has leveled up to level 26.]

[Skill Healing Reversal has leveled up to level 6.]

[Skill Lycans Regeneration has leveled up to level 5.]

[Skill Blood Manipulation has leveled up to level 30.]

It is a little annoying how its harder to level up in Class V, but at least I still have the mass kill EXP carrying me forwards. Although Im not sure how thatll help after the war ends.

Ill just have to figure that out then.

Now I focus on the notifications that appear after the System Messages.

System Notice

User has completed all of the necessary achievements in order to obtain a Title-Bearing Mythic Skill.

Whats a mutation skill?

The heat in my body continues to grow stronger even as the Universal Notification flashes across my vision.

Warning! This is a universal notification!

Scarlet Art Asger de Archeron has attained a new title-bearing mythic skill!

Scarlet has now attained the title Warden of the Red Plague.

May their achievement ring out throughout the known universe!

Everyone in the room steps back towards the walls, but Tar tells them, I think you should leave. It may not be safe to be near her right now, even if it might not hurt you at your levels.

They all frown before nodding and vanishing, leaving me alone in the room with Tar as the heat continues building up and my skin grows redder and redder.

Tar turns back to me and explains, A passive mutation skill changes your body itself. Your reality. And they can only be found in Title-Bearing mythic skills. He grimaces. Read the description of the skill again and youll understand whats happening.

Oh.

To become a prison for a plague, you have to experience the plague at least once, Tar says, his voice growing quiet. And while he does sound worried, he doesnt sound panicked.

So I guess its safe to say that the plague wont kill me.

The skill will keep you alive no matter what, Tar answers my thoughts.

That doesnt inspire much confidence.

Soon enough the heat grows too much, and I feel a strong urge to just take off my clothes to cool down, but since I cant move, I cant do anything about it. Then I see blood beginning to leak out of my pores. Blood thats glowing with a faint red glow that makes me uncomfortable just looking at it for some reason.

But as Im trying to figure out whats going on with my blood, more blood begins to flow out of my eyes, along with any other opening in my body. To the point that blood is just flowing everywhere, beginning to fill the room with the glowing blood. Which would normally make me pity the owner of this office, but Im in too much discomfort to care.

I continue tolerating the discomfort as my blood flows out of me until strange red lightning begins to spark within the blood. Then a full-on current of red electricity runs through it, shocking me and making me want to scream from the extreme pain. Only to end up staying silent since everything is still numb.

And at some point Tar vanished to go to the in-between, leaving me alone in the room.

Are you sure you dont know what this plague is?!

Im sorry, Scarlet, but Ive never heard of the Red Plague before, Tar says, sounding both worried and apologetic. The lightning running through your blood is not normal lightning. Its directly attacking your own reality. If I were to stay in the room then Id risk either dying or our contract breaking.

Fuck.

The pain grows worse and worse as I feel my own blood electrocuting me alive.

Then, out of nowhere, the blood stops leaking from my body, making me wonder if its over or not.

Only for everything to go dark as I hear a loud splashing and warping sound.