Chapter 11: Aw Shit
Issei soared just underneath the clouds, searching for something interesting. What surprised him was that the place was huge and not only a forest as the name suggests but also deserts, swamps, and mountains. Perfect for catering to all sorts of creatures.
Entropy mumbled {You guys feel that?}, the other two replied saying they didn't.
{It's a dragon, a powerful one at that, to the east in the mountains}, Issei turned and used Dominator's Touch to hover I'm place as he gazed at the horizon of jagged mountain ranges. "I still don't feel anything."
[Regardless], Ddraig huffed, [A dragon as a familiar? Most can't even fathom it, boy. And you're on track to be the most powerful Red Dragon Emperor, it's only right that we have another dragon under our control], Ddraig said boastfully.
"Welp no time like the present." Releasing his wings he shot up higher into the air and gunned straight for the colossal mountains in the distance and with Entropy as his guide he soared above the region that looked like it stretched on for countless miles.
'Finally.' He thought, he finally got a feel on this dragon but barely, like an ember in a dark forest, an ember that he hope would soon be his.
Locking on target, he trekked onwards to the largest mountain that had an ominous storm brewing over it.
{I'll tread lightly if I were you}
"I swear this better not be a dark souls boss, am I right guys?"
[….]
'Silence huh. Guess they aren't in a joking mood.' He proceeded flying until a bleak, female, monotone voice appeared in his head. A voice he never heard before, but at the same time a familiar hologram appeared.
/Detecting multiple titanus class lifeforms in the region. Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?\
'It's…. the system.' This is the first time the system has ever spoken. He decided to address this later. More urgent questions needed to be answered.
"What is a titanus class lifeform?"
The system once again spoke.
/A titanus class lifeform is a classification given to extremely large predatory creatures, which designation starts at 100 feet/30.48 meters in height, and typically have no natural predators\
He was suddenly hit with a pressure wave that almost knocked him out of the air.
A roar that vibrated the air so much his ears actually started to hurt. His bones rattled. His head ached. He had to right himself to keep him from falling from the sky.
Finally, the roar subsided, and he opened his eyes to see a darkening sky forming from an ever-increasing storm. That roar was a warning, that he invaded their territory. Whoever this dragon was it was telling him to leave, that much he knew.
/Detecting multiple titanus class lifeforms in the region. Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?\
There was no going back now. No matter how powerful this dragon is, he is going to face it head on. The closer he got to the mountain and the origin of the roar, his chest grew heavier with each passing second.
Now, he never took in the potential severity of the situation. It's been a while since he truly had to fight for his life, the last time being when he fought Igris, everybody else has been kind of a cakewalk, and he's been lounging for the last couple of months.
Perhaps he's gotten a little comfy from his easy victories and way of life. If he continues this way,, then he wouldn't be any different from the gods Entropy hates so much. He convulsed from the thought of it, making him slightly lose control of flight.
Righting himself once more, he continued in thought.
Entropy had explained dragons to him when they first met. An angry dragon no matter the class was a major threat, he learned that first hand.
His back shivered at the phantom sensation of Kuzuryu's claws digging into his flesh. Even though the wound was long gone, not even leaving a scar, the memory was still there.
"I might be a pretty big fish." Lighting cackled from the storm, briefly illuminating an entrance to a cave of massive proportions. "But it looks like I might have to fight for my life."
A grin formed on his face. Teeth glistening and a fire burning in his belly. Suddenly, the danger of this fight is getting him excited. This dragon will be a challenge, a life-threatening challenge, that will be the toughest fight in his life. Something about this game of life and death was euphoric. This is a good gauge to judge his limit.
Touching down at the entrance of this absolute unit of a cave entrance, it was obvious that it had been carved, shown by the massive scratch marks meters in width at the maw of the cave.
[I still can't feel the presence of whoever is inside, whoever this dragon is has spent countless years to perfect this art. Issei as soon as you see this dragon use my armor.], Ddraig said with a tone that left no room for argument.
"WHO DARE DISTURB MY SLUMBER!?" An angry feminine voice boomed from inside the cave. Shadows danced as the dragon started to move.
[W-wait, it can't be…], Ddraig mumbled in a worried tone.
The dragon spoke with authority. However, Issei did not falter. "I am Issei Hyoudou, and I've come to ask you to be my familiar." Large dark blue eyes opened and a massive body once again started to stir as it opened its mouth and let out a cruel cackle.
"Hahahahahahaha! You dare ask me, a dragon queen, to be your familiar!? What makes you think that you're worthy enough to be my master!?" She hissed. "Few have met me, even fewer challenged me, and none have succeeded. Since you came all this way, you must not know who I am. You've also managed to find my residence even though I used my magic to conceal myself, which is impressive yet incredibly foolish. You also have a dangerous aura, human." The dragon mumbled, staring at the boy in front of her.
"I'll at least give you the pleasantries of knowing my name." She started to move, the cave rumbled and cracked as she moved. "I am T-"
[OH SHIT IT'S TIAMAT! ISSEI RUN!], Ddraig roared out loud in a panic.
Tiamat roared."Ddraig? Is that you, you bitch?!"
"Ddraig…", Issei mumbled with a sweat appearing on his forehead, "How do you know her and what the hell did you do?"
The red dragon stammered before speaking [Uhh well as you may know the rival to me is Albion who was immune to my flames. So, we started to develop, adapt, and evolve techniques and strategies, so we could best each other], Ddraig started his story.
[One day while I was thinking of ways to fight him I wandered across Tiamat who had legendary treasures that I thought could aide me in battle, so of course I asked her could I borrow them. After I got them, I used them in battle but uhh they broke]
Issei let out a sigh and smacked his head.
Entropy was laughing his ass off.
[Ever since then, she would occasionally hunt down one of my host. Sometimes killing them], Ddraig growled at some of those memories.
"Don't forget the part where I said no, and you stole them anyway when I wasn't home." She hissed in hatred.
"Also, don't forget the part when you came back with my treasure. Oh, my bad, I mean a single piece of my stolen, broken, treasure and said the rest were scattered. Threw them at my feet. AND RAN AWAY!" She roared along with the thunder outside to emphasize her rage.
[That's not myyyyy fault] Ddraig whined in a manner that was unsuitable for a being of his stature. [You said it was legendary treasure that could absorb any attack. WELL GUESS WHAT? IT SHATTERED IN TWO SECONDS YOU LYING BITCH!]
"WHAT I SAID IT COULD DO ISN'T THE POINT! YOU STOLE IT FROM ME AND RETURNED ONE PIECE! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHERE THE OTHER PIECES ARE!?"
[NO I DON'T! AND FRANKLY, I DON'T CARE! HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED THE FACT THAT IF IT DID WHAT YOU SAID IT WOULD DO, YOU WOULD STILL HAVE IT! I WAS SCAAAAMMMED!]
"YOU CAN'T BE SCAMMED IF IT WAS NEVER YOURS IN THE FIRST PLACE!", Tiamat shot back. They started to sound like kids whining over a broken toy.
"Guys." Issei spoke, but of course, he was ignored.
[Yada yada yada. All I hear are a bunch of excuses. I DID THE WORLD A FAVOR!]
"LIKE I DID WHEN I HUNTED DOWN YOUR PATHETIC HOST LIKE RATS!"
[GO TO HELL, YOU INSUFFERABLE BITCH! IT'S BEEN THOUSANDS OF YEARS SINCE YOUR PATHETIC TREASURE BEEN BROKEN! HOP OFF MY SEALED DICK AND RIDE SOMEBODY ELSE'S FOR A CHANGE. HELL, ISSEI GET A CRACK AT HER!]
"FUCK YOU AND YOUR HOST DDRAIG! THIS BOY CAN DIE ALONG THE REST OF THEM!"
[THAT'S IT!], Ddraig roared. Even sealed, Issei felt the murderous aura of the red dragon threatening to break his seal. [ISSEI! WHOOP THIS BITCH ASS AND TEACH HER A FUCKING LESSON!]
"IT WILL BE A COLD DAY IN HELL BEFORE THAT HAPPENS!" Tiamat roared in kind as she started to get up from her spot.
"Aw shit!"
The cave started to collapse under the movement and magical power of Tiamat. Issei's 6th sense kicked in as he felt something large and powerful come his way at blistering speeds. Deciding not to get hit with his bare body, he summoned his armor.
[WELSH DRAGON BALANCE BREAKER BITCH!]
Red draconic armor enveloped him just in time for a massive tail to slam into him sending him flying hundreds of feet and through multiple mountains, causing Issei to black out briefly as he fell to the ground.
/You Have Suffered The Status Effect: Black Out\
/The Skill: Will To Rehabilitate: Has Been Activated\
Green eyes shoot open and the body took a deep breath as his wings shot from the armor, saving him from hitting the ground.
He was in terrible pain for a moment as the aches of broken ribs resonated in waves, but adrenaline flowed throughout his body and he took off higher into the sky above the mountains. There he met Tiamat in her dragon form.
She took the form of a pale blue western dragon that was around 70 meters tall at the head. Her aura was imbued with chaos, and her celestial scales looked nigh impenetrable.
She crushed the peak of a mountain under her right hand and reared up on her rear feet.
"Ok red dragon emperor.", she spat, "Let me show you the power of a dragon queen."
Opening her mouth showed rows of sharp teeth as a dark blue energy started to form, a whirring sound drizzling from her maw.
Issei hovered speechless as more and more magical power assembled. Never had he witnessed this much power from an enemy before. It actually stunned him, in a way that his skills couldn't negate. Sweat started to roll down his face inside his armor.
[ISSEI MOVE] Ddraig roared.
"I'll-I'll die if that hits me." Tiamat turned and aimed her attack at him. Planning to kill him in a single shot.
"I'll die!", he whispered in fear. Time seemed to slow down around him.
With a hum, she unleashed her attack as a beam, vaporizing everything it touched. It took no time to be upon him as well. Even with his skills, Issei still felt the potential energy barreling towards him.
Tiamat snickered as she watched Issei's unmoving body. He must have given up, truly pathetic. So, you could guess her shock and rage as she watched her attack go right through him as he charged straight for her.
/The Skill: Dark Blade Has Been Activated\
Dash forward and perform a powerful melee attack
-Melee damage will depend on the weapon and the Player's STR stat
-AGL increased by 25%
-Immune to all attacks and can even bypass them
-Duration: 5 minutes and has a cool down of 10
"I have 5 minutes until the skill wears off, if I can't beat her within that then I'm fucked. I can't hold back now."
[BOOST x10]
Barreling forward, Issei slammed into Tiamat's gut, making her stumble. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he shot up and hit her with a powerful uppercut rocking her head back in the air. Activating his brawler and explosion skill he slammed back down on top of her head and unleashed a flurry of punches only stopping when a claw went through him.
Issei brought up his Ddraig's gear and aimed a dragon shot at her face and fired. Issei was suprised at this as he did this automatically, but he remembered that Ddraig said he would know it naturally. Tiamat eyes widen as her head was engulfed within the green beam.
"Did that get her?" Issei asked.
Ddraig spoke in a sympathetic tone. [You didn't even scratch her]
Just as Ddraig finished, her head rose above the smoke and spoke with an arrogant tone. "Is that all you got? I admit you are above most of Ddraig's other pathetic host, but it'll take more than this to even harm me."
Three minutes left, Issei repeated in his mind.
/The Skill: Invisibility: Has Been Activated\
Turn you and your allies invisible to not only the naked eye but all other senses
- Cost 400 MP initially, 20 MP per second after that.
Issei took off higher and higher into the sky, planning to form a kinetic energy style attack. Once he was high enough he let gravity reclaim him and added his speed allowing him to gain hypersonic speed.
Tearing through clouds, he spotted Tiamat who was looking around trying to find him. Summoning the Excalibur he pointed it in front of him creating something similar to an arrow head. Aiming for her back, he brought all of his force down on her spine, making her to roar in pain as she slammed into the ground kicking up tons of material into the air.
Issei was actually surprised to see that the holy sword penetrated her tuff hide all the way up to the hilt, cracking and dislodging the scales around that area. Before he could take advantage of this, a giant claw clocked him in the face with enough force to actually crack the face plate of his armor and send him flying. Ignoring the blood in his mouth, Issei wasted no time running over to her head as she was recovering and aimed a fire attack at her eyes, she swatted at him in retaliation but only dig her claws into a mountain.
Boosting again he used the power up to slam into her face once more planning on knocking out a tooth or two. Unfortunately, for Issei the time it took him to attack her was enough time for her to free her hand and bring it down upon him smacking him away.
He found himself once again crashing through a mountain. Tiamat obliterated another one in her way and tried to pick Issei up. However, she was shorted when another armored figure slammed into her head and another using its claws to stab into a scale trying to tear it off. Another shadow appeared on her back digging it's claws into her already compromised hide and started digging into the wound, kicking up fountains worth of blood.
/The Skill: Doppelgänger: Has Been Activated\
"What is this insolence!?", she roared, setting her body ablaze with blue fire, burning them both off her.
Issei immediately deactivated the skill after she was distracted and tried to focus on her wings. Aiming for the weaker membrane, he used his blood blade to stab it. He initially hanged there but using his weight combined with another boost he rode his sword as it tore through her wing like a hot knife through butter. Tiamat was having none of that and started to slam herself into a mountain while lighting herself on fire. Jumping off her before she could make impact, he did a wave strike using the power from the entropy hilt.
Surprisingly, out of all of his attempts, this attack definitely did the most damage, actually damaging the hole wing, shocking the both of them.
In retaliation, she shot from the mountain a breakneck speeds that should not have been possible for a being of her size and brought her jaws down on him. Issei tried to move out the way, but his arm still got caught in the gap in between her teeth and her gums. Issei screeched in pain as he felt his arm getting obliterated from the force. Blood seeped from his armor as he desperately tried to free his arm.
Tiamat started to thrash her head like a crocodile trying to rip it off, but Issei fought the pain and stubbornly held on, releasing explosion after explosion while boosting until she was forced to let go. His hopes for a second of recovery was thrown away when Tiamat grabbed him.
"You're impressive I'll give you that, but you aren't strong enough to truly challenge me. Go gnaw on something more your level. If you survive that then I'll enjoy finishing you off, hehehe.", She snickered.
Not even giving him a chance to retort, she rounded up her arm and launched him in the sky like a baseball player sending him miles away. Issei grunted as he braced himself to hit the ground, only to hear a splash.
Water, cold seawater is what Issei felt next. He opened his eyes and saw the dark blue of the ocean contrasting the crimson blood that was starting to flow in and out with the tide. Using his last bit of energy, he swam to the surface and found himself in a lagoon and thankfully not in the middle of the ocean.
Not even having the strength to fight back, he let the waves crash him into the beach. After stumbling a few times he finally stood up, however his moment of peace was rudely interrupted by trimmers inland behind him and massive displacements of water in the ocean in front of him causing him to fall on his butt.
Multiple ear-splitting roars rang out as massive bodies emerged from the ocean.
An alarming number of monsters that looked like a cross between a snake and a dragon started to show themselves. Dark blue skin and rough scales adored their bodies alongside wings. However, two obvious things stood out that couldn't be ignored.
The first and most obvious thing, was the 9 serpentine heads. Issei doesn't need the system to know what that means.
"They're fucking hydra's."
The second thing was also their titanic size. The 60-meter monstrosities towered over him, joke. No wonder these guys were feared by other mythologies.
"These guys must be the other titans the system warned me about…"
More roars appeared behind him. They all must have smelt the bloody boy and was attracted for an easy snack.
Issei chuckled at this, a hunter must be prepared to be hunted after all. "I need to rest, and you guys are precisely what I needed to unlock tyrant mode."
His armor disappeared, showing a tired smirk on his face as the pain started to set in and his vision turning black.
"Arise."
(Flash back to the end of chapter 8)
Issei walked home in a terrible mood. After getting that bastard to spill his plan, he's been mad ever since. "Fuck it, let's check out these new ability and this 'Tyrant'. Strange, it's under the Boosted gear category. I guess I could give everything a once over."
Boosted Gear
Unlocked forms: 4
Hidden forms: 6
Unlocked form #1
[Boosted Gear: Standard Form]
The Gauntlet of the Red Dragon Emperor that contains Ddraig, the Welsh Dragon. The boosted gear grants its wielder incredible power, but can be overused, destroying the user's body from power overload and fatigue.
-Grants the skill [Boost!] when active.
See [Boost!] for further details.
-Passively gives the user a dragon's aura in all forms and at all times, even if not activated.
Unlocked form #2
[Boosted Gear: Twice Critical Form]
Twice Critical is a Sacred Gear that doubles the power of the user for a certain time. It is a common, recurring Dragon-type Sacred Gear.
-Grants the skill [Boost!] when active.
-Passively gives the user a dragon's aura, but only when activated and not as strong as the standard [Boosted Gear]
-Twice Critical Form restricts the [Boost!] skill. See [Boost!] for further details.
Special Ability:
Underestimated: Because of being seen as weak, especially on a human, the [Boosted Gear] seen in [Twice Critical] form will increase the confidence and arrogance of enemies who are aware of the Sacred Gear. This will give you the upper hand if you use it wisely and in the correct situation.
Side note: The stronger you are, the stronger [Twice Critical] will become.
Unlocked form #3
[Boosted Gear: Scale Mail]
Dragon Armor that will drastically increase your power, abilities, speed, and defense.
-The armor is capable of repairing itself from damage, but that depends on your stamina.
-Duration depends on the user's physical and mental condition.
-The System will forcefully remove the armor when you reach your limit.
Unveiled form #1
[Boosted Gear: Scale Mail; Tyrant Mode]
Embrace the will of a Tyrant and embody its features.
-This version has double the power of the original Scale Mail armor and will double the power of your attacks.
-Gain the features of a Tyrant.
-Use the power of Entropy to bring fear and embrace the domination of a Tyrant.
• Will reduce the power of beings around you.
• This only works for beings who are weaker than you.
• Beings stronger than you will only feel uneasiness.
You must have the power of an Ultimate Class being to unlock tyrant mode.
"Once again, I need to level up before I can gain access to something. First the Monarch Key, now Tyrant mode. Ok, now let's check out this Tyrant, it appears to be a shadow. Shadows shot up from Issei as a curtain of darkness formed. Issei's and Ddraig's eyes widened at the figure who walked out.
The entire shadow army rose behind near him. The hydras roared at the sight of the obstacles getting in their way. One hydra dared to take a step forward, but immediately halted his advance when another resident of the abyss walked out.
A behemoth as tall as Iron at the head walked out from the realm of the dead with authority. The beast looked awfully similar to the Scail Mail armor but different. The wings were thin and lacking a membrane but were still mighty, containing multiple green and red jewels. It had the feet of a dragon with emeralds guarding its knees, it's upper half of the body was covered in armor that looked nigh impenetrable long arms led to clawed gauntlets both with what looked liked Ddraig's Sacred Gear on them. An elongated neck covered with armor led to a helmet with actually jaws confirmed that the being wasn't just someone in a suit of armor but was a beast.
Yes. This is a user who's in Juggernaut Drive. And just like Igris and Discord, this too is a fallen host of Ddraig, but unlike the previously mentioned host, this one by nature is different. This one was a Tyrant, gifted to serve as a reward for the monarch for slaying a supernatural, and was named as such.
Tyrant Lvl. 10
Rank: Elite Knight
Issei had to admit. This is his only shadow that was way stronger than him in his scail mail armor, the aura radiating from this guy alone almost made him want to faint and while its magical power was contained to make sure it wasn't chaotic, it still cracked the earth underneath its feet when it walked. Ddraig told him that even weak users in Juggernaut Drive state could destroy mountains in one shot, while stronger ones could destroy entire islands.
This ensured that Issei punched well above his weight, with Tyrant mode evening the odds between them. However, he didn't intend to use him much in this world or dimension or whatever you want to call it. Ddraig told him that the mythological world tends to get pushy when they sense a user entering Juggernaut Drive which making Issei hastily pushing the shadow back into the abyss when he first saw it. Even now, he knew it would draw attention, so he had to make haste.
Most of the hydras that emerged stood in place, not even daring to invoke its wrath. The one hydra that approached before decided to carry on his attempt but was once again halted as Tyrant roared at it. Satisfied with this situation, he laid down on the soft sand. Issei gave only one order before sleep took him. "Kill them all."
(Somewhere in an unknown location)
In a dark cathedral type room sat 8 figures.
7 men and a woman, all of whom are in deep discussion.
"So it appears that Entropy has finally decided to officially create his monarch. Any ideas of the composition?", spoke the largest one of them. This is The Monarch of the Beginning, the King of Giants, Legia.
"Before my medium was slain by the architect, he told me that Entropy has started a rough draft of the monarch he envisioned.
There have been whispers of a being traveling the universe with an army of the dead.", spoke The Monarch of Destruction, the King of Dragons, Antares.
"An army of the dead? He dares insult us with this mockery! Using the fruits of our labor to dethrone us seems like something that bastard would do." Snarled The Monarch Of Frost. The King of Snow and its inhabitants. He doesn't give himself a name due to reasons.
"Any whereabouts of his residence." Groaned The Monarch of Transfiguration, The King of Demonic Spectres, Yogumunt.
"He lives on the earth chaos has dubbed 'DxD'. On an island on the east known as Japan, however its possible he might move into their supernatural realm", muttered The Monarch of White Flames, The King of Demons, Baren.
"I wouldn't worry too much this. Disorder might be powerful, but his monarch is new and inexperienced and the architect will kill him next, which will open a wonderful window of opportunity. We just have to be patient." Suggested the Iron Body Monarch, The King of Monstrous Humanoids.
"Patient!?" The only woman hissed. "Patient? How long do we have to remain patient!? The Shadow Monarch has already torched one of my planet of test subjects!" Yelled The Monarch of Plagues, the Queen of Insects, Querehsha.
"I also suspect the shadow monarch killed some of my promising ice folk. Who knows what kind of chaos he will ensue and forces he will build." Added The Monarch Of Frost.
"Silence!" Yelled Antares. "One of my scouts on DxD and its mythological realm has reported an interesting discovery." Everyone hushed as he demanded silence. "There is an army forming called the chaos brigade led by the one the call the dragon of infinite with the goal to kill a true dragon."
"Why don't you simply absorb them both into your ranks?", asked Querehaha.
"As much as I want to, I'm afraid those two have the power comparable to our celestial forms. Attacking them would be foolish. Not that we would lose, but because a portion of our armies would be destroyed. So, I propose that we use this chaos brigade to our advantage, gather our strength, kill the shadow monarch if he's still alive, take what we can, and retreat before Entropy attempts to kill us.
Legia roared at the thought."So, we, us monarchs, are going to stoop down to their level and join forces with these lower life forms!? This is outrageous!"
Antares eyes sharpened as killing intent spread throughout the room, instantly shutting up the raging monarch. "Don't misinterpret my plan as a sign of weakness, Legia. You all can move individually, you're monarchs after all, but that bastard Architect has caused my army to disperse more than usual. It will take time for me to gather my forces, gain new ones, and regain my strength. Move at your own discretion, but I'm sticking to my plan."
"I agree with the Monarch of Destruction. Some of us can reach out to this chaos brigade and test the waters of DxD. We should also remember that if the Shadow Monarch forms the Rulers would also start making moves, assuming they haven't already.", said Yogumunt wisely.
"Then you all are dismissed. I also hope you all placed false gates as I told you all to do so." The monarchs soon began to leave through their gates. When the king of demons was about to leave, the king of dragons called out to him.
"Baren." The demon paused before looking back, "Yes, Antares." The killing intent dispersed as the monarch's eyes softened. "The Shadow Monarch is coming for you next. I can feel it." Baren's eyes widen at the preposition.
"I'll be ready for him. I'm already in the beginning stages of acquiring an interesting earth and it's demons it's at war with."
"I am also doing the same with a world I am at war with. Then I wish you the best of luck and as token of my trust and a sign of well-being I will send to you seven dragons from my conquest and a dragon general and his three knights, to aid you in your conquest and defense."
"T-thank you Antares I shall use them well and wisely."
In a seemingly empty pocket of universe floated an empty planet devoided of all life traveled on an endless journey. Of course, this is natural or unnatural, depending on who you asked.
This is a planet that's not bound to a system. It's unbounded, starless, as it wanders the universe without a goal or purpose. It's a rouge planet, defying the order of the universe.
On this dark planet, however, laid something spectacular. On this planet laid an army of the dead that is ready to be called upon. And the commander of this immobilized army sits on top of a black horse that is also part of the army, the horsemen himself doesn't even know if he's part of the living or not.
That doesn't concern him, however.
It never did.
He was given a power bestowed upon him from someone he never expected. He stopped his part of the bloodshed to obey its command.
All he knows is that the only reason he exists was because he was made with a purpose to serve. He also knows that he has to wait for a signal. A signal of which when his monarch reaches a certain level he is to act accordingly.
"The monarch is ready." The being spoke and a raspy voice. "Arise."
The darkness of his shadow soon spread across the region. Countless undead made from shadows waited for a command.
"Bellion, The Shadow Monarch is ready for a portion of the army. Go. And take some of our comrades with you alongside the Keizer and the rest of 3 headed dracos.
Bellion nodded and did as he was commanded. Once he gathered the forces, they entered the abyss and will be called upon by Entropy's will.
Once they left, the rider recalled his army and went back to a state of rest.
Even in rest, he could hear the songs of war.
(Back with Issei)
Issei woke up. It's only been 10 minutes, in 10 minutes he felt refreshed, in 10 minutes he unlocked new power, in 10 minutes he was surrounded by blood, poison, and corpses, in 10 minutes his shadows slaughtered all the hydras in the area.
In 10 minutes, he was ready for round 2.
"Arise."
Name: Issei Hyoudou
Level: 3,000
Passive Titles: Red Dragon Emperor, Hunter, Grim Reaper, Shadow Monarch, Ultimate Pevert
Current Title: Ultimate Pevert
HP: 52,520/52,520
MP: 49,320/49,320
STR: 5,532
STA: 5,534
DEF: 5,530
AGL: 5,531
INT: 5,529
SEN: 5,568
Fatigue: 10
Extra Stat Points: 110
Current skills: [Boost], Observe, Night Vision, Vital Strike, Will To Rehabilitate, Sword Master, Bloodlust, Explosion, Brawler, Sprint, Pyromaniac, Dark Blade, Doppelgänger, Invisibility, Shadow Extraction, Save Shadow, Dominator's Touch
Auto update: On
-Shadows to be extracted: 200/500