Nameless King

Last time it took a long time for Wain's energy to turn from him, but now it was different. The bud that Felix created blocked most of the energy from escaping, so it stayed close to Wain and quickly returned to his body. Because of the accelerated process, the Third Torch burned brightly with gray flames after only an hour.

"Damn... That's a lot of energy." Felix said with a calm look, but his pupils narrowed as though he was preparing for something.

"Yeah. That's intimidating. I wonder what kind of form Wain will have? He has a lot of unusual skills, totally unique, but he should have the Form like everyone else, isn't he?" Zero uttered with a slight smile on his face.

"Well, you're probably right." Felix muttered in a quiet voice.

Inside the bud sat Wain while dark streams of energy swirled around him. They gradually accelerated, then Wain opened his eyes, and all the energy headed toward the Third Torch that had badly ignited the flames.

[Your Third Torch was lit!]

[You have moved to the Third Stage!]

[Now you can burn your present soul to reveal the present one!]

"Ah... Unbelievable... There's so much energy here." Wain uttered with a satisfied look before slowly standing up.

He walked over to the bud, sighed, and touched the petal with his palm.

Tremble.

A pulse of energy coursed through his chest and out from his palm. At the same time, the bud trembled violently and shattered into tiny pieces.

"You two have absolutely no manners, you know? You could have just asked me to put it away." Felix said while shaking his head.

"My bad, I couldn't help myself. I feel great." Wain said as he paced forward in a relaxed manner.

"Are you going to burn your soul now?" Zero asked with a curious look.

"Yeah." Wain nodded as a slight smile appeared on his face, "Maybe I should have taken care of creating the skill first, but I can't wait any longer. Felix, I can do it here, right?"

"Sure." Felix nodded, "This is the best place for you to do it. Under my supervision."

Wain nodded, sat down on the ground, and closed his eyes.

"Just point the flames from the torches toward your soul, then everything will become clear." Zero said as she waved her hand.

"Fine." Wain muttered before releasing his aura.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

There was tremendous pressure that sent a shiver through Felix and Zero, but they didn't react at all.

...

'Well, well, something interesting is finally starting to happen.' Light Racer smirked.

'This is pretty serious...' Cursed Swordsman muttered.

'I wonder what will happen to his soul?' Code of Light and Darkness smiled in a sly manner.

'Hey, you all need to get a little more serious.' Black Sun Aristocrat exclaimed as he spread his arms.

'Is it you who are talking about it?' Knight of the Bloody Rose uttered, "That's ridiculous.'

'Calm down.' Blind Sorcerer muttered, 'Today is a great day. The first step will finally be taken.'

Whoooooosh.

Suddenly there was a muscular man with black hair and an armored cloak that fluttered in the wind while streams of smoke emanated from a cigar between his teeth.

"Hey, how are you doing?" Gladius smirked as he exhaled a puff of smoke before looking at the Blind Sorcerer, "You're absolutely right, that's step one."

"Sure. I'm always right." Blind Sorcerer said in an arrogant manner, but with pure confidence in his eyes, "You will be one of the next steps. After all, unlike us, you're not a human."

...

[You have begun the process of burning your fake soul!]

[Be careful!]

[Trust your instincts and your flame! It's the only way you'll become stronger!]

Several messages appeared in front of Wain, but he paid no attention. When the gray flames came out of the torches, a massive dark soul that resembled a black hole appeared in the center of Soul Temple.

'Damn... Ever since my Soul Altar was destroyed, I've never once seen my soul... It looks really creepy, even to me. Huh, it's perfect.' Wain inwardly muttered as a crazed smile appeared on his face.

Three gray streams of flame slowly approached the shower they began to completely cover it. The flames kept coming out of the torches as the fiery envelope increased, so after a while cracks appeared on the dark soul.

'Nice!' Wain inwardly exclaimed with a happy look, 'It's actually working!'

"Looks like he's already started to burn his soul." Zero muttered as he smiled, "Wain handled it a lot faster than I did."

Felix just nodded. He looked at Wain silently with his calm eyes, but they could literally see everything.

More and more cracks were appearing on the dark soul as the soul was already completely covered in them.

'Well, there's one last step left to take.' Wain inwardly muttered as he intensified the flames.

At the same time, the gray fire exploded that completely destroying the outer shell of the soul as shards scattered to the sides.

Wain's eyes sparkled as he finally saw his true soul.

'What is it...?' Wain muttered while in disbelief, 'Is it supposed to be like this?

Even though the flames had destroyed the shell the dark soul had not changed in any way. On the contrary, the dark energy from the soul spread out to the sides with an eerie aura.

[Error!]

[Error!]

[Error!]

Suddenly, several messages appeared in front of Wain as an indescribable aura erupted from his body.

"Argh! What is that?!" Zero exclaimed as she fell to one knee with a painful look.

Zero tried to rise, but the pressure was too powerful as it pressed her to the ground.

[Soul Burning Process Disrupted!]

[Error!]

[A process that should not exist has begun!]

[Your soul cannot be purified!]

[Your soul begins to purify your body!]

[It wasn't supposed to happen!]

At the same time, the dark energy devoured everything and burst out of Wain's body. Then, every living creature within a radius of a hundred kilometers had goosebumps on their bodies as their hearts shook with fear.