Shadow Author

There were two directions I could have gone when answering her question. I already knew she was testing me but I need to pick the right choice.

If I said something along the lines of 'How can I know the future of someone who hasn't made up their mind?' She might have already had a decision made and then she would know that I couldn't see into the future.

Although the easiest thing to do would be to use my ability, I didn't want to use it for such a trivial thing when I believed that it would be better used later in the day.

Therefore I told her that she accepted because she was going either way. There was zero chance that she would deny my offer because... she is lonely.

To some, it might seem like I picked that answer for her by claiming that I knew the future but in reality the moment I asked her she was already going to accept. That's the benefit of knowing your own creation and what they are feeling.

"Okay."

Her answer was short but I knew that her true feelings were much greater which is why it's unfortunate that she doesn't reveal them.

"Okay, now my dearest friend, would you mind giving me your Mana Contract?"

She sighed before one of the rings on her finger lit up and the scroll appeared.

"How did you know I had it in the first place?"

"Because you and I are the same, always prepared for everything."

"Then why didn't you bring your own-"

"Why would I need to when you're here?"

"…"

"Anyways thanks for this."

Reaching out my hand I snagged the scroll away from her before she had a chance to change her mind.

Knowing that I didn't have much time left I went back over to Paul.

While walking I made up the conditions of the contract that way he would only have to sign it.

I made it short, simple, and without any loopholes.

[I Lucas rank 993 swears to save the life of Paul rank 471 and remove the mana in his fat in return Paul will serve Lucas.]

Kneeling down beside Paul I realized I might have waited too long as he was barely breathing and his eyes were shut.

"It's time to make your choice, sign or die."

Placing the scroll on Paul's body I waited patiently for him to make up his mind.

Luckily the Mana Contract could be signed with one's thoughts so long as they were in contact with it otherwise I would be screwed.

Thankfully I didn't have to wait long as after placing the contract on him it soon turned into particles before I sustained a bit of mental strain.

Knowing that it was a success I immediately wanted to get to work before Paul passed on to his next life.

Therefore I stood back up and summoned Nightfall.

"Looks like this is the end of our little adventure."

Evelyn started walking toward me.

"So soon?"

I smiled.

"Don't worry the two of us will have more fun in the future."

Arriving in front of me Evelyn stared into my eyes carefully.

"Lucas, you are an interesting person, thank you."

I nodded before raising up Nightfall.

'There's a lot more that we will have to talk about but for now, my energy needs to shift over to my new slave.'

Steading myself I closed my eyes and began making use of some of the points I'd been stockpiling.

'I didn't want to do something like this till later but now it's an emergency.

[SP: 9413]

Knowing my stats I knew I had to break into at least the middle of E-rank to be capable of dealing enough damage to blow a hole through the wall.

Ideally, I'd prefer to get stronger by my own means especially now that I have Miss Smith on my side to guide me.

That way I would be able to get stronger quickly at my lowest rank so that I could save as much SP as possible.

Yet circumstances changed and I couldn't let this opportunity slip away.

Draining a large amount of SP I leveled all my skills to be at 6 points so that I was sure I could get us out.

[Vitality: 3.9 -> 6.0]

[Strength: 3.9 -> 6.0]

[Speed: 3.4 -> 6.0]

[Resistance: 2.9 -> 6.0]

[Magic: 6.1]

[Aether: 2]

[Rank: 993]

[Credits: 250,000]

[Abilities: 3rd Person POV]

[Gifts: Weapon Comprehension (Intermediate-10), Null]

[Skills: Mana Breath]

[SP: 8828]

Looking at the amount of SP the skills needed to absorb in order to level up pained my heart but the feeling of strength that soon overwhelmed my body made it worth it.

A total of 585 SP was spent solely to increase my level and although I was upset that I had to do so, the feeling of getting stronger was addicting.

Straining my muscles I gripped onto Nightfall and faced where the doors were located.

Unfortunately, the debris was too much for an ordinary person to move which is why I needed to level up.

Standing in front of where the doors were supposed to be and where bits of torn metal were ripped apart I made my stance.

Pointing out Nightfall to face the wall I calmed my mind of all thoughts and sucked in a deep breath as I prepared to unleash an attack.

Once I was ready Mana began to rapidly deplete from my reserves and a ghostly white light filled the room.

'First rune: Sharpness.'

Using the ability granted by the blade that I just unlocked I called forth the first rune.

Immediately after, I synthesized Weapon Comprehension with the rune and my mana before making a circle to face the wall.

Nightfall was engulfed in white yet after I released the attack everything went dark.

A second later an explosion rang out blowing me backward right into Evelyn.

Thankfully she was kind enough to catch me so that I would go flying back any further and land on a dead body.

Once I recovered my senses I looked up to where I attacked in awe as I saw that I hadn't just cut out a hole as I expected but rather I completely blew through it.

For all intents and purposes, I had just gone from someone who couldn't even match the strength of my peers to having the strength to annihilate a wall.