He truly didn’t know anymore, but he knew one thing, he felt so much lighter, so much more at peace, the grief that had struck his heart from the start of his journey felt so small now.
He didn’t do anything, he didn’t even move for almost two entire minutes, his eyes closed, watching the System’s notifications while reflecting on what Saphyra meant by her having his name now.
[System’s primary functions are being impeded by Saphyra, The Moon. Demands to stop all interference sent.]
[Demands refused. Retribution incoming. Retribution interrupted.]
[Akhenamen Nimearos Harkhenna’s patron is requesting direct and lawful intervention as per law 12456 of the Cosmic Rules.]
[Request granted.]
This was the part where The Color had intervened to stop Saphyra, David had believed that The Color would be a far more distant being. Why would an entity from beyond his universe seem interested in him enough to come to his aid? Then came his new trait and its effects.
[A new trait has been added to your status]
[Keepers of Unsaid Truths] [1/10] : You have been told one of the most well guarded secrets of this world. And it’s likely you will keep collecting more of them. Your very being now seems to be enshrouded in mystery, secrecy and knowledge itself.
[Effect] :
- Raise Char by 10
- Grant Aura of Unsaid Truths
[Congratulations on obtaining your first [Passive] skill.]
[Aura of Unsaid Truth] [Passive] : Every Keeper of Unsaid Truth is said to carry a closely guarded secret that could cause massive repercussions if told to the world. Telling this secret to anyone will immediately make the [Keepers of Unsaid Truths] trait and effects disappear. A Keeper may take the secret of another Keeper if he is bested in battle. Some secrets have also never been found or had their Keepers die alongside them. Obtaining more secrets will evolve the trait [Keepers of Unsaid Truths].
[Current Keepers] : 4
[Unguarded Secrets] : 2
[Lost Secrets] : 4
[Effect] : Any entity in a 30ft radius will now feel naturally fearful and intimidated by your presence unless their Charisma is of a higher value than yours. However all entities will now feel far more inclined to listen and obey your words and decisions no matter their charisma score.
[Your secret] : Once a Progenitor deity dies, the members of the race they have created or even helped create will all start to mutate, the genes of their gods now broken, will make their bodies unstable, all will turn into mindless life-hating beasts called Husks. If given enough time they will mutate even further, most monsters of today are actually the ancient races whose gods have fallen : Ravagers, Rocs, etc. Many rumors state that…[SECRET OF THE HUSKS NECESSARY]
David read through all this, he was glad that he was now finally an Ancestor if his math was right but he was almost disappointed there wasn’t any big event, transformation or even reward from him becoming a real Ancestor.
He knew he should now be able to form an Intent but he didn’t feel anything yet. As for his secret… David already had an idea about what those rumors stated. If his old nerdy self was right, then this “all will turn into mindless life hating beasts” was most likely an exaggeration.
David believed some mutated Husks had to have been able to handle the mutations better and survive with their minds mostly intact. He would think about this deeper at a later date, for now he still had a lot of his log to go through.
What followed was numerous notifications about his blue Tri-Astromath’s shields being broken and the damages they were receiving. And then came the interesting part.
[Saphyra, The Moon, has taken your name.]
[You have been named by Saphyra, The Moon, Dominion ranked being.]
[Zenthia is watching you.]
[Zenthia recognises her new child.]
[A new trait has been added to your status]
[Saphyra’s Last Hope] : Saphyra, The Moon, has given you a divine task, while you are undertaking this task, you will benefit from the following effects, once your task is completed this trait will evolve.
[Effect] :
- No Felinids will feel hostility toward you and all will feel naturally inclined to give you the precise indications to guide you to Selinad.
- Grant you access to the [World Quest] : The Felinid’s Last Hope
- Raise all your stats to T3 if anyone threatens the Blue Sapphire.
The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.
[A new trait has been added to your status]
[Nomen Datum] : Names are a powerful thing, most people could never exploit someone’s name but the few who can often use it to get access to someone’s deepest self. Being named and recognised by a God of Zenthia is an immense honor which grants great advantages and even social standing in some of Zenthia’s cultures.
[Effect] :
- Your true name is now Akhenamen Nimearos Harkhenna
- Raise your Char by 10
- Raise your Arc by 10
[Acquired a new quest! Check out your Quest Journal!]
[Congratulations on obtaining a [World Quest]! Every [World Quest] can only ever be done once, anyone can obtain one. They are extremely important to this world’s fate, they can give great rewards and will deeply change the history of Zenthia as a whole.]
[Failure to complete this kind of quest will have no penalty but will lead to massive historical changes.]
[Acquired the Blue Sapphire [Unique] ]
David was surprised, it seemed Zenthia wasn’t just a planet. Or more exactly, it was most likely a sapient planet. Maybe some sort of powerful spirit or god? But clearly Zenthia seemed to be able to actually interact through the System.
Secondly, it seemed like Saphyra’s actions had granted him a great boon. This new trait [Nomen Datum] gave him a whopping twenty stats points per level. And he had apparently truly lost the name David now. He wondered what this could mean, but for now there was no point in thinking about something he had no way to fix.
David opened his Quest Journal and his Inventory, to observe the new quest and item.
[Blue Sapphire] [Unique] : One of the Felinid people's most legendary artifacts. It is said to be the first sapphire ever created on Zenthia. It was gifted to Saphyra, The Moon, as recognition of her immense beauty by her mother. This sapphire carries millions of Felinid’s souls lost during the Forgotten War. Breaking or stealing the souls inside the sapphire would lead to Rubi-Khion, The Sun, herself to descend and strike down any offenders, consequences be damned.
[Quest Giver] : Saphyra, The Moon
[The Felinid’s Last Hope] [World Quest] : The Felinids are a dying race, since the disappearance of one Half of the Reincarnation Twins, their children are often born soulless, and souls have become insane from the absence of the Blue Sapphire’s memory whipping powers. However, this dying race now has one last chance to be saved. Bringing back the Sapphire would bring back millions of pure lost souls and the Blue Sapphire to the Felinids.
[Objectives] :
- [Bring back the Blue Sapphire to Selinad and Rubi-Khion] 0/1
[Additional objectives added] :
- [Bring back the four [Corphex Verrator’s Bulb] containing Sapphyra’s Divine Essence] 0/4
- [Bring back the [Corphex Verrator’s Bulb] containing Sapphyra’s remaining Divine Soul] 0/1
- [Obtain a Primal Source of Pure Divine Moon Essence] 0/1
- [Repair, craft or re-activate the Cygilite Obelisks] 0/1
[Possible Difficulty Raise] :
- [Protect the city of Cygislax from the conjoined forces of the Brightheart Covenant, the Pyrax Empire and the Gnomish Alliance.] 0/1
[Reward] :
- Gain 10 LVL
- [Unique Spell] : Twin Astral Resonance
- [Title] : World Maker
- [Trait] : Blessed by the Astral Twin
[Additional Reward] :
[Cygilites Divine Spell] : Molecular Collapse
- [Title] : ???
- [Trait] : ???
[Time Limit] : 1 year
David’s robotic eyes just widened further and further as he read through the World Quest, the rewards seemed absolutely monstrous. Just him bringing the Blue Sapphire without doing anything else would bring him a trait, title, unique spell and ten levels!
Not exp, levels! And the secret rewards included a Divine Spell? That sounded really powerful. But what also caught his attention was that the quest even had secret objectives to begin with.
“Syllena, can you ask the System if it's the one who revealed the Secret Objectives and why?”
[Sending question… Answer received!]
[The System believes in neutrality on all internal matters to the realm. However it also knows when to recognise an opportunity to strengthen itself and the realm its safekeeping.]
[Therefore, the System believes that by adding those new objectives, the results would end up strengthening the realm and the System itself. Which would in turn benefit every entity on Zenthia.]
“So the System doesn’t mind bending a few rules if it leads to a better alternative. All those things it’s making me gather seem pretty clearly related to Sapphyra, does the System want to bring her back?”
“Bringing back an old Dominion ranked Transcendent would surely interest the System. Same for the Leonids, it would bring back an entire race to live in and strengthen the System… ”
David took a look at the last notifications.
[Congratulations on becoming an Ancestor!]
[You obtained a new title : [Ancestor] [Evolutive] ]
[Ancestor] [Evolutive] : You are now a true Ancestor, you have joined the elite of this world. Your road is still long, but you have finally a good first step onto it. Ancestors might only be at the first rank of the Transcendent power scale, but they have become mythical beings well beyond the strength of non-transcendant!
[Effect] : Boost every stat by 1000.
[You have unlocked the [Intent] tab.]
“...”
What could David even say when seeing the notification he had just obtained a one thousand stat boost from just gaining a title?
“Syllena…can you ask the System where that one thousand stat boost comes from?”
[We do not need to ask, we now have access to this information, once someone truly reaches the Transcendent level by obtaining every Transcendent Stat they become Ancestors. An Ancestors has a stat limit of 2000.]
[Once that limit is broken through usual breakthrough means (potions, materials, special techniques, bloodlines, etc) they become Beyonders and they must reach 3000 stats to become Thrones. This stat boost is actually why Transcendents are so far beyond non-transcended beings.]
“Is there any other big stat boost like that?”
[Not until breaking through to the Authority Transcendent rank, T4.]
“I’m still very far away from that for now. Let’s concentrate on my Class Quest.”
[Oh, and you should brace for impact too!]
“What? Are we being attacked?!”
[No, you have simply received a one thousand stat boost in all your stats, while your robotic nature makes you immune to the physical pain, the mental and soul pain from the Arcana and Sight increase will still be effective on you. Pain incoming in three, two…]
David was upset, the pain came at two, not at zero.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.
As my main language isn't english, don't hesitate to tell me if you spot any mistake.
As for the System's current "appearance" I will try to see how to change the System's windows colors depending on it's content!
Have a great day!