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Chapter 14 - Time skip I

- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.

- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.

- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.

- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.

- AWAKENING THE CREATOR.

'Be quiet'

When I woke up, the first thing I saw around me were eggs. They were very large to be from a hen. Scanning my surroundings, I noticed that I was in a nest.

'D, report what happened.'

- 5 YEARS HAVE PASSED. THE CREATOR WAS AWAKENED.

'That was very fast.'

- YEAH.

According to D's report, 5 years had already passed. To tell the truth, it only felt like a few seconds since I lost consciousness.

- PROGRESS IS PROVIDED TO BE REPORTED ON.

- THE FOLLOWING FEATURES WERE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED TO THE ARTIFACT:

• ANALYSIS [AWAKE]

• UNDERSTANDING [AWAKE]

• AMPLIFICATION [AWAKE]

• EXTRACTION [AWAKE]

• REPAIRER [AWAKE]

• RECORD [AWAKE]

• TRANSFER [AWAKE]

• MOVE [AWAKE]

• COPY [AWAKE]

• PASTE [AWAKE]

• CUT [AWAKE]

• COMPRESS [AWAKE]

• MARKER [AWAKE]

• HIDE [AWAKE]

• DELETE [AWAKE]

• MISTAKE [??????????]

- THE FOLLOWING SKILLS WERE SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED TO THE ARTIFACT:

• INVISIBILITY CLOAK [AWAKE]

• IRON SKIN [AWAKE]

• SHOCK WAVE [AWAKE]

• REGENERATION [AWAKE]

• WIND CUT [AWAKE]

• WIND IMPULSE [AWAKE]

- CURRENTLY, THERE ARE ONLY 2 SKILLS INSIDE THE CONTAINER:

• HEART OF ICE [AWAKE]

• BLESSING OF DARKNESS [AWAKE]

- 'BLESSING OF DARKNESS' DOES NOT HAVE A PASSIVE STATE, THEREFORE, THERE IS NO PROBLEM IN KEEPING IT AWAKE. IT IS RECOMMENDED NOT TO ACTIVATE IT TOGETHER WITH 'HEART OF ICE', AS THIS WOULD PLACE A HEAVY LOAD ON THE VESSEL.

'So I can use all my powers now?'

- YES. IT IS RECOMMENDED NOT TO USE LARGE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY OR WE MIGHT HAVE TO HIBERNATE AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS.

'I get it, don't worry about it.'

After I woke up, my mood suddenly improved. I had slept for 5 years, but it felt like a few seconds, and to make matters better, I now had all my powers ready to use. Of all the powers, there was one that caught my attention.

'D, what does that 'bug' feature do?'

- UNKNOWN.

'You really don't know what it's for?'

- ANALYSIS IS UNABLE TO DECIPHER THE USE OF THAT FEATURE.

'Well, nevermind.'

To think that there was a power that had no use for me, how funny! After receiving D's reports, I proceeded to exit the cube.

"I'm free again."

"Oh, but how interesting."

"I've grown a lot."

After I got out of the cube, I immediately noticed the changes in my body. I had grown a lot and my hair was very long. The hair easily reached my back. After checking my body, I noticed that I no longer needed a 'heart of ice' to be able to move. This was a big breakthrough.

"Hahahaha, perfect."

"I feel like I can safely kill the alpha now."

- CHANCES OF SUCCESS 0%. IN THESE 5 YEARS, THE CREATURE BECAME STRONGER.

- MORTALITY RATE 100%.

"Aaaaaaaaa, what the hell is that thing?"

- THE REASON FOR THE CREATURE'S INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS UNKNOWN.

"Wait, what if I hide in the cube and attack it from a distance?"

- WE WOULD ONLY LOSE ENERGY. NO ATTACK WILL REACH THAT CREATURE. IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO FINISH IT WITH 'CUT' AND THE TARGET MUST REMAIN STILL.

"Ah, I see."

"Well, there's no other way, let time take care of killing that thing."

- IT WOULD BE THE BEST.

After my talk with D, I proceeded to have breakfast on the beast eggs that were in the nest. Of course I used 'heart of ice' to eliminate my sense of taste. After filling myself thoroughly, I stood up and climbed down from the tree I had been staying in these past few years.

"Come on, D, it's time to get out of this fucking forest."

- UNDERSTOOD.

I ventured into the forest shortly after I finished my breakfast. Getting used to walking with my new height was easy; it didn't take me long to adjust. After about 30 minutes of walking, I came across a beast. It was unmistakably a scavenger beast, it looked like a hyena. The creature didn't know that it was being watched by me. A few seconds later, I approached said beast and it noticed me.

"Come, test subject."

Grrrrrrrr!

Without wasting any time, the beast attacked me. A feast had been presented to the creature; it was only natural for it to take it. However, the prey in front of it was not prey it could handle. Instantly, the small cube I held in my right hand rose into the air and landed beside me, at the height of my head. In my head, I imagined the activation of 'wind shear'.

"Die, test subject."

At the same time, I could see a kind of wind blade forming, which flew at an almost imperceptible speed towards the beast. The beast didn't have time to react; its head was now lying on the ground.

"Fuck, that's strong."

- THAT IS NOT THE FULL STRENGTH OF THE ABILITY.

"Hahahaha, getting out of the forest is going to be very easy."

"I guess it's time to use that."

After finishing off the beast, I proceeded to activate another skill. This skill would get me out of the forest very quickly. Without a second thought, I activated 'wind boost' with a thought:

"Come on, D."

The moment I activated the skill and took a step forward, the world around me changed instantly. If I hadn't had the 'demonic eyes', I wouldn't have been able to see this phenomenon so clearly. It was shocking. To my bad luck, the skill didn't come with a manual; I soon crashed about 20 meters away from my original location. To my good luck, D managed to activate 'heart of ice' in time to mitigate the pain. The impact broke multiple bones, though I immediately used 'repair' and my wounds were erased from my body.

"Hahahaha, how crazy, I almost killed myself."

- LET ME HELP YOU WITH SKILL CONTROL.

"Do it".

After recovering from my injuries, I once again used 'wind boost'. This time D was assisting me; I soon discovered that I lacked a lot of practice in controlling this skill. With D helping me, I didn't crash again and was able to move at high speeds without a problem. It was magnificent; with each step I took, I traveled at least 20 meters. I now understood the alpha a little better and how it was able to pass D's detection so easily.

"Without a doubt, the speeds I can reach are very high; with this I can escape from anyone who puts me in danger."

In this way, I continued to run with 'wind boost' for at least 20 minutes straight. The energy consumption was tremendous, but I didn't care; the energy I was using was the energy contained in the cube. According to D, there were multiple types of energy inside the cube; there were some energies that were harmful to me, therefore, he chose to expel them from the cube. In this way, only two types of energy remained: life energy and unknown energy. I had large reserves of these two energies, but the one that was most abundant, without a doubt, was the unknown energy. Along the way, all kinds of things entered my vision: exotic trees, carnivorous plants, animals, strange beasts, huge worms, giant tigers, horrible spiders; all of them were ignored, as there was no need to pick a fight with them and even if they did pick a fight with me, only death would await them. At these moments, I felt like I could take on anyone and win. My self-confidence lasted only until I saw it.

"What the fuck?"

In the distance, I saw a corpse; it was just bones, but my body was trembling involuntarily. The corpse was about 50 meters away from my location, and yet it was emitting a deadly intent. Thanks to D's report, I was able to calm down.

- THE ENTITY IS DEAD. NO VITAL SIGNS WERE DETECTED.

- THE CREATURE'S ENERGY PERSISTS.

After D's report, I approached the corpse. When I got in front of it, I felt an imposing presence; I felt like a worm, my hands wouldn't stop shaking and my heart wouldn't stop beating like crazy.

"I don't know what kind of thing you are, but one thing I'm sure of is that I'm no match for you."

Seeing the corpse, my body screamed to get away from it. This fear could be avoided by 'heart of ice', but I didn't have the skill active. In my head there was only one thought: what the hell killed this thing? And how many were there?

"I'll keep the bones."

- DO YOU WANT TO REPAIR THE FLESH AND ORGANS AND TRANSFER YOUR SOUL TO THAT BODY?

"What? Is that possible?"

"Wait, can I switch bodies?"

- BODY CHANGE IS POSSIBLE, BUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS MUST BE MET.

"Can I also switch with animals?"

- IT IS POSSIBLE.

"Hahahaha, excellent."

I laughed at the possibility of switching bodies at will.

- THE ONLY DISADVANTAGE IS THAT YOU WILL BE VULNERABLE FOR A TIME WHEN SUCH CHANGE IS MADE; YOUR SOUL CAN BE ATTACKED IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

"Well, when you think about it, I'm fine with my body, there's no need to change."

"I'm already used to this body, I'll stay with my body."

- UNDERSTOOD.

"But how did you intend to repair something that no longer exists: flesh, organs, blood?"

- IT IS POSSIBLE IF I PUT THE FEATURES 'REGISTER' AND 'REPAIRER' TOGETHER, IT IS POSSIBLE.

- REPAIRING WITHOUT SAMPLES REQUIRES LARGE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY.

"Wait a minute, tell me what 'registration' does exactly."

- THIS FEATURE ALLOWS YOU TO SEARCH FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S RECORDS; IT WILL ALLOW YOU TO FIND THE BODY'S INFORMATION.

- ONCE THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN FOUND, THE REPAIR WILL BE PROCEEDED.

"Are you saying that 'repairman' can create something that doesn't exist?"

- YEAH.

"If a beast eats half of my body, can I get it back?"

- YEAH.

Apparently I had misunderstood the use of 'repairer'; I thought it was a healing power, but this goes beyond that. After contemplating things, I asked:

"Let's say by chance I wanted my original body back, would it be possible to get it back?"

- YES, I HAVE RECORDS OF OUR PREVIOUS BODY, IT IS POSSIBLE TO RESTORE THOSE RECORDS IN THIS VESSEL.

"Hahahaha, interesting."

"I have a question: why do you refer to this body as 'container' and the previous one as 'body'?"

- THIS BODY IS NOT OURS YET; THE SYNCHRONIZATION RATE IS AT 50%.

"What if it reaches 100%?"

- IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE THE BODY CHANGE EVER AGAIN AND YOUR SOUL WILL REMAIN STUCK TO THIS VESSEL FOREVER. IN THIS WAY, THE VESSEL WILL BECOME THE BODY OF THE CREATOR.

"Interesting".

 

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