Arpious of the Planes

My very first skill…

[******]

I activated it through the system since I didn't know how to imagine it. As soon as I started it, I felt something switch inside of me. It was like the blood-thirsty instinct that I have whenever I lose control… but much more sinister.

My consciousness slips for a second before I look at my hand. A mouth of a ferocious dinosaur was surrounding my hand. It was layered with serrated teeth that bent in all ways, black and slightly transparent.

The mouth almost reacted instinctively to the incoming black and white lights since it stretched out and expanded to 10 times its original size. It then created a neck of its own and wrapped its massive jaws around the incoming wave of black and white light.

The black and white light had turned into a liquid that filled my slightly transparent black jaws. The ferocious mouth kept clamped down despite the liquid bursting in all directions while still within the mouth.

Suddenly, I felt my mana drain extremely fast. I quickly concluded that my skill probably needed it to fight against the god-like light.

I was in so much pain. I hadn't felt pain in so long that the slightest of pricks felt like a cut to the leg. Even though I had [Pain Immunity], a searing pain radiated through my body. It felt like I was standing right inside a volcano.

I could only grit my teeth and try to bear the seemingly unbearable pain.

When the lights appeared, I felt a chill radiate down my spine. Aiso seemed to regard it as well since he immediately dropped to both of his knees.

Only 20 seconds had passed, and I lost so much energy, mana, and stamina that I couldn't stand anymore… but the pain continued. I couldn't do anything to redirect my attention from it, so the pain felt like it was eating me from the inside out.

『Status』

[Name: Arpious]

[Race: Lamassu of Ancient Fires]

[Status: Exhausted]

[Servants: 7]

[Subordinates: 7]

[Pets: 1]

[Level: 40/100]

[HP: 29/700  MP: 12/500  SP: 7/500]

[Strength: 170 (+5) (+25) (+25) (+25) (+60)]

[Defense: 170 (+5)]

[Magic: 170 (+25) (+25) (+25) (+40)]

[Speed: 170 (+5) (+25) (+25) (+25) (+40)]

[Luck: 2]

[Charisma: 50]

[Skills: [******] [Forbidden Magic: Zeus's Nimbus] [Poison Immunity] [Disease Immunity] [Virus] [Forbidden Magic: Medusa] [Fire Immunity] [Lightning Resistance] [Inspect] [Gluttons Stomach] [Concentration] [Evolution Switch] [Gold Manipulation] [Assimilation] [Lavas Will] [Heightened 5 Senses and More] [Summon: Blood Minion] [Forbidden Magic: Hermes] [Blood Devouring Army Enhancement] [Tangible Bloodthirsty Aura] [Pain Immunity] [Invisible Grand Flying Sense] [Ancient Reproduction Art] [Summon: Slime Weapon] [Mystic Arm and Leg] [Summon: Phoenix] [Summon: Walking Jungle Hydra] [Night and Day Enhancement] [Summon: Overlord Deer] [Summon: Overlord Wolf] [Grand Mind Magic] [Forbidden Magic: Midas] [Summon: Golden Mountain Bear] [Grand Water Magic] [Weather Manipulation: Wind, Rain, Sun, and Snow] [True Queen Overlords Dominating Presence] [Forbidden Magic: Skadi] [Twilight Dragons Vampiric Breath] [Double Earthquake Slash] [Throne World: Deathly Ice Palace]

[Body Modification: [Great Wings of the Cursed and Blessed Lamassu] [Cursed and Blessed Tattoos] [Incinerating Tail of the Cursed and Blessed Lamassu] [Piranhas Spiny Fin Wings] [Bat Wings] [Aquatic Body] [Monster of Monsters Body] [Ice Dragon Wings] [Legendary Overlord Creature Bloodline]

[Mastered Weapons: [Scythe]

[Soul Equipment: [Fire of Deaths Sword: Raiu] [Fire of Deaths Armour: Araes Dress] [Thanatics Pain]

[Equipment: [Queens Crown] [Green Ring of Twilight] [Purple Ring of Twilight] [Blue Ring of Twilight]

[Titles: [Blessed by the ********* Spirit of *************] [Savage Assassin] [Heartless] [Blessed by a Star] [Chief of the Fire Harpies] [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Curses] [Blessed by the Phoenix Mountain Guardian] [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Blessings] [Strong Willed] [Savage Monster (Humans Killed (0/200)] [Blessed by the Moon] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Gold] [Queen of Golden Mountain Bears] [Ruler of the Mountain of Twilight] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Ice] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Snow] [Blessed by Mother Nature]

…

In just a few minutes, I had been drained by this much… any longer, and I'll fucking die.

No matter how many times I mentally clicked on the skill, it wouldn't turn off.

"FUCK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! WHY IS MY SKILL ABOUT TO KILL ME!?" I shout with the last of my remaining energy.

The mouth reacted to me once again, but this time it responded to my desperation. The jaws started to shake, and it seemed to clamp down on the liquid light even harder. The liquid light tried to retaliate, but it couldn't escape the jaws…

My last bit of mana drained, and I felt my consciousness waver once again. When I looked up, I saw that the jaws had fully clamped down and swallowed the liquid. It leaked down the neck it had created, and it entered my body.

The liquid recharged my mana and stamina in an instant, but it didn't stop there. I felt so much power enter me, and it felt like I was going to burst. The pain subsided, but then the feeling of nausea overcame me.

It was the worst case of nausea I've ever had to withstand. No matter how many times I gagged, nothing would come out. I had to sit there… just sit there and try to calm down.

The mouth turned towards me and lunged towards my head. I didn't resist since I had a hunch it knew what it was doing.

The mouth devoured my body, and I felt the power circulate within me.

The scythe in front of me had also started its evolution process. It seemed to be alive since long black tendrils wrapped the scythe itself. After a few seconds, it unwrapped, and the blade of the scythe had split into three… there were now three curved blades only about 2 inches apart.

The three chains that dangled from the handle now looked like real curved daggers. Before, they looked like Kunai, but now they look like the daggers my assassin corps uses.

The dark blue one was now an icy blue. The dark red one was now a brilliant golden color. Finally, the middle one, or the black one, stayed the same color but was now a straight-looking dagger that dangled even further than the ones beside it.

…

"*cough* *cough* *cough* *cough*..."

The mouth had finally released me, and it was immediately absorbed back into my body. I dropped to the ground, exhausted.

I scanned the room and saw an unconscious Aiso try to shelter my newly evolved scythe …

[Soul Equipment - Anapofeyktos Thanatos]

[Set Owner: Arpious]

[+100 Speed (+5) (+10)]

[+100 Magic (+5) (+10)]

[+200 Strength (+5) (+10)]

[Enchants: [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Curses] [Cursed by the Overlord Spirit of Blessings] [Cursed by A Star] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Gold] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Ice]

…

Wow…

Once more, I scanned my status, causing my jaw to drop.

『Status』

[Name: Arpious]

[Race: Lamassu of Ancient Fires]

[Status: Mentally Exhausted]

[Servants: 7]

[Subordinates: 7]

[Pets: 1]

[Level: 40/100]

[HP: 700/700  MP: 500/500  SP: 500/500]

[Strength: 200 (+5) (+25) (+25) (+25) (+60)]

[Defense: 200 (+5)]

[Magic: 200 (+25) (+25) (+25) (+40)]

[Speed: 200 (+5) (+25) (+25) (+25) (+40)]

[Luck: 5]

[Charisma: 50]

[Skills: [******] [Forbidden Magic: Zeus's Nimbus] [Poison Immunity] [Disease Immunity] [Virus] [Forbidden Magic: Medusa] [Fire Immunity] [Lightning Resistance] [Inspect] [Gluttons Stomach] [Concentration] [Evolution Switch] [Gold Manipulation] [Assimilation] [Lavas Will] [Heightened 5 Senses and More] [Summon: Blood Minion] [Forbidden Magic: Hermes] [Blood Devouring Army Enhancement] [Tangible Bloodthirsty Aura] [Pain Immunity] [Invisible Grand Flying Sense] [Ancient Reproduction Art] [Summon: Slime Weapon] [Mystic Arm and Leg] [Summon: Phoenix] [Summon: Walking Jungle Hydra] [Night and Day Enhancement] [Summon: Overlord Deer] [Summon: Overlord Wolf] [Grand Mind Magic] [Forbidden Magic: Midas] [Summon: Golden Mountain Bear] [Grand Water Magic] [Weather Manipulation: Wind, Rain, Sun, and Snow] [True Queen Overlords Dominating Presence] [Forbidden Magic: Skadi] [Twilight Dragons Vampiric Breath] [Double Earthquake Slash] [Throne World: Deathly Ice Palace]

[Body Modification: [Great Wings of the Cursed and Blessed Lamassu] [Cursed and Blessed Tattoos] [Incinerating Tail of the Cursed and Blessed Lamassu] [Piranhas Spiny Fin Wings] [Bat Wings] [Aquatic Body] [Monster of Monsters Body] [Ice Dragon Wings] [Legendary Overlord Creature Bloodline]

[Mastered Weapons: [Scythe]

[Soul Equipment: [Fire of Deaths Sword: Raiu] [Fire of Deaths Armour: Araes Dress]

[Equipment: [Queens Crown] [Green Ring of Twilight] [Purple Ring of Twilight] [Blue Ring of Twilight]

[Titles: [Blessed by the ********* Spirit of *************] [Savage Assassin] [Heartless] [Blessed by a Star] [Chief of the Fire Harpies] [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Curses] [Blessed by the Phoenix Mountain Guardian] [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Blessings] [Strong Willed] [Savage Monster (Humans Killed (0/200)] [Blessed by the Moon] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Gold] [Queen of Golden Mountain Bears] [Ruler of the Mountain of Twilight] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Ice] [Blessed by the Emperor Spirit of Snow] [Blessed by Mother Nature]

…

My stats increased even without evolution?

Suddenly, multiple notifications pop up in front of me… causing my jaw to drop even further.

[Gained the following skill]

[Divinity Domain (.005/100)]

[Gained the following body modification]

[Divine Mark]

[Gained the following title]

[Devourer of Divinity]

[****** has evolved into Forbidden Magic: ******]

[Divinity Domain]? That sounds like something only a god would have. Well, I don't even have 1% of the domain, so I guess I'm nowhere close to being a god… er- Spirit?

Now let's see, [Divine Mark]. There's nothing visible to me right now, but there's a mirror over here, so let's check my body.

Wait… mirror? We have a glass now? When did we have glass?

Before I lost myself in my thoughts, I started to check my body. There was nothing besides a white and black ring that surrounded my neck. I could only assume this was the Divine Mark, but it could have also been my tattoos growing and spreading.

When I started to check my body, I realized that my tattoos weren't becoming larger but had sort of thinned out and started spreading even farther. The nails on my right hand turned black, while the nails on my left hand turned white.