Child from the Dungeon

Chapter 208: Spin-Off Vol.1 'Dark Stranger ': Stranger's Orientation

[ Dungeon: Goblin's Nest Dungeon (Epic) ]

" You want me to, take this 'Captain's identity? " DG-525 asks as he finally can talk well again despite his form not reverting, still covered by smoke per his monstrous body's mechanism.

" Of course, you could actually do it, do you, O 'Dark Stranger'? " Black Merchant asks.

" Not only his appearance by consuming him, I also want you to take his name. "

" Duncan Grimshaw, that would be likely fit for your new identity. "

" What about the 'Donovan'...? " DG-525 asks.

" Just take the 'Duncan', it seems to fit you based on my guts. " Black Merchant tells DG-525.

" I didn't know if I could, I never knew I could do 'that', before. "

" After all, you're telling me to eat his corpse so I could look like him? " 525 asks.

" Yes, that's what I'm talking about. " Black Merchant answers it to DG-525's confusion.

" You're still confused why I ordered you to swallow the Knight Captain's body, don't ya? " Black Merchant asks which DG-525 shakes his head.

" Because that is what your race could do, you D######r. " Black Merchant says.

" Do-, what? " DG-525 asks as he swallows Captain Duncan.

" Really? You didn't know you're race's own name. "

" D######r, that's how you're race used to pronounce themselves in their own language back then. "

" Your's is a rare species who lived in the Darkest of Worlds, hence why your body had a self-mechanism to automatically spurt smoke if the place filled with so much light, or perhaps had a basic-camouflaging to make your skin protected from the light and adapted to your surroundings. "

" Ca-camouflage...? " DG-525 asks.

" You're saying like I just did it, earlier... "

" Yes, you did. " Black Merchant replied.

" When the place filled with the fire smoke that's when it happened. "

" It seems yours is not that potent, perhaps you're a defect from your kind? "

" Defect!? " DG-525 asks while gulping Captain Duncan's body.

" I'm not defect! I'm advanced! " DG-525 as he shows that he could change the parts of his body into weapons which he used earlier to kill the knights, covered by the smoke.

" I see, you're scientifically upgraded... "

" When you said 'Advanced', it somehow made me remember something as I travel through the realms using the Gates. "

" When I try to find more customers... " Black Merchant says as he puts down his big bag and opens it to bring out some goods.

" What is- "

" This is a 'System Nano Pill', a Prototype Pill I've developed to make people know what they're capable of. " Black Merchant throws it on DG-525's hand as he sees it.

" Cute pill... " he says while looking at it, and swallowing it.

" It tastes good, what are the ingre- "

[ Initializing ]

" Huh!? " DG-525 says as he swears to himself that he hears a voice.

" It is time. " Black Merchant says while seeing 525's reaction.

" Not to worry, it's just the effect of the Pill's Nano Robots that is currently spreading to your body. "

" Using my eyes, I could see that you seemed to have already been implanted with many Nano and Biotechnological stuff within it, hence your very form. " Black Merchant comments while seeing through DG-525's body like an X-ray and Infrared.

" After all the D######rs I've seen back then are not that 'advanced' looking as you, you're more, umm... upgraded. "

" I believe you have received many scientific operations before, yes? " Black Merchant asks DG-525 nods as the voice comes to him again.

< System Initializing >

< System Initializing >

< Initialization Complete >

< Hello, User DG-525. >

< I am the System that will provide you, with me, I will help you scan and monitor things through. >

DG-525 then sees 'Visible Words' appearing in front of him, he is startled as he is surprised.

" This is like in the 'Facility'... "

" In the 'Facility' Visible Words like this exist because the place is provided with equipment to make it possible, but this-... "

" The 'equipment' is within you, for only you could see it, as well as me the one who developed it. "

" With that, I hope it could guide you on staying in the 'Elysium Haven'. " Black Merchant Tells.

" Elysium Haven? " DG-525.

" A Paradise Sanctuary of a Realm, made to protect the humans from the Ravaging days of Ragnarok, the Great War of Old. "

" A realm rich-filled with Mana, used by its people to perform 'Magic'. " Black Merchant says which makes DG-525 stutter.

" M-Magic? " DG-525 suddenly remembers the things he learned back in the 'facility', his memories of learning things come back to him.

" Yes, Magic... "

" A Current Practice that had been popularized again around the realms. "

" After Ragnarok, the use of Magic is everywhere, through it, civilizations were made using its wonders. "

" By using Water Magic, those who lived near the seas had the power to prevent Tsunamis. "

" By using Fire Magic, those who had their houses burned could pull the fire out into the very skies by bending it through the Mana. "

" By using Earth Magic, those who travel around could instantly make a home out of the rocks and many earth materials. "

" And last, those who had Wind Magic could make self-made Tornadoes that could help swirl any water and dry it instantly. "said the Black Merchant as he said it.

" Like the Knight Captain you just consumed, I believe you had already received his Magic right after you consumed it. " Black Merchant says as the 'Words' pops up.

< User had perfectly absorbed the 'Knight Captain's Mana. >

< User's Mana Core is perfectly made, scanning the results. >

< Scanning... >

< Results Scanned >

< Result: >

< User's Magic: Wind Magic >

< Magic Tier: IV >

" Tier... IV? " DG-525 asks.

" That's how unique your magic is classified, no need to worry. "

" For in the realms of magic, the one who wins is not always the strongest. "

" Despite strength is still the primary rule... "

" But..., those who also had the right intellect, creativity, uniqueness, effort, modification, upgrade, and many kinds of things that could build up one's strength could also become winners in this world. "

" Like Captain Duncan, for example... "

" Do you know, despite the Wind Magic's usefulness, it was still considered the Weakest Element amongst the Realm of Magic? " Black Merchant asks.

" Weakest? " DG-525 sees his wounds after fighting Captain Duncan.

" It doesn't look weak to me. " DG-525 says.

" Perhaps he did something to himself to make himself that powerful? " DG-525 asks as the Black Merchant brings out some things.

" Yes, the reason he is strong when fighting you is because he was using equipment and items to do so, enhanced by the Mana. "

" With that, with his Wind, he could wound a great monster such as you, using Equipment and Items such as these. "

" Equipment and Items that I will provide for you free, I mean it, for this is your first encounter with me, DG-525, I mean, Duncan Grimshaw. "

" Here, take a look! " Black Merchant offers DG-525's his 'merchandise' as the two begin to discuss things as they know more about each other.

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Extra:

This is the first meeting between Duncan and the Black Merchant, for this is the start of where Duncan will live as a human.

His real monstrous race's name is the one written above, for that is how it was pronounced by the race's own language, Black Merchant met them before.

And yes, finally for the revelation, yes...

Duncan also had the System like Donovan, but with a different concept, his System is not as advanced as his future 'son' would have.

BTW, Do you know I already thought about Duncan having a System in the first intro Chapter for his character (Chapter 1 | Character Introduction: Duncan Grimshaw), where he sees his first purchase of Items outside the Black Merchant from the 'Weapon Store' owned by Ronald (Mentioned in Chapter 101: Black Merchandise).

In Chapter 1, you could see Duncan see the items as I put ' this (<) and this (>)' instead of 'this ([) and this (])', yes, that's because I've already decided that Duncan, the 'dad' had the System as well but didn't had the bravery to reveal it at the time.

Example:

< Weapon: Leaf Cutter (Rare) >

< Type: Sword >

< Effect: Cutting Precision >

....

< Weapon: Floating Orb (Rare) >

< Type: Orb >

< Effect: This orb gives the user, some skills and spells based on the user's current status. >

....

And regarding how the System works, Duncan's System appears in his eyes as 'Visible Words' (Visible Digital Words to be exact) instead of a 'Visible Digital Window Interface' like Donovan.

I'm sorry if some of you are pissed, but it is what it is, I hope you guys could understand.

My very humble apologies, Author KJVZeanso.