Chapter 487 The Fifth Race and The Awakening
?'Fifth race?' The term puzzled Vesuvius, the dragon, whose mind then plunged into the depths of his innate draconic knowledge. This reservoir of wisdom wasn't personal; it resembled an immense, searchable sea, akin to the internet, where one must know precisely what to seek.
'Void walkers,' the term emerged within his thoughts, clarifying as streams of pertinent knowledge and memories converged. Initially, it baffled him that such a powerful race had never crossed his path, neither personally nor in myths and legends. Yet, as understanding dawned, the pieces fell into place.
'No wonder there are no legends of them. The very nature of their existence makes them elusive.' Vesuvius realized that these beings dwelt in the void's emptiness, outside known reality, ruling over the elements of void, destruction, and dissipation. All their power was turning around nothingness or making nothingness.
If the other four races each governed distinct facets of reality—with demons and angels influencing the soul's domain and reapers and dragons the material—then the void walkers and the void they commanded were the canvas for these forces—easy to ignore but as important.
Each race was crucial, and their existence was foundational to reality itself.
Observing the dragon's contemplation, the chaotic goddess, her eyes aflame with wild madness, spread her arms. "Summon them! After eons, all five shall clash on a singular battlefield! The absence of the four has left us in ruins. Perhaps this war will herald our salvation and bring them back."
Her words, laced with a hidden truth, briefly captured Vesuvius's attention. Yet, before he could delve deeper, a surge of information flooded his senses. Magic runes, complex lines, physics equations, and intricate patterns melded into an elaborate spell circuit.
"This is what you need! Now, go and do what you want! Go and gain the power you desire!"
Ding!
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You have learned a new spell belonging to the school of magic: [Draconic Gravity Drive]
Warp space ahead and behind to traverse the cosmos at unimaginable speeds.
'Damn them all!' He cursed all his friends who had dragged him into this mess. A long time ago, when everything was just a game, he joined a quickly expanding faction, greedy for loot and XP from large battles, not knowing the consequences.
With tears in his eyes, he glanced at the destroyed city, grief making him clench his fists. It was as if he had woken from a sweet dream. He knew it was reality for a long time, but he always overlooked the massacres and deaths in the fantasy, medieval world—all feeling so foreign and distant.
However, as he watched a city, not unlike those on Earth, scorched to the ground, something broke within him: the diluted dragon blood he once drank slowly boiled out and formed blood-red sweat. He could see his own city, with his own family and friends, burn in the same way. He almost felt that was the future awaiting them.
"It is only a matter of time before the monster invades our world! Then what?! Will our world end the same way?!" He screamed at the top of his lungs, and the small crowd below him stared back at him, confused. He could see them trembling and struggling.
"Are the gods good? No! But the side we chose is not better! They are all evil, and we are also evil as we helped them!" He screamed once more, red droplets of saliva containing the cursed blood flying out.
As he saw it, it hit him, making him collapse to his knees. He turned his head up toward the sky and burst into maniacal laughter. "The blood! This is how it is! We have signed our souls to the devil, no, to the dragon, the moment we got enticed."
"What have I done?! I have killed so many?!" Another yell came from the crowd as another player fell to his knees, blood steaming off his skin.
Ding!
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Your emotions have triggered a hidden racial property.
You have passed the stat check, and the loyalty-inducing, mind-affecting effects of the diluted dragon blood were suppressed!
Your race [Lesser Dragonkin] has changed to [Lesser Draconified Human].
The hidden ability [Blood Link] has been removed.
The effects of all draconic abilities will be decreased by 25%.
The owner of the blood might not be happy.