309 Quest completion and rewards
After making sure the vessel, Aisha, was safe, and leaving the cleaning of pests popping up from Evil's Scion's gang to his minions, Shiva wanted to go back and check on the group of heroines and the protagonist battling below.
He did feel the aura of destruction gathering in large amounts some time ago, so he knew which villain they were facing.
Ronnie Dathien
The exiled one of the Dathien clan of fairy race.
In the original novel he did play some part, so Shiva still had a little impression of this guy. Ronnie was a sick bastard, whom even Shiva considered to get and train for his Eclipse, but eventually gave up.
First, because this guy was either counting his days in the fairy forests or in the towers of hell, both places where Shiva couldn't reach and act freely.
Second, this guy was unpredictable. He was chosen by the demon kings too, and by making some kind of deal with them, Shiva could get him under his control easily. But they weren't the only ones paying attention to him. Getting Ronnie on his side meant having the target of those fairy gods on his back too, which Shiva wanted to avoid for now.
Third, that guy was a total fanatic for Ditail. And it annoyed Shiva for some reason.
Thus he didn't look for Ronnie and let fate take its course.
And as written in novel, this guy was saved by Evil's Scion and joined them. But the timing of his appearance changed majorly.
Originally both the evil scion and Ronnie were supposed to make their first appearance in the first semester exam event, but due to some changes and God knows what altercations, both of them appeared early.
In the book Ronnie had a huge fight in that event. By then he could control his eye of annihilation more easily, so he managed to slaughter a whole lot of students in one fell swoop.
It was only at that time when Leon was about to be killed, that Francius, the old ring grandpa, made his first appearance.
With his protagonist halo of luck and grandpa's support Leon managed to kill Ronnie at that time and showed his swagger and style of a hero in front of the academy.
But sadly somehow the strings of fate now are twisted and moving in some unknown pattern, as this attack which never happened in the novel, happened now.
[Ronnie's dead, by the way.]
While Shiva was contemplating what could've led to this attack, system gave him a message about Leon's victory.
"How? Other than Saisha, no one should be strong enough to handle him. And she's busy with the other guy. Who helped our hero?"
[You did.]
[Overall rating - Passed.]
[Rewards - 63000 system points.]
[ – Blueprint for the Menace Maya Formation.]
[ – Karma clearance crystal.]
"So some idiots still died huh" Shiva said looking at the four names. "Their plotlines aren't anything special, so fuck it if they died."
"Explain the rewards." Shiva said ignoring everything else, and not caring about it.
[Menace Maya Formation - A killing formation that can entrap anyone below S rank, and make them mad. Confusing their minds, and turning them against themselves. Anything they see, hear or sense is their enemy.]
[Karma Clearance Crystal - Anything you do with this crystal in hand would leave no Karmic trace for anyone to track.]
[Eye of Annihilation - A skill that manifests a cataclysmic eye capable of erasing all existence with its ominous glare. Requires a high understanding of the destruction element to master and control.]
"Huh, not so bad, I guess." Shiva said looking at the description of all the gifts he got. Especially the Karma crystal, his mind already started forming plans on where he could use that thing.
'If I kill a dragon while holding this crystal, their race shouldn't be able to mark me and track me down.'
[Stop that foolish thought this instant, host. You're not killing any dragons any time soon.]
[And besides dragon slayers get marked onto souls, and thus hunted down easily. Hiding Karma won't do you any good.]
"Fine, whatever. I was just curious." Shiva said and threw the black crystal back into his storage.
"Now, let's go back. I'm tired and need a nap." Shiva said as he yawned.
"Hello, excuse me. Have you seen someone...."
Hearing someone calling, shiva turned back, but just as he did alarm bells started ringing in his head. Suddenly feeling something strange he directly jumped away from his place and moved to the side. Watching as a sharp wooden spear rose from the floor he was standing.
As he wondered who it was that attacked him, a voice sounded behind him and he got his answer. 'Saisha'
"Who.. Are.. You?"