Where am I? I have never felt so sick when being teleported from one place to another. The feeling of nausea is horrible, I feel like throwing up all the food in my stomach, the strange thing is that I can’t do it.
My body is and at the same time isn’t, I don’t feel in a physical place, it’s as if I were traveling from one point to another through space mana. It’s the same feeling as always, just a bit longer.
Where am I going? That strange object is teleporting me somewhere. I have no idea where I am going.
The feeling didn’t last more than two seconds. I feel how my body is breaking the threads of space mana to finally let me out. My senses are dull, before I can open my eyes my Personal World is already doing its job.
I am in the middle of a circular platform with enormous pillars in all directions, everything looks worn out. When I open my eyes I frown a bit, the vision is very poor, everything looks dark and gloomy.
Am I in the middle of a dungeon? Everything indicates that, the design of the platform, the pillars with runes, and the mana around me is like that of a dungeon.
Why have I been sent to a dungeon? If they did it, it is because they trust that I won’t be able to overcome it and I will die here. This can be dangerous… but the fear inside me is much smaller than my desire to explore and test my new body and abilities.
I hadn’t had an opportunity to test the capacity of my body to its limit. According to the mana of the dungeon I can deduce it is grade 4 close to grade 5. It is a perfect scenario for me, for anyone else it would be hell and a death sentence.
I don’t want to be careless and die because of my excitement, first I activate my mental ability to calm myself and think about the situation properly.
Why was I attacked? There are many reasons in my head, I can’t focus on one. Those people only used that object when they were at the brink of death, it was their last resource to get rid of me.
All the time they had the intention to end my life, their Imra always showed a clear desire for death, but I felt something different, they didn’t have “bad intentions”, they only wanted to see me dead because of orders, I could only detect it at the end when two of them had already died.
I am sure they belong to some kind of sect or criminal group, maybe they were just hired. Well, I don’t care, in the end all four of them must have died, the other two women were at the verge of death before I was teleported.
I can’t find more answers without leaving this place. First I must clear this dungeon, that is my priority, otherwise I won’t be able to obtain any answers.
As soon as I step out of the platform I am attacked immediately, not by monsters or anything like that. The mana of this place is disgusting, full of death and catastrophe. Death mana is abundant, it is everywhere and it wants to devour me as soon as it comes into contact with me.
My Imra repels it instantly at the first contact, I force my body with a layer of death mana to feel a bit safer. My measures work quickly, the external death mana is simply repelled.
The disgusting feeling hasn’t gone away, I can only control it thanks to my mental ability. I feel sick just being here, I use a bit more death mana and Imra to cover my face, the nausea decreases noticeably, I feel a bit calmer.
I follow the only path available, this cave-like place only has one direction. The tunnel is enormous, easily 40 meters high. Walking for several minutes made me realize something unusual, not only is there death mana around me, there is also life mana.
The difference with this life mana is how it presents itself. It is corrupted, as if the death mana had completely altered the poor life mana just with its presence. It is truly chilling. It could be considered something different and no longer life mana.
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I stop in the middle of the long tunnel, there are two monsters almost one hundred meters away from me, they have also noticed my presence. Without needing to see them I already know the type of monster, they are undead.
Two skeletons almost two meters tall dressed in what seems like worn armor are waiting for me, both carry a sword. I can feel from this distance how they emit death and life mana.
I should have expected it. There was no other perfect type of monster for this place, they had to be undead. The monsters take a simple step to advance dozens of meters, when I react they are already in front of me, I use each of my twin swords to block their strikes.
Their movements are not clumsy, they are very fluid and aesthetic. Monsters at grade 4 are already capable of speaking, but not all of them, these do not seem capable of communicating. That doesn’t mean they are not smart, they are intelligent enough to fight and use their abilities in a fluid way.
Their control over death mana is exquisite. I can feel how with each exchange their death mana tries to destroy everything on contact, it doesn’t matter if it is my mana, Imra, or Laws, it is trying to destroy everything without caring about anything.
This could be the best moment to learn about death mana. I have wanted to improve it for a long time, it is an affinity I have not given the importance it deserves, it has unlimited potential and I have been given the opportunity to explore it deeply.
Susan’s point of view:
The news of Maki’s disappearance was like a bucket of cold water. No, this is not a disappearance, it has been a well-orchestrated plan to kill him, since they didn’t see an opportunity they sent him somewhere else to get rid of him.
Behind me I can feel how the princess’s Imra releases different types of emotions. She has a serious control problem after ascending recently and this situation makes it worse. I can feel fear, sadness, anger, worry, and much more.
The surprising thing is her fury, I have never felt this type of feeling coming from Brendu. I have never seen her so upset or angry, the princess is always calm no matter the situation, today she is completely unleashed.
I understand her perfectly, I am also furious. How dare they attack in my city? And try to kill my protégé. I am completely furious, I just want to grab the responsible person by the neck and twist it.
After going through different types of security we finally arrive at a special chamber. A doctor is already inside together with a specialist in reading minds and breaking mental defenses, both are diamond rank.
“Is there any progress?” I ask them directly.
“Her mind has many blocks, they took the trouble to place countless defenses on a ruby rank. They must be very desperate to hide the information.” The man with mental affinity answers me.
My look must have been very intense because he continues speaking. “I have only been able to obtain a bit of information so far. Indeed, the affected person was Maki Vichag, he has been teleported to a dungeon, that is the most remarkable thing. There is no exact data about the location of the dungeon or the reason, she did not know that information.”
The 1% chance that it wasn’t Maki disappears when he finishes speaking. “Can we obtain more information? Is there any way?” I ask again.
The man with mental affinity looks at me. “Yes, but it means breaking her defenses by force, liquefying her brain and memories, and forcing every part of her to filter some relevant information. Obviously that will cause her death, another risk is that the information is not completely accurate or we obtain something useless.”
The doctor at his side looks at the woman lying down. “I have never seen this type of block in a ruby rank, the person or group that sent them prepared well to avoid leaking information.” I look at the woman in front of me, I do not feel hatred toward her, she was only following orders, my hatred will be directed at the one who sent her if I find out who it is.
I cannot say the same about Brendu, she is trembling with rage. She remains in her position by sheer willpower, she wants to skin her alive.
“We will take the risk with that memory liquefaction. I am sure her cube will be destroyed if she tries to speak while being interrogated, it is better to try this option and obtain some kind of information.” I speak with clear resignation.
The two prepare to begin breaking all the defenses in the woman’s head. After a few seconds I can hear her screams, she twists from side to side trying to escape the pain. Her body is reacting even in that unconscious state.
I look at Brendu at my side, she does not flinch. The princess is simply watching everything happen, I can feel some anticipation in her Imra, she is hoping for useful information.
The process was quick, although the defenses are powerful, in the end it is the mind of a ruby rank being drilled by a specialist of a higher rank.
“Most of what I recovered are simply memories of her training, it is difficult to get an idea because they all wear dark clothes all the time and only their eyes can be seen.” His words are not encouraging. “But I did obtain something important, I saw a mark of a withered tree, something different from the usual one, but I am sure they have some similarity.” His words hit both of us hard.