Chapter 3: Shared life ritual
' At the end of the week, I stood in front of the door that led to Amelia's room, helplessly and slightly dazed from the shock I received these past few days and with tears rolling like rivers down my pale face as I was incapable of saving the love of my life and letting her in front of me die. '
As Chris read through the memories till here, he couldn't help but let his eyes take the crimson color of blood as he tried his best to suppress the killing intent hidden deep within himself.
As Chris had merged with the memories of the previous owner of the body, he of course merged and with the owner himself. So all the happiness, peace, and love the previous owner experienced was the same as experiencing it himself as well as the pain, sadness, hatred, despair, and self-blame the previous owner felt, he could clearly feel it all well.
Chris took a deep breath to calm his raging like fire killing intent and continued reading the rest of his " new " memories.
' I stood outside the door that led to her room, I wiped my tears off my face, took a few breaths, and wore my fake smile before opening the door and slowly walking in towards the bed where she laid. '
' When I arrived before her and saw her pained expression it was like a thousand needles piercing my heart. '
" Amelia. "
' I softly called her name, and she turned her head to look at me slowly. '
" Don't worry. Everything's gonna be ok. So for now please endure a little longer till I find a cure. "
" Now rest well. "
' And with that I watched her close her start eyes and wander off to sleep. '
' As she fell asleep I stroked her pale face which was clearly filled with pain, and slowly got up to walk out of her room. '
' Walking out, closing the door behind, and getting back into my study room. '
Bang!
' I punched the wall with all my strength, venting out all of my frustrations, and started crying. '
" Useless.. i am too useless, I... I couldn't bring myself to tell her the truth... to tell her that she only has two months to live... useless I am too useless. "
" No. I can't give up here I am sure that there's something out there that can help her. Yes, that's right the world is vast with all kinds of miracles happening every day, I'm sure to find something if I search hard enough. "
' With that, I gathered myself together and begun searching everywhere for all kinds of information that could possibly help her. '
' Time flew by and I was becoming more and more desperate as I continued my search. '
' It wasn't until the end of the second month of the deadline that I finally had a breakthrough. '
' That day someone heard about me and my situation and contacted me to meet him in a tavern through the information I left behind in the underground channels. '
' I walked into the tavern and sat down at a corner which we previously agreed. '
' Not long after, a man dressed in black came and sat right before me. '
" Are you the one called Chris? " he said.
' I instinctively nodded my head and waited for him to continue. '
" Alright tell me about your situation. " the man nodded and said.
' I described everything that happened that night from the man covered in black gas to the poison that inflicted Amelia without hiding absolutely nothing since this could be my opportunity to save Amelia. '
' It was quite strange but after I finished speaking the man didn't say anything and just remained silent, which made me somewhat nervous since everyone I talked to so far would immediately refute me and say I'm crazy. '
' I remained silent and waited for the man to open his mouth. '
After a while, the man opened his mouth and said " I can help you. "
' With those words, I stared at the man with sparkling eyes waiting for him to finish speaking. '
" In this world, there are all kinds of mysteries and supernatural powers that hide among us. There are also three power systems mages, warriors, and mystics. The man that hurt your lover was probably a mage. "
' In the beginning ii didn't know if I should believe him or not, but then I remembered the man covered in black gas that night and how he later turned into the mist to disappear. '
The man continued speaking " The mages, warriors and mystics all have ranks from nine to ten, from the weakest to strongest. If you want to deal with your lover's poison you need to become a rank nine mystic and perform a shared life ritual. "
' When I heard that I finally sighed in relief. All these past few days I was constantly at my edge trying to find a solution and now I, at last, show the light at the end of the tunnel. '
" Before I tell you how to become a mystic and the details of the ritual let me first explain a little bit about this hidden world. " said the man.
" Mages to get their powers, need to first gather materials and build their core at the center of their chest through rituals. Then they fill their core with essence as they call it, till it's full before once again gathering materials to update their core and rank up. There are different kinds of essences that correspond to different elements. At rank nine a mage will have to choose an element to gather it's essence and then walk down that path. According to the element they choose they later need different materials to update their cores. Also as they rank up they will also gain more and more lifespan. Of course, it's easier said than done since they might lose their life at any moment something goes wrong. "
" Warriors are like mages but also different from them. They also need to build a core with materials and through rituals, but different from mages, they build their core right below their belly button. Unlike mages who gather essence, warriors gather something they call mana, and this kind of energy is without elements and can only be put to full use through all kinds of combat techniques that they use. To rank up they also need to fill their cores with mana before updating them. "
" Last but not least are the mystics. Mystics are beings on a whole different level from mages and warriors. They don't have to use any cores or any kind of energy. Every time they rank up they can be said to raise their level of existence and gain all kinds of different powers. Every mystic awakens different kinds of powers, thus they all use different materials for their rank up. Mystics have the hardest to rank up but at the same time, they are also the most mysterious and powerful of these three power systems. "
" The rituals for every rank up in these power systems are all the same except for the mystics, the only shared ritual they have is at the beginning, later though they are all different. "
" Alright before I give you the recipe to become a mystic let me tell you about the ritual of shared life. As I said before in order to perform this ritual you need to become a mystic, a higher level of existence otherwise it won't work. Once you become a mystic follow the instructions of the ritual and bind your blood with the blood of your loved one, at that time once you succeed you will share the same life so as long you live she lives if you die she dies, moreover she will also gain the same powers as you and her level of existence will also be raised making her a mystic and it will continue like that. You share a life, you share everything. "
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