“guh-”

Xenados weakly dropped to his knees as he felt his whole body ache.

“Xenados!”

Antonia ran towards him her face filled with worry. The two just surfaced from the water, after killing the adventurers and seeing that there's nothing good on them Xenados decided to head north.

From the information his shades got from the adventurers, south east of their location is a fairly large town with an adventurer's guild.

And to the west is the Mansion of his father Sabien, Xenados when he thought about it realized the incongruity in his father through his memories of him.

His experience is not first hand, but it would be similar to watching professional actors acting out scenes.

The reason he felt something wrong is that his father's actions, emotion and expressions to Xenados who watched real life experiences like tv shows felt that his father was plastic.

When he watched the events in his memories no matter how much he repeats them, it felt like watching an inexperienced actor working with a Grammy Award winning actor.

Also he saw in the eyes of the servants, instead of hate or disgust, they directed mocking or sympathetic gazes when they saw him and his mother.

He felt like going back to his father’s side screaming, “Dad, I'm back and stronger so now I will help you fight for our family!”.

He asked his mother if she wanted to do that but she simply replied, “Don't get to overconfident, right now instead of trying to fight with your incomplete power, you should start training and getting familiar with your powers. You may be a half-breed but as a dhampir you have immortality, so take your time, mother will always be here for you”.

Xenados felt warm hearing her words, but that doesn't change the fact that he feels something of from his father. So not taking chances he decided to head north.

If he went south or east meeting human caravans is an assured fact, west would make make them encounter vampires. In the end the only way he could survive is to head north.

But it's not like north would be all fine and dandy, heading north would be like walking on fire.

The reason Xenados decided to head north is because there is no one who would go there. More specifically, the north is a hotpot of monsters. To the west beyond the mountain ranges is the mansion of his father, to the east all the way to the south is human territory.

The north although dangerous, compared to the other choices is far more safer. Adding the fact that an army of shades could make a way for him and protect him from mindless beast, the only problem he would have are monsters with intelligence.

In any case from Antonia he found out that the number of monsters with intelligence, even in this forest alone would not even be number past 10. So the safest route he figures would be through the den of monsters.

Anyway if he did have to face monsters he could summon an army of shades.

“The next problem would be… transportation”

Xenados jumped out of his mother's embrace and started ordering the two shades to bring him a ride.

“Posses a monster, a fast one that can carry both me and my mother”

((Yes milord))

The two shades after hearing their orders immediately floated towards two separate locations. After they disappeared Xenados summoned another 3 shades from the void.

(((We hear thy bidding, master)))

The three immediately made some sort of bowing gesture, but their bodies being ghostly made it look weird instead.

“I will test out my skill, so I want the three of you to protect us”

(((Yes, Milord)))

The three then disappeared into the ground, a few seconds later the earth shook and a small dome covered Xenados and Antonia. After which from the walls small protrusions came out.

The protrusions are flat and not pointed and on top of it a small violet flame emerged. Four other similar protrusions appeared accompanied by four more violet flames. The five flames lit up the inside of the dome but Xenados, after careful examination realized that the five flames were positioned much so that it would be at the edges of a five pointed star.

[As long as we're safe I don't mind whatever they do, and surprisingly this dome those flames and their positions. For some reason they seem to give me, energy… weird, anyways it's better to start learning about my abilities.]

Unique Skills:

A magic using the energy of the void as it's base. Unlike conventional magics this types of magic that rely heavily on mana this magic only needs one to have a connection to the void. The greater the connection, the stronger the magic becomes. (Current connection to the void, [Void Master], able to use void magic up to expert level, able to freely control void energy)

Summons a familiar based of of one's greatest attribute. (Currently able to summon Shade[Expert level void familiar], Shadowling[Expert level shadow familiar] and Darkling[Expert level darkness familiar])

Able to store any amount of material in a void space (Space is infinite and is not affected by the current world's space and time)

Magic of the shadow element, this allows one to use magic with the power of shadows. Using shadow based magic does not consume mana as the bearer of this skill can take the energy directly from the shadows.(Currently able to use intermediate level shadow magic)

Magic of the darkness element, this allows one to use magic with the power of darkness. Using darkness based magic does not consume mana as the bearer of this skill can take the energy directly from the darkness.(Currently able to use intermediate level Dark magic)

[So then, I have three types of specialized magics, a summoning skill and infinite storage. But seeing the definition of the skill I think it would be the same even if it didn't appear. I mean in the end it's just as long as I can use void magic I can make that storage myself. Though now that I think about it… with that appearing right now I don't need to train for it… guess it's not that bad]

After reading through the skill information two loud thuds were heard. Antonia and Xenados immediately went out to check what happened and saw two carcasses of what appears to be jaguars.

The black fur was still glossy and beautiful but the two beast obviously lost their soul. Xenados turned his eyes towards the two shades. Immediately the two bowed, and after which began explaining.

Turns out, the two can’t posses beast stronger than rank C, and these two jaguars are in fact rank B storm cats. Though Xenados was perplexed at how these two large mammals because cats, he simply shut his mouth since the information came from his mother.

“But if they are in this state they can't be used”

Saying those words Antonia looked at Xenados.

Xenados simply stared at the corpses, he didn't mind anything else then he suddenly snapped his fingers.

“I got it!”

Xenados approached one of the corpses and touched it with his five fingers. His fingers wer position like that of the tips of a five pointed star, a pentagram.

[I should be able to create something like an undead…]

There are plenty ways to create undead but the most common is using mana to revitalize the body of a corpse giving it new life.

In this method if the mana used has some sort of element then the undead would have a similar element.

With this in mind Xenados circulated void energy through the storm cat's corpse.

The void energy first started at his fingers, slowly spreading. First going through the veins in the heart and then it circulates like oxygen. Then not even a few seconds later the whole corpse was filled with void energy.

As one possessing the title [Void Master] Xenados is able to call upon an unlimited amount of energy from the void and use it unconditionally.

Just as soon as he thought that the corpse would revive, the timid void energy suddenly.became wild and chaotic. Soon the flesh and skin and everything even the bones were slowly being devoured by the energy.

Xenados started to bring the energy back to the void when he noticed something. The copse was devoured but the energy didn't change shape.

As if answering his questions the energy once again relaxed. The corpse was now a beautiful mix of colors but violet was still a dominant shade compared to the rest.

But the most eye catching is the eyes of the storm cat. The eyeballs looked like a starry sky and a deep profound aura exuded from the eyes.

Then the storm cat abruptly stood up and after which it's body started changing… no morphing.

The jaguar like head of it is now covered by some sort of skull like armor, on it's back an armor of spinal column like bones sprouted. It's like it's bones came out of it’s body. Similarly all over it's body bones that look to be covering it's body like armor continuously emerged.

In the end the storm cat now looked like a giant purple jaguar covered in jaguar bones. The bones had a darker shade of purple compared to it's skin.

Then the storm cat’s body started glowing, the light was bright enough to blind causing Antonia to instinctively close her eyes.

Xenados on the other hand could clearly see the changes.

From the center of its purple body various colors and small white spots spread throughout the storm cat’s body.

After the glow subsided Antonia opened her eyes and then she was frozen in shock.

The storm cat now looked like a celestial being, it's body was like a universe's image forming a jaguars silhouette.

It's bone armor didn't have the celestial tone but its shade made it blend perfectly with the body of the storm cat.

(I tried to explain it figuratively but if you have a hard time understanding, then here’s an easier way to understand, Imagine Alien X from ben 10, being purple instead of black. Now imagine that to be a jaguar wearing bone armor)

Xenados knows that this is not a storm cat, as such he the looked at its status.

Name: (None) Race: Void Beast Class: Legendary Rank: E Level: 1 Unique Skills: Master: Xenados Void

The rank went down from B to E that's a lot of levels. But the mere fact that it's a legendary class, similar to dragons makes it monstrous.

Not to mention that it being rank E is just a reminder that it hasn't reached it’s full potential, yet.

But more than that is at the very bottom of the information, it clearly wrote that it has a master and that master is no other than the person who gave it a second life, Xenados.

But what made Xenados speechless is the fact that he could name this monstrosity.

A beast getting named is like making a soul connection with its master.

When that happens the master and servant benefit each other. This time if he did name it, the servant would benefit but the master not so much.

Xenados has zome connection, a powerful one in fact with the void, naming a monster that's already legendary class and at the same time being of the void is already asking for another evolution.

[A greater power up…]

“....hmm… well then let's call you Pluto”

[After all Pluto is the god of the underworld in Roman mythology and having that name is good for you, I could have named you Cerberus or something along those lines but… not only do you have only one head, it's a fact that you came from the cay family… sigh, I just hope that the real Pluto doesn't kill me for this]

(Woof!)

“?!”