The three different forms of energy flowed alongside each other in a smooth and steady path, transferring all the devil essence from one de to the other. The Ki acted as the boat and the mana as the navigator as the right-hand de turned whiter and the left de became darker.
This continued for some time until a drastic change hade over the two weapons. One looked so dark, it consumed the light around it, while the other was as white as bleached bones. Its slight curvature made it look like the fang of an extraordinarily dangerous beast.
The eye on the hilt of the ck de snapped open and the malevolent aura of a thousand devils filled the air as even more of the devil essence from Cain''s body poured into it. Meanwhile, the white de had the eye on its hit shut, the de giving off no aura at all.
The White w was also a little bit longer than the ck w.
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{Congrattions to the host... You have acquired a Deadly grade dual weapon set equipment from the Devil Series...}
{White w}: (Deadly).
Strength: 100.
Agility: 100.
Control: 1.0.
Defense: -20.
Weight: 100.
Durability: 200/200.
Skills: Charge, Pure Energy Strike.
Description: Previous {Devil''s Broken w} is nowpletely devoid of any devil essence and malevolence. This new formpletely refuses all forms of devil essence.
{Charge}: Absorb any energy within the host to fill the capacity of the {White w}. The energy within can be released in the form of {Pure Energy Strike}, or kept in the de to increase the potency of physical attacks. It can only absorb the host''s power.
{Pure Energy Strike}: Release the power stored within to produce a devastating attack that can destroy mountains. This attack can make use of any energy within the {White w}. The {Pure Energy Strike} can only make use of the host''s personal energy.
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{ck w}: (Deadly).
Strength: 100.
Agility: 100.
Control: 1.0.
Defense: -20.
Weight: 100.
Durability: 200/200.
Skills: Evil Devouring.
Description: The personification of the devil nature itself. Created by transferring all the devil power previously in the other {Devil''s Broken w} to the {ck w}, creating the special skill, {Evil Devouring}.
{Evil Devouring}: Absorb the power of the in with more potency than before. For every enemy at the first tier killed and absorbed, the host gains 1 free attribute point. For enemies at the second tier killed and absorbed, the host gains 10 free attribute points. For enemies at the third tier, the host gains 100 free attribute points.
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Cain stared at the weapons in his hands for a while before he remembered what he was up to...
He wanted to expel the dangerous devil essence that was building up within his body. However, when he tried to force it out, he realized there was nothing to force out.
The devil''s essence, rather than fighting with the mana and Ki within his body, flowed together with them, even increasing the harmony of the energy in his body as it stayed in between the Ki and mana like a dividing line that didn''t allow them to mix.
Cain turned his attention back to his weapons. The des felt heavier than before, and their design seemed to abandon all thoughts of security. They were shaped like weapons created solely to kill...
''The design of these des is anything but barbaric and crude like these devils. Where do theye from?'' Cain thought to himself.
Cain decided to test the two des out...
''Which reminds me...'' Cain sat down to the ground, then pulled out a rune he had kept for a while in his inventory as he hadn''t figured out a use for it yet.
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{Cross-de}: Increase proficiency when dual-wielding weapons.
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With the use of the {Cross-de} rune, he would be able to increase his level of proficiency with two des.
''Although using two des is still a method of fighting, it is still much more powerful and sophisticated than using one de.''
Cain remembered something from his past;
''To use two des, one must first understand that when holding a de, one must not have many thoughts. There are only two things to be in the mind, one being the opponent, and the other being everything but the opponent...''
''One must also realize that holding a de is for one thing only. To kill... Is to be killed... Fight like your very life is on the line because it is. All forms of the dying dragon technique are centered around these core principles and...''
ording to this martial arts manual he had read, He had to fight to kill every time he raised his de. Violence and killing...
The way of the de...
He clung to his des for dear life before stabbing them into the ground. Despite his acts, he was incredibly tense over the future. He knew that the weakest of the enemies he would ever have to face would be the one he faced yesterday.
Stabbing the des into the ground beside him, he stretched the Cross-de rune that was filled with various straight and powerful runes. cing it onto his flesh, he was able to see the lines melt onto his flesh, followed by immense pain that struck at both his flesh and head. However, he bore with it as he was already used to the pain by now.
A few secondster, a rune depicting two des stacked upon one another in such a way it was difficult to tell just exactly how many des there were was formed.
Cain let out a grunt, as he felt his body be lighter and his tendons, as well as his muscles, became firmer as well as rigid at the same time. He could feel a bit of power circte through his body as the aura he gave off reduced by a reasonable amount.
{Your affinity with des has increased greatly... You have also be more in tune with the metal attribute...}
A golden light glimmered through Cain''s eyes as he stretched his hands to pick his des...
BOOM!
Thick devil essence erupted from his {ck w} like a pir of darkness...
Looking at the {White w} in his hand, Cain willed the elements of metal within his body to gravitate towards the de, causing the de to turn from white to a lustrous gold that gave off a piercing light like no other.
BOOM!
A pir of pure golden rays danced from the weapon''s surface to Cain''s hands.
Cain ced the des diagonally against one another. He shifted his right leg whilst keeping his leftpletely stationary until his right leg was nearly horizontal with the ground. How des were curved around his body while he was in this crouching position.
Cain didn''t move for a few seconds as he emptied his mind. He could feel the physical strength pulsing through his body, as well as the magical ones racing through his bloodstream. His body was as calm as ake, as the waited like a dragon beneath the waves.
"Abyssal Dragon de, evolution: Dark Dragon orbiting the Sun."
Cain could feel the energy wash over his body as he breathed new life into the technique he had just mastered. The phantom image of a menacing ck dragon was created by the devil essence surrounding his de, with a light move of his body, the {ck w} moved along with it, which in turn meant that the ck dragon followed his every move.
The Golden Sun was like a celestial entity against the evil atmosphere created by the phantom ck dragon. The {White w} wasn''t the center, now pointed vertically. This gave off the illusion that the ck dragon was orbiting the sun, which was an incredible site to see...
Once Cain had gotten a hang of the move by moving extremely slowly at first, he immediately burst into action.
BOOM!
Cain performed all sorts of twists and turns with the {ck w}, causing the ck dragon topletely cover the golden sun. Even though, the ck dragon was unable topletely conceal the gracious light.
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''A target...'' To release all the built-up energy, Cain decided to release all the energy on thergest target he could find.
With a foot pressed against the earth beneath him, Cainunched forward like a dragon breaking through the waves and towards the sun in an attempt to devour it.
The {White w} was stretched out before him, but it had changed color and was now a deep gold. This was the sun the ck dragon so fervently chased after.
There was a brief sh of light, then a dark shadow that stole all that light away. The ground turned molten due to the heat, and the air stirred up with violence.
A steaming hot breath of air seeped out of Cain''s mouth as he stretched his muscles back to their original positions even as a lot of steam gently floated out of his body due to the heat. Cain held onto the des with a solid grip that wouldn''t shake even when faced with anything.
Behind him, was thepletely chopped-up corpse of the in {me Devil}. The corpse had been separated into head, torso, legs arms, and eyes. The {ck Dragon Orbiting} was supposed to be a majorly defensive technique that didn''t mix well with an attacking posture. However, with the introduction of the {ck w} and {White w}, the skill has been changed a bit.
Although it was still a majorly defensive technique, its attacking capabilities were greatly increased.
Cain stretched his arms out and dropped des into their sheaths. The sheaths in turn disappeared into his inventory.
''What else needs to be done?'' Cain wanted to achieve a decent amount of aplishments on this Ind before stepping outside and facing the stronger ones fully equipped.
Cain thought about it for a moment, before he made a decision...
''It is about time I created my first rune...''
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