[ An Academy Arc? :) ]
Saquin was stumped for a moment.
"You are... The World Will?" He asked, unsure of his speculations.
[ Yep. That is me. ]
"Hmm." Saquin nodded.
[ How did you guess it was me? ]
"You were the one who wished me good luck before I was transported to the Underworld." Saquin replied.
[ True. I guess I should expect this much from you, you are pretty smart after all. ]
"I don't think I really am." Saquin took a sip of his drink. "I do want to ask though, Miss Margaret is the same type of being as you, right?"
[ Who is this Miss Margaret you speak of? Are you talking about the Will Of The Underworld? If yes, then your answer is yes, she is. ]
"Hmm, yea. I was talking about her." Saquin affirmed.
[ I knew it. That old hag really gave herself such a young sounding name. ]
"Oh, is Miss Margaret that old?" Saquin asked curiously.
[ Yep. That hag is so old, she is older than the Universe. After all the Underworld is older than the Universe. ]
Saquin paused.
"Older than the Universe..." He muttered the sentence a couple times.
"Cool." And ended with that.
He ripped a handful of meat off a huge chicken thigh.
"Is there something like the Universe Will?"
[ Ha! How did you know? ]
"Simple." He placed the meat in his mouth gently. "You stylishly just told me."
[ I did not. •...< ]
"You just winked at me."
[ No, I didn't. •...< ]
"You just did it again. And you have me wondering how exactly you are doing it."
[ Doing what? ]
"Making me understand you winked while only using sounds, or mental sounds, to communicate with me."
[ I cannot explain this to you, because I never winked at you. :) ]
"You have a naughty personality."
Saquin said as he stood up. He checked his hands out to see they were sparkling clean, a courtesy of the Feathered Royalty.
As soon as he stood up completely, he vanished.
Hundreds of meters above the warehouse that had the Simus docked in it, Saquin appeared.
Blink.
The name of the Skill surfaced in his mind during the short moment that gravity used to register his name in its book.
It lets me teleport to any spot located in my Spatial Awareness range.
Saquin read its description in his mind.
It is called blink because of its speed and short range. The range does not affect me because of my Supreme Ability and Divine Talent.
Saquin noted the peculiarities.
It has been modified by my Assassin Rune's special ability, a Rune.
Saquin repositioned himself midair so his feet faced the ground.
And.
Swoosh...
A gale of wind swept through the space around Saquin.
He had spread his wings. His white, flawless, over three meter wings.
The wings beauty were further enhanced by Saquin's get up.
Hovering midair, in his full white, he looked like an angel that had come to the physical plane to chill in its breeze.
A Rune.
Runes are drawings and markings that can grant me a special skill or ability either passively or actively.
Saquin took a quick glance at his left hand. Under his gloves, at the back of the hand, was a tattoo of a complicated symbol.
The Conceal Rune... It grants me the necessary skill needed to become a master of concealment. And also comes with the ability to conceal my tracks and intention from others...
Saquin smiled midair as his form vanished again.
He reappeared a couple of meters away and Blinked to a couple meters away again.
The Rune-rewritten Blink allows me to teleport without leaving any traces. A simple addition that elevated a great skill into a terrifying one.
The usage of Senar for Skills are lower than using abilities directly. Or do I feel so because I am not pushing them to their limits.
Saquin took a deep breath in as he cleared out his mind.
He finally took a good look at his surroundings.
The sky stretched out wide and blue, with a hint of grey beneath its stillness. While the ground had a reddish hue.
"The Rindraw Planet."
Saquin muttered under his breath.
"You know, Miss World Will, I have gone through a whole lot in the last two days."
[ Yep, I am sure you have. And you should have achieved a level of growth from your experience, right? ]
"Yep. That I did." Saquin nodded. "But you know, it all still feel so surreal."
"I guess, all these things happened way too fast in a back to back manner." Saquin said to the silence of the sky.
"I still haven't fully process the fact I am now a free man with the highest authority of over a million Credits Starship. And then suddenly, I am now a Mid-Level Senar Initiate."
[ Oh, I totally understand what you are saying. You feel packed. Is this why you are currently hovering in the air. Cause the sky gives you the feeling of freedom? ]
"Yea." Saquin did not deny.
[ Okay, see, you have gone through a lot. With minimal knowledge about your original situation, you were suddenly placed in a more complicated situation. Here is what we would do... ]
Then silence.
"Are you taking a dramatic pause?" Saquin raised a brow.
[ No... I just had to attend to something. <•>_<•> . Now, for what you would do. First, you will head back to the ship and fully accept my gifts. Take a bath and head over to the nearby City. ]
"Gifts?"
[ Yep. Gifts. It isn't only Miss Margaret that can gift you things. Even if mine would not be as badass. --Beating the Black Ink is close to impossible.-- It would be very useful to you, and I am sure you would love it. ]
"If you say so, then, let's go check it out. But first, what do you mean by an Academy Arc?"
[ Oh, that. Do not worry about it. It was just me rambling. ]
"Really?"
[ Yep. Anyways, in a completely unrelated matter, you should consider attending an Empowered Academy to update your lacking knowledge. ]
"Well, since it is a point from a completely unrelated matter, I would consider the option."
Saquin took a glance around one last time.
Then.
His gaze sharpened.
A distance away, he saw a huge golden bird flying through the sky.
Frozen Gaze.
His eyes became crystalline blue and in the next second a weak shrill escaped the golden bird's beak before it turned into a ice sculpture and dropped dead.
[ You have Killed a Mid-Class Grade One Golden Hawk Senarbeast. ]
[ Senaressence extracted.]
[ Name: Saquin Sylia.
Tattoo: -
Kind: Hybrid (Living - Dead )
Species: Hybrid (Unliving-Living)
Origin: Humanity --- Dead Ones --- Abomination.
Rank: Senar Initiate -- Mid Level (5/100).
....]
"Cool, isn't it?" Saquin asked as his eyes followed the falling body of the Golden Hawk.
[ Yep, definitely cool. ]
"Now, let's go check out the gifts..."