The black fog that was surrounding the core didn't dissipate into the air.
It smoothly flowed into my hand. The feeling was cold, a chilling rush that spread up my arm and straight into my core, but it wasn't a good cold.
It was the kind that wakes you up completely, that makes every nerve ending stand at attention.
The moment the last wisp of fog disappeared through my skin, a familiar chime sounded.
Ding!
[You have absorbed an ability core!]
The message was stark and simple, but it sent a thrill through me.
It had worked.
The system's plan had actually paid off.
[You have acquired the ability 'Simple Domain'!]
Simple domain?
I turned the phrase over in my mind. It sounded… foundational. Basic.
But sometimes the most basic things were the most powerful.
A foundation could hold up a skyscraper, so...
[Due to your mastery of sword, you have been rewarded a technique!]
A technique? Now that was more like it.
