Chapter 596 New Curse Skills And The Power Of Abyssal Energy
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This Skill…
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[Devourer of Darkness: Lv4]
A Skill that only an abyssal being that is made of pure malice and obscurity, such as a Living Curse, can acquire. It grants the ability to devour Dark Spectrum Energies such as Shadows, Darkness, Death, Malice, and more, and enhance the user by devouring them. HP and MP can easily be restored through this, and a momentary stat boost to all stats will be granted depending in how much is devoured. With each Skill Level this power increases its effects greatly.
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Curse is probably using it right now to reabsorb the very Abyssal Energies that are flowing all over his body. Maybe the Skill will begin to level up very quickly now that he got a constant amount of Abyssal Energy flowing through him, like an endless cycle where he benefits the most… and well, me too, heh. This can even heal his HP and MP though, that\'s something I don\'t have.
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[Ancient Curse: Lv3]
A Deadly Ancient Curse conjured by someone filled with resentment. It can do several things depending on its customization, from temporary paralysis to slowness of movements, to numbness, confusion, constant bleeding of wounds, and more. However, it can only be conjured at 2 effects at a time. And the curse dispels within 30 seconds of hitting a target unless the user constantly focuses their eye into it and spends MP. These powerful curses increase in power by +25% with each Skill Level.
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This one\'s very strong and amazing! I remember using it against the Crystal Wolves, though curses didn\'t seem to work against those Golems we fought before. It seems Curses just bounced off their bodies. Even other elements were not good either. They could only be destroyed with immense quantities of firepower.
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[Demon King\'s Will: Lv3]
The Will of the Demon King lives within the user\'s soul and body, granting them an immense power over Dark Magic and Curse Magic, which receive a boost to their Manipulation and Power by +30%, with an additional +5% with each Skill Level. The Will of the Demon King becomes an Ego within the Curse.
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Huh, aside from the passive boost… Is this skill the reason why Curse has a personality and all, despite not being an actual living being… like not a soul either? So he did inherit his memories and part of his personality, yet he is not him at the end, how interesting.
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[Black Chains: Lv3]
Conjure deadly black chains made of up to two Curses that can trap foes and constantly affect them with these specific curses as long as they\'re being touched by the chains. Their power and durability is enhanced by +20% with each Skill Level.
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Very useful, we used it a lot to be honest, especially good to weaken monsters and restrain them from wreaking havoc and controlling the situation more dexterously.
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[Abyssal Energy Manipulation: Lv1]
A powerful Ability of incredible power, grants the user the ability to manipulate Abyssal Energies, which can enhance the user\'s body capabilities and their magic power by up to +50% temporarily whenever it is used to its limits. However, there\'s a backlash if overused. It can be combined with magic and other skills for greater effects. Backlash decreases and power increases with each Skill Level.
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Oh, this has some of the effects of my newly evolved Curse… I see how it is. I can tell that this is how it works for Curse then. Pretty interesting, can\'t wait to see him in action.
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[Abyssal Cursed Tentacles: Lv1]
Abyssal Tentacles made from Curses and Abyssal Energy. Powerful and dexterous, they can easily wrap around foes, crush them, attack, and defend. They can be produced as long as there\'s Mana. Whenever a tentacle touches a living being, they\'re randomly cursed with three Curses, and their HP and MP is drained slowly. All effects increase with Skill Level.
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Oh, this is useful as hell! He was pretty weak physically before, and his body was so tiny too! So this is the wonderful power of evolution, huh? Amazing.
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[Shadow Beam: Lv1]
A concentration of shadows, darkness, and abyssal energy shot at a foe from a distance. Once it impacts its target, a powerful explosion shakes the surroundings. The beam alone can inflict up to three random Curses, and deals up to +50% Damage, with an additional +5% with each Skill Level.
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And lastly, this good long ranged attack Skill.
With all of this, Curse is more than set for battle now, no more hiding behind me and cursing from afar, or just using his chains, he can smack someone with a giant tentacle.
"You\'ve grown pretty strong, how about you go to sleep for now?" I wondered. "Let\'s absorb more abyssal energy while I sleep."
"Sure then, I also feel like resting for a bit." Curse flew inside my Soul Scape, as I quickly got into bed at long last, and slept soundly.
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Through the night, I felt the Abyssal Energy trying to infect my mind and my dreams. But Alice and her light quickly purified it, while Curse absorbed it back for me. Eventually, when I woke up, I felt slightly stronger than before once more. Maybe Abyssal Energy is deadly or something, but it isn\'t even that hard to get used to it coursing around my body.
Ding!
[You have absorbed some more Abyssal Energy.]
[Your Magic Circle gained +256 Abyss Runes.]
There might be a few more before I fully exhaust this reserve of Abyssal Energy, but for now, I should absorb a tiny bit each night to grow stronger and use this evil dark power to my advantage.
How? I have no idea, but more power is never a bad thing, to be honest.
Alright, now that the sun is shining in the morning and I feel renewed after sleeping, it is time for some alchemy!
"Saphaley, I\'ll heal your scar no matter what!"
Knock, knock!
Someone knocked the door, as I was stretching my arms with energy. I looked at the door, as I gave the permission of entering. I could tell it wasn\'t Aquarina, Zack, Mist, or Celeste, those four would had entered without knocking.
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