BXBX NOVEL Chapter 139: Assimilation (10)
'I guess it's common for players to die often,' Jake thought. 'I didn't die for the second time, though. Law be damned is probably trolling me or giving me a fake hope… damn you, bastard.'
Going between the capital and Viktor's place was currently too dangerous for Jake. He could die at any moment and was even convinced that Law be damned would have come out at him to kill him for the second time.
It was odd that he hadn't done that.
Jake wouldn't waste that occasion, though.
"I should test out the remaining assimilations," Jake thought aloud. The only problem was that Ender was in a bad mood, so Jake couldn't assimilate with him.
Perhaps he could command Ender to assimilate with him, but Jake didn't want to force his summons and treat them without any empathy.
Since he swore to deal with that issue, Jake summoned Ender and Odin.
The latter was here because Odin was the first to run after Ender. He must have comforted the baby eagle and shown compassion to him.
Jake wanted Odin to be a part of his conversation with Ender and also thank him later for being everyone's big brother.
Surprisingly, Odin and Ender coalesced before Jake in an unusual position.
Odin sat on the ground and had his paws closed. He was like a calm guardian wolf.
Ender perched on his head and looked to the side.
While Odin always appeared before Jake to be his guard, Ender's usual spot was on Jake's right shoulder. It had been forcefully taken two hours ago by Medusa's Assimilation and was now empty because Ender refused to fly over there.
Jake smiled and thought, 'Thank you, Odin. You're everyone's big brother.'
Odin's red eyes gleamed with happiness and warmth.
Jake shifted his eyes to Ender, 'Look at me, Ender. Let me face the consequences of my actions.'
It wasn't a command but a request.
It was so difficult to refuse Jake, but Ender was still hurt by him. He was held back by his pride! Soon, those feelings meshed together and became the unique kind of pathetique expression that Ender used to stare at Jake with.
Jake smiled, 'Yeah, I deserve to be looked down on by you. I shouldn't have shouted at you. Sorry for that…'
Ender wouldn't be so easily swayed by those words! He didn't screech and only kept his gaze weighing on Jake, turning their meeting into a staring contest.
He could feel Jake's emotions and that he was troubled by that, but Ender's pride was worth much more!
He couldn't just forgive him like that!
How could he even make him cry?!
Ender was so hurt and furious that he decided to stare at him for a long time with a Pathetique mask!
After a minute, Ender flapped his wings and took over Jake's right shoulder.
It'd better not be mentioned to the baby eagle that his pettiness and punishment had lasted only one minute.
Odin howled upon noticing his master and companion coming to terms!
They had made up and now were back to their old self!
Odin couldn't have been happier.
"Should we assimilate now and see what kind of power our assimilation holds?" Jake asked as he looked over the baby eagle settled on his right shoulder.
Ended screeched with pride.
He looked down on Odin and screeched at him.
Ender said, 'I'm third. You're fourth. Again! Pathetique!'
If Odin's happiness were like a mirror, it would have been shattered into a web of cracks. He couldn't believe that Ender returned to his old self without any hint of change and that he mocked him for being fourth again!
It was a shock that turned Odin into a statue full of disbelief.
Why was being everyone's big brother so difficult? Where was Wukong?
Odin stared at the ground as he asked himself those questions.
Jake petted Odin's head before coming to the middle of Viktor's workplace.
He assimilated with Ender's bond!
A change that Jake hadn't expected happened, then.
The tattoo on his neck burst open with darkness. It was like a hole cracked open on Jake's flesh in which bottomless darkness dwelled. The darkness came over Jake's right arm, back, and chest.
It was like he wore a black sleeve!
The darkness spread further and coalesced into a small right wing on Jake's back! It was small and didn't seem usable by any means, but it was still a wing nonetheless!
'Holy! I might be able to fly in the future?!' Jake thought.
Flying was impossible for humans. Even though humans took over flying with planes, it was still done through machines. Jake, however, could see himself getting Ender's full-grown wings to claim the skies himself!
It would be so cool!
He stood still like a child who heard his parents talking about presents for Christmas!
Jake was that excited!
He looked up at his hands. One of them was black.
He clenched his right hand and discovered it didn't feel any different.
'I must see the system messages!' Jake thought.
[You have assimilated with the legendary existence, Ender.]
[Ender has entered the battle.]
[Five minutes of cooldown has been applied.]
[You and Ender are too weak to bear the burden of the assimilation.]
[The Assimilation between you and Ender has been lowered from the legendary grade to the common.]
[The Assimilation lasts one minute.]
[Your stats have been updated.]
[Archer(Ender) Lv. 22 HP: 2330/2330 MP: 2475/2475]
[VIT: 679 STR: 1203 INT: 1450 DEX: 1513 END: 1123]
[You have temporarily unlocked The Ender's Darkness Genesis(Legendary)]
[Your body can't bear the burden of the new skill.]
[The Ender's Darkness Genesis has been lowered to the common grade.]
As Jake extended his hand to see what Darkness Genesis did, his mind shook.
He froze.
His mind was then thrown somewhere far away, and so was Ender's.
These two were now exposed to something out of this world!