After leaving, I go to the market to buy a weapon.
"This long sword how much for it?"
The seller responds.
"*3 gold for the long sword, sir."
I purchased the long sword and got to the inn.
"Ahhhh."
"That was a tiring quest. I improve my circle as I can."
I meditate and feel the mana and guide it to my heart.
As I look, two more mana are circling in my heart and broke through the 3rd circle.
"Ah."
'Wait, I forgot there's one more skill that's unique to a hand-to-hand fighter: the Force.'
Force is a skill like Mana Circle and Sword Aura. It's called Combat Force; it's used by people that use hand-to-hand combat, and it can also be applied to monsters.
"Gran, come with me; I will teach you a new skill."
I left the inn and went to the forest to get the skill.
"Now we're here, Gran. I want you to focus your mind and feel the wind redirect it to your abdomen."
'I should do it as well to obtain the skill.'
A surge of wind bursts surrounded us.
'I can feel.'
'This is it.'
I opened my eyes and saw Gran overflowing with power.
"*Arf".
[You Created Force] [Gran Obtained Force] [Your Bond with Gran Grew! [You obtained Persona].
"Persona?"
[Persona—"You can give your creation two of your personality (you don't lose the personality that you give)."].
'I can give two of my personality to one of my creations? '.
"Wait."
"Persona."
[Choose the creation you want to give a personality to.] [Gran] [Choose the personality you want to give.] [Calm, Persistent]
The atmosphere Gran gives change.
'Gran looks better than usual now.'
"Nice, with this I can guarantee my survival."
"Let's go, Gran."
I went back to the inn and rested.
"*Aaahhhhh."
"*Help me."
I was woken from sleep by the loud scream.
As I peeked through the window, I saw
A mass of skeletons destroying and killing people.
I rush to help the people who are about to be killed and help them evacuate.
"Follow me."
We narrowly dodge the undead and try to find more survivors.
We arrive at the Lionhearts' training hall, and the people hide there.
I rush to the office only to see Matt not in there.
I go outside the training hall and try to find Matt.
In the gate I saw Matt and the other knight fighting the lich.
I run to Matt and assist him.
"What's happening?"
Matt responds.
"*The lich is raiding the kingdom."
The lich shouted.
"*For the Demon King, hahahaha."
Matt rushes to the lich, trying to attack it, but someone blocks his attack.
An orc with a huge axe spoke, mocking us.
"*Well, well, well."
"*What do we have here?"
The knights rush to attack him, but to no avail; half die in one swing of the axe.
At that moment I feel nothing other than fear.
Fortunately Matt shouted my name and knocked some sense into me.
"What the hell is that skill? I didn't know that it's not an aura either."
Not knowing the undead has already surrounded us.
Matt spoke.
"*Hey, I don't want to inform you of this, but I already perfected the skill thanks to your advice."
Matt swings his sword, and the undead that surrounded us have been killed.
That move just gives hope to us.
The orc spoke.
"*Wow, fancy skill."
"*Is it like this?"
The orc swings his axe with an aura.
Matt's right hand got cut without him even knowing.
"What the hell? He was able to copy Matt's skill with just one glance. What a monster."
"*Ahhhhh."
Matt screams because of pain, and once again the hope we've been clinging to just vanishes in an instant.
Matt spoke.
"It's not over."
"Matt, don't stand up; you're still bleeding."
Matt smacked my head and told me.
"*Don't be discouraged just because the enemy is strong."
"*Nothing's perfect; he should have weaknesses."
That speech once again gives hope.
Matt and the others rush the orc.
We attacked with all we had, but the orc still overwhelmed us.
The orc spoke.
"*10th in command of the demon king's army, and you thought you could kill me with your little petty tricks?"
"*Resistance is futile."
'10th Commander? '.
'Ah, wait, I remember in the lore the 10th commander of the demon king absorbed all the mana around him and turned it into a devastating attack.'
'But there's a flaw in it; in the lore, it was mentioned that he died because of mana devastation because he absorbed so much mana.'
'I should be able to exploit that weakness.'
'Wait, right, the core I got as a reward—I should be able to store the mana into the core even if it's broken.'
I told Matt the plan with no hesitation; he rushed to the orc.
Gran and Matt stall some time.
After completely storing mana into the core, I shouted.
"Matt duck."
Matt ducks, and I throw the core into the 10th commander.
The orc mockingly said.
"*Hahahahaha. A core? You stall a time for this? Ha, pathetic."
When the orc absorbs the mana, it overdrives him.
The 10th Commander begged.
"*Wait, stop. I said stop."
The lich tried to help, but to no avail, the 10th Commander died from Mana Devastation.
"Now, Commander, only the Lich remains. Kill it."
Matt swung his sword with aura and killed it.
The knights rush to Matt and help bandage his arm.
We leave the battlefield and go to the survivor.
As I was to leave, I went to the lich corpse and took a piece of its core.
After checking the survivor safety, we go to the king to check on him; fortunately, he was protected by the knights.
The undead stopped the attack and died.
Gran and I go to the secluded place.
I think now is the time to use the item; the old man gives the Holy Symbol.
"Creation."
[Select a part of the species you want to combine:] [Holy Symbol] [Lich Core] [Combining the two species...] [Successful] [You create a new life].