Ever since I had seen it I couldn't help but feel wary
what exactly did my 'analyser' mean by soul status and why was it's with question marks
I tried to think of a reason but I couldn't,then without speaking out Kim asked ARCHEUS do you have an idea of what it is
yes,archeus replied,it seems like you're confused about that
yeah,Kim replied
well,as the name insists it is your soul status
in other words the condition of your soul,archeus says and then stopped talking
Kim then asks,"if that is true,than why does it imply a question mark"
good question,now let me ask you two questions,one why is it that you could only use this system after you died as a requirement,two why is it that when you died
you came back to life
immediately he was asked Kim immediately felt stomped because these were questions that he himself wanted to ask...
you can't answer it so I will tell you,it is because you don't have an original soul
an original soul,Kim seemed to try to get something out of the world but couldn't
you see before you died you wereharbouring
a soul that wasn't yours,and it wasn't a normal soul,but a soul created out of the emotions of those you knew, or loved
so,when you died that soul was let free, returning you to your original state
that's why the first quest you saw after your resurrection was to kill,this was to make sure that the soul of emotions had been destroyed,but this also makes it that you don't have a soul as you are now
Kim understood what archeus had said completely but was also confused as a result
wait but,why didn't I have a soul
because of who 'you' are, archeus said,and then proceeded to keep shut as if it wanted to make sure to not say something wrong
before it spoke again
you see,every human that exists is created as a result of their soul,in other words the soul is the foundation of every human and as a result they cannot change their foundation but only grow or build on it,if you may you can think of it as a building plan,and this law is same for all 3dimensional beings
and because of this law a human once born with specific powers,body,gender and others can 'ABSOLUTELY' change it or else they'll die,do you understand now
in your case,you do not have that restriction and as such you can continue advancing
and this has been perfectly planned to match with your ability 'greed's hand'
which allows you to steal the ability of others by absorbing their soul,if this were any other person or rather human they will die as a result of their conflicting souls,but you won't
after hearing archeus's explanation,Kim seemed to have gained a better understanding of what the 'soul status' in the 'system' represented
'greed's hand' so that's what it does,but wait
archeus,how can I access stolen abilities
oh,about that,I think you'll have to produce one more ability table for that
ability table,Kim says confusingly
well, that's the name that I came up with for us to refer to the analyser for the hand of greed, although you can still chose to use it as a collective name for your analyser
oh,by the way you said you are gonna not tell me about myself till I became strong enough,right
yes,archeus replied
however in case you think I meant that you increase from E rank to Srank according to this world's standard,then you're wrong
wait,so how do you hope I get stronger if I'm not gonna be...
if you are hoping that with human standards of power,you are actually gonna be a threat to the beings ahead of the line,then you couldn't be any wrong
when I said you're gonna become stronger I meant you're gonna bypass the laws of the third dimension
the laws of the third dimension,Kim felt that he understood but he also felt confused
master, haven't you thought about it, although the humans have advanced and have even gained powers beyond what could have been thought to exist thousands of years ago, isn't it still strange that neither the technology or ability to manipulate time exists
and suddenly Kim came to a realisation as this was in fact true
then what is the reason,Kim asks
it is connected to the limit of the third dimension
human exist below the fourth dimension as subjects to time and as a result are limited to its laws
since afterall,time made it so that no human will ever stop being human
and as a result no matter how humans will try they will never surpass time because time
has been the only reason they existed
...
After realising the position of humans in the universe
it dawned on him how weak humans were,and how many things he had never taken into consideration, on one side
after discovering that Alvon was the mastermind to his death,the only thing he had planned on at the beginning,but on the other side he realised that there was even more he had to still know
shit,Kim caused Inwardly ordinarily he had wanted to only grow strong so that he could show alvon his place,but ont there hand he still wanted to know who he was and what his connection to the universe is
alright,Kim clenched his fist if that is the case then I'll deal with both alvon and my identity but In the meantime
Kim,turned to look back seeing the gazes of obvious enemies who were watching him,with faces full of malice
hello gentlemen I can see that you are not in good hopes today,very well,pardon
as Kim said this he seemingly made a slight bow,while clenching his right arm,thanks to archeus he discovered that that 'greed's hand' was a weapon jointed to his arm,and as a result he was preparing his 'weapon' for an assault
hm,I can see you're a stupid kid,one of the men in the gang said while preparing his weapon,a mace,very well I'll teach you a lesson,he shouts out and then taking the lead attempts to attack Kim, however Kim was prepared,immediately they were only few meters from each other a dark blade grew from Kim's hand in the form of misty smoke,and with it Kim impaled the incoming man in his head, removed it, letting the man fall free to the floor,and then stood upright while facing the rest
in other to advance to another level,he needed souls to to do so and the first advancement was only needed five souls
and the gang here happened to be more more than enough
ding!
Kim glanced at the ability board and on a row of five boxes,one of them indicated an image with a red background and a o with a horizontal cut
a strength ability,that was only c according to human standards giving the restriction it put on the user's body by making them feel immense pain
he smiled and then took his eye of it,and then fully focused his gaze on the bandits while pointing his 'weapon' at the bandits while a dangerous smile appears on his face
well then,let the magic show begin