Prince of The Abyss-Chapter 243: Refusal to Fray

[Mantle of Quiet Dread]- Humanity is a species of high adaptation, so even when the whole species was threatened by the Tides and the Demon of Dread, it did not fall. The original owner of this mantle was said to be a powerful young fighter, who fought with all his strength when the city inside the Tides was attacked, to help the people he got to know survive, but sadly, he had failed, and unable to get over the loss, he had sadly died by his own hands.

Type–Armor

Class–Bearer

Knowledge Rank–Demon

’What? But how does this even make sense?’

Something was wrong with the description, seriously, wrong, since not only was it very vague in what the mantle was, but it also made no sense.

The Mantle was an evolution of the cloak he used to have, a cloak worn by a merchant who was stabbed, so then why did its successor tell a completely different story? The cloak had been changed seriously, but it should still have the same story.

Plus, it was also strange how the story inside the description took place inside this book, not just another story, but one that took place inside the same world he was in right now.

It made him wonder, was the thing Kael combined with his cloak, something worn by another, or maybe even himself?

It gave some meaning to the description, but it was still wrong.

The story inside it was wrong.

Inside the City of the Drowned is destroyed, but even now, it’s still alive, so then how? If the mantle told a story of someone in this world, maybe Kael’s, then how was the city destroyed inside, when it’s clearly fine, there was something seriously wrong.

But at the same time, he had no way to figure it out.

He sighed. "Lets just continue."

Abilities-[Vail of shadows],[Unbothered fabric],[Refusal to Fray],[Silent Climate],[Mantle of Shadows]

’A Demon rank, not bad, not bad at all.’

It meant that the mantle had gained three abilities from its evolution, which was a lot, of course, it was still less than Voidpiercer, but the blade was special, it was something that had defined fate, it was never meant to exist in the timeline written by fate, so it was bound to be powerful.

Still, having five abilities made it very strong, plus, it was armor, it wouldn’t have mattered if it hadn’t gained any ability; what mattered was that it was something that would finally protect him, it was something he needed for a while now.

And nonetheless, it was a Bearer class, meaning it was in no way weak.

Well... though, even if it was a Bearer, it was probably as strong as a Seeker class, because it didn’t have that much protection, it really was an armor, it was a mantle that was powerful, made from a flexible material, which was powerful enough to protect him and make the mantle get the armor type.

When it came to protecting him, it was probably as good a Seeker armor, but an armor that was actually designed to protect.

But that didn’t mean it was weak; it was perfect, actually, since he wouldn’t have liked his armor to weigh him down and make it harder to move. So he would take the reduced protection every day.

Plus, he had lived without any for all his time as a Reader, and his Reader progression was in no way normal.

But even with it being as good as a Seeker rank when it came to protection, its abilities were of the Bearer rank, meaning they were powerful, even more powerful than Voidpiercers, in theory, since the blade was of the Seeker rank.

But then again, the blade was an anomaly.

Its first two abilities, he already knew. It masked his face completely when he had his hood on, a very good ability that has helped him a lot in his time as a Reader, so he was happy he didn’t lose it. Actually, it was one of the things he would have missed a lot if he had gotten any other armor.

And the other ability made it so it was never stained, nothing special, but it was also not something bad, and things like that exist, I mean, even Voidpiercer has an ability that gives him a disadvantage.

These were the abilities it had inherited from its time as a cloak.

But now, it was time to see its new abilities.

[Refusal to Fray]- It is said that some relics have their own mind and soul, able to feel emotions and harbor memories. Relics that were as human as humans. This mantle is one of them, nurturing a will of its own. And when its will is put to the test, in the face of destruction, it will regenerate even without going back inside the core. This ability allows the armor to regenerate when it is almost broken.

’Useful, very useful.’ 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

To have an armor that is able to handle extreme battles is very useful, since most would either be destroyed, or you would have to fight without it until they healed, and it takes some time for a relic to regenerate inside the core. This ability made it so it is hard to be destroyed, and allowed him to fight with it for a longer time than he would with any other armor, so again.

A very powerful ability, that even if it didn’t make him stronger, it still gave him an advantage in the long run.

[Silent Climate]-A mantle that has beaten both the warmest deserts and the coldest tundras, its ability to provide its wearer with resistance to both coldness and heat allows the Reader to fight and survive in many different climates.

Where was this ability when he was in Frozen Crown?

It would have definitely been helpful, since that place was very cold.

While he didn’t know much of this world, he knew he would probably have to go in places where it was probably going to be very hot or very cold, so it was a good ability to have, one that provided him even more adaptability.

But now, he only had one ability left to check.

[Mantle of Shadows]- It is said that its original owner was someone with a very high affinity to shadows; the mantle had paid attention to this, itself getting accustomed to the shadows. This ability makes it so the wearer is harder to spot inside the shadows, also making him faster when fighting inside them.

’Someone with a very high affinity to shadows?’ Aether’s eyes widened as he read the description of the ability.

Were there really people who had powers related to shadows?

Was there really a Shadow Will in this world?

Since he didn’t have any other explanation for how the original owner of the mantle would have an affinity for them.

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Wait, there was!

The guards also had that Will, he knew this since he had asked a shadow about their powers, but at that time, he didn’t pay it much attention

Either way, it was probably the most powerful ability out of all. The first part didn’t impress him; he was already very hard to spot in the shadows, so it didn’t help him that much, but the second part was what made it so good.

Since he had gotten used to the pain from his marks, he could handle staying in the shadows for a while, to the point he didn’t have to worry about the pain, so with the ability making him faster inside them, it was extremly powerfull, since it made him stronger when fighting in his natural element.

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Really, the mantle was an amazing relic, a very powerful and conventional one, which made him happy, since the cloak, its predecessor, and the main thing that it was made from, was a gift he had gotten from Clarisse.

Before this, he thought he would have to abandon one of the last things he had from her, in exchange for protection, but now, he could wear it all he wanted.

Well, at least until he was close to becoming a Bearer.

Since only at that point would it be a good idea to get a better upgrade.

Until then, this was more than enough.

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Summoning the mantle, Aether saw just how light it was. It was hard to notice that he had even summoned it, really. Plus, it felt as if the air around him had gotten a little warmer, almost as if its temperature had gotten regulated.

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And it made him look badass... but he was a bit embarrassed to admit that, since he wanted to seem mature, but in times like this, his teenage self took over.

But hey, he was fifteen, what was wrong with him acting a little edgy?

It was good timing that he had gotten it now, just before it was time for him to leave for his mission.

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Which speaking of it.

That time had come.