The Genesis Of A Necromancer-Chapter 111: soul essence flowers!

The sentinel lifted its massive sickle, the blade’s edges whistling sharply as it arced through the air.

The chamber’s air grew heavy, the sound reverberating off the ancient stone walls. Jack stiffened, every muscle tensing as he prepared to counter the next strike.

But before the blow could fall, a sudden surge of energy erupted from the pedestal on the opposite side of the room.

Alisha stood before it, her staff glowing brilliantly as she extended a trembling hand toward the map.

Her face was a mask of concentration, beads of sweat trailing down her temples. Each step closer to the map seemed to draw the last reserves of her strength, but she pressed on, resolute.

The sentinel’s head snapped around unnaturally, its glowing, featureless eyes locking onto Alisha.

It paused, as if sniffing the air, and its shadowy form shimmered violently.

The air around it became dense with energy, as though the creature itself were splitting its focus between Jack and the new threat.

Jack seized the opportunity.

"Oh no, you don’t!" he growled, propelling himself forward with all his might.

His dagger gleamed as it struck the shaft of the creature’s scythe.

The impact released a shockwave that rippled through the room, throwing up dust and scattering loose debris.

The sentinel staggered back ever so slightly, an action that sent a flicker of hope through Jack’s weary mind.

"You’re not going anywhere," Jack hissed through gritted teeth. He slashed again, each strike measured and precise, his blade carving through the tendrils of shadow that made up the creature’s form.

Each blow chipped away at its structure, robbing it of the very essence that sustained it.

But then it happened.

The sentinel’s form erupted with a fiery red aura, the energy expanding outward in a powerful blast that sent Jack skidding backward.

His boots screeched against the stone floor as he tried to hold his ground, but the force was too much. He barely managed to stay upright.

"What the hell—?" Jack muttered, his voice trailing off as he watched the aura move.

It pulsed, undulating as though alive, before coalescing into a shape.

Jack’s heart sank. Cold sweat beaded on his brow as he took an involuntary step back.

The red aura began to solidify, taking the form of a towering, hooded figure.

Its glowing crimson eyes burned like twin suns beneath the hood, and its tattered cloak cascaded over the shadow sentinel’s original form like an ancient specter brought to life.

Within its hands was a scythe—not the one it had wielded before, but a massive, wickedly curved monstrosity that seemed to suck the light from the room.

’No... this can’t be happening,’ Jack thought, his breath quickening.

The creature let out a guttural roar, its voice a chorus of dark, resonant tones that seemed to shake the very foundation of the chamber.

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"Magnus Drive: Death’s Reaper!" the figure intoned, its voice echoing like a death knell.

Jack’s eyes widened in horror. ’A Magnus Drive? Are you kidding me?!’ he cursed inwardly.

Magnus Drive was a skill reserved for the elite—a level of aura manipulation that blurred the line between magic and pure destruction.

Only a master with terrifying control over their mana could manifest such a form. Jack had heard of it only in legends, taught to him by his mentor, Alogra.

’At this level, the user doesn’t need a weapon... they become the weapon,’ he thought grimly.

Jack’s mind raced. What could he do against something like this?

His mana reserves were nearly depleted, and his body was already screaming from the strain of the fight.

But then, from across the chamber, dense fog began to spread. It rolled out in thick waves, blanketing the room in an impenetrable shroud.

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Jack blinked, realization dawning on him.

’Alisha...’ he thought with a small, weary smile. ’She used the elemental fog crystal. Smart move, but—’

The smile faded as quickly as it came. ’How am I supposed to fight in this mess?’

Visibility dropped to zero, the fog wrapping around Jack like a suffocating blanket.

He couldn’t see the sentinel, but more troublingly, he couldn’t see Alisha either. He closed his eyes, forcing himself to rely on his other senses.

The sound of soft footsteps reached his ears. Alisha’s.

She had reached the pedestal. Her fingers brushed against the map’s surface, and the pedestal reacted instantly. Its intricate carvings flared to life, glowing brighter and brighter until they were almost blinding.

"Asriel!" Alisha’s voice rang out, cutting through the chaos. "I’ve got it!"

The sentinel let out a low, guttural snarl. Its form convulsed, the crimson aura around it flaring wildly. The massive scythe disintegrated into countless tendrils of darkness that lashed out in every direction.

"Damn it!" Jack hissed, raising his dagger to summon a barrier of shadows.

The tendrils crashed into it with bone-jarring force, and though the shield held, Jack was driven backward several feet, his boots skidding across the floor.

"Asriel!" Alisha’s voice was tinged with urgency now. She clutched the glowing map tightly, her staff raised as she prepared a spell.

The fog began to clear as her magic took hold. Jack’s vision returned just in time to see the sentinel crumbling.

Its form shriveled, the once-massive figure shrinking as the pedestal’s light seemed to drag it apart piece by piece.

With a final, haunting wail, the sentinel imploded.

A deafening boom followed, the chamber quaking as a wave of dark energy rippled outward. Jack braced himself, shielding his face as the energy passed over him.

When the dust settled, the chamber was eerily silent.

Jack collapsed to his knees, gasping for air. Sweat dripped from his chin, pooling on the cracked stone beneath him.

"We made it," Alisha said softly, her voice trembling with relief. She held up the map, its glowing patterns shimmering faintly in the dim light.

Jack looked up at her, a weak but triumphant smile spreading across his face.

"Told you... we’d win."

Alisha rolled her eyes, though a small smile tugged at her lips.

"Didn’t look like you were winning to me."

"Well if I wasn’t smart enough to give you the fog crystal we would all be dead by now" Jack chuckled, shaking his head.

"The important thing is we got the map... and we’re still alive." He exhaled deeply, trying to steady his racing heart.

Before either of them could say more, a notification appeared before Jack’s eyes:

[Aura Manipulation: Level 5! Congratulations!]

[Battle Mage: Rank B++!]

Jack stared at the glowing text in disbelief. ’Why am I getting rewards?’ he wondered, a flicker of confusion crossing his mind.

But there was no time to ponder. The ground beneath them suddenly began to crack.

"What now?!" Jack shouted, scrambling to his feet.

Before they could react, the floor gave way completely, sending all of them plunging into the darkness below.

"The hell is this?!" Jack was left startled by the sudden fall.

But he quickly calmed down, steadying his fall as he used the same flight technique that Alisha had thought him.

He looked to his side, Alisha had done same, and to his surprise, in the distance, Missy had also taken flight.

’How did she?....’ Jack’s thoughts’ werre caught off as he saw the glowing light below them.

It was like watching a hoard of fire flies humped up together.

The green light glowed faintly, lighting up the dark space.

"What is that?" Alisha asked, as her feeth touched the soft earth where the light was glowing.

Taking a closer look she realized, "These are flowers.... They’re so beautiful" Alisha said, bending down slightly as she touched one of the brightly glowing flowers.

The green glow from the centee of the flower, suddenly began floating into the air, lighting up the dark cave.

Jack looked at the flowers with an assertive gaze.

[Soul essence flowers!]

[The soul of the dead, will rest with a bloom of hope]

’Soul essence?!’ Jack thought his eyes widening with greed.

He looked at the entite field, this was a whole field of souls!

He moved his hands slightly, touching the gliw that was set afloat from the flower.

And just as he thought.

[Soul essence +5]

His eyes shone with a powerful greed.

’This is... This is a one way ticket! How strong will I be if I absorb this whole field of soul essence!’ this wasn’t something he could overlook.

Alisha noticed his gaze, and feeling slightly unsettled, she asked.

"What is making you all smiley?"

"Tch, and you think I’d tell you?" Jack retorted, he couldn’t tell her that the field would give him a power that could far surpass his current level.

If he did, them she would definitely fight tooth for tooth with him, just to make sure didn’t, fen if it meant destroying the entire field.

But as the tension between th increased, Jck felt a small tug in his sleeves, and as he turned his head, he could see Missy, her emerald green eyes glinting with fear, following her sight, the green glow offering light, he could see the figure that lay deep in the depths of this underground.

The meer height and power emanating from it made his body shake.

To make matters worse.

The system chipped in.

[The God of the dead, the lord supreme. Death!]

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