Chapter 248 248 Runestone of skills
[El's POV: ]
What the hell?
[ "Oy, darling. Do you see what I am seeing as well?" ]
[ "By that, if you mean the three status windows with the details of the three cards, yes I see that as well. And from the looks of it, we are the only ones who can see this." ]
[ "Then explain to me what the hell are these things. Have you seen these things before?" ]
[ "The runestones? Well, I have heard about them. Never got the chance to actually see one though so this is also my first time seeing one. However, from what I know, the [Runestones] were created by the ancient civilization and they are even rarer than the artifacts of an ancient civilization.
So, well, I at least think this absurdity is authentic." ]
'What does he mean authentic? How can something like this be authentic in the first place? These things are practically even more absurd than the crown skills we currently possess.'
The Wheel of Fortune was the right thing so putting it on one side, the other two status windows of the black and white cards were sus.
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[Rune of Pride]
—-> Contains the unique skill: [Pride].
[Pride]
—-> A unique skill of unknown grade that was attached to this runestone by the people of a very old unknown civilization.
—-> The possessor of the skill cannot die even if the physical body of the possessor is destroyed and with time, under the effects of the skill, all body parts will regenerate and return to their original state.
—-> When in the state of a combat, the skill will enhance the effects of all skills and stats if the opponent is stronger than the possessor while if the opponent is weaker, the skill will force them to submit to the possessor and, sometimes, swear loyalty to them.
—-> The skill will reject any kind of debuff that the possor is inflicted with. Additionally, the ones under the wings of the possessor will experience the effects of debuffs being elevated.
—-> The possessor of the skill will be easily acknowledged by the higher beings than them, while at the same time, it will be easier for the lower beings to accept them as one of their own superior.
—-> Under the effects of the skill, one will be able to use the abilities of the other beings if they understand it to a certain extent without possessing the particular skill to use that ability as long as they have a talent for it.
—-> If the possessor of the skill wishes, they can evade the laws of the world and the very reality they are part of. (No one has the right to confine the noble one.)
—-> A unique stat: Dignity will be granted to the possessor of the skill.
—-> Soul strengthening will happen when someone worthy is chosen by the skill.
—-> A special Authority will be granted every time the possessor of the skill levels up the skill.
—-> It will become easier for the possessor of the skill to become part of a storyline.
—-> Detailed information of the skill will only be visible to the possessor of the skill.
[Requirements to possess the skill: Obtain the Rune of Pride (Complete). Reach (Level-450). Have all stats surpassing 400. Have twelve Authorities before ascending. Write a solo epic before reaching true godhood. Be known in the entire Worldline for your uniqueness.
(Failing any of the conditions will result in loss of possession of runestone.)
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This was the white card hovering before my face. And even though all that was written in the description was too good to accept, the last line said it wasn't all that was to this skill? What the hell more does it have?!
And this wasn't even the worst part!
..
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[Rune of Vow]
—-> Contains the unique skill: [Vow].
[Vow]
—-> A unique skill of unknown grade that was attached to this runestone by the people of a very old unknown civilization.
—-> The possessor of the skill cannot die even if the physical body of the possessor is destroyed and with time, under the effects of the skill, all body parts will regenerate and return to their original state.
—-> The unique stat: Faith and Radiance will be created through which, the possessor of the skill can accept individuals as a 'follower'.
—-> The possessor of the skill will be able to create a system of followers who have 'faith' in you or 'believe' in certain aspects of yourself that they can relate to.
—-> The possessor of the skill will also be granted the power to manipulate [[( Space )]] at their will, and in certain circumstances, the skill will also ignore the Laws of the world.
—-> The possessor of the skill will be able to manifest special skills, create ones without entering the Workspace, and even recreate the skills of their followers.
—-> Under certain conditions, the possessor of the skill will be able to grant the followers unique buffs and help them recover from debuffs and unnatural conditions.
—-> The beings stronger than the possessor that were defeated by them will submit to them and become their followers. Additionally, the possessor of the skill will receive additional stat points of Faith and Radiance if there are followers who witness the battle.
The beings weaker than the possessor will be in awe of the radiance of the possessor of the skill. They will unconsciously become the follower of the skill possessor. And if the possessor gets to know of their existence, they will be accepted as a genuine follower of their faith.
—-> Soul strengthening will happen when someone worthy is chosen by the skill.
—-> A special Authority will be granted every time the possessor of the skill levels up the skill.
—-> It will become easier for the possessor of the skill to become part of a storyline.
—-> Detailed information of the skill will only be visible to the possessor of the skill.
—-> Detailed information of the skill will only be visible to the possessor of the skill.
[Requirements to possess the skill: Obtain the Rune of Vow (Complete). Reach (Level-450). Have all stats surpassing 400. Have twelve Authorities before ascending. Write a solo epic before reaching true godhood. Be known in the entire Worldline for your radiant virtues.
(Failing any of the conditions will result in loss of possession of runestone.)
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[ "That one should have been mine, damnit! Think about how many slaves and servants you can have by that faith stat~. They are much better than a few subordinates! And the ability to control space as well! Damn, that one is supposed to be my specialty!" ]
The card before him was a pure black one, completely opposite of mine. And even though many of the things written in these explanation windows were fascinatingly amazing, it was obvious that the things written in them were not everything there was to these skills.
[ "Calm down El.. and firstly, put these things away. They are attracting too much attention." ]
[ "Hump. Bastard. Fucking lucky bastard." ]
We just wanted the wheel of fortune and we had intended for that one thing alone. However, with some strange turn of fate, we got these two special runestones as well.
'And thanks to how they were currently sealed inside blank cards, all the attention was focused on the golden card of our wheel of fortune floating before both of us.'
It was too attractive for any of them to pay attention to the other two normal-looking cards.
This much was obviously understandable since people mostly like the shiny things on a common base. And these especially shiny things were like a candy before the bored kids.
"If everyone has gotten their things, let us all go now. The others are waiting for turns."
I didn't know what the others got yet, but from the reactions of the students and themselves, it was obvious that they received something good. Something that was useful to them.
'Rex and Cathy were a little confused by what they got and it was almost the same for Leon and Lily, but, it was nothing like a bad curse or a shitty thing that they could not use.
'Whatever the others got was definitely something they liked and I will know what they got later anyway, so for now, we should get this over with.'
After stringing my own runestone skill card and the card containing the ancient artifact that could free us from the constraints of chance, I went back to Nessy and Cathy, thanked Phill for helping us, and after Nes and Cathy thanked him as well, I dragged my girls away from this garden..
There was nothing left to do in this garden now that we were done with this wishing process, and we already had things to talk about, so, just in case, I picked up Lily as well.
[Ding!]
It was going to be a girl talk so I was planning to take all of them to my own room in our dorm, however, my creative plans were washed up completely when a green academy system window popped up before all of us.
"Hmmm? What?"
"El..?"
"Oh, it says you and Lucifer are called to the headmaster's office."
It was quite fucking genuinely a school-wide announcement. And if that much wasn't enough, even that old fantasy wizard bastard appeared before us with his innocent smile along with my bastard Lucy.
"Allow me to escort you two to the headmaster's office." The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via /n/ov/el/b/in.
"Do I have any say in this matter? I am pretty busy with these hot girlfriends of mine."
I didn't like this fucking bastard.
"I believe not, Lady Auriel. The announcement specifically said it is an urgent matter that could not be talked about openly like that."
"Fuck you."
"Hmmm? Pardon? I didn't catch that?"
Say that without a smirk on your face you fucking old wizard!
Damn, bastards!
I wanted to have fun with the ladies now that I had the wheel of fortune in my hands, but no?!
What the hell is the deal with these fucking old men?!
"El, let's just see-"
"Shut the fuck up, bastard. Half of this is your fault."
"Mine?"
Yes, yours!
I know for sure this is because of the two extra cards we got along with the wheel of fortune. And the only reason we would have gotten those two fucked up things would be because of this bastard.
'He must have fucked up something somewhere, and now I have to say goodbyes to my girls!'
Bastards!
Old bastards and this bastard!
They don't ever let me have my peace time with my friends!
For sleep's sake, we just got back from that damned dungeon, people!