Temporal Pearls

Chapter 242: Black Tamer

Seth stood before the now 21 people. Each one was representing a new group but the main ones with confident demeanor were the first 9 leaders he met last time.

"Good morning to you all. I apologize for the delay." Seth said before he tapped his pockets and brought out boxes. He then pushed it to Zero to distribute.

On each box was the name of the owner, in fact, without that they can feel some connection with it.

"I tried to make it a bit professional but that wasn't what caused the delay. I apologize for that once again. Inside the box, you will find five items, one was the Personalized Tool, which I called, Personalized Goblet!"

[Personalized Goblet]

~Type: Moonroot Aspecto

~Rank: F

~Owner: Sue

~Use: Fast Recovery

[Note: The higher the rank the better the Use and upon new ranking, new Use will appear tailored for the user]

[Personalized Goblet]

~Type: Moonroot Aspecto

~Rank: F

~Owner: Captain Brown

~Use: Fast Recovery

[Note: The higher the rank the better the Use and upon new ranking, new Use will appear tailored for the user]

[Personalized Goblet]

~Type: Moonroot Aspecto

~Rank: F

~Owner: Zambia

~Use: Fast Recovery

[Note: The higher the rank the better the Use and upon new ranking, new Use will appear tailored for the user]

This was what everyone saw, and the difference was the name of the owner. But then immediately, their full name appeared on the owner when a little aura from them seeped through.

Seth observed their faces to understand if they were satisfied but they controlled their expression very well. That almost made him chuckle but he has seen their aura change which indicated they were amazed.

"It's a bound item, though it's at Acquired Items but it will not be lost easily and the more you nurtured it the more deeply connected you will be with it, at C or B Rank depending on you, it will become Personal Arms. At A rank, that is a mystery even to me."

Seth explained, "It's a prototype, please I want feedback to better make many other items!"

Seeing that they nodded, he explained more about the other four items.

One was a small carved bowl that was completely closed but when a mechanism was twisted a window would appear and light would shine out. It's for lighting in the night or darkness when using the other items.

The next one was the section of the large box with fertile soil that has concentrated powder made from Soothing Antler droppings. As the Personalized Goblet was being nurtured, it will show a sign that it needs water and nutrients. The owner should wet the soil and put the Personalized Goblet inside and close the section.

The fourth item was a bag of Green Aura Goblet made specifically to use when Personalized Goblet was about to be Ranked up. But one can eat it too if he wants. It wasn't necessarily required.

The Fifth was a badge that had a carving of coiled roots around a staff. That was to prove they received a tool from him and may serve as a ticket to other tools from him.

"Among the many things I accidentally come across is this but it is a one-time use. So, I decided not to give it to you now. However, those that manage to nurture their Personalized Goblet to A rank and also provide me with a detailed record of the process, problems, advantages and experiences will have it.

This item is also tailor-made for each of you, I made it before that one!" Seth explained more.

He then gave them the Wish Tool

[Oval Essence Stone]

~Type: Compact Essence

~Rank: F- (Maxed)

~Owner: Nil

~Use: Reasonable Wish.

~Duration: One-time use.

[Note: The wish must be with practical capability that you are capable of doing given time]

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"Don't be fooled by the F- Rank, during activation, you can supply with much more energy to support better Wish than it normally can. However, the energy has to be one of the four types; Moonlight energy, Nature Energy, Aura Energy or energy your body can generate on its own. That will be all!"

"This one seems better than the Personalized Goblet to me," Captain Brown said.

Seth just smiled at him while others too commented about it. Seth did notice that truly some were not impressed by Personalized Goblet, now that they know they have to work for it to level it up. But they can't criticize it too because it was too good to pass out.

Without wasting time, he left and converse with his faction and gave them their Goblets too and wished Essence too. Finishing with them he left unnoticed by anyone.

He went to Temra Canyon and found people were already gathering again, so he quickly finished Temra Sculpture now that his Sculpture tool was on the right level.

He converses with Retina Twin if she wants the place to be her new abode but was sent a red killing intent that almost kills him. Nevertheless, managed to convince her that Loving Root was off-limits. Now Seth has to find her a large safe place fast, as he can feel her patience is waning.

He managed to know how to level up Compass too. It turned out he needed to use it in all directions even if he knew the path.

That also for the rest of the Script Devices, the more he uses them in his activities the more they level up.

Script Analogue level up any time he set an alarm and he followed suit with the timer. Also checking the time every 10 minutes for an hour makes it level up.

In that single day, Seth managed to level his Script Device to level 10 except for Marker since he doesn't have any sanctuary under his name.

That was when he wished to develop Luana Sanctuary where her bones were found but even after he visited the place, he didn't have any ideas.

But then he decided to just finish the four volumes he promised Living Forest before doing anything.

*****

"I have finished my end of bargaining, but fret not as I will make more. You are the greatest treasure of the Gawee. Everything about you is magnificent, so you shall be immortalized through books and spread across lands!" Seth shouted with a sweat on his forehead.

He felt some lingering thing on the back of his head when he said he finished his bargain but the moment he said he would make more the breeze became cool and he felt embraced.

'You don't need to sulk and scare me that way.' Seth complained before he went back to the house and Log out.

*****

Coming out, Seth was greeted by the Middle Age woman. He greeted her and she showed him the room where he should wait till his mother came back, but met with the new Healing Cabin, the one that will take him out of the house in secret.

Seth slid inside and slid through tunnels until he reached the underground section where he met with his car.

"Hello, Sapphire!"

[Hello, your brother was arrested and was now in Maximum Security for the Infected]

"Oh, I see. Let's go to Dama!" Seth said as he pushed the fang of pain in his heart regarding his brother's fate.

The drive there was fast but the moment they reached there Seth asked the car to stop before they reached the gate. He then came out.

"Interesting!" Seth was amazed, his connection with Terran Energy allowed him to be sensitive to some technology and their radiation. And now his body was starting to glow just like when the Asteroids were descending.

He walked around while he avoided some spots congregated by homeless people and some questionable characters.

He rode the car as he go around the whole state watching and observing the old structures and tall buildings that looked aged and on the barge of crumbling

"Let's go home. I'm not going to Coinavator!"

Seth told Sapphire and they drove back. In the underground Seth asked, "How strong is your forcefield, the one you use during the asteroid incidents?

[It can be as strong as it can be, as long as there's enough supply of energy. I don't like using it because it drains energy fast and makes me vulnerable to hacking]

"I see, so you can take Laser Nuke, Dramma Bomb and even the updated Baby Nuclear Bombs!"

[With enough energy, yes]

He said his goodbye and went back to the cabin. He came out contemplating about Dama State, it felt different as he sensed Terran Energy overflowing at some place on those crumbling aged structures and buildings.

With that in mind, he slept since his mother had not come back to let him leave.

When he woke up, she was still not back but his other family members allowed him out. He went to his room and found some art materials and a note from his father.

They have talked about paintings and pictures before.

Seth ate before he went through the internet where he went through the type of Art displayed in Emanuella's Gallery, which will give him an idea of what he needs to sketch.

The next day after he spent some time with his mother he logged back into the game.

*****

"Refreshing my head is good through logging out," he commented.

Seth brought out Script Analogue and set a massive timer of three weeks.

"After three weeks, no matter what I achieve I will go to Rena's Sanctuary to obtain Paper-making ability!" Seth commented.

Rena wasn't able to make papers for him all this time due to her body situation and even if she could, they were on a quest with Captain Brown, so she has no time or energy for that.

Sadly for Seth, his supply can only allow him to obtain only 3 to 4 Canvas Replica.

That means he has 370,000 papers.

"Hmmm, most of them are common papers, that's why she made them fast. But thanks I have about six 1000 pages of books made using that BVP"

Seth was relieved.

"Should I finish the papers before I go on studying the forest? And when will I get the knowledge of the plant's name? I was hoping my hard work will grant me that?" Seth complained.

Seth then set another timer of rest after 90 minutes of work then he dedicated himself to copying First Painting.

Seth came out with red eyes and bulging veins on his face as if they were going to burst. Beide him was a floating book, a quill and an ink bottle.

His mind was so bloated with First Painting that if he didn't do anything, he felt his sense of self will vanish.

"I was the Cripple of Vulcan Village. We came from another world that is facing dangerous space rock strikes. We came here for one reason and that was to generate energy for our planet to survive. However, this place is far more dangerous than ours. The only saving grace is we can't be killed easily but we can be killed. Born with a weak body, even in this place I'm weak.

I saw people fight with vigour, use various skills and abilities but then I can't even stand without my staff." Seth sighed, his eyes still blood red.

"It was amazing how I crawled from weakness to now, a Grade 5 Human. I also obtained Exertion Point from a mysterious means that I don't know. Sadly, for unknown reasons, due to having a dragon Womb, I can turn into a woman. I will never turn into that but I know I can. Did I become hermaphrodite? The very thought sent chills down my spine." Seth greeted his mouth as he was forced to tell.

His beasts were around, minding their business.

"Night Diamond is my Black Panther, it digested the aura of a panther I seeped into her or him. He is a male. The beast is strong and loyal, sometimes he can tail me without my knowledge. He is looking at me now wanting to know if I will give him some orders. Go, feed and become strong, strong enough to walk Gawee on your own!"

Seth said, he then looked at Gawee Animal.

"This guy has been feeding and drinking. But It has not evolved yet. Look at the Antler, her eyes became more intelligent by the day. Sadly, her Soothing ability seems to not work for me anymore. I'm immune to it. At least her drooping is valuable even for me.

Where is Little Cub, that troublemaker is still hunting? Look at that tree, it makes delicious fruits ...." Seth walked around as he blubber about what he saw and did.

All that was documented inside his book.

The thing was, Seth wasn't able to concentrate and analyze plants and clearly document them. For that, he wanted to just write his own story and everything that came to his mind.

Seth moved to the house talking to himself until he began to concentrate on plants and wrote about them in his story. After 7 hours Seth has come back to normal. So he went back and went on copying.

That became Seth's routine until he finished the 300,000 papers, granting him 3 more Canvas Replica.

Seth stood outside, he was going to Vela Cave to finish the dragon to raise the Scripture tool further. He was also going to gather some Gawee Monster Core if he

met with them while also documenting himself in a book.

Seth has to keep his mind active or he may suffer unknown consequences. The journey was uneventful, surely his Hourglass Curse was over. Having that thought, a notification came.

[Hourglass Seed Level 2]

[Hourglass Curse activated]

Seth wasn't perturbed by that but he didn't move far when his Compass began to alert him. He sighed and ran to cover in a large crater. The dragon was small but menacing, it had a lot of spikes on its body.

After it left Seth came out and continued his journey, his scribe book was also writing about important things that he encountered, especially the dragon and how it looked. Seth also began to meet with Level 10  and even Level 11 Abohrent Monsters on his way.

Of course that was just a source of Exp Stone for him. Suddenly he was called by name.

"Seth Enoch The Cripple!"

Seth turned around, his face still bulging with veins and his eyes red like blood. He saw a woman, clad in black attire. Her hair was black but her face was pale. Her eyes were drooped, bored but now excited. Her forehead was broad and her nose long.

"Do I know you?" Seth forced out. His brain wasn't functioning well and he couldn't think straight.

"You look different, strong but your face. What happened to you? Are you bitten by a venomous monster?" She asked.

"Something like that?" Seth said.

"Okay, time to go home. I have been looking for you but couldn't find you really. I even sent someone to kill you so that you spawn in my place but a statue in your place protects you!" She said as she gestured for him to follow him.

"Okay,'' Seth followed her and they began to walk behind her. As he was unconsciously scribing what was happening, that continued. But his thoughts were on where he knew this woman and what was his relationship with her.

Suddenly, three Gawee Monsters attacked them but the black attired woman's eyes glowed and they turned and ran away. Seth wasn't perturbed as he just scribe that.

They met an army of abhorrent monsters and they all ran away. They also met three dragons on different occasions but they all ran away when they noticed her glowing eyes.

All these experiences made Seth's mind escape the First Painting grip and he began to come back to normal.

Soon the duo reached a dead forest with dead eerie trees. There were some strange worms with transparent wings patched on them.

"Stay close to me!" She said, Seth nodded by now he had recovered himself and already knew what was happening.

[You have been Tamed by Black Tamer]

[Resist and you will instantly die and respawn as her minions]

This showed to him when he entertained the idea of refusing her request. Seth remembers this woman, he met her when he left Red Valley to gather red stones for them. Then he came here to prepare something.

They walked until they reached a camp in the middle of an eerie dead forest. There were 57 players and many more NPC's and each one of them had a pet beside him.

'Where didn't I come with the little cub?' Seth reprimanded himself.

"Oh, you are Seth, right? Master has been waiting for you!" A young girl said with a smile as she ran back screaming Seth was here.

The black Tamer came out from her tent with 7 others, each of them is Grade 4 and has a varying aura. But there was a sternness in their eyes that showed their intense experience.

The Black Tamer copy that guided him turned to ash and merged with the original shadow.

"It's hard to get you!" Her board voice said. She kept her distance, she knew exactly how dangerous he was.

"He is just Grade 2!" A huge man with a giant sword said.

"It doesn't matter, his home is valuable. I made the mistake of sending my shadows twice before I realized it!" She said.

"Why are you not resisting? I felt you could break away!" She said to Seth.

Seth looked around before he brought Soothing Food and drank some water and stored it away.

"Why?" He asked.

"I marked you from the beginning and there will be a penalty if I don't acquire your trust. Not to mention I saw black lotus and bloodcracung stems in your location. I want some!"