Master Of None

2079  2079. Sloth

The pressure was not just because they were higher in the air on the floating city. It wasn't that they were just feeling the pressure of them having to handle a sin title holder. This pressure was all corrupted mana that was denser than ever before. Both Barry and Remey could feel it trying to push at them as well. The mana wanted to spread through their bodies. Remey in particular felt that this was very bad. Because of her unique race, she now sensed mana much more clearly. Therefore, when she felt the chaotic mana trying to push in to her fused body and soul, she knew that it would cause a lot of damage unless she fully focused on resisting it. But, even Barry was showing signs that he had to resist it. He felt his skin prickling as the mana was seeping slightly in to it. He had to circulate his mana through his body while using his strength boosting skill. One of the berserker skills he could use without much repercussion. Luckily, it was enough to reiss it for the time being. Not that they would be able to do much if he and she had been infected with the mana. If the two were to fall victim to corrupted mana, then the situation would become dire. Barry alone was a berserker by nature. If he went mad with chaotic mana, then he would shadow a lot more damage than what the monsters or plants had shown. His strength would be without the limits that even his berserk skill had in place to keep him alive. He would go wild attacking everything beyond what anyone else could have comprehended. He would most likely trouble the dragons align with the entire Genesis forces when they ended his support the most. Remey would surely also cause similar dangers. She would have the flames of dense fire mana that were more unique than what the fire mages could counter. The only ones being able to do so being Ignus and Walker. But with the corrupted mana behind it, that was going to be much tougher. These thoughts in mind made them much more serious while they walked up the worn steps of the massive temple. They knew that the spire must be hollow since it was flowing with mana. This was similar to some of the theorized towers that Genesis wanted to build. Ways to attract purer manas so that the mage tower could expand the effects it already gave. They wanted to have these towers expand that effect to the farmlands so that crops could be boosted even further. For now, that was theoretical since the runes and the building process would be immense. The materials would need to be a very high quality above what everyone else could produce,. Even the dwarves had trouble thinking of metals or stone mixes to melt down in to lava that could be poured and shaped. The runes too, were an issue. The rune carvers and even rune researchers had no idea how they would bring the runes together to be able to create something useful. They wanted to ensure that the runes would not use more mana than what they could put out. But channeling puree mana required runes to be more precise. More precise than what they could carve and create right now. Besides that though, the two moved inside. They found that many murals on the walls had been defaced, burned up or broken away. Not just by the fact that the temple was in a dilapidated state due to time and weather, but also because they had been attacked. This was surely the damage caused by Envy before he had left the corrupted floating city to fight the party and Genesis forces. He was Envy. naturally he would dislike the murals of other races enjoying the world. Enjoying a bright and positive life that shared their history well. This sad sight wasn't all though. There was a throne in the middle of the room. Everything else that had once been there had been destroyed and pushed away. The stone chairs and tables cracked in to rubble before being pushed back for the space. This throne was made of various bits of metal and stone. All pulsing with various false death runes and demonic runes. Some of them were cracked as well. It went to show that there was nothing that could handle the chaotic mana flowing through them. A dangerous creation that allowed the entirety of the floating corrupted city to float. Its life had already passed by since the city had fallen in to disrepair due to wars. Therefore, it would have never floated again without the corrupted mana and the changing of this throne used to control it. When the pair saw what was sitting on the throne, they were surprised. The demon sitting upon it was somewhat thin. He had longer dark hair and frail looking horns. This demon was very unlike any other demon that any of them had ever seen. Regardless of that, the chaotic mana was making a thin sheen of darker mana around him. Not necessarily darkness mana, but closer to the false death mana that they had seen before. "It's… snoring?" Remey found that the sin title holder in front of them was snoring.. A soft sound that escaped with the rise and fall of his chest. "Sloth. That's more than fitting." Barry brandished his axes as he stepped forward. This sin title holder had been the cause of this city floating. The key to all the manas and damages that were happening. And with that came the fact that he clearly knew what had been happening because of it. "How can he control so much mana? Even the chaotic mana…" Remey realized that this Sloth title holder must have some skill that makes him slothful and tired. Yet this title also gives him impeccable control of mana. So much so that he can even guide and control chaotic mana within his slumber. "Still….tired….leave…me….alone…." the mumbled words in the midst of snoring made Barry and Remey understand that this sleeping sin title holder was warning them not to approach. Unfortunately for him, he was the enemy. "You caused too much pain and suffering with your actions to be left alone. Today we will bring you to justice. I already have the quest to remove you from power." Barry wondered why the quest was not to kill this monster. This evil sin title holder. He didn't think much about it though. He had to win this battle so that he would be able to come back to the Genesis forces and help them. This could be the way for them to put the demon lord's army of corrupted monsters in disarray. They were acting chaotically because they were being controlled. If they were let off this leash, they might crumble as the corrupted undead that they had seen before. That barry had learned about from Walker. That would be the least case since they were having so much trouble right now. But in the last case, they would have a better way to combat the monsters. They would not be pushed to attack. Instead, they would act against one another in a chaotic way like the only monsters being attacked in the wilderness. The corrupted mana was reacting to them much more differently than what they were able to to the ones controlled. Regardless, as Barry said this, Sloth's eyes shot open. Mana radiating from them. Not just corrupted chaotic mana. No, there were all forms of mana within his body. It was like looking at someone that had been made up entirely of mana. A filled being that was almost like a mana crystal with a boost. "He controls mana and is full of it. The density is much higher than what I can control with fire mana." Remey began to understand. The reason Sloth slept had to be because of this mana. The skill that made the entire negative focus for Sloth was that it gathered immense amounts of mana in to his body. That kind of pressure would have drawbacks. It would cause tiredness and extreme amounts of stress. Therefore, it would take a lot of focus and strength to be able to handle moving, eating, or doing anything. But if he were to use that mana, he would be able to do many things. He could probably cause a massive amount of damage if he were to do anything other than what he was doing now. Potentially destroying this entire island, including everything on it. This was the most fearsome Sin title holder yet. And he had only opened his eyes! n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

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