Master Of None

2091  Give Everything

The feeling. It was unlike any other that Walker had ever experienced. Besides the pressure on his neck where the chaotic monstrosity was trying to strangle him. Besides the struggle to breathe in a full breath of air. Besides even the feelings of fear from seeing his family harmed as they fight this monster of monsters. Walker felt a new pain. It was the chaotic mana running through his body. The natural mana within him that Fleur desperately gave up to help push it away was not enough. The manas he naturally absorbed due to all his skills was not enough. Everything he did to try to resist the strength of this monster that had reduced the demon lord to a mess by feeding on him and using him as a puppet while he was blinded by his foolish plans, meant nothing. He couldn't make any headway whatsoever. Even tearing at the damaged bones on the chaotic monsyristy's hand wasn't yielding a solution. He could feel the mana pushing in to his body. That soul burning feeling that proved it would eat through the bonds that linked him with Fleur, Midnight, and Onyx if it had the chance caused a whole new emotion to begin to appear. While he had been in tough situations that brought anger and worry, Walker had never felt this level of fear mixed in with his anger. His family had been hurt.. Those who had stood beside him since he had first taken a step in to the world. Before they were heroes. How could he let that happen? They were going to die if he didn't do something. They were going to suffer if he did not do something.

But what could he do? The natural mana he had used to combat chaotic mana before was not working. He had no knowledge strong enough to use spatial mana, life, death, nor time mana either. He had not managed to grapes those all important manas. Just the basics of them while letting himself be caught up in the general chaos of this war against the demon lord. He had opened his mind to the fact that the world was just a part of everything beyond that. The elemental planes he had never been to would never even have the chance to be properly attached to the world again. The flow he wanted to fix would remain a failure at this rate. What was he though? Could he call himself a hero? Could he be a young sage? What about a friend of any race? At this rate he would let them all down. What would he pay to accomplish his goals? n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

'The true hero skill is being awakened due to the true hero's desire to use all that he is to protect all that is.'

'The mastery skill limitations have been broken.'

The mana thrummed as Walker felt his body suddenly flooded with more mana than he could ever comprehend. He could sense every small aspect of who he was resonating with the mana. Realization of what these manas were came naturally. The manipulation of it took more forms than what he had ever been able to use. The eternal codex shot back to his hand from where he had dropped it. The from becoming a more defined and pure colorless arb. Multiple elemental manas rotating around it. Some more mysterious than others. Some that Walker didn't even know existed. While he understood the basic elemental manas, he had seen the more advanced manas in some way. He had even begun to understand them. But there were manas he had never even begun to comprehend here. He grabbed the arm of the chaotic monstrosity. The bones broke effortlessly. The eternal codex floated above him like a halo of mana. "Condense within me." "Join my path."

"Fight beside me."

"Weep no longer."

More mana surged around. The manas were literally taking physical shoes that represented even more than the more advanced runes which tried to embody what mana would look like. If anyone were able to properly witness this, their minds would be overwhelmed. Completely and irrevocably stunned. "Take all I have. Every level. Every strength. Every hope." "May it burn to nothing in my pursuit of justice."

"May it be fuel for those that can not stand alone."

"Hear the howl of those you've harmed."

"Repent for those that you have broken."

Walker raised a hand as all the mana gathered around him combined. The chaotic mana in his body had been taken by his will at this point. It disassembled itself then joined all the other manas condensing in to one mana. "Feel the strength of the truth." "May you find a new path to roam in balance. May you return to origin."

The ball of condensed mana fell. The chaotic mana was literally undone as the chaotic monstrosity disappeared from Walker's sight. It had been unraveled entirely. The mana that had made it up was not even able to sustain it. However, that ball of condensed manas did not stop. It continued forward. When it hit the tear in space where the bridge to the elemental planes had been, it melded with it. The sheer amount of mana was ripping it open even more. Creating a more permanent pathway. Healing the fragments scattered throughout the chaotic mana. The elemental manas and more all began rebuilding themselves as Walker felt himself fading. A large stone gate formed from mana and appeared to be open for any who desire it to travel through. A sense of peace rushing through as the chaotic mana was thrust away. As a clam mana rippled through the world. 'Thee one time use mastery skill, will of the hero, has been used.'

'Will of the hero- mastery skill of the true hero title

Breaking the limits of whatever the true hero is, this skill sacrifices all experience gained, including levels. This allows for the usage of true mana at its purest form to be able to right massive wrongs or to fight against those that do not align with the balance of existence. While this skill uses the experience and levels as fuel, it does not remove the potential of returning to strength.. The true hero can never use this skill again. However, they can grow back to peak again in time. Skills related to the level and otherwise, will be locked until proper strength returns. Other titles requiring higher levels will be locked as well…'

'The world cheers'

'Existence smiles with pride.'

'The title, savior of the world, has been given to those that willingly sacrificed all they had to ensure the safety of the world and the natural flow.'

'The world begins growing,'

Walker's eyes had already closed and his consciousness faded. The eternal codex remaining in the halo from resting on his head like a small crown of mana that he couldn't currently control. Not that it was a worry. "Move forward! We have to assist them!" shouts came from the passageways leading up to the ruined temple. Many Genesis forces rushed inside while looking for the party. It appeared that everyone had managed to push through the corrupted undead monsters to make it here. Especially as they had all begun to fall apart when a pulse of mana moved through everything. Various things had started to happen with that pulse of mana. Those injured had healed remarkably faster. The chaotic mana had been pushed out of everyone's bodies. The systems had all changed too. In an instant, nothing was as they had seen it before. None of that mattered to the Genesis forces though, they had to ensure that their leaders were safe and sound. Scylla's forces were guarding her. She had used all of her mana with her mastery skill. This left her weak. The dragonkin failed to keep the dragons from pushing toward the top of the mountain since the magic stopping them from flying there had disappeared. Alice had charged ahead with Alma as they felt the changes in the world. The pair made it right to the party the fastest of all the soldiers or even the dragons. Their immediate reactions to begin helping heal the party who were already healing at a remarkable rate. Various others rushed forward as well. Stopping when they saw that the best healer with them and the future leven queen were already treating the heroes. No one that arrived dared to speak since they knew the gravity of what it meant that the heroes were injured. Did they win? Were they going to heal fully? What had just happened? What was the odd gate that had purrer elemental manas flowing out of it and in to the world? All of that was in their minds. No answers were coming though. Just silence and their own worry. This was supposed to be their victory.  …

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