Temporal Pearls

To him, he was moving normally but in terms of covering distance, he was reaching his destination faster.

His eyes have some wildness in them as if he had worked in a screaming competition. His hair was standing on end as if he was being electrocuted. From time to time he will tremble as if electricity passed through him and he grimaced with pain.

Seth has been through so much because he has hunted 23 dragons for the last 7 days. He didn't kill them but just engaged in conversation with those who were willing while he harvested their aura, scales, and blood and sometimes if they had important features with them he took that too.

It was rare to meet with special features though, so far he only met four of them.

The first one was a Four-hand Dragon that had an Antenna.

The second one has a fan-like tail that the dragon uses to control wind to attack or defend and can shoot as a projectile.

The third one was a dragon that had Antlers on his head, he fought on the land and rammed at his enemies where the antlers caused the victim's bones to shake and even break. Seth almost died facing her.

The fourth one was a Frog-like dragon that can stretch its tongue up to 50 meters. It was extremely resilient and flexible. The dragon was also fat and could create a sonic croak akin to a frog. After he got the tongue it squeezed and became a soft flexible ball.

The real menace that tortured Seth was after any defeat he would find one of his organs burning as if put on fire. And each burning feels different and when Seth went on to defeat twenty-three baby dragons in just 7 days that pain he endured made him hate fire and fear it.

At the same time, he became a masochist, he felt he needed it, he wanted it, and he needed to defeat more dragons to experience more of it. Even he couldn't understand what he was feeling and why.

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Thankfully, that feeling subsided when he logged out for just half a day. Now he was thinking of avoiding dragons even though he took pride in hunting them.

Soon, he reached a place with ten-meter-tall dried trees, deeper inside were some leaves that were still healthy but there was also an ominous aura around them.

He looked around taking in the scenery trying to find a place to pass without facing anything excessively dangerous, there was no simple path. Heavy auras from all around deter him.

He then looked down at the Chronicles Of Rabana Quadra Dodon Reenglok Haya Jar Book, and his hand moved his Swirling Pen in great mastery as he wrote what he had captured with his eyes, nose and feel on his body. When the ink in Swirling Pen reduced, he dipped it in Chronicle Ink and continued, until he finalized two pages of explanations in less than a minute.

Seth then reread what he wrote and smiled before he took a path that was the safest.

When he was writing down the chronicles based on his observation, a Skill called [Better Scenery] activated that made him describe things in their relative true form.

And when he rereads it, he will understand what he best observed and find anything that his mind neglected before.

For example, he had written there are eight paths that he can walk through without a problem but deeper there are living plants and possible beasts lurking with powerful aura equal to Gawee Beast or above.

But as [Better Scenery] activated he also described the aura and compared it to his capability, giving a good picture of where he should avoid and where he can handle himself well.

[Welcome to Grande Foresto]

The moment he stepped into the forest he saw that and his perception changed. He felt an oppressive aura pressed on his shoulder—the gravity was also higher but he adjusted to that easily.

The ten meters trees were actually twenty meters and they were the smallest apart from the shrubs that were all dried off.

Seth frowned and activated Aura Sight, a flood of violent aura appeared in his eyes. Many different auras originated from different life forms clashing with each other but there was one that stood and acted differently, it was a mix of Pale Green Brown which seemed to be the unification of the clashing auras.

It was the most minute but flowing around making the other violent clashing auras move away. It was denser and heavier than them.

"If I'm not a Grade 5 Human I would have been crushed the moment I stepped in here!" Seth muttered. He then activated his Aura and that made him feel a bit more relaxed.

He stepped forward to the Pale Grewn aura and faced resistance, the pressure it was emitting was strong.

"Hmm. I must have you!" Seth muttered. "This place is perfect for me to push my Grade 5 Advantage to the limit!"

~Grade 4 Attribute: Luck, Dominance, Charisma, Aura•

All those who reached Grade 4 Human will have their Aura activated, it may only be that they have no idea it was there or didn't know how to manipulate it.

The last time Seth called his Aura with the Grade 4 Attribute in mind, a flood came out from his body way above the usual output. And now he will do the same.

"Grade 4 Attribute: Aura"

The same thing happened as before, a flood came out as Pale Energy seeped out of his body but due to the pressure and the violent aura around it was suppressed before it joined them.

"Aura Control!" That stopped the outflow as the aura coated around his body with a thickness of 1 meter. The whole pressure he was feeling was reduced considerably.

But the external aura was crashing at the now aura barrier and even beginning to taint it. But because there was still outflow from him, the tainted one was being released into the atmosphere joining the violence.

"Aura Manipulation!" That gave him more control of his aura and he began to move it around him to avoid one side being contaminated fast.

"Aura Rigidity!"

This created a semi-solid barrier that truly resisted tainting for some seconds but before it was tainted Seth swapped it with another solid rigid one.

With this, he felt no pressure except for gravity but that was okay since he has Defying Gravity Tattoos: Gravitons Lines.

Inside his own Aura Barrier, his Aura Sight was enhanced and could now discern the aura and their nature and why they were clashing but also gradually mixing. It was because they came from powerful creatures and each one was so unique that meeting another made them want to destroy each other. Just like fire and water, heat and cold.

"Aura Sense"

He was overwhelmed with a variety of emotions accompanied by violent auras that didn't make any sense to him and also overwhelming.

Seth quickly added, "Savant, Intelligence. Grade 5 Attribute: Higher Intelligence!"

And when he activated his passive attributes his mind raced and interpreted what he was feeling and sensing.

Amidst that he brought out a Soothing Guard and poured water over his head and body then splashed around, the violence reduced and then he poured more water on the surrounding trees which immediately absorbed and released invisible energy.

The auras stopped clashing and were forced into a swirling and Seth watched them with a smile while his body kept Sensing it and his mind interpreting it.

At the centre of the swirls was a Pale grewn aura forming which sipped out gradually.

Seth raised his hand and increased his aura out to three meters touched the swirls and merged with it.

Within his Aura Control was Pure Stone's Will, Mental Fortitude and Intent to influence the refined amalgamated Aura.

He felt extreme resistance but he held on as he poured more aura to make sure his Aura percentage was higher than the others… he soon realized it might be so but his Aura quality was vastly inferior.

He gripped his Staff and muttered, "Moon Blessing!" Immediately his aura began to swirl like the one happening.

After the whole barrier was doing the same, Aura Rigidity increased which restricted Seth's movements.

The Silver Moon stripes expanded as they absorbed more moonlight which also increased the moon's essence inside the aura-swirling barrier.

Vela Aspecto Activated and he saw a trajectory of him gripping his staff with all his strength, he did that immediately, and then his Red Signature Book floated out Seth predicted what he needed to do.

He pulled out a tiny drop of Arf expanded it into red energy and swirled it too before connecting it with his staff, just beyond his grip. It is rotating like a ring.

Seth then felt his chest where his Pure White Stone Will tightened and his control over his aura reached an exaggerated level, not only that, it started to become paler than it was already till it became like a pale transparent wet clay-like substance.

A slight headache appeared, loosening the wet clay-like texture to thick sticky liquid that had air bubbles in it, they moved and shimmered according to Seth's thoughts.

At the tip of the staff, the new aura began to condense while also swirling and the Vela Aspecto trajectory showed him to extend his staff to the periphery of the swirling violent aura.

His aura now was barely strong enough to compete at the edge and he poured more of it, the deeper it went the more he felt the strain on his head, and the stone tightened but when it reached the middle it was no longer under his control and was squashed by the other aura.

But Seth continued to pour more until the Moon Blessing wore off, that was when he almost lost his grip but held on barely. His face flushed red as veins bulged on his, his Pure White Stone Will was already cracking but thanks to its upgrade it was healing back.

His Aura was also pouring out faster than normal and he kept making all previous processes to keep it potent. But under the strain, he saw something, the centre of the Swirling, where Pale Grewn Aura was forming, had stopped leaking out but remained within and the spot was expanding.

Seth, using part of his aura, manipulates Soothing Guard to pour more water on the surrounding tree and they further trap the aura and stop other aura from coming within, reducing his burden by a little.

But looking around the violent aura within was still too much and they were being sucked toward the swirling.

He didn't notice as the Arf ring seeped and mixed with his aura when his strain almost reached a limit that somewhat eased and helped him to maintain control for more minutes until the Arf was finished up and his mind almost blanked away.

He stepped back panting and when he rested his hand on his knee he saw a drop of blood from his nose. He captured the blood and stored it in the Red Book.

He drank Soothing Water and looked up, it was still swirling and the point of Pale green-brown aura was increasing. Seth then just expanded his Aura and it joined.

He pulled a chair and sat down to watch. He has all the time in the world. The sun rose and the heavy aura became a bit looser and less dense.

He has recovered and tried to emulate what he was blessed to do in the night. The result was horrible, seeing time pass he activated another Blessing and repeated it with ease this time his aura reached the inner swirl before vanishing.

He lasted longer but ultimately, he rested again. Soon before night came the area was devoid of Violent aura, they were all in a swirl. The inner spot kept widening until it was half of the swirl.

[Congratulations, you have carved a Sanctuary in Grande Foresto]

Seth brought his marker and pressed it on the ground and a barrier appeared around the major trees. He then allowed the Soothing Guard to keep pouring water on them.

"Without a permanent source of water, this place can't be maintained. Sadly, I will have to go after I grab some of these Pale Green aura cocktails."

Suddenly, the pale green-brown aura began to seep out and Seth felt he could manipulate it and he tried. It felt like trying to bend steel.

Even though it was that impossibly hard Seth was able to influence it to bend toward him but very slowly. At the same time, Seth used Hourglass Seed: Influence Flowing which facilitated.

Then he stopped as he watched it coming toward him but it took three hours for the thing to traverse a few meters because the other natural green-brown aura was trying to pull it toward them.

When it was at his hand range Seth felt its pressure, it might be calm but it was volatile and strong. Red Book was floating by his side and he pulled out a thumb-sized Arf, fully controlled it and then expanded it into a flat sheet and encased the pale green-brown aura.

There was some resistance but it was easily controlled. He then stored it and harvested the rest of the aura.

It was a lot and heavy but since Arf was the container Seth's difficulty was reduced. He then encased them within the Arf by making it a ball. He brought out a bowl with a cover, it was made from Four-leaf embrace trees and leaves. It is resilient and adept at concealing Energy.

He put the Arf ball inside and then sealed it with the cover, then he stored it inside his pocket. To his surprise, he found himself a bit heavy.

Seth's journey continued without the hassle of meeting any creatures but the violent aura that he needed to avoid at all costs or be shredded. There was a place that was fully covered with a pale green-brown aura and he had to trace back and restart again.

The good news was when the sun was up, the auras calmed down and it was easier to travel. And so he even used [Running Pace] skill during that time.

He was running on the seventh day in that forest when Seth heard a heavy heartbeat and he came to a halt.

"Keep moving!" He heard Temra say. But he didn't, he looked around with aura sight but he didn't find anything. Activating all the Aspectos Seth found the source of the heartbeat due to Vera Aspecto.

He carefully walked there and he met a small mountain about 24 meters high breathing. The heartbeat coming from it.

And there was a thick Pale Green-brown aura around it, displaced evenly. Seeing that a memory surfaces from the Luana life he experienced.

Among the things that were best first killed were Menos, Medos and Genos.

What he was looking at was Menos, it was the next stage after Gawee Beast, they are also the largest in that series. The next stage after Menos was Medos, then Genos and then something else.

But in all the series, Menos were always large and had extreme physical strength. And no matter how Gaeee Beast showed intelligence the moment it became Menos, its IQ will drop and it will be driven by pure emotions and instinct.

It was easier to trap Medos and kill them than Menos because they are almost immune to any elemental attack and have incredible resilience and regeneration ability.

That wasn't worse but Seth didn't know more than that. Under Aura Sight Seth observed its aura, it was calm but from time to time it shimmered like a drumming was bitten close to a still pool.

At the same time that aura was leaking out and joining the many violent aura in the forest which also clashed and underwent the process of becoming Pale Green Brown Aura.

'The Pale Green Brown Aura was used to contain and suppress them"

Seth was able to grasp the forest, it was a prison for the giant Menos. The trees are special; they emit a green aura, and the ground also emits a brown aura. Together they pound the Menos aura to create the Pale Green Brown Aura that can limit the excessive aura the Menos has.

But Seth wanted to grab the pure menos aura, so he sneaked forward toward the sleeping giant, right as he was three meters away, a thought occurred to him, he had used Hourglass Seed and it had levelled up. Was he going to bring the curse upon him?

He also remembers what the fire dragon told him in Temra Canyon and that Menos are very dangerous. That comes from a powerful dragon that oversees Abhorrent Monsters and Gawee Monsters.

A cold sweat broke on him and he retraced his steps but there was this nagging feeling he would be missing out. Nonetheless, he didn't go but activated Aura Trace.

Luckily for him, he saw a giant footprint of aura close to him. Without further ado, he activated Aura's touch and grabbed the trace.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

******

Seth with bandaged hands stood before large gate, his eyes unfocused and his attire was covered in grime.

He had reduced his Grade to three and his cloak was fully green. His attire was not in Shifting Amour.

"Are you going in or what?" A guard in full body armour asked, irritated as the kid just stood and stared at them.

The kid walked forward and handed a gold coin to the guard and another civil servant asked him.

"Your name, class, main ability, place of residence, and the reason for being here!"

"Seth Enoch, Savant Class, Art, Root Village, I'm here for Bloodlines!" Seth said.

"Hmm. Savant Class, what does it do?"

"I learned things, I scribe, I document events and histories, epic action and activities. I try to understand the culture of a society and then create iconic sculptures and paintings that may go down in history!"

Seth said one breath.