57 Truth Skill (1/2)

Deltan and Nocturne were fighting again when Nocturne sent Deltan flying in the air with a magic spell.

Deltan sneered and righted himself. Nocturne had used this move so many times when they were always fighting that he had already learnt how to deal with suddenly flying in the air.

He gracefully flipped in the air, but just when he was about to land, Nocturne used another spell and blew him further back, inwardly snickering.

Deltan let out a shout of outrage, unable to stop himself in time. He flew past the trees and landed headfirst in the water with a loud splash.

Nocturne sniffed when he heard the sounds of spluttering and curses, inwardly feeling smug.

The other three made their way towards Deltan, who had let out sounds of wonder.

What greeted them made them exclaim at the beauty of the place. It was a small lake surrounded by the forest. The sands were black, and the water was so clear it looked like one was floating on air whilst on top of the water. The sand outside of the water was black, the one under it was a pure white, creating a stunning contrast.

Seyton looked at the otherworldly scenery with much surprise. He didn't remember seeing this place in his time of touring Night Tide continent.

”I do not recall any mention of this place in my travels.”

Nine's eyebrow crept up. Seyton had informed her of his various and expansive travels over the Night Tide continent when he was just a fledgling Vampire together with his lover. To say he was familiar with every inch of the continent was not a stretch, with the Vampire's long lifespan and Seyton's meticulous personality.

Nine slowly expanded her senses, realizing that the water was special. It was so clear due to the amount of magic contained within it. This was a naturally produced spot by the world that was considered a treasure. The magic within the water blocked out senses, causing any who were unaware to overlook it.

Unless one had a specific threshold of magic power, they would never be able to find it. What Deltan had done was literally stumble upon it by sheer luck. Nine thought about it, thinking upon the various things that had happened once Deltan joined her party.

Without hesitation, Nine purchased a skill from the System, which she hadn't used much of up until now. She felt like it was superfluous, but she would still take advantage of it.

Nine purchased a skill called [Truth], had no descriptions whatsoever. In fact, the entire list of skills in the System's list had no descriptions. All it listed was the skill itself. What you gleaned from it was what you got. The System would provide no answers. There was only one chance to purchase a skill from the System. After that, it would operate without any changes unless something drastic happened. What was considered drastic to the System, she didn't know, nor did she care.

The description was as follows.

[Truth]

[Skill Type: Passive]

[All Truth cannot be hidden.]

It was a very vague description, which she hadn't expected much of in the first place, but her intuition was telling her that this would be useful to her, so she listened to her gut and chose it. She had been putting it off for a while since she never needed anything, but now was as good a time as any.

Nine stopped herself from stumbling as a sudden influx of information filled her head. She closed her eyes as the throbbing behind her eyes got worse, only opening them again when she felt it was manageable.

She reached up and absently patted Nocturne's head, dispelling his worried look. She really couldn't keep much of a distance from him. She didn't know if it was because of the bond or if it was just her own feelings.

She eyed him as his stats suddenly popped into her vision, along with other things that hadn't been there previously. She had been able to see the stats of people previously, but the descriptions had always been vague and without any explanations.

[Nocturne Asher]

[Age: 19]

Nine rapidly scrolled down as she ignored all the superfluous information, eyes landing on something intriguing.

[Willpower: SS+]

[Intelligence: SS]

[Magic Potential: SS+]