Chronicles of Forgotten Extra - Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Fourth Wall?

What’s that?

Chapter 63: Fourth Wall?

What’s that?

Alden quickly got out of his training room and headed straight for the shower.

Only after scrubbing off every trace of the dirt on him did he step out, feeling refreshed.

‘Now I feel good.’ He got dressed swiftly.

After getting dressed, he hopped onto his bed, his eyes shining with excitement.

He had been waiting for this moment.

‘Status.’ The familiar blue screen popped up in front of him.

He hadn’t checked his status since the world announcement incident.

============= [STATUS] [NAME-ALDEN DRAVEN] [TITLE-SLAYER OF RULER, VANQUISHER OF CHAOS, THE THIRD SUPREME] [MANA CORE €“ INITIATE (BEGINNER)] [POTENTIAL-LIMITLESS] [MANA TOME €“ THE ECLIPSE CODEX (PRIMORDIAL)] [SWORD ART-ETERNAL FLOW (MYTHIC)] [SUPREME ABILITY-LIMITLESS ASCENSION] [SOULBOUND WEAPON-SWORD OF CHAOS] ________ [STATS] [STR€“F- ] [AGI-F-] [INT€“F] [VIT€“F-] [END €“ F] [MANA-4000/4000] ____ [ABILITIES] None.

========== A smirk appeared on Alden’s lips as he scanned his stats.

Everything was good, but what really stood out was his intelligence and endurance reaching F rank.

His body felt light, brimming with energy.

He had finally stepped into the realm of the superhuman.

Novice Rank was still within the realm of normal humans.

But the Initiate Rank?

That was where things changed.

He clenched his fist and lightly punched the air.

A faint shockwave spread outward.

Still weaker than the one Zephyr had released during the academy entrance test… But he was getting there.

Now, for the best part.

Alden focused on his Mana Tome.

A new screen appeared.

======= [Mana Tome] The Eclipse Codex-[Primordial Rank] [Description: One of the three Primordial Rank tomes in the world.

Its cultivation method unlocks the user’s latent potential by balancing light and shadow, gradually granting them mastery over the rare Eclipse Element.

[Current Phase]-Moon Phase [Spells Unlocked- Shadow Step, Shadow Manipulation, Shadow Stealth (New) ] ===== Alden’s eyes focused on the new spell.

Shadow Stealth?

He wasn’t too excited.

It was a standard ability that most people at his level could use.

Still, he opened his spell menu to check its details.

===== [Spells] Shadow Steps: Teleport a few meters between shadows.

Requires shadows to exist in the target area.

Mastery: Apprentice (18%) [Shadow Manipulation: Your control over shadows increases as you can manipulate shadows to your will.

Mastery – Apprentice (51%) [Shadow Stealth-The user can cloak themselves in shadow, making them harder to detect.

The longer it’s maintained, the more mana it consumes.

Mastery: Novice (0%) ==== Alden quickly activated Shadow Stealth to test its effect.

Immediately, his own shadow coiled around him, clinging to his body like a second skin.

He didn’t feel much different.

‘I’ll have to test it against someone to know how much harder it is to detect.’ His other two spells had already entered the apprentice mastery stage, but progressing through it was proving to be much harder than he had thought previously.

‘At least I’m improving steadily.’ Satisfied for now, he closed the spell window and turned his attention to something far more exciting-his sword.

He had received a notification that a new effect had been unlocked.

Alden pulled out the Sword of Chaos, gripping the hilt as another window popped up.

======= [Sword of Chaos] [Description-A sword forged by –’–’–’, the greatest blacksmith of –’–’–’–’–’–’, using the Chaos.] [Effect (1/2)-The sword can be transformed into any form that the user wills instantly.] [Effect (2/2) – Can ignore any physical or magical defence of the opponent to deal damage.

Cooldown: 1 hour] Chaos Weapon Art-The user can inherit the lost Chaos Weapon Art after completing the trial.

(This effect will vanish once used.) ======== Alden blinked.

What the heck is this now?

He reread the third effect.

Chaos Weapon Art?

He had no idea whatsoever what that was, but from the way it was phrased… He frowned.

“After completing the trial.” That part felt ominous to him.

Trials never meant anything good.

His previous experience about the trial was warning him about it, screaming DANGER.

But at the same time… he had been thinking about changing his sword art for a while now.

Eternal Flow sword art is strong and good, but it’s not compatible with me.

It had started to feel wrong lately.

Like he was forcing his body to follow the movements.

And this?

This could be his opportunity to get a good weapon art with a cool name.

Even if it looked incredibly risky.

It was worth it if the sword art is as good as it seems from its name.

Alden took a deep breath.

But not now.

‘I am going to do it eventually-but first, I have to prepare some things.’ ‘No way am I going to walk into another trial blindly.’ Alden had been traumatised by the trial, and that made him very cautious before attempting this one.

He stored his sword back in his mana core and glanced back at his status window.

Because now?

Now it was time for the real best part.

========== [LIMITLESS ASCENSION] [CURRENT RANK – F (PROGRESSIVE)] [DESCRIPTION-An ability that defies the very laws of the world.

Due to its strength, which was beyond what the world could bear, it has been converted into a progressive ability that grows with the user.

[Sub-Skills] [1.

Limitless growth-The user is not bound by any limits and can break through them to grow stronger endlessly.

The more users fight stronger opponents, the more he grows.] [2.

Monarch of Mana-User’s mastery over mana is increased immensely; they can control the mana with ease.

The user can merge with ambient mana for some time, making their body intangible.

The longer the user stays intangible, the more stamina drain there will be.

User cannot phase through high-density objects or high-density magic.] [3.

Abyssal Soul (1%)-The user’s soul gains a –’–’–’–’–’ property.

They can store any 3 magic attacks that touch their body of power equal to the user’s level or weaker than him and discharge it within 48 hours with 90% effectiveness.

Absorbing and releasing the attack consumes the same amount of magic power used to attack the user.

–’–’–’–’–’ Trial-You may challenge the trial, but each success increases the cooldown for your next attempt.

Death in the trial means death in reality.] [4.

Spirit Domain-The user can create a domain of 20 m radius around himself for 5 minutes.

The domain can absorb mana from any opponent the user wishes to fuel their own mana.The higher the opponent rank, the lower the absorption efficiency.

The spirit domain also increases the senses of the user.

Cooldown-1 hour] [5.

Eyes of Supreme-The user can see through vital points of any living thing as well as any traps.

The user can activate Predatory Gaze, which can induce overwhelming fear in the opponent.

The stronger opponent or those having high mental resistance can resist it.] [6.

Limit Break-The user can activate this skill to increase their stats by one minor level for 60 seconds.

It has a cooldown of 48 hours, and after its use, the user’s stats will be decreased by one minor level for 30 minutes.] ___________________ Alden quickly scanned his subskills.

Most of his subskills had not changed from before except for some changes in their duration and increased range.

But there was one major change.

Soul storage was gone.

It was now replaced by a cool but ominous-sounding skill-Abyssal Soul.

Alden felt an eerie feeling looking at the 1% mark in his skill name.

What does that even mean?

What will happen once it reaches 100%?

He quickly focused on description.

He still couldn’t read a few parts.

It was similar to what happened with the Sword of Chaos.

The words were there, but he couldn’t comprehend what was written.

‘Another mystery is just what I need.’ Alden thought sarcastically before he looked at the end of the description.

And What the heck is that ‘–’–’–’–’–’ Trial’?

‘Not another trial.’ ‘Why are they haunting me now?’ Alden couldn’t help but curse.

He let out a long sigh and collapsed onto his bed, staring at the ceiling.

So.

‘A new skill with a mystery percentage, a trial I didn’t sign up for, and a sword with another ominous trial.’ ‘Fantastic.

Absolutely fantastic.’ He felt like some cosmic force was laughing at him to see him suffer.

‘Am I some kind of character in a cliché story or what?’ ‘If I am indeed.’ ‘Then f*ck you, author.’ ‘If you are writing about my suffering right now, I am going to do whatever it takes and find you.’ ‘And once I do….you better wish you would have done a better job and killed me off in some trial because… I will… I will leave it to you to imagine what I will do.’ ‘F*ck, my mind is going to another realm now.’ Alden reeled in his intrusive thoughts, which were going out of control a lot more nowadays.

His thoughts drifted back to the Abyssal Soul skill.

A skill that wasn’t fully unlocked, that had a trial system attached to it, and that carried an eerie sense of foreboding.

The fact that some parts of the description were cryptic wasn’t reassuring either.

Alden groaned, rubbing his temples, feeling a headache coming his way.

“Why is everything in my life trying to be cryptic?” At this rate, I wouldn’t be surprised if Limitless Ascension straight-up started whispering riddles in my sleep.

“Alden…Alden…” Alden suddenly heard a sound.

‘The heck?

Is it happening for real now?’ ‘But why is the voice similar to Aziel’s?’ “Hey bro, open the door.” He heard the voice again coming from the door to his room.

It wasn’t the voice of Limitless Ascension, it was really Aziel who had just arrived.

Alden opened the door.

Aziel was standing there tapping his feet on the floor as if in a hurry to rush somewhere.

“Hurry, bro…let’s go.” Aziel pulled him, urging Alden to follow him somewhere.

“What’s happening?” Alden asked.

“Bro, the Third Prince is having a ranked match against Zephyr,” Aziel said.

“What now?” ‘F*ck, the day just keeps getting worse.’ ‘F*ck you, author…’ _______ Discord server.

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