You groaned feeling all the pain in your body and you slowly stood up shaking your head
"Where am I?" you spoke
You saw a glowing water underneath you
"What is this...?" you said
There was nothing but silence and it wasnt that dark as you look around and saw glowing crystals and stone
"Minjeong!" You said and look around
You saw her unconscious on the spot that was only a few distance away from you. You crawled towards her and shook her lightly
"Minjeong! Minjeong!" You said
Winter groaned as she slowly open her eyes
"Y/n?" Minjeong asked
"You okay?!" you asked
"Yeah... My body aches a lot..." winter said
"I know..." You said
"How did we survive the fall?" Winter asked
"I used the wind that our body were making" You said
Winter sat up and look at you "You can do that?"
"Well I can't... I absorb a crystal element" You said
"What?! You shouldn't have done that!" Winter said
"If I didn't do that... We will die..." You said
"But what about you? I can't lose you!" Winter said
"No don't worry, I am okay and I know the limits that I have... I know my power" You said
"Fine I trust you" Winter said
"Where are we?" Winter asked
"I don't know but I have the feeling... That we have fallen to the deepest and darkest level of this labyrinth." you said
"You mean.... The abyss?" Winter said
"Yeah... Now we have to fight our way through it! I won't let myself die here and become a fertilizer in this demonic place!" You said
"Yeah I agree with that" Winter said
You and winter stood up
"Now we have to fight the demons here and use everything useful here, labyrinth are full of treasury" You said
"I know right? Let's make our way out of here" Winter said
"First, let's use this holy water to heal our wounds" You said
"Yeah" Winter said
"Absorb!" You casted your spell "Release!"
You showered your wound and her wound with the holy water you absorb and healed the both of you.
"You ready to go?" You asked
"Yeah" Winter said
You and winter started walking towards the unknown path, keeping your guard up and looking for something valuable. You saw a elemental crystal, appraising it and it was a fire element crystal
"I'll take this one" You said
"Y/n!" winter hold you
"Minjeong... I have to use this manifestation skill or we won't survive this place... This part has the most powerful monster like the Minotaur and I'm in no level near those monsters, I promised you that ill protect you no matter what happens" You said
"But using it you might become one of them!" Winter said
"It doesn't matter, I will fight it and use their demonic power against them and Minjeong... You have to trust me" You said
"But-"
"Please...?" you said
"Fine! I trust you that you will still be the same y/n that I knew and you will never change because if you did! I'll kill you myself!" Winter said
You smiled "That's better"
"Damn you!" Winter said
"Absorb... Manifest" You said "Let's go Minjeong"
Walking into the unknown a first monster appeared in front of you. It was like a bunny but it is terrifying because of its fangs and sharp claws
"What the hell is that?" You said
"Demon Bunnies" Winter said
"What level is it?" you said and observe it "Level 250?! What the hell?!"
"What level are you now y/n?" Winter asked
"I'm only level 95" You said
"I'm level 104. We have to fight our way through them!" Winter said
"Damn it!" You said
"Night arrow!" Winter fired a black arrow towards the bunny but the demon avoided it
"Wind cyclone!" You said
The bunny were caught off guard as it spin in the cyclone
"Spirit arrow!" Winter said and hit the bunny
The smoke disappear and the bunny is still in one piece as both of you glare at the creature
"It's still in one piece" You said
"Tsk!" Winter clicked her tounge
The bunny look at the both of you and started firing green balls at you and winter as the both of you avoided it. The green balls were so strong that it leaves crater on the floor
"Goddamn it!" Winter said
You look at your profile monitor and manage to manifest a fire crystal
"Nice I can finally throw fireballs" You said "Fireball!"
Winter were surprised to see you throw fireballs
"Rock bullets!!" You said
The bunny were being pushed back as it groaned in annoyance
"Dark lightning!!" Winter fired a black lightning towards the creature
Both of you manage to wound multiple times and this made it angry, the creature roared and started firing multiple green balls and green lasers surprising the both of you and it also moves faster than before
"Damn that creature!" You said
"Let's kill this thing!" Winter said
"I'll set a trap!" You said "Small earthquake!"
The creature were caught on your trap then winter lift her finger in the air
"Sharp night blade!" Winter said
A sharp sword impaled the bunnies head killing it and both of you sighs in relief
"We killed it finally!" Winter said
"Yeah..." you said panting
"Did our level goes up?" Winter asked
"No.... That is strange" You said
"What how?" Winter said
"Is level multiplier are blocked here?" You said
"Most likely..." Winter said
"Damn it" You said
"How can we survive here without food and water?" Winter asked
"We can drink the holy water but about the food.... We don't have anything.." You said
"Then what shall we eat?" Winter asked
"I don't know.... We cannot eat those creatures it's disgusting!" You said
"We will find a way" Winter said
"Let's keep going" you said and saw a red crystal fall on the creature's head "A demon crystal?" you said
"What are you doing y/n?" Winter asked
"I'm thinking..." you said looking at the demon crystal
Winter look at you "Y/n don't"
"I am an absorber and my body has also the skill to reject the crystal that I am going to absorb" You said
"Y/n we can't risk it!" Winter said
"Don't worry winter, we have a holy water here and it can purify any demonic aura within my body so I am safe plus my body will reject it if i can't absorb it" you said
"Fine!" Winter said
"Absorb... Manifest" You said
Then a word appear in your vision
"This is a demonic crystal and the effects of this will taint your soul are you willing to absorb this?"
"Why not?" you said and smirks
Then the demon crystal were absorbed at your magic circle and started manifesting it. You felt a pain at your chest surprising winter as you screamed in pain
"Y/n!" Winter rush towards you
"Argh!!!" You yelled
"Y/n! Y/n! Release it! Release it! Don't take it much further!" Winter said with a concern
"No I'm okay!!" you said
"Y/n please!" Winter said
"I can do it!" you said holding the pain "Trust.... Me!"
Winter cannot help but to believe in your strength and back away a little bit from you but she prepared the bottle of holy water just in case
"Manifestation Complete"
Your chest stopped aching as you pant winter walk towards you and bend down touching your back and handed you the holy water
"Are you okay y/n?" Winter asked
"Yeah... I finally manifested it" you said and look at her
Winter were surprised to see your eye color turned red then went back to normal
"Here... Drink this" Winter said
"Thanks" You said and drank the holy water
"Demonic Manifestation: 5% / 1000%"
"Can you get up?" Winter asked
"Yeah, let's keep going" You said and stood up
Winter look at you with concern as she clenched her fist. Walking continuously, you encounter some demon bunnies on the way and this started another fight between You and Winter versus the bunny creatures.
"Arrow shower!"
Black arrows showered upon the bunnies wounding them and you fired stone bullets and fireball at them
"Black Serpent!" Winter casted a black snake towards the creatures and bites them
"New skill Huh? Green Fireballs!" You fired the same skills that the bunny used against you and winter
Winter were surprised to see you again a new set of skills and she was also amazed on how you wound the creatures badly
"That's amazing" Winter said
"I know right?" you said with a smile
You and winter killed the creatures and you took the demon crystals they drop absorbing it but it doesn't hurt anymore.
"So the more demon bunny crystal I absorb the more stronger my skills get?" you said looking at your profile monitor
"Really?" Winter asked
"Yeah, I started reading the details of manifestation skill that I have" You said
"Oh I see..." You said
"I'm getting hungry.... What should we eat?" Winter asked worriedly
You look at her and started thinking of something then your eyes landed on the body of the demon bunny creatures. Winter notices your actions and this made her felt disgusted and scrunch her face
"Whatever your thinking don't do it" Winter said
"Let me appraise it" you said and walk towards the corpse "Appraise"
"What are you doing?" Winter asked
"So this creatures were used to be normal bunnies but because of the demonic crystal it tainted their whole body changing it and becoming a demon..... They are not edible?" you said
"We can't eat those creatures! These creatures are demon!" Winter said
"Not if I purify it" You said and dip the dead body on the pool of holy water
"What are you doing?" Winter asked
"Purifying the body, doing this.... It removes all the demonic aura inside the body and turning it into a normal one so that means... It is now edible" You said and remove the soaked body of the bunny
"How can you be so sure about that?" Winter asked
"I studied the details of this holy water that was given by our appraisal skills and also I remember the book that I read on Miss Wendy's library and it was all about the survival. The people also ate the creatures like demon pigs, chicken, cow and more but their body need to be drown in holy water so that it can remove all the bad effects. You should have read some books Miss Kim Minjeong" you said
"I won't eat that! It's disgusting!" winter said
"Do you have any other way?" You asked
"No matter what happen! I will never eat that creature!"
~•~
Winter were munching on the meat of the creature you just killed.
"Damn I hate this" Winter said chewing on the meat
"We don't have a choice, we are lucky enough to have a unlimited resource of holy water here" You said
"Why is this happening to me?" Winter said
"You could've joined with Ryujin before" You said
"Don't talk like that! I choose you over them! If you die! I die!" Winter said
"Wow! I didn't know that you have that kind of feelings for me" You said with a smile
"Shut up!" Winter said
"Do you like me?" You asked
"What about you? Do you.... Like me?" Winter asked
"I do, I like you a lot..." You said
Winter were surprised but she was happy to hear it
"Then keep doing so.." Winter said
"Your my master right?" You said
"Yes I am, why?" Winter said
"Well will you grant your servant wish if he manage to lead you out of this place?" You said
"Sure" Winter said
"I can ask you for anything right?" You said
"Yes, as long as its in my power" Winter said
"Well... Can I fondle your boobs?" You said
"Huh?" winter were speechless as she blushed "You pervert!" Winter throwed the bone at you
"Ow!" you said
"You are such a pervert!" Winter said
"I was just joking" You said
"Oh you are..." Winter said
"That hurts..." You said
"You should not say such things!" Winter said
"Back then you were even undressing in front of me" You said
Winter look away "Shut up!"
You massage your head and look at her. After finished eating, both of you rest for a while and decided to keep going. You observe the crystals you found in every place looking for something valuable.
"Let's take a rest somewhere" Winter said
"I'll build a base for us to sleep in" You said
You walk towards the corner and touch the ground and build a small stone hunt using some of the glowing crystals as a light inside.
"How can we get out of here?" Winter asked
"Don't worry, I can also remove this stones and here are some furs, use it as a pillow and blanket. The crystals release a cold sensation so it won't get hot in here plus I also build a airways so that the oxygen can come in" you said
"Okay" Winter said
~•~
You and winter were kept looking for a path that leads to next door then they encountered a new creature
"Demon wolf Huh?" Winter said
"They attack in packs..." You said
A pack of wolves surrounded you and winter
"They use lightning bolts and moves so fast" you said
"Let's kill them" Winter said
You and Winter started attacking the demon wolves, it wasn't that easy to fight a pack of demon wolves.
"Mirror!" Winter castes a mirror absorbing the lightning bolt of the demon wolves and reflecting it
"Green Laser Beam!" You fired a green laser
Some of the demon wolves were killed. Realizing their packs were starting to get lower some of the wolves retreated
"Get back here you filthy demons!" You yelled and started firing fireballs
"Night Arrow Prison!" Winter fired black arrows in the air and surrounded the demon wolves "Black Explosion!"
A black Orb went inside the prison and exploded killing the wolves. Winter pants as she look at the dead bodies of the wolves
"I am a black priestess bitches!" Winter said
"If it's some normal trained soldier were to fall here... He won't definitely not last long" you said panting "Drink some holy water"
"Yeah.... We are lucky to have this infinite amount of holy water or else we won't survive this place" Winter said and drank a holy water
"Let me take those demon crystals" you said
While picking up a crystals you found another crystal that release a spiritual energy.
"What is this? Appraise!" You said
"Black Spirit Crystal"
"A black spirit crystal Huh... It release a dark spiritual energy.... Oh like Minjeong's spiritual energy" you said
"What are you doing?" Winter asked
"Look Minjeong it says here that it release a dark energy like your spiritual energy" you said
"So I should absorb it?" Winter asked
"No I'm not saying that, after all this place were made by a demonic power and I won't let you get influenced by this demonic power" You said
Winter look at you
"I'll keep this one" You said and place it on the bag you just created from the fur of the demon creatures you killed
"Did you know that my power came from the dark side right?" Winter said
"Yeah" You said
"That means.... This dark spiritual power is a great advantage to me... I told you that I also have the replica of your powers right?" Winter said
"Yeah" You said
"Give it to me... I'll absorb it" Winter said
"But Minjeong we can't risk it" you said
"Please trust me y/n... I know what kind of power I have" Winter said
You hesitated for a second but you cannot help but trust winter on this
"Fine... If you can't take it anymore let go of it" You said
"I will" Winter said
You gave her the crystal and winter hold it she heave a deep sighs and look at you
"It's going to hurt" You said
"I know..." Winter said
"I will be here" You said
Winter nod at you "Mirror Absorb"
Winter started absorbing the crystal and her whole body started aching so bad making her scream in pain. You were so concerned but you decided to trust winter in this one. Winter don't know where to hold because of the pain she's feeling in her whole body.
After a minutes of suffering winter finally absorb the crystal as she was so exhausted fighting the pain she's feeling earlier, you went beside her and gave her the holy water.
"You okay?" You asked
"Now I understand that immense pain you were feeling when absorbing that demon power" Winter chuckles
You were resting her back on your arms and help her drink the holy water.
"Take it easy winter" You said
"Man i gotta salute to you" Winter said
"Now you know how worthy I am in your life?" You said chuckling
"I know you are worthy, ever since the beginning... I always looked up into you" Winter said
You look at her
"Let me rest in your arms for a while... I'm too exhausted" Winter said
"Go on, take a rest" You said
"Eternal Night Priestess Manifestation: 5% / 1000%"
Winter close her eyes and sleep in your arms, you smiled and cover yourselves with rocks so that it will act as a hiding spot. Winter woke up and saw herself laying on the fur and saw you looking outside with the hole you created.
"Y/n?" Winter spoke
"Your awake now?" You said with a smile
"How long was I sleeping?" Winter asked
"For two hours, the crystal is kinda big so it really did exhausted you absorbing it and the pain must've been so severe" You said
"I'm sorry I made you worry" Winter said
"It doesn't matter, as long as your okay, take a rest then we will keep going" You said
"Okay" Winter said
~•~
Continuing your journey with winter, you did encounter some other kind of demon like a lizard demon.
"A giant lizard?" You said
"Don't be surprised, demons have a lot of things to experiment" Winter said
"Yeah you got a point" You said
"Black Flame Arrow" Winter fired a arrow and as soon as it hits, it exploded surprising the both of you
"Is that your skill?" You asked
"I can't do that before" Winter said
"Really? Then it must be the spirit crystal you absorb" You said
"It must be" Winter said
another lizard demon came
"Lightning Bolt!" You said and fired a lightning bolt towards the lizard demon
"The skill of the wolf demon Huh?" Winter said
"Absorbing their powers and using it as my own is something to be proud of" You said
"Now we won't have to go all out defeating them" Winter said
"Yeah" You said
You started killing the other demons like Dog demon, bat demon and bird demons and every demon crystal they drop, you absorbed it manifesting their powers and every black energy crystal winter see, she started absorbing it.
Absorbing new powers mad you go through a lot of pain but you all bear with it and after manifesting it, it gives you a bonus on your stats and gives more skill.
Winter also saw some Night Crystal and she also absorbed it giving her skills a new effect but little did the two of you know...
The more demonic crystal you guys absorb, giving you a much more stronger power and skills the more you lose you and her humanity.
"Demonic Manifestation: 50% / 1000 %"
"Eternal Night Priestess: 50% / 1000%"
TO BE CONTINUED