Chapter 100: Decades to dominate all of Terra
"Awesome!" Vlad’s eyes widened with utter thrill as he considered the power of the Runic Set the A.I. Chip had designed. It would allow him to unleash the same abilities Arasbus deployed during their battles and much more. The set would grant his body abyssal fiery abilities, making his impact on the battlefield even greater.
The excitement was so intense that Vlad couldn’t help but jump from the ground, sending the small yellow cat that had been resting on his chest flying into the air.
"MIAW!" Jormungandr meowed as his tiny body flew through the air. Of course, with his supernatural agility and dexterity, he landed with flawless precision. Immediately, he jumped forward, grabbed Vlad’s arm with his claws, and bit him.
"Ahhh, you prick!" Vlad shouted at the small yellow cat but did not push him away, instead shaking his head with a smile. Jormungandr was a powerful life form capable of facing Champion demons on his own, yet he still acted like a cat sometimes, something the young man found amusing.
"Enough, enough." After a few seconds of biting, Vlad grabbed the small yellow cat by the scruff, the loose skin at the back of his neck. "Let’s get to work."
Jormungandr was already satisfied with his vengeance and nodded. The duo then began to process the materials for the Infernal Comet Runic Set, which consisted mainly of Arasbus’ blood and internal organs.
Vlad and Jormungandr were already used to preparing the materials, so they did not need much time to complete the work. After that was done, Vlad threw the rest of Arasbus’ corpse into his space ring before charging the materials into his runic pen.
Twenty minutes of rest and focus were all Vlad needed to push his mind to the correct state as he began to engrave the runes on his body. While the A.I. Chip had carved all the knowledge and muscular memory into his soul and body and had a lot of experience by this point, engraving runes into your own body was much more challenging than doing it on someone else.
It took a lot of effort, but Vlad could engrave the runes on his forehead, chest, arms, legs, and feet after almost three hours of hard work. However, things became increasingly demanding when it was time for the Rune of Firestorm Shield, which went on his back.
’The Rune of Firestorm Shield will work in conjunction with the Rune of Demonic Resilience, allowing my body to endure the recoil of falling from dozens of meters at a shocking speed with a fiery explosion. Failing would waste the entire Runic Set, and I have no more material for making a second one.’ Vlad’s eyes burned with focus and determination.
He rested for a few minutes and placed several mirrors in the room to have an unobstructed view of his back before starting the engraving.