Chapter 19: Non-Class Skill Acquisition
『Skill Gained: ◈ Soul Entanglement Lv1 – You possess the power to latch your soul』
The moment the message flared across her vision in vivid violet script, Kivas jolted upright, her palms still pressed against the Voidling's polished chitin.
"Whoa—! Wait, what did I just do?" she blurted, blinking rapidly. "I got something! It says I can... latch my soul?"
Samael leaned over from behind, her gaze half-lidded but interested. "Congratulations. You've awakened your first non-class skill."
Kivas stared at the swirling glyph still lingering in front of her, already fading. "'Soul Entanglement' sounds really cool, but the description is vague. What does it even do?"
"It does what it says. Your soul can now interact with other things—everything, in fact. Living or not," Samael explained, kneeling beside her and brushing aside a strand of Kivas' hair that was stuck to her cheek. "Objects. Creatures. Essence. Even abstract concepts, if your skill level is high enough. At the start, it's like grasping at threads. But once you learn to pull the right ones, you'll understand what it means to affect the world."
Kivas turned toward her, wide-eyed. "Can I use it to alter reality?"
Samael tilted her head. "Yes. Or embrace it. Or twist it. Or bind it to yours." There was a gleam of interest in her crimson eyes. She reached toward the cinquedea resting on a nearby stump, the same blade Kivas had retrieved from the chest when she first arrived in Vaingall. "Let me demonstrate."
As soon as the weapon touched her palm, it pulsed. A ripple of heat shimmered across its surface—and then, flames burst from the blade.
"Okay—okay, wow—" Kivas scrambled back. "That was fire! Literal fire!"
Samael remained still, focused. The flame died.