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nJobs Available

nLife Spirit Mage, Spiritual Half-Demon, Gray Wizard, Magic Cannoneer, Spiritual Alchemist, Mana Crafter, Life Demon Druid, Hollow Demon General, Life Spirit Pharmacist, Artisan: Phantasmal Living Equipment, Guardian of the Spiritual Forest, Subconscious Mind Demon, Herald of Life and Death, Living and Undead Progenitor, Vicious Bloodsucking Phantasmal Demon, Dead Spirit's Prince of Death (New!), Malevolent Inner Skeleton Manipulator (New!)

nUnlike Veronica, Ervas had two new available Jobs to chose from, which had very… eerie-sounding names.

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"Dead Spirit's Prince of Death… what's with that name? Is this… serious?

" wondered Ervas, as the memories of being called a 'prince of death' by every dead spirit he had met came to his mind. It was probably one of such things that made him acquire or unlock such a Job.

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"So that's it…

" he muttered.

nThen, he glanced at the other job… 'Malevolent Inner Skeleton Manipulator', a Job that most likely reflects his ability to manipulate his skeleton…

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"But why the Malevolent? I am not malevolent…

" thought Ervas, he always has strived to be a good person, being constantly called an 'evil' and 'malevolent' being by the Samsara System was a tad bit hurtful to his feelings.

nBut he quickly gave up on trying to tell the system what he felt… after all, it was just a magic construct made by a god, it was not a sentient being. At most, it could have a very primitive AI, but that was it.

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"Then… what should I choose?

" wondered Ervas as he inspected the two new jobs with an appraisal.

nErvas discovered that the first new job he unlocked seemed to improve upon his skills such as Soul Binding, Dominate Created Undead, and so on, and there was also a slight clue regarding the acquisition of some power that could help him channel the power of ghosts better.

nThe second new job increased the level of his fighting-related skills and strength-related skills, while also strengthening his manipulation over his Inner Skeleton. There was also the clue of something else, but even using Appraisal would not reveal it.

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"Now that I think about it, I need some Job that could help me out on relieving the minds of the recovered captives… they have been sleeping since they were recovered, so it should be good to cleanse their minds before they wake up,

" thought Ervas, glancing at his available Job options and seeking something that could strengthen his ability to manipulate minds.

nThe only Job that seemed to fit with his needs was the 'Subconscious Mind Demon' Job, which increased his Mind Encroachment and Telekinesis Skills levels. Also, like any job, the job itself would bring a bonus to the user itself that would not all the time be reflected in just skills leveling up or changing, sometimes Jobs unlock parts of the user's development instead, or unlock areas of their own powers that they had yet to awaken or properly be capable of manipulating or using.

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"I chose Subconscious Mind Demon,

" said Ervas as he used his fingertip to select his desired Job that could, perhaps, bring some salvation to the people that suffered through those days in captivity in the lairs of Oggoth.

nDing!

nYou changed Jobs to Subconscious Mind Demon!

nThe Levels of the Mind Encroachment; Level 4, Telekinesis; Level 5, Surpass Limits; Telekinesis; Level 5, Parallel Thought Processing; Level 5, Fast Speed Thought Processing; Level 5, and Memory Retention; Level 4 Skills have increased!

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"Oh, Memory Retention leveled up as well? Hm, I don't feel any difference, but the efficiency of its use must have increased, most likely

" thought Ervas.

nErvas then felt that his mind had suddenly… expanded beyond the limits.

nIt was a strange feeling. It was as if his own mind, which was usually encompassed on his brain, had broken from there, and had somehow found a place where it could develop way faster and quicker.

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"Is this… my mind feels so clear now…

" thought Ervas as he finally figured out where his mind went.

nIn fact, it never went anywhere, it was more as if his mind had gained some extra 'RAM' to work more efficiently.

nHis mind had begun to also occupy his soul… much like Veronica had done without even realizing, as she was born without a brain, to begin with.

nThe soul and the mind… are they truly connected?

nWhat connects both?

nErvas and Veronica had pondered this as they lived their lives as one, Anastacia.

nHow could it be possible for her memories and personality to still exist after she died? Didn't all those things were stored inside the brain? Then if her brain is dead, shouldn't those things disappear?

nBut remembering what that entity said to Veronica when she had just died and appeared in that white space, it said that 'usually', souls would be cleansed of their memories and reincarnated…

nIt seemed as if some higher being was in charge of the souls and their reincarnation, and always made sure for them to be cleansed of their minds, personality, thoughts, memories, and everything else.

nBut if that were such a case, couldn't it be possible for living beings with flesh bodies to figure out a way to store the mind inside the soul?

nNow, Ervas had finally unlocked this latent power within himself, his mind could now expand… almost endlessly. Much like how Veronica could have so many alter egos in each of her clones without feeling mentally fatigued at all, he would now do something similar to this, if he developed other abilities enough.

nAnd by merging this power with Special Five Senses at a high level, his overall perception of everything felt incredibly vast. It could not be wrong to think that Ervas had a small level of omniscience in an area around himself.

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"I think… I am ready to help them out now

" said Ervas, as he walked out of the house with Veronica… of course after cleaning the bloody mess left by manipulating his bones.

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nName: Ervas Igni

nRace: Phantasmal Lich Dhampir Half-Demon (Mother: Dagvaarder Demon)

nAge: 2

nTitles: Mysterious Half-Demon Boy, Miraculous Nature's Child, Prince of Death (New!)

nType: Demon

/Human.

nRank: 6

nRank Level: 001

/100

nJob: Subconscious Mind Demon.

nJob History: Apprentice No-Attribute Mage, No-Attribute Mage, Mana Nucleus, Mana Source, Mind Dweller, Apprentice Farmer, Apprentice Spirit Caster, Telekinetic Fighter, Botanist, Summoner, Hollow Life Specter, Harvester of Life.

nJob Level: 001

/100

nHealth Points: 827

/827 > 1563

/1563

nMana Points: 72.666.209

/72.666.209 > 102.136.720

/102.136.720

nStrength: 737 > 1257

nDefense: 508 > 903

nMagic: 7325 > 14.580

nResistance: 1811 > 3126

nAgility: 1059 > 2014

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nMemory Retention; Level 5

nSpecial Five Senses; Level 7

nSoul Void; Level 5

nPhantom Form; Level 5

nPhantom Form Transformation; Level 5

nMana Enlargement; Level 6

nMagic Enlargement; Level 5

nAutomatic Mana Recovery; Level 5

nDemon Metabolism; Level 5

nNight Vision; Level 4

nAbnormal Status Resistance; Level 5

nMana Control; Level 6

nChant Revocation; Level 5

nCommanding; Level 5

nStrengthen Followers; Level 4

nParallel Thought Processing; Level 6

nFast Speed Thought Processing; Level 6

nIncreased Mana Recovery Rate; Level 4

nCoordination; Level 3

nSelf-Enhancement; Following (Veronica); Level 4

nTelekinesis; Level 6

nSurpass Limits; Telekinesis; Level 6

nVegetation Charm; Level 3

nRapid Healing; Level 4

nDeath Attribute Charm; Level 3

nGolem Transmutation; Level 4

nSoul Binding; Level 4

nDominate Created Undead; Level 4

nSuperhuman Strength; Level 3

nInner Skeleton Form Manipulation; Level 1

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nHardworking; Level 7

nAppraisal; Level 6

nMana Drain; Level 7

nLife Drain; Level 3

nNo-Attribute Magic; Level 5

nSpirit Magic; Level 6

nBotanist; Level 6

nCrafting; Level 3

nButcher; Level 3

nCooking; Level 3

nAlchemy; Level 3

nSurpass Limits; Mana Usage; Level 5

nSoul Materialization; Level 5

nPhantom Materialization; Level 5

nShield Technique; Level 3

nArmor Technique; Level 3

nUnarmed Fighting Technique; Level 4

nLong-Distance Control; Level 4

nDigestion; Level 4

nBloodsucking; Level 4

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nSummon; Level 2

nMind Encroachment; Level 5

nSoul Break; Level 2

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nGaia, Young Spirit of Life and Nature

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nRank 6: Large Demonic Parasitic Thorny Vine Great Colony, Gwendolyn, and her sisters x7 (Evolved!)

nRank 6: Giant Dark Cursed Ent, Ainsley, Alder, Anna x3 (Evolved!)

nRank 7: Giant Voracious Constrictor Venomous Thorny Vine Dark Boa, Ivy (Evolved!)

nRank 6: High Parasitized Live-Dead Magic Club Juggernaut, Nick (Evolved!)

nRank 6: Giant Goblin Ogre Zombie Gladiator, Goliath, the Steel Fist (Evolved!)

nRank 6: High Aberrant Ghost Legion, Legion (New!)

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nCthulhu, Rank 5 Big, Crimson-Eyed Dark Otherworldly Aberration Spawn (Evolved!)

nNyarlathotep, Rank 5 Great Otherworldly Flesh Aberration Mimic Spawn (Evolved!)

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nTelekinesis

nA Skill unlocked by Ervas after he had spent millions of Mana Points into using the No-Attribute Magic Spell 'Telekinesis'.

nA mysterious Skill that has never been seen before in the world of Kritias since the creation of the System, seemingly related to the power of the mind.

nHowever, that could not be farther from the truth. Usually, when a user uses a spell to a certain extent that it becomes more similar to ability than simply a spell, the system would create a skill that represents the spell (or even technique).

nHowever, such an occurrence is incredibly rare, and it only happens mostly with monsters with the 'Flight' Skill, which could be the same as the 'Flight' Spell.

nAlthough it cannot be said that Ervas do not possess powerful mind capabilities, he mostly uses large amounts of Mana, crossing the Millions, to reach this point through pushing forward the spell.

nThe acquisition of this Skill was a matter of time, and also the possibility for more spells to become skills in the future.

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