SYSTEM OF THE BONE DEMON

Back in the Underworld…

Kurtz started into the air as a string of words appeared in his vision.

[System has been successfully integrated with the user]

[System can now detect all electromagnetic source within a thousand kilometer]

[System is now able to access the galactic web]

[User’s genetic information is being uploaded]

[Multiple bloodlines are detected!]

[User’s race is determined]

[Forbidden demon race detected!]

[User has gained a new skill]

[User has gained new skill]

“Demon.” Kurtz muttered in confusion as he summoned the system’s interface. What did the system meant by the galactic web, what it mean by the forbidden tag in front of his race and what new skill did he gain.

[Name: Kurtz Blood]

[Race: Demon] ~ [Forbidden]

[Affinity: Death] ~ [Forbidden]

~Stat~

[Health: 100%]

[Energy: 125,000/125,000]

[Strength: 45]

[Agility: 45]

[Defense: 40]

[Perception: 40]

~Skills~

[Bone Amour – Intermediate Level: Allows the user to materialize a hard carapace over their body. The hardness of this amour is determined by defense stat and it increases strength stat temporarily.]

[Bone Consume – Intermediate Level: Allows the user to consume the bones of enemies on contact, either living or dead and increase Energy stat permanently.]

[Bone control – Intermediate Level: Allows the user to manipulate the bone of their enemy in contact, either living or dead and make weapons of it temporarily.]

[Mental Control – Intermediate Level: Allows the user to control other people as long as their eyes are in contact.]

[Will of Stone: When activated, this skill offers a hundred percent increase in perception stat. This makes the user’s soul impenetrable to any form of mental manipulation, this skill also has a passive effect of keeping the User sane at all time.]

[Nature – Basic level: When activated, this skill provide all information about creature in contact with the User’s hand, can only work on living creatures]

~Weakness~

[Sunlight – User’s power and perception is reduced by 50% under the sun.]

[Silver – When wounded with silver, user experience great burning and healing is reduced by 50%]

~Quests~

[Keep Your Word: You have sworn to fulfill your parents’ wishes and free the human captives of the underworld.]

~Quest Progress~

[Keep your Word: Pending]

Kurtz immediately smiled on seeing the new skills he had gained, the first skill was in fact the main reason the system had been designed for him in the first place. Many years ago, Kurtz had been sort of mentally unstable and only after meeting the Boss was a solution proffered to him, this solution was the System and since it had been integrated into him, Kurtz rate of losing himself had reduced drastically and now, it seems the system had finally found a permanent solution and Kurtz would not lose his mind again.

However, Kurtz could not but look at the race and affinity tab again still confounded. While he didn’t know what an affinity even meant, he was sure that none of his parent was a Demon. Or were they?

Kurtz could not help thinking back to the past…

In the center of a large stage, a gorgeous lady stood looking at a young man one opposite her, her iris were golden, great confidence and power oozing out from them but there was also contempt. At the young man opposite her she glared in contempt.

Around the stage, a large crowd of surrounded the stage looking towards the two with budding excitement in their faces.

From a side at the top of the crowd, a large door suddenly opened and behind it, a middle aged person walked forward. His golden eyes looked firmly around the place as everyone immediately bowed their head, including the two on the field.

Silently, the man moved towards a large throne on which he sat and already sitting at a smaller throne by the side was a stunning woman with equally golden eyes.

“I welcome you, my Lord.” A wizen Vampire spoke bowing to the King before looking back at the crowd “Lord Axim, the King of all Vampires and owner of the Blood Castle has finally decided to choose his heir. He has called us all us to witness the, Battle, of the Crown, and here, we will know the one who will inherit the Castle of Blood after our King.” The wizen looking Vampire shouted as he gazed round at the crowd before his gaze finally settled on the two in the midst of the field, “is it Kurtz, the first child of the King…” the whole crowd suddenly booed on hearing the his words and the Wizen Vampire grinned.

On the field, the young man looked around before sighing. In fact he was quite surprised the crowd were not spewing profanities at him as he looked around, “ah! The king is here.” He eventually thought in understanding.

The wizen vampire however interrupted his thoughts, “…or Morgana, the second and last child of the King.” He concluded and this time, the whole crowed burst into wild cheers.

Kurtz watched his sister smirked and he felt like rolling his eyes, off course everyone knew she was the favorite to win, after all she was the pure breed Royal Vampire while he, he was only a bastard sired by the King, he wasn’t the Queen’s child.

In fact, Morgana was not his siblings, they were only half siblings.

“Let the battle begin.” The wizen Vampire spoke and the cheers turned even louder.

Kurtz did not move inch from his place looking at his half-sister whose brow rose.

“Don’t be afraid, I give you the privilege to land the first attack, at least it wouldn’t be so one sided then.” She said looking at Kurtz and he chuckled.

“Of course, I really don’t want a one sided battle so I quit.” Kurtz spoke and his sister opened her mouth to reply before she suddenly stiffened. Kurtz smirked noticing arena went deathly silent, he had really got them all good this time, after all who in their right mind would want to pass the chance to carry the crown of the whole Vampire kingdom, even if he had no chance, they still expected Kurtz to try.

“Wait, what… what did you say.” She asked, completely gob smacked.

“I said I quit, you are the winner.” Kurtz said, before turning to the wizen Vampire, “I don’t have to repeat myself Viscount Hugh, declare the winner already.” Kurtz shouted and the wizen Vampire who had also went speechless fumbled for a moment before anger flashed on his face as he replied.

“Yes, Prince Kurtz.” he said before turning to the crowd and declaring, “in view of the unexpected submission of the cowardly Prince, Princess Morgana is here by declared the winner of the Crown Battle.” He declared and the crowd cheered again, but this cheer had lost more of its live, the Vampire were not satisfied.

Slowly, the King stood, his eyes locked unto both figure on the field before he spoke, “I, Axim, the Lord of the Blood Castle and King of the whole Vampire race hereby declare my daughter, Morgana as the Crown Princess of the Blood Kingdom.” The King spoke and the crowds burst into loud cheers.

On the stage, Kurtz had a large smirk on his face as he look at Morgana who stared back at him darkly, clearly, she was not satisfied with the victory but Kurtz didn’t care.

In fact, even though he was smiling on the outside he couldn’t help but feel pangs of pain in him, the crown belonged to him but he knew the Vampire never saw him as theirs. He was a bastard who did not know his mother, the Queen had actually said it to his face once that he was born of a forbidden union and he wondered what that meant. He also did not have the eyes of a Vampire royal, while the royals were easily identified by their golden iris, he instead possessed a pair of black one, as black as coal.

He was different and this was his sin.

Calmly he walked out of the arena.