Master Of None

Chapter 2420: 2420. Think About It

”This is not something we need your help with. It is only menstrual that we release our kind from the pain of an endless suffering.” Kerry changed. The bubbly and happy attitude she had while talking became extremely serious.

While not odd, Walker noticed that the eyes she had were no longer the general human green, instead they had become a dull gray which seemed to be focused on the enemy much more. Then he watched as the muscles under her skin appeared to change. The body as a whole was becoming bulkier while also growing slightly taller.

This was the strength of being able to shift and change form. Kerry was a shifter race, therefore, she would be able to change the way her body worked at its innate core.

From what he could see, Walker judged that Kerry was able to alter the physical side of her body much better than Kieth was able to. She was making her muscles stronger and changing her form to the point that it seemed even her hands became much tougher and able to better hold her daggers. As if shaped to do so.

In a harsh crack, the stones of the road broke as Kerry sprinted at the monster ahead. The larger and somewhat twisted body of the natural born undead shifting slime. That monster had changed itself even more, copying the elf and demi-human aspects of the form it had been in for years.

However, the additional mana and the additional strength it created were no longer bound by the normal living aspects of the race it compiled. It had lost control of itself and become a much less intelligent monster that was trying to grasp whatever intelligence it had to be able to feed.

This being the case, it whipped out twisted limbs at Kerry who masterfully dodged them. She had the speed that came with wandering and surviving the wilderness for years. However, Walker noticed that Keith had moved as well. He was less noticeable though.

He was focused on mana and speed where Kerry was on strength and speed. They had taken forms that they were able to handle better for their own reasons, but Kieth had enhanced his body the same way that a monster would. Whether an embering hound or whatever the actual hound had been that he grew the form he had through, it now looked nothing like it.

The fur had turned a deep black like cooled obsidian and the flames that radiated off the teeth and claws were wrapping around his body. The size was also three items that what it had been when Keith had started to change a little here and there. If anything, it was more similar to an alpha of whatever species it had originally been.

His attacks always focused on where the attack on Kerry had missed. Kieth would strike the limb that had been thrown out to strike her. He was always making sure to incapacitate it from another attack or making sure that there would not be another ability to counter Kerry’s attack. He was more of a guardian than anything.

The flames left behind were what did the most damage. It was burning away the body of the natural born under shifting slime. ”Hungry!” The exclamation came with anger as several limbs broke out dementing the form even more. The natural born undead shifting slime was not able to grasp any memories or intelligence it once had. It was taking account of the new form and now was under attack.

”Just its presence attracted so much trouble. If it had become a fully mature natural born undead shifting slime it might have recalled better ways to blend in and to spread its fellow undead shifting slimes. Midnight bumping in to one has saved us a lot of trouble.” Walker murmured this a little to himself but Scylla heard it.

He was thinking of how much this enemy could have grown if they had not been able to find it and learn new things this quickly. But he was also making it so that he would be able to join the fight. The flames were his focus now.

”I understand your strengths now and I see you are willing to use a significant amount of your mana to alter your bodies.” Walker had focused on the pair of shifters before him. He saw that they had used a lot of their own mana to alter their bodies and to create flames or speed. Therefore, he knew that they were not holding back in the slightest. They were not extremely powerful and could definitely win this fight, minus some injuries since they would have to take some on.

However, Walker had just wanted to see the sincerity in their methods and words. So now, he grabbed on to the fire mana and made the smoldering flames on the body of the natural born undead shifting slime come to life. No, he made it as hot as a furnace. So much so that Kerry and Keith had to leap back away while they watched the body once of their own kind burn away.

Three cores were soon exposed and Scylla slashed out with her fan causing the three cores to be split by wind blades. ”That is that. I will go to begin alerting the people that the monsters have been hunted. We will also wait for a proper time to discuss the shifter race.” She wanted to also attend the funeral proceedings for those of the demi-human race that had been harmed in this matter. She had a responsibility to protect them. She had failed and needed to be there to give proper words for them.

Kerry and Keith were frozen in place looking at Walker who had just shown him exactly how much strength he had. While they understood the strength of the skills their race and the natural undead shifting slimes had to hide would be beyond many, they now understood Walker was not about searching for or hunting out monsters.

He was about fighting.

”I wanted to see if you both would be sincere. I see that you both used almost all of your internal mana to alter your forms. I doubt you can even go back to what you looked like before within the next two or three hours. I also can tell there is some backlash since your bodies already look to be stiffening up.” He spoke calmly, but then he smiled.

”I can believe that you two can help me and also make sure this doesn’t happen again. Every single race has methods they follow for when someone passes on. Your race is a mystery to us since it was thought to be a fairytale. Since that’s the case, we could not plan to handle an undead born from your race, which seems to be a regular occurance?”

He saw them both nod. ”Then please help us find someone of your race to stand on the Genesis council. Whether we tell everyone about your race will be up to them. However, I feel the people will need to know regardless of the things that happened today. Especially since everyone was put through so much and the remnants of the undead are being dealt with now.”

He looked carefully, seeing that the pair was slightly relaxing, but his words appeared to be completely accurate for the most part. ”Also, take these mana and nutrient potions. I would say there’s a physical cost for doing that to your bodies.”

”You can shift, but it’s not instant and I am sure there are different natural born skills. I would even say you have a class related to dagger fighting and Keith has a class to copy a specific species of fire type monster. It will expand the knowledge and even help the demi- humans since your race also takes on the weaknesses that are associated with some races or traits.” He knew that this would shine a positive light on what they could do as well. A chance to be more than just a hidden race.

Meeting Walker’s eyes, Kerry focused and took a deep breath. It was off seeing how much she had changed her musculature and Walker felt he could even learn some things about physical buffs by speaking and watching them. This wasn’t what he had to learn right now though.

”It will be hard to do. A lot of us don’t see ourselves as our own race and see ourselves as the race we change to copy. We live with them, grow with them, and die with them. Even if our lives are short, we have to make sure that we know where we live to survive.”

”That can change. We have accepting people and can make sure that the shifter race can be accepted. As all others. Even monster races were accepted. Come with me to one of the guest living quarters for representatives from other kingdoms. You can relax and think about it. And any questions will be answered quickly.” Walker saw there was a turmoil in Kerry and Keith’s minds, but they had to figure it out themselves.

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