Chapter: 704
Through it all, Blue had been with him. A trusted companion since the beginning.
He still remembered the first time he saw it; it shocked him enough to unsummon it immediately.
Although it was much shorter at the time, only as high as Jay’s waist, it was just as fearsome back then as it was today, though it stood much taller, its bones thicker and longer, and carried a fearsome sword which it fueled with its own necrotic essence.
Not to mention the various pieces of armour that covered its limbs and its skull.
It had been grown into a force to be reckoned with, capable of dispatching most adventurers its own level with none of the drawbacks such as pain, fear or death.
It was a silent companion to Jay, even a trusted ally. He counted on it many times and it diligently performed its duties with supreme execution.
As it knelt before him, he felt a sense of pride as he began to form its mind. He felt like he was placing a crown on its head.
Suddenly, the gloomy bone platform hidden deep in the forest was lit up by the familiar green light as it swirled around a skeletons head.
After a few moments, the deed was done.
[A new mind is formed.]
Like all the other skeletons, it followed the same pattern of logic as it came to its senses:
– Stare at Jay, seizure, stare at own hands, inspect armour, find a weapon, and finally swing its weapon.
This time though, it did something different.
“Oh?” Jay raised a brow.
It didn’t begin to swing the weapon. Instead it went back to kneeling before Jay, as if recognizing its maker and showing him honour.
Jay had to stop himself from gasping, touched by its loyalty. He wasn’t sure how to act as he had never been treated like this.
Jay paused as he took it in and enjoyed the feeling for a moment.
“You truly are a great skeleton.” he smiled.
“Alright, you need to practice. Swing your sword and maybe cut open a few trees if you’d like. When Heavy gets back from collecting more wood, you can duel with it.”
The skeleton slowly rose and nodded, stepping off the bone platform before cleaving and piercing the air with its ossein sword.
Soon enough, it carved open some trees too.
The bone weapons had a few advantages over the conventional metal ones: they were lighter and easier to craft – for Jay at least – but the main advantage was that they didn’t lose durability. Jay had noticed other adventurers, particularly the lower levels ones, always having to tend to their swords with a smooth stone to keep the edge sharp.
Some even applied oils to them.
The bone weapons didn’t have a durability stat – instead they had lifespan.
As long as these strange weapons had necrotic mana they would keep their form, all the way down to the sharpest edge. Even if they did become dull, they would gradually reform themselves.