The Real Monster 73 Evernigh

Clay had been planning to go to the Demon Realm to have an adventure with his son Ryan, whom he discovered was not a baby at all. Although, physically he was a baby, but beneath it all, was the soul of a man who defended his world from evil. However, even knowing this, Clay remained stoic in treating the lad as his son and even offered to help his former world out of the crisis it faced.

"Son transfer your knowledge about Space-Time Magic to me via Thought Transfer. It was the same method that your Mother, Giselle, did to transfer a skill to me when we first met. So, it should work this time as well." Clay taught Ryan the way transferring skills worked in this world. And was easily understood by Ryan. Immediately, Ryan transferred his knowledge over Space-Time Magic and the rather familiar chime Clay always heard when he received a skill resounded.

*Ping*

[Space-Time Magic – Master Acquired]

And the skill was integrated immediately to his trusty UltiCo, the skill that governed his unconscious mental and psychological faculties plus skills.

Immediately, Clay certainly knew how to work magic that were under this skill.

"Son, I've just learned the spell to Teleport, this is awesome!" Clay excitedly reported to Ryan, who awkwardly had to watch his father hop around while doing something that could not be called dancing by any judgment. Then, Ryan's face stiffened up after realizing what he just heard from his father Clay.

"T-Teleport? Then that means you already know the other spells like Borrowed Time, and even Chrono-vision? But that's impossible! Learning the spells takes a lifetime to master and application is far from being possible unless you risk on experimenting on yourself or others. Even I had to sacrifice my right arm and left leg after seemingly succeeding the first time I used it." Ryan had disbelief in the tone of his voice as he expressed his surprise.

"Well son, don't feel bad. I'll give you a skill to help you keep track of your own skills and status, did you have that in your previous life?" Clay offered to give Ryan a skill to make him feel better and cheer up. Obviously, what he's offering is Observe. Although it was a god-given skill, it was still possible to grant it to others given that even Safir could not interfere with Clay's own status and skills when they met that one time.

"N-No, I did not. That too big of an advantage over other people isn't it? Are you willing to grant me that, even knowing that I may use it against you in the future?" Ryan asked seriously… to which he receive a laugh as an answer and a fact.

"Take a look and see if you could." Clay brought his forehead towards Ryan's and transferred the skill. With the sensation of having information implanted and integrated into his brain, Ryan found that the skill had successfully been granted to him. He used it as Clay allowed and he saw nothing but Clay's name and his job. Ryan was unresponsive, not because he was surprised that it was all he could see, but because he did not have anything to compare it with.

"You see son, my status is hidden from others who have the skill as well. And we should keep it that way, unless your skill grows higher than mine. So, work hard on it. Besides, you also granted me Space-Time Magic which is awesome. So, tell me, how do we Teleport from here to your world, Evernight?"

Clay excitedly urged Ryan to spill the beans and tell him the method to go to his world.

"Using Teleport is rather taxing on the caster, and so, we have to prepare for it at least or else we risk your body getting torn apart from the lack of resistance when undergoing the Teleport, plus the mana it takes to operate the spell is enormous– "

"Let me stop you there, son, don't worry about my body and even my "mana" capacity. I'll do just fine. Look at your status and see a skill called [Energy Reactor] which is currently still locked. That skill is inherited from me, so that undoubtedly makes you my son, my flesh and blood. And what that does is simply give me an unlimited amount of what you call mana, limited only to the vessel I have, which, without boasting, is pretty much abyssal. So, now is the time for instructions. Come on!" Clay interrupted Ryan and explained some of his own basic skills to him.

"What?! Unlimited amount of mana? Me as well?!" Ryan was stumped. Who would have known that his reincarnation using a revised version of a necromantic spell called Soul Transfer, would grant him this amazing ability for free!

"Yes, yes. It's still locked since you're still a toddler. So, just hang on tight and grow up to be a great magic user in all Alleucanth and maybe even various worlds that we may visit in the future. And let's be off to Evernight!" Without any further ado, Ryan gave Clay the instructions on how to Teleport to Evernight. He shared one of his memories of a place in Evernight called Death Valley as a point of landing.

Excitedly, Clay casted Teleport using almost a third of his magic energy capacity and brought themselves to Evernight through a blinding explosion of light that lit up the borders of the Demon Realm and the Human Realm noticeable from all direction. Then Clay and Ryan disappeared from there spot.

***

With the promise of a gloomy atmosphere, dark and dreary, Clay opened his eyes to a whole new world, literally.

Clay immediately spread out his perception and to his surprise, he did not even need a minute to fully encompass the world of Evernight. It was a planet the size of the Earth's moon and gravity was weak. In Clay's bosom was Ryan who was sleeping tightly. Checking on him promptly, Clay found that he just passed out from the shock of Space-Time Travel. He let him sleep soundly by enclosing him on a shell of pure magic energy that is lined with Olden God's Language Runes of protection.

"Hmmm… so this is Evernight. The sun is not present, but I feel like my skin is tingling from absorbing its energy ever so slightly. That just proves that my conjecture was correct. The Sun is being concealed by the machinations of the evil rulers of this world, the Liches!" Clay had already located them even before finishing his little victory speech for having his conjecture being proven true.

Moving in and killing those liches would be a piece of cake for Clay in his original body, but he wanted to explore this little piece of desolate world that was ruined because of the human's weakness. So, he started to journey towards the closest and most populated sanctuary of Evernight.

***

The whole place was dark, and the moon could not even light up the way. However, Clay had excellent vision thanks to Superman's Genes. He saw the not so dead trees that populated the area outside the Death Valley. The gloomy atmosphere only multiplies the horror effect of this place. Plus, the wandering zombies and skeletons in groups gives the haunted house booths back on earth a run for their money. There was no background music, but Clay could swear that he is hearing those suspenseful background effects of horror anime and movies like Blood +, or even Jigoku Shoujo. Watching too much anime and movies like them gives that kind of effect.

Clay could also taste the rotten blood mixed in the air of this place, which tastes like spicy horseradish. Bleugh!

"Damn! This world really is desolate." Not long after walking for a while, taking in the scenery and getting tired of it, Clay arrived at the sanctuary entrance which was quite-well hidden. The entrance to this sanctuary was guarded by two wolf-type golems, as Clay identified it. However, before even noticing the two guardians, you'd have to first find the small crack inside the cliff of a mountain-face, covered in moss and ivy. The fact that vegetation can grow here is a testament to Clay's conjecture being correct. Really, world's without science, suffer the most. Clay muttered.

At Clay's arrival, the inside of the sanctuary was already alert and vigilant. They doubted if this visitor knew they were here or just coincidentally wander to this area. They hoped it was the latter. However, things really don't go as hoped for in the end and so Clay, sucked in breath and shouted out loud, saying, "My name is Clay and I am here to help! Open up please!" An imaginary Du-don! Resounded in each of the resident's minds as they berated this fool who shouted at the entrance of their sanctuary attracting who knows what and how many of those damnable abominations!

Suddenly, the earth shook, and the rubble and dust started to rise from the ground. Clay knew that he just attracted thousands of undead to his location. A combination of skeletons, zombies, ghouls, beasts and ghosts came towards Clay's direction intent on devouring this fool.

They were bound to be disappointed though, with Clay as the food-target, the hungry will never be fed, and the thirsty will die from frustration instead.

"Well, better to show my stuff first before they'd believe that I came to help. Since I can't really fight while holding Ryan who's sleeping soundly. Ah, yes, a Light attribute magic should deal with these monsters huh?" Clay freed his right hand and formed a snapping motion. Ready to snap his fingers to activate the spell. When the monsters came to at least 50 meters from him, he snapped his fingers and a blinding light was released originating from it. That light had the combination of the UV spectrum and gamma. Getting hit by that even accidentally would be fatal to any human being. Of course, Clay had it under control and only directed it towards the undead. Even Ryan who was protected by the shell of pure magic energy with soundproofing, would have died from this unless Clay had been careless.

The instant that Clay snapped his fingers and the light exploded, all the undead stopped moving and everything turned silent. Slowly, they all turned to ashes and was blown away by the frigid air of Evenight.

"Oh, that worked huh?" Clay mumbled.

Chapter end