Nameless King

There were a great number of different Titles in this world, and each of them had its own special characteristic. But, Titles could be divided into several global categories. 

Some Titles had no active effect but only gave some passive bonuses.

There were also such Titles as Savior of the Damned and Echo of Samurai. These Titles were activated only in certain situations. 

But there were also Titles that a person could activate at any convenient moment. 

The Mentor Inquisitor was one of those Titles. Thanks to it, Wain could train other people faster if their goals and interests were the same, but it was not a very useful effect for Wain.

However, the second effect, a powerful aura of death with a bloody scythe, could help him intimidate his opponents. Of course, it would not work on strong enemies.

When Wain read the description of Horrible Cape, he immediately realized that the negative effect of this equipment could be used to his advantage.

'As long as this evil spirit is active, then monsters will pay more attention to me than usual. This means that I don't have to go searching for monsters at this moment. It will make hunting and preying on weak souls much easier.' Thought Wain and then released his own aura.

The silhouette of death with a bloody scythe above it became even more sinister and terrifying. Wain was about to intimidate or destroy the evil spirit that dared to attack him.

Whooosh.

Wain grabbed the spirit with his hand and squeezed it with force. Wain smirked angrily, "You think you can take over my body? I'll split you into atoms!"

Then Wain squeezed his hand with force and crushed the spirit. It tried to resist, but it couldn't even move because of the incredible pressure coming from Wain. 

Even Lea and Zero found it hard to breathe as Wain released his aura to the maximum.

As Wain destroyed the spirit, the dark energy covered Horrible Cloak and slowly absorbed it. Wain smiled and concentrated.

After a few seconds, the dark energy began to come out of the cloak again, but this time no evil spirit appeared.

"Great, that went exactly as I planned." Said Wain contentedly.

"You can control this energy?" Zero asked in amazement.

"Yes, now the monsters will only be more aggressive toward me when I want them to be. Otherwise, this cloak has pretty good protection and not a bad look. There's no way I'd call it garbage." Said Wain.

Although Wain was pleased with his new item, Lea was still frustrated. Every time she had to read a description that said how awful and inept she was. This was taking a huge toll on her self-esteem and spoiling her mood.

Wain was about to say goodbye and leave, but suddenly he remembered something.

'Um, when Gisle fought against Rafe two months ago, we were attacked by a wave of monsters right after their fight. Then I killed the puppeteer and got an unusual stone with strange properties. It has been lying in my ring for a long time now.' Thought Wain and slipped his hand under his cloak.

A small, gray stone appeared in his hand. It was Ghost Crystal. According to the description, this item had an unknown property and gave other things incomplete invisibility.

Wain didn't think it was a valuable item, as incomplete invisibility was no more useful than no invisibility at all. Moreover, Wain was sure that the effect had a downside.

"Lea, I know you're not at your best right now, but I've had this crystal for quite some time. Couldn't you create something with it? It doesn't matter, if it doesn't turn out anything worthwhile like this cloak, it's pretty mediocre material." Said Wain handing the Ghost Crystal to Lea.

Lea nodded weakly and looked at the crystal.

"I can put it in the ring. Is that okay with you?" Asked Lea.

"Yes," Wain answered briefly with a shrug. He considered that he would most likely in the future sell or give away a ring that Lea would now make.

Lea nodded and reactivated her skill. It would take her some time before she could create the ring. 

To make the ring, she would use a small piece of ore that the members of Last Light's had mined in one of the Dungeon. This ore was similar in color to a gray crystal.

While Lea created the ring, Wain reflected on the past evolution and souls.

'Hmm, because of the many things that have happened since evolution, I haven't even noticed that I still can't have two additional souls. That's disappointing, though I had no information on that. Most likely, my Soul Altar is still not capable of holding that much energy simultaneously. I need to get even stronger.'

Wain thought that when he evolved, he would have two additional souls instead of one. But, it turned out to be a little more complicated than he thought.

"Wain, what do you plan to do now?" Zero asked.

"It's no big deal. I will go with Gisle and his men to destroy the Sea Punishers in ten hours. Then Clovis will build a bridge so we can cross the canyon. When we arrive at the city's north end, we will declare war on everyone there. That's all for now." Wain quickly replied.

Zero nodded. She rarely ever complied with Gisle's requests, but now she decided to go with Wain. 

It was a rare opportunity when she could see Wain's full strength and ferocity.

Wain and Zero watched in silence as Lea created the ring. She was distraught after her past failure, and in the middle of making the ring, she could no longer contain her emotions. 

The whole time all she could think about was that another failure was about to await her.

Lea cried again, her tears slowly rolling down her cheeks and then falling on the half finished ring.

'Damn, I was so glad when I found out how rare my soul is, but this doesn't feel like luck or a blessing at all. It's some kind of curse. What's the point of my soul being Heroic Rated if all I create is garbage!?' Shouted Lea to herself.

"Hmm? What's going on?" Wain muttered puzzledly. He wasn't talking about Lea suddenly crying, but about her aura changing.

Lea's movements slowed. The speed of her hammering against the anvil diminished with each passing second. Wain thought Lea had decided to give up, but suddenly he saw a startling sight.

A tremendous amount of energy began to emanate from the silhouette above Lea. It wasn't scary, but the amount and power were terrifying. Then Lea became even slower, but each blow was mighty.

When the hammer made contact with the anvil, an energy wave was created, and with each blow, it grew larger. Lea's tears kept flowing down as she tried to finish the ring.

'I don't want to create a masterpiece anymore. I just want to not be called trash anymore!' Pronounced Lea to herself and began to hit the anvil with renewed force. 

At the same time, the silhouette above her glowed brightly, and a snow-white tear emerged from the creature's eye.

The tear slowly fell onto the nearly completed ring, and then there was an energy explosion of incredible power. This energy did not contain any destructive power, so everything remained intact.

But, the energy was bright and attractive. Then all the energy went to Lea's hammer, and she struck one last blow, after which the ring's creation was complete.

Whooosh.

A pillar of light appeared above Lea that instantly pierced the heavens at that moment. Everyone who was in Overion at the time could see that pillar, which was proof that something incredible had happened.

Wain and Zero stared at the ring on the anvil in shock. Outwardly it was a simple gray ring with the same gray stone inserted. 

But, they felt a strange and unique aura emanating from that ring. They could not explain what it was.

Lea was at a loss. She had been in a trance and self-defeating for the past few minutes. But, now, in front of her, on the anvil lay an unusual ring.

She took it in her hand, and her face contorted. At that moment, she was experiencing all kinds of emotions.. It was like a real hurricane, but one feeling overwhelmed the others, and it was a joy.