Yana took one knee and the others took positions to protect her with Jasmine coming out to help.
The pain was insane and it took everything in her not to cry out. It seemed to last for hours and when it was over her system lit up before her eyes.
Soul System
Name: Yana ???
Rank: Shadow Novice
Age: ???
Soul Depth: Grey Void
Location: Pa Void
Abilities:
Dimensional Step: Adept
Shadow Walk: Adept
Shadow Step: Adept
Shadow Call: Adept
Shadow Control: Adept
Shadow Dispersal: Adept
Discernment: Adept
Seer: Adept
Magics:
Spell weave: level 1
Shadow create: level 1
Shadow Manipulate: level 1
Fate: level 1
Illusion: level 1
Dimensional doors: level 1
Pets: 2
Star Guide
Name: Starlight
Abilities:
Star Walk
Star Void Magic
Level: Advanced
Dimensional Wraith
Name: Jasmine
Abilities:
Dimensional Walk
Shadow Embrace
Level: Advanced
Familiars: 4
Shadow Cat
Name: Amber
Abilities:
Shadow Step
Shadow weave
Level: Adept
Dark Fae
Name: Tasha
Abilities:
Shadow Dimensional Walk
Void Step
Level: Advanced
Marked Demon
Name: Demon Dust
Abilities:
Shadow Kill
Void Rip
Level: Intermediate
Shadow Doll
Name: Alisha
Abilities:
Shape-shift
Shadow Weave
Level: Intermediate
Ongoing task
Leave the void
You have not left the void. One day has passed. You have been punished.
Task timer
3 days 20 hours 30 minutes
Had she really been down on her knee for three hours and thirty minutes? Somehow this filthy system was playing with her. The time was rigged and she felt that she may not have a real chance of finishing this task.
'System are you working against me?!'
'The main purpose of the system is to ensure a timely increase in magic levels and soul structure. The secondary purpose is to ensure system owner does not die. Third purpose is the safety of the system owner. The system is not responsible for the system owner's happiness or comfort.'
Yana re-read the message over and over again. All she could think was that this system was treacherous, and listening to her thoughts.
She sensed void beasts all around her. She became alert and summoned her shadow scythe and took a defensive stance but DD moved before her and took the lead. He moved forward and used void rip to reveal void beasts hiding within the darkness before them. After that it was a massacre. DD moving forward ripping beasts a part before the others could even see them. They all rested quietly and followed behind DD taking care of any strays or missed targets, but those, it turned out, were actually rather few and far between.
Yana could not help but be impressed as they quickly moved through this inhabited area.
As they moved forward she saw light rushing towards her again. She watched as it streaked forwards so she could track its origin. Just as it neared her the scythe came up and the black weapon sliced through the light absorbing it in the process.
"I was sure you hadn't learned your lesson."
She looked to Tasha, a slight smile on her face.
"Actually I almost allowed it to hit me. I can tell I get a benefit from it but I am not sure if we have time."
'System leave task timer visible.'
'Insufficient leveling for that task. Would you like a twenty, ten, or five minute warning? '
Yana spoke through gritted teeth. 'Give me a twenty minute warning.'
'Twenty minute warning set. You will be informed when you are twenty minutes away from the end of a day.'
Yana shook her head. "Come everyone. I saw where that streak of light came from." She used Dimensional Doors four times to help increase her proficiency and then a Shadow Step.
"You knew where it was the entire time. Why didn't you just do a Shadow Step from the beginning."
"She is trying to level up Alisha. Calm down."
Alisha sighed and they began moving forward. There was a raised platform with two large pillars in the middle.
"It's a dimensional door but my level is not high enough to even think about opening it or using it. Jasmine, Tasha, what do you two think?"
They both stepped up to the pillars. Tasha shook her head slightly as Jasmine walked around it and through it.
"I sense it but I can not open it."
Tasha looked to Yana with pursed lips. "That's better than me. I can't even sense it."
Yana nodded as she walked up to it as well. "Then it is not of Shadow is it?"
Tasha's eyes went wide. "Most likely not."
Yana looked at Jasmine. "Come over here with us. We are going to open this door."
Yana did just as Jasmine had but she did it three more times. She nodded as she made her final walk around and through the pillars. She pulled from Jasmine's and Tasha's abilities to boost her low level magics and she used discernment and seer to gauge if she was right or wrong. As the door opened she smiled.
You have successfully opened a dimensional door four to five levels above yours. (Dimensional Door) has improved.
"Come before the light understands that I am here." She phased everyone through the door. They were still in darkness but not void darkness. Had they escaped the void? Before she got too excited DD spoke up.
"Hmm. Seems like we are in a void space. There will be a dimensional door here to get us to a dimension outside the void."
Yana almost cursed. Then she sensed light rushing to her and she began using her abilities and magics. First she did shadow call. She had a feeling she would not get many shadows while in a void.
Three whole shadows answered her call. She pursed her lips and performed shadow create seven times followed by shadow manipulate. As she worked she avoided two streaks of light. With her ten shadows she created a covering of shadow that covered her from the top of her head to the soles of her feet.
She wanted to fist pump when the light didn't know what to do and just dissipated in front of her.
"Okay let's find this door." She sighed. "Any ideas?"
"Yes you need to get your memory back now!" She ran her hand through her hair as she expertly ignored Tasha.
She quieted and used (Seer) and (Discernment) to try and figure out which way to go. She faced two directions and got nothing, making her want to give up on the idea. She had to force herself to face a third direction and when she did she felt the tingling squirm of her discernment. She still turned to the fourth direction and when she felt nothing she almost bit her lip.
She stood there for a brief moment not knowing what to do. Then the words of her system lit up before her eyes and she cursed out loud.
Task warning alarm!
Task warning alarm!
Task warning alarm!
You have twenty minutes until second day ends
Amber and the others looked at her confused. Then Alisha's eyes went wide as she sat on Yana's shoulder.
"The second day is ending?"
"Of course not. It hasn't been…."
Tasha stopped speaking, her eyes also going wide as she watched Yana nodding her head.
"Twenty minutes let's go this way." She used (Shadow Step) this time and took everyone in the direction her (discernment) indicated. While she stepped she continued using (Seer) and (Discernment) to make sure she was going the right way.
She suddenly stopped when her (Seer) ability showed her herself in severe pain.
"How has it been two days? I assume I don't need sleep because I am a Shadow but the rest of you."
"You need sleep. We all do. But we can all go without as well. We can skip two to ten days of sleep."
DD spoke as he got into a protective stance so that he could protect her. The pain hit her hard again. It was extreme but she handled it better this time and she recovered quicker.
The words from the system lit up within her vision.
Soul System
Name: Yana ???
Rank: Shadow Novice
Age: ???
Soul Depth: White Void
Location: Pa Void
Abilities:
Dimensional Step: Adept
Shadow Walk: Adept
Shadow Step: Adept
Shadow Call: Adept
Shadow Control: Adept
Shadow Dispersal: Adept
Discernment: Adept
Seer: Adept
Magics:
Spell weave: level 1
Shadow create: level 1
Shadow Manipulate: level 1
Fate: level 1
Illusion: level 1
Dimensional doors: level 1.5
Pets: 2
Star Guide
Name: Starlight
Abilities:
Star Walk
Star Void Magic
Level: Advanced
Dimensional Wraith
Name: Jasmine
Abilities:
Dimensional Walk
Shadow Embrace
Level: Advanced
Familiars: 4
Shadow Cat
Name: Amber
Abilities:
Shadow Step
Shadow weaver
Level: Adept
Dark Fae
Name: Tasha
Abilities:
Shadow Dimensional Walk
Void Step
Level: Advanced
Marked Demon
Name: Demon Dust
Abilities:
Shadow Kill
Void Rip
Level: Intermediate
Shadow Doll
Name: Alisha
Abilities:
Shape-shift
Shadow Weave
Level: Intermediate
Ongoing task
Leave the void
You have not left the void. One day has passed. You have been punished.
Task timer
Two days 23 hours 0 minutes
She stood up and immediately began moving.