Hero of Darkness

Chapter 9: The Arrival

Yes, the War Deity. The goddamm mudafriggin War Deity. The being standing in front of him was the one who reached the level of a Demigod by mastering all forms of War, all types of Weapons and all types of Combat Techniques. Otherwise, he wouldn't have earned that title at all. If there was a Title of God of War, Kravel would be it.

As soon as Elric came to know Kravel's real Identity as The War Deity, he started looking at him differently. As someone who grew up reading books about great warriors of their Era on Earth & then later getting hooked up on War-related novels & other forms of platforms, Elric had developed a form of respect towards such individuals. These were the real men.

Elric diverted his attention towards the Blessings he received and he was left speechless again.

BLESSINGS OF THE WAR DEITY

1. WAR DOMINANCE [Active]

Emits an aura of Dominance & Supremacy 5 times stronger than the targeted enemy. No matter how strong or weak the targeted being is. The pressure & murderous aura will be sensed by all those who stand in the perimeter of the host. The area affected will keep increasing with an increase in the host's personal strength & emotions.

2. WEAPON MASTERY [Passive]

Mastery over all weapons and things that could be used as a weapon.

The mastery over all Weapons existing in the world keeps increasing with the level of host's strength.

Current level : A Rank (Master Level) [Passive]

Example : For Swordsmanship, the host is already at a level of a Swordmaster.

Mastery Levels : Amateur, Intermediate, Expert, Master, Grandmaster, Saint, Deity.

3. COMBAT TECHNIQUES MASTERY [Passive]

Grants the user knowledge and experience over all forms of close combat techniques. Also allows user to understand & copy any target's combat techniques after practicing them.

Current Rank : Master (In all known Combat Techniques by the War Deity)

Mastery increases only when the user practices & performs these techniques to meet certain understanding & experience.

4. SURVIVAL INSTINCT [Passive]

Grants the ability to sense Extreme Danger & Killing Intent directed towards the user. The range of this ability will keep increasing as the user gets stronger.

: Ability is Upgradable & can be Merged with other similar

GOD MODE

achieve 5 times the Physical Strength & Stamina

a weakened state (only having

WAR DEITY BODY

than the previous stage every time the user goes through long & tiring

Because what Kravel gave him wasn't just Mastery of Weapons or abilities to dominate his enemies in battle.. What he gave him was the biggest

even normal sports or self-defense techniques. He could hold a Sword in a video game or in his dreams only. Hell, he didn't even know how to properly hold a sword either without looking like an idiot

what God of Darkness gave him through the 3 Divine Abilities he chose. These Blessings wouldn't just help him become stronger or help him survive. Rather, they'd be far more useful than just gaining abilities or

many people dozens of years to perfect them or reach just the rank of a Master. But not only Elric would already have built-in knowledge & understanding of these, but he'd also be proficient right when he entered Vantrea. He was already at Master rank which was way just unbelievable for a

well dodge a sudden arrow shot at his head. This was just

were to be leaked; Survival Instinct would save his life on many occasions. Not on just the battlefield, but it will also alert him in random & normal places if someone far stronger than him was targeting or wanted to harm him based on their

pinch. Let's say somehow his Dimensional Law ability didn't work or he couldn't escape inside the Void for some reason such as the surrounding area being sealed by Spacial Law or some type of Barrier or Formation,

be helpful enough to let him escape or even face his enemy

not even talk about War Deity Body. This thing would just make him a total T-Rex compared to other heroes of the other Gods. Because whether he liked it or not, Elric would be put in situations where he'd need to fight someone in authority like forces of the empire or even people from the church operating in that Empire given his identity. He could see himself clashing against the other Chosen Heroes in the future because they too would be well informed about the act of his predecessor, the 8th chosen hero of God of Darkness. So these heroes will naturally think of him as someone serving the evil or someone they had to exact revenge upon

become Twice as stronger every time he went past his limits, which naturally will require him to fight a lot of battles and go beyond his capabilities and also will be on very rare occasions; most likely in the battle for Life & Death. But this can give him an upper hand over the other Heroes in terms of Physical Strength alone.

at Kravel again. He didn't hold any of his mocking or disappointed expression and

so, he bowed towards Kravel

puzzled expression again (inside his helmet). This mortal was questioning his loyalty towards his Liege not a minute ago and now retracted his statement and bowed half his body in front of him. Kravel, who was of the size of 5 stories building at the moment could see Elric's way

him so far

Elric again. He said, "Stand up. No need for such formalities. Anyway, did you like my Blessings ?"

nodded like a

Vantrea." Kravel said. Soon, a Divine formation appeared over Elric's soul form and light made of different & bright colors descended towards his head. Elric started processing the gift he received.

first time, he received a form of information & knowledge that he would be needing

LANGUAGES in the world of

this from the beginning, just that he didn't speak about

different regions & things he didn't even know about yet. So naturally,

with him in English either as their gestures & body language acted very differently in accordance with their words & tone. They were using some

of thousands of years ago also spoke in English. As if this wasn't a different world but a Hollywood movie where even Wakandans spoke in English despite having

& species existing that resided in those regions. This also included understanding various types of Languages whether in form of verbal speech or writing. So he won't be lost in the world if

so far ever since

and how he will make his approach. Although he wasn't given some OP system or someone like Soul Remnant of some heaven defying monster's will to accompany him on his journey, he still had the option to choose his Divine Abilities and had the time to plan how