A blood-bathed landscape under crimson skies began to clear, allowing the sun’s rays to shine down upon the corpses, frightening the majority of the battle-hardened soldiers.
What had unfolded before their eyes was some of, perhaps even the most, inhumane and gruesome acts of violence. For a Granian to be mortified over gruesome deaths was something since they, along with a few other species, were the most gruesome when it came to taking lives.
This, however, topped it all off. Saying they were mortified would be an understatement. The Granians, along with their allies the Cyclitharans, had just witnessed a single human take down more than half of an Ethisian army by themselves, a feat that only the Lords and god-tier Eneraflux users could achieve. Even among those, only two had ever done so and lived to tell the tale.
While the Granians and Cyclitharans regathered while speaking about Ace’s monstrous feat, the resurrected Blood Mutant remained still at the center of the battlefield.
With blood-soaked feet, the Blood Mutant, now a Scarlet Emperor, read the notifications his system bombarded him with.
[Your Blood Army Grows]
[Conjured Warriors; 12,989>>>>515,000 Scarlet Army.]
[You have achieved a New Rank]
[Previous Rank: Crimson Lord.]
[New Rank: Scarlet Emperor]
[Congratulations: You have formed your Blood Kingdom]
[Your Ascension has begun.]
[You have unlocked a new class]
[Previous Class: Blood Bishop]
[New Class: Blood Prince]
[Congratulations: You are one class closer to becoming a Blood King]
[New Rank Description: Scarlet Emperor]
[The Scarlet Emperor rules over a vast empire of blood magic, commanding legions of Blood Warriors and wielding power that rivals the gods. They can manipulate the life force of entire populations, raise blood citadels, and their very presence causes the blood of lesser beings to quiver in fear. Their reign is marked by bloodshed and conquest, as they seek to expand their dominion.]
[As the description states, you must live up to a reign marked by bloodshed and conquest. Do so, and you’ll finally become a Blood King.]
[Your Blood Knights have levelled up]
[New Ranks: Blood Acolytes]
[Description: The first step in the path of blood magic. The Blood Acolyte is just beginning to tap into the power of blood, capable of mid-ranged manipulations like clotting multiple bodies at once, creating minor blood constructs, and constructing more clones. Blood Acolytes draw their strengths from their superiors. The stronger you grow, the stronger they grow.]
[Blood Acolytes Jim and Anya have begun their evolution]
[Congratulations: Your Blood Army Grows]
[Conjured Warriors; 12,989>>>>515,000 Scarlet Army.]
[Your Blood Army is now on the 3rd level of strength]
[Your mana has grown]
[Mana: 6,792,509 >>>> 25,042,031]
[Your strongest Conjured Warriors have earned Titles]
[Enoris Lv51, your most abled Conjured Warrior, is now a Seigeborn Commander]
[Ely Lv58, your strongest eneraflux-user Conjured Warrior, is now a Fluxborn Commander]
[Exon Lv45, your most skilled weapon master, Conjured Warrior, is now the Hemosteel Dreadmarshal.]
[To your will, you can now assign warriors to your Blood Commanders. Your Scarlet Army can now be divided into three categories: Seigeborns, Fluxborns, and Hemosteels.]
[The Seigeborn—led by Enoris, the Seigeborn are massive, brutish soldiers clad in Blood Iron armor. Consisting of Titans, Juggernauts, and Lancers, they’re the butchers of your Scarlet Army. Assign Conjured Warriors for Enoris to lead.]
[The Fluxborn—led by Ely, the Fluxborn are Conjured Warriors infused with eneraflux, making them versatile casters, sensory scouts, and disruption units. Consisting of Choral Blades, Oracles, and Arcanites—who are equipped with your Blood Magic and Hemomancer abilities—the Fluxborn are the dark magic masters of your army.] ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel•fire.net
[The Hemosteel—led by Exon, the Hemosteel are the elite conjured warriors focused on weapons mastery, formation tactics, and battlefield control. Armored in articulated blood-metal, they wield blood weapons that change from blades to bows, to spears mid-combat. Wields a modular weapon that changes from blade to bow to spear mid-combat. The Hemosteel are controlled, disciplined, and loyal, following orders to the dot.]
"Blood Essence, manifest."
Barely standing on his feet, Ace summoned his three strongest Conjured Warriors, observing the changes his system mentioned.
The red dot on his arm glowed and split, with three warriors forming.
Enoris was the first to appear, followed by Ely, then Exon, the Conjured Warrior, whom he rarely used/summoned.
Wearing a grin, Ace admired the changes his three commanders possessed.
Enoris’ form changed from a brutish giant of an Ethisian Conjured Warrior wearing a cheap armor set and a vague sword to a brutish blood giant clad in beautifully crafted, polished, and weighted armor.
Her body was covered from head to toe in dark red armor. Beautiful but alien engravings covered every inch of her, with some pulsating brighter than the others.
Three beautiful red and maroon tassels dangled from her faulds. The armor she wore looked heavy, almost heavy enough to crush whomever it fell on.
Accenting its weight were the shield and sword she wielded. The shield, long enough to cover the entirety of her upper body, was smooth, well-cut, and polished like a blood red diamond with six sharp edges. Its center had one protruding spike, making it a tool suitable for both defense and offense.
Her sword, longer than her shield, was as wide as a grown man’s body. Its tip was thick but tough, and its luster resembled the shield - bright and shiny like a diamond.
From the slits of her visor, Ace noticed the burning amber light coming from her eyes as she stared down at him. They screamed with radiance and a wild energy waiting to rage out.
Next was Ely, the newest addition to the Scarlet Army. The small-sized Ethisian was covered in a blood red cloak, its hood covering her head.
Her hands, hidden by the cloak’s sleeves, were clenched together as she gave a slight bow.
A fierce energy, one that almost rivalled Ace’s own, seeped from her body and pulsated like a beating heart. From the system’s description, the Fluxborn commander certainly looked the part of a dark magic user.
The last was Exon, the Conjured Warrior he never used. Slightly shorter and smaller than Enoris, but much larger than Ely, the Hemosteel commander stood upright and motionless, his red hollow eyes staring sharply at...nothing.
His body, like Enoris’, was covered in thick, weighted armor. The difference between his and Enoris’ was functionality. Whereas hers was built for protection, his was designed to offer both protection and agility for his movements.
On his head sat a helmet with an ever-flowing plume of blood flowing till the nape of his neck. On his back flowed a long cape of flowing blood that moved like gentle flames, ending at the heel of his foot.
He too wielded a weapon, a thinner and slightly shorter version of Enoris’ sword. His sword, however, was as free flowing as his crest and cape, meaning it could change form and shape just as the system stated.
Pleased with the new achievements granted to him by either the system or the Blood God, Ace began assigning soldiers to his three commanders.
[The evolution has begun.]
Before he could finish reading the system notification, the three commanders vanished back to his arm, and his body fell into the pool of blood.
On top of that, the skies darkened yet again, this time with the arrival of Yyirejite and Ethisian ships descending in great numbers.