The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 222

Chapter 222 Lore

The High Priests thanked the researchers, and then one of them handed out slips to the teams whose concoctions had been chosen for testing today, some sort of compensation chit, Karl assumed.

"We really must be going. I have been receiving messages from the Inquisition that we are needed again, and then there is a meeting with some of the other High Priests later this morning." The older of the two High Priests with them sighed.

Karl sighed. It was going to be a long day if all that was scheduled for before lunch. He did wonder what the Inquisition wanted that they were calling them back so quickly. There couldn't have been that much discovered in the past few hours that the Church would be in a panic, so there must be some question about the answers that they got yesterday.

The Inquisitors were waiting when the group got back on the Church grounds, and Karl found himself separated from the others and brought down the stairs towards a proper questioning room, instead of the library, where he had met with the Blue Dragon priestess who could read minds.

If they hadn't gotten enough information out of him by reading his mind, he wasn't certain what they thought that they were going to get today, but they looked quite determined, and they were completely silent as they led him into the depths of the Cathedral. _{fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓}

Finally, they stopped in front of a blank wall, and the Inquisitor to Karl's left pressed his hand to the stone, then tapped three times.

The illusion vanished, and Karl saw that there was a scanner of some sort there, and that the Inquisitor had tapped on a wooden door, not the stone wall.

"This is as far as we go. We will be waiting here for you to return." The Inquisitor informed Karl, then pushed him through and shut the door.

There were only two people inside, one woman in ornate black robes, and one man in red. Both were dragonkin, with mostly scaled bodies, as well as wings and tails, and both were immensely powerful, Near the peak of the Overlord Rank by Karl's estimation.

The black robed woman began to speak directly into Karl's mind. [Greetings, Brother Karl. We have been watching you for some time now, and I must say that we are impressed with your abilities.]

Karl bowed politely and spoke in response. "Thank you. The Gods have favoured me."

That made the two of them chuckle.

The red robed man replied out loud with a smile on his face. "You have no idea how right you are. I am the Avatar of the Red Dragon, the highest authority for the War Goddess on this world, and beside me is the Avatar of the Black Dragon, the Dragon God of Death. Our deities have taken an interest in you, and asked that we see you in person."

"I have gained the attention of the War and Death Gods? Excuse my shock, but I am only an Ascended Rank Elite." Karl replied, too shocked to come up with a better response.

The woman in black spoke out loud, a haunting sound that seemed to echo from another world and sent chills down Karl's spine.

"It is not your penchant for war and death that caught their attention, though you do have a particular affinity for it that would have made you an exceptional Priest."

She stopped and took down her hood, revealing a delicate and beautiful, but childish face with jet black horns and shockingly silver hair that shimmered in the light.

She smirked at Karl's shock, and when she spoke again, her voice was a musical and kind tone that made Karl instantly want to like her.

"Death's blessing is eternal. Her High Priestesses do not age, and her High Priests do not die. But what has caught the attention of the Divine Dragons is your affinity for the System.

Focus on the power of the System in your mind and speak the word Status."

Karl wasn't sure what she meant, but the new focus in his mind seemed to be the logical point to start, as it was a focal point for power, and that power came from the Divine Injection created from the System Stones.

[Status]

A long string of text appeared in his vision.

[System Active]

[Name] Karl

[Class] Beast Master

[Partners]

Hawk - Ascended Rank Dragon Hawk

Rae - Ascended Rank Bloodbath Spider

Thor - Ascended Rank Lightning Cerro

[Available Skill Points] 34

"So, what do you see?" The Avatar of the Black Dragon asked eagerly in her musical voice.

"I see a set of text. My name, my Class as Beast Master, and the names of my beasts. Then at the bottom it says that I have thirty-four skill points, whatever those are." Karl explained.

The two Avatars smiled at each other.