"Aigo! Did I forget to tell Black Rice how to use it? Rune, wait a moment! I'll do it again later! Don't throw this away, keep it with you! Definitely!"
The floating letters disappeared after a moment.
"…Black Rice, do you know what this is?"
"Umm, Black Rice was only told to pass this on."
'This guy has invented something strange.'
The chatty tone was definitely Jed's.
Although I'm not sure exactly what it is, I can intuit that it's a useful artifact.
…The original author is a rather sloppy guy, so I don't really trust him.
Rune put the communication artifact given by Jed back into his pocket.
Although he didn't know how to use it yet, it was undoubtedly similar to the 'Message Sphere' he had seen in Ferdikion's lair.
'To be more precise, it's more practical and convenient than the 'Message Sphere'.'
Although Jed is a bit eccentric, he is diligent in producing results.
Thinking about it, he was quite admirable.
'This, I can't just sit around and do nothing.'
Ferdikion worked for the prosperity of his lair.
Amelia practiced for her own sake,
Jed made efforts to spread the culture of the reformists in the human world,
and recently, Black Rice was training a spirit and learning new skills.
By the time he thought this far, he had a direction to increase the success rate.
When he created Black Rice, he used his scales as nutrients.
And the seed as a medium.
'The spirit of a succubus dwelled in the rose of the demon world, so I need to find a medium for the spirit of the dead.'
It naturally followed that the spirit of the dead should be obtained through something with the attributes of death and darkness.
'Fortunately, there are plenty of dark items in this black room.'
Rune took out the bone and carefully examined it.
- A spirit who has forgotten everything in the distant past.
- Once a superhuman with immense power, but after being immersed in death for a long time, it became a spirit filled with resentment.
- The spirit of the dead is dormant within.
Holding the bone, Rune rummaged through the black dragons' relics without hesitation.
After rummaging through various items, he finally found a broken armor piece with the aura of darkness and death.
<Broken Dullahan's Armor> (Sealed)
- The remains of a knight who fought bravely in war.
- It displayed notorious killing power in the war between dragons and demons.
- As a result, it earned the nickname 'Reaper of the Battlefield'.
- The elder gold dragon, wary of its danger, sealed it to prevent it from ever awakening again.
'If it's an elder gold dragon… it must be Christina?'
Having experienced the case with Black Rice, he was confident.
This armor would show the best results.
Rune placed the <Spirit's Bone> next to the <Broken Dullahan's Armor> he found.
The <Spirit's Bone> and <Broken Dullahan's Armor> resonated and vibrated.
'So, you like it too, huh?'
Rune let out a sinister smile in his heart.
Then, his gaze turned to Byakuya.
Specifically, Byakuya's feathers.
'Certainly, the spirit of the dead was coveting that guy.'
Even though he was just a chick, Byakuya was a phoenix.
The feathers contained the magic of an eternal flame and life force.
They could serve as a good energy source for the spirit to be revived by the resurrection command.
The bird, sensing an inexplicable foreboding, instinctively stood its feathers on end.
"You… weren't you in the middle of molting recently?"
Rune, with a sinister smile, approached Byakuya, wiggling his fingers.
"Black Rice, catch Byakuya."
Feathers flew everywhere.
"…Why is this bird so scared?"
"Um, but Lord Rune's face just now was really scary!"
Black Rice, trembling, stroked Byakuya, who was now cleaner but noticeably missing a lot of feathers, as he weakly cried, "Peep… peep…"
"…I just wanted to groom your feathers."
Feeling a bit guilty, Rune turned his head away.
Since Byakuya was molting, the feathers would have fallen out anyway.
He had merely harvested the feathers that were coming out.
'If only I could gather more.'
Harvesting more feathers would not be right for Byakuya.
His neck was already thin enough to show his skin.
Instead, a pile of life-force-filled phoenix feathers lay beside Rune.
"I have some work to do here. So, you two play outside."
Leaving the consolation of the featherless Byakuya to Black Rice, Rune gathered the armor pieces and the spirit's bone in one place.
'Now, I'll add my scales as nutrients…'
Returning to his main body, Rune lightly pulled out one of his scales.
With this, all preparations were complete.
'Now, I just need to aim for one perfect success.'
Rune began to use the resurrection command.
He had failed many times before and would likely fail countless times again.
'Just once, once is enough!'
Each time the enhanced light of resurrection burst, one phoenix feather was consumed.
Determined to succeed, Rune felt a burning sensation as the remaining feathers dwindled.
Suddenly, not only the black room but also Christina's lair shook violently.
If not for the black dragon clan, the shock wave would have annihilated all life around them.
Rune barely opened his eyes and witnessed the transformation before him.
The phoenix feathers settled between the floating spirit's bones.
Next, the black dragon hatchling's scales overlapped the feathers.
The resurrection command was inscribed in text above the perfectly positioned materials.
An explanation of the situation appeared in Rune's mind as an alert.
- There is a rare chance that the 'Achievement' ability will act as a bonus!
- There is a rare chance that the 'Talent' of a necromancer will activate!
- There is an extremely rare chance that your 'Command' will be maximized!
Soon, the broken armor began to envelop the bones, filling the inside with dark death.
Rune was overwhelmed with emotion.
His front paws instinctively clenched.
After a month of secretly trying from scratch, the results were finally materializing before his eyes.
Now, a profound death was being born from the darkness.
A reaper that cuts through souls.
A shadow that spreads overwhelming terror!
The headless knight of death was a forbidden monster born solely to reject the living.
Thanks to absorbing all the curses and power from the black magic stones around him, nothing remained in the vicinity.
A window appeared before Rune, displaying information.
<Name: Death Knight Dullahan>
- His name as a deceased person was forgotten.
- Hatching Conditions: A powerful death knight Dullahan's armor and the spirit of a superhuman with deep resentment must be successfully refined, with a rare chance of success.
- A spirit knight who follows darkness.
- There is a rare chance of possessing a phoenix feather and a seed of emotion.
- Its disposition changes based on growth experience.
- Belongs to Rune Eclipse
- Servant transformation complete.
- Disposition: Loyal, Gloomy
'Why is this guy in such a state?'
Just as Rune was about to read the description of Dullahan carefully,
A powerful pressure and bright sunlight enveloped the place.
The light was so intense that he couldn't even turn his head to look up.
However, it was clear who was above him.