Adam quickly recalled the information he had gathered about the ga, not entirely willing to enter it blind. The most prominent rumor that he had heard was that the Character Creation Area of a persons character was a reflection of their nature and personality.
"How...Fitting. Raised in a family of Snakes so I must be a Snake myself...."
He had a self-deprecating smile on his face when he opened his eyes and found himself in a pit full of snakes of various species. Perhaps a normal person would have panicked and wanted to escape but he stood still, perfectly calm. He glanced up at the sky and he saw what he could only describe as a young girl cloaked in shadows sitting on the edge leaning over to gaze back at him..
"Oh? A person in a den of snakes and vipers. You must be pretty twisted"
The girl had a bright innocent smile but Adam could see madness and darkness swirling within the girls ruby coloured eyes.
"Well considering how I grew up, that sounds fair. But Im not so deranged psychopath. I have a goal."
Even seeing the disturbing sight, Adam didn't flinch nor did he turn his gaze away
"Oh~? Whats your goal then?"
His calm deanor despite his current situation seed to peak the little girls interest.
"To destroy my so-called family!"
The voice that slipped through his teeth was thick with venom. Surprise flickered in his eyes as he did not know why he spoke the truth without hesitation. It was like the girl was drawing out his answers from the depths of his soul.
"Hehehehehehe...HAHAHAHAHAHA~!" That's so crazy! I like it~!"
The girl held her stomach as she giggled before bursting into uproarious laughter. She seed to be thoroughly amused and entertained by his goal. Seeing soone laugh at his goal made Adam frown in displeasure.
"I like you boy. How about I lend you a hand~"
The girl dropped a piece of paper into the pit which Adam deftly caught when it fluttered in front of him. He saw that it was an Black and purple ticket emblazoned with the words Soul Armory in a faint silver.
"Thats from my personal stash, take your ti and pick your favourite~! I look forward to seeing how things pan out for you~"
The girl giggling faded as her body lted into thin air as if it was smoke taken away by the breeze.
Swallowing his discomfort, Adam turned his head back to the task at hand. He felt that had to choose a snake to proceed. He pondered for a mont on how he would choose but then a daring thought ca to his mind: Why choose one? Couldn't he technically pick multiple if he provoked them into attacking him instead?
A crazed smirk spread on his face as he decided to test his theory by trying to punch and kick at the snakes in the pit with him. If he could have more power to fulfill his desire, why not try it!
The result was as expected: dozens of snake fangs plunged into his flesh, covering his arms and legs, their venom raced through his veins, slowly destroying him bit by bit. Yet he didn't stop and continued to provoke the snakes even as he began to vomit black poisoned blood. Soon his entire body was drowning in snakes as they punctured every inch of his body, even his eyes were not spared. their combined weight forcing him to the ground.
The pain was too much for him to even scream. His only remaining eye quivered briefly before the final snake in the pit sunk its fangs, puncturing it with a wet pop leaving him blind. Unspeakable agony racked his body as the venom seed to be lting his muscles, organs and bones into a bloody soup.
The unending pain continued for what seed forever but suddenly all the pain in his body disappeared as if nothing happened and newfound strength began to course through him. The snakes that tornted him lted into blobs of purplish black liquid and entered through the holes they had punched in his body.
A screen appeared in front of him as even his eyes regenerated and his vision returned to a state that was even better than before, confirming that his choice had been the right one.
-Congratulations on achieving the Hidden Snakekin Race: Myriad Hydra.
-Additional Unique Skill Generated.
-Poison Resistance (B) has been generated.
-Fa 20
'Hahaha it worked'
It was a random yet desperate gamble that had ended up working out for him in the end.
He stood up and looked at the ticket, he was suspicious as he had never heard of a Soul Armory ticket but he was willing to do anything to fulfill his goal, even if it was to make a deal with the devil.
Without another second of hesitation, he tore the ticket he had been given. In a flash of purple light, Adam disappeared from the pit. He could have sworn he heard the little girls maniacal laughter for a mont before he found himself in a dimly lit cave. Was she toying with him? He didn't know nor could he really find himself to care. His own wellbeing was not important if he succeeded.
The sound of dripping water and the damp murky atmosphere were unnerving yet Adam chose to push on. After a few steps, he noticed there were various ominous looking pieces of equipnt hung from stalagmites, each one looking extrely eerie as if they were cursed or possessed.
Adam could feel alarm bells going off in his head as he looked around. He needed to pick sothing quick and run away or sothing bad would happen. It took him a mont but he ended up picking a curved dagger, the blade a sickly obsidian color attached to a large spool of thread.
Tugging on the string, he felt that while it had a bit of stretch to it, it was extrely durable. Having made his choice, he felt his body begin to turn into smoke just like what he had seen with the little girl.
When only his head remained, he noticed a large amber coloured stone resembling an eye looking directly at him. The cave began to rumble as the stone pulled away. Adams' own eyes widened in horror as he realized that stone that was more than 10x his height didn't resemble an eye, It actually was the eye of a gigantic snake like monster!
Adam found himself waking up on a bed inside of a log cabin sweating uncontrollably as he tried to calm himself down. Taking deep breaths, he quickly regained his composure and stood up.
He looked at his body in a mirror to see what changes had occurred. While he had grown a few scales all over his body, the most eye catching change was his eyes. They remained the sa wretched golden amber color, the sa as his father but now there was a vertical slit for his pupil, resembling that of a venomous serpent.
When the notification appeared asking him to select his na, only one ca to mind when it involved his ultimate goal. If he wanted to destroy the company and his family, he would most likely have to consu himself in the process.
"My na will be [Ouroboros]"
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