DG Dev 10

[22:53:36] Jack was a bit unnerved to go back out fighting. He was enjoying sparring lessons that Quentin gave him and enjoyed the time he spent learning more suitable combat skills. He would especially have to incorporate blocking and using his shield to enhance his defenses more often. However with Ceres being all but absent he figured he would study necromancy himself. He wasn't going to wait any longer especially after losing his arm Jack was desperate for any possible avenue of becoming stronger.

Using one of the cadaver of a fallen Jiang magi Jack began preparing it. He would use this man as a simple zombie something he could thrall to obey him. However Jack was quite ignorant in the process. He didn't know all to well the proper steps needed to perform necromancy but he figured he needed to take the risk.


He made sure all the wounds in the body were closed as best to his ability with needle and thread. Then prepared the corpse for the soul summoning ritual. He followed the process like it was instructed in the manual and continued the process. He charged his mana into the body of the corpse making sure use it as a beacon for the soul to find its way back from the life stream.

Jack calmed his mind focusing deeply on his task at hand almost entering a meditative state. Jack had many failures not only his capture and imprisonment but also his lack luster fighting abilities. He needed power more power than his enemies and to gain that power he would need to master his art.

He reached out into the endless void, not anymore afraid of being controlled by it his mastery of the occult had let him feel far more comfortable than when he first attempted such things. Jack could feel his power growing and manifesting. There was also something else something deeper within him but he couldn't quite understand what it was. After sometime he refocused himself into calling out the soldier's soul so he could be revived as his minion.

However a soul was not found.








(Jackdaw Rueger)
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[23:05:37] Jack for a moment couldn't control his mana. It was as if occultic power leaked from his body without his control giving shape and form to something made from darkness, It had no form no figure in which of taking shape or will for being seen yet, Jack could visualize it clearly within his mind. He could barely move his own body and his hand which still made contact with the corpse was beginning to pour occultism into the vessel almost unusable at this point.

Jack was unable to stop this his mind was beginning to grow wary of this event he almost felt as if he was being controlled or corrupted. The immense occultic power that surged through him wasn't his own yet it felt familiar when analyzed this closely. Jack for a while had been feeling like his actions had been monitored by something other than living. Yet he could never pinpoint the culprit before now.

The bubbling corrosive corruption of the figure would continue moving in the corner enabling itself to slide onto jacks body almost as if it meant to consume him. Once contact was made Jack was fully aware of its nature. A demon, Jack could tell immediately due to become so close in contact to one when he assisted Omephog that day. Twisting darkness that only sought to devour. Yet this demon seemed far different than Omephog it had no shape or physical form in fact Jack could feel his mana being surged and manipulated from within his own body.

This demon was the sort that stayed within the shadows of shadows deep within the void. Waiting for those who are weak to be captured and possessed. It was almost always true to happen to those who had no master of the occult no barring's in which to guard their mind from such invasion. Jack was no fletching occultist he had no such weakness he could think of to allow a demon to take possession of him and Then the realization hit him clear as day.

(Jackdaw Rueger)
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[23:16:15] The body was warped and corrupted unable to be used for Necromancy at this point the occultic mana manifested by the demon made sure to halt any chance of the revival leaving Jack even more flustered his goal of becoming a necromancer and practicing to harness the power of Azrael was being barred by this creature that resided within him. Not only that but opening up his mind to the call into the life stream allowed more power to flow into Jack and thus into the demon which resided within him. Still unable to make out its form Jack was unable to call out to the demon or making any such contact.

This only proved the demon was quite strong able to not only invade Jacks mind but take control of his body it would soon be able to possess him had things continued to progress how they were. Jack could only remember few times that his abilities and guards were downed to the void. When he was imprisoned contemplating his own death in order to be free of his burden to the Valmasian people.

He wanted nothing more than to kill himself at that time, Not only that but his mana was restricted by the collar and his body was injured during battle. He was completely unable to ward himself from demonic control. It had to bee the time the demon took possession of him there would be no other chance to invade the mind of a mid level occultist than that.

Jack had to think of something quickly a way to restrain the demon before it took full control of his body. With what ounce of mana he had left he forced himself to move his left hand forged of mythril over to his right arm. He drew runes ancient occultic runes that he had been practicing. A sort of magic capable of sealing powerful spirits within a vessel. He tried to pin point the mana of the demon as best he could but once the monster found its power was being restricted it fought back, Causing a surge of demonic occultism to swirl within Jacks body making him vomit and causing his mind to see blurs and illusions.
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[23:27:23] Jack strained to fight against the demons manipulations and attacks however they proved to be quiet more effective than his own efforts to restrain it. He was pushed nearly to the edge of his ability. His body drenched in sweat his face drained of his color,his eyes dry from tears of pain and fear, His muscles all ached and sore due to the tense situation that was building up. He could feel his throat bloodied form vomiting and fighting off the demon within him it was almost as if it wanted to claw away at his insides until it could completely take control.

He could feel its tendrils wrapping it self around his heart almost as a show of power. Jack making connection to the life stream directly to invoke necromancy gave the spirt demon a surplus of energy only to be charged and able enough to make its existence known to him. Jack would fight with all he could to keep his sanity, his mind,and his soul intact. Yet the malevolent force within him wanted nothing but total domination. It feed from the life stream and on Jacks own mana now it was ready to conquer his mind and body.

Jack used one last attempt to restrict the demons energy to allow his own power to take back control but that seemed nearly impossible. He couldn't restricted the spirit demon that bound itself to him but he could create a rune capable of reducing its power and mixing it with his own mana to suppress and dilute what power it could control or bring forth. Jack's only option was to use a blood rune something with deep connection to occultism and his own being.

Not only a rune this powerful but one that would be painful to have on the body of a mortal. He had done this before in order to warn others of Felix's nefarious plans however that rune long since faded once the conditions for dispelling it had been met. Jack grabbed the utensils he had been using to operate on the dead body. A scalpel would rest on the table. In a panic he lunged for it best he could with the demons uncultured figure swirling around and within him.




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[23:41:40] Finally with the scalpel in his mythril hand he thought he had perfect tidings to cut himself however the demon knew full well of his plan and was able to stop him before he was able to harm himself, throwing the scalpel in the opposite direction across the room. Jack would hear a low gruggle nearly a roar that echoed within his head like multiple animals were fighting eachother and within the screeches and growls a voice would appear and make itself known to him.

"Fool-fool-fool You-an't- stop me. I will have your soul..our flesh..bones..mind..blood..MAGIC."

Jack could hear the deep growl getting louder within him. This could only mean that the spirit demon was getting stronger finding new ways to torture him new ways to force its way into his being and out from the void. It had already bound itself to Jack now it just needed to take full possession of his body.

It was clear what it wanted and it would do anything to be a manifestation of hatred and terror in this world. Jack could only contain it within himself the way things were He would have to filter the abundant energy within his own circuits and flush it out. He used his mythril hand once more seeing as it wasn't made from really flesh and blood the demon couldn't control it to the degree Jack could as well as the warding runes that encircled it. Jack placed his mythril finger on his right hands wrist and dragged the edge of it deep with in flesh. The searing pain of the metals grinding into his skin caused him to let out a scream.

He had drawn blood hopefully enough to allow him to create the runes. Yet his mind was being throttled by the spirit demons attempts to salvage its own life. Jack began infusing what little mana he had access to within his body mythril hand even employing outside forces to invoke his will onto the runic symbol. It would bind and restrain any foreign mana that would become within his body allowing his own mana suppress and eventually combine with it.

Jack knew the risks of using such a rune. It would cut his tie from the life stream completely had he used it. He wouldn't be able to summon anything from it without first controlling the demon in full. He made sure to use every ounce of mana he could muster to make this truth. He needed some form of restriction on himself to be able to control this power as it was and giving up necromancy was his only option less he bene controlled by a demon and his life forfeit.
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[23:53:37] Jack carved the runes into his skin with his mythril finger as the tool and his blood flowing as the ink. It was clear that he no longer had much strength to continue. But once his final rune was carved into his flesh it washed with a deep crimson light that sparked from the traces of mana found within his blood. He was exhausted having etched in his right arm and entire runic guideline that would restrict and integrate the demons power to his own. Even if it grew in strength with this rune as long as Jack's occultic power was present he wouldn't gain any control over him.

Jack could feel the spirit demon's power lessening within him the powerful bind the creature had made to force itself into Jack's body was being used against it in a way it couldn't fight back against. Jack was in no condition however to be of any use his mind body and spirit were almost consumed full and now it was just a matter of time before he bleed out from his self inflected wounds or passed out from the exhaustion.

He would try to grab bandages from the medical cabinet however his world faded into blackness his body exhausted from the ordeal was not able to continue pushing itself more. Not only that the cost of invoking the runes on his body was great pain which he could feel in his arm. He lost consciousness only to be found by a passing soldier in Necropolis castle whom carried him to a bed.


After a few hours and days of being treated for exhaustion and his wounds being dressed with bandage Jack finally felt somewhat able to venture outside. With a new lease on life. He would have to control the sleeping demon within him and allow their power to merge before he could even be able to think to study necromancy again. Jack gave up his dream to fight an unknown creature that slept within him. Those feelings alone made him mad.
He was unable to practice the art he wanted but it was that feeling that made him think of a new plan. He would force the demon into his servitude it forced itself onto him to take control however jack would be the one to take full control of the beast In due time.


For now he would allow their mana to mix combining his with the demonic spiritual mana that flowed from the demon. Once he was able to connect with it he would make it his thrall in replace of the zombie. With that said Jack sought to seek advice from other whom could help.
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