VERSATILE: ALTERNATE WORLD

We remained there for quite some time to check on the machine for a little bit more. Since Lucia still can't decide whether to destroy the machine or not, we have no choice but to wait for her. Queen Tanya is patient enough since it's not her final say about this matter and with Lucia still trying to find any clues regarding what happened during her time of slumber, she didn't force Lucia to any kind of tough decisions immediately.

As for me, I am checking on the skeleton. It might have already been a long time since the skeleton reached the end of its life, but I can't help but want to learn some information about it. I asked Lucia if it was fine to check on the belongings of the dead and she agreed that it's not really her jurisdiction if I loot the corpse or not.

Despite this being disrespectful to the dead, I decided to continue looting the corpse. Adventurers loot dead bodies, it's always what we do and will always be.

The first thing I did was check the skeleton first. There is bound to be stuck on the skeleton after death but in this case, it seems that was not the case as the skeleton doesn't have anything interesting at all. There is just one necklace dangling on the skeleton's neck but there's nothing interesting to it, it was just a necklace. However, this might be something important so I decided to pocket it.

The next thing I did is check the lab coat the skeleton was wearing. The lab coat was not the important part but the pockets it possess. When I checked one of the pockets for anything, I found a little book similar to the necromancer's book that I have been collecting. However, when I tried reading it, it suddenly disappeared from my hands and a system log appeared before me.

-You have found the seventh commandment of the Necromancy Inheritance!

-New abilities have been unlocked and a few unavailable skills can now be purchased!

-[Whisper of the Dead] passive has been unlocked!

The seventh commandment?! The random booklet I found was actually part of the necromancy pages I have been looking for. I wasn't even expecting things like that but that is a welcome thing for me. I am not even gonna say no to this blessing!

Opening my skill tree for the necromancer, I found some new skills have been indeed added and there are some skills that can be purchased as well. And as for the passive...

[Whisper of the Dead]

Type: Passive

Info: The skill that allows the user to be capable of understanding the language of the dead and the undead. Instead of hearing deathly moans and groans from the zombies and undead and the clicking and clacking sounds from the skeletons, you will instead be able to hear and understand what they were saying completely.

Note: Talking to the dead has never been this easy before!

The skill was something I wasn't even expecting to see. Now, I can easily communicate with my skeletons like I am conversing with normal humans now. it was a massive thing as the undead species are one of the hardest to communicate with and they just randomly groan and moan instead of listening to commands, making some undead very hard to control as they just do not do what you wanted.

I checked out the new skills I got and one of them is something I wasn't expecting.

[Seance]

Type: Active

Mana Cost: 100 mp per minute

Cooldown: N/A

Info: A skill that allows the user to draw out the soul or the memories of a certain corpse and extract information or talk to them without resurrecting the dead. In case the [Seance] is too successful, there is also a chance that the user will witness a scene of the corpse they are trying to communicate. However, please be aware that this can corrode the mind and can reduce sanity if used in a prolonged state. [Seance] can also be used to converse with ghost enemies and other phenomena that involve the paranormal. However, it can only be used once per corpse, ghost, and other paranormal phenomena. The skill cannot be cast again to communicate with them ever again.

Note: You can now be a certified Paranormal Expert!

A skill for communicating with the dead without the need for resurrection? A way to communicate? Isn't this too convenient and too coincidental as well? I am not sure whether my luck was just that good or the reason why it was like this is that I have to indeed communicate with the dead but this is something I find good for me and everyone else. If I use this skill, I can actually start communicating with the skeleton here and help the others with the investigation. However, the problem is that there is a chance that I will go crazy after using this skill, thus corroding my mind. It's hard to recover on my own with this and the only way to recover is to get a strong attack and suffer the pain.

But still, this should mark the final nail in the head this time so I called Queen Tanya and Lucia.

"What's going on, Bladeheart? You got something?" Queen Tanya tilted her head.

"It seems you are up to something, Master. What is it?" Lucia asked.

"I got some skill related to the dead and apparently, this will allow me to communicate with the dead and summon their souls once to talk to."

"A skill that allows you to talk to the dead? Is that a necromancy skill? I never heard of a necromancy skill that advanced. Mostly, it was just reviving the dead and making them undead, fully under the control of the one who resurrected the corpse," Queen Tanya was skeptical.

"Apparently, it was a hidden skill. I managed to unlock its hidden trigger for me to learn it and I received the skill. I called you guys because I want to see whether this will be something good to do. I can only use this skill once on a corpse so I want to ensure that you two agree with what I am about to do."

"Are you planning on using that skill to communicate with this guy here?" Queen Tanya asked.

"Yes. I am still not sure whether you guys will agree to it, but I want to ask you guys since this might help with the investigation and maybe this can also help Lucia get the choice she is looking for a lot faster."

"I don't see why not? I agree with doing it, but ultimately, we needed to ask you, Lucia, this is a choice that you needed to learn as well. Do you want your Master to use the skill and communicate with the dead person?"

I was expecting Lucia to hesitate but I was wrong as Lucia didn't even hesitate once. She immediately gave me the answer to me.

"Yes, Master. Use the skill and try to talk with the dead demon here. If we can talk to this guy then I have lots of questions to ask him about!"

With the decision of Lucia immediately given to me, I nodded in response and touched the skull of the skeleton. Channeling my mana, I invoke the skill and activated it.

"[Seance]!

The skeleton glows white and enveloped its whole body. Everyone looks anxious as the skeleton gradually floated in the air. As for me, I continue to do the skill. I also read some mana potions with me, as well as this, which is a channeling skill that continuously uses mana once the skill is active and will only stop if the user stops it as well.

Once the skeleton floated up, the white energy imbued on the skeleton slowly formed a figure. After a few moments the skeleton that just floated in the air landed back on the ground but this time, the white energy has fully transformed into a person. Or more precisely, a demon.

It was a young man. He retained the lab coat on his body and he looks like a handsome one as well if he is born in the real world, he can easily pass as a model or even get scouted to be an actor as well.

"You...it's you Sandro?!" Lucia exclaimed and her expression is clearly something that she didn't expect.

The soul-like person that Lucia named Sandro slowly turned his head around and his eyes landed on all of us below him, then his eyes locked on Lucia.

"Wait...Lucia? How are you here?! I am quite sure the tomb was properly sealed! It shouldn't have caused you to come out without someone's help!"

"I already woke up and realized that a thousand years have already passed by. Naturally, the tomb will no longer hold on its own. However, I have so many questions to ask you. What is going on, Sandro? And why are you dead already?"