I Can Copy Curses

"You are not joking, right?" Orion asked with a shocked expression. He knew nothing about his Divine Soul whatsoever.

Mark was also stunned by Orion's reaction. "You didn't get any information about the sword at all?"

Orion nodded wryly.

"Then I guess you can only learn it when you comprehend its true name," Mark said lightly. "We get to know more about our Divine Soul once we comprehend its true name."

Orion gave a slight nod, his grip tightening on the sword as he swung it forward lightly to check something.

BOOM!

A blinding beam tore through the air, obliterating everything in its path with raw, unrestrained power. The ground split open beneath its fury, carving a massive ravine that stretched far into the distance. Dust and debris clouded the air, swirling around the chasm's edges.

Orion stared blankly into the abyss he had created. Only bottomless darkness filled the expanse before him, its void seeming to pull at him, as if it hid something unfathomable within its depths.

"What just happened?" Orion muttered in astonishment. He had only been casually swinging his sword, yet he had created a bottomless ravine. He hadn't even used any energy or curses on that swing, and he still ended up causing such devastation.

Mark was also stunned, his mouth hanging open as he looked at the scene in pure astonishment and shock. He wondered if such a level of destruction was possible with just a swing of one's sword at the Gold rank, especially when one couldn't even use their full strength.

"You said you don't know any abilities of your sword?!" Mark shouted, pointing at the ravine.

"And I still don't know," Orion replied. "I was just testing the swing of my sword, and this happened. Who would have thought it would cause such damage just from a test swing?"

"You were only trying to feel its swing?" Mark felt like crying. He had thought his Divine Soul was monstrous, but after witnessing Orion's, he realized he was wrong by a large margin.

Orion nodded in shock.

Soon, the sword in Orion's hand returned to his normal sword as he withdrew his Divine Soul.

'That was cool, I guess,' Orion thought, and his desire to upgrade to Platinum rank grew even stronger, knowing only at that rank could he summon his sword in the real world.

"Mark, let's go. We'll hunt until I reach at least level 5 or more," Orion said to Mark.

"Let's go, then." Mark led Orion deep into Grimshore as they disappeared into the forest.

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The next morning, Orion and Mark were looking for Elijah but couldn't find him. Last night, Orion had leveled up to level 5 while Mark reached level 15. It turned out the higher the level, the more experience one needed, and more monsters were required for hunting.

But they were out of time, so they had to leave Grimshore. When they exited, it was already morning in the Limitless Void.

"Where is he when we need him?" Orion muttered in frustration.

"Are you sure this is his office?" Mark asked, looking at the empty office room in the hall.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Yeah, didn't you see me asking others on the way?" Orion replied, pointing at the room. "They said room number 384, and look at the room number—it's 384. So, of course, it's the right room."

"There he is!" Mark shouted, pointing down the hall.

Orion looked ahead and saw Elijah and Josh talking to each other with solemn expressions as they walked briskly down the hall in the opposite direction.

"Let's go. This is our chance!" Orion immediately followed, with Mark right behind him.

"It's true; the three of them are indeed demons. But how did they come to possess human bodies? It's never been done before, or at least we had no knowledge of it until now," Josh said grimly.

"This is a mess. What did the Archons say? Hunter Association? Martial Will?" Elijah asked.

Josh frowned. "They said they've started their investigation and will report back in a week." His face became worried as he continued. "I'm more concerned about the other kids. We don't know if there are more demons among the kids we saw in the forest, nor do we know their motives."

Elijah sighed. "Who would have known those three were under the influence of a talent, one that would lead to their deaths if they revealed anything about their motives or presence here? At least from that, we know they're planning something big."

"However, we just don't know what, and that's the main problem." Josh nearly cursed. Their only clue about the demons had died, leaving them clueless about the entire matter.

Just as they were talking, they heard a shout.

"Advisor Elijah!" Orion called from behind.

Elijah and Josh turned around and saw Orion and Mark approaching.

"Later, I don't have time now," Elijah frowned and said impatiently.

"We just need a minute alone with you," Orion said urgently.

Elijah frowned. "If it's about the alliance, come tomorrow," he said flatly, then started walking away with Josh.

"It's related to the demons!" Orion shouted as they were leaving.

Elijah and Josh stopped. "What is it?" Josh asked impatiently.

Orion didn't reply to Josh but looked directly at Elijah. Josh noticed this and understood something. "Tell me later; I'll be in the bay," he said to Elijah before leaving.

Elijah frowned and began walking toward his office. "Come to my office," he said, leading them down the hall.

Orion and Mark exchanged glances and followed.

Upon reaching his office, Elijah shut the door and sat down, gesturing for Orion and Mark to take seats opposite him.

"Alright, you can say whatever you need; this room is soundproof," Elijah said, holding a small ball in his hands.

Orion looked at Mark, then spoke. "The Zenithans are planning a war against us, and demons are part of it. They're colluding together for this war."

Elijah's face darkened as he stood up abruptly. "How sure are you?" he demanded.

"I'm 100% certain. I verified it with the papers," Orion replied solemnly.

He added, "I also have some of the men from the Zenithans locked up, and I think one of them is a demon as well."

"Good, very good. Take me there." Elijah's eyes widened as he immediately said, "Let me inform Josh."

"Do you need to inform him?" Orion asked. "I found them because the papers led me to them. One of the Zenithans had a paper with them," he explained.

Elijah nodded. "Don't worry; we won't mention the papers to him. And I have a big surprise waiting for you later today."

After that, he contacted Josh and summoned him directly to his office.

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