"Those damned Rocs!" The Wyvern coughed as it spat out a curse, "They had withdrawn from the war. Sure we didn't care if they withdraw or not, but not only did they withdraw, they had also notified the Firebirds of our battle plans. Those wretched chickens!"

"What happened next? What of your clan?"

"When the Firebirds attacked...they took us by surprise. Tens of our brethren fell before we could retaliate. However, our blessed Wyvern Lord still managed to drive back the enemies. All the able-bodied Wyverns followed the Wyvern Lord and chased after the fleeing Firebirds. That was two days ago."

"And you don't know what has happened now?"

"You are very wise. That is correct. I fear for my lord and my fellow clansmen. Please...I heard you are an adventurer...please accept my request. Help save my clan."

The Wyvern coughed a few times and stared fervently at me. I looked into his eyes and replied, "I do not do things for free. What will you give me for my help?"

"I thought so...c-can I trust you to complete the request?"

"You can."

"Then, I offer myself."

"Yourself?"

"I am not stupid. I know that I have a few more days to live. Even if I survive, without my wings, I am nothing. Kill me and use my body as materials. That is you payment."

"Courageous!" I exclaimed when I heard the Wyvern speak its reason. "May I know your name?"

"I am Sulnu - daughter of Krosgund son of Erzegac."

"Sulnu...I, Khaos, disciple of Zero will uphold your request and accept the payment."

Sulnu smiled at my answer before her eyes waver and subsequently dim. Sulnu had finally let go as her soul departed from the world. I placed my hand over Sulnu's eyes and closed them. Then, with a wave of my hand, I reached out...and grab a hold of Sulnu's spirit. This move of mine surprised the ghostly figure. She looked at me with fear and respect. She did not expect that I had such a formidable ability. What surprised her even more was what I had said next.

"I can give you another life. Do you want to take it?"

"You...how is this possible? H-How can I hear you? How can I u-understand you?" Sulnu whispered, her eyes widened with shock.

"I am multilingual...that means I can speak the Language of the Dead as well. So, my offer still stands. What will you do?"

"I...my past life is done and I have no regrets. If you offer me a chance for another life, then I will gladly accept. I, Sulnu, daughter of Kros-...no...that was the past me. I, Sulnu, will serve you for the rest of my life. You have my word."

"Good." I smiled as I waved my hand once more and swiped Sulnu's soul into my storage ring.

Then, I turned my gaze to the dead Wyvern corpse and told Agaricus to disassemble it. After Agaricus completed the job, I tasked him to bring out all of the bones he had acquired so far today. Soon, a small mountain consisting of Roc, Wyvern, and Firebird bones appeared. I rummaged through the bones and began selecting. Now some may wonder what I am doing. Well, being an Undead, I have acquired some interesting abilities that I have not shown so far in my days as an adventurer. I felt that today was the day to display my hidden cards. After a good amount of time, I finished selecting the materials for my spell. Taking the bones, I rearranged them until I made a skeletal abomination. The skeleton before me had a Wyvern's head, four Roc wings, a Roc's front legs, a Wyvern's hind legs, a Firebird's body, and a Wyvern's tail. With that done, I reached into my storage ring and brought out Sulnu. Carefully, I held the soul in my hand while I activated my Maker's Domain.

Immediately, a giant black dome expanded from within me and enveloped me as well as a five meter radius of my surroundings. Within the domain, the ghostly essence of Sulnu's soul flowed like oil. I rolled up my sleeves and began kneading the spirit essence while chanting incantations of Mask Making magic. After a shape of a mask was completed, I added a few drops of my Maker's Essence-filled blood onto the mask, changing the color to red. Chanting some more incantations of binding and strengthening, the reddish color diminished and the mask changed back to its original transparency. I placed the binding mask on the skull of the skeleton. However, before I released my hand, I started chanting another set of incantations. This was a set of magic chants that was discovered by me when I was searching the ruins of a well-known necromancer who tried to create life from the bodies of different dead dogs. Anyways, the contents of this set of chants was to give the creature I making certain capabilities. The only downside is that what those capabilities were, I have no clue. The chants allow the creature to acquire three distinct abilities randomly from a list of one hundred possibilities.

Soon after, I finished my incantations and a glow surrounded the skeleton. I stood up and backed away, giving the process some room to develop. Shortly, the glow intensified and I covered my eyes to avoid the flash. When the light diminished, I looked and saw the creature stand before me, looking at me with a curious expression...that is, if it had a face.

"How are you feeling?" I asked.

"A-A little weird...like I don't fit...." Sulnu murmured hesitantly.

"That's normal. After all, this isn't your original body. But, don't worry, you'll get used to it."

"If you say so."

"By the way, can you see your status?

"Yea...."

"Tell me what they are."

"Okay." Sulnu said before describing her stats to me.

After listening to her descriptions, I made a mental note on the summary of her status.

Name: Sulnu

Race: Demon Bone Wyvern/Undead

Affinities: Affinities change depending on bone type - currently Darkness, Unholy, Death, Fire, Wind, and Earth

Skills: Incorporate, Death Wave, Demonic Possession, Fireball, Wind Blast, Earth Pound

When I asked what each of her skills represent, Sulnu told me that Death Wave was basically unleashing a wave of pure Death Essence causing wither damage and slowly killing everything the wave hits. The wave travels a distance of 20 meters before dissipating. Incorporate allows her to take certain bones of enemies she had killed and use them as her own, taking in any skills of the enemies. The skills taken were limited to one per bone. The three spells - Fireball, Wind Blast, and Earth Pound - were results of the three different types of bones her body was made from. Finally, Demonic Possession allowed her to demonize and possess a certain number of creatures as her subordinates.

I was satisfied with her skills and decided to bring her along as we venture deeper into the mountains.