Epic of Caterpillar

2447  Divine Blessing Protection of Yamata-no-Orochi

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Frank's eyes opened wide as he woke up, his aura instantly transforming and gaining a divine glow. Not only did he defeat Orochi within his own mindscape, but he even manifested a new Mythological Artifact, a powerful Treasure of Japan itself, the sword of Susanoo-no-Mikoto.

However, the experience felt slightly, if barely real, it was as if he had gone through a long and annoying dream, rather than fighting for real. However, the results of his efforts were there, as his aura grew stronger.

FLUOSH!

"This is Divinity?" he wondered. "It must be the Divine Protection and Blessing of Yamata-no-Orochi, not his curse!"

Unlike the curse that Koga Saburo possessed, the blessing of the calamity snake was a gentle, white colored power that coursed through his entire body.

Suddenly, Frank noticed white scales growing over his arms, and when he went to see himself in the mirror, he also had white scales across his neck, chest, part of his face, and two small, black and white horns growing from his forehead.

To make things creepier, his eyes turned red, with sharp snake-like appearance. And he gained a pair of long, sharp fangs loaded with what he estimated to be a potent venom.

"W-What the hell…?"

He looked at the rest of his body, realizing he even had a long snake-like white-scaled tail, with a red colored tip.

His nails became long black claws, and a lot more of his body was covered by white scales than he imagined… at the very least his face remained the same.

His hair, however, rapidly turned white and red, making him look completely different.

The blessing of a snake naturally turned him into one!

"Wait, am I going to stay like this forever?!"

Desperate to seek answers, Frank saw his system notifications.

Ding!

[You have defeated [Yamata-no-Orochi] within the {Mind Battlefield} set by him!] n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

[After defeating him, he had yielded, granting you his Blessing and Divine Protection.]

[You gained the [Divine Blessing Protection of Yamata-no-Orochi: Level 1]!]

[You have become Yamata-no-Orochi's only blessed apostle and priest. You are now beloved by all snakes and turn into a powerful demonic snake representing one of his heads and be able to unleash an imitation of several of his abilities through the expenditure of Mana and Demonic Energy. You can also make offerings to the eight-headed snake by slaying foes and then praying to him, who he will then devour, and might reward you in return. Forge a strong relationship with him to gain more of his abilities and protection, leveling the Skill as a result.]

[Because of having gained the Blessing of Yamata-no-Orochi, your entire body has been restructured and strengthened alongside your Soul.]

[All your Stats have doubled as a result!]

[All your Skills have gained 1 Bonus Level!]

"He wants my offerings now? After he tried to kill me?" Frank laughed. "Well, doubling my stats and getting a bonus level is not bad at all… Damn."

[Because you're the first to have been blessed by the Dragon of Calamity of Japan, you've learned a new Title!]

[You gained the Title: [The Only Priest of Yamata-no-Orochi]!]

[You have become Yamata-no-Orochi's priest the moment he granted you his divine protection and blessings. It has become now one of your duties to spread the word of the Calamity Dragon, give him offerings, and spread his teachings to the land of mortals.]

[While fighting Yokai-type and Kami-type foes, Damage Dealt increases by 100%. And you can also pray to summon the {Divine Light of Calamity} to bring down foes if Yamata-no-Orochi approves.]

"There's no way I'm praying for that snake…"

Frank sighed in relief, sitting over his bed, he had done quite a lot today, a bit too many things happened, and he was exhausted.

There were too many questions inside of his head… But for now, he just wanted to sleep and rest. However, he had forgotten about something.

"Right, the book…"

He grabbed the Skill Book he obtained from Koga Saburo and used it on himself.

FLASH!

The Skill Book opened, revealing many Japanese letters as runes, which were infused into Frank's body, giving him a new Skill.

Ding!

[You have used the [Koga Saburo's Skill Book (??? Grade)] Item to randomly obtain one of Koga Saburo's Skills.]

[You learned the [Cursed Viper Venom Ninjutsu Arts: Level 1] Skill!]

[A Skill inherited from the Koga Family of Ninjas, that has been twisted and transformed through the Curse of Yamata-no-Orochi, turning the user into a demonic entity that still retains their ninja abilities.]

[By channeling Mana and Cursed Powers, it is possible to unleash the techniques, which can be learned with each Skill Level. From turning leaving decoys in the form of clouds of venom, to turning into a snake temporarily to hide, or to divide into many poison clones, unleash destructive explosive shuriken, and more. There is very little this school of ninjutsu cannot do.]

"I was expecting something better, but sure…" Frank thought. "I could use this, maybe."

Frank yawned, feeling tired and exhausted, and noticing that his transformation had suddenly disappeared, and he was back to normal.

"Hahh… Thank god," he yawned again. "I think I can switch it in and on- Yeeah…"

He tried it and it instantly worked, he could grow or revert his white scales at will…

It wasn't the Draconification he expected, but it wasn't so bad.

"Graawrr!"

Ruby wagged her tail, noticing Frank was back to normal, jumping over him and cuddling with him in bed, rubbing her snout on his chest.

"You want to sleep over me again? But you're too big, Ruby… Ugh… And what if my parents come? You need to go to the Pet Space."

"Grauuwwrr…"

Ruby lowered her head, feeling sad she would be thrown into another space again.

Frank was too weak to his cute pet, so he ended letting her stay, although that night, he was sweating a lot, her body temperature was simply too hot!

"Ugh… I think I have burns in my stomach…"

He groaned in pain as he woke up that morning, feeling the morning sun. he was sweating constantly thanks to Ruby, who was still sound asleep!

"Another day…" he sighed, looking through the window and feeling the refreshing wind. "Today I'm finding answers, for sure."

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