Reincarnated Avatar; I got 2 SSS-Rank Unique Skills
Chapter 195: Holiday [7]

Chapter 195: Holiday [7]

Rest time was over.

The party emerged from the Spiral of Testimony, breathless and awed, their rest time notwithstanding.

The final tick of Professor Elyria’s clock still echoed in their minds. But what greeted them now was silence; deafening, suffocating silence.

As soon as the players logged back into their Avatars, they passed through the next veil and stepped into the chamber for Phase 5 of the SSS-Rank dungeon.

DING!

[Unlock: Phase 5 – Chamber of the Bell!]

Bzzz!

They disappeared and stepped into a hall, a gravity-defying cathedral of inverted stone and sky.

Before them loomed a vast, cathedral-like hall of black marble and bone-white spires. The Chamber of the Bell was not illuminated by flame or crystal, but by the glow of memory itself.

Faint images flickered in the air like ghostly projections; forgotten lives, regrets, lost moments, each suspended in time like dust in moonlight.

At the very center of the cathedral was the Iron Bell, massive and tarnished, suspended from chains as thick as tree trunks. It did not ring. It did not sway. But it exuded an oppressive weight, as if reality held its breath around it.

As they moved deeper, a voice trembled through the air; not loud, but ancient. Cracked and ageless.

"Those who dare toll the bell... must bear the toll upon their soul".

And then it descended from the shadows; the Herald of Oblivion.

BZZZ!

The Herald was not a demon or undead, but a walking paradox: a humanoid clad in robes stitched from pages of erased history.

Where its face should have been, there was only a shifting void. It walked without sound, yet every step rippled the air like thunder.

The mechanics for the battle against the Herald of Oblivion was straightforward.

The Herald has 8 abilities. The first is Null Vow, a skill that silences active skill for 3 seconds when players are hit by its echo-wave scythe.

The second is Bell Resonance. Every 30 seconds, it tolls the Iron Bell. When it does, all players lose 10% of their HP and have their positions shuffled randomly within the room. Area awareness becomes critica.

The third ability is Oblivion Marks. Once triggered, it applies stacking debuff to targets hit consecutively. At 3 stacks, the target is temporarily erased, vanishing from the field for 8 seconds.

And then the final ability, Scream of the Unremembered. At 50% HP, the Herald rips open a portal revealing forgotten versions of players’ past enemies. A swarm of phantoms attack for 30 seconds.

From the beginning, the Herald struck, leaving the team disoriented.

Clerics couldn’t cast as fast, Blademasters lost their timing, while Summoners’ control weakened with each toll. The random teleportation created chaos in positioning, forcing Echelon’s veterans to fall back on instinct and raw synergy.

But most importantly, what bought them the chance was Caleb’s item.

After keeping it hidden since, Caleb finally used his S-Ranked item, Hell’s Key, summoning a legion of demons from the depths of the Demon’s Temple.

Before the raid, they already discussed this point specifically, including when Caleb was supposed to use the S-Ranked item.

This was why as soon as an army of demons surged out, fighting on their side, the team reacted instinctively in tandem like parts of a single living entity instead of separate players and Avatars challenging the dungeon together.

Genevieve adapted first, using light anchors to triangulate party positions after each Bell Resonance as she took advantage of the demonic chaos.

Caleb, with his Demonic army on his side, he did more, activating a skill that bound spectral threads to allies so even when scattered, he could pull one back to safety like a marionette pulling his puppets to safety.

Despite the team adapting, despite the demon army, the Herald remained elusive, punishing any Avatar who got greedy with Oblivion Marks.

Noah, fighting as Lord Doom as one of the main vanguards was erased once after experiencing what he later called ’eight seconds of utter nothingness,’ a black void where even thoughts struggled to form.

Noah lived, totally fine behind his computer.

But his Avatar? Lord Doom?

Lord Doom was doomed, confined in utter nothingness for 8 seconds.

Despite all this, one HP at a time, the fearsome raid party kept on chipping away at the HP of the Herald of Oblivion.

When the Herald approached 10% HP, it began unraveling, its robes tearing themselves apart, showing visions of ancient wars, crumbled cities, and a forgotten throne, then...

BOOM!

With a scream that shook the Bell and shattered the cathedral windows, the Herald charged one last time.

The mini boss went for its ultimate final move.

But they didn’t let it. As soon as it moved, Reckless Storm moved to intercept as in mid-air and with a precise Blademaster execution art, Aria struck.

{Heaven’s Split Fang=}

At the same time, Benajamin also struck, also unleashing an Awakened level skill in the critical moment.

{Starfire Tempest=}

2 Awakened level skills combined, aided by multiple other skills that immobilized the Herald, keeping it in place, and then...

KABOOM!

After an impact that shook the very foundations of the cathedral, with a bloodcurdling wail, the Herald of Oblivion was suddenly no more.

Dong!

The Bell tolled one last time. This time by its own accord, and then it disintegrated into glowing dust.

As soon as the Herald of Oblivion died, the chamber opened slowly.

Behind the Iron Bell’s fallen altar stood a great sealed arch, and behind that... the final phase of the SSS-Ranked dungeon, the unnumbered phase: The Throne of the Forgotten King.

The team paused, staring through the ruins of the cathedral, breath heavy, faces marked by time and silence.

Noah muttered. "We’re at the end".

Jonathan simply nodded, a rare seriousness in his voice. "Then let’s make it count".

Benjamin chuckled. "I guess our vacation is about to end. I enjoyed this one".

Their Avatars moved.

Through the archway behind the shattered Bell, the team descended not upward into glory, but downward, into oblivion.

A spiral staircase of broken marble wound into an abyssal void. Every step they took echoed like footsteps in a tomb. There was no music, no ambient hum, not even a boss room gate; only growing sense that the world above was being left behind.

The system didn’t announce the next phase. The HUD dimmed, player names flickered and time seemed fractured.

Then, at the base of the spiral, their boots hit ashen stone.

Before them stood a massive hall, ruined and hollow, its sky eternally grey. Faded banners of kingdoms long dead hung like forgotten memories. Smashed thrones, cracked swords, and armor turned to rust littered the floor.

And at the far end, atop a slanted dais, he sat.

The Forgotten King.

The final boss of the Grand Monastery of Aetheryos.

He was neither man nor monster. The Forgotten King was a figure clothed in silence; tattered robes, an ancient crown of rusted bronze, and a throne carved from memory itself. His eyes were shut, his breath shallow.

Aetheryos? Maybe this was him. Maybe that was his forgotten name.

When the team stepped forward, his eyes snapped open, two glowing crimson embers. And then he spoke, a forlorn emotion forever locked in his tone.

"I was once the greatest among kings. Aetheryos, Lord of the Realm, King of Kings. Then they forgot me. So I made a kingdom from silence".

He stood slowly.

And as he stood, the world trembled.

Then... the final battle began.

No hesitation. No lengthy cut scene, just straight-up battle.

Unlike the other mini bosses that they faced where their abilities were shown in the guide book, they were facing the Forgotten King blind. Even in the guide book, the Forgotten King was forgotten, which made this final battle an even more harrowing battle.

But they didn’t falter.

Lord Doom led the charge, parrying with Aetherforge in its greatsword form while Dain Ironvalor tanked directly, his shield glowing crimson with every echoing impact. But the Forgotten King seemed always one step ahead, as if he had fought this battle before.

When Benjamin cast his signature Elemental Convergence, the king interrupted with Time Severance, freezing the entire team in animation and stepping through them, placing dark runes on their backs.

The fight resumed with a detonation, sending the team sprawling.

They were chipping at the king’s HP, but they were losing, totally dominated by the domineering Forgotten King.

Yet, they never gave up.

Every second as the battle, after every clash, they learned, understanding its abilities, its combat preferences, and it’s A.I mannerisms.

This was a raid party formed by the best of the best of England.

They communicated their findings and thoughts, making all of them learn together, adapting to the harrowing battle.

At 40% HP, the King discarded his name and memory. Then, his form turned spectral, vast, and looming. His voice no longer spoke in words, but in feelings.

The worse thing? Its abilities also reset with it, changing completely.

The raid party was back to square 0.

In the chaos, players fell, the first since the dungeon raid started. The old vanguard, Gerard was struck down saving Caleb. Two of Gabriel’s squadmates were erased during Final Requiem. The team began to falter.

And yet, they didn’t give up.

Aria roared, stepping into the center, covered in blood, activating her S-ranked unique skill to turn into a Battle Goddess.

BOOM!

She slashed through five memories at once, exposing the King’s heart. Riding her momentum, her surviving teammates attacked with vengeance.

Genevieve, near her limit, whispered one last benediction.

Aria’s Reckless Storm died.

But in the chaos, Noah saw the opening.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

His fingers flew across his keyboard in a blurry mirage.

On the screen?

A flash. A spear of radiant twilight. And a cry that shook the entire server.

Lord Doom’s battle lance struck the killing blow.

"WE REMEMBER YOU!"

The Forgotten King’s memories screamed eerily in tandem.

And with that, the Forgotten King was slain.

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