Soul of the Lich

Ediye Pitt awoke.

His body was gaunt and shriveled, like a mummy stripped of its wrappings. A wisp of ghostly blue Soul Fire burned in his eyes.

As a newly created extraordinary race, he retained an original form untouched by artificial modification.

No True-Name Totem Rune!

No inherited bloodline memories!

Unlike other Extraordinary Magic Beasts, he was not born knowing how to use his innate gifts.

[Name: Undead Race—Lich (Zero Ring).]

[Components: human soul, human remains, Demon Seed, Undead Miasma, an aura of the "moon" Law Fragment...]

[Note: An undead creature with eternal life and a thirst for knowledge. Do not lose yourself. Otherwise, even if you live, you are already dead!]

[Assessment: If immortality cost you the pleasures of being alive, would you still choose it?]

"Ck, ck, ngh..."

Ediye Pitt had yet to grow accustomed to his newly transformed Lich body.

He opened his mouth, producing a rasp like sandpaper scraping against sandpaper. He could only whimper, unable to form a complete sentence.

If he had not retained most of his memories from life, his mind would have been as ignorant as a newborn's.

"..."

The first Lich: Ediye Pitt.

He would become the template for the entire Lich race.

Once Ediye Pitt broke through to Fourth Ring, Yin Ming could analyze him and construct a Fourth Ring True-Name Totem Rune for Liches.

Later Liches would inherit bloodline memories. They would not have to fumble their way through controlling their bodies, learn basic knowledge from scratch, or labor to develop their undead talents.

And if the True-Name Totem Rune was perfected enough, they might even need only to devour sufficient Undead Miasma to break through to Fourth Ring and directly grasp the power of a domain.

But the creator's technical limitations were one obstacle. Another was