Raziel sat on the cold stone floor of the East Basement and stared at the heavy bronze map.
He secured four of the six Forbidden Gifts.
He mastered Architectural Inscription, Soul Resonance, Bond Forging, and Chronoperception.
He had less than three weeks before Elector Mordecai arrived with the sealing team and the Oracle in chains.
He needed the fifth weapon right now.
He tapped his scarred finger against the fifth marker on the metal plate.
Anchor Blood.
He opened the restricted taxonomy book and read the uncensored description.
Anchor Blood allowed the user to burn their own physical blood as a highly volatile fuel source.
It amplified the power output of other spells or sealed massive threats away.
It was the most dangerous and self-destructive Gift of the six because it literally required the user to bleed to cast the magic.
Raziel analyzed the learning pattern.
The Gifts demanded specific relational experiences to unlock the power.
