Fatehew

*The butcher's blade of the inky depths, sealing providence and reaping lives.*

## Summary

Fatehew is a peak-quality D-Grade skill that evolved from Gorehew due to the influence of a line of deathly starlight imparted by Princess Ur'Mez during Zac's awakening of his Draugr bloodline, altered by a shadow of Eoz, and guided by Zac's Dao Mold. Instead of creating an oversized fractal edge, the skill was now a weapon-imbuement skill that also required Mental Energy to activate and created swirls of Darkness around his axe. These swirls convert into intangible blades that require a mental defense to block. The swirls are expended but can be renewed. Against Hegemons and below the skill siphons the target's mental energy, but increase the cost to continue to use this skill.

## Skill Location

**Not Stated.**

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## Skill Window

[D] Fatehew - Proficiency: Early. The butcher's blade of the inky depths, sealing providence and reaping lives. Upgradeable. **Chapter 1,091**

## Evolution

* The line of deathly starlight surrounding **[Gorehew]** had an ethereal aura of Fate and Death, marking it as the work of Ur'Mez. **Chapter 1,090**
* Zac set the course, Azol and Mez provided the unique energies of their branches, while Eoz became a bridge that made outside influences part of Zac's path. In fact, Zac found both Ur'Mez's and An'Azol's comprehension complementary to his own as marks of their branches appeared on the fractals. **Chapter 1,091**
* However, he could feel their complex patterns and exquisite balance, knowing his two bought skills had gone from something he'd picked up in a Frontier Repository to proper Peak-quality D-grade skills. **Chapter 1,091**

## Early Proficiency

* **[Fatehowl]** [*sic*] didn't activate, seemingly only half-filled even if it didn't accept any more Death-attuned Energy. Zac was confused for a few seconds before realizing what was missing. A stream of dense Mental Energy emerged from his Soul Aperture, filling the missing sections of the fractal. Swirls of Darkness immediately surrounded **[Death's Duality]** and his chains, looking like small streams of pure Abyssal Waters. **Chapter 1,092**
* However, she was forced to give up on that an intangible blade passed right through her sword, continuing unimpeded toward her neck. **Chapter 1,092**
* **[Fatehowl]** [*sic*] wasn't a continuous skill, but only one of the swirls surrounding the axe had been lost. Zac summoned a new one easily enough, but its appearance made him frown. Going by his impression of the skill, it should have grown a bit darker, yet it looked exactly the same. **Chapter 1,092**
* "A very interesting skill," Pavina nodded. "A Weapon Imbuement Skill requiring mental defenses to block a physical attack. And it even targets your Dao Heart." **Chapter 1,092**
* The most noticeable change of **[Fatehow]** was how it no longer produced a large jagged blade. **Chapter 1,092**
* **Fatehowl]** was supposed to grow slightly stronger each time he successfully destroyed some of his opponent's Mental Energy—an inheritance from the skill's predecessor. In return, the skill would cost more and more to activate. **Chapter 1,092**

## Commentary

* Mez's talents were related to divination and fate, just like how his Inexorable Path held his desire to control his destiny. This aspect was being added to **[Gorehew],** and Zac couldn't wait to see the result. **Chapter 1,091**
* So **[Gorehew]** had become **[Fatehew]**. Zac didn't recognize half the patterns on the skill fractal, but the flavor text and the parts he did understand indicated it would have roughly the same role as before. **Chapter 1,091**
* However, their cruel cultivation method often left imperfections in their minds, and **[Fatehew]** was incredibly suited for disrupting the delicate balance between cultivator and curse. **Chapter 1,188**