《[RE] System》 [RE] System Prologue The audience stares at Connor, the man already convicted of killing his wife. A few of the angriest members of the crowd raise their voice to jeer at Connor, but he barely hears them as he stands there in shock, unable to believe this is happening. The police, having not listened to Connor''s protestations of innocence, did not listen to the crowd either. Instead, the police calmly continue to do their job, keeping the mob at the usual distance from the gallows and preventing any attempt to free the condemned man. The hangman ties Conor''s hands behind his back and then, as is customary, asks Connor if he had any last words. Connor sighed and said, mostly to himself, "I''ll be joining you soon, my dear wife." Conor''s thoughts flash back to the horrible evening that leads him to the gallows. At that time, he had been happily married to Emily, his wife, for around three years. Sometime that day, Connor had lost his wallet. He could not find it among the scattered drafts and client requests on his desk, where he worked as a Graphic designer. Late that afternoon his best friend Nick called him to see if he wanted to meet at their usual place. When Connor mentioned his missing wallet, Nick laughed and agreed to pick up the tab that night. They usually meet up at a dining restaurant near the community centre, smack in the middle of a nearby alley. While waiting, Connor can''t help but light up a cigarette, filthy habit as it may be. In between drags, Connor gets a strong whiff of Blood, and with a frown, decides to investigate. As he made his way deeper into the already dark alley, the sun sinks the last little bit behind the building across the street. From one step to the next, the Alleyway darkens like he enters his own personal hell. His thoughts started to run wild. As Connor tried to soothe himself, he saw something terrible. A pale white human hand lying near the dustbin and there seemed to be a considerable puddle near it.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. ''Calm down its just a mannequin.'' Connor thinks to placate himself as he slowly approaches the hand. Something unbelievable caught his eyes, a tattoo. A tattoo of a bird on the back of the hand. Familiar pictures flash through his mind at that moment, Emily laughing and spinning in a field of flowers wearing her summer dress; Emily''s hand holding his on the couch while we watch a scary movie. A hand that has a tattoo of a bird on the back of it. Bile is rising in his throat, he started to panic, but couldn''t stop his feet from taking him closer. Following the hand, the body was concealed in a black rubbish bag. Connor steels himself and, with a quick yank, tears a hold in the bag. "Argh!" Connor thoughtlessly let out a scream. His wife, Emily, staring back at him with crimson eyes. His wife''s expression looks betrayed and appears to have been stabbed through the heart. A surge of feelings overstrains his heart in a split second. Connor grabs his heart, ''was this a heart attack?'' he thought as pain lanced through his chest. ''It would be fitting to die alongside my wife, I can''t imagine living without her,'' he mused as he reached out to grab his dear wife''s hand. Connor started crying and screaming without caring about the surrounding passers-by that noticed what was happening due to his initial scream. Connor himself still doesn''t remember what exactly happened after that. The next few days were a blur, and before he could say anything to defend himself, the judge before him proclaim that he is guilty of first-degree Murder, and sentenced to death by hanging. Connor is abruptly brought back out of his thoughts when the rope is placed around his neck. Followed closely by the executioner blindfolding him. "Connor, do you have any last words?" "I''ll be joining you soon, my dear wife." The instant he voices out the sentence, an unbelievable commotion breaks out. The most noted sentence he heard was, "GO TO HELL YOU MURDERER!" The moment he heard the voice, he knew who it was. His mother in law, who bakes the most delicious apple pie that his wife brings whenever she visited him at work, is the loudest voice in the crowd, screaming his condemnation. Tears of sorrow unconsciously pour out from his eyes. He couldn''t make them stop. The last words he heard were, "Do it." The sound of a switch being flipped and the floorboards fall out from below him. *Crack [RE] System Chapter 1 *Sigh An exhalation disrupts Connor peaceful sleep. Upon awakening, he discovered himself engulfed in white light at the same time there isn''t anything surrounding him. "Greetings." A sudden voice promptly attracted his attention. As Connor looked up, an entity was gazing down on him from far beyond. "W-Who are you? Wasn''t I suppose to be hung?" Connor retains his last memories before his ruin and voices out his opinion. "Connor, 25 years old, death by execution. Is that true?" The entity didn''t bother answering his question and nonchalantly stare at Connor waiting for a reply. "Ah Um." As if overwhelmed by the entity, Connor didn''t dare to utter out his opinion and unintentionally replied. A solid 1-minute pass as the entity continues to stare at Connor while Connor bewildered being judged by the existence that he doesn''t know. "Connor, you are currently dead and present in the highest realm of my world. Now, now, I know you probably have plenty of questions you would love to bring up, but I believe there isn''t much time. Do you understand?" The entity didn''t intend to answer any question that would deem as time wastage and immediately force Connor to acknowledge what he was talking. Nodding hesitantly Connor felt that he shouldn''t argue with the dominant being in front of him and decided to power on through the process of either being sent to heaven or hell like what he believes in. The powerful being had a sudden frown appearing in his expression before sighing and decided to continue his conversation. "It seems your god transferred you to my realm. My name is Sebastion. I am the god that exists to protect and beautify my creation world ''The Spirit Rift'' in which is the world that you will be reborn to next." "W-What do you mean by being reborn?" Bewildered by what the entity is saying, Connor, push himself to ask. "Live a second life within my world but with various conditions." "C-Conditions? What kind?" Connor wasn''t able to keep up with the things that the entity is telling him about, but he persistently continues to ask to know what becomes of him during his second life. "Simple, how about saying ''Status'' within your heart? It might even reveal everything that you need to do." The entity starts to smile as he instructs Connor on what he suppose to do. ''Status'' Upon saying the word A translucent window opens up in front of him.
Name: 001
Class: System
Upgrade Point: 0
Creation Point: 0
Skill: Nil
Objective
To stop world war two from happening. Upon failure, your life is forfeited. (6 months left before the world war two begins)
"Stop world war 2? Are you kidding me right? What''s up with my class anyway?" Connor starts to frown as he wasn''t able to accept what the entity is telling him to do.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. "You''re worried? Your heart isn''t though?" The entity continues to smile as if he knew deep down that Connor didn''t care much about his life as without Emily that he dears to be reunited. He didn''t want to care about the bullshit that the entity was babbling. "..." As if the entity was right all along, Connor was speechless and gave the existence lifeless expression. It is to signify the presence to stop talking to him and to send him away to the world. "Well, off you go! Oh one important thing though, you need to leash yourself to a being within the time limit if not your life will be immediately forfeited and you won''t get to be together with your loved ones." "Goddamnit!" Connor curses the entity in front of him as he flew down. Once in his lifetime, he doesn''t feel scared even though he is falling from a great height. Seeing the world from the orbit takes the cake. Connor was busy attending to the view that he didn''t take note to the geographical location and the countries that he could take advantage to remember. Contrary to what the norms do, Connor was thinking of forfeiting his life and not accomplishing the objective that he was given. Thus, even if he knew he could do it he preferably not. Upon touching down the land, a notification window appeared.
You have reached the Spirit Rift, you have five minutes left to occupy a being
"You telling me to take over someone body but... !!" Connor only seems to realize that he doesn''t have a physical body and even though he feels that he have both hands and legs, there isn''t point to it if he was unable to affect the physical world. Fortunately, Connor landed in the middle of a kingdom.
You are unable to change the being once you have chosen. You will serve and have the same lifespan as the chosen being.
''A being... Am I able to understand the being language?''
You will gain language comprehension upon occupancy and ability to converse with anyone within this world.
''T-That''s convenient, though I wouldn''t want to serve a rat no matter how good it may appear to be.'' Connor unconsciously reply to himself as he felt that no matter what, he thinks that talking to a human being will definitely bring more help than an inferior one. Looking around the surrounding, it feels as though he is thrown at the 1800s, the surrounding buildings remind him of London which he throws the idea out of the window without hesitation after seeing a couple of beast folk. Neck and hands are chained and are pulled by a bull-like creature. The word slave automatically appears in his mind. An idea suddenly emerges within, why won''t he be the mastermind behind the world war II? Escape from slavery, build an army and create havoc in the world just to vent his frustration. His anger slowly builds up as he asks the question, why. Why him? The previous confusion and appearing in front of the powerful being had made him forgotten to ask the exact issue.
You have one minute left to occupy a being.
Connor widened his eyes as the notification had broken him out from his feelings of hatred. A sense of urgency brings him to his current predicament. Shifting his vision to search for the beast folk that had just pass by him. To his dismay, the slaves were long gone, and he had no time to lose. In an instant, he fell in a dilemma. Even though there are so many being around him and having no time, Connor suddenly becomes choosy. "Get out of the way! A carriage is coming through." Connor heeds the call and unconsciously get away from the carriage line of route. Embarrassingly enough he scratches the back of his head as he realizes that he can''t affect anything in the physical world right now vice versa. Turning his view towards the carriage. ''Might as well go for someone that could potentially change something much faster.'' Connor flew and occupy the being that is currently inside the carriage.
Congratulations, you have successfully occupied a being. You have unlocked these various functions.
- Language comprehension
- View Status
- Ability to converse
Congratulations, you have gain 1 upgrade point and 100 creation points.
Your current nickname is System 001, your being will be able to rename you.
As a system, to gain upgrade and creation point, you are to help the being that you had occupied.
The very first thing he saw is a pair of a white hand clutching nothing but her hand. The being that he had occupied is currently feeling frustrated and he felt comfortable as it is similar to what he is feeling right now. ''So I am a system, let''s really be one then.'' [Congratulations you have been given a system to help fulfill your dreams. I am 001 and would love to be renamed by you. ] ''Yeah please name me something, anything is better than 001.'' [RE] System Chapter 2 "Milady, are you alright? You seem down?" A lady wearing a maid clothing ask her employer daughter while giving a bright smile. "I''m fine, don''t worry about it." The lady immediately turn her previous frown into a smile to not make to much of a fuss. ''Damn bitch, you seem happy about me being married away to the son of the baron.'' The lady curses the maid inside her heart without hesitation as she knew that the maid was enjoying deep inside. ''Sighed... I can''t believe, father would do this to me, the peerless genius that everyone knows about is being married off to a son of a baron.'' Ava Philip, the eldest daughter of the Marquess, Harry Philip. Ava was the most talented and educated person since she was born. Learn how to talk fluently when she was three years old, horseriding in four even though she sneakily did it. Age five learn how to read and write and do basic arithmetic and also do mental calculation faster than the treasury of her household. How about etiquette you might ask? She even got praise by the majesty himself when he asked her father to bring her to meet with him as the rumors of her being the peerless genius. Both of her parents look at her with expectations. Her father even started to brag on how she might be the perfect person to take over his household though she is a woman. As a child, being feed with numerous praise about her beauty and talents hence most of it went to her head, and in short of a year of exposure with the outside world, she becomes a proud and arrogant person. Having a bright future ahead and the chance of being one of the most powerful beings in this world her character started changing. She started to treat her maids and butlers different as before, ordered them with a harsh voice and mercilessly fire them if they make a mistake. Complaints were sent to her father, Harry Philip but due to how his daughter is his hope and dreams for the household he closed one eye and gave way for his daughter. It was then her younger brothers were born, Chris Philip with the same mother as her while her father mistress bears Thomas Philip. Treated similarly as Ava, she felt as if they are threatening her status. Ava addresses both of her brothers roughly and insults them whenever she has the chance. It is her way to show her brothers that she is superior to them but everything in her life completely changes during her age of ceremony. Once a child is twelve years old, they are to attend the age of ceremonial. It is a short and simple procedure for the child to form a contract with a spirit. In her case, something they had never seen before happened. Not even one spirit appear within the circle to form the contract. At the start, they all thought that there was a mistake on the circle and proceeded to allow another child to come forth, but their hope was lost when even two spirits appeared and started fighting each other to be the first spirit to be contracted. Her father forces the ceremony to end and stop anyone from going out. He then bribes and threatens everyone within the scene, if any words got out that her daughter wasn''t able to contract with a spirit he will eliminate all of them at once. Everyone knows that even though Harry holds the position of Marquess, he is much more potent than any of the Duke out there. As he is one of the four generals that are tasked to defend the kingdom. E.g., This is how powers are distributed within the kingdom. King | Queen Prince | Princess General Duke | Duchess Marquess | Marchioness | Commander Count | Countess Viscount | Viscountess | Knights Baron | Baroness | Squire Peasants As one of the most powerful and trusted house within the kingdom is giving them a chance to walk away with their life intact, no one decline, after taking the gold from her father they walk away without any fuss. That day, children that come after them would have to turn up the next day as the priest apologizes to the rest that the circle of magic is currently weak and it is not confirmed that their child could form a contract. A simple but compelling argument that forces the parents to pull their child home immediately.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. Whose parent want their children to live without a spirit? The most convenient entity that could bring their life around if their child can contract a God level spirit. There are 9 tier to represents the spirits; God Level Continent Level Emperor Level King Level General Level Commander Level Knight Level Squire Level Peasant Level Each level of the spirit can change their contractor position within the world and ability to be able to do anything they want. E.g. The king has a Continent level spirit that could bring meteors down from the sky and eliminate his enemy. Each spirit can affect any element they want. Harry receive his position is purely due to his spirit that is an Emperor level, the only second strongest level below the king. Without the king, Harry could have even replaced the king himself. Thus, it is straight to say that having no spirit is the same as having nothing in the world. No one will compare you to another person if you do not have a spirit, no matter how genius you are. The incident changed Ava life completely, upon her arrival back to her mansion. The servants that hate her started showing their displeasure towards her. Pranks and insults hurled at her day after day. She tried to approach her father, but the administrator taking care of her father told her that her father was busy and had no time for her. It was time that things got real, even her eight-year-old brother know about her condition. Every time she met up with her brother Chris, he would smug at her back and brag that he wonders what kind of spirit he could get. While Ava usually mutters. ''Hope you get none too, and see how father will treat you then.'' The same year her youngest sister was born, Mia Philip. Strange enough, she never gets to see or approach her younger sister. Every time she tries, either Chris or the servants would prevent her from meeting Mia. Years pass, the news of her didn''t spread out and on this particular year. In fact, on her very sixteen birthday, her father told her to meet with her fiancee which immediately destroy her hope of gaining back her father trust toward her to become the owner of the household. Accompanied by her, was the cruel maid that she could never part, not because she wanted it to be this way, she was forced to by her father, the maid herself volunteer to be her personal maid. A maid that doesn''t give a fuck what happened to her milady life even if her milady is killed in front of her. The maid does heed the instructions given by her when they are outside but when within the premises she would quickly disappear and leave Ava alone. Ava spent four years of her life mostly alone once in a while able to chat with her only brother that treat her like a typical sibling, Thomas. Even though Ava had treated Thomas, her brother harsh previously, he didn''t mind and continued to approach her like his elder sister. Once her brother commented a proverb ''blood is thicker than water'' she was comforted by him and ignoring how she looks to others, Ava for the first time of her teenage life cried to her sleep on her younger brother lap. ~ Back to the present. She was going back to her mansion after meeting with Nigel, son of a baron. Nigel himself is one of most hardworking man within the army and news spread that he is about to be promoted into one of the knights. His spirit knight level is one of the reasons why he could be able to get to where he is today. No matter how much hard work you put in, but if your spirit level is lower than knight, you won''t be promoted. ''I wonder what will you do when you realize that you had been married to someone that doesn''t own a spirit. He might even store me inside his house so that he won''t be embarrassed anymore.'' As Harry knew the importance of a spirit within the world, he wanted to send Ava away from his household quickly and could even blame someone else. Imagine the daughter of Harry that has the reputation of the peerless genius but upon marriage to the son of a baron either the marriage or something that her husband had done resulting in losing her contracted spirit. Harry could fake his anger and force his personal army to destroy the family without being disturbed by the king. The king knew how much love Harry has on his daughter, previously brag to him on how Ava might become her successor if there isn''t any man in his family. As the carriage was about to reach her mansion gate, a sudden translucent window appears in front of her. [Congratulations you have been given a system to help fulfill your dreams. I am 001 and would love to be renamed by you. ] Ava immediately turns around looking for any suspicious person in her surrounding especially the sadistic maid but weirdly enough. "What''s wrong why are you looking at me like that milady? You can''t wait to say goodbye?" The bitch started smiling at her once more. "... Nothing." Ava closes her eyes, and the translucent window once again appeared inside her mind. ''Am I going crazy now? Is this both auditory and visionary hallucination?'' [RE] System Chapter 3 Connor didn''t want the being, that he occupied to know that he is a human being. It would take a couple of minutes to explain how he came to be. If the lady perceives him as a system at a start, he feels that he could easily manipulate her. In the meantime, as Ava Philip are trying to figure out what had happened to her. Connor opens up his status window as he desires to know more about the points that he received.
Name: 001
Class: System
Upgrade point: 1
Creation point: 100
Skill: Nil
Connor is finding a way to see if he could figure out what does upgrade point and creation means, he attempts to concentrate on the upgrade slot, fortunate enough, a new translucent window pops up.
Upgrade Point - Attribute to upgrade system level. More functions will be unlocked once the system is being updated.
''Hmm, what about this then?''
Creation Point - Attribute for the creation of magic and skills for the host to survive and complete quest.
''How do I level up though?''
Do you want to use the upgrade point to upgrade your system?
''Yes please.''
Please wait a while as the system is upgrading.
Connor doesn''t mind waiting. He needs to wait six months before he could proceed with his next life. It didn''t take long before a new notification window appears before him.
Congratulations for reaching level 2
You have unlocked a few functions.
Questing - System can create a quest for the host to complete, the quest must be beneficial to the host. Reward given to host will be randomized. Failure to complete the quest will result in penalties for both system and host.
Creation - System is allowed to create any kind of magic and skills, passive or active. Do bear in mind that activating creation magic will minus off your present creation points. The stronger the magic ability or skill, the higher the creation points needed.
Name: 001
Class: System II
Upgrade point: 0
Creation point: 100
Skill: Creation | Questing
Staring blankly at Ava, Connor realizes that even though he occupies himself to the young lady before him, he could, however, move about but incapable of going further than 10 meters from the lady. Thinking about his whole situation, Connor couldn''t help but break into a slight grin. He felt as if he is a ghost hunting the woman. One problem persists, he doesn''t know how to communicate with the lady. On one side, he felt that he should continue staying this way till the world war II starts or listen to the young lady story and empathize with her. Ava went inside her house and immediately asked permission to meet up with her father. She manages to calm herself down after suddenly hearing voices and window that came up from nowhere. ''I wouldn''t want these pesky servants to call me mental next. I might get sent to the mental asylum.'' "I am sorry, the master himself has declined your request." The butler replied while giving her a slight bow. "Is that so, I will take my leave then. Apologies for the sudden abrupt of my presence." Ava expression didn''t change and even let out a smile while replying to the butler. ''You didn''t even meet up with my father, liar.'' Ava silently revoked within her heart as she slowly walks towards her room. A couple of days pass, Connor didn''t attempt to make an effort of talking to the lady Ava that he is currently possessing. Ava Philip, as what he comes to know after hearing the servants called her to be. Weirdly enough, Ava is bullied by her very own servants. Connor didn''t expect to find the eldest daughter in the family to be hated, and unusual enough Ava didn''t retaliate. "Milady, lunch has been served, I will place the food outside the door as usual." The bitch, as what Ava called her to be. She is the maid that titled as Ava personal maid but often disappear when she is not in need. Passing through the door conveniently, Connor sees the actions taking in place outside the door. The maid spits her saliva on the food and writes words on the plate using a bottle of chili sauce. The maid then stands and walk away without caring whether her Milady gets the food or not. ''What is that suppose to mean? If Ava is not here, won''t she be unemployed? If I''m not wrong, being employed by her father that is accounted as one of the powerful people in the kingdom, she should be proud of it.'' Turning to look at Ava, she continues reading her book without caring much about what is happening outside. Connor believes that Ava knows about the maid doing and she always goes to the kitchen herself if she intends to have her meal. "Ava? Are you there?" A young man wearing a formal coat and black shoe start calling out for Ava outside her room. ''The next suspicious person would be her brother. Thomas Philip.''Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! Black short hair with blue eyes. If two of them were to go out, no one would guess that they are half-siblings as Thomas distinct features mostly gotten from his mother while Ava gets hers from her mother. "Brother? You''re back!" Ava immediately closes the book. Her previous demeanor diminishes including her cold personality. Ava skips to the entrance and opens the door without hesitation. Seeing her younger brother standing in front of her, Ava gave the brightest smile and proceeded to invite her brother into her room. "Brother, did you manage to persuade father to halt the marriage?" Thomas gives Ava a concerned look as he slowly shook his head. "Forgive me, sister, give me more time, I believe I am getting there, but sis, do you dislike Sir Nigel?" "What is there to like or dislike? Will father change his mind of destroying Nigel and his family at the cost of my feelings?" Thomas expression change of relief in a split of a second stun Connor but Ava didn''t catch it as she is looking down on the floor. "Be brave Ava, my sister. I know you can prevail with this minor obstacle and be back with our family before you know it." "Thank you brother, I know you are trying your best, our father is a stubborn man indeed." "Don''t mind about me, sister, you need to take care more about yourself. The servants were talking about you once more, and brother Chris is getting offended. I must be off now. Father is expecting me, and no sister, I can''t afford to bring you there, it might make your situation more dire as it is." "... I understand." "I take my leave then. Good night." "Good night brother." Connor followed Thomas out of Ava room and noticed Thomas stood by the closed door clenches his fist strong enough that trails of blood pour down from his hand to the carpet floor. Connor couldn''t stop his surprise as Thomas seems to have no change in his expression. "I''m sorry Ava. I''m truly am." Thomas says this words as he turns to look back at Ava closed door and slowly proceed to his father room. ''What is that suppose to mean?'' No matter how much he has seen these sibling converse, he isn''t exactly sure whether Thomas is trying to help or the bad one. Ava slowly walks to her previous spot and opens her book, but this time she turns to the scenery outside and sighs to herself. ''I still do not understand how does this world works and how do most people have the ability to use fire?'' Connor manages to catch a glimpse of the cooks and servants in the household using magic to produce fire and clean the house, but he had never seen Ava uses it. Sudden remembrance of the new function that Connor had just received not too long ago made him curious. He proceeds to try it out. ''Create quest, burn the curtains using fire magic.''
Your request has been rejected as host is unable to complete an impossible quest.
''She''s unable to use fire magic or unable to use all magic? Now I get it though. This quest creation saves me big time.'' ''Create quest, murder Chris Philip.''
Your request has been rejected as it doesn''t pose any beneficial value for the host to complete the quest.
''But he is the bad guy isn''t he?'' Silence prevails once more as no one answers him. ''Fine, let''s see Ava status shall we?''
Opening Ava Philip Status...
Name: Ava Philip
Age: 16
Spirits contracted: Nil
Status: Occupied by 001
Strength: 4
Intelligence: 14
Agility: 3
Endurance: 19
Average norm is 10
Skill: Nil
Magic Skill: Nil
''What a mess up attribute she has here. She almost has double the endurance that a normal people have, no wonder she could ignore all of the pranks and insult that been hurled to her without caring. For now, I name her thee genius tanker.'' Connor started to snicker at his bad joke. Talking about boredom, Connor decided to create an opportunity for himself, forcing Ava to get out from her boring lifestyle and most importantly seeing the lady being bullied helplessly. ''Create quest, meet Nigel within 96 hours.''
Would you like to confirm the quest ''meet Nigel within 96 hours?''
''Yes please.''
Quest has been confirmed.
''Wait, won''t you tell her to the quest then?'' As nobody answered him, Connor facepalms himself as he was digging his own grave by creating the quest. Now he needs to force Ava to somehow meet up with Nigel, or both of them will face a penalty. Of which that he doesn''t want to know. Connor breath out a nonexistence gas out from his mouth and starts his second conversation with the lady. [Greeting host.] Ava Philip immediately had a frown shown on her face and started looking around. [Feeling helpless and loss? I may very well be your hope in making yourself stronger.] "W-WHO! Where are you hiding!? This is not funny..." Ava quickly grabs something nearby to defend herself. [Are you the type to behold justice and be a hero or the ones that avoid the limelight while destroying evil?] "......" Ava seems not to be listening to Connor question as she continues to be wary of her surroundings. [I take that as none then. Search as you may, but you will never find me. You were the one that created me in the first place, you may very well destroy me if you want to, but first, you have to take your own life.] Connor didn''t let her cautiousness disturb his ongoing acting and continues letting out some truth. *Gasp *Thud Ava unconsciously released the book that she is holding to cover her mouth. [Ava Philip, I am part of your consciousness. You have created me for the sole purpose of protecting you. Now, what say you do the things I tell you to do.] Unexpectedly Connor cringes as he is trying his best to persuade the young lady. "W-What do you want from me!? I am worthless in this world as no spirits would want to contact me." ''Spirits? What is she talking about? Oh god, don''t tell me I broke her?'' Tears started pouring out from her eyes as she let out complaints about her life thinking that the demon resides her would let her off when it realizes that Ava holds no such power. "......Is... Is it gone?" Talking to herself, Ava continues to wait, but after a while, she let out a sigh of relief, upon after couldn''t help but become embarrassed of herself. She didn''t think that she would readily reveal her weakness to save herself. After wiping her tears away, Ava changed her clothes and proceeded to rest in her bed. Meanwhile, Connor is down laughing away as he didn''t expect things would turn out differently than what he vision. [RE] System Chapter 4 [Good morning Ava.] "Mmm mor-!" Ava didn''t think that she would rouse up hearing the demonic voice. She starts grabbing her head as she feels that she sees hallucination once again. [Do you happen to wish that you own an ability?] "I-I won''t sign any pact with a demon like you!" [Sigh, my, my. Such disappointment even though we hold the same consciousness.] "So what if you and I are the same? Prove to me then, that you have the power to defend me." [Misunderstanding once again are we? I am merely a conscious, your resolution to create miracles is set by your imagination. Now think, what powers do you seek and behold you might surprise even yourself.] Ava quietly put her palm on her heart as she thinks. Minutes pass as Connor awaits for Ava to set her mind straight and hopefully able to convince Ava that he is her ally. "Ability to create ice." Ava reply as she slowly opens up her eyes. Ava request easily foretold her true intention. She only wants to be accepted and be expected to take over the family household. She needs to persuade her father, having such powers will make his father alter his decision to marry off Ava to Nigel. [Very well.] ''Creation magic, Cryokinesis, the ability to manipulate ice freely without bounds.''
Insufficient creation points. Recommendation - Basic Cryokinesis - 10 creation points.
''How many points needed for Cryokinesis?''
10,000 points.
Connor is speechless after hearing the total points needed to get cryokinesis. He shook his head and asked another question. ''What''s the restriction of basic cryokinesis?'' [Host are only able to form ice as small as an ink pen. Proficient to assassinate enemies without being found out.] ''...... Well, that''s a start. Confirm creation magic of basic cryokinesis.''
Please wait...
"Why are you silent on me now?" Ava shook her head and stood up as she is certain that she genuinely is hallucinating, she feels stupid for believing such things. After bathing, Ava goes to the kitchen to grab herself a meal. Placing her food at the dining table, she then turns her view to the beautiful scenery outside.
Host status has been finished updating.
[It has been done.] "..... You again." [As promised, you have gained the ability to manipulate ice to a small extent.] "Mind telling me on how I can begin to manipulate them?" [Use your imagination. Set your mind to it.] "Haah? What kind of a joke is that? Now if I imagine an icicle to appear on top of my palm then it would...! EH!?" Ava is trying to ridicule the demonic conscious but its as if she is forced to swallow her words when she sees her reflection upon gazing at the icicle at the palm of her hand. Rubbing her eyes, blinking multiple times to convince herself what appears to be a miracle happening right before her eyes. As what they say, seeing is believing. *Knock As the door opens, the butler turns his gaze at Ava while showing her a frown. "Is something the matter milady?" "Nothing too big for you to task yourself with, I just happen to see a rat scuffling about which surprise me that''s all." "Is that so? Well, the presence of a rat does concern me. Very well, I will inform the rest to take note of it. I take my leave now milady." "Yes, please eradicate the rats so that I won''t perchance happen on them once more." After the butler takes his leave, Ava immediately opens and reveal the icicle on her palm that she unconsciously hid when the door opens previously. "It''s true then. I am not dreaming." [Are you convinced now?] "But how? I didn''t contract with any spirits that could allow any manipulation of magic." ''She once again brings up this entity call spirit. I wonder what roles do they play among the beings. My guess is to be the middlemen to allow being such as this lady right here to perform miracles which are known as magic ability.''This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. [You do not need such petty existence.] "Hey demon, seems like you don''t know how great the spirits can be. Some of them have the power to control weathers and even create mother nature if they want." ''Nevermind I take that back, holy shit, let''s hope I can even survive till world war 2. Wait, if I am to die now won''t I be reunited back to my wife?'' [That''s nothing to what you can do.] "We''ll see." Ava left the kitchen and advanced to her father room, ignoring the butler that tried to stop, she turns the knob and walks inside. Upon seeing her father, she stays at her spot while calmly calling out her father. "Father." "Forgive me, master. I am not able to stop her." "It''s okay, Gilbert. Leave us alone and close the door will you? I hope you can do that." "Right away master." The butler closed the door without any delay and left both Ava and her father alone in the room. Meanwhile, Harry Philip continues managing some documents. Only then, he turns to Ava. "Ava, my dear daughter. What can I do for you?" Ava is disappointed after hearing how her father starts the conversation. It''s been four years, four years of not talking to each other. Unconsciously, Ava grit her hand which she put it behind her back. "Father, please cancel my engagement. I have change, father. Please believe me." "Haha, I told Thomas to stop talking about this, didn''t he tell you? No? Then listen up, be a good daughter will you and do what I told you to do." ''Ouh, so Thomas did bring up the topic to help out her elder daughter. Now if only her father gives a chance to listen to his daughter, things might go another way.'' "But father." "No but''s, you may go now. I expect you to be ready next week for your second meet up with Nigel." ''Ah! Speaking of Nigel, what is the current quest status quo?''
Quest - Meet Nigel - Time left - 80 hours left
Ava didn''t reply to her father and tried to go back to her room. It seems the servant Gilbert has called for help. A young twelve-year-old boy that looks like her father, Harry, red hair with brown eyes stops her in her track. "May I help you? Dear brother of mine." As Ava is still down and frustrated being treated as an object by her father she unconsciously vents her frustration on her brother Chris that similarly treat her like so. "Tch. You never change huh, day by day, I hear complaints from servants about your petty attitude towards them." "Hooh? I wonder who did you hear it from?" "So that you can fire them? I warn you several times now sis. If you bully them too often, the spirits might even retaliate." ''So this is Chris huh.'' Connor flies around the young man as he is interested in the man that supposedly the bad person in the picture. [Delicious.] ''I can''t believe I just said that. I am straight, straight, straight. This is just an act calm down Connor.'' Connor even put his index finger deep in his mouth, but he didn''t even get the urge to vomit. Ava widens her eyes after hearing the demonic voice. She has forgotten about the demon that is currently possessing her. "Is there anything else you would like to say? If not, I have to take my leave as I have something to do." ''What a surprise she does care about her brother even though he treats her like that. What a kind but a naive person.'' "Grrr..... Listen to me, sister! If you don''t stop your bullying, I will have to use actions against you!" Ava ignores his brother Chris and hurries back to her room. Upon closing the door, she starts talking to herself. "Don''t you dare do anything to my brother." "YOU HEAR ME!? Demon!" [Why not?] "He is just a stupid child." [Hmm fine but you need to find me another being for me to eat.] "...." [How about Nigel.] "What!?" [Oho? Don''t tell me you love him?] "Tch... F-Fine, do your worse." [Ava oh Ava, you need to meet him personally. I give you twenty-four hours. You don''t want a brother of yours to end up dead won''t you?] Ava begins gritting her teeth. She couldn''t believe that even though she could use magic, nothing seems to have changed. She is still powerless. "....Shut up, I know." Ava does a couple of deep breathing exercise before changing her clothes. Minutes after, Ava walk herself out from her household and tell one of the coachmen that she needs to visit Nigel, son of the baron. The coachman looks confused for a second and tells Ava to wait a while as he prepares himself and drag the current horse to the stable. Unexpectedly Ava personal bitch can be seen hurrying out from her household. It seems someone has just told the maid about Ava intention of leaving the house. The maid can be seen sweating a lot and continues to inhale and exhale a tremendous amount of breath. She appears to be very angry as she is cursing as she approaches Ava. "M-Milady, where are you going?" "Karen, I forgot to send you word that I''ll be visiting Nigel today. Well, I can''t be blamed when the person herself isn''t always available to speak to." "..." Karen, aka the bitch, continues to glare at Ava as she is speechless. Not long after, the coachman approaches them with a pair of new horses. The journey to Nigel house didn''t take long and before Ava realize the coachman has already stopped the carriage and waiting for Ava to get off. Ava, in turn, starts to get nervous as what will she do when the people notice that upon meeting her, Nigel will end up dead. Since Karen is accompanying her, she isn''t able to converse with the demon. What if the devil takes his life immediately when they meet? "Milady is something wrong? Do we go back now?" Karen frowns and unexpectedly reveal the truth behind the intention of her questioning. "It''s nothing." ''Sigh, I''m a hypocrite aren''t I? The sole reason for canceling the marriage is so that Nigel and his family are safe from harm, but now I am personally doing father bidding. Looking from another view, I might be able to save Nigel parents if he is gone.'' Ava grabbed hold of the handle and got off from the carriage. She slowly walks towards Nigel household to somehow think up a plan, but unfortunately, upon seeing Ava, the guards can recognize her and communicate with each other. The other guard proceeds inside the household to inform their employer. "Greetings milady, how may I help you?" "I intend to meet with Nigel, is he present at the moment?" "Young master Nigel will be back shortly after his training. Allow me to escort you to the guest room." The guard turned his head upwards and nodded momentarily. Ava didn''t bother trying to know the meaning behind the nod and wait, though what the rest don''t know that Ava starts to feel anxious about the meeting. She does not hold any feelings towards Nigel at the same time do not have anything genuine to talk. The reason being that she is forced to meet up with Nigel, to sacrifice him to save her brother. ''Think Ava think!'' Ava continues to panic as she waits in the guest room. [RE] System Chapter 5
Congratulations for completing the quest.
You have gain 50 creation points.
For completing your first quest, you have gain additionally 100 creation points.
"A pleasure of meeting you once again, Ava Philip." A young man comes before Ava while giving her a slight bow as a sign of respect as her title is more prominent than him which Ava ignores as she feels like he is respecting her father instead. [Haha, didn''t expect you to be marrying a beast folk. Didn''t expect your father to favor a beast folk that much.] "...!" The demonic voice once again disrupts ava, but this time, it gives her one significant information that points out clues on what is currently happening. Though trusting the words said by the demon is another thing. "Hm? Did I say something wrong?" "Huh? No, it''s fine Nigel, perhaps you could repeat what you have just said." "I was saying about how I am looking forward to our next meeting. I am honored to be visited by you milady. Is there something you have forgotten to clarify during our previous meeting?" "Now that you brought that out, I happen to revise the business that you open up not too long ago, a merchant selling food resources but may I know what happen to it?" "Unfortunate cause, I''ve been too naive. Attacked and ransacked, all of the people that I have hired is dead. I didn''t expect news came round that quick. I''m embarrassed." ''When is the demon going to kill him?'' "It seems the conversation could take some time, will you stay for dinner? My father would love to meet you again." "Perhaps I will. I thank you in advance for the hospitality that you''re giving me." "Then forgive me as I am needed in some place else." "You are forgiven, thanks once again." "You are welcome." ''That''s all? Is it because they are not married yet?'' Connor is puzzled as it didn''t take far longer than two minutes before Nigel has gone out from the room. *Thud As the door closes, Ava awaits for a few seconds before speaking out. "You lie." [I don''t lie, only giving you a bit of false information.] "Then you lie about Nigel being a beast folk?" [Well, I don''t exactly eat... What? What is it you''re talking about?] ".... You say Nigel is a beast folk." [Indeed he is. Isn''t apparent, with fur and pointed ears, I can''t believe you ask that kind of pointless question.] "What animal is he?" [A bear.] "Then demon, tell me, how do two humans bear a beast folk?" [Playing with words are we? Giving birth you mean?] "Answer my question demon." [Why ask so many questions when you know what is the answer?] "...." ''Sigh, according to what I''ve read in various kinds of novels in my past life. This type of girl is going to get herself into trouble real soon. Let''s see her status once again.''
Name: Ava Philips
Title: Genius Tanker
Age: 16
Spirits contracted: Nil
Status: Occupied by 001
Strength: 4
Intelligence: 14
Agility: 3
Endurance: 18
Skill: Nil
Magic Skill: Basic Cryokinesis
''Pfft, genius tanker. Let''s see how many points needed for Ava to be a true tank.'' ''Creation magic, Immune to physical attack.''
Insufficient creation points, recommendation physical resistance I - 25 creation points
''How many creation points I am left with currently?''
240 creation points are available.
''Hmm, physical resistance is useless if she is too slow to get away in time. Creation magic, teleportation.''
Insufficient creation points, recommendation inferior blink - 200 creation points.
''Details on magic ability, inferior blink.''
Inferior blink - The ability to appear in a location within a maximum distance of twenty meters. Cooldown period of six hours. Restriction of only one person.
''That is a good escape for now I guess. Hmm, Ava needs something to protect her, creation magic, protection dome.''The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.
Insufficient creation points, recommendation rune of protection I - 30 creation points.
''Detail, next time just elaborate without me asking please.''
Rune of protection I - The ability to nullify physical or magical power once with a strength of spirit commander and below. Cooldown period of twenty-four hours.
''I don''t think I have much choice now do I? Creation magic, inferior blink, rune of protection I and let''s add basic nature. It would be good as nature is around her location.''
Corrections, basic nature I or II
''Shouldn''t it be the same cost as basic cryokinesis?''
Basic nature is a skill that is not popular among the realm thus it is by far cheaper than other elements.
''Just curious, what''s the cost of basic nature I?''
1 creation point. Basic nature I - The ability to feel the feelings of flora around. Perfect for someone who is a gardener.
''I guess basic nature II doesn''t change much?''
10 creation points. Basic nature II - The ability to interact with flora to a small extent and be able to feel the feelings of flora around. Perfect for someone who is a gardener.
''Alright get all three of these.''
Confirmation on creation magic - inferior blink, rune of protection I and basic nature II
''Yes please.''
Updating, please wait, please prioritize which magic you would like to update first.
''Hmm... Rune of protection I first after that inferior blink and last is basic nature II. No point getting inferior blink first if she is already hurt. Now I wonder what she is doing now?'' Connor looks down staring at Ava that appears to be fiddling with some mechanism. ''What is she doing with that thing?''
A perfume, dear system.
''....... Is she trying to get herself killed? Sigh, well why not. By dying she will free me anyway. Though, I am curious to know to what extent a being will become if I gain enough creation point to give her immortality. Will I survive with her even after world war II ends or straight game over for me while she still immortal.''
Rune of protection I have been updated.
''That''s a relief. Now let''s make this into a quest. Quest creation - Make it back to Ava house without dying.''
Correction, Ava has to be back at her house within twenty-four hours.
''Fine... Twenty four hours it shall be.''
Quest has been created. Quest - Ava Philip would have to reach her house within twenty-four hours.
Connor continues to view Ava action while he needlessly shakes his head once a while as he disagrees on the things that she is trying to do. Is she dangering herself because of me? Am I at fault for telling her about Nigel being a beast folk or she doesn''t trust my word for it? No matter, she is dangering her life for a petty excuse of trying to know the truth at the expense of getting on a wrong side of a beast folk. For what happened to the real Nigel, I won''t be surprised if the man is long dead. *Thud, thud A sound of the door knocking. "Milady, master awaits you at the dining table." The butler opened the door without receiving permission to enter. "Mmm." Ava slowly stands and follow the butler. ''The amount of perfume is enough for a human nose. Now I wonder what will happen if I get close to Nigel.'' Ava didn''t miss the change of expression by the butler as he frowns after unconsciously breathing through the intense perfume that she had applied on her clothing. "Here we are milady." The butler opened the door to the dining room and signal her to come inside. As Ava enters, the one that grabs the most attention unexpectedly is Nigel. Nigel started coughing non-stop while covering his nose. ''So he was telling the truth.'' Ava unconsciously exposes a slight grin which disappears the next second. "Son are you alright?" "Cough* I''m alright, please excuse me." Nigel hurried out from the room after excusing himself. "Oh my, apologies. Does Nigel prefers another kind of perfume?" Ava comes forth to indicate that she is still in the room. "Oh no dear, Nigel love smelling this type of perfume. I''m impressed, Ava." Nigel mother, Olivia Smith, has put word during their first meetup that Nigel has a considerable interest in a particular perfume which Ava has applied on her clothing. "Thank you, madam." "Don''t you worry dear, sooner or later you will be my daughter." Olivia Smith is delighted to get a beautiful daughter in law which has a reputation of being the peerless genius which even impresses the majesty himself. "Now that she is here let''s eat! I''m starving." Wilson Smith, Nigel father, doesn''t want the disturbed atmosphere to prolong. In the absence of Nigel, Ava converse to both of Nigel parents. The things that stand out the most is how much love his parents are giving Nigel. No matter what title his father holds, having your parents loving you is the one thing that she wanted all along, but it seems fate has made it otherwise. Ava feels envious hearing how Nigel parents brag on his strengths and the good points about him. She knows that they are trying their best to grab her as their daughter and possibly get the best chance to re-establish and be promoted within the land. Contrary to what they believe, things would go way off from what they expect. If Ava is to marry the fake Nigel, his innocent parents will get caught in the incidents one might call ''accident.'' They will get slaughtered by her father, Harry Philip who is trying to fix his only weakness and is trying to turn it into sympathy. As such he will have an excuse to gather more supporters. He might even be able to receive the only daughter of the king by letting either Chris or Thomas get to her. Sophia Hagen, the real genius that is rumored to be loved by spirits. A total of four spirits appeared within the circle during her ceremony when she is twelve years old. She is blessed with good looks and talented in sword fighting. It is told that she once command a sizeable amount of troops to fight off the neighboring army during a battle. The soldiers look up to her will readily die for her. "I''m sorry dear, Nigel isn''t here to see you off. I wonder where did that kid run off to." Olivia apologies on behalf of Nigel as weirdly enough he didn''t appear after he excuses himself during the start of the meal. "It''s okay madam. We will meet again, the week after. Take care." Ava replies as she got up inside the carriage. After a nod of affirmation, the carriage started moving. A thought suddenly come to her, what if the beast folk doesn''t want anyone to find out anything about him? Will he try to silence her? "Milady, what is with the excessive use of perfume? A plan of yours to break your marriage?" The maid sneers at Ava while she covers her nose to show how absurd it is. Ava didn''t mind Karen provocation as she is too busy scolding herself for doing the stupidest act ever to an enemy of the human race. Why does she have to prove that the demon is lying by revealing to the beast folk that she knows the truth? ''Calm down, Ava. He might not have realized it. It won''t take long before I reach home now.'' Not known to her, the maid in front of her started frowning while giving a short glance outside the window once every while. Ava is bewildered when the carriage started slowing down. Meanwhile, Connor sigh as he knew that getting out alive is harder than it looks.
Inferior blink has been updated.
''Seems like luck is on our side.'' [RE] System Chapter 6 "Why are we stopping?" Ava asks the coachman as she nervously grips her other palm. "There seems to be a terrible accident ahead of us milady. A carriage has crashed into one of the trees nearby, and I am unable to maneuver the carriage around the fallen objects." The Coachman frankly describes the situation without realizing the wrong word of choice. Ava, on the other hand, is too anxious to realize. She feels that something terrible is going to happen and starts blaming herself. Hearing the rumors and being at the scene has an entirely different feel to it. If someone were to tell her that she is about to be attacked, she could bravely say up front that she would face it head on, but now that something similar is happening, Ava started shivering in fear. "Milady, what''s wrong? Are you afraid of the dark Milady?" Karen continues to smile as if enjoying the scene that is happening in front of her. Ava feels bad that nobody except her knows that they are about to be attacked. Thus, she unexpectedly mutters out something. "An a-a-attack... S-Save yourself..." Ava stutter as she couldn''t believe that she tries to save someone that she hates. The maid, Karen started frowning. She gives Ava a stare before getting out from the carriage. ''......She''s running away leaving me behind?'' Due to Ava mind being a frenzy, she starts to think negatively. Connor is expecting Karen to run away into the forest, but things don''t go the way he thinks. Connor jaws drop when Karen suddenly takes out a knife out from her inner thigh, and her expression turns grim. ''Is she an assassin?'' Connor starts to be amused about Karen reveal. Karen nods at the Coachman as he continues to push the various obstacle out of the way while being high alert for any incoming ambush. The next thing that blows Connor mind is that both Karen and the Coachman seem to have their mouth moving, but he doesn''t seem to hear anything. He even goes to the extent of putting his ears next to Karen''s mouth. Unlike the others, he is unable to listen to the chants. It didn''t take long before the items are out in the way and allow the carriage to move without any risk of breaking its wheel. Karen shakes her head and gets inside the carriage. Inside the carriage, Ava is still making her body as small as possible. She yelped upon seeing Karen getting up in the carriage which allows Karen to make fun of her once again. Seeing Karen being healthy gives a sense of relief to Ava and let her guard down. Ava sighs as it might just be her imagination that she is in danger. Connor being apathetic about the beings current predicament and is sitting on top of the carriage looking over the surrounding and express internally to himself, how creepy this place is. It is still evening, but no light is to be seen, without the lanterns that are hung on the carriage, no one will be able to see anything pass five meters ahead of them. Funny enough, the kingdom allows it to happen as they didn''t put up lanterns that won''t be put off. For goodness sake, there''s magic in this world why don''t they do that? *Dthussshhhh *Tiing The carriage began to move but not too long after. A blast can be heard on the wooden door follow up by a sound of steel being hit. "GO!! GO!!" A scream can be heard after. Connor first action is to look at his own body, to his surprise, he still exists. Looking through the carriage under him, he finds that the door to his left to be missing while Karen is currently looking at Ava seemingly confuse over what has just happened. Karen''s mouth started moving again, but this time he notices something different. The carriage has a protective shield over it at the same time the difference in speed is extraordinary. ''Now, that''s what I would like to see.'' Connor proceeds to lie down at the top of the carriage while thinking whether the choices that he has made is the right one. ~Meanwhile Ava is feeling daze and is looking at her hands. She couldn''t believe that she had survived the initial attack. The attack, blast the wooden door beside her away. That is how potent the offense was, and she manages to escape that? Ava believes that the demon has something to do with saving her life. Perhaps Karen knows what had happened as she yells for the Coachman to move a second after the carriage got ambushed. Though currently, Karen seems to be staring at Ava weirdly which creeps her out. "Milady, we have arrived." Karen turns towards the confuse Ava and signal her to get down from the carriage. Connor shrugs his shoulder as it seems that the situation is not dire enough for him to make Ava use the inferior blink that he had purchased. Nonetheless, he still needs to make sure Ava knows of her power as the rune of protection doesn''t necessarily save her. ''How long more before Ava can use rune of protection I?''
Rune of protection I is currently on cooldown - 23 hours and 42 minutes left before it can be used once more.
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Congratulation, you have completed the quest - Ava Philip would have to reach her house within twenty-four hours.
You have gain 50 creation point
''Only fifty? Well, it can''t be helped there''s not much fighting going on.'' Ava walked inside her room and slowly close the door. "Demon, tell me. Did you save me?" Ava looked down as she converses with the demon. ''....She''s too naive.'' [As a result of your stupidity, you receive a near death experience. How do you like it?] There is a slight pause before she starts to break down at the same time, reaching her room allows her to release the tension thus to her relief she starts to cry unconsciously. "I hate it... I HATE it... Sob* Sob*." Ava hid in a corner and started crying. Once again making herself small she started shivering. Conner facepalmed himself as he starts to question Ava intelligence. Will this happen to those that don''t go out from their comfort zone once in a while? Or fear is the reason that overwhelmed her till she is unable to think straight. Knock* A sudden knock interrupts Ava thoughts. "Milady, the master would like to speak to you at the dining room." Karen''s voice resounded within Ava room. Snapping back to reality, Ava realizes it is the opportunity she''s been waiting. If her father knows about her change, he might cancel his decision to force Ava to marry Nigel. "I''ll be out in a minute." Ava wipes her tears off from her eyes and changes her clothes. [For listening to my command I have given you some abilities. Three in fact.] "What is it?" [Inferior blink - The ability to appear in a location within a maximum distance of twenty meters but it have a cooldown period of six hours. Restriction of only one person.] [Next is basic nature II - The ability to interact with flora to a small extent and be able to feel the feelings of flora around.] [Last but not least is the one that had saved you, rune of protection I - The ability to nullify physical or magical power once with a strength of spirit commander and below. Cooldown period of twenty-four hours.] "Demon, why didn''t you tell me sooner?" Ava starts to feel angry. If she had known about her ability, she wouldn''t have yelp or scream in terror. Most of the scream is internally, but this may have helped her avoid being made fun of by Karen. [You''re saying your reputation is far much important than your life.] "Equally important, you don''t understand demon. If people know that I the peerless genius, is a noncontractor, my life would be meaningless." "Milady? Is anyone inside with you?" Ava opened the door and revealed that there isn''t anyone inside. Karen did not believe her and proceeded inside the room, and as usual, Connor sees Karen mouth moving, but he is unable to hear anything. ''What happens to language comprehension? Is there something blocking, not to allow me to hear the conversation?'' It took about a few seconds before Karen turn around and stare at Ava weirdly. "Come on Milady. You are late." Karen decided to let her suspicions go and told Ava to walk on ahead. Since Ava walks on ahead, Karen turns her head towards Ava room. Her intuition is saying that something is following them, but she can''t seem to pick up any scent. At the same time, Connor put his face close to Karen. It didn''t bother him much as no one can see him but if they do, he gladly accepts it. ~ At the same time A platoon of soldiers is out investigating the crashed carriage. "High chance of them getting killed by two separate groups." The man in charge states his opinion after seeing the dismemberment done to the humans inside the carriage. A few of the newbie soldiers started puking after seeing the horrors. Within the crashed carriage a man is seen left with his top while his bottom is nowhere to be found. His insides splattered all over the place. Nearby a nude woman is holding on a decapitated head of a young girl. The child''s eyes are still wide open, and her expression of fear and surprise show that they might have gotten ambushed. The woman, on the other hand, appears to be rape viciously and her cause of death, bloodloss. The body of the young girl is also missing at the scene of the crime while there''s a blood trail heading up to the forest ahead of them. "Sir, we manage to get their identity down." A pale young soldier comes up to the person in charge. "Give me a brief report." The man reply as he is still examining the scene. "Their identification cards show that they are from Roukitz village and from the amount of luggage they have, it seems that they are coming to our kingdom either for a short vacation or to sell items for a living." The inexperienced young man says out his opinion while being uncertain about it. "Get two more soldiers to accompany you to Roukitz village to inform about their death and get your facts right. You are to report to me three days from now, gather your things. If no one volunteer to follow, you tell them I will make all of them follow." "Right away sir!" The soldier hurried off to his other platoon mates. "Joseph, you sure this is not done by common bandits? The claw marks and the missing body part is surely by the wolves around this region." "I''m sure. It is too coincidental. We got ambushed, while I was fetching the general daughter back home." Joseph, disguise as a Coachman to protect Ava from harm, is a knight. Expected of a household of a noble, Harry wouldn''t hire ordinary peasants within his home. "What!?" "We are fortunate to get away alive as the power used to blast my carriage door is of commander level." "D-Did...Did she die?" "No." "Huh?" "Don''t ask, I am as clueless as you. I don''t think I should be known about this. Things are different now, don''t let your guard down. Someone out there is seeking to bring the general down." "Perhaps, it is the first time there''s such incident within our kingdom." "Now, help me clean up the mess. It is unfortunate, but I don''t think giving the family a proper burial would even appease their spirits." "I suppose so." Two of them starts chanting. "Scent removal." As he mutters the word, the smell of blood disappears. The person next to him follows up. "Firewall, destroy everything in your path." "Barrier, prevent the fire and smoke to be released out." The surrounding started burning, and it is controlled not to spread to anywhere else. As it burns, Joseph blocks the heat and smoke from going out. Their job is about to end, but something happens. The fire morphs into an angry face with tears of fire flowing out of the eyes. "AVENGE US!" The spirit screams before it disappears along with all of the objects and bodies, leaving behind ashes and scorch marks on the ground. "It would be grateful if they give us a head''s up on who is the culprit." "Joseph, don''t be rude, it is unfortunate enough for them." "Excuses, you''re afraid of them. Now let''s go back." "......Sigh alright. I''m curious though. I hope Karen could enlighten us on what transpired inside the carriage." "Don''t you ever learn? Some things are best to leave it alone." Joseph shakes his head while sighing. [RE] System Chapter 7 "I take my leave now Milady." Karen has no intention of listening on the things that are about to happen. After signaling for Ava to proceed she walk away. Ava nods her head nervously but happy at the same time. After taking a huge breath in and out to calm herself down, she slowly opens the door. Meanwhile, Connor manages to see Karen venting her frustration. Karen continues scolding Ava as she slowly walks away from the dining room. "Bitch... Fucking bitch! Is it all a bluff now huh? Shit!" Connor would rather listen to Karen venting as she might unconsciously spit out some information that he wants to know but he is forced to stop as he is bound to Ava. "Ava tell me what had happened?" To her disappointment, her father didn''t care to ask whether she is alright; instead, he just wants to get information out of her. ''Why don''t you ask Karen...'' In Ava mind, she childishly hopes to reply that way, but as a noblewoman, her father would perceive it differently. "Nigel mother once told me that Nigel has an interest of a set of perfume. Seeing that one set is not enough I''ve gone to Nigel house to ask his mother if there are any other things that he might be interested in." "Hmm... Karen informed me that you told her that there''s going to be an attack even before it happens. Care to elaborate?" ''So you did ask that bitch first. Why are you asking me once more then?'' Ava fume as she feels that her father is interrogating her. "I did try to tell you in our previous meeting. I have changed father." "Yes, I remember, you did announce it. Go on." "A spirit contracted with me, and now I can use magic." [I am a spirit now?] "Hmm... Show me." "Of course father." Ava closes the palm of her hand and imagines the icicle once more. "Here it is, father." Harry stare motionlessly at the icicle while expecting something more to happen. Ava realizes her mistake and tries to diffuse the situation. "T-this is just the start. My magic will continue to grow father." "..." Ava father didn''t reply and continued to eat his food. "Take a seat and have dinner with me." Ava turns towards the table and realizes there''s another set of meal. She didn''t expect to be invited to have dinner with her father. Most importantly, after four years of not talking to each other. It just didn''t sit right with her when she is suddenly introduced to such circumstance. As she is eating, the question of ''Will you cancel my marriage with Nigel?'' Is stuck, as she hasn''t found a perfect time to ask. In the end, Ava held her tongue and simply regretted not asking. Currently, she is punching her pillow while venting her frustration. [I''m surprised Ava, you didn''t try to show the rest of your ability.] "Shut up demon. What makes you think my father is going to change his mind when he sees my other ability?" [You''re right, but I''m confused. Dear Ava, tell me, what makes you that committed to not marrying Nigel? From what I''ve seen, you do not care about Nigel or Nigel parents. Nigel parents for that matter is just using you to increase their stability and power in this life.] "You don''t understand demon! Spirits drive this world. It won''t matter whether you are married to a duke or even a prince. The point being is that once married. It is required for both parties to step into a simple ceremony of marriage. Surrounded by spectators. Upon contact with the magic or circle drawn on the ground, the spirit of both parties would be visible to everyone, and the spirits will perform a contract to the opposite party. Nigel parents don''t want me. They want Nigel to get my spirits of which something that I do not have." [Oh, you do not want to be embarrassed? Afraid of your reputation ruined by the occasion and toss away by everyone else?] "..." Ava ignore Connor words as she doesn''t feel like arguing with something that wouldn''t understand. [Ava, have you forgotten about my existence?] "What can you do? To give me another power so that you can eat someone else within my family?" [You lied to your father about my existence. Why not lie again during the ceremony? If no one wants to believe you, you can provide them with some free show with new abilities of your own.] "In return?" [You catch on pretty fast Ava. It''s simple, listen to my demands or there will be penalties.] "What... What kind of penalties." [Oh trust me, you wouldn''t want to know.] ''I don''t even know it myself.'' Connor mutters to himself "Then, is it possible to provide me with these abilities for now. Precognition, telepathy, clairvoyance." [Such powers are too valuable to be rewarded on you. Not right now anyway. You need to do a whole lot of bidding before you can receive such game-breaking abilities.] ''Magic creation, precognition, telepathy and clairvoyance.''
You have insufficient creation points, no recommendation ability on the related terms.
''As expected, may I know their points?''
Precognition - 50,000 points. Telepathy - 10,000 points. Clairvoyance - 10,000 points.
''I only have 50 creation magic point. I''m way over my head if I am going to help her survive in this world. A few points to take note, doing something risky and stupid if I may say will gain creation point. Next is to be able to survive without being injured and last but not least is the amount of time needed to complete the quest. These things are to look out for when I am to create a quest.''If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. "Tell me then, what is your next order." Ava reputation and purpose in life is on the line thus she''s desperate to fix it. ''Opportunity to use her inferior blink.'' [Pack up, it''s time to go on a journey.] "Huh? What do you mean?" [Ava, the longer you stay here. The more powerless you become to be. Look around you. You have no allies. So go out there and make one, well more than one I suppose. For the time being, disguise yourself. Hopefully, you are smart enough not to get find out.] Thinking back, the demon is right except for her brother, Thomas. She has no allies, and even her father doesn''t care about her. Her mother? Ava doesn''t even know if she is still alive. Similar to her father, she hasn''t met her mother since four years ago. Mia? Her little sister? Ava doesn''t even recognize her as not once in her life, seen her. ''Good choice.'' Connor is impressed as Ava starts to pack her bag. ''Create quest, Get out from Philip residence two hours from now.''
Confirmation on the quest - Getting out from Harry Philip household. Time limit 2 hours.
''Confirm.''
The quest has been confirmed.
~ Meanwhile Harry Philip and Ava personal maid, Karen is having a discussion. "As always, thank you for protecting my daughter. Things will go to normal and remember not to say a word about Ava powers." "W-Why did you lie to us about her not having any power." "... You''re dismissed. I have other things to do." "Tch..." Karen stomped out from the room in anger. After the door is slam shut from the outside, Harry stops his work and turn his head towards the window. "Sigh, they seem to have pushed their plan forward. The kingdom is in danger. I would need to place more troops to defend my family." Harry sigh in sadness, after closing his eyes for a while his expression change covering his weakness and called out his trusted subordinate. "Gilbert!" "Yes, sir!" Gilbert immediately opens the door without hesitation and wait for instruction. "Find out who is trying to manipulate my daughter. She lied while showing me her power without using any help from a spirit." "Right away!" Harry furrowed his eyebrow. No such existence would allow beings to gain power other than spirits. He turns to the mechanism that placed near his table. ''Wind'' The mechanism immediately lit up, clear as a day. Harry cancel his power and sigh. It is the mechanism that he had placed on his lap to judge what rank of a spirit did his daughter has contracted but it didn''t light up at all. ''It''s not a mistake then. Someone is using Ava to do their bidding.'' ~ Ava put the ink pen she''s holding down and proceeds to slap both of her cheeks. Sneakily walks out of her room. Fortunate for Ava, most of the servants within the household tends to stay clear of her room. Thus she can freely roam, and no one would know of her location. Dress as ordinary folk that she has gotten from her brother Thomas to help her sneak out in order to accompany him out. Ava slings her small bag consist of a few pairs of clothing, and the remaining amount of gold left with her. Nervousness and excitement accompany her as she slowly moves from one end to another. It didn''t take her long before she gets to the location that she needs to be to get away from the household without being seen. [You have been seen.] Ava turns around in search of anyone her surrounding. Upon seeing no one, she is about to scold Connor for playing a prank on her. [It''s Karen, she''s hiding twenty meters behind you.] "... Now what." [Don''t look back. Walk out and approach the fence, don''t waste your stamina.] "I get it now, but I haven''t tried to use the inferior blink." [Imagine you''re disappearing and appearing on the location that you are imagining.] "You make it sounds easy." Ava slowly walks towards the fence without being stopped by Karen. Connor knows that Karen would quickly catch up to Ava if Ava were to run now. Thus he let Karen underestimate Ava and hope for the best that she wouldn''t be able to see her. [Climb out.] "Huh? You serious?" Ava is dumbfounded when she is told to climb a three-meter fence which has a sharp pointed blade at the top of it. [A joke.] "....You." [Find the furthest spot you can see and use your ability.] Ava looks out to the horizon and closes her eyes. As she envisions herself disappearing and appearing to the location. Light particles appear around her body. Ava body slowly turns translucent and finally vanishing into nothingness. She then blinked near the position that she wants. Connor too is dragged out with Ava. Before he knows it, he is right beside Ava.
You gain 50 creation point for completing the quest - Getting out from Harry Philip household.
''Sigh, She''s lucky that she doesn''t need to use the inferior blink during the ambush. It takes too long for her to blink away. By the time she''s tried to use it, she might have been hit by a magic attack.'' [Ava snap out of it. You got to go. While you run to the nearest tavern, use your basic nature II to create random tracks to misled Karen.] "What are you talking about? She''s a maid." [Hah! Stop questioning and follow my instruction.] "..." Ava observes her surrounding, after a few seconds, she started running towards the nearest tavern. ''Nature, I am not sure if you can hear me. If you do please create some tracks to misled my whereabouts.'' |We heed your call being.| Ava didn''t expect any replies from the nature around her hence she accidentally falls while planting her face to the ground. [You got guts.] "Ouch... Err, what are you talking about?" [You trying to disfigure your face so that no one can find you.] "... Oh, shut up demon. Ouch, did I broke my nose?" Ava attends to her nose. [...] ''Thanks, nature. I best go now.'' Ava thank and give a slight bow. ''She might be broken.'' Connor is struck speechless seeing a young lady bowing to no one in front of her. ~ Twenty minutes ago "Where''s that bitch going? She rarely goes out of her room during nighttime." Karen got out from her room. |Karen, Ava is taking the route out to the back of the house.| "Thanks, Mileni. Time to see what she got in store for us." It didn''t take long before Karen sees Ava. "She''s trying to sneak out isn''t she?" |High chance, she appears to be talking to someone.| "Probably spirit of hers." |Not possible Karen. I do not sense any spirits nearby only the ones above us.| "..." Karen suddenly remembers the words Harry said to her. - Remember not to say a word about Ava powers - "Then who is she talking to? Mileni is there such magic that allows you to converse from far away." |There is.| "Talking to another being I mean." |Not that I know of. Possibly Emperor level or higher. My friends, they do not have such power. Karen, she''s walking out towards the fence.| "Don''t you worry. Ava, can''t climb such tall fence. She might even fall to her death." |I see, she the cause of your mother predicament after all.| "Mileni stop talking about it. What if someone hears it." |Fine... S-She disappearing!| "Huh who!?" |Ava!| "What!" Seeing Ava covered in white particles while slowly becoming translucent stunned Karen. "D-Do something! Are you able to stop her actions?" |I don''t think so. I would need to silence the one that is doing the chant not the target, but I do not detect any being outside that is helping Ava getting out from the household.| "Shit! Goddamit." Karen started cussing after Ava disappeared from her sight. In a hurry, she ran towards Harry Philips room. [RE] System Chapter 8 Sounds of Crowds moving* "Fresh meat! Come get your fresh meat!" A butcher is trying his best to attract customer to his shop. From the day Connor is transported to the spirit rift, he doesn''t feel any need to eat, drink and sleep thus he continues to play with the system. ''Magic creation, immortality.'' [Insufficient creation point, no related recommendation is found.] ''How much creation point is needed?''
100,000 creation points.
''How much creation point needed for allowing the host to see other people names on top of their head.''
300 creation points.
''Oh, that''s convenient, though there is so much I want her to get, but I only have 50 points. Creation point for minimap?''
500 creation points.
... Connor continues to play around with the system until the bustling noise around awakens ava. Ava in return immediately springs out from her bed after she wakes up. "Oh yeah, I sneaked out from my house yesterday. Urgghh... Yawn* What time is it?" [What am I? Your servant?] "... Sigh. Morning demon." Ava got up from the bed and peer out at the window nearby. Seeing that it is already noon she arbitrarily smiles to herself. [Inferior blink is available for use. Three hours left before your rune of protection I, is available for use.] "Yawn* So many things to see and do." After stretching herself, she hurried off to get a bucket of hot water to wipe herself. [You are not here for sightseeing.] "I know, it''s just this is my first time out without being followed. Cut me some slack." [Keep that to a minimum if you do not want your life to be in danger.] "I know, can I get an ability to let me know if I''m in danger?" ''Creation magic, danger instinct.''
Danger instinct I - The ability to detect and be aware of the danger surrounding the host. Able to identify threat around 50 meters of the host. 50 creation point needed.
''Oh god... Oh well, she''s going to get more points anyway. Confirm danger instinct I.''
Danger instinct I have been confirmed, updating it now.
[You have to wait for a while before the ability is awarded to you. In the meantime, I explain the ability to you. Danger instinct I - The ability to detect and be aware of the danger surrounding the host. Able to identify threat around 50 meters of the host.] "Thanks, demon, now time to have breakfast." ~ Meanwhile A group of soldiers has reached Roukitz village, but they didn''t expect to stumble upon something worse. "Let''s hurry." The soldier that is accompanying him nods in agreement. While approaching the village, they hope that things aren''t bad as they can be seen. Huk* Elurrrgh* Three of them starts to throw up after seeing the conditions of the village. At the start, the bad smell forces them to cover their nose as they get nearer to the village but upon seeing decapitated bodies all over the village. They couldn''t help but vomit out their lunch. "W-What the fuck happen here?" "George, I don''t see any women and child. Only men." "I can''t believe you can still try to take a look at what is happening." "Scent removal." The bad smell around them slowly vanished. "Thanks, Bill, let''s take turns." "More importantly, from the look of it, this seems to be the doing of the thugs." "You mean they chase the people that manage to escape? I don''t think mere thugs would care about runaways." "Either that, they intend to cover their identities. Anyway, let''s see if we can find anyone that is still alive." Puddles of blood can be seen everywhere within the village, The horrors of death can be seen on the victim decapitated heads. Some of the victim''s eyes seem to be missing, and they would find them ten meters away from the head. The brutality of their finding gives them shiver thinking what kind of people would do this kind of things. "This is hatred. Did the village make an enemy of someone powerful?" "Ryan, what''s wrong? What are you looking at?" "Guys, I feel something terrible is within that huge storeroom. My spirit warns me to stay away from the place." Bill and George nod their head and quickly draw their sword. Giving signs to each other, they slowly approach the storeroom. Blood still can be seen pouring out from the storeroom despite the amount of time that has passed by. Three of them nod to each other after deciding to proceed with their plan. "Fireblast" *Dsshhhh The magic burst the wooden door to pieces.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. Bill charge in courageously. While George and Ryan standby outside but after a few minutes and not hearing any sounds they slowly walk inside. They see Bill crouching down, hands down to the ground while weeping to himself.They are about to ask what is wrong but something apparent attracts them. Dead men and women bodies were piled one after another in the middle of the storeroom. Another thing that makes them speechless is that all of the bodies are naked, accompanied by the smell of semen. White organic fluid is all over the women bodies. In fact, most of the male victims die while showing pleasurable expressions. Different from the men, the women seem to be suffering, and a massive amount of blood can be seen pouring out from their abdomens. "F-Fuck them... How could they do this?" "Mental serial killers... Let''s quickly report to the general." "I can''t believe such a thing has happened to the village that is under our general." "Someone is out there to bring down our general." "What do you mean?" "The day that we are tasked to travel to this village, I heard that Ava Philips, our general daughter was attacked." "Then what are we waiting for? Let''s go report before it''s too late." "You''re right." As the three soldiers and their horses gallop away from the horizon, a demi-human can be seen sitting on top of the storeroom. ~ Back to Connor and Ava "How much for the dagger?" "100 gold coins. Hey lady, no matter how much you ask, the price won''t go down." ''Tch, the bad thing about wearing a commoner clothing.'' [How about killing him and end this farce.] "F-Fine, here you go 100 gold coins." "Finally huh, stupid girl." After paying the man, she quickly takes the dagger and stomps out from the shop. "Hey, is there an alternative method to speak to you? It''s inconvenient for me if I have to voice out for you to hear them." ''Now that she brings it out, I didn''t realize such convenience. Am I able to read my host thoughts?''
The host would need to trust the system and enable it for the system, in this case, you, to be able to hear her mind.
[I''m your conscious Ava, you decide whether I can hear your mind or not. It will be determined if you put your trust in me.] "Is that so?" Sliding the dagger into a sheath, Ava put it behind her back.
Danger instinct I have been updated
Ava head suddenly receives an undesirable amount of pain. Unable to take the damage, she couches on the ground while grabbing her head. ''This is a first. Is it currently calculating all of the people around her?'' ''W-What is happening, arhhh... My head is killing me.'' Ava continues to resist the pain that she''s been struck. ''Well... What do you know, she does trust me. I can hear her now.'' [Congratulations, I''m honored that you put your trust in me.] ''What the hell is this demon on about now?'' [Now, that''s a surprise. What happens to your etiquette Ava?] ''Huh? Y-You can hear my thoughts?'' [You have allowed me to, Ava. For that, I am thankful, though I do not have anything to reward you.] "W-Woman... A woman..." A man sees Ava and starts approaching her. As Ava suffers she went to someplace quiet so that it won''t disturb the public but being naive as she is, things don''t go her way. [We got company, Ava. The man seems to have mental issues.] ''I know, what choice do I have? The pain is still disabling me to think properly.'' Ava grit her teeth as tries her best to resist the pain. [Simple, the man is alone. You either kill him or quickly use inferior blink before he can disturb your ability to go back to your room in the tavern that is less than twenty meters away from here.] ''He is innocent. I do not want to kill if I don''t need to.'' [Innocent? You''re hilarious Ava. He is completely nude and is slowly walking towards you, and you got the guts to tell me that he is innocent? Is being raped something that you would like to be imposed on you?] ''S-Shit... You should have said that long ago.'' [Well, what are you waiting for?] "S-Sorry, I am unable to hold it much longer" The man bends down to grab Ava clothing. [Do it now!] As the man touches Ava clothing, Ava sprang up and lunge the icicle on her hand to the neck of the man. The sharp icicle easily pierces through the man Adam apple. In an instant blood squirt to Ava''s face and her clothes. Ava action immediately immobilizes the man. The man falls behind his back and starts to struggle. Ava then proceeds to use the inferior blink to get back to her room in the tavern. "Yeugghhh... Leegghhh..." The man continues to hold his neck as he struggles to limit the amount of blood coming out from his neck. Regardless blood continues to flows out from his neck. His eyes slowly turn red and veins can be visually be seen on his forehead. The man tried to use his spirit power, but as he is unable to voice out the chants, the spirit is unable to help him and continues to watch him as he slowly dies. "Haa... Haaa... Haa." After ten minutes, Ava slowly recovers from a sudden migraine that she was having a while ago. Upon blinking, Ava immediately creates a bunch of icicles and put them inside a pail so she could clean herself of the blood after it melts. "Is this your fault demon? Haa... Haaa." [You were the one that wanted the ability.] "What?" [A migraine that you had? It''s the cause of getting the power for the very first time.] ''He is lying again...'' [I don''t.] ''My god, now he can even hear my thoughts. I can''t believe I allow him to read my thoughts. What''s wrong with me.'' ''System, the reason why she is having a migraine?''
It is the first time, the host can communicate through thoughts.
''Next time, please inform me if there happen to have a side effect or any buff and debuff alright?''
Affirmative.
''Demon, you still there?'' [Your brain is unable to comprehend my existence thus you receive a slight migraine for trying to communicate to me for the very first time.] ''You should have told me that sooner... Stupid'' Ava makes herself fall to her bed. "O-Ouch... Damn, this dagger." The dagger that she put on her back previously, accidentally poke her back. Fortunate for her that she place it inside the sheath. [Congratulations though.] ''About what?'' [Killing a mental rapist.] ''......................... I am not grateful. I should have just used inferior blink.'' [The ability will be deactivated if the man touches you. One after another, you still will be forced to take action on your own.] Ava brings up the hand that had mercilessly killed a man, near her eyes while lying down on the bed. Her hand still shakes from the experience of killing a human being for her very first time. ''I... I killed someone. Is this how it feels like to kill someone?'' [Don''t ask me, I have no idea.] ''Shut up, demon. I am not talking to you. Sigh... Hey, what do you think I should do now.'' [Gather information.] ''What kind, I know a lot of information, all of the noble family in this kingdom, the various lands, the geographical aspect of the land and the types of business that I need to keep a look out for.'' [The history of this world and most importantly the spirits.] ''Why do you want to know?'' [Things are not what it seems. Numerous people will die, and you might be one of them if you don''t change yourself.] ''W-What do you mean by that? What is going to happen?'' [I don''t think you can accept the truth. Time will tell whether you have the strength to live on. As for now, rest up. Tomorrow wake up early, to get some facts right.] ''You''re not my mother. I''m famished let''s get some food and hot water before I go to sleep.'' Ava went down while her hand continues to shiver from her experience. ''Trying to escape from reality is it?'' Connor wryly smiles as he follows her down to the ground floor of the tavern for her dinner. [RE] System Chapter 9 ~ The night before "SIR! Ava disappeared!" Karen burst into Harry Philips room. As if Harry knows about Karen arrival, he didn''t seem to be surprised. "You meant, she is still hiding within the mansion?" "No sir, I saw her disappearance with my very own eyes. She dresses herself up as a commoner and carries a small bag. The last I saw her, she was talking to someone while touching the back fence. Seconds later, her body went translucent and disappeared from the spot." Harry frown upon hearing the news. He turns towards his door while calling out Gilbert. Without noticing his presence, Karen is spooked seeing Gilbert appearing at her side. "Deploy Grizzle squad, find her at all cost." "Right away sir." Gilbert disappears as fast as he appears. "As for you Karen. It may not be your fault, but you let your guard down. Tomorrow, go find Joseph, he will train you once again." "Y-Yes, sir." Karen bends her head down as she accepts the punishment. She then slowly walks out while cussing Ava. ''Seems I was right all along, someone is trying to manipulate my daughter. Sigh, Ava, why can''t you listen to me. I tried my best not to drag you into this war by marrying you to Nigel.'' Harry, got up and pours wine to his cup. ''Nigel is a businessman. He doesn''t intend to continue being a soldier at all despite his chance of being able to be promoted to a knight.'' Harry''s face saddens as he regrets not telling her daughter about his decisions. ''Be safe, my dear daughter.'' Harry gulp the cup of wine in one shot. He continues drinking the night away. ~ Back to the present ''Is this book acceptable?'' [Yes. Let me read this while you learn about the spirits.] ''I get it. You don''t have to repeat it so many times.'' Ava didn''t think that dressing up as a commoner would have so many restrictions on herself. She wasn''t allowed inside the library as the guards don''t believe that she could read. In the current times, education is expensive as no commoner could afford the price of hiring any teacher. At the same time, there isn''t a need for them to read and write. Sending their child to school would cost them at least a year of their revenue, and it doesn''t bring them back any profit unless they are sending their child to work as a merchant. Nevertheless, it''s rare to see any ordinary folks would go out from their comfort zone. Most of them would sign up in becoming an adventurer. Where they would journey out to help other villages in need or gather supplies for other merchants which usually expose them to risk that could cost their life''s and future. Ava is forced to sneak inside the library after breaking the lock at the back door by freezing and hitting it with her dagger. She immediately gathers the book that could help them, unfortunate enough, the books that they needed is old, thick and dusty. It would take a considerable amount of time before they could finish analyzing them, thus after gathering the books they needed, she sneaks back out slowly. Ava is fortunate not to be found out as she covers the books using her extra pair of clothing. Last but not least she uses inferior blink when she got near enough to the room in the inn. They affirm to each other that, Ava father, Harry, would have deploy soldiers to search for her. Thus, it would be good for her if she would use inferior blink to get back to her current safehouse. Ava proceeds to open two books while lying on the bed, as they communicate, Connor reveals to her that he can move ten meters around her and is usable for scouting as he can walk through walls. Connor goes on reading the book on how the world come about while Ava concentrates on the topic of spirits. How do spirits allow their host to use their power, their strength, and weakness and most importantly on how do they know that they are facing an Emperor rank spirits. Silence prevails over them as they focus on reading. ~ Meanwhile, three soldiers reached Harry''s room to report on their findings, accompanied by Joseph that sent them away. "Sir, something terrible has happened. Roukitz village has been decimated." "Did you see or find out about the culprits?" "No sir, we weren''t able to get to find the culprit, but it appears that the village was ambushed, as there''s no evidence of infighting or destruction of the surroundings. All of the victims are killed by decapitation or loss of blood." "Sigh, find Clara, tell her to report to me. As for the rest of you, get ready to be deployed to Roukitz village, to bury the dead." "Yes, sir!" After the soldiers left Harry''s room, he started pouring himself a cup of wine. ''Things are happening one after another. Clara, I failed to protect your promise.''This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. Clara, one of Harry''s Philips promising commander, even though she''s a commoner, her spirit rank commander was the one that remarkably changed her life, but Clara didn''t let it go over her head. Clara continues to take care of her parents and always goes back to her family at Roukitz village as the village is half a day away if she pushes her horse to go fast enough. Often, Harry told Clara to bring her family to the kingdom so that she could spend more time with her family. Clara refused as her parents once said that they do not intend to move away to preserve the memories of where they are born and more importantly their first meeting of each other. Clara too agrees as she knows far too well that the things in the kingdom are indeed much more expensive and there''s a lot of people with a bad intention that could rob the lives or money of her parents. Thus Harry usually sent patrols to Roukitz village once every two days to kill monsters or bandits that tried to harm the village. ...But with such a thing that has happened. Clara might blame herself for not bringing her family to the kingdom. Nevertheless, Harry needs to be the one that forwards the message to her. In fact, there are too many sons and daughter that leave their parents in Roukitz village in search of fame and wealth or even to make their parents proud. If news were to spread, Harry''s reputation would be at stake. Thus he decided to journey to the village personally and overwatch the situation and find who''s the culprit and finally deal with it. ''Sorry Ava, I need to fix this issue first.'' Harry is compelled as being brought up by his father as so. Reputation is first before anything else. It might be the reason why his relationship with his family is not the best, but he is well loved, by the people that he is managing. Possibly a trait brought down from her father, Ava too unconsciously think about her reputation first before anything else. ~ Connor sigh as he finished reading the entire book that is mostly filled with prejudice and propaganda. He summarizes within his own words but unsure whether the book is telling any tiny bit of truth in it. The god, Sebastion, created his very first world in which to his dismay is fill with entities that don''t comprehend his orders. The beautiful world that he has created which took most of his time were covered in dust within two years. The war between races kept raging on. There weren''t any pause which forces most of his creation into extinction. Sebastion, on the other hand, pulls out all of the spirits that he has released into his realm. His decision immediately created a drastic change in the Warfield. Every race that relies on the spirits were almost decimated. The one that prevails unexpectedly is the dwarves. Their genius invention and hard work have pushed their technology too advance that no other races were able to compete. But 100 years ago, their latest invention leads to their downfall. They weren''t able to keep it stable resulting in a massive catastrophe. Most of the technology that the dwarf had invented were lost within the rubbles. Thus bring most of the races back to their initial amount when Sebastion started. The love for his creation is too great that he decided to release the spirits back to the world. The spirits aren''t exactly the fault for the war. It is their contracted owner that chose killing another being to show their greatness. There were a few more pages after that, but someone tore it. Those pages might give him clues to why he is chosen to stop the war. The god, Sebastion, knew that things are going to repeat itself, but only he knows why he picks Connor, taking the risk of adding a being that doesn''t care to what happens to the world and would offer his life away to be back to his wife once more. Possibly Sebastion, don''t have a choice to choose in the first place. Similarly enough, gods rarely intervene in the mortal world unless their creations will be doom to fall if nothing changes. At the same time, Ava finished her book and started talking about it while lying lifelessly on the bed. The book that she read talks about the superiority of the church in this world. It''s told that they are the ones that know the real reason why spirit resides in the realm and if anyone else tries to do anything, they will be punished in the name of god. Spirits are creatures that born to serve the human, not other beings as such they declare war on others to show justice. From another point of view, the church is indeed the main reason why there will be the next major war. They hold most of the kingdoms in check and could decide the rise and falls of these kings. Spirits is an embodiment of mana in the world. Spirits will gather towards locations that has a vast amount of natural quantity of mana. Also, these spirits allow the conversion of the mana in beings in turns of magic ability. From there they devise the ranks of spirit. Their view shows that they blame human being that doesn''t pray to their god for ruining the statistic. Spirits will gather to those that follow their prayers and have a higher chance of being contracted by spirits with a higher ranking than others. Upon contracting, the owner could freely converse and visually see the spirit. Contracted spirits can see other contracted spirits, but they are unable to see one that has not been contracted any longer. The ranks are as follows; God Level Continent Level Emperor Level King Level General Level Commander Level Knight Level Squire Level Peasant Level There is another chapter talking about the differences in the ceremony. It didn''t state, but Ava knew about it and explained to Connor. There are a total of three different types; Premium summoning, the pope will come up front to draw the circle of ceremonial. It is told that only the wealthiest people within the land can get it. Ava shakes her head when Connor ask about the pricing. Rumored to be said that Sophia Hagen contracted her four spirits and the king has paid an enormous amount of money to make sure that his daughter would live a good life. Next is advance summoning. Similar to premium summoning, but Archbishop is the one draw the circle of ceremonial. Hearing the insults thrown to her, she knows that her father, Harry Philips, paid twenty million gold to get the ceremony done but still failed to get a spirit of her own. Nobles and merchants are the regulars that would get this summoning. Last but not least, is the normal summoning. The price can range from one thousand gold to a million depends on the different rank of the priest that the people want. The prices show that not everyone can get contracted with a spirit as they need to have strong finance to be able to change their lives. Peasant family often save as much as they could to allow their children to prosper. As such they even sell their life to the governor in charge of the land to get a ceremony down for their children. It''s possible that her father, Harry Philips, the governor of a vast plot of land have done it. The priest rank is as follows; Priest High Priest Bishop | Cardinal Archbishop Pope [So this is how the church can decide the rise and fall and ultimately make money out of it. Ava do you know how to read the magic circle drawn on the ground?] ''No, we aren''t allowed to know about it. Only those involved in the church knows. What? You think they might have done something during my ceremonial?'' [It''s just a guess. Any chances of you abducting a priest?] ''... I''m in.'' Even though Ava reply calmly, her hands still shakes whenever she thinks about her first killing. [RE] System Chapter 10 "HALT!" Two platoons of soldiers comply and stop their march. A young lady got down from her horse and approached the entrance of the village. Her long red hair that trails on her shoulder, green iris and the freckles on her cheek is a feature that every soldier remembers in their heart. Clara is both the symbol of fear during their training and hope in the frontlines. Harry respect Clara professionalism, even though it is highly likely that her family is killed, she is still able to command the army without being distracted by her feelings. As Clara looked over the bodies that have already begun rotting, recognizing the faces and memories that continuously appear in her mind, She clenches her fist forcing herself to calm down. Turning around towards her men, she unexpectedly sees cries of sorrow. Disregarding her men emotions, she set two groups to scout ahead while telling the rest of the men to gather the bodies for burial. Clara personally carries the bodies with her hand, she didn''t treat them as mere objects but didn''t mind others that use their magic to do their bidding. The rotten smell and the gore still give many of her men the urge to vomit, but the three men, Bill, Ryan, and George with their immediate use of scent removal allow others to save face. Previously, George told Clara about the happenings within the storeroom thus after carrying all of the bodies in the surrounding to one place. She set her sight on the storeroom. Clara is accompanied by the general himself, after receiving the approval from the scouts that have a pale expression as if he had seen a ghost, they walked in. "M-Mum....." Clara didn''t think the first person she recognizes within the room is her mother that she loves dearly. After seeing her mother sufferings, Clara wasn''t able to control her emotions anymore. Previously she was holding up by thinking optimistically that her parents might have escaped somehow as her family is one of those that gotten the help of Harry finance to give their family contracted spirits. Clara bends down and grieves on her mother. A couple of minutes pass as the horrors of the room strike her men. Harry disrupts Clara grief by placing a cloth over Clara naked mother. As for the rest of the nude bodies, Harry dismisses them as if they are objects. He starts sending out orders in behalf of Clara as he realizes that her mind is currently unstable and unsuitable for command. "Sir, I''ve detected aphrodisiac within the bodies of both men and women." Harry frown and quickly form a barrier around his body. He knows that it might be too late but being cautious is harmless. The rest of the men nearby too, quickly form their barrier and proceed out from the storeroom. "Levitate" *Thuddsssss "Windblast" Harry immediately uses his magic to break open the roof of the storeroom before pushing all of the gas within the storeroom upwards. Harry clenched his fist resulting the roof to curl up into a ball of wooden debris. He proceeds to throw it out on the ground where his men are out of the way. "Status recovery." Last but not least he makes sure that everyone that came in contact with the bodies within the storeroom is cured of any debuff. "Liquid or gaseous state?" "Liquid sir." "Clara, did you see your father?" "No sir, he is not present within the storeroom." Harry proceeded to levitate the rest of the bodies they found in the village compound and place them within the storeroom so that they could bury all of them together but not without gathering as much information as possible. Clara carried out her mother from the storeroom and buried her at the back of her house. After that, she tries to search for her father who is currently missing in action. She''s hoping that he survives, but things aren''t looking good as her father spirit is only at the rank of squire, too weak to be able to do anything in the current situation at hand. Clara prays that her father manages to escape from the massacre. Meanwhile, reports were coming towards Harry like bullets as every little thing that his men found suspicious will immediately be reported. Those that unable to report something will be punished with more training which causes the men to be able to ignore the horrible happenings and open their eyes for clues to who is the culprit and how did most of the village die. The whole search down takes only about an hour and a half but they still unable to find anything that could prove who is the culprits behind the massacre. Everyone feels down as if this continues the murderer can escape freely without being punished. Most importantly what are they going to say to the sons and daughters that come back from wherever they have gone. Harry is the most anxious one as his political power within the realm will fall, and any uprising general could take the opportunity to take over his place. Even though his spirit rank is powerful, he is not the most powerful person out there. The king could forcefully bring him down with his army. Harry is reluctant, but they have wasted too much time. The dead bodies have started breaking down too much that the men are unable to get anything else from them. The type of weapon used and the time of their death is crucial, and weirdly enough some of the victims have been dead by two weeks difference. After Clara manages to keep her emotions in check, she ordered her men to start burying the bodies. If possible, she would want to state their names on the grave, but either she doesn''t recognize them, or their face has decayed until she is unable to know who is it.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. ~ Meanwhile Ava is out shopping while trying her best to see the moving patterns of the people within the church. It isn''t easy as there is a large fence covering most of the church building. Ava knows that her cover will be blown once she enters the church as any visitor will need to show their card identification. A simple thing yet will make it harder for her to sneak inside the church. It took Ava two days to overcome her trauma. Her hand continues to shake every time she unconsciously remembers her first kill. Connor advises her to practice training to throw the icicle with accuracy within the inn so that she will have the skill to protect herself and also be able to avoid thinking about being a killer. Now Ava, minimum at least can throw accurately in a distance of four meters. [Don''t turn back, someone is following you.] [Act normal, I will go check him out.] Connor flies towards the suspicious person. The man wears a hood to cover his identity similarly to Ava and is currently giving out signs towards another person that is leaning on the wall facing utterly opposite of where Ava is. Connor doesn''t recognize the first man but immediately identify the other. It is one of the soldiers that is guarding the gate of Ava household. [As expected, we have been found out. Get back to the alley to blink back to your inn quickly.] Connor knows for sure that the soldiers have already discovered where they stayed, but he has already confirmed the quest thus he''s ultimately risking Ava life so that they wouldn''t receive the penalty. ''Create quest, to reach back to the inn safely within one hour.''
Confirming quest - Ava reaching back to the inn - Time limit one hour.
''Yes please.''
Quest has been confirmed.
Fortunately, Ava can act natural and slowly get back to the alley. Looking back, Connor sees that the soldiers are moving quickly towards Ava as the crowds of people don''t restrict them. Seconds before the soldiers turn towards the alley, Ava manage to successfully blink back to her room which brings up the quest completion.
Congratulations you have completed the quest - Ava reaching back to the inn - You have gain 100 creation point.
''Are they that dangerous or is it purely because I limit our timing to only one hour?'' [Good, now pack up. We need to get out from here quick.] ''Magic creation, disguise.''
Corrections disguise I - Ability to change four distinct feature of the body to a small extent (Only woman) -75 points.
''I will take that, is it possible to do a quick update on the ability.''
Updating now, do you want to finish updating the ability? It will cost 10 creation point.
''..... Gosh, there goes the points. Yes please.''
Disguise I has been updated
[Ava, are you done packing? What are you doing?] Connor flies out of the inn to detect anyone coming their way, and it seems that the soldiers are rushing towards the inn. ''I''m...'' [No time, quick get out. Grab anything you can. Your father''s men are almost reaching the inn.] ''S-Shit!'' Being urged on. Ava is pressured, panicked-stricken she hurried out from the inn after grabbing a few of the clothing that able to stuff it inside her bag. [Turn right, and proceed to the alleyway.] ''Haaa... Haaa... W-What now?'' Ava is helplessly catching her breath while being cautious of her surrounding. [Close your eyes and imagine changing the color of your iris, your hair, height, and breast size.] ''Huh? Wha-What are you talking about?'' [No time for explanation get on with it] ''Eee! Fine you demon!'' Ava follows Connor instructions, and within seconds she turns into a completely different person. [Good, now change your clothes.] ''H-Here!? Absolutely not!'' Ava blushes in embarrassment as a noble she wouldn''t want to expose her fair maiden body to the public. [Do you want to get caught? I didn''t tell you to get naked, change your outer clothing, quick they''re coming. Throw your outer layer somewhere they will never see.] ''....Sigh'' Ava proceeds to change her outer layer and throw it inside one of the barrels. As soon as she wore a new outer layer, a group of soldiers walked in. Both the soldiers and Ava stare at each other for a few seconds before she realizes that she shouldn''t act as if she knows them. "W-What do you guys want? I''ve got no money..." Ava hugs herself, pretending to be frightened while backing off slowly step by step. One of the men gives hand signs towards his comrade, and without hesitation, they run pass by ignoring Ava. On the other hand, the man continues to stare at her. "I-If you do anything, I will scream!" Ava continues her act to not give the soldiers any suspicion about her. "Did you see a young lady wearing a dark blue shirt?" The man didn''t let Ava get away. Instead, he proceeds to question her. "A y-young lady? N-no I didn''t. Did she do something wrong? W-Who are you people?" Ava slowly walks around the man while he continues to frown while looking at Ava. Nearing the exit Ava runs off back to the crowds after the man didn''t continue to do anything. Ava knows what she got to do now without waiting for instruction from the demon voice. She got herself a few new clothing and went to a nearby restroom while changing her clothing at the same time she applies a new disguise. Unfortunately, she needs disguise II to alter her voice and her body scent. Fortunately, the soldiers rarely hear her voice as she''s been cooped up in the room for four years. Probably her brother, Thomas or her personal maid Karen could recognize her just from her voice. Ava feels excellent at being able to get away from her father''s squad. Stepping out of the restroom a loud voice attracts her attention. "GRAVE NEWS! ROUKITZ VILLAGE HAS BEEN OVERRUN BY THUGS!" A young man continues shouting at the top of his voice while running off into the distance. ''Roukitz Village? Oh, dear...'' [What is it? Do you know the village?] ''It is the village that my father managed. I''ve got to hear what happened.'' [Why not go to the adventure guild? You could hire some people to accompany you there.] ''... Nobody said anything about going there.'' [You look like the type.] ''Shut up demon!'' [RE] System Side Story - Thomas Philip Four years ago~ Before ceremonial of Ava contraction of the spirit. "Sis, am I doing it correctly?" A young kid is asking for advice from his older sister. "Yes, but don''t probe me these kinds of question. When I was your age, I''ve done it without anyone helping me out so try doing it yourself." Ava smug at her brother while she continues to read her book. "Brother stop talking to her, that''s the hundred times I''ve heard her say it. She''s like an old lady" His brother Chris immediately interrupt his conversation with his older sister. "Eeehhh... Before dissing me, how about completing your test with full marks?" Ava smile sarcastically while covering her mouth with the palm of her hand. "Tch, show off. Come on brother. It''s time for our sword fighting training." After cleaning up their mess, he drags his twin brother to their next lesson. "Pardon us sister. We take our leave." Thomas gives a slight bow to his sister, Ava. "Hmm, go, don''t disturb me." Ava waves her hand to shoo her brother out from the door. "Brother! Come on!" Chris glares at his overbearing sister as he continues to drag his brother out of the room. As both of them are walking towards the field for their next lesson, Thomas decided to inquire the reason why his twin brother Chris doesn''t favor their sister well. "Brother, why are you so rude to our sister?" "You''ve got to be stupid, no nevermind I take that back, I fail my test, not you. Anyway! With that character of hers, you think anyone would be her friends?" "I am not sure, to be honest, but if I''m fine with it so will them." "Who''s them? Parties after parties I didn''t even see anyone continues to interact with her. That arrogant bitch, I hope someday she learns not to look down on someone." "Brother! Please don''t use that word on our sister!" "My bad. You don''t have to shout brother." Thomas turns his head towards his sister room while thinking; ''Dear sister, you look lovely today as well. Mum likes you too. She wants me and my sister to be happy together, possibly bears a son.'' Thomas went on with his daily routine and training and most importantly his visit to his lovingly dear sister of his. He feels that his sister doesn''t mean on the words that she said. Possibly there''s a reason to why she was doing it, but he doesn''t mind as he accepts everything of who she is. As a young child, he can understand things that other people do not. Reading, writing, and learning are easy for him, but his teachers usually compared him to his sister. He didn''t mind as he feels proud to have a genius sister that he admires. He''s glad that he is not the only person that is different from others. Unfortunately, his moments of happiness goes down the drain when one day his mother brings grave news to him. "Thomas, my dear son. Please listen up." "Yes, mother. Did something happen? Why do father look so down?" "Nothing''s the matter son, but things change now. You do not have to be close to your sister anymore. Don''t get close to her, and she is a bad lady even the spirits doesn''t want her." "Did my sister did something? What happen?" "You do not have to worry son but remember you don''t have to follow my words any longer. I''m stupid to think that she''s a prodigy." "B-but mum..." "Thomas! Listen! I will get someone lovely for you to marry, aren''t you happy? Hmm, how about Sophia Hagen? She will be perfect for you, son." "...... O-Okay mum." "And stop calling me mum when you''re in public, you will ruin our family reputation." "S-Sorry mother." "Now go to your room, remember to stay away from your sister. She''s a disgrace to our family name. Your father will hopefully give her away to someone useless to suit her being." ".... Y-Yes mother." No matter how much he wanted to object his mother words but he knows that nothing will change. Thus that night Thomas cries his lungs out to sleep. He couldn''t bear to let go of his first love: his sister, the person he knows best as he practically been spending time and staring at her for many months now. Days pass and Thomas secretly visit his sister that wouldn''t open up the door for him even though he tried his best to comfort her. The week after, he is summoned to his mother room. "Thomas, what did I tell you?" "..." "Answer me, Thomas! Why did you visit that witch!?" "But mother, she''s is my sister..." "You''re disobeying my words now? Fine, pack your bags, I''ve told your father to send you to a boarding school. Tomorrow there will be a carriage for you. Study well. I will visit you often son." "What?" "You heard me? Now go! Oh, remember about our talk about Sophia Hagen? Your father has already talked to the king about your marriage. He says it depends on your ceremony. I''m sure son, spirits will love you."If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. "..." Thomas feels powerless as he could not be able to be by his sister side when she needs the most. Studying in the boarding school will take a total of two years. Two years, not seeing his family, especially his sister Ava. He, himself, cannot be sure that he can handle it. Surely, he is not allowed to be back home during the vacation and will be upmost recommended by the boarding school to stay as the journey back will not be as safe. He does not know if he can see his sister after this and secretly went to see his sister one last time. Upon telling her that it might be his last day to see her, the door slowly opens with the voice ''Come in.'' It is the moment that he is unable to forget. His sister complexion looks miserable, and the room is in a mess. Sitting near the window, Ava is looking out on the horizon. She seems to be hoping for someone to save her. Clenching his fist and gritting his teeth he closes the door behind him and approaches Ava. Using his knowledge of manipulation taught by his mother, he tries his best to bring her to his side. Thomas embraces Ava as she cries her lungs out while he unconsciously smiles to his relief thinking that he has successfully brought her by his side. That very night he swears to himself to show what he makes off so that the boarding school has no excuse to make him stay there for two years. ~ A year and three months had passed. ''I''m back Ava.'' During his stay in the boarding school, he only receives two letters ¡ª his mother and surprisingly his brother Chris. His mother continues to update him on his possible candidate to be the groom of Sophia Hagen which he comes to know that she is four years older than his sister. Thomas doesn''t favor the situation at all. Why does a seventeen-year-old lady still hasn''t been sent for marriage? What is she waiting for? High chance that either the king doesn''t want her to get married to someone useless or Sophia Hagen have a choice on her marriage partner. Nevertheless, Thomas didn''t stop to think about it as he has his future right in this house. Ava Philip, the woman that will be by his side till death. The second letter consists of Chris complaining about his sister on how she continues to bully the servant despite her not having any contract of spirits. He also let out a secret that their younger sister, Mia Philip that is currently living out in a different house so that Mia will not know of her sister existence. As of himself, he successfully performs his commitment to showing what he is worth and was able to complete his study far beyond what others have expected. Hence he was released early. To his excitement, Thomas immediately packs his belonging and rent a carriage back to his household. ~ "Sis, I''m back." "T-Thomas is that you?" "Yes." The door is open in an exaggerated way with Ava holding the doorknob. Ava then embraces Thomas while sniffling on his shirt. "I miss you, Thomas, did you get my letter?" "..... Y-You sent one?" "One? I gave out about a total of thirty letters. Y-You... You didn''t receive any did you?" Thomas slowly shakes his head. Ava didn''t realize, Thomas feels unbelievably beatific upon hearing that she sent letters to him but turns heartbroken at the fact that he has no idea where all of the messages had gone. "I knew it, and they lied about you. I had my guess, so it''s right that they tried to keep me out from anyone within the family." "What did they say... Who''s they?" "The servants, they want me to stop sending these letters because they inform me that you instruct them to do so." "... It''s fine, sis. I''m back, and they cannot do anything drastic anymore." Thomas unconsciously clenches his fists behind his back. He continues his conversation with his dear sister as they have a lot to catch up. Thomas meets up with the rest of his family members, but except for Ava and Mia, he greyed out his memories of meeting them. Mia is being taken care of by Ava mother, Sarah Philip. She seems like a lovely lady until he brings up the topic of Ava, why they didn''t want Ava to see her little sister? "Forgive me, Thomas. It''s late now, and I''ve got things to do, please leave." Sarah shows an indifferent expression as she leads him out of the house. After he got kicked out of the house, Thomas starts shaking his head as there''s practically no one that is an ally of his sister. He needs to do something and fast, but he is only a nine-year-old boy, what can he do? Once again, he feels powerless even though he manages to get back to the household. Hence, he promises himself to learn everything he can to protect Ava. The only problem is the cost of not be able to visit his sister often. Years passed... Everything seems to be going along fine till his father brings up the topic of marriage for Ava. Thomas has forgotten that once a lady is sixteen years old, it is mandatory for them to get married. If delayed most of the groom wouldn''t want them anymore but it does not apply to him at all. Thomas brings up the topic of canceling Ava marriage till his father become suspicious of it. "Thomas, I know you are worried about your sister, but Nigel is a great person, I know him myself, and he wouldn''t hurt or embarrassed Ava at all. Most importantly, he knows about Ava situation and still does not mind of marrying her." ''Isn''t that suspicious? What will he get from marrying her?'' These are some of the questions that appeared inside his thoughts when his father explains the actual situation at hand, but for Thomas, it is not about the character of the person, why not give Ava to him? Again and again, he tells Ava that he failed to cancel her marriage. In this realm, there''s no such thing as engagement, once agreed they would immediately find a date to proceed with the wedding. Besides, the marriage ceremony that will be done would change their lives. It is also the reason why only a few people have more than one wife as only the first wife can get a share of their husband spirits. He guessed the reason to why his mother previously wanted to force him on Ava before anyone else as it is only the first contractor would get the spirit. The idea being, getting pregnant with the child of the man will force Harry to investigate and once he does, to avoid ruining his reputation he would make both of them marry each other as it is not rare for families to have children marrying one another. A few days later he receives two separate messages from his instructor while he is out training. Firstly his sister is ambush along their journey back from her future husband house. He wasn''t told much and only know that she manages to come back safely. He wants to stop his training right away to go back to his sister but is stop and convinced by his instructor that he can go back to his household tomorrow morning. He regretted following the words of his instructor, as when morning comes, he receives the next information that Ava was manipulated and kidnapped by someone strong enough to avoid any detection from the guards nearby. The instructor apologizes to him for convincing him to stay, but Thomas blames himself for not once again being there for his sister. He rushed back to realize that his father is absent and his house is full of soldiers protecting his mother and his brother Chris. Thomas entered his sister room which everyone avoids and sees a letter place on her table. '' Greetings, my dear brother Thomas, I believe you have heard of my absence. You do not have to worry, and I hope you can get a strong spirit to protect and be with you in this life. Time is of the essence as I am writing this letter to inform you that I am safe and had found an ally to help me out from the danger that I am currently. Brother, I accidentally entangle into something that I shouldn''t know about, and it followed me home. Stay with father as I believe he will protect you with all he got. Last but not least, I am fortunate to say that I can use magic power now. It''s kind of late, but I will grow into a huge butterfly until Chris takes back his words, hahaha. P.S Take of yourself, Thomas, See you later. Sincerely, Your lovely sister, Ava. '' Staring at his first and possibly the last letter to receive from Ava, tears unconsciously flow down from his eyes. He visits his mother to find out that his father absence is because of the village to the south, someone has decimated Roukitz village. ''Is he saving his reputation once again?'' Thomas slowly gets a hint of his father true nature. Visiting his brother Chris that appears to be very happy that Ava is missing but is much distressed to know that the village was massacred. "......R-Rika..." Chris is depressed while he continues to repeat the name. Thomas didn''t look too into it and take his leave. ''Five more days till the ceremony.'' Thomas is forced to wait five more days before he can get his contract spirit which will help him a lot to overcome his obstacles. [RE] System Chapter 11 "Your Highness!" A young knight opens the door to the King hall without hesitation. It triggers a few of the officials that are currently conversing with the King. "How dare you interrupt while his Highness is talking!" One of the officials regards the knight as a nuisance and vent his frustration on the knight. "A-Apologies, sir!" "Guards eliminate him at once!" "HALT!" The blond middle age man yells while activating his magic power. The black silk coat that trails to his legs flutters back and forth as he stood up from his throne. Expression of annoyance appears in his face as he didn''t think the puny officials would give an excuse of using him to kill a knight. Upon hearing the word, everyone stops their actions. As if the surrounding atmosphere freeze in response, so does the beings. Everyone expression pales as breathing gets harder for a few seconds. "Report." The atmosphere suddenly turns to normal with just a word from the king. Most of the officials drop to the ground as they try their best to regain their strength and breath. In one glance, it can be seen that all of the officials are scholars with high intelligence but with unfortunate luck. The highest spirit rank among them is the knight who is truly expendable during a war. "Haa... Haaa... Yes, your Highness! Scout reports are back, the rumor that Roukitz village has been decimated is true!" The king turned towards the rest of the official and adjourned their current meeting. The indifferent expression on the officials as they proceed to pack their stuff shows how little importance they think on the particular village. Rational over emotion, a simple term that describes the current hierarchy of the kingdom. What is a simple village compared to the frontlines that they are facing? After passing the reports to the king advisor, the knight is dismissed. The king then takes the reports and starts reading the situation. "Oho, Harry is personally there to oversee the situation." The king shows an expression of surprise of which he smiles unconsciously. "Highness, if Harry put himself in danger it means..." The advisor nervously states his opinion on the things that are happening. "Operation dark knight will commence." "A-Are you sure, your Highness?" "I believe so. I order thee to send the prepared messages to my four generals." "R-Right away your Highness!" The advisor runs out of the hallway without hesitation while the king proceeds to lay himself back on the throne turning his head up to look at the ceiling. ''May the luck be with us.'' The Kingdom of Valkyrie is one of the four human kingdoms that are standing tall and reliable within the lands of the spirit rift. It is surrounded by two fronts, the demi-humans with their destructive yet silent killers and elves, the monster with the power of nature. No matter, the current situation is not that bad as it looks. The three races aren''t going on the full frontal attack but small skirmish within each other. Nevertheless, there are still casualties here and there. As the king recall, news from months ago stating that there was a group of demi-human that manage to bypass their territory. A massive amount of soldiers were deployed but they were unable to find them. At the same time, one of the magic researchers in the magic academy reports that he found traces of human skin on some of these dead demi-human that they manage to discover and eliminate. After reading the reports, the king gathered all four generals and told them about the news without spreading it out to the public. The plan was to try to invent magic that will reveal one''s true nature. It will automatically destroy the demi-human disguise and allow them to exterminate the intruders easily. It seems time is of an essence. Unfortunately, the magic hasn''t been invented, and the demi-human has started their attack. They know it is the demi-human doing, but they currently have no way to figure out which one is the demi-human unless they torture every one of the people within the kingdom. Or commence operation dark knight. The king thoughts are disturbed as a young man step inside the throne hall. He looks to be the replica of the king when he is younger. The man wears a white suit outfit which compliments his short blonde hair and his red ruby eyes that could easily melt the hearts of any woman that stares at him. "Your Highness, please allow me to command my very own army." "Son, you do know I can''t do that." "How will people respect me if I don''t show some leadership?" "It''s not time yet son." "Please, father. I beg you. I Smith Hagen, the first son of William Hagen promise you that I won''t do anything that would compromise my life." "Sigh... How about school?" "Father, you know the course and subjects don''t suit me at all. It is too easy." "But." "Father, don''t get me started on the women that are attending in the academy. They are atrocious, forcing other women to follow their rules. No matter how much I try to interact with the ladies that interest me, the next thing I know is that either they couldn''t attend the academy anymore or she would apologize to me saying that they couldn''t meet with me longer. If I may be honest, your Highness, let my brother Roy or Jones be throne next." "Son, we''ve talked about this..." "Come on father... Your Highness please!" "Fine, as a start you will be given a platoon. Tomorrow morning follow me to the barracks to pick your men. All of their identities will be given to you later." "F-Father... Your Highness! Thank you!" As the man give a slight bow to respect his father, his short blond hair gives a refreshing look as it shook. He dismisses himself and walks out from the throne room excitedly.The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. The king sigh, as he stares at his son back. Unlike his second and third son, his first son, Smith Hagen do not care about administrators matters and would instead join with Sophia Hage, his only daughter on military issues. Meanwhile, his second and third son, Roy Hagen and Jones Hagen know about Smith intention about the throne thus they continue to challenge each other. Unfortunately for Smith, even though his spirit is Commander rank, he only has one spirit whereas Sophia has four of them. Also, Smith does not have the capabilities to fight well. ''Where did I go wrong in raising these children of mine?'' ~ "what does a common lady like you want in here?" A muscular middle age man armed with a saber on his side and leather clothes mocked Ava as she got inside the adventurer guild. [There you go, a typical bully.] "Don''t mind me, I am just trying to find the man that distribute the news," Ava replied while smiling at him. The man snots at Ava and turns away as he didn''t receive the reaction that he wanted from Ava. ''Why does it sound like you know these people demon?'' [Well, you know, there are demons like him in the underworld.] ''Like you?'' [Haha... You''re funny.] Ava proceeds to the receptionist counter and asks about the news. The person in charge passes the quest form to Ava without bothering to ask who she is. ''Hmm, the person that distribute the news set himself as anonymous.'' [You could bribe that receptionist to tell you who was it that done it.] ''As if it would be that easy. In any case, now I know that someone is targeting my father position. The only question is who is it.'' [That isn''t important now is it? You''ve got to find a new inn, possibly someone that would let you live inside their house.] ''Hmmm...'' Ava looks at her surrounding, her lips slowly turn upwards and confidently walks to the receptionist counter once again. ~ Half an hour later [What the hell are you trying to do?] Connor shakes his head left and right in disapproval of what Ava has done. ''I don''t think I have the guts to be that shameless and ask someone to let me live inside their house. Anyway, isn''t it fine? This way I would have the excuse in staying outdoor rather than booking a room to stay and risk getting caught.'' Ava decided to register herself as a member of the adventurer guild. She concluded that it would be best to trust the adventurer guild rather than an ordinary inn that could easily be bribed. Ava will need to show her identification to register to be a member and also to book a room in an inn. She might as well trust the guild that places themselves in neutrality among the church and the royalty and hope for the best that they will not reveal her identity. Ava grins to herself while taking a look at her new identification card of being part of the adventurer guild. The magic card that could confirm her new identity to save herself from being caught when she is checked during her return from any mission. The name ''Anon'' is written on the card as her nickname. The card also only activates when the owner holds it hence, anyone will know that it is not yours when the card color, initially blue changes to red. ''G rank, so everyone starts low.'' Fortunately, the guild does not check their member''s spirit rank as it allows anyone to join. There are three main categories of mission that anyone could partake. The first is the gathering mission. It could either be ingredients of nature or the specific body part of a monster. Next is the quest to hunt monsters that have attack the surrounding village or they find out that a particular species has overpopulated that it would overwhelm other eco-system. Last is the escorting of goods or merchants that wish to travel to another kingdom or village. The payment is the highest as it involves going out for a minimum of three days to a month of preparation. The other thing to note about being a member of the adventurer is the position and role that each member specialize. *Mage - Usually chosen by an individual that has a spirit rank that is higher than a knight. Warrior Archer Healer Supporter Scout Tanker *Carrier - Involves carrying all of the party baggage and loots. It doesn''t matter that everyone has a spirit of their own. The next crucial thing is to have the vision of how to employ the power and how much mana they can utilize from their body. The last thing is the dependence of the talents that each person holds. Another example, a person with interest in using a bow will most likely be able to imagine and use magic that could increase his or her accuracy or allows them to buff the arrows, either in speed or strength. Anyone else could do it. They just need to learn and master them and lastly have the minimum amount of mana to activate it. Ava put her role as a mage as she realizes that she can make as many icicles as she wants and it won''t tire herself. Connor informs her that she is using his mana on behalf thus she will not be affected at all. When Connor asked.
The surrounding mana will be absorbed to aid in the creation of the host magic.
''Her only disadvantage is if the area she''s in doesn''t have much mana or there''s an object that could empty the surrounding mana.'' ''Look demon, isn''t that Nigel?'' [What are you talking about? How could..... Yeah that''s Nigel.] ''I''m going to follow him. Well, you''re going to follow, and tell me what and where he is going.'' [You do know that he got his spirit flying around too right?] ''Yeah... I kind of forgot about it.'' Ava stops herself as she remembers about how other people have the similar existence as the demon that is currently possessing her. [You... Great, he went into the alley. Hopefully, he doesn''t recognize you.] ''My bad, time to gather supplies, if I were to spent my life out in the woods, I got to prepare myself.'' Before sundown, Ava manages to get all of the supplies ready and on her way to the adventure guild to get a mission to have an excuse for her to go out from the kingdom. "Buzz off old lady!" Ava hears the commotion in a far distance within the alley. Three middle-aged guys are speaking to an old lady with a harsh tone. [Ava, walk away. Ignore them.] ''Shut it, demon.'' Ava increases her walking pace and stealthy approach the group in front of her. Her disguise changes as she got closer to the commotion. Sharp icicles with a handle at one end are formed at each of her hand ready to be thrown at the enemy in front of her. Ava didn''t know why she wants to help the old lady in front of her. Her body moves unconsciously furthermore emotion of anger rises from within her heart. ''Sigh, quest creation, defeat the three men and force them to run away, optional to kill. Within 30 minutes'' [Confirming quest - Incapacitate or kill the three men in the alley - Timer 30 minutes.] ''Confirm quest.'' [Quest has been confirmed.] "Fuck off, before we make you." The three guys snicker at each other, before long one of the men starts chanting. [The man on the most left is chanting.] ''Got it thanks.'' Ava throws one of the icicles on her hand. It lands perfectly on the man left calf. She then proceeds to transfer the other icicle in her left hand to her right side as it is her dominant hand. "Ack!! Ouch! W-What the hell?" "OUCH!" "What''s your problem, little girl!? She''s your grandma?" The second man didn''t expect to be hit on his left calf as he turns around to see the culprit. As the two men start to limp about, the third man shouts at Ava. "The next one is going to land on your throat." Ava glares at the man. She opens up her palm to show the clear icicle. "Tch... Come on let''s go. Her spirit is stronger than mine." Fortunately the three men back away from the old lady.
You gain 100 creation point for completing the quest - Incapacitate or kill three men in the alley
''115 creation point huh...'' "Thank you, young lady." The old lady slightly bows as she shows how grateful she is. "You''re welcome. It''s dangerous around these parts of the building. You shouldn''t walk around here." "You are such a courageous young lady." ''Sigh, another problem arises. Why does trouble follow Ava?'' Connor facepalm as the old lady is, in fact, another beast folk in disguise. [RE] System Chapter 12 "How is it dear?" "It is delicious grandma Enma. Thank you." After introducing herself, the grandma managed to convince Ava to stay over at her place with various reasons but mostly because of the two things that she points out along the way to her house. Her house is close nearby, and her daughter had passed away not long ago. She wanted to do her grandma proud by becoming an adventurer. Unfortunately, she got killed by some monster. The only remaining pieces of her daughter that came back was her clothing and her adventurer card. ''Naive... Careless... What other words should I describe her? What happens to her woman intuition? Why did she accompany the old lady home and helplessly got convinced to stay at her house? In the first place, why did she change her mind to continue to stay in the kingdom?'' [What happened to your decision to camp out in the wild?] ''Don''t you know? It is dangerous outside. Oh gosh, I don''t know what am I going to do with you, demon.'' ''And you think staying inside the house of a beast folk is safe? Sigh. It would be a bad idea to tell her about the identity of the old lady. Ava might start to spray something once again.'' "What''s your name, young lady?" "Oh, it''s A... Alice." Ava smile crams up as she forces herself to lie about her identity. Ava intentionally wants to decline but thinking about it. It is suspicious if she embarks out from the kingdom late at night. The house is located near the sewage where most of the beggers stay as the guards rarely come over due to the smell. It is a two-room apartment where one of the room is for sleeping while the other is a kitchen. As for washroom, they would have to go out to the community washroom or to the sewage to do their business out in public. The house is dark without being given a candle to move around. Ava would not be able to see anything in front of her. Even though the house is old and the wooden walls have multiple holes on it. The inside is clean of dust. Ava is surprised. Most important for Ava is that the bed is comfortable. After Ava had the supper which consists of vegetable soup and some bread, grandma Enma shows her the bed of where her daughter previously slept. Ava tried to avoid sleeping on the bed, but she is weak at convincing other people, at the end of the day she obedient rest on the bed. The next morning Ava says her goodbye, and without staying any longer, she went to the adventurer guild. In the middle of her journey, Connor decided that it is time to let Ava know how she almost got killed without her knowing. [Did you had fun staying at a beast folk house?] ''Huh? What are you talking about?'' [Grandma Enma... As what you would call it, is probably a fake name. To make it simple, Grandma Enma is a beast folk.] ''And the reason why you ain''t telling me about it sooner?'' [Tried to, but you seem so confident in saving her from retards. Oh, you might try to spray something to prove something once again.] ''I am not that stupid to do something twice, and I don''t believe you. Grandma Enma seems sweet and kind. I don''t think she''s a demi-human. I shouldn''t have lived through the day if she is our enemy.'' [God knows why she didn''t kill you, either way, you won''t be able to escape from her successfully if she knows that you know her true race.] ''I don''t believe you. Hmph.'' ''She says that but I can still hear her thoughts.'' ~ "May I help you?" An innocent looking young woman stood at the register counter. She appears to be relatively new to the job as there is a senior standing nearby to oversee her career. "Is there a gathering quest?" "Monster parts or plants?" "Wait, Lisa." "What is it senior?" "If this type of people come and ask, just tell them to take a look at the big board over there." The senior point his finger on a big board located adjacent to the main door. "What are you waiting for?" "Such a rude guy..." Ava sigh and walked towards the big board. [You''re going alone?] ''Well if there''s someone, I won''t have any excuse to stay out in the woods can I? Unless I can convince them to stay out?'' [Definitely not, you''re bad at choosing the right words.] ''Right...'' [But the adventurer building has their tavern.] ''Stop insulting... Me. What did you just say?'' [Tavern. There''s a sign there. You might have a chance to avoid staying out in the woods completely.]This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. ''T-thank god...'' As expected, being a noble lady that spends her entire life in the shelter of a massive mansion, she wouldn''t want to live out in the forest, alone in the dark accompanied with various dangerous monsters that could anytime ambush her. They didn''t expect the adventurer guild to have their very own inn. The inn signboard is hidden away, and newcomers would miss it if they never look around properly. The only problem is the amount of time a person can book. The maximum amount of days a person can book a room is only one week. To continue staying in the room, Ava would need to book the apartment again within forty-eight hours before the week ended. It didn''t take two minutes, and Ava had finished booking a room. Fortunate for her, someone had booked out because he is planning to venture out to hunt a specific type of a monster that lives far away from the kingdom. Ava was about to approach back to the board when a young man and a lady stood in her way. The young man gives a slight smile while introducing himself. "Hello, I''m Faron and beside me is Janet. Would you like to party with us?" "Faron, you''re doing it wrong." "Eh? Am I?" "You should tell her our rank and strengths. In the first place, you don''t know what role does she play." "M-My bad, where was I... Oh yes, I am a warrior while Janet is an archer. What about you?" "Hello, my name is Alice. My role is a mage." "Is that so?" Janet frown when Ava says that she is a mage. "Janet, that''s rude. Anyway back to my question, would you like to be in our party?" Faron saw Janet expression and immediately rebuke Janet. Ava nod her head, thinking ahead, going our alone is somewhat dangerous and having someone that could help her is always appreciated. "Alice, what''s your rank?" "Rank G" "What? You''re a mage, but you are only rank G?" "Well, it''s my second day being a member of the adventurer." Both Faron and Janet gave a wry smile giving open looks showing that they know that Alice is a noble or some sort. No sane man or woman would suddenly join being an adventurer because they like it. They participate because life rough and they need some income to live. Sure, there are some crazy being that loves to venture out to either show off their prize collection or wants to kill monsters. Most of the time, all of them end up dead. Ava seems to be the typical kid that lives inside her house twenty-four-seven without any freedom and once in her life managed to escape and decided to explore out the world. Janet starts to shake her head and slowly turn her gaze to Faron to show that she let him decide whether she is in the party or not. [You pray hard to your god that he will turn you down.] ''Eh?'' "I accept!" Faron excitedly give his decision ~ "What''s your strongest power?" Faron asks excitedly as they slowly walk along the plains that trail towards the forest. "Ice." "Oh, that''s nice." [That''s the only power you have.] ''Oh shut it, demon. Grant me more power for me to use will you?'' [What kind of power would you like to have?] ''I''ll say, to read the mind of someone is good. I want to know why Janet disapproves of me. She is creeping me out.'' Janet didn''t seem to favor Ava. She often stares at Ava without saying anything for three seconds before busying herself with the environment. Janet that supposes to be an archer is also doing her a job of a scout. Their rank as an adventurer surprised Ava. Faron, who is a warrior has a lower grade than Janet. He sits in rank E while Janet is a rank D. [Simple, she''s an Elf.] ''What? And you decide to tell me now? I feel like I''ve said this once before.'' [Do I have to tell you every race that we encounter? Don''t you have eyes? Use them.] ''Didn''t you read the book about the history and the happenings of this world? They don''t go around showing themselves bluntly. Hey, I''m Janet, I''m an Elf. Anyone that had their family or friends killed by Elves would surely attack.'' [I forgot about the fact you, inferior beings, are unable to see through their disguises.] ''Enough of your insults. So, are you able to grant that power?'' [Unfortunately not, you''re still a caterpillar. Get some more leaves will you? Though getting an upgrade on your puny icicle would do you good.] ''Then what''s the point of asking me when you get to decide what power I get?'' [When you stop doing stupid and redundant things and think twice before going on with it.] ''What''s the next upgrade for basic cryokinesis?'' Connor ponder. Most of the abilities given and used by them would show up with an I or II.
The upgrade is as follows; Basic - Novice - Intermediate - Advance - Expert. The price is as follows; 10 - 100 - 1,000 - 5,000 - 25,000
Connor continues to question the difference between these kinds of abilities and the other that Ava already had. Raw power is the answer ¡ª anything that involves being able to kill another being. Blink is a particular case which also ranks differently. Inferior Normal Superior Supreme ''Magic creation, Novice Cryokinesis.''
Confirm creation magic on novice Cryokinesis. Enable host to form ice crystals, with a maximum size of 100cmx100cmx100cm. 100 creation point.
''Yes please.''
Updating, please wait.
''How long does it takes for Ava to be able to form the maximum size of the crystal?''
A total of seven seconds.
"Alright double check your items guys, we are going into the forest." Connor conversation with the system got interrupted by Faron, who turns to both of his teammates and making sure that they are ready before he continues to walk on the path. Janet ready out her composite bow on her left hand after giving Ava a stare. Ava, on the other hand, ignores Janet possible social cues that she doesn''t understand and ask Faron about the things which are on her mind when they were taking the quest to gather Red fire flower. Connor immediately creates a quest in order not to miss any free creation points that he could receive to help Ava in becoming more powerful. "Faron, what''s the other quest that you have taken?" Ava is curious, Faron took another quest without putting Ava name on the list. "It''s a quest to hunt moon bear. We have been doing it for the last couple of months now. It is the fastest way to increase our accumulation point and to rank up." Faron explained "Don''t you worry, after gathering the red fire flower you can walk off if you want to. You are not needed." Janet continues, she seems to hate nobles children who don''t know anything about the world and usually arrogant towards others. "Janet, stop being so rude to Alice." Faron nods his head and wryly smile to Ava to indirectly apologize for Janet actions. "Faron. Stop taking her side. Don''t you see she is lying to us? Hmph, a mage? She doesn''t even have a speck of mana inside her body." Janet scowls at Faron for trusting the lady too easily. "Sigh, come on Janet, let''s stop this discussion and find the flower." Faron didn''t want to start questioning Ava as it would break their form of trust and told Janet to stop her actions. In the meantime, Ava remembers her ability and tries it out. ''Nature please grant me a way to the nearest fire red flower.'' Ava tried to take it easy by asking the nature around her for help. |Follow the moving grass.| Seconds after nature replied to Ava, the grass surrounding them starts to shake without any wind affecting them. It startled Faron and Janet, but after seeing Ava following the grass, they unconsciously turn and nod to each other. Both of them decided to follow without stopping Ava to ask. The reason why Janet looks confused was how nature is somehow communicating to follow them. It is the first time this happens, and she sure doesn''t want to anger it. [RE] System Chapter 13 ''Found it, thank you for the help, nature.'' Ava slightly bows her head to the surrounding which shock Faron and Janet. Connor shook his head, realizing he saw the exact thing happened not too long ago. |You are welcome, do be careful, four wolves had managed to track your scent and is slowly coming your way from the north.| ''Wolves?'' Ava turns around while going into her stance to fight. "Guys, which way is facing the north?" "Behind us, why do you ask?" Janet frown, while Faron tilts his head to the side, confused about Ava sudden question. "Four wolves are coming from that direction to ambush us." "Got it." Faron immediately pulls out his sword from the sheath and got ready for the incoming attack from the north. Meanwhile, Connor quickly set up a quest to either disable or kill the wolves that are currently hunting them down. "Faron, you''re trusting her too easily. I don''t even see..." As if someone was communicating with Janet, she turns to aim her bow to the north. Connor immediately spends the last fifteen creation points to update the ability that could very well save Ava life. [The ability ''Novice cryokinesis'' has been updated] [Ava your ice ability has been upgraded.] ''Got it.'' While the wolves are still distanced away, Janet scale a tree with a height of four meters at ease, the action stuns Ava while her mouth went wide open. Connor disrupted Ava visible envious expression and told her to get ready. "White fang wolves, there''s an alpha wolf. Faron let''s do the usual." Janet turns to Faron and nods at him. "Greater strength, precision strike, greater agility." Faron continues to mutter to himself while his body glows whenever he is done with the chant. Similar to Faron, Janet is also chanting high up in the trees, but Ava is unable to hear what kind of ability she is using. Ava starts creating an ice crystal but she didn''t think things would go wrong when she is unable to hold up the weight of the ice crystal, and she miserably let it go on the ground. [What are you trying to do Ava?] ''Ignore me. I am testing to what extent I can make use of my ability.'' Connor dismissed Ava failure and flew up to the sky to get more visibility on the enemy at hand. The surrounding forest seems peaceful despite the danger that lurks around the corner. Birds are chirping away at a distance not far from them, it distracts Ava on her current predicament. Her biggest weakness is her strength and agility. These weaknesses indirectly demotivate Ava to be confident of herself. At the same time, despite her high stats of endurance, Connor didn''t think she can take one hit from the enemy ahead of her. Janet pulls strings on her composite bow with her arrow at hand. There appears to be a slight silver glow on the shaft which disappears seconds later. Two seconds later she released the arrow, and an immediate sound of growl is heard from the distance. "Tch missed the vital spot. Faron, they''re coming, get ready." Janet turns around and hops to the tree behind Faron as if she has done it so many times before. [Is she a rabbit?] Ava unconsciously let out a laugh, and her action immediately gains attraction from Janet who turns and glare at Ava. Ava embarrassingly coughs to break her expression and get ready to throw the icicle on her hand. Ava increases the length of her icicle enough to make it look like a spike with a handle similar to a kunai. At the same time, Ava realizes, despite holding on to the icicle, her fingertips are not affected to the cold. A sudden appearance of a two-meter monster shocked and froze Ava on the spot. Faron managed to block the critical strike with a smile on his face. He didn''t seem to worry at all and even push the huge wolf in front of him. ''This is a wolf? It looks like a legendary creature to me.'' Connor turns to Ava who starts to shiver in fright. Ava didn''t expect a wolf to be this huge. She feels a sudden regret for being an adventurer. It will be a miracle if she manages to survive this fight. Faron dodges roll to his right before another two wolves strike at his previous spot. The simple engagement creates a cloud of dust. It shows how deadly the strike was. Any mistake could have been instant death for Faron. Arrows after arrow are heard being shot from the sky as the battle presume but Ava feels useless as she is unable to know the current status of her teammate and the whereabouts of her enemy. "Alice!" A shout is heard. Ava didn''t have time to register who is it that shout out her name as her body abruptly and unconsciously forces itself to crouch down. Right after she crouch, she hears a destructive sound happened on the tree beside her. The tree is not able to hold itself and creaks while slowly falling to the ground. Ava heart almost stops, the idea of being hit by the attack gives her the shivers. Connor is giving his best to find Ava within the cloud of dust. Constantly telling Ava to get out from it. The fright makes Ava''s legs to stop listening, no matter how much she wanted to run away to safety.This narrative has been purloined without the author''s approval. Report any appearances on Amazon. [Ava, make your body as small as possible and enclose yourself with your cryo ability!] ''G-Got it.'' Ava pulls herself together and starts to create ice walls to cover herself from the grave danger that she is in. She didn''t stop at making one layer, being frightened to death, Ava continues to make wall after wall till her mind is exhausted. "Earthstrike!" Faron sudden shout interrupts Ava thoughts. Seconds after the impact hit the ground with a loud bang. She feels a tremor coming her way. Ava unconscious closes her eyes while awaiting the quake that comes her way. It takes about around seven seconds before the tremor to stop and few more seconds for the cloud of dust to fall to the ground. Easing the visibility for Connor and Ava to see who comes on top in the battle. Ava nervously put her head out from her enclose walls to peek at the situation. All four of the humongous wolf is down on the ground. It is Faron, who is holding a sword that had impaled one of the wolves on its chest. Faron appears to be smiling as he continues to gasp for breath. Janet jumps down from the tree and approaches Faron from behind. [Ava one of the wolf is still alive be careful.] "Faron, one of them still live!" The moment she shouts, the wolf instantly attacks Janet who is the nearest to it, is caught by surprise but she still manages to sheath her short dagger in the nick of time. Even though Janet manage to defend, she still flew five meters and landed on a tree. "Urgh..." Janet cough out blood as she falls to the ground. "Janet!" Faron rush towards the wolf after drawing out his sword from the other dead wolf. Unfortunately, Faron is still tired from the initial fight and appears to not chanting any of his abilities. [Ava, from the look of things, Faron may have used up all of his mana, or there''s a restriction to use his power. You need to help him.] ''I-I got it.'' Ava grips her legs that are still not moving according to her will. Despite Faron attempt to end the battle, the alpha wolf appears to be in a rage after seeing all of its companions fall from battle. Ignoring the current injuries that it has, the alpha wolf continues to engage with Faron. The increase of strength from the opponent cause Faron to have difficulty in dodging and defending the attack. Now it is only time before Faron exhaustion could create a grave danger for him. "Argh!" Faron got thrown by the wolf that started to play with its meal. Knowing that the human in front of him doesn''t have any much strength to fight, it decided to torture for vengeance. In a desperate attempt to save Faron, Ava found a way to use her ability uniquely. First and foremost Ava breaks the four wall protecting her. Next, she creates ice from under her, it pushes her off from the ground and allows her to stand at ease ignoring her slight instability due to her fears. She immediately takes her chance and charges at the alpha wolf. ''An act of suicidal?'' Connor watches as Ava charges towards the huge wolf while yelling at the top of her voice. The alpha wolf appears to have shown a smirk while turning its head upon the incoming threats. The alpha wolf howl in response and also starts charging back to Ava. It didn''t take long before two targets reach each other. The wolf jumped straight towards Ava and tried to bite the ignorant human in front of it. Ava frowns as she didn''t think she would risk her life for someone that she just met hours ago. While screaming she starts to create ice crystal on the ground under her shoe and allows her to easily slides under the wolf, dodging the critical attack and at the same time putting a distance between the two of them. Turning her head, Ava sighs in relief to see her opponent has been stabbed by the massive spike trap she made before. By charging towards the wolf from the distance without equipping any weapon, Ava hopes to taunt the wolf to create a similar response by which she could set up a trap by creating a massive spike with one hand behind her back. The moment she slides between the legs of the huge wolf, the wolf regretted jumping as behind Ava is a massive ice spike. The wolf tried to dodge in mid-air. Unfortunately, it was too late. The sharp ice spike cleanly stabs the inside of the wolf mouth as it was opening its mouth wide initially to bite Ava. The momentum was too great that it allows the spike to punch through the back of the wolf neck. Blood Splatters at the clean stab and what makes it so unreal is that the body of the wolf slowly slides down to the base of the ice spike that station itself on the ground. ''One barbeque wolf coming right up.'' Connor grin as he is honestly impressed with Ava decision. He didn''t think she is the type to grow under pressure. He had casually shrug to himself that it was time to meet his wife but looking at things now Ava had managed to overcome his expectations. After apologizing his wife for his late return, he turns to the notification that has popped up. [Quest completion - Defeat the wolves - you have gain 100 creation points.] "Haa... Haa..." Ava continues to stare at the wolf as she still didn''t believe that she is able to finish off the wolf on her own. "Alice, are you alright?" A sudden voice disrupts Ava thoughts. She turns around to find Faron and Janet standing looking at her from the far distance. It appears that Janet had walked to Faron, giving him a helping hand. "You didn''t let me down at all Alice, and you''re a very good mage. A powerful one indeed." Faron started laughing as he didn''t expect to get help from a rank G adventurer. "I didn''t think you could survive. I''ve underestimated you. Not that I will forgive you for hiding yourself at the initial battle." Janet, on the other hand, turns away after giving such remark. Ava realizes that even though Janet gives such comment, she appears to have a change of view towards Ava. At least Janet doesn''t disfavor her anymore. More importantly, looking at the condition they''re in, Ava wants to go back and bath so severely. Janet still stares at Ava but with a questioning look. She got so much question to ask. Is Alice the reason why nature decided to help? How is she able to detect the enemy before her? How did she dodge the initial attack when she isn''t supposed to be able to see anything? There is various more question but the most important she''s dying to ask, how is Alice able to create magic without having any mana within her body? As an elf, she is sensitive to the surrounding, preferably the mana around. She can gauge the magic ability of a person with a glance. It is one of the reasons why she had managed to survive so far. Even before anyone chants, the mana inside their body will start to shake thus allowing her a few seconds to dodge any incoming attacks that are thrown to her. She might have unconsciously revealed her abilities to Ava who appears to have not realized but if she continues to grill for answers, things would go bad if her disguise is revealed. Gazing at Ava in front of her, there''s only emptiness within her body. There''s no mana at all. How did she, wait... "Alice, is your body cursed?" Janet went and asked a direct question as her curiosity beats her previous prideful attitude. "Janet, what sort of question did you bring up when she just save our lives?" Faron stops looting the dead wolf and turns to Janet to prevent her actions from making their relationship with Alice much more worse than it already is. "What do you mean by being cursed?" Rather than taking it for an insult, Janet question interests Ava as she already knows that Janet is an elf. "There''s something in your body that prevents you from receiving any mana. It looks menacing. Did someone sacrifice you to a demon king previously?" Once she starts talking, Janet doesn''t know when to stop. Spouting out her opinions without thinking about other people feelings. It is one of the reasons why the elder in her clan, banished her, disallowing her to see her parents for the rest of her life. "Janet, stop it, you are going too far!" Faron approaches the two ladies to stop it from getting worse. Janet seems to have snapped out from her curiosity as she turns at Faron and back to Ava and tried to apologize to her. "No, it''s alright Faron. Janet, please tell me, what do you see within my body?" Ava puts on her serious expression as Janet answer may very well expose the church evil-doings. [RE] System Chapter 14 "Clara, are you ready?" The grim expression on Clara''s face gives frights to the surrounding doctors in the morgue. Most of the doctors unconsciously took a step back so that they would not be a target if she decides to rampage. The rest of the doctors within the morgue previously had left after greeting Harry and Clara. Clara starts to bite her lips while slowly nodding her head to approve. Clara subconsciously hugs her arms while gripping her arms tightly without her realizing. Seeing Clara current situation, the doctor exhaled and proceeds to slowly pull the large red cloth away, revealing a body underneath. What presented to both Harry and Clara, is a nude dead body. The body appears to be a middle age man, 176cm in height and has an orange wavy hair. Despite how the body has started to decompose, the freckles and the hair color of the body immediately allow Clara to recognize the identity of the man that is currently lying on the long table. The body appears to have claw marks on his shoulder and a few slash marks on his chest and leg. The most noticeable damage to the body is the large hole that isn''t supposed to be on the neck of the body. "F-Father..." Clara reaches out her hand to touch the forehead, and slowly trails her hand down to the eyes, the cheek and finally stop at the neck of the dead body. She started crying without her realizing. Clara approach closer and immediately bends down her body forward. Clara then proceeds to lay her forehead on her father forehead and continues to cry her hearts out. Her hands stretch out wide and hug her father. Minutes of silence pours down in the morgue as except for Harry, none of the doctors wouldn''t dare to disturb Clara while she grief. The doctor stood in their place while they timidly glance towards Harry once every few seconds before quickly looking down on the floor. Ava father, Harry, gaze Clara actions without any change of expression, but he didn''t step down to stop Clara. Three days ago, there was a report of murder had happened around fifteen meters near the inn where previously his daughter had stayed. Usually, the report would have gone unnoticed. The only reason it stood out was the fact that the body has an abnormal amount of aphrodisiac within the body. Comparing to the report with the incident happened in Roukitz village, the only missing member known that couldn''t be found is Clara father. Harry memories of Clara''s expression, after being told that she is to verify a body is still fresh in his mind. "The cause of death?" Harry turns his attention to the doctor in charge of the body. "L-Loss of blood." The doctor didn''t dare to make eye contact with Harry and unconsciously replied to Harry while looking at the floor. "The murder weapon?" Harry expression change to confusion after hearing the given answer from the doctor, it seems that a different culprit had killed Clara father. "A small sharp blade that had cut the victim neck artery, it causes the victim to suffocate, but symptom shows that he died of blood loss. There are a couple of things that we are still clueless on how to answer but other than that..." "Tell me." "Sorry?" "Say out all of the things that you are still investigating. It''s an order," Harry promised to protect Clara parents, now that he had failed to do so. It is only given to exact revenge on the person responsible for killing Clara father. "I''ve done a full body check up on the victim body. Thanks to my spirit, the body had been overdose by the aphrodisiac drug. He should have died long ago. Despite that, he still manages to bypass the kingdom security. Clearly shows that someone is helping him to escape, his mind should have been broken by then, and all he would think of is to find an opposite gender to make out. May I continue, S-Sir?" The doctor unconsciously makes eye contact with Harry who is currently scowling. It forces the doctor to halts his explanation. "Go on..." "Y-yes, sir. Next will be the murder weapon." "The murder weapon? What''s wrong with it?" "It''s a sharp icicle. Better to show it to you in person." The doctor turns and gives a side glance to the colleague behind him to get the weapon. It didn''t take long before his co-worker takes out the weapon that is currently stored in a fridge-like container that continually gives out cold air, the only difference is that it is transparent. Harry momentarily widened his eyes upon seeing the weapon. The very first thing that comes to his mind is his daughter Ava. The day that Ava reveals her possible power before disappearing from his very own household. "Sir, do you know who is the weapon owner?" Clara who was once crying her heart out is all along paying attention to the details of what appears to be the murder weapon. She didn''t miss to notice Harry change of expression when he glances at the weapon. "It''s nothing. It is just a misunderstanding on my part. So what''s weird about it?" Harry didn''t linger any longer and quickly moving on by questioning the doctor. "You see, despite being exposed by the hot sun for a total of four hours before the patrolling security finds the body, it didn''t melt. We decided not to take any chance and immediately use this container so that we can research more about it. In fact, the weapon also helps in freezing the blood around it." The doctor continues his explanation in an excited tone.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. "You mean to torture my father so that he would suffer till his approaching death?" Clara gives a death glare at the doctor that had used a wrong choice of words that trigger Clara anger to vent on him. "I-I''m sorry, I didn''t mean it that way." "Is there anything else?" Harry disrupt the conversation between Clara and the doctor as he doesn''t want Clara to create any mistake. "Before I forget, there''s another precision below the murder weapon, a small hole in fact. I believe it is the cause of his helper, the person successfully allows the victim not to suffocate but appears to have come in late in saving as the victim had lost too much blood. My spirit has finish revising the situation, the scenario of the victim that tries to perform sexual intercourse with a woman that didn''t favor it too well. Resulting in a direct stab, besides, we receive the victim body in his birthday suit. A possible reason why he is easily misunderstood." "Doesn''t matter... I will find the murderer and personally end it." Clara announces while she clenches her teeth, her teary bloodshot eyes make her expression even more threatening. The doctor nearby gasps in fear and accidentally hit the table behind him as he takes a step back. "T-That is all sir." "Give me a report if you find anything else. Oh before I forget, do you mind if I help to take the murder weapon off from you?" "O-Of course sir! Here you go." The doctor didn''t dare to refuse to the one few influential people in the kingdom. After taking the container off from the doctor, Clara and Harry went out of the building to walk towards their carriage, "Sir where are you taking the weapon to?" Harry actions pique Clara curiosity as he rarely intervents the doctor''s research. "I''ve got a friend that I trust within the magic tower. Now let''s be off to check the library. There''s a report that someone had managed to break in and stole a couple of history book." He is not surprised if the lost books are the ones which they found in Ava room during her stay in the inn. Harry didn''t expose his worries as there is a high probability that Ava had killed the father of his own commander. He believes that allowing the doctors to research the weapon would definitely cause trouble in the near future. ''Daughter I hope you are still safe and alive.'' ~ "So what is it, Janet?" Ava once again asks the same question as Janet didn''t lay out the answer correctly, only giving a brief response that wouldn''t help clarify things. "I-It''s just a feeling that''s all. You don''t have to be that serious, after all, you are still able to use your magic capabilities without being affected." Janet starts to play around with her words, suddenly trying hard to hide her abilities. By telling the human in front of her that she is able to feel their mana is also indirectly telling them that she may be related to elves and she sure wouldn''t want that to happen. It is understandable that Janet wouldn''t expose her power to a stranger that she just met. Meanwhile, Ava also didn''t want to reveal the fact that a demon possesses her body that allows her to use magic abilities within the realm. Thus Ava isn''t able to just flat out say that she only manages to be able to use her power a few days ago. ''I am not a demon though. She wouldn''t believe me either way. Even the status has updated my name ''demon''.'''' Ava got caught in a dilemma of whether to tell Janet or not that she knows her true race, it could perceive as a wrong impression or Janet would be more wary of such person. Both of them doesn''t know each other well enough and only minutes ago that Janet seems to accept her as a team member. Ava also stops herself from asking more questions as she didn''t want the relationship between Faron and Janet to be affected by their conflicts. She is also unsure whether Faron knows about Janet being an elf, it would be disastrous if it is found out that Faron hates other races. After looting the dead bodies and manage to gather the red fire flower that fortunately isn''t affected by the battle previously. They decided to go back to the kingdom to rest and patch up. Faron also wants to repair his leather armor that was mercilessly torn apart by the claws of the wolf. It would be stupid to engage with the moon bear that is evidently three times stronger and bigger than the wolves. Faron starts to explain Ava about the monsters after seeing that she is looking seemingly confused. The white fang wolf as an individual is categorized as an ''F'' rank monster but when in their packs with their leader. It could increase the danger level to a maximum of a ''C'' rank monster. In the meantime, the moon bear that they are targeting alone is categorized as a ''C'' rank monster by itself. Even though it is rare, sometimes moon bear travels in packs when that happens even the adventurers who have a ranking of A and B would be injured or worse, death. Ava becomes lifeless and stops listening to Faron explanation once she heard that the white fang wolf who she thought was a strong monster is only categorized as a rank F monster. She felt like pulling her hair out. Ava instantly changes the topic to how he met with Janet in order to escape from embarrassment. ''What''s wrong with the people in charge of categorizing these monsters? Are they even qualified to set these things? People life is at stake here.'' Ava continues to complain to herself. [I guess meeting Faron, and his party member is a good fate after all. If you had not met with the beast folk the other day, you might have gone out unprepared. I wonder if you could survive that way.] ''Eeeii stop talking about the past! You''re making me scared for nothing!'' "Alice? Are you alright?" Seeing that Ava wasn''t responding to his story, he feels that there is something not right with her. "MmMmm, I am alright. Thank you for asking. I was thinking about the monster intelligence that''s all. Anyway, do you mind repeating what you have just said?" Ava shakes her head and unconsciously give a slight bow to Faron while she was apologizing. "As expected of a noble young lady, I didn''t expect such reaction from you. I met Janet when I was eating at the tavern that I am currently staying." "Faron!" Janet suddenly yells at Faron, warning him not to give out unnecessary information to Ava. Faron previously didn''t reveal how they actually meet up, but after being told to repeat his story, he embarrassingly forgot how his fake story starts up with and decides to tell the truth. "I am not saying that part, don''t you worry. Hahaha. Something happens, and from there we became party members." Faron glance back to Janet to see if he had said anything wrong before he continues to converse with Ava. Janet feels that she might have missed something crucial, but after they arrive back to the kingdom, she shrug it off. She is still curious about Ava body, how it works. She paces herself slowly, in order to be the last person to walk so that she can take a closer look at the condition of Ava body. Upon arriving, there are huge arguments within the adventurer building. As they got closer to the crowds, Ava sees a poster. ''For one whole week starting tomorrow, the kingdom will be closing their gate earlier. Those that are not back before the sunset will not be allowed to gain access to the kingdom till sunrise.'' Aside from the use of red ink, the big bold letters and the sign off from Ava father, Harry, shows that they are not joking around. [RE] System Chapter 15
You have completed the quest - To gather red fire flower. You have gain 100 creation points.
''What''s the total creation point I have right now?'' Connor ask the system.
200 Creation points.
Ava nods her head while giving away her smile as she receives the gold pouch from Janet. After they receive a shock from the sudden news posted at the notice board, Faron decides to momentarily forget about it and deal with their current situation first. Janet pulls both Faron and Ava towards the receptionist first in order to complete the red fire flower quest that they had taken. After splitting the golds, Janet passes Ava''s share to Ava in a pouch that she had prepared. "What''s your plan after this Alice?" Faron steps forward while giving Ava his bright smile. Ava didn''t immediately reply and think for quite some time before opening her mouth. "I believe, I am still not ready to go out to do quest by myself. Even now, I feel fortunate to have survived the attack previously. Once again, thank you for saving me and inviting me to the party. If not for you and Janet, I might have regret trying to go out solo." "It''s alright Alice. Surprising enough, you are quite quick on your agility. I almost didn''t think you were able to dodge the attack from the wolf when you are not able to see them within the dust." "Eh?" "What is it? Did I say something..." "No, nevermind. Forgive me, Faron, I got distracted by the smell from the surroundings." Ava wryly smiles while glancing at her clothing. Janet sigh as Faron didn''t realize what Ava is getting at and pull him back. She tilts her head and whispers to Faron. A few seconds later, Faron''s eyes widen as he realizes what Ava is getting at. He offers his apology while scratching the back of his head. After providing some advice to Ava, they proceed to the blacksmith shop. ''Demon, do you know the reason why I was able to dodge the blind attack?'' [Which one?] ''Of course, you don''t know. I didn''t bring it up because I thought Faron was the one that helps me out, but I was wrong.'' [Is that a joke, or are you serious right now?] ''It''s one of my ability was it?'' [...] ''Sigh. I guess I am too tired to care about these things. Especially about...'' Ava glance towards the big poster that confuses her. What is her father trying to do by closing the kingdom gates earlier? He shouldn''t be trying to lock down the kingdom in order to search for her, is it? ''Hey, demon it''s inconvenient for me to get water to bathe or do laundry. Do you have a power that allows me to do these things without paying gold for it?'' Ava frown as she comes up to her room to see that the ice that she had placed on the bowl still hasn''t fully melted. Not to mention, the water is still cold, and Ava wouldn''t dare to use it on her naked skin. She previously had that experience after killing a mental man. At that time, she forced herself to endure the cold water. ''System is there magic that allows my host to be able to bath, clean herself and do laundry?''
Yes demon, it is called life magic. It will cost 50 creation points.
''Phew, confirm on life magic.''
Updating now.
[You have to wait. High likely, you will be able to use the power the next morning.] ''Oh, thank god.'' [....What about me?] ''Yeah, thanks.'' Ava chuckled to herself as she approaches the counter to get herself a meal and request a bucket of hot water so that she could clean herself. When morning comes, fortunate enough, the magic had been updated, and Ava is able to clean her body and her clothing by just imagining it. When using upon her bloody clothes, particles of dirt and blood slowly float out from the clothes and disappeared completely. She didn''t even have to dip it into the water. Similarly when she uses it on herself. She felt refresh every time she used the power. In addition to that, she could smell a strong smell of lavender odor coming out from her body. The only problem... ''Demon... I have no complaints but cleaning myself without any use of water seems weird to me. I don''t think I can get used to it.'' [Why don''t you thank your god? Who knows he might allow you to get used to it easier.] ''...''If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Ava got dressed and got down to the nearest restaurant to order herself some food for breakfast. In the meantime, they were discussing what she should specialize in. Two things that Connor wouldn''t recommend would be someone who uses a physical attack and someone who support another human. The first reason is that she would need to increase her agility and strength which is hard. No matter what kind of passive ability that he checked, almost all of them increase the stats through percental. Unsurprising enough, all of them needed a massive number of creation points. There are others that enhance the host stats temporarily, but the cooldown isn''t worth the troubles. The other reason is that Ava is a cheat that allows her to spam her skills, putting her in a spot where she heals other people doesn''t make any sense. What if the people that she is defending is not strong enough to defeat the enemy. It could take hours or even days before they are able to win the fight. After much discussion, Connor decided to purchase the ability called distance magic which cost 150 creation points. He once again spent all of his points in order to prepare Ava. It is to ease her fight without making use much of her strength or agility.
Distance Magic I - Allows the host to invoke their ability away from their initial location. The distance that the host can invoke is 0-10 meters. Cost 150 creation points.
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Taking advantage of her life magic, Ava kept on using it on herself whenever she feels uncomfortable. Now no matter how hot the surrounding is, Ava is able to endure it as long as she is able to use the power on herself continuously. While they wait for her power to be updated, she went to the adventurer guild to take a look at the current request on the big black notice board. - Goblin extermination, north of kingdom gates - Raiders surrounding centry village* Urgent - Moon bears, north of kingdom gates ... There is an absurd amount of request that is not taken down by anyone. Much to anyone dismay, the damn poster is the reason why. Ava is also compelled not to accept any quest. She is curious to know what her father soldiers are tasked to do once sundown. She got out from the adventurer guild and went straight to the west gate which is the nearest to her current location. It didn''t take her long before it is her turn to be allowed to go out. The amount of traffic around the gate is less than usual. On the other hand, the number of guards guarding the entrance had increased. In a glance, Ava feels that the guards had been tripled. It made the people around pressured. For some reason, it made Ava feel more guilty. She hopes that she is not the reason for her father actions. After Ava bypasses the gate, she walked to the longer route to the forest. She intends to practice her ability without anyone else seeing it. At the same time, she wouldn''t dare to advance inside the forest. Instead, she lingers around and continues to converse with Connor. The different ways she could do with her power. Connor kept making Ava surprise with his ideas that blow away her common sense. Using ice as a foothold and a mirror is just one of the many things that kept their conversation flowing. A few hours later.
Distance magic has been updated.
''Finally.'' Ava closes her eyes while she does her deep breathing in order to calm herself down. It works for her as her abilities will consume and exhaust her mental condition. A simple reason that she is able to invoke as many spells as she wants. The only take away is her concentration.
Basic Mental Resistance - 200 creation points
Basic Multitask - 300 creation points
''It will be easier to get creation points if not for how weak she is currently. She needs more experience, but there''s no one to trust. Does she needs to solo for now?'' Connor pending thoughts kept him company. Meanwhile, Ava has started her training. As she continues to practice, her ice ability begins to turn shape. A piece of true solid ice. Not like the ones that she had made before. A nice form. Smooth surface without hollows within it. Her improvements also contribute to how the temperature in the surrounding drops. It didn''t take long for Ava to realize that even though she is able to touch her ice without getting frostbite, she can get affected by the cold atmosphere that her ability is causing. In response, Ava also discovers that she is able to erase her ability instantly. Good addition for her to stay low. She is not allowing anyone else to know that she is related to Harry. Ava was too engrossed in practicing that without Connor reminding her about sundown, she would have to stay outdoors. Rushing back to the gate, Ava is shocked to see how crowded the entrance was. Only after she arrived that she realizes that all of the people here are in the same predicament as she was. They too almost forgot about the time as they go around to accomplish their task or traveling to the kingdom as a merchant. It took quite long before Ava was able to get inside the kingdom without any fuss. The reason why they got hold up was that of the questions, asked by the guards. Ava also spotted one of her father commanders. Who she unconsciously panic and break her eye contact when he glances at her. She scolds herself for making herself suspicious for nothing. Fortunately, the man himself didn''t think much of it and let her go. Besides, other ladies stood by and stare at the commander while giving him a wild look on their faces. Also, Ava was one of the few lucky ones that manage to arrive in time. As the gate closes, she heard voices of complaint from outside. Turning her head away from the entrance, she proceeds to one of the restaurants nearby. Before getting in, Ava invokes the life magic on herself. She endured doing it while she was out so that she wouldn''t be suspected of anything. "Good evening miss, table for 1?" A teenage lady wearing a white apron approaches Ava. She smiles as she creates eye contact with Ava. "Yes please." ''Steak Lenalee'' is one of the few recommended restaurants by the adventurer guild. It is a two-story building that can hold a maximum of two hundred customers. Ava loves the food the moment she tried it the other day. She immediately became one of the regulars that come to order her usual. ''Here it is!'' Ava glances down to look at her plate. The steam and the delicious smell distract her from any other thoughts. She starts to drool while unconsciously swallowing her saliva. At a glance, Connor summarizes the food as the manga meat. One long bone with a ton of meat in the middle. It is also accompanied by a brown sauce which is still sizzling away. As a noble, Ava hasn''t seen such delicacy till now. The appearance and the smell pique her interest which resulted in her current situation. She is addicted to it. [Don''t overeat, you''ll get fat] ''Shush. This will be my last time eating it.'' [That''s what you said previously too.] Ava didn''t reply Connor as she is occupied tearing the meat apart from the bone. Surprisingly the meat is so tender that she can tear it out with her bare hands without using much strength. As the meat touches her tongue, it starts to melt unconditionally. It isn''t even needed for her to chew the food as it easily slides down from her throat. ''I wish I have a body.'' Connor exhales while being envious of Ava. [RE] System Chapter 16 The sound of furniture being broken forcibly awakened ava. She sighed and felt relief that no one was attacking the kingdom as she can see that the people outside are alive. She still could hear the butcher shouting at the top of his voice to advertise his meat. [Ava, change and get down. Something interesting had happened. Oh and it seems that Faron and Janet didn''t come back. Possibly they knew what the reason behind the early closure.] ''Um, thanks. fill me in with the details in the meantime.'' Ava rises while she stretches herself. After she invokes the life magic onto herself, she started changing. Arguments were going off to one another. A party is currently arguing with the member in charge of working in the adventurer guild. One of the two ladies within the party is shedding tears as she looks at her leader arguing. Connor already filled in the details, so she knows what had happened. One of their members got arrested early morning, and at the same time, the guild had declared for them to split apart. The moment the guild does this, the party that had partied for such a long time became frustrated. The things that are happening right now is them asking for the reason of why did their member got arrested and why the guild decided to split them apart suddenly. "Forgive me. I do not have the qualification to answer your questions. I too am confused why they decided to do that." The admin worker shook his head as he is also unable to help the party. "THEN FIND FOR ME SOMEONE THAT CAN EXPLAIN THIS RIGHT NOW!" The leader of the party didn''t sympathize with the guild worker and wanted some answers for their predicament. "Leader, calm down. We still got the gold from the last party. I''m sure we can work things out." The party leader, surprising didn''t turn his anger to his member and sigh to himself. He turns to one of the ladies in the party and starts to talk to her. ''Know anything about why she is crying that badly? It looks like she is more depressed than any other people within the party.'' [Girlfriend to the guy that got arrested.] ''No wonder. Hey about the man who got arrested. Are you thinking of what I am thinking?'' [Beast folk?] ''My father found a way huh... So did he know about Nigel then? Is that the reason for the early closure?'' [Sooner or later. At least your father will get to know the answer to the culprit that have been terrorizing the village or so. In any case, what are you going to do? ] Ava nods to herself unconsciously, gaining some weird stares from the people around her. After having breakfast, she went straight to the location that she had practice previously ¡ª a right place where there''s rarely any human passing by here. ~ "Who are you?" A handsome young man, accompanied by five royal soldiers. He turns to look at Ava who curiously peeks around as she finds it weird to see there''s a group of soldiers confirming their supplies. "Eh?" Ava was caught surprised. She didn''t think she happened to meet with the first prince. "What are you doing here?" One of the royal soldiers heard what was happening and impose a question on Ava. "AN ASSASIN!" The other didn''t even wait for a response and immediately announce to the rest that the prince might get harmed. "EHH?" Ava is shocked that they suddenly decided that she is an assassin. Ava body suddenly got tense and unconsciously dodged to one side. Before she knows it, the tree that was behind her got blasted. "Tch she dodged it! Be careful. She might be bait to lure us in." The man that tried to attack Ava exposes himself as he thought she already discovered him. "W-Wait a minute! You guys got it wrong! I am not an assassin!" Ava starts to fling both of her arms sides to side as tries to diffuse the situation. If these continue, she might die without her knowing. Her forehead is already drenched in sweat as she thought back about the sneaked attacked that she, fortunately, manage to dodge. She didn''t even hear the man voice at all. "Stand down." Smith, the first prince, call out the shots. The royal guards immediately stop attacking without questioning his authority but still went and stood in front of Smith.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators! "You haven''t replied my question. Let me ask you once again, who are you? What are you doing here?" Smith expression didn''t change one bit as he stares at Ava. "Such a rude person. How about you introduce yourself first before asking someone else. " Ava tries her best to assume her role as an adventurer. Smith had not once appeared in public. Only those nobles and highly known merchants knew about his appearance and his ambitions. He didn''t intend to take the throne and want to follow his sister Sophia. Smith is taken aback as this is his one of the few moments that he encounter someone that doesn''t care about his status. Anyone would have guessed that he is someone with a status. Even if the person doesn''t know his identity, one can imagine from the way the guards around him is acting. "How dare you speak back to his highness that way!" One of the guards wasn''t able to hold himself back. He wanted to punish the person before him so severely. As he is about to sheath the sword that hangs at his hips, a calm voice once again held his actions. "Stop. My name is Smith. What about you, milady? May I know your name?" Smith shows his business smile while he greets Ava. "Alice. Are you done? This area is my training area." Ava swept her gaze around the surrounding. Looking at every soldier that felt humiliated by her. They are not able to do anything despite being insulted by the lady in front. All the soldiers could do is to grit their teeth while glaring at her. If only their stares would kill her. "Hahahahaha. Alice, you are one remarkable person. Oh and don''t mind us, we are just passing by." Smith wasn''t even a least affected by Ava actions. He backed down by not asking any questions. If he wants to, he could execute Ava, and no one would be able to help her out. After turning his gaze towards the surrounding trees, Smith told his guards that they should be on their way now. The soldiers persist in giving Ava the death glare as they follow Smith through the forest. It took them some time to carry most of the wooden crate into the carriage. Meanwhile, Smith continues to look around the area while ignoring Ava presence. She stares at the nonchalant expression on the prince''s face. For some reason, it irritates Ava. Now that Smith has gone off, Ava felt that she doesn''t feel like training anymore. Slowly turning her back, she walks back to the kingdom. ~ A few days ago. Two days after the spirits ceremony had commenced. A young boy ordered his guards to follow him to Roukitz village. With the approval from his father, fifty guards were tasked to protect the man at all cost. The commander accompanying him was Clara. She was interested in knowing the reason why did her general son would want to travel to her home. The young boy didn''t want to say out the reason why he wants to go to Roukitz village but continues to ask for approval. The only reason why his father decided to let him go is that he felt that his son might disappear too if he continues to reject him. Yes, the young boy is Chris Philips. The son of Harry Philips. ''Rika, I vow to destroy those that kill you.'' Chris clench his fist while looking at Roukitz village from the horizon. Seeing that the villager bodies has adequately buried, Chris felt relieved. He went inside Rika house and started to look around for anything that reminds of his friend Rika. Clara, on the other hand, was taken aback by Chris actions. She would have never thought that Chris was trying to rob the house. It was not until she saw Chris holding onto a ribbon and grieving to it. She empathizes with Chris as she didn''t think that her general son had someone close in her village. Clara unconsciously smiles to herself as she felt that Chris isn''t the type to befriend someone depending on their status. It is such a rare sight to behold among the noble community. On the other hand, she looked down upon Ava. The daughter of Harry that regularly makes troubles for the people under her. |Master, I believe the owner of this ribbon is still alive.| "What? Is that right Melody?" Chris was surprised about the sudden discovery. |Yuuto is right Master.| "Is that so." Chris felt relieved. He put the ribbon in his pocket and walk out from the house. |Muuu!! Master is bad! Why do you trust Melody more than believing me!?| Yuuto and Melody are the spirits of Chris. He didn''t think that he can receive not only one, but two spirits. He honestly feels that just like his sister, he would not have a spirit. The day he receives his spirits, he immediately delves in being able to use the power within him just like everybody else. "Is something the matter?" Chris conversation piques Clara interest, and she decided to ask. "My spirits said that the owner of this ribbon is still alive." Chris turns to Clara and excitedly announce his spirit findings. He took out the ribbon and showed it to Clara. "That... Can''t... Be." Clara was stunned. "What do you mean by not being possible?" Chris frowns after hearing Clara mutters. Clara calmly explains the reason why. She compared the bodies found and the total population of the village. It is right to say that the only people that are still alive amounts to eight people. All eight of them are young adults consists of three women and five men. The only reason they manage to escape from death is that they are adventurers. Reports of evidence proving that they are not guilty as the group had never once stayed outside from the kingdom. They always came back before sunset. Moreover, all of them doesn''t own a spirit. "This is the house of Amanda. The only child that lives in this house is Rika. I am sorry to tell you that I personally buried her with her mother. She, She is one of the few that was rape to death. She died days before the massacre that killed the rest of the village." Clara hesitates, but after a while, she decides to tell the truth so that Chris will abolish his news of Rika being alive. |She is lying master. Who knows she might be the reason to Rika death!| |Stop it Yuuto. She is the commander and also one of the people that had been affected by the village fates. She can''t be the culprit. Whatever the fact, either she had accidentally miscounted the number of bodies and death or master is searching for someone else. Our ability had not once failed us, master.| Melody scolds Yuuto for trying to make Clara become the bad guy. Yuuto doesn''t like Clara because she insulted him saying that what he said previously is false. "Thanks for telling me, Clara." "I apologize for telling you the bad news." Clara felt terrible for breaking the news to him. She also felt weird that the two spirits would lie about someone life. Clara didn''t think that three days later Harry would tell her about the discovery of the demi-human tactics. Not long after she was able to connect the two and how the villagers died not knowing what strikes them. [RE] System Chapter 17 A middle age woman sitting in a room that is filled with books and various laboratory equipment. The room doesn''t have any windows, and the rest of the room is filled with darkness except the area around her. There is also a magic circle drawn on the ground near her location. The woman is currently fiddling and grinding the herbs that are placed on the table in front of her. The room is also modified with various buffs. One of the few of them is soundproof. It is so that no other living beings would be able to steal her work. "This is not going to work. Will these do? No, I don''t think it will be more effective than the one I am using currently." She frowns while pinching her forehead with her right hand. It''s been ten years she worked as an alchemist within the magic tower organization. Months before, she was tasked to create a device, potion or whatever that could reveal one true identity. Unfortunately, things are not going too well, and she is forced to make use of the demi-human weakness. Their sense of smell. Due to an urgent matter, the woman was forced to lie to the Royals that she needed more time for something that she hasn''t any idea on how to make. It is unfair to her as her superior make her lie by threatening her. Her family will be involved if she doesn''t follow their order. It is only in order to save their reputation and avoid shaming their face. Now she felt stupid and regretted taking the tasked in the first place. She didn''t think the magic tower organization that she is so fond of would do such a thing. The only thing left for her to do is to either find a way to tell the Royals without letting the organization know or accomplish the given tasked. Whatever the case, this is her tenth day prisoning herself in the room. She forces herself to focus on the task at hand so that she is able to escape from reality. In truth, whenever she goes out, she would be mocked and ridiculed by her peers. Various gossips have started to fly around, and every time she goes out, there''s one or more news of her that she didn''t know. Most of her peers don''t know the real story is all about. In addition, she is unable and wouldn''t tell the truth in order to protect herself. What if one of the demi-human had disguised as one of the people in the magic tower. It would be easy for them to eliminate her and burn all of her research. From seeing the daily report, she feels relief to know that the potion that she had created in urgency had worked. Thus, allowing her to have more time. The only problem she has currently is the fact that she is the reason that the demi-human has been kidnapped and tortured. It is because of her slow progress. Her superior had decided to buy most of the demi-human slaves in the black market to use them as living specimens. Day after day, screams of terror can be heard from the basement. Despite her soundproof laboratory, she still is able to listen to people screaming for help. She is not sure whether it is just her delusion or it is real. She is about to start on a new theory when she hears a knock on the front door. The only person that is authorized to meet and talk when she is in this room is none other than her master. "Camelia, I have orders to received fifty resolute smelling potions. If you are not done yet, it''s okay. I can come back again later." A solemn and sad voice speaks to Camelia. An old man stood by in front of the door while showing somber expression on his face. The old man wore a grey cloak that covers most of his body. A blue sapphire for his eyes and a long white mustache that reach his collarbone. Seeing his apprentice sufferings, he can''t help but only empathize. No matter what, he had no power to overturn the superior decisions unless he betrays the organization and exposes the news to the king of the kingdom. "It is ready, master. Please wait a moment." Camelia turns around towards her back. Where all of her potions are properly arrange and categorized. A short chant is all it takes for fifty potions to float up and swallowed by a small storage dimensional ring. The ring is also her creation. It is the only reason why the magic tower allows her to be hired. She invokes another chant which her front door creaks open allowing the ring to land on her master left palm. After a thank you greeting from her master, he turns and slowly withdrew. Camelia stares at her master back while apologizing to him within her heart. She felt that she had failed her master only after her master is gone that the door slowly closes itself. "Camelia you can do this!" Camelia motivates herself again for the hundredth times. She starts muttering to herself and continues her four hundred and eighty-five theory hoping one of them would work out for her. ~ A sizzling and flavorful meal is placed on the table in front of a young lady. After giving a slight bow to the customer, the waiter continues to do her work even though she got ignored. The young lady remains to drool in front of her meal, not moving an inch. She recommences to smell the delightful smells of the steak in front of her. The moment she is about to pierce the meat with her fork, she felt that someone is staring at her. Turning her head up, she saw a young woman shabbily dressed looking at her once in a while from a distance. The woman is sitting not far from Ava, and she seems to be waiting for her food as well. ''Enemy?'' [Who knows? She looks like one of the regular customers that love the manga meat] ''Manga meat? Well, whatever. Do help to keep a lookout for her as I busy myself with this delicious delicacy in front of me.'' [You didn''t even train today, what is wrong with you Ava? Time is of the essence here.] ''You sounds like a mother, demon. You kept on and on to me to train. What''s wrong with taking a break once in a while? My father is clearing out the demi-humans. Why would I have to worry about it?'' [Look here, I should have revealed it to you earlier. I don''t think things are going smoothly within the human kingdom. If these continue there will be retaliation from the demi-human.] ''Hold your horses. We can continue the conversation after the meal.'' Connor shrugs to himself as he stares back at the young woman that is currently staring at Ava. The young woman is, in fact, a demi-human. She appears to be clueless that her cover is quickly blown.Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. Ava consumes the food in front of her slowly in order to enjoy it to the fullest. As she is about to take another bite, the light in front of her seemingly blocked by something. Seeing the silhouette of a person, she looks up to see the young lady. ''Demon, why didn''t you say anything?'' [I did. You aren''t listening at all.] "Do you need something?" Ava frown as she got irritated by someone that is trying to disturb her while she was eating. "Are you Alice?" The young woman cautiously stares at Ava while keeping a distance. Ava nods her head while observing the woman reactions. The woman gives a smile and greets Ava. Introducing herself as Shana and she is the granddaughter of Enma. It took Ava a couple of seconds before she is able to remember. The person before her is the granddaughter of Enma that she had saved not long ago. She is surprised that Enma had a granddaughter in the first place. When Ava asked the reason why Shana is looking for her, she replied; "My grandma told me to find you. She''s got something to ask of you." Ava turns around to see that it is already late afternoon. Calculating the distance from the grandma Enma home, it wouldn''t take much time before she is able to get back to the inn. The only problem is the need to disguise herself. Connor kept quiet while nonchalantly observe the people around them. He decided that he should stop leading Ava to where he wants her to be. It is more interesting to see where Ava decision will lead her. "Sure, take a sit while I finish my meal." Shana took a seat in front of Ava. She appears to be hungry as she constantly peeks at Ava plate while swallowing her saliva. Ava didn''t bother to be polite. She continues to eat quickly, feeling scared that Shana would ask for some. ''The amount of gold I have can only last me for three more days.'' Ava unconsciously remembers and calculate the amount of gold she has. After finishing the meal, Ava and Shana immediately went straight to Enma house, which brings them to the current predicament. Fortunately, before they reach to the destination, Ava went to an alley and changed her disguises. "Grandma!?" Shana panic as she charges into the house. The house appears to be ransacked, and evidence of struggles is apparent. The wooden front door has been bashed, and various slashes can be seen on the wooden walls. Splatters of blood on the ground and the walls cause Ava to have a bad feeling. Upon entering the house, she is also able to see that there is a large hole on the roof of the house. A strong smell of blood cause Ava to shiver. A total of three casualties and one severely injured demi-human. It seems that their disguises will disappear when they fight or when they are dead. Grandma Enma struggles to smile as she comforts Shana, her granddaughter. "G-Grandma! What, happen?" Tears of sorrow start to pour out from Shana''s eyes. She chokes on her own emotions as she tries her best to ask her grandma on what just happened. "You... Found Ava... That''s good." Enma needed to hold a deep breath in order to speak out her voice. It is her only way to speak while holding out from her severe injuries. Ava was taken aback, as grandma Enma shouldn''t suppose to know her real name. She sighs and shook her head. This is not the time to daydreaming. Ava approach and invoke life magic on Enma. It manages to clean the blood and dirt from Enma, but it has no effect on the injuries. Enma blood continues to flow out from her body. Connor thought of asking Ava to apply pressure. He changed his decision after seeing a patrol of troops slowly walking towards their direction. [Incoming troops.] Connor didn''t think twice, and without hesitation, he created a quest for Ava to escape from the incoming troops. "What!? S-Shana, we got to go." Ava strengthens her conscious and pulls Shana''s arms. She doesn''t think they are able to save Enma. "N-No!!" Shana struggles, trying to escape from Ava. Shana trait of being a demi-human allows her to ignore Ava desperate attempt to pull her away from Enma. "Shana, go. Follow Ava. She knows about us. S-She can get you to safety." Enma looks relief and looks as if she wanted this to happen. [Ava you do not have time. You got to go now.] ''I know, goddamnit!'' "Shana! I won''t be able to help you if we don''t go right now!" Ava grabs both of Shana''s shoulders and tugs her as much as possible. Ava got shocked when she turns to Enma to realize that she had already passed away while smiling with her eyes open. Shana weakly nods at Ava and allow Ava to pull her out from the house. As they come out from the house, the troops that are patrolling sees them and immediately yell at them from afar. Seeing someone coming out from a raided home, the soldiers can easily blame them as the culprit. "Quickly follow me!" Ava flings her hand to create a sheet of ice to block the soldier''s view from seeing which direction they are running. It didn''t take seconds before the sheet of ice is bombarded by magic. Variety of magic is cast upon on it. The ice melts as quickly as it was created, but it had served its purpose. Hoping for the troop''s spirit to not encounter them, Ava invokes life magic upon Shana and herself to clear out the debris and run as fast as they could to join the crowd in the main streets. "Are you able to change your disguise?" Ava turns to Shana. If this continues, no matter how much Ava can change, they could still be tracked. "N-No... We need a dead body to do the changes." Shana shook her head sadly as she felt that she is bringing Ava down. Ava is stunned as she does not have any idea what she should do now. Ava unconsciously stares at Shana. She told Shana to follow her as she walks to the nearest alley. She wanted Shana to change her clothing but stop herself after seeing soldiers gathering from different directions. [They found you.] ''I can see that.'' Ava turned around and told Shana not to panic and immediately head towards the west gate. No matter what, their only choice for survival is to escape from the kingdom. As they got closer to the gate, more and more soldiers start appearing near their location. She clenches her fist to overcome her fear which might affect her decisions. "Shana, what kind of magic do you specialize in?" Ava tilts her head and whispers to Shana. "I... I wasn''t allowed to learn anything." Shana starts to burst in tears as she confesses. "W-What? What do you mean by that?" Ava was confused. Ava shooked her head. She can hear the explanation later, now is not the time to chat. Things are getting worse when the west gate suddenly closes on them. "Damn it. I guess it''s time." Ava sigh as it is time to take action. ''Demon keeps the mana coming. I am going to start spamming on the count of three.'' Ava immediately starts to plan where would she start. A huge commotion started as people didn''t expect the soldiers to close the gate suddenly. Adventurers rouse complains as if this continues, they will not be able to gain income. Merchants start to glare while yelling at the soldiers. "Shana, stay close to me, we are going to break out." "Eh?" Ava closes her eyes and images a huge spike growing out from outside the gate. She aims the spike to towards the entrance from the outside. Applying pressure, the west gate cave in and broke. The soldiers were caught unguarded, and a few of them started to panic. "Let''s go! Now!" Ava pushes Shana from her back to get her to start running. "Stop them!" One of the soldiers shouts at the top of his lungs while pointing at the two young ladies. Ava once again flings her hand, in an instant, an ice wall appears behind her so that it will delay any pursuer while she rushes out towards the west gate. [Behind. Top right. Top right.] Connor become her second eyes as he gave information on where to defend. Ava easily blocks most of the attack with her strengthen ice powers. Ava risks herself to trust Shana as she is too occupied with defending herself. Her ice crystals exploded as the magic from the soldier collided with her magic. Ava also created two ice spike one after another high above the two towers near the west gate and let the gravity do their job. The moment the two tower crash and tumble to the ground, the civilians surrounding started to panic. The soldiers aren''t able to control the crowd, and they begin to hesitate to fire their magic recklessly. The adventurers and civilians far in the distance were stunned as they see a young woman are able to defend off a considerable number of soldiers without receiving any damage. Most of them also slowly started to move out of the way so that they will not get attacked accidentally by any of the two opponents. As Ava step out from the west gate, she creates multiple ice spikes from the ground to block the road. She also becomes dizzy and breathless as it was the most intense situation she had been. After her adrenaline is over, she felt like her strength within her starting to be drain away. She told Shana to approach her training spot as it is the only safest place for them now.