E.G.F.W.I? Chapter 33 - Bringing them home -

Before I go up, I make sure to block the way out with prison bars. I write "wait here" on the wall for Katriel, since I know she can read.

Up the stairs, there is a bunch or archers and swordsmen waiting for me. There should be around 25 left. I don't see Beno yet.

They can't get me since I can air walk, it's very easy to avoid the arrows. I also see them in slow motion and their trajectories, thanks to Amy. With my power unlocked and natural strength, I can create a crater by pouncing forward. I haven't tested my strength in a while.

But, right now I don't feel like slicing anymore, after my trip up this hell. Eating them feels more right, like I would Kill their souls too. A least send them to my Underworld somehow hehehe.

I should try to make a spot for the souls I want to trap in my stomach. Well, Amy will. As of now, I only know there is a file with Intel on souls, but I didn't go through it yet. It's like knowing, and practicing something. One is superficial and inefficient while the other is like art.

Amy can be considered a natural artist in all technical aspects. She is a great combat help, but she could not fight or even have her own body, as she would overload it. Mine evolved with her, so my brain should be a bit different. Besides, she restrain herself...

Back to the battle, Only four guys manage to save themselves, and they should be awakened people. The rest disappeared in a blink. They can only feel funny for a sec while I wrap the space around them and cut them off from this world, then they disappear in my belly. Amy solves the space calculation form me, so it's fast, specially on (unpowered) normal stuff.

The four thugs are well trained and probably don't care about the others. They charge at me, to actually use skill. One is a slash like Beno and mine, The other spat smoke and retreated behind the cover of it. The two others expertly stab and slash at me, but I back-step and slash forward bisecting one in each hand's. their weapons sliced along with them, thank to my thin daggers.

One of the guys jump at me from the smoke. It could have been a good move, if it was on someone with no thought acceleration, but on me, the result is he getting bisected too.

The slash from the last man reach me, but I'm curious and just use my bear hand to slash in front of me.

-Bang!-

The slash get split in two, and my hand bleed a bit for a second before it regen.

(Nice only a scratch..)

The guy is not sure what happened. He look at his sword, wondering if its the sword the problem.

("Have you completed the soul prison?")

Amy-("Yes! You could even eat souls, but I advice against it, as you gain the karma and memories along with the SPI. In other words, you would be corrupted by bad souls, only the "White" souls could work for personal use, like Barabas for example. You could still use them as fuel for spells, but they would go back to the cycle in this world or "hell" instead of the underworld from your past life. I call It the - Reaper Seal - skill. Its actually in Khonsu's temple.")-

(Nice! Store this one as a test.)

I slowly walk to him. Well slow is still my walking speed, which is fast. He slash at me, but I catch his sword and just lift him from his neck, then he disappear in my stomach. This time I see a microsecond flash of his face in my eyes. His soul get ripped out before he can reach my stomach.

Amy-("10 SPI stored. 1 SPI can wort around 1000 PU.")

("Tsk.. I have resources but no moves to use them, except the air slash. It use around 100 PU charged at max in these two daggers. I'll try it on Beno.")

At the end of the hall, there is three large steps and a big door. A good place to ambush me. I don't like risks, so I decide to try the SPI I have stored in a big slash. I notice the physical properties of this power are light. My weapons can withstand a lot of it. I pour all the newly stored soul in them, before slashing a the reinforced door.

-Bang!-

The matter in front of the slash gets disintegrated, but that slow it down a bit, then I can see Beno's back, holding a chain and the head of a slave down his crouch. The chain is linked to a collar on the woman. I have to admit she is very beautiful. Raven black hair and blue eye, but those eyes look dead and cruel.

The slash is about to take them both out, to my little dismay for the slave. Beno had his new sword close and slashed with all he got. I expected him to die, but he managed to save them both. I can tell he's stronger than the last time for sure.

I don't want to lose my upper hand and dash at him fully charged again. Of course it's not as powerful as the last slash, but he was not fast enough to counter and only tanked it and got thrown, his back hitting the wall a few meters behind.

"DING DONG, M.T.F. DIIING DOOONG! HAHAHA!"

Amy-("He won't get that reference, you know? giggles.")

("It was a reflex hehehe.")

Beno pulls himself out of the wall, furious and unharmed.

(That bastard is Way tougher than before. More than twice Damn it. I wish I could read his status...)

The lady just stays there kneeling on the hard stone. She seems almost under hypnosis. No time to think about that, as he is done dusting himself.

Beno-"You shouldn't have come here. hehehe you're done buddy!"-

I feel A great threat from behind me, so I Instinctively use a version of Blink, Or I use my power like magnets with the air behind me and at the target location, to push myself to the far corner of the room, upside down from the ceiling. I basically fly at high cost(~600 PU/Blink). Relative to strength, since it's the limit of my body.

From there I see the dark figure of a man wearing a old black robe with a cowl. I see his attack, but a normal person would not. Probably a curse, since its black fog in my eyes.

The fog comes at me fast, so I plan to use Beno as a shield. Two Blinks lather, I'm behind him holding my knife to his neck. He tank the attack, and cough a bit of blood.

Beno-"Fuck!"-

I look at the stranger not moving my eyes for a second. He starts to approach without caring about Beno as I thought. I don't bother with questions. I tell Ammit to make a nail prefect for spitting, then I charge it and I wait until he is close enough.

???-"Who are you?"

I try to see under his hood, but he can see through the thing, so his face does not show one bit.

Now he is closing in. I did not say anything yet excepted my first failed taunt/catch phrase. Once he stop a few meters in front, I wait until he speak again.

I try my best to power my lungs without alarming him, then when the first sound come of his mouth, I spit the nail, expelling highly compressed air behind the nail from my stomach.

-Swish!- - Puff!-

A small could of blood burst from the back of his mouth and neck. Not enough to kill him, But no mater the person, he loses a few frame of seconds adjusting to the situation.

I let the dagger in front of Beno's neck drop and blink with the other one in the man's heart. Beno get pushed hard by my action, and my shoulder get dislocated, which Ammit bring back right away.

I'm now sliding along with the corps, leaving a trail of blood on the floor. For the first time I see a thought in the woman's eyes. A glint of joy at the man's sudden death.

I don't like it. I'm not sure why but even in her pitiful state she gives me the shivers. Not like I care for now.

I get up and walk to Beno. Seems like I almost broke his neck. Lucky he is alive I need him after all hehehe.

"Amy could you knock him out for me."

Amy-"Done."-

I see a translucent hand where to put mine, then stab fast and precise. Knocking his head is out of the question, so I overloaded a bunch of nerves on his neck and made him faint. I want his memories intact.

Ammit make some cuff's from keratin, so they don't overload with power if he tries to escape. They would just grow stronger hehehe. I also add a special mask so he can't bite his tongue.

(KAR+20)

(VIT+100)

Stephany Lyon, Beno and I walk out, after I give the signal, followed By 150 blood-dyed woman. They went through hell. I've been told, this is not an everyday occurrence in the more populated places. Only in the remote places, peoples like Beno thrive. Of course high hierarchy = bigger evil...

That is why I hold Stephany's chain. They told me she is one of them, I can't let her go no matter what. If I do, she won't be grateful only stab me in the back.

Still. Katriel told me to keep hope as this world is not as bad as I see it now. I don't have normal sexual relationships in our days, and even get raped... But they are not rude or anything, just different. To top it off, when I meet other human's they are Evil, except for the victims.

I Yell

"Anybody who wants to live among woman excepted for me can come. There is 260 living at my camp. Its up to you if you come, but I think you would be better in a woman community, but you have to walk there and will take two months, since there is a few crippled people."

After deliberation, they all chose to come forward for now. Later, they might try to contact or go back to their family, as I don't care.

Before we leave Izuka and I feed the peoples here. I have an Industrial kitchen in my stomach, so it went fast and absolutely delicious. Enough to make them lower their guard toward me. I had to slow them down, to make sure they don't get sick from over-eating. I had to promise to make more every four hours hehehe.

I make a cage/carriage for my prisoners. I'm not carrying them myself. When the refugees saw this, they ask for the same for the wounded and crippled.

To travel in the bushes, they have to look like a sleigh with wheels. It works just fine. The wheels are covered to prevent branches slipping in. A normal person can carry another with a few luggage all day without tiring.

As for Izuka, She in charge of the hunt. By now, the woman cough on to the fact that she is a woman too. Good, because She realizes that she needs training. If she wants to come to the big city, she will have to be perfect. I don't need more troubles than I already have.

I force feed Beno on the way. With his mask, Its super easy. Ammit made it that way cause she think about food most of the time hahaha. Anyway, Stephany eat by herself. She don't speak at all. It's concerning. I wonder what shit he did to her. Well, I try not to feel bad, but its impossible. I can't help but be empathic to people sufferings. Is it a result of my evolution, or was I like that before my reincarnation?

Katriel, being a lesser noble, start to tell me about the nobility of this part of the world.

The Nobles here, are descendant's of the gods. More precisely as long as you can trace your analogic tree to god, you are a noble. The percentage of shared blood, does not matter as much as the circumstances and talents of the individual. As in, is he or she the first born, the race, talent, disposition, etc...

There is also branching families and self proclaimed nobles. They have to be as powerful as a pure blood family and have a godling in their ranks.

Pure blood is a misused term, since they claim the blood of god, when they are at best 50% from the beginning. Over the years, they lose this purity even with inter marriage. 50% is 50% plus the circumstances and trickeries, made them weaker over time. They have 20% of god's blood ate best, after millions of years.

No religion as ever been created in this world yet! I did not believe her. I tested All the possible way to see if she heard of any worship of any kind, the only one is the passing of the dead and the prayers to the spirits, which is a real thing that grants you or them something right away. I think this is because the story of the god here is real, and godlings still walk among the peoples. Plus, praying when a monster is about to eat you is not effective, or smart hehehe.

I don't forget that Amy clearly made a Tab for "BEL" believers... They never thought like this here yet hmm... I will try something later. I already made peoples worship Elnora hehehe. I should make a temple to myself in the village when I come back. Then as it becomes a routine, I can implement it to other places. I should also try to make a seal or something to hold this power, like a battery.

I just realized, if I absorb too much vitality, what happen? My cells are absorbing it right now. I'm at 1600 and climbing slowly.. Will my cell mutate or something. I should make a seal for every powers inside me.

-Shiver-

(I could have turned into an abomination many times already since I started my evolution.)

Right now, Its about the seven awakened and powerful energies in me. I could put the in stats later. They are soul, mind, give (speak), emotions(feel), actions (physique), Identity (self).

Putting it like this, I don't have to too much balance, sigh. But no worries, cause even on earth, there is nobody except the Buddha or whatever you think, that balance his energies completely.

Thinking about this, I heard a story where the Buddha was a prince. He was beautiful, but because of all the attention, he became fat. One day he was walking naked, he was arrested and put in jail, when the guard came back outside, the Buddha was there again naked. Like he teleported there, or was always there. Sigh. Back to the story.

When we made it to the pit where I evolved, both Beno and Steph looked at me inquisitively. I can't share this so I ignore them hehe. They sure can read me a bit though. They just don't know what happened.

I tried to read the people a bit on the way, but they don't give me much to go on with. They are all walking in silence with dead fish eyes. They are not safe yet, I can understand. The only thing we can do, is give them back some dignity and power, so they can gain some confidence back.

A few birds caught sight of us, so a troop came to greet us.

Babaku lead the party, When she sees me, she jumps in the air 30 meter, then she falls toward me sprawled eagle, ready to catch her prey. Gulp. I don't move and let her do whatever she want hehehe. Katriel almost go nuts! XD. Among the cries of panic, she stomps the ground, both feet just behind mine. She is taller and she is very close, since I kind of caught her. Her muscles developed like steel in the past four months. Even her breast looks firm. Gulp again.

The dust settles down and everybody sees us kiss. I make it look as much natural as possible by garbing her head, since it looks like a giant is troubling a youth.

I catch my breath and present them.

"Babaku, This is Katriel and.... These people were treated worse than you, so make them comfortable, then if they want to join, they have to go through one of the generals for awakening!"

Babaku smiles-"Alright follow me!"

As they leave, I catch Katriel.

"For your help and trust, I will awaken you myself."

Katriel-"What is this Awakening that you speak of?"-

"Forgive me, I meant Giving you powers like mines. I was not born with these power's. They are something I worked hard to Train and create, almost dying in the process. So I'm granting you the honor of becoming one of my trusted aid and confident, Family of sorts, since you said you have none right?"

Kat-"Yeah, they all died or disappeared, after my grandfather made the wrong enemy... I ended up where you know. Since I almost have no blood purity, no powers, I was worthless except for people with no bloodline at all."-

"I will give you two choices. One, I give you physical energy, then you do the rest. Two, I bond your soul to mine, and make a whole different power system in your body. If you submit to me completely, I can modify your body to become young again, grow stronger over time with me, as our soul are bounded, you would benefit from me at first a lot, then if you can, you could help me too. Of course, I know how much you must hate the idea of being bound..."

Kat-"I Accept! O...option two."-

She look at me with starry eyes.

("W.t.f. Amy She... Is this my CHA?")

Amy-("Don't forget, in this world, the survival of the fittest is the rule. You showed strength and charisma, of course, if you tell her that she would basically become your concubine she would accept. She is not stupid. The display of Babaku just then, should have helped too giggle. It's not like your old world, this place is dangerous and she is alone. What would you do?")-

("And, I did not say concubine...")

Amy-("Hahahaha")

"Ok! I'm happy with that. You will help the refugees settle and recover. They can find a job, or stay at home. It's up to them what they do, but you are ultimately the one who is responsible for them. Of course if you need help we are all there. And you live with me. Right now, it's small, but don't mind it, we'll expand."

Before we make our way there, we hear a strange roar from not too far. Even Babaku wonder what it is.

"Well, I need to go see Mily, otherwise she will probably hunt me down... Babaku help them to the empty houses for now they will have to share until we build more. Also, ask Katriel help here. once you are done with that bring her to my home, and gather all the generals there for me please."

With that, I make my way to the strange roar, which is actually both Crraa and Mily shouting together. When she sees me, She almost cries. I can see she resent me for not bringing her.

"Hi, sorry I couldn't bring you this time."

She just dashes at me, wrap her arms and legs around me, and squeeze me as hard as she can, while I pat her head. It's hard to think she is only one year younger than me... I walk home with the human luggage.

"I'm home!"