under the mask

{A.I. Name- Sora

Cultivation: Level 1 Body tempering

Growth rate- level 2

Strength measurement: 10

Abilities: [Camping (lvl2- XP 10/100}]

[Cultivation (lvl4- XP 1/100,000}]

[Recovery (lvl6- XP 8,703/1,000,000}]

[Toughness (lvl6- XP 76,769/1,000,000}]

[Martial Arts (lvl6- XP 93,324/1,000,000}]

[Power (lvl6- XP 629/1,000,000}]

[Dexterity (lvl6- XP 99,823/1,000,000}]

[Movement (lvl6- XP 10,923/1,000,000}]

[Endurance (lvl6- XP 104,034/1,000,000}]

[Hearing (lvl6- XP 73,293/1,000,000}]

[Stamina (lvl6- XP 109,973/1,000,000}]

[Breath (lvl6- XP 74,764/1,000,000}]

[Smell (lvl6- XP 71,974/1,000,000}]

[Sight (lvl6- XP 72,484/1,000,000}]

[Jump (lvl6- XP 943/1,000,000}]

[Taste (lvl6- XP 72,943/1,000,000}]

[Charisma {lvl4- XP 849/100,000}]

"the sun is rasing soon... I didn't expect you to last so long." the old man said with a smile while looking at Sora who was breathing heavily, covered in blood. yet the injuries had healed up long ago. Sora nodded slightly before he left to go take a bath in the river

the old man walked Sora's leaves, his eyes glowing slightly. he had heard of talented people who can use their knowledge alone to reach the peak. to think he would stumble upon such a talented person. there were many legends out there.

an old woodcutter who gained enlightenment on his deathbed, and was reborn to become a legendary being who would walk all over this world as he wishes.

the mortal who dreamed to become the best swordsman, but had no talent in the way of the sword. so he left the village and entered the mountains, just to come back down years later with a stick in hand. he had gained enlightenment the way of the sword, allowing him to walk this world without fear,

and the list went on, to think Sora was one of such beings, but he was slightly confused on a few notices, for example. How did Sora's recovery speed, durability, and energy levels increase? in his eyes, Sora was growing stronger the more they fought.

'it's almost like the more he does something, the better he gets at it...' The old man felt chills running down his spine at this thought. he looked at Sora for some time, complicated thoughts ran through his mind, this kid before him would indeed reach the peak one day.

from 5+ hours they were just fighting, his martial arts capability has improved greatly, he even got to understand just what level of power he was at the moment. he didn't fully recover, all Sora did was shorten his lifespan, and in return, his recovery speed and strength were boosted to a state where his bad condition became stable and slightly better.

right now, he just needed to rest before he returned to full health. as for his lifespan, his lifespan was at 150 years, but thanks to the injuries, it was dropped to only 100 years old. he was only in his 40s. the injuries he had suffered were great, he was lucky to even be alive at the moment.

Sora's action stabilized his cultivation, but at the cost of his lifespan, so he only had a lifespan of 80 years. but this was not a big deal, as he could use herbs and other stuff to increase his lifespan, once he strengthened his cultivation realm, his lifespan would increase as well.

'good.' Sora thought as he looked at his mask, he was listening to the old man's thoughts this whole time, if the old man had any wild thoughts, Sora would move to plan B. the old man was easy to read, so, Sora was not worried. so he allowed him to see just how talented he was.

'the more loyal he gets, the more XP my Charisma gets, I wonder just how handsome I have become.' Sora thought calmly, many of Sora's abilities had reached level 6, which was of course for the best.

[Recovery] now allows Sora to recover things such as body parts, from this point onwards as it leveled up, the level of things that could be recovered would be increased. meaning, soon, Sora might recover from a drop of blood.

[toughness] had also reached level 6, and it made Sora have a layered defense. his skin, his muscles, and his bones can be said to be layered now. the first layer was a sponge, softening the blow, the second layer absorbed and transfused the blow evenly all over the body, and the 3rd layer was harder than steel. this allowed Sora to take attacks far above his powerlevel,

[Power] allowed Sora to focus his strength on one body part, and not spread it out evenly all over his body, allowing Sora to show power 1,000% above his normal capabiltiy

[Dexterity] allowed Sora to have such a high level of his body that he could move as if there were no bones in his body, never miss, never fall as he could blue himself to a wall, and so on. Sora had a sword and had a spot to hit, it would be hard for him not to cut that point.

[Movement] allowed Sora to take one step, but appear more than 100 steps away. the speed at which this happened reached a new height. this was of course the norm walking speed, if Sora started to run, each step he took could take him 1,000 steps away.

[Endurance] allowed Sora to act at his best even if his body wasn't. if his body was dying, Sora can still fight at his best until his heart stop movement. Sora will always be at his best, only when he is dead is when he would be at his worst.

[Stamina] allows Sora's energy to be not only far above those of the same level, but more than 10 times pure than them. if Sora could no longer recover energy, he could go 3 days without food, or water, and fight all out none stop.

[Breath] allows Sora to auto-cultivate. with every breath, Sora would take in the purest form of energy. Sora can now just sleep and he could be cultivating. with a simple breath, Sora can absorb all of in the air within km. and if he Exhales, Sora could release a freezing breath, which could freeze things. Sora didn't know how he got this ability, and the system didn't answer

[Jump] allows Sora to step on air and stuff, Sora could master this to the point where the air would be as good as the ground. but for now, Sora could barely step on air for a heartbeat

'i have a total of 78 levels, once I level up an ability 12 more times growth rate would reach level 3, and the abilities sub-abilities would fuse once more, and I would get more XP for everything I do.' Sora thought as he wash in the river, all the blood marks on his body disappeared, Sora sighed as he saw how his skin was pilling off.

he didn't have to do anything, as the skin simply fell off, revealing a new pure skin under it. this skin was extremely soft and filled with life. looking at it, Sora had the illusion that he was someone who had never been injured in his life.

Sora sighed softly, after a moment, his body heat began to increase, causing his wet body to quickly dry up. this Blazing Body cultivation art allowed him to increase his body heat as he wishes, of course, the body would be harmed if pushed too far.

but as one cultivates this, their resistance to flames would increase, until no flames could hurt them. of course, Sora didn't believe that no flames would hurt them, only a fool would believe that.

So, with that, Sora turned to the camo and saw everyone was getting up, some people woke up and noticed the blood which was all over the place. they also realized that there were footprints on the ground, they, of course, belonged to Sora, who was extremely heavy at the moment,

although he controlled himself so that the steps would not alert them, he was too heavy and left his footprint all over the place. everyone was uneasy, just what happened last night? as they sat down to eat, they looked at the old man with questioning looks, but the old man said nothing.

'What happened last night' the masked woman made signs while looking towards Sora, Sora looked at her for a moment, before looking at her masked. the woman was stunned for a moment seeing Sora's eyes open, she had only seen Sora's eyes once, after which, Sora kept them closed at all times. back then, Sora's eyes were blank, yet now they were a beautiful red in color.

'what happened to your eyes?' She couldn't help but ask the question, out of everyone here, it could be said that she and Sora were the closest. thanks to the fact, Sora stayed by her to listen to her thoughts so he could increase his resistance, they would talk from time to time to pass time. just moment could be said to be the most they talked.

'what do you mean?' Sora asked in confusion, taking out a storage bag, he reached in and pulled out a mirror. upon looking at his face, he was stunned seeing his red pupils. they were not too red that they were ugly, but a perfect red that was beautiful. although the woman's eyes were still better than his, these eyes did increase Sora's charm.

putting the mask away, Sora was slightly confused at what happened to his eyes, could it have been [charm] or could it have been [sight] that changed it? throwing this to the back of his head, he saw that the masked woman was moving her hands once more.

'why were your eyes closed all this time?' She asked in confusion, all this time she had looked at Sora in confusion. he was doing everything with closed eyes. at first, she thought that he feared entering that state he entered when he looked into his eyes, but then she found out Sora kept his eyes like that at all times. so her next guess was that Sora blinked himself to keep the image of the eyes in his heart. He would not be the first...

but that was not it, so now after seeing him with his eyes opened, she couldn't help but ask. she was blaming herself for some time for what she died, which is why she didn't push Sora away.

'i was training my ears. after seeing your eyes I realized that the eyes could be a huge weakness. so I spent some time strengthening my ears and other senses.' Sora said stunning her slightly, she was stunned for some time before she realized that Sora was looking at her eyes this whole time and didn't become lustful. this shocked her, no one could resist her eyes,

'don't worry, I will not lose my mind. staying so long in the dark tempered my mind.' Sora said calmly, the masked woman was stunned for a few seconds. she didn't know what to say, this was the first time something like this ever happened to her. her hands twitched slightly, her heart skipped a slight beat.

Sora heard this change her heart was stunned, what was wrong with this woman? she fell in love just like that... wait, on that thought, her heartbeat was off, Sora's eyes shrank slightly as the layout of her body became clear within his mind. before, her mask didn't simply hide her face, but it made it hard for Sora to see her body.

but which a twitch heartbeat that wasn't normal, Sora realized she was not a human. like him, she was a half-demon. but were half-demons so common? how could he stumble upon one on his way to joining the sect? did his father have something to do with this?

Sora's heart began racing slightly, was he playing in the palm of someone's game? was it fate? just what were the chances of something like this happening, he didn't for a second think things just so happened.

[you have moved the masked woman- gained 1 SP]

Sora looked at the notification, Sora looked at the masked woman for some time, thanks to her heartbeat, he could barely make out her face. she was blushing slightly, Sora hesitated slightly, just what did he do to move this woman? was resisting her charm something that made her move?

maybe like when you ignore a woman, leading to her being drawn to you. but was this not too fast? maybe this was his charm at work.

before Sora could say anything, she walked off and went to go eat. Sora looked at her for some time, before shaking his head. soon they began their walk, and headed off towards the city, it took two days for them to arrive at the next city,

like last time, Sora steps forward to be the one to show everyone. by doing so, Sora gained 43,000 SP, allowing him to have enough to buy Disguise, upon buying it, Sora bought everything he could buy, he had to wait for a breakthrough to the realm above Body tempering.

upon getting this done, Sora left and went off to explore the city. well, it was more like he was heading toward where the masked woman was at. upon arriving, Sora saw that she was picking up coins off the grounds.

when she looked up and saw Sora looking at her, she froze slightly. unlike Sora, she didn't have money, she had to search high a low, this is how she managed to buy food for the journey,

Sora looked around and saw that she had drawn many people's attention. sighing softly, he waved at her to follow him into an empty ally where they could speak. she of course hesitated on following someone into an ally, but seeing as how people could see within, she followed, but she kept a distance, just in case she had to run.

"no need to be on guard against me... my name is Sora, shall we speak one on one?" Sora asked softly as he removed his mask, shocking her, the masked woman was stunned, she didn't expect Sora could speak,

"I have to hide who I am for my safety... are you by chance hiding behind a mask to hide that you're a half-blood?" Sora asked, making the mask woman's legs almost go weak. horror filled her eyes, her heartbeat began racing, so much Sora that the mask became almost pointless, although her face was still hard to see.

{you have shocked the masked woman- gained 1 SP

you have been feard- gained 1 SP

you have been targetted- gained 1 SP

you have been suspected- gained 1 SP}

'how did he find out? n-no, I can't die. not yet.' Sora listened to other thoughts while looking at the notifications.

'i don't know what you mean.' She said softly, Sora looked at her hand seals before shaking his head, he sighed softly and sat down

"We are similar in many ways, I too am a Sin. we are both sins, it's funny, we are both so much alive. even blue-grade talents, what are the chances of that." Sora said as he patted the spot next to him. she was stunned hearing this, she didn't expect this. she stood frozen for a moment before she slowly moved closer, but she didn't sit down, she was run away at any moment.

"my mother was human, my dad wasn't. I don't know what happened, but he suffered huge injuries and brought me to white cloud city for my safety. a few days ago, I stole a pill for the woman who I thought loved me..," Sora went on to tell her of the happening of the past few days, leaving her stunned for a moment. she hesitated for a moment before she hands moved.

unlike Sora, her father was a human. unlike Sora's parents, her mother was a succubus, the princess of the succubus clan. she was kidnapped, and a human forced herself upon her. for many years she was but a toy, but she managed to escape when her clan moved to save her.

but she flew off in a random direction, too weak to help her clan, and knowing that she could get in the way, she soon found herself around these parts, where she secretly rested and recovered her strength. but she soon gave birth to a twin, she was the oldest,

upon their birth, her mother wanted nothing more but to kill them, why would she want the children of the evil man? but two reasons played a role in causing her unable to do so, the first was that they were born with a unique physique that couldn't be ignored, and that they were just children.

with this, she raised them. but it didn't take long until the hateful man found her. she created a mask to hide them, and sent them to hide, while she fought, but the eldest twin was caught in the explosion, killing her.

soon members of the subcube clan appear to help the mother, seeing as one of the twins was already died, and time was running out, she could only take the last remaining twin and ran away, but little did they know that she was alive, she grew up among the humans, fearing that her strange power might bring upon an early death to her one day.

Sora was slightly in shock at her story, but his heart couldn't help but skip a beat when she removed a mak, and a face that was badly deformed appeared before Sora,

"to survive, I had to do this to my face," she said softly, in a voice that could bring out the lust of even monks. that voice was too enchanting, but Sora could resist. Sora sighed softly as he stood up and walked over to her, her face was indeed hard to look at without flinching, but Sora's endurance was something not to be looked down upon.

the masked... well, she was not wearing a mask anymore... seeing Sora coming near her, she lowered her head, unable to look Sora in face. she knew what she did to her face. remember how those old men would go crazy upon seeing her eyes, she had no choice but to do this to her face.

once they saw her eyes, they would want to remove her mask, but now they would only see a horrifying scene that would make anyone unable to look for too long. she made herself look like a monster, enough to snap people out of the power her eyes held. She feared that she would end up like her mother, and she destroyed her beauty. she thought of doing the same for her eyes, but she needed them to see.

Sora stood before her while looking at her face, he sighed softly before he reached his hand out to shake hers.

"We both are the same, but you suffered more than I did. you need not lower your head, charm on the outside is only a tip on the ice. Your beauty within makes up for anything you could have done on the outside." Sora said as he took her hand, seeing as she wasn't going to shake his. her body shook slightly, she wanted to hide her face, yet Sora lifted her chin slightly.

"We are in enemy ground, forced to hide who we are or we would die. then lets us work together, raise to the top of this world, and get revenge on those who did wrong to both us and other parents." Sora said as he looked her in the eyes. her eyes shook heavily hearing Sora's words, slight tears gathered within, but they quickly disappeared as the will to fight appeared within her eyes, she nodded slightly.

to which Sora smiled and let her go. Sora didn't think for a second her talent was simply blue grade, she had to be more talented, maybe her mask also suppressed her talent, and because of this, Sora wanted her to join. also, he could think of the SP he would gain from walking with her, the jealousy of him being able to be the only person to see her appearance behind closed doors, many people would grow jealous.

"let's go, I have enough money for the both of us," Sora said calmly, she nodded slightly as she put back on her mask, and followed after Sora. her eyes were soft while looking at Sora, succubus fell in love with those who could resist their charm,

Sora resisted her eyes and moved her slightly, but when Sora up and resisted her voice, she pretty much fell in love. this was just how successes work. a mindless slave was easy to find, but a strong-willed person on the other hand was not. of course not just anyone would become their lover,

they would not fall in love with their enemies, in fact, they would feel disgusted that they dared not become mindless slaves.