Crimson Night
Riyku had already made his way back down into the Lower Quarter and just as he thought, there were 'guards' everywhere now. The same bandit looking men that he had slain earlier; in fact... They looked like your typical monster in a video game retextured. Still, this was no time to be wondering why they all looked the same. Slipping around unseen and silent as ever the male seemed to avoid the majority of them. No sense in wasting any Energy or Mana right now. He did not know what was to come when he reached Lira. Speaking of which, where was she? He had overheard that she was in a Whore House; but where was that? Kissing his teeth in thought he was about to ask Coco for some help; until he remembered seeing her name on his companion's list. Hastily the male opened his menu with a flick of his wrist so he could navigate to the Companion's page. Without delay, he clicked upon Lira's name and clicked track from the list of choices which brought up the same trail for him to follow. Dismissing the screen he would continue his stealth approach; slipping past many of the bandits until he reached the open area where he had executed the 'Boss'. The corpses of the fallen were still there; as well as more Bandits. It was as if they were investigating the area; perhaps looking for clues?
It was then that male noticed the Gunblade from earlier. Several bandits were attempting to lift it off the ground, but it appeared to be far too heavy for them to get it to budge. Well, that could have been because their level was short of the requirement for the weapon. Regardless, if he could obtain that it would be a steal. Even if he could not use it. Extending a hand outward he though to use Weapon Return to store it into his inventory; however...
'Weapon has not been registered to you. You can not use Weapon Return.'
Well, it kind of made sense. So, now he had two choices... slaughter everyone present or attempt to steal the weapon and remain nothing more than a wisp of air. The problem was which one would be the shortest. He did not have time to sit around after all. Probably slaughtering the bandits... though he could not use the same skill he did last time since it consumed nearly half of his mana to do so. Which would leave him with nothing by the time he reached his destination. So, he would have to do things another way. Using Weapon Summon; he called forth to two weapons. A single curved dagger that looked like it could easily slip into someone's vitals without leaving much of a mess and a glove with blades; well in truth it looked like a claw; though the ragged edges from the blades looked like they could tear through armor and flesh with ease as well as rip out organs without so much as a warning. "The Assassin's Dagger and the Night Crawler... These will be the perfect two weapons. Compared to the Duelist Blade and Ion Gun which is more suited to dealing with one person." The male nodded lightly in content.
Assassin's Dagger +4
Type: Dagger
Rarity: A
Condition: Sharp
A blade used by the Assassins of old. It is said that these weapons were capable of silently piercing their target's flesh from any direction and easy to withdraw for a quick escape. Effect: Deals addition damage if used on Vital points.
Night Crawler +4
Type: Claw
Rarity: S
Condition: Lethal
Where this... thing came from is unknown. No one knows who used it but what they do know is that it was used to take out high priority targets without delay. Effect: Armor Piercing. Bleed Damage (Causes internal bleeding for several seconds). State of Shock (Paralyzes the target instantly for several seconds). Instill Fear (Will fear all non-boss mobs and monsters below the users Level when spotted while killing a target with Night Crawler).
Duelist Blade +4
Type: Sword
Rarity: A
Condition: Sharp
The one who challenges a Duelist is always said to seek thrill or death. Effect: Bonus Damage when facing against a single enemy.
Ion Gun +4
Type: Gun
Rarity: B
Condition: Piercing
The Ion gun is said to be one of the top model guns used by the military. What it lacks in magical power makes up for physical piercing. Effect: Armor Piercing.
Those were the four weapons he had used out of more he had at his disposal. Looking back at the Bandits that gathered in the open area. It would appear that even more had gathered in just a short time. Kissing his teeth he would dash from the hiding spot he was as he approached one of the backs of a lone Bandit. Driving the dagger into the Bandit's back while he used the claw to tear at the throat at the same time before moving onto another Bandit with haste. Before the first bandit even began to fall he was at another. Bringing his dagger around to slice at the neck from behind while jamming the claw into the back. Again he moved on to another; however, one seemed to have taken notice of their fellow comrade in still motion. Tossing his dagger for the Bandit's skull; he would take that one out while simultaneously taking another out by jamming the claw into the back of the second one and using his free hand to keep that Bandit silent while he drove the claws upward before ripping them out. Quickly he extended his hand outward to use Weapon Return to bring his Dagger back into his free hand while moving onto another Bandit. The first Bandit he had killed was starting to fall forward while he had taken another Bandit out with a quick jab from the claw to the targets ribs and the dagger to the throat. Then moving onto the next and the next; it didn't seem to take long since the moment the first Bandit fell the rest were already dead. This completed another elimination of twenty or so more Bandits in a hare of a second.
'Active/Passive Skill Learned: Assassination Lv.1'
The text box that appeared caught his attention. Active Passive? What the hell was that? Sighing heavily he would shake his head before looking at the Gunblade on the ground. Squatting down he would place his hand over it.
'Take Prototype Series: Sinful Gunblade?'
'Yes.' 'No.'
The male blinked before hitting the yes on the option box that had appeared before him. The Gunblade would fade into tiny particles of light and seep into his body as if a sign that he had obtained the weapon. A smirk had appeared across his face at that moment. Though, he quickly remembered where he was when he heard more Bandits off in the distance. This caused him to return to reality instantly and quickly make way back into the darkness to keep himself hidden. For now, he would keep the Night Crawler and Assassin's blade on hand since they seemed quite effective; especially with his speed. Which was probably thanks to his Agility stat.
Meanwhile back at Mina's place, the girls seemed to have all been bathing in some kind of bathhouse fit for a royal. The interior was clean and sleek; statues of lion heads seemed to spew water from their mouths which happened to be what was filling the bath in the first place. Even though the steam would relax their bodies; Vex seemed to be having the hardest time of them all. Her eyes were still slightly dead and she seemed to have been hugging herself. Mina had a worrisome look; "It is okay now. We are safe, and Riyku will save Lira. I just know it." Kristen spoke softly as she moved to hug her friend who seemed to just seep into her arms. "If you don't mind me asking; Can you explain to me what happened in full?" Mina was rather hesitant about getting information what it seemed Kristen was willing to divulge it in full. From beginning to now.
As Kristen explained what was going on and what had happened Riyku was 'assassinating' Bandits left and right without much of sound. All the way until he reached the heavily guarded mansion of sorts. Kissing his teeth the male would sleek away from any source light to keep hidden. "It's far more guarded than the rest of this District." The male would look around for an opening. The entry was guarded by several men, the rooftop happened to have what appeared to be snipers as well as people watching their backs. As for the sides of the building from what he could tell were being patrolled by squads. The thought of attempting to go underground crossed his mind, but the only direction given to him was pointing straight past the front doors. "I guess I got no choice." The male would hastily dash forward; though the moment a guard saw him "Intruder!" He shouted which drew the attention of the rest of the guards. Bullets began flying in his direction; though they did not seem as fast as the bullet from the Gunblade. In fact, the bullets appeared, from his perspective, to be moving at speeds compared to someone simply jogging down the road. Using his Assassin's Dagger he would deflect any of the bullets that came close to him while avoiding the others. In truth, it was only about several seconds until the male kicked off of his feet to jump skyward; flipping in the air thanks to the motion he kicked off of and planting his feet against the gate that was closed only to kick off it and tackle one of the guards. Hastily he would dig the Night Crawler into the gut; grind the claw upwards and rip out several intestines.
'Fear has been instilled in all low level and middle-level mobs.' A text box appeared in front of him on sync with the screams of the dead guard's comrades. Taking this as a chance to slaughter everyone who was stunned in fear; he quickly kicked off the ground and lashed around like some wild animal. Gashing out stomachs and throats with both Night Crawler and Assassin's Blade. When all was said and done another text box appeared.
'Skill Level up! Assassination Lv.3'
'Skill Level up! Claws Lv.3'
'Skill Level up! Daggers Lv3'
The three skills he got just today all leveled up twice in a short time. Well... He did massacre over a hundred people in total today. Looking up at the roof he noticed the snipers and their guards had all ran away. Probably from the Instill Fear effect; but who knew. Moving towards the gate he would slash at the chains that locked it up before kicking it open and proceeding towards the door.
Back at Mina's place, it seemed Kristen had finished filling Mina in. "You three have a strong bond. To be honest, I am quite envious." Mina spoke softly as she looked down at her reflection. "Well, I, Vex and Lira have all known each other since middle school. Back then things were simple. It was until we reached Highschool that things became complex. You see... The reason the three of us have a strong bond is because of the incident with Vex." Vex would look away which caused Mina to shake her head. "You don't have to tell me. Especially if it bothers you so." Mina had noticed her sorrow but Vex would shake her head. "It is fine. It all happened when we were Freshman. We were apparently the three most beautiful females on campus, but that was only because of some stupid vote the boys of the campus held. Thanks to that; we were always leered at by other girls. No one wanted to even approach or talk to us and instead, we received blunt bullying day in and day out. Of course, we went to Teachers as well as our Parents, but no one would do anything. All they said was 'It's part of life'." Vex would begin to explain. "Of the three of us, Kristen was always the strongest. She stood up against everyone; boy or girl even adults. She would defend and protect us. In truth, I and Lira looked up to her as an elder sister." As Vex explained even more Kristen would blush a bit even though she knew how serious this was to her. "Of course, we began to enjoy our daily lives. Just the three of us; until..." Vex paused for a moment. "Until I was kidnapped and taken to the Lower Quarter. I was there all alone and scared; for several days... They tormented me and injected me with serums... I was used as some kind of pleasure toy for disgusting men. It was Kristen who came and saved me... Seeing her face, hearing her voice... She beat each and every one of those baddies into the ground; of course, she had the help of Lira as well. With the two of them, I came back to the Upper Quarter and we explained what had happened to the Police, but they said they could not do anything. The Lower Quarter is beyond their jurisdiction. In other words, It is a lawless land." Vex explained through light sobs. Kristen seemed to comfort her. "So you see... I don't want Lira to go through what I did. I hope Riyku saves her..." She spoke weakly. "He will," Kristen stated boldly which drew in their attention.
"He's..." Kristen would speak while Riyku simultaneously kicked open the door of this mansion like building. Screams from inside overrode the blaring music as the doors flew all the way to the DJ's booth which seemed to crash right into it which eventually disrupted the music entirely. "Not someone to be trifled with." Kristen finished as Riyku's grin curved wide across his lips. "You have something of mine. If you are good boys and girls; I'll let you all go." Riyku would shout throughout the building which caused what was probably the customers to rush out while the 'Whores' seemed to cower in fear. "Who the fuck?" A sturdy masculine voice came from the balcony in the farthest direction from him. "That's the one who is going around killing all the Bandits. He even took out the West Districts Leader." A feminine voice spoke as a woman walked up beside the burly man dressed in robes. Even though her strips of clothing were more like censor lines; she was pretty much stark naked. Though not bad to look out. "Oooh? Is that so?" The man would exhale a puff of smoke from a cigar before calling out to Riyku. "You! What do you want? I don't know anyone who is stupid enough to invade my territory." The man called out to which Riyku snickered as he approached only to stop mid-way through the building to look up at the burly man and female. "You've taken something of mine. I want her back. A violet-haired girl." Riyku stated to which the male's brow rose. "Oh... So you are him." Riyku's brow rose in return to the remark the male made.
"Confused? Well, Not a surprise. You see some broad came here about a day ago telling me that my good friend Blackbeard was bringing in some fine merch. I don't know how she got past all my guards, but she told me that a man will come seeking her. When he showed up, she said that you need to disappear. I don't know who you pissed off mate, but the woman gave me the points and the code. So... I can't give you the girl. In fact, even if I wanted to, it would be too late." The man stated with a peal of soft laughter. "She's already being used by my VIP guests." He added. Riyku's eyes glared up at the man. "I'll take it that she is in the room behind you." His voice changed into a more darker tone. "She is, but you won't be going back there. This is where you fall." The man stated as he snapped his fingers. Several guards appeared from both top and bottom even from behind him. He was completely surrounded with guns pointed right at him. "Fire!" The male shouted as bullets began swarming Riyku's position. Instantly Riyku would use Weapon Return and Weapon Summon to return his Night Crawler and Assassin's Blade; only to bring forth a single long blade stored in its scabbard; A Nodachi. With rapid rhymic movements the male would evade; cut down and deflect the bullets coming from all angles.
'Weapon effect active: Striker's Will.'
To Riyku the bullets were moving almost as slow as a snail which was why he was able to do what he was doing. It wasn't until the smoke had completely filled the interior did the man shout, "Enough!" Which caused the guards to seize fire. "Is that all?" Riyku's dark voice echoed throughout the smoke.
"Weapon Skill... Flash Step." The male muttered.
'Weapon Skill activated. Flash Step will be enabled; Energy consumption will be increased by 3 times. Agility has been increased by 5 times the present amount.'
Another text box appeared to inform Riyku who seemed to dash around; after images of the male appearing everywhere as the sounds of the guard's final breaths were taken when he cut them down by one until the male appeared right beside the Man and the Woman. The tip of the Nodachi pressed firmly against the man's throat. "Open it." He stated coldly as he eyed the closed door which was probably locked. "I wasn't told anything about this. You aren't even human. What are you a demon!?" The man complained as he began to sob. "Open the damn door!" Riyku shouted which caused the man to become fear struck either from Riyku's intimidation skill or the fact that the man only noticed his guards' bodies all minced up into tiny pieces just now. "Veronica open the door!" The man shouted to which the woman who was frozen in place suddenly moved to unlock the door. Removing the tip of the blade from the man's throat he would sheath the weapon and make his way towards the door where he witnessed Lira strung up. Sitting around her were several men each one seemed to be pleasing themselves to her naked body, and upon the floor before her happened to be a mess clear liquid. The musk of semen was a clear indication of what was going on, and upon a second look, Riyku noticed that Lira was covered in some of the liquid as well.
Gripping the Nodachi tightly he would hastily turn around and quickly draw the blade to lope off not one, but two heads in one strike. The draw was incapable of sight to the naked eye; the two did not even realize they were dead. Their corpses hit the floor with a loud thud which seemed to cause the group of men to perk up to see the lone male dressed in all black covered in crimson liquid with the same liquid dripping from the tip of the blade. "Soundproof eh?" The male stated with a wicked grin as he shut the door behind him when he entered the room. "You people...." His voice cold, menacing and full of rage.
'Conditions for Rage Form fulfilled. Rage form will be unleashed automatically in 5...'
A text box would appear before him. Something he seemed to have ignored. The Nodachi in his hands seemed to return to his inventory without him even realizing. "You think toying with a woman is fun...?" Riyku's voice thickened with rage.
'4...'
"You think it's a game? That women are just your pleasure toys?"
'3'
"I wonder... would you have the same thought If I decided to play with your insides?"
'2'
"Shall we find out?"
'1'
It was then that a burst of ominous energy emerged from Riyku's being that seemed to send chills down the men's spines. Their rods had retracted and they all seemed to scurry around like roaches fleeing as fast they could. Two red beads parted the darkness of the hood with bright yet eerie illumination.
'Rage Form engaged. Duration available: 20 Minutes.'
His eyes shifted from the text box to Lira who had this dead look in her eyes; that only seemed to perch into light when she noticed who was there. "S-save....M-me..." She could tell solely from the male's height who it was. The tone of voice was just a confirmation. "Riyku..." Her voice weakly spewed forth. "Please..." She would plea. Approaching her he would grasp the chains that had her tied up and crush them into dust with a single hand. Using his other arm to catch her and remove her from the dirty stage she was strung up over. It seemed several men would struggle for the door, but the moment they tried to open it a text box appeared in plain sight.
'Defeat the Raging Beast.'
"What?" One of the men shouted. "What is going on!? Are you talking about that!?" He pointed towards the man who was nowhere to be seen. They all began looking around wildly until what they sought had appeared right in front of them. Grasping both men by the necks he would slam both men into each other repeatedly until their bodies mushed together into mushy meat.
'Defeat the Raging Beast.'
The text box appeared in plain sight yet again, even Lira could see it. "R-raging beast?" She muttered. Shaking his hands from the mush he would look at the remaining men who were all shivering in fear. "Impossible! What do you mean defeat!? Like hell we can! Let us out!" They all seemed to shout in fear.
'Defeat the Raging Beast.'
The text box popped up again, bigger and bolder. Yet the men only cowered in fear at the sight of the crimson glow staring upon them. Approaching them... and killing them painfully. Skinning them, ripping off limbs that would not kill them instantly, and even gouging out eyes. Finally, a single man remained; cowering against a chair he looked out at the mess. There was no trace of any living organism left from what was there.
'Defeat the Raging Beast.'
The text box appeared one final time. Riyku would lift the man by his hair and drag him over the stage. No words parted Riyku's lips as he shoved the man's face into the clear liquid. Using him like some kind of sponge or cloth. The man groaned and cried in pain and before long bones began to crack, not from Riyku obviously, but from the man. Riyku was slowly crushing the man's skull against the stage and there was nothing he could do about it. He struggled and struggled yet nothing seemed to come to fruition. And finally... it ended. The body went limp yet it seemed Riyku was not finished. Tearing the limbs of the man and even digging a hole in the body he would toss the remains around the room before releasing an unsightly roar.
'Quest Failed.' The text pop appeared and the doors seemed to pop open on their own. Riyku looked over to Lira who was out cold. Scooping her into his arms he would begin to leave this god awful building. The crimson illumination slowly began to die down.
'Would you like to end the Rage Form?'
'Yes.' 'No.'
Riyku would select the yes option in which the illumination completely vanished.
'Rage Form deactivated. Rage is now available to be activated whenever.'
The text box appeared yet again on his personal vision. Though he did not have time to think about any of this. Hastily he would proceed out of the Lower Quarter with Lira in his arms. His eyes staring at her body that he had cleaned off with a clean cloth before killing those men. If one could see the look under his hood; it was not a happy one. It was one filled with anger, filled with hatred. Only one person came to mind... One person who seemed to have had a vendetta against him. That Bell chick. "I'll make sure you dance like the Whore you are." He seemed to have muttered hatefully as he left the Lower Quarter. The journey back seemed to have been easier than going in; he did not move around hidden, in fact, there were no more Bandits around either.
Looking around he took note of a blanket or perhaps it was a cloak. Regardless it was just hanging off of a broken piece of wood. Snagging it, Riyku would lay it on the ground before laying Lira on top of it. He would wrap her up afterward as if to cover her up while he scooped her off the ground so he could carry her once more. It did not seem to take long to get to the exit of the Lower Quarter. Once they reached the Upper Quarter, Riyku would glance around taking note that it well into the night and everything was closed down completely. His hidden iris glanced over Lira as he grit his teeth; still seeming to be enraged. "Coco," Riyku called out. He was going to have her explain how to contact someone through the Wristband. However, nothing came. "Coco," Riyku called out again. Yet nothing. "Coco!" Riyku finally shouted, but only received the sound of barking from several dogs. What happened? Why wasn't she answering his call? Clicking his tongue the male would look around hastily. "Riyku?" Lira called to him weakly which caused him to look down at her. Her eyes weren't as dead as they appeared earlier; in fact, they held some form of light to them. "You are Riyku, right?" Lira inquired to which Riyku would nod softly. "Thank you..." She whispered softly to which Riyku shook his head. "I need to get you somewhere safe. Mina came by and took Vex and Kristen. Can you contact Kristen?" Riyku asked to which Lira nodded softly and moved to free her arms from the cloth. Tapping upon the wristband chip would bring up the menu and from there she went to a contacts list. Only to tap upon Kristen's profile and click the 'call' button.
"Lira!" Kristen's voice shouted from the video feed provided. The woman was dressed in some kind of girlish pajamas and coming into view happened to be Vex and Mina who were sobbing lightly in joy. "You are safe!" Vex shouted out loud to which Lira nodded softly. "Thanks to Riyku." She replied weakly. "Can you come to get us? We are outside the Lower Quarter." Lira stated weakly to which Mina nodded. "I'll send one of my butlers to come to get you. I've already explained the situation to my household." Mina stated before racing off. "Are you okay!?" Kristen questioned hastily to which Lira nodded softly. "Riyku saved me..." It was then she recalled that text box. 'Defeat the Raging Beast.' Her look seemed to give off the expression she was in thought, but no one questioned about it. "That's good," Vex stated. Kristen seemed to nod to Mina who had called to her. "Okay. Lira, Mina said someone is on their way to pick you up right now." Kristen stated to which Lira nodded softly. "Okay thank you." She spoke softly before ending the call and looking back at Riyku who was just holding her with care and standing there. "Thank you, Riyku. Thank you for saving me." Lira would repeat herself with light sobs to which Riyku nodded softly.
A few moments passed and a vehicle pulled up beside them. A man dressed as a butler came from the driver's side to open the door from both of them. "Master Riyku, Mistress Lira. If you would please. I am from Mistress Mina's mansion. I will take you two there now." Riyku would nod and proceed to gently set Lira into the vehicle before Riyku moved to the other side to sit beside her. The butler would shut the door on Lira's end and move back to the driver's door to get in and take them to Mina's place.
It didn't take long for them to arrive. In fact, Lira had already fallen asleep again and was laying her head upon Riyku's arm. "Master Riyku, If I may, Mistress Mina told me of what transpired. Though you charged in alone and rescued by Mistress Vex and Mistress Kristen then went back into that place and rescued Mistress Lira. I may be overstepping my bounds but, Are you with the Hunter Legion?" The driver inquired as they pulled up to the mansion. "I couldn't say. I have no recollection of my past." Riyku answered without much thought. His mind was elsewhere after all. "I see. My apologies for asking. We have arrived." The Driver would get out and open the door for Riyku. Riyku would get out and reach back in to pull Lira out without waking her. He would then proceed behind the Butler to the Mansions main gates and through. Only to arrive at the front door of which the Butler opened. "Welcome to our residence." He stated as he offered them to go in first to which Riyku nodded and proceeded inward only to be greeted by three lovely ladies in their pajamas. "Riyku!" Kristen shouted and was about to throw herself on him, but stopped when she noticed Lira was in his arms. "Lira!" Vex shouted to which Riyku shook his head. "She's asleep. Can someone give her a bath... or at least wash her down?" Riyku inquired to which Mina nodded and used her Wristband to call for some assistance. "I'll take Lira to get washed up," Mina stated as the driver from earlier offered to carry Lira to which Riyku handed her over.
"You should get washed up as well," Mina stated seeing the state he was in. "True... What did you do?" Kristen inquired. "It looks like you were in a blood bath... How many people did you.... well kill?" Vex questioned as a Maid and the Butler took off with Lira. Mina wanted to stay but decided to follow her servants. "More than a hundred. Bandits, Guards and some guy who owned that damned place. Speaking of which... I know why Lira was kidnapped." Riyku stated coldly to which the girl's brows rose. "There was a motive?" Vex inquired to which Riyku nodded. "If my theory is correct... It is some girl named Bell from the high school division. The girlfriend of a boy named Jack Justice who I beat when I first arrived." The girls seemed rather shocked by what was just stated. "From what I could gain. The owner told me some girl strolled in and gave him money and code while telling him that Lira was going to be his merch or something like that. She also filled that same man in on the fact that I was going to show up and needed to be disposed of. The only person I can firmly think of that has still had some form of grudge against me is her." Riyku stated having recalled her cursing him with some revenge plot.
"So?" Kristen would begin. "What do you plan on doing now?" She inquired to which Riyku brought his hands up. The entirety of his hands and arms trembling not with fear but utter rage. "I'm going to rip her god damn throat out after I force her to dance like the whimsical whore she is." The steel cold ruthlessness words coming from him caused the girls to react in shock. "I would advise against that." Mina's voice came out as she came from a corridor. "Bell Perez isn't just some ordinary student. She is an upstart pop star and not to mention her fan base is quite fond of her. Of course, she is also the daughter of a Company CEO. If you did anything to her, I am sure there would be repercussions." Mina stated to which Riyku growled. "Then what do you expect me to do!?" Riyku shouted in rage. The coldness from his voice was enough to tell Mina just how angry he was. It was scary, but she managed to hold steady. After all, Riyku wasn't upset with them, he was pissed because of what happened to them. "Bell Perez will enter the Death Games. She always does and usually has several inside teams that will forfeit matches for her or even throw their lives away. Since Death is permitted you can kill her there." Mina seemed to speak quite light of this manner, but that was because inside she was also pretty pissed off.
"True," Kristen added. "Yup." Vex nodded. Riyku would take a moment of silence to quell his anger the best he could before exhaling a heavy breath. "Very well. I'll be sure to rip that little bitches limbs off." Riyku stated before pulling back his hood. The girls all seemed to go wide-eyed at that moment. "R-Riyku!?" Vex inquired. "What happened to you?" Mina asked softly to which Riyku's brow rose and Kristen peered into Riyku's eyes. "What?" Riyku inquired before Kristen would step back. "Your eye color. It's pure crimson." Kristen would answer to which Riyku would shrug. "I don't know. I do know that I lost myself at the sight of Lira." Riyku stated to which Kristen backed away a little bit. "I see. Well, a lot has happened in these few hours. It is already three in the morning." Kristen stated as Vex and Mina yawned softly. "Indeed. Let's get some sleep. Riyku I've informed Walter who was your Driver to escort you to the baths as well as provide you with a fresh set of clothes. He will then take you to a room we have prepared in advance." Mina stated to which the three girls waved him back and made off sluggishly.
The butler Walter seemed to have approached him after. "Right this way, Master Riyku." Walter would attempt to guide him and Riyku would follow. It was a silent trip all the way through to the bathing house. Walter would step back after opening the door. "A set of clothes has been provided in the basket. You can discard your present clothing into the empty basket for us to wash while you bath. We will have it cleaned up by morning." Walter stated to which Riyku looked at himself. "It's leather armor actually," Riyku informed to which Walter nodded. "We provide cleaning services for armor as well. After all, The Young Mistress is this Region's top archery competitor. So, she generally wears light armor. Fear not, we will place it on the table in your room before you wake." Walter stated to which Riyku nodded and entered the room. Closing the door behind him, he would strip himself of the armor and school uniform before setting it in the empty basket and proceed through a sliding door into the main bathhouse.
It looked just like the one the girls were using but who knew. Before partaking of a bath he would rinse himself down of the only thing on his flesh which was sweat since blood had not come in contact with him in which he would proceed into the bath afterward. After stepping into the warm waters, the steam seemed to suddenly vaporize his tension. His eyes closed as he leaned back against the edge of the bath with his arms resting on the edging. "Coco, can you hear me?" Riyku called out softly. After waiting for several seconds he would sigh heavily. What was going on? Why did she not answer him? Was she asleep or something? Thoughts and theories roamed throughout his mind about the events of the night. He would flick his wrist to open his menu deciding he would check up on a few things.
Name: Riyku Von Rosario.
Level: 89
Shield Points: 805/805
Mana Points: 674/674
Energy: 377/377
Form duration: 2:50:00/3:00:00
Age: ???
Gender: Male
Grade: 1A
Club: Non-Affiliated
Class: UnDefined
Weight: 90.71Kg
Height: 213.36Cm
Blood Type: AB
Stats: SSS
Basic Status:
Strength: 142
Toughness: 135
Agility: 142
Wisdom: 131
Intelligence: 131
Charisma: 142
Skill points to spend: 32
Buff:
+2 Mana regeneration per second
His eyes widened when he realized his level went up by one, when did he level up? He also noticed the buff of Mana regeneration was still active. Well, he did have the accessories still on after all. In addition to this, his Form Duration no longer stated not available but had actual numbers beside it. If he recalled he had twenty minutes of duration. Taking in the format, it meant he used ten of those twenty minutes, but his full duration available to him seemed to be at least three hours. Well, he had gained quite a bit tonight including several skills of which he navigated towards the tab for.
Passive Skills:
Way of the Fighter Lv Max- Having trained through many lifetimes, experienced many battles and overcame several life or death situations. You have burned into your soul the ability to fight. Your body will instinctively take up arms or shields in whatever situation that comes forth.
Swordsmanship Lv1- 'Your trust in your blade will run as deep as the experience you gain through such.' +5 Strength when using swords
Gunslinger Lv1- 'One of many tools one will use in their lifetime will be a ranged weapon. As you train you will come to realize your hard work will not go unnoticed.' +3 Agility +2 Strength when using any form of ranged weapon.
Arcane Seeker Lv1- 'Your thirst for knowledge is boundless. You seek that of which many fail to do. The more you learn of the Arcane Arts; the stronger your bonds with them will become.' +3 Wisdom +3 Intelligence when using an Arcane Weapon.
Spearman Lv1- 'Guns and Swords are not the only weapons at one's disposal. Staves have always been used by both the warriors and the mages. As such, what you put in will be what you get out.' +1 Strength +1 Agility +1 Toughness +1 Intelligence +1 Wisdom when using a Staff of any kind.
Dagger: Lv3- 'Daggers are often seen as dishonorable in battle, but in a fight to the death any weapon is still a weapon.' +5 Agility when using a dagger.
Claw: Lv3- 'Claws in truth are a bizarre weapon. They can be used for a multitude of purposes beside combat as well.' +3 to all stats when equipping a Claw.
Cultivator Lv3- 'Your rigorous body is the main reason you are able to stand strong.' Shield Points will recharge over time. Getting at least six hours of sleep will fully recharge your Shield Points. Getting eight hours of sleep will apply a bonus of 100 Shield Points.
Spiritual Bond Lv2- 'Your profound knowledge of the existing elements around allows you to deepen your pool of mana' Mana points will recharge over time. Getting six hours of rest will fully recharge your Mana. Getting eight hours of rest will expand your Mana Pool by 200 points for four hours.
Silver Tongued Lv6- 'You have quite the way with words. You can talk your way out of any mess or into one if you so desire'
- Intimidation Lv4- You are capable of striking fear into another, be it man or monster. **Does not work on Boss Level Monsters or Mini-Boss mobs!**
- Persuasion Lv3- You are capable of talking your way into makings things lean in your favor. **Does not work on Boss Level Monsters or Mini-Boss Mobs!**
- Seduction Lv8- Be it man or woman; you can smooth talk your way into getting whatever you want. Bonus applies to those with little resistance to Charm.
Charmer Lv8- 'You are quite the Ladies' Man.' Women, are naturally easier to attract and reason with. Bonus applies to those around your age group or older.
- Playmate Lv.9- You know your way around a woman's body. Your touch alone can start a fire in their groin. Just make sure you can keep up when all is said and done. +900 Energy when engaging in sexual activities.
- Perfect Partner Lv.6- With expertise in the bed comes great responsibility afterward. Thankfully, you are sterile. **You can adjust your Semen production and fertility in the body menu.**
Guardian Angel Lv.1- 'You are the protector of those who you call comrades.' Doubles Strength, and Agility while protecting any allies within 10 meters of your person.
Tracker Lv. Max- 'Through much and I mean much tracking, you have learned the ways of a Tracker.' Tracking any personal or monster will give you a thin stream of light that only you can see which takes you directly towards them in the shortest possible route.
Chess Master Lv. 8- 'Your mental will is what brings you to be the best critical thinker. Solving solutions in marvelous time.' Will activate only when needed which will slow down your perception of time to a near standstill until you make a move from your present spot.
Sword Execution Lv.1- 'Sometimes finishing off your foe is all you can do to end the battle.' When a target is in a weakened state a symbol upon your personal vision will appear above their head which will allow you to 'execute' them. Granting you double the experience points. **Only works with Swords.**
Active Skills:
Shadow Step Lv.5- Travel through the shadows at rapid speeds. Consumes 20 mana.
Shadow Mirage Lv.6- With command of the shadow you can cleanly strip a target of any limb by cutting the head or body piece of the shadow off. Consumes 40 mana per usage
Blink Lv.3- Teleport a few meters in any given direction. Consumes 15 Mana.
Death's Embrace Lv.Max- Call forth to the elements around you to bring forth a typhoon of destruction. Consumes 400 Mana and 200 Energy.
Weapon Summon Lv. Max- Bring forth any weapon from your arsenal. Does not consume anything.
Weapon Return Lv. Max- Calls back any weapon not in your hand; into your hand or inventory. Can always be used to store your weapons that are in hand too. Does not consume anything. **Not capable of summoning locked or restricted items, weapons or armor!**
Shadow Surprise Lv.1- A single target skill that will use the shadows to home in on the enemy with rapid speeds; only to emerge from beneath the enemy with a sword in hand then follow up with a barrage of bullets. Consumes 30 Mana on usage. **Only works with Sword and Gun weapons**
Chaser Lv.1- Chase after a fleeing target with rapid swings with your sword only to follow up with your gun afterward. Consumes 30 Mana on usage. **Only works with Sword and Gun weapons**
Mystic Skills:
Assassination Lv.3- With haste you can instantly eliminate all mobs who are unaware of you. **Can not be used against Boss or Mini-Boss mobs.** Consumes 20 Energy and 10 mana per usage. Grants bonus experience points when assassinating a target. Multiplied twice for every target assassinated in rapid succession.
Forms:
Forms Gauge will recharge on a 1:1 Ratio.
Rage Form Lv. 1- Awakened to your inner Rage you will steadily allow madness to consume you whole in return for unrivaled strength and toughness. + 300 strength, +300 toughness. Effect: Steadily lose your consciousness to the madness. Duration 20 minutes. Duration will recharge on a 1:1 ratio.
A new skill section seemed to have appeared, perhaps for Passive/Active skills, but who knew. It was a nice bonus which was probably why he finally leveled up. That and from his execution on that Boss guy. There was even a Form section now. To be honest he could not really recall what had happened. So that was probably the effect of steadily losing his consciousness to the madness. Though he did feel unbelievably strong. It was also nice to know that his duration of recharge was one by one which meant every second was a second and minute was a minute. Then there was the Chess Master skill which explained quite a bit. From the description, he could gain that it would probably only ever activate when he was in a life or death situation. That and it did not consume anything, but it also did not seem to have a limit on usage. Dismissing the screen the male would sigh softly and close his eyes to relax his body.
"What to do now? I guess I could train for these next three months. Level up my skills and maybe get a few new skills if possible." He seemed to whisper to himself lightly as the steam filled the bath. "I guess I'll do just that then..." It was settled, he would be focusing on training for the next three months.