Continue? Chapter 1.5 : Peaceful

Looking at the Wolves, the Ice began to melt.

'I don't have enough time for an awesome Ice Sword. I have to think of something more simple.'

Instead of a Blade, he began to make an Icicle that wrapped around his arm up to his Elbow, and expanded about a Foot from his Wrist.

'It seems sturdy. Let's try this put.'

Running forward, he goes for the closest Wolf to him.

Thrusting his Iced Arm forward, he hits the Wolf in the Right Side of their Jaw, impaling it.

'Damn it. I didn't hit it correctly. Fighting like this will be difficult.'

Retaliating, one of the other Wolves go in for an attack.

'It's coming. Do I dodge? Block? Or should I... wait a second.'

Quickly taking some Herbs from the Ground, he jams them into the Wolf's Mouth.

The Wolf didn't hesitate, and bit the entire arm off.

'That'll leave a mark. And now...'

The Wolf stopped, and began swaying from side to side.

Coming to a final stop, it falls over.

[Acquiring EXP...]

[Calculating {x10 Experience}...]

[Calculating {x5 Skill Points}...]

[Calculating {x5 Stat Points}...]

[Complete]

[Level 1 -> Level 3]

[20 Skill Points added]

[10 Stat Points added]

'Too many messages! At least do it after I'm done with the rest of them!'

Another Wolf attacked him, this time in his neck.

'Seriously? Wait this feels ba-'

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[Would you like to Continue?]

... Okay, so maybe that was my fault. But I should probably go back quickly before something bad happens.

[Continuing...]

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As soon as he opened his eyes, he immediately grabbed more Poisonous Plants.

Stuffing both arms into the mouths of 2 different Wolves, he removed his hands before they were bitten off.

Then, gripping onto the last Wolf, he begins using Ice Magic to freeze them.

'It's slow, but if I do this...'

As he gripped the Wolf, he forced it into a Lock, only allowing a few movements.

'Just a little more. Just a little... hm?'

One of the other Wolves began moving, but with very twitchy movement.

'Did I grab the wrong Plant? This is bad.'

[Acquiring EXP...]

[Calculating...]

[Level 3 -> Level 4]

[10 Skill Points added]

[5 Stat Points added]

'This one will take a little more time. In the meantime...'

The Paralyzed Wolf began regaining it's maneuverability.

'I need to do something about that. Damn it, what should I-'

[Complete]

[Choose a Skill]

{Menace I}

'What now? ... A Skill? What for?'

The Wolf's Paralysis wore off, and it was about to strike.

'To Hell with it! I choose {Menace I}!'

[Acquiring...]

With no time to think, he activates the Skill.

[{Menace I} has paralyzed the Opponent for 5 Seconds]

'That's still too low! Forget it!'

Releasing the Half Frozen Wolf, he creates a small Icicle and jams it into the side of the Paralyzed Wolf's Head.

'It wasn't big enough. I don't think it'll die from that.'

Backing away, Quin steps on something.

'What is this? It's white and...'

What he saw was something he thought to be a possibility.

There were Corpses of people wearing White Lab Coats.

'Lab Coats... It could be from my World, but I don't have enough info to base that off of.'

Quin turns back to the Wolves.

'Now, I need to work quickly. What do I do?'

Looking around, he spots something shining in the Bushes.

Pushing through, he picks it up.

'This is... a Knife? The Blade is completely Red. Another Convenient Item.'

Wielding the Red Blade, he charges towards the Wounded Wolf and pierced them through their open wound.

'This should be deep enough.'

The Wolf made a last struggle, and falls over.

[Acquiring EXP...]

[Calculating...]

[Level 4 -> Level 5]

[10 Skill Pointsts added]

[5 Stat Points added]

'One more. It should still be partially frozen.'

Looking around, he couldn't see the last Wolf anywhere.

"Did it run away? With it's Frozen Body, it probably didn't go too far... I think it's best to leave it be."

[Complete]

[Choose a Skill]

{Sharp I}

{Menace I}

'There are 2 Skills this time. I already have Menace, so I should choose {Sharp I} instead.'

[Acquiring...]

Looking around him, he couldn't see anything other than the Corpses, and someone who was covered in a Cloak and sprawled over the Ground along the path.

'They seem to be alive. {Presence Detection I} doesn't tell me about the Dead things.'

Crouching next to the Cloaked Person, he lifts the Hood.

What was revealed was a Head of Black and White Hair.

'The Hair is split right through the Middle. And, what's with those Ears?'

On their Left side, there was an Ear that resembled that of a Black Cat's. On their Right, there was a White Rabbit's Ear.

'This is... Interestingly Wierder than the things I've seen so far.'

Checking for Wounds, there didn't seem to be any.

Then, a small sound was heard from the Cloaked Person.

'It's a little hard to tell, but I'm pretty sure that was the sound of a stomach growling.'

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'Now, what is it that I'm doing?'

Quin was carrying the Cloaked Person on his back.

'As soon as I get back, there will definitely be questions about this.'

Walking along the path, he went through his [Status] in his head.

[Quintz Kritan] [17]

[Level : 5]

[Exp : 200/300]

[HP : 140]

[MP : 140]

[Class : μ|Ω§ฯθ]

'Oh, my HP increased... What the Hell is that? Where did my [Hero] Class go? And why is it all garbled up?'

Thinking on it, he spotted the Tree Hill in the distance.

'I'll figure it out later. For now...'

"Hey! Trayfi! Remi! Get me some Food and Water! Quickly!"

Both of them look at Quin.

Quickly, Trayfi jumped into the Tree and grabbed an Apple, while Remi began making Ice.

'We don't have any Containers. We'll just have to melt it with Body Heat.'

Moving a little faster, Quin made it to the Apple Tree.

"Quin, who is this?" Trafi handed him an Apple.

"I was Running, and while I was going along the Path, I found some Wolves surrounding someone."

"Wolves? Is Master okay?" Remi gave him the Ice.

"I'm fine. I managed to get 3 of them, and the last one ran away. Other than this person here, there were others. However, they weren't alive when I found them."

They both fell silent.

Quin lays the Cloaked Person on the Grass, and removes their hood.

Holding the Ice over their Mouth, he waited for the Ice to Melt.

'It looks like they, no, She should be fine. She seems to have some Stitches all over her body. Including the one on her Arms.'

Looking at her Arms, she had Stiches that seem to replace specific Body Parts.

Her Right Hand was slightly bigger than the other. There were no nails, but instead the Tips of her Fingures were Sharp.

Her Left Hand seemed to be Normal.

'This looks like... I think it was "Body Augmentation" or something like that. My guess is that somebody wanted to "Make" something, and did... this... to any Test Subject they could find.'

The Cloaked Girl began coughing.

Slowly, she began to open her eyes.

"Hey, you okay?"

Quin made eye contact.

Her eyes were also different.

"... Who?"

"Ah, right. Eat this first."

Taking out his new Knife, he cleans it with the remaining Ice.

Using the Knife, he cut out a slice of the Apple.

Placing one in her mouth, she began to slowly chew.

'Good. Seems like she can eat.'

"More."

She finished the Slice.

Cutting another Slice, he pops it into her mouth.

A few seconds go by, and she has already finished the 2nd Slice.

"More please."

'She's already getting spoiled... almost like I'm her-'

"Brother, more."

As he cut another slice, he stopped.

"Wait, 'Brother'?"

"Yes. I was told by Mama that there would be someone out there who would be my Brother. She said they had to be Kind and be able to Protect me."

'Her Mother said that? ...She might have been looking out for her. And with the way she is now, I don't think her Mother is around anymore.'

Popping another Slice into her mouth, she sits up.

"Looks like you're fine. However, I don't think I'm the 'Brother' you're thinking of."

"I don't know any family but Mama. Mama told me to listen to my feelings. Brother saved me and gave me Food. So, you are my Brother."

'This seems bothersome... Screw it, it's cute. I always wondered what it would be like to have another Sister.'

Cutting the rest of the slices from the Apple, he noticed that Trayfi and Remi were far away.

"Is something wrong? What's with the Distance?"

"m-m-m-m-Master!? Do you n-not feel that?" Remi was shaking uncontrollably.

"Feel what?"

"Quin, can you not feel this ominous Mana?" Trayfi was still, but seemed to be nervous.

'Mana? Now that I think about it...'

Focusing his senses, he felt something coming from the Girl.

'This feeling... It's not like the usual Mana I felt when I use Magic.'

[Would you like to acquire the Skill {Mana Sensory I}?]

'That would help.'

[Acquiring...]

Suddenly, a Torrent of Energy began overwhelming his senses.

'What is this... feeling?'

Looking at the Girl, she was eating happily on his lap.

'I don't know what those Lab Guys did to her, but I have this feeling... like I should protect her at all cost.'

"Do you have a name?"

She was silent for a moment.

"I don't remember. I know that the People with White always called me 'Subject 172'. I don't know what that means."

"Then, what should I call you?"

"Brother should give me a new name! If not, then Brother will have to call me '172'."

"A name? Are you sure? I'm not exactly good at naming things, you know?"

"That's okay. Any name Brother gives me would be better than '172'."

"Touché. Now, what would suit you..."

"M-Master!? Are you still gonna stay next to that thing!?"

"Hey! Don't call my Sister a 'Thing'! Her name is..."

Thinking back to his time in his old world, he remembered a pleasant memory. And with a smile on his face...

"Her name is Sayu."

"Sayu... My name is Sayu?" She looked up at him.

"It was my Sister's Name. I can't meet with her anymore... for a couple reasons."

"Sayu... Hm? That Knife..."

"Do you know what this is? I found it when I found you."

"...Brother, swing at the Branch over there."

She pointed at a branch that was furthest from the.

Swinging the Blade, what happened next caught him off guard.

The Blade extended.

Other than extended, it bent and moved like flowing water.

"I missed, but that's not the point. What is this?"

"I think the People with White called it 'Project 8'."

'Project 8... Just who are these Lab Guys?'

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