Full Tank

Krieg more less told me that if I pass my trial, I would be traveling to other worlds and solving spirit crimes like some kind of spirit detective. For copyright reasons I'm just calling myself a Punisher.

The little pup laughed at me as I walked in my chibi form. I really wanted to kill this guy out of humiliation but the fear of being given a first class ticket to a spirit form then subsequent reincarnation, motivated me otherwise.

I decided to head back to the lower level areas and hunt monster to refill my body. After the battle with the moon bear I actually learned alot about the best ways to fight with my body. I can now shoot water bullets and fight from range. After getting in my chibi form I tried shooting a water bullet from my fingertip.

*Zzzpew*

A giant hole appeared in a big tree I aimed my index finger at as I shot with the tip of it. For copyright purposes I've chosen not to name this my spirit gun. The move shall be Dark Bullet. Even though I know it's dark water not darkness, my chuuni side wanted to keep the darkness theme with my name scheme.

I moved through the forest as fast as my little legs could carry me. Whenever I came across a monster, I shot it dead with a Dark Bullet. I was quickly restoring my mass with the meager amount these small fries gave me. 'Funny. A few hours ago I still struggled against these guys.'

It didn't take long for my body to regenerate to it's full condition. My 'Stats' were the same as when I started but my technique and experience has risen drastically.

Several hours passed and Krieg drilled more knowledge into my head as I hunted. At around 7pm, my inner reservoir was also full for the first time since I evolved. I also created more skills like...

Spike Trap- Lay a puddle of water and trigger it remotely to impale whatever is standing on it.

Dark Clone- Use an proportionate amount of Styx water to create a doppelganger. Doppelganger can use all skills user can use that don't consume water from internal reservoir. Inner Reservoir Capacity: A Small Pond. <Yes, that's a unit of measurement now>

Tracking Drop- Covertly plant a drop of Styx water on a target and not only always know thier location but can also hear the sounds around the target, like a wiretap. Distance is determined by Energy level.

Explosive Burst-(Highly dangerous) Compress liquid at feet and explode it to propel body to fast speeds. Warning: User may up becoming chibi.

Dark Transformation-(Aka slime form) Become the most OP slime to ever exist. Any shape is possible with this streamlined form, the only limit is the user's imagination.

Of course, those are all made up skill names to give my abilities some kind of structure in my mind. I think the name, and my body does the action instinctively. My body really is quite convenient. I'm really looking forward to getting some payback soon and getting stronger. I dont rejoice in murder but I understand its a necessity for my survival.

Krieg told me I could technically devour any soul I wished to gain strength, but I was told specifically to target sinners because I wasn't meant to become an aimless murderer. My existence was needed to protect the cycle of death, not increase its productivity.

I also noticed after my evolution, my internal reservoir's max capacity shrunk to the size of a small pond instead of the vast sea I had before.

Krieg said: "Lady Styx put that drop of herself there and almost all of it was consumed to evolve you. Lady Styx is no longer carrying your water for you. Now you must grow your own reservoir. Dont worry it will grow in proportion to the quality of the water. And by that, I mean, devour more souls, idiot!"

I had enough water in storage to create up to 6 clones of myself and can keep all of them up for 10 minutes before I feel my energy depletes and I become lethargic. That's another thing, my energy output is tied to my waters quality, so really I dont have to do any special training ever. I just need to eat the souls of sinners. To refill my lost water, I kill monsters and absorb the Chaotic energy wisps.

Krieg told me the reason my water is tied to Chaotic energy has to do with Lady Styx being the direct daughter of a spirit that embodies chaos. So the energy is easily "digestable" for her and replenishes her body.

By Human standards, my energy level might be considered mid-F rank. It's a bit more potent than a regular F rank due to my special body, I could probably output D rank worth of energy when I got serious.

After everything that happened, I was ready to call it a night. I could probably easily stay up for days on end but my mind was tired instead of my body. After getting out of the forest I walked about a mile to reach the light rail station, and then took the next arriving one and got off near my neighborhood.

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In a beat up van near Jesse's apartment...

"Are you sure this is the right place? We have been here for hours!" A well built young man complained to his girlfriend.

"Yes, Mark! For the last time that's his apartment." Screamed a curly haired blond girl, with thick makeup, as she sat in the passenger seat of the van.

Trina had told her boyfriend, Mark, about the mysterious appearance of Jesse at class. This news left the thug and his friends stumped as they couldnt believe someone could survive all that.

"Tch! He must have had a lucky encounter with the worlds best healer or something! I'll finish him off this time so he doesnt become a problem later." Mark was irritated by this whole thing. If that guy had stayed dead, he wouldn't have to be in this van staking out his apartment all day.

"He didn't beat us here, did he? Maybe he's already inside?" One of Mark's lackeys asked in curiosity.

"Impossible! I saw him leave campus with my own two eyes, and I called baby right then. There's no way you guys who were only a few blocks away, got here later than him!" The flat chested girl was getting stressed out around all her boyfriend's idiot lackeys.

"You calling me a liar Daniel? I'll fucking cut you!"

"Mark, tell your girl to chill! Shes going crazy!" Another lackey pleaded with Mark because the little girl wasn't strong or brave but she was nasty.

"Dont fucking tell me nothin'. And Trina, is that him?!" Mark shut down the argument and pointed out a guy wearing a dark hoodie covering his body and part of his face, that was walking down the street toward the apartment of that guy.

Trina tried to focus and get a good look at him. Finally she said, "Oh yeah! That's him babe. He looks different than when I last saw him. I think he dyed his hair!"

Mark smiled wickedly. "Let's intercept him boys!" At his command the van door slid open and 5 young men jumped out. One of them was Mark who was an Emitter than shoots ice needles from his hands. Some of the other guys had Enhancer abilities for strength and speed. One of them had a conjurer ability to summon a dog type beast.

The strongest of the group was Mark with his ability reaching E rank only a week earlier. Everyone else had F rank or G rank abilities.

If this was the Jesse from a week before, that would have definitely have been overkill. However now...