Chapter 9 Dark Creation

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——–STATUS–——

Name: Theodore Roosevelt

Age: 14<Current body>

Titles: System holder

Race: Human???

Class: <None >

Rank: E2 <0 100 exp>

HP: 45/45

Mana: 18/20

Strength: 4

Agility: 3

Vitality: 4

Intelligence: 1

Perception: 4

Mind: 1

Sorcery: Dark Creation

Description: Darkness dwells in it's wielder, causing it to bend and reform to his will.

Spells: <Dark Observer>

Tier: 10

Spell Description: What dares hide from the gaze of the Dark Observer? Nothing is hidden from his sight and all is revealed before him, his only limit, his own mind.

<Blessed Night>

Tier: 1

Spell Description: How comforting the cover of darkness is.. bless by the night your body recovers to its peak in the comfort of the shadows.

Bonds: <None >

Blessings: <None >

Hollows: <None >

Artifacts:<None >

Stats points: 5

Spell points: 1 ]

Theodore looked a bit satisfied looking at his newly improved stats.

"This really feels like a game" But unfortunately life was nothing like a game, unlike a game, life didn't offer multiple lives or second chances. He had been given a rare opportunity to restart, but he wasn't sure if he'd be so lucky again. The harsh reality was that one mistake could be his last.

Theodore's thoughts turned serious as he acknowledged the weight of his situation. He couldn't afford to take unnecessary risks or waste his chance at a new life. With a determined sigh, he focused on understanding his abilities and the world around him.

'Hmm it says here I can control darkness? shadows? '

Looking at a dark corner, he outstretched his hand.

"Move! I command you!"

"..."

But nothing happened, there was no shift or movement.

"..I feel extremely stupid after saying that"

As he pondered his situation, a sudden idea struck him. He recalled the strange energy he had used earlier.

'Okay, let's try this again.. '

Focusing, he directed the strange energy to his arm, and then his hand.

The energy then reached his finger tips but unlike what he expected, once the energy had reached the tips of his fingers, he felt something sticky coming out from his fingers.

'Huh? '

He looked at his hand, his palm was now covered in a strange, black, sticky goo. The mysterious substance seemed to pulse with a life of it's own.

"'Ew ew"

"What the hell is this?!"

He flapped his hand widely trying to get the sticky goo off.

Drops of the black goo fell to the ground and Immediately evaporated.

'..Get off! '

As if responding to his thoughts, the black liquid suddenly lurched forward, shooting out of his hand, It splattered against the cave wall in front of him, leaving a glistening, ebony stain.

"Huh.."

'Could It be..? ' Theodore thought, as an idea came into his mind.

Focusing his energy, he cause more black goo to ooze out of his fingertips.

'So my body now produces slimy liquid, wonderful!"

Through his thoughts he began to change the goo's shape, from a ball to a cube, he made different shapes.

"Is this the darkness the system was talking about? not what I was expecting"

Experimenting for a while, he discovered that he could not only change the strange goo shape, he could also change it's state from liquid to solid. Though solidifying it took concentration, he realized the potential that could be explored with the help of the goo, he assumed is 'darkness'.

'Wow.. this is amazing!"Theodore exclaimed.

[Ding! You've Unlocked mastery of Dark Creation!]

[Dark Creation Mastery 0.2% / 100%]

Theodore was stunned by the sudden announcement made by the system, but that wasn't all..

[Ding! You've received a quest!]

[Quest: Who do you think you are? A God?]

[Type: Mandatory]

[Description: Rank up to E6 within a month.

Time Limit: <0 30 days>]

[Reward: ]

[Penalty: You dare to find out?]

Theodore's eyes widened as he read the quest details. He had to rank up to E6 within a month, or face a penalty.

"Penalty?!" Theodore had gone through unimaginable pain when the system 'helped' him. He couldn't imagine what he would have to go through if it intentionally punished him.

"I don't know how am going to do it, but I have to complete this quest!! "

"But in other to do that I'll have to kill to level up, why is this damn system always trying to kill me?!" Theodore's frustration was palpable, but then, an idea struck him.

Theodore made more goo and manipulated it, reshaping it's form. He concentrated his energy, and the goo began to transform, making it take the shape of a small knife, he then hardened the knife, its black surface gleaming in the dim light. Holding his makeshift weapon, Theodore felt a sense of accomplishment and newfound confidence.

Theodore's hand now grasped a strange, black glassy-looking knife, the weapon seemed almost otherworldly, its dark blade appearing to absorb the surrounding light. Despite its unconventional appearance, the knife felt solid and balanced in his hand.

Theodore felt safer knowing he had a

weapon he could use to protect himself.

Getting up his butt, he shakily walked out the cave, but he froze and stared coldly at the figure that stood at the entrance, staring at him with fierce eyes.

[Name: Greedy Hound]

[Rank: E4]

[Description: A detestable beast madden by its innate obsessive quest for perfection. Once a beast, its unrelenting drive had transformed it into a repugnant abomination. It would stop at nothing to achieve its goal, no matter how grotesque or depraved the means, in other to achieve perfection.]