The Aftermath

A small group of four people showed up with their weapons drawn and ready for a fight, but after a quick look around, they noticed that the wolf which had broken through their defenses was gone, and only one person remained on top of the wall. She was a girl who seemed to be in her mid-teens and probably shouldn't have been here. She wasn't wearing a lot, and what she was wearing seemed to be torn up and covered in blood.

Man #1 - "Where's the monster?"

Madison - "..."

Man #1 - "HEY!"

Madison - "hmm?"

Madison had finally noticed the man and his small group, and once they knew they had her attention, the man reiterated the question.

Man #1 - "Where is the monster?"

Madison began walking to the part of the wall where the wolf had fallen off and gestured for them to follow her. Upon arriving at the area, she pointed over the wall at the flaming carcass.

Madison - "It's over there."

The group looked towards what she was pointing at and were taken aback that the wolf was defeated so quickly. There shouldn't have been anyone with the strength to overpower the beast from the backline, so who killed it?

Man #2 - "Do you know who did this?"

A moment of silence passed before Madison looked at him and said...

Madison - "I did."

At this point, the pain from her injuries started to catch up to her, and without elaborating further to the man, she began to assess how much damage she had taken.

[Status]

[Name: Madison]

HP: 427/2516

MP: 93/1463

Status Effects - (Bleed X2), (Darkness: 3:16)

[Rewards Calculating]

Madison - "I thought something seemed off."

She then fell and passed out in front of the four men, thus ending the day of fighting.

*

Madison opened her eyes, and when she did, she had found herself looking at an unknown ceiling. After noticing this, she quickly sat upwards and proceeded to scan her environment. She found herself inside what looked like a tent full of people lying on top of blankets. Some people seemed to be treating the injured people's wounds with both magic and standard methods.

A woman noticed that Madison was sitting up and said to someone else.

Woman - "She's up."

Some people began heading towards Madison, and when they arrived, they started by asking some questions, which she answered concisely and after which she was paid her share for helping fend off the horde. Since payment was based on contribution, she didn't receive as much as those on the frontlines but was given decently more than the other archers and mages.

Once the questions were answered and Madison had been paid, someone told her how a priest's magic healed her. It had been about thirteen hours since the battle ended, and she was handed one last thing before everyone left to give her some time alone; it was a small handheld mirror. She had wondered why they would give her such a thing, but once she looked at herself, she could tell why.

Two large scars were very prominently displayed on her body. One was from her left shoulder to her breast, and the other from her forearm to her hip. These scars were undoubtedly due to getting hit by the wolf's attack. Well, what could she do about it now? Not much, that's what. Perhaps she could find someone special or some item, but the most likely outcome is that she wouldn't be able to fix it. While she didn't want to grovel about something that was out of her hands, Madison was still relatively upset at herself, and what she allowed to happen.

She knew she couldn't do anything at the moment and suppressed her anger and frustration for the time being. She still had a mild headache, but it didn't seem like anything serious. After refocusing herself, Madison checked the small pouch of money; inside were three silver and four bronze coins. Surely this would be enough to pay off the debt, stay somewhere cozy, and maybe get some clothes. Her next course of action was to check her stats.

[Status]

[All Attributes +2] (for reaching levels 10 and 15)

[New Skills - Roar, Slash, Critical Strike]

[New Magic - Fire Breath, Venom, Poison]

[Name: Madison]

Species: Lesser Demon

Class: N/A

Level: 16/20

[37/210 EXP]

HP: 1421/2716

MP: 823/1563

Attributes:

Strength: 4 (16)

Vitality: 4 (16)

Intelligence: 5 (20)

Agility: 4 (16)

Endurance: 5 (20)

Usable Skill Points: 7

Usable Attribute Points: 7

Equipment:

[Torn Worn Out Jacket +0.2 DEF]

Magic List - [Inspect], [Fire LV4], [Water], [Earth], [Darkness LV6], [Acid], [Blink], [Fire Breath], [Venom], [Poison]

Skill List – [Memento Mori] (UNUSABLE), [Growth Acceleration] (Passive), [Quadrupled Attributes] (Passive), [Blessing of the Dammed] (Passive), [Translation] (Passive), [Mental Fortitude] (Passive), [Roar], [Slash], [Critical Strike]

Next, Madison distributed her Skill points but kept her attribute points for later.

[Critical Strike: Lv1 ---> Lv8]

[Critical Strike Chance: 5% ---> 8.1%]

[Critical Strike Bonus Damage: 30% ---> 34%]