CHAPTER 12 (JOURNAL OF A CERTAIN SUBORDINATE)

After receiving all the information, I sighed. Apparently, I'd been targeted multiple times by foes far beyond my level, even before I'd awakened. My sister had protected me when she was still alive, and after her death, Sophia had taken up that role.

HAAA

I sighed. Even though Sophia was protecting me, It still left a bad taste in my mouth, was it not because I wasn't strong enough to protect myself. But doesn't having Sophia's protection count as my own protection?

Oh yeah, I almost forgot - you guys aren't aware of this. Hehe Sophia, a level 69 being, is actually my Avatar.

NAME: DAMIAN PETERS(LV 29(HUMAN))

AGE: 17

CLASS: ???

HP: 3000/3000

MP: 2900/2900

STATS

STR: 95

DEF: 100

SPD: 90

AGI: 95

END: 85

INT: 130

Free attribute points: 2

free skill points:10

SKILLS

PUPPET CREATION(MAX): allows user to create a puppet using a designated object as catalyst, path and abilities of puppet depend on the quality of the chosen material.

PUPPETEER(MAX): Grants the user control over puppets and Avatars created by the user, also grants the ability to share senses with chosen puppet(s). Range and degree of control depends on skill proficiency.

SKILL SIPHON(3 STAR): allow user to extract abilities form defeated foes, amount and quality of abilities extracted is dependent on user and enemy skill proficiency and difference in level

MANA COST: 50

JACK OF ALL TRADES(3 STAR): Able to unleash 70% power of any skill belonging to puppets/avatars

DIVINE POSSESSION/FUSION(2 STAR): POSSESSION: grants user full control over the body of puppets/avatars along with full HP recovery and a 30% increase in stats

MANA COST: DEPENDS ON DISTANCE

FUSION: Allows user to completely fuse with any puppet/avatar granting full ho and mp recovery and a 40% increase in stats

LIMITATION: Requires physical touch

MANA COST: 10/min

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AVATARS

SOPHIA(NINE TAILED FOX, SPIRIT MAGE(RESENTFUL, HOPEFUL)) LV69

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EMMA(HUMAN, BATTLE MONK, (THOUGHTFUL, SURPRISED)) LV20

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JENNA(LIGHTNING DRAGONLING, MAGE, (BORED, UNCARING)) LV19

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PUPPETS

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'Ah, I should teach Jenna a lesson one of these days'

As I mentioned earlier, Sophia was originally one of my sister's Avatars. She had the unique ability to control and manipulate souls. When my sister died, Sophia kept herself alive, against all odds, and anchored herself to me. In doing so, she became my Avatar, at the price of being weakened temporarily which is probably why she lost to those two women .

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Dear Journal,

I can't believe I'm actually writing in you again, but I suppose there's no harm in doing so. Perhaps it will help me make sense of the strange and confusing things that have happened to me. I know I'm the only one who will ever read these entries, but let's pretend that I have an audience.

This is my 30th entry since the death of the Grandmaster. The man we all looked down upon turned out to be the Grandmaster's little brother.

It all makes sense now, why the master always went to such lengths to protect him. He was family, not just a weakling. And now, with him gone, the master seems different. She's grumpy and lashes out at the smallest things, things she would have overlooked in the past. It's like a part of her died when he moved.

And now, to make matters worse, the two groups we've been toying with have found out about our involvement. They came charging towards our base with hostile intentions.

The weakened master still fought valiantly, thoroughly trashing the wrathful one. Eventually, the master was defeated by the one in white, who had been waiting on the sidelines for an opportunity to strike. I wish I could have been there to help her, but I was preoccupied with some other opponents. It was a brutal battle, and I'm not sure we'll ever recover from it.

All that aside, we were able to escape with our remaining forces and establish a temporary base in the Grandmaster's brother's home, I returned from my mission today to find the Master in conversation with the Grandmaster's brother. I was surprised by the expression on her face. Could it be that she liked him? No, that was preposterous! I must have been imagining things. It couldn't possibly be true.

Or could it?

I heard something that shocked me to my core. It was about the Master being a "broken fragment" and something called a "forceful anchor." I couldn't wrap my head around it, Also I'm tired of continuously writing the grandmaster's little brother, that's too long and stressful, so I decided to refer to the Grandmaster's brother as the "young master" for now. Besides the Grandmaster's abilities, the young master also had some innate ability that seemed too powerful. It was wild! Apparently, he could steal skills just by defeating someone.

My head was spinning as I tried to process all the new information. The idea that the Master was now somehow under the control of the young master was unthinkable. And yet, the evidence seemed to suggest that it was true. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. It seemed too far-fetched, but my gut told me that something was definitely going on.

HAAA

The rest of the day went well, with the exception of the occasional chill felt by any female who came close to the young master. Even his Avatars reported the same sensation. What kind of potion had the young master fed the Master to cause this reaction?. As the sun set, I decided to retire for the evening and contemplate everything that had happened that day. I wondered what the future held, and whether the young master's presence would be a blessing or a curse. Only time and my next journal entry would tell.