Gacha Rewards and Cliche Plot

After the satisfying shower, I walked into my room.

'I wish I had a bath like my old world. Just realised that this house is smaller than the one we lived in in my past life, what happened?

Looking through my memories I see some things that make me pissed and finally, I find what I am looking for.

'So my parents separated after my sister was born. They separated when my mom caught my dad hitting my sister after she insulted the son of one criminal boss in Gotham after he tried to make the two of them playmates, the boy told my sister that she would be his mistress in the future.'

'Calm down, His time will come and I have to be careful since this is Batman's turf but no need to worry since I won't kill him. I will HEAL him.'

'I can't believe she parted with that house and I know she loved it so much.'

'Now let's focus on what I gained from the Gacha since I need to understand them.'

Materializing the tab with unused cards in front of me I look at them and wonder which one I should explore first.

'These soul coins bother me the most for some reason, let's see what they are.'

Materializing the card in front of me and imagining myself using it two coins appeared in front of me.

On the coins was a depiction of a skull surrounded by what seemed to be embers of flames.

Before I could even analyse it properly, the two coins floated above my hands defying gravity shone dimly and shot through the roof like a comet without doing any damage seemingly passing through it.

That was weird but it was this foreboding feeling that I have that made me on edge and since I am in the DC verse that means this feeling is right.

Suddenly two positions were locked in my consciousness and I knew all about what they were.

My mom and sister, where they were, their health status and if they were okay.

There was no screen telling me this information just the knowledge about them was put in my mind. 

It seems that the coins stay in their souls and give me their location and status, well it gives them to me only when I consciously want to know how they are.

And if they die the coin collects the soul and brings it to me and also nourishes the soul it contains.

A very good item but has its limitations. In the future, if someone kidnaps my sister and mother out of spite for me, or tries to kill them I won't be alerted.

The last function though makes me feel uncomfortable and I don't like it.

Well, let's leave this matter for now.

Getting out of the towel and lost in thought I started wearing my clothes.

Sitting on the bed I looked through the Gacha items that I hadn't given attention to.

The Mysterious Watch immediately catches my attention. Summoning the card I willed to use the watch and it fell in my palm.

"Isn't this the watch I gave my Aileen? How did it get in the Gacha? Oh right BOB. It seems like he changed something about it. I don't know what it is but it just feels different."

"I'll give Aileen when she comes back with Mom. I can't wait to see her reaction, the last one was..., let's not think about it."

Scanning through the cards I stopped at another interesting card.

"Modified Incubus Physiology. Again a good item since I could make people feel comfortable around me with the use of pheromones or if I want to go the Chinese Novel route I could make them feel unworthy to even look at me like I am banished immortal descending to the mortal realm."

"But if I use it now I won't be able to explain the change in appearance and unlike those novels, I can just say puberty hit. Though in the future I could make an event where the change could be justified. I'll leave this for now."

The next item on the list is the anime package.

DXD, the anime where the power of friendship is a substitute for plot armour and the power of boobs takes on the main role of plot armour.

Materializing the card in front of me, I willed to use and a box appeared in my palms.

'How strange' 

Opening the box a bright light shot out and 3 cards appeared in my vision.

1. Summoning Card (DXD)

2. Bloodline Card (DXD)

3. Travel Ticket (DXD - One Month)

4. Random Piece Of Knowledge (DXD)

"Are you serious? A summoning card, a bloodline card, and a travel ticket, this is good. The summoning card can be used for Grayfia since she is more of a neutral character and just does what her master wants but how to make her truly recognise me as her master is a problem since I am terrible at manipulation. I would love to summon Ophis but she is a wild card and I would have the endless in my ass since they would feel another embodiment in the universe, not as strong as them but still an embodiment. Apart from those 2, I don't know anyone else who will be useful."

"The bloodline card is an op choice. A devil bloodline is definitely the choice and the Bael is definitely what I would choose for their destruction attribute. The Phenex immortality is nice but will only last if I have demon power and I need attack power, not support powers right now, Though I'm not using this card until I find a way to lock my DNA or make my blood unscannable. If the blood of a devil that can destroy anything is gotten into the hands of an organisation like CADMUS then this world is finished cause only God knows what would happen if they mix it with something like doomsday DNA. Thinking about it alone gives me shivers."

'The Travel Card on the other hand is kind of useless since I don't want anything to do with that ecchi anime turned into a love craft psyche ward. EXE is a no-no. I could go far before EXE occurs but there is nothing useful in that verse unless I get a severance ability or a sacred gear extractor the travel ticket is quite useless to me.'

'The random piece of knowledge just looks like it was just randomly slotted in there to make up numbers.'

After thinking I put the 4 cards in my inventory and they will be used later when I have the opportunity.

My room door then burst open and I automatically jumped back and got into a defensive position ready to counter any attack but saw what opened my door and sighed.

"Aileen, how many times have I told you to knock before you open? I think I should start locking my doors." I said looking at the little midget standing at the door as I relaxed my posture.

"Hmph, You wouldn't dare you oak tree." she huffed and crossed her arms.

Walking into my room like she owned it, she looked around shook her head and sighed.

"Boys your age have women's posters hung in their rooms but you don't have any, what a sad virgin you are or maybe you are gay? Yep, you are definitely gay."

"Ha!!, what did you say, you little runt? Do you want to fight? and how do you know all those words" I said as I bent my face down to her level.

"One, I'm not an idiot so I obviously know them, Two, you are tall for your age you bamboo." She said as she grabbed my collar bringing her closer to my face.

Then I did something unexpected to her.

"I love you," I said as I hugged and whispered in her ear.

"Ewwww, what the hell, I knew you were a perv but I never thought you would go after your sister and I'm 8 years old so the FBI is coming after your ass."

"What the hell is wrong with you? you know I didn't mean it that way?"

"That sounds like a you problem, you can explain when the police get here," she said as I let her go.

" I don't have the strength to deal with your antics right now." Shaking my head as I looked at her.

"Whatever, I have a question to ask you."

"Sure what's up?"

"When did you learn to fight?"

'Shit, totally forgot how smart she was from BOB's letter.'

"What are you talking about?" I said smiled my face betraying nothing, or so I thought.

"Like I said I'm not an idiot. When I asked the question your pupils dilated, Did you know that the dilation of pupils is an indication of an increase in cognitive demand? Most liars tend to experience an increase in cognitive demand when caught lying or when they are trying to lie. Your pupils dilated but your face betrayed not a single thought, that shows you have a poker face which I don't remember you have but it looks like you haven't properly done it or it isn't completed since there was a twitch of your eyebrows and at the level you are it means you have been practising a lot or someone taught you."

"What--- " I tried to talk but I was again interrupted.

"You learning it is plausible since you are a genius in the Study of art but you wouldn't start learning it unless you read a book about it and were intrigued and I know you haven't read about something like that since you would have been ranting about it with me and mom and someone teaching is also not plausible cause you know..... like look in the mirror."

A tick mark appeared on my head because of the audacity of this brat.

"what do you mean by--- " Again I was interrupted by her.

"And don't get me started by your change in looks. Half of your pimples are gone and it doesn't look like you have changed your routine, the increase in height and width, the clear definition of muscles on your body all of those aren't possible in a week of us gone. A posture looking like you are reading for an attack and the maturity and understanding and cruelty in your eyes as you have been through something we don't know. So what the hell happened to you the week we were gone, brother." She looked at me dead in the eye with an inquisitive expression.

'Shit this is scary on a whole different level, what should I say cause if I lie I'm sure I will be caught again. And where did she see cruelty from?' I just stood there contemplating what I should say.

"Aileen look--- " As I was about to speak she interrupted me again

"Let me guess you were about to say something like 'Aileen look, I can't tell you everything that happened but I can tell you that nothing bad happened so just trust me since I'm brother okay? In due time I'll tell you everything.' Something along those lines right?" she said looking at me with a sheepish smile.

'Okay, I'm terrified. This is seriously scary. Let's try and divert the subject.' 

"You brat you are interrupting me on purpose aren't you?"

"Maybe, who knows? and you are terrible at diverting a subject."

'Tsk, she caught on to me.' I clicked my tongue and looked at the side as I failed to divert the subject.

" I don't really care what happened but you would have to play dress up with me and I get to dress you however I want. This is non-negotiable so don't try and mom said she has some work to do so she will come in the evening and the driver is going to drop her off. Goodbye, my gay brother and get ready for some makeup. she said as she walked out of my room.

"Ha, that girl is scary as hell. She makes a good Batman." I said as I sat on my bed thinking of how terrifying my sister was.

My phone rang bringing me out of my daze.

Seeing an unknown number I was puzzled but answered regardless. A male voice spoke from the other end.

"Hello, am I speaking to Vernon Astrea?" The voice said.

"Yes and who may I be speaking to?"

"This is Gotham Police."

"OK Officer how may I help you?" Puzzled by why the police would contact me I answered but yet there was this feeling that was gnawing in my heart like a stab.

"I need you to remain calm and listen. Your mother is in the hospital after an accident and is in critical condition."

As he said that an explosion rang through my head. my ears were ringing like a gun was shot by my ears.

"Hello, are you there?, can you--- " he was saying something but I wasn't listening.

'He's lying, he's lying. It's probably just a prank call since this Gotham. I'm very sure it's a scum that is trying to make my day miserable.' I thought trying to find every explanation to this joke.

I then tried to check my mom's status through the coin but before I could do so my hand unconsciously opened its palm and a coin appeared on it.

And then I knew the truth.

My mom was dead.

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Author here, 

I'm sorry for the long update. I don't know what happened but after I updated Webnovel all my drafts were lost and I just wrote this chapter today.

I'm so pissed at this point I don't even know what to do cause I was planning for a mass release and to open my patron but I can't even do that now. I thought it was my fault but I started seeing other authors having the same problem.

So I will have to re-write the other chapters again and the update for the next chapter would take even longer. Sorry about this and hope you continue reading.

Give your thoughts on this chapter and where can be improved.

2400 words.