Beast Tattoo

Stumbling into my room I fell face first on the floor. Soon Strength started slowly returning to my body allowing me to sit up.

Leaning on the nearby wall I patted Fenrir thanking him for help.

Somehow standing up I saw stars circling around the room.

' Aghh '

Taking a deep breath I managed to walk in the bathroom and wash my face under the cold water.

While I was showering, multiple system messages popped up on my screen.

< Corrupted Rhino Gang Members x50 Killed! >

< LOOT >

1️⃣ 7500 EXP

2️⃣ 3000 Gold Coins

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< UPGRADES >

1️⃣ Demonic Flame <Lv.2> → <Lv.3>

~ +2% Corrosiveness

~ +1% Cooldown reduction

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< Demonic Flame has devoured x50 Corrupted Rhino Members >

~ +5.1% Magical damage

~ +5.1% Cooldown reduction

-- { NEW! } Ability to cover a held weapon in Flames

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I momentarily froze seeing the Gold I've gotten from killing the branch Members. Every single member was worth 60 gold.

' Maybe I should Eliminate the whole gang? '

Drooling about the possible rewards I even forgot the coldness of the water. Leaving the bathroom I took out the item I acquired in the church.

1️⃣ Holy Sparkling Water

-- Can cleanse corruption or any disease

~ Single use only

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Holding a bottle of golden liquid I took some time inspecting it before throwing it back into inventory and standing up.

' Time to find a group for the raid '

I thought while approaching Fenrir and waking him up. Since our previous fight took quite a ton of his stamina, as soon as we reached the room he entered the dreamland.

Looking back at the fight I recalled that Fenrir somehow managed to escape the inn and on my way to the room it didn't look like he caused any trouble.

Walking around the rented rooms I suddenly walked into the kitchen only to see a wall with a massive hole.

' :/ '

My expression became slightly distorted. Previously I was happy since I gained a ton of money from eradicating one of the gang's branches, unfortunately my money would soon be gone for repair costs.

Still I couldn't be mad at him, since he was very helpful and his presence allowed me to survive the Corrupted Human encounter.

Sighing in defeat I took out cooked pork and gave it to Fenrir.

' Helpful Bastard '

I Couldn't help, but shed invisible tears imagining Gold Coins disappearing from my inventory.

Suddenly a system message interrupted my grief.

< Your Bond with Fenrir became stronger! >

< Do You want to Engrave the Beast Tattoo onto your soul? >

< YES / NO >

The previous agony over the lost money was gone, in fact I was so surprised that I couldn't even speak.

" Wha.. "

Barely managing to let out a sound similar to a word I quickly pressed the Yes Button.

Whoosh...

I felt a slight tingling sensation pass all through my body and concentrate near my solar plexus.

Click...

< Congratulations on Achieving the Beast Tattoo! >

< Do you wan.... >

I threw my fist at the NO button even before it even appeared. I had a slight Trauma after the previous announcement.

Looking down at my chest I saw a small black tattoo engraved on my solar plexus. It was the head of a black wolf.

Shifting my gaze to Fenrir who was still enjoying his meal I wished for him to be stored inside the tattoo.

Zoom...

His figure became transparent as he suddenly became light particles that flew into my chest. Even though he now had no physical body I could hear his anguish, because he couldn't finish his food.

Chuckling at the reason of his grief I let him out only for him to grab the pork and go back inside the Tattoo. Since I could feel his emotions I knew that he felt comfortable staying in the tattoo, because was cozy.

Stretching my back I heard some shouts coming from the other side of the door.

" We do not disclose any information about our customers! "

" You are preventing a Royal Guard from finding a criminal responsible for stealing a property of the Holy Church. Do you take responsibility for your actions? "

" I don't care who you are, this is private property, plus do you have any proof that any of our clients is a thief? "

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I didn't listen any further. Sliding the hood on my head I left the building through the hole previously made by Fenrir.

" I guess I won't need to pay for wall restoration "

I shrugged my shoulders while a small smile was playing on my lips.

Not wanting to act suspicious after I left the inn I entered a crowd of people moving towards the castle. I didn't know if it was the same Royal Guard that fought the Corrupted or not, but if he managed to defeat him and recover that fast he was no pushover.

It was better if I was quickly done with the raid and left the city.

< The Inn owner ' Pablo ' Feels animosity towards you! >

A system message obstructed my view prompting me to smile.

' He probably found out about the broken wall '

I chuckled, not putting any effort to hide it, receiving a few strange looks from the people nearby. If a player receives enough animosity from the NPCs he'll be deemed as evil and will be hunted by guards and soldiers. It is something similar to having a Dark Orange Name Tag, but I was yet far from achieving such animosity from the NPCs.

Walking towards the castle I felt slight goosebumps seeing its majestic frame. No matter how many times I've seen this building, I am a man and I'm still amazed by how cool it looks.

Its tall towers piercing the sky, awesome architecture that seems to fall even with small push. I was especially amazed by the bridge that led to the castle.

The castle itself was built on a small island with a ring of void surrounding it. If one fell into it he would immediately die. Even in my previous life nobody knew how the void formed, there were multiple attempts to collect, exploit or even move the void, but all of them were unsuccessful.

The Bridge itself was transparent giving some with fear of heights a hard time walking on top of it.

Reaching the bridge I took a step forward when suddenly everything around me went white.