Assassinated

As I open the door of my room I immediately lay my body on the bed.

My mind was beyond exhausted and so was my muscles.

But then another transparent screen appeared before me.

[You have successfully cleared a <Main Mission> ]

[You have been rewarded 5000 pts]

I smiled as I felt some of my stress relieved as I read it.

2 down, 2 more to go.

It soon disappeared leaving only the previous screen now hovering over me.

3 new skills I could choose from.

[Whistle from the Wolf]

[Return to Sender]

[Fortitude]

But I was too tired to think, I'll pick one tomorrow, right now, I just want the embrace of sleep to hold me in its arms.

After making a yawn, I soon closed my eyes.

To my dreams, I go.

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[30 minutes have passed.]

[Picking a random skill.]

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*RING* *RING* *RING*

My eyes slowly open as the bleeding sound of my alarm woke me up.

I dried the drool from my mouth and turned it off.

As I stretched my body and look by my side,

My jaw was wide open.

What?

The screen last night was gone, instead.

[A Skill was randomly chosen due to lack of time]

What the f*ck?

I hurriedly checked my status to see what skill was picked.

[God's Guidance]

Name: Troi Leobrera

Title: Veiled Slayer

Points: 10,000

[Occupation: Assassin {Stage 4}]

(Missions)

(Skills)

(Store)

I pressed my finger on the [Skills].

{Companion of Crows}

- The birds that are dark as the night will listen to your call.

{Mind of a Murderer}

- Cease all morality, for a moment you are not human.

{Discreet Steps}

- The only sound they'll be hearing is their silent scream as blood gushes from their neck.

{Aura of Assassination}

- All arms with the intention of a quiet death, will be yours to bear.

{Aura of the Wanderer}

- Through stone and flesh, the sword on your hand shall not falter.

{Bearer of Arms}

- The mark on your chest holds the devices of death.

{Fortitude}

- Steel yourself and shoulder it all.

Damn, I didn't know there was a time limit.

"This f*cking system"

[Language, human.]

[Sorry.]

Ignoring Theos in my mind, I soon stood up from my bed and inwardly activated the skill.

Then in a split second, something surrounded me, it stood true and glowed in blue.

Woah, it was a barrier, as I walked, it followed me covering my entire body.

This was definitely a useful skill but the problem is, the light that was coming out of it, If I try to use this while I'm sneaking, this gleam would definitely get me spotted.

After examining it, I soon took a glance at my alarm clock.

Oh sh*t, I'm going to be late.

I deactivated the skill immediately and ran to the shower.

****

Whew, just in time.

A couple more minutes and I would've been late.

As I enter, the entire class was full of murmurs and gossip.

Even Wyatt, Mark, and Kyle who used to not care for such things had a serious look on their faces.

I soon approached them,

"What up, guys,"

"Yo," "Hey," "Sup,"

"Why's the room so gloomy?"

Mark then looked at me,

"You know the sword that trained us to get used to the presence that demons gave off right?"

"Yeah?"

"Last night there was apparently a demon inside of that sword and....."

"It got out,"

Trying my best to appear shocked, I replied while raising my voice.

"WHAT?!"

"But get this, you know Reynold right?"

"Yeah?"

"He managed to defeat the demon inside,"

"Holy sh*t,"

But before we could talk any further,

"Alright, class, simmer down and return to your seats,"

Ms. Rebecca had a frown and deep patches under her eyes.

It was evident she was also affected last night,

As I made my way to my seat,

"Is Troi Leobrera here?,"

My whole body tensed up as I heard my name,

I then turned around and approached Ms. Rebecca.

"Yes ma'am?"

"President Braum is asking for you, kindly go to his office.,"

I can feel the gaze of my fellow classmates centered on me,

Ah, f*ck.

I hurriedly leave the class and made my way to Braum's office.

Okay, okay, I can talk my way out of this.

It's impossible that someone saw me, my crows were surveying the area.

After reassuring myself in my mind, I knocked on the door.

Shortly after, a girl opened the door, she immediately looked at me up and down with her lime eyes.

Her blonde hair was neatly tied up in a ponytail and the smell of rose was picked up by my nose.

"Who are you and what is your business?"

"Hello, my name is Troi Leobrera, President Braum was apparently looking for me?"

Her eyes then narrowed down on me, as she did I felt a slight chill in my back.

"Let him in, Miranda," She soon stopped after hearing a rigid voice behind her.

She then stepped aside and let me through,

As I enter the office, the sight of stacked paperworks on the desk met me, beside were countless books stored on shelves but what shocked me was the couch on the left.

Xayah, Millia, and Reynold were there sitting, their eyes clearly looking at me.

"Now," A rigid voice snapped me out of my thoughts,

President Braum was sitting behind the desk in the middle, his green gaze piercing through me.

"Tell me what happened last night, student Troi, Xayah and Reynold here told me that you were the one who informed them,"

This was clearly an interrogation wasting no time I spoke,

"I was just taking a midnight stroll, sir, then as I take a breather at a bench near the cathedral, at the corner of my eye I saw the guards soon passed out before me,"

"Is that the truth?"

"Yes, sir,"

"Hmmm, now student Troi, don't lie to me, I saw you a couple of bits more times, always sitting on that bench, you're eyes always gazing on the cathedral, seemingly investigating it."

"So, tell me the truth this time, Troi,"

I can feel the eyes of Reynold, Millia, and Xayah looking at me from behind but the green gaze in front of me was heavier than all of them combined.

Sh*t, that was the time I was surveying the cathedral to form my plan, f*ck.

He was actually watching me?

Damn it,

Damn it,

"Time is ticking, Troi, tell me what you were really doing there,"

I have to lose this battle in order to win the war,

I then touched my face with my hand and tried my best to avoid eye contact.

"I-I was,"

"Yes....?"

"Stalking a guard."

"?."

"She-She was the red-haired one, I found her beautiful so I went there almost every night to look at her,"

"....."

"Pfft-," I heard a small chuckle come out of Xayah,

"You may go now, Troi,"

"Thank you, sir,"

As I walk through the hallway back to my class.

My face was red and each time I took a step I was cursing my past self in my mind.

But at least, my bullsh*tting was successful.

I think?