I lookup at the sage like old man after hearing my answer he nods and ask a few questions "I guess you want something for assassins but what I will offer you is not something any human should have to bear I offer you the ability of shadows to become what toy seek to control the night but this comes with a cost corruption. The further you train the more power you gain the more the shadows will attempt to control you it will be a fight each time you use your power so tread lightly. Now what's your second wish?"
" I want skill thst allows me to train my will."
He nods and waves his hand sending me back Into the darkness before I open my eyes to see a foreign room I slowly sit up and groan in pain before collapsing once more into the bed and lay there but shortly after the door bursts open revealing three women all with concerned looks who rush toward tot he bed "are you ok?"
"Do you need anything?"
" I brought food."
Kate set down a tray and starts to feed me much to the other girls dismay who all look at her with jeleousy as she smiles shoveling food into my mouth in between bites I start to explain what happened minus the parts were I meet a God but instead how I gained an inheritance in the cave after I killed the wolves and I thanked them for saving me which lead to tears from us all them for knowing I'm ok and me because I finally have a family people cared about me. I opened up my inventory once more to see two books once for shadow magic and the other about my will I first opened up the skill book about will so I would be prepared and it was easy all I had to do was imagine what I felt strength was and solidify it in my mind. After some time I created a sword in my mind but not the blade of a hero but an assassin meant for killing it radiated death and if I willed it I could project this feeling upon others with further reading I found out to train my will I needed to kill people to increase the bloody aura and after a time it would reach the later stages at rank 5 I would gain a domain or area around me were I could impose my will at rank 9 I would gain the ability to kill with my will and after that is sealed. After gaining the first rank I turned to the shadow magic book and set up the first step which was to create a ritual and contact the shadow real the magic circle only needed ink which I found near by after I chanted the words from the book the whole room grows dark and from the circle rises an inky back shape the solidfys into a cacuasin male in a suit and hat twirling a cane. "you are the first to have summoned me in millienias many do not wish to join the shadow realm with this in mind I shall tell you my name I am kage the leader of the shadow realm."
" hello lord kage I do indeed wish to become a shadow retribution in the night I am told you can fulfill my wish."
"indeed I can but you must know so thing first you will be the first human contracted ever therefore the leader of the shadow humans who may join later you will get more power but as you can guess the risk is worse do you accept?"
I nod and he summons a black knife before snatching my hand and slicing the palm and placing it onto his chest after which my hand starts to burn as a black rune appears upon the back of my hand." it is done beware the curuption and if you manage to beat it you will hold power beyond this world I wish you luck."
After that the magic circle dissolves as kage turns back into shadows leaving me with a brand and a faint idea on what to do I try to sense for magic and feel waves of black particles filling the world so I pull them into my dantain once more breaking into the first rank before falling unconcuis. I when I come to I stand upon a platform above me is an assassins sword surrounded by blodd half the platform is crystal clear the other half is like a shadow and sitting upon a throne is a shadowy figure who looks like me. "who are you and were am I?"
"this is your mind scape we're the real you stands I am the shadow and the corruption thst you must control the more you let me take over the stronger you grow but so do I as for the sword it's your will you must pace a challenge by me each rank now let's begin."
At that point the shadowy side pushes forwarded as I call my will down to cover my in its aura very soon the shadows attack the aura taking over all the plain but my small spot were it can't breach the sword and after what seemed like and internity the shadows fall back saying "you have won but next time I will have more power be preaperd."
I once more wake up in the bed surrounded by the ladies who all speak at the same time "stop falling unconscious!"
I give a shy smile and tell them I just broke through is all before sending them away so I can rest as the exstighush the candle I can feel the darkness embrace me as I fall asleep and while not warm it's comfortable and like that I'm happy for the first time in years I have something now and some people to live.