When I was done collecting and finishing off those bandits that were still alive, I began digging a hole at the size of a bathtub, so I can begin unlocking my Kagune by bathing in the bandits' blood.
As the hole was done I dragged all the bandits around the hole before slicing their hands off with my sword and pointed them downwards the hole, just like people use a hose to fill a swimming pool but instead of water coming out, it is blood.
"Sigh, finally done, now all I have to do is wait for the hole to be filled up," I said to myself, clapping my shoulder a little for my good work, but if someone saw me, they would definitely call me crazy or evil for doing this.
Although I had some reservations at first by doing this, none remained and I'm differently doing this now without any regret whatsoever. Why should I regret using human trash to improve my power?
---30 minutes later, 3rd POV---
Tatsuki could be seen standing in front of a red pool of blood without moving for a few minutes seemingly getting ready for something. When it seemed that he fell asleep, he suddenly fell forward in slow-motion, into the blood pool.
*SPLASH*
Tatsuki fell straight, face-first into the pool, and slowly sank completely into the depth of the pool where he cant be seen anymore.
*SILENCE*
When the surface of the blood pool calmed down, the silence was the only thing remaining and no sign of Katsuki, even after 10 minutes.
Then the surface of the blood began slowly to form minuscule waves before a whirlpool was forming in the middle of the pool sucking the blood downwards, and blood could be seen disappearing.
Soon after, all the blood was gone and Tatsuki can be seen standing on the bottom of the hole, still with his eyes closed and his head tipped down before he slowly lifted his head and his eyes snapped open dramatically like a hunter that founds it pray.
*SNAP*
He would seem normal if it wasn't for one of his eyes being black. All the white in his eye is now black instead of white with really small red blood vessels connecting to his normally red pupil, which is now shining red like a ruby.
This is the birth of the man called the One-Eyed King on the battlefield.
---Back to Tatsuki's POV---
-[Kagune Lvl 1 (awakens Zen bloodline) ]
The message about me unlocking my Kagune came from my subconscious, so I tried using the skill.
[Kagune]
And the blood in my body begun growing restless before it began coming out of my lower back forming 6 pointy red tails, but that was not the only thing I could feel. My bloodlust was so high that I almost lost my mind and began eating the corpses of the bandits around the hole, but I managed to hold myself back by biting my tung.
Then I jumped out of the hole and tried controlling my Kagune which was surprisingly easy because it felt like extra limbs before I made the tails impale the bandit corpses and threw them into the hole, and collapsed the hole that is serving as their grave now.
It's not that I think they deserved a grave because they don't, but I wanted to remove any evidence that can be found, so no one will think a ritual of some kind was being held here which is actually kinda what happened.
Before finding my way home to the Capital, I experimented a little with my Kagune, and what I found out is that I can summon from 1-6 tails and control them independently like an octopus.
------
When I returned home and took one step inside the mansion, a voice came to me sounding like a devil from hell that gave me goosebumps.
"And where have you been young man?" said my mother while tapping her foot on the floor with an angry expression on her face.
'Damn I miscalculated, I thought all her anger would be used on Father, shit what a pain.' I thought inwardly to myself while showing a brilliant smile to her, trying to appease her anger.
"I was just out playing and finding new friends," I replied innocently.
"Don't try to act innocent now, and tear of that fake smile of you face now!" she got even angrier at my innocent move.
I immediately stopped smiling and returned to my calm and mature demeanor with half-closed eyes looking bored, though my back was as straight as a pole.
After a few minutes of silence and sending me glares, she began reprimanding me, then she finally started crying while hugging me. Telling how worried she was and the like, while I just tapped her back trying to signal that I can't breath when sandwiched between her big bust.
When she finally let go of me and wiped her tears, she asked a question that I was not ready for.
"So did you make any friends, what's his name, and where did you go?" Mother asked with expectation in her eyes, which made me a little embarrassed, that I don't have any friends yet.
After her question, an image of a sadistic girl squashing balls and torturing bandits came to my mind, while I shuddered a little. As to not let her expectations down I lied a little.
"Her name is Esdeath, and we played a little in the North," I replied making her think I was in the Northern part of the city, never leaving the Capital, and I kinda played with Esdeath if we count a little fight as playing.
"Oh, it's a girl. Take her home with you someday, I want to meet her." she instantly said while grabbing my shoulders and shaking me.
"Sure" I hurriedly replied, while she forgot about all about me having a bodyguard, and hoping she will forget all about what I said in a few days.
But what I didn't know is that Esdeath's name will be known all over the Capital soon, so it will be impossible to forget to her.