Ryosei exited the shower, free from all the grime he'd had. The feeling of ridding himself of the blood was liberating to say the least, however, he now faced a new problem.
He wrapped his lower body in a towel, all the while drying his hair, but refused to leave the bathroom due to one simple fact.
'I don't have any more clothes…' He sweatdropped at the realization, annoyed that he had not considered what he would do after the shower, and he'd rather not put back on his old clothes when they were dirty, torn, and bloody.
He sighed, dragging his hand down his face out of frustration. Dear heavens, he wanted to have clothes! Or at least something to cover him!
He recalled the 'system' that he had gained. Surely it would have something that could help, right? He recalled all the rings he had heard white eating the corpse. Did he gain clothes or something, or maybe a skill? Thinking back, he only remembered getting 'Penetrating Gaze' before he'd tuned everything else out.
He folded his arms and crossed his legs, closing his now blue eyes to think of what to do. If this 'system' was like a game, then there had to be a way to see stats right? Due to his poor situation, he rarely played games, although he did indeed have a friend who was a game and anime nut and would occasionally lend him manga and RPGs to play.
"What was it that Ray always said? To access your status screen press-"
{Ring!}
{Status Screen Accessed!}
"Oh. That was easy…"
~~~{Status}~~~
Username: Ryosei Mors[Kocho Ryosei]
Age:23
Race: Newborn Demon
Variety: High Royal Demon[Sealed]
Titles: Canibal, Mixed Ancestry of Dracula[Repressed], Mixed Ancestry of Satan[Sealed]
Class:???
Level:2
HP: 1000
MP:1500
STR:85
VIT:65
AGI:50
INT:123
TEMP:86
Stat points:25
Elemental Attributes:
Darkness:LV1
Shadow:LV2
Blood: LV1[sealed]
Ice:LV1
Skills:
Penetrating Gaze LV1
Icy Breath LV1
Eyes of Seer LV1
Night LV1
Perception LV3
Night Vision LV1
Enhanced Senses LV1
Regeneration LV2[passive]
Eternal Youth[passive]
Inventory>Items: Beginners Guide to System, Beginning Weapons Chest, Skill Stone(s): 2, Newbies Guide to the Supernatural World
"...Am I supposed to have this many skills?"
"It does happen occasionally, but it's fairly rare, you lucky dog you."
Ryosei jumped from the door as a voice came from the otherside. He held his hand to his chest, sighing and calming down before he realized something. He touched the left side of his chest. Ba-thump, Ba-thump. He touched his right side. Ba-Thump, Ba-thump.
"..."
"Yes, you do have two hearts."
He flinched again as Eika's amused voice came from the door's other side. Annoyed now, he walked to the door, securing his towel while speaking to her. "For the first time in a long time, I'm going to beg something from someone… In other words, you."
He opened the door a crack, peeking his face out at her smiling face. "Well, what are you going to beg?"she asked, her voice amused and her eyes, or rather eyes, twinkling as she had surprised him not only once, but twice.
"Please don't frighten me like that. It's not good for my… hearts."
She laughed at his statement, and he got the distinct feeling she would scare and tease him more because of his request. 'What a child…'
"I'm NOT a child, thank you very much. I'm childISH. There's a difference, you smart aleck. Now then, because I'm NICE, I took the time to scrounge up some clothes for you to wear, before I mend and clean your old ones. Now there's no need to thank me but-"
"Thank you."
She looked at him, slightly surprised that he actually thanked her. Then she remembered he was a dogooder and laughed.
'Cute.'
"Anyhow, here they are, just for you, and when you get done darling, we're going to have to discuss living situations, schooling, and training. Any questions, prompts, complaints or inquiries you'd like to ask before I leave you to assemble yourself?"
"...Not particularly… although…"
"Yes, what is it?"
"...It's about the whole devil-"
"Demon. There's a difference between the two, and we'll discuss that later along with everything else. Understood?"Her eye was stern as she corrected him, leading him to believe if he mixed those two up later down the line, he'd pay heavily.
"Sure, but just real quick. Will I need to kill? And… if I have to… how and who?"
Silence hung as the question stretched between the pair, Ryosei's eyes blue and slightly desperate, and Eika's eye empty, a poker face drawn on her face and adorning her Gothic Lolita outfit even more, making her seem like a doll in Ryosei's eyes. Her voice broke the silence.
"...Here are your clothes. Get dressed."
He sighed, accepting the clothes and turning to close the slightly open bathroom door.
Her voice stopped him again and left him feeling desolate.
"We'll discuss that later. I'll let you keep what you have for now, but a little warning before we proceed into the heavy stuff."
She turned to look at him again, her two eyes slightly showing, her red eyes slitted, and the pentagram in her left purple eyes glowing slightly. Her expression was serious, and bittersweet, an unreadable smile on her lips. She looked even more like a doll than before...
"There's a reason why I told you that story."
She walked away, her Gothic Lolita dress slightly swaying at her calves as her black high heeled shoes clicked away, leaving Ryosei in turmoil.