'I can't think about that now.'
I don't know how long I spent looking at the blood around him. I didn't even notice that he died already.
Suddenly, without even looking, I caught an arrow aimed at my heart.
'This is < Awareness >, Reflexes and sensing the surroundings.'
When I looked back up I could see a screen.
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===< Level Up >===
< Status: +5 >
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The screen showing my < Health Points > and < Spirit Points > buffered a little on the numbers, then they changed.
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===< Character >===
< Health Points: 135 / 135 >
< Spirit Points: 70 / 95 >
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'So leveling up will add 5 to all < Status > numbers.'
The < Level Up > screen goes away and I see a Warrior charging at me.
'Plate Armor, go for the neck.'
'< Shadowstep >'
Once again I appear behind my target and strike them at the base of the skull. Like the Sorcerer, he died immediately and I see that my < Spirit Points > went down to 60.
'< Shadowstep > is the one that costs 10.'
'Three are down and there are six left on the ground floor.'
I look up and see that the Betrayers on the second floor are watching through a window of the room they're in, seeing their comrades dying.
I change my attention back to the Betrayers on the ground floor and see a Druid, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, and a Warlock.
'Two Healers who could also be Ranged and Close Combat. Two Ranged and one is also a Summoner. Two Close Combat, which one can use poison and become invisible.'
'The Druid, Paladin, and Warlock are a big problem. I need to kill them first.'
I can see the Warlock starting to summon a demon and get a bit worried because even though I'm a demon now, I don't know how strong he will be.
'< Shadowstep >'
When I appear behind the Warlock I see quite a large summoning circle and glad to have used < Shadowstep > on him.
I quickly strike his neck and he crashes to the ground. Dead. When I look back at the circle I can see that he had completed it and a huge red arm is clawing its way out. Then a part of its head came out and a pitch black eye staring at me and I can hear it start to laugh.
Before the demon could get out the circle closed, chopping the body parts off that had emerged. There was black, boiling blood spreading throughout the area.
"Drink…. Feast…. Power…."
'This voice isn't good, who is it?'
I fall to my knees and grab my head and start screaming.
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===< WARNING >===
< Bloodlust Active >
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'Bloodlust: The uncontrollable desire to kill others.'
'This isn't good.'
The pain in my head spread throughout my body, every single fiber felt like it was being torn apart. I started coughing up blood that was slowly becoming black and boiling.
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===< WARNING >===
< Forced Metamorphosis Active >
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I could feel the horns starting to rub against my brain and pushing against my skull. I could feel my skull crack under the pressure of the horns that needed to emerge for < Metamorphosis >. Finally, the pressure cracked open my skull and the horns rose to the surface of my skull.
"Make it stop!" I screamed, my voice the slightest distorted. Nothing like Liebe's voice though.
What happened next was not nearly as painful as the horns. My teeth were now being pushed out by the fangs, while my fingernails were being forced to grow.
The blood that I was violently vomiting at this point stopped and I could breathe, but I wish I didn't. The wonderful smell of blood filled my lungs and that voice returned.
"Feast…. On Flesh…. and Blood…. Need Power…." Before I knew it I started repeating the words that the voice was saying. This voice, whatever it was, was starting to take control of my body.
The Betrayers that were left and the ones on the second floor were terrified and it made me feel amazing. I had never felt this much bliss or joy before and I could feel my power slowly rising with every wave of fear.
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===< Condition Added >===
< Taste of Fear >
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'Demon: A being that only craves death and destruction; Enjoys the fear of others; Eats flesh, including other demons.'
I could feel the control I had over my own body being pushed away and this demon was now taking over my body.
I tried to stop breathing with the little control I had because every breath full of the demon's flesh and blood made me drift further away, but it was too late.
I have no control.
I got up and started walking over to the demon's corpse. When I reach the pool of boiling blood, I kneel down and start cupping handfuls of it, then started drinking it. I did this over and over. This just fueled the demon and made me drift further away from getting control again.
Finally, he was tired of the blood and I looked over to the severed part of the head. I walked over to the head, the blood slowly burning away the souls of my shoes. I grabbed the top of the head and tore out the eye, swallowing it.
'Cults & Religion: Eating the eyes, heart, and liver are said to give tremendous power.'
I could feel immense power start to flow through my body and I fell onto my hands, needing them to stay up. I couldn't breathe right, but even though this was causing the demon to feel weak I was still being forced back.
When I was able to breathe I looked at the arm and knew this demon controlling me was going to eat it and I started walking to it, the knees of my pants were burned away from the blood and it slowly dripped down my legs.
I had made it to the arm and was about to start eating it when I heard a noise coming from near the entrance. I immediately looked up and saw the Betrayers running towards the door, they had knocked over some pipes against the wall.
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===< Skill Acquired >===
---< Ignite | Inferior >---
Light an area on fire with the weakest flames from hell.
-<>- Gained By: < Demon's Desire > -<>-
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"< Ignite >"
The demon started to conjure flames of my hand and shot them out in a long line, preventing the Betrayers from escaping and they felt terror like no other.
I slowly stand up again and start charging at them with the intent to kill. I could feel their fear and it was intoxicating. Most of them started running, but the Paladin stood strong with shield and Warhammer in hand.
"< Shadowstep >"
I appeared behind the Paladin and, what I thought was going to be a strike, but sheared his head clean off his neck. The demon raised the head and let the blood fall into my mouth, drinking it was so pleasing. Then I heard a woman's scream and looked over my shoulder with blood dripping down my mouth.
The Ranger's hood had fallen when they were running and they were a girl and not human. She was a Humanoid Fiend, an Elf. She slowly raised her bow with an arrow ready to shoot. Although she was prepared to shoot, her arms could not stop shaking.
I looked at her and then back at the head I was holding. The demon was forcing a horrific smile on my face.
"Ohh? Did you love this human?" The demon laughed, "Do you want revenge perhaps?"
I knew in the back of my mind that this demon was going to do something horrible.
"< Shadowstep >"
I vanished and was behind the Elf, she quickly turned around. Even though she was an Elf, I was still taller than her. I grabbed her face and looked deep into her eyes. I could see it, her soul. It was full of regret and sorrow. It was leaking into me the more I stared, I could almost hear her soul crying out in pain.
I tried with all my might to gain control and I did it.
I quickly turned her around and struck her on the neck, she went limp. I let out a sigh of relief because now she couldn't be tortured, but the relief couldn't last long because the pain from holding the control was too much.
Finally, the control I had was gone and the demon took over again.
"That was stupid. Don't you know how to have any fun?" The demon says a bit annoyed, "Even if she's dead her heart should be fine because of the way you killed her."
I bend down and start ripping through her leather armor. Once I get through it the demon jabs my hand in her chest and grabs her heart, pulling it out with such force that blood splattered all around us. I started eating the heart and could feel overwhelming power fill my body.
'Cults & Religions: The body parts of pregnant women contain more power than men or women who are not pregnant.'
"Now that's why you must have been so upset." The demon laughs.
After wiping the blood from my mouth I start looking around and see the Monk debating whether to jump through the fire to get out, but he won't let it happen.
"< Shadowstep >"
Once again I vanish and appear behind the Monk, stabbing my hand through their back and crushing their heart, and looking around the ground floor again.
"No one else?" The demon says, "Now there's the matter of the second floor."
I start walking towards the stairs and when I make it to them, I start going up. I make it to the top and kick down the door into the rooms with the Betrayers.
"Let's try something new!" He laughs.
"< Ignite >"
The demon lights each of the Betrayers on the fire, seeming that they just spontaneously combusted. Their screams and the smell of burning flesh were amazing. Then my attention was turned to a door and I knew that the kidnapped girls were in there.
I started walking to the door, but suddenly I felt a pain in my chest. I turned around and saw that the Rogue had stabbed me, the demon had completely forgotten about him, but I didn't. I could feel poison starting to run through my blood and could tell that the daggers stabbed my heart.
"You're such an annoying human." The demon says.
I grabbed his head and crushed it and it was so easy to do that. I reached over my shoulder and pulled out the dagger. Black, boiling blood started pouring out of the wound.
Out of nowhere, I could feel myself taking control again.
'Is this because of the poison?'
"Hey, you might want some blood to heal the wound before I go." He says, "I don't feel like disappearing and you have that sister of yours to set free."
I could feel < Metamorphosis > fading and knew that if it was gone I would die in seconds, so I quickly grabbed the Rogue's body and started drinking his blood from what was left of his neck. I could feel the blood healing my body.
When my body was healing it was so painful and I could feel each fiber of my heart reattaching to the other ones. Once I had finally healed, a screen popped up.
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===< WARNING >===
< Forced Metamorphosis Ending >
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I knew pain would follow.