In the morning I woke up to terrible pain in my chest again.
'Fuck!'
After a few minutes the pain was completely gone.
'Damn it, is this going to happen every time I sleep?!'
I got out of bed and got dressed then went into the kitchen. Eva was making breakfast.
"Good morning." I said yawning.
"Morning Alex." Eva said.
"Are you going out again today?" She asked
"Yea," I tell her, "I was thinking about going to the Hunter Alliance Building."
"What!" She yells at me, "Why would you go there, it's not safe!"
You can be arrested or worse for killing Betrayers without being authorized by the Alliance to do so. It's most likely why the ones who took Eva were able to keep kidnapping all those girls. Plus I was also a demon now and they would try to kill me if they knew.
"I wouldn't be safe if they knew I killed the Betrayers, but like you said yesterday 'They most likely didn't, in fear that you would come after them.' Right?" I say.
"Haha, very funny." Eva says, "But still be careful."
"I will." I tell her.
We eat breakfast together and then I head out to go to the H.A.B.
When I reached the building I could sense Zoe following me again, but ignored it. I went inside and walked to the front desk.
"Hello Sir, how may I help you?" A Hunter Alliance receptionist asked.
"I was wondering when the next Hunter assessment was." I told her.
"Oh! The next assessment will be in five days." She tells me, "You came around the right time, we only do the assessment twice a year."
"Thank you, miss." I say and start to turn around, but she started talking again.
"Unfortunately today is the last day to sign up and you'll need to pay $1,000 to enter the assessment." She says now with a slight smirk on her face.
'She's trying to scam me. The assessment is free because you could die in it.'
"Ohh really?" I say, "I heard the assessment was free because you can die in it and I wouldn't take it if I knew I would die."
I say this to her and start staring into her eyes, reaching her soul. Unlike the Elf's, her's is full of greed.
'I can see the soul by staring into the eyes of the people, huh?'
I realized that the receptionist was being crushed under the force of my stare and looked away. She took big gasps of air and the other Alliance receptionists at the desks looked at her then went back to their business.
'Really? Does she do this so often that they're waiting for her to get assaulted? Not that I did any assaulting.'
"H-here is the form s-sir." The lady says while handing my sign up sheet, fear was coming off of her in waves.
"Thank you, miss." I tell her harshly and take the sheet.
I filled out the sheet;
"Name: Kleave, Alexander, S.
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Date: December 19th, 20XX
Blood Type: A+
Weapon Skills: Dagger and Gun
Magic Skills: Fire
Military: Yes
Criminal History: None
Why You Want to Be a Hunter: My mother died of cancer and I had to leave the military to take care of my little sister. Even before that we struggled for money and we are still struggling. I can kill Fiends and make money at the same time, which would help out my family and humanity.
Are You a Fiend:"
When I saw that question I froze because this power most likely came from the other side of the portals and that made me a Fiend. I am a demon now. Demons don't come from Earth, they come from the portals.
If I was to write "Yes" would I be taken and experimented with. If I lied and said "No," they might do physical and other tests to see if I am qualified to be a Hunter and find out then.
'Either way, I'd be screwed!'
"Are You A Fiend: No
If Yes, What Type:"
I handed the form back to the receptionist.
"It asks if you're a Fiend and what type, why is that?" I ask her.
"Well, sometimes the 'nicer' Humanoid Fiends become Hunters. We allow that because most of the time they give us information on the portals" She says.
'That must have been how the Elf was a Betrayer.'
"What type of Fiends aren't allowed to join?" I ask.
She looks at the paper, sees it says "No," and looks back at me.
"I'm just purely curious." I say with a straight face.
"Orcs, Trolls, Undead, Goblins, and such." She says.
"And Demons?" I ask her.
The whole building seems to freeze and everything is quiet.
"Listen, if a Demon came in here…. no one in the building would be alive when it left." She says, "A single Demon can't even be killed by a group of 10 A Class Hunters, an S Class would still struggle hugely. It's a blessing that they rarely come through the portals."
"R-really?" I say trying to talk normally but still stutter.
"Yes." She says, "Now that you've finished the paperwork, come back in five days. I would train if I were you."
"Right." I reply, then leave the building and head home to tell Eva that I'm okay.
"Well, that was nerve racking." Liebe says.
'Yea.'
'Liebe, would a demon really just kill everyone in there?'
"I mean what did you do in the warehouse?" He says.
I stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and clenched my fists.
'Liebe, we both know that wasn't me. It wasn't me!'
"Sorry, your right." He says, "I was just giving an example of a demon's destruction."
'What would you have done?'
"Huh? What do you mean?" Liebe asks.
'If you were to walk into there, what would you have done? You're a Demon, right?'
"I'd rather not talk about this subject anymore." Liebe says, sounding a bit sad.
I arrived home and Liebe hasn't said anything since we left the H.A.B.
"Eva, I'm home." I call out.
"Alex you're back!" Eva shouts, hugging me.
Even though I was back, I could feel that Eva was still scared. The fear was going into me extremely fast, she's too close. I grabbed my chest because my heart was beating too fast and the fear she had was for me, it felt so much more exhilarating than the fear of me.
Eva stopped hugging me and saw that I was holding my chest, her fear was fastly rising and I needed it to stop. I fell to my knees which only made her more scared, I was in a paradise right now.
"Alex!" Eva screamed.
"Y-you need t-to calm down Eva." I tell her and soon fall onto my side, "L-listen, I'm feeding off of y-your fear. I n-need you to calm down."
"My fear." She says, realizing how scared she was.
The pain in my chest was gone, but I was still feeding off of her fear and started laughing a little bit.
'I hate this! I don't want to feed off her fear, but it's so amazing and I love this feeling.'
Eva backs away from me and starts taking deep breaths, trying to calm down and it's slowly working and soon her fear is almost gone.
'Why is her fear so amazing, I don't become paralyzed by anyone else's. Her fear is almost gone too, b-but I want more.'
"Alex are you okay?" Eva says completely calm now.
"Y-yea I'm good." I say sitting up, finally feeling my heartbeat going down.
"Eva everything went fine, it doesn't seem that the kidnapped girls said anything." I tell her, "I'm going to take the assessment to become a Hunter in five days."
"What!" She yells, "Why would you want to do that!"
"I haven't told you because I want you to be happy, but we almost have no money." I tell her, "All the money that mother and I have saved is almost gone. Right now the fastest way to get money would be to become a Hunter with the new powers I have."
"I didn't realize this." Eva says.
"That's because I didn't want you to." I say.
'That and I need to be strong to protect you. I thought I was, but you still got put in danger and I couldn't do anything to stop it!'
"I'm going to continue training till the assessment comes, so I won't be home till late for the next few days." I tell her, "If you ever need me to come back, call me."
"Okay." She says, sounding a bit sad.
"I'll be going again." I say, "See you tonight."
I leave the apartment and head to the warehouse to train. I do this for the next few days.
I learned new skills
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===< Skill Acquired >===
---< Backstab | Inferior >---
Stab your target from behind causing double damage.
-<>- Gained By: < Shadowstep > + < Blade Attack > -<>-
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===< Skill Acquired >===
---< Explosive Shot | Inferior >---
Shoot a firey bullet that explodes on impact.
-<>- Gained By: < Ignite > + < Fire Bullet > -<>-
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===< Skill Acquired >===
---< Regeneration | Inferior >---
Regenerate < Health Points > naturally over time.
-<>- Gained By: < Stamina: 2,500 > -<>-
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I had my skills Evolve.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Shadowstep | Normal >---
Step through the shadows to appear behind your target.
Deal double damage for 1 second after appearing.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Stealth | Normal >---
Hide your presence from the people around you and blend into your surroundings.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Blink | Lower >---
Teleport anywhere in the surrounding area.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Ignite | Higher >---
Light an area on fire with strong flames from hell.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Fire Bullet | Normal >---
Shoot a fiery bullet out of any gun you're holding.
Shoot multiple bullets for more < Spirit Points >.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Flaming Blade | Normal >---
You evoke the flames of hell to cover your blade.
You can extend the blade's length by substituting it with flames.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Backstab | Normal >---
Stab your target from behind causing double damage.
While using < Stealth > do 2.5% more damage.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Explosive Shot | Lower >---
Shoot a firey bullet that explodes on impact.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Metamorphosis | Lesser>---
Transform into your demonic self.
< Bloodlust > will activate this skill.
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Dark Meditation | Normal >---
Calm your soul by entering a trance that will restore your < Spirit Points >.
< Spirit Regeneration: 5% >
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===< Skill Update >===
---< Regeneration | Lesser >---
Regenerate < Health Points > naturally over time
< Health Regenerated: 25% < Health Points > / Hour >
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But the most surprising thing is when I reached level 100.
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===< Character Sheet Updated >===
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===< Level Up >===
< Status: +5 >
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===< Level Max >===
< Level: -99 >
< Skill Points: +1 >
< Gold: +500 >
< Status: +5 >
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'< Skill Points >? I'm assuming they're like < Status Points >, but I can force evolve < Skills >. I should save them for now.'
That sums up the four days of training.
'< Character >'
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===< Character >===
< Name: Alexander "Alex" Kleave >
< Title: The Betrayed >
< Gender: Male >
< Blood Type: A+ (?) >
< Race: Inferior Demon >
< Health Points: 5,140 / 5,140 >
< Spirit Points: 5,105 / 5,105 >
===< Leveling >===
< Level: 49 >
< Skill Points: 9 >
< Quests: 0 >
< Gold: 4,530 >
===< Status >===
< Strength: 5,065 >
< Agility: 5,065 >
< Stamina: 5,090 >
< Intellect: 5,065 >
< Spirit: 5,090 >
< Awearness: 5,065 >
< Status Points: 0 >
===< Conditions >===
< Demonic Transition >
< Voice of Liebe >
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'All < Status > are above 5,000. This should be good. I need to head home now, tonight will be the last time I see Eva for a while.
I headed home and could sense that Zoe was still following me, which is getting quite annoying.
"Zoe I know you're here!" I shout so she can hear.
Zoe comes around the corner, rubbing her head.
"How long are you going to follow me for?" I ask her.
"Until Monica says otherwise." She says.
"I need you to stop following me for a while, I'm taking the Hunter assessment and I'd like you not to get in trouble for entering without permission." I tell her, "If Monica wants me to meet with her, I'll do it after the assessment."
"O-okay." Zoe says.
She quickly goes into < Stealth > and goes, what I assume, back to Monica.
As I walk back home the darkness of the night keeps slowly disappearing. When I rescued Eva and we walked home it was almost always dark, but now it's rarely dark at night.
'My eyes are evolving.'
While walking past some stores, I look in the window and see that my eyes are in their < Metamorphosis > form. They're also faintly glowing from what I could tell.
'Hopefully, they won't stay like this when it's light out and it'd be bad if people saw them like this.'
I quickly make my way back home and finally arrive. When I opened the door I saw that Eva made dinner again. She was on the couch, watching the news this time.
When I close the door she looks over and smiles.
"Welcome home." She says, "You're leaving tomorrow, right?"
"Yea, I won't be back for a while so stay here until I get back." I tell her, "If you need food order it on your phone and don't open the door to anyone."
"Right!" Eva says smiling, "Shall we eat?"
"Yea."