POV: Morrigan
[1 thug defeated, awarding 15xp]
[level up! Awarding 2 stat points.]
"Haha! Come at me bitches! I bet you don't have any balls!" A confident smile formed on his face as he marched towards the three remaining thugs. They gave each other looks, if they weren't drunk out of their minds they'd probably get out of there as soon as possible. Oddly enough the girl they pinned on the wall was just sitting there. A bored look on her face. Waiting for something.
High on newfound confidence, he didn't notice. Swinging at the closest thug, almost immediately knocking them out. Only when they hit the ground did they pass out. "HA! LOOK WHOSE TOUGH NOW BITCHES." Through a flurry of punches he would knock out the remaining thugs. Looking over at the woman, who was now smoking a cigarette. Puffing out a cloud of smoke as she leaned on the wall, watching him. One of her eyes glowed black as she closed the other eye. Studying him.
[Defeated 3 low level thugs, +45xp]
[Level up! Awarding 2 stat points]
"Excuse me miss? Are you ok? You're safe now, you can go. Do you need help with anything?" His head tilted to the side a little as he waited for a response. "Hm… You lack technique, you get an ounce of power and it goes to your head, and you assumed I was in danger. I wonder what would happen if I killed you right now, would Baalkdecth smite me?" She would chuckle a little.
"What!? I just saved your sorry ass. Now you're insulting me? I should've let those bozos have their way with you. Baal- Death? Who the fuck is that?" Scoffing at her he would attempt to walk towards the exit of the alleyway.
A feeling of dread consumed him as he turned his back to her. Turning back instinctively she would be directly behind him, staring into his eyes. Not bothering to hold back her immense aura. "Do you think I needed to be saved?" Taking out her cigarette she would put the burning part on her hand. Moving it like a match across her hand it would catch fire. Placing it back on her hand she would quickly be engulfed in flames.
Paralysis struck him. This woman just committed suicide right in front of him. Or did she? The flames would move to back to her hands. Seemingly not effecting her clothes whatsoever. Red runes engraved in each hand. When her magic died down it lost its color. "My adventurer name is Elementra. I don't think you've heard of me, I only started being a adventurer a year ago." Her aura was concealed the moment she started to speak. A feeling of ten mountains being lifted off him made him take in a sharp breath. "Holy shit…" Misunderstanding the situation completely, Elementra would widen her eyes.
"Have you heard of me!? I knew some people know who I am! Suck it you stupid go- guilds!!" A bright smile would form on her face. A far cry from what she was displaying previously. Her left eye was still glowing black and the other eye was closed. "What's up with your eye? Are you using some sort of skill? You better not be using it on me-" He would turn his head to the side, suspicious of her. She seems… weird. Unable to put a reason to why though. "Oh you're a weird one, I'm not using any skills. You can just see my… Oh! Haha! I know why never mind."
Ok yea she's really odd, "Uhm, I'm just going to leave now It's getting cold out. I don't really have a coat with me." Randomly pointing at the largest thug. He had on a very comfortable looking coat with what seemed to be small electric heaters in them. "Are you going to report me to the police if that coat goes missing?" She would put a finger on her chin for a moment.
"Hm, you're also tactless, how bizarre." Waving a hand at him she would walk towards the exit of the alleyway. Closing her eyes for a moment, she assessed the wind speed. The runes on her hands would glow green and she would quite literally be swept away by the wind. "Remind me to never cross her…" A chill would run down his spine as he started to feel the effects of the weather.
Without a second thought he would try to carry the thugs somewhere warm so they wouldn't freeze. Thankfully there was a store that had proper heating. Searching through all of the thugs he would find 45 Nexus, a comfortable coat, a lighter, a granola bar, and two electronics he could sell. 45 Nexus roughly translates to 40 euros and 43 American dollars. The store clerk stared at him suspiciously. Morrigan tried to keep his face away from any cameras, once he grabbed everything he needed from the thugs he would bolt out of the store. A small rush of adrenaline coursed through him, causing him to smile.
Once he was out of breath and knew no one was behind him he would stop and breathe. Almost instantly the realization that he had nowhere to go dawned on him a massive crowd of people surrounded him. He'd rather die than go back to Myriad so she was immediately ruled out. He didn't really have any friends beside… Bennie.
Would he even allow Morrigan to stay with him? There's no doubt in his mind that Bennie hasn't found a stable living arrangement yet. Bennie being the kind person he is… probably would welcome him back with open arms. He couldn't even bear to picture the face he would get from Bennie if he asked to stay with him. 'Would it be distain? Would he feel pity? Like I'm some kind of hurt puppy?' A feeling of self loathing hit him like a truck. He'd always be weak. 'This stupid voice thing hasn't helped me at all…' Slowly moving into another alleyway he would slip down onto the snow covered ground. A soft crunch as he hit the ground.
[BzzT Status bZZt.]
"Status?-" A large blue window popped up in front of him. 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩. His eyes widened, all the previous emotions he felt seemingly got thrown out of a window. All he felt now was shock and anger. "What the fuck!? Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?! Why did I need to hold onto some-" His heart sunk. Quickly patting himself down he would realize he lost the paper. "Oh.."
[bZZt Temporary BzzT]
"Huh!? Why wasn't I told that before?! This changes nothing! All this does… is… hm." Actually stopping to read the window he would tap on a plus button next to wisdom, seeing his mana capacity rise he would feel a surge of mystical energy. Starting to cough intensely. He'd move his body to the side violently puking, he had nothing to eat yesterday so why was anything even coming out? When he stopped he saw that it wasn't vomit, it was black ooze.
[Inhibiters forcefully removed]
[{Mana Dance} Skill learned!]
[{Mana Sense} Skill learned!]
"FUCK- SHIT- AGH." Coughing a lot more afterwards he would taste some blood. It had a weird taste, it had a certain freshness to it. Fatigue started to grab him by the throat. Just barely able to keep his eyes open he would turn on the heater to his coat. Huddling up into a fetal position against the brick wall. Losing consciousness, he made a small "hmph…"
A feeling of weightlessness overcame him as his mind wandered in a vast void. He felt like he was there, but there was nothing, no sounds, and no feelings. Not even that stupid system could be heard. A crack of light could be seen in the distance, he wanted to grab it. So he ran toward it, but he made no progress.