Emerging from the foliage in front of me was a huge rat almost my size. It had a tail covered with spines, bloodshot eyes, claws and sharp teeth. Its slightly ajar jaw was drooling slime while a heavy, feral growl was heard coming from that same disgusting mouth.
*Ew, honestly you're my first prey here and I had to stumble upon something filthy.*
While watching it, I asked Kira if she had any way of finding out what it was.
*Kira, is it possible to tell me what this animal...thing is?*
[Please accept my apologies, I don't have the ability to give you any information about this animal. However, if you look at it intensely for a few seconds, the system might unlock a skill that can tell you].
*Wait what? Hahaha are you playing a joke on me? So easily? And what's with this super weird condition? And then I've been looking at it for a while and...*
-- PING --
[ Notification: The host has unlocked the Analysis skill ]
*....*
[Freya-Sama thanks to this new skill I can tell you that this is a level 1 thorny rat. Here is its information]
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[Race : Thorny rat
Lvl 1/10
HP 150/150
Strength : 45
Defense : 25
Agility : 60
Stamina : 30
Speed : 45 ]
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While the rat was looking at me, probably wondering if he should attack or not, I was recovering from my shock caused by Kira's statement and this new notification. From its status, it was clear that this rat had extreme agility and speed, even greater than mine. However, the rest was rather average and below my own current physical abilities. There was no point quantifying the level of intelligence or charisma. I wanted to ask Kira why, but the rat was already coming out of his dilemma and charging at me with determination.
My mind instantly went blank as the hairs on my back stood on end with excitement. I could finally kill! I was going to get my very first kill here and now! Smiling uncontrollably, I showed my sharp fangs and launched myself in his direction at full speed.
*Hahahaha that's it approach! Be honored to be my first victim in this world!*
Screaming with excitement in my head like I had never done before I summoned 3 ice spikes. Rocketing towards the rat, momentarily stunned by my ability, he nevertheless managed to dodge thanks to his great agility and speed. Continuing in his momentum and arriving at my height he suddenly turned around to hit me with his tail, it was so fast that you could hear a slight whistle in the air.
Unfortunately for him it was without counting my Demon Wolf eyes and my reflexes that I had developed over a lifetime. I quickly jumped backwards to bring up new ice spikes but this time directly under his feet. Three of them suddenly came out of the place where the rat was standing and managed to skewer one of its legs, leaving blood on the ground.
[ Thorny Rat - HP 105/150 ]
As I moved into a defensive posture after striking the first time, I could smell the intoxicating scent of fresh blood wafting into my nostrils.
*Ara ara ~ Mister rat, you are not very interesting after all. Despite your speed and agility you are not even able to dodge my adorable little ice spikes perfectly. *
"Rrrrraaaaaoooah!!!"
As if it had read my mind, the creature began to roar with pain and resentment. Its angry red eyes stared at me as if trying to scare me. I, true to my nickname of Empress of Ice, was outwardly very calm...too calm. But inside I was excited and delighted to finally be able to test my skills on a living being. Except for my sadistic smile and smug grin that I had shown time and time again in my first life, my expression would never betray anything else. As the sun set, two shapes could be seen moving between the trees, attacking each other relentlessly with obvious killing intent.
I approached my future meal, taking care to dodge each flurry of blows its tail sent my way. Slaloming with precision, in a snap I found myself facing him. Throwing my right paw with power, his left flank was lightly hit but not without leaving some of his flesh torn. I could feel his skin tearing at the touch as the rat screamed in pain.
[ Thorny Rat - HP 60/150 ]
Thrown into my killing frenzy and continuing in my momentum, it was my jaw's turn to hit one of his legs as he jumped away tearing it off as he went.
[ Thorny Rat - HP 30/150 ]
The rat couldn't stand anymore, two of its legs were already unusable, one with an ice pick lodged in the middle and the other one was missing altogether. In a moment of madness while I was admiring the effect of my many skills, in a fit of desperation he propelled himself with his front paws to suddenly appear in front of me. I could feel his breath as foul as his appearance tickling my nostrils dangerously as he opened his jaw.
Forming a wall of ice I backed away slightly late, his mouth closed on my shoulder causing a bearable but unexpected pain.
[ Name : Freya
Level : 1/10
HP : 272/300 MP : 95/175 ]
As the wall of ice hit his chin I hated myself for letting this disgusting thing get so close to me and hurt me.
[Thorny Rat - HP 15/150 ]
*Since you had the audacity to hurt me, I promise you that your death will not be without pain.*
Smiling ferociously with an unhealthy gleam in my deep dark purple eyes, I walked over to where the rat lay. Clinging to life and dazed by the sudden blow from my wall, he could be seen writhing on the ground in a pool of blood that he was losing as time went by.
*Yes! If you think I'm going to let you bleed to death in front of me, you're wrong!*
Arrived at his height I raised a paw to let my claws go along his right side, in a light movement neither too powerful nor too weak I made a small opening letting appear his ribs. As he had only a few seconds left to live, I suddenly plunged my paw into the gap I had created, grabbing his heart to crush it inside his rib cage. Then a very satisfying sound was heard followed by several small tinkling sounds.
-- PING --
[ Congratulations! The host has killed her first victim! ]
[ You killed a lvl 1 thorny rat ]
[ You gain 400 XP ]
[ Condition met to advance to next level (2) ]
[ Condition fulfilled to go to the next level (3) ]
[ You now have 10 skill points ]
*Oh wait a minute, I need to sit down and think about this!*
Dragging the rat's corpse into the clearing to prevent another creature from inadvertently jumping on me while I'm busy examining my new notifications, I finally arrived inside the cave.
*Kira? Can you post my full status?*
[Right away! By the way, congratulations Freya-sama on your victory, the first of many].
*Thank you*
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Name : Freya
Age : 0 years old / Mentally : 25 years old
Gender : Female
Course : Ice wolf demon of chaos (unique race created for the host) - Cub
Race: Minor demon - Newly born child
Title: Blessed by Titania Goddess of Endless Chaos and Eternal Frozen Hell.
Level : 3/10
Exp needed for next level : 50/300
HP : 500/500 MP : 250/250
Strength : 55
Defense : 30
Agility : 42
Stamina : 32
Speed : 40
Intelligence : 110
Charisma : 10 (cute)
Attribute points to allocate : 10
Elements : Ice / Chaos
Skills (all):
Attack - Claws (Lvl 2)
- Bite (Lvl 2)
- Ice Spike(s) (Lvl 2)
- Fighting techniques (lvl max) - blocked
- Katana Mastery (lvl max) - blocked
Defense - Ice wall (Lvl 2)
Other - Humanoid form (blocked)
- Ice creation (Lvl 2)
- Chaos storage (Lvl 1)
- Devouring Chaos (Lvl 1)
- Analysis
Passives - Commander (lvl max) ]
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*I've got a lot of things to do so let's be efficient! First of all Kira, please tell me why I went to level 3 so quickly*.
[You've met the requirements for leveling up with your victory. Each level needs its own amount of EXP to advance. Level 1 needed 150, level 2 needed 200 and so on].
*That's what I thought, it's quite logical but I wanted to confirm it*
[Freya-sama, don't hesitate to ask me if there's anything that catches your attention].
*Mmmh*
I now had 10 points to divide into my physical attributes again, although intelligence and charisma were there, I didn't really feel the need to change them right away. And then how while I was thinking the question of the usefulness of these two mental attributes came to tickle my curiosity. As if Kira had understood it, she hastened to enlighten me.
[Freya-sama, intelligence is your ability to make quick decisions in various situations, it's a bit like a computer (forgive the illusion). The higher your intelligence, the sharper and clearer your mind will be. So it will process information quickly].
*Oh I see. It's more interesting than I thought, but for now I'll do without it. What about charisma?*
[Charisma is your ability to charm and captivate those around you, which can make it easier for you to manipulate, convince or lie. It can also be used to strengthen your "commander" skill. Note that they are both passive skills. However, this attribute cannot be changed because it is directly related to your physical appearance].
*Well I'll know what to increase when I finally get the ability to have a humanoid body, it could be very interesting to take down a human city only with my beauty kufufu ~ ...um...anyway.*
Going back to my status, I started to distribute my points. So I put 5 in defense and 5 in endurance. Stamina for the exact same answer as the time before and defense because I had never changed it before and after what I had just experienced it was out of the question for my defenses to be low.
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Strength: 55
Defense: 30 > 35
Agility: 42
Stamina: 32 > 37
Speed : 40
Intelligence : 110
Charisma : 10 (cute)
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*Yosh! Before anything else let's test "devouring chaos" and "chaos storage" at the same time, I should be able to get some more EXP while keeping the body without it disappearing. These two skills complement each other extremely well upon reflection!*
Thinking of the result I wanted, I activated "devouring chaos" and "chaos storage". An ever so dense and black mist wrapped itself around the corpse of the mutilated rat and in a few seconds it was gone.
-- PING --
[ Host absorbed thorny rat - lvl 1 with devouring chaos - +50 EXP ]
[ Host stored x1 thorny rat - lvl 1 ]
*+50 is not bad...probably. I'm still having trouble visualizing EXP vs levels, but I guess one encounter isn't enough.*
[ Level 3/10
Exp needed for next level : 100/300 ]
After checking all this, I approached the corpse to sink my fangs into it without further ado...I was starving. I didn't even know how much time had passed since I woke up but it was already dark for a while. I started by tearing the belly and eating the entrails of the beast which surprisingly was quite tasty!
*I don't know if it's because I'm starving or if it's because I'm a Demon Wolf but it's fucking good!*
In the night you could hear chewing noises coming from the clearing followed by grunts of satisfaction.
While I was busy eating on autopilot, I observed the last thing that intrigued me: the analysis skill.
*Kira, please display my analysis skill*
[Analysis - allows the host to show information to anyone they target. It shows HP, MP, attribute points, level as well as the skill used when present. ]
*It's perfect anyway! Being the only one with a system, I think that's why the skill doesn't have a level.*
Having finished eating, I lay down on my back at the entrance of the cave near the carcass of the poor rat that was still alive a few hours ago.
Tomorrow was going to be a hard day, my goal was to reach level 10 even if I had to kill myself to get my first evolution. Raising my head to the sky half asleep after this feast, I let myself be carried away by the beauty of this pure white once again.
I didn't know why, but as long as I can remember, looking at the moon has always been my escape. It was there, white, pure, innocent, and proud. One look at it soothed the pain and fury of my heart.
And so, bathed in the light of the moon that was already high in the sky, one could see the dark purple eyes of a little wolf glow at the thought of being able to touch her one day.
___Freya's status at the end of the chapter ___
Name : Freya
Age : 0 years / Mentally : 25 years
Sex : Female
Race : Ice Wolf Demon of Chaos (unique race created for the host) - Cub
Race: Minor demon - Newly born child
Title: Blessed by Titania Goddess of Endless Chaos and Eternal Frozen Hell.
Level : 3/10
Exp needed for next level : 100/300
HP : 500/500 MP : 250/250
Strength : 55
Defense : 35
Agility : 42
Stamina : 37
Speed : 40
Intelligence : 110
Charisma : 10 (cute)
Attribute points to allocate : 0
Elements: Ice / Chaos (only elements the host can use due to his unique race).
Skills (all):
Attack - Claws (Lvl 2)
- Bite (Lvl 2)
- Ice Spike(s) (Lvl 2)
- Fighting techniques (lvl max) - blocked
- Katana Mastery (lvl max) - blocked
Defense - Ice wall (Lvl 2)
Other - Humanoid form (blocked)
- Ice creation (Lvl 2)
- Chaos storage (Lvl 1)
- Devouring Chaos (Lvl 1)
- Analysis
Passives - Commander (lvl max) ]