I shot awake but not literally, my limbs and body were chained to the walls and floors I wasn't even on a bed.
I found myself in a sitting position with runed chaines all over the place.
"you killed almost every single guard we had."(Amira)
"have we met? sound familiar."(fog)
"my sister was there."(Amira)
"ok..."(fog)
"look I'm a bit out of it here so would you mind telling me what's going on?"(fog)
my question wasn't answered, for some reason my pain over losing everything was diminished, almost gone entirely like, something ate those feelings?
I glanced around the dark room which was lined from wall to wall, ceiling to floor in runes of some kind, all different kinds of symbols with all different lights, well mostly some repeated but that wasn't as common as you'd think, some off shades of colors made appearances in the spectacle as well, what didn't make sense was that all of them were emitting light and the room was still from what I could tell dark, I could see perfectly fine but something was telling me an ordinary person wouldn't be.
the darkness was so overpowering that the corners of the room were complete voids, makes sense how i didn't see the person before.
*what happened after I collapsed, and that dream, or more accurately dreams? the hell?*
[you have weird dreams]
*I can't control that!*
[I can]
*no*
[what happened in your dreams is partially true, you got a new ability and massacred a bunch of people]
[backlogged notification level up, +5 to all stats]
[ability demon from the depths has become a passive]
[new passive has access to everything]
*show me my stats*
[stat]
name: fog
lvl: 32
race: progenic vampir evole
HP: 165/165
BP: 165/165
STA: 165/165
STR: 170
AGI: 183
DEX: 172
INT: 161
WIS: 162
abilities:
-(blood daggers)
-(sanguine tentacle whip)
-(detection blood mist)
-(blood shift)
-(blood bomb)
-(siphon)
passives:
-(anti aging)
-(regeneration quick)
-(durable body)
-(charm)
-(evolving senses)
-(agile creature)
-(elder progenitor)
-(demon from the depths)
(breedable females)
-(none)
*from the depths? depths of what?*
[depths of your mind, a version of you with no mercy that only knows how to kill]
[it made a small unnoticed appearance in the kingdom, I was able to suppress it only a small bit, it's now fully emerged and comfy]
*great, I already have a voice in my head now a second personality?*
*and a cliche evil one at that!*
[its not evil it just does not Confirm to the standard of good]
*same thing*
[negative]
"hey asshole stop ignoring me and move!"(guard)
my attention was finally back in reality, I was being led somewhere by a cautious looking group of armored guards.
I guessed that I'd be fine so I just went with them, failing to memorize all the varying twists and turns I was taken through, damn maze.
for a moment I felt my eyes scream in annoyance as they were finally graced by sunlight for what felt like a really long time.
I was scanning the somewhat blurry surroundings, that coliseum from my dream, it did exist.
*damn you were right*
[you'd think you'd be used to that after 10 years]
*ha ha*
I have to stop being sarcastic with the voice in my head, how am I not crazy?
anyway, the crowd was full of energy as my hearts pace fastened and something crept from the back of my head, a whisper.
I was able stop it cold in its tracks, this wouldn't be good if it kept happening, I wasn't even sure if I could stop it again.
a loud clang of armors and weapons disrupted my thoughts as I turned to the mountain that made the noise, a gargantuan pile of leather, steel, and various metal armors combined with all sorts of weapons.
[BP:162/165]
an all black leather chest plate appeared on my torso as I moved amongst the other now freed peoples in the bottom of this large area.
sever gasps and shocked reactions rose from the people spectating, I didn't care.
what I did care about was this feeling of family bond that was Intensifying as I moved closer to the grandest viewing platform this place had to offer, the scent of blood and roses? wafted down towards me as I only sat there and let it happen.
that apparently made me miss something important as through instinct and reflexes alone I dodged a stab of a sword aimed at my back by sidestepping and twisting, throwing a backhand as I did so knocking my attacker square in the jaw with a crack as he went flying and his teeth flew into the air near me.
my predatory eyes darted everywhere, the people in the similar rag like clothing all had weapons and armor, some more pristine than others the base uniform the same for all.
"what's going on here?"(fog)
none answered.
all of them just started charging at me.
*can I mix abilities?!*
[yes but it becomes a learned combat skill you can use automatically and not an ability]
*perfect*
I launched myself backwards a small bit as the idea I had in my head might yet be extremely messy.
*(detection blood mist),(blood bomb)*
[combat skill (minefield) created]
[would you like a list fir combat skills?]
*LATER!*
I watched on in a.ticipation as small beads of blood shot forwards from my palms before settling into random and close woven spots in the air around me, the second they did I felt like I could see and feel everything, the smallest air change, the vibrations of air and earth, peoples breathing and heart rate.
it was overwhelming, at first.
the first person triggered its second effect, a brilliant explosion igniting and causing a mass chain reaction, sounds of booms and peoples agonized screams rang out continously.
[BP:154/165]
there were only 3 left.