Fein wakes up after a few hours of sleep, and we switch positions. When I wake up, nothing has happened, so we continue walking, the sun just rising.
Fein notices the wings on my back, since I can't get rid of them, "Did you learn how to use them?" She asks. "I did. I need to make myself lighter to use them, and I don't know what else they can do, but flying will definitely help a lot."
Walking gets boring, fast, but we can't really run, or we might miss something. A few monsters appeared at midnight again, but nothing interesting so far. Until we run into a new one.
I didn't get a very good look at it, as it rammed into my side, throwing me across the street and through a wall. Fein tries to attack it, but her spear doesn't even scratch it. She backs away slowly, focusing on defending instead of attacking.
I run towards the monster, finally getting to see it properly. It looks like a panther, bathed in shadows with glowing red eyes. It's tail is unusually long, and the end has a blade on it. This won't be an easy fight, that's for sure.
I active my black claw and Fireball as it dashes at me, not making a sound. It's tail flings out, striking towards my head. I lean back, out of the way, and grab the tail, hoping to burn it with the black fire.
It goes not at all as expected. The fireball vanishes as the claw becomes sharper, digging into the tail. I feel energy rushing into me as the panther howls in pain. The shadows around it are absorbed by the claw, leaving behind a regular, and very much dead, panther on the ground.
"That works to." Fein walks over, as bewildered as I am, but she doesn't ask anything. If I had anything to tell her, I would.
{Killed shadow panther x1! Level up!}
(+1 BM, increased darkness affinity!)
"I gained Black Magic and my darkness affinity went up. The shadow panther might have been demonic then." I relay to Fein. She thinks for a few seconds, before she agrees. "That would make the most sense, but why did the claw absorb the shadows? It didn't do anything like that against the fledgling demon we fought."
"Maybe the fledgling demon was too strong? I also didn't have any Black Magic when we fought it, so it might not have been able to." That would make the most sense, and Fein agrees. I can't wait to find out what the wings can do, if the claw alone can do this!
(STR 62 AGI 70 CON 72 DEX 16 INT 25 MP 55 BM 3 HP 40)
My INT, DEX, and HP also went up. They seem to go up the slowest, but they're very useful. When my INT gets high enough, I'll be able to use lightning with my Energy Generation. Being able to slow down time with DEX will be great, but they both need to be much higher before they have any effect.
I was planning on leaving this world soon, but with an actual way to get BM, I plan on staying a bit longer. I don't have any real goal in this world, just getting stronger, and I can't return to some of the other worlds for a bit. I still have no way of helping Elaine with the attack, which is my current main goal.
Returning to Fein's world could be helpful. If we clear the dungeon, I can get plenty of stat orbs, which are permanent with my Stat Transfer. It would also help me learn more about Fein, and her backstory. I know there's a lot she's hiding from me, but I won't push her unless it starts affecting her negatively.
I have no reason not to go back to Frost. It would be awkward explaining things to her, and my relationship with Fein, but she already agreed to let me have multiple partners, so it won't be bad. The hardest part would be making a story for how we met, since I currently can't tell Frost about the Rooms.
There's also another Door in that room, and one more in the Sci-fi Room, which would be good to explore. Though, I probably shouldn't go into too many Doors until I can be sure it won't go wrong. I should at least look inside the Doors, I don't have to go all the way in.
I definitely need to learn more about the Divinities. They seem very powerful, and the gods and demons will likely be very important. I have two parts for "Darkness", and they seem strong, but I won't know until I see how strong the other types are.
I could also stay here and train, building strength and improving my Passives. I don't have any quests right now, so my growth won't be as big as it could be, but it's still a valid option. I don't think I need to get too much stronger, and my growth here is slower than I would like. I almost always get some sort of quest when I open a Door because of my Class, so that would give me a lot of power.
Fein seems like she might be ready to leave as well. She's gained a lot of strength, but some of the monsters are still way too strong for her. We're only gaining STR, CON, and AGI, when we level up, which isn't bad, but it could be better. "I think it might be best to head to a different world. Our growth has slowed down here."
Fein seems relieved that I brought it up. "I was thinking the same thing." I use Return, and we wake up inside the Room again. Fein thinks for a a minute, before she gets up and head back to the Sci-fi Room. She goes through the Door, and walks into the Fantasy Room, grabbing the handle to her Door.