[Sprint Skill upgraded to Spatial Shift (SSS)]
[Spatial Shift(SSS) - allows the caster to shift between distances at will, with control over their destinations. Consumes MP per shift based on distance]
Zen was surprised, he had been expecting a new skill not a skill upgrade, and the upgrade was awesome. He stood up as he decided to try it. He looked at the other end of the store. "Spatial Shift"
[-1MP]
Zen received a prompt and he found himself looking at Sakura at the other who was still staring into space. His eyes widened, as didn't know how he moved, he just found himself there.
As she didn't feel Zen by side, Sakura looked around found Zen at the other end, she sighed with relief and was about to go over.
"No need, I'm here" She heard Zen's voice by her side, so she turned her head and saw Zen smiling at her, she looked back at the corner and she that the Zen there was fading away.
"That's my new skill, spatial Shift" Zen said and explained to the girl beside him, how the skill worked.
He decided to break the black gem next, so Sakura decided to resume exploring her findings from the gems she had broken.
Zen broke the black gem and a black-purple energy began to swarm around him, before he was enveloped in a cocoon. Zen panicked before he received a prompt.
[Gift assimilation in progress...]
[Aether Energy (Undefined) - Aether is the ruler of all forms of energy, aether is where mana came from, aether is where the elements of the universe was birthed from, Aether is the primordial energy no one can manipulate]
[You have been given the gift of manipulating aether, fated one]
[Gift assimilation: 1% (5 minutes left)]
Zen felt it was too long, but reading the gift description, he felt it was understandable. He worried about how Sakura would feel with him inside the cocoon, he could see her but she could not see him.
"Sakura, I'm fine, do not worry" Zen said in his head as he stared intensely at Sakura.
[Skill creation criteria met]
[Telepathy (B) skill created]
Zen was stunned.
Sakura who was looking at the cocoon with worry heard a voice in her head. "Zen?"
"Yeah, it's me... No need to panic, I'm just getting a new gift" Zen's voice sounded in her head and she calmed down.
Suddenly, four figures crashed into the store, they were the four men from before. Sakura saw that they were men and began to shiver as she moved closer to the cocoon.
"She's really a beauty" Oda said as he fixed his spectacles and stared at Sakura. Her timid expression cause a bestial instinct to awaken inside him.
He was not the only one, the other two were affected, aside from the bulky man who was unaffected.
"My fair lady, how about you come here, I'll treat you well" Oda said as he unconsciously licked his lips, he walked over with steady steps with the three following.
"Don't come over!" Sakura muttered as she hid behind the black cocoon. Her gift activated, Oda and the three stopped approaching as their eyes were dazed.
Sakura was surprised that they had stopped and she knew the reason, her gift had activated.
"Sakura, are you afraid?" Zen's voice asked in her head and shd nodded.
"I'm not scared of people in general, just men"
Zen thought maybe she had encountered a traumatic experience that caused her phobia for men.
"I know it would be hard to escape your fear, you have the strength to no longer fear them, I know I will always be there, right now I'm not capable of helping you, what would you do?" Zen told her telepathically.
"What would I do?" Sakura asked herself as she stared at the men who were standing in position, their facial expressions still had the expressions they were making, they were looking at her like she was a piece of meat.
She didn't like the way they looked at her, only Zen was allowed to look at her that way. She was his to eat, She, Sakura belonged to Zen and Zen alone. Every eyes that stared at her with lust has to be dug out.
"Zen, I don't like the way they looked at me" Sakura said as she looked at the cocoon.
"Eeh?" Zen was confused but when he saw Sakura's expression his face changed. Did I just awaken an obsession?
"You have the power to do what you want" Zen said telepathically.
Sakura nodded and her gaze became cold as she looked at the men. She tapped the ring on her finger and a dagger appeared, which she grabbed.
"I belong to Zen, every lustful eyes must perish" she muttered as she entered a running stance and dashed towards the men.
Just then, the bulky man broke out of his daze and shouted which pulled the men out of their daze. This did not gaze Sakura who seem like a different person as she appeared in front of the guy with the x scar and sliced his neck, she moved to the other guy and stabbed his neck. The bulky man swung his hammer towards Sakura who dodged and backflipped before landing some distances away from the men who had been reduced from four to two.
Looking at his dead teammates, Oda smiled before he looked at the woman in front of him. He wanted her more, he wanted to see her expression when she was under him. He licked his lips unconsciously.
"Milady, let's dance shall we... I'll bring you under me"
"I belong to Zen" Sakura said as she glared at Oda. His eyes disgusted her, she wanted nothing but to tear them out.
"Someone has you... "Oda said before he started to laugh hysterically,"... I love taking things from others"
" Gato, get her for me!"
"You don't need to tell me, I will for the sake of the death of my brothers" the bulky man said as he ran towards Sakura with heavy steps. When Sakura looked at him, his gaze changed as he felt extreme fear.
[You have been affected by a curse]
[All five sense has been removed]
Gato heard the system prompt and he knew he was f*cked.
Sakura appeared in front of Gato and stabbed his chest open, saw his pumping heart , he grabbed it and pulled it out and she jumped back.
Gato stood there as blood gushed out of his chest.
[Curse has been lifted... All five sense has been restored]
[HP is critically low]
Gato was stunned as he regained his sight and looked at the girl before him who held a dagger in one hand and a beating heart in the other.
"AAAAAAAAHAAAAHHAAAAH!!!!" Gato screamed before he fell down dead.
Zen who had watched this scene was stunned, he felt Sakura was way different. She seem like a different person, and he did not like it.
Sakura looked at the heart in her hand before she tossed it away. She looked towards Oda's position but he was no longer there. She rose her eyebrow and tried to feel his presence.
A hand appeared out of thin air and grabbed her throat.
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