"we found you passed out outside the eastern section of the wall, if I may ask, what you were doing all alone outside the safety of the citadel despite knowing how dangerous the jungle is ". Francisca said.
Tudor froze, he does not know what to say about that, he couldn't say that he was transmigrated to from another dimension to this place by a system after a near death experience.
He remained silent and kept staring at the table.
' it's no wonder I found myself here, I should have thought about it more, I and my hastiness '. Tudor grits his teeth.
Tudor had a flashback, remembering when he got to the wall. He recalled the system congratulating him on completing his first mission and asked him to choose an ability.
He scrolled across different slides of unique abilities, some of which are: Aerokinesis, Geokinesis, Pyrokinesis, Hydrokinesis, Superspeed, Super strength, Clairvoyance, Elasticity, Crafting and so on to mention a few.
He scrolled on and on until he saw the one that interests him, and it was ' Mimicry '. He clicked on it to get more information.
[ Ability {Mimicry}: A powerful ability that gives its wielder the power mimic almost anything, including camouflage, abilities of others, selected skills and make doppelgangers.
Note, this ability involves a gradual evolution...]
Tudor cheered as he read the description, he imagined how he is going to be when he copies the abilities of others and also change to their lookalike.
Being a teenager he is, he has read pretty much many stories about characters that have this said ability, they are usually strong. Characters like Adam from Documentation of Ragnarok*, has this ability. He is so strong that he can mimic the abilities and skills of primordial beings like gods.
Imagining stuffs like that just kept making him get excited. Without further ado, he chose the ability.
[ Ability {Mimicry} has been chosen, are you sure this is what you want to choose, once chosen, it cannot be reversed...].
"Yes, I'm sure, I want the mimicry ability".
[Ability {Mimicry} confirmed, synchronization is about to begin...]
[Brace yourself host, this is going to be a little bit painful...]
Without warning, a heavy pang of pain ran across Tudor's body, he felt as if his body was being torn apart and rebuilt again in an instant, the pain seems unbearable, he felt like dying. He screamed at the top of his voice, rolling rapidly on the ground.
' a little painful he said, this is excruciating '.
He could recall that much, anything else, he got no memory of, until he found himself in an hospital bed. Later that day he was brought to the interrogation room.
Tudor was silent, he said nothing, he was fiddling his hands with subtle nervousness written all over his face. Francisca sighed and continued her interrogation.
" Let's leave that, which citadel are you from?".
"Citadel?". Tudor repeated blankly. He has no idea what she meant, sweat began to drip from his face.
Again, he was out of words, blank was his brain to the question. However, he wore a mask of smile and said.
"Does it matter where I come from, I think we should talk about why a beautiful lady like yourself is doing this arduous work, you'll become old and frail in no time, how about we leave this subject and talk about our self interest, what you like and what I also like". Tudor said trying to flirt with Francisca.
Adalberto was stunned, his face speaks of fright, but nonetheless, he interpreted the words to Francisca.
Veins appears at the sides of Francisca's head, she brought her hands forward and flicked Tudor's forehead.
"Gah!!!". Tudor grunts. He head jacked backwards from just the single flick. However, Francisca is yet to be done, she stood up, grabbed Tudor's head and slammed him on the table, then she twisted his right arm backwards.
"Aaargh!!!". Tudor cried.
"I don't have time for such nonsense and shenanigans, answer the question I asked you!!!". Francisca said in anger.
"Okay okay! I'll talk, please release my arm, it's painful, argh!". Tudor pleaded, but Francisca continued.
Adalberto could feel Tudor's pain, as Francisca's junior colleague, he has had a lot of similar experiences Tudor enjoys presently.
In the pain, the system brought salvation.
[ There are 22 citadels but unknown numbers of sanctuaries scattered across the globe, since you come from European background, say you are from the Baltic citadel...]
"Oh, I, I'm from the Baltic citadel!". Tudor cried. Soon, Francisca released him and sat back at her seat and looked at Tudor dead in the eye.
' she's one hell of a woman, ouch, my head, my arm! '. Tudor cried inwardly.
"So, how did you make your way to the Amazon jungle". Francisca asked.
Tudor heart skipped a beat, here comes another question that is hard for him to answer, he looked out for the system to help him again, but no response.
' system come out and help me!!!'. Tudor yelled in his mind however, still no response, only ellipsis.
[...]
He is on his own, he has to reply even if it meant lying, because he has no idea what this beast in the making, that is called Francisca could do.
"Back at the Baltic citadel, I was nothing but an ordinary teenager trying to get ends meet, but then, one day, I was kidnapped by some strange people, I was gassed to sleep and I knew nothing else after, only for me to find myself in the middle of an overgrown forest ". Tudor said without batting an eye after regaining his composure.
If they were to check his heart beat, it will not falter, it is s as normal as it can be. Tudor as lied so many times that his conscience about it is near dead, he lies to girls in his philandering, his lecturers, his friends and his parents are not left out.
The only thing concerning is whether they will _ or rather Francisca will buy the lie or not.
Both Adalberto and Francisca looked at each other, then they began to whisper between themselves, what they were saying Tudor has no idea. Soon they stopped and turned their attention back to Tudor.
"Have you awakened any ability whatsoever?". Adalberto asked.
From the looks of things, they seem to buy the lie, it was soothing, whatever they said to each other must have been something of importance. However, he wondered, should he tell them that he has powers or not. Whether he tells them or not, they'll eventually find out, so he decides to tell.
"During my time in the Baltic citadel, I was an ordinary human until I got to the Amazon, and I got a weird power that makes me to mimic things". Tudor said, then decides to give a demonstration.
' system, how do I use my ability '. He asked in his mind.
[ Do not think too much, just pick your target and imagine turing to it...]
Tudor closed his eyes. Before the sight of the two interrogators, Tudor transformed from a young man to an elegant lady, or rather, Tudor transformed to Francisca.
Both interrogators were stunned.
"So your ability is either the mimicry ability or the shape-shifting ability, I see how you were able to survive the Amazon ". Francisca said in a chilling tone.
*Documentation of Ragnarok*: name of project as been changed