Book 1: Chapter 85: Emergency
<strong>Scarlet</strong>
I quickly open up my status and allocate 4 points to mental, 1 to magical, and 1 to physical before going to the skills store and purchasing both Predator V and Recharge. Then I focus on my status again to take in the changes with a grin.
<strong>Name: Scarlet Asger</strong><strong>Species: Human/Blood Lycan Hybrid</strong><strong>Magic: Blood</strong> <strong>Age: 19</strong><strong>Level: 38</strong><strong>SP: 5</strong> <strong>Stats:</strong> <strong>Physical: 99</strong><strong>Mental: 97</strong><strong>Magical: 98</strong> <strong>Physical/Level: 2</strong><strong>Mental/Level: 1</strong><strong>Magical/Level: 2</strong> <strong>Free Points: 0</strong><strong>Mana: 2473/4753</strong><strong>Free Points/Level: 2</strong> <strong>Active Skills:</strong> <strong>Blood ws</strong><strong>Skill Level: 5</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Blood Siphon</strong><strong>Skill Level: 5</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Life Drain</strong><strong>Skill Level: 6</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Partial Shift</strong><strong>Skill Level: Static</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Blood Sacrifice</strong><strong>Skill Level: 5</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Blood Boil</strong><strong>Skill Level: 6</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Blood Bank</strong><strong>Skill Level: 5</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Clean</strong><strong>Skill Level: Static</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Repair</strong><strong>Skill Level: Static</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Recharge</strong><strong>Skill Level: Static</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Passive Skills:</strong> <strong>Blood Regeneration</strong><strong>Skill Level: 1</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Blood Thirst</strong><strong>Skill Level: 5</strong><strong>Description</strong> <strong>Predator V</strong><strong>Skill Level: Static</strong><strong>Description</strong>
Now with Predator V, my boost in stats against others at a higher level than myself is ten percent higher than before! At a whole 30%!
<strong>Its just ridiculous to see so many legendary skills at level <em>38</em>, </strong>Tar mutters, sounding like he really isnt sure how to take it. <strong>And theyre all passive skills too</strong>
That part catches my attention.
Are passive skills harder to get than active ones or something?
<strong>Passive skills in general are rarer to unlock since theyre always active and dont require any cost to use them, </strong>Tar exins, still sounding winded from seeing my status even if he already knew about my skills beforehand.
Interesting. And I have three legendary passive skills. Quite a nice feat there, if I do say so myself.
<strong>And your pride is showing again, </strong>Tar mutters.
Hey! Cant help what I am, now can I?
He just snorts.
Well, anyways, I close out of my status before focusing on the others. But just secondster, my terminal along with the terminals of everyone here immediately begin to buzz, following which Sages face appears on them, her clearly having hacked into the devices just like she did with Allens before.
Makes me wonder if she also has some sort of technology rted purchased skill, since I dont think a seer should be able to hack magi-tech so quickly.
Scarlet, Michael, Emily, and Denise, you are all to immediately head to the outer station nearest you where you will dy the ss I Fracture and save as many people there before reinforcements arrive, Sage says immediately upon connecting. Cipher and Frost are both locked up fighting in a ss IV Fracture that has appeared close to the Government Office Building, and the rest of our ss II and ss III Guardians are all locked up right now with the influx of ss II and III Fractures during this particrly nasty Demonic Assault.
I cant help the frown that emerges on my face as I feel a something nagging at the back of my mind. Like something bad is going to happen, or is happening, and it involves this.
Why is that
My eyes widen as I blurt out, Belle and Arthur are supposed to be at one of the stations right now!
Sage turns to me with a vaguely surprised look on her face before asking, Are you sure? And when I nod she actually swears while turning her head and typing away at something. But she continues to speak nheless, This changes nothing. Allen and Frost arent able to leave the Fracture as them leaving would bring about a catastrophe for the inner city as the ss IV demons break past the shield. Theyre only barely managing to hold them back while waiting for their own reinforcements. She types onest thing on the keyboard, pausing in speaking while doing so before turning back to the screen and finishing, And even if they wanted to abandon the Fracture, they are in the heart of the Fracture right now and wouldnt be able to fight their way through the demons quickly enough to arrive within the next five hours.
Shit. Damnit, damnit, damnit!
I feel heat building in my face as I think of Belle or Arthur getting hurt and I immediately respond, Ill head there as soon as possible. Then the others, having seen my reaction, do the exact same thing before the call cuts off.
Without wasting any time, I turn to Denise and ask, Is your driver still here? And she quickly nods her head, clearly sensing my urgency. Then can he take us to the outer station closest to our position?
She nods again before typing away at her own terminal as we all begin walking in the direction of the garage.
<strong>You know they may not be there, right? </strong>Tar asks, prompting me to move my arm in front of me and begin navigating to my contacts where I then call Belles phone. But the thing just rings. And rings. And rings. And no one ever picks up.
If Belle were actually safe and outside of a Fracture, she wouldve picked up. Shes the type of person who is strict about keeping all manners of contact open during an emergency. So the only reason why she wouldnt be able to pick up is if she were in a Fracture, where a normal phone cant get service through the barrier.
<strong>Oh, </strong>Tar mutters.
I continue walking with Denise and the others towards the vehicle, but right when were about to get in, I say, You all dont have to help me if you dont- Emily puts her finger on my lips to shut me up.
I blink in surprise at her actions, only for her to say, Not only is this our job, but I honestly want to help you help your friends. So shut up and get in the vehicle. She then pushes me inside, leaving me sitting in the limo staring nkly at the wall in shock. And its not just me either, because when the others get in, I find both Denise and Michael looking at Emily as if shed grown a third head. Yes. Third. Because were skipping the second altogether.
<strong>Well, at least her actions managed to snap you out of that dark attitude you were in at least a little bit, </strong>Tar says, making my eyes narrow slightly, only for me to turn around to look at Denise as she says, Driver, step on it!
Actually,e to think of it, I wonder where her driver was during the Fracture?
Dont tell me he was in the limo the entire time?
The vehicle immediately begins driving, passing through the garage door and into the air-street that currently has very little if any traffic, not caring of my internal question.