《The gift from death》 Prologue: Curse of the Death God Author Note: So the prologue chapter is a little messy, perhaps rushed. I wanted to go into more detail, but didn''t want to drag it out. It''s only there to set the scene and demonstrate the MC''s back story. If you think I''m just cramming tragedy in there, you may be right. Or perhaps there''s a deeper meaning to it..... (Well, I''d be interested to see if anyone can guess correctly why these tragic events keep happening to him) Anyway, my first time writing a novel. Try to go easy on me and leave constructive criticism. There''s no need to say things like "This sucks!" or anything, since it won''t help me learn, in fact it''s quite harmful. _______________________________ P.O.V - ????? _______________________________ ¡°Oh my? How unusual¡­.¡± Said the the monolithic figure sitting atop an ebony throne. It¡¯s voice was domineering, as if a single word could shake the very soul of those who heard it. He appeared to be male, his scraggly dark beard stretched all around his face, as well as 4 inches from the tip of his chin. At his side, stood a silent 3 headed dog as black as the night. Dark miasma was constantly streaming off it and pooling onto the ground below. ¡°For a the blood of Thanatos to appear there. Just what is he up to?¡± The man place a hand on his chin as if in deep thought. ¡®Thanatos rarely speaks with any of the other Gods. He¡¯s not as hated by them as me, yet he still chooses to isolate himself. Gaia won¡¯t stay quiet once she¡¯s found out what he¡¯s done. To taint her precious humans bloodline with his own. Just what could he be hoping to accomplish?¡± Thanatos was the child of Nyx and Erebos, who commanded the night and the darkness respectively. Due to having such powerful parents, he was quite powerful himself. With the ability to completely sever the soul from it¡¯s body of anything less than a higher deity. However, compared to the other deities around his age, he was quite weak. Despite this, his ability was convenient, especially against the humans of that world, so he had become quite the hard worker in the underworld. ¡°Could it be¡­¡­?¡± ¡®No¡­.that¡¯s impossible. Thanatos would never be so foolish¡­...but what if he¡­..?.....I need to quickly find which human he tainted with his blood!¡¯ At that thought, the man raised his arm. A dark red light began to form in his outstretched hand. It slowly began to change shape. Becoming more rectangular, until it appeared as an open blood red book with golden writing inlaid on every page. Appearing to focus his mind, the man closed his eyes. The pages in the book began to flutter one by one as if a supernatural force was searching for something within. Rather abruptly, the fluttering stopped. The golden writing on the page began to shine brightly. ¡°Sam¡­..Spade?¡± ¡®Hmmm¡­..Quite the tragic life you''ve led. This must be the influence of Thanatos. I can¡¯t just well stand idly by and allow your life to end so unjustly. As the ruler of the underworld, Hades. I will not allow it!¡¯ _______________________________ P.O.V - Sam Spade _______________________________ Covered in my own blood my body began to grow cold. How ironic. I who was always surrounded by the deaths of other people, would eventually succumb to the grim reaper myself. My earliest memories are a mess. Modern day studies have shown that we suffer a sort of amnesia for the first few years of our lives. Meaning we usually can¡¯t remember what happened when we were say, 4 years old. Past that age, our memories of our childhood become difficult to remember, but not altogether impossible. I''m similar in that case, I can¡¯t remember things like my 3rd birthday or what I got for Christmas when I was 2. Yet, I can vaguely remember what I got for my 5th birthday and what happened on my first day at school. However, there was one thing I could remember as clear as day. The smell of searing flesh and the agonising screams of my parents. On that fateful day, we were caught in a house fire. I was only 6 at the time, so I don¡¯t remember specifics such as how it started or why it started. All I remember is my parents screaming in pain whilst trying to get me and my little sister out of the house. By the time they got to the front door, they were covered in flames. Their faces were horribly burnt, I can still remember the acrid smell of their burning flesh, it smelt like charcoal and rotten beef. After they had gotten out of the house, they could barely move, let alone breathe. They simply collapsed on the ground. Me in my mother¡¯s arms and my little sister in my father¡¯s. The events after that are blurry. However, I remember we were separated into two ambulances. My mother had done a good job of protecting me from the flames, but the smoke had really affected me and I was having difficulty breathing. After finishing checking my body for burns, the paramedic hooked me up to a strange device that made it easier to breathe. Looking up at the severely burnt body of my mother, it felt like a dream. My parents were invincible after all. I kept up that naive train of thought right up until the doctor said the words I never expected to hear. ¡°I''m afraid your parent¡¯s are no longer with us¡± I may have been 6, but I could vaguely understand what he meant. If they¡¯re no longer with us, then I can¡¯t see them again. My eyes began to water. I couldn''t understand why the man was saying something so cruel. I expected to see them walk through the door to the waiting room any moment, but they never did. At the time, my sister was still in critical condition. She had a few burns on her body, but the real danger came from her inhaling smoke at such a young age. She was 3 years younger than me, still just a toddler. Of course, fate never smiled down on me that day. Just a few hours after hearing the news of my parents, I received the same news from the same doctor. ¡°I''m afraid your sister didn''t make it¡± Tears began to fall. I just didn''t understand, or perhaps I didn''t want to. How could I lose my entire family in one day? A nearby nurse comforted me as she slowly rubbed my back. It felt good to have my back rubbed, even though I was crying. After about 10 minutes or so of this repeated action, I fell asleep from exhaustion. That was the first time I experienced such a tragic loss, but not the last. After they claimed on my families life insurance, I was taken in by my aunt and uncle. My aunt was from my mother¡¯s side. I was happy to meet someone who was linked with mother like I was. It was clear as soon as I arrived at their house that uncle didn''t like me. Looking back, he probably forced my aunt to claim on my families life insurance, then adopted me in order to receive the child support cheques. That guy was a bastard, he never allowed me to eat a real meal, he just didn''t want to spend any money on me, I wasn''t worth it. I suffered terrible nightmares in the night and often woke up screaming. My aunt would always try to comfort me, but as soon as the bastard saw me. He would drag me downstairs and throw me into the cellar. At least there he wouldn''t be woken up by me. This continued for the best part of 4 years. 4 long years I had to put up with that bastard. The only reason I stayed was because I didn''t want to lose the only connection I had with my mother, but I¡¯d had enough. The final straw came when he found my aunt giving me extra food. Honestly, I was impressed we had got away with it for so long. She would often sneak food into a napkin, then leave it in the cellar and quickly run back, which had become something akin to my personal room now. However, this time she decided to give the food and stay with me. Perhaps guilt got the better of her, guilt from allowing that bastard to abuse me for so long, the guilt from not having any real connection with her nephew. That was a big mistake. Apparently auntie had made some bullshit excuse about needing the toilet and when she took so long, the bastard went looking for her. Obviously, he wasn''t very happy with what he saw. His face flushed red with anger. He punched me in the jaw, grabbing my aunt by her hair and dragging her upstairs. All I could hear upstairs was screaming. Screaming so loud it sounded as if it could rouse the whole neighbourhood. I didn''t have time to think about such things, I just ran. Like the coward I am, I ran straight upstairs from the cellar. I ran straight out of the front door. I ran until my legs grew heavy and my movement sluggish. ¡®Why does this always happen!?!? WHY!?¡¯ I yelled in my mind, yet as expected, there was no answer. ------ A few days later, I was taken in by a homeless camp living under a bridge. At that time, I was mentally and emotionally exhausted. I couldn''t go to the police, they¡¯d just drag me back to my aunt and that bastard. Besides, the ironic thing about being homeless is that I get fed more than when I was with them. The community was pretty tight, they would all share food, water and shelter. I think the only bad thing was this annoying girl who kept bothering me. She seemed to be around 16, with dark black eyes and similarly black hair, quite the beauty. I don¡¯t know what she went through in the past to end up here and honestly I didn¡¯t care. I was just so tired. Showing emotion was tiring, it was only for the benefit of others anyway, I had no need to exert myself that much. The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. The girl continued to bother me throughout the next day as well. I don¡¯t think she had any bad intentions, she was just too persistent to the point where it became annoying. She would follow me when I went to ask for food from the camp leader, she would follow me when I went begging, she would even follow me into my tent¡­.OI! As part of the camp¡¯s rules, we each begged in different locations. We were taught the basics from someone who had lived and worked in this camp for over a decade. It was difficult for me at first, but eventually I got used to faking my emotions. Now I could quite easily cry on cue, or show a realistic beaming smile. Strangely enough, it wasn''t as tiring to fake emotions than it was to experience them¡­.ah? ¡®Perhaps I''m not tired of showing emotion, I''m just tired of experiencing it¡¯ That seemed to be the case. Strong emotions really take a toll on your mind you know? With that on my mind, I laid down on the sleeping bag in my tent. I guess it¡¯s a stretch to call it a tent. It was made using cardboard and bin bags, the sleeping bag was also just a few coats laid on the ground. With the rare moment of quietness I thought back to everything I had experienced. Really¡­.I''m such a cursed existence...Almost everyone I''ve met have died. My father, mother, little sister. Hell, even my auntie probably. You don¡¯t make such inhuman screams unless something really bad is happening to you. Tears began to form in my eyes for the first time in a while. ¡®Damn it¡­..I thought I was past this. I wanted to help her, but I couldn''t¡­..I was just too weak¡­..¡¯ I closed my eyes, displacing the tears and causing them to run down my cheek. ¡®DO YOU SEEK POWER!?¡¯ Suddenly, I felt something soft hitting my back as two arms wrapped around my neck. I opened my eyes quickly and saw the annoying girl from before. ¡°I knew it. You¡¯re just like me¡± - Freya What? What is she talking about? There¡¯s no way I''m as annoying as her. ¡°You can hide your surface wounds, but the one¡¯s inside run deep you know?¡± - Freya Ughhh¡­..I don¡¯t want to hear such a sappy thing right now. I pretended to ignore her, I was too exhausted to deal with her right now. So like that, we fell asleep. ------ 2 years after that night. I was trying to keep my distance from the annoying girl whom I had learnt was named ¡°Freya¡±, but her persistence got the better of me. Freya would often work extra hard in order to receive more portions of food. She would then share the extra¡¯s with me, quite the big sister type. Although I was reluctant at first, we ended up sleeping together every night since then, the frequency of my nightmares had calmed down some, but when they did return, they were often more vivid than ever. Surprisingly, I was living quite happily. I received enough food to feel full, It was never cold at night due to sleeping with Freya, she also taught me lots of things she learnt in high school. Quite a nice life. But of course, I was never meant to have such a life. It happened during the night. Most of the other residents of the camp had already gone to sleep. I was waiting in my tent for Freya to return, she had gone out to the toilet about 5 minutes ago. I guess women take longer than men. At that moment, I heard a muffled scream. I hadn''t been with Freya very long, but I seemed to instinctively know it was her. My mind was in disarray, this was too soon, I wasn''t strong enough yet. ¡®Is it fine to leave her then?¡¯ Absolutely not! I won¡¯t make that same mistake again, I won¡¯t leave someone I consider family to suffer such a fate. I quickly left the safety of the tent and looked around the camp site. I could see Freya near the canal being held down by a man wearing a mask. ¡®Shit!....Weapons!!!...I need weapons!!¡¯ Power doesn''t have to be cultivated within oneself, you can gain power simply by equipping a weapon. After grabbing one of the pots from the extinguished fire pit, I ran towards where Freya was. ¡°Oi¡­.don¡¯t try and scream missy. Just let it happen, besides. No-one would look for you if you died¡± - Masked man Rage began to boil inside me. I was the same as that girl, no-one would look for me if I died either. All we have is each other. We may have had a rocky start, but we were doing fine right now. Why are you trying to ruin it!? Without thinking, I swung the pot straight against the man¡¯s head. As I was 12, I didn''t have that much strength, but it was enough to knock the man off Freya. ¡°Sam!?¡± - Freya ¡°FREYA! RUN! GET HELP!¡± I shouted with all my might. This guy looks pissed, he probably wouldn''t let me go that easily. Freya looked at me with a shocked expression, she clearly didn''t want to leave me alone against him. ¡°Freya it¡¯s fine. I don¡¯t plan on dying any time soon. Just get help so they can save me¡± After saying that, she finally seemed to understand and quickly ran away. I just stared ahead at the masked man. ¡°AHAHA...AHAHAHAH...to think a brat like you would dare to stop me!!!¡± Saying that, he pulled out a vicious looking knife from his jacket pocket. ¡®Hey! That¡¯s unfair! You bring a knife to a pot fight!?¡¯ I shouted in my mind. However, In reality I was terrified. I might actually die here. ¡®Aww¡­.screw it! I''m not gonna die here! I¡¯m gonna live!¡¯ As I raised the pot once more, the man shot forward before I could react. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my chest as a wet warmth started to spread and drip down my torso. ¡®.....no way¡­...¡¯ I couldn''t believe what had happened, aside from the initial pain, I couldn''t even feel the 15 inch hunting knife stabbing deep into my chest. My eyes rolled into the back of my head as I collapsed on the spot. With my consciousness fading, I could only see the masked man being pulled down by some of the men at the camp. Close to my ear I could hear a faint voice. ¡°.......liar¡­...¡± ¡®I''m sorry Freya¡­..sorry I couldn''t keep my promise...I was just too weak¡­¡­..¡¯ ¡®DO YOU SEEK POWER!?¡¯ Then my vision went black. ------ My vision was dark for some time. However, I could hear voices nearby. ¡°How could his hair be that colour!? Anna, did you cheat on me?¡± - ??? ¡°No! Of course not Arthur, how could you think that!? Doctor, why is his hair like that?¡± - Anna ¡°Hmm¡­..quite unusual. His hair wasn''t originally this colour, it seems to have died¡± - Doctor ¡°How could his hair die before he¡¯s even born?¡± - Arthur ¡°I''m not sure myself. This is the first time I''ve seen something like this. However, it shouldn''t affect him in the future¡± - Doctor ¡°Phew~ Thank Hera!¡± - Anna ¡®......what is going on?¡¯ I tried to open my eyes, my eyelids felt heavy, but with a little effort. They began to open. The light was blinding, but eventually I could see clearly in front of me. To my left was a tall, fairly muscular man with blonde hair and clear, blue eyes. There was a woman next to him, with long black hair and black eyes¡­.ah¡­..is that Freya!? There was also another man, he was standing to my right. He was bald with his only distinguishing feature being his large nose. He was looking at me oddly. ¡°Ah! He¡¯s opened his eyes! They¡¯re the same colour as mine!¡± - Arthur ¡°Our child is so cute!¡± - Anna ¡®Child? Wait what?¡¯ ¡°Well¡­.what¡¯s his status? Is he going to be a swordsman like his father, or a healer like his mother?¡± - Arthur ¡°Let me see¡­..[Inspection: Status]!¡±- Doctor Suddenly, a strange window popped up in my field of vision.
WARNING!
Someone has attempted to use the skill [Inspection] on you. However, the passive divine skill you possess has prevented this.
''.....what? Is this similar to the RPG''s Freya told me about?'' "Well....that''s unusual..." - Doctor "What''s the problem?" - Anna "I can''t seem to read this child''s status. He may have an inborn ability to negate [Inspection]. It''s not that unusual it appears in about 1 in every 1,000 children with varying degrees of negation, we''ll have to wait until he can speak before we find out" - Doctor "I see....that''s disappointing. I really wanted to see his status" - Arthur The blonde haired man grumbled under his breath.....is he really an adult? ''Wait, what are they talking about?...........[Status]?'' Suddenly, another window appeared in my vision. .......no way.... Aha...... ...... ...... ..... .....AHAHAHHA.. ....AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Inside my mind I laughed until my brain ached, for what appeared on my window was.
ClassReaper
Then.....possibly due to mental exhaustion.....I fell asleep. Chapter 1: I awakened in another world Author¡¯s note: In my opinion this chapter is a lot more well written than the previous one. Pretty interesting, but this novel has the code ¡°/6660¡± literally ¡°666¡± :O. One thing to note about the MC¡¯s abilities, the skill ¡°Comprehension¡± is passive and so is always active. It allows him to understand things easier, that¡¯s why he can tell this world is not the same as Earth in such a short time. Please forgive the formatting. I pasted it from google docs then spent an hour fixing it and I''m tired right now O.O _____________ When I awakened the following day, I seemed to have calmed down. From my previous experiences, I was quite good at recovering from shock. I could understand that this world was not my own. This was because my world never had floating blue windows that appeared at a thought. Furthermore, I could see that I was not in my previous body. I seemed to have been reincarnated into the body of a baby. Remembering my idea from yesterday, this world seems very similar to the RPG games Freya used to tell me about. However, I¡¯ve never heard of a class called ¡°Reaper¡± before. Isn¡¯t it generally variations of either mage, thief, warrior or hunter? Freya explained that classes in RPG¡¯s define what a character is going to be like in the future, It also states which skills and abilities they will gain, even what their stats will eventually end up like. By the way, my current status looks like this.
NameRyker LockwoodRaceHuman
Level1ClassReaper
Age0JobNone
Health10/10Mana100/100
Strength1Dexterity1
Intelligence100Speed1
Defence1Vitality10
Titles:
N/A
Skills:
Divine:
Hades'' gift: Passive: Comprehension (Master) Infernal Ice (Master) Voiceless Incantation (Master) Thanatos'' gift: ¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è Passive: Inspection Resistance (Beginner)
Class:
Active: Reaper''s touch (Beginner) Life force detection (Beginner) Death Aura (Beginner)
Normal:
Active: Inspection (Beginner) - Status - Item Ice Magic (Beginner) - Ice Bolt
It appears my name is Ryker and my family name is Lockwood. I thank the stars my race is still human, despite having such an odd class. Forgetting my class for the moment, the other thing that concerned me was the names under ¡°Divine¡±. Hades and Thanatos, one is the king of the underworld in Greek mythology, the other is the personification of death¡­¡­... The skills under Hades are quite interesting, they all seem to be at the very highest level, but I¡¯m not sure. Comprehension is the one I¡¯m probably going to be using the most often. Provided I focus on something. I can understand it. However, there are limitations. For instance I can¡¯t understand something I have no information on. To give an example, I can¡¯t simply look at the floor and instantly tell how strong it is. This is because I don¡¯t have enough information to comprehend it¡¯s strength. Thankfully, this is where inspection comes in. Inspection allows me to view either the status of a person, or the information on a certain item. Using the example from before, I can use inspection on the ground to find out what it¡¯s base materials are, then comprehension will allow me to understand how strong it is. Inspection can also be used on skills within my own status window. For instance, when I use it on Infernal Ice, I get the following.
Infernal Ice
Contrary to popular belief, the underworld is extremely cold. The ice of which will never melt for eternity.
All ice attacks under the "Ice Magic" skill will be converted into "Infernal Ice". This Ice cannot be melted, however it is weak against light attacks. All Ice magic attacks receive the following buffs: - Damage increase (+100%) - Curse (All attacks have a 50% chance of cursing the opponent)
Quite the overpowered skill. Whenever I use [Ice Magic] it will automatically be converted into [Infernal Ice]. As for my other skills, Voiceless incantation is self explanatory. I assume that it allows me to use magic without having to say an incantation, it¡¯s quite useful. There¡¯s also the mysterious skill from Thanatos, no matter how hard I look at it, I can¡¯t seem to understand it. It might be restricted due to my level, or perhaps it¡¯s hidden for another reason. Also, he gave me another skill, [Inspection Resistance] I guess that¡¯s why the bald guy couldn¡¯t see my status, but why is it only beginner!? Oh well, Since I¡¯ve just arrived, my knowledge of this world is limited. I don¡¯t know what I¡¯m supposed to do from now on. My body is that of a baby, so I guess all I can do is wait to grow up. ¡°Good morning Ryker!¡± - Anna The excited voice of a woman could be heard. The woman in question was my mother in this world, Anna. From the conversation yesterday, I assume that Arthur is her husband and my father¡­¡­¡­.why does she have to look so much like Freya? With her long black hair similarly black eyes, she¡¯s surely a beauty like Freya. I think the only way I could tell them apart is due to their age. Freya was 18 when I died and Anna appears to be in her early twenties. ¡°Are you hungry?¡± - Anna Without waiting for my reply. Anna picked me up, carrying me in her arms close to her chest. She then began to unbutton her shirt. ¡®Ah, she¡¯s not going to do that¡­..is she?¡¯ As if confirming my fears, Anna revealed her breasts to me. I¡¯m not a pervert, I¡¯m not going to lust after my mother, but such a situation caused me to freeze in shock. Before I could do anything, she pushed my head onto her chest. ¡®Calm down! Just don¡¯t do anything weird¡­.¡¯ I don¡¯t know why, but for some reason I couldn¡¯t resist¡­..As my face grew closer to her breasts, my lips wrapped around her nipple and I slowly began to suckle. ¡°Hehe, you must have been hungry¡± - Anna ¡®Damn it! I don¡¯t want to do this, but it feels so calming and relaxing!!¡¯ The closeness, the warm feeling spreading down my throat and warming my body. It was such a wonderful feeling, I began to close my eyes, fully enjoying the new sensation. Like that, I once again fell asleep. ----- I woke up a few hours later. For some reason I felt really cranky and began to cry involuntarily. Within minutes my mother entered the room and took me up into her arms. With my face against her chest, I could hear her heartbeat through her shirt. It was strangely calming. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Want to go outside your room for a little while?¡± - Anna ¡®I¡¯ve done nothing but eat, sleep and cry so far. I want to see where we live, what the world looks like!¡¯ ¡°Oh? Ryker looks strangely excited. Let¡¯s go then¡± - Anna Saying that, my mother carried me in her arms outside my room. Instantly what greeted my sight was a large room similar to that of a ¡°living room¡± in my previous world. Although there appeared to be no modern technology, for some reason there was a sofa. ¡®How strange. Perhaps the inhabitants of this world also came up with the idea of a sofa?¡¯ ¡°This is the main room, it¡¯s where your father spends most of his time¡­...aside from the bedroom¡± - Anna ¡®.....I guess the concept of too much information doesn¡¯t exist here¡¯ Well, she does think I¡¯m a baby, so I guess it¡¯s understandable. Moving towards a large oak door, she opened it with a creeeaaaaakkkk~ Then, stepping outside. She quickly spun around to face the house. ¡°......and this is where we live, pretty cool huh?¡± - Anna The house in question was quite large. The houses in Britain were generally small and packed together. However, this house was about the size of an American home, the only difference being that it was only one storey. ¡®Hmm? Looking around, the other houses in the vicinity are a fair distance away from this one. They also seem a lot simpler and smaller. Are my parents by any chance, nobles? To confirm my idea, I used [Inspect: Status] on my mother.
NameAnna LockwoodRaceHuman
Level36ClassHealer
Age22JobPriestess
Health2160/2160Mana5112/5112
Strength51Dexterity90
Intelligence142Speed87
Defence46Vitality60
Titles:
Miracle Hands, Loving Mother
Now that I think about it, I remember father saying mother was a healer before. Her stats are rather high, but we have almost the same intelligence? Perhaps this is because I remember my previous life, but saying that, I didn¡¯t get that good of an education as opposed to others at my age. I guess this world''s education level is generally quite low. I tried to view her skills, but the window wouldn¡¯t pop up. I¡¯m guessing my proficiency with using inspection isn¡¯t that high yet. ¡°Well, we can¡¯t stay outside too long anyway. So let¡¯s go inside for now¡± - Anna ¡®Eh? But I wanted to see more!¡¯ I tried to say, but the words simply remained in my head. ¡°Hmm...why do I feel guilty for some reason?¡± - Anna Mother mumbled under her breath as she stepped through the doorway once more, closing the door as she did so. ¡®Ah well, I¡¯ve understood a lot from my short time outside. The houses are generally small, except for our house. Therefore one if not both of my parents must be fairly influential. I can¡¯t imagine father being a knight for some reason, from the little I¡¯ve seen of him so far, he appears to be¡­..immature¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s possible mother is the influential one, her job is ¡°Priestess¡± and she has the ability to heal. Healing is a desirable trait anywhere, even in my previous world¡¯ ¡°Ryker, mother has to quickly check on her cooking. For now, I¡¯ll leave you here¡± - Anna Saying that, she lowered me down into what can only be described as a ¡°Playpen¡± it was made of wood and set out in a circle about 2 metres or so in diameter. ¡®Oi, I¡¯m only a day old you know? Should you really be leaving me alone?¡¯ ¡°For a baby, you sure do show a lot of expressions. However, don¡¯t make such a lonely face, I¡¯ll be back soon¡± - Anna Mother then walked into another room, leaving me bewildered. ¡®Well, I guess it¡¯s not so bad. It gives me some time to check on my other skills¡¯ I recited [Status] in my mind and the blue window returned once again.
NameRyker LockwoodRaceHuman
Level1ClassReaper
Age0JobNone
Health10/10Mana100/100
Strength1Dexterity1
Intelligence100Speed1
Defence1Vitality10
Titles:
N/A
Skills:
Divine:
Hades'' gift: Passive: Comprehension (Master) Infernal Ice (Master) Voiceless Incantation (Master) Thanatos'' gift: ¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è¡è Passive: Inspection Resistance (Beginner)
Class:
Active: Reaper''s touch (Beginner) Life force detection (Beginner) Death Aura (Beginner)
Normal:
Active: Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.Inspection (Beginner) - Status - Item Ice Magic (Beginner) - Ice Bolt
¡®I guess I should check out my class skills. First up is [Reaper¡¯s touch]¡¯
Reaper''s touch
The all slaying hand of death. Destroy your enemies with a single touch.
Cost: 100 MP per use When this skill is used, the soul is removed from the target and placed in the caster''s hand. With no soul, the target''s body will die. The caster can then choose what to do with the targets soul. Only useable on those who are of a lower level than the caster. Only useable on those who have souls residing within their bodies. Contact with the target is required in order to activate this skill. However, the above requirement is only true for the Beginner level.
¡®Hmm, how interesting, especially that last part. So I guess if I the skill reaches a higher level I can use it from a distance?¡¯ ¡®However, the MP usage is quite high for the current me. I can use it once, but I¡¯ll have to use all my current MP¡¯ ¡®Thinking about it. Just what does it mean when it says ¡°the caster can then choose what to do with the target¡¯s soul¡±? Will I be able to use it rather than destroy it?¡¯ Regardless, it¡¯s quite the overpowered skill. Well, next up is [Life force detection].
Life force detection
View the life force of the target(s), it will be shown as a flame. Those who are close to death have a weaker flame than those who aren''t.
AoE detection skill. Detects the life force of nearby targets. This ability works well with the skill [Reaper''s touch]
¡®Interesting. The MP requirement is really low, it¡¯s 50 MP per minute, so less than 1 MP per second. I can keep it active for about 2 minutes in my current state, not that I¡¯d ever need to¡¯ I guess the last one to check is [Death aura]. Just the name is ominous.
Death aura
The characteristic aura of reapers. Capable of invoking fear in even the strongest foes.
Cost: 100 MP per minute 100% chance of invoking fear on those weaker than the caster 1% chance of invoking fear on those of the same level or stronger than the caster.
¡®I see. This ability is strange, but I sort of understand it. For those of a lower level than me, they will have a 100% chance of being afflicted with fear, but those of a higher or equal level than me only have a 1% chance. Meaning it becomes 100 times less likely to afflict a strong opponent with fear¡¯ Uwah! Another broken ability. It does have its drawbacks though, so I guess it¡¯s not too overpowered. After checking all my class skills, I wasn¡¯t really interested in checking the normal ones as I could tell what they were from a glance. Ice magic is literally what it says, magic of the ice element. I don¡¯t really know why I have this magic already, perhaps it has something to do with Hades? Well, even if I say that, I don¡¯t really understand what these ¡°Gifts¡± are. I¡¯ve just been assuming they are as described, Gifts from Gods. If that¡¯s the case, why would they both take a special interest in me? it¡¯s a mystery¡­.. It¡¯s also a mystery as to why I¡¯m not freaking out at this moment. Maybe something like this is what I secretly wanted, a second chance at life. If that¡¯s the case, then I¡¯ll work hard to live as happily as possible here! My first step should be levelling up. From what I remember, you can level up by killing monsters, but there shouldn¡¯t be any monsters within a village, they¡¯re usually on the outskirts hidden within forests. ¡®If that¡¯s the case, is there something else here I can use?¡¯ As I thought that, a familiar squeaking noise filled my ears as well as the sound of scratching. Due to the amount of time I had spent in that bastards cellar, I knew this sound better than anyone. I immediately used [Inspection: Status]
NameNoneRaceMouse
Level1ClassN/A
Age2JobPest
Health100/100Mana0/0
Strength1Dexterity5
Intelligence10Speed10
Defence5Vitality10
¡®Oh? The perfect test subject¡¯ A dark smile floated on my face as I laid down motionless. I did not yet have enough strength to move my own body. Therefore, by staying motionless, there¡¯s a chance the mouse may come near me. I kept my eyes closed in order to trick the mouse then activated [Life force detection]. I was instantly greeted by a strange sight. Although my vision was black, I could see white flames around me. Currently, there were three. The large one in front of me was probably my mother, there was a small white one behind me, which was probably the mouse. However, the strangest one of all was my own. Although the main body of it was white, it was surrounded by a dark black mist. As if it was trying to erode the white flame. ¡®Wha¡­? Wait, I don¡¯t have time to think about this. The mouse is coming close¡¯ Although I was worried about the strange black mist, I had no time to think about it. The mouse was edging closer and this was probably the only chance I¡¯d get to test out my new ability before I grow up. In my vision, the small white flame began to slowly edge closer. As it reached the top of my head I sprung into action. ¡®[Reaper¡¯s touch]!¡¯ I opened my eyes and shouted the name of the skill in my mind, whilst moving my right hand to touch the mouse. As I made contact with it, the white flame appeared to ¡®jump¡¯ from the mouse¡¯s body to my hand. When it did so, the mouse¡¯s body dropped dead. Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out from a different room. ¡°Don¡¯t worry Ryker! Mother¡¯s coming back now!¡± - Anna ¡®Ah! What do I do now!?¡¯ I began to freak out. ¡®What if she sees this? How do I explain it? Wait¡­.can I even explain this as a baby?¡¯ Those thoughts swirled around in my head as I gazed at the white flame in my hands. Not sure what to do, I shoved my hand into the ground in an attempt to extinguish it. Surprisingly, the flame transferred from my hand into the ground with ease and I promptly deactivated my [Life force detection] skill and closed my eyes, pretending to be asleep. Despite my eyes being closed, a blue screen suddenly appeared in my vision.
Warning!
You attempted to send the "Mouse" soul to the underworld. However, only humanoid souls can be accepted. Therefore the soul was destroyed. As a reward, a portion of it''s stats and abilities will be transferred to you. Furthermore, for reaching the criteria, you have unlocked the job [Grim Reaper]
I was was shocked by what I saw, but now was not the time. ¡°Ara? You fell asleep again, I guess it can¡¯t be helped, you¡¯re a baby after all¡± - Anna ¡®Yes I am, so please don¡¯t leave a 1 day old baby alone again!¡¯ Well I appear to be mother¡¯s first child, so it¡¯s understandable she doesn¡¯t know what to do. ¡°EEEEK! What is that!?¡± - Anna Mother began to scream loudly, grabbing me from the playpen. ¡®Damn, I forgot to remove the mouse''s corpse¡¯ With an anxious expression, she promptly took me back into my room. ¡°........I¡¯ll let Arthur deal with it when he gets back¡± - Anna Mother mumbled under her breath as she placed me back in the crib. ¡®It¡¯s only a mouse you know? Just pick it up by it¡¯s tail and throw it out¡¯ However, she obviously couldn¡¯t hear me. ¡°I¡¯m sure you want to see father again soon as well¡± - Anna Mother said as she leaned down, placing a kiss on my cheek. ¡®Ah, it¡¯s that feeling again¡¯ A strange warm feeling spread throughout my body. It was something I had rarely experienced before, but it was calming. After kissing me on the cheek, mother left the room to attend to her cooking. ¡®Let¡¯s have a look at my new status¡¯ ¡®[Status]¡¯
NameRyker LockwoodRaceHuman
Level2ClassReaper
Age0JobGrim Reaper
Health70/70Mana216/216
Strength3Dexterity6
Intelligence108Speed9
Defence3Vitality15
¡®Woah!¡¯ I couldn¡¯t help exclaiming internally. ¡®My mana has doubled! My health has also increased significantly¡¯ In comparison, my other stats didn¡¯t really receive a large increase. I guess it¡¯s because the opponent was only a mouse. Thinking back to the warning, it said the mouse¡¯s soul was destroyed, since ¡°only humanoid souls are accepted in the underworld¡±. So does that mean my actions of putting the soul into the ground sent it into the underworld? That doesn¡¯t make any sense though¡­.. Wait! When I checked my skills last time, I think the skill [Reaper¡¯s touch] said the caster can choose what to do with the soul. However at that time, I didn¡¯t have a clear image of what I wanted to do with it. Therefore, whatever system governs this world may have taken my actions to have meaning. By placing the soul into the ground, I was demonstrating the act of ¡°sending a soul to the underworld¡± therefore the system acted upon that. In the future, I should be able to achieve the same effect without having to place it into the ground, provided I have a clear image. There¡¯s also another new item within my status. I seem to have been given the job [Grim Reaper]....... Seriously, why am I always surrounded by death!? Whatever, I guess I should check the job out.
Grim Reaper
A Grim Reaper is a Reaper tasked with the job of severing, destroying and guiding souls. The reaper must first sever the soul from the host''s body. If the soul is humanoid, the reaper must send/guide that soul to the underworld. If that soul is non-humanoid, then the reaper must destroy it. You will not gain a portion of a humanoid souls stats using this process, however their soul can be destroyed.
¡®I see¡­.¡¯ So the reason I gained a portion of the mouse¡¯s stats was because I gained this job when the mouse reached the underworld. Then acquired its stats due to the jobs effect when it was destroyed. However, the mouse must have not had an ability, since I didn¡¯t have one in my updated status. ¡®I guess the [Comprehension] skill is working well¡¯ It¡¯s a strange feeling with this skill in effect all the time. Just from a little bit of information, I was able to make such supposedly accurate assumptions. ¡®I¡¯m really turning into such a cheat¡¯ To be able to gain a non-humanoid souls stats and abilities is incredible. However there is a downside. I can only destroy souls when I use [Reaper¡¯s touch] and that skill can only be used on those of a lower level than me. So the stats I will gain will be lower than mine. ¡®Well, it depends on the monster I guess¡¯ Monsters such as rabbits who excel in speed will have a higher speed stat than tortoises who excel in defense. So by destroying the soul of a rabbit, I can gain a large increase in speed, but a small increase in defense. Furthermore, the skill extends to ¡°non-humanoid¡± souls. At the moment, I¡¯m currently assuming monsters actually exist. If my assumption proves true, I can gain even larger increases by killing classic monsters such as ¡°Goblins¡± and ¡°Orcs¡±. ¡®With this ability, I should work hard in increasing my stats and skills. At least then, I¡¯ll be able to protect those I care about¡¯ I won¡¯t allow such terrible things to happen again. I haven¡¯t forgotten my previous world. I may have been briefly distracted by all the new and exciting events happening, but I haven¡¯t forgotten. In the other world, I was weak. My weakness lead to the deaths of everyone close to me. At the end of my life, I almost lost the last person I cared about. ¡®My aim is to become strong, strong enough to protect everything I care about¡¯ I will do anything to achieve my aim, even if it means becoming a reaper. An existence surrounded by death, like my previous life. ¡®However, this time. The deaths won¡¯t be of my loved ones, but of the monsters and creatures that inhabit this world as well as¡­¡­...the humans that dare to try and hurt them¡¯ As if finding my resolution, I began to plan out my training. ______________________ Author¡¯s note: Confused about how he can train his skills as a baby? There will be a time skip next chapter, you¡¯ll find out then! _____________________