Rio wakes to the sound of banging coming from outside the hut.
He jumps to his feet, almost falling off of the bed.
"What is it?" the servant asks, rushing over to the door.
"It's me," says a familiar voice. It sounds like the old man.
The banging continues and Rio looks under the doorway revealing a pair of feet.
Rio looks towards his servant with an angered expression.
"Ugh, You can't even kill a weak old man!" He rages in his mind. "Just let him in already."
Rio's servant bows his head to Rio and lets the old man in while Rio hides behind the door.
Upon entering the room, The old man stares quietly at Rio's servant, eyeing him up and down. Rio notices this and gets a bad feeling.
The old man remains silent, simply walking around the room, When suddenly his body begins to tremble. His mouth opens wide as Rio can see teeth forming inside. Turning to face the servant once more the old man's eyes flare up.
Before Rio could think, the old man pounces on top of his servant, pinning him to the ground.
Get out of my home! The man shouts as his fist flies through the air fast enough for Rio to hear the wind move around it. The old man slams his fist through the servant's head causing the his hand to break away from the impact.
The old man pulls whats left of his hand out of the servant's face leaving a pool of water that quickly mixes with the servant's blood as it flows across the uneven flooring.
Rio is taken aback by the old man's strength and blood thirst, but is even more taken aback by his lack of care for his hand. The man didn't show any signs of pain after having his hand crushed against the floor. And what was more surprising, was his lack of blood. Despite the heavy injury, the old man didn't shed a single drop of blood.
Suddenly a new mission appeared in Rio's head.
"Alberoths survival challenge: Survive within "The Rain".
[Reward: Dependent on how well you survive within the event]
[tip: Idleness will not be rewarded.]
Rio let out a wide grin.
He was undoubtedly afraid of the possible dangers within the event for a mission to have been granted. But on the other hand, his curiosity to see what the effects of the Rain really looked like on the inside made him more than happy to accept.
"Since idleness is frowned upon, I guess I should get right into the action" He thought to himself while running out from around the door.
Before the old man can notice his presence, Rio grips his leg and rips it off.
Water gushes from the wound as the old man falls on his back.
Rio runs up to the old man and bites down on his neck.
With one swift motion he rears his head back taking the old man's jugular vein with him.
Water rushes out of the old man's neck and pools around the two of them.
The old man's body begins to deconstruct into one large puddle on the ground.
Rio quickly steps away from the puddle fearing what could happen if he stayed in it.
Fortunately for him, the puddle of water didn't seem to carry any of the anomalous traits that it had while taking the form of the old man.
"This shouldn't be too bad."
Rio begins making his way out of the open doors and enters into the streets.
The storm rages above and a mass of people block his path.
Bending down, Rio dashes towards the mass.
***
[Outside Clear water]
"Squad C to Vector, Tracks have been spotted at a nearby Ravine. along with his foot prints, there are also hoof prints. We suspect that these are the same ones we saw at the old church. Those Control bastards are still up to no good. Even with how things are now!"
"Vector to Squad C, Are you sure that you saw both of their prints together?"
"Affirmative sir."
"Hmmm, Things might not be as simple as we initially thought. Where do the tracks lead."
"The track seem to head in the direction of Clear Water."
"Dammit, let's hope they haven't made their way inside before the thunderstorm started. Ugh, Why did it have to be June now!"
"Vector to HQ, We have a bit of a problem. It seems that someone from Control, has managed to summon another anomaly. Their tracks were seen making their way towards Clear Water. I believe that they may be hiding within the town."
"HQ to Vector, Have your team stand by on the outskirts of town. We will begin deploying reinforcements. If They are truly hiding inside, we will be prepared to sniff them out once the anomalous event ends."
"Copy that"
Jumping out from the chest of an anomaly, Rio landed upon a mass of water. The water had risen so much that the streets were submerged and his small body would soon have to begin swimming through it. It had been 10 days since the start of the event and Rio could feel it. Every part of his body was sore and he was exhausted. For every one he took down, there were always two more to take their place. Although his stamina was naturally high in his current body, He still felt his legs shaking just from standing. Just as he thought that he could rest, He could see more anomalies rising from the waves. Rio had spent some time observing the anomalies within this event for a while. His curiosity to discover the mysteries within the town was far too great and he couldn't help but experiment as much as possible with this once in a lifetime opportunity. During his experiment he discovered that the town had a sort of hard reset. The new entities that take over appeared to have formed th
Rio carefully considered which choice would be best for him. All of them seemed to have great potential for him to become a stronger monster aside from the Pomeranian. The Berserker would have been an obvious choice but the downside was heavy. He would be able to gain more power along with a much larger body to handle his opponents easier. But on the other hand, His new appearance would definitely not go unnoticed and with his larger body, It would be far too easy to track him if he was ever spotted. The cat seemed to be a good choice. Although, he wasn't sure how well it would fit with his current abilities. Along with being uncertain on what the class Fencer really implied. Then there was the Influencer. To be honest, he wasn't too sure how this class would benefit him. It looked even weaker and smaller than he was currently. The only positive note was that its appearance was the closest to a normal dog. After waving his options, Rio decides that the best choice would be the Fe
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" The operative begins to question Zack about what is happening in the house. Trying to keep calm, Rio orders Zack to answer his questions as if he was just arriving home. "I just got home and saw this man lying here." Zack answered. Vector keeps his guard up as he peeks at the body laying on the ground. He quickly notices the robes and steps into the room. Putting his gun up to Zack's head, Vector tells him to back up against the wall and face away. He still hadn't noticed Rio standing below him. Waddling to the backside of Vector He activates his domination. The ability activates with no problems as the pink aura appears around Vector's feet. After Zack faces the wall, Vector approaches the body of the dead man and takes a look at his boots. Holding an image up to the boots sole, he compares the two before bringing his hand up to his ear. "Vector to HQ, I've found the surviving serpents hand member within Clear water. Unfortunately, w
As the sun begins to set, Rio notices Vector is becoming more and more tired. Rio attempts to order him to stay awake but he is unaffected. "I guess even my servants need to tend to their needs as well." Vector begins to fall asleep in the driver's seat as the SUV veers off of the dirt path. Rio panics and quickly summons Zack to take the wheel. Zack takes over for Vector as he is placed into the void. The SUV manages to get back onto the road but not without problem. Zack slams his foot down onto the gas pedal causing the car to speed through the narrow path. Rio's face is in shock, forgetting to tell Zack to stop as the car begins to approach a sharp turn. "Slow down you fool!" Rio curses in his mind at Zack's lack of driving skills. Hearing the command, Zack takes his foot off of the gas and begins to look disturbed. "I said to slow down!" "Zack continues to fumble around before turning to Rio with tears in his eyes." "Oh my god. We're going to crash. If I don't do an
Entering through a large set of arched doors the thin creature carries Rio into a large room. "Let me go!" Rio shouts in his mind activating his influence. The creature releases his grasp to Rio's satisfaction. That feeling doesn't last long as another creature picks him up and continues the journey through the castle. "Aw come on!" Rio attempts one more time to use his influence but as soon as he does, the previous creature snaps out of the trance and resumes the cycle. He eventually decides that it would be better for him to just summon one of his servants. He attempts to pull one of them into his reserves when an unfortunate message appears in his mind. "Reserve failed. Servant is outside of your range" "..." "you have got to be joking. Why would you give me a limit? Aren't I supposed to be the strongest!" "Don't take that tone with me. You should be grateful. There are not many entities as great as I that can grant you a new life. You got yourself in this mess. Don't tr
Watching the door close behind them, Rio activates his influence and sends a suggestion to the remaining chalk creature. "You don't need to report on the happenings of this room. just ignore everything and take a break." Upon receiving the suggestion, the creature sits down and flattens itself onto the ground. "Good, now I just need to get us out of here." Activating his reserves, Rio pulls everyone into the void and re-summons them outside of their cells. Before Rio can even think, Zack scoops him up and hugs him with thankful eyes. Rio is surprised for a moment at the sudden gratitude. He had always assumed that his servants would simply lack all emotion. Looking towards the other two, he notices Jeremy pouting by himself while Vector stares at the two of them while shaking his head. "Well, that's a bit interesting. Deciding to test his new discovery later Rio puts his mind to more important matters. He begins thinking of a way to handle all of the creatures inside the ca
Rio stops pacing and turns towards Vector. He looks towards his side holster, noticing the handgun. He knew that the gun was ineffective on the creatures and even if it was, It would be far too difficult to land a shot on their thin outlines. Rio was instead interested in another property of the gun. If he could tamper with the weapon a bit he knew he could force the gun to explode. It wouldn't be big but it should suffice against the creature in front of them. Rio has Vector take the gun out of the holster and draw the hammer back. He then places the barrel on the ground and begins slamming it repeatedly against the ground. The creature is still battling Zack and has stopped paying attention to anyone else, ignoring the sounds coming from its rear. In the span of a few seconds, the barrel is completely bent and shattered. Rio pulls it from the ground and begins inspecting it. "This is perfect. Now we just need to add a bit more oomph, don't you think?" Rio asked, looking to
It's been a number of days since Rio had been taken into the van. He wast sure exactly how long it had been as the only time he could see outside was the few times that he was provided food. During this time he became more accustomed to his new ability. Whenever he had the energy, he would practise resonating with Vector and Zack. Resonating with Vector gave him more knowledge on guns than he ever wished to know. It was almost as if Vector was some kind of gun nut. Although it also proved useful as his mind was also full of combat strategy and tips. Resonating with Zack was even more interesting as his benefits were less instructive. He didn't have the knowledge that Vector had but he more than made up for this in his physiology. Resonating with Zack allowed Rio to manipulate his body similar to Zack. he could liquefy portions of his body at will along with being able to manipulate his now liquefied body. Rio was going to try resonating with Jeremy but quickly decided against