When the judge announced Laura's victory, the girl was barely able to contain her happiness. There were no crowds and she heard no cheering, however when she looked in Drake's direction she saw him smile at her and nod. That alone opened the floodgates and she started bowling her eyes.I did it! I really did it!It might be because her opponent wasn't as lucky as her. One could argue that using an SSS grade Soul is nothing short of cheating, especially when it wasn't earned through their own efforts and instead given to them, but no one would dare to say anything. The world wasn't fair and biether is this competition. The Challengers were owed nothing and those who didn't manage to advance could only return the way they came.Laura wasn't the only one crying her eyes out. Rayend slammed his fists on the ground again and again, cursing his weakness and fate. His comrades walked over to him trying to console him and after a while they decided to go drink their sorrows away."I'm sorry,
With Laura having left the party, Drake was left with only Roland and Lily. It made him feel uneasy about his duel.When he woke up the next morning he noticed a small blue rectangle floating in front of him.[System notification.][You cave satisfied the conditions for title 《lolicon》(I see that your intentions are pure. Sorry for doubting you)You've been granted the following effects:All basic stats +50%Main Beast Soul stats +20%][You have satisfied the conditions for title 《Guardian》(The child is experiencing steady growth under you. Keep up the good work!)You have been granted the following effects:All basic stats +20%Main Beast Soul stats +20%Absorbed Soul Essence +20%]At some point Drake had forgotten all about the titles and their effects. He didn't know how the effects would show, but now that he had recieved the notification it was clear that they had already been granted.Drake immediately went to check his stats[NAME: Drake Brand.SPECIE: Human. SEX: Male.AG
Drake grimaced at the sight of the parade walking toward the plaza. About twenty individuals dressed in black walked in two files. They weren't the black cloaks he was used to, being dressed in full plate armor. However from the colors and the design it was easy to tell they belonged to the night church. Leading them was a short guy dressed in red armor. A boy no older than Drake with short spiky hair and glowing blue eyes. Seeing that combination caused his blood to boil, but at that point his anger had reached its limit and he couldn't get angrier even if he tried.Just as the church's army stepped into the plaza the ninth bell rang. The arrived just on time. A minute or two later and they would've been disqualification. "It seems both Challengers have arrived on time." Said the judge, looking at Drake then at the armored guy. "Drake Brand, Charon Crimson. Please step forward." Drake didn't know why, but he was sure something really bad was about the happen. The black armors wer
A blade covered in black smoke swung at Drake. A loud clang resounded throughout the plaza as sparks elluminated the surroundings. Still holding Lily close to his chest, Drake slid on the paved ground having been pushed back. The shadow armor wasn't any different. The clash had sent both of them flying in the opposit direction."Wow! You actually deflected that! Pretty impressive!""Bastard…" Drake growled, sending a piercing glare in the armored shadow's way."Now now, no need to look at me like that." The shadow said. "Or maybe that's the appropriate reaction? Well, doesn't really matter.""Wait! Kujo! What are you doing!" The boy in red armor walked toward them but then stopped seeing the shadow armor hold a hand to his head."You're still too green, Charon." The shadow said. "You were sent here to kill him, not to win the duel.""Wha-""Didn't the archbishop already warn you? That guy will be a thorn in our side as long as he's alive. We need to get rid of him as soon as possible.
"Li… ly… Lily…" coughing a few times as he got up, Drake checked on the child in his embrace. "Are you okay?" The child was desparatly clinging to him, her body trembling nonstop. They had been shor straight into the ground. Thankfully he managed to weaken the impact by focusing the mist from his dark aura on his back, bit it still hurt like crazy and he was barely able to breathe afterwards. "Bastard…" Things didn't look good. The shadow armor was right, Drake couldn't fight it his true potential while protecting Lily. He couldn't let her go either. The cultists will definitely try to use her against them. If only Laura was here… His only choice was to rely on Roland, however the tall guy was locked in a battle of his own. When Charon tried to follow them Roland stood in his way. He boy in red armor couldn't advance a single step. He thought the man was just an ordinary Hunter however that wasn't the case. "You… who are you…?" Charon said between heavy breaths. "Make a guess
Drake fell to the ground one half at a time. He didn't feel any pain, he was too exhausted for that, his consciousness slipping in and out.A small window appeared in front of him.[SYSTEM ALERT][You have suffered damage beyond your current capabilities. Due to the nature of the injury the effect of title 《survivor》 has been neutralized.Time until permanent death:00:00:05:58]Well, I guess that's to be expected. Drake thought. I'm bleeding out here. He had been split in half. That was an injury no one should be able to return from. His life had flashed before his eyes so he knew it was the end. In the end he couldn't make it back. But it's alright. There is nothing to worry about right now. All he has to do is relax and let nature do its thing. I wonder if I'll get to meet Peter. He thought as he closed his eyes. Or maybe each dimension has its own afterlife?The thought amused him and he found a bit of peace in that. The timer was counting down and it was slowly running out.
[SYSTEM ALERT][Time until permanent death00:00:00:05][00:00:00:04][00:00:00:03][00:00:00:02][00:00:00:01][00:00:00:00][You have reached permanent death][You have satisfied the conditions for title 《■■■■■》][Beginning forceful evolution process][All assimilate Beast Souls will be consumed to aid in the evolution of main beast Soul 《Night Bringer》][All Soul Essence will be consumed to to aid in the evolution of main beast Soul 《Night Bringer》][《Night Bringer 》 has reached max level][Beginning evolution process…][Evolution process has been completed.Night Bringer (SSS) has evolved into Starless Night (SSS)]The old man slowly pulled his knife. Once it was out he let the child's limp body fall the the ground. A few seconds passed and an orb began to form over the small corpse. It was a small and bright shining with a yellow color that was pleasant to the eye."And this is it." The old man said as he reached for the orb. "An SSS grade Soul. Getting one of these usually re
Back in the day I used to be a troublemaker. I would always get into fights and cause all sorts of problems to everyone, but everyone just dismissed it as me being an energetic kid.I was a stark contrast with my older brother. Peter was the quiet and well behaved child. He was good at his studies and had a bright future ahead of him. I always admired Peter, I wanted to be just like him. However I doubted it will ever happen as our personalities were just too different.Peter was four years older than me. That meant we never went to school together. Once he got to high school he started going less often and at some point he stopped going at all. I knew he had some problems but at the time I was just a kid. I didn't know how to approach the subject nor did I know how to pick up on other people's emotions so I just let it be. One day while I was at school a number of older kids approached me. They were asking were my brother was and why he didn't come to school. I so stupidly told the