Chapter 8: Escape, Arrival and Trouble?
The Seraphic System
Chapter: 08
(Escape, arrival and trouble?)
Opening my eyes slowly, I wince at the sharp pain that drills into my skull. I groggily bring one hand up to my head as the sharp pain pulses. Taking a look around with one eye shut, I realised my position, which was face down on a snow-covered ground.
I wiped the snow?, that was now on my face and wobbly began to push myself up. Taking a look around at my surroundings. I noticed that all the trees and wildlife around me were frozen and covered in a thick layer of snow, a hard contrast to the dark and silent gloomy atmosphere of the familiar forest.
I exhaled and noticed I could see my breath, it must be pretty cold and judging by the surrounding area all being frozen with even the ground having frost on it, it was definitely below -0 C
Strangely enough while I could feel it was pretty cold, judging by the snow I should be freezing my balls off, but instead it was just enough to make me shiver and want to cover up a bit.
Like walking outside in the morning while it's cold, I assume it's because I'm above high class in terms of power, making the cold's effects seem negligible to me.
A huge grin spread on my face as I remembered the last events before I had delved into unconsciousness. I suddenly winced as an immense pain swept over my body and I realised I had pushed it too far.
Luckily, due to my healing, it had all healed up nicely, but that didn't take away from the immense amount of pain I felt from the strain I felt from using that cursed light. It wasn't actually an injury but for some reason it kept glaring up in pain.
Fuck. I had definitely pushed myself too far during that fight.
While it was a good learning experience on fighting stronger foes, I was extremely annoyed that I had to waste so many credits on an extra skill to instantly teleport me away.
The whole reason for my struggle had been me trying to save myself from doing that, but alas, the gap in power was too large for even me the gamer to cross at that time. I would have to work harder in the future to avoid another recurrence of that.
I had no doubt she would be searching for me with how crazily obsessed she had been with me. I still was baffled that I had managed to even accomplish that without even knowing.
Wincing again at the pain. I knew it would be a while before I would be back to 100% fighting power, especially with the way my hands were still burning from using that corrupted light, along with all my limbs feeling stiff.
It kept burning despite my regeneration fighting it.
Still, I was happy I had at least finally made it to earth, the looming threat of devils and fallen finding out about me and coming to capture me finally lifted.
I sighed, now I just need to find where the fuck I was, since In my mad rush to escape the disturbingly obsessive dragon king I hadn't really specified a location when using the instant teleport.
Looking in each direction, which was simply filled with trees, I briefly thought about flying before dismissing the idea. Flying would be great, but if I was seen by anyone it could quickly spiral out of control. Especially if there were any kinds of hikers around.
Now, which way to go… I'll have to use an advanced method of decision, so I can correctly choose which path will lead me towards civilization.
"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe."
I guess we are going this way. I'll need to change my clothes, since they were pretty fucked up from the whole getting swatted around by a yandere dragon.
I try to shrug off the pain of walking, but end up being forced to limp.
"…"
Ah, shit, this will be a long search.
-Scene break-
Strolling through the large frozen forest, with the intention to find any sort of human settlement. I enjoy the cold fresh air, the underworld was always somewhat humid, and the air was tainted in a way I couldn't quite describe.
So having this new change in air quality was a nice change. I had also gotten better adapted to the cold weather now, with a new skill that had formed after walking around for a few minutes.
[Cold Resistance] (LVL: 12/20) {Novice}
[Cold resistance is a skill that allows the user to resist colder temperature's and environments to a much better degree the more the skill levels up.] [Passive effect: 10% resistance to cold temperatures]
Yea, that was kind of just levelling up passively in the background while I walked around. Spotting a clearing, I headed towards it, intending to take a break from all the hours of walking, I also hadn't checked any of my many notifications yet, so I needed to do that.
Walking through the tree line, I came across a large frozen lake, looking around. I sat down on a small rock beside the frozen water and let myself relax my legs from the aches that were pulsing through them.
I took this brief lapse of rest to check my notifications.
For pushing past your body's physical and magical limits you gained
3 STR
2 END
3 VIT
4 DEX
3 MAG
[Embodiment of Light] has levelled up x2
[Mana Manipulation] has levelled up x3
[Holy power manipulation] has levelled up x3
[Chakra manipulation] has levelled up 1x
[Winged flight] has levelled up 2x
[Light Embodiment] (LVL: 3/20) {Novice}
[Through the evolution of Light manipulation, you have gained the skill Light embodiment, a much more powerful version of light manipulation. Allowing the user to not only manipulate, but incorporate and embody the element of light.]
[Passive Effect: Reduces light usage cost by 50%, increases light attacks by 100%, Negates all regular physical damage by 100%]
[Chakra Manipulation] (LVL: 46/50) {Apprentice}
[Chakra manipulation is a skill that allows the user to harness and control their inner energy, known as chakra. Chakra manipulation can be used to perform devastating techniques both physical and elemental.]
[Passive effect: Reduces Chakra manipulation cost by 20%]
[Holy Power Manipulation] (LVL: 76/100) {Adept}
[Holy Power Manipulation is a sacred and divine ability that allows its wielder to channel and control the forces of pure righteousness and divine energy. Those blessed with this power possess a deep connection to the divine, enabling them to shape and direct holy energies for various purposes.
With Holy Power Manipulation, the user can generate and radiate a powerful aura of pure light and divine energy. This radiant aura can inspire courage and hope in allies, while striking fear and weakness into the hearts of darkness and evil. The intensity of this holy aura can be adjusted, ranging from a gentle glow to a blinding brilliance that sears the eyes of malevolent entities.]
[Passive effect: Reduces holy power cost by 30%]
[Winged flight] (LVL: 68/100) {Adept}
[Winged flight is the ability to use your wings to fly. Those who learn how to use their wings during flight can block and avoid attacks with the more mastery the deadlier you become during flight.]
[Passive effect: flying speed increased by 30%]
I nodded in satisfaction as I reviewed my skill levels. It had been a tough journey, especially when pushing past the adept ranks, but I had made substantial progress.
Glancing at the levels. It was pretty obvious that I had placed less focus and time on training the Mokuton and chakra aspects of my skills, which were slightly lower in level.
Instead, my primary focus had been on levelling my light manipulation and holy power manipulation skills during my little training arc in the forest. I finally glanced at the other notification.
[Quest Completed]
[Quest]
Escape the Chaos Karma Dragon
Description: The chaos karma dragon has grown deeply obsessed and attached to you and intends to keep you locked up in her cave for the rest of eternity.
Objective: Escape the chaos karma dragon. [Completed]
Bonus objective: Damage the chaos karma dragon
Reward: Stat crystal 4x, 5000 Credits. Gacha token x2. Healing potion x2.
Bonus Reward: ?
Rewards:
4x Stat Crystal Gained
5000 Credits Gained
2x Gacha token Gained
2x Healing potion Gained
Perk - Fated Love
My happiness at getting my quest rewards after barely escaping the unhinged dragon was cut short and abruptly halted at the sight of the last reward, namely the perk name, which made me pause from celebrating.
Without hesitation, I opened up the perk's description, with annoyance starting to build up within me. I really hope this wasn't what I thought it was, since in no way would I consider that a perk?
[Fated Love] [Passive]
[You are the chosen and beloved of the Yandere, the user now holds a special sway over those who are considered obsessive in their love. This perk not only attracts individuals with Yandere tendencies towards the user, but also grants the user an easier means of controlling their actions.
Fated love the user has become the fated one they have unknowingly yearned for their entire lives. Yandere individuals, driven by their intense infatuation, will be drawn to the user, captivated by the user's presence. They will see you as the fulfilment of their deepest desires and will go to great lengths to protect and possess the user.
Users should be wary of the consequences of gaining this passive skill. Yandere individuals are known for their extreme possessiveness and volatility. While this passive skill grants the user more control, it is essential to handle their emotions with care, ensuring that their actions do not spiral out of control and endanger those around you.]
Quickly reading through the love description that seemingly came with all passive perks, I scowled in annoyance. This was definitely a dampener on my good mood.
While the skill may appear to be good, with it giving me control over those with obsessive love, which could be a future boon, the fact was it was a double-sided sword with it attracting yandere to my presence.
My first encounter with a yandere was a thousand-year-old dragon who was also a dragon king who had tried to imprison me for whatever reason. I still didn't even know how the fuck I had pulled that off.
It had certainly not left me with a good impression of Yandere in general and by the warning of the passive skill gave me, not only would they target me, but they would also target the surrounding things which would be troublesome.
At least they won't actively try to kill me, that was certainly a big bonus. Still, being imprisoned would certainly not be ideal, I'll have to find a way to deal with this later on. Hopefully, Tiamat won't be able to find me since I'm no longer in the underworld.
I had no doubt that the obsessive dragon was looking for me. The look of pure crazy and obsession wasn't lost on me, and she would probably be looking for me. Most likely best to keep a low profile for a while in that case.
The next thing I had to think about was to decide on which skill I wanted to download. Luckily, I had already made a list full of potentially useful skills, so I wouldn't have to rack my brain every time it came down to picking a skill.
I could simply make a note of any useful skill that came to mind and keep them for later choosing. Now, thinking about the list I had made, I had quite a few skills to pick from, which was great.
Now, what I needed was definitely an intelligence skill. Luckily, I had a few options on my list. However, I noticed that some of them would take longer to download because they had additional requirements or prerequisites.
The fastest and best one I have written down was Sora from no game, no life. I initially wanted to download Lelouch but he would probably take much longer due to his Geass.
Now thinking more on it, Sora is a good choice. Since he's a baseline human, he shouldn't take too long to download.
[Choose Template: (_)]
I typed in his name and age, which was 18.
[Sora] [World – No Game No Life] (CHOSEN)
[Sora - Downloading]
Hopefully it won't take too long.
I frowned, as I suddenly surveyed the dried blood and dirt clinging to my skin. My inventory had provided me with a fresh set of clothes because I had bought a load after I realised how much clothes tore when fighting, though they were highly ill-suited for the cold environment and made me stick out conspicuously.
Unfortunately, I couldn't afford warmer attire at the moment, as my credits had been depleted during my escape from that fucking troublesome but kind of hot dragon.
Thankfully, my cold resistance skill had been created, providing some relief by countering the biting and downright freezing cold, in addition to my naturally resistant skin due to having a high level of power.
Returning to my main predicament, I was utterly covered in grime, and the discomfort was becoming unbearable. In my former residence, there was a river where I used to bathe to get rid of any dirt daily.
A comfort I often enjoyed when I wasn't fending off monster flesh eating fish with a certain taste for angelic blood. However, in my current surroundings, I only saw a frozen river, which left me sighing in disappointment.
That was before I got an idea, getting up and half limping to the edge of the frozen river, I looked down and saw my reflection with a grimace. My nice silky hair was covered in dirt and blood, while I looked even worse than I had thought.
Raising my arm, I channelled chakra into it before punching down, watching with satisfaction as the ice cracked and shattered. Giving way to the cold water below before I winced at the loud sound it made.
That was bound to draw some attention… ah, oh well, at least it's not the familiar forest, so I don't suspect any life – endangering monsters were going to come investigate.
Wincing as my hand started burning more painful at my usage of it so soon after my battle, I carefully took off my clothes and put them in a neat pile by the riverside. Hesitantly putting my foot in, I gasped at the freezing temperature of the water.
Fuck that was cold, like even my cold resistance wasn't helping with this level of frost. Ah, fuck it, I thought. Ignoring the glaringly bad idea this was, I decided to go for it.
I performed a gracious, if you were to ask me, cannonball dive into the frigid waters of the lake, paying no mind to the small ice chunks left over from the shattered surface.
Well, I immediately regretted it. Feeling the coldness seep into my body, I cursed. I heard the familiar Ping sound as my cold resistance skill began to rapidly level up, that was a bonus at least.
I slowly started to swim around in the icy water for a while, gradually adjusting to the cold. Despite my cold-resistant skills levelling up at a rapid pace, it remained bone-chilling.
I wasted no time and began to swiftly scrub myself clean, ridding my body of the dirt and grime that had marred my appearance. Getting an idea to combat against the freezing cold, I nearly smacked myself at my stupidity.
Channelling mana with a slight wince as my body stung, I let holy light shroud my entire body and used to heat the water immediately, instantly the water temperature started to rise to acceptable levels from the hot condensed light.
Ahhh, that was much better. I let my body float as my body loosened up a bit from the comfort. I was snapped out of my relaxation as I felt a tingle at the back of my neck.
I tensed my body as I immediately became alert. The tingle sensation I had recently come to know as me sensing mana. It was something I had learned which essentially alerted me to the use of mana in my immediate vicinity.
However, I wasn't adept enough, or I didn't have any types of sensing skills which meant I couldn't pinpoint the exact area of which the mana was being used.
Narrowing my eyes, I quickly spun around, carefully examining my surroundings. The being was obviously supernatural in nature due to the mana usage or a magician.
Since I could sense the use of mana it means it was fairly close to my position. I felt irritated as I looked around for the culprit, normally I would be up for a fight since I had learned I'm a bit of a battle maniac, which had come as a surprise.
However, at that moment, I wasn't in the mood to engage in a fight. My entire body felt as if it had been roasted on a skewer and blasted by lighting. Which, not surprisingly, was not a nice feeling.
Honestly, you would think the regeneration would take care of the pain along with the injuries, which, in fairness, it normally did. I must have seriously damaged my body for the pain to persist.
I spotted the culprit when I noticed movement in my peripheral vision. Without wasting a second, I snapped my gaze towards the movement and saw a figure moving through the trees.
Just from that brief glance, I could tell whatever it was definitely wasn't human. The slight glimpse of a bright coat of pure white hair as it disappeared behind a tree, confirming it was supernatural in origin.
I scowled, feeling annoyed. Why couldn't I just catch a break? Annoyed at the sudden encounter, I tapped into my mana, ignoring the flare of pain that surged through my body.
Pouring my mana into a small attack in the form of a slim concentrated disk of light, that formed a few metres in front of me. Surprisingly, creating the attack seemed almost effortless this time.
Normally, it took a fair bit of effort to imagine and shape my attacks, even though I was able to form them quickly. Must be because of my new embodiment of light skill.
With a small flick of my hand, the disk surged forward and effortlessly sliced through the tree and dissipated after with a flare of my will. It felt like I had gained a lot more control over my light control.
I watched with irritation as the thick oak tree slowly split apart and toppled down, revealing the creature that had been hiding behind it.
I stared at the creature in front of me, a big bipedal creature coated in white fur with oddly feminine facial characteristics. It had large breasts that swung freely, the only body part that seemed not to be wrapped in white fur.
The creature also had large crystal icy eyes that stared at me in a mixture of hunger and surprise. Its mouth parted to show pearly white point teeth. The fuck was this thing?
{Name: Vitara}
{Title: Yeti prodigy}
{Race: Yeti}
{Power level: 3100}
A… Yeti? I suppose I should have anticipated this given the snowy environment and the yeti in front of me was wrapped in white snowy fur. As expected from the world of dxd even yeti's seem to be sexualised.
Thinking about it more, they weren't that incredible compared to the other beings that existed in this world.
"Who are you and what do you want?" I asked, cutting straight to the point. I already knew who she was, but it didn't hurt to ask.
She seemed to have gotten over her surprise and gave me a somewhat cocky smirk, showing off her sharp white teeth.
"It doesn't matter who I am." She said, sounding like a mature female but with a low growl under toning her voice, The Language spoken was also unknown, even if I could understand it.
"The only thing that matters is you partaking in putting a child inside me, it's mating season and you're the only half-decent male I've found." She said as she slowly began stalking up to my form, still in the water.
I sighed in exasperation, I could already see where this conversation was going. Seriously, I just wanted to rest for a few days, so I could move around without being in pain.
"I'm going to have to decline." I replied. To which she gave a grin in response.
"Your decision on the matter is none of my concern." She admitted, now on the edge of the lake-side.
I rolled my eyes at her, so predictable. My body exploded out of the water and landed on the other side of the lakeside. She looked shocked from my speed but narrowed her eyes as I noticed a mist begin to swirl around her mouth.
A blast of ice spat out of her mouth as she created a spear of ice and charged at me. I dodged the blast of ice using minimal movements to lessen the pain before simply summing three golden vortexes.
They immediately unleashed golden chains that surged forward to the yeti at high speeds. She was narrowly able to evade one by using all her strength and pivoting her spear trying to deflect it, only to get propelled back by its Immense force.
She was caught thoroughly off guard as the other two golden chains slammed into her side, launching her back through a tree and smashing through, sending her sprawling with a cough of blood.
Did you think this was actually going to be a fight? I was admittedly not at 100% fighting capacity due to the strain my body seemed to be under just by moving, but my magic was still very deadly.
The three large golden chains didn't stop and quickly wrapped the female yeti around another tree behind her sprawled form. She looked shell-shocked at her sudden and effortless defeat.
Striding with a bit of a limp in my step towards the female yeti's bound form. I backhanded her on the cheek to gain her attention. The force forced her to spit out a glob of blue blood.
"I'm really starting to get sick of people telling me what I can and can't do. For your sake, it would be wise for you to answer my questions since I'm really not in the mood to fuck around." I growled, my tone firm.
I clicked my tongue in irritation, as I noticed the defiance evident in her crystal blue eyes. So I used light to superheat my hand with my newfound control over light, and added holy energy to boost that heat further.
Raising my hand in a threatening gesture, her eyes widened and she immediately understood my warning. The female yeti could feel the sheer heat emanating from my palm as it was lit up in a dazzling radiance of light. Which looked almost ethereal.
"What do you want to know, human!" She spat out in anger.
My eyebrow raised a bit confused, did she not know I was an angel? No matter, I suppose I shouldn't expect much from a yeti of all things.
"Where is the nearest human settlement?" I asked.
It would be good to at least get a general direction of where I could finally find civilization, since I wanted to find a place to rest. She briefly looked at me confused before hesitantly pointing west.
"That way is a large settlement run by humans." She answered.
I would just have to take her word on it, since I didn't currently have any lying detector abilities.
"Are there any more of your kind I should be aware of?" I asked again.
She shook her head.
"No, my tribe is located in the south." She answered again.
Good, so her tribe was located in the opposite area, that was fortunate. I didn't feel like being forced to wipe out an entire clan of yeti's while my body was on fire. I nodded in satisfaction.
"Why did you wish to have children with me?" I asked, curiously if I remembered correctly. Yetis were meant to be a friendly race. So why she tried to force me to have children with her was unknown.
Perhaps the dxd version of yetis were different? It was plausible since I doubt the races in Dxd could be accurately assessed with the legends of my old world.
She looked away in embarrassment,
"It is currently mating season and I could not find a… suitable mate to produce offspring with." She said while looking away.
I gave her an unimpressed look, which seemed to make her somehow blush. I released the golden chains binding her with a click of my finger. She got up slowly as I began to walk away and collect my things.
"Oh, before I go," I said casually, turning to her with a dark glare filled with malice.
A powerful surge of mana formed into a thick line of light that quickly formed and was sent at her before she could even react. Before she knew what happened, her head slid off her body, decapitated.
750 credits Gained
Not sparing a second glance towards her, I began heading in the direction she had previously pointed me towards.
Now, let's hope she was telling the truth or this will be a very long day.
-[Gabriel Pov]-
Hovering in the air with twelve beautiful white wings extending from her back, Gabriel's beautiful face was scrunched up in confusion in an adorable way that would send any normal man falling to their knees in worship.
Gabriel currently felt a mix of confusion and frustration. She absentmindedly twirled one of her lustrous golden locks with her delicate fingers as she contemplated her next course of action.
Her goal to find the mysterious new angel back to the safety of heaven hadn't been as fruitful as she had originally hoped, and to be quite honest, Gabriel felt a bit lost. Even her special ability Locate, bestowed by her father as his messenger, for some odd reason, wasn't functioning as it usually did.
Locate was one of her main powers that she was granted as her special role as the messenger of god. As the name of the ability suggested, it allowed her to locate a target. This was given to her by god, so she could deliver messages without having to go through the process of finding them.
The past few weeks, Gabriel had been travelling the world searching for a glimpse of the angel. She was adept at mana sensing and was confident in her abilities to sense the mystery angel if they were nearby.
She had, of course, made sure to conceal herself, making sure to not alert other factions when she intruded on their territories in search. Gabriel felt herself getting more anxious by the day.
Realistically, she was aware that if most devils or fallen angels were to find an angel of all beings, they would either enslave or make them fall through trickery. She felt a surge of anger flare through her at the situation angels were put in, but quickly pushed the emotions down.
It wouldn't do good for her to act on emotions, luckily she had learned how to perfectly hide them over her many years alive. Taking a deep breath, she smiled, the search had been dead until last night.
She was in Japan searching for any trace of the angel when she felt her power, locate switch on. Unfortunately, it still didn't work like normal. Seemingly unable to give me an exact location, so I could teleport with another power of mine called, Gateway.
Which allowed me to travel anywhere regardless of wards or any magic preventing teleportation, another perk of being the former messenger of god, but it did give me a small tug in the right direction. Which wasn't in Japan.
She could feel the tug as it gave her a slight idea of where he was, which while a lot more helpful, still left quite a few countries to search once again in the search for them.
Gabriel sighed with a small, but breathtaking smile as her form disappeared in a flash of light, and used Gateway to start searching in the general vicinity for the angel.
-Scene Break-
"Finally" I mumbled, as I could see a large city of sorts through the tree-line. A massive city that stretched beyond, further than my eyesight could see. Bustling with activity and filled with humans going about their daily tasks, I grinned.
Not wasting a moment of time, I briskly made my way towards the edge of the large city. Finally, making it to the streets. I began to look around, no doubt looking like some country bumpkin to anyone watching.
Not that I cared even as I noticed everyone who caught a glimpse of me gawking in pure shock, while essentially all the women blushed and momentarily seemed to forget everything else as they watched me walk past them.
Noticing a café, I frowned as I suddenly realised a slight problem. I had no money. Meaning, I couldn't buy anything. That was slightly annoying.
I could buy food and other such things from the system, but I wouldn't be able to find a place to sleep at night with no money. Suddenly, I had a thought come to me.
'System is it possible to exchange credits for other currencies?' I mentally questioned my system.
[Yes.]
Smiling cheerfully at the system's response, which I absently noticed seemed to make all the women around me trip over in a daze and practically moan in arousal. Wait, did that girl just actually have an orgasm?
I think I may have underestimated the allure perks effect since I was being stared lustfully at by every woman I walked past, with some even following me like I was some sort of messiah.
All the men seemed to gawk in pure shock with a minor hysterical look in their eyes. I shivered in disgust as one man with a creepy look even licked his lips and sent him a deathly glare of pure malice, watching as he stumbled back at my look.
Reverting to my passive, cold expression that I had adopted since arriving in this world, I promptly ignored the world around me as I went to go find a place to eat and after that maybe a place to stay.
Arriving at the nearest café which seemed to be busy, I confidently strode in, not giving a glance to any of the surrounding humans who had begun staring at me. I walked over to the counter where a pretty girl who seemed to be around 19 sat waiting with a bored expression.
It was a strange experience knowing I was a different race than a human. A higher existence, it made my perspective change quite a lot and gave me a supreme amount of confidence.
In my old world I had been socially awkward, a large part as to why my siblings could flourish in the art of manipulation while I had a hard time looking someone in the eye when lying about the simplest of lies. I chuckled mirthlessly as I pushed those thoughts down.
Now knowing no one here could ever hope to hurt me, it gave me a feeling of unlimited confidence that allowed me to carelessly ignore all the staring which would have once made me feel insecure.
"Hello." I called out, in my passively cold tone, to the young teenager lazing behind the counter. As I looked at her, I noticed her sun-kissed skin and neatly black hair. I gave her rather attractive body a once over with a flick of my eyes.
She had a slim waist, a curvy backside, and perky but modest breasts. She seemed to be currently engrossed in reading a magazine. She was definitely the popular girl type.
"Order?" She replied in a bored tone, not even bothering to look up at me. I leaned over the counter a bit and stared at her with a bit of amusement.
"What would you suggest?" I asked curiously, she sighed and pinched her nose with annoyance and finally looked up at me with an annoyed look, only for that annoyed bitchy look to melt away as an atomic blush overcame her.
"Uh-i a ah heyy-y" she stuttered out only to bow her head in annoyance. She took a deep breath as I was slightly fascinated as I got to see allure work.
"Ehm, I would suggest Masala Tea, it's ah my favourite anyway." She mumbled the last part shyly, her blush still firmly covering her cheeks.
"Sure, I'll have that" I answered her before pausing for a second.
"Hey, I don't suppose you could tell me which country we are in?" I asked awkwardly while I scratched my neck in embarrassment, I must have seemed like a dumbass.
She indeed looked at me strangely for a second before forgetting it as she seemed to go into a daze as she stared into my eyes.
"Uh, we're in India." She said absentmindedly, Allure for the win, finally starting to show some of that usefulness. I inwardly cheered while nodding and giving her a small smile in gratitude. While inwardly grimaced.
India? I was in India, of all places. It wasn't a good place to be, especially in dxd, I knew India was home to some of if not the most powerful gods and filled with legendary creatures of all sizes, damn it, this wasn't the destination I had in mind.
She stumbled at the sight of my small smile before quickly proceeding to speak to another woman, who started to prepare my tea.
I put my hands in my pockets and found a comfortable seat. It was kind of awkward as I sat and waited for my tea to arrive.
I noticed she kept stealing glimpses at me from behind the counter while I idly tapped my fingers on the table in boredom, and she thought I didn't notice. A part of me felt tempted to have a piece of that nice ass.
Sadly, my mind was overwhelmed with various thoughts at my current predicament of being in India, of all places. However, my immediate plan of action was simple, enjoy this cup of coffee and then find a place to stay.
As I glanced around, I noticed the cute lady with a nice body swiftly approaching me, holding the cup of tea I had ordered. She seemed oddly excited to talk to me once more.
I couldn't help admitting that my allure perk was too broken. The girl gently placed the tray on the table before me, her smile radiating friendliness, a stark comparison to her hostile attitude before.
"Thank you, it looks great." I said while looking over the tea, it did really look great.
"No problem!" She replied cheerfully.
"Hey, I don't suppose you know a good hotel anywhere, do you?" I asked before taking a sip of the admittedly awesome tea. She tilted her head in thought.
"It really depends on how much you're willing to spend, I can offer you some low price hotels, but they're not wort- comfortable for a person like you." She said with a blush at her slip up.
"A guy like me huh, well, give me a good one. Don't worry about the price." I said with a smirk as she practically glowed red.
For flirting successfully you have gained
1 CHA
My eyes widened as my smile became genuine at the new revelation. I had been wondering how to gain cha but it seems the answer was pretty simple.
"Uh- t-the W-wildflower hall, which is also an Oberoi Resort, is where celebrities and rich people normally go to." She said with a stutter at the view of my smile.
"Thank you." I replied before going to sip my tea cup only to find it empty. Tsk, that really was tasty, oh well, it's getting dark, better find this Wildflower Hall.
I bid her a farewell much to her depression and left before she no doubt asked me for my number.
Entering the impressive building that I had found was Wildflower Hall after questioning some ladies which were more than happy to lead me there.
There wasn't much to talk about as I walked inside the luxurious reception areas, with a beautiful chandelier hanging on the ceiling and lush red carpets with intricate markings across the walls. It was certainly impressive.
In the centre of the luxurious room, a large desk sat, behind the large and expensive desk stood a finely dressed man with hazel eyes and an average appearance. A sly grin swept across his normal face as he caught sight of me.
Narrowing my eyes, I shrugged. Something about him seemed off as he seemed to watch me critically. I disregarded whatever care about his weird attitude was about.
It wasn't my problem, I was tired and in pain. I wanted to sleep.
"Greetings, customer." He spoke formally. "How may I be of assistance today?"
"I need a room." I said simply. I didn't feel like talking at the moment. I idly prepared an excuse for the inevitable question of my age. I hadn't forgotten, even if women seemed to forget my age, I knew the men wouldn't fall for my allure.
"Of course sir, which room would you like?" He questioned, while I looked at him suspiciously again. This guy definitely wasn't normal.
Something about him bothered me. Shrugging it aside for now, I refocused on him. Why wasn't he questioning my age?
"Give me your best room, I don't care about the price" I said while awaiting his answer with curiosity. Why wasn't he acting more suspicious and well, curious towards my age?
"Right away sir, how many nights?" He asked. Which was then I realised something that honestly kind of made me a little weirded out. I also noticed he didn't blink, and his eyes stayed locked onto me.
"A week will do." I said, why wasn't he asking me if I could afford it, I'm a fucking 12-year-old that looks at most 15. I shouldn't have the money to pay for a luxury hotel by myself.
"Very well, that shall be 290,360 Rupees" he said and waited almost robotically for my answer.
How much was that in dollars?
[3500 Dollars]
Ah, I see that's fine. I was starting to get a bit worried, talk about inflated. Hey system, how many rupees can I get from a single credit?
[Exchange rate, 1 credit – 8296 rupees or 100 dollars to be more precise.]
My eyes widened, that was pretty good. I would only need 35 credits, which wasn't much at all. Grinning, I confirmed the exchange of 35 credits for 290,360 rupees.
Pretending to dig into my pocket while looking at the man who only looked at my eyes unblinkingly as I took out a massive wad of cash from my pocket.
Handing it to him, he suspiciously didn't mention anything about the cash I shouldn't have been able to fit in my pocket or how I had got it, or even why I was paying in cash, he simply handed me a key and directed me to my hotel room.
The thing I had noticed that had weirded me out? In fact, he wasn't moving at all. Only his mouth and eyes moved. The rest of his body was completely still. Not even the signs of breathing could be seen.
Honestly, I hadn't appraised him because I wanted to mind my own business without getting involved in anything, but now there was no hiding he wasn't human, and I wasn't going to not appraise a potential threat.
Finally, deciding he definitely wasn't just a weird human, I used appraisal.
{Name: Dhaneswar}
{Title: Servant of Kubera}
{Race: Guhyaka}
{Power level: 4500}
Sighing in exasperation at meeting yet another supernatural creature in such a short time and especially while I felt so drained, I didn't bother glancing back at the Guhyaka, who opted to stare intensely at me as I went towards my room.
I really couldn't be bothered to deal with whatever is going on with that mess. None of my business and as long as it doesn't affect me, it doesn't matter anyway.
Luckily, it didn't seem to actively harm me in any way, while I had no doubt I could beat it, since I wasn't at 100% it would take more effort than I was willing to put in at this moment. I had now gotten used to the pain, at least.
Finally, I made it to my purchased room, which was massive with a nice view on the edge of a mountain looking across the whole city of Shimla. The city I found myself in after some investigation.
Ignoring the beyond luxurious room that would make kings of old blush in envy. I strode up to my bed after looking at the door and subtly placing a chair by the door to block anyone from opening it without force, of course, which would wake me up.
Plopping down face first on the bed with a groan, I felt myself starting to slip away into unconsciousness, only to be alerted by a Ping. Sitting up straight with annoyance, I scowled.
"What the fuck is it now?!" I growled out, I didn't like being kept from sleeping. Not at all.
[Familiar egg Hatching…]
Forgetting my annoyance in a split second, as if I hadn't just been ready to punch something into pieces a second ago, I felt myself grow with anticipation at the long awaited familiar egg.
Pulling it out, I placed it on the large Emperor size bed I found myself on. The red veins on the egg pulsing fast and the egg jostling side to side every few seconds. Grinning at the first crack, the large egg appeared.
I watched with glee as the egg began to have cracks cascading all over it, until finally a small serpentine head begun to poke out of the egg.
The pieces off as the top of the egg finally slipped off its beautiful scales, revealing two pairs of golden eyes that stared at me in a brief moment of confusion before turning into pure adoration.
Watching as a small serpentine head poked out, my eyes widened as a beautiful snake began slowly slithering its way over to me and hissed cutely in frustration at its apparent lack of speed.
{Name: None}
{Title: Familiar of Kai}
{Race: Astral Serpentral}
{Power level: 780}
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Well, that's it, mainly just Kai finding out where he is with a little battle here and there. Now his familiar is also hatched after waiting for a few chapters, lol.
We also got to see Gabriel in her search for Kai, and now she's got a general idea of where he is. Gotta wonder how all this chaos is going to play out. Next chapter, the story will begin truly kicking off.
Reviews:
Guest: Gabriel will be a lot harder to corrupt as a thousand-year Angel who seems to have a bit of a dark side to her, but we've already seen Kai's seemingly effortless and unintentional seduction of Tiamat, who is an old dragon herself. Gabriel will definitely be fighting her battles when it comes down to her lust though, lol.
Kkmoney123: I don't know if you've noticed, but he already sort of has one, it's not based on the percent of his power though, but after going through battles and such, he is awarded stats depending on the effort he puts in and how much he's damaged. It's sort of the gamer system's version of a zenkai.
Alergarzurpc: Dang that last suggestion actually seems kind of fun. might be something to use later since it sounds pretty funny ngl as for the angelic skills, he will be getting more in the future for sure. The ones specifically you suggested I hadn't thought about before, but it's definitely a good idea, thank you.
E/N: Sunshine? We finna have Escanor humbling gods left and right lol.
Geneva Convention Article 34: To be honest, I feel the same, I feel like it takes away from the growth and challenges when they just skip to op.
The familiar forest was mainly a training ark, so he could actually do something without just getting flicked into a black hole, since in this version of dxd all the power rankings are boosted by extreme amounts meaning canon counterparts would be crushed easily by the version in the seraphic system.
To be honest, he's not even that strong now, in my opinion, since I've actually got a power ranking list with stats and power levels, him being an ultimate low class being like him being promoted from mook level to above average. Compared to other beings, poor Kai is just starting out lol, so don't worry about him just suddenly becoming op since he has a long way to go.
Funny you mention that I've been looking into adding a type of warding like that using runes that can only be used on certain objects with magical creature pelts, giving it a better effect and such. Definitely something I'm looking into.
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