Kapitel 36: Sigil Types
Leaving the store, Allura brought out a cigarette and smiled in satisfaction.
"You really like that don't you?" Alice asked while waving her hands, trying to push away the smoke.
"Yep. Helps me out a tad." Allura chuckled.
"Now then, we're off to find Gin. He's an old friend of mine that handles all sorts of things that goes on in different cities. He's a retired Hunter and used to be pretty high up in the ranks of the Hunter's Guild. He eventually gave up and made a name for himself underground. Now he's just an old man that looks out for his granddaughter while also helping me out."
Hearing this, Alice blinked her eyes in surprise since that's quite the lineup of achievements. While she wasn't sure what the Hunter's Guild was, the fact that he's a retired Hunter and someone supposedly made a name for himself underground spoke volumes of his capabilities.
She still remembers what they said about Hunters when she was a young girl. They all died young. But for an old man to be around after being a Hunter… he was either lucky or had the strength to back it up.
"And speak of the devil, here he is." Allura smiled while pointing at a figure approaching them from the distance.
Seeing the man in a large trench coat, swept back hair and a pair of fierce eyes, Alice felt a shiver down her spine. Even though he wasn't radiating any sort of malice, just being in his presence caused her palms to sweat and itched for a weapon out of her fight or flight instincts. The scar over the bridge of his nose and his beard only amplified this feeling.
"Oi Gin! Might want to relax yourself a bit. You're scaring the poor girl." Allura called out as the invisible pressure relaxed itself.
"Sorry, a little on edge after meeting Theron. You should be surprised that I'm even here unscathed after what you told me to tell him." Gin sighed in annoyance while massaging his neck.
"I mean, he knows he shouldn't take you out since you're important to a lot of places after all. Doing so is just welcoming destruction to his doorstep." Allura reassured with a grin.
"So is this the girl? Here's the card. All you need now is her name, age and a picture. I've already filled out the rest and had her registered as your extended family member." Glancing at Alice briefly, Gin focused back on Allura and handed her a card.
"Alright, I'll get that done tonight then. Is the carriage prepared? We'll leave for the other city tonight." Allura asked while placing the card into her pocket.
"It's prepared. You can find it outside the city gates when you're done with the documents. My granddaughter will meet you on the way there while I still have some things I need to sort out before I leave. I'll meet you in Zadash." Gin patted Allura's shoulder before walking away.
"Seems like he's quite busy if he's not sticking around. Well whatever. Want to get some food while I fill in your ID?" Allura asked as Alice nodded her head.
"Now then… Name is naturally Alice. You got a surname?" Allura asked as Alice shook her head.
She no longer wanted to be associated with the Zenia family.
"In that case I'll give you my surname. Agnelia. From now you'll be called Alice Agnelia." Allura smiled as she patted Alice on the head. Age… you mentioned 20 so I'll put that as your age. Birthday… Do you know your birthday? If not, how did you track it?"
"Don't know. Tracked using winter." Alice shook her head.
"Don't know huh? Alright I'll make your birthday in the middle of winter then. Every winter we'll celebrate your birthday, though winter doesn't really come to the Abyss." Allura chuckled.
"All that's left is for you to take a picture. Follow me."
The process for taking the picture was rather simple as it was done quickly. Once they were done with picture, they made their way to a restaurant.
After ordering a few dishes, Allura turned to Alice.
"So let's continue with the lessons. How much do you know about the Abyss? It can be anything, just give me a rundown of what you know." Allura asked, wanting to see the depths of Alice's knowledge. With everything she's demonstrated so far, it was clear that she was ignorant when it came to the outside world.
Therefore Allura wanted to see what she was working with before planning out her lessons.
"Hmm… I know a lot about Abyss Blood, their side effects and some Abyss Beasts. Oh and what you taught me about Sigils." Alice muttered while counting with her fingers.
"Only that much? Hm alright. I'll give a quick lesson for now then tell you a little more about your Sigil. First, there are four key things you need to know about the Abyss. First, the Abyss itself. Second, the Beasts. Third, the Blood and lastly, the Sigils. These four are the corner stones of life in the Abyss.
"The cycle of the Abyss is as such. You kill beasts, you get their blood, you use that blood to help you with bounty hunts. You get Sigils and repeat. This is the cycle that every Hunter abides by. With this in mind, every Hunter makes it a habit to memorise as much of the Abyss Bestiary as possible. That way when you're out in the field, you know what you're up against. Naturally it's not the be all end all since new beasts are being found every so often but it certainly helps." Allura smiled.
"Unfortunately, I don't have a copy on hand so we'll have to buy one later. But with this in mind, we'll use what we know so far to determine the abilities of your first Sigil. After all, I don't think you quite understand what you killed for the Sigil since it wasn't a Twilight Hunter that you killed."
Hearing this, Alice paused in surprise. While the armour was indeed different from what she remembered, everything else was the same. She chalked it up to being a unique variant nothing more.
"I thought it was just a unique Twilight Hunter, is it not?" Alice asked as she glanced at her forearm.
"Well it was. Until it shed its skin and ascended to the next stage. It had advanced from being a special Twilight Hunter to a Spectral Hunter. The difference between these two is that the longer it fights, the stronger it becomes. So long as it doesn't sustain any damage. Give it enough time to stalk a prey and it has the power to kill a 5 Sigil user in just one hit. From the strength you demonstrated, I'd say you got the same Sigil ability." Allura smiled while tapping the table.
"Your passive ability seems to be one that controls the enemy while your active ability is something that boosts your own strength. Honestly, I can't tell if your Sigil is Anti Hunter or Anti Monster."
Shrugging her shoulders, Allura leaned back on her seat.
"Anti Hunter? Anti Monster?"
"Yep. Sigils are separated into 3 types of focus broadly speaking. There are the Anti Hunter Sigils, powers you use to kill other Hunters. So powers that enhance your one on one combat ability is Anti Hunter. Anti Monster abilities focus on killing Beasts. So things like making the Beast weaker or making yourself tougher to contest against them. Good examples will be that Lars brat you saw on the first day and the Assassin who died." Allura explained while holding up two fingers.
"Lars would be classed as a Anti Monster user since his Sigils focus on making him fight against Abyss Beasts in a head on collision. While the Assassin would be Anti Hunter since all of his skills are good against Humans but less effective against Abyss Beasts. With that in mind, can you see why your Sigil is a little weird? Since it's a mix of both.
"There is a third type of focus but you don't need to worry about that for now."
Nodding her head, Alice digested all of this information as she wondered about her own Sigil.
'Allura's words make sense. My active ability enhances my physical abilities but also makes my wounds worse. If I don't wound myself or let others wound me, my physical abilities will only keep increasing until my body can't take it anymore. Or so I assume. But once I sustain a wound, I'll have to rely on the passive ability of disorientating my enemies to escape… It sounds like an Anti Hunter ability with properties of Anti Monster due to its passive effect.'
Seeing Alice thinking to herself with a serious expression, Allura couldn't help but chuckle to herself. She was glad to see Alice working through the questions with the information she'd been given and figuring out the answers herself.
To her, Alice's first Sigil was strictly an Anti Hunter Sigil since the passive ability was weak against beasts. While she could augment this effect later with Sigils, the core of the Sigil was still building up towards the one hit kill.
Either way, Allura could see Alice having an affinity towards being a Hunter with the way she thinks and considers the information she's been given.
Kapitel 37: Journey To Zadash
After finishing their food, it was time for them to prepare for departure as Allura handled the documentation.
While Alice was waiting for Allura to finish everything, she was experimenting with what she had learned about her Sigil.
If Allura was correct with her Sigil, she should be able to build up some strength by just keeping her Sigil activated. As long as she doesn't have any wounds, it'll continue to build power until her body couldn't take it.
With this new knowledge, Alice understood that she'd have to change her way of fighting. After their meal, Allura had told her a little more regarding Sigils.
The first news was that they were permanent. Unfortunately, there was no way for you to change a Sigil after acquiring one since a Sigil fundamentally changed a person's body.
For Allura, her first three Sigils were all flame based, a choice she made when she was naïve and regretted her choice but she learned to live with her decisions.
Alice wanted to ask about her other Sigils but Allura only dismissed the question saying she'll show her when the time comes.
The second piece of news that Allura gave Alice was the usage limit of a Sigil.
Each Sigil had a different usage limit with a good example being Alice's first Sigil. It could be used constantly so long as you didn't sustain a wound. But once she did, she was on a timer before she passed out from blood loss.
In Allura's words, 'There are no Sigil without an internal cool down or downtime.' It's her job to find the weakness and exploit it when she fights other Sigil users.
But this was easier said than done. Alice tried to figure out the draw backs of Lars and the Assassin but she couldn't find anything. Their abilities seemed well rounded and didn't have a cool down that could be exploited.
Yet Allura reassured her that there was a rather large glaring weakness to both of their powers.
Shaking her head, Alice focused her mind back on her own Sigil as she was trying to gather as much power as she could internally.
She could feel the blood rushing through her body as power started to gather. Based on her own estimates, Alice theorised that she could go almost twice as fast as what she had demonstrated before. Only if she was given enough time to focus her mind on gathering the power needed.
If she was distracted, it was harder to build up sufficient power without taxing her body greatly.
'I need to distribute the strength evenly or else I risk compromising one of my limbs. But that's only when I want to draw as much power as possible. If I space it out, I can take people by surprise.' Alice thought to herself, remembering Lilia's lesson regarding weak points.
'How much effectiveness do I lose if I start storing my own blood in a vial? Maybe I can draw out some blood for battle.' Alice thought to herself while touching the pouch on her waist.
With the way the pouch was designed and how it would hold the vials inside, even if she was to fall directly on the pouch the vials would be safe. But if the pouch takes a direct hit, the vials won't be safe.
A quick exploration of her outfit showed her own many secret pockets were scattered about, enough for her to hide daggers or other small hidden weapons.
'I need to earn money if I want to buy the things I need… But how do I earn money? The only thing I can do right now is fight…' Alice thought with a frown.
"You look upset. Something wrong?" Allura's voice interrupted Alice's thoughts as she had just finished handling the documents.
"Thinking about earning money. Too poor to buy anything." Alice sighed.
"That's what you're worried about? Well earning money is both easy and hard I suppose. Depends on what path you want to take for it. But don't worry about money for now, I'll get you some basic equipment. Here's your card, keep that on you at all times and don't lose it." Allura smiled, handing Alice the finished ID card.
"It'll let you travel city to city without a bunch of paperwork. Once we reach Zadash, we'll need to make you a Hunter Guild ID so you can take commissions." Allura sighed while lighting up a cigarette.
"Another ID?" Alice raised an eyebrow since she thought one would be enough.
"Of course. Did you think one ID was the be all end all? Hell no. This ID proves you're a person and can travel to places while Hunter Guild ID lets you use their services. Every place needs a different ID. It's annoying but unfortunately, a single ID for everything doesn't exist. You can't get something that convenient with a snap of a finger." Allura shrugged dismissively.
"Setting that aside, come with me. We're going to the carriage now. It'll be roughly a 4 day journey to Zadash. I'll tell you a little about it on the way and we'll also be picking up Gin's granddaughter on the second day. She's pretty fun, I think you two should get along pretty well since both of you will be under my care for a bit. For her it's more training purposes."
"What's her name?" Alice asked curiously since it sounds like she'll be spending a lot of time together with this person.
"Her name's Ria. It's better for you two to get to know each other without learning about her from me. Plus, it's easier for you to see how she's like." Allura smiled.
Nodding her head, Alice followed behind Allura as the two of them approached the city gates. Unlike the fishing docks that was near the sea, the gate was not overwhelmed by the smell of dead Abyss Beasts. Several large stables could be seen next to the gate as there were different queues for people entering or leaving the city.
Walking over to the largest stable, Allura talked to the stablemaster and brought out a large wooden carriage with two horse like Abyss Beasts attached at the front.
Their fur was a deep purple with a bright red mane and ruby eyes. A black skeletal armour covered parts of their body as they glared at Allura for a moment before becoming docile.
"Jump on the back. The driver will be here momentarily." Allura said as she glanced back at Alice.
Nodding her head, Alice climbed onto the back. She wanted to sit where they usually kept the luggage since they weren't carrying anything. Sitting here allowed her to observe the world fully.
Seeing this, Allura only shrugged and let Alice do whatever she wanted.
'. . .'
Sitting silently, Alice glanced towards the city. A myriad of thoughts flooded her mind but in the end, she could only think about Lilia. When she arrived in this place, she was alone and didn't know where to go. She was only told to find a woman called Allura and nothing else.
Captured once more, she was to survive in the coliseum.
Then Lilia appeared and gave her the helping hand she needed. Lilia taught her how things worked, looked out for her and protected her when possible. If it wasn't for Lilia, Alice didn't know if she could've made it out in one piece.
Yet it was also these hands of her's that took Lilia's life.
'This second chance you gave me at the cost of your own life… I won't squander it. I promise you Lilia.' Alice vowed to herself.
Lilia gave herself up at the last moment so that she could live.
Narrowing her eyes, Alice engraved the image of this city into her mind. She was going to come back one day to get revenge against Lilia's killer. Everyone that was involved in her death had to die. The bodyguard and the VIP.
"Look at you brooding all by yourself. Thinking about vengeance? Have you made your final farewells to this city? We won't be coming back for a while since I'll be taking you around the Abyss to train." Allura's voice interrupted her thoughts as Alice looked back in surprise since she didn't think Allura could tell what she was thinking.
"Oh don't look at me that way. You're practically radiating malice. Your face is stone cold but your eyes and aura give away what you think way too easily. Honestly, if you learn how to hide all of your emotions and expression in your eyes, it'll become a formidable weapon for you." Allura shrugged.
"How do I do that?"
"Dunno. Do I look like the emotionless type? Either way, it's something you'll figure our yourself. Anyways, make sure you don't fall off, we're setting off now." Allura grinned as Alice nodded her head.
Making herself comfortable, she could feel the carriage moving as the sound of hoovers clacking against the cobbled ground rang out.
"So the city we're going to is called Zadash. It's also known as the city of young Hunters since there's a rather big training facility. You can visit it if you want but we'll mostly be going for practical experience. It's better to learn first hand after all." Allura explained.
"Okay, I learn faster by doing anyways." Alice agreed with a serious expression.
Hearing this, Allura grinned deviously as Alice didn't know what she had just signed herself up for.
And so, the duo started their journey towards the city of Young Hunters, Zadash.
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