Rebellious Path

It was nighttime already, and the other girls were asleep; in a different room, of course. But my mind was still boggling, so I went outside for a walk as I could not sleep. I had my hands in my pockets as I walked around the town, which was very quiet except for the rowdy people inside the bars, talking and chatting with each other.

It did make me smile a bit, but; I wanted quiet, where everything is peaceful and tranquil without a single noise. I proceeded to walk until I reached a two-way path with the other route to lead out of the town, whilst the other led to the forest. I just brushed off my hair as I walked to the path leading to the forest. Might as well kill some monsters from time to time.

"What the hell was that earlier…"

The scene that caused pain and fear to erupt within my body. Even now, my body is still feeling as if swelling with bruises all around. My right arm which had the tattoo, which was the weapon, of course, hurt the most.

Just as I reached the end of the path, I did not see a single monster which just means that this place was indeed safe, so my other worry was rid out of my system. But right at the end of the path, there was a small ridge going down to a lake. This was a perfect place to… maybe rest?

I just sat down on the ridge and just looked at my right arm, which felt as if it got hit by a car a dozen times. As I gazed upon the tattoo, the pain suddenly got worse causing me to groan as I held my arm tightly, trying to suspend the pain by making my body feel numb, but it was impossible. It felt as if the pain came from the inside portion of my body, and it wasn't delightful.

(Do you… remember how you destroyed everything… hehe.)

A voice suddenly started to echo throughout my head, and it wasn't any familiar voice… The tone of the voice… was creepy. It was as if… tormenting me, trying to make me lose control of myself. My brain felt as if it was melting, and I felt that I was on edge, unable to suppress anything.

The tattoo started to glow as the weapon, or should we call it, rope dart, started to get ripped out of my arm, causing intense pain to rupture upon me. My eyes widened as it began to squirm out of my arm as if a sentient creature whilst hovering right above me. It was excruciating, and it caused my complexion to be as pale as it can get. This was way worse than just getting stabbed or just getting beat up.

"W-what do… you mean?"

(As I thought… you still do not remember what you did… But don't worry… hehe… It will all come back to you soon… torment shall prevail…)

The voice became creepier the second time around but... it felt awfully familiar as if I was with it when I was in a cradle. I just shook my head altogether as I gritted my teeth as my flesh felt as if it was getting cut open. The voice didn't come back since then, and I was no longer able to force my body just to sit down, so I laid on the ground, beads of sweat forming upon my forehead.

The weapon suddenly retracted back into my arm and turned into a tattoo. I could only breathe raggedly as the pain lingered whilst I tried to stand up. I… unfortunately failed as I felt that I could no longer move an inch of my body. (Ah, shit… am I gonna stay here for the rest of the night?)

Just as I was about to close my eyes just to let the night pass through, and maybe when I wake up, everything will be fine; I heard the leaves suddenly rustle. At that moment, I tried to wake up all my senses as the system gave a notification about one of my status effect activating. With that, I finally felt that I could move.

[Status Effect, {Instant Recovery} Activated]

With a twist of my body, I stood up as my body felt as if it healed very quickly, but not as quick as the "Instant" might say. Just then, the rustle became a growl as a monster jumped right at me. It was tough to see it in the night, even if the moonlight shone so brightly, as it was very dark coloured, so I immediately proceeded to use [Observe].

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[Shadow Wolf (Level 65)]

HP: 55,002

MP: 34,918

It was weak, and I could quickly deal with it, but this toll on my body is a bit… to harsh on me. I could barely move, and it's all thanks to that status effect that my body is healing. I just shook my head as I tried to pull out the weapon that I had, but it was unsuccessful. The damage that was already dealt on me just increased when I tried it, and it wasn't p.l.e.a.s.u.r.eful.

I clicked my tongue as I just proceeded to use my space magic. I could train it at the same time as well, am I right?

With a shake, I extended my hand whilst the shadow wolf leapt at me with a growl. I clicked my tongue once more as I dodged the attack, but my body felt stiff, so I almost got hit. Luckily, I didn't as I started to manipulate space itself. Some information suddenly hit my head, making me remember a bit of what I studied about Physics which made me smirk quite well.

Space and momentum must have a shared connection, right? So if I manipulate space, I could probably stop the momentum of anything. With that realisation, I wrapped around the space particles on the wolf to suspend it right at the air.

I smirked a bit as my space magic has indeed improved a lot as my accuracy at manipulating space was increased. With that out of the way, I just shrunk the space that I encompassed the wolf with causing it to whimper as it got crushed with force enveloped around it. Now that I remembered what the race of the enemy I faced was, I actually felt quite awkward as I knew that Farah was half wolf.

But I just shrugged it off as an enemy is an enemy, no matter what. I'd kill anyone who harms me and those who hurt my family. That was the virtue that I must not forget, for it is what I promised to myself since five years ago. If I do not follow it, I am a hypocrite.

I just took a deep breath as I could finally move my body freely now, so I did a couple of stretches and jogs.

"Man, that [Instant Recovery] was a dupe, but at least it healed me fast enough."

I just scratched my head whilst standing up after a couple of push-ups, and I decided that I should go back. It was already really late as the moon was already shining right above me. I couldn't help but look up, and I noticed that there were actually two moons, which amazed me. I just smiled as I inserted my hands back on my pockets whilst I walked around.

I just shook my head as that weird phenomenon must undoubtedly be out of my reach… for now. I just walked by, and then… I noticed… Yumina was flying at me with full speed as she smiled widely.

"Papa~!!"

"Woah! Slow down! Geez… you cheeky girl."

I caught her, and she embraced me, and so did I… but it included a couple of pinches on her face. I also kissed her forehead and cheeks, causing her to giggle as I found out that she was very ticklish, which I indeed took to my advantage. I started to tickle her, causing her to laugh as her pink hair fluttered whilst her eyes glowed.

Her laughing suddenly slowed down as she hugged me, which I enjoyed as I walked back to the inn with her in my arms. Without my notice, she opened a couple of buttons on my clothes, and she slowly sunk her teeth unto my arm.

"Papa~..."

As I felt a sudden bite unto my arm, I couldn't help but instinctively look, and I just smiled. Even if her bites were more in-depth, it didn't hurt a single bit, so I just let her suck my blood. I had a massive HP pool, and I'm barely losing anything with this. I just patted her head whilst rubbing her hair and back.

As she felt that, she closed her eyes as a smile formed upon her lips as this time; she wasn't just s.u.c.k.i.n.g his blood. She was also transmitting her own blood unto him. (I want papa… to have the best… I don't want to see him hurt…)