At the same time the Demon girl was in the midst of her |Evolution|, there was a tremurous explosion in a close by village. Wild flames rose in the dark night sky as panicked shouts could be heard everywhere.
In this tumult, a man finds himself on the run. A dozen soldiers behind him in his pursuit. "Stop right there, criminal scum!" one of them shouts
´As if´ the man, Geoff, scoffs. Even as his path is blocked by parts of a broken house he keeps running. Sprinting with full force he jumps up the debris and further pushes himself in the air with his arms. He soars through the air for a good few seconds before cushioning his fall with a roll, then immediately continues his escape as though there never was anything in his way. But there´s already soldiers waiting for him on the other side.
´God, fuckin annoyin' Geoff clicks his tongue as he kicks a burning piece of rooftop that fell to the ground. A dust-wall rises into the air and the soldiers momentarily lose vision of him. Geoff uses this chance to punch a dent into a soldier´s metal armor, sending him rolling on the ground. The knocked-out man´s comrades wince at the sight.
´Thank god they ain´t trained in th´ Capital, not much time ´til reinforcement arrives though.´ Suddenly, a vile grin surfaces on Geoff´s face: "If ya dun wanna end up like that, scram ya dipshits!" he shouts.
The soldiers, now more wary of their target, only raise their weapons in protest. "You have committed one too many crimes, Red Hand Geoff, as if we'll let you get away with that!"
"Oh, how righteous" the criminal spits under his breath at his bluff failing and turns right, commencing his escape.
Red Hand Geoff ; An active member in the black market, specializing in dealing with drugs, weapons and slaves. A while ago he managed to spread his name throughout many smaller villages. Nobody affiliates with him without leaving unscathed, be it friend or foe.
But how come he´s on the run now? Simple, as he was about to sell newly acquired ´products´ he and his colleagues were charged by the authorities. A highly explosive ware was damaged in the process and the rest should be self-explanatory. Many people died on the spot there, but the soldiers had numbers as well as coordination on them in this situation. As such, their highest priority was to not let the criminals slip. The raid proceeded and many of Geoff´s acquaintances were caught. Hell, it would be the same for him if he didn´t use his ´friends´ as distractions. He never once thought of them as comrades anyways, his own well-being came first.
Geoff continues running as he finally makes out the gates of Varen. There, two guards stand between him and his escape. The soldiers, seeing the man approaching really fast, thrust their spears forward, but it turns out to be a futile attempt as Geoff catches them mid-air, cracking the weapons in half with brute force. The soldiers recoil and lose their balance as Geoff grabs and slams the two into each other. The soldiers fall, turned into a bloodied mess, as the criminal steps out of the city.
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The Demon girl opens her eyes
~|Evolution| completed~
Species:
|Primordial Child Demon| → |Demon Valkyrie|
|Demon| → |High Demon|
[Additional information will be provided: |Demon Valkyries| are adept physical fighters, as such their forte lies in close-quarter combat while utilizing magic to temporarily boost themselves and weaken enemies.]
~Skills~
[Minor Physical Reinforcement → Minor Physical Reinforcement (+)]
[Feeble Soul has been obtained]
[HP Regeneration has been obtained]
[Absolute Appraisal has been Enhanced]
~Title~
[Child could not be Erased → Effects of Title: Child have been lifted]
|Stats| have been unlocked:
Vitality: 72 → 107
(HP: 233/233 → HP: 43/325)
Strength: 94 → 130
Intelligence: 67 → 101
(MP: 106/106 → 13/155)
Endurance: 71 → 105
Agility: 75 → 109
[Primordial Demon has been enhanced]
~In̸̿f̴͂l̴̥͒u̵̧͊e̴nc̵̨͆e̴ ̶͙̀ȯ̵̞f̴̝͂ ̴̬̽Ṭ̷͑i̵̥͝t̴le̶̚:̷̖̂Prim̴o̸r̸dial D̴e̵͒m̷̌ó̶n̷̐~
Species:
|Demon Valkyrie| → |Primordial Demon Valkyrie|
~Skills~
[Minor Physical Reinforcement (+) → Intermediate Physical Reinforcement (-)]
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[Minor Feeble Soul (-) → Minor Feeble Soul]
[D Mana Handling → D+ Mana Handling]
[D Language Comprehension → D+ Language Comprehension]
[D A Warrior´s intuition has been obtained]
[Absolute Appraisal has been enhanced]
Primordial Demon Valkyrie
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Rarity: Mythic
Evolution Bonus:
(per Level-up)
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Vitality +15
Strength +18
Intelligence +11
Endurance +12
Agility +13
General Information: A female Demon revered for her beauty and strength, she who stands glorious in the face of battle. Neither numbers nor overbearing might can stop her, she will take on all and grasp for victory.
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“Ugh”. The light emitting from the girl´s body weakens and then ceases completely. Before the |Primordial Demon Valkyrie| knows it, she finds herself lying on the ground, out of breath. “Fuck” she mutters exhausted. Besides her body feeling like shit, it also feels… different. The girl raises an arm only to see a color she isn´t used to.
´Interesting´
She further inspects herself, but besides her skin color nothing else seems to have changed, visibly at least. She releases the strength in her arm as it flops back to the ground, then she closes her eyes.
|Evolution|. This process is not to be underestimated. As the body goes through massive changes it needs exorbitant amounts of energy, in other words one´s life-force is used for the transformation. This, in cases of critical condition, can lead to unfavorable results; If an |Evolution| is undertaken with an insufficient amount of energy, the body´s reserves are sucked dry and it self-destructs before the process can finish. Our girl once again was pretty lucky here, especially since she attempted an advanced |Evolution|.
As there are no monsters around, the small girl keeps resting on the floor until some of her HP and MP recover.
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After a while she forces herself to get up and prepares another meal. If she continues like this all Chiropters will be gone soon. Too exhausted to check her Status, or even think, she eats in silence. The motion of grilling and eating the same food became muscle memory by now, she doesn't need to use any brain capacity for the process.
Some time passes as the girl steadily comes back to her senses. She lightly slaps herself in an attempt to wake up from her stupor and takes a deep breath. Feeling a little better now, she decides to exit the cave and refresh herself in the cold river water. On the way she finally looks through her Status. “|Evolutions| are great” She states as she takes all of it in. She´s especially glad, or relieved, she retained her |Primordial Demon| Title and that it did its work. The |Stat Bonuses| plaster a smile on her face. There are also a few new |Skills| to try out, but this will have to wait for later. “First, a nice little swim,” she says as she arrives at the river. Her body begins feeling lighter as she steps into the water.
Not even a minute passes as the girl begins to quiver due to how cold it has become. She wouldn't be surprised to get a |Cold resistance| skill or something at this rate.
Quickly escaping from the freezing river´s fangs, she sits herself under a tree and wipes her body with a giant leaf.
“Haaa, that´s better”. Looking up into the starry sky she releases a sigh and listens to her heartbeat. ´There´s much to do tomorrow... Let´s get some rest for now,' she thinks and closes her eyes.
***
Geoff has successfully managed to escape from his pursuers.
After continuing to run for some more time, he looks back for confirmation that no one is following him. He curses as he turns and enters the forest to his right. "Fuckin' bastards ruined all my business." He rummages through the small amount he managed to secure and scoffs again.
Continuing on his way he hears water flowing in the distance. Following the sound he arrives at a blue shimmering river: "finally some fuckin' water". But just as he is about to take a big gulp, his attention is drawn to a nearby presence. He turns his head only to be surprised by a small figure resting beneath a tree. 'The hell?' he thinks as he recognizes the shape as one of a little girl.
Periodically soldiers would patrol the shallow parts of the Illenia Forest, but the last thing he expected was to run into a kid. He runs his eyes over the girl, realizing that she would make for a high-grade slave. His face lights up
´Woah, nevermind that, today´s ma lucky day. That girl´s face´s perfect, I´d get a shitton of gold from Adnres, that disgusting noble´
A nasty smile appears across his face. “Hey girly, what´cha doin´ here? This forest´s really dangerous, ya know.” He spouts amused while approaching her. The leaves beneath his feet crack with each step he takes.
The girl seems to already have eyed him since earlier too. She stands up as well and continues to examine the man with curiosity in her eyes.
“Hey, you´re a Human, right?” she asks.
Hearing that Geoff, stops in his tracks and cocks a brow. “What the? Ya blind or stupid? Whatever, yer face´s all that matters.“ he mumbles more to himself than the girl then turns his attention to her again: “Listen, if ya dun wanna things go ugly hand over yer bag and come with me quietly” he speaks in a deep voice.
But the girl only ignores him. "Hmm… you're weak" she then says disappointed.
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Did he just hear correctly? Did the girl just say he's weak? A vein pops on his head. Normally, he would've laughed it off as he would make his victims regret their words later on anyways, but right now he's pissed. Beyond pissed. Was he still mad about his wares being taken? Was it because he had to flee? Or because the brat acted so high and mighty? Probably all of them
"Now listen ya lil shit". Although he considered the girl as a ware, he was going to make her sorry, he was going to take all of his accumulated stress out on her.
The man squats and grabs her head with a strong grip. This should be about the right amount of strength to inflict immense pain without actually killing the target. “How didja call me now, huh?” Geoff laughs mockingly. “C´mon, cry. Maybe I´ll easen ma grip up a lil´ then.”
Of course, he never had the intention to loosen up. He only wanted to see her suffer while begging for her life, that´s the way Geoff enjoyed himself. However, contrary to his expectations, the girl remains unflinching. She just looks at him. A cold stare, deep into his eyes.
´The fuck?´ Geoff immediately puts more strength into his hand, slightly irritated. But the girl doesn´t react to that either, instead she clutches her tiny fingers around his arm which don´t even cover half of it. Her grasp gains ridiculous strength. Geoff´s eyes widen as the little child pushes back his own arm. He tries to overpower the girl, but her grip only continues to tighten around his arm. Geoff releases an agonized cry as he feels his bone shatter. He tries to break free, but the girl won´t even budge. Breaking out in a cold sweat he looks at her, on her face is an expression of absolute apathy.
“Fuuuck! Let go!!” Geoff half shouts half squirms as he swings his other arm at her. But she throws out a quick punch in response and buries it deep in his guts. His face distorts in pain. This isn´t the punch of a little girl, it feels as if a boulder just hit him. A kick sends Geoff flying as he crushes into a tree, obliterating the wood. He coughs up blood as he falls to the ground. Suddenly, an overbearing aura takes the air out of his lungs. His knees begin shaking. ´Fuck, what is this?!´ Geoff desperately tries to get up, but before he even has a chance to, the small girl is already right above him.
She bashes a foot on his chest and stomps him to the ground, the pressure powerful enough to make the earth beneath him dent. The girl´s face transforms into a sick smile which shows her sharp fangs. “Now, you know, I would play with you for a while and maybe gouge out an eye or two since you kinda pissed me off" she starts in a playful tone "But as I´m new around here I have looooots of questions. You see? Aren´t you lucky?“
Geoff shoots her a glare, then immediately cries out in agony as she puts more weight on her foot. “Do I have to spell it out for you? If you answer me obediently, I´ll make your death quick, okay?”