Dave spent the next hour explaining the difference between skills, abilities, spells, and his stats. Titles were difficult to explain because not even the Akashic records could explain how one person got a specific one and the next could not. Dave had many titles the new one he could understand how he got [denizen of all worlds] 'Your soul has been removed from life and death you may never rest in peace, you will keep everything in your inventory and all skills, etc. gained you may freely use any that do not directly violate the laws of the world in which you currently reside.'
The Akashic records were blank on every page except for [conditions to access not met] on every page. Well, that's helpful, what conditions Dave explored his memories yet could not recall the prior conditions nor did he remember enough about the fue stories of cultivators he had read to be of any help. Dong too was in deep thought trying to parse how he could learn what Dave knew or how to help him begin cultivating.
"well master you could either dominate this city and try to cultivate with the resources of the wilds and some random technics we can find around here or we can head north into the empire." neither seemed to thrill the man,
"ya, we should head out I got nothin' tien' me down here and I wanna avoid a bloodbath." Dave pulled a cloke out of his inventory "Here put this on people will still see you but won't pay you any mind unless you interact with them first." Dave simply equipped one himself.
Dong gathered his meager belongings and the two set off to the north gate. "where is he rat? We know you know!" five men in armor were looming over the little girl Dave had fed earlier she was bawling, bleeding missing one hand one arm, and one leg. "please, I don't know anything, please stop!"
Her wail drove Dave into a rage, faster than anyone could blink the five men were nothing more than leg stumps in boots and a bloody mist that covered everything in sight as some even hung in the air drifting in the wind.
"Absolute Heal!" Dave placed a hand on her cheek to wipe the tears as he invoked his spell. Her limbs reappeared in light her body glowed briefly fresh wounds and old scars even an unknown birth defect all instantly repaired themselves. The girl became far more healthy than any human had any right to be let alone an orfin from a slum.
She began crying again "Thank you, Lilly is better, Lilly is so happy, Lilly, Lilly, Lilly . . ." Dave picked her up and held her in one arm against his chest. Lilly was no more than 7-8 years old and those men did that, Daves blood had gone from liquid fire and past to the now ice-cold god of death he had only ever unleashed against the Skin-waring cannibals. The ground began to frost ice crystals spread from his feet out in every direction a full 250 paces as snow began to fall around him.
"DONG!, we are paying the lees a visit before we leave. Take me there now." the goofy smile friendly aura and warm voice Dave had always exuded was gone. Now fear filled the air Dong wanted to run the people nearby quickly vanished leaving an empty street. The sweat froze and flaked off Dong as he led the way keeping Lilly between himself and Dave. The cold was not affecting Dong or Lilly but both were shivering regardless.
"there that is the Lee mansion." Dong pointed at a large gate with two guards in familiar armor.
"Take Lilly and wait here, nobody needs to see what's about to happen" In a blink Dave was wearing high-gloss black armor with twisted spikes and jagged edges on every surface a shield appeared on his left and burst into flames and his mace in his right began letting off a yellow-green vapor and droplets that sizzled as the acid vaporized the stone street. He did not slow nor run his pace a calm march as he approached the gate.
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"Halt where do you thi. . ." one guard began but could not finish as her body frosted over and shattered without Dave even sparing either a glance. His pace was constant even as he walked through the door splinters flying inward. The courtyard had many soldiers, some charged and met the same fate as those before others formed ranks but they failed no better, an arrow flew at him he merely raised his shield to head high with a bend of his elbow not braced at all. The arrow was ash before it hit and the woman that shot it burst into flames.
"How Dare you attack our home, who do you think you are?!" the familiar voice shrieked nearby. Dave removed his helm glareing with unfettered disdain.
"you are mistaken, this is no attack nor a war this is a simple extermination." the same march still unbroken now heading straight to the trembling oaf.
"Stop, I command you to stop!" Dave was unsure if fear or rage dominated the man he didn't care as he continued his unrelenting massacre of the slightly more resilient bodyguards slowed to a crawl in the holy-frost aura one fell to a shield bash and incinerated instantly another brushed to the side with the mace began melting to cold to even scream.
"Father HELP!" Nearly running the Lee boy headed deeper into the compound.
"you have embarrassed my family enough I suggest you leave while I still allow it" A man in fine red robes with a long beard, hair, and eyebrows for some reason. Dave is not too bright but still smart enough to know this option would not be offered if the man was certain he could win. Without hesitation, Dave continued his massacre.
"Don't refuse a toast to be forced to drink a forfeit young man! such behavior won't end well for you!" Dave always found a villain's righteous indignation hilarious but he wasn't in the mood now.
"The wicked Always see themselves as the hero, but when a tyrant falls none mourn them. Your line ends today." had either man known of horror movies Daves's walk alone would have terrified them. The frost forming on their clothing did give them pause.
"Than die!" The elder man thrust two fingers in Dave's direction sending a sword of light right into the shield. The apparent Patriarch fell back onto one knee and coughed blood the instant the sword disappeared in smoke. The frost spread over them both the younger one torn between helping his father and running for his life, as soon as he turned his back he found a chunk of ice the size of a man's fist sticking out of his chest he was dead before he felt the cold.
The patriarch his eyes now glazed over in frost fell on his face having never broken his stride Dave continued to the latest building in the area. Several children and maids scattered at his approach his HUD showing many non-combatants hiding. Lightning struck the ground a short distance ahead of him in the spot now stood an extremely curvaceous and fair woman in her mid 20's
"Please calm your wrath powerful one we cannot oppose, I know I have been too lenient with my grandson and his children but my clan is not all so hungry as to forget our humanity." she as well as a few others now kowtowing to Dave.
"Oh grate now I'm the bad guy . . ." Dave sighed as he placed a hand on the 'old/young' woman's shoulder. "I know you are a good person or you would already be dead. Holy frost can do no harm to those of good moral character." she looked up at him some anger some sorrow but mostly gratitude in her eyes.
Instantly Dave was in some of his finer traveling cloaths weapons away and the frost melting. He flopped onto the ground in a sprawled-out seated position propped up on his hands leaning back and looking at the sky. "you know . . . I try really hard to be a good man, but I get it when some dude goes off over a dog and wipes out thousands. So what makes someone good."
"Mercy, that alone makes you a better man than most. Those with power often forget standing on the other side." her warm sad smile stung Dave but he would do the same thing all over again without a second thought.
A smirk and chuckle escaped at her answer "Dave, wish we met under better circumstances" now holding out a hand for a shake. "Lee Mai, ancestor of this clan, you will have to forgive me for not offering you hospitality." Dave got up to leave "Here this all started over this." Dave tossed her the demon pill "If it's worth dien' over I hope it helps and if not..." Dave shrugged and walked away.
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