Raven was in someone else's house, his eyes staring into the ceiling. The woman was lying on his chest where Raven was looking into some reports on his phone.
'Blue Vipers denying involvement.'
'Hunter Association in hot water after evidence turned in to the guilds proved that several high ranked members of the Hunter Association had involvement in the attack at the grade school.'
'Aquila Ashenworth : Association and the law must prosecute the ones involved.'
'Companies withdraw support from Blue Vipers.'
'Satellite explosion. Unknown attack, is it aliens?' Hearing the woman groan as she glanced over to Raven.
"Morning." Raven said as she kissed his lips, letting her floral scented hair graze his face.
"Since you're awake. I'm going to go." Raven said as he got up, getting dressed where the woman just smiled at him.
"I'd thought you'd just leave right away. Why'd you stay till I wake up?" A question posed, seeing Raven tying his hair into a bun. Humming something to himself.
"It can feel lonely after that." Raven put on the dress watch to his wrist, then seeing the woman just keeping her eye on his butt.
"Will I see you again?"
"Who knows. Ciao." Raven said as he left the house, putting on his shoes as he got into the car, driving back to Aquila's house. The gifts were already teleported to Ivona's room, a relaxing drive as he parked the car by the garage seeing Aquila wait for him.
"Hey. How is she?"
"Terrified, the two Hunters with her got roughed up real bad." Aquila was clenching his fists, flames glowing in his eyes. Perhaps, the years of withholding his rage has reached its peak. Most of the time it has been slander but now an actual act against the family? It was enough for anyone to go ballistic. The way Aquila's eyebrow would twitch every few seconds. That anger has been ready to go. They just gave Aquila an excuse.
"Aquila. After my service with RF's up. I'll join your guild. What do you plan to do with them?"
"The executives of the Association wants us to bury the hatchet with each other but... We're thinking of going into a guild war. It's a brutal affair but the fact that it wasn't just Ivona, and several other children from the companies that support us. They might have more people but..."
"When?"
"Tomorrow. The Association President approved it. He said it's either Black Wings fall or Blue Vipers and their allies fall. If anything happens to me. Can you take care of... Ivona?" Raven wrote a list, then passing it to his brother.
"What is this?"
"Get these items. I'll need it if I want to use aura and mana. I'll be joining the fight tomorrow. I'll be your frontline."
"Raven... We're going up against a five thousand Hunters... And.."
"You expect me to sit back and watch you fall? I'm going. Where's the location?"
"In Hartland. They've mobilized their allies. Most likely we're up against five thousand and maybe more..." Raven just glanced at Aquila with a grin.
"How many of you?"
"Right now, everyone's getting back. We'll have about a thousand Hunters in our hands. The Association President, he favors other guilds than us and..."
"He'd rather us die instead. We've been an eyesore to the eyes of the guild. But... I'm worried that they might threaten the other Black Wings and their families."
"Even if it's just the two of us fighting on the frontline. Just trust me. Tell Dolores to stay with Ivona." Raven said as he lit his cigarette. Aquila wanted to understand why Raven was confident but he made a few calls. Getting Raven what was requested, an ether of mana and an ether of aura. The pair of them were preparing as Aquila gave Raven a black coat that was similar to his.
"It's one of my old coats. It's got good stats and can negate enemy attacks with aura but..."
"I'll take what I can get." Raven said as he grabbed the coat, then heading to his room. Noticing Ivona holding her new teddy bear, Dolores was with her and hearing her sobbing and crying.
"Why do people hate mommy and daddy?" A child asked that question. Trauma that Raven needed to pay back, with their lives. Fury in his veins, Raven could only remember his rage that was swirling within his body. The ethers arrived as Raven downed them both in one shot in his room. He was going to force his body to absorb the mana and aura. Feeling his bones crack and his veins bursting, his senses were fading.
The pain was slowly getting overwhelming but he needed this. He needed to push up until 7th stage. At least the 5th if he failed. Coughing out blood, all of this? For his niece. For his older brother and for his sister in law. There was no need to hide his power for this one but he was going to go into it with the Limiter On. Aura and mana, as Raven could see a notification popped up.
Raven Ashenworth
Class Madness (Hidden: War God)* Can be edited to hide true title. STR 35 (Hidden : You punched a sovereign made of the finest metals to the ground. Can't be calculated now can it?) DEX 24(Hidden: You're good with your hands.) SPD 50(Hidden : You're fast. Real fast.) INT 15(Hidden: You're actually pretty smart in combat matters. Socially awkward and inept like a wolf in a herd of sheep.)
Skills
Bloodthirst The more you kill, the greater your damage output Gaiety You enjoy fighting, tend to smile, laugh or chuckle a lot. *Hidden : Yes I think you're VERY INSANE Mastery of Firearms You're good with a gun. *Hidden : You shot a dragon sovereign with a sniper cannon at 20KM away. Right through the eyes CQC specialist Close quarters combat is just like yoga to you. Limiter Off Only when you need it. Reverts all your power as the War God for 5 minutes. Though you will be knocked out for five days after that. Or you will just suffer a lot of pain. Level Headed Nobody. Nobody can shake your mind or even do anything to control you with hypnosis. You're also immune to fear effects. Though debuffs from fear effects still work. Exotic Food Enjoyer We... We did see you eat a dragon. Then you ate a Sovereign that was a phoenix. Killing it. Over and over again just to eat its flesh and flames. You even turned it into chicken stock that one time. You're evil. Aura user You're at the Fifth Stage *Hidden : Er... You're beyond human stage. Mana user You're at the Fifth Circle *Hidden : Beyond human limits. The Eyes of the Mad Survivor. You can see the potentials of all Hunters. Including possible Hunters and the ways to get them to be at their highest. Instructor of Madness You can now teach other Hunters skills that will suit them. The Trial of the War God
You can break the limits of a Hunter placed by the System. You must deepen the bonds with the Hunter. By placing them into this trial. They will learn their past memories and learn of you being the War God.
Example :
S-Rank can now go beyond S-Rank. Becomes the Sovereign Rank
A-Rank limit can go to S-Rank, so on and so forth.
Example of Bonds.
1 to 10.
When Bond increases to 10. Their Constellation will urge them for a trial.
The Constellation's Fear
Constellations will now respond to you.
*Constellations are essentially Gods + Demigods and Sovereigns that have earned their place.They know better not to mess with you.... So.. Try not to kill them?
Bloodlust of the Slayer
Your deeds in the past, your blood thirst that needs to be quenched.
Where Bloodthirst is your desire for damage output.
Bloodlust of the Slayer increases your resilience.
The Violent One
The more brutal your attacks, the higher chance to inflict status effect of bleed on them.
Vengeful Heart
When a target becomes a mark of vengeance, increases chance to break guard and defenses.
Slayer's Arts
Accumulation of all the techniques you've learned in the past. Allows you to use your techniques much more freely.
The Slayer's Domain
Exerting mana/aura.
You can create a domain that debuffs enemies in various ways.
Until My Mind Breaks
Allows you to push your body to beyond human limits, unless your will is broken. You cannot die. This was a skill you earned previously, Vinter felt it would be good if you had this again.
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Slayer's Tools
Maintaining your weapons increases your understanding and develops an increased sharpness during the first combat encounter.
Equipment
Artemis Glock 40 - 17 round capacity -Damage 15 (30 with aura/mana)
Tombstone AR 15 -30 round capacity-Damage 20(50 with aura and mana)
Atelier Industries M4 -8 shell capacity- Damage 50(70 with aura and mana)
Mithril karambit - Damage 25 (40 aura and mana)
Mithril Trench Knife - Damage 25(40 aura and mana)
Mithril Combat Knife - Damage 25(40 aura and mana)
Sabers of Zeal - Damage 150 (300 aura and mana)
Thousand Eyes - Damage *Dependent on Mana and Aura Stage. Chance to negate armor stats with certain enemies.
Note : You don't have a level because of the Limiter Off. By clearing dungeons. You slowly gain Stats.
"So clearing higher ranked dungeons do this. My stat jumped up quite a bit. It's a tenth of an S-Rank Hunter but... I can handle it." Raven said as he began to work on the blades. Sharpening the Sabers of Zeal with a whetstone. This was necessary for him. When that was done, he used mana to clean everything up. Telekinesis that moved the objects to clean up the bloodstains and everything was gone.
His senses had been enhanced, he could hear Dolores and Aquila arguing.
"I'm going with Raven. The others, I think they might've been threatened by the guilds and Association."
"Just two of you?"
"Honey. What did you see on him? What's got you spooked?"
"His karma... It's... It's black. Like he's committed a great sin. I know you'llbe okay but..."
"He's different Dolores. He's not.. Like the Raven I knew. It's like he changed over night. But.. I hope one day he trusts me enough to tell me. Let's sleep with Ivona tonight, okay?"
The next day arrived with Raven and Aquila standing in the combat area. The Association Hunters had prepared the barrier for the outside, seeing the ten thousand Hunters in front of them.
"Just two of you?! You must feel nervous right?! Today's the day you die and when you do, I'll make sure that your wife is all safe and sound." The S-Rank of Blue Viper, Brent spoke up with a grin. Raven gave a cigarette to Aquila, snapping his fingers to light it up. The members of Blue Vipers were chuckling, some of them began to openly mock Dolores. Calling her nothing but a useless tank. Sexual remarks here and there.
"You can have him. Just make sure you cut him real slow alright?" Aquila drew his sabers, taking a deep breath as he channeled aura into the blades.
"Yeah. But..."
"Too many of them will be annoying. I'll start first." Raven said as he brought out Thousand Eyes. The eyes opened up, as Raven held the grip. Imbuing aura into it, whereby they started to hear whispers.
"Satiate my hunger."
"I need to feed."
"I must feed." The Hunters looked around to see where the voice originated from, noticing Raven and Aquila's mouths being busy with the cigarette.
"Yeah. Yeah. Let's go." Raven took a step forward, then he dashed at them.
"Tanks form the line! Mages! Ready your att-" It was too late as Raven was in the middle of their formation.
"Thousand Eyes. Eat them whole." Drawing the blade, they watched as a hundred Hunters had their bodies vanish. Only becoming pools of blood on the ground. The team leader who was in front of Raven could not say a word. Frozen as Raven put his hand on the leader's face. For once fear enveloped the air, as they watched the hunter's head be crushed. Blood trickled from Raven's fingers as he began to smile at them with his head cocked to the side.
That smile was unnerving as he ran after them.
"What are you idiots waiting for!? Attack!" The warriors went after Raven first, using the sheath to redirect their weapons elsewhere. A jab to the chest, seeing their armors denting inward. Followed by Raven grabbing a warrior by the hair, swinging the warrior around like a mace. Poor woman could not even do anything, trying to claw her way out of Raven's reach was futile and her body was being crushed. Used as a mace against her own comrades. Lifting her up, her neck had been twisted. She was barely breathing, only to see Raven throw her aside. A child with a tantrum throwing a toy that bored him.
A Tank went to push Raven, only to see Raven dodge tot the side. Then grabbing the tank by throat, throwing him at his allies. A brawler got close, going at Raven with fast jabs. Raven struck at the pressure points, imbuing magic and aura into it. Turning the brawler into a ticking time bomb as Raven kicked him back to the supports.
"Heal me! I took a hit!"
"You took a hit, but it's a little too late." Raven said as they see the brawler's body enlarging and skin turning red. Exploding into a fountain of red as Raven walked over to the first group of supports. Frozen as Raven swiped his fingers by their throats. Sending the heads flying into the air.
"Aquila. Make sure you beat that guy who talked bad about sister. I'll handle the others." Aquila dashed forward at Brent, pushing him out of their current location to a nearby building. Raven just grinned to the other Hunters.
"We should be playing for a bit." Thousand Eyes vanished as Raven brought out a trench knife and combat knife, moving forward into the formation of the mages. Firing magic missiles, applying debuffs at him. Their casting was slow, it was pathetic because you can't apply a debuff if your target doesn't stay still. Even their restraining spells were useless because Raven was constantly moving. Seeing their flow of mana flying about as Raven got close to a mage. Trench knife to the chest, then combat knife to slit the throat. Blood splashing over his face where they could see him grin. Then hearing him laugh.
"Am I the only one having fun? Come on now. You're skills are lacking. I can't be the only one who's bored. If you don't want to die, you have to fight!" He roared at them as an archer took a knife to the shoulder, then Raven began to stab her. Not once, not twice. Not thrice. 78 times as she began to bleed out. His smile was the last thing she could see, a swordsman rushed at Raven. Pulling out the combat knife, throwing it at the swordsman who blocked it. Completely losing sight of Raven who wrapped his legs by the swordsman's neck. Craning to her neck as he slit her throat, then rolling to the side. Drawing out the karambit, then dashing within the formation of rangers who had their bodies split wide open. Organs fell out, heads rolled off and limbs were flying.
Another strike of laughter that began to haunt them, Raven was feeling good. Aura and mana made the difference.
"Calm down! He's just a rogue! We can take him!" Raven appeared by the 2nd mage formation. Snapping his fingers as the mages were burned by a black flame, turning into charred corpses as the air filled with their screams. Raven brought out Thousand Eyes. Taking a step forward as he leaped into the air. They watched him run up to the sky, turning as he dived downwards. Thousand Eyes began to laugh once more. The laughter began to haunt their ears, feeling the grim reaper's scythe to their necks. Drawing out the katana as the bodies vanished, leaving blood splatters.
"A-Ranks! B-Ranks! Engage him! Don't let him come any closer!" Raven could see the face of Blue Viper's leader, Carmilla Shear spoke up. Her hands were shaking as they watched the color fade from the environment. The sky turned black while the clouds began to turned red. Only color that remained in view were the traces of scarlet all around them. Seeing eyes appear on the sky, it started with one. Then it became ten, then to a hundred until it reached a thousand.
"Let it rain. Thousand Eyes." They heard Raven speak as he began to laugh at them. Raindrops fell on their bodies, seeing it being that of blood. The eyes kept their gaze locked upon them, it got into their eyes. Blinking as they found their body parts missing from where it was supposed to be. Arms were by their legs and their legs in their shoulders. When they tried to scream, their organs began to spill out from their mouths. This whole experience was going to destroy their minds completely. They could only see their deaths at Raven's hand. Over and over, they watched how Raven sewed their skins together with such delight.
They felt their bones be ground to dust, leaving them as nothing more than blobs on the ground. Crushed beneath Raven's feet. Then seeing flowers all around them, sunflowers with faces. It looked innocent until the roots of the plants began to pierce into them. The smiles turned to be uncanny, as the eyes on the sunflowers began to bleed.
"Satiate. Our Hunger." Those words echoed as they felt death looming closer, only for it to reset. Seeing their bodies back to normal, then Raven began to skin them alive like they were cattle. No words could be said, no kindness or any sort of plea could reach him.
Finally, they were on their knees. Seeing Raven seated on a chair, drinking wine. Smiling at them as they see the thousand eyes appear right behind him.
"Leave the one named Carmilla alive. For she is a witness. One who will never be able to live in the light. For you will lose your eyes and the darkness will haunt you. Death is far too kind for you. I wanted to live in peace, to be with my brother. Yet due to some agenda or bullshit. You chose to harm my niece. Then you took the next step to threaten the Hunters of his guild. Poor you." Raven said as he held Carmilla's chin, tears in her eyes. Words were sealed shut, Raven kept shushing her if she tried to make noise.
"I will take your eyes, your voice and your hands. You will live in paranoia. Unless you kill yourself." Raven said as he gouged out Carmilla's eyes, seeing it fade away from his hands. Slashing her arms off, and then ripping her tongue out. Then sheathing Thousand Eyes, where only Carmilla would remain alive. On her knees as her eyes burst out. Color had returned. In truth Raven was slashing them down but he gave them to Thousand Eyes who needed to feast upon their corpses. This blade? It was a fantastic sword but it's also a living being of sorts.
An eldritch if you will. One sealed into the blade by Raven who had slashed the eldritch who decided to make a pact with Raven.
"Had a good meal?"
"Yes. I did. I am grateful. You should let me eat her too, but I suppose you wish to terrify the guilds and association."
"I do, besides. Long pig must taste fantastic to you, now shouldn't it?"
"It was delightful. Such different textures and how their fears... I suppose I understand why my descendant, Widowmaker was able to fall for you." Raven clicked his tongue.
"Too busy being angry back then."
"Do not confuse beings like her to follow human customs. To the ones who adore you and grants you their favor, you are their beloved. You are the best meat in her eyes."
"That's a creepy way to say she thinks I'm attractive."
"Tis the truth, do what you will with that knowledge." Raven continued smoking, kicking Carmilla down, then grabbing a chair from a store. Tapping his cigarette as he watched Brent being pushed back, his armor was in pieces. Aquila stepped into view without a scratch on him, looking around.
"Raven... What happened?"
"Oh I killed them all. Oh by the way duck." Aquila ducked, then slashed Brent's legs. Stabbing his sabers into the thighs, pinning Brent's legs to the ground. Punching the crap out of Brent's face. Bludgeoning the poor bastard's face. Swelling purple and blue as Brent's entire teeth flew out of his mouth.
"I'm sorry." Brent's apology fell on deaf ears as Aquila readied to kill him, Raven stopped him.
"Don't stain your hands with this guy's blood. I'll do it." Raven said as he brought out a karambit and slashed Brent's crotch area.
"We've already won."
"Yeah. We did... But what about her?"
"Don't worry, she won't be able to do much. I cut her tongue out, gouged her eyes and removed her hands." Aquila shivered at those words alone. The barrier was lifted as the Hunter Association along with the guild and people were able to see the aftermath. Only seeing Raven, a beautiful man glistened by blood of the Hunters. He looked beautiful and he just smiled at the cameras that were snapping at him. Then pulling out his pistol, emptying his entire magazine into Brent's head. Leaving nothing left.
Raven glanced at the reporters with the cameras, only to see Raven approach them.
"Black Wing guild won this fight. That's it." Raven said as he walked to Aquila, lighting up their cigarettes and making their way to the car. Raven was driving this time.
"Thanks, Raven."
"Just glad you got rid of that Brent asshole. We should make hotpot later."
"I can't believe you're thinking of food right after you did all that? Don't you feel anything?"
"Food's the bigger priority. Can't fight on an empty stomach." Aquila does not know how to process that. Raven was right but at the same time, it was weird. Especially the way he emphasized the words 'Empty Stomach.'
"Oh yeah, you didn't return home. Where did you go?"
"To a club. Spent the night with some girl in her house. Waited for her to wake up, then drive home. Then we met at the garage."
"Fine. We'll have hotpot, so about the girl. Are you going to visit her?"
"Who knows? Maybe I do, maybe I don't. Not that I care since I'm thinking about what to order from that grocery app. Should I get more bok choy? Should I get some coconut milk? Should I get other stuff? Ah so many possibilities and options." Raven mumbled away on food while Aquila fell asleep in the car. For once, it's the younger brother taking care of the older brother and Raven felt satisfied. That is what matters to Raven.