“Fuuuu……”

Right now I’m in a cave an hour’s walk away from the village. MY endurance and stamina training had ended a week ago, so Master told me train the skill “Mind’s Eye” since I had a lot of free time. Now, I can easily run 1400 km around the village, in short bursts of course, and my slayerification limit has gone up by leaps and bounds. But master says it’s not enough and that I should keep training it, since all my fights aren’t gonna end in a few minutes. Right now, my limits are:

Chaos slayer: 3 minutes

Monster slayer: 3 ½ minutes

Dragon slayer 4 ½ minutes

God slayer: Indefinite time

The god slayer is what worries me the most, since it’s the mystery card type of energy. It actively repels all the other energy, and doesn’t do anything. A freeloader.

Recently, I learnt a lot of Techniques from those manuals, enough for all of my slayer energies. I learnt some of the possible demon slaying techniques as well, but they’re just dregs in front of the real thing. The chaos slayer style is based on weapons, for some reason. Does chaos need weapons? And all of the techniques, (there were 3 of them) were impossible to do without the chaos slayer energy, and the consumption was huge.

Every transformation affects my body in some ways. It seems the dragon slayer and monster slayer energies are from actual god class monsters who the previous slayers killed. My monster energy was from a Girisian Rhigior, a monster wolf from this world, it seems. That’s why I had super thick skin, which was like its fur and my movement speed was exemplary. My dragon energy was from a Bloodwing dragon. A dragon, which like its name says, gets stronger from blood.

Master taught me that slayerification is not just the first transformation. They’re divided into three tiers. And I can barely reach the first tier. If you surpass the third tier, then you can become the beast itself, it seems. Epic!

I try to concentrate, in this dim cave. The basics of Mind’s eye are, to be able to see without seeing. All my sensory skills have to be upgraded to the max.

But since I do have one eye, I’m planning to mix the two. Mind’s eye and my eye together. The image from my Mind’s eye is still imperfect, it gets blurry at times. But I try to make improvements though!

I release the Monster slayer energy into my skin, coating it with, but preventing transformation. That’s how Mind’s eye is done. A monster’s, especially a wolf’s senses are extraordinary. So in order to replicate it, I need to coat my skin with the pure Monster energy. It feels sort of chilly, and itchy, but I coat my body with it. With my mind as the focal point, I continuously send waves of energy out.

It works like sonar, except the waves don’t come back. I can sort of feel it, everything the energy feels. But my Mind’s eye has a bit of disadvantage. If someone corrupts it, I will lose my sight. So I need to use it only when in combat, or when I need to be extra cautious. The other method will be to gain complete control over my energy.

I can see. I open my eye. Everything is coated with a fuzzy green outline, but I can see it. Even on my blind side. Good. My training is as good as always.

I try to refine the monster energy to the utmost, in order to get a clearer image.

Master told me that the Mind’s eye technique is merely a replacement to a real eye, and that I shouldn’t depend on it too much. Rather, she said I should try and get a prosthetic eye. That is to say, purify the wound and attach another’s eye. An eye transplant.

Tomorrow will be my day of departure. I’ll have to face the Forest’s test today, and if I can pass it, I can leave. It was disastrous last time, but this time, it won’t be so. I… I want to protect everyone. I have my limits, but I know I can do it.

I pack up, taking my Rebellion (fake) and leave.

Monsters don’t attack me when I use Mind’s eye, since it’s basically their kin, and a god class monster is someone they don’t want to mess with.

Monsters, Spirits, Magic, Skills and even Demons are divided into classes.

Elementary class

Intermediate class

Adept class

Expert class

Master class

Legend class

God class

Transcendent class

God class monsters are super rare, and Transcendent monsters have never been spotted. There has only been one God class magic, Apocalypse, and no one has used it, since it would mean the destruction of a world.

Scary

I’ve already reached the village, and I walk through the market. Everyone greets me as I pass by, and I greet them back too. I jump up the slope and reach my cabin. I push open the door, and place Rebellion near the bed and just fall onto it.

“I could get it to a decent level Master”

“Fumu…”

As always, master is here, I don’t even need to check. She’s been really worried, and has kept suggesting me to not take the test and train for some more. I can understand her concern, but it’s time now. Even Master can’t deny it. It’s been a fun and eventful three months in Baras, and I don’t really want to leave so soon. But, I have my promise with Master, and also my duty to protect Shizuka.

I slowly feel my vision fade and I fall asleep.

Fluffy. It feels warm. A blanket?

Master had left a blanket on me it seems. Oh god! It’s time. I quickly get up, wash my face and leave.

I rush back in, take Rebellion and rush back out.

I ran through the forest, heading towards the exit. The forest will test me today, and then I can leave or come back any time I want. A test for an entrance pass.

I run past the river, and glance at my old hideout. The vines have pretty much fallen, so there’s nothing left. I keep running, and make sure that I won’t trip or something. Soon, I reach it.

The nostalgic ripple.

As I walk into the clearing, I can hear it again. It feels like yesterday. Her footsteps.

“Ah! Aaaaah!”

Like always, my airhead of a little sister, Shizuka. She looks shocked at seeing me, and runs at me. Then she starts beating on my chest with her cute little fist.

“Yuu-nii! It wabb soooooooowwwwww scawwwwwyyy!!”

Those nostalgic lines. I heard it so many times. I can’t believe that line started to torment me before I knew it.

*RUMBBBLLLEEE*

The ground rumbles, and they walk out. Those despicable turtles. A horde of them. Almost a thousand, my Mind’s eye tells me.

“Shizuka, stay back. I’ll take care of this.”

“Yuu-nii? Wha-what are those turtle?! There’s an army of them! I’ll help you too!”

“Stay back Shizuka. This, this is my test”

The Forest’s test. A test for any outsider to leave this area. The Slayers cannot take this test, since they were sealed here, fated to never leave. If they walk to the entrance, they’ll end back at the entrance of the village. The so-called illusion magic. And this illusion magic is god class.

But every child who was not a Slayer at the time of sealing, can take this test and go out, even if they became a Slayer. There are hundreds of Slayers out there, trying to find ways to break this curse.

And every one of them used the same method to pass the test. Annihilate every enemy, even if it is on their last breath. The forest will always give you opponents that are stronger than you, in order for you to overcome it and become even stronger. The forest tests you to see whether you have the courage to go against an enemy greater than you, and whether you have the ability to do it.

Sorry Forest. But I’m not one of those slayers. I’m the chaos slayer. One who throws everything into chaos. If the test’s rules bind me, I’ll obliterate them.

I release the Chaos energy, full force into my system. I can feel it. Every inch of my body strengthening, my vision sharpening.

My hair turns white. Silver white. Reddish black energy oozes out.

*RUUUMMMMBBBBBBLLLEEEE*

The surroundings shake from the rapid release of Chaos energy. That is the strength of chaos. To destroy the order in this world.

“Limit break”

I release the ability, a common ability that everyone has, that the forest forces everyone who tries to pass the test to gain. Sorry forest, but my Master’s hell training gave me that a long time ago.

I ready my sword, and raise them a bit. Right leg forward, Left sword a bit to the front. Alright, the stance is perfect.

“Chaos Slayer Secret technique

Pandemonium”

 The dimension cracks. I throw every bit of Chaos energy I have into that attack. I can see it’s strength. An attack designed to change the world, into my own vision of Chaos.

The ground falls away, and lava emerges, like little volcanoes. The turtles squeal as they fall to their deaths. And suddenly, the space starts cracking.

The secret technique, an all or nothing attack of desperation, Pandemonium throws everything into turmoil. If it’s an illusion like this, it’s no surprise it shatters. Because Pandemonium destroys those very rules.

My conscious fades… Pandemonium is a double edged move. It kills me too.

I open my eye. I’m back at the clearing, and there’s no sign of Shizuka or the turtles. The ground is back to normal. My hair is back to black again too. Looks like Pandemonium utterly destroyed the Forest’s test. Seriously, a Chaos slayer is too OP. Wild card? No way. It’s the best card!!

A path opens in front of me. The trees diverge, creating a hole.

 Yep. I passed the test. Woohoo!!