Author: So....I figured out how to do the tables! It's great, but it took me forever to understand how it worked.... Sorry if I missed anything, or it looks wrong... just let me know if it is though. I might be adding some more stats to the Status tags, since I thought that might be more specific.

Lastly, as for my comedy, I have planned it out, but I have some things I am uncertain with, so it will take some time to finalize the setting. The comedy will be updated late, specifically not as fast as this one. I will try to keep this FF updated more frequently, but I do believe in quality over quantity... Anyway, I'll be writing this every week, but if I'm not busy, then a weekday update can happen! Well, that's enough of me...

Warning: There will be graphic scenes in the chapters ahead, such as gore and rape.

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Chapter 8 - Trust

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Roran's POV

I sat there all night, leaning on one of the dead hydra's heads, and pondered about which of the abilities might be the best for me.

I think I'll take the mind reading.... hehe... It'll help me not hesitate to kill when someone belittles me in their damn heads..

The evil smile on my face grew with every second that passed.

I touch the mind reading option from the list of skills that I am allowed to choose from.

You Have Chosen:

Mind Perception (LVL 1) -- Can inspect the thoughts of any person

that you are touching. Does not affect party members.

--- Uses 100 MP per use. [Limitation: Works for only 5 seconds]

NOTICE: This skill will be returned to the owner in the case that the soul

is no longer in the possesion of the user. This skill will also be reset

to the default level.

I see... The level is reset. Is this because of my luck.....Damn it. Problem is, I need to touch a person to read them...

Spirit Akia was standing in front of me, wondering what I was doing.

I told her not to worry, but I remembered my promise to get her a new body.

Fuck... the problems keep piling up.... I said it on reflex.... No matter. I'll get this done.

I whispered Akia's name again, and her body instantaneously disappeared, turning into a blue light. The light then flew into my body, and it glowed for a second in my chest, but it then dimmed out.

I turned towards Evie, and saw that she was walking towards me. My smile was replaced with awe.

The full moon glow reflected off Evie's pitch black hair, and her unblemished skin glistened. Her eyes sharp, it seemed as if she was looking straight through me. Her black robes fluttered in the midnight breeze, and exposed her naked legs.

Her long, previously braided hair, flew with the wind.

In fascination, I didn't blink once. By the time I noticed it, she was already next to me.

Evie stood above me, and the full moon was behind her, ever radiating its pale blue light.

The silence was broken with Evie's words, "Roran. I've gotten some new skills. Would you like to take a look? I'm sure I can fight together with you much better now. "

Broken from my mesmerization, I thought 'status,' and Evie's screen appeared before me.

Name: EvieClass: Wolf Queen (LVL 20 MAX)Guild Rank: BAge: 15 Years

Titles:

--- The Slave of the Demon.

--- The Dragon Slayer.

--- Follower of Darkness. (Blessed by NEX)

--- Wolf Queen.

Level: 50HP: 1000HR: (Health Recovery) 50/Min.Special:

[All stats buffed at every increment of 50 Levels.]MP: 400MR: (Mana Recovery) 10/Min.Strength: 500Endurance: 450Vitality: 300Intelligence: 600Charm: 600Agility: 1000[LOCKED][LOCKED][LOCKED]Sub-Classes:[NONE][NONE]

Afinities:

--- Illusion Magic. (LVL 0)

--- Fire Magic. (LVL 5)

[LVL 0 = No Skills/No Training]

Skills:

--- Blessing of the Hated (LVL 20 MAX)(Passive):

-- Given by God of Hatred, for every 10 HP lost, 100* agility will be gained.

--- Slave (LVL 10 MAX)(Passive):

-- All experience that your owner obtains is also given to you.

[Blessing of NEX]

--- Queen (LVL 5):

-- As the Queen of Wolves, you can call on 2* wolves as companions to fight.

Grants intimidation towards every enemy you face. With only your presense,

you can deal 50 damage. [Must be looking at target.]

{Uses 200 MP per use}

--- Bloodline (LVL 5):

-- As the Queen of Wolves, the Queen is expected to be wise, and intelligent

in her descisions. You can summon the Book of Knowledge = The book that

can show you the weakness in any living being.

{Uses 400 MP per summoning}

--- Slayer [LEGENDARY] (LVL 4):

-- As a Slayer of Dragons, you are granted the ability to talk, ride, and use

abilities related to a Dragon. [Abilities: Fire Magic{Fireball, Explosion, Dark Fire}]

Dragons are not rare in this world. Seek a Dragon for its wisdom, and through

training, you can increase the potential for this skill.

[Blessing of NEX]

Powerful.....She's become a Queen....

As I thanked Nex for his blessing, I looked at Evie, and saw the soft breeze expose her dog-ears.

Charm...huh....

She suddenly smiled, and I felt flustered for a second.

I felt my cheeks become a little warm, so I quickly turned around, pulled out my weapon, and started skinning the silver-scaled hydra head in front of me.

Evie was puzzled at this reaction, and took her spear to help me remove the scales from the monster.

A few hours later, I was still carefully removing the scales off of the hydra head, and Evie was sleeping next to me, while leaning on my shoulder.

I decided to take a break, so I wiped the sweat off of my brow, and thought, 'status.'

Name: Roran NexClass: The Reaper of Souls (LVL 20 MAX)Guild Rank: BAge: 16 Years

Titles:

The Titles [Jaas Village's Demon, The Oblivious One,

The Merciless Child Murderer, The Betrayed]

Have been converted to:

--- The Hated

Level: 47HP: 900HR: (Health Recovery) 40/Min.Special:

[All stats buffed at every increment of 50 Levels.]MP: 300MR: (Mana Recovery) 5/Min.Strength: 460Endurance: 400Vitality: 350Intelligence: 440Willpower: 100Agility: 500Luck: -200[LOCKED][LOCKED]Sub-Classes:[NONE][NONE]

Afinities:

--- Soul Magic (LVL 10)

[LVL 0 = No Skills/No Training]

Skills:

--- Active Perception (LVL 15 MAX)

-- Can inspect items/living things to extract known information from the largest library

database in the world - (the Kingdom of Katylda). User must be looking at the object.

--- Blessing of Death God Nex - ENRAGED (LVL 10 MAX)

-- Can reach an 'enraged' state at the cost of 50 HP. (Enraged) = 30% boost to all stats,

can be given to another person, in exchange for 100 of their HP. [CAN BE STACKED]

[Time limit: This skill works until your health lost is replenished. For one use: 1.25 Min.]

--- Sacrifice (Passive)(LVL 10)

-- Every time a living being is killed, all stats are buffed permanently, based on the

amount of pain that the being feels. In exchange, the soul is sacrificed to the

Death God.

[Cannot be used with Soul Eater] [All stats buffed by 100**]

--- Soul Eater (LVL 10)

-- Blessing from Nex. In return for being betrayed, and your mind weakened, you are

given the power to eat souls. For every soul eaten, you gain two* of their abilities.

One soul may be called upon at a time.

[Cannot be used with Sacrifice]

[If the soul is not eaten, it will be automatically sacrificed]

---- Akia Nex

-- Can inspect the thoughts of any person that you are touching.

Does not affect party members.

Uses no MP. [Limitation: Works for only 5 seconds]>

--- Reap (LVL 10) (Passive)

-- [Obtained by LVL 10 as a Reaper of Death]

-- Can grant excruciating pain to a person (using souls), but does not kill the person.

In exchange for 10 HP, you can feed the souls already obtained with the pain

of a living being.

[YOU CAN CHOOSE THE WAY OF TORTURE] [Uses 20 MP per use]

--- Black Phoenix [Legendary](LVL 30 MAX - Default)(Active)

-- {You have risen once from the dead, now...*don't* rise again..} Granted by the Death

God's favoritism. In exchange for using this skill, the user will be sacrificed at the

time of death, and the user will not be able to use any other types of magic.

The user is granted the divine power of a black phoenix.

[The Divine Power is the ability to fly, and steal 1* skill of the same attribute of

the darkness.]

Only one of such a phoenix lives, and to see one is considered too "holy for the eyes"

by some of the followers of Death.

Obtain the Blessing of the Black Phoenix to maximize the potential for this skill.

To activate this skill, you must be almost dead, or someone you know needs to be dead.

--- Stolen Skill: Hydra's Flames (LVL 1 - Static)

-- You can use the flames of the Hydra. Deals 200 Damage, and if used long

enough, you can melt things. [Uses 20 MP per Min]

{This skill will be replaced when you steal another skill.}

Hehe....HAHAHAHA! Yes.... I've gotten enough power to kill the way I want to...WHEN I want to...

It's time to go hunting.

I finished removing the scales of the Hydra, and counted that I was in possession of 1379 silver scales.

Under the moonlight, they shone a light blue.

I placed the scales into the magic pouch, and decided that I needed to buy Evie new weapons, and better fitting clothes, to match a person of her caliber.

"Evie, get up..."

I nudged her with my hand, and she slowly opened her eyes.

"....uhhh.....Roran?"

I responded to her sleepy response, "Yeah. Let's get going. We're going to hunt some unforgivable bastards...."

She listened to my eerie response, and continued, "Roran....shouldn't we look for the weapon of mass destruction.... or whatever the Church of light was holding?"

"Hmm....Of course," I dejectedly confirmed, "The hunting is just a side objective... My brother is a worshipper of the light anyway... or maybe even one of the Heroes of the Light."

I thought out loud, and Evie acknowledged my words.

I started walking towards the elven city, hoping Evie would follow, but she stopped me, "Roran. Wait. You haven't told me about your brother or the Death God Nex yet.... I heard you talking about it with Akia at our inn... I didn't ask earlier because I didn't want to bother you. But now..."

I turned around.

I stopped her this time, "Evie.....I..."

She interjected, "Roran, Do you trust me?"

She put her spear at her own neck.

I was surprised, so I blurted out, "Evie, that's obvious! Of course I trust you! You're the only one I trust here!"

Shit...what the hell did I just say...

I complained to myself, and Evie dropped her spear.

She smiled, and a tear flowed down her right cheek.

She ran towards me, and embraced me. I felt her warmth, and put my arms around her as well.

I heard her whisper, "Thank you...."

I responded with a nod, and she continued, "Tell me about your brother and Nex once we get back... okay?"

I nodded again.

I gently touched her shoulder, and we separated ourselves. I glanced at her for a second before turning around, and exclaiming, "Alright... Evie, let's get back then."

"Okay!"

I started walking towards the city of Azbarak, and the moonlight was hidden from view by the tall trees. Evie excitedly followed behind me, with a light trot. The scenery around me was beautiful. The trees' leaves were green, yellow, and orange as they fell to the ground. The color was barely visible, as it was still midnight. The only sounds I could hear around me were the crickets, and the shuffling of my feet as I walked forward. I took a deep breath, and inhaled the crisp, clean air.

It couldn't be a better time.... I'm killing those fucking assholes...

I clarified my objective, of course, not forgetting about Nex's mission, about the weapon of the Church.

I looked up, and saw a ray of light that shone through the canopy. I remembered the recent event, with Evie's spear to her own throat, and thought,

I trust Evie....

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Author: Thanks for reading this chapter! What do you think? I think this might have been one of my better chapters, including the last chapter as well.

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What do you think of this chapter, about Evie's personality, and how Roran's changed?

Again, Warning: The Next few chapters will have mature scenes.

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