3rd Pov:
Few Days Later:
Sat on a ledge, Xicor surveys the land before him. Its barren and rocky terrain give an almost depressive look but the hidden malice within this land is like a comparing a dangerous animal as a friendly creature based on its looks alone.
His eyes held little to no emotion, each passing day without communication with someone dulls his emotions, making harder and harder to understand what the definition of said emotion with only thing driving his body forward is the constant need for more power and the fresh adrenaline coursing through his veins with every fight he goes into.
Though having something like Ryu, who comforts him every now and then does help but not much. Without proper communication with someone who can talk, his speech towards someone in the future will only result in awkwardness and possibly a confrontation.
Ryu, Xicor's summoned Shikigami, is currently killing and devouring the prey without rest, its strength growing with each Shuuki it devours but only by small amount.
Every whip of its thick tail is like getting struck by a club 40 times at the same time, every head strike is like getting hit by 4 trucks at the same time. Every snap of its jaws is like getting bitten 3 saltwater crocodiles at the same time.
He watched the Shikigami run rampant, like a hunter releasing his dogs to hunt boars, with cold satisfaction. The kind of satisfaction that is only fuelled with success and progress to greater heights.
To his side, the system's window, only visible to him and him alone, showcasing his progress on further power.
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[Ino Takuma Template: 91% ]
[Cursed Technique: Auspicious Beast Summon]
[Speciality: None]
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[Kaori Itadori Template: 12% ]
[Cursed Technique: Antigravity System]
[Speciality: None]
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[Toge Inumaki Template: 0% ]
[Cursed Technique: Curse Speech]
[Speciality: None]
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His upper torso, exposed to the open air, not caring for cold winds blowing against his skin. His posture relaxed but his mind is in a constant state of focus and strategy, planning every move with deliberate calculation.
He smiled behind his mask at the blood stained rocks, littered with bodies of Shuuki with various parts of their bodies missing, some even have their lower body or upper body missing, clearly ripped off.
"Such a beautiful site to behold" he muttered under his breath his voice carrying through the wind towards a purple snake, silently watching him and the Shikigami with fascination.
'Once I've finished Ino's template, I'll move to anti-gravity as the prospect of a domain will be a game changer once I achieve it' Xicor thought, glancing at the systems window.
Ryu ripped and teared through the hordes until they did something Xicor did not expect or anticipate. They began to combine and grow.
"Oh, they can do that?" He asked openly.
Ryu blitzed towards the towering demon but with of size and strength on its side, it came at a cost of its speed and mobility.
Ryu slithered around its arm like a snake, occasionally taking chunks out of the demon. The Shuuki attempted to swat away the Shikigami but all attempts continued to fail with each slap against its pitch black skin.
Ryu slithered around its body, until it wrapped itself around one of its knees and forcibly pull it off balance and onto the ground.
Ryu didn't waste time to go and take more chunks out of the demon but they were insufficient damage that Xicor decided to join in.
His hands came up and aimed at the demons head, "Kaichi" he said before a golden horn materialised between his curled fingers and fired it.
The horn tore through the air towards the massive Shuuki's head. The massive Shuuki began to get up but sound of something travelling through the wind caught its attention.
Turning its head, it was immediately struck in the eye causing it to scream in pain. Its wails travelled far that Xicor thought that the demon defences force heard it.
He got up from his spot as he rolled his shoulders and neck, "better end this quick before those people come running like vultures"
Xicor leaped from his spot, high in the sky as he watched Ryu distract the behemoth. Ryu's tail slapped through a spiked rock before clasping it in its mouth before blitzing over next to demons leg and stabbing the makeshift weapon into its knee, crippling its movement.
Still in the sky, Xicor manipulated his gravity using the template of Kaori Itadori to float high up before he clasped his hands together and fired a piercing blood, not to kill but to test its durability to see if it's similar to its smaller brethren by how much.
The blood traveled down at terrifying speed until it shot through its should, Xicor sliced down letting the beam cut through the arm, completely severing it.
Piercing blood could slice through multiple layers of concrete, such as how Choso shot through the walls of an underground train station and continue to shoot through structures so its overall strength of the attack and others is nothing to scoff at which is perfect for forcing someone's attention on you.
"How utterly weak" Xicor scoffed in disappointment as he slowly floated down from the sky.
The towering demon stumbled on its knees, its body refusing to listen despite every instinct to move and kill. Ryu swims through the sky above, its eyes locked onto the weakened behemoth.
Xicor's feet finally land on the ground in front of the demon, tilting his head to lock his eye and its own eye, "I would say any last words but all I would get will just be a roar" Xicor said, loud enough for the demon to hear.
Xicor lifted his arms and curled his fingers, "Kaichi" he said before the golden horn appeared and fired directly between the Shuuki's eyes.
The demons body remained motionless before it drifted forward towards Xicor, he remained standing in place, silently staring at the falling creature. Just it was about to crush him, Xicor raised a hand and pointed his palm at the Shuuki as it stopped moving mid-fall.
"Good to know I can use on things I point my palm at" he grinned as he began to walk out of the impact zone before cutting the technique off from the dead Shuuki as it finally crashed down.
Xicor continued to walk away from the battlefield before any demon defence forces show up but before he could leap away, some movement caught his attention.
Sharply turning his head, he comes face to face with a purple snake looking at his as its tongue flickered in the air.
Xicor blinked several times as Ryu came to his other side and pushed into him, silently accepting to be petted.
Xicor chuckled a little before granting his Shikigami its request by scratching its chin and head like a dog before de-summoning it and returning his attention to the purple snake that came even closer.
'How is a snake alive here?' Xicor thought, 'by all means it's a normal snake so is it just luck or bad luck'
Xicor stared at the snake, silently evaluating it, 'this snake looks like nothing I've seen in my previous life, unless it's a rare kind of snake or is it because of Mato atmosphere changing its colour' he continued to think of different possibilities even glancing at his tattoos, 'if that's the case then will my body forcibly change?'
He shook his head, 'if that was the case then why would the demon defence force set up bases her unless they kept in the dark about this by their own government and higher-ups'
Sighing, he stared at the snake still watching him with its tongue tasting the air. Xicor crouched down on one knee at a good distance in case this snake tries to strike him as well if it's venomous.
1st Pov Xicor Samiel:
I stare at the purple snake that, by all means, shouldn't even be heard. Its eyes stare directly into me with its half its body raised like a cobra.
I've always wanted a pet snake back in my previous life after handling my friend's corn snake, the guy was chill. They are better to talk to than people as they make their intentions obvious and not lie about it.
It's partly why people have pets, they're a back up if you're feeling depressed or not yourself.
Shaking my head, I turn my attention back to the snake, it's still staring at me which is kind of unnerving, "hey there, little one, how are alive in this place" I said as gently as possible and make no sudden moves in case it startles the reptile.
The snake lowers its upper body to the ground as its slithers over to me. I still make no move, only letting my eyes follow its movement, its purple scales gleam in the light of the dimensions twin moons.
The snake slithers up my leg and up to knee before making its way to my shoulder, its faint hissing reaches my ear, almost like it's teasing me or something.
The snake manages to perch its body on top of my head with a part of its body on my shoulder and its tail reaching down to my stomach, it rests it head in my hair that I wash with some shampoo I took and use some of the ponds I managed to find in deep within a cave.
I managed to find puddles within caves and the deeper I go, the more I find. I don't care how this is possible, just as long as I can survive with that advantage.
"You're sure getting comfortable" I commented, tucking my hands in my pocket as I walk toward one of my hideouts at a leisurely pace.
The only reply I got was a faint hiss. I definitely don't have any food for this snake so what am I gonna do?
Maybe I should just place it inside one of the demon defence force bases and let them take care of it. I let out a sigh of exasperation before moving one of my hands out and gently stroke the snakes cold scales.
The snake did not mind and just lazed around on my head as it wraps its tail around my neck, making me stiffen up for a second, carefully watching the snake's movement with cursed energy at the ready to execute it.
It did not make any attempt to strangle me, only using me as anchor to balance itself more comfortable, pretty much turning itself into a scarf.
"Comfortable up there?" I asked as a hiss came back as a response.
45 Minutes Later:
Climbing into my first hideout, I take a second to check out the view of this barren place that is strange type of charm to it.
"What beautiful site" I remarked out to the open wind as the snake on my head hissed in response.
I crawl in and reach the similar setup as my other hideout's, "home sweet home" I commented.
Sitting down, I gently get the snake off of my head and onto the blanket that would keep comfortable. While it lays there, I get to work on the fire for dinner, maybe a soup would do.
The fire lit up as its growing flame rises and spreading on the wood I put in there, its radiating warmth encompassing my exposed skin.
I hope this snake likes the soup cause I got no rats or mice for it to eat. Like a repeated routine, I pick up the ingredients I need and throw them in the steaming pot above the fire.
The snake watched me as it curled its body as the warm blanket surrounded it. As I continue to stir the pot, my mind drifts to the demon defence force.
They are getting closer and closer to discovering my existence, at first they believed it to be a strong and intelligent special Shuuki but with the case of my fight with special Shuuki a while back that may have left some of blood back there, so their suspicions are growing with each passing second.
I know they discover my existence soon and by that time I should be able to hold my own against a chief, not to defeat them but distract them long enough to retreat.
Despite my pride, I shouldn't allow it to cloud logic. These women gained abilities by eating something called 'peaches' that grow on dead trees from a different dimension similar to the devil fruits from one piece.
They were given so much time to understand their abilities and utilise them effectively. Each just a mastered ability could outshine a person with multiple abilities and who's to say that the peaches grant their bodies a natural boost in strength, speed and other senses.
They're constantly fighting demons and train with each on a day to day basis, so they have a lot of opportunities to grow their strength and overlook their weaknesses.
Best to stay hidden and grow until I achieve a domain, a maximum technique or rct, only then I should be able to clash with a chief aggressively.
My hands continue to stir the pot before lifting the spoon up to see if it's done, I take a long second to carefully look it over before nodding in acceptance.
I grab two bowls on the shelf and bring to over before scooping up some soup and fill up both bowls. I take a real look around my hideout, its depressive and strangely cold atmosphere radiates off its walls like a fungus.
I look down at my tattoos, visioning a fight between the demon defence force members. My tattoos will become a big give away of my presence if I plan to go into the human world without something to cover them like a jacket or a trench coat.
I should just rob a clothing store once I get out of here, take out the cameras first and just grab whatever fits me and book it.
I sigh at my situation, "god, I need a better place than this depressive dump" I mutter under my breath as I close the pot up and let the fire flicker for the extra warmth.
"I agree, this place is kind of depressing~" a woman's amused voice rang out in my ears, my body tensed as I immediately got off the ground and jump to the entrance in stance.
Sitting down where the snake was on the blanket is a woman with long purple hair with tips of her hair as snakes and her eyes are red slits. She has a large red bow at the back of her head, she wears a black kimono with ornate, golden shoulder garbs.