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"Ugh… My head." I said as a splitting headache assaulted my mind briefly before disappearing ,as I looked at my surroundings , still in my apartment , the rope was also there with a knot…
"WHAT THE?" "What's this screen thingy?" "Chrysos Heirs?"
That was my very first reaction when I woke up , my skin had turned deathly pale , as I looked down upon myself I could see thigh-high stockings , white in color attached to a garter belt.
"These are… Gloves-?" I muttered , my hands were covered by a pair of asymmetrical purple gloves , with what seemed to be a butterfly on my right shoulder , a flower on my chest , I'd recognize this figure no matter what.
"Castorice." I murmured , daughter of the river's soul , one the Chrysos heir who holds the coreflame of 'death' , my thoughts halted for a moment , with a self deprecating smile on my face.
"Couldn't this happen? Earlier?" 'The Change' that was what they called this phenomenon , Fictional characters coming to life or ordinary humans turned to these fictional characters. Remnants that's what they were called.
"Anyhow…" I looked back at myself as I could see a screen , it was a transparent screen , similar to those 'systems' you see in Korean series like Solo Levelling and the like and it showed.
Chrysos Heirs.
Castorice (Active)Helektra (Locked)Mydeimos (Locked)Tribios (Locked)Phainon (Locked)Anaxa (Locked)Cerydra (Locked)Terravox (Locked)Aglaea (Locked)Evernight (Locked)Cipher (Error)Cyrene (████)
"Huh. that's weird… Why is it saying error for Cipher and glitching for Cyrene?" "Ehh… Probably nothing."
"Hmmm…" My voice was soft , as my thoughts had finally returned to its tracks , my first instincts were rather simple.
VOOOOOOMMM
A deathly purple aura surrounded me , I've seen this before , of course I do , it was what made Castorice quite the tragic person , she can never touch someone without killing them but I-
FSHHHHHH
"It stopped." As I willed it to stop, so did the purple deathly aura. As I tried to move my body around , it felt natural , as if this body was always mine , I could feel every small movement with complete freedom.
"Ah.. It withered." The apple that I had peeled yesterday had withered , shriveled. Obviously this was because I had released my aura. I should be careful not to kill anyone else by accident…
Splash
"Ah so I can summon it." The water from the river Styx , from the Honkai Star Rail lore , it looks like normal water yet dark purple in color emanating a certain feel. I had seen in an animated trailer once how Castorice formed her weapon using it.
HUMMMMMMMMMMMM SLASH FWOOSH
"It's done…" The Scythe she uses in combat , as I tried to move it around it followed me , my movements were swift as if I had always mastered the use of a Scythe in combat .
While everything was cool and all , a question arises for myself , a rather simple question yet.
"What should I do…"
—
"Ah…" subconsciously I had walked , I had left my apartment and walked to an Adventurer's guild , not the fantasy looking one , well perhaps quite similar in design one could say ,
It was like one of those huge rectangular buildings you can see in Tokyo , the only difference perhaps was the big sign called [Adventurer's Guild] shown in neon color.
"Welcome—Ah? A new Remnant?" the receptionist said as she greeted me with professionalism , her attire was similar to the typical receptionist attire one would see from a fantasy series
With a navy blue vest over a white button-up shirt, a yellow jabot (ruffled neckpiece), a long black skirt, and a layered three-strap belt , she gave me a smile. Her next words were also said in a professional manner.
"Would you like to register as an adventurer?" She asked , Adventurer's Guild , a very rather common name used in countless fantasy stories , it was formed with the collaboration of The Silentium , Herta's Society and the Coalition of Remnants
"Yes Please." I said , my voice still soft as ever , as I looked at her with my lilac eyes with an unchanging gaze , yet the receptionist did not flinch nor stutter , without wasting any more time she instantly took out a paper form.
"Please fill this in" said the receptionist as I gave her a quick nod before looking at the paper ,
Name , Birthday , Race , Country of Origin , Description of Powers ,
"Done." I said before closing the pen and waiting for a response
"Let's see , Name : Castorice , Birthday : n/a" Race : Demigod , Country of Origin : Japan , Tokyo , Description of Powers : Death—?" For a moment she looked at me with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Alright than , please come with me to the back as we test the scopes of your powers , one of our guides will help you" she told me with a smile before another person came , he was a man , the only thing I'd have to remember about him
"Probably…"
"Hmm? Did you say something?"
"Ah—Apologies…"
"Eh-? Ah there's no need to apologize, I was just curious after all!" said the man , even as I looked at him , all I could really remember of his features were… he was a man…
"Here we are."
FSHHHHHHH
It was a white room , different from the fantasy like vibe that was shown in the entrance , it looked more like one of those rooms for a mental hospital ,
[Welcome : Adventurer Castorice. This test is used to measure the level of your powers and to catalogue it , now then the first test to check your type of power , please answer how your power works for example : Mana , Chi , Haki , etc.]
:O , my face went , without much thought , I answered the only way I could think of ,
"The Divine authority over Death"
[Power Type : Divinity Confirmed , checking potency level , Adventurer Castorice , please using your powers over 'Death' kill these living beings in the following order.]
As one of the white tiles from the room disappeared , revealing it a single Sapling , without much thought I touched it as I willed my Death Touch to work on it only as it withered instantaneously.
—
[Analysis Complete , creating a data sheet—Completed—Showing…]
Name : Castorice
Race : DemiGod [Elf-Like]
Birthday : N/A
Original Story : Honkai Star Rail
Powers : The Divine Authority over Death
[Description : the authority of Death , the ability to drain one's life force (Speculation) based on experiments she is only capable of 'killing' living beings , Automatons and the kinds are not affected , currently it is unknown what are the limits of this power.]
Skills : Proficient with using a Scythe , can use what she calls 'Water from the River Styx' for defense , the water itself also contains the property of death ,
Undetermined : The ability to summon the memosprite Pollux (Netherwing) It is unknown whether adventurer has this ability
Alteration level : Omega
Adventurer Rank : EX / Unknown
Note : Further experimentation may be necessary
"Huh." It was surprisingly long and accurate , my thoughts as I read to my character sheet , though that last part remains a mystery , to summon Pollux…? In lore Pollux is said to be Castorice's sister who turned into a dragon.
Clap Clap "Oh~ Congratulations , you're one of the EX ranking adventurers " said the receptionist , my curiosity was somehow triggered by this statement , so I asked.
"Is it that rare-?"
"Hmmm. Not exactly , to be exact the reason you're currently EX grade is probably because noone knows the scopes of your abilities and your Divine Authority over Death seems to alter reality with its own rules."
"What differentiates EX ranks and S ranks are more on the type of their ability , if you alter reality with your ability than you're an EX rank if you're powerful but don't alter reality your an S rank"
"Can I know some examples of EX and S grade individuals-?"
"Some rather famous EX ranking would be the Vestige Acheron , or the Angel of Imagination Ray Grisha , Rimuru Tempest , Sukuna , Tiamat , Alucard are also in this rank"
Most of these names were rather foreign to my mind , the only 2 that I at least recognize were Rimuru Tempest and Acheron , Rimuru Tempest founder of the Coalition of Remnants and Acheron one of the most dangerous Vestiges.
"On the other hand , S Ranks would be , Sung Jin Woo , Ainz Ooal Gown , Lee Haram and the like , while they are indeed powerful their powers do not alter reality themselves thus they are S ranks."
"I see…"
"If that is all then you may leave this building or take a request , the choice is yours adventurer!" said the receptionist as she stood there waiting for me, truly a professional receptionist.
"Then can you recommend some requests? I'd like an easier one please."
"Then—"
—An unknown forest , Tokyo
Rustle Rustle
As the tree leaves continued to hinder my movement , yet I moved on , while they were indeed annoying , it's not their fault…
"Is this really supposed to be considered easy-?" Those were my thoughts as I had walked to my target. In front of me I could see one of the more well known fantasy races. Dragons
It was labelled as a D/Gold rank request minimum , something that I didn't expect , in Fantasy dragons are often called one of the strongest living creatures in the world yet here it was just a lowly Gold rank request?
"Hrrgrgrhhrgh…" The sound of the dragons could be heard , one look and one could see they were just resting there , curling with each other , some of them had red scales , the others blue , and so on.
Splash
As I summoned my Scythe , the only words I could think of were rather simple.
"Well then… Please die."
—
"Hrrgrgrhhrgh…" Thudddd
"This was… anticlimactic for a first battle" Why you may ask? As I appeared in front of the dragons , they were instantly in a battle ready stance , without hesitation my first thought was to use the death aura I had and—The Result ?
They only lasted 10 secondsBefore succumbing to death , instantly going lifeless before turning into black dust and withering away…
"Sleep now…" Huh… why did I say that? I guess it felt right to say it?
"Anyways… Back to the adventurer's guild."
—
"Welcome—Oh? You're done as expected of an EX rank adventurer , do you have the proof of your subjugation?"
"Proof-?"
"Like a part of it that can be easily recognized…"
"Ah—They turned into dust."
"What-?"
:o ?
"If there's no proof then we can't give you the rewards from clearing it , I'm sorry , I should've told you sooner , my greatest apologies but I can not give you the reward without any proof"
"Ah."
And that quite literally , was how my very first adventurer's request turned rather problematic… And it was still the first day after I became an adventurer…