I’m starving… it’s been a day and I feel terrible, I should’ve tried to dissect the wolf and bring some meat back with me, those rabbit could’ve been eaten… I make mistakes and my life is on the line, I need to find food. Readying my blade and hunt anything in the way, can’t let my second chance end like this.

*Open*

Okay, time to find food, forest should be full of creatures to eat, finding something to eat shouldn’t be too hard. I need to stray away from this house and I need to come back as well, I have to memorize the place somehow… maybe marking with my sword, something like that.

*Slash*

Without any humans around as far as I know making marking probably would be fine, people probably aren’t around to notice it. 

 

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There’s a river? Didn’t expect there to be one here, but lucky for me there is. If nothing else at least there’s a water source not that far away, but maybe there are some animal or monster around? Maybe some fish in the water? I have always like fish really. Too bad I’m not exactly adept at cooking, heck I didn’t even really know how to prepare fire, it’s going to be difficult preparing so it’s edible.

I saw some fish in the water but really I don’t know how to catch them, I’m not sure if trying to grab them will go over well, but I should try. The water is shallow so at least that’ll make catching and maneuvering easier. Now I need to catch some fish.

*Splash* *Splash*

These things are slippery, catching them is going to be harder than I thought, maybe if I-

*Roar*

Ack! A bear! Should’ve realized something like it is in the forest! I need to hide!

*Sprint*

Running away and tried to hide in the thicket of woods hopefully it won’t chase me, now that I think about don’t some bear eat fish? Maybe I’ll know how to catch one seeing how it does it.

It’s in the river now, I peaked my head to see what it’s doing. It’s… biting into the fish it’s catching? I see, using its pointy fangs it can bite into the fish and bypassed its slippery-ness… do I have to actually do that? I mean I don’t have pointy fangs like them so there’s no way that’ll work… maybe the sword? Its tip is pretty pointy, maybe that’ll work, but I have to do it without the bear being there… perhaps I could sneak attack it? Maybe stab it somewhere and make it too wounded to do anything? It’s very risky now that I think about it… actually I could’ve just kill this bear and eat it without needing to catch the fish right? I have heard of people eating bears before, but I still don’t really know how to prepare it even if I managed to kill it… none of that should mattered now, I should just go in for the kill!

*Dash* *Lunge* *Stab* *Roar*

Did I just stab its eye? Wait I can’t be distracted by that.

*Swing* *Dodge* *Splash*

The bear try to swing its claw toward me but thankfully I managed to avoid it, probably because one of its eye is stabbed.

*Slash* *Slash*

The sword slashes don’t do much unfortunately, maybe I need to stab another eye.

*Lunge* *Dodge* 

Seems like I can’t do it without the element of surprise. Maybe I should-

*Scratch*

Gah! It swing its claw at me after my failed attempt.

*Swing* *Parry* *Slash*

It strikes again but it’s parried and I managed to counter attack, swinging the sword and slashing its tough hide, again that doesn’t do much, perhaps just a stab is better?

*Swing* *Parry* *Stab*

I think that’s better? The wound is actually bleeding from a stab, maybe this is better against it. I still think stabbing it in the other eye is a valid option.

*Lunge* *Stab* *Roar* *Splash*

I actually managed to hit it this time, now it’s failing around and vulnerable, as long as I’m not in the way of its trashing. Backing away I need to find a good opening.

*Splash* *Splash* *Splash*

It’s still trashing around… there!

*Lunge* *Stab* *Splash*

I stabbed it in the head, I’m not sure if that managed to put it down instantly but maybe this is enough.

*Roar*

It’s crying out in agony more than likely, it’s movement is getting slower, more opening.

*Stab* *Stab* *Stab*

Its movement quickly stopped with multiple attacks at it at its vulnerable state, quickly losing strength and speed.

*Stab* *Stab *Slash*

Until it’s dead I’ll continue to attack it until it actually stops.

*Slash* *Stab* *Slash*

…It’s dead. Blood flowing out of its body and flow in the river, now I have to carry this back… no wait. 

*Grab* *Vanish*

I actually managed to put this into the [Item Box]. This is a really convenient ability without a need for incantation. The wound it inflicted on me before still hurts, I really should go back before anymore danger shows up.

 

#####

 

There are woods all over the place and that should help with starting a fire, I just have to actually know how to do it… I don’t, maybe I should try imagining and chanting fire? Will that even really work?

…

“[Fire]” 

…

Of course it wouldn’t, if magic was that easy I wouldn’t be here in the first place, but I have to keep trying, perhaps I should start small like I try with other magic I could use before, not that those were any effective. Need to think of a small flame… 

…

“[Amber]”

*Lit*

Ah! It actually does do something! Maybe I can start a fire. Now that I think about it I should gather some woods first.

 

#####

 

There we go, now I just need a fire.

“[Amber]”

*Lit*

The fire is way too small and died way too fast to lit up any woods. It really won’t be that simple is it. I need to practice some more, until I can make a decent flame.

 

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…I need to have some mastery in manipulating mana and proficiency in using fire magic to make this work, that much is certain, do I have enough of that now?

“…[Fire]”

*Lit* *Burn*

It worked! Finally a fire. Now I need to bring out that bear and try to take out the meat myself. Taking out the bear is easy, now just need to slice into it, one would usually use a knife but a sword work right?

*Slice*

Its hide is very tough so doing this is really hard. Now even just a slice of meat would be good right about now... Now I just have to cook the meat. I don’t want to burn myself so I should get something to stick it into the fire, and once again the only thing I have is my sword.

*Stab*

Now I have to wait until the meat is cooked…

…

This should be good enough. 

*Bite*

It’s bland. Just like everything in my life up until now. At least it filled my stomach. Now what? Maybe distinguish the fire considering this place is a forest, a very large forest. If anything else catches on fire it’ll be disastrous. I should keep the rest of the bear for now and maybe rest for the time being, the wound it gives me heals really fast but I think maybe resting for a while after that would be good, don’t want to risk anything.

 

#####

 

Honestly I have no other plans aside from living here… that’s such a meaningless existence. Perhaps I should try to explore more of this place, or maybe trying to go back, not that I have any reason to, there’s her but really as if I have the power to pull her away from them, I’m really not all that strong, so much for being a demon or whatever.

Well I’m simply resting on my bed and twiddling my thumbs not really doing anything at this point, probably should maybe actually practicing and making myself worth a damn. That bear might be strong but no doubt something stronger around the corner will come soon. After this short rest is over I need to go out there and try out everything I gained over the past day.

 

#####

 

Now I’m out in the woods again without a single soul nearby, at least as far as I know. Now what should I try to use? The wings perhaps. I did think about using them yesterday now that I dwell on it, but how? Something about concentrating on one’s back, but what does that actually mean? How does that really worked? Using mana is such a way, I’m not really certain on how it’ll work, perhaps if I try practicing magic some more I might have some idea, and also because I can barely do anything with magic so I badly need practice.

I should try out some more advanced spell or practicing one I can already use, I try out light magic yesterday and it worked somewhat alright, there are also light and mind magic that is said on the tablet that I could use, so perhaps I should try those out as well, and fire I practiced earlier today.

The magic I managed to use so far is [Light] which doesn’t really do anything aside from light the place up for a second or two, [Amber] which also pretty much did nothing, and [Fire] which is self-explanatory. I have tried out [Heal] before after some… punishment I received, need to recover from those wounds somehow, not that it did much of anything, and I think I try out some spell on myself that might be what the mind proficiency is referring to, I don’t really remember what I try to use with it.

I should try to use other elements outside of these as well, who knows when they’ll become necessary. Wind is considered the easiest to use since wind is practically everywhere anyway, so manipulating them isn’t hard, at least theoretically anyway since I never managed it before, and got more than a few scorn because of it. I should try it, try to use mana to manipulate other elements other than the five I have used.

“[Wind]” …I don’t feel like anything just happened… perhaps wind is way to general of a term, it isn’t a word that give a clear image of anything. Perhaps a different word need to be use instead.

“[Storm]!” I said while opened my palm forward… I can feel like I managed to do something but it doesn’t execute properly, probably because I’m not familiar enough with this element yet to try something that strong, need something more specific than wind and not as massive as storm… perhaps gust will work.

“[Gust]” 

*Blow*

That’s a gust of wind alright, now I should try it again, maybe trying to use more mana this time.

“[Gust]” I said again and another gust of wind followed, continuous activation as a form of practice seems to work pretty well, I should try with other elements as well, of course I have to be considerate of my mana pool, if I exhaust too much I’ll ended up very drained and it might even be fatal, at least that’s how I remembered it from what the teachers have told before and my experience after a rather… poor attempt at conjuring up a spell or two. No matter, now is not the time to dwell on the past, I have to keep trying if I really want to be worth something in this second chance.

 

#####

 

I… I think… this is enough for today… I think I might’ve gone a bit overboard, nothing threatening but I’m fairly exhausted, at least I managed to try out all kind of elements. I should go back and inspect that tablet again and see my progression, take a break, then explore the outside some more, preferably finally trying out the wings. Honestly I shouldn’t have leave that tablet at home, it’s an oversight by me I’ll admit.

 

#####

 

It’s just a while and my strength return rather quickly, I’ve only just starting to walk back at a slow pace and I feel less strained and tired within a short while. What is this? Is this what differentiates humans and demons, because I recovered way too quickly, from wounds and exhaustion, one sign of how different I am now I supposed, the house is within my line of sight, just a bit of walk left and I can go-

“Hey young lady over there” What was that!? I see a man with a somewhat dark complexion and blonde hair near my home, carrying a rather big axe with him.

“Why. Why are you here?” I cautiously asked trying to remained composed.

“I could say the same for you young lady living out here in the woods, a forest of the unknown, pretty dangerous I would say, how about it? Come along with me?” He asked in a casual yet slightly condescending tone. How can I trust this person, or for that matter anyone at all.

“I refuse” I said to him standing my ground.

“Seriously? First that dark haired lady and now you, this is the worst day I ever have” He said while walking toward me. I step back.

“Why are you approaching” I asked in a firm voice.

“Regardless of what you say I still want to get you out of here and be a hero y’know? Leaving you here would be bad for you” He underestimate me. I might not be the strongest around but I could go through this forest just fine. He doesn’t stop walking.

“Get out” I command.

“That won’t convince me” He said reaching his hand toward me. I’m not useless alone like this guy think, I am not!

*Slash*

“Aahhhh!!! What the hell!?” He screams out in agony after I quickly summoned my and slash at his wrist, blood gushing out, it doesn’t detach his left hand from his arm but it’s more or less unusable.

“You! Where did you get that from!” He damaned after seeing me pulling the sword out of nowhere.

“Just leave this place, go away” I said firmly.

“This is officially the worst! Screw this! I haven’t done anything worth a damn today! Haven’t kill anything noteworthy! Haven’t scored anyone! And now my damn wrist! You’ll pay you bitch!” He said charging at me.

*Swing*

Swinging his axe toward me diagonally from my left.

*Parry*

I managed to parry it but his strike is very heavy and leave me staggered as much as he is, I can’t retaliate like this.

“Die!” He said now swinging from overhead, despite using only one arm his swing is quite fast.

*Swing* *Dodge*

Now!

*Slash*

“Arg!!! Damn you!” He whined as he make a follow-up swing after I slash his left arm and give him a rather big bleeding wound.

*Swing* *Dodge*

I back away from that one, even after that surprise attack that make his left hand unusable he keeps going, he’s probably about as strong if not more than the bear even with this handicap. I need a huge opening just like with it if I want to win. Perhaps a dose of magic will do it.

“[Flash]!” I yelled out.

*Flash*

“Gah!” Flash of light immediately appeared and the man close his eyes from the blinding light. This is my chance!

*Lunge* *Graze*

“Arg!” He screamed out in as I grazed his neck, I tried to go for a stab but perhaps a swing is better in this situation. I need to attacking and-

*Chop*

…Darn it… my left side… take a full blow… from that giant axe. Painful…

“I got quite a big chop there didn’t I” He commented opening his eyes to see my bloodied and axe-in-the-flesh side. I should’ve been… wearing my armor. 

Ah! He pulled the axe out. I can’t go on like this.

“Seems like you are more tougher than I expected but it seems it wasn’t enough, I think I went overboard trying to kill you anyway, that swing is quite satisfying, but I think I’ll take you along if you somehow survived that” Now he’s acting all high and mighty after getting a clean hit in, I need to… escape… or find an opening somewhere, but I can’t move like this, I need other way to move… that’s it! But I need to do it quickly!

“What are you doing still kneeling in pain looking down like that? Guess I have to pick you up myself” I need to do it now! My life is on the line!

“Piss off!” I screamed out in desperation.

*Flap*

“W-What the hell is that!?” It… came out… No, this is not the time to congratulate myself, I need to fly!

*Flap* *Fly*

“W-What are you!?” The guy asked completely in shocked, gripping my blade still and floating above the ground trying to try afloat, he’s so in shock right now, maybe I still have a chance!

“A demon” I replied.

*Slash*

“Guh!” He lets out after his throat got slashed and grabbing it in pain. I can’t maintain the flight… any longer.

*Drop*

Both of us dropped down, one from pain and another from inability to keep flight. The wings seem to disappeared… the wound started to heal and I can move somewhat, I need to kill him now. I crawl on my knees and to the man on the ground. I hold my up high and aim for a specific spot.

*Stab*

Right in the head, putting in all of my strength and push it down and killing him, he struggled for a short while but all strength are gone within seconds. He’s no more, all that left is a corpse and an axe. What should I do about this now? I just… killed someone. Should I be regretful about this? I have no idea. But at least it’s over. I need to crawl back and recover. This body… I’ll put it in [Item Box] along with the axe for now, what I’ll do with it I don’t know, but I shouldn’t leave it here.

 

#####

 

It’s fortunate how durable this body is and its quick regeneration, I would’ve died otherwise. Now time to check the tablet again… hopefully this’ll get my mind out of that human for a bit.

 

Name: Rosia Zana

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Race: Zurora

 

Level: 47

Class: Swordsman

HP: 5,835/5,835

MP: 661/661

Strength: 244

Magical Prowess: 249

Dexterity: 238

Agility: 240

Luck: 221

Vitality: 251

Magical Resistance: 253

 

Race Trait: [Human Consumption] [Longevity] [Regeneration] [Mana Regeneration] [Wings Manifestation] [Lust Eater] [Lust Magic] [Dream Walker]

Special Trait: [EXP Boost] [Growth Boost]

 

Weapon Proficiency

Sword: D+

 

Elemental Proficiency

Fire: E+

Cold: E

Water: E

Lightning: E

Wind: E+

Earth: E 

Light: D

Dark: E

Life: E+

Death: E

Mind: E

Space: D

 

My class changed? How does that even worked… also now that think about the human I have killed… that [Human Consumption]... should I try? No matter how you look at it this isn’t something a human will do, which I very much am not at this point… but should I try? I have a dead human at the ready anyway… maybe I should check the letter again… it is indeed what it said, and as I skimmed through it I just realized that I could’ve use that command similar to the Divine Calendar instead of this tablet, to think I forget about it… I actually haven’t tried that yet, I probably should at some point. Now the human meat. I should try this by the riverside so things won’t get messy around here. 

 

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This guy have some armor on him as well as clothing in general. I’m just going to remove them and put them back in the box. I haven’t actually seen a naked man before so this’ll be the first for me, not that I’ll try anything more nefarious than eating his remains… a weird thing to say even internally.

*Slice* 

I’m going to skin him and eat his flesh, I don’t want to try biting into the skin and imagine myself doing so. I’m going to cut that male part as well, I don’t want that. I think this is good enough, it isn’t like a fish that have a bunch of little bones anyway.

*Bite*

…Why does it taste good… even raw… what the hell is wrong with me… keep eating into it like this… this is wrong no matter how you look at it yet I keep digging in, into the flesh and bone inside, some inner parts I take out because they might have something unsavory in there, and all that’s left is some flesh for me to eat. 

I have no doubt have strayed away from a path of a human, but I can’t let that get in the way of my life, now that I can live with restraint. Well I still have no idea what path is there for me to take, but for now I’ll live here…