Mart who was lying down fell asleep. Opening his eyes he sighed, sat on the edge of the bed and saw the beautiful Selenia near the window.
-Woman, do you still love me? Why do you come to see me? Are you going to confuse me? -said Mart acting with malice.
Selenia looked at him coldly, he didn't care, got up, and in one leap reached out and grabbed Selenia's arms. Mart's palms were bleeding from Selenia's cutting spells.
-Tell me, I know you can do more than these superficial wounds. - Mart said with complete confidence.
[Proud trait activated: all attributes will temporarily increase by +5].
Selenia who looked surprised showed a slight gleam in her eye.
"Poor woman; she still loves Mart," Mart thought as he stared at her.
[Trait envy activated: Conqueror of the unbecoming]
[Charm +20]
"I feel envious?", Mart smiled as he saw the above notification, "No way", he released Selenia, then looked down at his hands, and sat on the window sill, he looked off into the distance with a thoughtful expression.
-Mart, I'm leaving, move away from the window. -Selenia said.
-No, I won't let you go, what will you do? Do you think I'm still alone in the first rank? -Mart challenged her, looking confident.
[Proud trait activated: all attributes will temporarily increase by +10].
She looked at him and tried to climb out of a corner of the window, but he stopped her by wrapping his arms around her waist, and pulled her until she was sitting on the window sill, her back resting against his chest.
He began to feel the warmth of Selenia's body and the rapidity with which her heart was beating.
[Trait anger activated: host's strength increases by +20]
Mart whispered in her ear as the skin on her arms and chest was being cut:
-I hate that damned Mart for hurting you; I hate that you still love him; I'll hate it more if you make me kill you; He didn't deserve you, if you ask me to I'll kill everyone who insulted you, just stop loving that damned man or stay away from me until you come kill me or to die.
Mart let go of her, she jumped out of Mart's room, she was terrified by Mart's words because she didn't understand them, she looked at him again, and saw Mart covered in blood, with a cold, sinister and deep look watching the horizon.
[You have succeeded in thrilling the heart of a woman in love: special reward.]
"Deactivate the traits," Mart said in his mind.
[Warning: capital traits are only a heightened reflection of the host's feelings]
[Capital traits deactivated]
Mart preferred to ignore that warning, it was the second time he had heard it, and he considered it very likely that the memories of the real Mart he had been reviewing had begun to influence him a bit; however, with so many conspiracies and the fateful end approaching, he went back to his desk, sat down and thought:
"Show me the attributes and rewards."
Mart Sevec (Stan Miller) Attributes:
Health: 24.5/37.9
Stamina: 24.7/37
Demonic Energy: 31.7/38.2
Intelligence: 49.1
Strength: 38
Agility: 37.1
[Demonic Lineage: Sevec (Demonic Strength: inactive)]]
[Demonic deity: Endless demonic energy (inactive)]
[Demonic rewards: 1]
[Demonic Reward: (Scarlet Dagger: boosts demonic energy by being able to hurt beings with twice the rank: utility {10} ]
[Special Reward: 6 ]
[Special Reward: Chosen Attribute: +0.6 ]
[Rewards: 9]
[Reward: Random Attribute: +0.3]
Mart looked at the beautiful scarlet colored dagger that appeared in his hand, it was about thirty centimeters long and its blade seemed to emit pure demonic energy.
"It can only be used ten times?", Mart asked as he swung the dagger to feel the weight.
[That's right.]
"It can be used by any demon with demonic energy?", Mart put the dagger away in his demonic bag after asking.
[That's correct.]
Mart nodded as he thought, "I'll give it to Iristel, she's the one who is in the most danger."
"Set the chosen attribute to intelligence and as always let luck decide the rest."
Mart Sevec (Stan Miller) Attributes:
Health: 24.5/38.2 (+0.3)
Resistance: 24.7/37.6 (+0.6)
Demonic Energy: 31.7/39.1 (+0.9)
Intelligence: 53 (+3.2) (+0.3)
Strength: 38
Agility: 37.7 (+0.6)
[Demonic Lineage: Sevec (Demonic Strength: inactive)]]
[Demonic deity: Endless demonic energy (inactive)]
"I think I'll have to act more decisively to get more rewards, at least until the intelligence exceeds 60 and reaches in that attribute the third rank level", Mart thought while looking at the drawer in which the cursed card was hidden, "maybe it will be useful in time".
••••
In his room, which was small and private, almost identical to Mart's, there was only a bed, a desk, a not so wide space, and the bathroom, the white walls were covered with sheets of paper with multiple spells, there were also books of curses and some diagrams on which Mart Sevec's name was written.
"What's wrong with him? He hurts me, and then he treats me as if I were the guilty one What do you mean you hate yourself, they made you do that to me? that can be possible...", Selenia thought with an intense and deep look, while she was sitting on her bed with her knees between her arms, then she waved her hands and the cursed diagrams on the walls were made to shatter.
••••
At dawn Mart went out to train, and as he did so he checked the effects the stats had had, they were not that great, but he was satisfied, for he knew he would see the fruits of his choices as he studied the spells and curses.
Returning to his room he bathed, and when he came out his uniform was already prepared by Iristel who had arrived a few minutes earlier and was now sitting on the edge of the bed in her maid's outfit.
Mart dressed, then went to his desk drawer and took out the little box with the ring Nirian had given him and handed it to Iristel.
-Take it, it's a gift from me. -Mart expressed with a sincere and affectionate tone without being cloying.
She was surprised to see the storage ring, it must have been worth at least 200 gold coins, but this ring looked like one of great value. She placed it on her index finger and the ring fit her size.
-Why don't you look at the contents? -said Mart with a confident smile.
She checked the contents and saw the scarlet dagger and 500 gold coins, then looked at Mart was puzzled, because she could feel the power emanating from the scarlet dagger.
-The dagger is a treasure of limited use, choose well when to use it, it will only resist throwing ten cuts of demonic energy. -Mart said as he walked out the door.
Iristel's beautiful horns emerged, her eyes shone with intensity, her heart beat with intensity, she was happy, and wished to be close to Mart; but she held back until her horns disappeared again, as Mart had just left.