1st Pov Xicor Samiel:
Gasping for breath, I jolt up from the wet ground and frantically look around breathing heavily, the stone walls of buildings covered the side with windows on the sides, on the ground are a few trash bags, bins all around with a dumpster in one spot having cardboard on the side, the sky is pitch black with stars faintly glistening in the sky as rain flowed down on the ground.
It's clear that I'm in an alleyway, the natural habitat for rats and the homeless. This is not where I was previously, I was in my own bed after getting home from college, did my friends prank me or something.
"Ha. Ha. Ha very funny guys, now step out from where you hiding" I said before blinking for a few seconds.
My voice, it sounds younger. Now that I realise it the ground is looking more closer than before. Frowning, I look around for anything to give me a clear reflection of myself.
The rain continued to pour, drenching me and my clothes but I ignored it trying to find anything for a reflection before spotting a puddle.
Walking over, I gaze down and note that it's hard to make out anything out but my black sleek back hair illuminated by the street lights behind me and my piercing red eyes.
I never had red eyes and my hair was never in that style, what the fuck have the guys done to me.
Honestly when I get my hands on them , if it's them, it's on sight.
First things first where the hell am I. I turn around, ready to investigate my location, but was met with a blue transparent screen, practically scaring me in fall back into the puddle I was looking in.
Groaning I look back up at the screen in confusion, "yeah I'm definitely on drugs" I muttered under my breath as I pinched my nose in annoyance.
Standing back up I walk past the screen before it appeared again in front of me. I sighed and played along with it as a little game to distract my chaotic thoughts.
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[Congratulations on the new host for participating in the Jujutsu template roll system, here you will be given 1 free roll for a starter character, to get more rolls the host must master the template to 75% or defeating a high level threat]
[Once the host receives a Template he will be given basic knowledge of the cursed technique that character has but if they do not have cursed technique then they will give you their speciality which could be Reverse Cursed Technique or Cursed energy efficiency, maybe something different]
[The host will be given instinctive use of Cursed energy, if the host masters the template to 100% he will receive the template characters Cursed energy reserves as a bonus]
[Warning: Host cannot use multiple templates unless they have reached 100% mastery, host must select the template he wishes to use but a timer will be placed on the template he switched out]
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A Jujutsu template role system?
What sort of name is that, is it like that system from solo levelling or something.
Although Cursed energy, ain't that from that popular anime called Jujutsu kaisen, I watched it but I never understood the cursed energy so this will be hard.
Lifting my left hand I focus on my cursed energy and let it flow to my hand, the crimson red and black negative energy flickered in my hand like a calm yet hungry flame.
It wasn't kidding about giving me instinctive use of cursed energy as this is just easy, I watch as the red and black flame followed my hand wherever it went like a duckling following its mother.
Next let's roll a character and see what we get, hopefully it will be a good character.
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[Choso kamo Template]
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[Choso Kamo Template: 0% ]
[Cursed Technique: Blood manipulation]
[Speciality: Kyokushin Karate]
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Not bad, the dude was top tier but with my human body I will be limited to using my own blood, Choso can use blood manipulation without much backlash by turning his cursed energy into his attacks because he was half human and half cursed spirit.
Now that the system is dealt, my mind is a little better with this distraction. The system shrank away and has yet to jumpscare me again, good. Walking towards the street lights I peak out to see people walking around in various groups and genders.
The street is lit up with many lights of different colours and strange markings that I can for some reason make out.
Just what in living fuck did those idiots do to me. Okay calm down, calm down, I step back into the alley way as I lean against a wall trying to control my breathing from panicking,
I pinch my wrist to check if I'm dreaming or hopefully snap out this drug I was given, yet nothing happened, no soft bed, no warm clothes, no one. I'm alone in a place that I have no clue of.
What do I do?
I kept mumbling ideas like some mad man until I ran out of ideas, there was nothing I can do. I'm in the body of a child or some midget with a system that congratulates me on being here, which I never wanted to, and gives me powers from fiction.
Is this some gods entertainment?
Am I worth anything if I was robbed from my own body and life?
I take a few minutes to take deep breaths as it feels like I'm having a panic attack. Glancing back at the illuminated street with people passing by, I attempt to think of something more slower so I don't overthink it.
Considering I'm probably in the body of child and with no parents in sight, I doubt I have a passport to go back to my original country.
Peaking out of the alley, people continue to go about their night. I should probably get somewhere out of this rain, as using a damn dumpster as shelter is a nope from me.
Walking onto the streets, the people glance at me with slight disgust, likely due to the smell I have. Ignoring their stares I walk in a random direction, hoping for something good to pop up.
As I continue to walk I notice some people mainly women having abilities with various properties but not a single man as show any sign of one and the only note worthy thing is that they're acting more submissive when a woman comes up to them.
Just what kind of land did I get dropped into. Better keep my blood manipulation in secret since I have yet to confirm men having abilities, who knows what might happen if I show off my abilities.
My mind continued to wonder as I travelled, thinking of strategy after strategy but in truth it was a way to distract my mind so won't have to look at these pathetic excuses of a man.
Men fought a died for a better future and it turn out to be this. Where the hell is our pride? Where the hell is our fighting spirit?
If the men from the world war's saw this, then disappoint would be an understatement.
Practically gone since men seem to think that a woman with an ability is invincible and have given up on retaliation. God, I swear if the presidents of all countries are women then this world is completely fucked.
A voice knocked me out of my thoughts, turning to the source I find multiple TV's broadcasting the same thing with a woman on it.
"Greeting everyone, this is your president-" God fucking damn it!!
"-I would like to inform you that Japan and its anti-demon defence corp have saved 73 people last year and if you want to ensure your children and husbands are safe then you should join the anti-demon defence corp"
Anti-demon defence corp?
Now that's something interesting, she said demons so what kind of demons we talking about, just the prospect of fighting something is getting my blood running.
The voice of the president's voice has died out as I moved further and further away, satisfied with information I received.
So the president is recruiting women to a private military that fights demons I wonder what their reaction would be if man showed up with an ability.
Stupid idea, if I go directly to them and show my blood manipulation then they'll probably lock me up and experiment on me.
That's just human nature, if we see something that's unknown to us we just tear it apart and see what makes it tick. Or the American way, blow the living shit out of it.
So I'll train solo without anyone noticing and if get the chance to fight one of these demons then I'll definitely take it to test how powerful they are.
But I shouldn't underestimate them since it takes females with abilities to kill and likely not regular arms fire, evidenced with no men getting recruited as cannon fodder and only used as entertainment.
Utterly disgusting.
Sighing, I walk over to a bench and take seat while staring into the night sky, the rain dispersed for who knows how long ago but that didn't change the fact that I'm freezing wet.
Looking around I spot no one just the darkness and the sound of cricket's chirping out, better go deeper through the bushes to test this ability.
Walking further away, I found a satisfying spot to test my blood manipulation, I stand in front of a tree and think of how choso fired his piercing blood.
A small ball of blood flowed into my hand, ball swirled gently in my palm before I clamp my hands together and aimed it at the tree in front of me.
"Convergence, Piercing Blood"
A red beam of blood with and sharp, arrowed tip flew through the sky and striking the tree's bark before I stopped it, I wonder how many times I can do it but I shouldn't since this takes my own blood and turns it into a weapon I need a steady supply of iron so may replenish my blood.
Once is enough, it did great amount of damage but the evidence will be difficult to hide if no one comes here.
I fire the piercing blood without saying the name of it but will decrease its damage and speed but by chanting it strength the attack.
Coupled with flowing red scale that can increase the body's temperature, pulse rate, the number of red blood cells and blood composition. Effectively increase their own energy and physical capabilities.
Convergence is just a combination skill for the other moves I will have basically strengthening the move.
And it I add in cursed energy into my attack, it will be a deadly skill that would easily kill humans in they are stood in a line.
Opening the system I check how much that one attack increased the mastery.
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[Choso Kamo Template: 3% ]
[Cursed Technique: Blood manipulation]
[Speciality: Kyokushin Karate]
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Just one move gave me 3%, not bad but will take me a while to master this without a proper training dummy which is one of the reasons I wanna fight those demons since they'll push me to my limits and increase the mastery further then I would expect.
Although that's just a theory I want to be true, but I shouldn't let my life go to waste to just a simple theory for a speed run for power.
Until I find a better way to master these templates faster, I'll stick to simply attacking inanimate objects and train my cursed energy output.
Generating my cursed energy in my hand, I watch as the red black energy flicker around like a flame, my reserves are not too large but just enough to start me off.
I can experiment with this energy later after I find somewhere to sleep, peaking out from the bush I find no one around still which is a good sign.
Where to go from here?
An abandoned house would be sufficient until I find a permanent home. Walking in the random direction again, I noticed that the sky is starting to brighten up signalling a new day for these people.
Have I been walking all night?
I walk into an area that looks abandoned and looks like something out of some horror movie, just eerie. The area is silent other than the barks of dogs and bugs.
I feel water drip down from my forehead to my chin until it drops on the ground. I'm getting sleepy, I better find something otherwise I'm sleeping on a roof, I refuse to sleep in a damn bin.
Sound of creaking caught my attention to an old house with one side have windows bordered while having a massive hole on the roof as well as having some damage on the lower floors.
Not the best but sufficient non the less. Putting my hands in my pocket, I walk up the door and attempt to open it but door immediately fell back as soon as I touch the handle.
Place has probably got at least couple years of months until it completely collapses I just rest for a night or two as I'm too tired to be picky.
Walking around the whole place is trashed. Tables flipped, some windows smashed as well as walls, some old blood stains.
Just what the hell happened here?
Was it those demons?
Looking at the stairs going upstairs, they're too heavily damaged to climb to investigate what's upstairs nor bring down anything to sleep on.
Even if I get up there I doubt the floor could handle my weight with how damaged and old this place is.
Walking to a nearby couch I yank off some curtains that were below a damaged window to be used as covers.
Getting comfortable as I can, I let my tired body rest secretly hoping for something good to happen when I wake up.
3rd Pov:
Deep inside a research facility women in strange yukata's go about their duties but one walks up to an elderly woman who was read through research notes.
"My lady, we have successfully terminated subjects Alpha and Beta without the anti-demon corp knowing" the young woman reported.
The elderly woman did not react, "and of subjects, Charlie and Delta?" She questioned.
The young woman straightened her back a little at the mention of them, "subject Charlie has been dropped into Mato as ordered to test their capabilities against the Shuuki"
"Whereas Subject Delta has disappeared, my lady"
Finally, the elderly woman reacted, she lowered her paper and looked up at the young researcher with her eyes closed although they feel like they are staring into her soul.
"Are you certain?" She wanted to confirm.
"Yes, subject delta's body was illuminated by a bright light and suddenly disappeared" the young woman reported.
The elderly woman went into deep thought, "send out some secret agents to retrieve subject delta and ensure the anti-demon corp must not find out, this is the best for humanity as we must evolve so we can fight this threat by using our men"
"Yes my lady" the young woman said before walking out.
The elderly woman sighed and rubbed her face tiredly, "I hope the others would understand"