At least this time she didn't wake up to any surprises.
Looking around her room revealed that nothing had changed from when she had first arrived after leaving the two archdemons behind her. She didn't exactly take a lot away with her. As such she only had a rucksack resting between the bedside writing desk and a chair pulled up in order to sit at said desk.
Other than that, as well as a table with some more chairs a bit further towards the door in the center of the room, there was literally nothing of note. Even the decor was as simple as just some hastily painted nearby plants. Though even something like that was a luxury she hadn't experienced in years.
Pushing herself up from the bed which she just slept on top of (not even bothering to slide under the covers due to how tired she was) to sit on the side of the bed where she just took time to think.
It has been a while since she did that.
At first she wanted to collect her thoughts about the scene she woke up to after getting defeated then kidnapped by a bunch of gangbangers. A fact that promptly reminded her of the thick iron taste that she still felt in the corners of her mouth. Deciding to reach for the water in a pitcher upon the desk.
It had been too many years for her to care about decorum when in a room by herself; simply just drinking it from the mouth of the vessel.
Gargling it to wash the deepest recess of her mouth before swallowing.
Being calmer now meant she could take things with a more objective look where one thing became startlingly clear to her. As far as she was concerned… There was only one way to explain the strange going ons that day and so she voiced her worries out loud.
"I'm possessed by her…?"
Looking down at her hands as she strangely felt more calm about this than she would have expected.
Clenching her fist while closing her eyes to let a sigh escape her lips - perhaps more symbolic for her relieving herself of some of her ingrained fear. Demonic possession was not exactly a concept that was wholly unknown to her. Both spirits & demons weren't the same as mortals like her.
They were more intune with their spiritual selves than their physical selves so a body was merely just a vessel that made interactions with the mortal world easier.
That then raised the question of why they couldn't use other things as vessels…
The answer, obviously, was that they could.
This is where the concept of possession comes along. Something just about anyone who has touched upon the topic has been expressly warned about. A common way to use it was to have an item possessed to create a special kind of sentient magic item whose strength depended on the entity within.
Potentially even allowing one to have the power of the spirit or demonic item grow in power however they could also turn that power on their user. Having a mind of their own means they do what they want. There are ways to restrict them but, at the same time, there is only so much one can do.
Especially as the entity grew stronger as that meant they were more capable of resisting whatever tried to keep them tame.
Though that wasn't to say that only items could be possessed - in fact there were rumours that some people purposefully got possessed by flame spirits. Letting them use the power of that flame to help improve their ability to craft "artifacts" and "pills". Something she thought was pretty dumb.
Yet here she was with the strongest demon likely possessing her…
Feeling a migraine forming as she massaged her temples while trying to make sense of everything.
She couldn't make sense of any of it.
There was one way to check her physical state nevertheless she couldn't help but hesitate when thinking about it as it was the very thing that got her thrown out. Rarely did she ever check it. She also never needed to as it only showed the progress of her training so with letters.
The most common usage of it was to show off to whatever employer you were trying to get to hire you.
A situation which she likely never have come across even if she wasn't cursed; with her being cursed no one would hire her. While, if she weren't, the only real time she'd need it was presenting her status to whatever family her father picked to marry her off to. She felt nothing good about the "voice of god".
Still she needed information and only one way to get it.
╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣
Elizabeth
<| Herald of the Origin of Sin; The Divine Demon of the Primordial Blood |>
Vitality: GG > B
Strength: E > CC
Defence: GG > E
Dexterity: D > C
Agility: E > D
Intelligence: A
Wisdom: B
[SIN: 142]
Straus Divine Demon Summoning [✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦]
Allows The User To Summon Their An Entity Who Has Been On The Doorstep Of Death After Seven Total Years. The Cost Of Summoning Is Reduced To 1.5015015% The Original. After Summoning The User Of The Skill Will Be Inflicted With A Curse Inflicting The Summoned Target.
Summon: [Inactive]
{+}
Sangre del Absoluto Curse [✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦]
Allows The User To Take Power From The Blood Of Others For Themselves. Not Simply By Absorbing But Rebuilding That Power From The Ground Up. Better Referred To As Taking The Potential From The Original Owners Blood And Converting It Into The Users Own Potential.
Is Classified As The Highest Tier Of Curses By The <| Sage of Curses |> Due To Its Effect & Difficulty In Crafting And Theoretical Ability To Make An Endless Number Of New Curses.
Even Allows For Bodily Reconstruction Based On The Blood The User Possesses But Does Not Grant Complete Immortality By Itself As That Is Another Curse So Required More Blood.
More Akin To Greatly Enhanced Vitality Along With Enhanced Blood Storage & Conversion.
Additional Curses:
{+}
╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣
…
"... What?"
Her shock at not only the new curse but her MASSIVELY IMPROVED stats that put her easily above your average monster hunter or even knights. Depending on what curses she could gather in the future she could put the inquisitors down like the assholes they are. Or even… Him.
It was then that her mind wandered back to the taste of blood which she had washed away just mere minutes prior to checking her status.
╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣
Additional Curses:
{-
Feromonas del Sueño [✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧]
Converts Blood Into An Invisible Gas That Will Induce Sleep That Can Be Broken By Producing Another Gas Produced From The Users Blood; Allowing The Usage Of Regular Pores To Release Gasses.
Flujo Mejorado [✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧]
By Forcing Blood Through Body At An Increased Rate The User Can Enhance Their Ability To React While Enhancing The Bodies Ability To Resist Attacks At The Price Of Rupturing Vessels.
Bala de Sangre [✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧]
Release A High Pressure Bullet Of Blood From The Body With The Pressure Of The Bullet Being Decided By The User Of This Skill As Well As Amount Of Blood.
Garra de Sangre [✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧✧]
Release A High Pressure Blade Of Blood From The Body With The Pressure Of The Blade Being Decided By The User Of This Skill As Well As Amount Of Blood.
Armadura del Sacrificio [✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧]
Produce An Armour That Is Enhanced The More Blood Fed Into It
Mensaje de Sangre [✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧]
Using The Users Own Blood They Can Establish A Mental Link With Targets That Will Allow Them To Not Only Communicate But Send All Sorts Of Mental Messages.
(All Curses Can Be Enhanced By Demonic Energy)
-}
╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣█╠═╣
"Sure enough… And Some of those seem familiar enough."
Of course they did; the very first curse she saw literally seemed like an improved but cursed version of the gift that allowed her to be captured so easily. Then there was the one that turned fingernails into bullets could be {Bala de Sangre} if she pushed it quite a bit. The rest she didn't really recognise.
However, that could just be due to how much they changed to "adapt" to her plus there was no mention that multiple abilities would be merged together to make the strongest possible.
There was much she didn't know but what she did-
It was a question that made her shoulders fall as her lungs let all the air in them in one big long sigh as she considered her own mental question.
But she soon shook such worries from her head as a smile formed on her lips as she looked at her open palm only to clench it into a fist. Feeling her new strength flow through her now that she knew it was there and it was addicting. Knowing she could beat up all those assholes if they weren't already dead.
"With these increased attributes and newfound gifts I should be strong enough to deal with anything; plus I have the ability to enhance myself with ma- AH!"
Remembering with quite some embarrassment that she was partly taken down due to her inability to use her newly transformed demonic energy to enhance her body.
If she had mana enhancement then such low thugs may have been able to take her down with raw numbers yet she would have been able to kill most of them. Likely with one punch due to her great talent due to her bloodline. Having the blood of the strongest duke & imperial blood did help for once.
"How strong will I be when I perfect my control?"
Her mind then returned to the bloody scene of a completely dismantled criminal enterprise and a wry smile formed on her face.
"I suppose I would be that strong."
"OI ARE YOU AWAKE IN THERE!"
The voice of the archdemon caught her attention as she remembered her two companions; not wishing to annoy the pair she decided to get grabbed her bag then walked towards the door.
Mind turning towards their newest companion.
Shaking silly thoughts from her mind as she pushed the door open to greet the "babysitters".