Julien made way out of the bathroom, still shirtless, stepping back into the bedroom.
Once he made himself comfortable on the chair at the study table, he looked at the girl laying on the bed, still unconscious, still tied up.
Concluding that the girl is going be in that state for a few more minutes, he decided to use the time to continue looking through his status window.
This time focusing on the skill section.
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>Red Right Hand(Active) (LVL1)
Coats the right fist with a thin layer of blood. Enhances attack power, attack speed and precision by +2 for every successful hit
(5 Mana per second.)
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Julien remembered this one.
He used it that time against the girl.
He didn't know how he did it, it just came to him, instinctively.
But he wasn't himself in that moment.
He was nothing but a mindless beast in a state of crippling hunger, frustration and boiling rage, and that led to him activating the skill.
He deeply regrets that things played out the way they did, but it already happened, there's nothing he could about it now.
No point beating himself up over it.
That said, it is an amazing skill.
It has the potential to become one of the strongest and most used in his arsenal.
He doesn't know if the barrier that the girl used was weak, or if she herself was weak, but he remembered that he send the poor girl airborne without the +2 buff.
So he concluded that the skill must be fairly powerful.
He also can't wait to power-up the skill. Not only for the rise in attack power, but also to see how it will look at a higher level.
When he activated it for the first time, it looked like he was wearing a red glove.
It was unimpressive.
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>Blood Consumption(Active) (LVL1)
The need to feed on anothers blood or life force to sustain oneself. The amount of purity in an individual increases the desire to feed on said person.
What the host gains from the feeding depends on the purity of the person the host feeds on.
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This is another complicating one.
It mentions blood and life force. Like it's two separate energies.
But what's the difference between the two?
Is blood not your life force, and is life force not your blood?
How does one discern the two?
He didn't know, but he knows that when he drank from the girl, what he was consuming was her life force.
That's why it tasted so good, that's why he couldn't stop, that's why even though the girl was laying there, completely defenseless, he didn't feed from her.
Not because he was a noble person, but because for now he wasn't hungry.
Because at that time, he was killing her, and it bothers him that he was in pure ecstasy while doing it.
His guilt grew with this realization, but he pushed it away and focused on the skill.
If that was life force, than what is the blood?
The iron taste that filled his mouth was clearly that of blood, but at the same time it wasn't?
He couldn't figure it out at that moment, but he was certain that he would figure out the difference between the two.
And when he does figure out the difference, which one will he choose the indulge in?
He didn't know.
Only time will tell.
Another complication is about how the purity of an individual increases his desire to feed on that person.
Will the same thing as today happen?
Will he lose control of himself and attack another innocent bystander?
What if the next one can't protect herself?
What if the system doesn't chime next time someone is on the brink of dead because of him?
Yeah, he may be in the presence of a pure maiden now, and he is not jumping on her.
That's because the hunger is sated. But that won't be the case for long.
In fact he could feel it.
The hunger.
Beneath the surface.
Waiting, slowly growing, rising.
Threatening to spill out.
And when it does spill out?
When it surges?
When it finally becomes unbearable?
It will come with an even greater intensity than before.
Consuming him entirely.
And then there will be no girl to attack on the stairs.
Will he then go out into the streets?
Into the buzzling city filled with pure maidens?
Will he be able stop after getting his fill only once?
Or will he keep wreaking havoc amongst the populace, leaving dead bodies in his trail?
What will he do of he comes across the purest of them all: Children.
Will he lunge at them?
Bite into their tiny frames?
Consume all of their life force and then throw them away like a broken toy once they're dead?
The thought alone send a shiver down his spine.
He clenched his fist tight, knuckles whitening, jaw clenched.
Making a vow to himself that he will never loose control of himself again.
Come what may, he refuses to give in to beastly instincts.
He was the Progenitor.
The Celestial's Beloved.
The Prince of Blood.
The Prince of Stars.
The Bloodsucker.
The Exiled.
The Anomaly.
A Pure Blood Vampire.
Celestial blood flows through his veins.
He is the Celestial Vampire.
And he'll be damned if he allows mere hunger to control him.
[Ding!]
[Passive skill:
[New Skill Gained]
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>Purification and Cleansing(Passive)(LVL1)
Dispells hunger, diseases or negative energies that invades the host's body, as the sun is often the symbol of purity.
(10 Mana per second)
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Julien stared at the message in amazement.
The anger and frustration he felt slowly simmering down.
A smile grazed his lips.
"I truly am stubborn"
That he is, and this time it paid off.
Julien was amazed by the capabilities of a unique ranked skill.
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>One of a Kind(Passive) (Unique)
The laws of the world don't apply to you.
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At first Julien was disappointed with the skill, and the vague description didn't help at all. But now seeing what it could do, he was more than happy to have it in his arsenal.
Now with the threat of hunger neutralized, Julien turned back to his status window.
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>Nocturnal Prowess(Passive) (LVL1)
Vampires are typically nocturnal creatures, becoming stronger at night or when in darkness.
+1 to all stats when active.
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Right now it is not that impressive, but the skill will show it's true colors once it's upgraded.
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>Night Vision(Passive)
Enhances visual capabilities that allows clear sight in low-light or dark conditions.
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This skill did not have rank or mana consumption.
"Probably because it comes with the race."
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>Flash Step(Active) (LVL1)
A spacial ability that allows the user to instantly teleport anywhere in a 5-meter radius.
(30 mana per use)
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This was the last of the two skills he used to defeat that girl.
He clearly remembers the feeling of weightlessness, the feeling of changing position with moving.
He was nearly rendered dizzy, but the desire for blood overrate the feeling completely.
But that dizziness went away the second time he used the skill.
Probably his body getting used to the spacial movement.
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>Gravity Manipulation(Active) (LVL1)
Minimal control over gravity.
(20 Mana per second)
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Another skill that will be completely broken once it's upgraded.
Julien knows that it won't be easy to grasp the concept, but with constant practice and repetition he could achieve success.
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>Lunar Blast(Active) (LVL1)
Fire concentrated beams, bolts, blasts or spheres of lunar energy.
(25 Mana per use)
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A great offensive skill with heavy mana consumption, but he wasn't worried about.
Upgrading it will surely lessen the mana usage.
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>Celestial Navigation(Passive)
Innate sense of direction, making it impossible to get lost as long as stars are present.
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An innate skill from his celestial bloodline.
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>Regeneration(Passive) (LVL1))
Using solar energy's life-giving properties to heal minor wounds.
(1 Mana per second)
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Upgrading this skill will be a priority.
He knows how broken it can get.
"An average of 1 skill from every affinity, except from, Time, Soul and Spirit. That probably means that my body is to weak to handle the heavy toll they will put on it.
I have to get stronger, fast."
Julien clenched his fist in determination.
Him being this broken of a being, means that there are dangers in this world that warranted the Celestials to make him this strong to be able to survive.
"Uggh"
The girl on the bed started stirring, regaining consciousness.
Julien's lips curled into a mischievous smirk.
Finally.
It felt like he waited for a life time.