The Adventures of Rose Hood

“GIVE IT TO M-“

Rose collapsed before finishing her statement.

“What happened?”

“I think the system just saved our lives.”

“What do you mean, Aussie?”

“Amy, she was about to kill us when she collapsed.”

“What?”

I nodded.

“In the bloodlusted state, dragons see siblings and food sources. No in between. If she didn’t collapse, I think we would be dead right now.”

We ran out to check on her, and Celios beat us there.

“She’s alright, just in a deep sleep. It seems the system put a restriction on whatever happens when her face dismorphs like that.”

Thalia ran up, there was a huge gash in her stomach.

“Is Rose okay?”

“Yes, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’ll live. What happened? Where did the kin-killer go?”

“She fled. Rose killed a major portion of her army, but she got exhausted.”

“I see. Unfortunate that the kin-killer couldn’t die today.”

None of us had ever heard Thalia speak with such venom, even of the one who killed Asura.

Her gaze looked furious, and I felt on fire and gulped.

Then her regular demeanor reappeared.

“We need someone to call Elren. Some people were in the house that I was thrown into.”

Celios nodded and flew off to get Elren. Thalia took Rose from me and walked towards the guild.

Despite her smile, I could feel her rage and disgust.

Amy was still shaking a bit.

“What’s wrong?”

“Rose was in a bloodlusted state, and she looked at us. How close exactly were we to death?”

“I don’t know I was-“

“If she passed out a single second later, we’d be dead.”

Ausar interrupted with something that made even me start shivering.

“Ausar, please tell me you are exaggerating.”

“Don’t pretend you didn’t hear what the system said, she’s a level 96. As a level 15 she could demolish us.”

“96?!”

“Thalia, I’m taking your bet that she’ll become a higher being in a year.”

“Oh?”

“I bet she’ll get it by the end of the month.”

_

“So, she passed out?”

“Yep, unharmed, just asleep.”

“Interesting.”

“Anyways, she also figured out how to speed level.”

“How?”

“Get into a bloodlusted state and charge into a faction’s army.”

“That would kill ya.”

“Worked for her, she made it to 96.”

“96?!!”

The guild yelled in shock. That was such a rapid growth that it would traumatize higher beings because of the sheer speed.

Rose was currently at a ridiculous level for our world.

“But she could stand against beings far above her.”

Amy thought for a moment.

“She’s like Y* Ilh*n.”

“Who the heck is that?”

“Someone in a story who was able to battle beings way higher classed than him.”

“I see…”

“Do you think that she can become a higher being even faster?”

“She needs to fight strong beings. That army was over 10000 strong and she killed 2/3 of them. And she only reached 96.”

“Agreed, so what should we do to level her.”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

We all looked to Rose who was now sitting up.

“We need to push the attack and destroy Dominion.”

_

“So, given the betrayal, I think we should push through and destroy them before they can regroup.”

“Hm… how can we be sure that would be a good idea?”

“In that battle I gained devour.”

“Wait, that’s my unique!!!”

Darsen yelled in shock, and I nodded.

“Darsen calm down, what does it do?”

“It’s a move that I don’t like using, but I gain more strength if I… eat people.”

“Holy ****”

“Exactly, that’s why I don’t want her to have it. Because it gives urges that she would have trouble with.”

“Oh, it’s no different from the instincts that result in bloodlust.”

“Rose, can you not tell how that would be concerning, because now you’ll have to deal with that this whole time. Resisting urges consistently. Being unable to look at your friends sometimes because you are afraid, you’ll snap and eat them. It’s not something to be happy to have.”

Darsen’s usually playful face was serious and concerned. Others looked at him in shock.

“How do you even get the skill in the first place.”

Darsen looked darkly then he said,

“The same way you level it.”

“Then who?”

“The heart of the man who, using a slave contract, ordered me to kill my infant sister.”

We looked at Darsen in a new way, even if we saw him as the funny man who loved joking around all the time, we still knew almost nothing about him or his past.

I looked at him seriously.

“Darsen, this is why I want you to accompany me in the expedition.”

“What?”

“Because these people have breached our trust and proved themselves no greater than simple beasts.”

“You mean?”

“If we are materials to them,”

I smiled in a dark manner that caused everyone to shiver.

“Then they are fuel to us. So, let’s go and destroy them.”

“But-”

“We’re going to kill them all anyways, right?”

“Yes…”

“Let’s at least let them serve one purpose, and we aren’t disgusting enough to use them to make armor, so why not use them to empower us.”

Darsen was hesitant, but eventually agreed.

And then we began to lay out the assault plan. A group of 100. We were going to take on millions.

_

“Alright, are we ready?”

“YES MAM!!!”

100 fighters, including Elren, Darsen, Thalia, Mammon, Donovan, and Dallel stood before me.

“All of you have reached the requirements, so I will empower you all.”

“How can you empower us?”

“Good question, Celios. I made this world and the rules for it, so I can do whatever I want in it.”

“Oh…”

Then the system spoke to each one of them.

[You have gained the Blessing of the World Mother; you will now evolve according to your race. If you are already evolved, then you will receive a 50% boost to all skills.]

The deities also began to glow. They had no evolved form, so they got the 50% boost, but Kala also blessed me, so I evolved too.

“Analysis.”

I checked my stats and almost fell over.

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Heather/ Nickname: Rose Hood

HP: 30000000/30000000

MP: 200000000/200000000

SP: 10000000/10000000

LV: 96

Race: Divine Reality Dragon (Catkin form)

Age: 134

Skills:

Indomitable

Contract Breaker

Reality Magic: 2

System Override: 3

Sword King: 9

Nation: 4

Transfer Magic: 7

Devour: 1

UNIQUE: Savage Beast: )*%&(#)*U

Title:

World Mother

Killer of the Ascendent

Bloodlusted

Savage Beast

Skillsmith

Justicar

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Holy crap those stats were insane, but why did it call me Heather?

Probably because my awakening made me into Heather.

‘Probably.’

Kala agreed.

‘It would probably do the same for me, just with Nickname Kala.’

“I guess that makes sense.”

“What?”

“I was just checking my stats and holy crap are they strong.”

“Huh, I’m a Holy Flame Dragon.”

“Thalia?”

“Yeah? Oh, I saw that you evolved yourself. So, you are a Holy Arcane Dragon?”

“No, Divine Reality Dragon.”

“Woah. Okay that sounds strong.”

“Though it seems the system still doesn’t like the face thing.”

“Why?”

“It called it ‘Savage Beast’, but the level is glitched out.”

“Alright, that’s weird.”

“I agree.”

Then I rapidly shook my head.

“We need to focus. We’re about to start a raid.”

“Okay.”

I needed to use a named transfer spell.

“Gate of Arrival.”

The place in front of us began to twist until a new terrain was there.

“And that is where I met her.”

“Are you sure that this is their main world?”

Thalia nodded.

“I can feel the essence of the Kin-killer on the other side.”

I smiled.

“Let not a single one live.”

“YES MAM!!!”