8: Evilus? 1 (short)
Cthulhu isn't going to make things easy as he has messed with how some skills will act when chosen or created, Enslavement is an example of this. What you ask for can give you headaches when you're dealing with the Eldritch who want to toy with you.
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It was almost midnight by the time I had begun clearing out a medium-sized abandoned store of criminal elements. However, through all my observing of the place and the criminals I felt something wrong the entire time, as if something between Human and Monster was watching me. That's when I remembered reports about a terrorist group, all of them were "dead" bodies confirmed and everything, but following an evil aligned deity myself, I knew that wouldn't stop them. Just because you're dead doesn't mean you can't come back. After all, death is but an inconvenience. Looking at Zuno and Pandora from my spot on a crumbling roof, I gave ISAC a coded phrase.
"London is in danger of hidden threats, best get hunting wouldn't you say Pandora, Zuno?"
My watch changed from bright orange to black in color as the two monsters looked at me as I pulled my lower mask up. The two didn't fully understand, but they knew something was up given the feeling of our bond through taming. Storing all guns but my modified 32 round Python, stoner 63, and taking out an Arcane 50 cal sniper and flare gun after buying the two, I strapped them to my belt and back. Dropping near the store, I took the sniper from my back and checked what Arcane property or properties it had, as I may need a lot of kick from it.
{Arcane Barrett M107
Mass: 29.7 lb (13.5 kg) to 32.7 lb (14.8 kg)
Length: 48 in (120 cm) to 57 in (140 cm)
Barrel length: 20 in (51 cm) to 29 in (74 cm)
Diameter: 12.7 mm
Cartridge: .50 BMG.416 Barrett
Caliber: .50 caliber
Action: Recoil-operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity: 2,799 ft/s (853 m/s)
Effective firing range: 1,969 yd (1,800 m)
Feed system: 5- or 10-round detachable box magazine
Arcane: Explosive, Rail gun}
Well then those are some good properties to have on this gun because that means it can possibly threaten Ottar. Racking the bolt system, I slung the gun over my right shoulder and walked to the nearest criminal, my hand glowing. Upon spotting me, they tried saying something until I suddenly looked like I teleported with my hand grasping their face. Forcing my will upon them, my skill for "taming" people activated, and the criminal's eyes started glazing over as they struggled to scream and claw my hand off them.
Eventually, though they stopped struggling and ISAC popped a notification up.
{SHD ASSET RISARD FOLVUS ACTIVATED}
To mark such a watch, a tattoo, appeared around the criminal's wrist with an orange circle. The scratched up and dirty Colt 1911 with a holster appearing was also a giveaway. Although I didn't expect such a thing to happen or what happened next when I let them go.
"Aah fuck Lou, we're going down! We're- wait where the fuck am… no… something's not right… what'd you do to my head?! Who's Richard Holland?! What the fuck is a Division Agent?! Who am I?! Richard or Risard?!"
I just stared at the confused criminal, more confused than them, until HE spoke up.
(Surprised? I'll just assume, yes, Human. Now, when you went the Division Agent route, I decided to have a little fun with your Enslavement! I made it so any friendly Tom Clancy faction will affect your enslaved pawns! Meaning they'll get one weapon and a specific tattoo of that faction! Although there are also Champion versions which will represent Gods, or Sins as you are in a world of my kind and Demons. Before you say anything, just remember. NotHinG is REAL iN a DrEAm, FoR whEN yoUr sToRy ENDS ThE DrEAM ENDS. ASCEND IF YOU WANT THE DREAM TO STAY ALIVE, EVEN IF I SHALL AWAKEN. Otherwise, have fun with bipolar pawns, and well, you're my Champion, but you can become another God's Champion or a Sin's Champion.)
Well, ain't that just ominous as all hell but also interesting with the champion bit, could I become the champion of Pride or Amaterasu and gain the power of the sun? Also well, that whole thing just reeks of shits and giggles for a function and will really throw me for a loop. Because if that's how this is going to work, then if I get a Ghost, I'm probably going to get decked in the face on first contact. The criminal that I had ignored while thinking eventually sighed loud enough to get my attention.
"I died I realize that now, and a fucking squid god has kidnapped my soul because I see fuckin subtitle captions in the air saying Cthulhu. Just great… and it took my soul, shoved it into a criminal's body because of YOU. But you seem just as surprised by the floating letters, although not entirely, given he's likely been fucking with you longer. Though I don't like I'm a slave, I'm technically alive, so I won't discount that. I mean, pretty sure I got burnt alive by getting shot down in my bird. Although it is annoying to have a criminal in my head…"
"This shit is weird… Well, up for killing some criminals? Ain't New York, but it's doing some good. Also… do you know anything about…"
"Yes. Though I won't live long tonight, I'd rather go down swinging instead of being KFC or without trying to kick a terrorist's shit in."