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A/N - How are you?

I hope you are all doing well.

Are you enjoying FF so far?

Has the grammar gotten worse or something that might hinder your reading?

I have noticed that I am not interacting much with everyone lately.

: (

So, let's talk a bit... about Finn, skills, and Azakana.

After all, I didn't talk much about them.

1º - About him being 'Gray' that hasn't changed so far, he can do both good and evil.

I won't lie by saying that he is totally a good person, in the previous chapter it was very clear when he made a point of cutting the Troll into little pieces when he could strike a blow and kill it.

There will be no Princesses of the Flame and the Slayer Magician.

Marceline and Bonnibel are already *too complicated and complex characters to write*, I don't think I'll be able to capture 100% of their characters.

2nd - Skills, Ah, My Darkest Nightmare and writing about them.

My worst nightmare is thinking of a name for them or even writing the information about them correctly...

Skills can evolve. Of course, to do this, they have to reach the maximum limit, 100.

For example - Slash -> Double Slash.

Another example would be 'Piercing Attack', it will evolve from Piercing Attack to 'Piercing'.

Of course not all skills can evolve, take 'Creating Territory' as an example. It cannot evolve beyond this.

3rd - Azakana Blade, Probably one of the most important things in Finn's possession today.

A little bit about the Azakana.

They are lower parasitic demons, not full demonic entities.

They attach themselves to the fear or flaws of a person or spirit, then absorb negative emotions until they kill the host or someone who has died with a lot of negative emotions.

About one effect in specific, "Evolution", I think you understand where I am going with this.

If you want to know more about Azakana, go to Yone's "League of Legends Wiki".

That's it, no spoilers for you. ^.^

Enjoy!

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-xXx-

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Time - [ 8:30 ]

Location - Tree House - Kitchen:

There have been some changes in the 'Kitchen' Of The Tree House, an example of this is that Finn has changed the chairs and table to a newer one that is not falling apart and he has finally taken out a lot of the things that were taking up space and sold them to the System.

There is a couch that was replaced with a more comfortable one, a new table, a picture of a woman in a bikini that Finn fixed using 'Repair', a brand new electric stove, and other kitchen appliances. Even the wooden floor looked brand new.

It was not only the kitchen that underwent a change, 'The Living Room' no longer had numerous stacked ice cream containers were discarded, old candles that had been there for some time were also thrown away.

Finishing breakfast, Finn poured some for himself and Jake on a plate.

Finn was looking at his current "Life and Mana" points with a serene look on his face while he had not yet touched a single spoon to the food.

Name: Finn Mertens ( Aka Charles )

Occupation: Swordsman - [0/100]

Level: 12 ( next level: 81% )

Hp: 89/330 ( 9.9 - M )

Mp: 310 {+ 100} = 198/410 ( 98.1 - M )

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There were no significant changes in his stats and he didn't even gain enough experience points to level up his class or skills When he defeated the Mountain Troll.

''Yum Yum!''

It was Jake who was completely devouring his breakfast.

''Yum. * Swallow! * ''Boy, your food is crazy. No matter how much I eat, I can't get enough of it.'' Jake said, complimenting Finn's food as he chewed with his mouth open.

''However. Where did you get this stuff?''

He said as he pointed with his fork to a pair of normal glasses, having two lenses with rectangular frames; however, it doesn't have a nose pad. It also has a small piece of tape holding it in the middle.

Next to the pair of glasses is a very dirty stuffed toy, covered in stains, patches, bandages, and repair stitches. Some of its limbs have the stuffing coming out of the toy, and only one button has remained as the toy's eye. The toy is extremely faded, but there is still a tinge of red in the plush toy.

Between these two, there is a Mask with the face of a demon, a piece of paper that looks very old.

An old book, dusty and faded. It is in poor condition, with pages, bookmarks and paper flaps. There is a bird, a skull, some grapes and a sword in the center of the cover.

"Mmm, I have a skill called > Cooking <, it helps me improve the taste of food and this old stuff is very important," Finn replied casually...

Jake didn't answer immediately, as he had a strange look on his face and looked at Finn.

"What the hell happened to you to be so finished like this?" said Jake, concern obviously in his voice.

No matter how Jake looked at Finn, he couldn't help but wonder why his clothes were torn. Even though he looked healthy and perfectly fine at first glance.

'Maybe it was related to that game? Did he get a dangerous mission?' thought Jake rather worriedly, looking at his little brother who looked perfectly fine and who was no longer acting like his little brother, but like a responsible adult.

The reason he was all beat up like that was that he had faced the 'Minotaur and the Sky Witch'.

The Minotaur was not as strong as he appeared to be, besides great brute strength, he had nothing else, Finn completely outclassed him in speed. Finn didn't need to kill him, as he just wanted the book that was with him.

On the other hand, the Sky Witch was very severe in making Finn use her secret weapon, magic.

He did all this to borrow some things using his ability [ Gate ]. However, one of these people was not so weak and ended up almost defeating him. Almost... that's the key word, almost.

''No big deal, just, I stole Maja, the Sky Witch.'' Answered Finn casually, he could have died if he wasn't wearing his card on his sleeve.

Finn watched Jake's expression carefully and didn't seem to change when he heard the name 'Maja' - because if he knew about her, Jake would freak out... probably.

This 'Maja' or whatever she is. Won't she come after you? Won't she try to come after you now that she knows your face? Why did you steal something from her in the first place and why didn't you ask for my help? I'll be here to help you in any way I can.''

''Mmm, that would put you in unnecessary danger, being that my speed is much greater than yours, so it really wasn't that hard to escape her. No, she didn't see my face, I was wearing the mask and went pretty far before I came home.'' Finn explained in a single breath.

'...Still, you are my little brother, I promised Daddy I would take care of you,' he spoke seriously... He paused for a moment and then said, "It must be that thing no, Game, whatever you call it, right? Are you sure you don't want my help?''

''...'' Finn didn't answer him right away, but he stopped to think about the answer he was going to give....

''... It's not very nice what I do to raise my levels, plus it would be extremely tiring and repetitive for you. Do you still want to come with me?'' Finn asked seriously, he didn't want Jake to see him cutting people off crooked to the right, but inside the dungeon there was another rule.

Since when do brothers abandon each other? I promised Daddy that I would protect him, and that's what I would do until I was no longer in Ooo. Jake replied with determination.

In a moment of silence and not knowing what to say....

''... Are you going to eat this, or can I eat it? Jake said and pointed at the Finn's plate

He managed to destroy the mood so quickly... !

-xXx-

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( Pov 1 - Finn )

Time - [ 9:30 ]

Location - Dungeon: Elite Red Goblins...

I watched the mission window that appeared as soon as I entered the dungeon with Jake looking at me with a look of contemplation.

* Ding!

* A quest has been generated! *

[Objective 1 - Kill all the red goblins. 0/150]

[Reward: +50 unallocated stat points]

[ Objective 2 - Kill the Goblin King and take no damage. 0/1 ]

[ Reward: 1x Random Skill and a Subclass of the Player's choice ]

[ Objective 3 - ? ]

[ Reward:? ]

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The rewards were delightfully awesome, 50 attribute points?

I could get two Perks with that, Maybe I should put my points into DEX, soon?

1x Random Skills and a Subclass of my choice. They weren't bad.' I thought as my hand went to my chin thinking about which Subclass I could get.

The problem was how many of them and Jake was here with me.

Out of the corner of my eye, I looked at Jake who was looking around curiously. He followed me even though I said that doing a dungeon was not a very pleasant thing to do, but he still wanted to come and help me because he felt he could not leave me alone.

I didn't want to let him participate in dungeons, it wasn't because of the XP, but I didn't want him to see me killing monsters left and right without a shred of mercy.

''... Do you really want to do this? It's not going to be pretty to watch.

''... Yes, I will. I can't leave you alone to storm these places and fight alone. Someone has to take care of you.''

''You got it, man, nothing here can beat me in terms of speed. I will then explain the ground rules of this place to you. Take the view.'' I said with a smile.

...

...

I spent five minutes explaining to Jake how the dungeon worked and how our enemies would be in here, and then I said.

''Did you understand everything?''

''... Yes, no need to repeat it a third time, my ears are sore because of you,'' Jake complained and used his finger to poke his ear.

''Yes, yes. Let's get this over with quickly, the goblins will probably be scattered, but from the sheer number of them, I'm guessing they'll either be in a cave hiding at the bottom of it or have created a village for themselves.

''... That sounds a bit complicated.'' Jake said.

''It will be. You still have time to go back, it's not too late.'' I warned him, that I wanted him to give up his plan to follow me inside the dungeons, it's too hard for him.

He has neither [ Player Mind ] nor [ Player Body ] to help him in this situation.

''No. I've made up my mind. I'm going with you.''

''... Okay, then. Do you need any kind of weapon, armor for your use?'' I told him, I had plenty of money and money was not a problem for now.

''Hmm, no. My fists man, my fists will dialogue in my place.''

''Yes, we will settle based on dialogue.''

( Time Skip - 5 Hours )

''Dude... let's go, we've been walking around here for hours just to collect more of these weird plants,'' complained Jake dragging himself along the ground.

He has complained so many times to me, That I stopped counting on the twentieth time.

Maybe he's right, We didn't have much trouble defeating the red goblins, not when Jake smashed them like a fist... Not really.

After that, he and I spent a few hours searching for resources inside the dungeon. Time did not pass here, so it was safe to stay inside. Maybe some powerful beings noticed that time stopped... but that will be for the future that I sort out.

I obtained many good things because of this dungeon, some plants for potions, and plenty of iron and lead.

The resources were not the best from the dungeon - The amount of XP I gained just from killing a few weak goblins was too much, I went up 7 times my level and 10 times my class.

I gained three new 'perks' that were great in every way....

'Let's leave then, I don't think we'll be able to find anything valuable here anymore.'' I said with a heavy sigh.

''Come on then, I still have a date with the Lady,'' he said with a happy smile.

''... Yes, I also have a date with Bonnie tonight.''

I need to prepare for this, I couldn't go all sloppy and with dried blood on my body.

'I guess I should have the skill to clean my clothes of blood.' I thought it was tiring having to clean up the blood that accumulated on me or my clothes each time.

''He He He...''

I heard Jake let out a small laugh next to me.

"I will support them, so go with everything boy!''

-xXx-

Name: Finn Mertens ( Aka Charles )

Title: Hero of the Land of Ooo, Monster Hunter Apprentice

Job: Swordsman - [ 10/100]

Subclass: -

Level: 19 ( Next level: 0.0% )

Hp: 400 / 400

Mp: 380 {+100} = 480

Strength: 97

Dexterity: 99

Vitality: 40

Intelligence: 90

Wisdom: 52

Luck: 37

Points: 185

Money: 125,001

[Store]

Inventory: 40/113

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Mana regeneration 25%.

Magic resistance 4%.