Quill of Fate

A second after Alexander dealt the final blow, Alexander found that he was struggling to move his own body and sat down.

He guessed that either the dagger had a paralyzing effect, or the woman's magical power was a paralyzing poison.

Lowering his head with difficulty and looking at his body, he saw that his hands and chest were filled with blood.

The blood on his hands was most likely the woman's, while the blood on his chest was his own.

Not only that, but in the beginning of his final assault, he had traded a injury on his right shoulder for an opportunity to catch the woman by surprise, leaving a huge scar.

Of course, the Red Tyrant could heal his injuries, otherwise he wouldn't have taken this course of action but instead used his gun.

Five minutes later, Alexander could finally move, albeit with difficulty.

Using the Red Tyrant and healing his injuries, Alexander sat up and walked towards the woman's corpse.

Her corpse was full of blood and scars made by the dagger, almost causing him to throw up.

In contrast with the scene, she still has a stupid smirk on her face, as if she was moking him even after death.

Calming himself down and looking away from her corpse, he picked up her characteristics and pulled the dagger off her hand.

As expected, her characteristics were of a Sequence 8 Unwinged Angel.

Looking at the dagger in his hand, an information window popped up.

[Name: Robot Echo]

[Characteristics: Robot (Sequence 8)]

[Abilities:]

[Precise control: The dagger becomes an extension of your hand. Sometimes, you might get glimpses of the future while in fight.]

[Downsides: Holding the dagger makes you more vulnerable to divinations.]

[Sell: 130 FP]

"Hell", he cursed out loud and dropped the dagger.

It may seem like an inconsequential downside, but Alexander had read the original book and had an unnatural fear towards divinations.

"Yep, this will go straight up for a trade.", he said, not willing to even hold on to it for a second.

Looking at his spoils, Alexander once again confirmed that he was not the protagonist.

"Am I not supposed to find a Sealed Artifact after such a fight?", he wondered.

"I'm not asking for a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, but I should at least get a Demigod item, right?", Alexander joked, of course knowing that his spoils were already very good.

Not only did he get a Sequence 8 characteristic and a Sequence 8 extraordinary item, but he would also get a Sequence 9 characteristic and some extra pounds as a reward.

Altogether, he gained 280 FP in a single assassination.

This was enough for him to trade for the Quill of Alzuhod imitation and some more.

This time, Alexander cleaned up the scene and tied a huge rock to the woman's body before throwing it into the nearby river.

The location of the abandoned factory could be said to be quite suitable for cleaning up evidence, meaning that it wasn't the first time that the woman had led someone here.

Two hours later, Alexander sat on a chair in his own home.

By now, he had not only turned the commission in, but he had also traded the characteristics and items in exchange for FP.

He knew that he wouldn't attract attention by turning the commission in, as in the last simulation he had already conducted two assassinations without any problem.

Opening the Fate Simulator, the familiar window appeared in front of him.

[Fate Simulator]

[Sequence: Barbarian(8)]

[FatePoints/FP: 355 FP]

[Cost: 150 FP]

[Duration: 1 Month]

[Passive Increase: 10 FP/day]

[Simulate]

Alexander found that not only could he trade for the Quill of Alzuhod imitation, but he also had enough FP to simulate one more time.

Without hesitation, he chose the first option.

Instantly, a silver mist appeared, before condensing into an uninspiring pen and a notebook.

Alexander's first reaction was not to look at the stats, but to complain that this wasn't a quill but a pen.

Taking it into his hands, an information window popped up.

[Name: Quill of Fate]

[Characteristics: ?? / Contaminated with ??'s power]

[Abilities:]

[Fate's inevitability: By writing a script on the notebook, you can affect other people's fate. Currently you can affect the fate of Beyonders up to Sequence 7.]

[Downsides: After each use, your own luck will be affected. The less likely it is for the script you wrote to happen, the more unfortunate you will become. This effect's duration is 24 hours.]

[The Quill of Fate has been bound to you.]