11 - Dark magic

"Ring Ring" the alarm sounded once again signalling a new day and thankfully for the healing liquid he has at hand or else last night would be a painful day which Mickaila wouldn't be able to handle to wake up in the morning.

As he spun around on the bed, groaning for how early he has to wake up makes him feel unhappy and one thing led to another, in his mind he knows the consequences of not waking up which can lead to another traumatic experience. So subconsciously with his eyes still closed, he sat up from his bed, slipped out of his bed sheets and stood up onto the cold ground that gives him the chills and headed straight into the bathroom to freshen him up.

After 5 minutes, Mickaila came out of the bathroom looking more livelier, he then looked towards his left and approached his wardrobe to grab some comfortable sports wear before heading downstairs. Looking over towards the breakfast table, he sees a plate with toast, beans, an egg and two pieces of bacon along with a cup of milk placed down there. Walking over towards the table, he spotted a posted note which includes his sister's handwriting.

"Mickaila, remember to eat your breakfast before going out and don't wait for me this afternoon, I have guarding duty today. -Rosalia"

After reading the note, he placed it on the side, he then sat down on his seat getting both his fork and knife and began to eat. And since the food was still hot, he knows for certain that his sister has just gone out not long ago.

After he drank his milk, he then tidied himself up, washing the dishes away and placing it on the rack for it to dry whilst Mickaila wore his jumper, covering his face and headed outside and just as he went outside a screen appeared in front of him:

|Daily quest

(INCOMPLETE) PUSH-UPS (0/100)

(INCOMPLETE) CURL-UPS (0/100)

(INCOMPLETE) SIT-UPS (0/100)

(INCOMPLETE) SQUATS (0/100)

(INCOMPLETE) RUNNING (0/10km)

WARNING - Failure to complete the daily quest within 24 hours can lead to the relevant punishment.

Remaining time: 15 hours and 24 minute |

Mickaila gave a loud exhaled breath replacing the broken mental state he was in, for someone like Mickaila who wasn't into sports or good with it, he has a hard time completing these daily quests but he knows for certain that he doesn't want to experience the trauma of experiencing the consequences ever again. And with that he was determined to complete the quest.

[Now then, let's begin!]

~4 hours later~

[Th...this...is...tor...torture] he said to himself whilst collapsing onto the grass beneath him just outside the resident's front yard breathlessly breathing from his last sprint back completing his 10km.

|congratulations player for completing the daily quest, you are now rewarded with the relevant things:

#1 status recovery

#2 25 basic points

#3 5 experience points|

Mickaila looked over the screen and immediately wanted to press status recovery with his wobbly hands that was shaking it's way towards the screen from what he calls extreme workout he has experienced which caused his mind and body to get out of sync. But as soon as he pressed status recovery, another screen popped up:

|Do you want to use status recovery now?

(Yes) (No) |

He once again moved his finger towards the (yes), confirming his decision and a bright light shown around him and soon his fatigue was all gone and he was as good as new, his hands were't shaking anymore and his body felt much more lighter than before, his breathing and pulse have also steadied and he was able to stand up from his position with no big problem.

Easily getting on his 2 feet and walking towards the building where he opened the door and went back upstairs into his room to take a nice shower before exiting it once again into his bedroom. He sat down on his bed and thought about his experience and one thing that came into Mickaila's mind was that he felt nostalgic, in his past whenever he has a holiday or he is at home he would always lock himself in his room since the death of their mother but with the existence of the system, it allowed him to look at the world he lived in once again, running through the outskirts of town surrounded by mountains and the natural breeze with no pollution, he was able to look at the beautiful view surrounding himself once again, a thing that he has not experienced for a long time since their mother's death leaving him and his sister alone in the world to fend for themselves. And if it wasn't because of how Rosalia still had a use in the Hades household, both Mickaila and his sister would have already been kicked out. But now, there was nothing to worry about, since he doesn't have to deal with their evil schemes anymore, they no longer live in their resident, under the same roof. However unknown to Mickaila is that the world isn't going to go the way he planned.

Despite how normal families get along with each other especially blood-related siblings however for the 3 children of the Hades household, only Rosalia and Mickaila are true blood related siblings from the same mother and father whilst Leohart is only their half-brother with the same gene as their father. And since Leohart is well loved by their father, he gets to do whatever he wants and get away with it without punishment, even when Mickaila is bullied by the whole school due to Leohart's influence, but this was something Mickaila was used to and he doesn't blame him since he knows it's a way to gain comfort from someone else's misery. Something Mickaila knows about Leohart is that he felt alone, he doesn't have the love that Mickaila has from his sister and mother but a different type of love, a love from their parent that showed expectation. And since he reached those expectations, he is been treated nicely but without reaching it, he loses everything. You could say this is sort of like jealousy for someone who doesn't have the pure type of love Mickaila experiences.

And as for Mickaila who was neglected at a young age for his incompetency with only his mother and sister to protect him. But now, he only has his sister, so one thing he knows for certain is that he needs to get stronger, stronger than anyone and everyone, he needs to gain the power to be able to protect the people close to him.

With that constant reminder that he cannot always hide behind his sister's shadow and get protected in this unprecedented world that would soon come into chaos, he gained the determination to be someone that can be relied on by his sister. Something that he has never become of, he now has to work for it.

He took a deep breath and recollected himself from his past memories and faced the room he is now in, opening his inventory and took out the dark magic stone that was now held in his left palm.

Tightening his grip, a screen suddenly popped up in front of him:

| Do you want to activate the use of dark magic?

(Yes) (No)|

With a swift movement of his fingers confirming his choice, the stone that he was holding onto disappeared, and a notification screen appeared in front of him, |congratulations player, you have now activated dark magic|

|Dark Magic is now at level 1|

|You have now gained the skill encase|

|Skill: Encase

Description: You are now able to immobilise any enemies within a 5 metre radius for up to 5 seconds

MP Cost: 20 |

[Status] he internally commanded

Name: Mickaila Hades

Species: Human

Level: 10

Job: None

Titles: Troll slayer

HP : 654/ 654

MP: 150/150

Strength: 45

Intelligence: 45

Vitality: 30

Agility: 35

Sense: 20

Luck: 5

Skills: Dagger slasher, Encase, heightened perception

Basic points: 170

Magic types: Darkness

Coins: 274

Looking over his status screen he sees that some of his details have changed since the last time he opened it and looking over the use of his new skill, he knows that it would come in handy in the future especially when it comes to close combat battles. However seeing how it only lasts for 5 seconds, he knows that for an effective kill he needs to gain enough strength and agility to immediately knock down his opponent with a swift move.

He stared at the status screen, seeing how he has quite a lot of basic points that he hasn't used yet, he began to think how he should distribute it.

After a while of thinking he then made a move:

Name: Mickaila Hades

Species: Human

Level: 10

Job: None

Titles: Troll slayer

HP : 654/ 654

MP: 150/150

Strength: 60

Intelligence: 68

Vitality: 55

Agility: 65

Sense: 61

Luck: 51

Skills: Dagger slasher, Encase

Basic points: 0

Magic types: Darkness

Coins: 274

Looking over it, satisfied with the way he distributed his points, and thanks for the 3 hours of torture within that hellish world, he gained a lot of points fighting off herds of trolls to allow him to increase his stats or else he may not have what it takes to face the enemies in the future since it was already hard for him to face the night walker even though it's at a lower level.

He sighed not wanting to think about the future and decided to go for some rest before he plans for his next move.