37 (XXXVII) Insanity Gamer System
╔══Please wait as the [Insanity Gamer System] initializes...══╝
"Hard to believe you're the infamous Gamer God..." Sam muttered as he leaned forward, staring at the young boy.
Allen stared at him, shocked, as Samael pulled out a knife from his coat and slowly twirled it around, "Y-y-you're not gonna k-k-kill me, are ya?"
"I can see how you grew so powerful before..." Sam sighed, leaning back in the chair and staring at the young boy, his vision flashing back to his old life as he heard the nightmares and ghost stories of the Gamer God.
'What should I do..?' He thought as he stared at Allen, contemplating his next steps. The monster from his past life was sitting in front of him. He had personally ended thousands of lives in his past life.
But coming face to face with the terrified child who would grow into a nearly indestructible monster, he found himself unable to kill the kid.
"No..." Sam sighed, leaning forward as he returned the knife to his coat; the loading window disappeared, and another reappeared before him.
╔══[Insanity Gamer System] version 1.0.01 activated. System booting sequence initiated.══╝
"What-" Allen had started asking questions, but they fell on deaf ears as Samael couldn't hear him. The system window vanished as a larger screen appeared between them.
The screen was on the "Attribute" page with three additional tabs available: Abilities, Equipment, and Quests.
╔══Name: Samael Sanada══╝
╔══Rank: C══╝
╔══HP: 10,000══╝
╔══MP: 1,000══╝
╔══STR: 30══╝
╔══AGI: 45══╝
╔══VIT: 50══╝
╔══INT: 35══╝
╔══LCK: 5══╝
╔══Available Points: 0══╝
He navigated to the next tab with his thoughts as he oversaw his collection of abilities. He grinned inwardly, inspecting each of the skills and sighing in relief as he could review the Skill Cards.
╔══Abilities: [Soul Thief] (SSS), [Soul Ties] (SSS), [Quasineutral] (SSS), [Swordmaster of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven] (F), [Insanity Gamer System] (S)══╝
He nodded, navigating to the equipment tab and smirking as he realized the [Insanity Gamer System] had a built-in [Scan] Ability and could freely inspect each piece of gear.
╔══Blade of the Rising Sun══╝
╔══Rank: A+══╝
╔══One of two legendary swords forged by the dying breath of legendary twin blacksmiths. Unleashes powerful flames with each swing and leaves burning wounds on its foe. ══╝
╔══Sword of the Setting Moon══╝
╔══Rank: A+══╝
╔══One of two legendary swords forged by the dying breath of legendary twin blacksmiths. Unleashes freezing ice with each slash and covers its foe in horrible frostbite.══╝
╔══Midnight Cloak══╝
╔══Rank: S══╝
╔══A jacket made from the silk of the moonlight spider. It is nearly indestructible and can conceal the target when standing directly in the moonlight.══╝
╔══Jade Magatama Pendant of Dualism══╝
╔══Rank: S+══╝
╔══A powerful pendant passed down from ancient Gods that wards off evil spirits and protects the wearer against all curses.══╝
╔══Pouch of Infinite Tears══╝
╔══Rank: Ex══╝
╔══An indestructible bag blessed by a Goddess' tear. It is connected to a pocket dimension that can hold an immeasurable amount of objects within.══╝
Lastly, he navigated to the final tab and sucked on his teeth briefly, and closed it, staring at the young man.
╔══Daily Quests: 0/1 Active, 0/0 Available. Please wait 04:28:15 until the next chance to receive a quest.══╝
╔══Main Quests: 0/1 Active, 0/0 Available══╝
╔══Chance Encounters: 0/1 Active, 0/0 Available══╝
"H-hello?" Allen asked, leaning forward on the bed and waving his hand at the older man.
"What was your quest today?" Sam questioned, swatting the boy's hand away and glaring down at him.
"Wha'cha mean?" Allen asked back, not understanding the question.
"Your [Gamer God System]." Sam replied, leaning forward, "What was your Daily Quest, and what did you receive?"
"Uh.." The young boy pondered, placing his finger on his chin and looking around, thinking about his answer.
"Stop that." Sam said, grabbing Allen's head and turning it toward him before he pulled his hand away from his mouth, "Quit playing around."
"Run around..." Allen solemnly answered, his eyes watering as he started to whine before crying.
"Stop crying. You have no reason to cry." Sam sighed, shaking his head before he pointed at the young boy, "What did you get?"
"A-A-At-At." Allen struggled to speak through his slowly subsiding crying.
"Attribute?" He asked, and the boy nodded as he wiped away the tears on his face.
Sam struggled to get an answer out of the boy for a while before finally learning he received one more Agility and five Available Points. He also found out all of his attributes.
He sighed and shook his head before telling him to use all five on Intelligence. He had more questions he wanted to ask the boy and knew he wouldn't get anywhere with him in his current state.
Sam lay on his back atop the mall, staring at the stars. He abandoned the idea of leaving the city for the moment and had Khrista take the bag and go collect Beast Cores after putting Allen down to sleep.
He recalled the city built on the skeleton of Chicago in his past life, Withershore. Allen had made it, and it was his base of operations for eight years.
It was a brutal and ruthless city where the laws of the jungle were the only rules enforced. Many illegal enterprises were headquartered there, and was home to most fugitives on the Most Wanted list.
After his defeat, Camille, Ichiko, and Serenity occupied the city and started an interconnected development between Dusktown and Withershore.
Despite being almost 500km away, employing technology that utilizes Beast Cores, the trip was hardly 30 minutes.
Samael's mind raced through the various paths ahead of him, and he had problems with each of them. Leaving Allen alone to continue developing and checking in on him sporadically.
There were too many variables to control in this scenario due to the overall lack of information on him from his past life. His next path was to take the boy back to the base camp and head back out.
The camp was in its infancy, and it was too early to bring in children. He required a lot of supervision, and there was simply insufficient manpower to keep an eye on him.
Another path would be to send a detachment from the base camp to establish a satellite base here and split the population between both locations as it grows.
This came with a whole slew of complications and stress in the development of both locations. The young man sighed as goosebumps ran up his body, thinking about the last option.
Kill him.
It was his original intention with him after copying his Ability, but he couldn't bring himself to punish an innocent child for the sins he has yet to commit.
Sam sighed as he sat up, finally deciding to take the path of most resistance. As he did, two hands slid around his chest as a pair of large pillowy clouds pressed against his back.
"Master..." Khrista whispered into his ear, kissing it as her plump lips kissed down his neck. Her hands slid underneath his shirt, and she dragged her nails across his chest gently.
She slid her tail around his waist, using it to undo his belt and unbuckle his pants. He turned his head, starting to protest with his eyes closed, but she interrupted him, kissing him.
He looked at the Quest Window in the corner of his eyes before dismissing it and returning the kiss, 'I guess I have a couple minutes...'
