"ing Gates... Despite everything, they are truly somethiraordinary. Yes, their appearance might be nothing special. After all, it's only a gate. Made out of Void's living matter, but still a gate. And that's why you will surely ask: 'So why are they extraordinary?' Well, my dear readers, the answer is quite simple.

  Pocket dimensions.

  ing Gates are capable of f small pocket dimensions ihe Void to suit the needs of Voidlings from the . Mountains, voloes, deep forests... Anything happen ihose things. Of course, there are limits to those dimensions, but in the long run, they don't matter much."

  ~Study of the Void by Unknown

  Leo didn't have to wait long for the System to act... The moment he cimed the task rewards, a golden orb of light burst from the floor before him. Instantly, he turned away, hissing as the light tingled all over his skin, almost burning.

  Is this my weako Ether, or am I just too close to this bloody thing?

  sidering the warning in his new Akirian trait, it really could be the former. However, the description only mentioned ons being more harmful, her overall.

  Uhis shit is somehoonized... Now that would be fug fantastic. Leo grumbled, setting his gaze ba the sizzling orb that, with each sed, lost some natural radiance before fading away pletely.

  In its pce, the mysterious sphere left six items, and Leo couldn't help but slump a bit wheiced the st object. I guess I shouldn't have expected much from a on hunting item. He sighed. More knives ever be bad, right? Even if I don't really hem.

  Shrugging, Leo ighe small skinning knife shaped like a machete and snatched one of the five golden fres off the floor. The item wasn't much different from any other hand fre — a short tube with a slightly rger lid. Apart from that, there was nothing else on it. No instrus, no images painted oube, nothing, nada.

  Well, Identify it is.

  Ether Fre (on):A on grade Ether fre issued by the System. As one of the few items capable of produg Ethereal fire, it ward off Nightmares during the night or disce normal Voidlings during the day. To turn it on, please open the lid and el a single spark of Esseo the fre. As the lowest grade, the Ethereal fire will burn only for a minute. Please hat this item will break down after running out of fuel.

  Huh... So there is a way to protect yourself from those night terrors.

  Not that Leo had any enters with those damned monsters ever sihe first night. His hiding spots, the trip to the Void, and some luck definitely had a factor in that, yet he khis wouldn't st. Those demons lived somewhere ihe city, and the longer he survived, the odds of crossing paths with them were getting higher and higher.

  Happy thoughts. Leo snorted and flipped the fre. These little things definitely made the night a bit less scary. Although a minute of this so-called 'Ethereal fire' wasn't much. Enough to escape or think of a pn, maybe, but to survive the entire night? Not even close.

  Still useful as fuck. It even be used against normal Voidlings... Now only one question remains. Will this damned fire burn me? I would certainly t it as a on…

  He could, of course, flip the lid and light up this bloody thing, but it most definitely wasn't a good or eve idea. sidering Leo's current state, position, and overall situation, runnis on a em seemed like the most idioti he could e up with.

  Yeah, I had enough brilliant ideas for today. Not that I pin about the results, but still…

  Letting the fre drop to the floor, Leo wobbly rose to his feet, cursing under his breath when his tails almost got in the way. This is really gonna be a pain. Just like before, he leaned his body slightly forward to bahe weight and forced his tails to at least stop swaying for one damned sed.

  Definitely needs getting used to.

  For a few minutes, Leo just stalked around the small bathroom like a headless chi with three legs. He pretty much mao bump into every possible wall, and those cursed tails had already forced him to his khree times. They just wouldn't stop ing in the way of his legs.

  you stop being fug annoying? He scowled, once more trying to and the willful limbs. Humans just weren't meant to have tails... but I'm no longer one, eh?

  Taking a deep breath, Leo resumed his trek around the room, giving the tails his plete focus. There was no way he could go outside without at least partial trol of those accursed limbs. This kind of weakness pretty musured death and not necessarily from Voidlings.

  Now that would be a way to go. Killed by crag my skull on the pa- Fuck! Leo barely held the scream in as he barrelled to the ground, tails slippiween his legs once more.

  Void fug damn it...

  The shaky feeling of trol came ter than Leo wanted, but probably still much faster than it normally should for someone who just gaihree new limbs. He was still far from perfectly anding those bloody menaces, but at least now he could stop them from filing around like branches during a hurrie.

  At least I still have some time before nightfall. Leo grimaced as he trudged through the corridor before pausing by the bodies of the two officers.

  Sorry for that.

  Without another word, he quickly switched his ruined pants for a new pair, courtesy of one of the poli. They didn't fit Leo perfectly, and his tails got in the way, but after some modifications with one of the cws, the piece of clothing at least mao cover everything it should.

  Bit unfortable, but will do for now. He nodded, finishing bug the belt and the pistol harness. Now to gather the loot.

  Although his backpack remained mostly intact, with only orap torn to pieces, there was no way Leo could carry it on his baot with the addition of spikes to his upper bad spine. As such, he took the belt and harness from the sed officer and simply used them to fasten the backpack to his lower back, just above the three tails.

  Not bad. Leo grinned, his razor-sharp teeth showing.

  It was far from perfect, but it didn't stop him from throwing all the knives, ammo, and one of the pistols into the pack. With safety flipped on, of course. Getting a bullet into his behind because he fot about su importaail was the st thing he wanted.

  Even if I'm not taking their css ons, I will still o figure out a story for those. Leo sighed as he slipped the sed gun into his harness. While for him, the death of the two officers wasn't much of a problem, he really doubted it would be the same for the others.

  I always say I found them, and if they don't believe me... well, then that's not really my problem. Yeah, would be a pity to lose people who know me this fast, but I always figure out something else. After all, I know where the roup is…

  With a firm nod, Leo returo the main corridor and approached the exit, the st rays of the red Sun already dang across his skin. He was just about to step out when a sihought stopped him.

  Right... I should at least check if it's still w…

  Raising his left arm, Leo let a small burst of Essence surge through the entire limb. At once, illegible symbols spread all over the skin, their green glow burning just as brightly as any other day.

  Good. Was worried for a sed that evolutioroyed it.

  Spectral Inscription: Valron Ce (on)A Spectral Inscription item made by a skilled craftsman. Created using Valron ore and Runic Essence. Due to years of uhe item's quality deteriorated. ow be repaired with System Honing.Effect: Chosen body part bees slightly harder to pierce.Active: Valron Endurance - el Esseo create a protective yer of spectral skihe chosen area. Area of Use: Any single area on the User's body

  I really should have checked this before. Leo shook his head lightly. Holy, apart from sometimes using Valron Endurao blo attack, he had mostly fotten about this item.

  Well, at least now I have ahing to do when I return to the others... Also, if I'm doing a full check, I might as well plete the round... Didn't have a ce to take a peak after the evolutio.

  Name: Leonardo BrownTitle: Nikra's LegacyEvolution Stage: II - Prime Night HunterCss: Assassin | LVL. 11Job: HunterRank: F+

  Might Tier I (16) | LB: 21Grace: Tier I (37) | LB: 17Vision: Tier I (18) | LB: 21Mind: Tier I (29) | LB: 0Soul: Tier I (18) | LB: 11

  Ether: 132

  Traits: Assassin's Grace (on), Void-borne (Rare), True Affinity: Shadow (Rare), Low-end Akirian Physiology (Rare),

  Mutations: Heart of the Void (Beta)

  Racial Skills: Universal Linguist (Unique), Identify (Unique), Essence trol (Unon), Devour (Epic), Prime's Rage (Unique), Night Hunter's Bde Mastery (Rare)

  General Skills: True Stealth (Unon), Vital Strike (on), Reinfort (Unon), Kiss of Death (Unon), Hunter's Pulse (Epic), Decoy (Unon)

  Still F+, but I didn't really expep ranks from evolution and one level alone. Maybe soon, though... Leo's gaze slowly fell to the attributes, and his brow furrowed lightly, or rather as much as his new body allowed. Despite all the points and pertage boosts, they are still Tier I... At this point, I'm starting to wonder if this isn't a glitch.

  Shrugging, Leo's cws tore through the status, dismissing it altogether.

  Alright, time to go.

  The street didn't ge much since he crawled ihe building half-alive. In the distance, corpses of Voidlings still yered the ground where he had left them, while the building directly ected to the street by the Wastend y in ruins. The dust had also long sitled, once more revealing the way leading back toward the tainted nd.

  Drain the Voidlings, take a peek, and nothing more. Leo swore as he weaved through the empty street. Despite growing a bit rger thanks to evolution, the posture he now assumed pretty muullified any gain i.

  At least I don't have to worry about more Voidlings here. Guess you have my thanks, officers. He mused, spotting several beasts lying dead on the sides. A few of them happeo be in his path, and they quickly lost whatever life force remained io Leo's cws.

  Much better. He smiled as the aches finally faded away, leaving only almost empty Essence reserves behind. Still much better than when I woke up. I should be able to pull it off now without w too much.

  Reag into his ughable reserves, Leo grasped half of what remained and dragged the energy out by force. Even with the four new points in Mind, Essence's wildness still reared its head, hoping to fight against his grip. However, another sharp tug quickly quashed the rebellion before it even began.

  Shit... Definitely slightly harder to trol. I will least another level up before it goes back to normal. Yet not all was lost as the moment the b of True Stealth fell over his body, Leo instantly registered how much strohe yer got.

  It might hold even when I lose trol. Maybe even hides me better? Will o check ter.

  Once more uhe cover of his skill, Leo went from Voidling to Voidling, his own kills included, and devoured them all. With each body, his reserves slowly recovered, the creatures' Essence dripping into his own soul, being oh what was already there.

  The moment the dust from the st corpse scattered in the wind, Leo's gaze shifted towards another path — the one leading to the Wastend. The building he had fallen from y just a few meters away, being him, and he couldn't help but ahe call.

  Swallowing hard, he took oep forward and then another. Only the st standing wall of buildings — the same one he initially scouted the Wastend from — hid this accursed pce from his eyes, and Leo was ready to see the destru he wrought. Even if it was by act.

  Just a peek.

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