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Chapter 6
Kain looked between Murkuro and the clan head. "Join your clan? Why would you want me to do that?" Kain asked, completely taken back from the surprising question.
Nagato spoke up, "While our clan looks probably pretty big to you, compared to others in the Abyss, the world of those with powers, we are actually very weak. We have some individual members that are very strong, like myself, but overall, we don't have many that could beat Murkuro, who is still very young. Abilities are even more rare for us. We divide them into five categories. Those are Shinin, Ren, Phantom, Yoma, and Human. Your ability, like I believe we have mentioned, is of Shinin. We don't have anyone of Shinin class in our clan, and we have only a couple at Ren. With you in the clan, we could help you develop, and you could become one of the strongest members of our clan."
"Also... we are in danger of being erased as a clan. There are many wars breaking out from neighboring areas, and if we lose members as we are now, we could be defeated and even be forced to scatter and never be a force strong enough to combat them again. If we could show the other members some hope, we could have a chance."
Kain thought back to how he saw the members of Crimson Rain look at him. The glances of hope were already being placed. His heart beat rose some. "That's a lot of pressure to put on me all at once."
"Don't misunderstand, we don't expect you to be active right away. Obviously we need to make you strong, and the war hasn't reached that point yet." Nagato gave a small smile. "But as a clan member, you will have our full protection from any person that makes an attempt at you. You shouldn't have to worry about people coming for you as much as a Crimson Rain clan member. We may be weak now, but we still have at least some power to deter individuals."
Kain took a deep breath. "So if I join, I can become strong? I can be helpful?" Kain had been looking for meaning in his life for quite some time. Games were fun, but they weren't something he could benefit anyone with. He had always felt useless.
"Yes. You could help us immensely." Nagato put a hand on Kain's shoulder. "Do you accept?"
Kain looked him into his eyes. "Yes, I will become a Crimson Rain clan member."
A Suffix Has Been Added To Your Class
The Gamer of Crimson Rain
Nagato gave Kain a smile. "Great. Now, if you want, I want to judge your speed of growth. People who have abilities can usually get stronger at a pace faster than normal people. Should I give you a month before we meet again?"
Kain looked at him and thought about that. "No, I think one week will be a good start. Right now, I think I can grow extremely quickly."
"You know, we can make it even quicker for you," Murkuro spoke up. "We have an illusion barrier that slows time to roughly five times as slow. Would you like to try that out?"
"Really, there's such a thing?!" Kain exclaimed.
"Yep," Murkuro smiled. "Let's go, I'll show you where it is."
"I'll see you in a week then, Kain," Nagato said. "Feel free to explore around. Murkuro can show you around the place, too."
Kain followed Murkuro out of the room and then out of the building. Murkuro led him around the compound, showing him a few different areas.
"Over there is the weapons storage," he said, pointing towards a building that was guarded by two members. "We have quite a bit of normal weapons, but magical weapons have to be bought individually because of their expense. Few of us can afford them."
"I'll have to visit that soon, I've been thinking of getting some experience with actual weapons," Kain responded.
A few minutes later, Murkuro led him to a small, simply built building. "This is the room that hosts the illusion barrier. They are very expensive, so this is the only one we have. If there are some others training in there, just choose another section and try to stay out of their way. Need anything else? I have to go do a few things for the clan."
"No, I'll be okay," Kain responded. "I'll see you later." They waved to each other and parted ways, leaving Kain to himself in front of the building. Kain walked up to the door and walked inside. Immediately, even before he shut the door, Kain felt as if something was different. Then, looking around, he could easily tell why. While on the outside it looked as if the building was maybe the size of a small house, the inside looked as if it was endless. In fact, Kain got the feeling that it was. He could see specks of people far away, most likely training. Kain looked at his wrist to look at the watch he was wearing. He had five normal hours before he had to be home. Thinking of what Murkuro had said, that means he should be able to stay here for nearly a whole day.
Not far away from the entrance was some simple provisions, so he didn't have to worry about food. He could sleep on the floor if he needed to. Kain smiled. "This place is perfect!" He jogged over to an empty area that was still in view of the door and sat down. "Okay, well I just learned a skill to ki within my body, so lets train that."
He sat still for an hour, in a calm, trance-like state. He breathed very slowly, finding the center of his body. Kain could feel the ki flowing throughout the body. He could feel it in the air around him. He was using the spirit technique he had learned, bringing the ki into his body.
MP Regeneration +100%
Permanent MP + 20
Seeing those, he was quite happy. "Awesome! I guess my MP regen increases while I'm in that state. Plus permanent MP boosts!" He grinned. "Okay, well I can feel the ki now. Let's try bringing it out." He took control of the ki and attempted to push it out of his body. At first, it was difficult, but after a while, he had a slight red glow around him. "Huh, Murkuro's ki was a different color. Does it change according to person or according to technique?" He shrugged it off.
Basic Yin Outer Ki Technique (Passive & Active) Lv 1
A technique to push ki out of the body to augment the user's ability
Passively increases Vit by 1%
Passively increases Str by 1%
Passively increases Dex by 1%
While active, Str + 20, Dex + 20
Again, Kain grinned. The benefits for that technique were similar to the spirit technique. But he could feel his MP draining quickly. He could only hold the ki for maybe ten more minutes.
Then Kain got an idea. He could train both techniques at once! If he just left the Outer Ki Technique on while using the Spirit Technique, he could increase the time he could use the Outer Ki Technique while leveling them both. He sat back down and began the process again.
By the end of the time he had, he had leveled up both significantly.
Basic Yin Spirit Technique (Active & Passive) Lv 12
The basic breathing technique of olden days to become empowered with the yin energy of the body.
Passively grants 12% Str
Passively grants 12% Dex
Passively grants 12% Vit
Passively grants 12% Int
Passively grants 12% Wis
While active, grants permanent mana increase to user Current Amount Added - 260
Basic Yin Outer Ki Technique (Passive & Active) Lv 11
A technique to push ki out of the body to augment the user's ability
Passively increases Vit by 11%
Passively increases Str by 11%
Passively increases Dex by 11%
While active, Str + 20, Dex + 20
While the boosts for activating the outer ki technique hadn't increased, the strain to hold the technique had dropped significantly. That combined with his increased MP meant he could leave it on for a much longer time. He thought about it. Maybe an hour and a half? Plus, he had the suspicion that if he wanted to increase the bonuses for the outer ki technique, he would just have to put more ki into the technique. It was a reasonable assumption since he was the one who pushed it out in the first place. Kain knew he could put more into it.
Feeling much stronger, he walked back out of the building. It was dark now, so he walked out of the property and headed towards home. All the way home, as he usually did when he was walking, he spammed his ID Create and Escape.
When he finally reached home, he noticed lights. When he walked in, his mother was standing in the kitchen. "Hey kiddo, dinner's almost ready." She glanced over at him.
"Okay, mom." Kain went into his room and got into more comfortable clothes.
Once he got back out, his mom spoke. "You know, I haven't seen you much lately. Where have you been?"
"Um, well I joined a club, and then today I was hanging out with a new friend." It was only part of the truth, but Kain felt like it was enough.
"A new friend? What's his name? And what club?" His mother looked at him quizzically.
"His name is Murkuro," Kain said uncomfortably. He still wasn't sure if they were friends yet, but they seemed like they were at least acquaintances. "And the club I joined was martial arts."
"Is that why you seem so much more confident?" his mom asked, surprising him.
"Um, yeah I guess. What do you mean?"
"Well, honestly, when you used to come home, you always seemed to be in a slump. I was worried about you, I was thinking of getting you an appointment with a counselor. But when you walked in today, you looked confident in yourself." She smiled. "I care about you honey, I don't want you to feel bad. I'm glad you're finally feeling a bit better about yourself."
Kain couldn't believe it, she had hit it on the dot. He had felt like he had purpose, unlike just a few days ago when he felt like a nobody. "Thanks mom, I'm doing well."
"Good!" She turned around and pulled out a pan from the oven. "Now time to eat!"
After dinner, before Kain went to bed, his mom had one more thing to say. "Oh, by the way, your dad should be coming back from his trip pretty soon. I'm not sure when, but it shouldn't be any more than a few weeks."
"Cool," responded Kain. He hadn't seen his dad in at least three months. He was always going on trips for business, but he said it was necessary. "Okay, good night, mom."
"Good night! And since I'll be sleeping when you get up for school, have a great day."
"Will do, mom."
The next few days went by fairly quickly, well besides the fact that each time after school Kain went into a room that slowed time down. Through these next few days, Kain decided to solely focus on his fighting stats, Vit, Str, and Dex. He was able to boost them an extremely high amount.
+15 Vit
+11 Dex
+19 Str
He felt better than he ever did before. The small amount of asthma that he had from his low vitality was long gone, and he knew he was stronger than any average person. The stat points he had gained was equivalent to nine levels.
On his way out of the room on Friday, Murkuro met him. "Hey, do you want to go training together tomorrow? It's the weekend so we'll have all the time in the world to do it."
"Sure. In the time barrier?"
"Yep. I'll see you then?"
"Sure thing." Kain walked home, happy with his new found strength. And just as an added bonus to make him even more happy, on his way home, he unlocked a new illusion barrier.
Time Warping ID
Currently slows time to 2x
The Gamer of Crimson Rain
Kain Rockbear Lv 5 Exp 2.33%
Health: 290/290
Mana: 460/460
Vit: 29 + 12% + 11%
Str: 34 + 12% + 11%
Dex: 30 + 11% + 12% + 11%
Int: 20 + 12%
Wis: 7 + 12%
Luk: 2
Points: 15
Money: 33,500 Won