Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Paradox
In a black void floated a being barely aware of what was happening. There was silence in an overwhelming darkness, simply silence that could let you hear your own heart but there was nothing, nothing could be seen.
Instantly in that darkness a portal of miasma began to form and from the same portal hands made of shadows began to emerge, addressing the entity that floated in that black void.
The being instinctively moved away but those hands seemed so familiar to him.
"I love you..."
That was the only thing that was heard out of nowhere. A young man opens his eyes finding himself in the middle of a square full of people.
Even he was disoriented and confused with everything that was happening in a matter of seconds, at one point he was in darkness and now in the middle of nowhere in a large square that was apparently quite inhabited.
Heilon: W-What's happening?
It was the only thing he could say. His mind was a total mess trying to analyze where he was and what he was doing here, he didn't remember other than his name, Heilon Satsugai. Another thing he knew was that he not from this world but he didn't remember anything else.
He sat on the edge of a water fountain there to look at himself in the reflection of the water.
Heilon: This…is it me?
He said touching his face, he was a young man with long pointed ears like an elf and long hair that ended in a long braid that reached his back as white as snow with pale skin.
Diamond blue eyes with a slit pupil, a black spot that covered his eyelids and to finish it off he had a pointed horn bent upwards on his forehead. He also had a long black tail with a somewhat hairy tip.
Heilon: I'm not human...But i feel like I was at some point, curious, I feel like none of this belongs to me.
His clothing consisted of a somewhat loose black samurai-like tunic, on the back of his belt was a sword sheath with a sheathed sword plus two black Revolver pistols with long barrels with sharp blades under them attached.
Literally two firearms together with a sword. He looks around seeing humans and semi-humans.
He is from a medieval era without a doubt and everything seemed so familiar but at the same time so unknown, he had lost his memories of it or he thinks that.
Heilon: I remember the modern world; this is not my world... I remember everything about my world but no... I can't remember anything about myself apart from my name, is it even my real name?
He said something stressed and then a headache made itself felt, ending with a trickle of blood coming out of his left nose. He quickly noticed it when a drop fell into his lap, to which he quickly touched his nose, looking at his finger full of blood to stop thinking. He clean himself quickly.
When he tried hard to remember who he was, the pain increased in his head as a consequence. Her mind ignored the noise of the people around her until she began to hear voices around her.
Hundreds or even thousands of whispering voices were around him, he couldn't understand so many voices at once and he didn't know where they were coming from, it was as if they were coming from all directions filling his mind with whispers making Heilon put his hands on his ears trying to silence them but no, he couldn't.
Heilon asked that everything be silenced in his mind. He is here with his mind lost and without knowing where he is. He now had these voices torturing him without knowing if it was on purpose or not.
In the middle of his torture of the voices, a darkened light appears above him and when he looks he sees how a black halo is forming, intertwined with each other, full of spikes and horns, a terrifying appearance but apparently no one saw it, since no one reacted after it. its appearance.
Sistemo: Link reestablished 100%, welcome Heilon Satsugai host now Sistemo user.
He heard a male voice in his mind that alarmed him, but when icons began to appear in his vision, a map on his right side at the top and on the top left a Red icon representing his HP, Green his Stamina, Blue his MP.
Heilon could recognize that this system was like that of an RPG video game in his world, he did not understand why but now he had it, anyone would be happy to have a system but Heilon was very disoriented as he had just gotten up from a long bad nap, loose a deep sigh analyzing everything as fast as he could.
Heiko: You seem very lost my partner, yes...Even I would be scared if a voice appeared in my mind out of nowhere.
Heilon turned his head seeing a very peculiar person, he was the same as him but with the colors reversed, he was sitting next to him with his arms crossed and a smile.
Heiko: Calm down, I'm just an illusion that only you can see and speak...it's not necessary to speak to me with a voice, you can speak to me mentally.
Heilon: (Who are you? Why can only I see and talk to you...?)
Heiko: Simple, see me as a guide created by the artifact called Sistemo that comes to help and advise you with my great intellect... But apparently my memory is like yours. were deleted, you can call me Heiko, nice knowing you again Heilon Satsugai.
Heilon: (What do you mean, Erased...? Besides that, you have my appearance)
Heiko: Yup, erased...We have already met without a doubt since the Sistemo linked with you for the second time, I'm supposed to remember but not even I can remember and that's funny because I remember about everyone I guide.
Heilon: (Were there others? Are you referring to others who were linked to this...System? What is this artifact?)
Heiko: The Sistemo? Not even I know.
Heilon: (What? How do you not know? You're not part of the Sistemo?)
Heiko: I told you that I was created by the Sistemo, I am not the Sistemo. We are two separate minds...What I know is that the System, the gloomy halo floating above your head is an omnipotent artifact that links with someone and assists them, only you can see that thing floating above you.
Heilon: (Omnipotent? Do you mean like god? The biblical one...)
Heiko: Yes, Heilon, that omnipotent... I don't know where the Sistemo came from but I know that it is a force with its own will that chooses people to help, I guess is because it entertains it or is interested in you, but just as it gain interest, it can also lose interest and abandon the current user. I have witnessed the Sistemo abandon users at critical moments, leaving them to their fate.
Heilon: (That's something... sad, so at some point I-)
Heiko: I don't know if he's going to abandon you soon, if he hooked up with you for the second time it's because maybe he likes you or has a great interest in you, but let's leave it. to talk about what it is and more about what it can offer you now.
Heilon: (First of all, what were those voices before the Sistemo linked to me? I heard many voices, whispers...)
Heiko: those were the minor spirits, you have a massive spiritual infinity if you haven't noticed it and when the Sistemo linked up with you, I adjusted some things so that you don't suffer listening to them for now, now can I continue with the Sistemo thing?
Heilon: (Minor Spirits? ah sorry, please Heiko…Continue, be my guide and help me understand)
Heiko: Well here we go again, how many times have I done this? Well, let's start with the first thing...red, green and blue bar, you should know that by now. The System helps each user differently depending on their wishes, your wish made it take this RPG type form.
Heilon: (I suppose it was in my first link because at this moment I am not even aware of what is happening)
Heiko: You are already starting to put the pieces together, as I was saying, I am a guide but I have some authority over the System to help you in your path, Observe... Sistemo.
System: Name-Heilon Satsugai
Age: 15 years old
Level: 1
Race: Monster
Title: None
HP: 10,000
Stamina: 50,000
MP: 100,000
Vitality: 1
Stamina: 1
Strength: 1
Agility: 1
Magic: 1
Luck: 1
After Heiko called the Sistemo, it showed him his status. Those were Heilon's statistics, as expected for him, everything was at 1 as if he had just started playing.
If he had already linked to the Sistemo once then it means that his re-linking progress was completely erased but the MP was very high.
Heilon: (Hmmm curious, I am aware that I am in a fantasy world and I have mana but my MP is very exaggerated... I have a lot of mana in me)
Heiko: True, your MP is very high to begin with and even your HP is high. They would usually start at 100, perhaps you were previously a powerful mage before the reset and even now you not normal.
Heilon: (it makes sense but it is very strange, although the strangest thing is why my state was not reset...maybe only part of it was reset and in my base state that would be normal)
Heiko: Yep. By thinking about it you can also bring up the Sistemo menu that offers a variety of options that will help you on your path, as a state that teaches you what you just saw, just because you have them all in one does not mean that you are weak, you will always start with all your statistics in one it doesn't matter how strong you are...now you can raise them with attribute points when you get them by doing missions or gaining experience.
He explains with crossed hands. Status, Journal, Inventory, Skill Tree, Store, Connection, etc. There were many options and he had nothing. Heilon looks at Heiko who is just minding around him. He had a lot to ask the guide.
He slowly explored the options and many of them were blocked for now, the diary was updated as he learned more about the people and his surroundings, each objective, challenge. The inventory was a pocket dimension where he could store an infinite number of non-living things but if it was something small enclosed in an object then he could, even stopping his time once inside.
The skill tree was also full of infinite possibilities, it had nothing but over time more would appear, with red coins I could unlock skills that lead to other more powerful skills, in the store I could buy weapons, artifacts, armor, objects and more with the golden points.
Connection was a list of companions, he could add them to know his status and in the future he could buy Sistemo companions to help him. There was a lot to see.
Heilon: (I understand, I can figure out a lot about how this all works...)
Heiko: Now, the usual passives that an RPG comes with.
System: New passives acquired.
-Poker Mind-The user will react like an RPG player by not showing unwanted emotions, pain or suffering will not cloud the user's judgment and decisions.
-Poker Body-The user may receive mortal damage but that will not limit his physical or magical abilities.
-Bed Paradise-the user after sleeping in a bed will recover all of his HP and MP, but the negative status effects will be erased.
-Observe-The user will be able to analyze and evaluate anything with the help of the System, see its information and statistics.
System: Alert, new passive acquired given the current situation.
-LawBreaker-The User will be immune to any external reality alteration and passives or abilities that follow a rule.
Heiko: Incredible, Lawbreaker...it's a super rare passive to get and he gave it to you right away after saying, "given the current situation". he usually says that when the System sees it necessary in the situation, something made the System want to give you that...But why now of all the attempts?
Heilon: (Eh? What do you mean?)
Heiko: (No, it's nothing...it's just strange that he gave it to you)
Heilon: (It doesn't matter, it will help me on my way...besides, I have to see my situation, no. I have nothing more than these clothes and weapons)
He told Heiko to get up and start walking away from all the people, several looked at him but of course, even he was something strange among these people with his exotic appearance, Heiko kept disappearing and appearing In between, all this time Heilon was expressionless because of Poker Mind, maybe that's why he wasn't panicking in first place.
Heilon simply looks at his mana being somewhat curious so he focuses on the map to open it on a large scale seeing the complete map of a capital, the capital of Lugunica was the name, the name resonated in his head sounding familiar, the name was very familiar and when he extended the map further he saw other familiar names: Kararagi, Gusteko, Vollachia and Priestella?
Five different Kingdoms all over the map and where Heilon came to mind why, he knew these kingdoms and where he came from, this world was Re: Zero. That dangerous universe full of mortal enemies and pure death. A shiver passed through his spine as he recognized this world, in his modern world this was just a simple light novel. Now he was here in the capital of Lugunica.
He was here in the flesh. in a fictional world? Or were his memories false? No, it couldn't be. He no longer knew what was real or not.
Heilon slowly holds his left shoulder looking at the ground while Heiko looks at him already knowing what he was thinking, Heilon was internally afraid but thanks to [Poker Mind] he didn't show it, Heilon now wondered if Subaru was here, Subaru would be the only one he could trust and maybe a little to the great spirit Beatrice but that would be when he help her get out of her loneliness if all this was real.
But looking more at the map he noticed something strange, there was more. The map was larger than he remembered and Priestella was his own region and not part of Lugunica. Now he wonders if this was the day where all the events of the story began, he didn't know if he was ready for the challenges that were coming his way now.
If he is following the original line then today is where Emilia gets her insignia stolen and if he doesn't do anything she will die because of Elsa, the worst of all is what will happen next, Puck. If Emilia dies, Puck will release his true form and freeze the entire capital unless Reinhard finishes him off but the great damage will have been done.
Heilon does not know if he has the "Return by Death" or if Subaru exists in this universe, partly he hoped that yes and partly that he did not, Subaru upon coming to this world has suffered countless deaths and traumas, to be the one to now take his place. Taking his role, will then make at least the Subaru of this universe stay in his universe and live his happy life without suffering, overcome his inferiority syndrome, get a partner equal to Rem and be happy.
Heiko: Apparently you have realized...
Heilon: (Did you know...? You haven't told me anything)
Heiko: I knew that you were going to realize and that I wanted to feel your emotions...your fear, maybe I can't see your expression but I can feel the same as you feel, but it's correct...You are in the Re:Zero universe and I doubt that Subaru exists in this world for one simple reason, Sistemo.
System: Ability gained altered by the System to a default ability, Authority Of Envy-Return By Death.
Heilon: (Altered...Was it altered, what does that mean? Does Satella love me in this universe to give me part of her authority of Envy?)
Heiko: Altered...the witch factors are supposed to be different in each person based on their desires, surely you made that setting before you separated from the System and lost your memories, so don't worry about Natsuki Subaru.
Heilon: (I'm glad he doesn't have to suffer)
Heiko: Do you admire him?
Heilon: (My memories of Re:Zero, about Subaru are somewhat positive or i feel it that way...I think it is unfair that he has to suffer so much to protect his loved ones...I am relieved to know that at least in this universe he will not suffer and will be at home with his parents)
Heiko: Even if you suffer in his place?
Heilon: (I guess I respect him a lot as a person and admire him...)
Heilon stops wasting time and starts walking faster while you take out his two firearms to use Observe on them to evaluate them.
System: Rip And Tear-two firearms created by Heilon Satsugai being short and long distance weapons, each loaded with 12 magic bullets that are recharged with the user's MP, at the bottom it has black blades to use in close combat distance.
-Excalibur-The legendary Sword of stories that is carried by someone worthy to be king with unparalleled sacred power and light capable of destroying evil, altered by Heilon Satsugai to become an unparalleled weapon capable of changing shape at will of the bearer and challenge everything, but when carried it consumes 5,000 MP per second, it is recommended to use it as a last resort due to its destructiveness.
Heilon: (Excalibur? Do I really have this sword? How could I have Excalibur and firearms in this era?)
Heiko: Simple, they are weapons that you possibly gained from the Sistemo before losing your memories...they are special weapons that do not separate from you no matter what when you make it official to you. you can even reincarnate and they will go with you even though they are at level 1 just like you.
Heilon: (they are still of SSS Category which is the maximum according to the System, so even though they are level 1 they are still powerful to begin with and technically they can get stronger by leveling up)
Now he doubted if he had to stay with Emilia, if he did, he was going to be caught between unfortunate events that could lead to many deaths or he could just help her this time and leave but if he does then he is risking altering the story a lot, not helping Beatrice, not helping Rem overcome her past just like With Emilia, everyone in Roswaal's domain suffers from personal problems and even Roswaal with his obsession with the Witch of Greed.
More than the Irlam village was going to suffer if he did nothing, Subaru's existence has helped everyone equally, he needed more credit than what they give him. Heilon thought deeply about what decision to make and simply thought that if Subaru were here, he would go save his friends, now that he is the one in this world then he is responsible for the lives of these people.
System: Main mission acquired-Save everyone.
-The mission is divided into phases and each phase completes the reward: several red and yellow points along with passives and XP.
-Upon failure various punishments will be awarded to the user. The mission can change depending on the deep feelings of the User
Heiko: Apparently you have decided and the System gave you a mission, it is a difficult mission...
Heilon: (Difficult? Subaru without powers and without advantages has managed to save everyone only with Return by Death...So I don't see why it's difficult)
Heiko: yes but it says save "EVERYONE", that includes even your enemies...like Elsa and the Archbishops of Sin.
Heilon: (What?! Them too? Those damn crazy people who kill for pleasure, that's not possible!)
Heiko: The Sistemo missions are absolute, you must do them once they give it to you without complaints otherwise you will be punished, if the Sistemo gave it to you because it is possible and Sistemo will give you what you need or knows that you can do it.
Heilon: (But help those people? They don't deserve that forgiveness, why would the Sistemo give me that mission?)
Heiko: I'm not saying they deserve it but it's what the Sistemo wants… I speak for the Sistemo, it doesn't talk to me. It's the main mission so let's start...What will you do first, new hero?
Heilon: (Damn, I think I've wasted a lot of time assimilating my situation...I have to go to the slums to look for Felt and prevent her from dying to Elsa)
He said, starting to move faster, time was against Heilon and he doesn't even know how to fight. Even if he has those weapons, he hasn't even met Reinhard Van Astrea to ask for help against Elsa, thanks to the fact that the Sistemo offered a map so searching for the slums was no problem.
He could simply put a reference point in the place and in his vision, he could see in the distance a beacon of light that went to the sky, impossible to miss, so he continued to increase speed, running through the capital.
System: New acquired skill given the current situation.
-Race: increases the player's speed by 30% while activated, consumes 30 MP per minute, the more you level up this skill the less it will consume and the percentage of speed will increase.
Heilon was running faster now, previously he was super-fast but now he was even faster, he barely felt exhaustion as if this body was trained, but his base speed was that of a trained athlete.
Heilon: (My speed is inhuman...is this the work of the Sistemo? I know it just gave me this ability but even before it was absurd to me)
Heiko: Do you forget your Race? It was Monster. You are not a human so you have inhuman strength, speed and resistance and you are not complete apparently... your race is 100% monster yes but the System says that you are missing 3 more types of Race.
Heilon: (And you are coming to tell me that now? Why are you hiding important information from me? What are the other 3?)
Heiko: it is important information but it is not correct to continue loading yourself with worries and information while we are against the clock, the other races are Great Yokai, Oni Devil, Divine Dragon.
Heilon continued running listening, they were obviously powerful races and he had no idea how to get them, Great Yokai perhaps with Beatrice, Oni Devil with Ram and Rem, Divine Dragon with Volcanica? He didn't know it but he will find out in the future.
In a matter of minutes, Heilon reached the various basements and thanks to the map he knew where old Rom's bar or pawn shop was, so he slowly approached the entrance door to knock on it. After a few seconds, a voice was heard behind him. the door.
Rom: For a rat.
Heilon: Poison.
Rom: For a white whale.
Heilon: Harpoon.
Rom: For the name Lord Dragon we are...
Heilon: Scum and stop wasting time, I have an important matter to talk to you old Rom and Felt too.
He already said something serious, he had to explain the situation about Elsa and save them, he had to save everyone as usual, it was a promise he made to himself for Subaru, he would help and protect all his friends in his place.
Rom, hearing how the young man became totally serious after answering the password, opens the door, seeing Heilon with his arms crossed.
Rom: What business do you have here, boy?
Heilon: An important one so please let me come in and talk to you next to Felt.
He said respectfully to avoid hostility, he needed both of their cooperation so he must be as polite as possible. Old Rom looks at him seriously, nodding to let him come inside and offer him a glass of milk.
Rom: Now tell me…What is the important matter you want to talk about and can I ask what race are you? I have never seen such characteristics and I find it curious.
Heilon: I don't even know myself, I guess I'm just a monster, Felt must first arrive on the matter so I can tell the situation so I'll wait.
He said he was there a long time. Maybe he arrived too early but someone knocks on the door and Rom goes to ask for the password and then let Felt in.
Felt: I'm here, huh? old Rom who is this weird guy here.
Heilon supposes that it is normal to be called weird, he even considers himself somewhat strange among these people, white hair, pale skin, a horn on the forehead and long, pointed ears along with a tail. Anyone could consider him a freak.
The boy turns to look at her with her serious gaze and smile slightly, he had to admit that Felt in person looked a hundred times better than in the series just as Rom looked more intimidating.
Heilon: I am Heilon Satsugai, I come to warn you both of danger.
He said using [Observe] on them, Felt was level 21 while Rom was level 40, although in the past he has been part of the demi-human war, he is really rusty and far from his glory days, he is even more than 100 years old. a giant so Heilon gives it to him for being an elderly veteran.
Felt: Hmph? That sounds very suspicious, I have a client today so this better not be a game, understand?
Rom: Felt, calm down and listen to him first before making a decision...
System: New Skill acquired given the Current situation.
-Persuasion: Allows the user to put pressure on the mind of the opposite person to accept the ideals of the same user, consumes 100 MP per minute. This ability depends on the will of the opposite. As the level increases, its effectiveness increases ignoring the opponent's will and the MP Cost decreases.
Heilon: As I said, I come to warn you of a great threat, your client who asked you to steal the badge is a person who cannot be trusted. She is the same Elsa Granhiert, the bowel hunter.
When she said that, Felt and Rom obviously opened their eyes in surprise to hear that the client was the same stranger hunter, that serial killer so dangerous that she always leaves victims, even gentlemen have fallen before her in the past.
Heilon: So i recommend that you leave this deal that you will make and leave before she arrives, it could become dangerous and even deadly.
Felt: Wait! Wait! Wait! How do you know this huh?! I don't even know my client, how could you do it?
Heiko: Answer carefully, Heilon, one bad move and this ends here...
Heilon: Simple, I have also been scammed by her in the past and I almost lost my life. So, you can say that i am hunting her to avoid more tragedies like mine.
He said lying, he had already prepared a lie for when they asked her here, all that was left was to speak with confidence and hope that [Persuasion] would do his job well. He waited patiently for her response but internally she wanted them to leave to avoid a tragedy.
Rom: If she really is the bowel hunter, we must leave, Felt, this is already very dangerous.
Felt: What are you saying, old Rom? I already stole the badge and that elf girl is following me...What am I supposed to do? Just throws it all away like that?
They both began to argue and Heilon was losing his patience but out of nowhere he felt his instincts activated on alert, time slowed down almost completely stopping while his eyes focused on the danger, a blade was thrown towards Felt as it was about to hit her. .
Heilon in time slowed down like an instinct takes his gun from his waist removing it from its holster to use the blade of the weapon at great speed to hit the flouting dagger deflecting it and time slowly returns to normal. Felt pulls out her small sword and Rom pulls out her big club upon noticing the attack.
Elsa: Wow, apparently you managed to divert that fufufu...It seems this won't be boring after all, after ruining my plans I've decided to kill them all.
System: Alert, Killer instinct detected.
Heilon: Don't fuck with me...
The world became slow once again, losing a bit of its colors, suggesting that another threat was approaching, this was like a sixth sense, like a spider sense. The danger was coming behind him and when he looked there was nothing but the danger was there in the shadow of the place so without hesitation, he shot 3 magic bullets that slowly went towards the shadow and when the time returned to normal the bullets went at high speed. towards the shadow.
Something in the shadow moves dodging the bullets and from the same shadow another unknown woman appears with a smile, she had long black hair that ends in a braid, her hair had dark blue tips with equally dark blue eyes, she had a suit that looked like black and tighter wedding dress.
Heilon looks at the woman quite confused, Elsa did not come alone like the original story as he expected, there was an unknown woman here so he uses Observe on her.
System: Luxera Rala, a professional Assassin of the ghoul race, works in the assassin organization under Capella.
-Level 112: She focuses on stealth and illusion skills, but she has the "Singular Gift" that allows her with mana to create an immense number of weapons of mana on her back.
-Elsa Granhiert, A Professional assassin turned into a real vampire by Capella Esmerada, works in the organization of under capella assassins.
-Level 103: focuses on short range weapons and speed, has an enchanted cloak that protects her from any offensive magical attack, has a cursed art called "Curse Doll" thanks to Holosseo Featherrun and has a "Singular Gift" of being able to control the blood.
Heilon: (What is this? What does all this mean? This woman is stronger than Elsa Granhiert herself, what caused this alteration? I haven't done anything to cause such a drastic butterfly effect, what are these singular Gifts?)
Sistemo: Singular Gifts-abilities developed by the mana within each person, depending on its wielder and mana they achieve a unique ability of the person.
Heilon: (Like divine protections?)
Sistemo: Divine protections are granted by Od Laguna, the Singular gifts are abilities that are developed individually within each person, the Singular Gifts appeared when an event helped Od Laguna evolve and the mana in the environment has been overcharged causing the mana to be more powerful and versatile.
Heilon: (More powerful mana...)
System: This more Powerful Mana has mutated the souls of the inhabitants of this world and the Singular Gifts are one of the side effects of the evolution and mutation of Od Laguna.
Heilon: (What caused this event?)
The System did not respond after that, already deducing that there is information that the System will not tell him, not because it does not know but because it does not want to tell him for whatever reason, no. He dont remember if Elsa was really a vampire or that Ghouls even exist in the Re:Zero universe.
Heiko: Maybe this is a parallel world to Re:Zero or maybe your existence somehow altered history more than you think.
Elsa: Apparently the boy already knew about us...What do you think we should do, Luxera~?
Luxera: Well then we will finish off all of you, I will enjoy eating your meat and knowing its flavor~
Elsa: I want to see your bowel and drink your blood~
Heiko: one with the fetish of strangers and sucking blood, the other with eating your meat... Yes, you have a difficult time here, although I know of people who have fetishes with those things.
Heilon was not for Heiko's jokes, who was sitting in the corner of the place watching the combat as if it were a movie, Felt stood next to Heilon with his small sword.
Felt: Damn bitches! Were they planning to kill us from the beginning?!
Elsa: I changed my plans; I will kill you all. In the end, you couldn't do your job. You boasted a lot, but in the end, you didn't keep your word...you're just another starving person.
Felt was very angry but Heilon took a step forward, the situation was very out of control, if before Elsa was enough to endure a fight alone and now, she was accompanied by Luxera who was stronger by level, he did not know what Luxera was capable of and he didn't know how strong he is himself either.
He didn't have any combat experience so this situation without Emilia or Reinhard is totally lost. Heilon thought that he was very hasty since he removed the possibility that history could change, he is not even supposed to be here but Subaru, so he must have deduced that many things will be different.
Heilon: Felt, Rom…You both will run from here and I will stay to buy you time.
Felt: What?! You're crazy?! They will kill you!
Heilon: I know, but I will buy time and you guys escape. If you find a white-haired girl named Emilia, give her the Insignia and leave as quickly as possible. If you find a red-haired knight named Reinhard, ask for help quickly.
Felt: But-
Heilon: I'm not asking, just get out of here!
He said with a little more force without losing his serious look, he looked at the two women who looked at him with a smile as if they knew that the victory was theirs. Felt was going to continue protesting but Rom took her, he didn't want to leave either but he knew how serious it was. which was the situation so he took Felt and tried to leave at high speed.
Luxera: Do you really think any of you will escape...~?
She said with excitement as Elsa raises her hand towards them and Rom stopped suddenly, the circulation of his blood was being manipulated by Elsa by her Singular Gift to stop him in his tracks but to everyone's surprise Rom surrounded himself with a golden bubble that then it spread creating a slight burst of mana making Elsa's bloodbending disappear and distracting them to run again with Felt in her hand.
Elsa wasted no time and fired one of her daggers but Heilon quickly reflexively raised his gun and fired again, hitting the dagger deflecting it although it hit Rom's side, making him bleed, but at least it wasn't a vital place.
Felt: Old Rom!
Rom: Ghn!
Heilon began to run towards Rom. Elsa along with Luxera also towards Rom but before they both collided their dagger against Rom, Heilon stood in the middle and blocked both weapons with Rip and Tear's blades, struggling.
Elsa: Wow, the boy has a lot of strength.
Being stopped instantly at that speed is surprising but if Heilon knew anything it was that he couldn't stay close to her, he had no experience in combat and they had a lot of it, he was only moving by impulse and instinct, if it weren't for that rare ability to slow down time Rom and Felt would have died by now, perhaps even him.
In one movement, using all his strength, he shakes his blades, pushing them away, the more distance the better for him, if he had guns, it was better to use them, he looked back slightly seeing that Felt was helping a wounded Rom get away.
Heiko: First hero act of the day...What can our hero do against two psychopaths? We'll see it in the next episode-
Heilon: (Shut up...you're not letting me concentrate, I'm literally about to die and I don't know if this time Reinhard will come to save me, if he was hanging around the slums it was because Subaru warned him, something that It won't happen here...this world is already different from the one in my memories so I don't know what will happen and what won't)
Heiko: Just fight, that's it, it's not like you're really going to die forever...If you do, you'll go back and make a best plan.
Heilon said nothing, it was useless to argue with this guide. Speaking as if dying were the easiest thing in the world, if it were a painless death he could understand it but with these two, what awaited him was a slow and agonizing death, he was afraid and terrified but [Poker Mind] kept him calm and with a calm mind so that he focused on both opponents.
The two of them walked separating themselves from each other to slowly surround Heilon who points his pistol at each of them to quickly shoot but they dodged the bullets since they knew that it was very dangerous to receive any of those projectiles.
Luxera: Interesting weapon you have there, boy, is it some kind of crossbow?
She asked sarcastically to run towards Heilon having two daggers and Elsa also come with her daggers and time became slow once again, every time he was in danger it gave him a chill and time slowed down more and his mind gave him indication towards the direction of danger, he did not understand what this power was but he would use it to survive so with a quick movement with his blades he stops the daggers from cutting him and quickly shoots them again, giving them a magical shot in the chest, making them retreat.
Heiko: That skill is quite useful, Sistemo.
System: Singular Gift-Imminent Danger Lv1.
-When the user or someone close to the user is in danger time is slowed down depending on the danger, if the danger is very high time could even be stopped so that the user can current and get out of danger
-But it will put pressure on the mind of the user if used constantly even causing headaches and brain damage if abused, with sufficient concentration the user could move position by walking and with concentration running in slowed time.
-If the user does not know about the threat, the skill will be activated and will be in automatic mode.
Now he understood, he used the skill 3 times and felt a slight not so noticeable pressure on his head as if his skull had become a little tighter squeezing his brain, he should have been careful not to continue using it but he felt relieved that he had a Singular Gift and it was quite useful but dangerous, if he were to use it too much, he would suffer serious damage.
Luxera: You have good instincts...I like it~
Elsa: Good reflexes, now I want to see the color of your insides even more~
Luxera: Calm down Elsa...He will fall, he has strength and speed but we can handle him.
Elsa: He will fall here...
She said confidently, smiling maliciously, pointing her palm towards him and Heilon deduced what she was going to do, she was going to do the same thing to her that she did to Rom.
System: An external hostile influence has been detected, Lawbreaker has erased the influence.
Elsa widened her eyes when she saw that her singular Quirk was rejected as if there was no blood in the boy at all, only a person with a high magical defense could resist her power. This caused an excited smile in Elsa, Luxera noticed this understanding that this boy was more than he seemed.
System: New acquired passive given the current situation.
-Eyes of the soul: allows you to feel and see the emotions and intentions of the people around the user.
When the Sistemo said that, Heilon felt a tickle in his eyes to see that an aura covered Elsa and Luxera, they were dark crimson red auras, Heilon could feel them as if it were a sensor, it was the aura of the killer instinct of both of them, both of them goes towards him and their auras suddenly turned black and Heilon jumped back to see how his attacks passed in the area where he was previously.
Heilon thought it was a random System ability, but this can actually help. When they were going to make an attack with the intention of killing, their auras would turn blacker as a clue that he could use to know when to dodge, so it would not depend so much on the imminent danger that would be activated if he was really in danger.
Elsa in one movement shot 3 small stakes made of her blood that Heilon managed to see dodging moving to the side, for some reason he could notice the stakes to dodge even though they were sonic speed, as if his eyes were trained to see at that speed but Luxera appeared from behind since she became invisible but what she didn't know was that Heilon saw her aura, he could feel her hostility and lust so in one quick movement he managed to stick the tip of the blade into Luxera's belly and shoot three times making her broke away with move and then walked away.
She was bleeding from her belly and had an ugly wound, the stab and the three consecutive shots hurt her but nothing that she couldn't regenerate, Heilon dodged after the [imminent danger] was activated to point his two weapons at her and concentrate, to her surprise. When he concentrated, the barrel of his two pistols opened slightly, concentrating magic to spend the remaining bullets in an attack that seemed like a huge bullet of mana that hit Elsa.
She is thrown away with two wounds in her abdomen, having two bad burns. If he concentrated enough on his pistols, he could load the bullets in one and fire them with more power like a shotgun, but he would use up the entire magazine. The cylinder of the Revolvers began to turn. giving the impression that they were recharging and Heilon felt how part of his mana was drained, to recharge one completely it took 1,000 MP so charging both was 2,000 MP in total.
System: Acquired Liabilities given the Current situation.
-Melee Combat Mastery Lv1: The user will have knowledge about melee combat, the higher the level the more knowledge will be granted.
-Firearms Mastery Lv1: The user will have knowledge about combat with firearms, the higher the level the more knowledge will be granted.
The knowledge came to his mind and although it was not much, he accepted it since it was much better than what he had, thanks to his mastery of firearms he knew part of the functions of his revolvers, when he wanted, he could make the blades of the pistols They would become longer and the weapons would become focused on melee and even if they can shoot it would be a little more uncomfortable.
Or he could simply change back to his firearms state and continue shooting but here the blades would be shorter and it would be more uncomfortable to use them as swords, it is a 50/50 weapon. so, he must think well in the middle of the combat what to do.
Now both assassins were coming at him like snakes hungry for blood, attacking him from all sides, Heilon could simply defend himself and barely counter attack. A cut from Luxera scratched something on his shoulder, bleeding from him, it was his first blow from him, he was trying not to use Imminent danger. He was already having a headache.
Elsa noticed that the boy was initially a rookie, he had almost her speed, strength and reflexes but he had no experience in combat and it was noticeable in someone experienced like her, although he had good instinct, she could feel the massive amount of mana. But what I noticed was that several times when they were going to give him a fatal blow, he moved much faster.
He was learning as he fought more, surely it was his Singular Gift or a Divine protection since she could feel it. The boy was loved by the world but there was something strange, she was not sure but she was having fun in this fight to the death, and with her attacks and Luxera they had hurt Heilon everywhere, he was intelligent and when he knew that he not could dodge, he moved his body so that at least part of his armor cushioned the attack and caused less damage, both of them were going to make another run to finish off the boy.
Heilon: (I'm doing well...I just have to hold on longer)
Heiko: Yes, but you're just holding on, the few wounds you've done to both of them have already healed while they slowly overwhelming you, it's only a matter of time before they finish you off. .
Heilon: (Yes, thanks for the motivation...)
Heiko: You're welcome, that's what I'm here for.
Heilon no longer knew if he had understood his sarcasm or if he responded sarcastically back, they were also having problems with him since with his pistols he kept them at bay with bullets but apparently, they noticed that there was reaching a point where he had to reload which took 3 seconds to do, in those 3 seconds both attacked at the same time but him with Imminent Danger escaped from their clutches.
A drop of blood ran down his nose, his head hurt a lot, he had no choice but to use his singular gift a lot or he would have received many critical attacks, he would even have died. Seeing him bleeding from his nose, they both smiled more evilly, they knew what was happening, any power that the boy was using to stay alive was reaching its limit and was taking its toll on him.
Luxera: Apparently the little prey is reaching its limit~
Elsa: The hunt is ending~
They said happily while Heilon reloads his weapons, pointing them at them as if he challenged them, Elsa was now noticing in him, something beyond, something more that intrigues her a lot. She now understood what it was that she didn't fully realize before.
Elsa: Wow, it seems you are loved by the world AND by the witch, how envious I am of you.
She said, apparently more excited, Heilon had several cuts around his body but they stopped bleeding, his wounds were healing on their own, he had some type of regeneration, after all he was a monster but he noticed something else, his healing increased in speed and when he looks at his body he was surrounded by colored lights, small spheres float around him concentrated on his wounds.
Heiko: The minor spirits...They heal you by their will, they are helping you.
Heilon was grateful to the minor spirits, they healed him a lot but not enough, he would not last for long, the headache was still there, implying that Imminent Danger was at the limit of use, he used it more than 30 times in combat, now he had a monstrous headache in his head, if it weren't for Poker Mind, Heilon wouldn't be able to focus on the fight because of the pain.
He concentrated as best he could by concentrating mana inside him, the heat of the combat motivated him to concentrate his mana hotly and that caused an unexpected effect, by focusing on heating his Mana he made fire appear around him and when Heilon saw this, he stopped concentrating, causing the flames to lose control and there was an explosion of fire, Elsa quickly covered Luxera and her with her cloak as the entire place exploded into flames, burning in it.
Heilon: (This is...magic)
He had spent MP with that last explosion and received some of the damage, his upper part of his armor was almost completely destroyed having first degree burns all over but the spirits did their best to heal him but the he was already very damaged, he had received cuts and blows everywhere, more than half of his HP was gone and the pain was strong, Poker Body allowed him to continue fighting as normal but the damage was there and although the regeneration was Its work relieving some of the pain, the vast majority of the pain stayed.
It was seen how Elsa came out of some rubble with Luxera and her magic cape vanished, they did not receive any damage while everything around was destroyed and being consumed by flames, several minutes had already passed and help had not arrived, Heilon got a small hope that the explosion has caught someone's attention.
Heiko: This fight is reaching its climax.
He said seriously but with some joking in his tone, if no one arrived this would be the end for Heilon in this loop.
System: New Passive acquired given the situation.
-Heat resistance Lv1: The user is resistant to high temperatures, the higher the level is, the more resistant they will be to heat, the maximum level makes the user immune to heat.
-Pain resistance Lv1: The user is resistant to pain, the higher the Level is, the more resistant they will be to pain, the maximum level makes the user immune to pain.
-Level 1 damage reduction: The user has a 5% damage reduction, the more the Level is raised, the more damage reduction will be obtained.
The System was doing its job offering passives and abilities, Luxera runs towards Heilon while four blue tentacles of physical mana seemed to come out of her back while Heilon fired at her, she covered herself from the bullets with the tentacles that were destroyed little by little with all the bullets. Heilon began to reload his weapons and in those 3 seconds Luxera came towards him.
She used the 4 tentacles as stakes but Heilon deflected it by blocking it with his gun and moving it to the side to which Elsa appeared from behind throwing her dagger, Heilon tried to use Imminent Danger but it only lasted a second and the pain that came with it was immense. The Dagger stabs into his chest, piercing his heart, Heilon lost a lot of HP from that attack.
He jumps back pulling the dagger out of his chest holding the wound trying to avoid losing blood, he wasn't dying because of Poker Body that allows him to continue fighting no matter the damage as long as he has HP but losing blood causes him to lose HP, he barely has a 10 % HP.
Heilon: I have no choice...
Elsa: Even after being stabbed in the heart, you are still alive, you really are interesting~
Luxera: But it ends here.
Heilon simply puts away his weapons to take the handle of the sword [Excalibur] slowly pulling it out, the spirits around began to dance in sync singing in harmony that Heilon could see, there were thousands concentrated in one area singing and dancing in sync as if announcing the arrival of a champion.
Heilon: Let's get this over with!
He said holding the legendary sword, a golden aura covered it like wind, it was consuming Heilon's remaining Mana but that was the plan, he wanted to feed the sword with his MP for one last decisive attack, an attack that he hoped would end the fight but there was a great chance of dying but it was all or nothing.
Elsa and Luxera look at the sword, feeling the sacred power that came from the same sword to which Heilon raises it in the air preparing the final attack, they both knew that when he lowered that weapon it could be the end of everything so as fast as they could they went against Heilon.
Heilon: Please…forgive me.
He told anyone who might be affected, before they reached him, he lowered the gun into a cut and then a white flash covered everything. A huge explosion devastated much of the slums and even shook the entire capital.
When Heilon opened his eyes again he was in agony, his entire body completely bloodied and damaged, filled with third degree burns. His vision was blurry and the pain was agonizing, he was dying, his life was slipping away and he was suffering a slow, horrible death.
He could barely breathe and his lungs were filling with blood. He slowly closes his eyes as the life goes away from him as he takes one last breath, he wants to scream in pain, cry, but he can't, his body is already destroyed so he slowly accepts his death...
End of the Chapter
To be continued…