“One more thing… My class, it says ‘Under Evaluation’… Is this part of the negative side effects of DECIMATION? Will my Cosmic Superiority be revoked?” Gustav asked with a slightly disturbed look.
(“Oh, that… It’s under evaluation because it had undergone a change when you made use of it while DECIMATION was activated…”) The system began explaining.
‘I thought as much,’ Gustav already figured this part out.
(“DECIMATION gives you the power of destruction, which means all your other skills and abilities, both bloodlines related and system-based, are locked during that period… You can only cause destruction, but… For unknown reasons, you were able to activate your Yarki, which is the reason for the current state of your class… Your Yarki has been affected,”) The system explained lengthily.
“I was barely in control of my actions, so I had no idea what prompted me to use it. I could only think of causing carnage and destruction at that time, so the thought of using any other abilities besides the ones I could conjure while DECIMATION was activated never came to me. Now that I think of it, I didn’t feel like I had any bloodline,” Gustav tried to analyze the state of his mind during his moment of rage.
(“You can check the state of your Yarki,”) The system suggested.
“I can’t… I already tried, but I can’t sense it within me,” Gustav responded.
(“Try harder. It’s still in there but hidden,”) The system stated.
Since the system had said this, Gustav was no longer as worried as before, but his curiosity was still piqued, so he decided to try sensing his Yarki again.
Just like he said earlier, he had truly tried to sense his Yarki, but he couldn’t. Maybe it was due to the fact that he was still recovering, so his senses weren’t as strong, but now that the system told him to try harder, he decided to do just that.
Gustav focused his senses on his internal structure, phasing through the outline of his multiple bloodlines within. His senses scanned through, trying to find Yarki like the last time.
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About two hours later, Gustav finally sensed a small flicker of the Yarki’s energy. It was slightly different from how he recalled it to be, and it seemed like another type of energy was making its presence.
Gustav followed his senses, scanning deeper and deeper into his internal structure.
Then finally, his senses came across a kind of ashy coloured wraps. It looked like mini-sized ash-colored bandaids were wrapped around something.
pan-d a-n0vel.com Through a thin gap within one of the wraps, Gustav could see a slightly pink glow. From the energy that emitted, Gustav already knew that was his Yarki.
But it would seem his Yarki was sealed by these ashy colored wraps, and he had no means of freeing it at the moment. He tried making his senses wrap around the restraints and remove them, but it didn’t work.
The pinkish glow he could see from the gaps looked like they were slowly changing in color. In some areas, he could see a tinge of red, while in some areas, it was transparent pink, and in some, it was deep pink.
‘It’s changing… This means I’m not losing my Cosmic Superiority,’ Gustav was relieved seeing this, but this led to another curiosity.
He wondered what the end result would be. Although he was curious, he didn’t bother asking the system because he knew it probably wouldn’t reveal any more information to him at the moment.
The only thing he could do right now was wait.
On the bright side, he could shapeshift now even though he hadn’t completely recovered. Even though he could only maintain it for like an hour, it was enough for him to go out into the city and check the current state of things.
Gustav told the humanoid bot in the lab to get him some clothes.
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In a few minutes, Gustav was dressed in some baggy blue shirt and shorts. He had an afro-styled hair with a darker skin and a shorter frame. His looks had completely changed.
But he looked like a normal citizen, so he wouldn’t attract any attention to himself while walking down the streets.
Fwwhiii~
He leaped through the window from Sir ZiL’s office and landed several feet away from the building.
From there, he began walking on foot.
(“Ouu was this look inspired by E.E?”) The system asked in his head.
‘Who cares?’ Gustav responded half-assedly as he moved to the nearest public transport station.
(“You know if things don’t get better, you might have to forget about seeing them ever again,”) The system stated, hinting at his friends in the MBO camp.
‘Doesn’t matter… They probably already heard the news by now. If I don’t ever go back to the MBO camp, then our acquittance ended months back,’ Gustav responded in his mind with an emotionless look.
(“Yeah right, keep acting like you don’t long to see them again every single day,”) The system cackled with its thin girl-like voice.
‘I’m a mixedblood fugitive now, remember? It’s gonna be their job to catch me. If things don’t turn out well, we’ll be on opposing sides, and I’ll have to see them as my enemies,’ Gustav reminded the system.
(“Does that mean you’ll kill them if they cross your path? Can you really do it?”) The system questioned with a scoff.
‘…I don’t know what’s gonna happen if we ever meet again…’ Gustav pictured the group in his mind and thought.
E.E’s with his ever jovial personality, afro-styled hair, and calculative instincts. Aildris with his insane height, beautiful girl looks, charismatic personality, and long white hair. Falco with his timid looks but demonic alter ego. Glade with her mean looks but friendly personality. Matilda with her beautiful princess-like looks and proud countenance.
Vera with her innocent looks but crazy personality. Teemee with his calm outlook and short physique. Ria with his loudness and competitive spirit and finally Angy with her cute looks, admirable protective personality, and caring soul.
