Child of Destiny

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"A Monster! This guy is a monster!"

"A Demon! A demon of the battlefield!"

The soldiers started to panic as Uno ran rampant on the battlefield. He was like a meatgrinder that was shredding everyone who tried to get near him.

It was just a little over an hour since the battle had started yet the number of the army had already cut down by a quarter.

Killing a little over two thousand people in the span of half an hour sounded crazy, but Uno had done it regardless.

What was even crazier was he was starting to pick up the pace as he got more familiar with the virtual avatar that he had. The moment when he was able to adjust himself to it, his real abilities started to show one after another.

"Tsk! These weaklings are not even worth as an appetizer," mumbled Uno after slaughtering another quarter of the army in just fifteen minutes.

His progress was getting faster as more time passed.

Moreover, he was not even trying to utilize his signature style of battle but instead trying to familiarize himself with the Elemental Spirit Possessions that he could utilize.

He was just using these people as a test subject for the skills and abilities that he could use under these possessions.

His Elemental Spirit Possessions were also somewhat different from Shin, where the latter was letting his Reaper's Retainers possess his swords, granting him special abilities meant for his swordsmanship.

They would also give him some stat boosts in respective possessions that they had along with the 'Mondi's Style' Legacy Skill and or the twin-sword style whenever he changed the form of the [Yamato].

This possession fell on weapon or equipment possession.

On the other hand, Uno's possession belonged to the category of body possession, where the Elemental Spirits would possess his body directly, giving him special abilities of the respective elemental that currently possessed him.

This would not only upgrade the Elemental Skills that each Reaper's Retainers granted him but would also let him gain access to some elemental skills that the Elementals were currently in possession.

When he was using the 'Dimension Traveler' Possession, the 'Void Steps' Elemental Skill under his arsenal almost lost its cooldown. With a one-second cooldown, he was able to spam the skill to his heart's content while cutting everyone who came across him.

Along with the specialized weapon on his hands and the void properties that each of his strikes had after possession, he was also able to cut through any defense due to its absolute penetration effects.

This was a powerful possession, but it also came with a price. He would be losing his access to his other skills, particularly the Tier 2 and 3 skills from his arsenal along with the secondary combat class that he had.

He would also lose his access to the other skills from a different element unless he did a dual possession, which was still somewhat far from his grasp.

This limited his skills down to the Tier 1 and basic extra skills that he had.

But to compensate for his limited number of skills, Uno incorporated the ever-changing style of Shin's unique swordsmanship.

Instead of sticking to a single possession, he swapped between the other Elemental Possessions. The Reaper's Retainers were taking turns in possession of his body depending on the situation.

Such a style required a lot of control, concentration, and quick adjustment to pull off such a style, yet Uno was able to execute it with ease.

Even if it put quite a toll on his body and consumed quite a lot of mental strength, he was still able to execute everything without encountering any issues.

Such a feat surprised even Solus, who was quite skeptical about Uno earlier. Astaroth also had to acknowledge this 'other' lord that he was following.

As for Hanzo, Vladimir, and Grimrace – these three had already experienced how crazy this guy was during their first 'encounter' with him.

He was even able to pull off the Elemental Spirit Possession in a single try during that time – and he was in the middle of an intense battle against Immortal when he did that, which made it even crazier.

Whitie and Blackie, on the other hand, did not care much about it as they remained loyal to their master. Even if the scents coming from Shin and Uno were somewhat different, they still felt their connection with them.

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After almost two hours of battle – or rather a one-sided slaughter – there were barely a handful of people left on the battlefield.

Corpses littered around the place while the land was dyed red with their blood.

Uno stood at the center of everywhere while the remaining soldiers stood frozen in their respective spots with eyes full of dread and helplessness.

They lost all their will to fight this monster as they were frozen by fear.

One of the unit captains barely survives with a missing limb. He stared at Uno, who looked like a complete demon in his eyes.

He did not know from which hole this monster came, but he knew that it was a piece of bad news for their kingdom. Their plans would most likely fall in front of this person despite not being as strong as their generals.

His subconscious mind was telling him that he had to inform their king about this matter, but he also knew that it would be impossible with his current state.

He then looked around and saw the sea of corpses along with the surviving soldiers who seemed to have their souls left their bodies.

Their general was supposed to arrive at least an hour from now after stabilizing the battle at the frontlines from the different fronts of the war, but it was clear that it was already too late.

All they could do was accept their fate and die at the hands of this demon.

"You-… you will be cursed! You will be cursed by the deities and immortals that oversee our kingdom!" shouted the surviving captain with his remaining strength.

Uno glanced in the direction of that captain before smirking. "Cursed? My entire existence is already a curse."

He paused for a moment and looked at the sky before continuing. "As for your gods-… they have already abandoned you since you people have already collaborated with the demons."

"You can also say that I am an envoy to punish you for such a deed if we put it that way," he added as he raised his left hand and made a snap with his fingers.

Snap!

At the same time, hundreds of shadow daggers were formed in the air, pointing down at everyone.

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Then, at the same moment when he lowered his hand, these daggers fell from the sky like rain, killing off the surviving soldiers in the process.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Right after the final soldier died, a sudden notification from the system rang in his ears.

*Ding*

System: You have slaughtered 10,000 people! You have gained the Mark of the Evil God.

*Ding*

System: You have gained the title 'Manslaughterer'.

Hearing that, Uno slightly raised his brows. He had heard from Solus about this earlier, but he did not put that much thought into it as he was only playing the game for fun.

Regardless, this still made him somewhat interested.

With a thought, he opened the information panel to look at what he had gained.

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[Mark of the Evil God]

- The mark brand to those who have slaughtered people to a certain degree.

- A mark that will lead you to the path of becoming an Evil God.

Details:

- It is both a blessing and a curse to those who have been branded with it.

Additional Skills:

Death Accumulation (Passive): During combat, whenever you kill someone, you will gain a 'Death Point' that will increase your attack by 1% (Max 30 Stacks).

Note: Disappears when out of combat.

Curse of the Dead (Permanent Passive): After killing a victim, you will gain a permanent stat point by absorbing their 'Death Energy'.

Note 1: Stats will randomly gain depending on the level and rank of your victims.

If the victim is weaker than you by a great margin, you will not gain anything from them. (Victims with 10 levels lower than you and of normal and common ranks will not grant you any stacks)

Note 2: Killing the same victim repeatedly will not grant you any stats.

Note 3: Killing a certain number of victims of the same monster species will not grant any stats.

Note 4: You will be constantly hunted by the souls of those you have killed. You will randomly get a mental attack from the vengeful souls until you reach the ranks of the Evil God. (The mental attacks will gradually become stronger as you become more powerful, and the stronger the victim's soul is.)

Note 5: This mark is permanently branded to your 'soul'.

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Uno could not help but raise his brows a little when he read through the entire description. He was fascinated by it and liked it more than he had expected.

But what made it piqued his interest was the final note that told him what was branded to his 'soul'.

From what he understood, it seemed like the system did not recognize him as 'Shin' given the clue that this note had indicated.

"Interesting," he commented as he thought about this.

Then he proceeded to the title that he had received along with this mark.

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Title: [Manslaughterer]

Description:

- A title that was granted to those who have killed a lot of people.

- This Title continuously evolves as the 'Mark of the Evil God' becomes stronger.

Stats:

- Gain Bloodlust Stat

Note 1: Bloodlust Stat doesn't grant you any bonus stats but increases the momentum of your Killing Intent to suppress your enemies.

Additional Skill:

Bloodlust Devour (Permanent Passive): Make your Killing Intent stronger the more you kill someone.

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"A title that comes in a package with the mark?" commented Uno after reading the description of the title.

As he was lost in his thoughts, something happened in the battle. The air turned cold while the atmosphere became somewhat suffocating.

When he paused and raised his head, he saw that there was a crimson aura coming out from the sea of corpses around him. This aura slowly rose from those bodies before turning into a gust that flew straight to him.

Uno slightly frowned when he saw that but did not put his guard up as he could not feel any threat coming from this crimson energy.

Then he saw that the crimson aura rushed toward the back of his left hand, seemingly being sucked by something.

When he looked at it, he saw a complex mark that was composed of multiple runes. These runes were forming a crimson moon with a black line cutting through its center diagonally.

It was different from Shin's Mark of Eclipse that made him an envoy of the Church of the Sun and Moon, but the feeling that they were giving off was somewhat the same.

Thinking about this, Uno raised his other hand to compare the two marks with one another, but he suddenly noticed that one of them was only active. The 'Mark of the Evil God' was shining while the 'Mark of Eclipse' was only like an ordinary tattoo.

Raising his brows, Uno could not help but feel quite intrigued by this information. "This game is getting more and more interesting the more I play it."

He felt like he was going to get somewhat invested in it to a certain extent if he continued to play at this pace.

"I somewhat want to look for secrets of this game," he mumbled.

After that, he raised his head and looked at the battlefield once again before walking away. He was still not sure where to head next, but he could feel something ominous coming from a certain direction.

That place seemed to be his next target.

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