"Your talent" I grit out, the headache worsening with every second that I channeled aether into my tongue.

"Manipulation, it allows me to make small changes to a person's psyche as long as I maintain a line of sight with them, it's also tier 7"

I nodded at that, the aether that I channeled into myself dispersing as I sat down on the bed. Exhaustion took over me but before I fell asleep I ordered one last command that knocked me out.

"Do not harm me"

It was open ended but absolute for her. My eyes fell and a hammer like headache fell upon me. Finally I was asleep.

..

Sun shone on my eyes as Lily opened the curtains. A scowl was upon her face as various sharp instruments lay on the table.

It seemed like she was indignant about the last order I had given her. I was thankful that I had given her that order. I would have been dead if I hadn't.

I couldn't help the gulp of nervousness that occurred at the sight of those knives and other things. Though it was quickly replaced by rage. She had attempted this, despite knowing that she shouldn't hurt me.

It was a travesty. To kill someone that still had use to me but I would do it. I needed to do this. Keeping her around would only harm me in the long term.

It was with a sigh that I picked up one of the knives, my feet absently carrying me towards lily.

"Still" I channeled. It was a simple command, one that she could not escape. Not with that measly power of hers.

I walked up to her, taking one last look before I sighed and thrust the knife through her chest and pierced her heart.

Immediately after I covered the wound and put her into my arms. Opening the window, I grab everything of mine and hers and leap out.

Over the rooftops of all of the buildings and through the gate. Eventually I had arrived where I had left my moles.

With a drop of my arms the body was disposed of. It was a bit of a stretch that they would come to find me but even then I didn't want to risk discovery. The town could be of use later on.

Though for now..

I looked towards the moles and ordered them to start digging. We would create a territory further away and down here.

It took actual minutes for them to make enough progress, time that I spent staring at the dead body. It wasn't my first kill but it was the first actual human that I had killed.

The undead didn't really count. However I couldn't help but not care, the only thing that I thought about it was that it was a shame that I had to kill her. She could have been useful.

Eventually though the hole was done, reaching further into the ground than I had predicted it to.

I walked towards it and as I entered the hole thoughts ran through my mind. Of the realm protectors and how I would secure myself the right of this realm.

..

COUGH COUGH

My hand reached to my mouth, blood spilling onto it. The stab wound had already healed though tears still fell from my eyes at the pain of it.

"FUCK!" I yelled, "I'LL KILL YOU" there was no one else around me in the desert that he had dropped me in. The bastard.

All I did was manipulate him a teensy bit and he decided I should die. I felt the crumbling of the necklace I held. A treasure I got from stealing from the king's treasury. Where he had got it I didn't care not till now.

It had saved my life. I would have been dead had I not had it hanging around my neck. I assumed it was a reward by the system since he was dominating the rankings of the last event but still I needed to know.

Another spurt of blood fell into my hand, the sun blazing down on me agitating more than just my wound.

Of course it was already healed but it still hurt like hell which wasn't helped by the damn sun that just had to get hotter.

I stood up and covered the tear in my shirt with my hand. I couldn't be far from the town, Shin couldn't have taken me so far. Most likely just enough so that I wouldn't be found for some time.

It was why I followed the faint footsteps that lurked around the sand.

They had been heavily covered by the sand however I could still sort of identify them.

I followed the steps and soon enough the city came into view again.

I used the hood that was attached to the plain hoodie that I wore. It wouldn't do for my face to be seen entering when I hadn't officially exited.

"Purpose?" The guard asked, his eyes bored as he leaned against the wall with a crude dagger at his side.

I sneered at the sight, despite how wealthy and abundant the resources of the king was he still didn't relinquish any for his guards.historical

I looked up to him, my eyes boring holes into his own as my ability activated, making him confuse me with the visitor that had entered before me. I also changed his perception of time ever so slightly so that he thought that it wasn't weird for me to only be entering now.

My hand reached to my head as I passed by the guard, an aching headache pounding at my head as I tried to rid it with gentle rubs.

However it didn't disappear, I knew it wouldn't, the use of my talent was quite heavy with that guard. It was more suited for more subtle manipulations at the level I had it.

I knew though that if I could advance to tier eight then I could use it better however I didn't even know where to start with that.

It was part of the reason why I hadn't immediately headed out to find that bastard. I needed to be stronger but in order to do that I needed information. Information that I would not get from mindlessly pursuing revenge.

"Lady~" A singsong voice said. I looked over and saw a brute of a man peering at me with lustful eyes.

The only reason I didn't immediately call for the guards or run away was the bag of money that he held at his side. Strung by a string to his pants.

It was too tempting and I knew I could take them. And it was them as I could faintly feel the gazes of more men.

It was disgusting the gaze that they fell upon me but I would fall for their little trap. A smirk hid my feelings as I walked over to him.

My hands behind my back as I put on my best innocent voice. It wasn't hard, I was still young and beautiful. They would fall for my little act.

"Lady~ you mean me?" I looked up to him with wide eyes, carrying innocence.

"Yeah, you looked lost. Do you need a guide? Don't worry I know this place inside and out" The man actually took a bit of pride with that last statement. Maybe he would be more useful than I thought. Though for now..

"Really!" I exclaimed, projecting excitement in my voice, "Thats awesome, lets go I need to find the inn my brother told me to stay at."

With that last sentence I tugged on his hand and let him lead me towards the alleyway that he had decided on.

..

"GUH" I grunted as I was thrown to the floor. "What- wha.. why are you doing this" I asked with tears in my eyes as three men loomed over me.

Subtly I activated my talent, sowing dissent between them. Faintly my head started to ache but it was nothing compared to the thoughts of failing. I couldn't help the smile though, this was what I lived for. Manipulating the dumb men into giving me everything. Just some simple thoughts and they would be at each other's throats. It was too easy,

'She's too pretty for them'

'Why does he always get first'

'She's mine'

Thoughts of those kinds were input into their minds as they narrowed their eyes at each other. Their already drawn weapons were pointed at each other.

This would be easier than I thought, they obviously were on thin ice with each other.

My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a fight breaking out. Blood spurt from the first unknown man, his neck almost completely cleaved off.

Though the man that had brought me here had taken a cleaving to his torso in return. Though that advantage didn't last for long as soon after that same man took the head of the last one.

Still though he was injured. It was why I took this opportunity to cut his arm off. The dagger that I had taken from Shin being of great use to me.

Another slash and the other hand was cut off.

My smile turned sadistic as I kicked his screaming body over, my foot stepped into his mouth so as to shut him up.

"I think we have some things to talk about."

He whimpered.