Demonic Spirit
Ding!
[25000 life points has been consumed. Beginning upgrade to Demonic Spirit ...]
As the system notification popped up, Pro had a completely different experience this time. He discovered that his surroundings has grayed out as if all the color were washed away. All sounds besides the system sounds disappeared and he was locked in place by some unknown force. Time seemed to have come a standstill.
Suddenly, Pro watched in surprise as a screen slowly faded into existence, overlapping the rest of the system screens. On the screen, there was two vertical rectangular buttons, and in each button there was a choice.
[Choose Your Path]
[Conqueror] Conquer the world with your demonic powers and make the world your domain. Gain Sub-Domain Seed Generator.
[Deity] Walk the path of a deity and observe the world from afar. Ascend your domain into the Spirit Realm.
Staring at these two options, Pro couldn't help but feel that the path of a deity sounds much more overpowered, but he knew that it may just be a trap. Technically, a better name for this path would be a false deity. After all, most roads should eventually lead to a true god path, and getting it earlier may not do any good. Pro also had no information regarding the Spirit Realm and he wasn't sure if it was dangerous or not.
On the other hand, the path of a conqueror seems to be much more intuitive. Pro could already guess that it would grant him the power to create more domains around the world. This would be in-line with the common conception of demonic spirits in this world, difficult to kill because of its many domains that it could hide in. If he is correct, it would be somewhat like the demonic spirit behind the television baleful spirit in apartment 441.
Both these paths will probably let Pro leave his domain and expand; however, Pro's instincts were telling him that the path of a conqueror may let him escape, but his domain will not be able to escape. Recalling his sweet Alice and cute Ali, Pro knew he couldn't leave them behind. Even though he could bring them back with points, he doesn't know if that is still possible if the domain he left behind gets destroyed.
Pro could be emotionless in the face of other evil spirits, and he could be indifferent to human lives, but he can't forsake his family as that is his only beacon of light. It was simply a choice between facing the dangers of human or the dangers of the unknown, but he will be there to face the dangers together with his family either way.
After staring at the choices in silence for a bit, Pro silently made his choice, disregarding the dangers he might face.
"I choose ... the path of a deity."
With a thought, the deity box glowed with bright light as the other choice shattered and faded away. Pro didn't know if he made the right choice or if it would be a dead end filled with danger, but he chose the one he believed he would not regret.
[Ding! Host has chosen to walk the path of a Deity. Upgrade to Demonic Spirit (False Deity) continues ...]
Pro's mouth twitched a bit as he saw the name change. It couldn't really be a trap right?
[Upgrade in progress ... checking anchors ... calculating success rate ... ascending domain to Spirit Realm ...]
"Wait! Wait! Wait! There's a chance of failure?! What is my success rate?! I knew this was a trap!"
However, even though Pro screamed in his mind in panic, the system did not respond to him. Pro could only dully watch as his domain began to ascend into the Spirit Realm while hoping that plot armor would save him.
Rumble. Rumble. Rumble. As an intangible force filled his domain, Pro could feel his domain tremble as it was being uprooted from its foundation. Even with the time-stop still in place, Pro could still see the air distort as his domain blended with a new, mysterious power.
Pro suddenly felt his heart lurch as he felt a heavy force tugging on his soul, as if trying to spirit him away. Suddenly, many glowing white chains pierced through the walls of his domain and wrapped around Pro, locking him in place.
Even if Pro wanted to dodge, he was frozen in place and couldn't do so, but he knew these chains did not come to harm him. He could feel the familiarity coming from the chains and after being in contact with them for a while, he realized that each chain seemed to be connecting him to his subordinates.
There were two larger chains that stood out and Pro could feel Alice and Ali on the other side. It was a mysterious feeling of connection, and Pro had no idea how he knew it was them or how it worked.
With the chains binding in place, the mysterious force that tried to spirit Pro away made its best attempt before it gradually faded away. Pro then watched as the glowing chains around him fade away, along with his domain.
Within moments, Pro realized that he was standing in the same place, but the entire apartment floor was gone and it left a giant gap in between two floors. He blankly stared at the missing walls and the gloomy outdoor air.
[Ding! Ascension is successful. Building Realm Bridge ...]
[Realm Bridge completed. Consuming energy to establish temporary connection to domain ... connection complete ... domain power overflow detected ...]
[Upgrading host to Demonic Spirit ...]
Finally, the familiar surge of power filled Pro's body once more as he felt his strength break through the limit through the assistance of a mysterious unknown power coming from the connection to his domain. His perception seeped through an intangible tunnel and arrived at a massive, colorful world.
Before Pro could take another glimpse at the suspected Spirit Realm, he felt his perception dive forward and in the blink of an eye, his perception has returned to his familiar domain. His perception flowed into his domain and easily allowed him to perceive everything in it.
He noticed his familiar subordinates already bumbling around. On the other hand, the cheerful Alice was running around with Ali in her arms while trying to find him, and Pro watched her cutely pout as she failed to locate her master.
It didn't take long for his perception to slowly flow back out. Pro got another glimpse of the wonderful Spirit Realm, and he was able to notice some weird spiritual monsters from afar, but it didn't take long for his perception to get sucked back through a tunnel. Then, Pro realized he had returned to his new and stronger body.
[Host Level has been upgraded to Low-Level Demonic Spirit.]
[Yin Energy Capacity increased by 5000 points.]
[Host gains new ability
[Host gains new ability
[Host gains new ability
[Normal ghost abilities upgraded.]
[Innate abilities upgraded.]
[Yin Needle attack distance increased.]
[Resistance to sunlight increased to 50%.]
[Grudge points system unlocked.]
[Time limit for physical form removed.]
[Time limit for spirit dissipation outside domain increased to 480 minutes with no weakness unless exceeding full time.]
[System Library upgraded. Memories of obsession will now automatically be archived in library for viewing and will no longer appear during spirit absorption time.]
[All objects currently in host's domain are assimilated into host's domain for free.]
[Congratulations host for completing the tutorial!
With the final notification from the system, Pro felt the color to his surroundings return while he gawked at the final notification.
"Wait ... you mean all that word count before is just the tutorial? Heck, even my luck is gone now? Well, it's not like anything bad can happen with my beginner luck gone ... right?" Pro muttered as he dully stared out at the gloomy skies outside.
Suddenly, he his surroundings darken as if there was something blocking out the light from above. Glancing up, Pro's eyes bulged out as he saw an entire building floor crashing down upon him.
"Holy sh*t! What the f**k?!"
Pro's survival instincts kicked in at that moment as he kicked off the ground. Boom! Cracks appeared on the floor below him as Pro's body launched sideways and zoomed off the edge of the apartment building.
Free falling from the fourth floor of the apartment building, Pro slowly turned around and saw the upper floors of the apartment building crash down onto the lower floors.
BOOM! The building trembled as chunks of debris sprayed out from the point of collision, but to Pro's surprise, the building actually didn't collapse! It was if some mysterious force bounded the building upright to prevent it from breaking; however, the walls near the collision still had many cracks spreading all over it.
Thud! Pro eventually landed on the street in front of the apartment building, but Pro didn't feel much strain due to his strong body. His mouth twitched as he felt that this was the true final trap of his promotion.
"Apologies to the owner of this building ... not. It's not my building, so I won't care even if it is destroyed, but I should get out here first. The disturbance of the building crashing down would probably attract the elder's attention."
Glancing around, Pro then thought about how he could return to his domain.
"Uh ... it's in the Spirit Realm now? How do I get back to it? Enter domain? Open sesame?" Pro tried a couple of lame, cliche excuses as a joke, and they didn't work as expected.
Pro then hurriedly checked his status to see if there is anything that could help.
[Name] Pro Ye
[Title] None
[Level] Low-Level Demonic Spirit
[Yin Energy] 5000/10000
[Possession Object] Toilet
[Abilities]
Toilet Attraction, Constipation, Toilet Paper Illusion, Bathroom Illusion, Sh*t on the Road, Summon Cowpie, Talk no Jutsu, Pigeon of Misfortune, Domain Perception, Domain Illusion, Domain Regeneration, Domain Assimilation, Realm Bridge, Yin Claws, Yin Needle, Spirit Isolation, Master Key, Light Resistance, Curved Trajectory, Spiritual Sea, Empowered Spells, Nasty Service, Pain in the Ass, System Library
[Domain]
Small Bathroom(441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 447, 448, 449), Small Bedroom(441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 447, 448, 449), Small Charred Bedroom(446), Small Charred Bathroom(446), Small Guard Room(440), Small Guard Bedroom(440), Small Guard Bathroom(440), Medium Living Room and Kitchen(441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 447, 448, 449), Medium Charred Living Room and Kitchen(446), Large Distorted Hallway, Large Linked Stairway
[Subordinates]
Alice, Toi Toi, Ali, Security Uniform Spirit(7), Doll Army(54)
[Life points] 60
[Grudge points] 0
Seeing some new abilities, Pro knew the next steps of his search. With familiar actions, Pro opened his system library and checked on his new skills.
[Domain Assimilation] Host can consume life points to assimilate non-living objects into host's domain. Unless restricted by special barriers, assimilated objects will become yin objects that host can summon with a thought. Host can also consume life points to repair assimilated objects. Yin objects that are compatible with certain rooms can be used to upgrade host's domain. Assimilated objects outside of domain can be summoned back regardless of distance.
"Oh! That's pretty useful! With this, I can basically bound an object to me, and can easily summon it back even if I lose it or give it away. Also, knowing that I can upgrade my rooms is a good thing. Perhaps I can add more beds for the guards in the future," Pro easily came up with some ways for the usage of this ability, but he quickly stopped his thoughts and moved on.
"I'll think about this one later. I need to get back to my domain first."
[Pigeon of Misfortune] Summon an illusory pigeon that will fly above target's head and poop on the target. If the bird poop successfully lands on the target, the target will be cursed with a sh*t stench and misfortune. The curse will last 3 days and the closer the sh*t lands to the top of the target's head, the stronger the curse of misfortune. If target dies while cursed, the target's life force will be harvested by host regardless of distance and the target's soul will be sent into host's domain. Cost: 250
"Uhh ... a new way of harvesting souls, but that doesn't help me for now."
Glancing at the final ability, Pro hoped that it was what he expected.
[Realm Bridge] Establish an intangible tunnel between the physical and host's domain in the Spirit World, allowing host to travel back to his domain. The bridge will be anchored at host's current location in the physical world, and host will return to the anchored location when host leaves the domain. Only one realm bridge can be active at any time and only host can use this tunnel. Cost: 1000
"Finally! Activate Realm Bridge!"
As soon as he gave the command, Pro felt a chunk of his energy get drained as an invisible force propel him to step forward. With a step foward, Pro watched his surroundings distort as if he was traveling through space. In the next moment, Pro realized he had returned to the familiar bathroom in his domain.
"I'm back."
Pro smiled and inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. Sensing Alice and Ali still looking for him, Pro smiled as he stepped strolled out to find them.
"Master!"
As soon as she saw him, Alice exclaimed in a cheerful voice and pounced into Pro's embrace. She rubbed her head on Pro's chest as she hugged him tightly, "Wuwuwu~ Master~ Alice thought master left Alice forever."
After comforting Alice a bit, Pro knew he couldn't delay any longer. Sending Alice and Ali off to play, Pro hurriedly searched through his domain with his perception and found the car keys he prepared. With a thought, the keys were summoned into his hands.
"Time to get out of here first. It will be much harder for the Black Death Society to locate me if I enter the populated section of the city."
With a thought, Pro activated Realm Bridge and felt another chunk of energy get consumed. He felt his surroundings distort and in the blink of an eye, he had returned to the gloomy street in front of the old apartment building.
Jogging over to a Toyota Sievva minivan he parked nearby, Pro unlocked the car with the keys and hopped in. With a twist of the keys, the engine roared to life. Buckling his seat belt even though he doesn't need it, Pro shifted the gear to drive and drove off towards the city.
Glancing at the rear mirror and seeing the gloomy, remote street retreating into the distance, a smile appeared on Pro's face. He is finally leaving that place.
Focusing his attention back on the road, Pro's eyes sharpened as he recalled his escape plan. As long as he succeeds, he will truly be free.
Unknown to Pro, a while after he drove off, a trail of black mist streaked through the air and eventually landed in front of the old apartment building. The black mist dispersed to reveal an old man wearing a black robe. The old man trembled a bit when he saw the cracks on the apartment building walls.
"What happened?!"
Hurrying into the apartment, the old man swiftly dashed through the hallway and checked on the rooms. His speed was much too fast for a normal old man, and one could clearly see he was abnormal because he could open the doors to the apartment rooms with a wave of his hands.
"All gone?! No, maybe it's just the first floor."
The old man then dashed over to the elevator and checked each floor. On each floor, a horrid, angry shriek rung out as the elderly man discovered that his farm was empty.
"Gone! Why are they all gone?! What happened?! How come I didn't notice anything! Did someone block my perception of the spirit farm? I knew I should have come personally to investigate when the task failed, but the leader just had to give me a mission at that time."
Then as if recalling something, the old man froze in place for a bit before he quickly took the elevator to the eighth floor. Then, an super loud scream echoed throughout the building, "MY ANTIQUES?! AHHHH! MY BABIES ARE GONE! WHO TOOK THEM?! YOU THIEF! I WILL KILL YOU IF I FIND YOU!"
A senile old man cried over his missing collection, but the culprit was already long gone. Will the old man hold onto this grudge and chase the culprit to the ends of the world? Will the protagonist be able to escape the city? Find out next time on Let It Out Z!