They meet

Ronan was sprawled on the ground, close to the fence that he scaled, or rather Vesper scaled. His eyes were fluttering, as he struggled to open them.

"Ughhh. My head. What.... What happened to me?" He asked sitting up while also looking around.

(I happened.) He heard a voice in his head.

"Oh come on. Another one." Ronan could instantly tell that this was not the system's voice, as the system had a monotonous voice, showing no emotion whatsoever. He couldn't even tell if kit was male or female. But this voice, this was clearly a males voice. He didn't even have the strength to be startled considering it was already weird and abnormal to have a system in the first place. Having another voice in his head was not strange at all.

Ronan got on his feet and stretched, suddenl the memories of what he did flooded into his brain.

How he massacred Henry and his gang members, how he pierced Jed's neck, how he stabbed Teddy through the eye, how he snapped Ashley's neck so easily and lastly.

"Blerghhh." Ronan emptied his stomach, or rather , what was left inside it.

"Fuck, fuck,fuck, FUCKKK! NOT AGAIN! WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!?" Ronan roared on.

(Can you please be quiet. You're shouting like a mad man. You needed to complete the quest and I knew you couldn't even after I tampered with your emotions a little when you received the quest you wouldn't be able to kill those little runts. So I gladly helped you with your first quest. You're welcome by the way.) The voice said.

Ronan was still shocked, grabbing his hair and looking at the ground with a lost gaze.

(Sigh. I don't really see the problem. You completed the quest. Didn't you?) The voice asked.

"What the fuck is wrong with you? You made me..... Shit!!" Ronan was frozen solid. He remembered his earlier emotions when he received the quest. He was happy back then, escatic even at the thought of killing them. He didn't think much of it then but now.... That want him. It was this voice. This monster that caused it.

(I know what you're thinking. You're second guessing every. But look at the bright side. I helped you complete the quest without you getting your hands dirty. Well not literally, but you know what I mean.)

Ronan's breathing was laboured, he couldn't think straight. He kept seeing those dead bodies.

"Blerghhh." He emptied his stomach once again. He was sprawled on the ground breathing heavily trying really hard to come in terms of what he had done. What the other being inside him made him do. He really killed them. With his two hands.

What if they track him down. His fingerprints must be all over the place. If they town people found out that it was really him that killed Henry and the rest what would they do to him? They would kill him for sure. He had to run. He had to escape from this place no matter what it takes.

(Ok you need to relax.) Vesper said.

"Hahahah." Ronan started laughing lowly. "Relax? Relax?! HOW THE FUCK DO YOU WANT ME TO RELAX WHEN YOU USED MY BODY TO KILL THOSE FOUR? NOT TO FORGET YOU ALSO KILLED JEFFERY!!" Ronan screamed. "And who the fuck are you?!"

The voice was quiet for a bit until Ronan heard a laugh. The voice was laughing, he was laughing as if he had just heard the funniest thing on earth.

(How long has it been since someone has talked to me like that. And is that what you're worried about? Well I agree you have to leave this place but not for the reason you think. But really how long has it been since I laughed so hard?) The voice said with a chuckle.

(Let's try this again. My name is Vesper. And my job is to help you at this point. And as I said before, I'm the one who killed those kids. The kids who bullied you and almost killed you if not for.... Well you don't need to know that know.)

Ronan was still in shock. No, he was petrified. He couldn't wrap his head around the whole thing. It was just too bizarre.

(I can see this is too much for you. So I'm just gonna make it easier for you to adapt to the situation.)

[You've received the unique skill Shadow Heart]

Calm. That's the one word that Ronan could use to explain how he felt at the moment. He was calm, weirdly so considering how he was panicking moments ago.

"What did you do." Ronan asked. Even the way he spoke changed.

(Why don't you check your skill section and find out.)

Ronan did as instructed. He opened the system interface.

[Host Attributes]

Name:Ronan Erebos

Level:1

Class:undecided

Exp:25/100

Hp:30/30

Shadow essence:45/45

[Attributes]

Strength:22

Perception:20

Speed:20

Agility:22

Intelligence:17

Charm:15

[Attribute points:0]

"This doesn't add up. Why are my stats high." Ronan asked after taking a look at his stats.

(Hmmmmph. You call this high. This is pathetically weak. But I guess considering how weak you were, you consider this high.) Vesper answered.

"That doesn't really answer my question though." Said Ronan.

[The host's stats have increased, because of the entity known as Vesper added some stat points to the host when he was in his craved state. And also because of the quest the host completed.] The system replied.

(You're welcome.) Vesper said, and Ronan could just imagine him puffing his chest out.

"Hmmm." That was all Ronan replied with. He then decided to check his skill section.

[Skills and attributes]

Shadow step:Level 3

Bolt:Level 1

Craving:Level ?????

Shadow heart:Level ?????

Shadow Manifestation:Locked

Shadow Mark:Locked

?????

?????

?????]

[Shadow Heart: Level ?????

Description: This skill locks away unnecessary emotions, and makes the user calm and collective always.

Increases charm by 10.]

"Huh. Shadow heart. The description is very shallow though. It also increases my charm stat by 10 huh?" Said Ronan.

(It's not shallow. That's all there is to it. And what do you mean "Huh". Is that all you have to say after I've gifted you a skill even top shadow users would kill for. And not to be insulting but your looks aren't 2hat I expect my junior to have.) Vesper said.

"Well I don't really see what's so special about the skill. And I don't really care about my looks anyway. I don't know if you've noticed, but where I'm from looks don't really matter." Ronan said.

(Don't worry, you'll discover it soon enough. And if you leave this place, which you will very soon, you'll understand that looks matter in some cases.) Vesper said as if he was so sure of it.

"Ok. So what know?" Ronan asked.

(Isn't it obvious?) Vesper asked. (Now, you get stronger.)