Chapter 4: Gains

"Yes of course, I will personally get my ten best fighters to accompany you!" Quin shouted enthusiastically. Daniel left the keep and went to wait outside while Quin turned around and spoke to someone hidden in the shadows, "I do not yet know who he is but for now keep him alive even if you have to reveal your true form; he could be the one we've been waiting for." A dark ominous aura filled the room, not a single animal dared move and if Daniel was still there, he too would be frozen in place. Daniel, along with ten fighters and Quin, were stationed about 500 metres away from the bandit camp and stayed low along a bush line to not be noticed. With a single hand signal the whole group launched an ambush on the bandits, Daniel was near the front and immediately engaged a burly man. Surprisingly the man was not shocked and quickly cleaved an axe sideways. Swoosh! The sound pierced Daniel's ear and he had to quickly back step away. The man tightened his grip on his axe. Daniel made sure all his senses were heighted. Clang! Axe and sword clashed together; sparks flew between both fighters; however, Daniel was pushed back a few steps. Not wanting to waste time Daniel delivered a powerful thrust. The man with the axe was too slow, Daniel had pierced his shoulder. Blood promptly leaked from the man. His eyes glowed with fierceness. Daniel retrieved his sword to his side; the man once again went to deliver a devastating sideways attack. Cling! Daniel caught the axe with his sword and successfully parried and delivered another thrusting attack. The man was pierced straight through the chest and dropped lifelessly to the floor. Quickly scanning the surrounding everyone was tangled in a fight but before Daniel could go help someone he was tackled to the floor. He tumbled a few metres and before he could stabilise himself, he was struck in the shoulder with a dagger. Daniel cursed under his breath and grit his teeth hard. The man who stood before Daniel was slim however he seemed more powerful than any other bandit here. He wore a dark hood and along his left on was a peculiar tattoo, a crest with a bird riding along the horizon. Daniel threw his sword at him, but it was if the man was made from metal as it grazed him slightly. Seeing a measly 5 damage pop up Daniel felt worried and could not think of a way out of this. As the hooded man went to finish Daniel off a grey blur struck the man. Daniel could not see who he was but before he knew it the hooded man muttered his last words, "Stupid mutt!" and the grey blur had vanished from site. [Gained XP for contribution. Level up! X2. Gained a level for vanquishing a bandit camp. Evolution available. Evolution commencing…] Daniel's view went black and seconds after he opened his eyes to be greeted by a strange bluish environment. [Select an evolution path: Red demon, gives bonuses to melee abilities and strength. Blue demon gives bonuses to magic and wisdom. System detected unique path. Unlocking unique path… Unique path unlocked: Blessed Demon, gain the option to unlock a miniscule portion of a God's power.] He was flabbergasted by the options in front of him; the three of them seemed good but the last one seemed the best, with no reluctance Daniel selected Blessed Demon. [Evolution selected. User may select one of two options: Atomic Manipulation or Life Mastery… User selected Atomic Manipulation. Due to a clear 60% core user stats will increase. Unlocked skill Atomic Manipulation, Demon Summoning, Mana Manipulation, Ability to unlock scientific skills. New title accrued. Due to a unique evolution path level will reset to one however all stats, skills and titles will remain. User has enough points to upgrade or unlock two organs. User has unlocked a Mana Storage organ and has upgraded eyes organ into Atomic eyes unlocking Atomic Vision. Updating status menu… Updated]