Chapter 37: The Karmic Judge
[Title: The Karmic Judge](A.N: Changed the name. Let me know if you dislike this name.)
[Description; You have a unique gift, the gift to see people as they are without being faltered by their outer appearance. You can see their regrets, their joy, their virtues and their sins. You abused this power and did what you believed was right. You used it to judge others, you left those who you believed could change for the better and massacred the others. This action has earned you this title]
[Title effect 1: Unique skill [Retribution].]
[Title effect 2: A judge must be unbiased in his decisions no matter what. Trait [For the greater good].]
[Title effect 3: A judge's decision must not be influenced by anything. Trait [Incorruptible].]
[Title effect 4: Trait [Embodiment of Karma].]
'The Karmic judge… sounds cool.'
'I guess I got this title by that purge. I wonder what would have happened if I just went berserk? What title would I have gotten? Hah, I still feel like shit. Would I have killed a child even for a lick of exp in that state?'
'I don't want to know.'
'But I do want to know what those traits and skills do.'
Unique skill: [Retribution]
[Description: Depending on how sinful a person you judge him to be, your attacks hurt extra by returning all the pain they have caused. You deal extra damage as well]
'Well that is alright I guess. Let's check the rest.'
Trait: [For the greater good]
'I don't like how it sounds.'
[Description: Your emotions will be dulled as long as your judgment have a greater cause behind it]
'Is this implying that I have to make a decision like that in the future? Goddamn, the shivers.'
Trait: [Incorruptible]
[Description: Immune to mind control and charm]
'That's really useful. I would have been satisfied with this alone but I have one more trait to go. I'm getting excited. Give me something broken. 3, 2, 1 Let's go!'
Trait: [Embodiment of Karma]
[Description: You are not able to strike first unless the individual is considered sinful. You are not able to deal a lethal blow to innocent people who struck first. Your presence automatically intimidates sinful people and blesses small amount of good luck to those who are good for a limited period]
'...'
'Last time I checked titles are supposed to be like an achievement. They give buffs but this title gave me a trait that restricts me. What is up with that?'
'Actually, I think it's not that bad. Good people are rare and I don't want to kill them accidentally when I meet them.'
Aster was satisfied with his new title. All that's left to do was to find a good place to rest and distribute his attribute points.
He walked and explored the island for a bit and eventually found a nice cave on the beach away from the flesh.
'I'm starting to think that fish thing wasn't a titan. If it was then this entire island is with one humongous Titan. That's just impossible.'
He washed the blood off his face and indulged in the chilling temperature. Then he controlled a bit of water and created a water sphere floating in the air.
Aster released a bit of his mana into the air. He then separated that mana into two groups and grinded them against each other, creating friction in the process.
POOF
It lit up, providing warmth. He heated up the water sphere with the fireball he just created and poured it on top of himself.
The hot water washed away the blood and guts that had been sticking to his hair and clothes. He did this multiple times.
After creating a whirlwind around himself to dry himself, he entered the cave and closed his eyes.
'Rest comes first. Point distribution can happen later when my head is clear.'
***
"Now, now what do we have here?
Who knew that this brat would end up on this island of all places?"
In a ruined room, a lone figure stood defiantly. He had two pairs of stumps that may have been mighty horns once upon a time and a pale face with a stern expression. His veins pulsed with dark miasma every now and then.
'That damned Vampire and his stupid little tricks!' He roared in his mind.
'Blood poisoning! If your humiliating escape wasn't enough, you even dared to poison me! Where is your pride!? Your sense of self? You liked to blab about how your Vampire race is an honorable and proud race and not just defective demons yet you escaped with your tail between your legs when you faced someone stronger!'
'But who am I to complain? I won and you ran. Now, I will claim my prize. I should just go in and bring him back… No, that won't work. His presence feels different than before. How can a person change this much within a day? It's impossible, simply impossible. Right, I must be imagining things.'
Carl continued to mumble while someone else watched from the dark.
***
Aster woke up with a shock. His face glistened with sweat, his pulse unhealthily fast.
He had just experienced the worst dream of his life. Far worse than any nightmare he ever had.
He used to be chronically online when he was around 10 years old. He simply spent too much time on the internet and consumed too much media product.
One of the side effects was that he had a lot of nightmares during that phase of his life. The internet simply had too much nightmare material. The nightmares kept him awake at night which made him go online and accidentally stumble upon more nightmare materials which caused him to remain awake for more nights and the cycle continued for about 2 years.
If there wasn't a massive server crash on his 13th birthday, he would still be glued to the screen.
He put his hand over his furiously beating heart and checked his pulse. Then, he pinched himself.
He barely felt anything so he had to stab his pinky finger with a wind needle.
Blood was drawn and Aster was still around, which meant it was not a dream. What he saw was real.
'What the fuck…'
He jumped into the ice cold ocean to calm himself.
He stayed there for a long time. He created a bubble full of air and sat on the rocky seabed amongst the stone pillars. He pondered the significance of his dream.
After an hour or so, a message flashed across his eyes
[The skill [Cold resistance] has been acquired]
That brought Aster back to the cruel reality.
He tried to bash that dream away from his soul membrane but it the more he tried, the more it persisted.
'Ahh, I have [Erase]!'
Aster looked at his hands and used his skill.
[[True sight] has been activated]
His very own life flashed before his eyes. Experiencing all of his past mistakes, blunders and thoughts made him cringe.
Then he finally found what he was looking for and unfortunately, was forced to experience it again before he got rid of it for good.
He dreamt of Blake… in a particular situation.
Most of it was blurry, which Aster was thankful for.
'Thank whatever god who censored that for me, you have my thanks.'
He emptied his bowels underwater. His little pocket of air got polluted so he escaped to the surface.
SPLASH
He gasped for air and then got to business.
'I think I heard multiple voices moaning. Both male and female.'
If anyone didn't know better, they would assume that Aster was overreacting just because he imagined Blake doing something but that was not the case at all.
Just like his previous dream of Blake, he did not doubt the validity of the dream. He believed it was real.
However, the thing that got him really disgusted was that he was in first person… meaning he was Blake in that particular group session.
'I didn't protect my dignity from a fucking succubus just for it to have it dirtied by a dream!'
With a bloodthirsty gaze he vowed to himself. 'When I meet Blake again, I will fucking kill him! I will rain down the most painful punishment on him and his entire bloodline including those who might have been created by that session!'
[[Erase] has been activated]
'Wew, why am I feeling relieved all of a sudden!? What was I thinking abou- AH! I will kill that shiny bastard! With all the things he did to me and my family, my trait will allow that right?'
'I need strength, strength to make the judgment possible and I just have the thing for it. Points distribution, here I go!'
Weekly Power Status
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