As I approach the skeletons I notice one of them shinning,' Is he the one who ate the soul stones? I feel quite the pressure from it. I'll start by mana coating my sword and see what the skeleton can do while using him as a shield from the one holding a bow further behind.'

Notice: 400 mana has been deducted.

He looks at me approaching while charging mana with a sword making it shine beautifully in blue, and then our swords clash, and my sword breaks, making me receive a big hit in length but a shallow wound from my shoulder to the hip.

Notice: 200 health has been deducted.

I jump backward bleeding while placing one of my hands on top of my long cut by instinct, and then as he starts closing the distance, "ice bind," I scream while in pain successfully freezing him on the stone-paved floor, possibly dealing a bit of damage to it.

Notice: 400 mana has been deducted.

I walk to the exit losing health from the bleeding, 'Aurora if you can hear me run.'

Notice: 20 health has been deducted.

As I'm walking an arrow hits my arm making my body shudder in further pain, and increasing the bleeding.

Notice: 60 health has been deducted.

"Ugh, it hurts so much, I'm losing a lot of blood," I do my best taking slow steps towards the exist as best as I can.

Notice: 100 experience has been rewarded from a skeleton.

'Iris I defeated mine how's your side?' She approaches and sees the blood on the floor as I walk with a big wound towards the exit and an arrow on my arm.'

The skeleton charges more mana and breaks the ice with the sword subsequently chasing me once again.

Through hearing the sounds of the impact and the loud steps of barefoot bone hitting the floor, I turn around momentarily Ice binding him again successfully as he doesn't even bother to dodge it.

Notice: 400 mana has been deducted.

Aurora picks a sword from the floor and charges it with mana, sensing the mana pressure the skeleton charges his own, and then their swords clash violently resulting in two swords breaking at the same time. Without a moment to waste Aurora uses her piercing darkness skill to destroy the skull completely by approaching her hand to the head-blowing it into nothingness, while I'm hit by another arrow, this time on my shoulder making me fall on the cold stone floor, feeling rather fatigated from the blood loss.

Notice: 100 health has been deducted.

Notice: 400 experience has been rewarded from a skeleton.

She rushes at the archer who's preparing another arrow, and by stretching her mana-coated palm, does a clean cut in the skeleton skull-splitting it in half killing him.

Notice: 100 experience has been rewarded from a skeleton.

She takes the soul stones in her hand and runs to me, helping me leave the ruins as her monster detector starts giving a lot of alerts.

As we leave, a trail of blood from my wounds is left behind us, after 20 minutes of slow walking, we reach the forest and rest close to the tree with the herbs, while we walk sister removes the arrows carefully with all the care in the world through the use of the dark aura.

I lose 200 health in total after the bleeding stopped thanks to the bleeding resistance skill stopping it in time.

Aurora lays me near a tree and consumes the soul stones she carried with her, after looking around in case anybody could be hiding.

With a weak voice, I ask," how much mana you have left?" Upon hearing me, she sits next to me and shows me her status.

Status:

Level: 9 | Experience 730/900 | Class: Pandemonium

Race: Human | Name: Aurora | 8 Years old

Health: 1000/1000 | Mana 200/1450

Status Points:0

Stamina: 100 | Intelligence: 90 Wisdom: 145 | Soul Power: 1200

Attack: 5 | Magic Attack: 90

Titles: Aeternum(S), Uncursed(S), Soul-bound(S), Contracted(S), Noticed(S), God Series(F).

Skill Points: 4

Actives: Status level 40(D), Darkness Barrier level 7(F), Piercing Darkness level 13(F), Mana Coat level 8(F), Dark Coat level 9(F), Mana Wave level 1(F), Dark Bind level 12(F), Extraction level 5(F).

Passives: Mana Control level 25(E), Dark Control level 19(F), Monster detection level 40(D), Beast detection level 10(F), Night Vision level 25(E).

Unique: Transformation level 13, Killing intent level 5.

Blessed/Cursed: Mirror level 2, Unidentified.

Unique Element: Dark.

Cursed Soul-bound

Contracted Skills: Telepathy(F).

Consumed Skills: Infected Bite level 5, Brainwash Resistance level 4, Brainwash Resistance level 8, Mana Coat level 10, Mana Control level 7, Infected Bite level 10, Brainwash Resistance level 5, Brainwash Resistance level 9, Mana Control level 5, Long Slash level 3, Human Detection level 3, Human Detection level 5,

"Not much left as you can see, also those are the skills I've successfully consumed from the soul stones, I can't seem to do anything with them so they're just there for now."

"I should've done that differently, almost died in such a pathetic way, he completely overwhelmed my mana-coated sword even breaking it."

"Thanks to you pushing him, I was able to overwhelm the skeleton, even though both our swords broke, so maybe we were evenly matched, however, what matters is that at the end of the day we won, as long as we survive we'll become stronger," she sits next to me.

"You're right..." My head falls on her shoulder and I fall asleep pretty fast resting for 3 hours.

"Iris, wake up," she shakes my body softly, in order to not cause me pain.

I let out a moaning sound as I wake up, and then open my eyes remembering we're still in the woods.

"Trouble?" I ask softly gazing slowly around us while some drool falls from my mouth which I clean with my clothing.

"No, but we should leave and go rest at home it'll be safer than here."

"You're right, status please."

Notice: 10 mana has been deducted.

Status:

Level: 9 | Experience 730/900

Fame: 250 | Disgrace: 13560

Unique Class: Babel Witch | Rank 2 | Experience 2870/4000

Race: Human | Name: Iris | 8 Years old

Health: 260/660 | Mana: 448/2630

Status Points:0

Strength: 183 | Stamina: 66 | Agility: 85 | Dexterity: 107 | Intelligence: 158(+10) | Wisdom: 255(+8)

Attack: 0 | Magic Attack:0 | Defense:0 | Magic Defense: 0

Soul: 6720

Titles:

Reincarnated+(S), Mana(S), Mana Exhaust(S), Health(S), Beginner Reader(S), Purchase(S), Wisdom(B), Reader Series(B), Body Training(S), Animal Slayer(S), Intermediate Reader(S), Cooked Fish(S), Preyed Upon(F), Cheater (S), Heritage(S), Amalgam(S), Ice(S), Cooked Bird(F), Cooking Series (E), Slayer Series(F), Sale(S), Advanced Reader(S), Soul-bound(S), Element(C), Contracted(S), Peasant (F), Class(B), Monster Slayer(D), Slime Slayer(C), Skill Mastery(D), Tree Chopper(C), Tree Type(S), Tree Series(D), Log Maker(C), Tree Planter(S), Book Thief(D), Criminal(D), Expert Reader(F), Herbs Gathered(S), Herbs Types(S), Potion Brewer(S), Potion Types(E), Status Mastery(E), Beast Slayer(D), Horned Rabbit Slayer(E), Potion Administered(F), Goblin Slayer(E), Orc Slayer(F), Assassination(S), Herbalist Series(C), Skeleton Slayer(E), Noticed(S), God Series(D), Potion Selling(F), Potion Failed(D), Potion Succeeded(D), Alchemist Series(F), Money Maker(S), Merchant Series(C), Trading(S), Herbs Sold(S), Herbs Bought(S), Acknowledged(S), Disgraceful (S), Ignored(S), Forgotten(S), Zombie Slayer(F).

Completed Series: Fishing(S), Farming(S).

Skill Points: 2

Actives: Status level 51(D), System Library level 50(D), Mana Coat level 10(F), Mana Wave level 3(F), Ice Bind level 10(F), Ice Sword level 1(F), Icicle level 4(F).

Passives: Bleeding Resistance level 20(E), Swordsmanship level 23(E), Sword Mastery level 14(F), Mana Control level 23(E), Ice Control level 20(E), Slight Wisdom Boost level 8(F), Slight Mana Recovery level 12(F), Acid Resistance level 1(F), Ax Art level 1(F), Ax Mastery level 1(F), Corpse Dismantler level 1(F), Brainwash Resistance level 30(E), Night Vision level 10(F).

Class Actives: Dark Alchemy level 52, Magic Analysis level 50.

Class Rituals: Snow Falling level 10.

Class Passives: Dark Alchemy Mastery level 40, Witchcraft level 40, Curse's Mastery level 14, Ritual's Mastery level 14, Magic Control level 30, Magic Knowledge level 20, Ice Mastery level 14.

Unique: Appraisal level 42.

Cursed: Unidentified Skill.

Rare Element: Ice.

Cursed Soul-bound(Grimoire Rank E: 14/200)

"You're looking stronger Iris," my sister says after carefully examining it which makes me smile faintly upon hearing her words even though deep down I know I'm extremely weak.

She helps me get up and then grabs the bag, we head home without encountering any problem, after some time, we arrive home and we head inside the room, I lay down on the bed resting while looking at Aurora.

"What're you going to do now sister?"

"I think I'll see how far I can awaken with all the soul power I've got," she transforms into a grimoire.

"Alright, I'll be here," I reassure my sister with kind words, and as soon as I finish talking, a dark aura surrounds her for a while, and then she speaks after returning to human form.

"How'd it go? I've exhausted my soul power completely."

"Let's see, status," I focus on the bottom of the screen to find the counter for the next awakening rank.

Notice: 10 mana has been deducted.

Class Passives: Dark Alchemy Mastery level 40, Witchcraft level 40, Curse's Mastery level 14, Ritual's Mastery level 14, Magic Control level 30, Magic Knowledge level 20, Ice Mastery level 14.

Unique: Appraisal level 42.

Cursed: Unidentified Skill.

Rare Element: Ice.

Cursed Soul-bound(Grimoire Rank E: 134/200)

"134 out of 200, it's not that far," I say while smiling at her as she's bound to become stronger upon going for higher phases.

"Another 10 skeletons," she laughs while looking at me noticing my body in a not-so-good shape.

"Ugh, as long as they're not as strong as that last one," I frown while turning my eyes to look at the window, causing them to turn into a lighter green tone than they already are.

"Weren't you the one that wanted to become strong Iris?" She teases me watching the skin of my body recovering slowly.

I roll my eyes and turn my body to the window side then reply to her softly. "I will do my best to become stronger, by the way, sister if you feel like walking would you like to deliver the quest? It's the two small bags I left at the room door."

"Sure you can heal up while I do that, you need anything else?" She looks around in search of the bags that contain the items.

"No, but thank you for asking Aurora," she gets both adventurer cards and heads to the guild with the two black bags.

A while later she arrives at the receptionist," hello Aurora, how can I help you today?"

"Hello, I've come to deliver this quest," she gives him the quest, the cards, and the bags.

"Let's see what we have here," he reads it to know how to handle the reward.

Quest

Rank: F

Collect sephy herbs from the west forest.

You'll be rewarded 5 points and 40 copper per herb.

"Very well, the herbs are in these bags I assume?"

"Yes."

He spends a while counting them.

"Exactly 38 Sephy herbs which equal to 190 points and 1520 copper, I'll update your cards and get the money."

He then returns with a bag of money and two cards which the man delivers to the girl and voices out loudly getting the attention of the closest row of the adventurers.

"Congratulations to you and Iris, you're now both rank E adventurers! Currently with 348 points, to further rank up you'll need 400."

"I'd like a new quest in preference in the west forest as we know the woods well enough."

"Very well, in that case, we do have a client that works for the church, he wants some horns from beasts called horned rabbits, you should be familiar with them due to this herb quest, yes?"

"Yes, I've slain some of them already."

"Perfect, in that case, I just ask that you kill them without damaging the horns, the better the horns quality the better the reward."

"I'll keep that in mind," I take the quest, the cards, and the bag.

"Have a good day Aurora, and send Iris a hug, from Hugo."

"Will do, thank you."

'People sure like sister,' she thought while picking the bag up with a smile.

"Oh if it isn't Arara," Aurora then turns around finding some familiar faces.

"Eliass?" With an innocent expression she teases the cute girl in front of her, the party members of Elise hearing that nickname started laughing at their companion.

"Ah, don't call me with such a name you meanie."

"You started this time around," Aurora smiled coldly yet playfully.

"I've reached rank E with 250 points today! How are you and Iris progressing?" She asked happily remembering Aurora's sister.

"We're almost at rank D."

"What!? No way," she snatched the cards from Aurora's hand and read them."

"Oh my goddess, how did you two got this high so fast?"

"I think it was mostly the 40 Sephy herbs sister gathered at the west forest each was worth 5 points."

"Ah, these guys only take slaying quests which generally gives fewer points, since we're fighting F ranked monsters but in exchange, I should be higher level than you!" She looks at me high and mighty.

"What level are you?" Aurora snatches back the cards while noticing the faces of the young adults behind her.

"I'm level 7! You can now praise me, peasant!" She smiled from cheek to cheek feeling superior even though they're both in the same social rank.

Aurora smiled and then said," you're still 2 levels behind," she walked past her to the exit leaving the group dumbfounded as they've partied together before.

She then turned around and shouted at Aurora, "I'll surpass you soon enough! Say hi to Iris for me!"

Upon hearing those words Aurora waved by raising her hand the one holdings the cards without turning back.