-Vol 4: To The North Pole!-

-20% ???-

Seeing Kenshin like this, although it warmed her heart, it was too late for Vera to plan anything else. She was not that liked from her childhood. Her powers awakened too early, turning her to a social outcast. Her mother was the only one who loved her, but she died from cancer. She was left in her father’s care, but he had never looked her in the eye.

Later he remarried, and her stepmom used myriad of ways to throw her out of the home. When she was 12, she ran away from her home and joined a vagabond hunter group. From them, she learned how to fight, and due to her unique skill, very soon she became very good at it.

It was later revealed that the group she was traveling with was a fugitive from another country and when they were all arrested she was also with them. After that, she spends 4 years in jail. It was from that time that things became better for her.

The jail had an event that recruited talented inmates into government’s hunter program. She participated in that event and managed to be selected for the government’s program. Then after a few years of grueling training, she finally completed her first assignment and became a hunter for DCB.

Few years after, with her own efforts and some good fortune, she finally became what she was now.

During her life, she had met many people. Interacted with them, but never had she received such concerned words from anyone. Nobody except her late mother had shown that genuine care for her.

This man, Kenshin, he was the first one aside from her mother who had done it, despite only knowing her for a day. It made her so happy that she wanted to cry. But it was too late, she had already made her mind. She won't change it no matter what because now she has another reason for doing what she was about to do.

Looking at Kenshin, she smiled again.

“This monsters target was us. I have already deduced that something funny was going on and the clue may be somewhere here. We don’t have time, and neither do you. That’s why to run from this place and inform to the higher-ups as soon as possible. They must come here and do an extensive search of this place. I am pretty sure they would get something out of this place.” Her smile suddenly became tender as she looked at Kenshin, “Live Kenshin. You must live!”

It was the last words Vera spoke before she vanished from his sights. Looking up, he found her jumping up while using the broken roofs as pivots.

“Shit!!!!” Kenshin shouted and punched a wall near him.

BOOM!!!

The thick metal wall now sported a big hole in the shape of a fist.

“Time and again, why does this keep happening to me?”

Boom! Crack!

Another punch and another hole.

“Why am I always weak when it matters the most?” kneeling on the spot, Kenshin angrily punched the floor several times. By now tears were freely flowing off his cheeks. Again he was going to lose people whom he liked.

BOOM! Crack!!

From the force of his punches, the floor broke apart and like a landslide, Kenshin fell down. After hitting here and there, he finally landed on the down floor with an ‘oof’. Shaking his head, he stood up and ran towards the broken edges made out by the big furry hand’s punching. Looking up he found no incoming hand anymore, it likely engaged with the Vera now.

Just as he was about to go in, suddenly the sky darkened. Looking up, he found a large amount of tiny dots covering the whole sky. Looking closely, they aren’t dots but the snow monkeys that he had fought earlier. A considerable number of them coming down, probably from the orders of the one who had instigated this attack in the first place.

At first, Kenshin didn’t have any motivation for this mission. He was only following the orders. Later after interacting with Vera the whole day, he kind of liked spending time with her and knowing various things. She had also helped him form his Intent. Her kind nature and strong disposition were what won his heart.

But after the attack, this had become personal for him.

Kenshin didn’t have many people as friends. After a particular incident, he stopped associating with people at a personal level. It was because he was afraid that in the end he would be hurt again.

After gaining the system, he got confidence and hence tried to make friends. But today was an eye-opener for him. Things hadn’t changed, he was still weak and still much incapable as he was before to save whom he wants to save the most. Today, again he was only able to watch as a bystander while his friends faced death.

Seeing these monkeys, anger filled his heart. He saw red and only wanted to slaughter as many monkeys as before.

Slowly his eyes lost focus as a red glow appeared amidst them as if being possessed by something. His Intent gushed out of his body along with his Fire Magic creating a unique orange and purple combination. The uniquely colored fire circled around him for sometime before taking the shape of an eastern dragon.

ROAR!!!

The dragon roared to the heavens then descended down and entered into the body of Kenshin. Suddenly at that time, the fire started to burn on Kenshin’s both hands and legs. His torso and head were also the same, burning with uniquely colored fire. Then those fires took shape.

The ones in legs became boots and leg guards. The ones on hand became gauntlets. A flaming armor was made out of the fire burning on his torso, and lastly, his head was now covered with a wickedly looking orange helmet that flickered like it was on fire.

From his tailbone, a burning red tail emerged having the head of the dragon that entered his body. It moved around like it had its own mind. Kenshin lifted his right hand as a tremendous amount of fire gathered, forming into a solid broadsword.

From afar, Kenshin looked like a demon god ready for his revenge from the world. Ready to slaughter all his enemies and emerge as the winner.

Slowly he opened his eyes, now instead of black, it was burning red. White smogs emitted from the corner of his lips, adding a few points to his wickedness appearance.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

One by one, many hundred monkeys landed on the ground, surrounding Kenshin from all sides. They looked at him with murderous eyes, as if they couldn’t wait to kill him and bath in his blood.

Kenshin’s red eyes looked apathetically at these monkeys, but he didn’t move.

If he could take his time and see his status right now, he would have discovered something frightening.

[Muto Kenshin][ 80% Human][20% ???]

Beside his name that showed his race has changed. After forming the contract, that ??? had increased to 20% while his Human part had decreased to 80%.