Lying back on the bed, Yuki slowly picked up her phone. She didn't know what to do now total boredom. His previous life was all about being the Hunted, so he never had times like this... Pondering this while searching for that Iana's number, Yuki's eyes landed on a familiar contact... [Father]. Thoughts of revenge flooded back. A wave of cold killing intent flashed through the room, filling it with a chill. But this was nothing to her. Thinking of her father selling her little sister Uri...
Only one thought remained, just like before Kill.
As she was moving, a man spotted her and called someone. Of course, that had nothing to do with Yuki, who only wanted revenge! Without checking the man's profile, she jumped into a taxi headed for her dad's house, where her stepmother and father lived. A brief memory surfaced how she'd found out they sold little Uri right under her nose. Back then, she was just killing and killing; a normal day meant slowly hunting down a city. Looking back... she forced herself to calm down, clamping down on her anger, sharpening her mind with sheer will.
Her sister was bought on June 4th... Thinking this, she checked the date:
[June 2nd, 16:45]
She had time. Time to rescue her, and kill everyone there. She hailed another taxi, offered double pay, and gave the address of the club where she'd first heard about her sister...
No doubt about it this was the place. A bit more polished, but the same old walls, the same paint. Without a second thought, she went in and found the underground auction house easily.
Once inside, she locked the door and pulled out her knife a military knife taken from other returners. After all, with a military boy and a mayor's daughter among them, getting one wasn't hard. She began to carve her way through. The first person she saw was a rich boy coming downstairs. She didn't hesitate. The knife sliced his throat; blood spilled like water. Who cared? She wouldn't even blink at destroying a city or two if needed, so why not kill everyone on the planet? The result was the same with a single thought. They wanted to live, and I let them. So I can take their lives again if I want. Isn't that normal? If it's not, who dares get angry at me for it? Nobody. So I'm right. Without further delay, she slit another girl's throat too.
At the same moment, a man at the bar looked toward the door and saw two corpses... and a white haired, black eyed figure in ordinary clothes. The contrast was stark, but who cared?
"Help! A demon!"
He shouted to get others' attention, and it worked. Auction house guards rushed forward. Did Yuki care? No. She almost wanted to laugh! A demon? Really? Was she that generous? Hah... Thinking of her titles God of Killing, Scourge of Humanity, a maniac... 'Demon' fit pretty well, didn't it? With an almost approving nod at the man, she turned to hunt the guards. They moved together, some training evident. She had to take it slower, methodical. That's what she did.
A chair flew from her kick, crushing one guard. A second later, another fell thanks to her battlefield experience from her past life. Without it, trained guards might have been trouble. She killed the rest without pause, then walked slowly toward the civilians. Her knife found them one by one. Each called her something different. "Demon" that was fine. "Serial murderer!" Hmph. She'd killed millions. You call this serial? Yeah. Thinking that, she ended the others without even hearing their curses.
With everyone in the room dealt with, and no new threats appearing, she walked toward a dark room. She flicked the light on. Cages. Humans in cages. A trafficking den. Some trapped eyes held strange gazes. She didn't care. She wasn't some saint who'd lose sleep over their fate.
She didn't waste time looking around. Her eyes scanned for her sister. There her delicate, pretty sister. Seeing Uri in a cage made her anger boil over again, thinking of everything... Whatever. She's with me now. She opened the cage. Uri stared at the open door, dazed.
Seeing the white haired, black eyed girl, Uri scrambled out. She looked at Yuki, searching her face. Yuki knew she was looking for something familiar. But she didn't say anything. She cared more about her sister, but... her sister hadn't called her 'big brother'... 'Big sister'? Who could say she wasn't as good as before? She was the heroine now! Thinking this, she looked at her little sister. Seventeen years old, a university student. Thinking of their father again made rage flare she almost let her killing intent loose. Remembering she might scare Uri, she forced it down instantly.
"Brother?"
A sad, small voice came from in front of her. She looked at Uri's face. How could she even recognize her?
"Sister..."
Her voice was soft, sweet, but laced with a sadness anyone could hear. Seeing her brother become her sister, Uri's first reaction was joy. She never really liked her gloomy brother much, only a little... Without thinking, she hugged her big sister.
"Big sister... what about them?"
Uri pointed at the other cages. Of course, Yuki had no reason to save them. A small problem how could she be a heroine in her sister's eyes if she didn't? But that was a minor trouble, right? They couldn't even defend themselves! And her sister was just a girl how could she defend herself?
Without further debate, she took Uri's hand, broke the lock, and walked out through the lobby. Some guards even stepped aside weird. At the exit, a black car was waiting.
She didn't care. As long as her sister was safe... She could kill everyone in the world. Didn't this world exist for her sister anyway?
She got into the black car. A girl was driving Iana, again.
"Hello! You're the little sister Hexa talked about?"
Of course, some players knew about the Killing God's sister. Because of her, he once wiped out everything near ten cities... Remembering those dark days sent a chill down Iana's spine, but she shook it off. Seeing the little sister now, she was curious, tried to assess her... but this girl was just normal. A uni student. For a girl whose brother really killed over a million in just ten days... Iana cut to the chase.
"We need three, maybe four days to hit level 10. Do that, and we can hand over some operations."
That was the deal. But she left something unsaid: after the closed beta, helmets would be available for all. But she was sure this guy girl now had spares, trying to cover for his sister completely. Looking at her face, it was obvious. A total siscon.
"Just give me money. And a house... a villa."
Thinking of her sister, Yuki stated it plainly. She didn't want political power; they could handle that. She just wanted her sister to live well. She'd fight in other worlds, bring her sister along, upgrade her slowly. They'd be fine.
"Ah... I almost forgot about him."
She looked at Iana.
"Iana. I want my stepmother, my father, and that boy. Alive. Please."
It was an order, not a request. She didn't care if they refused. Maybe she'd just start hunting players again, a predator prey game. But now, she was more than capable of taking on everyone.
"Okay."
The expected answer. Who cared about a normal family? If they dared cross her, wiping out three generations wasn't even a big deal.
They had an understanding from way back, so Iana felt nothing. Sorry? No. They were the ones who killed over a million in the past life! Sure, the God of Killing was a maniac, but they caused it!
Without another word, Iana handed over one of her villas and left.
Yuki looked at the villa. She felt nothing. After the game started, she'd lived in mansions, imperial palaces. Being hunted by players let her use in game connections to try things start wars, kill her own team... just killing and killing...
Watching her little sister, whose eyes shone with amazement and joy, Yuki smiled. Uri never expected a villa after her return... and she certainly never expected her big brother to become a girl, or to be this fierce, killing without a second thought. She lowered her head slightly.
"Don't worry. If the world has to end for you to live, it's nothing."
She meant it. Once the world beta started and the fusion began, she could kill everyone if she wanted. After that, killing would be as simple as tossing a chair child's play... Thinking about game armor and her sister, a flicker of resistance crossed her mind.
She didn't want her sister showing skin in some game outfit. Maybe she should play the closed beta first, customize all the gear for her later...
Imagining Uri in a bear costume...
a laugh escaped her lips.
"Hahaha!"
"Big sis, what's so funny?"
"Nothing. Here, try this game. It changed how I look! If you want a certain look, go for it."
She handed Uri the phone. Watching her sister play, Yuki leaned back on the couch and closed her eyes.
A short nap later, it was dinner time. She glanced at Uri's character white hair, black eyes... a younger version. Almost like her own. Overcome, she hugged Uri from behind, then let go and moved to the table. A guest was waiting: Iana.
"Your father, stepmother, and stepbrother are here. In the basement, chained. They can't escape."
"Hmm."
"Sister, why not just kill them?"
Uri came over, concerned. She didn't mind the killing, but why show mercy? A faint killing intent stirred in Uri's eyes but it was gentle, weak compared to Yuki's.
Yuki's killing intent was built on mountains of corpses, over a hundred million.
Even seasoned players would freeze. Uri's was just anger; she'd never killed. Seeing that hint in her sister's eyes gave Yuki a tiny spark of joy, but not much. She wanted Uri to live free, but... things might get complicated. She didn't mention the killing intent.
"Wouldn't that be too easy for them?"
That was Yuki's dilemma. She didn't want to go easy, but if Uri wanted...
"let's kill them! but... I want to do it."
Her voice was a whisper, but with her stats at 10, Yuki heard it clearly. Revenge. Yuki nodded.
"Okay. You can kill them."
Thinking of the future, this was good training. She agreed without another thought.
in the basement, she walked toward the three corpse.. No living peoples her family, her tormentors. Thinking of them selling Uri...
A blank memory come to her mind like raid her brain, Uri's old teddy bear, abandoned on the rainy sidewalk the day she vanished. The cheap fur matted with mud. She had kicked it into the gutter, that day. Now, she saw that same gutter-filth in their eyes. She could kill their souls a million times and it wouldn't wash that mud away.
But tonight, her sister needed to learn, she can't be to cruel that will left her sister a trauma if she don't handle it well. Thinking this she said with a sweet tone;
"Go ahead."
She handed Uri the military knife, seeing her sister find it heavy but try hard to use it she a little pained but that for her... She wasn't worried about their escape. The moment they tried, bullets would fly she'd heard at least five cars surround the villa. A kill squad. Of course, she could handle it herself... But she should be tense! She quickly mapped an escape route for her and Uri, just in case. Watching Uri's hands tremble, she felt a dark pleasure. Her sister needed her. Was this what it felt like to be needed? It wasn't bad.
Uri slowly sliced into her father's body a long cut, but not fatal. Seeing it was her first kill, Yuki took the knife from her trembling hand. With a cold, blank expression, she slit the throats of the man, the woman, and the boy. Seeing Uri shaken, she hugged her close and took her to a room. After tucking her in, Yuki lay down on her own bed. She didn't care if Uri was awake; she just wanted to be near. Night fell silently. They'd eaten earlier, so the two sisters drifted to sleep.
Before they knew it, a gaze watched them a mix of envy and deep nostalgia. A thought, a sinister smile, and a voice echoed into the timeless void:
"Good luck."
No one heard. No one answered. The smile remained as she looked elsewhere.
"Good morning, big sister!"
Seeing Uri first thing made everything else unimportant. Yuki got up, dressed. The mirror showed a stunning girl. A flicker of loss, then dismissal. Uri had been gaming for over six hours, already in the top 100. She had real talent.
It was a calm day. Yuki lay on the couch, watching Uri play. Their characters were alike, but Uri's was younger, less striking a good thing. After getting the shard of reality, she wouldn't need much... But starting with only 8 stat points was a slight setback. After a talk where Yuki said not becoming a boy was worth more than 8 points, she let it go.
Watching Uri grind monsters, Yuki had an idea. She gave her own helmet to Uri. Her own stats were high enough; 2D or full immersion didn't matter. The clothing issue... she thought about it, then ignored it. This was for her sisters safety !
Reflecting, she focused inward a bit of mana, a bit of soul, a bit of blood. She'd laid the groundwork before; now she perfected it although its early to say this is perfect for that's was enough to her for long time without that puppets thoughts she can play as she please ! A thought process, insulated, secure. For illusions, and for that boss... Thinking of it, she took out a notebook and wrote down everything she knew. A level 10 dungeon one reason she stayed at level 10. Others might know, but who would dare provoke her for just a not seen reward? Nobody. So it was fine.
She entered the game and headed straight for the Bloodline Evolution Battle Center. The best arena before level 10. After that, you could only bet gold useless. She wanted a stronger bloodline, but the odds were tiny. So she'd hunt here for a while, collect upgrades.
Without another thought, she stepped into the arena and began to wait...
While waiting, she looked at the matchmaking screen. This arena had two actual functions: finding an enemy and fighting, or watching and playing. She, of course, played the safe side all the tours.
Slowly, she made money, but what she waited for didn't come. She looked one last time, but found it still absent, so she left the game. Maybe after launch, try again. Thinking this, she quietly watched her sister playing, controlling her character. What she noticed was something else: the clothing of her sister's character was a Level 5 robe, but under the robe? Nothing.
Thinking this, she looked at her sister with a strange look. She, of course, knew there was nothing to be done, but the small possibility made her feel a little bit happy and bitter. She didn't stay by her side for long before a maid came to the door.
After lunch with her sweet sister, she entered the game and started to look for that girl again. There was no other way if she exited now and didn't find her, she might lose it. Thinking about that bloodline made her greedy to the bone. A single line of text was enough to change everything in her bloodline, and more. Maybe she'd lose some points, and maybe she'd lose her bloodline too, but this gamble was win or death... so there was no other way.
Thinking of the upper tier bloodline of that girl, greed fully unleashed. But looking around, she didn't find her before dinner. Thinking this, she felt a loss, but not much.
At dinner, her sister talked about her game experience and a little about level rankings. What shocked Yuki was that she'd leveled up to 8 and might enter the top 10!
Thinking of her sister's character 4 EX level talents she felt that was nothing special. But looking at herself... She thought she must be lucky as a star, or this planet's all luck was used on this page but that's just a wandering thought not much to think about it.
Without delay, she continued to look for that girl.
As night slowly approached, she had been looking for her for a total of 14 hours this was her online time today.
Thinking finding her would take more made her a little loose...
At that moment, she saw her. Finally.
Blood-red hair, moon-shaped pupils, and pale-toned skin. There.
Without hesitation, she sent an invitation for a Bloodline Duel!
[The other party is considering...]
[Duel will start in 10 seconds...]
As expected, the girl accepted immediately—without even checking what the duel was for. Without another thought, Yuki entered the arena, ready for her first true fight!