1st Pov Xicor Samiel:
Did I get captured by them?
How long was I out?
Is this where I die?
So many questions went through my head like gun firing without stopping. As my consciousness returned, the first thing I felt was pain. The aching feeling in my whole body was very noticeable to me that I twitched slightly in what felt like a very thick blanket.
I can feel something attached to my arm, flowing something inside but I don't feel anything dangerous, can't be poison as I was already in a weakened state for anyone to kill me, can't be an aesthetic as I'm still conscious and remember everything that happened before coming here.
I could hear faint voices but they are too hard to make out. As much as I want to open my eyes and check my surroundings, I can sense someone beside me and multiple people on my other side, I can feel their eyes on me trying understand me and probably the strange tattoo's I have all over me.
Should I take the risk of opening my eyes to them?
I gonna have to, as keeping them closed won't do anything and the people around me don't seem to be leaving any time soon, just in case I'll pump cursed energy through my body and ready a flowing red scale. Even if my body is in pain, I should have enough strength to escape.
Slowly opening my eyes, the light of the sun flashes me as I was forced to cover my eyes with my arm despite the slight aching pain.
"Ah You're finally awake" an elderly man said with what seems to be a doctor's uniforms.
I scan around the room and it looks like a hospital room with multiple beds around the room but all are empty except for mine, I look down at my arm to see a tube of blood flowing into me from a nearby blood bag.
I look back at the doctor who has a kind smile on his face but I don't trust it in the slightest, with my weakened state I can't trust anyone until I have the power to make them give me answers so I'll just play along like a lost and confused child.
"W-Where am I" I asked.
"Well you're in the Gassan Clinic" he said as he brought out a a clipboard and paper with a pen, "Now tell me how you ended up so injured?"
"I-I don't remember, there was people shouting and then everything went black" I lied as I played the role by glancing around and fiddling with my fingers.
My eyes eventually turn to multiple pairs of eyes staring at me from behind to find multiple children staring at me, the most interesting one is a girl with silvery-white hair that appears to be natural and pink eyes. I've never seen white hair and pink eyes as a natural genetic but looks cool as a genetic rather than dyeing it.
As soon as my eyes land on them they all scattered. Kids at their curiosity is a dangerous thing for someone like me who wants to remain secretive as possible. If I did get captured by those people, why are children here and so happy while wearing natural clothing?
This isn't some lab and judging from the fresh scent as well as the amount of people I'm sensing, this appears to be some sort of village.
I return my gaze to the doctor who is writing down notes, "how long was I out?"
The doctor lowered his board slightly as his eyes met mine, "If I'm correct, you were out for 12 hours, your body was covered in dirt and blood" he said as he brought the pen to his chin in thought, "if you didn't get here any sooner, I'd imagine you wouldn't last any longer"
I let the doctor check my body such as pointing a light in my eye, asking me questions of if I feel any pain anywhere. In the end he probably wrote down I have amnesia, as I can't see his board and paper but I imagine that's what he wrote.
Once he was done, he left the room for me to rest so the aching pain goes away, even giving me some pain killers to numb the constant pain.
I let out a long exhale as I stare at the ceiling, but that's what others would see as I'm actually looking at the system's progress on my template.
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[Choso Kamo Template: 34% ]
[Cursed Technique: Blood manipulation]
[Speciality: Kyokushin Karate]
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That's some good progress, so the best way for the template to increase is in actual combat but using it frequently raises it a little.
Without a way to that Mato place, I have no way around of going there myself and fighting the demons to increase it so until an opportunity shows it self, I'll train in secret and use this as a temporary place to rest and recover.
While I rest my eyes I actively use my blood manipulation to increase my recovery while simultaneously increase the template.
Right now my blood level is very low and would need to recover that as well as before using any more blood manipulation in combat.
I felt my face twitch slightly at what one of the women called me back in that fight, 'Subject Delta'
Am I an experiment?
Who are the others?
Sighed as I shook my head, more questions keep popping up and it's starting to give me a headache. They had a team specifically to subdue me.
Now that I know I'm being actively hunted by people who want to experiment on me, I need more power to annihilate them completely so they don't interfere with my personal life, if I want one.
Suddenly I sensed a person coming back where the kids were peaking in, I stop my recovery and ready a flowing red scale for a power boost in my weakened state.
My eyes glance at the window, staring at me was the girl with hair and pink eyes. We stare at each other for a good while until I broke the silence between us.
"Can I help you?"
The white haired girl blinked a few times before nodding, "mhm, why do you have tattoos? Are you a criminal?"
I blinked a few times but still try to answer her to the best of my ability, "I don't know how I got these tattoos and no I'm not a criminal"
"You sure?" She asked, narrowing her eyes at me.
"Mhm" I nodded.
"What's your name?" She asked, leaning forward slightly until her chin rests on the windowsill.
"I'm Xicor Samiel and you are?" I said before asking a question to her.
She proudly puffed up her chin with a proud smile, "I'm Kyouka Uzen"
She continued to talk for a while, mainly her as I listened to what she does and asks what kind of games I like, just the usual things kids would do.
"Kyouka, come on" I heard a little boys voice call out to her.
Kyouka turns her head to side, probably looking at the person, "okay I'll be there in a minute Yami"
She had a slightly annoyed expression as she turned her attention back to me, "aren't you going to play with your friends?" I asked, partly wanting to be alone so I can continue recovering and increase the template.
"Who? Yami, I wouldn't classify him as a friend as he always wants to be near me" she complained.
'So a simp' I thought.
"And you're here to get away from him?" I asked, tilting my head to the side slightly.
Her eyes met mine almost like she's analysing my ever being, "partly, but I was curious what's got the adults so panicked last night, I heard people calling out when I woken up, I opened my window to find multiple people and you in the centre in someone's arms lifeless" she said, almost like she telling me a bedtime story.
"I honestly thought you were already dead but today and right now, you're here and breathing and it leaves me wondering what happened to you?" She asked titling her head.
I rubbed the back of my head, "well I guess I'm a lucky person but I don't remember what happened to me before, sorry"
"It's alright, I just wanted to meet the new boy in the village that survived something dangerous and to see if you were a good person being friends with" she said with a sly smile.
"And did I pass?" I questioned.
She giggled with a hand covering her mouth, "Yep, see you soon, Xicor" she winked and went off to her friends.
Great, now I have a white haired girl watching me. I'm gonna need to be extra careful went in training but for now I will probably still with my internals to increase the template even if it's little.
7 hours later:
"Alright, you appear to be in good enough shape to be on your way with the Kazumi family" the doctor said as he lead me to the reception area.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity I can leave but moving in with a new family gives me a weird feeling I can't describe.
Anxiety?
Who knows, but now that I have a place to rest and eat for now until those people find me. The doctor and I walked into the reception area where a nurse is sat at the front desk and sitting down near the entrance was a young boy with brown hair and eyes with a woman having similar coloured hairs and eyes, her hair is tied in a bun.
The boy played with fingers until he noticed mine and the doctor's presence, "mom, mom they're here" the boy said pointing in our direction.
The mother looked up from the book she was reading and looked directly at me, "then let's go greet them, Kazu"
They both walked over until the boy was in front of me and the woman was in front of the doctor, "Hi, I'm Kazu Kazumi, what's yours?" Kazu introduced himself
"I'm Xicor Samiel" I replied before I listening to the conversation the woman and the doctor are having.
"Mrs Renna, the boy appears to have amnesia, he has no knowledge of how he ended up in the dire situation he was in and his strange tattoos, we attempt to get rid of them in his unconscious state but they either come back or remain there, so I recommend to keep an eye on him if something strange happens to him" the doctor explained.
"I understand doctor, thank you" Renna said bowing slightly.
My tattoos come back if someone try's to get rid of them?
Are they some kind of symbiote or something, either way they don't appear to be alive in any way so there's nothing to worry about.
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[Choso Kamo Template: 38% ]
[Cursed Technique: Blood manipulation]
[Speciality: Kyokushin Karate]
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Thanks to the time I had to myself I managed to increase the template a little.
Closing the system, follow after Renna and Kazu to my new home. As much as I'm thankful for them for taking me in but I'm not accepting another family's name other than my own.
I was born with this name and I will die with this name. As I follow them I glance around at the villages area, fields of crops next to dirt paths with old Japanese houses just beyond them, the occasional sit of cherry blossom trees sway through the wind sometimes carrying their pink petals.
Not too far is a steady but shallow river where children are playing by splashing each other with some adults not to far watching them, I can even see Kyouka playing with a girl with brown hair and black eyes.
As soon as Kyouka's eyes meet mine, she enthusiastically waved her hands above her head all I do is just a small wave as I catches up to Renna and Kazu.
Overall this place is beautiful if I didn't have people hunting me, and the world where only women can gain abilities then I would've stayed here permanently while training out in the open with no worries.
But that's just some stupid dream that will never happen. Here, I'm an experiment, an anomaly that shouldn't be in a world like this which is partly why I want to go to the Mato world, I'm not seeing myself as human as these tattoos coming back after being rid of is not a human thing.
The only thing holding me back is my old humanity in my previous world, sure it's stupid but my mind is everywhere that I can't even think straight. Best just to leave those thoughts until I have a full blown answer to them.
Soon I was in front of an old Japanese house that looks like the ones around the village, "come on Xicor, I'll show you your new room" Kazu said grabbing my hand and dragging me inside not giving me time to explore the interior of the house.
Kazu dragged me to a simple room with a white bed and desk on the opposite side, there's nothing else and seems to have been used as a guest room.
"This is your new room Brother Xicor" He said running into the room before spinning to face me and spread out his arms out with a big happy grin.
"Hehe, I never had a sibling, this is pretty exciting so I'll leave you to your room, bye bye" Kazu said, laughing sheepishly before leaving.
I glance at the door Kazu left through, 'never had a sibling' I repeated what he said mentally.
I shook my head, since I'm living here I can at least be his older brother, considering his size I'd say he's around 7 or 8 years old.
Looking around the simple room I spot a closed window on far end of the room, I walk over and open the window to let in the suns rays.
Looking outside I see people of various ages and genders go about their day and having fun with no a hint of negativity in site but I know that's only temporary since all nice things will go away sooner or later.