After exging taformation once again, both girls left in their own way. Elizabeth felt pleased when she saw the new photos with her extra new friend... Chloe vinced her it was all right that they believed she was her powered persona, and Elizabeth felt relieved.

  And Chloe likewise didn’t find a problem with Elizabeth’s powered persona, she even was quite happy that they thought of [The Shadow Empress] as her powered persona, it seems that the shy girl wao be like her…And so, she enced her to be herself in that new form. That was somewhat weird, but she was settling into the mihat most powereds had weird quirks around themselves. Perhaps it had to do with the mana suffusing their soul and leaking into their minds or something.

  She po ask Alexanders or Alexa one of these days sihey appeared to be knowledgeable, especially with their experience of living inside a soulscape... So they ought to be closer to mana than anything else, besides… She wasn’t quite sure what to make of them both.

  How could Alexanders leave on vacation? Wasn’t he part of her soulscape? Or was he a fy?

  And if he was one. How did he end up there? So many questions and so few people to ask them…

  She wasn’t sure why it never came around that when she was talking with her mother…She ought t that one of these days, for now…She was more focused on other, more immediate things.

  Like what was she supposed to do for her powered assig? Both she and Chloe had decided that Chloe would accept the offer from [The Tribunal] the bck-haired girl was decided to see that throught and find out why they wanted Elizabeth in their midst…

  She of course would not firm nor deny their questions about her true identity… Elizabeth wasn’t fortable with that, but she didn’t have any right to stop her, and besides…[The Tribunal] ought to be a good pce to learn about her power and to further her training.

  So if she wasn’t on the list of possible people to rise in grade, that practice would serve her quite well…And with some luck…They would offer her one of those fancy suits that could dress her in a pinch…Having to put on tacts, a wig, makeup, and everything…Yeah, she didn’t envy the pirl.

  So while thinking of her perhaps ‘unfair’ advantages over the other powereds she arrived at her dorms, it seemed that there was a visitor in the pce sine of the girls she passed by were speaking of a ‘Handsome uy student’ and so on. Did someone’s older brother e by?

  If so, that pirl would suffer, since having the influeo mao get inside would surely give her a backssh in css. Pirl. She couldn’t help but smirk to herself at the thought of someone else suffering. At least Mother had materialized her teleportation spell ihe hallways of the dorms.

  “I’m back Rossie.” Said the blonde girl while entering their shared apartment. With all the photos she took with Chloe, it ought to be obvious that her girlfriend would already be at home.

  She soon enough found evidehat someone else was with her since she didn’t get greeted by a tackle/hug from the pink-haired girl.

  That and a “Why didn’t you tell me we would have more visitors!” A pint by the pink-haired girl. Wait what?

  “I couldn’t prepare dinner and had to rush something quick!” Added her pink-haired friend. Bringing fusion to the poor blonde girl.

  Wasn’t the visitor a uy student? She didn’t have any acquainta Uy…

  “It’s no problem ss. I’m sure it is a fine dinner fit for a king.” Said a suave voiing from iheir shared living area.

  Sure enough, she found herself looking at a tall bck-haired man with blue sky eyes. He was dressed in what one could only refer to as stylish but not over the top. A simple pair of bck jeans with a blue polo shirt, and a bck leathery coat was sitting on the back of the couch.

  “Long time no see Eli.” And a somewhat tired pair of eyes that didn’t betray a strong light of determination.

  “Papa!” It was her father, so she, after seeing his face, ran straight towards him and jumped towards his chest to give him the greatest hugs of all time!

  What? She was a daddy’s girl… It surely didn’t have anything to do with the fact that her father was the oo pamper her the most, to always get her the highest-end bedding and the most advanced plushies made in the world…

  She wouldn’t doubt if someoold her that her father was funding the researake the ultimate shark plushy either…

  Her father of course wasn’t thrown into the floor by the flying tackle of Elizabeth. He preteo be pushed ba his chair, but it was mostly to kill the momentum from the blonde girl and soon enough he was like nothing had happened.

  “Missed you too Eli.” Said her father soothing her like he used to do when she was little. Even to this day, it was the easiest way to get her sleepy.

  “I will leave you both to it.” Said her pink-haired friend while serving them both ptes oable, it was a somewhat simpler meal than usual. But if Father had arrived without warning it was fair enough.

  “Thank you ss, nice meeting you.” Said her father while waving at Rossie with that cssical renowned aile he used from time to time.

  “Nice meeting you too Sir.” Answered Rossie while leaving the apartment…Did she have something else to do oside?

  Not that she mihe privacy…

  “She is a tle dy, and will be a fine wife one of these days.” Said her father after Rossie had left the room.

  “So what brings you here papa.” Asked the blonde girl while seating herself at the table… Oher side instead of on her father like how she was.

  “Found your mother sneaked in, so I had to e too. I mean, she told me all about how you were moving on ahead of the rest and had a good foundation on [Idea] and all of that.” Said her father while grabbing a fork and knife.

  Rossie had left them a somewhat more traditional meal, but ohat her father loved. It was a roasted steak with vegetables and some gravy on the side, as a side dish they had some mashed potatoes with some garli the side for fv. Her father had a bottle of cold beer as a drink while she had her favorite cup with some freshly brewed Te.

  And in the middle? A small h some hearts on the side that spoke of a promised apple pie for desserts.

  “ht, that thing…Yeah…Mama taught me how to fix one of my skills that was somewhat faulty on the information it provided.” Said the blonde girl while eating from her steak after dipping it in some of the gravy and mashed potatoes…Yummy.

  Then after looking at her father doing the same, she started w what her skill would have to tell about her father…He ought to be somewhat on the same level as her mother…

  He was accimed as one of the more powerful heroes in the world after all, granted as a strongman he didn’t get as much fame as other of the more showy heroes…But still…He wouldn’t be weaker than Mht?

  “What are you thinking…?” Asked her father seeing her mischievous smile. He knew her quite well.

  “Papa?~” Said the blonde girl while putting on her cute adorable daughter's face. “I have this skill…” She started saying, thinking of ways to make her skill sound the least impressive and invasive as possible.

  “Oh sure, go ahead.” Said her father killing her momentum.

  She hadn’t even expined what her skill would do!

  “Just give me a sed…I gotta…” Said her father while frowning and fog inwardly. “Drop…the…defenses…” He said while struggling against some kind of invisible thing.

  Did Mother leave a ward on him or something?

  She didn’t feel any kind of mana ing from him…Not that she had a good [Sense] for that kind of thihough.

  “Hurry….” Said her father he even started sweating…

  Poor thing, he must be struggling to lower his defenses, so adorable!

  She wouldn’t pester him that much “[Identify]!” excimed the girl while fog on her mana and guiding it towards the spot in her soulscape where the skill was located.

  Huh?

  Her skill…felt…more? Somewhat more…plex? Deeper?

  Her…Mana….what?

  “…What?” Was all she said before noting how her mana was emptying itself at a fast pace.

  Before losing her scioushe st thing she saw was the mashed potatoes and the only thing she could be happy for.

  ‘So gd I didn’t leave the fork or knife oe.’ Thought the girl while she fated into her food.

  She was…Making a habit of this, wasn't she?

  Status

  Name: Ja Brighton

  Title: The Ameri Crusader

  Alias: Harbinger of Destru

  Level: 155

  Health: 200%

  Mana:100%

  Stamina: 200%

  Stress: 0%

  Strength: 444

  stitution: 300

  Agility: 300

  Dexterity: 300

  Intelligence: 300

  Wisdom: 300

  Charisma: 300

  Status Auto allocation active.

  Unique Skill: Hyperion Enha

  Subset Skills:

  -Titan’s might.

  -Iron Will.

  -Shadow Dance.

  -Razor’s Edge.

  -Are Resistance.

  -Hyperion’s Eye.

  -Dominate.

  She woke up with one of the worst headaches mankind ever had.

  That was being a recurring trend, wasn’t it?

  Either way, at least this one awakening was better than most, since she was inside her own living room. Actually, she was lying on their couch, a sports drink ced in front of her and a blue straw was inside her mouth. She was drinking this mysterious beverage quite fast too.

  Whatever it was, it was soothing to her headache and her mana was rec from it…Wait…Her mana!

  A quispe of her [Status] skill gave information she wouldn’t believe normally…Her mana was in the ives?

  How could one have ive mana?!?!

  Did she get scammed into ma or something?!?!?

  But even so, there was something more important in her mind’s eye. For the information that she got was…something else.

  “What are you, papa?” Asked the blonde girl while looking at her father.

  He cidly sipping at a cup of coffee while sitting and reading a neer, when she made his question he merely pced down the neer and looked somewhat amused.

  Also…was his eye shining? Why are his eyes shining?

  Either way, he didn’t mind her faud merely stood “That is an amusing question to ask…” He answered while his body slowly ged, gone was his somewhat nky appeara gave way to his body growing in size one muscle at a time.

  His street clothes disappeared in a fsh of light and a tight body armor came in its pce, of course. It was a body armor in name only, si didn’t have much armor in it, her father always said that the only armor he needed was his body.

  Now after seeing his status, she uood what he meant.

  His face ged as well, from a somewhat delicate face with sharp ao a more chiseled appearance, his eyes radiating that weird blue light that she hadn’t seen once before.

  “To my enemies… I’m a wall that separates them from the civilians…” He said while flexing one of his arms, even this ade body suit looked like it would burst any sed, but somehow…His body didn’t look out of pce, deformed, or strained by the effort.

  “To my fellow heroes.” He tinued while extending his arms to the sides in a mock hugging motion. “I’m an ally, a steadfast guardian….” And then in a somewhat more somber tone. “And if needed, a shoulder where they might cry their losses…” Reminding Elizabeth that even heroes were humans.

  After that though, he reverted his transformation to his normal form. And then walked towards the couch where she was sitting. “To your mother and you?” He said while hugging her close to his chest. “I am a husband and a father.” After this, he pced more strength in his arm. “And I hope that if your mother or you end with enemies you ’t stand…That my back is the first thing you see shielding you from them…Be it a [Hero] or [Vilin]….Be it [The World itself].“ He said, his word resonating with his i.

  After which, he must have noticed something since he released the strength in his arm auro a more normal level. “But my [Eyes] while they allow me to see many things.” He said pointing at them, they slowly faded from almost blinding blue light to more normal levels…Gradually turning from shining beas to a blue fme…Then fog on his eyes aling there.

  “But they don’t allow me to see the ao that question.” Finished saying her father…”Don’t know what you saw with your skill Eli. But don’t ever try to use it to fish for an answer.” He said in a serious tone.

  “Promise me that, unless you withstand the [Backssh] don’t ever try. I dropped all my defeo the bare minimum and your [Soul] almost cracked from the strain.” Her father said in that serious tone he liked to use when his word was the w.

  She didn’t feel that bad…Granted even after drinking god knows how much of this weird drink her mana still was on the ives…ht, what was this?

  “And this is after I shoved that liquid mana your mother uses to cast her [Forbidden Tier] spells. That drink should recover your mana pool several times over." Said with worry her father…

  Was this that expe tasted quite good, to be ho…

  But the mood iraling to darker tones, so she needed something to distract her father!

  Anything!

  “RIGHT!” She excimed, then after notig that she had voiced her thoughts quickly added “SOCIAL SERVICE!” And then blushed at her inability to expin herself.

  Her father at least looked amused, for a monster with impossible stats he still was her father…

  Even if his status made no sense…

  RIGHT THE STATUS!

  THE MATH! IT DOESN’T ADD! HE HAD MORE THAN HE SHOULD!

  “What about your social service? The powered side I imagine?” Asked her father, not minding too much her antics. But his now looked more profound to her.

  ‘The eyes huh…?’ Thought the blonde girl, the only eye skill her father had was that [Hyperion’s Eye] that shared the same name as his [Unique Skill] wait a minute…HE HAS SEVEN SUBSET SKILLS?!?

  HOW DID HE END WITH SEVEN?!?

  AND WHY DO THEY SOUND ALL LIKE THEY VERY WELL COULD BE NORMAL SKILLS?!??!?

  “Yes papa, the unity service the school ences us to do.” Said the blonde girl trying to remember to stay on topic.

  If she kept going about her father's status she would never get over them…The monster…What kind of monster had that kind of status? What the hell did her father to end like that…

  Also, he made it sound like he actually saw her [Soul], was he referring to her [Soulscape]…

  Ughh….She would o go and visit it again after ing back just retly…

  “I suggest you go the [Vilin] way.” And while she was thinking about her long to-do list, and how to vince him to let her go the [Vilin] way, he went ahead and suggested it.

  “HAH?!?” Was all the blonde girl could say to this, was her father okay?

  No wait, with that kind of status he would always be fihe man could probably survive re-entry from an orbital with his bare body intact…

  “It’s the obvious one, your [Powered] persona is more aligned in theme and power to the [Vilins], no group of [Heroes] will go out of their way to enlist you unless I apply pressure…”He said while looking at her.

  “Yeah no, no special privileges.” She said in a heartbeat, she didn’t want to deal with that.

  “So the only option is going dark…I suggest this one.” He said while giving her a brochure…He had it all ready huh?

  “That Vilin is called [Ea].” He said while the blonde girl read the brochure froup called [The Hydra’s Fang]. “She is a good girl, never goes above the liakes care of her [Minions] and so long you do your work, she doesn’t care who you are and what you do.”

  That was…ve “And they are hiring, they ran into a problem a few days ago.” He said while smirking, wait…

  Wasn’t something in the news about a vilin group running into an A-Tier Hero Group…?

  Did…”Did you do something to them?” Asked the blonde girl while suspiciously looking at her father.

  “Me? No…But I might…have…suggested she root some pnts in her group….And to move forward hiring season…” Said sheepishly her father.

  Well…Might as well.

  “Fine…I will look into it.” Said the blonde girl while smiling at the antics of her father. Even after all that power he carried…

  He still was somewhat silly sometimes…So she let out a sigh she didn’t know was holding.

  ‘So gd he didn’t get mad…If he got mad and spanked me…’ Was all she could think, that brought baemories…

  ‘Father never spanked me…It was always Mama…’ And that made so much more sense now…If her father ever raised a hand against her…She would die…

  But for now, she would not think about how her father dealt with that kind of thing…For now, she would enjoy her time and her drink. Her mana was barely above the ives so that lus…

  She would also try her best to ignore her father's status…

  She had too much to deal with after seeing Mother…And father was a monster of his own.