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As Valentine left the hub, he wasn't sure he'd ever get used to these waygate things, unfortunately for him though he didn't have a choice. After all, he had indulged in it for so long that he was honestly sure that if he stayed in there any longer he'd be at risk of starting to get much too attached. He still had goals to accomplish, people to find, and things to figure out. After his tutorial and bumping into Elisande in the hub, he felt that he had gotten a much better grip on not just the reality of the world itself, but also his class and powers. Though he didn't think it matched up to anywhere near as combat capable as his little brothers he still felt that the class in itself was pretty nifty. It was for this reason that after he stepped through the waygate, Valentine instantly knew, that shit wasn't like it was supposed to be.[break][break]

Though he was from Japan after the tutorial he had found that the monsters around the area were in mass abundance and the more and more he looked throughout Japan as a whole the more dangerous it actually seemed. His sister had a good head on her shoulders. He was certain that if she managed to escape the initial danger of the city falling apart thanks to the sinkholes, that damn obelisk, the aforementioned monsters, and survival the tutorial; she would've tried to get as far away from the danger as possible.[break][break]

As things stood their parent's house had been destroyed in the chaos, and whether his parents had perished or not was left to the imagination, though he was pessimistic and for the managed remains of the house he highly doubted it. The thoughts of which began to muddle and cloud his mind with sadness, that was until he pushed such thoughts deep down, tabling them for another time. It wasn't the healthiest coping mechanism but now wasn't the time to mull over such things. Especially because as he exited the waygate he was aware that he wasn't alone in his immediate vicinity. A boon he had come to enjoy thanks to his class, Planeswalker.[break][break]

He had come to Seoul for one reason and one reason only because he figured that if his sister was to take a waygate she would either be in the hub or here. After all, she always loved the appeal of South Korea and constantly talked about wanting to study abroad there after high school. After asking around the hub for what seemed like days, he had yet to find anyone who had seen her or any clues, so now this was him purely grasping at straws, looking for anything and everything in an effort to find her as he was sure his younger brother Saint Claire was doing the same.[break][break]

Valentine had to move quickly, immediately making his way from the waygate, toward a nearby abandoned building, he couldn't sense anyone or anything's presence there so it seemed like the best place to start his initial scouting. Hiding his body against a sturdy desk, then hiding it with a rolling chair, Valentine activated one of the boons of his class. His body felt lighter than before, much lighter, and considering as he stood up, turned around, and was face to face with well... His body, he knew that his powers had activated. His astral projection was yet another success, and it got easier and easier to do and mentally adjust to every time he did it.[break][break]

Staring down at his translucent form, his astral projected self, Valentine began to walk, or rather float forward. Moved as fast as he could through streets, walls, and buildings alike unseen, in search of any clues that could potentially lead him to his sister.[break][break]

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Valentine's ethereal body floated just a mere 1 foot from the ground. He had tried going high before, but the more he moved from the ground the more he felt like was floating "away " from himself, not in the literal sense but the metaphysical, as if he went too far up he'd be lost for good. He found that the further he went from his physical body the easier it was to feel that sense of loss. Valentine found that moving steadily and maintaining a certain height helped. If he was to move vertically, then he wouldn't stray too far from his body horizontally, and vice versa. Using this method allowed him to easier get used to this ability, as well as keep a general location of where his body was. Of course, at this distance, he could still feel it, but he did know that if he went too far that attachment he felt strayed. The dangers of this ability aside, Valentine really enjoyed it. He felt so free, perhaps this was what monks felt when they reached enlightenment.[break][break]

Floating over toward what he assumed was formally busy town street, Valentine was momentarily startled as he came upon a group of slimes. He moved back at first before ultimately remembering that he was astral projecting and floating above the ground. With a mind full of caution, he moved closer toward the slimes, slowly in order to test if they could detect him, as Valentine knew certain high-level monsters would be able to. Thankfully these didn't seem to be able to... He moved past them as quickly as possible, even though they couldn't see him, being surrounded by monsters was still a bit unnerving.[break][break]

Then he noticed something out of the corner of his eyes, a young girl running inside a bakery. She looked to be around the same age as his sister. He felt bad for her, a young girl so alone on her own, the thought of his sister momentarily souring his mood. So far he had no leads, perhaps this girl knew something. Willing himself back toward his body, Valentine could feel the pull of himself trying to reabsorb his astral body. It was strange, like being in two places at once, which well... He was. [break][break]

His body began to float back as if being yanked toward him. The slimes, cars, and buildings all flashed by quickly as he was thrust back, eventually, he passed through some buildings, and the next thing you know, his astral form was merging into his physical body. His eyes fluttered open slowly, "Nice, now I have a goal." He stated, before getting up from the desk. [break][break]

Making his way through the city streets, Valentine found himself relying on his extra sensory perception granted by his class to dodge, dip, and dive behind any cover he could to avoid the monsters, having mentally mapped out the area as he scouted. Making his way toward the bakery, Valentine knocked on the door twice so as to not scare the girl, before walking in and casually closing the door, trying not to make too much noise or startle her. "Hello, anyone here?" He called, his eyes drifting over the bakery.[break][break]

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Valentine knocked and announced himself as he entered not because he felt he needed to, not because he felt he needed to make sure the place was actually empty. No, for he knew it wasn't even if the girl had left in the time it took for him to get to his body and get to the bakery, which now held fewer baked goods, he could still sense the presence of someone. Arguably, Valentine felt that this ability, the one to know the presence of those in his immediate area whether invisible or if they had teleported, whether he was awake or asleep. This ability was something that had saved his life numerous times already and considering it was always active it had taken some adjusting and some getting used to. This ability of such had told Valentine the moment he walked through the store door that someone was in there with him.[break][break]

Though what caught him by surprise was that as he glanced over toward the bar just to see someone peek over and quickly duck down, Valentine felt the presence still, but it felt... Smaller. Then what took him by surprise was a slime, a slime of all things with a crown pulling a backpack. "What... What the hell?" He yelled, he didn't see slime in her earlier, but perhaps it had come in the time it took for him to run over. "Did you eat that little girl you bastard?" He questioned, his face visibly becoming redder by the second. He was so tired of these fucking monsters and shitty people, extinguishing life left and right.[break][break]

He was fuming, venting his frustrations out loud, besides it wasn't like the monster could understand him, even if he was yelling at it. He moved over toward one of the bakery's nearby chairs, hefting it near him intent on using it as a club to attack if need be. "My only lead to finding my little sister; gone, that poor little girl; gone. I'm so fucking over these got damn monsters, on this goddamn plane!" He said tossing the chair at the crowned slime. Not only did the slime have the audacity to eat the little girl, but also steal her backpack. What kind of loot-crazed monster was this?[break][break]

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Valentine watched as the slime froze, and then jumped at his yelling. Did this thing have sentience, beyond that of just the normal monsters. So far no slime he had come across or monster for that matter seemed to be capable of speech. It was… Strange. Nonetheless he was tired of these damn monsters, how much more would he have to lose to this fucked up world? This whole ordeal was just beyond aggravating, and what the fuck was the slimes obsession with that backpack? Why did it care about it so much. He had never seen a monster do such a thing. It was truly odd and the more his mind tried to make sense of it the more he found himself having less and less of it as time went on. Then it turned to look at him, the crowned slime starring right at him. It infuriated him to no end. Then again he had only seen regular monsters. Perhaps this was like some sort of field boss like the ones that could be seen in mangas.[break][break]

His chair struck true, the wooden seating implement had landed. But he’d need something more, such ordinary objects weren’t enough to truly damage monsters. On top of that he had no idea how to actually kill a slime. If he was going off manga and video game logic that told him perhaps burning it or hitting its core could possibly damage it, but he had no true way of knowing whether or not that was actually true. Even if it was, Valentine knew that he didn’t have anything on hand to accomplish the job. Perhaps there was something in the back of the bakery that could do it. If he could just teleport and get back there then maybe he stood a chanc-.[break][break]

Valentines though process was cut off, this… This slime had slid to the ground after being struck by the chair. Not only that but the crown had fallen off, he had thought the thing was glued on. What type of self absorbed monster wore fashion accessories, and a crown at that no less. Talk about hubris. Though that’s not what truly shocked Valentine. The slime It- It…[break][break]

“You can fucking talk?” Valentine questioned aloud as he thought process had moved over to verbal speech from the pure shock of no longer being able to sustain anymore surprise. He was unsure if the creature would actually answer him. Then what happened next was truly astounding, the creature quickly morphed into that of a kid. The same kid he had seen earlier. Valentine felt himself go woozy, his legs went limp and he plopped to the ground, passing out. His astral form leaped from his body unseen by all around, wiped its eyes, and then plunged his ethereal form back into his physical body where he sat up in shock.[break][break]

He stood up quickly grabbing another chair, wondering if he’d have to use it as a weapon again. “Wh- What the hell are you?” Valentine said glancing at the young girl.[break][break]

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Valentine was visibly shocked by the slime, he couldn't believe what was going on. Did this slime have some form of transformation ability? No, how could it mimic human speech? He didn't know, maybe this was some kind of king slime, a boss monster, maybe a field boss? But this slime or person, the feeling was... Different. Not in the sense that the person was different but in the sense of thinking it was a monster. After all, the world had been rotting with them, and though he could feel their presence he couldn't directly tell what they were but monsters thus far, their presence came with an innate fear. Like prey coming face to face with the thing that was hunting it. Perhaps it was just intuition but this slime person gave no such feelings, it invoked no such fear outside of the confusion perceived by his own mind. The way the girl reeled back made his heart sink. Valentine hadn't seen many people's abilities, but he knew these classes and powers came in all different shapes and sizes but were their true ones that could make people transform like this?[break][break]

The more he thought about it, the more he could see how it was possible. Just as his mind was about to scatter off into thoughts about the matter it was snapped back into focus with the girl moving toward her backpack, he tensed but then she just hugged it, as if it was her own heart she was trying to keep from falling out her chest. He raised an eyebrow in curiosity which betrayed the true sinking feeling he felt in his chest. Was he the villain in this situation, hitting a young girl that used her powers to try and protect herself? He lowered the chair slowly as the young girl spoke. [break][break]

The slime girl said she was a person and found the place first. Then he saw the girl pull out a whip, no monsters he had seen could do that. Then what she said next surprised him. Valentine gently placed the chair on the ground, turning it to face her. He sat down with gentle care and then spoke, doing his best to bring a smile to his face and to express warmth in his tone. "My apologies for attacking you earlier I thought you were a monster, my name is Valentine," often it was customary to give your own name before asking someone else's but in this position, he could forgive her. After all, he had struck her and she was innocent. He knew his apologies probably didn't make it all alright, but there was nothing her could do besides own his actions.[break][break]

"As for who I am, I'm just a normal guy, searching for his lost little sister." He said his smile dimming slightly as sadness plagued his eyes. "I haven't been able to find her since all this craziness began, I figured she might be here in Seoul," Valentine said, before sighing. He relaxed in the chair a bit as he did, "As for a guild, no. I don't even know how to make one." His words were true, he had overheard people talking about such within the hub but actually doing it, no, that wasn't something he had been able to accomplish yet. "How about you?" He said, before quickly following up with a question, "Say what's your class?"
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Valentine noticed that the slime girl still had her whip in her hand. He wondered where she got it from and if she was proficient in using such, however, he wasn't intent on finding out firsthand. Instead, he watched as the young girl spoke again, stating her name was Pori. He gave a soft smile in response to her smirk. Sad that her smile then went to a frown once more, though he couldn't blame her. After all, he did attack her, and though he felt sorry there was nothing he could do to change that. After all, at the moment his powers had nothing in their arsenal to control time. He watched as she closed her eyes, looking across the room with a curious gaze. Perhaps she was trying to mentally center herself, Valentine couldn't blame her. He had to do such things numerous times since the world had become what it was. [break][break]

"The Slime District, ha, that's a funny and fairly accurate term for it, I suppose," Valentine said trying to keep his smile on his face, though it was to no avail, his smile dropped replaced by a frown as the girl continued. His eyes watered slightly before he pulled back his emotions, forcing them down into the depths of his mind with all the other negativity. His smile returned as he spoke, though this time it was betrayed by the sadness in his eyes. "I'm not sure if she did or not, after everything happened I haven't been able to find her." He said, unable to meet the slimes gaze for but a mere moment as he glanced elsewhere with longing in his heart. He turned his head back to the slime girl speaking once more. [break][break]

"Ah, interesting, I haven't given any thought to making a guild lately. Though I suppose at some point I'd have to. There is power in numbers after all," Then what she said next stunned Valentine this had been the first time he had heard of such a class. Though it did explain why she could turn into slime. "Woah! Cool class." He said with a smile. It was interesting for sure, considering her class he could see how she had survived so long in this area, as well as moved around considering she could easily blend in. [break][break]

"Thank you for the information, it's saved me a lot of time." He said, letting Pori speak. "Making a map of this area is smart, sure! I'll be happy to help. I suppose it's only fair I tell you to mine in turn considering you were so honest," Valentine said, bowing slightly, before sitting back up and explaining his own class. "My class is called Planeswalker, I can astral project and sense what's around me, it's how I knew someone you were in here." He stood up, and grabbed another chair, placing it near the table he was at. His eyes momentarily glanced over the bread in display cases as his stomach began to grumble lightly.
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Valentine smiled as the young girl was clearly rather high spirited, at least to him. He hoped that this meant that she forgive him for quite literally throwing a chair at her. Though he found it fascinating that she was undamaged. Valentine figured that the girl had to have a really high defense star for that to be the case. As the slimes body was rather durable simply slumping to the ground after she had been hit it was safe to say that her slime form made her rather durable. Valentine figured that she had survived this long possibly because of it. He was sure most monsters would be at a disadvantage again her. [break][break]

His menu prompt then came up after Pori’s did much like the time he made a party during his tutorial.

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He moved a finger forward choosing the accept option, joining the party. Watching Pori’s visible excitement. Her displayed h joy over the fact made him smile. Though he was wondering what she was going to share as she dug into her bag. His question was soon answered as it it was a sweet bun! He accepted it with a nod of thanks. Biting into it with quick efficiency his stomach grateful that he did. [break][break]

“You’re right survival comes first, thank you!” He exclaimed between bites. The bread was a little stale but beggars can’t be choosers. Then he answered Pori’s questions. “She looks a bit like me, say skin complexion, same hair color. Blue eyes, about 5’2 and last I saw her she was wearing a Japanese school girl outfit. That was blue and white. Sorry if that’s not descriptive enough.” He said, though he was sure silver hair, blue eyes and a caramel skin tone wasn’t a rather common occurrence, especially in Seoul. [break][break]

Valentine spoke up again after taking yet another bite, “thank you Pori I appreciate the help. Let me offer a bit of advice in return.” Valentine said, before taking another bite, chewing and then swallowing hard before saying the words “inventory” willing it into existence. A menu prompt came up as he said the words, he reached into the blue screen and it rippled like water from a clear lake. Out of it he took two ice cold blueberry ramune sodas. [break][break]

Tossing one of the popular Japanese sodas over to Pori he spoke again, “putting food and items in your inventory keeps them in the same condition as when you put them in. This way if you ever have hot, fresh, or cold food you can keep it at that temperature. I’m sure it’ll help keep your food fresh and last longer than putting it in your bag. You can even put your whole bag in there, and it’ll keep the items from getting taken!” He said, sure of the girls desire to keep that bag with her. Putting it in her inventory would allow her to keep it much more safe and secure than just having it on her person or trying to pull it away in her slime form. [break][break]

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