Ezio rubbed his horns and could still feel them as very short as a thumb " Ezio how do you keep your horns clean ? " Nisse touched his smooth horns wondering about it " Maybe he uses a brush just like toothbrushes " Ikuta suggested comparing the horns which were like bones just like the teeth .
" Maybe but Ikuta , what does your dad do ? " Ikuta tried to think of a career that would be right at Nisse's question " mhm I don't know " he shrugged his shoulders and couldn't decide which of the jobs Ikuta has around the globe ' Is dad a doctor or a president of the world or is he a hacker , a mercenary , a beggar ' ''' Ikuta just say you don't know and never asked me about my work cause we are playing a game '''
Ikuta no longer read his kid's mind respecting his privacy ''' I mean I can't keep worrying about him . Although he won't grow past his age since he'll stop aging thanks to the expensive genetic medicine I sold ''' " So what do you guys do when you're with your cousins then ? " Ikuta never met his cousins so he doesn't know what it's like .
''' I should probably tell him about them ''' Ikuta left his kid and sat in his bedroom ''' I should make him a weapon ... But he's a kid so I should do something else ''' Ikuta looked at a photo of Ikuta smiling with a mascot ''' How about I find a cursed blade , that way Ikuta won't have to fight and see blood '''
Ikuta looked at a website that sells swords and a lot of antiques ''' Well it's already noon ''' ding dong " I got it " Ikuta went outside to see a delivery man ' Oh dad's robot ' he received some lunch and a package " What is this ? " ''' That has a lucky cat and a Fengshui mirror ''' " Oh " Ikuta looked at the two golden auras but weren't as bright as Ikuta's .
''' Just leave the Fengshui mirror here I'll put it and you can put the lucky cat anywhere ''' Ikuta nods and took the two packages . The mirror was carried by Ikuta as he interacted with the physical matter ''' I might be able to use this to teach Ikuta how to change his good luck to bad luck ''' he wanted to crack it so badly but stop himself ''' Well not like anything in here is capable of killing Ikuta with his skill and luck '''
He threw a small amount of his curse for it to be repelled landing on a rock ''' Wow ''' he feels a damned that looked like a dog-sized reptilian with four eyes up and down the original ones and some tentacles stretching to grab the cursed rock and eat it ''' So the damned feeds on curse or bad fate ... But what does bad luck look like ? '''
Ikuta looked at his hands with a lot of black aura and a hint of white ''' Hmm does that mean that bad fate is colored black and good fate is colored with white ? So rather than bad luck , it was bad fate which I guess would make sense since I made people think it was a coincidence '''
He looked at his kid to see them eating the food ''' Well Ikuta does help a lot of things back then and never harmed anyone ''' he looked at the damned who was sniffing the air ''' What is it doing ? '''
Ikuta was alarmed as it got closer to the doorstep ''' Oh no you don't ''' Ikuta reached to grab the damned but it went through the door ''' No , I gave Ikuta the black stuff ''' he went in the house to see the damned sniffing for the black coins on the corner of the table which is between Nisse and Ikuta with him on the way .
The damned found the coins and licked its teeth and pounced above Ikuta ''' Let's make you fall deeper for now ''' Ikuta grabbed a tentacle and concealed their presence sending them deeper to the level of the abyss .
Ikuta turned thinking he heard something after all his senses were enough to see his dad very clearly so his spiritual senses can reach a deep level of the abyss " Ikuta this food taste so good " Ezio sloppily ate his food while Nisse ate it normally like Ikuta "It's making me feel even more full than the breakfast I ate "
" Mmrh I usually eat food outside since I don't know what I should cook " Nisse looked at Ikuta curiously " But are you allowed to cook ? " " Only on the induction stove I was not allowed to touch the gasoline . "
" What's an induction stove ? " Ezio was never the one to go to the kitchen and cook but he only knows the look of a stove never the names " It's like fire except the fire is flat " Ezio nods not knowing what she meant .
Clang clang clang the metal rods hung above the door hit each other .
''' Get out of here ''' Ikuta pushed the damned to the door as the rods hit each other from the light force thanks to their weak influence coming from the deep level of the abyss ''' The hell is this thing ? '''
Ikuta made a short stick and blocked a bite pushing him while he felt that he was getting closer to the friends so he jumped up and saw the damned trying to grab a gold coin so he threw nails pinning the tentacles and letting the lunch they were eating fall out of their spoon .
" Ahh don't wet my fur " Ezio pulled his shirt away to make a little distance between his fur and the shirt . Nisse wiped the meat that fell on her skirt " My rice is soggy " Ikuta complained and scooped it out to eat it .
Ikuta pulled the damned outside as they got past the pond and flew out of the gates . Ikuta made ropes and tied the neck of the damned pinning it down as he presses the head down .
''' Yeah Ikuta wouldn't mind ''' Ikuta restricted it after tying it up and dragged it inside to see them still eating ''' Okay now to start that spell ''' Ikuta went to his kid and looked at the shadows cast due to many lights around .
''' Alright the process won't be painful at all ''' Ikuta got the ropes he has and looked at the golden aura ''' I need to let a damned in but they get weakened because of his good luck ''' he looked at Ikuta then at his own body .
''' So am I invulnerable because I've been living in his body since he was born ? ''' Ikuta reached out the golden aura and managed to not get burned and take some little bits of it ''' Hmm what if '''
Ikuta took the damned outside and looked at the mirror ''' This mirror repels bad luck and fate but if I destroy it bad luck comes out ... so does it repel good luck and give out bad luck ? ''' Ikuta wanted to break the mirror so badly but it was the only special mirror he found .
''' I'll run a trip later ''' Ikuta looked at the damned and needed some way to use it ''' Hmm should I chain it I don't even know how to make use of it if I can't store it in Ikuta's shadow ''' he made a sword and cut off the tentacles .
''' Stop struggling already ''' the cut-off tentacles tried to attach themselves to Ikuta so he just let them touch his black aura ''' I feel like it's attaching itself ''' Ikuta suddenly felt a strange feeling like he got another limb but that limb is foreign .
''' Feels like I can do the same ''' Ikuta stretched and controlled the white mist to make a tentacle of the same thing ''' Hmm I should learn how to use this ''' he stretched the white tentacle and turned it into a lance .
''' It's hard I can't stretch it '''
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The three friends threw the containers into the trash can and went outside to watch the fish " They don't look good " " Ezio are you still talking about food ? " " What ? Mom and dad rarely eat out we keep eating food at home "
' Maybe dad can cook for my dinner he is always with me . ' " At least your parents can cook my dad is too busy and my mom can only make scrambled eggs "
They looked at Ikuta and wondered what his "siblings" cook for him . He was dumbfounded and was wondering why they are staring at him " What do you eat every day? " " hmm wait for a while "
Ikuta ran to the kitchen and his friends followed him " Louis and Claire cooked me a big breakfast . Just this morning I ate two uh past-chu-rice eggs ? "
Nisse looked at the eggs in the fridge and figured out what Ikuta was saying " Oh you mean pasteurized eggs they are good for sunnyside ups " " There are other kinds of eggs ? " Ezio looked at the tray and tried to sniff out the difference .
" Yes and I also had two sandwiches with soft slices of bread , lettuces , cheese , tuna and mayo and the other one had two toast and one beef " Ezio drooled thinking of the sandwiches and Nisse sighs thinking about what kind of glutton Ezio is .
" Also I had some ice cream " Nisse looks at Ikuta shocked " You had ice cream? " " Yeah Claire said it was very healthy to eat something cold after waking up I ate that first everyday " Nisse grumbles and looks at the fridge " Can we have some ? " " Okay but only use a teacup "
Ezio smiles and looks for the teacup and got one that is fat and wide " I'll have some too " Ikuta smiles and joins while continuing his conversation " Oh I also drank two glasses of pasteurized milk I think Claire calls it hemp milk too "
" How do you eat so much and never get fat " Ikuta looks at his stomach and thinks " Oh I think Claire said it was because my body type is an Ectoplasm " " You're a ghost !!! " Ezio backed off believing his words .
Ikuta was slightly engrossed in reading he remembered the game Louis or his dad played when he was bored and still remembered a few words " Uhm I no the name had ecto " Ikuta apologize for scaring Ezio whilst Nisse snickers holding her laugh back .
''' Ectomorph ''' " Ectomorph , Claire said that I have a good stomach so I will need to eat a lot to get fat " they both looked at Ikuta with envy " I wish I was like that " Ezio complained remembering the time he had to exercise to lose weight so his talon feet can carry him .
''' There aren't many problems for Ikuta but once you see the abyss it looks back ''' Ikuta looked at the corpse of the damned between the TV and table ''' This thing is quite weak it can't even use anything other than stretching out its tentacles and hunting like a wolf '''
Ikuta remembered a lot of things that the damned can sink lower if there are no strings they can hold onto . The strings are things that keep them from falling so low to be noticed by lower or powerful damned and favored .
Ikuta had allowed his kid to have a high spiritual sense that he can see a lot of deep damned or favored from the deep levels of the abyss .
The abyss is also just a concept just like the words "if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you" If you stare at a damned or favored then it stares back at you allowing you to see deeper down to the abyss .
Though the strengthening of spiritual sense is also another way to go to a deep level without any of them noticing you .
Ikuta was a different case he is more like a creature that can fly very high and dig very low as he can rise from the abyss or dive deeper through the endless abyss .
''' Maybe that witcher can offer something to me ''' Ikuta took the damned upstairs and saw the two systems sitting without purpose ''' Hey you two ''' Ikuta surfaced himself a little revealing his presence .
" Yes sir !!! " the two saluted to Ikuta as he looked at the witcher system ''' is there any way for you to get some skill books ? ''' " Host's father the books are spell books I only called it " ''' My question '''
The witcher dropped its head and replied " I can buy them from other systems " ''' Good use this as payment ''' Ikuta looked at the fortune system who was standing very still ''' As for you can you use this ? '''
Ikuta condensed a white coin and quickly remade the white aura back . The fortune system's eyes widened as if it was seeing gold " I-i-is this a coin made of good fate ? " ''' Explain the fate part '''
The fortune system coughed a little " The good fate is in a representation of a white aura . Gold aura means good luck " ''' What's the difference ''' " Good fate can be like an AOE while good luck would prioritize that living who holds them . "
''' Then why is there more bad fate than good fate ''' " Because death is always around so bad fate can be seen as the probability of something bad happening . Good fate is hard to come across since it will just be seen as good luck instead . "
''' I see so that's why the pregnant woman at the hospital had a white aura on her stomach ... the baby was probably very healthy and will live a good life ''' " Uhm is there anything else ? " ''' No use these coins to buy some skill books and make sure you disguise it by buying some random materials '''
The two systems left with the money inside their banks ''' So there are other systems huh ... well the fortune so badly wanted to be Ikuta's host because of how much good luck he has but what about the witcher ? '''
Ikuta recalls the time as he remembers the system converting the water ghost ''' Or should I call it a damned ''' into witcher points and the time Ikuta gave his kid some black aura to create the coins which the witcher ate happily .
''' But I guess a damned is very dangerous even for it no wonder it wanted so badly for Ikuta to be its host since it might leech off his luck ''' he went to look at Ikuta who was having fun with his friends ''' Right that group of people won't have time or ability to deal with me since I can hide but if Ikuta can see me as normal despite being a reflection of him then he needs experience '''
He looked at Ikuta who was enjoying his time with his friends ''' Nah he's a kid he can have all the fun like a kid would ''' Ikuta looked around to make sure there are no damned and saw some favored looking for the coins .
''' For now , I have to actively make good fate so I can breeze through the world of the favored . ''' Ikuta started to actively link to his many professions , machines and animals to make good fate .
" This so sweet " Nisse said eating the ice cream small spoon " You're so lucky to eat ice cream every day " Ezio said to Ikuta " Yeah ... so what flavor is your ice cream at home ? " " Mint " " Chili "
" Ehh ... !? " Ikuta looked at Ezio with confusion " There is a chili flavor ? " " Yes we make them at home " " Oh right ice cream was very easy to make you just need cream and flavoring " " But I don't have any cream "
" You wanted to make one ? " Nisse looked at Ikuta " Oh sorry I was just thinking about it " Ikuta dodged the bullet revealing that his spiritual senses could allow him to sense the thoughts of others .
" So what is your sister's favorite flavor ? " " My little sister loved mint chip ice cream " " my cousins all loved to eat pepper flavor " " And Ezio you have a lot of weird ice cream flavors " Ikuta imagined what life would be like with Ezio and his cousins .
" Ezio how is it having cousins at home all the time ? " " Very bad , we get mad at each other when we lose in a game and sometimes the food isn't enough " Ikuta smiled thinking about how fun it would be playing a game together and cooking more food.
" That looks fun " Ikuta was also watching Ezio's thoughts looking before the chaos of a loss and after they went into the kitchen " And sometimes we stepped on each other's tail ... Luckily I have a bird's tail "
He said smugly and strangely broadly " But can you fly ? " Ezio dropped his head with humbleness " No " " It's okay " Ikuta patted his shoulder while Nisse ruffled his head " Please stop it Nisse "
Nisse had an idea and lifted her palm while keeping her fingers on Ezio's head " Nisse stop it " Ikuta saw Nisse's thoughts which were an imagination of Ezio getting comfortable from the head scratches .
" STOP IT it's weird " Ezio shook off Nisse's hand and Nisse fell back behind the couch sounding a light thud " Nisse are you okay ? " " I'm fine you're carpets are soft Ikuta " " But I don't have carpe " Ikuta looked at the door and Ezio turned to look at her .
" Ikuta ? " " RUN !? " Ikuta pulled Nisse by the arm before a damned turned its head at them . Ezio and Nisse were panting heavily and Ikuta was covering his mouth " Ikuta what is that ? "
" I don't know ? " the damned that cushioned Nisse was like the filling of a soft pillow , huggable if it weren't for the dark suffocating cotton that won't allow air through " Guys I think it can't see us ? "
The monster faced Ezio's direction and he made a "shh" motion hearing the wind blow coming from the figure ' Oh my god a monster is here ' Ikuta calmly heard their thoughts and continued thinking .
' Dad looks scarier than that ... but he looks just like me but there is black smoke ' Ikuta was covering his mouth with his hands just like his and the air conditioner was turned off so he had been sweating but only a natural response , unlike his friends who are sweating from fear and stress .
Ikuta looked natural like a scared boy thanks to all that conditions which reflected the fear of his friend and hid his expression of having a reflection of himself that killed many people using accidents as a dad .
The damned went around the couch and got to the three . The two non-humans sweated more and Ikuta was looking at it unable to express his fear since his eyes were black and most colors were not gonna outshine it .
' Oh right my friends are with me ' Ikuta looked at the black coins at the corner of the table while the damned was a little distracted looking at Ezio before Nisse then Ikuta . The two were staring at the two holes creeping away from Ikuta .
' What is this ? ' Ezio was very scared and saw the damned bringing out a scythe ' It's the grim reaper ' Nisse screamed at her thoughts giving Ikuta a hint of what the damned was .
But the lucky coin was the only thing that could protect them , so Ikuta made them again and flick them at them . He failed a few times and kept making more and didn't realize that the damned was slowly creeping to him .
' I can feel someone with great luck if I kill him I can earn a reputation ' Ikuta heard the damned's thoughts and looked at his friends ' At least they are safe ' the damned hacked his soul out of his body while accidentally doing a little damage to his friends .
" But what should I do to your soul ? " the damned had spiritual senses but can't see what normal humans can see , it managed to surface a little thanks to consuming some black coins that fell out ' I'm sleeping I'm sleeping '
The damned can't seem to hear his thoughts since they both are spiritual in a sense of a ghost ' How do I fight it ? ' Ikuta tried remembering any spells and found one his dad derived out of them .
' Oh maybe I can use this ' Ikuta opened his eyes , flashed the damned weakening it and fell back to his body " Ahh ... pant that was scary " Ikuta felt like he finished a hard exercise and fell to his couch .
''' Ikuta , what happened ? ''' Ikuta looked at the teacup of ice cream and his kid " I won " ''' What did you win ? ''' " A grim reaper " Ikuta ruffled his kid's hair ''' Aww you got your another damned though the first one was very scary this time you faced it '''
" Yeah I won " Ikuta cheered for himself ''' Yeah you did didn't ya little kid ''' Ikuta looked at his kid's friends and their souls ''' Oh I'll have to wake up your friends just tell them it was a dream '''
Ikuta closed the door and proceeded to heal Ezio and Nisse's wounds on their spiritual body . Meanwhile , Ikuta fell back to the couch and closed his eyes ''' Yeah you'd get an Oscar for that ''' Ikuta healed the two friends putting everything back in order or at least before the attack happened based on camera footage .
" AHHHH " Ezio and Nisse bumped their heads at the table and Ikuta shook a little trying to get comfortable on the couch " The grim reaper ! " they looked to see Ikuta sleeping " Oh it was a dream " Ezio said looking at the tea cups that were the same way .
" We had the same dream ? " " Yeah maybe because we were sleeping next to each other " ... Nisse took a while to think and nodded " Oh yeah I remember that sleeping in the same bed let you have the same dream ... But why is Ikuta asleep ? "
''' Definitely , an Oscar ''' Nisse turned to Ikuta to just feel the wind " Oh never mind " " But was that part of the dream ? " Ezio was thinking about the time of the head rubs and saw Ikuta holding onto a head whisk and a hammer .
Nisse rubbed her head feeling pain after she pressed one area " Ugh Ikuta likes you more " Ezio rubbed his head and felt a bump too " OW ... then why does mine feel bigger " Nisse looked beside the carpet and there was a bag of ice .
" Aww , he does care for me " Nisse picked up the bag of ice and rubs it on her head " Ikuta wake up " Nisse shook Ikuta trying to wake him up ''' Well he's safe the damned fell deeper into the abyss thanks to that spell '''
Ikuta flew up to the bathroom and took a look at himself from the mirror ''' Well I did save a bunch of people using surgery , randomly gave my clone a promotion , and made a kid's day by dropping a few cash but this is too much '''
He looked at the good fate which was more than he had imagined ''' But at least I know how it works now ''' he looked at the toilet ''' So I just have to put my intent on the bad fate then it will clog the toilet ... '''
Ikuta imagined all the scenarios of the bad things that would happen and refused ''' Nah maybe I should use this to sabotage a whole insurance company maybe I could earn extra money using that '''
" I'm awake I'm awake " Ikuta slapped Ezio's hand away from his nose " Ikuta Why were we asleep " Ikuta turned his head feeling guilty that he bought trouble for them " It hurts but thanks for the ice "
Ikuta looked at Nisse who was pushing the ice to the tiny bump ' Oh right ' Ikuta looked at the tilted wooden table and pointed at it " Uh you too fell to the table and I only had little ice "
" So I got a head whisk and used it on Ezio and left a bag on Nisse " " But what about the hammer " Ezio looked at the hammer that was also used as a massaging tool " Oh it was for me " ' I can't tell them I used this to hit their heads '
Nisse rubbed the bump on her head and Ezio was looking at the head ' I want it ' Ikuta put the head whisk on his head and massage himself " Ikuta can I borrow it ? " " No I only have one and I already used it for you "
Ezio drooped his ears and made puppy dog eyes " Please ? " Nisse looked at Ezio and at his eagle-like talons " You're not cute at all " Ikuta looked at his eyes hesitantly and turned " No this is mine I already used it for you "
Ikuta started to run away and Ezio chased him " Ikuta please just let me use it " " NO I want to use it too " Ikuta opened the bathroom door and saw his dad who was wearing a black and white business suit .
But he went in and locked the door " Ikuta can you tell me where the bathroom is ? " Nisse shouted from the living room " Ikuta you have to point her the way so you have to leave the bathroom "
Ezio excitedly waited for the door to open hoping Ikuta to leave " There is one behind the kitchen " ''' Kid's having fun ''' Ikuta looked at the door and decided to play a little trick on his kid .
Ikuta took a marble size of bad fate and flicked it to the doorknob . Because Ezio was twisting and turning the doorknob he favored the accident causing the door to unlock " Got you " Ikuta looked at his dad who made a smile and looked at him betrayed .
" Yay it's mine now " Ezio got the whisk out of the faucet and pushed the door close running down " NO ! " Ikuta ran down without giving his dad anything after that look of betrayal ''' What nice friends you have I can't believe I ignored you back then '''
He looked back at the mirror and thought for a while ''' This mirror is a bit too short ''' he phased through Claire's room and looked at himself using the mirror ''' Maybe I can look like slenderman ? '''
The suit became the base and he covered his face with good fate and making tentacles out of his dark suit ''' Perfect '''
" Ikuta someone invited us to a costume party wanna come ? " Ikuta let go of Ezio causing him to fall to the floor and thought about his dad wearing a business suit ' Maybe I can find a costume from dad '
Ikuta looked at the telephone and there was a note beside it ' Hmm ? ' Ikuta picked the note up and instead of pushing the numbers he pushed the other buttons at the other given and hid it behind the telephone .
" Hello dad " ''' What is it ? ''' " I want a costume " ''' Okay but when do you need it then ? ''' " Uh ... Nisse when is the party ? " " I think 3 o'clock " ''' Got it what costume do you want ? '''
Ikuta thought for a while and couldn't think much other than that damned he defeated and the one from this morning ''' Do you want me to show you some instead ? ''' " Okay " Ikuta dropped down and stood between his kid and the window beside the stairs .
He first made a slenderman costume which made his kid think ' It's probably hard to breath ' " No " he changed into a grim reaper by making a cloak and dropping it making sure the hood is on his head and making a scythe with a white blade and black handle .
" No " Ikuta turned back and thinks for a little ''' How about this then ? ''' he made black pants , a white jacket and a mask with opened white teeth and an eye in the middle .
" No too scary " Ikuta shivered which caught Nisse's attention watching Ikuta and then at his dad's location ' Is there something over there? ' ''' Then this ''' Ikuta made two masks one had a sad expression the other one had a happy expression like the ones from an opera .
" Oh, I want the mask for it " ''' Just the two masks? ''' " Yes " ''' What about your clothes then ? ''' " UUUUUh can you show me more than" ''' You want me to keep wearing the mask ? '''
Ikuta nods and his dad continued to ponder on what outfit he should choose and started with a lab coat " Yes " ''' I'll send two masks and a lab coat to the door be sure to get it alright ''' " Okay dad "
Ikuta smiled and sat back on the couch were Nisse was watching cartoons and a favored was looking through the window after hiding from the human-like spirit senses that it thought Ikuta has .
' Why is there a sheep outside ? ' Ikuta had seen it but didn't reveal it since his dad told him not to let them know or they will look at him " Ikuta why is there a coin here ? " Ezio dug out the gold coin that Ikuta made to save them .
" Oh uh ... " ''' It was a treasure hunt my brother and sister made for me ''' " It was a treasure hunt my brother and sister made for me " Ezio looked at the black coins " Then what are those ? "
" That's uhm " Ikuta looked at his dad ' He's gone ' ''' You shouldn't rely on me all the time little kid ''' " I don't know I just found them sometimes " Nisse and Ezio nodded and wished their families also made treasure hunt .
" Then let's look for the rest of the coins " " I found all of the already " Ikuta can't have the two poking around and find the books he sloppily hid on his shelf ''' Nice one little kid ''' Ikuta shut himself knowing he couldn't say anything to his dad right now .
Nisse looked at the clock and pack her bag " Ikuta I'm going to go home and get ready " they heard a car horn and Nisse picked up her speed and took her bag .
" Bye Ikuta " Ikuta waved his hand and Ezio was still trying to find any black coins and because of the gold coin Ikuta sneaked in his pocket he wouldn't be able to get to the shelf .
''' Kids growing and he even instilled the intention on the coin ... but it won't be long until he finds them by accident ''' " Ezio it's almost two shouldn't your mom be here ? "
" oh right " Ezio ran to his bag and packed his things and waited outside ' Hehehe I got it ' " Oh you forgot to return this " Ikuta took the head to whisk out of his bag and Ezio looked betrayed " Come on Ikuta just let me have it as a late birthday gift . "
Ezio begged Ikuta with the same puppy dog eyes " No " Ikuta said with a smile on his face and ripped his hand out of Ezio's grip .
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" Bye auntie " Ikuta waved his hand with Ezio being dragged by his cousin " Bye Ikuta thank you for taking care of Ezio "
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