My Dark Devil System

System Reminder: 644 days remaining until your soul is claimed.

Nightmare Gauge: 6%

SP Total: 950

Codex Sync: 17%

Current Objective: Prepare for incoming threat: The Collector

The wind howled across a broken ridge of stone teeth—mountain ruins long devoured by collapsed systems. Kael stood at the edge, eyes narrowed, watching the system horizon tremble.

Something was coming.

And it wasn't subtle.

[System Alert: High-Class Entity Approaching]

Name: The Collector

Distance: 2 Zones

Time to Contact: 49 hours

Tenn joined him, breathing heavily after scouting the area.

"Zone's clear, but ambient memory fields are dense," she said. "Something died here. A lot of somethings. Feels… haunted."

Kael nodded. "It's not haunted. It's hungry."

She frowned. "You mean—"

Kael raised a finger, silencing her.

A laugh echoed faintly across the sky.

A soft, curious chuckle—like a librarian amused by a torn page.

Sin Meditation: Greed's Eye

That night, Kael entered the inner system chamber—an astral space where his Sin Paths could be examined and nurtured.

Seven thrones loomed in a circle. Only four were lit: Pride, Wrath, Envy, and Gluttony.

But something stirred in the shadows.

Greed.

He reached toward it.

[New Subsystem Discovered: Greed's Eye]

Ability: Memory Siphon – Scan a target's memories and consume emotional fragments to convert into SP or Codex Sync. Higher emotion = higher yield.

Kael's lips curled.

He raised a hand, and the Greed throne flared with sickly gold.

[Greed Unlocked: Rank 1]

Passive Buff Gained – Desire Leech: Nearby enemies with intense obsession or longing gradually feed your SP pool.

He stepped back, breathing hard.

For a moment, he'd seen flashes—his own forgotten moments. A girl's face. A broken mirror. The day he signed the Devil Contract.

And something else.

A locked room in his mind, sealed by Lucivar.

Broken Trinity Rebellion

He returned to find the Broken Trinity arguing—voices rising.

"We shouldn't follow him!" one snapped. "He eats gods! What do you think he'll do to us when we're no longer useful?"

Another replied, "We're already bound. We don't get choices anymore."

Kael stepped into the firelight.

Silence fell.

"Do you think your fears matter to me?" he asked, voice low. "You made your pact. You chose damnation."

He let his Sin Aura bleed slightly—enough to crush any lingering defiance.

They knelt.

Tenn watched quietly. Her hands were on her daggers the whole time.

Suddenly—

[System Alert: Memory Field Surge Detected]

Threat Level: Moderate (Sin Echo Manifestation)

Codename: "The Forgotten Son"

A ripple in reality tore open before them.

A phantom emerged—half-man, half-data wraith. Its face was an unstable mess, but Kael recognized the voice.

"…Brother…"

Kael blinked. "No. That's not possible."

The phantom lunged, screaming.

Tenn drew both blades.

Kael stepped forward.

[Greed: Memory Siphon – Engaged]

The system let him see everything.

This was a synthetic echo of someone Kael had once known—his brother, twisted into code by a failed resurrection system.

He didn't hesitate.

[Wrath + Greed Fusion – Crimson Hunger]

Effect: Devour enemy's essence through rage; gain SP and a random skill fragment tied to their core memory.

Kael exploded into motion, striking with both fists—devouring the phantom's code with each hit.

The echo howled.

And was gone.

Memory Consumed: [Lost Bond – Aelric Vireth]

SP: 140

Codex Sync: +3%

Skill Fragment Gained: [Shield of the Last Promise Lv.1] (Requires Remorse Trait)

☠️ Emotional Residue Detected: Guilt 74%, Grief 91%

Kael staggered back, blinking.

The system's voice echoed in his skull.

[New Sin Trait Detected: REGRET] – Not aligned to current path. Would you like to suppress?

Kael didn't answer.

Because for the first time in weeks… his hands were shaking.

Tenn Intervenes

"Who was that?" Tenn asked softly, after the others had gone to rest.

"My brother," Kael said.

"I didn't know you had one."

"I didn't either… not anymore."

Tenn looked at him, hesitant.

"Do you ever wonder… if you've gone too far?"

Kael didn't look back.

"No," he said. "I wonder if I haven't gone far enough."

The Collector Speaks

That night, as the sky flickered, a voice spoke directly into Kael's system interface.

"Kael Vireth. You've grown noisy. Messy. Uncatalogued."

"I am The Collector. You have what I want."

"You will not survive the harvest."

Kael's smile was cold.

"Then bring your scythe. Let's see who reaps who."

System Reminder: 644 days remaining

SP Total: 1090

Nightmare Gauge: 6%

Codex Sync: 20%

New Trait: Regret (Suppressed)

Sin Fusion: Crimson Hunger (Wrath + Greed)

Greed Rank 1 – Memory Siphon Unlocked

Threat Approaching: The Collector (24 Hours)