Gwin savored the taste of the meat while eyeing the prize.
'This wench!'
She was eating without him and she wasn't even going to share! So greedy! Grin readied for a fearsome battle by summoning his aspect and taking the attributes of his newest kill. He felt the change of strength almost instantly. His limbs grew stronger and longer as his lower legs and forearms became covered in fur. His fingers became hooked claws as well as his toes. Two fluffy ears sprouted from his head and a winding furry tail sprouted from just above his butt. Using a monster's attributes was a different level of power compared to using a beast's attributes.
He broke out into a sprint on all fours and began circling her.
'How dare she keep it all to herself?!'
Elena eyed his movement before thrusting her sword straight into the last piece and bringing it to her mouth.
'NOOOOOOOO!!!'
He shot straight towards her desperately reaching for the last piece. He watched in abject horror as she tore into it. She chewed for a few happy moments before turning to him.
"I win."
'WHO SAID IT WAS A COMPETITION YOU IDIOT?'
He wished he could scream at this moment. Alas he couldn't so instead he returned to normal and turned away to pout in solitude. As he did he took in how much the hall they had resided in before had changed. It looked utterly ransacked. Along with the hall he wasn't looking so good either. His body was covered in barely closed wounds and Gwin could see marks from stitching. His aspect must have pushed them out when he used it. He decided to use the [Kiss of Kesh] on them to be safe. After nearly using half of its contents he finally turned and signed to Lena.
{What happened here?}
He signed to Elena who was now stomping out the fire.
"The mass of rotting plants came by."
She replied coolly.
'The hell is that supposed to mean? No way..did she fight it?'
"You know.. your facial expressions are very easy to read. You should work on that. No I didn't fight it, it just made its home right outside and began spreading its vines in here. We got lucky. If it had come inside you'd be dead."
He did not like what that implied but he was glad to be alive nonetheless. He was also glad that Elena was alive as well despite her attitude. It's not like he expected her to say thank you for saving her but he would have appreciated it.
{How long did it stay?}
"Four days."
'Four whole days? I slept for four whole days? What is this, an anime? She hid in here for four whole days? Suddenly I feel a bit remorseful. Oh wait!'
He had just remembered what the spell had whispered before he had fallen unconscious.
He eagerly dove into his soul sea and spotted the new note of light orbiting his soul core. Focusing his attention on it he called it down as a set of runs and an image formed in front of it. They read:
*****
Memory Name: Lord's Fondness
Memory Rank: Awakened
Memory Class: II
Memory Type: Charm
Memory Description: Beautiful and shiny things have always been of great interest to the esteemed and wealthy with many going to great lengths to protect what's theirs. However none of them thought that the threat may come from inside their safes and museums and as such were ill prepared for what awaited them.
*****
Gwin stared at the image of his new memory with a strange look.
'This…is a necklace?'
The image in front of him was one of an intricate victorian necklace carved from obsidian and inlaid with black diopsides giving it a beautiful and starry design. It was a beautiful necklace if not a bit gaudy and it would have been a figure piece for any fashion show in the waking world. Gwin however felt a bit taken aback by it.
'Charms are rare but this….is too much…'
Although he was excited his pride did not want him to put on such an opulent and flamboyant necklace. He'd rather look funny than die though. With a bit of reluctance he summoned his memory in the real world.
As the swarm of white sparks began circling his neck Gwin focused on himself hoping to discover what exactly it was that the charm did. For someone as in tune with his body as Gwin was finding any changes once the charm finished itself should be possible. As the intricate black necklace formed it covered his neck completely reaching from the bottom of his jaw all the way to his collarbone and wrapping all the way around his neck to his shoulders. Gwin noticed the changes immediately.