Salvos (A Monster Evolution)

Chapter 19.2- Adventurers Guild

19.2. Adventurers Guild

I took a step back, aghast. How did she become me? Surely she wasn't me, right? But she was mimicking me every movement and had the exact same things I had. Not only that, her skin complexion was no different from mine. But— was that what I looked like?

I had never seen my own face before, and was caught off guard to see that I had horns. Two small protrusions poking out of my scalp, unobscured by anything but the cloth over my head. I poked them, trying to see what they did, but found that they were simply just there leaving a bump in my skin.

And my eyes... I narrowed them, seeing the pair of golden irises contract as my slit-like pupils expanded. It was almost glittering in the shadow of my hood, but there wasn't an actual glow.

This was... this was me. But it wasn't me either. It was an impostor! This was someone who had stolen what I looked like and was now pretending to be me! But even if she took my appearance, she couldn't possibly have taken my name either, right?!

I wasn't sure, but I instantly felt aggressive towards her. I raised my claw to attack— and paused to quickly identify her. If she's higher leveled than me—

[Mirror - It is a reflective surface used to reflect a clear image.]

I blinked. Oh, I thought, lowering my claws. I felt my tension wash away as relief flooded in, reassured that I hadn't just had myself taken from me.

Managing to recollect myself, I remembered that Daniel had told me not to stray away from him. So I turned around and started back to the Human man who was looking around for me as the other man from earlier pestered him from behind.

"Salvos— there you are. Where did you go?"

"I was looking in the mirror."

I did not elaborate on that, feeling slightly embarrassed now that I had gotten angry at an object for doing what it was supposed to do. Daniel grabbed my hand and began pulling me out the door.

"Let's just go—"

"Who's this? Found yourself a girlfriend to go along with you, huh?

I looked up at the other man who stood a head above Daniel who was also a head above me. Daniel shook his head, trying to pull me to the door but I slipped out of his grasps. The other man laughed.

"Can't even keep a girl, huh? Too bad. But I don't blame her— no one would want to get themselves killed with you. And it's not like you're even actually going to try and find that Demon. You'll just wuss out in the last second like the coward you are."

I glanced between the two Humans as Daniel's lips drew into a line. I turned to him.

"Is this man a companion of yours?"

Daniel continued glaring at the other man.

"He's Blake, and no he isn't. In fact, he's an asshole I'd rather not be associated with."

"Ass...hole?"

Daniel sighed and just looked at me pleadingly.

"He's just someone I can't stand. Look— can we just leave? I should've known better than to come here."

"Why not?"

I peered at him curiously, but he just took a deep breath. Blake decided to chime in, slapping Daniel's back as he leaned closer to me.

"Because he wanted to come here and brag about trying to do jobs he can't possibly do. That's why he—- wait. You're not..."

Blake narrowed his eyes, looming over me. Daniel saw this and gulped.