From a Talentless nobody to An SSS Class Dragon

I didn't expect any of this to happen but it seems like it is too late to change anything about it. I'll have to just see where it goes.

"I'll allow you to see me for the time being, let me just fix this." He says.

Snap! The sound of fingers snapping changes everything around me as I fall to the ground. I look around to realize that I'm inside of a room similar to the one that Rika and Seraphine talk to me in, except it isn't as bright.

It was kind of bleak in here with no real positivity to it.

"What do I call you anyway?" I question with a bit of confusion.

"I'm you, just I don't have the same kind of care as you. To make it easy, let's call me Reaver." He answered while scratching his chin.

Looking at him closely I could see that he was literally me in every single way, except he looks like he is definitely a more brutal version of me.

The serious look in his eyes, the longer white hair, horns, and even his outfit was a bit different from mine. It was some sort of dark black suit with strange wraps all around it.

"What is happening here exactly?" I ask with a confused tone.

"We've got to discuss what is going to happen going forward, that feels the most appropriate." Reaver responds with a small grin.

I think he's referencing the new combination of power since it does feel a lot different than before. Even now I can still feel the difference surging throughout my whole body.

This just seems a bit crazy in my opinion though.

I'll never give in to having this whole other personality, that's just not going to happen here. I am perfectly okay with how I am without that crazy way of thinking.

"I'm listening. Just know I don't plan to change who I am or anything, I know how you are." I say with a serious tone.

"Changes like that will always be your decision but I don't think it'll matter. This power is a lot more intense than the dragon, so you'll find yourself changing without realizing it." Reaver replies with a serious tone now as well.

He brings two chairs over and gestures for me to take a seat in one of them. So that's exactly what I do since there is a lot to unpack here.

"Aren't you just a side effect of my bloodlust?" I ask with a bit of curiosity.

"Did you forget that I told you already, I'm you. I'm the side of you that is kept in the abyss, the you that won't hesitate to kill without a second thought. You've kept me buried here since Minami died." Reaver answers.

I don't remember burying a version of myself like that... No. I would never even have a version like that around, it wouldn't make any sense.

Did I really want to kill that badly after Minami died? People were assholes that always looked down on me, treated me like shit, whispered about me, and I couldn't do anything about it.

Even now people still talk down on me because they don't know what I'm capable of doing.

I've been putting up with all of that for so long that I never once considered that deep down... I wouldn't mind being ruthless, killing anyone who looks down on me.

I have only been killing the people who deserve it, not the ones who continue to doubt me.

Yet, I wanted to save those people from the very being that brought this chaos onto our world. Why am I being so kind when people have rarely been that kind to me about anything I've done?

"I don't understand." I say without thinking.

"You've always had me. I've only gotten stronger over the years, you can't hold back forever." Reaver responds with a calm, yet sinister tone.

Looking down at my hands I can see blood all over them, dripping onto the floor.

The people I care about the most will die if I continue to go easy on the enemies ahead. Does it really matter if I'm killing for the sake of saving this world?

Bloodlust is just going to make me stronger and stronger with each kill so what does it matter? I don't get why I held back from using it to begin with.

Is it because Rika and Seraphine are terrified of what can be done with such a power? I think that's the real reason they don't want me using it.

Because I'll be a lot stronger without having to rely on them as much anymore.

"If all of this is true, why do you only appear when the bloodlust is at its worst?" I ask with a serious tone.

"The bloodlust amplifies everything and allows me to manifest even more, it gives us a great connection to each other." Reaver answers without hesitation.

"If I do give in to this side of me, will I still care for the girls?" I question while staring right at him.

"Of course. They are the ones we want to protect no matter what." Reaver responds with a big smirk across his face.

If I really am going to be traveling through this tower by myself... I'd rather be the most ruthless me I can be so that I make it out of this alive.

The girls will be waiting for my return and there's no guarantee that I'll see them again in this tower.

This is the opportunity to figure out how strong I can become, to see if I'll be strong enough to face the Monarch's at some point. I don't want to let this opportunity go to waste.

I stand up without any hesitation and extend my hand out towards reaver. He didn't seem to have any hesitation either since he stood up and immediately took my hand.

"Let's conquer this tower together Rokuro." Reaver says with a sinister smile.

Everything immediately disappears around me as I didn't myself back on the ground before the crystal. The girl wasn't looking at me anymore, she actually seems to be a bit confused.

It didn't matter to me though since I have a tower to climb. I stood up from the ground and wiped off my clothes.

"I see the pain is finally gone. That means everything went well." She says with a bit of a shocked tone.

"Yep. See you later." I reply before turning around.

The wings will make it a lot easier to reach the bottom without wasting any time here, that would be the most efficient way to go about this. Climbing the tower could take a good while and I'd rather not waste time climbing the normal way.

I could feel the wings still there so I made my way down the tree without wasting any time. Within about a minute or two I reached the bottom and begin to search for the door.

Luckily it didn't take me very long to find the door to the next floor since this floor didn't involve any fights.

I opened up the door to the sight of someone sitting on a throne in the distance.

How many damn bosses are just going to be sitting on a throne? Did the creator of these towers just decide that all the bosses deserve to have a throne?

It is such an irritating sight, no matter how many times I see it.

What's so special about having a throne anyway? I don't think someone powerful should just be sitting on their damn ass all the time.

He looks to be some sort of human/elf hybrid with a very royal like attire to him. At least he is playing the part quite well, not that it'll do him any good.

Looking down at my hands I could see that the talons were already formed and the scales went up around my arms. Seems like I'm more than ready to fight against this royal asshole.

Nobody else seems to be around so I'll assume that he is the main boss here with no one else to fight.

What's going on Rokuro? You're acting a bit different than usual.

Don't worry about it Rika, I'm just taking the tower a bit more seriously. I don't know what happened to the girls so this is the best way to handle the situation for the time being until we know everything is good.

They could be floors ahead for all we know so I'd like to clear out this floor. Akina is a tower goddess so maybe she jumped ahead with them instead.

Nevermind. I think I was just imagining things, let's take care of this boss.

Exactly what I was already planning on doing. It shouldn't be a long battle, unless he is secretly the strongest enemy I've ever faced.

"I finally have an opponent!" He shouts in the distance, just barely audible.