"I'M THE RELIC OF SALVATION" [TOMB RAIDER KING]

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[The skill 'over-write' has activated]

[Changing storyline]

Pure darkness. Everything was completely dark, making it seem like Kim Dokja was once again in a void. When he opened his eyes he spotted a pile of shinny objects. 

'Hm? What's those piles of items?'  thought Kim Dokja, walking towards the pile. He stopped in front of the pile of items and tried to reach for one of the items at the top, but he couldn't reach because he was in child form.

 When he started floating, he realised that he had black wings and small horns on his head. 'Hm? Am I automatically in demon king form  here? Hey 4th wall, let me check my personal data in this world,'  Kim Dokja mentally said to the 4th wall.

[Current world: Tomb Raider King
 Name: The relic of salvation
 Age: ??         
 Title: Prince of the relics
 Relic type: Independent 
                      (- able to use abilities as you like even with an owner
                        - pick and change owners as you like but still slightly under influence of                                                      domination from the lack of experience
                        - no use limit)
 Rank: S
 Owner: None
 Background: The relic of salvation was born when the relics rebelled against the 'majesty'.   Salvation takes the form of a child and was raised by fellow relics and got the title 'prince of the   relics'. It was said that Salvation was kidnapped by the crow relic and it swallowed Salvation   then refused to let him out of its' stomach after being sealed
 Current location: The crow relic's stomach]

'So I'm a relic then. At least I'm somewhat important in this world, but it seems I might have to act like a naive kid since it might be the best choice. If I just act like a naive child even when I'm a powerful relic, people would show their powers to me to try and convince me to help them, so I'd be able to find someone powerful. The more powerful my owner is, the more heroic the sacrifice will be,'  thought Kim Dokja when he suddenly felt like he was falling. 'What's happening?!'  Kim Dokja mentally panicked when he felt himself fall onto the ground.

"Ow...." Kim Dokja winced in pain. 

A shadow loomed over him and he realised, there was someone in front of him. Black eyes stared right into widened black ones.

"What the f*ck crow! You said you'd give me an award for unlocking the basic skills for a tomb raider but it's a child!" the man cursed at thin air. 

'Huh? He just said 'crow' just now,'  Kim Dokja looked up in surprise. 'Ah, I get it now. That guy is probably the crow relic's owner. Maybe it's best that I follow him around. Apparently crow's previous owner was the majesty,'  thought Kim Dokja.

[You have met the protagonist of this world: 'Seo Joo-Heon']

'Huh? The protagonist? Isn't this basically jackpot? Does being a S class relic give you extra luck or something?'  wondered Kim Dokja, staring at the man in front of him.

"Hey hyung, do you know crow? You said crow just now didn't you?!" Kim Dokja asked, grabbing onto Seo Joo-Heon's thigh. 

He's decided. The best way to do things in this world was to act like a kid! He was supposed to be a kid in this world anyways and judging by the past of the 'Dokja' or also known as 'Salvation' in this world, he was definitely spoiled rotten by the other relics to the point he even got the title of 'prince of the relics'. It would cause suspicions if he suddenly acted like an adult even if he was spoiled so much.

'Aigoo. What am I gonna do with this kid... wait... this kid looks familiar...'  thought Seo Joo-Heon, putting his hand on his chin. 

"Hyung?" the child tilted his head in confusion. 'What is he thinking about?'  wondered Kim Dokja.

"Ah sorry! You probably didn't like me touching you right?" Dokja let go of the man's thigh and backed away when Seo Joo-Heon suddenly cupped his cheeks and pulled him closer, staring at his face. 

'...Huh?'  Kim Dokja was beyond confused by the male's actions. Blinking a few times, the child tried to get out of the other's grip, trying to take the other's hand off his face but the other just wouldn't budge. 'What the f*ck? Aren't I supposed to be S rank? Don't tell me it's just when I use my abilities but when I'm not using them, I'm as strong as a normal child. I can't use my skills either or else Seo Joo-Heon might dislike me for using it on him, then I won't be able to follow him. What am I supposed to do?'  thought Kim Dokja.

"Oh! I remember now! You're the relic that Kwon Tae-Joon put a bounty on. I should've realised you were a relic earlier, but I didn't notice your horns and wings because I was busy thinking about something else," the taller black haired male finally let go of Kim Dokja.

"They're pretty noticeable though hyung."

"Yeah but I've never seen a relic in human-like form before, so I didn't notice it earlier," explained Seo Joo-Heon.

"Oh."

"Let's check your information shall we?" said Seo Joon-Heon as a purple screen appeared before him.

'Hm? That looks like a scenario screen or the 4th wall. Is crow similar to a system relic?' wondered Kim Dokja.

"Let's see... oh? An independent relic? That's the first time I've heard of it. Hey Salvation, mind explaining what an 'independent relic' is?" asked Seo Joo-Heon.

"Sure! It means I can chose my owner and change owners as I like, I can use my abilities even with an owner anytime I want, and there's no use limit to my abilities!" Dokja explain (flexed) to Seo Joo-Heon.

"So domination and sociability doesn't work on you?"

"Nope!" lied Kim Dokja. 'Well the reason why sociability doesn't work is because I see it as 'scamming/lying' to a relic, and you can't scam a rat like me. Domination only works even with the 4th wall but it has to be strong. Weak domination will just get blocked by the 4th wall,'  thought Kim Dokja, 'Of course I will never let anyone know that. Weakness should always be kept to yourself or else someone will use you!' 

"Hah! I get why chairman Kwon put a bounty on you now. So how about this kid, I won't attack you or force you to do things if you sign a contract with me and let me become your owner," the taller male extended his hand towards the child.

'Either way you're not willing to let me go are you? Well it doesn't matter, I planed to follow him either way and since he's the protagonist, he'll face a lot of things meaning there's a lot of chances for me to die heroically if I follow him,'  thought Kim Dokja, staring at the male in front of him. 

Kim Dokja stepped forward and with an 'innocent' smile and replied, "sure hyung!" placing his hand in Seo Joo-Heon's.

To be continued...


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