She whirled, her movement a blur, and five heads slid down with wet thumps. Soon the men to whom the five heads belonged dropped down dead. The ends of the scarlet scarf draped around her head came to a halt a few heartbeats after she stopped moving and covered one side of her face. The lone moon in the night sky and the burning torches around them illuminated the other side of her face revealing one blue eye staring intently at the man who still stood, behind the five dead men. Her feet were wide apart, the right in front of the left. Her two hands held two long swords dripping with blood.

  She smelled burning flesh. The Mancer and his minions must be near. I must hurry!

  She charged, brushing aside some falling dry leaves kicked up by the wind but the falling leaves froze mid-air. The flames on the torches stopped their dance.

  Stolen novel; please report.

  [Ding!

  You have leveled up!

  Congratulations on reaching level 80!

  You have unlocked the Gatekeeping ultimate skill.

  You may now change your title to Gatekeeper Aesira, if you choose to.

  Do you want to change your title now?]

  YES/NO

  Aesira thought NO.

  [Alright. You will continue to be the Lady in the Scarlet Scarf.

  You can always change this later.

  You have received two new items. Would you like to see them now?]

  YES/NO

  Aesira thought NO again.

  [Very well. You may view, identify and equip/discard/salvage the items at your convenience.

  Do you want to level up any of your skills now?]

  YES/NO

  No

  [You can do this later too. Congratulations again!]

  The entire interaction lasted less than a second. Aesira took a few moments to reorient herself.

  The man, malice in his eyes, charged at her with a single long sword in hand. She tilted her head to move the scarf out of her other eye and charged again at him. The swords clanged and ….