"Again, only four options, huh?" Daz noticed. "System, are there only ever four species to choose from when evolving, or can there be more?"

  "I see," Daz replied while he put a hand on his chin and began to think.

  From what he could see, the only two that were actual options were the Justice Reaper and the Gravekeeper.

  In Daz's knowledge, the Grand Reaper was a choice anyone would get regardless of their species, much like the Higher Human option he had received during his first evolution. It was simply a more advanced Species of whatever species they currently were.

  The Soul Devourer was interesting, but that was obviously meant for a person trying to get by on their own. Daz couldn't survive with a mist-like body and the inability to communicate, not now, perhaps not ever.

  "I should talk to Cecil, He's a Gravekeeper, after all, so maybe he can give me more insight," Daz mumbled. He then picked himself up off the couch and left the living room.

  He made his way to the bedroom, put his pyjamas on and then snuggled up next to the already sleeping Madison. She, as if she was awake, pressed herself into Daz and appeared to get more comfortable. Daz smiled and it wasn't long before the young Reaper had drifted off to sleep.

  "So yer world really only has Humans on it?" Cecil asked with amazement clear in his voice while he sat on a nearby tombstone.

  Daz nodded. "Yeah, well, we have animals and stuff, but that's it. So, can you tell me which of the two is better?"

  "That's really weird..." Cecil stroked his grey facial hair. "I was born as a Gravekeeper, and I can tell ya this, ye won't be much tougher than a normal Human unless yer in a place that honours the dead like a shrine or cemetery," he shrugged before jumping down from the grave he was perched on.

  Surprisingly, his back didn't give out this time. "But if ye're in a place like that," he said before he took the ordinary-looking shovel that was by his side and swung it, creating a massive shockwave that rippled out further than the naked eye could see, "Then ye'll be the toughest guy fer miles. There aren't many people out there that can match a Gravekeeper on his home turf, not on my planet at least," he added with a smug grin.

  Daz shook his head. "It's a useless evolution for me then. My planet doesn't have nearly enough sites like that to justify choosing it. Justice Reaper it is then. Thanks for letting me know about your species though, Cecil."

  With a toothy grin, Cecil waved his wrinkled hand dismissively. "S'not a problem."

  He walked over to Daz and looked at the small Reika who was peacefully lying down on the young Reaper's head. "Interestin' thing ye've got here. How'd ye get it?"

  "You can see her?" Daz asked with mild surprise in his tone.

  "'Course I can. Gravekeepers can see all dead things. Her body died a long time ago. Maybe five, no, six thousand years ago? Tough soul to last that long," Cecil admired.

  Daz placed out his palm so Reika naturally flew onto it. "She was a gift. I have a 'Box of Wonders' that gives me something I need every cycle."

  "Never heard of something like that, though it's a big Multiverse," Cecil laughed a bit. "Treat 'er well, yeah? A soul that powerful will be mighty useful to ye with time."

  "I will," Daz answered immediately.

  He had already promised that he wouldn't consume her, and since she directly helped him with increasing his own strength through Hamson, he was determined to protect Reika and help her grow.

  "Good, good. Well, wanna show me what ye've learned? Ye better not have been slacking and wasted my lesson on the Grave of the Gods, hahaha!" Cecil roared as he slapped Daz on the back.

  The two remained and Cecil helped Daz hone his Grave of The Humans skill while he pointing out the flaws in it. Daz found the whole experience to be very helpful and he was sure that he could max the skill if he spent another hour or so training it in the real world.

  When Daz awoke, it was six in the morning and Madison had turned herself around and was loosely cuddling onto him with her head buried in his chest.

  Daz smiled faintly and kissed his girlfriend's hair before he carefully got out of bed and got dressed in his travelling gear of Altros.

  Now sat in the living room, Daz spoke to the system. "I'd like to choose 'Justice Reaper' as my second evolution, please."

  Immediately, Daz noticed that his death energy arm had changed colour from a light green to a pastel grey, almost white, colour. He assumed the same had happened to his leg which was covered by his pants and boots.

  If he had a mirror, he would have seen that his eyes and hair had similarly gotten closer to the colour white as opposed to the previous pure-grey.

  "By my moral standards? Fuck, that's a bit powerful, isn't it? I suppose it isn't too exploitable, but if I could brainwash myself to believe certain things... it would certainly grant me an edge over some people," Daz thought out loud.

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  "A much more useful Stun for evil creatures or people? That could be handy," Daz mumbled.

  Reika nodded her head in agreement. She couldn't see his skill screens, but of course, she trusted his judgement on whatever it was he was assessing.

  "That's a bit ironic since I went into this apocalypse with a chaotic-neutral alignment," Daz laughed lightly.

  "All three of these traits are helpful for being a base owner. I'm glad. It looks like I chose the correct evolution." Daz nodded his head and sighed in relieve.

  "System," he called, "Please show me my status screen and each specific stat's new limit," Daz added with a polite tone.

  "A lot of increases, a few with no changes, and a single stat-limit decreased... pretty good outcome, I'd say," Daz concluded.

  He looked over his details once more before commenting, "It's a shame that two of my four new stat slots were used up by 'Justice' and 'Corruption'. System, please show me the information about those two stats."

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