Hello all once again. I'm back and with a new chap wooooot! I originally wanted to post this yesterday but sheet hit the fan and i got no net whatsoever... so yeah here ya go. But does that mean that will will continue as a normal story? well that depends on you. first off I would like to tip my hat to ya Predator 7 for if were not for the stories you made with Hachiman in so many different scenarios this little and humble fic of mine wood have never took flight. so take a bow you glorious, glorious bastard of an author you and I dedicate this chap to ya as thanks for the inspiration you have given me.

well lets not ramble off too long and begin with the story

also I own nothing. just my laptop is all

Ok…..to recap after trying to read the book that I bought from a mysterious mountain man of a book shop attendant I got myself drugged…I think… hey how the hell would you explain it if you read one page of a book then lose consciousness. And now I find myself in some sort pseudo dream like place where a smug faced and sorta well-dressed entity just materialized out of thin air claiming to be some sort of god who rules this place…the Void…was that what he called it? Well something to that effect.

Aaaaahhhhhh…. What the hell did I do to deserve this… well I might as well just roll with it. Said entity…the "Outsider" I believe, despite claiming to be some sort of god but since he hasn't vaporize me yet there might be hope. Or knowing my luck just get me tortured for all eternity like some toy until he has exhausted all his curiosity about me and finds a new tow to play with… wait sheet he's still looking at me with a smug look, better question his intentions and know my fate. Komachi if I die please know that you can have everything that I own, and please take care of Vita-chan…also please delete my browsing history without looking at it and wipe or destroy my hard drive…. I must at least preserve some part of dignity as an esteemed role model of an elder brother that I am to Komachii.

"Well, ok Mister Outsider sir… may I ask to why have you taken me from the sanctuary I call my room and into your realm you call the Void…right?"

The Outsider just gave me a small smirk again and chuckled lightly

"Well Hachiman, I've been watching Humanity for quite some time… seeing their progress through the passage of time. And during those times I meet some interesting individuals, each with their own goals and agenda, going about to fulfill them and the interesting choices that they made… some were predictable.. Others were beyond my wildest imagination and expectation… in short Hikigaya Hachiman…" he pointed his index finger to my face…hey that's quite rude you know, where are your manners? "You interest me greatly." Said the Outsider

Wait… why would I interest him? I'm just a normal middle school kind facing the average everyday melodramatic things that boys my age would suffer by now… the harsh reality of truth, the awakening from blissful dreams of youth….and the worst of it all, the bane of young men everywhere… ensnaring them to commit the most foolish of choices despite all the warning signs that were all around them…. Teenage hormones, without a doubt will be the death of me. Don't tell me…. He swings that way!? Sheet just torture and kill me now, please leave my chasity alone! I swear I have been a good boy!

"And how would I interest you? I don't believe I am that special and have done anything that might warrant your attention" trying my hardest not to stutter as to finally know my fate.

"And that's where you are wrong on both accounts Hachiman"

"huh" what the hell is the Outsider saying? What did I do?

"Have you forgotten what has transpired just around noon so soon?"

Suddenly a wave of emotions hit me. Like a torrent of negative emotion churning around like a raging river, the betrayal, hurt, disappointment, anger and then apathy that I felt… so great that it threaten to suffocate… Then, like its sudden appearance, a more rational side of me reminded me of the things I done and the reasons of my failure. It reminded me of the self-reflection I did recently and the decision that I made. And like that the raging river slowly but surely calmed down… and tranquility followed.

"And that there Hachiman is what you did so interesting. Most would let their hatred fester and continue their resentment. You were betrayed by those whom you once trusted. And yet despite all that you suffered, you did not give in to your hatred and be blinded by it but you listened to your reason and thus truly resolve it on your own. Many would lay blame on others but you accept your faults and short comings and thus improved yourself. Not many would do so in this time and age."

His words bring me out of my stupor. And while I don't truly believe that such things are worth mentioning I didn't speak.

"Another that has me intrigued by you is that your fate is a blank slate"

"huh? A blank slate? What does that mean?"

" it means that even I could not see nor predict your future. Despite the trickiest of Individuals, I've always manage to discern some part of their future, the trials they will face…. But you Hachiman I cannot… that fascinates me to no end. I want to know how your life will unfold, the trials you will face… and most importantly the choices you will make." The Outsider said with flourish.

"Also…." The Outsider started while looking like he was reminiscing something long ago "You reminded me of a certain individual who once bore my mark. Like you he was betrayed, but he didn't let his reasoning falter and continue to move towards his trials with determination and cunning, no matter how impossible the tasks ahead may seem…" the Outsider pointed to me once more

"You Hikigaya Hachiman reminded of …."

"Corvo Attano…The Lord Potector of Dunwall" the words slip from my mouth with my realization… if it's as if the words itself were branded in my mind

The Outsider gave his signature smug look but with a hint of amusement and thrill "Yes Hachiman, Corvo Attano, known as the Royal Protector for the Empress of Dunwall as his Official position, or as Lord Protector by the people refers him to. You reminded me of him… and he was without a doubt one of the most fascinating and interesting individual I had the pleasure of knowing. And I hope to be just as entertained by you" the Outsider motioned to me

"Which is why Hachiman I will bless you with my mark." And suddenly my left hand burns like someone was branding it with a blazing iron rod… I screamed even after the mark was branded to me… it was quite painful.

"This is my Mark. There are forces in the world and beyond the world, great forces that men call "magic", and now these forces will serve your will. Use this new-found power, my gift to you. Come find me.

In the days that follow, the trials that you will face may overwhelm you, Hachiman. Seek the ancient runes bearing my mark, in the lonely and desolated places of your world and at shrines raised in my name by the hands of others. These runes will grant you powers beyond those of other men. You can also craft these runes or some trinkets which holds traces of my powers when you have unlock a certain power of mine, but sadly you are not capable of doing so now. To help you find these runes I give you the book which you currently hold. With this book you will gain many advantages some will be revealed to you now, other when you have gained more power to call your own. You will hear many secrets, and it will guide you toward my runes, no matter how they may be hidden. Listen to the book, it will guide you and share you its knowledge and secrets that it holds and with it, to aid you in finding another rune. The book you hold holds many other powers and secrets in which you will no doubt unlock in due time, know your resourcefulness.

How you use what I have given you falls upon you, as it has to the others before you. And now, I return you to your world, but know that I will be watching with great interest. Farewell for now Hachiman. And good luck"

With that the floating ground beneath me broke away and I fell to my doom… hah even now I still make such statements, and a world of darkness claimed my vision and I finally rested.

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I hear the thumping of my door as I slowly awaken still in a dazed state.

"Onii-chan! Wake up, its time for breakfast and if you don't hurry you will be late for school." My dear imouto yelled through the door. Dear imouto please lower your voice. You will wake the neighbors if you continue such racket.

"alright Komachii, I will be down in just a minute. Just let me get myself cleaned up." As I slowly try and failing a few time in trying to stand still… I feel like one of those drunk men… the ground unsteady beneath me..

"Ok! Just be sure to get down quickly so you can taste the food your loving Imouto cook for you with all her hard work. Ahh that earned me a ton of komachii points!"

"Yeah yeah,." Goodness me despite everything I still do enjoy the antics of my dear sister.

While stretching to limber up my tired form I manage to find myself sporting a tattoo which I'm sure that was not there when I fell asleep. Don't tell me I sleep walked outta my house and get a tattoo without my own knowledge? My body, how dare you betray me so! Looking closely the tattoo looks identical to the symbol on the book on my table. Suddenly the memories of last night came flooding to me like speeding dump truck, hitting me with the weight of the situation.

"Damn…. And here I though I could passed that dreamed as a delusioned fantasy due to my addled brained and probably compromised state of mind… well knowing my luck, such thing are just wishful thinkings I guess. Welp time to get ready for the day."

After a quick morning stretch, I quickly did my daily morning rituals; wash up, brush my teeth comb my hair a bit, change to uniform, grab my spare bag seeing I left the original at school and get ready to have breakfast. But just as I was about to leave I saw the book on my desk bearing the same mark that was branded on my left hand. The Outsider did say to find and collect some runes or whatever that is. He also said it contains powers and abilities that will aid me… meh, I might as well take it with me I guess… might take a few good look in so as to ascertain my situation more closely.

Grabbing the book, I was about to stuff it in my bag when the mark, both on my hand and the book itself, grow brightly blinding me a bit. As I was panicking on what to do the glow finally died down and the book vanished from my hand while the mark on my hand while not glowing as brightly as before still retain a slight sheen.

"No way…." I thought of the impossibility but then again the outsider did say there are forces out there called magic… so I gave my theory a go and willed the book to my hand. Lo and behold the book magically appears to my hand. I willed the book away and like before it vanishes. I did it several times to get a feel of it.

"Huh, how very convenient this book is…. My thanks Outsider, for you have aided me in not wasting my energies to lug around a very thick and heavy book around… plus it also helps me in avoiding attention cuz that book is very eye catching somehow"

After shaking my head and dropping the spare bag in which I was about to bring, I headed down to have breakfast with extra portions that I had requested earlier before. Ahh as expected your cooking are top notch as usual Komachii. Please don't go away and take care of me forever. After finishing up my delicious breakfast and taking a can of elixir from the fridge, I thank my sister and left the house on my bike to school… aaaahhh Max –sama please give me strength today as well.

After reaching school I locked my bike and headed to my class. When I arrived all talking died as many looked towards me. Some subtle others blatant… not to mention the emotions that adorned their faces. After a brief confusion, I was again reminded of the event that occurred before… shrugging I went to my desk, put on my head phones and rested my head. The room soon descended back to normalcy before I came and homeroom started…. This will be a long day

During lunch break I quickly bought some bread and headed directly to the roof to read the book. After a hasty meal, I willed the book to appear and once more marveled at the sight. The book was actually quite beautiful and well made… it's as if a skilled artisan made it, however knowing that the Outsider that it was his book I can only guess that it was him who fashioned it to be so. Nonetheless it was a good craftsmanship.

"I wonder how I can activate your powers" I asked rhetorically.

"Well you can just ask nicely and I will contemplate if I wish to bestow said powers to you" a voice of a young female rang out

"Who said that?" I asked looking around for anyone in the vicinity.

"You are holding me are you not?" the voice again sounded

Peering down I looked at the book which I held once more… "Are you the book that's talking?" I ask attentively.

"Yes, I am. I am a mystical object created by the Outsider and given to you to assist you in the trials you may face. To lend you my powers and help find runes that may empower both me and you"

"ok….. what are runes?"

" Runes are decorated pieces of whalebone with the Mark of the Outsider that are used to acquire and improve supernatural abilities. It can also unlock greater abilities within; the more powerful the ability, the more runes it requires. Lore dictate that the first runes were created millenniums ago by an ancient and long gone civilization, saying that many of the runes were found washed up from the river or the sea. The crafting of runes has continued throughout the ages into the present day, and you yourself are able to create runes with an ability given by the Outsider. However you need runes first to unlock such ability.

There are also corrupt runes, created from dried kelp and algae, pigment made from flowers, and the bones of a human who died in terror and with regrets. These powerful runes allow for spells far beyond those possible with usual runes, but must be balanced out by a normal rune. If this is not so, the spell can go disastrously wrong. It is not known whether or not these runes can be used to upgrade supernatural abilities."

"I see" my mind was a bit overwhelm by the information "Wait… Supernatural abilities? You mean I can get some magical powers or something?"

"yes you can. Said runes can also augment your physical ability and prowess as well "

Ok… Now my mind was totally blown. So I can possess cool supernatural abilities but I can also upgrade my own physical traits? How awesome is that

"can you give me a list of the skills and abilities in which I can posses?"

" Of course, first off;

Dark vision : it allows you to see better in darkness, observe livings beings through walls as well as visualization of their line of sight, and see representations of the sounds near you. Cost about 2 runes. You can further upgrade this to get additional abilities. The first is greater Dark Vision which allows you to see the flow of electricity in objects and valuable object will be highlighted, costing 3 runes. Or the other upgrade would be Premonition, this allows you to visualize enemy routes and their current destination, costing 2 runes" the book informed.

Huh…. So basically something like x-ray, thermal vision/infrared, and that famed hawk vision from that famous Assassin game franchise from that famous vid-game company in one package with added bonus/dlc of seeing the flow of electricity… not bad. Just this alone could allow me many strategies in approaching certain tasks. Hell this is quite broken in a way

"ok next up is?"

"next is Bend Time. As its name suggest, it allows you to bend time, slowing it down allowing you plan your next action with more precision for around 12 seconds, costs 4 runes, but note that initially while you may slow down time your body still moves like normal time. This however can be enhanced with "Relativity" which allows you to move faster, relative to time costs 1 rune. You can also extend the duration of Bend Time from 12 sec to 24 sec with the ability "Lasting Bend Time", costing 2 rune. Finally the more powerful but shorter duration version of this is "Stop Time", this allows you to actually stop the flow of time all together, and still give you free range of movements for the range of the duration, lasting up to 10 seconds"

Holy sheet… are you serious? Not only can I slow down time giving me… well more time to react, I can move faster relative to time and actually freeze time in place and still able to interact normally while other are frozen in time? I take it back, this by far is the most broken and OP supernatural ability by far. Thank you so much Outsider, I will definitely use this power effectively… and not commit perverse acts…. Well a little bit…. Hey I am a normal man okay, let me dream and live a little.

"Be warned though, there are entities that are immune or resistant to the time bend or time stop abilities. These include those who bare the same Mark of The Outsider you possess and to those who practice the art of magic. Those who bare the Mark are completely immune to it, while those who practice can be immune to it but the must possess a high mana pool and are skilled in the mystic arts. The rest are either able to move slightly faster when bend time or able to sluggishly move during time stop."

Well ok I guess it's not truly OP as I thought but nonetheless still one of the most powerful ability I heard so far.

"the next power is Blink. This allows you rapidly traverse mid-sized distances in an instant with the distance of up to 10 meters, this power you already possess. Blink has other abilities which is first 'Greater Blink, which extends the range in which you can transverse instantly up to 18 meters max, costs 4 runes. There is also "Redirective Blink", which stops time like the Stop Time ability, thus giving you time to plan or chart your course but you cannot move or time will flow once more, costs 3 runes, this however does not include falling, so if you were freefalling or jump at a great height and distance you can still use the Redirective Blink so long as you can completely remain motionless. Lastly is the Blink Assault, which throws down enemies or push them far away as you attack them at the end of your blink, similar as to how being hit by a fast moving object this can momentarily stun foes or give you an edge in battle. Be warned though, any physical object in the path of Blink will be treated as if running into it at high speed. It would be ok if was fragile glass which you can burst through but if it was solid metal or something of similar hardness you would be injured gravely."

Damn… so it's basically teleportation. And if I upgrade I could posses an ability similar to the broken Stop Time ability but can't move….hmmmm I think I can exploit it greatly to suit my needs. Ahh I just love loopholes. Wait hold on a sec….

"Did you say I already possess this ability?"

"Yes. But only the initial Blink ability, not its other abilities"

"Wait so right now I can teleport up to 10 meters? How do I do that?"

"First feel the flow of mana in your body. Normal human usually have a very hard time to feel it and usually takes them long periods of time to train it. However since you have been bless the the Mark of The Outsider, mana manipulation comes naturally to you as you would to breathe. Then flow and concentrate said mana into the Mark, after that visualize the place you wish to "Blink" to. Skilled users of Blink can change direction multiple times without needing to look at the destination, this is because viewing the destination with one's eyes limits the power. Less skilled users can only travel in a straight line to a visible destination."

Huh… guess I need to practice this ability to be able to use it to its full potential. Ok first feel the flow of mana right. Taking a deep breath I try to feel my mana pool, suddenly I feel a huge torrent of energy wash over me. I gasped and open my eyes, breathing hard

"Was that my mana pool….?"

"Yes Hachiman, even among those who have practice the mystics arts for ages, your mana pool is surprisingly very large for a beginner. Your overall mana pool can be increased through practiced discipline and actively using the mystic arts continuously. Mana pool usually reflects the person's will or mental strength, you it seems you are quite strong in that department."

Remembering the time when I was running and my self-reflection during that night I smirked. Ok once more. Feel my mana pool, I felt the great torrent of power swirling in me, and then I channeled into the Mark. The Mark glowed in power and visualized my destination. Ok the initial blink range is 10 meters… so let's try going to the other side of the roof. After visualizing I picture myself in that position, suddenly in a flash of light I felt myself zooming to the location at blinding speed. When I finally reached my destination I felt slightly nauseous and stumbled down.

"That was a good first attempt. You will feel nauseous and stumble during the beginning feel like your face is peeling due to the sudden rush of speed but your body will adapt and you will feel blinking like you were simply walking"

"haaah…haah… that was amazing! What a rush! I need to practice some more"

It truly feels rapturous…despite stumbling I feel excitement growing in me like a volcano threatening to erupt at any moment. I TELEPORTED LIKE SOME SUPERPOWERED ANIME PROTAG! HELL YEAH! But as always, like there is a higher power up there trying their damn darnest just to screw me over like they had nothing to do, the door to the roof slowly opened. Fearing that I might exposed or something similar… I did what I thought naturally… I Blinked.

A.N

well how was that folks? was it good? bad? please give me some reviews and critics. I'm a very open minded person so do tell if i made a mistake.

Also some notes on the progression of this story:

first off like the typical Dishonored game, Hachiman will face some trials. here you can stealth and resolve peacefully, stealth resolve bloody, full on destruction and death but resolve peacefully(i know this sounds strange but roll with it), and lastly full on wrecking sheet and building a tower of corpses. and at certain points I will let you all decide how it goes.

each style will have while subtle but will have different reactions for hachiman's situation as well as how other may precieve him(his other identity) as well as his own moral codes and the like. this will also affect how he will treat others so this can effect overall relations with others

currently 8man here is at 2nd middle school. he will progress on so, naturally i tell you now it will take some time before he reaches high school. but fret not he will definitely meet some or all the casts early on. as i said he will face some trials and do some jobs(so he can get bonecharms and runes... as well as some money for his gear) and these jobs an have some of the cast in it. there can be some fluffy moment in here too. I have think up many different scenarios for each of the casts but wait there's more OC's will come around as well. each can be good or bad... depending on how hachiman progresses and the choices he has made. there will be gangs, cults and organizations each with their own trust meter as well.

so if any of you readers want a specific scenario(be it the fluffy ones or the brutal ones[rape or crippled] but give me a good reason why for brutal cuz it may effect overall story progression) for the jobs 8man will take and the some the casts he will meet... well shoot me a pm or review(try pm cuz if your scenario is good, i dont want spoilers) and i will try to accommodate my original scenarios.

you can also send me some of your OC's if you like since 8man will be facing gangs, witches, assassins, crime boss/lords etc... as well as his fellows who also bare the Mark of The Outsider.

also sorry if bad grammar n all.. i got no beta n all this is just fresh outta ma mind

welp thats all for now. cheers mateys

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