"I did it; they got away. They have to be safe." My skin already feels cold, fuck. I can''t even move my arm anymore. This was supposed to be a routine run. Who knew there was a fucking horde just lying in wait in a warehouse in bumfuck nowhere.


    Sparing a glance over at the door, it''s already cracking and giving way to the blows of the moving corpses on the other side. Huffing heavily, I use my good arm to grab at the wall, pushing myself up to my feet. Fuck me if I go out sitting on my ass.


    "Come get me, you rotten pieces of shit!" I can''t help but shout, if I''m going out today, I''m taking as many of these bastards as I can. The door shatters at my taunt, my pistol trembling in my good hand as I level it at the swarm, just blasting shot after shot, but it is useless. One of the creeps lunging halfway into the air, its rotten maw outstretched and finding purchase in my shoulder. I couldn''t even scream; more and more of the undead poured into the room.


    And.. That''s it... I''m dead….


    Right?


    Candidate Located: Begin Transfer


    …. What?


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    Measuring Karmic Influence


    ….. Karmic what?


    Lives extended by your actions: 237


    That''s... Well, that''s a lot of people.


    Lives you have ended: 86


    I.. Wow.. I didn''t realize it was that many.. Fuck them; most of them deserved it.


    Undead Exterminated: 3,752


    Fuck.. Just a drop in the bloody bucket at the end of the day.. I wonder what all this was for. What''s happening now?


    Titles Gained


    Tactician


    Leader


    Warrior


    Defender


    Healer


    Shepherd


    Scout


    Thief


    Assassin


    Judge


    Executioner


    Arsonist


    Purifier


    Builder


    Farmer


    Chemist


    Acrobat


    Mentor


    Survivor


    That''s a.. A lot of fancy words to describe me, I guess. Never seen it laid out like this..


    Karma measured: Granting Permissions


    Oh? Now, what''s happening?


    Aspect of Life and Death


    What do you mean by Aspect?


    Territory Assigned


    Now, what are you talking about?


    Transfer Complete: Core Developed


    Good Luck Candidate


    What is a Core? Wait! What are you doing? Where am I going?!


    ------------------------


    Where am I.. The next thing I know, I''m in some cave, I can see the entrance not too far out, but I can''t make out much detail beyond that. The cave itself is relatively shallow, as far as I can tell, and it''s daytime if I can guess based on the light... I have one real question for anyone that''s listening out there… Why the fuck am I a little green rock now!?