《Post-Living》 Chapter 1: Just kill me already! "Oh, a new game sequel.. FF654 Final Mix, huh. I wonder how these people never seem to get bored playing this stuff. It''s been a millenium since this came out, and it''s still isn''t done? Ah, whatever. I''ll buy it anyway." My name is NyxKryvoun. I''m over 10700 years old, with an appearance of a 17 year old. In this age, Immortality isn''t a big deal, in fact, everyone is immortal. No one dies anymore, and let me tell you, It fucking sucks. In my whole life, I haven''t experienced a single thing to make my immortal life worth living. I don''t have a reason to live anymore, so just please, let me sleep. That was my dream ever since. I dream of an everlasting sleep where I could finally be in peace. As the years, centuries, who am I kidding, milleniums went on, I don''t know what to do anymore. I don''t know what to feel about this anymore. I became apathetic. The feeling of boredom and exhaustion, those are the only exceptions. Living for the same damn reasons every single day for a lifetime. No, for eternity, is hellish. Seriously, the only things I like in this world are games. Games, games, games, games. Atleast the characters in a game, they meet their ends. Either happy or sad, they experience their stories ending. "Nyx! Don''t put your ropes and knives in the living room!" I took up suicide as a hobby. "HEY NYX!" Hmmm... oh wait, someone''s calling. "What..?" "Oh come on, just smile at me or something.You''re wasting your good damn looks." "What?" "Nothing, shut up. Come on, let''s eat." "Ok.." I''m currently living in with my childhood friend, Miz. We live at my parents'' house. Well technically, it''s mine now, since they gave it to me. Miz''s parents also came with them, and from what they said, they''re going to swim around the whole world now. It''s been 700 years since they left, I guess they''re still going? I don''t really care.. I have no job at the moment, and I am basically a NEET. Jobs are boring anyway, and its not like I do need a job, I have enough money to buy games. Well, I don''t buy food, Miz does, and she kinda doesn''t want to see me starve so she just gives me food. Now that I think about it, I''m basically a pet in my own house. Well, atleast it''s free? Wait, crap, I forgot to buy the game. Are they still open at this hour? "Nyx," I guess I can download it in the internet? "Nyx," Nah, I want to play it now. I''d just run to the store and just grab a cop- "NYX!!" "Oh sorry, I didn''t hear you. What is it?" "I got the game that got released today, I thought you might like it.." "You got a copy? Play it, it''s really good. You can use my console there." "No, I-I wanted to give it to you.." "Really?" "Really. Come on, this costs a lot! Play it!" "Okay, thanks. *smiles*" "*internal screaming*:(Holy shit did he just smile. HE JUST SMILED. HELP. ITS SO DAMN CUTE. ITS THE FIRST TIME IN A MILLENIUM SHIIIIIIIIIII-)" "Uhhh, Miz? Are you ok?" "yES, sHuT UPI GOTTA DO SOMETHING!" "Yeah, sure, okay. I''m going to play it now, see you later." "yES yEP OK bE RIGHT BACK (all those times of being ignored are paying off!!!!)If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. (I know she''s got this thing for me.. but, I actually think of her as my older sister.. well, sometimes...) God, I can''t help but smile. This day has the most events I''ve probably ever experienced. Or so I thought. After a year of playing the whole FF series, (Yes, 1-654, completed in a year.) Miz and I went on that trip that got postponed for a year, it was my idea though so it''s ok. She.. fainted at first, I thought she hated it, but she woke up and got, I don''t know, excited? I can''t really tell. In this age, the continents are connected via trains. Really fast trains. Miz and I hopped on a train going to the Philippines, because Miz kept suggesting it. Inside the train, I can see the ocean. The ocean''s vast horizon. In a way, it''s just like me. It''s vast, and it''s probably going to be here for millions of years to come, and like me, it stays at the same place. Even though it''s vast, it goes back to where it started, it doesn''t move on, it''s kinda just there. Atleast for me, I got to learn everything I wanted to, so there''s nothing for me to do anymore. I want to die. Just kill me already! "Water?" said the guy. I guess he''s one of the staff in the train. "Yeah, thanks." Miz fell asleep, and her head fell on my shoulder. Soon after, I fell asleep too. And that''s how I achieved my wish. Death. Although, I didn''t get an everlasting sleep. After I woke up, I saw Miz running towards me in this.. White... room? "HEY NYX! WHERE THE HELL DID YOU TAKE ME! WHY ARE WE IN A.. room-" She fainted, again. I don''t understand her. More importantly, I don''t understand.. this. We were on a train, who moved us- "In the year 2000, Mankind feared death. In some way, they found out that the consciousness is the main factor of death. If you lose your consciousness permanently, you''ll pass away, without knowing you did. So, all they have to do is to prolong the consciousness of a human, and they did. Although that human died, there were more and more humans that popped up that lived up to 500 years, then 1000, then the state that we''re today. Our bodies evolved, our cells became much and much more fast in dividing, and today, it''s called regeneration. The only thing preventing your deaths. That''s how humans were able to achieved immortality, it''s all thanks to yourselves, you were bound to get it." His demeanor is like a king. He speaks clearly, and without stuttering. I guess he''s just really good at giving speeches. Also, is that how we became immortal? Like I know, I bet he''s just making stuff up. "Uhh, okay, who are you?" "AND oH HOW I ROYALLY SCREWED UP!" And his king-like stance broke, and he started blabbering things I really didn''t get. "DAMN IT! I SHOULD''VE FOLLOWED THE FORMULA! NOW IT GOT OUT OF HAND, CRAP!" "Hey, uhh, are you ok?" "NO. OF COURSE NOT." "What the hell are you talking about?" "ITS BECAUSE OF YOU ALL, YOU ALL BECAME UNDYING AND STUFF. NOW I DON''T HAVE ANY SUBSTITUTES LEFT!" "Dude, seriously, what the actual fuck are you talking about." "I''M NOT A DUDE!" "What, but you''re body.-" He instantly shapeshifted into a girl, then a boy again, then some.. other.. forms? After 5 minutes, he turned into a she. A.. loli? "See, I''m not a dude, I''m everything! I create, although I need votes if I want to destroy something. They''d get angry at me if I started destroying my creations. Ok, anyway, hello there, Nyx, was it?" "How did you know my name?" "Oh, that''s because I''m Gaia. You''re dead. I finally made a breakthrough, after all these years. I finally killed.. not one of you, but two!" "Oh ok, neat. Do I get to sleep forever now?" ???: "What, no shock or something? No crying and stuff? You''re not going to ask why you two are the ones that got killed?" "That does seem kind of strange... why us?" "I''m glad you asked. The both of you are one of the most weak-willed in your planet. You already gave up on life, and the girl over there is still trying to do.. something, but she knows she can''t get what she wants. Honestly, I think she already is one of the most strong-willed at some time, but then after thousands of years, that will is slowly detoriating, and it just so happens that you two are together in a train so it''s easier." "I guess that''s true..." "You''re not worried about suddenly dying?" "I kinda wanted this... So yeah... Do I sleep now?" "Well, what about your parents? Look!" She showed me a screen with my parents over my funeral. They were smiling though. "See? Look at how sad they a-... what the hell is wrong with you people? You 2 were the first to die in over 2 million years, and this is their reactions?!" "Well, they knew I wanted to die. So they''re happy for me, they''re happy that I finally got my wish." "What, *sigh*, ok, let''s just end this. You''ll get reincarnated. Since there is this king, I think it was a demon king? Yeah, I think, I don''t know, anyway, It''s killing a lot of people there. Now, your universe, specifically your planet, was the perfect place for me to get substitutes. Substitutes are you, and her, and those people on your world. Then I substitute their lives with yours, in order to do errands I don''t want to do. Basically like trading, I''ll trade their lives then put your lives in their bodies, which basically becomes your own bodies. I meant your past appearances, knowledge and stuff. You''ll retain your memories, and your undying body." "I was on board with the last adventure stuff, but why would you let me become immortal again. If I die, then I die." "I can put it away, but making the speed of your cell division slower will take me a lot of time, and there are like a lot of cells in a body. And also, I am lazy. That''s why I''m making you do my errands. Kill the demon king, and I''ll give you that everlasting sleep that you want." "Fine, ok, what about Miz? Why did you get Miz?" "I can''t sayyyy~" "She would.. die too?" "Yep, you and her both. If you kill the demon king, that is." "Is she okay with it?" "Oh trust me, she is, it''s why I sent her here too. She reaally lo-" "Okay, put me in that world. I''ll kill the demon king or whatever." Right, ok, Miz, wake up. "What? What happened?" "It''s time to go now. Ok, Gaia, we''re ready." "Alright." Gaia tapped the table, and they were transported to the other world. Gaia pulls out the screen from above. It''s connected to their planet''s television, so she could watch what they are watching. The headline said: 2 PEOPLE MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED IN TRAIN. The staff that brought them water testified. He said that in a blink of an eye, they were gone. No traces of jumping out of the train''s window because the windows are all still intact. After a couple of days of searching, they were officially labelled as *DEAD*. It ushered in a new era of myths, and people were getting scared. The media and press were swarming and trying to get to Nyx''s funeral. Nyx''s parents continued smiling, until his mother broke down and cried. Miz''s parents were also doing the same thing. "I guess, after 2 million years, they still haven''t changed." Gaia said. Chapter 2: Show Off! 17 years later, after being transported into this place.. I haven''t done anything productive at all. There are no games, nor technology in this place. To make it worse, Miz didn''t get transported at the same place as I currently reside in. *Sigh* Atleast give me someone who I can talk to properly. Preferably Miz. I also found the pendant that she gave me somewhere in our house. Gaia probably sent it us a gift. I kinda want to go back in my old world now, I thought this -Kill the demon king!- trope would be exciting. All the games that I''ve played depicts that, sadly, I''m still stuck in this village. 17 years ago, I was (reborned?) into this world. Growing up, I did talk to my (other?) parents for about 3 times a day. Good thing the language is still the same as my old world, or maybe my words are getting translated by some spell Gaia put. I don''t exactly know how to act, my parents were on vacation for about a millenium in my old world. The only one that interacts with me is my brother, Vor. Ironically, his name means ''The Goddess of Wisdom'' and ''The Careful one'' in Norse. I could assure you, he isn''t careful, nor smart. He''s just really annoying. I would go into the forest and hunt something to eat, then he would follow me and ask me when did I learn all of those. Look, 10700 years. I can''t just keep playing games, so I tried to do what the characters in the game would do. Like learn Martial Arts, train, learn other skills, train, then learn again and do the same thing all over again. That went on for 2000 years, and I don''t even remember all of those now, I just move on my own accord. In those years, I kinda ran off after learning those survival skills in the internet, so I know how to make good use of my catches. Now that I think about it, I miss the internet. I would stay up for years just watching videos on a streaming site. My brain keeps flying off when I try to remember all the shit I''ve been doing for all those years. I went hunting and, again, Vor followed me. Irritated, I said.. Nyx: "Hey, Vor?" Vor: "Yeah?" "Go away." "What? Why?" "Seriously, it''s been an hour and you keep saying the same shit all over again." "Beecaaausseee I want to know how!" "Then read some books and shit, we have a library on the village." "Yeah, but, you can''t learn stuff by reading it!" "Yes, you can. You just need patience." "Seriously, it''s been 5 years, I''ve read all the books in the library about fighting and hunting, but none of them describes yours! Teach mE!" "No. Haven''t you learned something from watching me?" "Uhh, no, I was always thinking on how to convince you to teach me. Which if you do, I''ll give you all my food that I gathered this week!" "You don''t even hunt, nor grow your own food." "Of course I don''t! That''s why I just -legally and with consent- take them from people -who knows about my actions and therefore gave me consent-!" This kid..! "Ok, fine, I''ll help you. Just help me with something." "Help you with what?" "Help me pack my stuff, I''ll leave next year." "wOA, where''re you going?" "Some destiny shit. (Also to find a way to finally die. you''re just fueling my desire.)" "Riiight. (Weirdo.)" "Ok, let''s start next week." "What, why not tomorrow?" "It takes mental preparation knowing that I''d have to teach you my stuff for a year." I know, I said I can''t feel any emotions. But, he.. in some way, just looking at him makes me mad.Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. One hellish year. Actual hell. I taught him the basics of, basically just punching, and he keeps failing. God, it took him a month to actually hit what he''s punching. It''s a miracle, he can now do kicking and punching. His body is actually really flexible, but he hits like a girl. I kinda know why my parents here named him Vor (Oblivious of his own name..) A year later, he now knows how to dodge, kick, punch and all that stuff. I just improvised, I didn''t remember all the moves in that book I ordered in the internet in my old world. But I did remember that one book where you''re fighting while dancing.. Capoeira, was it? I just kinda showed him how to do it and he''d learn really fast. It''s like he''s built for it. But now, it''s been a year, and in this world, I''m technically 18 (107001) years old. And, finally, I can leave this place. Fuck yeah. I''m finally leaving. It''s crazy how I endured it all these years. All I did was sleep, hunt animals when I''m hungry, eat, create some weapon I got from cutting all those trees in the forest, and commit suicide, in secret. Now all I have to do is talk to my parents in this world, and I''m going to go kill the king so I could finally get that sweet sleep. Nyx: "Mother, Father, I called you here to discuss something that I''ve been wanting for years." Nyx''s Dad: "You want to get out of here and explore the world?" "Uhh, yeah. How''d you know?" "Son, almost everyone here that turns 18 leaves and be an adventurer or something. It''s like a tradition now." Nyx''s Mom: "I also heard Vor discussing that in his room... by himself.." "So will you let me go, erm, will you let me explore the world and see the beauty of it with my very own eyes. *Sparkles (in sarcasm)*" Dad: "If that''s what you want, son. But, I have 2 conditions." "What is it?" "Take Vor with you, please, just take him. He just keeps stealing our neighbors'' food." Mom: "Yeah, and also visit us often, ok? I get very lonely without my 2 energetic sons." (Actually, just Vor.) Dad: "Yeah, visit us and your sister." "Sister?" Mom: "Yep, I''m pregnant. Don''t worry, I can take care of myself, and your sister. Your dad is also here, not like that changes anything. Now go pack your things, and tell your brother as well." Vor: "HaHaGHAhaAHA! I heard everything! Yaaaaaay, I''ll be joining you, Nyx! Looks like you''ll have to teach me everything you know while you''re travelling!" God, save me. We left in the morning, my dad was smiling while my mom cried. Looks like I have to visit them, now I have to deal with this thing here, my brother. Vor: "Hey Nyx! Hey! HeY! aRe there more moves you can teach me? I like the dancing while fighting style, it works well on me. Hey, NYX! NYX!" "Shhh, shut up, I can''t hear anything except your ramblings." "Oh look, Nyx, people!" There were 5 people riding in horses. They look like travellers, rich travellers. Then, they charged their horses and pulled their swords. "Vor, hide." "What?" "HIDE. NOW." Vor ran off somewhere, he went.. straight. Dumbass. Now, let me try something.. Nyx: "Hey, what do you want! Let''s just talk peacefu- The sword pierced through my chest and I was riding with them, technically, on a sword. They stopped and looked at my bag.. Bandit (1): "Ok, what did you do that for? We were supposed to scare them off!" Bandit (2): "Hey, man, we did scare one off. This guy didn''t so I just resolved it in the easiest way possible!" Boss: "God, just take his bag. He''s already dead." (3 and 4): "Yes, sir!" Nyx: "I knew it, those talk options never work in battles on games." "Holy shit, he''s still alive..!" "Just kill him already, end his pain or something." Nyx: "God, I already did pierce myself on the chest though, didn''t work." "Come on, kill him! Burn him or something!" Nyx: "Oooh, burning, haven''t tried that before. Let''s see if it works.." "You all know magic, burn him!" "Vol¨ªda! (x4)" Nyx: "Aw, it didn''t work. Tell me, are there any other spells that can hurt me? You see, I can''t feel pai-" "Vol¨ªDA! Vol¨ªDA! Vol¨ªDA! Vol¨ªDA! Vol¨ªDA!" "What the actual FUCK! HE''S NOT DYING!" "CAST ANOTHER SPELL OR SOMETHING!" "I''M ALL OUT OF MANA!" "SAME HERE!" *Sigh* And just like a character in a video game, I can''t die. Unless it''s Permadeath. Nyx: "Are you guys done? You''re all disappointing. Look, let''s bargain, if you have any spells left, use it on me. C''mon, Just try if it works!" "we.. uhh... we don''t have any mana left." Nyx: "Oh that''s very disappointing. You all attacked me first, and you guys look rich. Technically, this is self defense, right?" Still burning, I picked up a rock and and bashed their heads. Crap, I need to find a water source, I don''t think I can put out this fire by myself. Also, Vor will see me, he''d question me non-stop aga-.. Vor: "NYX! YOU''RE BURNING!" God damn it. Nyx: "Yeah, I fucking noticed." We went back and tried to find a water source, but the only one near was in the middle of a forest, so I just went to the middle. (And burned all of the trees in the process.) Vor: "Ho-how, wha-what, how the hell are you still alive?!" Trust me, I know. Nyx: "I have a really strong body. Come on, the city is quite far. Before you asked, I''m not dead yet because I have fire-resistant clothes that just makes me look like I''m burning, but I''m not inside. It''s really handy.. (The only, (and the most retarded) excuse I could come up with. God, I hope he buys this. I won''t tell him I''m immortal, I''m afraid he''d think he''s immortal as well and set himself up on fire.) "Wait, So what happened to the ones that burned you?" "Dead." "And why were they robbing in the day, though?" "The (Demon) king''s army destroys villages so they just loot those for items and resources." Wait, I should say it was the Demon king''s army. Nah, it''s not like that''ll haunt me later. Well, I guess it''s time to go now. ____________________ Bandit: "Leader! 5 of our men is dead! Their heads are.... deformed. They look like they''ve been bashed by rocks. The forest was also in fire, must''ve been because of them. They''re main spell is fire, after all, and the one that attacked them is still not seen. Logically, he''s dead. The only way out is the forest, and the forest is on.. fire right now. Either that, or he''s immune to fire (lol)." ???: "Are there any clues on what this guy looks like?" Bandit: "No. But we did find this pendant on the way." ???: .... Bandit: "Leader?" ???: "He''s here. He''s actually here... I''ve been waiting! NYX!" Chapter 3: The City of Krux! (re) A week has passed since we left our town. Vor and I were still travelling to... I actually have no idea where we''re going. But if I know anything about other worlds from games, is that we have to find a city, then things will go in order. *Sigh* What''s worse is that I have to take care of this sibling of mine, which, when I think about it, he''s also a reason why I wanted to leave. Now, I thought getting reincarnated into another world will lessen my suffering for a bit, but, damn, I was wrong. Really wrong. The week that I lived through in this world is much, MUCH longer than a whole century in my old one. Maybe because I never had any fun yet. Except, maybe when I fought those bandits.. wait, did they die? If they did, then, I guess they''re my first kill here in this world. And my first kill in any worlds that I''ve lived in. Good for them though, they''re already resting. I kinda envy them... Actually, I do envy them. Immortality''s a pain. Well, anyway, the past week is boring.. as hell.I''m always bored anyway, but there were a few exceptions. One time, Vor and I got lost while following the map. Then, we stumbled into a big, somewhat bottomless pit. According to the sign, of course. The sign said that the pit was the largest pit in the entire world, and that they claimed that no one has ever reached the bottom. Someone came out of the pit, and approached us. ???: Hey, you two! Are you here to explore the pit as well? Vor: Uhhh, is there anything worth exploring in there? "Hell yeah! There''s a lot of artifacts and ores down here! And the deeper you go, the more the riches you''ll earn!" "Then why do you look.. emptyhanded?" "Ah, well, you see, the pit has all these curses or something surrounding it, and according to a map, the pit has a bottom! But it''s like, 20 000 meters deep! And every 5000 meters, the pit has this places which we call levels, also, a weird sickness starts to infect you and kill you! That''s why no one has ever reached the bottom yet. And the locals here say that there were people who did "reached" the bottom, but they never came back alive. That''s why the locals here named it, "The Abyss?!" "Well, I guess we''ll be going now, we have nothing to do here since Nyx here have to follow his "destiny" (hahahaha) or some shit, right, Nyx? Nyx..? WAIT, NYX, NO-" I jumped down the pit. Fuck, I''m taking all my chances. "Wow..", I muttered as I continue falling while watching the somewhat scenery.. inside a pit. I was falling for about an hour. And creatures, really big creatures ate me, then I just come out, unscathed. Then again, I just jump down until I reached the bottom. Took about an hour and a not-so-good landing, because I needed to slide upwards.. from being impaled by a really, really large spike. Damn, I actually thought that would kill me. "Well, now that I''m here might as well look.. at the bottom..?" The only thing I saw was a letter that says:
If you''re reading this then you''ve reached the bottom of the pit. Now, you must follow everything I tell you, or you will never see the secret that the Abyss? is hiding! I have never seen it, but I found its location. Here, I''ll tell you: .......... There, go, the sickness is.. the sickness is spreading.. it''s going to kill...me...
Oh yeah, I forgot about that sickness thing. Ok, now I''ll go see this secret for myself! .... I followed the directions written on the letter, and what I''ve seen is.. incredibly disappointing. There was a rock, now, not an ore, nor a valuable material, but.. just a pebble. A fucking pebble. Now, I might not have went through the levels individually, but I''m pretty fucking sure that the one I fell from has rocks. *sigh* Everyday, I just kept getting more and more disappointed about this world. I took the rock anyway, it must have been valuable enough for the people that fucking put it on an altar, and, mind you, the altar was perfectly built below a lava pit being contained by a substance probably strong enough to hold lava, and be transparent as well. Then, on the altar, I took the stone.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it Vor: "NYX! HEY! NYYYY~X!" Nyx: What? Why am I here? A minute ago, I was in the bottom of the pit.. "No, man, we''ve been standing here, talking to the scavenger guy. Then, uhh, I dragged you close to the pit to take a peek, then you kinda just stared. I..Is, IS THAT THE Ss-sickness he was talking about?!?" "God, no, I swear, I was just there a minute ago. Look, the bottom contai-.., you know what, nevermind. I figured it out." Turns out the stone was a time reversing, teleporting pebble. So they do have a reason to put it on an altar.., why the hell did they never use it though? I still have it though, but it doesn''t work anymore so I''ll just put it on my pocket. Anyway, now that I''ve fully wasted my (Actually never existed if you think about it) time, I''m just going to hurry the hell up and go to that city. "Vor, let''s go, this place is a waste of time." "Really? But you were just staring at it a minut-" "LETS. GO. VOR." "Ok, jeez, no need to get violent." And with that, a week has passed and we''ve reached it. The first city I have set foot on, the City of Krux. "This city is huu~ge", Vor said, as he was excitedly running and lookingfrom stall to stall. Although, one sword caught my attention, not because I have some "hidden skill" on knowing the stats of this sword, but because it looks cool. Seriously, it really does. It would be cool to slash monsters with it (not that I have seen one, yet.) Good thing those bandits have money. I wonder what''s their currency here..? "Hey, uhmm, how much is that sword?" ???: "A thousandChri!" "Chri? Is this Chri?" ???: "Dude, are you trying to be funny here? Those are copper. Copper coins. Chri is basically equivalent to Gold, then you''re giving me copper? Get the hell out of my face." Rude. How can I know that? We didn''t need money on our town, we just exchanged stuff for goods. Bartering. Well, I have another method that always works on my last world.. "Uhmm, sorry, could you give me.. a discount? *Smiles*" "oh shit ok. damn. you could''ve done that earlier. Just, just give me all your copper." "Thanks, here-" ???: "HYEEEEEEEELLLPPPPPP! THAT, THAT MAN STOLE MYCHRI!" And the opportunity to use this sword arises. See, I told you, it would all work out. Then, maybe the king here would recognize my bravery and grant me the honorary title of a hero. I chased down that guy with this badass sword that I bought. Then, I caught him in an alley. "Hey, you! There''s nowhere to go! Face my wrath!.. is that how they say it in games?" "NO!", said the thief, while pulling out his dagger. Then I charged with my sword.. "YAAAAH!" The thief vanished, and all I slashed was the wall. The wall was heavily damaged. Then, I turned back to see the thief charging in ahead, so I blocked with my sword. "WHAT THE FUCK!" I said, while the thief laughing. When I tried to block, the sword shattered because of the force that it endured while hitting the wall. This feeling of frustration and this feeling of being fucked over... I felt it. There''s a first time for everything, I guess. Now, the thief charged at me again, and slashed my face with his dagger. "I guess he should''ve known who he''s dealing with." "Actually, I haven''t asked that yet, who''re you?" He was dumbfounded, then without hesitation, I pulled out that rock I got from the pit, and smashed it in his face. ???: Oh good, you, you''ve defeated him! Actually, this was just a test conducted by the king! He wanted to see who still has a "heroic sense", he said." "What, but that guy stabbed* me." "Ah, yeah, to make it more realistic, the king ordered him to kill anyone who comes after him. Also, to avoid deaths, he announced it weeks ago. It was a really stupid plan, I tell you. And the king had the strongest assassinin the kingdom to play as the thief! Quite.. retarded, if you must. Anyway, wake him up, and the king wants to have a talk with you. Go to the castle at 6, later." Then the girl left, in a royal chariot. She was definitely royalty. She''s elegant and, of course, her clothes stand out way too much. Her eyes and her hair is black, and she wears glasses. Like, almost everyone here doesn''t have that except people who look rich. I haven''t seen anyone with glasses in this world, until now so maybe it''s exclusive for the rich..? Well, time to go.. wait, crap I forgot. "Hey, wake up." ..... Shit, he''s dead. Well anyway, time to go to Vor and tell him this. _____________ Vor believed everything I said, and he.. prepared or something? He brought a bow and a knife, while I came emptyhanded (with the exception of my holy rock). We checked in an inn using that Chri I got from... forgetting to give it back to that girl.. Vor: Ok, so what''s the plan? Nyx: Plan, no, we don''t need a plan. We just come in and do whatever the hell they tell us to. Vor: Ok, then I''ll handle the plan. Be right back. Hmm, what plan? I guess he''ll probably do something stupid again. That would be entertaining, making the king lash out at Vor for doing something stupid. I guess I''ll just let him, I''m gonna take a nap. Waking up, I realized it''s already 6, so I just ran to the castle. I met Vor, below a bridge creating a.. hole? How weird is this day going to be? I called him out, and we went to the castle. Vor: Hey, Nyx, be ready. Nyx: Yeah, I know. Then the castle gates opened up, and we were greeted by knights standing on the side, while the king sits in the middle. King: So you''re the one who defeated my best assassin! See, I told you guys someone strong would eventually pop up! "Oh there were definitely strong ones, that assassin just killed all of ''em." ,The knights whispered. King: Ook, so I guess I''m going to grant you the privilege of being the hero of our city. C''mere.. Vor and I walked to the King''s throne. I kneeled down, then Vor followed. The King then pulled out his sword to honor us both. "I hereby declare you, the kn-" Vor... quickly charged in the king''s direction. A knife pierced through the king''s chest. Then.. "I DID IT, NYX! THE OTHER VILLAGES CAN NOW LIVE IN PEACE! I''M A HERO!" "Vor... what the fuck... did you do...." "YOU TOLD ME THE KING''S ARMY WAS THE ONE DESTROYING THE VILLAGES! SO I THOUGHT THE KING CAPTURED YOU AND LURED YOU INTO A TRAP, SO I SET UP A PLAN TO KILL THE KING!" "I DIDN''T SAY IT WAS THIS KING! VOR, YOU STUPID FUCK! THEY''RE NOT THE ONES WHO WERE PILLAGING THE VILLAGES!" Just as when I thought that this day could get any worse, hedid it in the worst way possible. *sigh* The knights were all standing in shock, and they clenched and pulled out their swords and charged at us. God damn it, Vor. "He... HE KILLED THE KING! GET THEIR HEADS!" Aw, shit. Chapter 4: (Destroying) The City of Krux! "ATTAAACCCKKKK!", said the knights. "FUUUUUCCCCKKK!", said Vor. I looked at his face, and it looked like an "Oh shit, what have I done?" face. He knows the intensity of what he did, and he''s going to suffer for it. Well, now that the king''s dead anyway, I pulled out the knife from his dead chest, and stabbed it on his head. Vor: ..... Nyx: I regret nothing. Nowhere to run, I threw Vor out the big circular glass pane behind the King''s throne. Not gonna lie, I threw him out with the intent to kill him, but I know my brother, he isn''t going to die. Damn it. Then a spear pierced through my head, cutting it in half. Why do almost everyone that attacks me always go for the head? I have other body parts too, maybe you could try that. *Sigh* Why am I getting disappointed because of that? I don''t really know, too. But, let me give all these knights a one way ticket to Gaia. Nyx: "You should know, You''re not going to get my head anytime soon. *Grins*" Aside from all the things that I''ve said, I, for once after a very, very long time, is actually having.. fun. Knight1: GET HIM! Nyx: Well, you know, cutting off my head does kinda hurt, a bit. So that''s a start. The knight at the back surprised me with an attack. I moved a little bit to the left and dodged it, then I closed in on him and pulled the rock out of my pocket to, again, bash his armored helmet. Obviously, it didn''t work, but hey, the helmet''s now deformed. The other knights charged at me with their swords, I dodged all of those.. by jumping on their heads. Then, I jumped on the room''s chandelier and with the rock, I broke the chain that it was hanging on. None of them died, damn, but most of them are stuck below the broken chandelier. Their armors didn''t help, it just added more weight. Some knights were stuck below, so I stole a knight''s spear and stood my ground. As I mentioned before, I have knowledge about all of these weapons. Immortality''s a pain, so I had time (fuck, actually I have lots) to learn, and I did, all because I wanted to feel like I''m in a game, and right now, I''m basically in one. SoJutsu, the spear fighting martial arts that originated in Japan. I know a thing or two about that, but I have something better in mind. The knights then helped the other knights out of the chandelier, but I immediately charged at them, startling them. I pierced through one of thee knight''s armor, and I shoved the spear and the body to the ground, sticking and killing the body at the same time. I clinged onto the spear, andfor me to escape, I grabbed and like a monkey, I was swinging on the spear in a circular motion, making the knights that tries to grab my foot get kicked away. The armor hurts my feet, but it usually just regenerates. After building up motion and momentum, I jumped out of the glass pane, the same pane where I threw Von to escape (kill him). Why didn''t I do it sooner? ''Cause, those were like, the moments in games that makes the main character shines as a protagonist. Pretty stupid, though, they have an escape route but they still chose to fight. Kinda like what I did tonight. Shit, I''m now a fugitive that killed the king along with Vor. The sudden shock earlier made me burst, but I actually like this new change of pace. Now, time to find that brother of mine. I''m running, running, running. Through this woods, at knight, and behind me are knights swarming in one place, chasing me. Luckily, I got back on the city, and saw the bridge. For some reason, Vor was undeneath it, earlier. So I went underneath the bridge, because why the hell not? Vor: Psssst, bro! In here! Nyx: Vor? Where the hell are you, exactly? "Beneath this wall, I created this earlier, you see. It won''t be seen from the outside because of the night." He was really prepared, except the escape part. God, how the hell do you plan an assassination without an escape plan? Nyx: Vor, I can''t fit. Vor: Oh, crap, Well I didn''t.. expect you.. to come here... I thought you were dead! How the hell did you escape? "Long story, *Sigh* God damn it, we''re going. Stay behind me, and give me those arrows." "What, no way man, I need them for my bow." "Just give me two, and stay behind me." I suck at archery, I kept practicing and got decent at it, but nonetheless, still mediocre. From what I''ve experienced, I excel at close range combat. (hell yeah, the best classes in games are usually close combat focused)You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. Flexibility is Vor''s strong suit, so I led him into the best spot that he could be strong at, the forest. I got the knights'' attention and led them there, where Vor was sniping them with his bow. He''s good, damn. Whenever he runs out of arrows, I get those that he fired (checking if they can still be fired) and give it to him so he can fire it again. This went on for like, 5 repeats until the shaft of the arrow becomes bent or broken, rendering it useless. I, on the other hand, continues to fight those knights while dual wielding... arrows. It''s not like I have another option here. I killed over a dozen of them, and damaged a lot of knights. After that, the arrows also break, and I would get another weapon. This time, I picked up the most common weapon, a broadsword. I can''t clear a path with this, though, as the knights surrounded the whole forest, so I picked up an axe and, without technique, I swinged it viciously. "Shit, at this rate, we''ll never escape this city.", said Vor, who''s now trembling at the current situation. "Wait, I have a plan." "What plan? Dude there''s like a million of them. They''re probably surrounding the city as we speak!" "Yeah, but there''s always that one option." "What, what do you mean?" "We make a deal withthem." "..., Nyx, are you fucking with me right now?" "No, I meant give me as a fugitive, and blame everything on me. That should suffice it, right? Then an execution will be held, then maybe, just maybe, Icoulddie.." "Wait, what?" "I meant you could make a deal with the knights so that you could escape. Don''t worry, I''ll meet you sometime, but for now, this can help you escape. Make sure to call all the knights, and let them surround me." "Are you sure about this? I mean this.. this is all my fault..." "Ah, nonsense, or do you want to be in my position?" "You''re making a noble sacrifice, I won''t ever forget this, brother." Ok, well, I guess it''s time.. Or so I thought. The stone that I got from the pit is... lighting up..? I pulled it out my pocket, and a weird pop-up showed up in my head..
Heey, I knew you''d find this stone. Listen, it''s me, Gaia. I forgot to give this to you. The stone basically reverses time.. Yeah, It reverses time, buuut, it can only reverse your own time. Let''s say you have a wounded body, you can use this stone to reverse time and return your body into the healthy state that it was before. Like what happened when you fell down the pit that I put the rock in. I basically altered history for that! The rock is now usable, sorry, it took a very long time to make it work. But hey, this is a seemingly good time to try it, don''t you think? Like a Deus-ex-Machina, or whatever you earthlings call it. I don''t want you reversing time and all, like what happened in the pit. So I modified it. It''s just a little gift, I gave one to your friend, Miz, too. But it''s not this stone, it''s a whole new other gift! Anyway, use this to your heart''s content, although I know you won''t use it that much. To use it, just think of the word Antistrofi. It''s reverse, in Greek! Greek words are more awesome than normal words. Anyway, see ya after you beat thatDemon.. King. yea. Bye!
.... I knew there''s something wrong with this rock. Well I guess that changes my plans. "Vor, go hide in a tree, or something. I can handle this." "Wait, what? What the hell are you planning to do?" "Just relax, I know what I''m doing. After I distract them, you go on ahead. I''ll meet you on the pit." Vor followed my directions and hid. I reversed time to the state when I still had that axe. Now, with a weapon, all I had to do is to kill all the knights. In order to do that, I jumped in a tree to make sure I get a view of the forest. "Alright, I''m ready. HEY ASSHOLES! I''M SURRENDERING! LET MY BROTHER GO!" The knights heard the scream. Every knight in the entire kingdom surrounded me, and then, as they pan their attention to me, Vor sneaked away and escaped. Well, I guess the plan worked and all I had to do was to obey them.. or will I? "Drop your weapons and kNEES ON THE GROUND! NOW!" said the Captain of the Knights. I followed them, and they closed in and aimed their spears to my neck. "Not so tough now, aren''t ya? You''re gonna pay for bending my fucking helm!" said a knight (that I bashed with a rock earlier) Now that I think about it, it''s this rock that''ll fuck him over again. "You actually can''t though. I''m basically unstoppable now." "What?" "ANTISTROFI!" I''m not supposed to say it, but it worked. I reversed time to when I was in the air after I jumped. I pulled out the axe and slammed it into the ground! Quite a few died, and I took a couple arrows to the knee, and spears on my chest, but again, I reversed my state, and slammed it into the ground hard. Kinda got bored during the same tactic, I relied on my abilities. I swinged the axe at the knights, and dodge every thing they threw at me.Spears were flying at me, from left to right, and I dodged.. quite a few of those. Knights with swords then attacked me, and I picked up a sword to counter them back. Block, slash, block, slash, pierce. Those weren''t enough to kill all of them, and I had enough of pain for one day. I reversed time so I could back up into the air again, and I landed on their locations. Using that, I reversed it again, but now, I reversed it so that I could be behind them. Then, with that tactic, I destroyed an entire city''s army before the day ended. "Woooh, that felt refreshing." Well, if I destroyed an entire city, I might as well just get something as a reward, right? I don''t want to use that stone anymore, it''s kind of a cheat code. I hate cheats in games. I went to the castle, so I could get that crown. Selling it would give me a lot of mon- err, Chri. Is it called Chri? Inside the castle, where the king''s dead body resides. I saw a familiar face.. "You- You''re that girl from earlier!" ???: Yep, and thanks to you, I''m now free. "Wait, the fuck?" "Getting out of this family is impossible. I tried to escape, but all they do is blackmail me, making me go back to this hellhole. I never thought, you, no, your brother, will free me from this curse I was born into." "Ook..?" "Here, take the crown, I know you wanted it. We''ll see each other next time, and hopefully, my saviour too. My name is Kree, Kree Maize. Farewelll." Uhhh, what? I had to sit through that monologue, just to get a crown. I didn''t really care about her, but this crown though, I wonder how much will this cost if I sell it? Oh well, I guess it''s time to go somewhere, hmm, crap, Vor has the map. I guess it''s time to go meet him then. Vor: NYX! NYXNYXNYXNXNYXNYXN! YOU.. YOU''RE NOT DEAD! BUT HOW? Nyx: Deus-ex-machina. "Deus what?" "Hey, I''m not dead, and you''re asking me how I didn''t die?Did you want me to die?" "Wait, it was impossible to leave that city! They were surrounding you!" "Vor, elder brothers are really strong." "But-" "Shhh, you''ll know in the morning." Fuck, I didn''t come up with an excuse. Well, now that we basically destroyed the first city that we came in, we''re now fugitives on the run. Like that will stop me. Time to go to the next plot point, I guess. Chapter 5: Dungeons, Demons, and Death! *Sigh* I haven''t thought this through. As a result of my actions, The city of Krux has been abandoned by the people living there. It only took 1 day for all the people to get out of that place so Vor and I went with them. The massacre of a whole city''s army gave chills to the people living there, but, none.. None of them saw what actually happened. The massacre took place in the forest, see, and it was at night. I don''t know if some people did see it, but I doubt they will actually report it after seeing what I''ve done to those knights. After all, I did destroy their city''s line of defense. Good job for the knights, though, as they kept the murder of the king a secret so it won''t make the whole city panic. And for Vor, well, he doesn''t feel a thing. What the fuck is wrong with him.. Vor: Hey, Nyx, so we''re we going now? Aren''t we going to go to another city now? I mean, I don''t know where we''ll go after this, though. Nyx: Shh, shut up, they''ll hear us. This man was kind enough to let us ride on his carriage. If he knew that we''re the ones who killed the king, then we''ll have to walk! WALK! Who the hell likes walking? "Well, ok, but how the hell did you convince this man to let us ride with him, though?" "It was really easy. (I threatened him.) Anyway, let''s just sleep. I already said where to drop us, it''ll be fine." It was a loooong day, but we didn''t really mind. We were asleep, and as we woke up, the night already enveloped the sky. And after a while, Vor fell asleep, again. I guess he was really tired about that whole city escape, so I just let him. For whatever reason, I pretended to be asleep, but I was actually looking at the stars. The stars enveloped the night as the night enveloped the sky. I stared at it for a while, because back in my old world, there were no stars at all. In my 10 000 years of living, not once have I seen the night sky like this. I don''t know why it suddenly came back to me, and why I didn''t just look up when I was on the village where I was born. I guess, I just remembered someone who really likes stars, Miz. Her blue eyes just sparkle whenever she sees photographs of stars. Like the night, she also has black hair, and has a well built body for a girl. Anyway, she was an astronomer. She studied stars, she studied how they die, and why they can''t be seen in the sky in our world. Apparently,I still don''t get why it''s not visible, so I blamed it on pollution.It did destroy our world for like, 2 times, but then it just reverts back to normal. I know what she feels, I just CAN''T accept it. I''ve done something horrible in the past that I just can''t let go. Still, I just can''t help but imagine it. I wonder where she is th-... Man: Here, another batch of teenagers. ???: Good, now I''ll take it from here. The carriage on the right will take you to a city, and the payment should be with you tomorrow. Nice having business with you. Man: Hey, wait, what are you planning to do with those people? ???: It''s none of your concern, just go away. Payment will be with you tomorrow. Human Trafficking, huh. I should''ve known by now that these kinds of people exist. Are we basically slaves now? Should I wake Vor up then escape? Wait.. let''s just see how this plays. *Grins* Hey, it''s not like we have any other place to go. Let''s just say this is a side quest, and maybe I''ll get more information about this people. I don''t want to destroy them all half-heartedly, I''d destroy them mentally, and physically since these guys are clearly evil.. or for whatever purpose actually turned out to be good guys but, I''d destroy anyone who dares lay a hand on my crown. So I slept, waiting forthe guy to take us wherever the fuck he would take us while still awake takes a long time, so I slept. In the morning,Vor and I was woken up by an electric shock. ???: Oi, wake up Vor: Huh, what? Who the fuck are you? Where are we? ???: You''ll know, just follow me. We followed him, (not to mention, by walking, why the fuck didn''t we take the carriage) and he led us to a big mansion. I''m starting to think that we''d work here, and I hate working so we''ll bust the fuck out of here, but when we got inside, I was surprised. There were teenagers, about 50 of them. they were all equipped for.. something. I immediately asked the guy who brought us here..- Nyx: Where the hell did you take us? ???: Why should I tell you? Anyway, go grab a sword there, or something. What the hell is he planning to do..? Nyx: Wait, what? What the hell''s our purpose here, anyway? ???: You just have to do whatever we say. Nyx: ...? Ok..? Then what''s your name? He left without answering my question.. He''s rude.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. The mansion was big. Really big. We were at a somewhat cafeteria with all the tables around, but then there was a really big stage in the left. I don''t know what it''s for, though. I then approached somepeople to know what the fuck is going on, because this is not what I expected. Vor and I, well, we''re not nervous at all. Nyx: Hey, uhm, Hi? ???: ... Vor: So, what''s your name? "Reus Tavern." Vor: Oooh, that''s a cool name. My name''s Vor. Do you know why were here, though? Reus: Oh, so you''re new here.. Nyx: I''m Nyx. What do you mean we''re new? ???: Don''t worry, you''ll know soon enough. A girl approached the table that we were sitting in. She has blue hair, and has black eyes. I''m feeling a kind of a bitchy presence coming from her.. ???: My name''s Xiel Priz! Nice to meet you. Vor: Hi! Xiel: You''re.. not worried about all of this..? That''s the first time I''ve seen one, yet. Nyx: Do we have something to.. worry about? Xiel: You did get kidnapped, though, aren''t you worried about that? I mean all of the ones that was sent here all were thinking about how the hell will they get out, but you two.. you look calm. Vor: Thanks. Then the curtains on the stage opened, and it revealed a man.. a girlish man posing. It was like a pose that the Ginyu Force would do. He has an extremely disgusting outfit that almost reveals his nipples. Ahh God, is this a fucking strip club? Are we kidnapped to work in a fucking strip club? ???: Aaand, we have another set of new members! Glad to see new.. handsome.. faces. hmhmhhmmh. What the fuck, now I feel nervous. ???: Now, my name is Kiie. You''re here today to do.. something. You''ll be conquering dungeons for the rest of your life, you see. All for the sake of our hero, Exos. I''ll explain. You see, the hero Exos built this.. ehhh... corporation? To make him more famous and rich as usual. Now, he could conquer all the dungeons that he wants to, but, doing all those alone is suuper tiring, don''t you think? So, he wants you to conquer it for him. You all will be working under Exos now, make sure to not let him down. Vor: The hero..? I never heard of any hero.. Kiie: Now, we have recently found a dungeon. Intel said that the dungeon holds a fuck ton of diamonds and items that we can''t even identify. Now, Lord Exos tried to conquer this dungeon, but failed because he''s not in the mood. So, he wants you to weaken the dungeon for him. Or conquer it, but I doubt it would work. So now, we''ll be splitting you in groups of 5. (Not in the mood..) Some hero this guy is. Kiie: So let''s start with the first group.. You, you, you, you and youuuu. Basically, he picked all of us that we''re in the table. Me, Vor, Xiel, Reus and some other guy at the back. I stood up and talked to him. Nyx: Hey, I guess you''ll be joining us, what''s your name? He didn''t notice me, he was trembling at the announcement. ???: Lord Exos.. can''t conquer it? W-we are d-dead. Nyx: Relax, it''s not like that Lord Exos guy is strong. According to that guy on the stage, I think he''s just leeching off other people''s achievements and became a hero. ???: No.. you don''t understand. He''s actually really strong, I''ve seen him fight. If he can''t do it, then how the hell can we? Nyx: What''s your name.. first? ???: Chris.. We''re going to die anyways, why did I bother saying my name.. Oh shit, I hit the jackpot. There should be monsters and shit down there that could kill me. Hell yes, finally. Chris: We''re also the first ones to.. go. The first group that goes in dungeons always never make it back alive. Nyx: So this wasn''t the first dungeon to be conquered? Chris: No, actually. I''ve just been lucky all these years. I''m not strong, although we have them. Nyx: Them..? Chris: Reus and Xiel. They''re the best ones in terms of destroying and fighting here. Nyx: Huh, neat. Kiie: And that''s all the groups. The first group I announced would be the first ones to go to the dungeon tomorrow, get some sleep. I also see that guy over there.. mhhmhmhm. He pointed at me. Fuck.I don''t think I could get any sleep. Xiel: Hey, good luck tomorrow! Reus: Yeah, you''re gonna need it. Chris: Like hELL WE WILL. Then with that, the day is now done. I wonder what kind of monsters will that dungeon have.. _________ Morning came, and I didn''t get a wink of sleep, but I feel fine. I''m immortal, remember? Kiie (on the stage): WAKE THE FUCK UP! IT''S NOW MORNING! THE FIRST GROUP, GO TO THE CARRIAGE OUTSIDE THE GATE. I''d be.. accompanying you. To make sure no one escapes, of course, right, that guy? He was pointing at me again... Xiel: Come on, Reus already went ahead, let''s go. We headed towards the carriage outside the mansion. No one said a single word, even Vor''s mouth was shut. Iguess he''s nervous now? Hahahaha. We ended up on that dungeon, just as he said. The dungeon was not easy to find.. How did they do it..? Kiie: Ok, here it is. The dungeon. The entrance was below a big tree, and there were several more trees covering it. I wonder how they actually managed to find it though. They said that there''s some unknown item at the end, and a fuck ton of diamonds so I secretly brought a sack. Inside that sack was my crown, since I don''t want anyone seeing it. Xiel grabbed her weapon, a wooden pole. Reus also did the same thing, and he grabbed his axe. Meanwhile, Chris grabbed his staff, I grabbed a wooden pole as well, and Vor grabbed some gauntlets. Damn, we are fucking ready. Xiel opened up the door that was below the tree and jumped down. Me and the rest followed her. The dungeon was dark.. It''s actually giving me a somewhat scary dungeon vibe. We couldn''t see anything. Nyx: So no one brought a fucking torch? Xiel: Chill, that guy can take care of it. Chris then lifted up his staff and chanted- "Folida!" Then something lit up on his staff and with just a blink, fire has been created. His staff is now a torch to navigate this dark fucking dungeon. Vor: So you can use magic? Chris: Yeah, I kinda came from a line of magic users. Reus: Wait, look at the wall. Nyx: What..? The walls weren''t made out of stones. They were made out of human skulls. Chris: What the fuck..? I think there''s a similar place like this in my old world.. The Paris Catacombs.. was it? We didn''t take long enough to figure out that there were monsters here, but who could''ve built this? Well, fuck, I don''t even want to know. Then, we saw a carcass of a dead.. monster? Xiel: It''s already.. dead? And look, the wound is still fresh. Then *BOOM* An explosion came froma (skull) wall just across. Nyx: Hide, quick! The peop.. no.. the things that came out is.. I don''t know what they are. They''re covered in black, and white, round eyes are the only thing I can see, also the fire was put out. ??? (1): HaHAahhaHAah, God, this place is dark. I wonder what the king wants here. ??? (2): Let''s just make it fast, or hey, maybe we could actually encounter humans here! ??? (3): Yeah, no. Humans aren''t that stupid to go here. There are skulls and shit, they''re afraid of that! ???: Knock it off, you fucks. We need that item that the king wishes. The.. king? ??? (2): Hell yeah! Demons! Demons! Demons! Demons! What the fuck are they saying? ???: All hail the Demon King, most powerful creature in the world. ??? (1): Kiss-ass. ??? (2): Reinforcements should be coming soon, I wonder what''s actually in here, why the hell does the king want it so much. ??? (3): I don''t know, let''s just get this over with. *Sigh* Hey, How do you kill a demon, anyway? Chapter 6: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire! Ahhh, this is bad. Not for me, but for my group. These, hmm, demons? I don''t know, I haven''t seen one, yet. Yeah, these demons. They are.. not getting distracted by the darkness. What I meant is that they can see in the dark, and we''re fucked. We can''t see shit inside this dungeon, and Chris can''t cast his fire spell.. So I have only one option. Use both of my.., Well, I wouldn''t call it an ability, more like a curse. The other one is a gift, so I''ll use those cheats again.. as a last resort. What? I can''t afford to have dead groupmates. Chris: *whispering* Crap.. What the hell are those..? Those monsters can talk.. Xiel: *still whispering* They''re demons. Chris: Well, what are you waiting for? Kill them! (A very angry whisper.) Xiel: Well, we.. can''t. We can cut them, burn them, do all kinds of stuff but we.. can''t kill them by normal means. Vor: *whispering* What do you mean..? Xiel: Demons can only be killed by special weapons, from what I''ve heard. Vor: There''s.. something like that? Xiel: How the fuck haven''t you all heard about these? These weapons are called "Hallows". Reus: Yeah, Hallows came from the word Hallowed, which means Blessed. Basically, they''re called Blessed weapons, but they wanted to make it.. cooler, for some reason, according to Kiie. I asked him about all these type of weapons. You can put magic attributes on normal weapons, like ours, for instance. But, if you already have a hallow, you can''t put attributes on it anymore. Vice-versa, if you have an enchanted weapon. You can''t bless it. The only difference of enchanted and Hallows is that Hallow users often have a holy aura around them. Vor: Wait, what? Now there are magic weapons? What''s better, then? Xiel: That''s easy, Enchanted weapons are superior. Hallows can only kill demons, and people, since they are weapons. However, Enchanted weapons can kill a variety of monsters. They''re much more useful in dungeons like these. Nyx: What the fuck are you all talking about? We''re here discussing other weapons, while our weapons are basically useless right now, so I suggest we discuss a way for us to get to the loot first. We aren''t getting anywhere discussing weapons that we don''t have right now. Reus: He''s right. Vor: You fucking fueled this discussion.. Nyx: Anyway.. any suggestions? Vor: We could let the monsters here handle them..? Right after Vor mentioned that, 5 monsters gathered and attacked the demons all at the same time. Unfortunately, none of them stood a chance against those demons. Vor: Nevermind.. Reus: There''s only one idea I can think of.. Xiel: How about someone distract those demons while we run downstairs and get the loot? Reus: Yeah, that. Chris: WHat?! But if you do that, then you''ll basically guarantee your own.. death.. I wish that was true.. for me, atleast. Chris: We can''t even see anything in here! How can anyone distract them when he can''t even see what he''s distracting! Let''s just go back.. Nyx: Light me up. I''ll do it. (Guess I have no choice..) Chris: See! No one will- what? Nyx: Light me up, cast fire on me. Chris: ArE YOU FUCKING STUPID? You do know that fire FUCKING BURNS YOU, RIGHT? Nyx: No shit, of course I know. That''s why I told you to light me up. Vor: Oh yeah, Nyx burned for about 30 minutes while we were finding a water source some time ago. Reus: Bullshit, no one can do survive that. Xiel: Yeah, but if you really want it, then, Chris, light him up. Vor: He has flame resistant clothes, by the way. Xiel: Flame resistant clothes prevent fire from getting on your clothes.. Ah, fuck, these guys are dumb. Reus: Nyx, this is stupid, but thank you for your.. suicide. Nyx: Yeah, yeah, if I come back alive, can I get half of the loot? Vor: Bro, are you really gonna be ok? Nyx: I did survive a whole city, Vor. A few demons will not be a threat. You do know what you''re all supposed to do now, right? Ok ligh- Chris: "FOLIDA" God, burning takes a lot of time to get used to. Demon (1): I smell something.. I smell.. fire.The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. Demon (2): Yeah, we''re all demons, we could smell that too. Demon (3): But, what the hell is burning? Then in the corner I appeared, shocking the demons. Nyx: Hey. Demon (1): A human that''s already being.. cooked? Oh wow, I probably know what the boss wants here. Demon (Leader): Just get him. The demons chased me afterwards, like I''ve planned. I don''t know where I ran to, but I didn''t see them here, so I guess I went the right way. I might be running for a while.. __________ Xiel: Go, RUN! There were 2 ways on the 5th floor. Nyx, with the demons, went to the left, while we went to the right. I hope we''re making a very good decision here. Also, I''m Xiel, the only one keeping this group alive. Kiie said that there were 10 floors here, according to the hero. He also said that the hero almost got the loot but then was cut off by.. something inside. He also said that he was not in the mood so he didn''t bother fighting it. How the hell are we supposed to defeat what the hero couldn''t? We''re all dead from the start, anyway. There were no signs of demons on the 6th floor, or is it 4th if the bottom is the 1st? I''ll call it the 6th floor. We took a 5 minute break because we were running for about 30 minutes, until Chris decided to cast the fire spell so we could see where we''re actually going. God, I didn''t even notice he was there. After that, we continued to go explore the floor. There were no signs of paths diverging. There''s only one single path, and there were no signs of monsters. Then, they all came at once. Xiel:Reus. Reus: Got it. Reus jumped in front of Xiel, and plunged onto the enemies. Then, he swinged his axe in circles, clearing most of the enemies. Xiel then quickly casted a spell- Xiel: "TWIG!" Xiel multiplied into 5, and her clones climbed on walls and stayed there, like a ninja. Then, Xiel shouted- "NOW!" And the clones then jumped away from the wall to the other side of the wall so fast, it looked like the roof was covered by another layer. Then, the clone layer moved down fast, killing all the monsters in one go. Vor: Damn.. Chris: A.. guillotine... Xiel: Wooo, that was easy. Nice job, Reus. Vor: Wait, if you could do that, why didn''t you do it from the start? Xiel: Every time I multiply, I get gradually weaker because my strength is being equally separated to each of myclone. So, that technique is mostly for cleaning up monsters. That''s why I always get paired up with Reus, you see. The monsters that attacked usare a bit strong. They were human-like monsters but they''re animals.. somehow. Humanoids. They''re common in dungeons, but the monsters that attacked us ambushed us, which is unusual, because humanoids usually just charges right at us. Weird. Then we continued. The floors below has the same type of monsters, and we did the same type of way to destroy all of them. By the time we noticed, we have already reached the last floor. The 10th floor. Knowing that the thing is in this floor, the thing that defeated the hero, we were clearly scared. But, I gripped tightly on my staff. Vor and Chris also seemed like they were going to fight now, I don''t know what Vor could do, but I could definitely use Chris. I could see it, I could see the end of the dungeon. There was a blinding white light coming out of the room at the end, and we all knew that there was something.. something waiting. Then, Vor talked. Vor: Fuck, why are you all still standing there? Let''s go. Then he ran towards the room. ... Nothing happened. Vor then sticked his head out and said- Vor: Oh come on, I need help here, it''s hard carrying all these. Then, the 3 of us went inside, and saw what we expected. Diamonds. We all then took out each of our bags then stuffed all that we could get. Although, the only thing that''s missing is that unknown item that the demons were saying.. It felt.. anticlimatic. Nothing happened.. so what was that thing that the hero couldn''t beat? Ah fuck it, let''s go back, we already got what we need it. __________ Demon (1):HOOW THE HELL ARE YOU STILL ALIVE? I have been running for about an hour now. Demon (2): WHERE THE HELL ARE WE ANYWAY?!? I''VE LOST TRACK. Demon (3): IT''S THAT GUY''S PLAN ALL ALONG! I''ve lead them.. somewhere. I think we''re on the 9th floor now. The monsters that swarmed me all got destroyed by those demons while chasing me. Why couldn''t they just let me go? *sigh* Demon (4): Leader, the reinforcements are here. Nyx: Shit. Then after a while, I found the last floor. The 10th. I immediately saw a.. violet light encompassing the whole floor. The violet light comes from that room.. the room at the end of the floor. That''s where the loot is..? I thought I was going the wrong way. The demons slowly caught up and saw the violet light. Demon (Leader): From what the King said, it''s here. Demon (2): How could you tell? Demon (Leader): The violet-fucking-light. It''s so obvious. Then without hesitation, I ran to the violet light. "And I''ve made it!" is what I would''ve said, but there was a pointed object coming out of my chest. I got fucking pierced again. I looked back to see what pierced me, and it was a.. scythe? That was unusual, there was no demon who was holding a scythe. Then, a black flame embodied me.. Nyx: Aw. Then I played dead, because why not? I''ll see how these demons handle this... this.. monster? The monster isn''t really a monster. It was more like a human mixed with an animal, and was holding a scythe. The monster has a wolf for a head, and a body that was like mine, a human. The demons all charged at the wolfman, and with the single swing of the scythe, the wolfman singlehandedly destroyed all of the demons that were charging at him. Wait, the wolfman actually reminds me of something... wait, wait, I need to take him down first. This should be easy, I have a plan. I stood up, and looked at the wolfman. Nyx: Hah, a scythe doesn''t suit you. "ANTISTROFI!" I reversed time to make sure I still have my pole. The wolfman attacked and swinged his scythe, cutting me in half. I immediately regenerated, and the wolfman pierced me with his staff. The wooden pole broke, so my plan was useless. I had to reverse again. "ANTISTROFI!" I reversed time again, and I got my pole back. Then, again, I reversed my time. I reversed it on the point where I got pierced on the scythe. The wolfman, dumbfounded, immediately swinged his scythe, cutting me again, but I continued to reverse until I waspierced back on the scythe. It didn''t work. So I had to fight the wolfman using a wooden pole. I didn''t stand a chance. Without immortality, or this rock, I''d be dead by now. So, like what I did to all those knights, I jumped on the ceiling, it was high enough to do a diving.. attack. After landing, I charged at him in order to close the distance between us. Then, I reversed my time, teleporting me above him. I dived right into his scythe, and he swinged the scythe again, cutting me in fucking half, again. After my body get halved, I reversed time again, then I appeared, right infront of his fucking wolf face. "God, I hate furries." Then I threwthe pole.. in the air, on top of his head. I quickly reversed the time again to the point where I was above him, and also above the pole. I kicked the pole downwards, and the kick made the pole went straight through his head, like a bullet, and onto the ground. Talk about fatalities, damn. Now that the main obstruction is gone, I could go in now. The violet light encompassing the whole floor is because of this room.. So I went inside. There was nothing inside the room. Nothing, except the scythe. The same scythe that the wolf used. Wait, what? I then looked outside the room if the scythe was still there, and as I expected, it wasn''t. It got transported in the room, somehow. Is this like a.. holy weapon or some shit? Like in games? Maybe this wasn''t a side quest after all! I took the scythe, and felt a black flame embodying me, like earlier. But, it didn''t hurt, unlike earlier. *RuMBLE* *Sigh* What the hell is it this time? I looked out and saw.. demons. A lot of demons. Maybe this was the reinforcement they were talking about, earlier? *Grin* Such a nice way to test out a brand new weapon. Demon ???: ALL OF YOU! SURROUND HIM! *grins more viciously* Am I going to have to take out a whole army, again? Chapter 7: Siblings! Vor: Why is the ground shaking..? Chris: Is it? It doesn''t feel like it. This is the most anticlimatic dungeon I have ever been informed of. They said there was this strong thing inside, and I actually became terrified only to find out that he''s not there. But anyway, I''ve got what we came in here for. I''m glad no one died in our team.. except that Nyx guy. You know what they say, there''s a fine line between bravery, and stupidity. Though, he did manage to save us from those demons.. Vor: ... Chris: Hey, what''s wrong? Vor: My brother.. I hope he''s doing alright.. Chris: Yeah.. (How the fuck can you survive burning for 30 seconds, he''s freaking dead, dude.) Yeah, but we got a fuck ton of diamonds. I''d say his sacrifice wasn''t in vain. I could probably escape from that filthy mansion.. Wait.. They''re.. siblings? ... Vor: Yeah, I know he is.. Anyway, aren''t you guys sick of it? Reus: Sick of.. what? Vor: Sick of this. Like, haven''t you tried to escape that mansion? Xiel: We did. We... tried. I don''t think we can escape. Vor: Uhh, how and why? Xiel: Kiie. Vor: Huh? Xiel: I don''t know how he does it but.. he always knows. He always gets us before we even try to escape. Nothing gets past him. Vor: The hell, then that means.. Xiel: Yep, he''s telepathic. He can read other''s minds even if you try to hide it. I don''t know where I came from, nor my birth date. The only recollection I have is the mansion, and the people in it. They weren''t exactly friendly, but even though they''re like that, we still come through for each other. ... I can''t forgive him... Kiie.. Chris: Wow, I never heard of that. Xiel: That''s because you''re still new. You got "recruited" just a month ago. Chris: Haha, recruited. Anyway, is there any way to escape? Like, to bypass him? Xiel: Give it up. Chris: Huh? Why? Xiel: You''ll just end up with scars.. Chris: Hmm? Reus: Don''t. Chris: Why? What the hell did I say? Reus: Hey, Xiel, mind if I tell him? Xiel: Go ahead. Reus: You should probably know this.. *Sigh* She mentioned that we tried to escape, right? Chris: Yeah. Vor: Hmm.. Reus: Everyone took part in the escape. All the people inside, except, well, the people who facilitates the mansion. We would meet up and talk about it, but it would only be when we were raiding dungeons. The main leader of this plan was... Xiel''s brother,Riel. The plan is simple, Xiel will make noise in the back to make it look like we''re escaping, then hide and make them realize that we were going to escape on the main door. Then, we come out of hiding, and escape at the back. Vor: Wow, they almost have the same name. Their parents must be real creative. Xiel: .... Vor: I''m kidding... Wait, you have a brother? Reus: Riel excelled in coming up strategies to raid dungeons, and he was strong too, like Xiel. But, they do differ from each other, simply because Xiel is a prodigy. Riel is always 2nd compared to her, except in strategies, but I know him, he really cares for her. They were.. also like my family. Vor: So.. where is he now? Xiel: ..... Reus: Last year, on the day of the escape, he lead the whole group. We didn''t know what was coming. Every guard and Kiie was standing outside the mansion..
Riel: How the hell did he know? I.. I made sure this plan was flawless!If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Xiel: Well, it wasn''t. Let''s just go, who cares if some of us gets captured. Riel: You- you don''t understand, I promised them freedom! They, they''re like us.. Xiel: In what aspect? Stop being such a fucking burdenand let''s just ditch them. Right, Reus? Reus: .... Riel: What? NO! They just got dragged into this mess, just like us! I''m sure they also want to see their real home, and.. their real families. Xiel: Fuck, fine. But you damn know we can''t save them all. Riel: I.. I know.
Reus: Just as expected, some did escape.. But some didn''t. Xiel and I escaped, but Riel.. he was captured. Kiie blackmailed us into going back to that mansion, and.. we can''t leave Riel behind, so we went back.
Kiie: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU THINK YOU FUCKS COULD ESCAPE? Riel: Fuck you, Kiie. Kiie: Ohohoho, if it isn''t the handsome leader himself, Riel. Too bad you didn''t escape like the rest of them. Riel: Let me the fuck GO! Kiie: Hahaha, why would I do that? Look, even your sister came back just for you~ Riel: Just let us.. go! Kiie: Nah, but I''m afraid your time here will be.. quite short. I''m using you as an example to thosewho dare escape~.
Reus: Hours later, we were being.. beaten up. By the guards, and Kiie. Riel was nowhere to be found.. until Kiie showed up again, on the stage...
Kiie: Now, to nail it inside your heads, I''m going to take your leader here, as an example. The stage opened up, revealing Riel in a guillotine. Kiie: Oho, don''t get me wrong, I''m not gonna use the blade. He''s gonna die.. with these axes that my lovely assistants carry. Xiel: LET HIM GO! The people inside the mansion, and Reus, was scared soulless. No onedared to intervene, nor speak a single word. The ones who tried were Reus and Xiel, but they got apprehended immediately. Kiie: No other comments except "LET HIM GO!"? Riel: Sorry, Xiel.. I''ve become a burden.. again. Good..bye. Xiel: KIIE, STOP! LET HIM GO! KIIE! Then the blade on the guillotine went straight down, beheading Riel. Kiie: I just realized you can''t behead people with an axe on a guillotine. Well, that''s it for today, go back to your rooms. Xiel blankly stared at her brother''s beheaded body, with tears flowing down her face. Reus stood silently, and tears eventually flowed down his face as well.
Reus: He was.. killed. Right infront of Xiel and I. A year later, and here we are.. Vor: .... Xiel: You''ll.. get over it. Vor: What do you mean..? Xiel: Your.. sibling. Vor: ..., Nah. Xiel: What? Vor: He''ll come back. He always comes back. Xiel: What, what do you mean? Vor: We''ve been in an unescapable situation before, actually, if you think about it, there''s no escape at that point. And he came back! Alive, unscathed, and unharmed! So, I believe in him. He''ll definitely come back. Xiel: He''S DEAD! JUST GET OVER IT! Vor: No, he''s not! Xiel: Fine! God, why the fuck doesn''t he understand that? He''s dead, why can''t he just accept that?! It''s just going to hurt.. more.. *Sigh* Fuck this, anyway, we''re now on the 5th floor. The same floor where we diverged paths. Chris: ..., umm, guys? Reus: Yeah? Chris: We have a.. problem. Demons swarmed the way that Nyx ran to. I think I saw 50 demons or more..? Well, if he didn''t die from burning, he''s certainly dead now.. Chris: SHIT! THE DEMON SAW ME! Xiel: WHAT? Reus: We gotta go back.. come on, faster! "Heehahahaehaehahah.. No one told me there''d be more humans down here..!" Vor: Wait, go, I''ll hold it until my brother arrives. Xiel: THE FUCK IS UP WITH YOU TWO AND YOUR OBSESSION WITH DEATH SITUATIONS! COME ON! He didn''t move an inch.. Damn it. Xiel: *Sigh* God damn it, come on! Help him! Vor: Wait, stay back. Xiel: What?! Vor: Chris, can you help me a bit? Chris: Huh? What, why? Vor: Can you enchant weapons? Chris: Nope. I haven''t learned that yet. Vor: Shit.. welp, I''d guess punches will do. Vor charged fast at the demon. The demon also charged at Vor but Vor jumped above him and kicked him down the ground, causing the dungeon to rumble for a bit. The demon then grabbed Vor''s foot, then threw him on the wall. The throw damaged the wall, causing some parts of the ceiling to drop. The way to the 6th floor has been caved in, but luckily, the ceiling didn''t fall on the other side. Xiel and the others managed to get out before it fell. Vor: Ah, crap, this doesn''t hurt at all! If you want to be tough, try LIVING WITH HIM FOR 17 YEARS! CHRIS! HEAL! Chris: Ah, yeah, "IASI!" (He''s totally hurt.) Xiel: You need that help now? Vor: Ah, yeah. Xiel: Reus! Reus: On it! Like the move he did earlier, Reus jumped and slammed his axe on the demon''s head to the gROUND! The demon got up and with his claws, attacked Vor. Vor dodged it by moving on the side, and took up a stance. The demon, irritated, continuously attacked Vor. "You can''t KILL ME HAHAHAHAHA! I JUST NEED TO PLAY WITH YOU UNTIL YOUR STAMINA DROPS!" Vor continuously punched the demon''s face while dodging the demon''s attack. Xiel then multiplied and her clones holded the demon down. Reus then did the same attack, and smashed the demon on the ground again. Chris then casted a lightning spell on the demon. Xiel: Haah, haah, shit, this, this isn''t working! Vor: Yeah, we noticed. The demon stood up again, and Vor slid down below him. The demon attacked with his claws again, and Vor dodged it by grabbing the demon''s arm and jumped on top of him. He then twisted his body in a circular motion, kind of like he was dancing in mid-air, and while twisting, he slammed his foot right into the demon''s face, making the demon drop hard to the ground. Vor: Hey..? C''mon help me. Xiel: Ah, yeah. "Come on.. Just give in already! You can''t K I L L me. HahaaAHAHahahaha." The demon then charged again, but it was so fast that only Reus, Xiel and Vor could dodge it. Chris couldn''t dodge it, so Reus stepped in and pulled Chris out, but the claws impaled his arm. Reus: AGGGHHHH! Vor: Reus! Shit! Then Vor charged in to attack, but the demon quickly turned back, and pierce his arm as well. Vor: AGHHHHHHH! Then the demon, who was close to the caved-in path, quickly ran to the other side, blocking the escape path. "You won''t get awa-......" The demon looked at his chest, and noticed that a scythe has pierced it. "fuck.." The scythe then moved upwards, cutting the demon up in half, and reducing it into ash. Xiel: wha-wh... you.. ???: Hey, Vor. Vor: Haaah, haaa, took, took you long enough.. Xiel: But.. but how the fUCK? ???: Hmmm, let''s see.. I got lucky? Vor: I.. I''ve already figured you out... Nyx.. Nyx: Chris, why haven''t you casted Heal yet? Chris: Ah, what? Oh, sorry, I-I forgot. How the hell did you get here? And why ARE ALIVE? AND NOT BURNING??!? Nyx: I told you, I got lucky. Anyway, come on, make it fast. We''re going to get the hell out of here. Chapter 7.5: Follow-Up! Nyx: Crap.. my head hurts. An hour ago, I found this scythe after beating that wolfman. It suddenly respawned inside the violet-lit room. Because it looks cool, I made it as my primary weapon. Upon receiving the item, there was a black flame engulfing me and disappearing immediately after that. Next, there were these demons, hundreds of them, blocked my path of escaping. With the scythe, I destroyed the little fucks in order to create a path for me to walk through. Whenever these demons get damaged by it, they all get reduced to ash. It''s a pretty good weapon all in all, but there''s one problem. The scythe... talks. Scythe: (Heeeey, you''ve been using me for quite a while now..) Nyx: (Yeah, we''re in a fucking demon horde and you''re the only one who can destroy them.) I ordered him to speak with me.. telepathically so it won''t freak them out. Scythe: (Heeey, aren''t you going to give a name to me?) Nyx: (Why? Did your last owner gave you a name?) Scythe: (Haha, yeah. He doesn''t speak with me when we''re battling someone, but he''s a pretty good guy. He kept guarding that room for quite a while now, he says he doesn''t want anyone getting me.) Nyx: (Oh, umm, I''m sorry.) Scythe: (Doon''t, he said he''s only guarding it so that if anyone beats him, he knows that I''m in good hands.) Nyx: (Then, ok, what was the name that your previous owner gave you?) Scythe: (Don''t call him my owner, he''s my friend. Not my owner.) Nyx: (Ok, then what''s your name?) Scythe: (Skree.) Nyx: (That''s a really bad name.)Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. Skree: (Hey!) Chris: Uhhh, Nyx? Nyx: Yeah? Chris: You''ve been staring and smiling at that scythe for quite a while now.. Nyx: Uh, no, it''s just that the weapon I found is really cool. Chris: Also, that weapon is really strange. See, it isn''t a hallow, but it still keeps reducing them to ash, which is something that only hallows can do. The aura surrounding it is... Nyx: Wait, let''s talk about that later. Xiel, are you ok? Xiel: *huff* Yeah.. I managed to find the 4 of them in the 5th floor. I was also in the floor when I felt shaking on the ground. I didn''t really pay heed because I was busy slicing demons. I almost used the stone to get out because the demon horde was still coming and coming, it doesn''t seem like the demons that comes in the dungeon will stop anytime soon, but, you know, I wanted to check the other route to see if I could find an armor that matches the scythe. Nyx: (Hey, is the entrance still far away?) Skree: (Nah, it''s right around the corner.) Nyx: (Riight, thanks.) *Still slicingup demons* Ahh, the sun. I haven''t missed you at all. Dark spaces are kinda what I''m used to, after all, I spent centuries inside my room without eating. Damn, I wanna go back and play, but this world isn''t so bad.. Ah, there''s no more demons..? The questionwas easily answered when I finally reached outside.. Kiie: Ooooooooh, some real cuties went out the dungeon! Should I punish you as well~ Fuck. Fuck. I''m going back. Kiie: Heey, heey~ I was just kidding. The scythe.. folded? Then it went inside my body, and kinda just stayed.. there. Skree: (Hey, don''t worry about me, you could always call me through here. I''m not very familiar with the sun so I''m just going to stay in here.) wow, me too, man. me too. Nyx: (Vor seems.. uneasy.) Skree: (Vor? That''s the name of your brother right? The one that always kept nagging you, you said?) Nyx: (Yep, that''s him.) Skree: (Ah, neat.) ............... A month has passed. We were all assigned in the same team, so I got assigned with the same retards. Xiel and Reus, they''re alright but it seems like they have problems communicating with us. On the other hand, Chris and Vor.. I don''t know how the hell have they survived this far. All in all, this is pretty.. fun?? naah, 50-50. We were sent on another dungeon raid again, when something unusual happened. Xiel: Hey, hey, Nyx? Mind if I talk to you about something? Nyx: Yeah? What is it? Xiel: Silly question, really. You see, I''ve been visiting you every night on your room. Nyx: Uhh, isn''t that invasion of privacy? Xiel: Yeah, but who''s going to stop me? Haha, no, no, not that. Wait, I''ve played enough dating simulators. I know this scene.. she, she''s going to confess? Xiel: Nyx, I...I can''t take it anymore. I need to say it... Skree: (Oh shit, Nyx, I''ve been listening.. nice.) Nyx: (Y-yeah, ...shut up.) Nyx: *gulp* Yeah.. what is it? Xiel: ....Are you immortal? Nyx: (What.) Skree: (lmao.) Nyx: What. Chapter 8: Kill Kiie! "You''re immortal, right?" Nyx: uhhhhhh, what? Xiel: You are, aren''t you? Nyx: And what if I am? Xiel: Well, can you kill Kiie? Nyx: That... guy? Xiel: Yeah. Kill her. We want to leave the mansion. Nyx: Oh, ok. Sure. Wait, you''re not going to go ballistic that I''m actually immortal? Xiel: Nope, I figured it out. Doesn''t take much of a genius to do it. Nyx: Yeah, tell that to Vor. I''m not hiding the fact that I''m immortal. Well, maybe I''m hiding it from Vor because he may think he''s immortal too, and he may start jumping off cliffs, killing hundreds of armies while ultimately failing because of his incapability to think. I maybe underestimating him, but I''m just being careful. Xiel: Alright, this is how you''re going to do it. Just think of killing him, then he''ll come to you and assassinate you. Nyx: Ok, but don''t you want to kill the guards as well? Xiel: Nah, look, I hate Kiie, he did something that I can never forgive him for. Just kill him, then hang him in a rope or something. If we kill all the guards there, the hero might come hunting for you. Nyx: Then I''d take him on. Xiel: He''s actually quite skillful, and you''re not that invincible. Oh please, I took down an army. Both humans and demons. Xiel: Anyway, kill Kiie. I can never forgive him.. Nyx: Sure..? But I kinda like it here.. Xiel: Oh fuck off, we lived here for God knows when, but all of us, I mean, all of us wanted to escape that hellhole. You''re the only who can do it. Nyx: Right, see, why haven''t you done it? Xiel: Done what? Nyx: Killing him. Xiel: maybe because he''s actually fking strong. thats why im asking you for help, you piece of shit. Nyx: So what''s in it for me? Xiel: Huh? Nyx: Whaat''s in it for me? Like, what the hell do I get after killing him. Xiel: You know those diamonds that we got when we were in that dungeon? Y''know, when you lit yourself in fire. Nyx: So.. what about it? Xiel: He never gave it to the hero. He''s actually hoarding... more whips.. for something.. Nyx: Why would he hoard whips? Isn''t one enough? Xiel: Apparently not. Every night I hear those whips just go swish in his room. I don''t want to describe the other sound that I heard... Nyx: God, so, what''s the deal with it though? Xiel: He only spent a quarter of the diamonds that we brought. There''s a hella lot more diamonds in his room, I think. Nyx: Ok, so.. we''ll do it tonight? Xiel: what Nyx: The assassination? Xiel: Oh, oh... yeah. ................ What the fuck was that? Everything happened way too fast. How the hell did she found out that I was immortal..? Skree: (The 2 of them already know.) Nyx: (Xiel and.. Reus?) Skree: (Yeah, them.)Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings. Nyx: (How? Did we make a mistake by making them really smart?) Skree: (What?) Nyx: (I mean, how the hell did they actually know?) Skree: (It''s pretty obvious, you came back from a sure-death situation, and you still came back alive.) Nyx: (well maybe because i was lucky) Skree: (Like hell, they won''t consider that. They aren''t dumb, unlike your brother.) Nyx: Oi, why do you want to kill that guy anyway. Xiel: It''s.. personal. Nyx: Oooh, I get it, ok. Anyway, I''ve been planning to kill that guy anyway, and now that he has a diamond stache inside his sex dungeon, more the reasons to kill. Xiel: Yeah, sure. Just get the job done. Nyx: Hehe, ok. Xiel: ... Nyx: Soo are we doing it tonight? Xiel: Wh-what? Nyx: The assassination. Xiel: Ouw, oh, right. By the way, he''s a telepath. Nyx: Aaah, what? Xiel: A telepath. He can see through your head. Nyx: That makes it much easier, don''t you think?
-Mansion- Nyx: God, this has got to be the most anticlimatic end to this ride. Xiel: What? Nyx: I meant killing him, on the spot. Why not make it more.. interesting? Vor: Wait, what? Killing who now? Nyx: Oh ye, I''m gonna kill Kiie. Xiel said he''s a telepath, correct? So just do what you usually do. Vor: Aand, what is that? Nyx: Not thinking. Vor: Got it. This assassination plan, it''s going, well, too smooth. Too fast, as well. This night, I have to kill that guy so I could get the hell away from this place, and also get his diamond stache. Then, everyone will go home, and I''ll go buy a fucking horse. I''m tired of walking. .... Kiie: (hey.) Nyx: (Oi, you piece of shit.) Kiie: (Oh, what the hell did I do..? mhmhm) Nyx: (You must''ve heard right? Everything I just said to them?) Kiie: (Yep. But I must warn you though, if you''re trying a revolt, it will just end like last time.) Nyx: (What do you mean..?) Kiie: (Didn''t that little girl tell ya? I killed his brother. Right infront of her.) Nyx: (Mhm, but I''m the only one who''s revolting though. Try and kill me.) Kiie: (hoho, you think you''re actually tough. I know who you are.) Nyx: (?) Kiie: (You''re the guy.. who destroyed the city of Krux, correct?) Nyx: (Yeah, so what about it?) Kiie: (HAHAHAHAHAHA! OhO, I can do something about it.) Nyx: (Bluffing now, are we?) Kiie: (No, I''d just burn down the whole mansion.) Nyx: (What?) Kiie: (You heard me, I''d burn this whole shitshow down.) Nyx: (And.. so what?) Kiie: (uhh, EVERYONE HERE WILL DIE, YOU FUCK!) Nyx: (Soo?) Kiie: (Don''t you actually care about these people?) Nyx: (Nah, you could kill Vor too, that would be nice.) Kiie: (Hahahahaha, oh, that''s nice. Tell you what, I''ll do it with you.) Nyx: (dfq?) Kiie: (Hahaha, aren''t you picking a fight with me?) Nyx: (Yeah, I am. So what about it?) Hmm, I guess I''ll try breaking him, using my other plan. I''ve bribed some of the guys here with the loot I got from past dungeons, and they pretty much know the revolt. They were pretty hesitant earlier, but they gave in. Let''s see now... Nyx: Kiie! Mind telling them what you told me? Kiie: Huh, what? Nyx: Please, everyone knows you''re telepathic here, so why not just reveal it? Kiie: Reveal.. what? Nyx: Your greatest secret. Kiie: My.. what? Nyx: In fact, I''ve pretty much said it to all the other men here. Kiie: That I''m not a girl? IS THAT WHAT YOU''RE FUCKING SAYING? Nyx: No, no, not that, we can pretty much establish it at this point. You. I know who you are. Kiie: KNOW ME? HAHAHAHA, HOW CAN YOU EVEN KNOW ME? YOU DON''T KNOW SHIT ABOUT ME! Man (1): WE KNOW, KIIE! REVEAL IT NOW BEFORE WE REVEAL IT! That guy''s one of the people I bribed. To be honest, this is a deathwish for them, but they actually took the job. I guess they were pretty sick of living and doing the same thing all over again. Also, we don''t know jackshit about him, Kiie. We''re just trying to see where it goes. Man (2): YEAH KIIE! NYX TOLD US THE WHOLE TRUTH! Kiie: .... Man (3): BETTER DO IT NOW BEFORE WE SAY IT, KIIE! Kiie: haha... Man (1,2,3): HAHAHAahaha..? Kiie: So you found out, huh... Nyx: uhh, yeah. Kiie: hahahahahahahaha. Yesssss, I''m the owner of this mansion. The hero already gave it to me, so I made a pretty good business out of it. Nyx: ..? Kiie: This mansion doesn''t just hold dungeon raids.. I also use this for my own.. personal.. gain. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Look here... The stage''s floor opened up and revealed a big tube, with a severed head inside. Wait.. machinery? Machines are invented in this world..? Kiie: Remember him? Ol'' leader here.. turned into one of my best experiments in a while. Leader..? Wait, Vor told me about this... he''s Riel, right? Xiel: ...you Kiie: Hmm? HAHAHA, WHAT?!? Xiel: YOU PIECE.. OF.. Xiel charged at Kiie, but the head woke up, and regenerated, turning it into a human. A mutated zombie, a mutant, if you will. Kiie: See..? The hero actually funds it! Isn''t that nice? We used several forbidden magic in creating these machineries! Combined different parts, with our heads on the game, am I right? HAHAHAHAHAH. Reus: ... Nyx: Ok, fuck, I''m not taking this crap anymore. I leaped in to destroy Kiie, but the mutated Riel blocked it. Kiie: I was expecting this to somehow happen, tell me, how did you know my secret..? Nyx: I didn''t, actually. We just provoked you in to doing so. Kiie: I knew it.. I could read minds, you know? That''s why while you were busy planning this crap out, I also planned to counter your plan.. HA! *BOOOM* The back part of the mansion blew up, revealing hundreds, and hundreds of people wearing robes with hoods covering their face, with their hands lighting up, showing a certain magic element. Kiie: PLEASE WELCOME MY RELIGION, THE ORDER OF THE 5 KNIGHTS! HAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU SEE, NYX, I ALREADY KNOW YOUR PLAN, IN FACT, I ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU''RE GOING TO DO! ESCAPE THIS, BITCH BOY! Then, a big roar came from behind the order. Kiie: Also, you see, this is what you all get for opposing me. I know you''re all in this.. and so I have to bring out my.. pets. They cost a lot of money though, so I guess letting them get loose and fuck you all up will be worth that investment. They''re my.. Deins. Nyx: Deins? They were.. the beasts that I''ve only seen through pictures and stories. They were... dinosaurs. DINOSAURS?!??!? WHY THE HELL ARE THEY IN THIS WORLD? Kiie: Nyx, you look shocked. God, dinosaurs are common in these land, why the hell do you keep staring at them? Why aren''t you more shocked by the guys in robes? Or, the guy WHO LITERALLY CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD? Nyx: No, I''ve never seen one before.. Kiie: Well, too bad you won''t ever get to see one again. ...People in robes surrounding us... A dead, severed head coming back to life... not to mention, Dinosaurs... I feel like I''m on drugs.. This, this is absurd. Chapter 9: The Reaper! Kiie: Now, all OF YOU! ATTACK ALL AT ONCE! Nyx: Waaaaiiittttt. Crap, if all of them attack at once, everyone will die.. hmmmmm. Kiie: Ohoho, a death plea? Let me hear it. Nyx: Stop! Wait, let them all go. Haha, this won''t work. Kiie: And why should I do that, exactly? Hmm, why should he... Nyx: If you let these people go, they''ll pretend to treat you as a hero! You would get fame and fortune, as the one who defeated the guy who literally massacred an entire city''s army. Wouldn''t that be nice..? Kiie: So what, it''s not like I''d get something for that. Nyx: Fame.. and fortune. Haven''t you heard what I said? Kiie: No, I meant I don''t need it. Nyx: More fame = More men. Think about it. If you let them all go, they''ll spread the news. It would be easy as long as they won''t say the correct things. Which, if they do, you can hunt them for it. Kiie''s eyes lit up. He eventually let them all go while some remained. Those "some" are, of course, my team. Xiel, Reus, Vor, and the guy who almost escaped with the rest but Vor dragged him back, Chris. What the hell is their deal? They can''t fight an army, let alone hundreds of guys in robes, their dead leader, and dINOSAURS, GOD THEY SHOULD''VE JUST LEFT! Kiie: I guess their stupidity comes from their leader. Xiel: HEY! I''M THE LEADER OF THIS TEAM! Kiie: You don''t.. seem like one. Heh. Nyx: Why the hell did you guys stay? This isa deathwish.. for you guys. Xiel: Yeah, but we''re only going to watch. Nyx: What? Chris: Oh, so we''re not fighting? Woo, I almost thought we were. Xiel: We''re not going to. Probably. Chris: Probably?!? Reus: Oh, stop being such a pussy. Did.. did Reus.. just say that? Damn. Chris: Yeah, but I''m just trying to rationalize our current situation. It''s like were sprinting towards a brick wall that you''re pretending isn''t there. So tell me, how the hell can we survive if we fight? Kiie: He''s right, you know. Nyx: Hey, he''s not wrong. Kiie: So what now, Nyx? My people''s tired of watching you argue with what little time you have. He puts out his whip, and slashed it on the dinosaur. Kiie: Uh oh, I guess they''re all angry. What now.. Nyx? Nyx: If I destroy all your troops, can I have the dinosaur? Kiie: Dino..saur? Nyx: The big beast over there. Kiie: Oh, you mean, my Dein? Nyx: Uhh, whatever that''s called here. Kiie: Heh, take it if you can. Nyx: Gladly. He ran straight ahead, preparing to charge. All of the people wearing robes casted a fireball spell to Nyx, creating a huge explosion that can be seen in the air, also roasting Nyx alive. Kiie: Ahhhh, such a waste. All that talk and this is what I get?! THIS IS WHAT I GET? I AM SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THIS. COME ON, NYX,AFTER ALL THAT? What a joke, come on, we''ll be rebuilding this place again. I can''t afford to buy another mansion, those are pricey as hell.Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. Nyx: You can''t afford a mansion, but you can afford a dinosaur? That''s a bit of a stretch, don''t you think? Kiie: uh..uh... how?!?! Nyx: Hm? Kiie: You.. you WERE ROASTED ALIVE! HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE! Nyx: Oh, you haven''t figured it out? Kiie: Hahahaha, don''t tell me... *Grins* Nyx: Bitch, I''m immortal. Then Nyx proceeded to punch all the wizards that he mostly encounters. Nyx was very familiar with Martial Arts, and he proceeded to beat the hell out of the wizards that attacks him. Nyx: Hey, Kiie. Is this all you''ve got? haha. Kiie: ...let''s think this through, Nyx. Nyx stopped while mid-punching the wizard. Kiie: If you kill me, right here, right now. Do you think The Order of the 5 Knights will let you live after this? Nyx: I hope not. Kiie: The Order of the 5 Knights, do you know who runs them? Nyx: I never even heard of them until now. Please, do tell me who. Kiie: The Order is ran by the most powerful entities here in this world, the so-called Heroes. Nyx: And I should care.. because? Kiie: Those people control everything in these lands. They are basically the kings of the world. Nyx: So what, I killed a king before. Wizards are still attacking Nyx, burning him, electrocuting him, freezing him alive but he still doesn''t even notice those attacks. Kiie, on the other hand, is basically grasping and is trying to convince Nyx. Kiie: I''m telling you, they won''t let you go. They''ll continue to hunt you for the rest of your life. Nyx: That''s a pretty contradictory statement. Kiie: I don''t care, they''ll make your life a living hell. Nyx: Not unless no one tells them, am I right? (Skree. I guess it''s time to show yourself now) Kiie: Skree? Who''s- Kiie''s hands opened up, and a dark flame engulfed him. Then suddenly, the scythe, Skree, made his debut on the battlefield. Nyx: ALRIGHT, SKREE! DESTROY EVERYTHING ON SIGHT! Skree: HELL YEAH! Nyx: GETSUGA TENSHOU! Skree:Originality, Nyx! Nice! Every slash that Skree makes creates a black shockwave in a form of a slash. Nyx used it to mow every living thing in sight. Kiie, while trembling, laughed. Kiie: hahhahahAHAHAHAHAH! He lost it. Kiie: YOU THINK YOU HAD ME, HUH, NYX?! WELL, TOO FUCKING BAD, I THINK YOU''RE FORGETTING SOMETHING. A slash has pierced through the grounds. It wasn''t from Skree. The slash came from the mutated sword hand of a certain someone, Riel. Xiel: RIEEEEL! PLEASE! SNAP OUT OF IT! Her words couldn''t reach him. They were several meters apart. Xiel ran to Nyx''s side, just to say one thing. Xiel: Don''t kill him, please. Nyx: ... Xiel: Please... Nyx: No promises. He''s dead, Xiel. You can''t bring him back. Look at him, does he really want to be here? Look. Riel''s face doesn''t show any emotions. Nyx: See? Xiel: ... Nyx: He''s like me. I need to kill him, now. Xiel: You aren''t emotionless. Nyx: Uhh, yes, I am. Xiel: Bullcrap, everytime I see you battle or raid dungeons, you smile. Everytime Vor gets into something reckless, you stop him. Stop wearing that damn mask, and show your true colors. What the hell is she spouting? All I remember from this world is more suffering. Xiel: Also....end my brother..please. It''s hard to see him like this.. Nyx: Ahh, he''s lucky. Kiie: RIEL! KILL HIM! Riel charged and slashed Nyx, but Nyx blocked it with Skree. Riel, getting more and more faster, kept slicing Nyx but Nyx kept blocking everything that Riel throws. Riel then chopped off his sword arm, and began shooting it at Nyx. Still emotionless, he chopped it off again, and again. His regeneration is a bit slower than Nyx, but he still uses it more effectively due to him manipulating certain structures of the body. Kinda like body enhancements and hardening, Nyx thought. Nyx then did his earlier move, and continued slashing and slashing, forming really big shockwaves. Riel dodged all of it by jumping, but Nyx quickly jumped up and grabbed his foot, slamming him right into the ground. Nyx then aimed his scythe in his chest, but Riel, who was stuck in the ground, still blocked it by hardening his arm. Nyx: (Damn, he''s good. I need to know how to kill him, and I think I know how. His body is like liquid, but he can harden it. It seems like he can''t harden his chest, or parts that are very vulnerable, like the head, that''s why he blocked my scythe earlier instead of just hardening his chest. Isn''t that right, Kiie?) Kiie: Khsht! Nyx: God, that''s cliche. Nyx then reversed time, and teleported behind Riel. Then, he grabbed his neck, and threw him in the air. Nyx then did the same move, then using his scythe, he slashed rapidly in the air. Riel tried to harden himself, but it was too late as the shockwave sliced his arm, without even him knowing it. Then, shockwaves and shockwaves of slashes bombarded Riel''s whole body. The shockwaves destroyed Riel''s core, ultimately ending his suffering. Riel: .... Nyx: Oh, how I wish to be in your place right now. At least, you can sleep now. Bye. Like the demons, Riel''s body turned into ashes. Xiel: .... Everything is destroyed. No one is alive, except Kiie. Kiie: Look, Nyx, please. I could, I could help you! Nyx: Help? Heh, like hell I would let you. Look at what you fucking did to Xiel, and to all these people. If I learned anything today, it''s that I don''t want you to die yet. Kiie: Re-really? Nyx: I want to make you suffer, probably cut your hands off, and legs. Then cut your mouth off, how''s that sound? Kiie: .... Nyx: Yeah, too cruel for me either. Nyx then proceeded to cut his arms first, then his feet. Nyx: Any last words..? Kiie couldn''t speak. The sight that remained is engraved in Kiie''s mind, and he said.. Kiie: The... You''re.. You''RE DEATH! THE REAPER! YOU''RE NOT HUMA- Nyx: Heh. Nyx then cut off his head, killing him. Nyx: Woooo, well what''s done is done. I regret nothing. Alright, nothing to do here, now. Hey, Vor, come on, let''s go. Reus, Chris, and Xiel was in shock of what they have witnessed. A real monster. Xiel: N-Nyx! Nyx: Yeah? Chris: P-please take me with you! Xiel: M-me too! Reus: Xiel, are you actually...? Xiel: Yeah, he''s the one who ended my brother''s suffering. I owe him one. Reus: Then I guess I''ll join in too. Nyx: WHO THE HELL TOLD ALL OF YOU THAT YOU COULD JOIN IN?! Xiel: I know the passcode of that vault he keeps his diamonds in. Nyx: Wait, seriously? The diamonds are real? Xiel: Uhh, yeah. Nyx: Then TELL ME! Xiel: Ok~ay, only if you let us in first. I''ll take care of the diamonds, and you just protect us. Sounds like a deal? Nyx: *sigh* I guess. I even accidentally killed the dinosaurs, damn it. More people to protect, more problems that will arise. Also the dinosaurs are dead. Nyx''s day ended with another loss. Chapter 10: Deserted! 2 months have passed since the event at the mansion..
SKREEEEEEEE! Xiel: Shit, another one of those Sandworms! Chris: They''re called Rimes, they''re actually a lot more common than you thought. Vor: ShuT UP AND HELP US! Chris: Fine, fine. What about Nyx over here? Look, he''s all cozy and shit, why can''t I? *SLASH* Reus: That''s.. probably why. One slash was all it took for Nyx to destroy the Rime. Xiel: *Sigh* Look, we were supposed to be training. We can''t always expect him to save us, so we have to save ourselves. Chris: Yeah, but why the desert? Vor: Why is it the desert again? Why not just the forest or something? Nyx: *twitching* Don''T teLL me yoU guys forGoT whAt you all diD TomE and My LOOt. Xiel: Wait, Nyx, I think this is it. Reus: The map did say something about a pyramid being covered in sand.. Chris: So, Nyx, what are we finding..? Nyx: *long siiiiggghhhhh* -Going back 1 month prior-
Nyx: A..aa.a.a.a.a..a.a.a.awwww. Reus: Hey, Nyx, are you ok? We could walk.. Xiel: ... I told you guys we should''ve let Reus handle the diamonds. Reus: ..... Chris: Well, thanks to your guidance, Xiel, we did managed to buy these sick-ass weapons! Xiel: Atleast someone appreciates my decisions for the whole team, Reus. Reus: I told you, if we managed to divide the diamonds, we would''ve never had wasted it on weapons. Xiel: Hey, I mean, we bought you a strong axe, why are you being so angry? Reus: Well..maybe because our friend is literally getting dragged on the floor because of your bad decisions. Nyx had been tied up to Reus''s belly. They could only afford 2 horses from the diamond that had been left. The maximum capacity per horse is 2 persons, which means that one will be left or must have another means of transportation. This is what they came up with. Xiel: Why didn''t you stop me while we were buying those weapons, then?! Vor: Well, it''s not like my bro over there cares about getting dragged. Reus: It''s not like he actually had a choice. I mean, we basically just stole all his loot. Nyx: (Unintelligible muttering) -2 weeks earlier-
Xiel: Here we are! The city of Mirai! Nyx and his party arrived at the city of Mirai, the most advanced city in terms of magic. Little did they know that the city also holds the biggest black market in all of Dria. Vor: Soo, what country are we at? Reus: According to the map, we''re at the country of Dria. Dria is also known as the Mythical country, because this country has a rich history in.. creatures. People claimed to have witnessed a lot of unexplained creatures here, and they also claimed that those creatures were attacking some of the tribes outside the cities in this country. Chris: Great! Then why the hell are we here? Xiel: Also according to the map, this country is also advanced in magic, and that they could infused magic elements in weapons. Kinda like those enchanted weapons that I told you, but these weapons are better than those. Look, look there! The guy was screaming "50% off!" in the street. No one noticed him, except Xiel, until he pulled out a pole and suddenly, the pole''s sides lit up, and the guy then showed off with the pole. The people suddenly turned their attentions on him, and 5 seconds later, they returned to what they once were. Xiel approached the guy''s stand, who was selling a lot of weapons. Vendor: Yes, yes, 50% OFF! Xiel: Uhh, excuse me, but how much do these weapons cost? Vendor: aaaaa-ABOUT 1000 CHRI! Xiel: And how much does 1000 Chri cost in diamond? Vendor: ....wait, diamonds?! Chris: Didn''t you hear her? D-i-a-m-o-n-d-s. It''s unbreakable! Vendor: Tell you what, I know a place where there''s more.. options. But don''t tell anyone, alright? Tell them that Braun sent you. Here.... Xiel: Oh, so this is like a black mar- Braun: SHSYSHSHSHSHShhhh! We''re in a public place! Keep it down.. Xiel: Riight. Braun: Anyway, this place is big, but there''s a place where you could get weapons that are much better than this. And, that place can get you a lot of freakishly strong weapons for a.. good price. If you do go there,show this and tell them my name. The guy tore a piece of cloth from the stall that he owns and wrote something. He then gave it to Xiel. Xiel: Ok, but why are you telling me all these? Braun: Because, I''m basically selling this information. Just give me one diamond. Xiel: Wait.. Xiel turned around, confused. Xiel: So what do you think..? Nyx: Why the hell are you spending all my diamonds for your needs?! Xiel: Oh, come on, Nyx, it''s not like we''ll end up spending all of it. Nyx: ....And how could you make sure of that? Xiel: These are diamonds, Nyx. These things could probably buy a person. Nyx: And you''re telling me to spend some on weapons for your own personal uses? Xiel: Basically, yeah. Co~ome on, Nyx, in this way, you''ll lessen your burden by not saving us whenever our weapons break! Nyx: ...Fine. The 5 of them went to the place that the vendor said to them. Xiel: Is this it? Vor: According to the guy, yes, it is.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. They were standing in a dark alley. There were nothing on sight because the alley is a dead end. Xiel: Is this really it? Vor: Yes, look at the city map that the guy gave us, there''s this spot here that he marked and we''re standing on it. Reus: *Huff* It is the spot but.. there''s nothing here.. I''ve checked the other side of the wall but there''s nothing there. Chris: Did, did we get tricked? Nyx: (Angered).. I''ll be back to get that one diamond. ???: Wa-it, what are you doing here? A man comes out of the trash bin. His clothes were ragged, and his hair was unwashed and long. Nyx: (Actually irritated that he has to go through all this shit for their own personal gains.) Skree: (Hahahahahaha.) Nyx: (Shut up.) Man: So, what brings you fine people in an alley like this? Xiel: This. Xiel showed him the city map, and then she showed him the cloth that the vendor wrote on. Xiel: His name is Braun, and he sent us here. (Did I say that right..?) Man: .... The man then went back to the trash bin. In just a second, the man went out again, but he was impossible to recognize now. Xiel: W-who are you?! Man: Uhh, the one that just got in a second ago. Hishobo-ic appearance earlier changed drastically. He''s now wearing a tuxedo, and his hair glistened, like he just groomed it a second ago. The man who has his whole body bending while standing now stood like a well-trained bodyguard. Man: You know, that guy never gives out information like this. So you''re either rich or one of his relatives, which is it? Reus dropped his big backpack and opened it, revealing a ton of diamonds. Man: I see. Well then, my name is Zack. Just call my name whenever you need assistance. Zack then turned around and faced the wall. He then said some chant and the wall spun and spun. Chris: Stop wasting our time. You''re just spinning that wall to show off, right? Zack said some other chant to stop the wall from spinning. Zack: Nah, I''m just kidding. The entrance is here. He pointed at the trash bin. Nyx: (I actually thought that the wall was spinning because it was a portal to the place, though. I guess their magic here is really more advanced than the rest..) Skree: (It was the primary classification of this place, of course it was.) Zack opened up the trash bin and jumped down. The rest followed him.. They landed on the ground quite fast. They were now in the place that Braun directed them to. They noticed that the people here were not ordinary. Some looks really rich, some were really weird and some are just normal people but they can sense that they aren''t. Zack: So this is one reason why the city of Dria is swarmed by people. Welcome to the largest illegal trading center for goods and arms, Paranom. Vor: That''s a weird name for a market. (Yeah, this is your chance.) Zack: The Paranom market holds a lot of weapons that can''t be sold in official means because they were.. too strong. Vor: Basically, they''re banned for being too strong? Zack: Yep. Although, some people who buys these weapons can''t use it proficiently, so the weapons they buy gets wasted. You are adventurers, correct? (Fugitives, actually) Xiel: Yeah. Zack: Then this place is a gold mine for you. Feel free to buy anything you like. Everyone except Nyx then followed Reus because he was carrying the diamonds. -2 hours later- Nyx: So, where are your weapons? Xiel: Here.. they were top class, I could see why they were banned. Nyx: Why''re you all gloomy though? Reus: Well, each weapon was tested out by different people. Nyx: And.. what''s your point? Chris: The weapons only corresponds with people who has a certain class. Nyx: Well, don''t you guys have one? Chris: Nope. In order to have a class or a job, you need to go to a city and get those Class cards. Nyx: Well, if you know all of this, then why don''t you have a class? Chris: Well, I was sheltered when I was young. Then everything just changed when I got kidnapped. Nyx: (Blonde hair, and blue eyes, also he''s well-groomed, like a prince. Well, anyway) So wait, what are these Class cards? Chris: The Class cards or the Rail(s) are basically the ones who''ll determine what class you''re fit into. If you hold the card, the card will then search all your attributes, how physically and magically strong you are, and how good are you if you were put into this certain class. Then, after examining all that, the Railwill now let you choose a set of classes that it thinks are the most suitable ones for you. If you think about it, kinda like arranged marriage. Nyx: Ok, then..? Chris: Just pick a certain class, and it will be engraved on the Rail. Then, you''ll meet some people who will lock your class so that the attributes on the class that you picked will expand and expand. That''s how you master a class. If you don''t lock it, you can never master a class. Nyx: Those people chose the class of locking other classes? Chris: Those people are very rare, and because of that, their pay is x5 higher than everyone''s. Nyx: Ok, so why are you still here? Is it far? Chris: No, there are Rail-stations in each city. Nyx: Then why are you all still here? Silence took over for seconds until.. Chris: The cost of those cardsare a bit high.. Nyx: So what? You still have diamonds.. right? Silence took over, again. Then, Reus opened up his bag, revealing the last diamond in his bag. Nyx: ............................... Xiel: S~orry.. Look, we thought it was really cheap, and it wasn''t so we bought it anyway because we thought that we have classes.. then Chris showed up and just explained everything, so we tried to bring those diamonds back by returning the weapons.. but the vendor "doesn''t do returning", he said. Nyx: ...... Reus: We.. We''re sorry, Nyx. Nyx: No, no, it''s fine. In fact, I know how you can repay it. While they were scouting for weapons, Nyx was also exploring the market. He found out that weapons and armors aren''t the only things illegal here in this place. They also carry out illegal expeditions. These illegal expeditions are expeditions that are not known and not consented by the highest monarchy in the whole continent. Not to mention, Nyx doesn''t know the name of the continent because he never paid attention to the text above the map, showing the continent''s name. Nyx heard someone talking about a ruins in the desert, just south of this country. They told him that a beast was protecting a room full of treasure, but the beast sometimes get bored and destroy other villagers. Nyx saw this as an opportunity to get that treasure without no one knowing, and with the help of their new weapons, maybe this could be easier than he thought. He was wrong. Nyx: We''re going on a hunt. A TREASURE HUNT! AND I WON''T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE YOU''RE ALL GOING TO REPAY ME! Vor: Even me, bro? Nyx: OF COURSE. Vor: *sigh* Nyx: We''re going to go tomorrow. You can buy horses for each of us with that last diamond. Does everyone agree? Chris: I don''t agree, why do we need to repay you? Nyx: *Irritated evil grin* Take it as a gratitude that I haven''t chopped you all yet. Chris: Alright. -1 day later- Xiel: Uhh, Nyx? Nyx: .... Xiel: The horses cost a lot higher here.. we can only buy 2 with that last diamond. Nyx: *sigh* Damn it. Xiel: So, Nyx, we''ll give you all the loot if you uhmm, follow our plan. Nyx: *Banging his head on the wall*
-Present- Chris: Oh yeah, now I remember. (Seriously, he''s smart but he can be seriously dumb. How is that even possible?) Xiel: Alright, a pyramid covered in sand. I think we found it.. but how do we open it? The top of the pyramid is the only thing visible. Everything else that''s part of it is covered. Vor: Wait, I ha- Nyx: No, I have an idea. Why don''t you find a switch or something? Xiel: In the sand? Nyx: Yeah. In the sand. Chris: Wait, I found it. Chris found a button covered by the sand. Nyx''s sarcastic idea actually worked.. Vor: ... Nyx: Ho-how did you..? Chris: Oh, you can trace the outline of the sand. Look, the sand there is really thick, therefore there''s no button there. But, you did hear someone talk about seeing this beast inside the pyramid, right? So, following that, if they did only find that button recently, then the sand covering it will be less. I just stuck my hand in places with the least sand. Xiel: Wait, how about those sand worms? Chris: I know that, that''s why I casted magic resistance on my arm, and casted fire on it. See? Nyx: (He''s that smart?? Well, finally, a redeeming quality for him.) The top of the pyramid rumbled, and it rose up.. revealing that it was a temple. The party then went inside the temple.. Reus: This doesn''t feel right.. Xiel: Yeah.. There''s something eerie here.. The temple then quickly went down, burying the temple again in sand. Inside, the party was stuck beneath the desert sand, but a magic barrier by the temple saved them from being crushed by the sand above. Chris: Yeah, I kinda knew it. That''s why there were no traces of sand in temple earlier. Nyx: Huh, neat. Xiel: Wait, wouldn''t we run out of air? Reus: No, I don''t think so. Chris: Yeah, if we did run out of air, we should''ve been dead by now. I guess that barrier also gives us air to breathe. The temple''s design closely resembles a throne room. Egyptian tombs are also present, as they were placed in the sides as design. There is also a stairway behind the throne, and they were guessing that it was the route to the treasure room. Xiel: Come on, let''s just get this over with. Anyway, Nyx? Nyx: What.. Xiel: Can you lend us some loot because we kinda need it for the Rails. We''re going to trade it for real cash in Paranom. Reus: I will pay you back as soon as I can, please Nyx. Nyx: God, ok, if there''s a lot of treasure in the room, you can go take them. But, I get all the big ones. Deal? They all agreed, and they all went down the staircase. After exploring for a while, they ended up in a room that didn''t have anything at all unlike the rooms they have encountered on the temple. Vor: Hey, guys! I could see the treasure room over there! Vor stepped in the room, and there was a mechanism behind the rest that pushed them towards the room. The door to the room then closed down. Vor: I-I''m sorry! Xiel: *Sigh* You''re a burden, as always. Come on, let''s go to the treasure room. (Aren''t you fed up with this? Always living in the shadow of your brother, and getting called a nuisance.) Vor: NOnoNONonO SHUT UP! Xiel: Vor? (Come on, just do it my way..) Vor: No! I don''t want to! It''s always bad things when I do it your way.. Nyx: Oh, don''t mind him. He''s always talking to himself. Xiel: I thought he was talking to me for a second. What they didn''t noticed is a statue of an Egypt God. It was placed at the side so naturally, they can''t see it. Chris: Wait, look. Chris then pointed at the statue, and Nyx knows who the statue is portraying.. Nyx: Ah.. so this guy exists here too? I thought it was only in my old wo-... nevermind. (My old world. I mentioned that to you, right Skree?) Skree: (Well, I can see your thoughts. So yeah, you indirectly did.) Nyx: (I hope Gaia won''t be mad.) Chris: ...wait, isn''t this..? The statue then rumbled. Nyx knows why, because they basically walked into a trap. Nyx: Wait.. this is the beast? Chris: W-what do you mean?! The statue then de-materialized, and it turned into an actual living being. Xiel: W-wha-what is this..? Chris: T-t-t-t-the God of Death... Anubis... It was at this time that they knew, they fucked up. Chapter 11: Deception "T-the God of Death, Anubis?!" said Chris. Anubis de-materialized and turned into a living being. It then stared at the people who was confronting it, which was Nyx''s party. It had the body of a man and a head of a jackal. Reus: The.. God of Death?! Anubis: Wo-ah, hold up. Everyone halted, and they stared back at Anubis. It then opened his eyes, and saw them. Anubis: State your names. Xiel: Why? Anubis: You want to go in that treasure room, correct? Xiel: Yeah..? Anubis: Then state your names. Chris: Wait, you aren''t going to attack us? Anubis: Do you.. want me to? Chris: No, no, carry on. Anubis: State your names. Everyone stated their names without question, and Anubis then casually sat down and glared at them. He then pointed at Chris, who was terrified, and at Nyx, who seemingly doesn''t give a fuck about what''s happening. Anubis then continued to speak in cryptic one-liners. Anubis: How did you.. get here? Xiel: Oh, uhm, we found this temple in the middle of the desert after pushing down a button, yeah. And then, we got a lead that this temple has all sorts of treasure in it. Anubis: I wasn''t talking about that. Chris: What? Anubis: How did you get here? Anubis imposed the question on the both of them, but he didn''t get any answer. He then observed the rest of the people inside the room.. Xiel: Hey, Nyx? Nyx: Yeah? Xiel: What the fuck is going on? Nyx: I also don''t know. Anubis felt like he was being ignored, and asked a question again.. Anubis: Why are you here? Xiel: To get that gold! Reus: Maybe some jewels.. Chris: If there are ancient magic books there, I''ll get it as well. Vor: For gold! Nyx: Seriously? No one said it''s to repay me? Anubis: In order to go to that treasure room, you must complete the levels here in the temple. Vor: ..Levels? Anubis: Yes, levels. Beat them and you can go to the Treasure room over there. Chris: Wait, The God of Death guarding a Treasure room? What the hell is inside that room?If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. Anubis: Why do you keep insisting that I''m a god? Chris: Well.. because.. Nyx: (True, there are no books that states that he is one..) Reus: I haven''t heard of "Anubis" until you said it.. Xiel: Yeah, I haven''t read any books about him either.. Anubis: It''s true that my name is Anubis, but I haven''t left this temple for millions of years. How did you know that my name is.. Anubis? Chris: Well.. umm... Nyx: (Wait.. oh...) Skree: (What? Why?) Nyx: (He knows something about.. Chris?) The rest of them didn''t know anything about Chris yet, so Nyx knows that he''s hiding something, according to what Anubis was saying. Skree: (Dude, stop speaking in riddles like him, just say it to me.) Nyx: (Later, I''ll have to confirm it.) Nyx found out about what Anubis was saying, but he wasn''t sure himself. If it was true, then it would open up a lot of questions for Nyx to answer. Meanwhile, all of them except Nyx thought of the same thing, "What the fuck is this guy talking about?" Anubis then pointed at the same people he pointed at again, and said.. Anubis: There''s something unusual about you two.. Chris: ... Anubis: I guess someone already figured it out. He then stared at Nyx, partially confirming Nyx''s assumption. Anubis: Well, then, I''d explain again. In order to get to that treasure room, you must complete a series of levels. These levels are made by my siblings, and I am merely the gatekeeper. The treasure room that you see there isn''t actually the real one, it''s at the temple somewhere, and you can only get to it if you complete the levels. I also have a small favor to ask all of you.. Vor: Yeah, what is it? Anubis: Kill all my siblings, please, I can''t stand it anymore. I''ve been here because they said I should take "watch" and record everyone''s names. Damn it, I want to create a level too... Nyx: Aren''t you immortals? How can we kill you? Anubis: As I said, we''re not Gods, we''re not immortals. We''re just beasts with a really long life span. Sage beasts, actually. Chris: But you, you''re the God of Death! You''re supposed to take souls when someone dies! Anubis: Uhh, no. I don''t do that. Do I look like I take souls as a hobby? (Actually, yes.) Chris kept insisting the fact that Anubis was a God of Death, and this confirms Nyx''s assumption. But, he doesn''t want to jump into conclusions yet. Anubis: Alright then, see you later. He opened up a large portal with his hand inside the room. Anubis: Now, hurry up. I''m going to sleep. They all went inside the portal and got transported in a place that they never want to go back at. They got transported to another desert. Xiel: Oh for fuck''s sake. Did he transport us outside? Reus: No, I don''t think so. All they could see was sand stretching from miles and miles. There were no structures at all, and itseemed like they were in themiddle of nowhere. Vor: It feels like I''m being roasted alive.. Until something flew and landed behind them. ???: Yeah, I feel you. Xiel, Reus, and Vor were startled by the beast. Because of that, they jumped and attacked the mysterious beast, but they got blown away. The only ones who didn''t attack were Chris and Nyx. ???: I''m not here to fight~ Nyx: Then what the hell did you just do to them? ???: Self-defense. The mysterious beast has a body of a lion, the head of a man, the wings of a bird, and a snake for a tail. Chris: .... Nyx: (Seems like he knows it as well..) ???: I''ll introduce myself first. I''m THE Sphinx. Not those sphynxes, alright? Vor: Well, what''s the difference? Sphinx: Sphynxes are hairless cats. I''m a beast, get it? Vor: Yeah? Sphinx: I''m here to let you answer a riddle that no one has answered before. Answer it correctly, and you get to kill me. Answer it wrong, then, vice versa. Here it is.. Nyx knows what riddle he will say, but decided to keep quiet because he wants to see how they will answer it. But, Nyx also glared at Chris, who was standing silently behind Xiel. Chris: ... Sphinx: "What is the creature that walks on fourlegsin the morning, two legsatnoon, and three legs in the evening?" Now take your time to thi- Chris: Man. Everyone stared at Chris, and the Sphinx was surprised. Sphinx: Wait.. how..what? Chris: The answer is Man, isn''t it? We''re still crawling when we were young, making it 4 legs. Two legs when we''re growing up, and 3 legs when we''re old and we''re walking with a cane or a stick, correct? Sphinx: How.. well.. yes, that''s correct. Nyx''s prediction has been proven at this point, but he still needs one evidence left. He just needs to time it right.. Sphinx: Well then, as promised, kill me. For millions of millions of years, I could finally be happy because someone finally answered my riddle that I put my heart and my brain into just to make it.. Ahh, finally. Than- Xiel then cut him off and proceeded to cut his head off. The Sphinx''s head expanded to the size of a statue, and it''s mouth opened, revealing a portal like the one Anubis created. They all went to the mouth, but Nyx stayed behind, thinking of something. Everybody noticed it, and didn''t proceed in the portal yet, Nyx spoke.. Nyx: Hey, Chris? Chris: Yeah? Chris approached Nyx, and because of the events earlier, Chris''s ego cannot be shaken right now. Chris: So you''re finally offering me to become the leader of this party because of my incredible deduction skills? You could''ve done that weeks ago, Nyx. Haha, I will gladly accept.. no seriously what the fuck is it? Nyx: ... Nyx grabbed his scythe, and pierced it into Chris''s chest. Chris: W-what? Nyx: Chris.. you.. you can''t fool me.. ..How did you get here? Chapter 12: An Actual Twist "N..Nyx..! What THE HELL DID YOU DO?!" said Reus, who was looking at them from the Sphinx''s mouth. Chris: H..hngh..agh... Nyx: I got you all figured out, Chris. Hahaha, you.. Chris: W..wh..why... Nyx: You knew about the Egyptian Gods, you also knew about that riddle that Oedipus answered in the myths. But, how the hell did you know about those? They weren''t Gods here, they were only Beasts. On top of that, there are no books nor people talking about these beast, because if they were, they certainly would''ve already built a religion out of these guys. Tell me, where did you get the knowledge of th- Nyx pulled out the scythe and Chris dropped down on the sand and didn''t make a move. Xiel and the others were shocked at what Nyx did, and they stood there in horror.. Chris still hasn''t moved an inch, and is probably dead. Nyx: ...wait, did I make a mistake? Vor: Ny..Nyx! Why.. why tHE HELL DID YOU STAB HIM?! Reus ran to Nyx angrily, and held him on his neck then raised him upwards. Reus: YOU.. YOU BASTARD! Nyx didn''t even bother to show his arrogance, nor fight back. He felt the guilt of what he has done, and tried to reason with Reus.. Nyx: Look, I- I didn''t mean to..! Reus: YOU STABBED HIM RIGHT IN THE GOD DAMN CHEST, HOW THE HELL DO YOU NOT MEAN THAT?! YOU... Nyx didn''t even think on how his friends would react, and just stab in the spot. He was so busy in figuring out what Chris is hiding that he didn''t even consider that he might be.. wrong. Nyx: He-, I.. I thought- He was speechless, and couldn''t give a reason to why he did what he did. Nyx: I..I''m sorry.. Reus dropped Nyx, and went back to the mouth. All of them didn''t know what to say.. well, until.. ???: Are you guys done yet..? A familiar voice spoke, and it left all of them in awe. ???: Damn it, itreally does take a while to regen.. Chris stood up from the pool of blood that he was laying on, and glared at Nyx. Chris: This is for what you did, asshole. He teleported behind Nyx and held him upside down. Then, Nyx didn''t consider fighting him, as he was too busy figuring out how the hell did he do that..? With his magic, Chris twisted Nyx''s body. He twisted it so hard that Nyx exploded, making him drop his scythe. He regenerated eventually, but all the clothes that he was wearing were teared off so he was standing in the scorching heat.. naked. The rest had the same expression that they have minutes ago. Chris: See, now we''re even. Nyx: Wait.. so it''s true? I''m correct? Chris: It seems that you''ve figured me out, Nyx. I commend you for that.. Nyx: You''re just.. like me?! Chris: The fuck, no. No, I''m not. God, you actually haven''t figured me out yet? Nyx: Huh, but I thought.. I thought you were immortal, too..? Chris: *Sigh* Fuck, I fell for the same trick.. Chris then opened up a portal and went in, then went out again. He was still wearing his bloodied clothes when he came in, and just seconds later, he went out, wearing a black jacket and a cloak. Nyx: That''s a rather.. weird fashion sense. Chris: Says the one who''s naked. Nyx is confused about the sudden development of the events. Nyx: (I stabbed him, then he got up minutes later. Then, he twisted me and teared off my clothes, he then opens up a portal and.. comes out wearing a weird ass outfit..) He still haven''t figured it out, he thought that Chris is immortal but how could he get all these powers? Then, he thought of another way of finding out what the hell Chris really is.. he''s just going to have to ask. Nyx: Wait.. are.. are you immortal? Chris: Ah, no. Nyx: What?! Then how.. Chris: I have a really fast regenerative abilityeven though it takes minutes to actually patch deadly wounds.. Nyx: So.. you''re not like me? How.. then.. what?! Chris: No, I didn''t come from your world, if you''re asking. What, did you think I''m also reincarnated? Nyx: Y-yeah. Chris: Cute. No, I''m actually the one you have to face here.. I pissed Gaia off so much and now she wants me dead, haha.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. Then it clicked. Nyx knew who he was now.. Nyx: Wait, you... you said you were sheltered right? Chris: Yep. Nyx: Then, you''re a royalty.. Chris: That''s right. Nyx: But you''re not.. you''re not from here? You''re.. Chris: Not human, yes. Nyx: Then.. Chris: GOD, WHAT THE HELL, YOU''VE ALREADY FIGURED IT OUT, JUST SAY IT! AGH, FINE I''LL SAY IT, YOU''RE DRAGGING THIS FOR WAY TOO LONG. Nyx: ... Chris: I''m the Demon King. Everyone had the same reaction again, but this time, it''s worse. Chris: Yeah, I figured as much. Nyx: You.. YOU''RE THE DEMON KING!?!?!?!? Chris: I did just say it, didn''t I? His demeanor didn''t change. The blonde hair remained but his blue eyes went bloodshot red. It showed the sign of someone from a royal family. Nyx didn''t expect this.. literally, no one expected it. Chris: Yeah, uhmm, let''s see, where do I start... No one said a word while Chris was hovering above them. Chris: My real name is actually Chris Excrima Re Maouze. I''m the one you''ll be killing, Nyx. When I took over the throne, I became friends with Gaia. Nyx:Gaia..? You know her!? Chris: Yeah, I''m getting to that. Oh, well, ages ago, my kind invented something revolutionary, you see. The invention is a mirror, which they created using forbidden magic and all that. I''m very fond of those, so I was the lead scientist in creating that invention. The mirror let me see what''s beyond. Beyond this world, no, this universe. I expected something life changing, and all but.. all I saw was a girl. A girl who looked very young, watching on a virtual box. She saw me, and pulled me intothe mirror. Nyx: .... Chris: It was a fun time, to be honest. She told me all about these worlds and universes, and that she was the one facilitating all of it. I didn''t believe it, but I eventually did because she created a whole universe right infront of me, Nyx: ... Chris: Then, in that place, I learned about the worlds, and that''s how I learned about the myths and legends of your world. I was really fascinated with yours, and I kept reading a book that Gaia used to track progress on your growth. I think she saw me being really jumpy and excited when I look at your world on her telescope. Nyx: What the fuck.. Chris: Well, it doesn''t stop there. She proposed a bet to me. She said if I could take care of your world nicely, she''d give it to me. But, she said to be careful, because she was getting these "Subtitutes" things from your world. From my interfering, I managed to make your world a better place. Reduced mortality rate, World peace, Less poverty.. your world became a paradise. But they also became more curious.. and without any problems to solve, they started to look for more. Millions of years later, you''re all immortals. Nyx: ...................................... Chris: I indirectly caused your suffering, tee-hee. Skree: (Shit.. uhh, Nyx?) Chris: Gaia got real mad, because without her subtitutes, she had to do things herself. She then became more and more tired, then became more and more angry at me. She then pushed me out her place, took me back here, and I realized that millions of years also had pass in my world. Everything.. changed, without me knowing. So I rebuilt everything. Gaia was kind "enough" to give me the history of my own world, and I researched everything. I eventually found an unknown place, put all the remaining demons there then boom, the Demon race is back. Xiel: W..what''s the point in telling us all of this? Chris: I''m not telling it for you, I''m telling it for Nyx. Anyway, Gaia still had a grudge but she wants me back up there to help her figure out how to return them to mortals again. But, sadly, she can''t just pull away lives. I also don''t want to go there, you all got boring after millions of years. I said that to here, and I also said that I don''t want to. She got pissed but she can''t do anything but cast disasters. It stopped for a while, I think Gaia figured out how to get your kind back to being mortals, Nyx, but apparently she only got you.. or you 2? Then, if I want to be killed, why not make it exciting.. so I had my army pillage villages and destroy cities. It was for theresources, and probably for the heck of it. Reus spoke up, and asked a question that he wants to address.. Reus: So.. you were the one who called the demons on that dungeon? Chris: Yep. Actually, I just heard an unknown item there. The history of this world is so damn long, I skipped parts of it. So I didn''t know there was a secret unknown item laying in the last floor. I just wanted to test that guy over there, He pointed at Nyx, and laughed. Xiel: Then.. why kill us as well? Chris: I don''t need all of you. Taking out the trash, like they say. Well, I kinda wanted to study you, and apparently I studied all of your friends now. Be wary of him, though, He pointed at Vor, and laughed. Chris: Well then, I must be going. My people there neeeeds me now, after all, I left for 4 months? I don''t really know.. Nyx: ...COME DOWN HERE, YOU FUCK! He grabbed his scythe, and slashed it in mid air, creating dark waves. Nyx: YOU MADE ME DO ALL OF THIS, JUST BECAUSE OF YOUR LITTLE FUCKING FEUDS?! Chris smiled, and opened up a portal. The portal absorbed the Dark waves and Chris opened up another portal next to Nyx. The waves went out of the portal, slicing Nyx in different parts. Chris: Why, was my act convincing? It''s hard to figure out, wasn''t it? You even had another conclusion, haha. Byeeee~ Chris opened up a portal, and vanished. Xiel: He... he was the.. DEMON KING?!? Nyx: ... Vor: Nyx..? Reus: I-I''m sorry, Nyx, I didn''t know. Nyx: ... He was silent for about a minute... then he angrily bursted out loud, Nyx: SO CLOSE, SO FUCKING CLOSE! I COULD''VE KILLED HIM WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE! GOD DAMN IT FUCK! I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU, CHRIS! MARK MY FUCKING WORDS, YOU PIECE OF SHIT. Anger consumed Nyx as he went on a rampage, while naked. He killed every single beasts that was inside of the temple, and destroyed the temple as well. Luckily, they didn''t die when Nyx destroyed everything with his scythe an hour later. The treasure was buried, and all they got was sand in their shoes. Nyx calmed down eventually, but the rest of them just looked at him while panting. Xiel: N-n-n-Nyx? A-are you ok now? Nyx: Y..yeah, I''m sorry for lashing out like that. It''s just.. Xiel: It''s just what? Nyx: Nevermind. Nyx couldn''t tell where he''s actually from. They heard everything, but didn''t get what they were talking about so they just rapidly asked Nyx. Vor: Dude? What the hell is he talking about earlier? Reus: Yeah, I feel like he was talking about something important, but I didn''t get it.. Xiel: But to think that we have been allies with.. him. Nyx felt anger for the first time, and it was definitely something to be angry about. Nyx: Hey, guys..? Xiel: Yeah? Nyx: If you''re suspicious in my eyes, I won''t hesitate to stab you like him.. got it? Reus: We have no secrets to keep anyway. Vor: Y-yeah.. (But you''re keeping me here.. come on, let''s switch!) Vor: No, I won''t! Nyx: *Sigh* He''s talking to himself again.. The day ended with Nyx not getting anything, again. Realizing that, Nyx scouted the desert for treasure and it paid off while the rest were sleeping, but because they had to put up with Nyx rampaging on the temple, he shared it with them too. Nyx lost yet again. Chapter 13: Power-Up "Auuggggghhhhhhhhhh, this heat is going to kill me.." said Xiel. A day has passed since Nyx''s rampage. The rest of the party was exhausted to the point that they can''t even walk. They chased Nyx in the temple, and the temple has portals that connects every beast that Nyx ultimately killed in the span of an hour. It''s a miracle that they have caught up with him and escaped the temple before it was destroyed, but that miracle eventually turned into a burden because Vor and Xiel somehow got impaled in the foot by not looking where they were going. Nyx: How the fuck did the both of youmanaged to get impaled in the foot? I could understand if one of you did, but two?! Xiel: And the one who caused us to run and chase him while he goes berserk and destroy everything gets to be the one who gets mad. Seriously, Nyx. Take responsibility. Vor: Y-yeah, Nyx! Nyx: Vor, shut up,that phrase doesn''t suit you. Reus: God, this is the worst place to get injured at.. Nyx: We could tie them up to us and do the exact same thing you fucks did to me. How''s that sound? Xiel: Is it me or did Nyx get saltier than usual? Nyx: Who the hell wouldn''t?!?! Xiel: Us? Who the hell cares if he''s the demon king? Did your family get attacked by them or something, ha? Nyx: Ah, forget it. Reus, mind taking care of them for a few weeks? I''ll be back. Reus: Wait, where are you going? Nyx: Getting a horse. Or a dinosaur. Ah, but a dinosaur would really be visible and it would attract a lot of bandits, ultimately killing it. Reus: ?? Nyx: Yeah, I''ll get a horse. A desert horse, or whatever they use in games. Shit, why the hell didn''t I think of that in the first place? Reus: What games do you even play? Why the hell does it involve desert horses? Nyx: I dunno, See ya. They set up tents, and Reus put the two in seperate ones. Seconds later, Nyx popped out of the desert and teleported right back at the city by reversing time, and bought a desert horse with a carriage. It took 2 weeks for him to go back, and by the time he got back, Reus is inches away from dying of thirst. Reus: (Haaaa..) What took you so damn long? Nyx: I could''ve got here faster if there weren''t any big ass worms trying to block my damn way. It took 2 horses to actually get here, the other one got eaten. This one barely made it....So, did the other 2 heal? Reus: They did in a week. Nyx: Why did you stay here though? Couldn''t you all just walk, shorten the distance and save me the trouble of coming here? Reus: They, uhh, had to take care of me because I had a heat stroke. Not just that though, there were bandits. Nyx: So do we call them desert bandits because they''re in the desert? Reus: ...? Anyway, they were in these weird vehicles. Like, really damn weird. I haven''t seen anything like it. They all went inside the carriage while Nyx drove the horse. No one really cared about the bandits because they knew that they won''t stand a chance against them. The somewhat training in the desert paid off for all of them. They just didn''t get the chance to show off like Nyx did. (i.e: the temple) Luckily, no one ambushed them. The bandits saw how Nyx killed the worms in a split second, and slept while the horse was moving. The bandits were too scared to attack, and when they went back, the bandits saw them again. They didn''t get to flash their vehicles and went back to their base to create new ones. No one didn''t have the guts to steal stuff from their party. Days later, they finally arrived at the city of Mirai. Like the last time they saw it, the city of Mirai has these buildings that are powered by electricity. No one ever questioned it, so why should he? Nyx thought. Vor: Soo, we''re going to go to those Rail stations now? Nyx: Seems like it. It''s a waste if you don''t even use those weapons that you bought using my diamonds.. Xiel: Oh, just forget about the diamonds. They wandered the city for a few hours. Then, Reus asked someone if there were any Rail stations here. The girl then pointed at the building with the pointed roof. In Nyx''s world, the comparison is close if you compare it to a Wizard''s Tower.. but bigger than that. Nyx geeked out for a few minutes, because he didn''t think he''d actually see one, even though it''s a world opposite to his. Reus: Alright, let''s go in. Nyx: Wait, didn''t you guys have your own Rails when that bastard kidnapped you? Xiel: Nope, we didn''t even though there were types of classes in this world. Nyx: Hmm.. They stepped in the door and opened it, and it revealed people who seems to have different classes based on their faces. Some were frowning while looking at the card, and some were jumping. Nyx thought that these Rail stations are basically the employment center in this world, and the hype died down in him when he realized it. Unlike in Nyx''s old world, they can choose whatever they want to be, but based on Chris''s statement, they can''t do anything about it here. It''s either "Do this thing you''re chosen to do, or live like a peasant." Nyx never had a problem with though, because he could always be a bandit if he wants to. They approached the center of the tower, which appears to be the Class Changer, or whatever Nyx wants to call it. It was a huge circle, and a pillar in the center is placed. Someone stepped on the pillar with his Rail, and when he looked down on his Rail, he laughed and showed it to the people surrounding the circle.
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The people cheered and clapped. It seems that he got a rare class? Nyx: Uhh, if all his element attributes were 25%, wouldn''t that make him.. normal? (This feels more like a video game to me now...) Skree: (Haha, what are those again?) ???: No, stupid. It means that all your elements were balanced, making you use all kinds of magic to its balanced extent. You can combine it, and such. Nyx: Uhh, thanks. I wasn''t asking you though. But thanks, what was your name? Drix: I''m Drix. Drix Maize. I''m the brother of that guy in the center! Nyx: Oh, uhm, ok? Why are they cheering though? Drix: Are you retarded or something? People who has all their attributes on an equal percent are very rare. Really rare. They''re often the ones on top. They''re better than those people who has mixed element attributes. They''re rare as well, but equal elemental attributes? Such luck.. Nyx: Oh really? Well, good for him. Reus: What about those people who got 100% in a certain element? Drix: They''re on par with those balanced people. Like, they can maximize the only element they have, and then create new and more ways to destroy or to create. Almost all of them are in the books, just like those balanced people. Look, why not just read the book over there.. He pointed at the F.A.Q stand, and then left Nyx and his group to praise his brother. The F.A.Q book answered every question that Nyx has. Like, why does he only have 25/100 INT? And whydo people that has 100% in everything or balanced except Physical gets praised by everyone? The book answered those 2 questions that Nyx has in his mind was answered. It says that the denominator that the INT states is the maximum capacity of his brain, and the numerator states the maximum usage of his brain. Capacity and usage.. so he only uses 1/4 of his intelligence? Nyx thought. The 2nd question was basically the one that Drix told Nyx. If you get 100% in an elemental attribute, you get full mastery of that certain element. The book showed a ranking of the attributes:
Elemental Rail Ranking: - 100% Attribute in a Certain Element: Very Rare - 25% Attribute in all Elements: Very Rare - Mixed Elemental Attributes (i.e. 50%,75%) - Rare - 50% Attribute above in a Certain Element: Rare - 50% Attribute below in a Certain Element: Common - 10% Attribute in all Elements: Common - 0% Attribute in all Elements/In a Certain Element: Rare (But Incredibly Useless)
Nyx: Damn, that last classification kinda hurts. Ok, we all have our Rails, right? Reus: I have one last question.. why are there only attributes in magical properties? Nyx: Oh wait, uhh, it says here that Physical Prowess is on par with Magical Talent, but Physical Prowess can be increased by training and all that stuff. Magical Talent can''t be trained if you have no magic at all. It also says here that Physically talented people that has 50% and above cannot get a magic based class. They''re all melee classes, but if you have 50% and above, you''re basically someone on steroids with skills. Reus: What are steroids? Nyx: Oh, that''s nothing. Skill is the one you''ll base on if you want to get a good class. It''s like Magical Talent, because it cannot be trained. You''re born with it, or something. According to this book. Xiel: There''s one thing that bothers me though.. Nyx: Yeah? Xiel: According to these book, there are people who are Irregulars. People whose magic or physical skill can go beyond 100%.. Nyx: There are no recorded people who hasit though, according to the book here. I don''t know if there are other F.A.Q books in other rail stations, maybe we could find out there..? Xiel: Oh ok, hey look, we need to line up if we''re going to get our rails checked. 3 hours have passed, and the first one to get checked was Vor. He stepped on the pillar and seconds later, the Rail that was blank earlier has been engraved by his stats.
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Vor: Wait, the fuck? Reus: Why, what did you get? Vor showed his Rail, and Reus got shocked. Not because he has 150% in the Fire attribute, but because he didn''t know he actually had that, based on his prowess. Reus: You''re an actual idiot, HOW THE HELL DID YOU NOT NOTICE THAT YOU''RE- Then at that moment, someone stepped out and greeted Vor. ???: Aha, another one.. Then people from the shadows appeared, Shinobis, as Nyx remembered their outfits from his games, and took hold of Vor. He tried to struggle but he couldn''t escape, and Nyx tried to go after them but the Shinobis disappeared into thin air, leaving Nyx in awe and horror. Awe because he saw actual ninjas, and horror because someone took his brother.
Chris: You know, I was the one who made them go to that city. Demon Butler: Ah, really, sire? Chris: Yep, I saw what they have created over there a thousand years ago, and they actually went through it! They''re more inhumane than me.. damn Demon Butler: What do you mean, sir? Chris: I''m talking about their technological advancements. Fuel and resources are limited, you know, so someone tried to do something about it. I don''t want to interfere though, because that''s the reason why they were advanced in the first place. Demon Butler: Sire, stop speaking in riddles and just say it to me. You know, it''s hard to serve and decipher your cryptic messages every single day, so just please spare me and just tell it to me this time. Chris: Alright, alright, jeez.
???: Vor Kriel, was it? Ah, what a befitting name, don''t you think? Vor: LET ME THE FUCK GO! He was chained to a table, and because of that, he couldn''t move. ???: Oooh? Your gift was the rarest one but sadly.. *looks at Vor''s Rail* You haven''t even used it once? What the fuck? Anyway, you can''t escape here, see.. the chains there are 100% Null, which means that it nullifies all magic. The formula for those chains are actually passed down in our family, you know? It often consists of people''s hidden attributes. Those are the Null, Shadow, all those stuff. Vor: ?? ???: You don''t follow? Well, let''s say that those chains are made out of people. Vor struggled and struggled but he couldn''t break it.. ???: Wow, seriously? Vor: Who.. who are you? ???: Yeah, uhm, I''m the king. King Requei Drax Maize. No one actually knows that I''m a king though, but I control things behind the scenes.. Vor: Behind the what? What do you mean? Drax: Have you noticed how technologically advanced we are? Like, a millions years ahead? That''s because we have.. fuel. And because of that, innovation, and innovation. That''s how our city works. But.. fuel is limited, am I right? Vor: ..? Drax: We predicted that once a decade, an irregular pops up. That irregular is our key to our innovation here. Vor: So.. you.. you mean.. Drax: Yep. Drax turned on the lights, revealing people that are chained just like Vor, but they were tubes connected to them. It seems that the tubes were sucking on the person''s element.. or attribute. Fire, Water, hell, even air, they got chained. There were about a hundred of them. The people that were chained had bodies that were like sticks, and their eyes were devoid of hope. Vor: Wait, so this why there were no irregulars recorded? Drax: Oh wow, you used your brain. Yep, we tie them up here. Vor: For.. fuel? For electricity?! Drax: Yeah. This is why we are more advanced. We use everything in our disposal. Vor almost threw up, and realized the situation he is in. Vor: That..that''s fucked up.. (Vor..come on, switch..) Drax: We all need to make sacrifices. I told these to those guys too, and now they''re here, helping our city. You''re one of them now. Vor: .... Drax: ahahAHAHAHAHA... Yes. This is what makes this city more different than the others... we dedicate ourselves to make the lives of our people even better. Further beyond better. Even if we need to make inhumane steps, sometimes. But who''ll find out? "Oh, and also Welcome to the City of Mirai." Chapter 14: The Other Identity The king laughed, and dragged Vor''s table close to the machines that the Irregulars were attached to. Drax: Hoo, pretty hard for a king, eh? Doing all the work for the people. Vor: *Mmphf* Drax covered Vor''s mouth shut because he won''t stop screaming "Let me go!" Drax: There are people I hired to do this.. I wonder what takes them so long.. Vor: *MMpmPMhF* Drax: Hmm, you have a party, correct? Vor: MMMMMF Drax: Oh, right. Well anyway, you have a very, very talented group. All of them are peculiar. Seriously, their physical skills are unmatched, except the one with the scythe. He has a lot of guts, but apparently, he''s just all bark and no bite. Now, it''s your turn to.. share. Hahahahahaha....
The people inside the tower started running.. well, you already know why. Nyx: RAAAAAA! Xiel: Nyx! Calm down, we won''t get Vor back if you continue on going berserk like the last time! Nyx: I AM CALM! IF I WEREN''T, THIS TOWER WOULD''VE BEEN DESTROYED MINUTES AGO! The reason why the tower wasn''t destroyed yet was because Nyx''s shockwaves bounces off the tower''s wall. No wonder, because this Rail station is the main one so heavy fortifications are bound to be installed somewhere in this tower. Nyx: DAMN IT! WHY THE HELL ISN''T THIS WALL BREAKING! Xiel: NYX! STOP SLASHING, IT ALMOST HIT ME! Suddenly, everyone heard an explosion. The door exploded, and someone came in. No, some people came in with helmets and vests. Nyx: WHY THE HELL IS THERE AN ARMY HERE?! Reus: Their clothing is.. unusual. I thought they were all wizards here? Then, the armored people took out another resemblance to Nyx''s world, a gun. Nyx: Damn, they have a gun here?!?! Reus, Xiel, GET DOWN! Reus: You know, guns are pretty common. What do you me- Xiel pulled down Reus and took cover, Nyx on the other hand, tanked all that they fired. The gun did not fire bullets, instead it fired.. well, fireballs. Tiny crystallized balls that are coated by fire. The fireballs aren''t the only thing that''s weird though, the guns also striked Xiel''s attention. Xiel: Uhh, Nyx? Are you ok? Nyx: I hope not, damn it. Xiel: Look at the guns. Nyx: Yep? Oh, oh, I see it. They were having a leisurely talk while Nyx gets shot at by magic fire bullets. We''ll just call it bullets from now on. Xiel: Those guns are like the ones that I saw in Paranom! The guns had these magically fortified glass, and the bullets weren''t reloaded by clips, it was by those metal spheres. The spheres were also see through, and you can see what type of element it can fire. Let''s say it was fire, the sphere will look like it was burning on the inside. And for water, air, grass, etc. If you pull the trigger, the sphere will release a little bit, then it will fire through a little hole inside the gun, making the element that is released get crystallized and then gets fire off. Nyx was observing this while still getting shot at. Soldier (1): Is his... is his attribute Null?!? Soldier (2): I don''t know, but even though, the crystallized bits would''ve go through him. Why the hell is he still standing?! Soldier: No, look, he has regeneration as aGuise. We''ll take care of this. Nyx could see itbecause his eyesight is basically perfect. They reached that state and diseases were no more in Nyx''s old world. Everyone, and every part of their body is at top peak, except the brain. The brain is the only one differentiating the people living in his old world. Although it took 5 minutes before Nyx could finally figure out how the guns work. Soldier (3): You know, bullets doesn''t work on people that has a quick regeneration Guise. We often killed those people by stabbing them to death. Soldier: Well then, bring them in. The Shinobis that took Vor suddenly popped up behind Xiel and Reus, hostaging them alive. Shi (1): Alright, alright. You know what to do. Stand down or I''ll slit this girl''s throat. Nyx: I wasn''t even doing anything. Shi (2): Shut up. Knees on the ground. Xiel and Reus knew this was going to happen sometime, that''s why they already planned what they need to do. Nyx dropped down, and put his hands up in the air. Shi (1): Dude, what the fuck are you doing? Nyx: Isn''t this how you restrain people? Shi (2): Uh, no. Not really. The soldiers then went in, and grabbed Xiel and Reus. The shinobis then went and chained Nyx''s neck like a dog. Nyx: ...The fuck are you doing to me? Shi (2): Stand down, or we''re going to kill them both. Nyx looked at Xiel, and Xiel gave a thumbs up. "Is that a signal?" Nyx thought, and just went with it. He reversed his time, and the chain that once strapped his neck is now strapped to his feet. Shi (1): Wha-? I told you to stand down.. Alright, slice them.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. The guards simultaneously took out a knife, and slit Xiel and Reus''s throat. It didn''t work. Xiel vanished, revealing that the one they slit was a clone. Reus, on the other hand, wasn''t affected by the knife at all. In fact, the knife even broke. And now, the Calm and Serious Reus that Nyx knew had glowing eyes and his skin darkened. Reus let out an evil grin, while Nyx got beheaded by one of the shinobi''s katana. Nyx: WHY THE HELL DIDN''T YOU USE THAT "FORM" OF YOURS TO HELP ME AT THAT TIME WHEN I WAS FIGHTING THOSE HOODED GUYS?!? Reus: Ah, I felt like you had it under control. Nyx: Then why didn''t you use it when you were escaping? Reus: This form is really heavy, you know. I don''t want to be a burden in their escape plan. Just regenerate already. Nyx popped out a new body, and quickly stood behind Reus. They were surrounded by soldiers that all have guns and knives. Reus: Should we leave out a survivor to tell us where did they take Vor? Nyx: Good point. Xiel then showed up at the corner with a bunch of knives, and she jumped to the ceiling. She then summoned a bunch of clones andhave the clones get one knife and quickly jump and drop down the ceiling. The soldiers didn''t have time to react, and a lot of them got impaled with a knife on their heads. Reus also attacked by swinging his axe in a circular motion and by jumping and landing while laying down, like a wrestler. Reus''s weight crushed the soldiers that he landed on, and damaging the other ones by wrecking the floor that made a huge shockwave. Reus also was shouting while doing so. The floor also got magically fortified, and it didn''t break overall. Nyx returned the favor to the shinobis that slashed his head. He grabbed a shinobi by the neck, and threw him where Reus was landing, crushing him. The other shinobi then teleported again behind Nyx, and stabbed Nyx with his katana while teleporting in order to dodge Nyx''s hand. Nyx, irritated, quickly revealed and pulled out his scythe and swinged it in a motion like Reus'', cutting the shinobi in pieces. Finally, less and less soldiers came in, and in order to shorten their time, Nyx jumped upwards, and Reus and Xiel went below him. Nyx then tried and slash his scythen a circular motion again, but this time, he slashed it hard enough to create dark waves. The waves then came in every direction away from Nyx, and because of the magically fortified wall, the waves then bounced off the walls fast. Reus changed back to his original form in order to dodge the waves, and every soldier that was inside the tower was destroyed. Nyx: Are those all of them? Xiel: No. I saw a lot of reinforcements still on the way when I was busy gathering knives. Nyx: How the hell did you even get those knives? Xiel: You know, while they were closing in on the both of you, I took the opportunity to create a clone and quickly hide. I can move really, really fast so while there were no soldiers blocking the only exit there, I quickly ran and gathered knives. I ran normally, pretending that I was also an escapee. You could figure out the rest after that. Nyx: So you all have abilities, huh.. why didn''t you use that in the dungeon? Xiel: I did use mine, but you were on the other side of the dungeon. Reus doesn''t really want to use his though, because it''s too heavy. Reus: I get a little dazed if I use that form though... Nyx: Oh shit, we have to move. You guys are in danger. He then ran to the door, and within just a second of stepping outside, he got shot in the head with an air bullet. Nyx: Shit, now snipers?!? The bullet that the sniper use was an Air bullet mixed with Grass. The Air bullets also get crystallized, but because they have the element of air, the bullets become fast enough to shoot through even if you''re far away, that''s why the soldiers are using that element while sniping, The Grass element makes it more lethal, Nyx thought. Nyx: Damn, that hurts. Xiel: Alright, you guys protect me, I''ll confuse them. She cloned tens of herself, and they all went out the same time. The snipers, confused, tried to shoot down the clones but eventually failing because the clones moved really fast. Xiel then released all her clones, gathered knives off of the impaled soldiers'' heads and cloned tens of herself again. The clones then killed the snipers and killed some reinforcements. Reus: Nice. Wait.. shit, we didn''t leave one alive. Nyx: Oh yeah, I kinda forgot... Xiel: Well, my clones have checked all the places. There were no signs of Vor, the only place I haven''t checked yet is that S.M.A.R.T building. Reus: S.M.A.R.T? ???: Superficialand Magical Advanced Research Technology Building. Seriously, we tried so hard to search for a word that would represent the "S" in that acronym. Nyx: Now who the hell is this guy? ???: Apparently, superficial means outer or external. So, it kinda works, you know? My name is.. wait, I''ll reveal it later. Nice to meet you. Reus: Keep your guards up, this guy''s strong. ???: Hehe, I wonder how that guy stayed alive. He pointed at Nyx, and Nyx, confused, asked what is he talking about. Nyx: Uhh, are you talking about me? ???: Yep, the one who gothas no elemental attributes at all. You''re special. But in this world, specially disabled. The mysterious man showed up a copy of Nyx''s card:
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???: We know everything about your rails, that''s why we found your blessing disguised as your brother. Seriously, I thought there were no irregulars this decade. But seriously though, this is the first time that someone in this world could actually be this inept. 1% in everything? Seriously? Hahaha. Nyx: Ok..? ???: How the hell did you survive this long? Did you cower and hide behind those two? By the way, I haven''t seen the Rails of those two yet. Nyx: Are you trying to provoke me? ???: What is there to provoke? You? Don''t make me laugh. Anyway, your brother is in that building. The King heard the news that his men keeps dying one by one, and now he has no choice but to take your brother as hostage. Go there quickly though, or else we''re going to "Suck" your brother up dry. Not in a weird way, fuck, that sounds so bad. Reus: Nyx, this is a trap. Nyx: Yeah, but they don''t know who I am, yet. Xiel: So, we''re charging straight at the enemy lair? Nyx: Basically. Xiel: As long as you keep the bullets away from me, I''m going. Reus: Well, I guess so. ???: Well, I''ll be expecting you. And also the inept guy. I wonder what''s your guise, hmm. The man then jumped to the top of the building that the sniper was on, and then kinda jumped from building to building. Nyx: Where''s the S.M.A.R.T building, anyway? Xiel: Just.. follow me.
Drax: And it seems that my best knights are on the case. As we speak, they''re already on this building. They''ve managed to divide themselves in each floor, it''s probably a bad idea and they could''ve just ambushed them right away but they said that it''s for the suspense factor, or something. They''re pretty sure that they won''t even make it here. Vor: ... Drax: Are you still sad because of what I did? Aw, come on.. In order to move Vor from the table and into the other with tubes, Drax needed to paralyze Vor. He did this by adjusting his electric attribute into a non lethal shock, but the one that is getting shocked will still feel pain. Vor had to endure several shocks because he couldn''t be paralyzed, and Drax kept increasing his attribute, multiplying the pain that a normal non lethal shock would do until Vor is immobilzed. Drax: So, you want to bet who''ll die first? (You''re going to need me.. I can control your power..Don''t restrain me.. again..) Vor: A..a..lright... Drax: Wow, really? Ok, so who will? Vor: I.. I ne..ed.. you.. r..ig..ht no..w.. Vor''s eyes changed and he looked at Drax, and laughed. Drax: The hell''s wrong with you? Drax punched him right in the face, but Vor still kept laughing. After laughing, Vor suddenly moved and put his face close to Drax and he let out a grin. Drax: Wait.. what? How the fuck can you move?! Drax kept shocking and shocking him, but Vor didn''t respond to the shocks. He then let out a cheerful voice and said.. Vor: So! You wanna bet who''ll die first? His hand lit up in flames and broke the Null chains that he was strapped on. Drax: What the.. FUCK?!?! Vor: Now, now, no need to be surprised. I like what you''ve done with the place, really, now that I''m finally looking at it with my own eyes. Hisburning hand grabbed Drax''s neck, burning him in the process. Vor: Oh wow, it seems like you''re the first one to die. Now, what do I win? He''s holding the burned corpse of the king and threw it on the side. The Irregulars inside couldn''t look but they knew that they could finally be free, at last. Vor: Ah, I''m finally back. Hahahaha..... Hedidn''t mind the Irregulars, and left them all there. He thought that if he burned them all down, this city''s charm would be gone. Vor: 5th underground floor, am I right? Time to reunite with my brother.. hahahahaha. His blue eyes changed into red, and he looked up,with an unsettling grin from ear to ear. Vor: I''m finally free. Chapter 15: Chill The S.M.A.R.T building was the one supplying the electricity throughout the whole city. It has the "Evil tower" trope, and there was the light that the electricity tower above the building produced. For a magical world, this is an advancement that is thousands and thousands ahead of their own time, Nyx thought. Nyx: (Wait, I thought this was supposed to be a parallel world..? Why is there a transmission tower here?) Skree: (That''s how they distribute the electricity here. What you should be asking is how did they power up this big city..) Nyx: (Yeah, that''s weird, isn''t it? They need to have created turbines and transformers but, from the looks of it, there isn''t anything like that.) Skree: (What do you mean?) Nyx: (For starters, Coal power plants produce smoke, but there isn''t even a trace of smoke outside. It couldn''t be renewable as well, because there are no big water sources around here. The forests surrounding this city also seemed like they haven''t even been touched.) Skree: (Are these the methods that you use to get power in your original world?) Nyx: (Yeah. This city is as environmental as it gets. There aren''t any huge wind turbines nearby as well.) Skree: (Did you forget that this is a world paralleling yours? Maybe they power it up using magic.) Nyx: (Yeah, how?) Xiel: Hey, Nyx! Nyx: What? Xiel: Stop staring at the building, we need to go in, now. Nyx: Wait, why? Soldiers began to appear, and surrounded the whole building. There were a battalion of soldiers, each with their own magic guns. Nyx has no choice but to go inside the building. He could''ve defeated them all, but he has no choice but to act fast and save his brother. The soldiers didn''t go in the building. They just surrounded it. It''s like they were commanded to not interfere with what''s going to happen inside the building, Reus thought. The building''s interior was colored white. There were 2 sets of stairs going up. They were connected, but in the middle of those sets was a huge metal door. Nyx thought that this was the door leading to the levels below, and that this is where they kept Vor. Nyx violently slammed the metal door, but it won''t open. He pulled out his scythe from his palm, and readied to break the door down. He lifted up his scythe, and prepared to slash it until the mysterious man from earlier appeared from the rails on the stairs. ???: Hey~ Sorry I took so long. He was wearing a hat, and he was covered by a big blanket of fur. Because of that, they couldn''t see what his face looks like. ???: Hahahahahaha. His voice was a little off. They concluded that this guy wasn''t the one that taunted them to go to this building in the first place. The guy jumped down and raised his hand. They didn''t know why he did that, but the guy then charged at them. He flipped forward and readied to drop kick Reus. Reus saw this and blocked with his sword, only to realize that the one he''s blocking is just an ice clone and after hitting the sword, it shattered easily. ???: I''m over here. He was behind Reus, and he created a sword out of ice from his arm and tried to impale him, only to fail because Reus immediately transformed into his "hard" form. The guy vanished again, and teleported back to where he once came. ???: Well, I did expect this. You all seemed capable enough, but sorry, I guess. They put me on the first level. Those retards doesn''t even understand my power, how dare they put me here.. Nyx: Lemme guess, you''re the weakest out of them that''s why they put you here. ???: Weakest? No, no, I think you meant the mostcreative. Nyx: Hm? ???: You''ve already seen my power, right? It''s the element of ice. I only enhanced enough to make this element stronger than what it currently is. You can only do limited things with this element if you don''t have creativity. Xiel: Ok, so what? ???: If I have, let''s say, fire. I could be stronger than all of those 4 combined. But, I guess I can''t really change the things I''ve been born with. He did the same thing again, he jumped towards them, but this time instead of a kick, he rolled in mid air and slashed his ice sword towards Nyx''s head, slicing it. ???: I don''t think you''re regeneration can heal you from this. Ironically, it did. ???: Wait, what the fuck? Reus then quickly move and swinged his axe towards them, cutting Nyx''s and the guy''s head at the same time.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. ???: HAhahaHAHAHA! It turned out to be an ice clone, like earlier. He then popped up somewhere inside the building, and charged his ice sword towards Nyx''s chest. He then held up his arm again, and ice cubes popped out in the air, surrounding Nyx. ???: I haven''t made a name for these attacks though.. Saying that, he then appeared in every direction. Nyx tried to attack the one that''s infront of him, but it just vanished. Nyx: Th- is- ge- tti- ng- irrITATING! Nyx tried to catch him, but he keeps failing. The guy kept slicing and slicing him without trouble. Xiel: Oh, so that''s how. Reus: What?! Xiel: Look at the ice blocks. The ice blocks surrounding Nyx were in.. the air. Reus was flustered, and had to squint if there were actual blocks on the air. Reus: Wh.. how?! Nyx: GUYS YOU PIECES OF SHIT HELP ME! Xiel: The ice are produced by that guy, right? Reus: Yeah, so what about it? Xiel: He''s just moving really fast, and he can teleport from block to block. Using that, he then summons ice blocks again and again, making the ice blocks look like they were staying in air, and making it look like no one''s attacking Nyx. Nyx: HEY! AGh! CAN ANYONE OF YOU CATCH HIM! Reus: Wait, you can see it? Xiel: Of course I can see it. It''s quite slow, really. She then moved to Nyx''s position, and he stood infront of him. Nyx: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? HELP ME! Xiel: Yeah, I know. ???: Why the hell doesn''t THIS GUY DIE! JUST DIE! The guy was too busy trying to kill Nyx so Xiel took the opportunity and cloned herself. Then, she moved so fast that she couldn''t even be seen by Nyx. Nyx: XIEL! HELP ME! In a split second, the knives that Xiel brought were stuck on the ice blocks. Then, without the guy knowing, he teleported into one of the ice blocks. Xiel: Yeah, I''m on it. After the guy teleported, the knife on the ice block flew on air, and because of that, Xiel knew where he is and grabbed the knife and attacked him. The guydodged it, and is now aware that someone is helping Nyx. He then summoned more and more ice blocks. Nyx: Should I do the spinning thing I did earlier? Xiel: No, that would destroy the whole building. Nyx: Alright. Xiel: Good, I have enough knives. Shemoved around Nyx quicklyand slash the ice blocks around Nyx, reducing it. Then, she stuck knives on the remaining ice blocks. After that, she cloned herself to match the number of knives, finally cornering the guy. After that, the guy teleported to an ice block, and Xiel''s clone saw it, and kicked the knife that was now floating when he teleported, piercing his head. ???:AAAAAAHHHHHHHHGGG!!!! YOU PIECE OF SHIT! He teleported to another ice block to attack Xiel, but, there was another clone there and kicked the knife again, piercing another part of his body. He didn''t even notice Nyx, and just summoned ice blocks away from him to escape. But unfortunately, Reus was there to destroy those ice blocks. He couldn''t escape, and he can only teleport to the last ice block on air.He teleported to it, but Xiel was there with a devilish smile. She then thrusted the last knife in his head, ending his life. Xiel: Aww, I thought he can go faster than that. Nyx: Wait, so you can easily end it?! Xiel: Yeah, but it was hard to clone myself and move quick at the same time, so those ice blocks were really annoying. I had to stick knives on it, then if he teleports in that ice block, a clone will be there to kick the knife and damage him. Nyx: But.. but he didn''t even open the door. Reus: I''ll do it. Reus changed into his form, and slashed his axe vertically, cutting the door and some part of the wall inside. Nyx: Well, I guess that''s one down. Reus: Let''s go. We can''t waste anymore time. Xiel: Yeah. Meanwhile..
Vor: Ahhh, I feel sleepy.. What do you think, should we take a break? (We didn''t even go to the next floor! Let me out already!) Vor: Nah, I just got this body back, you see. (Just.. Just don''t do anything to them.. alright?!) Vor: No promises. (Please, Give me back my body!) Vor: Technically, it''s our body. Anyway, I think I''m just going to take a nap here... Vor sat down and leaned back at the wall. (Hey! HEY!!) Vor:Seriously, every time I fucking get my chance in controlling your body, you annoy me every second. How many years has it been, huh?! (I did that to restrain you!) Vor: There''s nothing to restrain, I won''t do anything.. in the meantime. I''m going to sleep.
Nyx: How does their brain work, exactly? Reus: Why.. what do you mean? Nyx: Look at the pathway.. It''s made out of wood! Then they reinforce it, but not the metallic door that you cut earlier! Xiel: They probably undid the reinforce magic. After all, they''re the one who made us go here. Nyx: Yeah.. but why? Xiel: I don''t really know.. it''s probably to stop you from rampaging again.. Nyx: Nah, they know that I''m weak.. remember? Reus: Also, the soldiers stopped coming inside as well. I don''t know what they''re planning.. Xiel: Maybe they''re just being cocky? Reus: I doubt it, this is their main power station, remember? If we were to cause damage here, it could affect the whole city.. Nyx: We''re already here anyway.. Let''s just clear this building. We can''t go out anyway, there''s a battalion of soldiers waiting outside. They finally reached the end of the pathway. They took so long because the pathway was a spiral, and the stairs was at the end of the path. Nyx: .... "Seriously, who designed this place?" Chapter 16: Log-in *Huff* *Huff* Reus: I-is this it?! Nyx: Yeah, this staircase leads to the floor below this one. I just hope there are no spirals anymore.. Xiel: I feel sorry for those people who works here.. Nyx: Anyway, let''s go. The 3 of them went down the stairs. As expected, there were someone waiting for them. ???: It''s only been.. hmm... According to her voice, she''s most likely a female. She looked at the room that she was in. It was really big for an underground one. The room is covered with wood. Interestingly enough, the room doesn''t contain anything, only wood. She was sitting on a wood pillar which was high above the wooden floor, close to the ceiling. The woman then deduced how much time she was in the room. ???: Ah, I''ve been here for 3 hours. Good thing you came soon, I was really, really bored. Nyx: Uhh, you''re one of those 5 guys, right?!!! ???: Guys? No, I''m a girl. Can''t you tell? They can''t. Like the guy earlier, she was also wearing a fur blanket and a hat. But, the reason why they didn''t hear her, is because she was so high off the ground that Nyx had to shout. Nyx: HEY!! CAN. YOU. HEAR. ME?!? ???: Yeah, clearly. She was talking in a really quiet manner, and to top it all off, she also has a small voice. Even the immortal one who reached the peak of his body''s capabilities can''t hear what she was talking about. Nyx: Oh for-.. Xiel, can you go up there and tell it to her?! Tell her to go down here. Xiel: Yeah, alright. Xiel looked at the wall across the pillar that was on the other side. She then ran up the wall, and to the ceiling. Then, she jumped down, and jumped up, until she landed on the pillar that the girl was sitting on. ???: So.. you''re going to tell me what? Xiel: Can you go down? We really can''t hear you. ???: Alrigh- But before she could respond, Xiel pulled out a knife and stab her right in the chest. ???: I knew this would happen. Xiel looked at the place she stabbed her. Oddly enough, she didn''t even hear the sound of a knife wounding flesh. ???: If that strong guy over there did that to me, I might be dead by now. Ahaa..ha.ha.ha. Xiel jumped down because of that, and reported her "findings" to Nyx and Reus. Xiel: Fuck.. Nyx: Why? Why isn''t she dead? Xiel: She''s made out of wood. My knife couldn''t wound her. Reus: We figured that her element iswood, but.. Nyx: We didn''t expect that she can also manifest it. Is that an ability as well? The wood pillar that the girl was sitting on went down, and the girl was smiling. ???: An ability? No, that''s not what it''s called. It''s called a Guise. Nyx: Oh.. oh yeah, I forgot. ???: Yeah. A Guise is your ability. But, not everyone has a unique one. Let''s see, hmm, one could have regeneration like yours, and another one could also have it. Reus: And we need to know this.. because... why? ???: You all seem uneducated enough to not know. Anyway, welcome to my territory. Nyx: Wait, wait. ???: Why? Nyx: Can I ask you something? ???: Yeah? What is it? Nyx: You''re awfully calm about all of this. We just killed your teammate upstairs, why''re you so calm? Reus: And also, what''s yours and that guy''s name? He kinda just attacked us and.. we didn''t have time to ask him. ???: Why would he say his name in the middle of a battle? Nyx: Probably because we can''t just refer to him as "That guy" or "???". ???: What? Nyx: You''re talking and chatting with us... in the middle of a battle... ???: Oh.. oh yeah. Probably because I don''t see you as a threat. Xiel:Don''t get ahead of yourself. ???: Who did it first though? You stabbed me because you probably thought I left myself wide open. Isn''t that also called "getting ahead of yourself"? Xiel: (...I hate her already...) ???: Anyway, my name is Cylo. Pretty weird name for a girl, right? And that guy above... hmmm.. I guess his name isRoss. Nyx: Why''d you ask their names though? Reus: I.. felt bad for the other guy. Cylo: He had a really interesting Guise. Too bad, he was stupid enough to only enhance that. Reus: What do you mean? Cylo: His guise is "Possession". But, his guise can only possess his own elements, which is Air and Water. Combine that, and you get Ice. Reus: Wouldn''t Air be.. much more effective? Cylo: He did that once, but he ended up teleporting into somewhere else. It''s because Air cannot be contained. He can''t control the direction to where he would teleport. Reus: Then.. water? Cylo: He doesn''t like it. Reus: What do you mean? Cylo: It''s true that he could create droplets of water and teleport there, but, he comes out wet. So he doesn''t want to. Reus: Then, wouldn''t ice have the same effect? Cylo: No, he just comes out really cold. But, he can''t be frozen since he comes out really fast. Reus: Oh. Xiel: Are you guys done yet? Cylo: Yeah, yeah. You wanna know my guise, though? Xiel: Let me guess, it has to do something with wood. Cylo: Yep! I could bend and control wood. I could make the floor go upwards and smash you with that ceiling! It''s quite easy really. Nyx: Wow, isn''t that a really overpowered Guise? Cylo: Well duh, that''s why I''m one of the elites here! Nyx: And those below you.. are better than you? Cylo: I don''t know.. they just use their brain better than me. Plus, I can''t really use my other elements though. I got used to the combination of the both of them that I forgot how to use them separately. It''s not like I need it, anyway. Skree: (This is... going to be really easy.) Nyx: (Haha, yeah.) Cylo: It''s nice talking to you folks. But aren''t you forgetting why you''re here? Reus: Of course not. Xiel appeared in the ceiling, and using her speed, she jumped to Cylo to pierce her another time. It failed again, because a thick wall of wood blocked her from piercing Cylo''s neck. Cylo: You thought I didn''t see, no, feel you over there? I told you, my Guise is "Full Manifest". Which means, I can feel whatever my "wood" feels. Nyx: Augh, not another innuendo. Reus: That''s a really bad ability then.. Cylo: What makes you say that? Reus: Did someone manage to break that wood of yours yet?If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Cylo: Nope, my wood is hard like metal, I doubt anyone but me could make it bend.. Nyx: Fffffuccckkk. How can a girl say that so damn innocently?! Reus: I may not bend it, but I can destroy it. Cylo: Try it then. Reus slashed the room''s wall but his axe got stuck. He managed to pull it out eventually. Cylo: Hahahaha, you know, below the wood, there''s actually what you call, "Cement". And, Imade my wood manifest it, so now, this room is a combination of cement and wood! It cannot be penetrated! Nyx: ...Ok, I think she''s very aware of what she''s saying. Reus: The pillars, then... Reus jumped out to slash the pillar with his axe. He was prepared to slice it in mid air until another pillar came crashing into Reus''s side, pushing and damaging him. Luckily, he managed to transform into his form while mid air when he was about to strike. Cylo: Oho, your Guise is Body Hardening.. I see.. but.. THAT''S TOO SLOW! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Reus was standing in the middle, then pillars surrounded him. It formed a some sort of prison around Reus, then the floor suddenly began going upwards at a very fast rate. Cylo: Bye! Hahahahaha! Xiel: I doubt he would go down that easily, you know. Xiel was still in the wall. The wood enveloped her arm, trapping her in the process. Cylo: Grrr.. Cylo couldn''t extend her pillar. She couldn''t make it go upward. The pillars surrounding Reus went back to the floor, but the pillar that Reus was on couldn''t squash him, because he heldhis axe and buried it downwards. The blade of the axe was facing the pillar, and if Cylo extended it upwards, the axe would piercethrough her wood, damaging her. Cylo: You fuck! The pillars that went back to the floor strengthened the pillar that was going upwards, but Cylo''s wood pillar still couldn''t break the axe. Cylo: How the fuck... it.. IT SHOULD BREAK BY NOW! Reus: Then go upwards and try and break my axe. Cylo: You... Reus: A closed room isn''t your ideal space, is it? Add the fact that this room is also big. You''re "wood" depends on how much you can release your elements, and the fact that you need to bring back your pillars that surrounded me to strengthen the pillarI''m on just to squash me.. I''d say that you can''t release more. You''ve already reached your limit. Nyx was just sitting down, and he has an opinion so he said it to Xiel who was still stuck on the wall. He climbed up the wall, and stuck his scythe on the wall so that he could hang from it. Xiel: ...Why the fuck aren''t you helping Reus?! Nyx: Oh, come on. Look, he got this. Xiel: *Sigh* Nyx: Anyway, I''ve read it somewhere before.. in that F.A.Q book. They said that you can release how much elements you want according to your element percentage. Then, it determines the MP in the Rail card, which is your fuel to create this elements, Mana. Xiel: So, she can''t.. release more? Nyx: Here''s the thing, it also says in the book that mana is replenishable when you let it rest for, let''s say, 20 minutes. Xiel: So she just needs to wait for 20 minutes! How.. How can we beat her, then?! Nyx: She can''t replenish mana anymore. Xiel: What?! Why?! Nyx: Reus already figured it out. The pillars surrounding him went back to the floor to strengthen the pillar he is on. Xiel: So? Nyx: Why would she do that though? She can just wait for a few minutes then strengthen it without bringing her pillars down. In that manner, she can just strengthen and strengthen it until Reus is done for. Xiel: ... Nyx: Her Guise is called "Full Manifest", right? Xiel: Yeah.. Nyx: That means.. she can''t only control and manifest wood.. Xiel: Ohhh, ok. She can also control her mana usage? Right? Nyx: Yep. Xiel: Basically, she''s using all her mana right now. And to gain more mana to strengthen the wood, she needed to bring the pillars down to replenish a bit of her mana! Nyx: Yeah. Reus figured it out, that''s why he''s just sitting there while.. uhh.. holding his axe. Xiel: Soo, that wood on the pathway.. Nyx: It''s to block our escape. Xiel: Ahh, gotcha. Nyx: Still, her mana is unimaginable. She covered a whole spiral pathway, and still use it to attack. If she retract it.. Reus is dead. Cylo: I guess there''s no choice now, huh? Promise you won''t run? Nyx: Nah, I have one more trick up my sleeve. Cylo: Like that would help, let me just kill your friend over here. The wood on the stairs began to fade, and Reus began to notice that the pillar was becoming stronger and stronger. Cylo: And now, you''re stuck. If you go away, you''re basically destroying that axe. How much does it worth, though? It must''ve costed a fortune. Nyx: ...fuck. I guess I should move now. Cylo: Wait, you weren''t stuck? Nyx: Uhh, no. Cylo: Welp. The wood began to swirl around Nyx, trapping him. Nyx: Too bad you can''t make your wood manifest onto others except yourself, though. That would be killer. Using his other arm, Nyx pulled his scythe and then slice his own arm. Free, he jumped and slashed his scythe in mid air, creating shockwaves. Cylo managed to block it using her powers. Cylo: The fuck? Why does it feel a little funny... And.. your.. you.. you have a hidden element?!? Nyx: Nah, it came with the scythe. Cylo: What?! An.. An enchanted weapon!? Nyx: I don''t know.. what do you think, Skree? Skree: HAHAHAHAHA! Reus: ...? Xiel: ... Cylo: ... Nyx: What, why? Skree: Oh yeah, you haven''t introduced me to your team. You said to keep quiet because it''ll freak them out. Nyx: Ah, yeah, I remember. Oh well. Cylo: A talking scythe... now I''ve seen everything... Nyx: Uhh, Skree, is it possible to use that dark thing that enveloped me? Skree: Yeah. Those were the shockwaves, you know. Nyx: Huh. Well, anyway, can I control that dark thing? Skree: Well, I am fused with you, you know. So you can use it through the use of me. Nyx: Ah, then can I pass some of those flame on Reus''s axe without.. you know.. destroying it? It costs a lot.. Skree: Yeah, I think. Nyx: Nice. Nyx climbed the pillar, but while climbing, another pillar came crashing into Nyx. Nyx got sent off to the wall, heavily damaging him. Then, the pillar came and increased in size. With full force, it crashed into Nyx, brutally destroying him. Cylo: HaHaAAHAHAHAH! DID YOU FORGET SOMETHING? I CAN DO THAT! His brain got patched up and regenerated, then his head, then his whole body in a second. Nyx: No, not really. God, it reminds me of that one time where a truck fell on top of me. Cylo: Wait, what the fuck?! Th..Th.. Nyx: The? What? Cylo:HOW THE FUCK DID YOU REGENERATE FROM THAT?! Nyx: Your buddy upstairs also said the same thing. Cylo: Grrrr..... I''LL KILL YOU! Cylo became angrier and angrier and focused on Nyx, forgetting Reus. Nyx kept dodging and dodging the pillars that came into his way. Sometimes, he gets caught and he gets brutally destroyed by a combo of pillars, but he kept regenerating and regenerating. Reus, using this chance, jumped to Cylo''s location. Cylo: OH NO YOU DON''T! A pillar crashed into Reus, sending him in the same direction where Nyx was at. Nyx: Oh, hey. This got a lot easier. Here. Nyx connected his scythe to Reus''s axe, lighting it up. Reus: A.. A dark flame?! Nyx: Yeah, like my shockwaves. Reus: Then why don''t you do it?! Nyx: She has no openings, I also can''t slice through her wood because it''s too thick. So you''re the most likely candidate to finish this. Reus: Right.. but what about that scy- Nyx: Shhh, questions later. Reus: Alright.. Reus''s axe turned into a fiery one. Then, he jumped upwards to dodge the pillar. Nyx didn''t and got crushed again. Nyx: Damn it. What''re you doing now, Xiel? Xiel: Oh nothing, it''s not like I could help. Reus then jumped but still got hit by a pillar, pushing him back to Nyx''s location again. He stood up, and he became angrier and angrier, making his eyes glow more and more. Cylo: I doubt you could slice through.. THIS! A thicker pillar began to form at the side where Reus was facing so it could gain speed and crush Reus. The pillar began to move and to crush Reus. Reus then countered the pillar with an axe slash, destroying and burning the pillar. Cylo: AGH!!! She immediately removed any wood parts from her to avoid getting burned by the black flame that began to burn her wood. Nyx: Wait, fuck, if it ends up burning the whole room, then you guys will get burned too. Nyx jumped to Xiel and cut off the wood that was holding her. They then left and Cylo jumped away from her pillar and went to the path that she didn''t cover with her wood, the path to the 3rd underground floor. Xiel and Reus ran to the stairs, but Nyx ran to Cylo, burning him in the process. He then reversed time and returned to his unburnt state then ran fast and caught Cylo. Nyx: You''re not going to escape though. Cylo: SHIT! Cylo couldn''t summon wood, because Nyx was holding her in the neck and her wood is currently burning. One wrong move andshe could burn herself. Nyx: Alright, you decide. Cylo stood down, and didn''t do anything. Nyx: Good. Nyx went back while still holding Cylo, and put his scythe on the room. The scythe then absorbed the flame in the room, and Reus and Xiel approached Nyx. Reus: Ho-how.. She should be dead by now! Cylo: I can''t summon wood if I remove it from my body.. My guise doesn''t work that way. It needs to connect to me so that I could control it, so I needed the wood to manifest me in order to control it. Reus: Wait, you couldn''t summon the wood element? Cylo: I can, but it can only do this. A block of wood came out of Cylo''s hand, then it just dropped. Cylo: I can''t shoot these things out.. I was so used to controlling it.. Reus: Ohh, I know now.. You can''t control it now, because we can burn it whenever we like, and someone here can chase you down. Nyx: So do we kill her? Cylo: Pl-please... I.. I''ll help you. Nyx: Ok, then tell us why we were directed to this building. Cylo: ...I also don''t know that, sorry.. No one said anything to us, the king''s assistant just said it''s urgent and got us assigned to one of these floors. Reus: So the one holding Vor is... Cylo: The king, yes. Nyx: But-but why?! Cylo: I don''t know, actually. They just began collecting irregulars.. Nyx: Ah fuck it, let''s just see through this whole building. We''ll get our answers here. Reus: You think? Why not question her more? Nyx: She doesn''t know anything. Xiel: Maybe she''s lying. Nyx: ... He then faced Cylo, and aimed his scythe at her head, preparing to cut it off. Nyx:Tell me, are you? Cylo: NO..! I.. I''M NOT LYING! I REALLY DON''T KNOW ANYTHING! Nyx: Hmmm... Alright. Reus: What?! Nyx: We could use her. Like, for the other guy below. She knows their Guises, right? Cylo: Y-yeah. Nyx: Also, her powers are a waste if we kill her here. I could always burn her if she''ll betray us. Will you, now? Cylo: N-no.. I won''t. Nyx: Well, just to make sure. Skree, uhh, you can do it again, right? Skree: Yeah, alright. Cylo: I-I won''t betray you. Look, I also want to get out of here. Something eerie is happening, and it was kept secret without us knowing until.. well.. now. I think I got the grasp of it. Nyx: Yeah, save it for later. We need to hurry. Nyx made his scythe surround Cylo, so she uses her wood, he can just burn her. Nyx: Ok, now, run. Just don''t run fast enough or you''ll get cut in half, alright? Cylo: *gulp* And with that, Nyx''s party got 1 more member. Chapter 17: Strings Craaasssshhh* *Booooom* Nyx: Well, I think I have a pretty good grasp in what we¡¯re fighting. They were in a spiral pathway, again. But this time, they found a solution to reduce their time. Nyx: You know what to do. Cylo: *Sigh* Alright... With her replenished mana, she could control and manipulate her element once again, but she didn¡¯t. She was afraid of the scythe that was aimed towards her. She could easily escape if her opponent wasn¡¯t immortal and has an undying dark flame that his scythe produces. As a result, she was used as transportation. Reus: YEAAAAAAAAAHHHH! He said, while riding Cylo¡¯s wood..element. A short time after, they¡¯ve arrived at the end of the pathway. Again, they were greeted by a staircase going down, and the sounds that they keep hearing on the pathway kept getting louder and louder. Cylo: Oh, so it¡¯s his floor.. Augh... Not him... Nyx: Why, what do you mean? Cylo: He¡¯s unbearable. Really, really annoying. He¡¯s also eerie and creepy.. Reus: Yeah, I see what you mean. The sounds they kept hearing are mostly shouting, and crashing, and exploding. He¡¯s also talking to... himself? He was asking questions, and he kept answering them. Xiel: I don¡¯t wanna go down now.. Cylo: Yeah, he¡¯s creepy. While we were going on expeditions, he was mostly on the back.. Nyx: Wait, why? Cylo: He¡¯s a ventriloquist. Reus: What? Cylo: I told you, he¡¯s a ventriloquist. He only talks with.. his puppet. He doesn¡¯t like it when we call his puppet.. puppet. Xiel: B..before we go down, what¡¯s his guise and elements? Cylo: His guise? It¡¯s also unusual. It¡¯s directed to his puppet over there. Figure it out- Nyx tightened his grip on his scythe and threatened her. Nyx: Tell it, now. We¡¯re not playing games here. Cylo: Jeez, ok. He can pass his elements through his puppet. He can also combine it, and his puppet goes all powerful. Nyx: Uhhhh... what? Cylo: In other words, his puppet can do the work for him. Reus: Isn¡¯t that really easy for us?! Cylo: Haha, no. Why did you think he was placed in this floor? Xiel: Maybe it¡¯s in alphabetical order. Quick, tell me your fucking name... We¡¯re not here for a game of guess what, just tell us why he was placed there. Cylo: Well, obviously he was apparently stronger than me. Xiel: Apparently? Wait, you guys haven¡¯t fought before? Cylo: Nope. Xiel: Then how did you know he was stronger? Cylo: The King, Drax, is the one who¡¯ll determine it. He¡¯s the strongest one in the ranking, followed by the guy on the 4th floor, then this guy, and then me, then Ross. Nyx: The King is the strongest one? Then he¡¯s here waiting at the 4th floor, right? Cylo: What, no.. Nyx: But.. there were 5? Cylo: 5? Who told you that? Nyx: That Ice guy, Ross. Cylo: See, here¡¯s the funny thing. He never saw the rankings. He was so engulfed by his pride that he didn¡¯t want to know who the 1st one is because he thought he was the strongest. He was so proud of his guise and his element that he was blinded by his delusions. He always trains really hard though, so I guess that¡¯s the only plus factor in his personality. Reus: ...Wow. Nyx: Well, he does give that ¡°I¡¯m rich and powerful¡± kind of vibe. He was even wearing a suit. Which, brings me to my next question.. Cylo: Yep? Nyx: When are you going to take off that coat and hat? Seriously, how long are you going to keep wearing that? Cylo: Oh, I didn¡¯t notice. She took off the coat and hat, revealing a girl with green hair and red eyes. She¡¯s small, and she was wearing a chest plate. Nyx: Haha, so I guess all our girl members are flat. Hahahahahaahahaha. Xiel jumped at Nyx, and stabbed him with her knife. Cylo: Can I attack him, too? Xiel: Go¡ªAh¡ªEad. She summoned wood on the roof, and repeatedly smashed Nyx¡¯s whole body with it. Nyx then regenerated, and his clothes were all bloodied.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience. Nyx: Oh come on, it was just a joke. Anyway.. He then aimed his scythe towards Cylo again. Nyx: Where were we? Oh yeah, right, we were going downstairs. Xiel: Don¡¯t ever mention that shit, again. Cylo: Heh. Nyx: Oho, she didn¡¯t run away while attacking me~ Ok, I guess we can trust you. Cylo: I told you, I want to get the hell out of here. I¡¯ve been here for most of my life, I want to get out. Reus: Hmm, alright. But, I¡¯m still skeptical. Cylo: I¡¯ll even help you defeat that guy. Nyx: What¡¯s his name, though? Why have you been referring to him as ¡°that guy¡±? Cylo: It¡¯s kinda hard to pronounce, so I¡¯m just referring to him as that guy. Anyway, his name is Eyxrd. Like, E-ye-xi-red. Reus: Why not just call him Red? Cylo: ... Xiel: Wait, is it just me or did the whole place suddenly become quieter? Cylo: Huh, that¡¯s pretty strange. He¡¯s not shouting and talking.. anymore? Xiel: Yeah. That¡¯s why you were having a ¡°proper¡± conversation. Augh, let¡¯s just go down and deal with this. Nyx: Alright. They all went down the stairs, revealing a huge room and a man in white cloth standing in the middle. His hand was locked in his cloth, like a mental patient, but the other hand was in a puppet. The puppet was looking at us, while the guy was looking at the pathway going to the 4th floor below, which was on the other side. In other words, the puppet and the guy was looking in seperate directions. Red: I¡¯ve been.. waiting.. Reus: Uhhh, waiting? Red: Wait, you¡¯re not..Cylo? Reus: Yeah, I¡¯m not. Cylo is right here, see.. He turned his back. He has a somewhat crazy but decent face, and his hair was white. He then looked at us, and cried.. Red: *Sniff* Cylo has.. Friends?!NO BUT, I THOUGHT I WAS YOUR ONLY FRIEND!! ¡°BUT I¡¯M HIS FRIEND TOO!¡± ¡°YOU WERE NEVER HIS FRIEND!¡± Cylo: I¡¯m a fucking girl.. also, I never ONCE TALKED TO YOU, YOU CREEPY BASTARD! Red: Audible Gasp! She summoned her wood and it hit Red in the gut, flying him away. The wood then bent and more and more wood got summoned by her. It then hit him again, and again, and again, sending him flying to the walls. Red: Alright, enough jokes. You ready? ¡°Hell yeah. Let¡¯s go!¡± The puppet slipped off of Red¡¯s hand and multiplied. It then hit the wood that Cylo is summoning, and the puppet slowly turned... red. Cylo: F-! The puppet exploded, but luckily, Reus saved Cylo from the brink of death by tanking the explosion with his form. Reus: Aww.. that stings more than the guns.. Anyway, are you alright? Cylo: Y-y-yeah.. Cylo gazed at him intently while saying that.. Reus: Ok.. good. He then ran to Nyx¡¯s side quickly. Nyx: Alright, ALL OF YOU GET OVER HERE! They all quickly went to Nyx¡¯s side, and the puppets kept multiplying and multiplying. Cylo kept smashing and smashing Red to the ceiling, but he kept surviving by using his puppets. The puppets then turned red, and was dropping from the ceiling, like a missile. But, Nyx and the rest had a somewhat plan. Nyx: NOW! Reus threw Nyx high up in the air, and Nyx slashed through the puppets in a circular motion. Cylo then shielded everyone by using her element and created a huge wood dome. Red: Woooow... ¡°THAT¡¯S A FUCKING MEDIOCRE PLAN!¡± Nyx slashed the puppets by spinning and attacking the puppets, however.. Red: Too bad though.. ¡°WE ALSO HAD A SOMEWHAT PLAN! HAHAHAHAH!¡± ¡°It isn¡¯t a plan! It¡¯s our guise!¡± ¡°It still serves as a plan because they don¡¯t know what it is!¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that what they call a trick up our sleeve?¡± ¡°Yep.¡± The puppet that has been cut suddenly moved and went to Nyx, covering his whole body by dismembered parts of puppets. Red: HaHaHahaHa.. ¡°HaHaHahaHa..¡± *BOOM* The parts exploded, and so did Nyx. His whole body turned into a pile of ashes.. Nyx: (Oh my God, can this actually kill me?) (Oh no, wait, if I can still think.. then that means... auuggghhhh.... I¡¯m not dead yet..) Nyx regenerated back to his original body, and he reversed time to bring back his clothes. Fortunately, the dome still hasn¡¯t been opened by Cylo. Red: WHAT?! HOW?! ¡°WAIT, THE REAL QUESTION HERE IS.. HOW THE HELL DID HE REGENERATE HIS CLOTHES AS WELL?!¡± Nyx: So, you can also move your puppets, huh? Red: Y-YEAH! WHAT ABOUT IT?! Nyx: So passing your elements to your creations are just a branch of your guise, huh? Considering your puppets can move.. that can only mean that you can control your puppets somehow, right? Red: Yep! I control them using my mana. Like strings. Interestingly enough, they are puppets. So like, they are puppets on mana strings. Then, my mana gives them the power to explode! Or to create. Guess what my elements are..! Nyx: Water, Earth, Fire, and Water, right? With all these combined, you must be the Avatar. Red: Uhhh, yeah? Nyx ran to him. Red was startled and multiplied, and multiplied puppets then surrounded Nyx with it. Nyx jumped above him and exploded, damaging him because he was also in the radius. Red: Agh! You bastard! Nyx regenerated, and ran away from him. He went to the other side of the wall where the dome was placed. Nyx: Heheheheheh... Red: HahaHAHAHAH! Scared?! He ran back to the other side, and threw his scythe in the air. Red, confused, made his puppets surround Nyx again. Nyx: Time to use this neat little trick again.. haha. While Nyx was surrounded, he reversed time to the point earlier when he jumped on top of Red¡¯s head. The reason why he threw the scythe is to catch in mid air and deliver the final slash to Red. Red: Wh-A?! SHIT! He made his puppets go back and surround Nyx again, but he didn¡¯t mind the fact that he was on top of him right now. The puppets then surrounded Nyx, while Nyx was going to drop-slash Red¡¯s head. Red: WAIT- WAIT NO FUCK! The puppets exploded on top of him, killing Red in the process as well. Nyx, again, got turned to a pile of ashes due to the explosion. Nyx regenerated for the 3rd time, and ran back and knocked on the dome. The dome opened up and to his relief, Cylo didn¡¯t do anything to them. Nyx: That guy¡¯s a real fucking pain in the ass. Cylo: Wait.. you.. you killed him?! Nyx: Uhh, yeah? Cylo: ALONE!?! Nyx: Is someone here with me? OF FUCKING COURSE I DID. Reus: You know, he¡¯s actually pretty skilled. He¡¯s also like a cheat identity here because of his.. uhh.. ¡°regeneration¡±. Xiel: Not to mention his ability to turn back t- Nyx: Ok, ok. How the hell did you know that? Xiel: It¡¯s obvious, God, even Vor could probably figure that out. Cylo: What are you guys talking about? Nyx: I-it¡¯s nothing, really. I just have a really fast regeneration and luck. Cylo: Your regeneration can also safely heal your body after getting turned to ashes? I know those explosions were targeted to you. Nyx: Uhhh, probably? Anyway we need to go now! It¡¯s the 2nd to the last floor, right? Cylo: No, it¡¯s actually the last. Reus: Wait, what? Cylo: This building only has 4 levels on its underground level. What are you guys talking about? Xiel: Wait.. we thought there were 5? Cylo: Oh, maybe because the king isn¡¯t here. Why would he fight if we could take care of it? Nyx: Yeah, but we wiped out 2 of your team now. Seriously, why not just bring your knights all together and let them attack us? Cylo: It was the last guy¡¯s idea. He said it¡¯s to test our skill, but as it turns out.. yeah, this turned out. Reus: We did single handedly wreck a whole battalion of your soldiers in the tower, what the hell is he thinking? Cylo: We also can do that singlehandedly.. that¡¯s why he put so much trust in us that it¡¯s actually almost stupid. Now look what happened. Almost all of the top 5 in the rankings got wiped out. Nyx: Ah, well. It¡¯s not like we could change it now.. Hahahahaha. Come on, let¡¯s just go. Xiel: Yeah.. The party is now headed to the last floor, according to Cylo. On the other hand, someone just woke up from his beauty sleep and is now escaping. ------------ Vor: Ah.. Finally, stairs.. A long, straight pathway connected the stairs and the facility where Vor was at. Vor: Hmm... what floor is this again? Oh yeah, right.. (It¡¯s the 5th floor..) ¡°Yeah, I was just getting to that.¡± Vor went up the stairs, and saw another pathway. Vor: Ahh, damn it, another straight pathway. The pathway connected the stairs and something else on the 4th floor. ------------- ???: I....I...managed...to.......sur.vive. The one talking was on the room that was on the 3rd floor. ???: I¡¯..m going.. to make you pay! Laying there was a puppet, talking. Red: NYX! Chapter 18: Defying (Gravity?) Ahh, how long has it been? An hour or longer? I''m actually starting to get a lot closer to not give any fucks anymore. Seriously, there''s been 3 floors, and all of it has the same premise. There''s this guy over here, kill it. There''s this guy on the other floor, kill ''em. There are no defining moments, at all. You would think that I''d change and stuff, but nope, nothing really happened. I''m still the not-so-apathetic, suicidal man who just so happens to get a brother to take care of. And now, we''re heading towards the great end. Good thing, this girl, Cylo, has convenient powers like this. Now we don''t have to walk anymore. Xiel: And we''re here, again. We''ve seen the same layout... again. Reus: At this point, I won''t know where I was anymore if we haven''t tracked the stairs that we had gone to. Cylo: Uhhh, you know why there are actually empty rooms below this building? It''s because this was use as a training site. By us, of course. Nyx: Wait, so.. in a way.. no.. we were actually heading towards your lair? Like, charging head on? Cylo: Yep. Nyx: Oh man, that''s cool. Cylo: I have one question though, why did you actually come here? I know we were sent here to guard and all, but there''s really nothing to guard. Reus: What? But.. Cylo: But? Xiel: Someone said that our teammate was taken here. Because of some reason. Then all of a sudden, the 2 of them attacked the whole tower and miserably failed, because it was heavily fortified. Soldiers came in, we beat the hell out of them, then got out, someone said that we need to go here because they said he was here. Cylo: You''re getting tricked. It''s probably why they directed you here. Why the hell did you actually decided to come, then?! Xiel: We don''t have any leads, at all. So the only thing we can do is to actually take the guy''s directions and come here. Cylo: That''s pretty stupid. Xiel: Then what the hell are we supposed to do?! Stand and wait?! He''s our damn friend, even if he is probably retarded.. but still! Cylo: Alright then.. Honestly, Cylo isn''t wrong. To charge straight on the enemy''s base is stupid, even for us. But, even though it is cool, it''s still risky because these guys are mortals. They could die, but they still charged head on. In a game, these guys are probably those "Friend-fueled characters". Don''t get me wrong, I''m not bashing them, I''m simply just describing them. I''m not taking her side, though. I just met her 2 hours ago. Nyx: Is the crap talk done yet? Can anyone tell me the description of the next guy? Cylo: That guy.. I.. I really don''t know.. Nyx: The fuck? But isn''t he your teammate? Cylo: Well, yeah. Well, no.. uhmm, in the middle? Let''s see... I have never seen his true face before. Reus: The hell? Cylo: No, really. Like, everytime we go on missions, he change faces. He''s also not consistent about it, though, because he doesn''t reuse old faces. Nyx: He can change faces? Somehow, that seems familiar... Nyx: What about his guise then? Cylo: I also don''t know.. Nyx: Damn it, why the hell did we even bother to take you, anyway? Cylo: Seriously, we''re also pissed as well. He sits out almost every missions, and if he did get assigned to one, it''s a solo mission. Reus: They''re.. trying to hide him? Cylo: God, no. Everyone knows him.. well, based on his ranking. Rumors, and rumors spread, making him the myth that surrounds this city.. that, and how this place is in the middle of a desert, and a forest with decent water supply. Somehow, I think that one is stranger.. why not just move the city in the forest..? Nyx: So.. basically, he''s stronger than all of you guys? Cylo: In rank, yes. I don''t know, I haven''t seen his skill. Anyway, here we are. The same stairs, and the same scenario. Nyx: Finally.. God, does that mean we have to go back the same way we took? Cylo: Well, of fucking course. Do you see any elevators here? Xiel: Alright, alright, shut up. Both of you. Let''s just get this over with. We walked down the stairs, the only stairs that I have ever known... since coming in this building. Well, maybe that one staircase in the 1st floor. Damn it, why am I talking about staircases this time?! What awaited us is the same room, with the same words floating above our heads. "Who is it this time?" 4 floors in, and we''re already bored. Not just me, but everyone at this point. I had such high hopes when I entered this building.. also high hopes for my teammates. They did deliver, though, but the enemies? I feel like we''ve all defeated them in a sort of a.. generic way? Like, I know we''re strong and all but... these guys are supposedly the best of the best in this city. They should defeat some guys who came from a mansion devoid of the outside world. (In a way, it''s sorta like Vor and I, because the books that was in the library in our village are all outdated..) I really do hope this guy is different. Or.. so I thought. There was a guy on the middle. He was wearing a hobo like outfit, and a trash bin is clearly visible from the entrance of the room. Xiel: Wait?! IT''S YOU?!?! They all knew who that man was. It was only about a month ago when they last saw him.Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation. ???: Oh! Hey! Didn''t expect you to come here! Actually, I did.. but you know, I don''t know what to say. Just a second, I''ll change to a suitable.. appearance. He went inside the trash bin to.. do something. Nyx: (IT WAS HIM?!?!) Skree: (You don''t mean.. he was that guy?) Nyx: (THE GUY FROM PARANOM! THE ONE THAT''S SOMEWHAT GUARDING IT!) Skree: (Ohh, I actually thought he was the vendor..) Nyx: (How the fuck, of course not!) ???: So.. I''m hopeful you haven''t forgotten my name. Xiel: Uhhh, actually... what was your name? ???: I''ve sort of expected that.. Well, just to jog off your memory, my name is.. Zack. Reus: You were the one who spun that wall for no reason, right? I guess your Guise might be.. Zack: Yes. My Guise is something else entirely, really. It doesn''t depend on my elements, at all. Nyx: Psycho..kinesis? Was it? Zack: Not quite, but the concept is there. Like I said, my Guise isn''t dependent on my elements.. or no elements, at all. I''m what you call.. Inept. Nyx: Then we''re the same.. then. Zack: No, not quite. And in a flash, he ran towards Nyx and the rest. He didn''t use any weapons at all, and only used his kicks. Reus was startled, and blocked him with his axe, but Zack quickly responded by landing on the axe, then landing on the ground, close to Reus''s axe. Zack: Heh. All of a sudden, Reus floated in mid air. He then pulled out his axe, and continued to block but.. Zack wasn''t doing anything. He then touched Reus''s arm, leaving him confused. Then, Reus, who was floating, got pulled upwards by something, then pulled downwards, crashing the floor with his body. Zack was the one who was toying with Reus. He used hand movements to make Reus go upwards and downwards. He was bored, and Zack pointed at the wall on the opposite direction, throwing Reus away. Luckily, he was able to change into his form, so no damage was taken. Xiel charged at him, fast. She doesn''t know what the limitations of his Guise were, so she charged at him with her knife. The same thing happened to her, and she was stuck in mid-air, floating. Zack touched her arm, but she has a trick up her sleeve. The one that got caught was a clone, and she was standing far behind him. She now knows how his Guise works. Xiel: NYX! Nyx: WHAT?! Xiel: HE HAS SOME SORT OF FIELD! LIKE A MAGNETIC FIELD, BECAUSE IF HE GETS CLOSER TO ANY OF US, WE''LL GET CAUGHT IN THAT FIELD AS WELL! Nyx: A.. magnetic field? Cylo was the next to attack, and she heard everything that they said. She summoned wood up from her hand, and surrounded the whole room with wood. Zack stood in the middle, and didn''t move an inch. Zack: Show me what you got, traitor. Pillars and pillars of wood came down the ceiling, and crashed down at Zack. But, all the attacks that Cylo made were ineffective, because when the wood crashed down, they stop.. somehow. Even Cylo couldn''t control it. Cylo: Ho..How?! Zack: You guys are good at figuring out other''s secrets, don''t you? Yes, my telekinesis isn''t what it means. It''s more like.. hmm... Zero Gravity. I could control it, well, gravity. But it has limits, of course. Nyx: Let me try it out.. Nyx charged at him, then jumped towards him. Like the rest of them, he got stuck, and got toyed with by Zack. Zack: See, I knew it.. Zack threw him right in the air, and with his Guise, he teared off Nyx''s body in half, then teared off in quarters, and so on. Nyx: Aw, God, that actually hurts. Can you put me down, now? Zack: As you wish. Zack threw his dismembered body parts at Reus, who was taking a rest. Reus: AHH FUCK! DAMN IT, THAT STARTLED ME! Nyx''s head went straight to Reus''s axe, splattering blood all over his face. He then removed his head, and Nyx regenerated. Nyx: Wooo, ok, I think I know how to damage him. But, I don''t think this will be effective. Reus, can you move? Reus: Well, I''m already done resting anyway. Nyx: Great. Nyx called Cylo and Xiel, and they planned something, while Zack was just watching. Zack: Oh, are you done yet? Nyx: Yep. *** Nyx: Look, if he says he has his Guise, which was Zero Gravity... is it possible if something heavy enough crashed his personal space? Cylo: I already did that, you know. It didn''t work. Nyx: It didn''t work because he touched your wood. Remember, he can control anything he touches, if I''m guessing it right. The Zero Gravity force field around him only slows down that summoned wood of yours, but it went down the first time, then he touched it, and that''s how he controlled your Guise. Cylo: So.. he stopped it completely by controlling the gravity of the force of my.. element.. because I manifested it, therefore he indirectly controlled me..? Nyx: Yep. Sounds confusing but yeah, that sounds about right. Cylo: Ok.. so what''s the plan? Nyx: We drop Reus. From the ceiling. With your element. You''re going to boost him while his falling, while Xiel and I will try to stab him from below. It certainly didn''t go Zero Gravity when you smash him with your wood but.. it did go slower for a while. Maybe, if we hit him with Gravity but much stronger, we could break his barrier. Xiel: That doesn''t sound half bad.. what do you say, Reus? Reus: Anything for you, Nyx. Nyx: Wot? Reus: Alright, let''s do this. *** The 4 of them charged straight at Zack. He also charged at them to counter what they''re about to do, but Cylo stayed back, and summoned wood from the floor for Reus to use as stepping means. Xiel jumped in the air and cloned herself. She then dropped down all of his clones so that Zack wouldn''t see what they were up too. Of course, Zack tried touching every one of them, but only to fail because when he tries to stretch his hand out, Nyx stabs the clones with his scythe and making Zack vulnerable, while Xiel producing more and more clones to cover his field of vision. Then, from above, Reus changed into his form. He then jumped and dropped down. It looked like a wrestling move, and it got boosted by Cylo''s wood who was pushing him downwards and downwards until he gains enough speed to crash Zack''s barrier. Reus then dropped and crashed down straight to Zack''s barrier! Damaging him for the first time. Nyx goes in and tried to damage him even more by slashing inside the field, slowly. The waves obviously didn''t hit Zack, but it did make him wary of the people he''s fighting. Zack: Ahhh, I knew it.. Agh.. that hurts.. His arm got sprained by trying to touch Reus while he was falling, but he obviously failed. Zack: This is the last resort, then. I''m tired.. He pulled out a piece of paper, and showed it to them. Nyx: The fuck is that? Zack: Well, you know how I can change faces and all that stuff? Reus: Yeah? Zack: I did that to lure you all here in this building. I was the one who told you all that, but, I''m going to give you all a little hint.. Xiel: ... Zack: I''m a sort of a double agent, you know. The king planned to lure you all here, then I used this opportunity to.. well, kill all of you. But I can''t exactly do that to you, right, Nyx? Reus: Wait.. so you''re planning to.. Zack: Uhh, duh. I plan to kill you.. by also killing those "Ranked" knights. To be honest, I don''t really have an order to kill those knights but I just kind of want to. Cylo: You.. so.. so.. that''s why we get any information out of this?! Zack: Correct. The king didn''t say anything about all of you going here, and I thought he would''ve heard what I did by now... I wonder what happened. Also.. Paranom has all sorts of good tools, you know.. This paper is basically what you''d call a Teleport Seal. As you heard, it teleports the user to wherever the hell he wants, and I''m going the hell out of here. Then the paper lit up. Nyx tried to pull him with his scythe, but the field stop him and in a matter of seconds, he was gone. They went into the pathway that was supposedly the 5th floor.. but all they could see was a dead end. Nyx: ...I.. Damn it... The ceiling above them rumbled, and an explosion-like noise can be heard. The soldiers that backed down when Nyx and the rest entered the building were all commanded by Zack. The King entrusted him his soldiers, only to get betrayed by Zack as well. The tower above the building was real, so they set up explosions below the building. Specifically, Cylo''s floor where she was supposedly defeated. The room that Nyx and the rest were in was caved in by the ground and debris that was caused by the explosion. They were caved in.. only to get saved by a hair''s breadth by Cylo, who made a barrier out of wood, protecting the rest in the process. Cylo: That was.. close.. What Zack didn''t calculate was the presence of the traitor, Cylo. He didn''t know she''d come with them, and that''s his biggest mistake. Cylo''s summoned wood easily tunneled to the ground and the debris that surrounded them, lifting them up to the surface. Xiel: Whooooo, that scared me. I thought I was going to get buried alive there for a second. Thanks. Reus: Well, if Vor wasn''t here.. then where? Nyx: I think I know where.. Nyx looked at the tower that they got their Rails in, and realized that that was the only place that Xiel overlooked, since they didn''t know and was fixated on getting out. Zack saw them rose from the ground, and he trembled in shock. Zack: H-how!? Nyx: We''re not done yet, Zack.. Zack: F..FUCK THIS! With that, he pulled out another Teleport seal, and vanished below. What remained were the soldiers, who were also cowering in fear. Nyx: Wasting our time like that... that ticks me off, y''know. Cylo: Care if I join? I wanna see through the bottom of this. Nyx: Be my guest. Reus: Alright, finally, we''re out but we really can''t spare you guys now, you ticked him off. Xiel: You also ticked me off by making us walk in that spiral pathway. Nyx: Well, let''s go. Xiel: It''s time we fucking finish this.. Chapter 19: Rescued..? ... What..? Xiel: HEEEELLLLL YEAH! A moment later, we were supposed to hand out our exact vengeance on the people who tried to bury us 100 meters deep.. Reus: Now everything''s much, much easier. Don''t you think, Nyx? Nyx: Well.. yeah? Cylo: Nnngh, stop abusing my Guise... They used her Guise to fly in the air and get to the tower quickly. But, she tired out eventually because soldiers were firing their guns at her wood, causing her to feel like she was being shot as well.. Xiel: Fuck, I totally forgot that she could also get damaged.. well, do we wait for her? Reus: Waiting isn''t going to do us any good, you know. We stopped at the most approachable place in the city, the Plaza. Nyx: Talk about timing.. Soldiers rallied up and blocked every escape pathway that we could find. Apparently, they didn''t consider us surviving inside, so now they probably took all their soldiers and put them all in one place, which is the place that we are at right now.. Xiel: Damn, there are no hiding spots in this place.. Reus: I mean, we could always use Nyx as a human shield.. But, we''re surrounded. So I doubt that will help.. Nyx: Hmmm, this is troublesome.. But not for me. I could always hack and slash my way out of here. Xiel: Yeah, but what about us? Nyx: Well, you figure it out. Reus: Crap, they''re closing in.. The plaza is now infested with soldiers who were pointing guns at us. Xiel: Shit.. all that cloning earlier drained my mana... Nyx: Wait, you need mana to clone yourself?! Xiel: Of fucking course, if I didn''t, I would''ve cloned a million of myself seconds ago. Reus: Same here.. Nyx: What?! You also?! Reus: No, no, I''m just tired.. The form doesn''t use mana, it just drains my stamina.. Nyx: Wait, what? So, our.. wait, your hope all relies on this girl. Of course, I''m talking about the one unconscious over there. If we can wake her up somehow.. Oh, I guess there''s no need. Cylo: ...wooghh.. Nyx: Hey, you all right? Cylo: Aughh, it feels like I have a hangover.. like a really bad one.. Nyx: That''s nice. Hey, did you refill your mana yet? Cylo: Oh, uhh.. yeah? Why? Nyx: Are you fucking blind? Look around us. Cylo: Oh.. Reus: Are you sure you''re ok? We kinda really need you right now.. Cylo: O-oh! Oh ok! Anything! Xiel: Tsk, let me regain my mana as well.. Reus: Well, we''re all in your care.. sorry.. Cylo: N-no, No! It''s.. It''s fine! The 2 of them took a quick sigh, and sat down next to the fountain. Well, you''re probably asking what I''m doing.. and I should be helping but.. I slouched down as well, and just watched her wreck all the soldiers. Cylo: Uhh, why not try to help me? Nyx: You know, your guise is strong, so I''m just going to be in the way. Cylo: But you''re immortal, right? That''s not regeneration from what I see.. Nyx: Well, yeah.. but.. Cylo: Ah, fuck it, ok, just stay there. "S-STAY BACK!" said a random soldier, aiming a gun at her. "YOU THREE! STAND UP AND FREEZE!" But they didn''t listen. The soldiers were surrounding them, yet they were all lax, like this was another fight. Well, for Nyx, it was. This is his second time destroying a city''s line of defense.If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. At this rate, it''s going to have the same results. "Wait..! SHIT! SHE''S... SHE''S THE 4TH HIGHEST, RIGHT?!" "SHE''S ONE OF THE RANKED SOLDIERS!" "THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF US! SHE CAN''T TAKE US ALL AT ONCE!" Cylo: What? She manifested her wood, and once again, she was covered in it. Then, a pillar appeared below Cylo, bringing her up above in the air. The wood from the pillar then got absorbed by Cylo. It surrounded her, and it looks like she''s being eaten alive by her element. It looked like she was in a cocoon, and a small pillar sticked out, connecting it to the ground. All the soldiers stopped and looked at the cocoon like state Cylo was in, and were all confused. Nyx: Hey, mind if we watch as well? The soldier pointed a gun at Nyx''s head. Nyx: Well, then.. The cocoon rumbled, and rumbled. It seemed like something was going on inside. The cocoon''s wood stretched out to the building, making it look like it was hanging. Then, in a split second.. .. All the soldiers were dead. .. The wood from the cocoon emerged, and it shaped itself like a blade made out of wood. It then stretched long enough for the soldiers to get impaled. There were a lot that emerged, and impaled more than a hundred soldiers, as if they were meat that has been skewered. Xiel: Wha-.. The rest of the party were shocked. A second ago, there were still soldiers aiming at their heads. A second later, they were all turned into lumps of flesh. Even Nyx got impaled. Nyx: Shit, it didn''t even kill me.. damn it, it just hurt.. The blade shaped wood then went back to the cocoon, and the cocoon''s wood shell came off, revealing Cylo. Cylo: Aw crap, did I hit you? Nyx: How did you even know where the soldiers were? Cylo revealed that the small pillar that connected her from the ground is a means of detecting who''s who, but it didn''t really work. So, she also revealed that she saw where we are, and refrained from attacking there. Basically, she just guessed where to hit, but with a method. Xiel: *Sigh* Ok, ok, its all done, we''re all alive. Reus: Just.. just don''t do it again. Please. Cylo: Y-yeah.. sorry.. I''m sorry.. Nyx: That move also took quite a while.. any more longer, and they''d probably shoot you. The 4 of them then ran to the Rail Station, or the tower. The place that they started at, was the place they were looking for. Reus: So.. this is why this place was so heavily fortified? Nyx: I guess.. but how do they actually supply electricity from here? The Station Tower is in the middle of the city, which is probably the trademark of this whole city. It makes it more confusing, because as stated, it is in the middle, so how do they get electricity? That thought was still boggling Nyx, as they proceeded to enter the Station tower. Nyx: Oh.. so they were still here..? The piles of bodies that was on the floor were caused by the three of them, and it welcomed them. Xiel: They still haven''t been cleaned.. well, considering what they were doing, I''d say it''s normal. The station was still fully functional. They were still lights, and other mechanisms that seems to be powered by electricity. It doesn''t seem like it''s been attacked.. well, except for the pile of bodies. They searched the whole tower, and finally, they found a stairway to another underground building just below the tower. Nyx: Does the king have a fetish for underground lairs or something? I won''t be surprised if every building here has an underground extension. Cylo: ...There were something like this here? Nyx: So you didn''t know this, either? Cylo: Nope. None. I just thought it was the Rail Station. Reus: Well, so did we. But, there''s something more than meets the eye, I guess. Nyx: Why would they need to hide it, though? Wouldn''t it be better if they put it above and explain how they get electricity so that the other cities could also produce their own? That would be the start of an industrial revolution.. Xiel: Maybe they don''t want to introduce their secret..They''ll lose their title of the most advanced in magic if they did. Nyx: Hmm.. They reached the bottom of the stairway, and what awaited them was a white hall, filled with machines that they actually can''t describe. Except Nyx. Nyx knows a lot of things. There were generators, and they were all fully functional. Xiel: What.. are these? Nyx: They''re generators. They''re the ones that create electricity. But, there''s still some processes that they need to do before producingit. Nyx looked at the sides of the generators. They were connected by tubes. Xiel: Any.. clues, Nyx? (They were clueless, of course. This energy production process is common knowledge in Nyx''s world, but it wasn''t in theirs. What''s more confusing is that if I think what I think it means.. then there''s a whole possibility that the floor below are the turbines. Then, below that, is the boiler. But.. but where the hell do they get the fuel?) Reus: Uhh, Nyx? "Detective" Nyx snapped out of his concentration mode because of Reus. Reus: Yeah, uhmm, can we go down now? Let''s go deeper. Nyx: Yeah, let''s go. Nyx thought that he could get the answer he was looking for below, and he feels that Vor is connected to this.. somehow. At the end of the generator-filled room was another stairway going down. They went down the stairway to go to the floor below. What they saw.. was what Nyx predicted. There was a straight pathway, and at the end of the pathway was room. A room that wasn''t actually a room, but a path. The pathconnects a stairway that was also going down. They passed the pathway, and went down below. There was also another bridge below, but the bridge was.. transparent. They knew it was transparent because there was smoke.. or steam, rather, that covered the whole room. It was the boiler room. They looked above, and saw that the path above was actually a bridge. The steam produced was decreased somehow, and they all saw gigantic turbines that were rotating. They were in both sides of the bridge. The steam then vanished, and so the turbines stopped. Everything went black. They couldn''t see anything so they ran. Then, everyone heard noises. It sounded like someone was falling, so they went and followed the source of the noise. They also fell down, because it was the stairway. Something lit up the path.. it was fire. There was another bridge, and fire surrounded it. This is because that water was probably above, and the water is getting boiled, producing steam. They were all amazed, but there was no time, so they went down. Nyx: Ha...ha...ha... Xiel: Whooo... Reus: Why... why.. did we run again? My head still hurts from falling down.. Nyx: Well, I thought someone was here and attacked us. Xiel: Oh.. sorry, that was me. I tripped. Cylo: Anyway, does anyone know where we are? Nyx: The 5th underground floor. I''ve been keeping track. Then a huge knock somewhere on the wall was heard. Nyx: Xiel?! Xiel: I-it wasn''t me! Reus: It''s also not me. Cylo: Same here. Using the wall, they moved along the path like a blind man. ???: Shut up! ???: No, I told you, I won''t give it to you! It''s my time, now! ???: You''re seriously annoying! ???: Yeah, Yeah, I know, I won''t hurt them. Nyx: Wait.. wait.. Xiel: Vor?! Then.. *BOOM* Something exploded, and fire began to spread. Nyx: Hey! HEY, VOR! ARE YOU OK?! There was a sea of fire, and they all went back to the pathway that they ran on. Fire spreaded fast, and the room was enveloped by it. The only place that the fire didn''t spread was the pathway, which apparently was a glass bridge. ???: Why did we even go back to this place... ???: Yeah.. yeah, I know. ???: Yes, I was on the floor above this one earlier. ???: Hey, it''s better to keep this city''s heritage, and now it''s destroyed. Damn it. In the sea of fire, was a silhoutte of a man. The man kept talking to himself, and they all knew who this man was. He went out of the sea of fire, and smiled at the people that tried to rescue him. Vor: ....Oh, hello. I didn''t see you all standing there.. Chapter 20: Upheaval "V-Vor?!" Vor: You all know what my element is, right? It should be obvious. Xiel: Wait.. so, you weren''t.. hurt at all? Vor: Hmm, yeah. Reus: Where''s the king? Vor: In ashes. Shocked, they didn''t know who they were talking to anymore. Nyx: Vor? Vor: Ahh, my brother. Yes, what is it? Nyx: Is that.. really you? Vor: So-so. Probably. "...what?" "I told you, it''s me. But it''s another me. But I''m still me." Xiel: What.. what is going on? Cylo: I have no idea as well. Reus: Well, now that he''s here. We can go back now, right? Xiel: *Sigh* Damn it, Vor. We actually had to go to another building then came back here just to rescue you. They all turned and went back. Reus: Yeah. Good thing Nyx was there, we could''ve died. Vor: ...Oh..? Xiel: And what about you, Cylo? Cylo: Well, I don''t really know. Mind if I joined you guys for a bit? Nyx: Yeah. We could use someone as transportation. Cylo: Grrr.. Reus: Haha, nice to have you on the team, then. Cylo looked intently at Reus, and smiled. Cylo: Yeah, thanks! Nyx was thinking. Is this all? Why does it feel so.. strange? It''s not like the time where I destroyed a whole city.. no.. this time it felt different. This time... it didn''t seem like it would end in an ending that I was expecting.. He turned around, and looked at Vor. Something feels... off. Nyx: Hey.. Vor? You avoided my question. Who are you..? Vor: Bro, what are you expecting, some kind of evil monster? Haha.. Xiel: Now that I think about it, you never used that.. element.. in your hand. She pointed at his hand, which showed a light that was faint. He closed his hand like he was about to punch, but Xiel still saw it. Vor: ..I just found this out as well. Nyx: I don''t buy it. If it was really inside you, you could''ve unlocked it years ago. Cylo whispered something to Nyx, and she has the same feeling as his. Cylo (whisper): Nyx.. there''s something strange about.. him. Why didn''t no one comment that he came out in actual sea of fire? Or that the floor below exploded? They were now in the 4th floor. Vor was listening, but he didn''t utter a word. Reus: Nyx.. do you remember what you said? The one with the 100% talent and stuff? Nyx: Don''t tell me.. Reus: Yeah.. he''s element attribute in Fire is over 150%.Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Nyx: Wait.. what?! I thought it was 100%?! Damn! That''s nice, then! Vor: ... Xiel: Oh? I haven''t actually heard of that! Nice, dude! Vor: ... Reus: Yeah.. although you have no magical prowess, but we can do something about it, don''t you think? Vor: ... Xiel: Yeah! They then turned back again, and continued walking. Vor: ...Stop.. Nyx: ? They didn''t bother to look around, because they thought that he was talking to his imaginary.. friend. Oblivious of the fact that the friend that they were thinking about was the one standing behind them. Vor: I.. I don''t need your fucking congratulations.. Nyx: Huh? Vor: You''d probably think that it was my fault again.. You''d think that I''m a nuisance because I''m an irregular.. Xiel: Vor..? Nyx: The hell are you talking about? Vor: SEriously? You guys haven''t figured it out? From somewhat depressed to prideful, something is really off with Vor. Vor: Hahahaha, they use my power to.. power up this city. It was simple. The king was the one who brought me here. Nyx: Wait.. where is the king? Vor: As you can see, he''s there. He pointed at the sea of flames. Xiel: W-what about those other irregulars!? What happened? Again, he pointed at the sea of flames. Cylo: ...This is.. what they were hiding? All this time? Vor: Yeah. Of course. Fuck. Haven''t you listened, at all? Xiel: Vor.. you.. you killed all those irregulars.. Vor: If you think about it, Nyx has a larger body count than mine. Reus: That was different, Vor. They were going to kill us, whereas those irregulars didn''t do anything. They didn''t deserve this. Vor: Oh, shut up. When did you become the goody-two-shoes? Reus was angered by his remark. He knows what those irregulars feel because they were the same as him and Xiel. They were locked up against their will, and forced to do whatever those who locked them up force them to do. Nyx: Reus, it''s ok. He''s probably throwing a fit right now. Reus: Nyx.. how the HELL IS THAT OK?! HE LITERALLY BURNED PEOPLE WHO WERE SUFFERING ALREADY! Nyx: .... The memories of him triumphantly stomping over the city of Krux had aside that he didn''t even considered up until now. The reason why the man that drove the carriage and sold them was because he was suffering already, and it got even worse when his city got destroyed. The city that everyone was living, and probably worked hard to earn a house there all got destroyed when he"triumphantly" stomped the knights. He never got to think about the ones who were affected by his actions. Vor: Hey, have you ever wondered what Nyx did? And just to rub the salt to the wound, Vor mentioned that incident again. Cylo: Nyx..? Vor: He destroyed a city, for God''s sake. Consider this, what happens when a city is destroyed? Nyx: ... Vor: The city would go into total discord. And, on top of that, the whole monarchy and the whole line of defense was gone in one night. The people who were already suffering in that city would have to suffer more, because someone decided to kill the king. Nyx: You speak of that as if I actually did anything. I was covering your stupid ass, you fuck. You killed the king, not me. Vor: Yeah. Butit was a monarchy, Nyx. Someone would''ve take the position even if the king was killed. What you did scared them off, leaving the city in shambles. Did you ever think about that? Nyx: That wouldn''t even happen if you didn''t stab the king! I tried to save you. You were the one who started that whole incident. Reus: ...Although, you both were wrong, Nyx only did it for you, Vor. Reus seemingly calmed down, and said that. Xiel: Yeah, Vor. Nyx only wants the best for you, that''s why we came here to rescue you. You''re our friend. Vor: Nyx, Nyx, NYX, NYX! GOD! MY POINT IS THAT HE ISN''T A FUCKING SAINT! YOU ALL KEPT ALLYING WITH HIM BECAUSE HE''S STRONG, AM I RIGHT?! Reus: No, Vor. We allied with him because he''s right. He did something wrong, and he may seem like he doesn''t care at all, but he tried to help us, helped this girl over here, and even tried to help you. Vor: HELP ME? HAHAHAHAHA! HELP?! HE DOESN''T EVEN CARE! HE THINKS OF ME AS A NUISANCE. FUCK, IF HE DOESN''T HAVE THAT IMMORTALITY OF HIS, I WOULD HAVE KILLED HIM A LONG TIME AGO. Nyx: ..Vor. That''s enough. I- Vor: SHUT THE HELL UP. YOU DON''T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I''VE HELD IT IN. I don''t even know who''s talking right now. ahAHAHAHAHAHa. Reus: Vor, calm down. ... Vor: I''m real tired of your bullshit. Vor charged at Reus, and pinned him down by making him lose his balance. He then used his element, Fire.. With that, he ripped out Reus''s arm. He threw it at the stairs that was going up. Xiel: Vor...! Vor: Don''t fucking move if you don''t want him to turn into the same fucking material your brother turned into. You know, Ashes. Xiel: ...You''re not.. Vor. Vor: I am me. Always have, always been. Wood materialized from the ground, and a pillar came out of it, crashing Vor into the bridge''s ceiling. The bridge was made out of glass, and the glass was beginning to crack. Fire and Ground, Lava, was leaking out of the broken glass. It didn''t affect Vor, and Vor just burned the wood that came crashing to him, hurting Cylo. Vor broke out and tried to run to Reus to kill him, but Xiel was there and tried to stop him by multiplying herself and tried to confuse him. Xiel: Don''t.. Vor summoned his element, and the element materialized in his arm, turning his arm into a burning weapon. Because it was a small space, Xiel had the disadvantage. The clones were destroyed in an instant because they weren''t that strong to begin with, and Xiel didn''t want to hurt Vor, but she had to, so she tried to pierce through his body but unfortunately, Vor quickly retaliated. Xiel was caught off guard by his retaliation, but she was luckily saved by Nyx, who slashed in front of her, creating a shockwave. Vor dodged it, so it didn''t do any damage. Nyx: Cylo.. you''re at a disadvantage here. You can''t fight him, since his element is opposite to yours. Take Reus, and escape. Cylo: Shit.. are you going to be okay? Nyx: Yeah. Cylo: Not you, her. Xiel: I.. I don''t know.. I''ll be okay. I''ll be fine. Cylo left. Using her guise, she quickly carried Reus on her element, Wood. They went up above first. Nyx and Xiel were left, and facing them, was a Vor that they didn''t know. Chapter 21: Ones Weakness I''ve.. I''ve finally found you.. .. What happened to me..? Well.. it''s a long..story. .. Ok, since it''s long.. I''ll start talking now.. .. The glass bridge was breaking apart because of Cylo. As a result, the lava that was above it came seeping in, then eventually, the glass broke. The lava that was above us fell down in an instant. We survived, of course.Well, it was because we were closer to the stairs. We then headed upwards, since we know that the lava will flood the floor. .. The lava fell on top of him.. on top of that bastard... And yet, I still couldn''tshake the feeling.. the feeling that he''s still alive. And let me tell you, he was. Theydidn''t bother turning back, because theyknew that the one below was not the same person that they befriended. Hell.. I''m very convinced too.. I''m convinced that he wasn''t the same guy. He wasn''t Vor. ... Who? Why am I here? Well, I was getting to that.. ...
*Clink* Lava started leaking out. Nyxrealized that if he survived a sea of flame, he can pretty much survive this one. So, he grabbed Xiel andran upstairs. Xiel: Nyx!.. Nyx!... NYX! Nyx: WHAT?! Xiel: WHY DID YOU SUDDENLY LEAVE HIMTHERE? Nyx: Look, he''ll survive. Fuck, the explosion didn''t kill him, the sea of flame didn''t kill him, what makes you think that he would die on this one? Xiel: Well.. Nyx: Yeah. He''s 150% fire, remember? Well, maybe his attributes.. but he''s still that nonetheless. Xiel: Nyx..? Nyx: What?! Xiel: He.. he''s not Vor, is he? Nyx: ...Yeah. He''s not. We need to catch up to them.. Xiel: Wait.. but what about Vor? Nyx: You said it yourself. That''s not Vor down there.. Xiel: So if he''s not Vor then.. who is he? Nyx: I.. I don''t know. Xiel: ... Something came up, illuminating the darkness that surrounded them. As if they didn''tknow who that person was.. Vor: Well.. well. Didn''t expect me to catch up quick, did ya? Nyx: ... Xiel and Nyx ran to the other side to get to the bridge. They passed it, but what awaited them upstairs was darkness. Darkness that blinded them.. literally. They couldn''t see anything. They remembered that the floors above are powered by electricity. Of course, the lights were affected by it as well. Nyx: Run straight ahead! Go! At the back, Vor was also running. It seems like he was chasing after them. They ran fast enough to get to the first underground floor, the Generator room. Xiel: Nyx! Wait! If we escape then.. what will we do with him?If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Nyx: Ditch him! I told you, he isn''t my brother! Nyx was so wrapped up in his delusion. He doesn''t want to accept that he started feeling attached to his brother, and thus making him feel more and more emotions when he once came here. He thought that this world was another obstacle that he needed to cross in order to get what he truly wants. He thought that this world is a nuisance. It turned upside down for him, because for once.. he longed for Miz, he felt responsible for what''s goingto happen to his brother, he felt a bond between Reus and Xiel, and thus he felt that he was their friend. He felt.. like he was in a game, because he enjoyed the things he experienced in this world, and also because it was too unrealistic for him. And most of all, he felt something that he didn''t feel for his entire life. Something that he overlooked and just brushed it off. He took hundreds, and hundreds of lives, and yet he didn''t feel anything about ending someone''s life until he''s forced to end someone who was dear to him. He''s forced to end his own brother, Vor. To justify his actions, and to not feel anything, he started thinking about logical reasons. Like, maybe he isn''t actually Vor, or maybe he''s just another gimmick that this city created. "But.. why would I want to kill him?" Nyx thought. Xiel: Hey! Nyx: W..what? Xiel: No, not you.. him! She pointed out at the stairs going up, and a familiar face faced them. It was Reus, with the bleeding of his arm shut.. by wood. Xiel: REUS WHAT THE HELL>?! GO BACK AND REST! Reus: But.. I came here to... help... Xiel: WHAT THE FUCK?! GO BACK AND REST! WHERE THE HELL IS CYLO?! Reus: ..She''s outside.. trying.. to.. fend those soldiers off... Vor: oh shit is this what they call friend power? hahaha Reus: Vor.. Vor: Oh and now he''s going to me.. great. Reus stood up beside them, because he thought that he could still help.. with one arm. Xiel: FOR FUCK''S SAKE, REUS! SIT DOWN! Reus: No.. Xiel: Look, if you want it so bad, we''ll tear off his arm as well. Reus: N..no.. Xiel: YOU STUBBORN PIECE OF SHIT! WE''RE HOLDING OUT FOR YOU, DAMN IT! AT LEAST COOPERATE.. Reus: Look... he.. he definitely needs help.. right now... He.. needs.. it more... right now... Reus approached Vor, but she was stopped by Xiel, who held her hand, halfway. Xiel: God damn it, Reus.. Please.. I''ve already lost my brother.. I can''t afford to lose you as well.. Reus: ....Ok. Xiel closed her eyes and smiled. Vor: Aww.. you guys annoy me so fucking bad.. And in that second she closed her eyes, Vor closed in on them. And in that second she closed her eyes, the one she smiled for was gone.
That happened.. and it all went downhill from there.. ... My mind went blank at that point. ... All I wanted to do was to kill that bastard. ... I don''t know what consequences there might be, there was only one thing in my head. ... Then, I found you here. In this hell hole. The only thing I wanted you to have was peace. And yet.. you''re still here.. ...
Reus''s blood smeared over Xiel''s face. A knife was pierced through the back of his neck. Vor: Oh, shit. I didn''t heat the knife. He should be burning by now.. Well.. fuck. He then held the knife, and slashed it sideways, dismembering Reus''s head. It was all in front of Xiel. She had a blank expression on her face. But any person who could see her right now would agree that her eyes showed everything she felt. Her eyes were a combination of hopelessness, shock, and terror. She once witnessed this sight, and yet, she witnessed it again. Nyx didn''t move an inch. He doesn''t know what to do. He saw his friend suffer, and he saw his friend die. Then you have his brother, who was with him for all this time and because of some troubles, he transformed into this monster that you want to help. He stood in the back, facing them, and yet he didn''t move an inch. It was the hurdle stopping him. He''s immortal, and he''s all powerful. But he didn''t account the only things that could stop him, his emotions. So he stood there, thinking what he could do.. ... .. . Vor: HEY, NYX! NYX! Nyx: ... Vor: Hahahahahaha..help her, Nyx. Nyx: ..what..? Vor:I said HELP HER, NYX! Nyx: ... Xiel kept multiplying, and she kept punching Vor, even though she knows that it couldn''t affect him. Vor: SO YOU''RE STILL LOOKING DOWN AT ME?! YOU THINK I''M NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO BE KILLED?! RECOGNIZE ME, DAMN IT! FUCKING HELP HER AND KILL ME! Nyx: ... Xiel: ..!! Xiel''s mana was reduced more and more, and now she couldn''t summon anymore clones. Vor: ...Fine. I''m tired of this.. He then grabbed Xiel by the neck, who was attacking him. He raised her up, and was planning to do what he did to the king, he planned to burn her right in front of Nyx. But he changed plans, and he just wanted to stab her infront of Nyx until Nyx could finally kill him. With one hand, he pulled out the bloodied knife in his pocket. And with the other hand, he lifted Xiel by her neck. ... .. . A sound of someone getting stabbed was heard in the room. ... .. . A knife was pierced through.. Xiel''s chest, ending her life. ... .. . But the sounds that were heard in the room were 2, and they''re the same. ... .. . A scythe is pierced through the chest as well. The one that was pierced was Vor. Vor looked on his chest, and smiled at Nyx,before dropping.. dead. The scythe automatically lit up, burning Vor and reducing him to ashes. ... Cylo: Hey, you guys! The path is cleared, let''s go! Nyx: ... Cylo: H-hey.. guys?
That''s all I remember.. The next thing is I remembered was waking up here.. ... I despise it. ... Isn''t it ironic? That we''d end up the same as my.. brother. ... Right now, I''m seeing the world in just this side. ... The worst part is that he didn''t even survive. He died, and was scot free. Now we''re really going to be like my brother, Riel, don''t you think? ... But unlike him, I still regained my consciousness, but I couldn''t regain my mind. Hahaha.. ... I wonder, will he save me this time? ... Yeah, I know you''re asking the same things as well, but I can''t hear you. ... These tubes are soundproof, and you''re just a floating head right now. ... Don''t worry, he''ll save us.. right? ... Right... Reus? Chapter 22: Missing In Action Things don''t go my way, I suppose. My escape with those people I thought were my friends ended up destroying themselves. Particularly when I stumbled into that scene where even I couldn''t react to. It was that immortal man, standing, blankly staring at me. I realized now that he wasn''t staring at me, but the way out.He was my friend. His scythe pierced on someone''s chest, which I knew was his brother. On the other hand, the one I wanted to bond with more, and the one I first took an interest in.. Let''s just say they''re the victims of that murder.
Years, specifically 2 years had passed in a blink of an eye. I haven''t heard of anything regarding him. I sat down, and quietly watched the scenery around me. It seemed like I was in paradise. A paradise where there''s peace and quiet, and I didn''t think of anything else except one thing. "I wish they were here with me.." 2 years later, I am still cope with the past. And that''s not all. I went back to the world of what I was used to. Killing. But now, I''m not doing it for anyone, I''m doing it for myself. I think of it as a way to release all my anger into hurting and killing someone. I was born with this.. ability that this is the most suited way for me to use it. I think of those things whenever I''m here at this place. On top of a cliff, watching the sun go down. It just feels so peaceful that I always end up thinking. And when my thoughts go deeper and deeper, I always ask myself if I could change the outcome of.. that day. If I actually just kept an eye on Reus.. If I actually understood what happened at all, could I do it? I took a deep breath that made me inhale a bit of dust, making me cough for a few times. "Damn it.."- I thought, while looking at the sun. "Well, It''s time to get back to work."- I said, while turning back. This work is tiring enough.. if I could call it work. If not for the money, and an entirely different purpose, I would''ve just became a treasure hunter. Although, treasures aren''t usually found... so scrap that off.
"Wow... is this an actual mansion?!"- said the guy beside me. He was also an assassin, but not entirely better than me. I didn''t want to bring him along, because I usually have killing methods that I can only use, so he would pretty much be a nuisance at this point. "I couldn''t still get used to your Guise. It''s so.. mysterious, y''know?"- He kept on blabbering. Everytime I go on a job, he kept saying that. What''s so hard to understand that I can manipulate wood? "Shut up, Dan."- I quickly responded. He responded with his usual sayingthat starts with "I don''t care", "You should learn from a professional like me..", and "I get half the job''s reward anyway so I could go away now.. or I''ll help you." He gets on my nerves, everytime. His name is Dan Achtung, one of the "professionals" in the place I get contracts in. Let''s call it an "Assassin''s guild", or any name that is more common and can describe that better. The people I work with weren''t exactly friendly, except this guy. That''s to be expected, because I did kill a number of their men. It all started when I was roaming around. A lot of people knew who I was, and a lot of people felt endangered by my presence. Whenever I try to visit shops, they always have this terrified look upon their faces. Or maybe it''s because of this wood I surround my face with. Because of that, I kept getting targetted by various assassins which I ultimately killed at the end. I managed to capture one, and interrogated him. The assassins all came from that guild, and that purpose suddenly popped into my head. "Maybe.. I can use that to locatehim.."- I said, while looking at the sun at the same spot that I always go to.. well, except I kinda manipulated my element to trap the assassin on a tree below the cliff, and he won''t stop screaming.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. Irritated, I went down and asked him where they''re located. He threatened me by saying "Ha! Do you think you can actually defeat us?! God, you''re basically storming into a place of actual people who will bring death in an instant." "I know. I experienced that once."- Said I, which made him stare at me. "You? But you have the physique of a kid! How can anyone kill with that?! Oh, I know, you must have someone with you, right? The one that uses this freak of an ability.."- He responded, while laughing. I needed to show off a bit. Wooden spikes surrounded the tree from above, and from the sides. The element Wood is my specialty, you see, and I have the perfect guise on how to properly use it. Easily enough, his eyes went blank and just started nodding off. "Ok, OK! Just, don''t.."- He pleaded. "Can I be one of you now?"- I answered. The assassin kept nodding and nodding, until hedropped all his weapons and I set him free. I know he is an assassin, but he can''t touch nor kill me. There''s a huge spike looming above his head, just ready to impale him. I asked him his name, and until now he still keeps following me. It''s the guy beside me, the assassin that actually survived after a whole bunch came after me was him, and he never let me out of his sights ever again. I wonder if someone wants to put a bounty on him too, I''d be the first to take him dead. He showed me the guild. Luckily, no one was there except the old man, who was sitting in the bar. He was small, frail and old. You could tell by his face. It''s like he already lived a millenia. I just got the feeling that he was the boss somehow. I thought it was the wiser the better, or experience tops talent or something but no, I was wrong. He was apparently an assassin as well, because his face was on the board. The board displayed the number of contracts someone took, and as anyone can tell, he has the most contracts. A thought popped up my head, and I said it outloud. "Is.. Is this an ambush?! N-no one move! I have your colleague here!"- I desperately said, because the old man''s face was slowly smiling. "Oh, relax..~ I can''t hurt a pretty young lady like you."- Said the old man. I felt really weird after he said that. A woman suddenly kicked the door down, and held up a handgun. "What the fuck is going on around here?!"- said the woman. "N-nothing, boss! She.. she''s here."- Dan responded. "Why the fuck isn''t she dead? She was your target, wasn''t she?"- said the woman, again. "Well.. she''s standing right here next to me, so you could say I pretty much failed the mission."- Dan answered, with a half smile in his face. The woman sighed, and put her handgun in her holster. The woman had black hair, and red eyes. You could see the anger she was about to unleash at Dan. She was also wearing a cape, a shirt underneath, and an eyepatch. She''s like the definition of badass, in picture form. "Hey, you. Why''re you here anyway?"- She said, while pointing at me. "This is an assassin''s guild, right"- I answered. "It''s not technically a guild but yes, this is where assassins gather. And I''m the one who facilitates all of them." "Well then.. can I join? I need a lot of Chri right now.."- I said. "And on why should I do that?"- She replied back, while looking at me. "I did kill several of your men." "Oh.. right. I forgot about them. Alright, I guess you''re in."- She answered, and went straight back to the door and slammed it shut. Looking back at it now, my entrance wasn''t really that good at all. I was expecting some fight and those assassins were hidden in the shadows but no, they just came out the front door, then they were surprised because I''m here, then Dan interrupts and tells them all about it, then repeat. It''s amazing how they easily accepted that a target with a high bounty like me joined them, but then again they didn''t really care. As I''ve said, they''re not really friendly. The only ones I could talk to is Dan, or that old man. His name is May, a name fitted for a girl but he was proudly declaring that. It was because that the month May is the best of them all, because he was born in that month. Talk about pride. As I''ve said before, I needed money and I had a different purpose in mind. Going back, Dan was checking out the surroundings. He calmly observed the escape path if things got ugly. He may not look like it, but he''s a really good strategist. He helps me clear these contracts with the less time consumed possible, but you couldn''t really figure that out based on his appearance. He has long hair, enough to hide his eyes, and he wears a shirt that was already ripped out. He said it was stylish, while I said it was ridiculous. Contracts like these always end up in a flash, with me killing the target, and getting money. But there are still no clues on that different purpose I mentioned. That purpose served to be my only motivation to actually keep working in this guild. That purpose was to find him. To find..Nyx.
2 years ago, after seeing that scene, I thought he was the one who killed them. He looked at me, and I thought I was next. I already know what he''s capable of, and he could certainly murder me in a blink. So I ran, I ran from away from him. Looking back, he was just staring at the way out.. but I never went back. I need to find him. I need to talk to him. I don''t know what I''ll gain from it, but I just wanted to talk to him about them, as he knows what I am feeling right now. I went back, undetected, of course. The city is still fully functional, but without electricity, they weren''t as popular as before. I looked at the tower, and they shut the doors closed. I didn''t hope to see them again, alive and all, I just wanted to make sure that the truth is what I saw. And the only one that knows the whole truth is Nyx. They''re the ones who treated me badly, but at least they were aware that I''m there with them, and they tried to get close. They''re what I consider friends, and in a blink of an eye, they''re gone. My name is Cylo, and this is just the start. I guess things doesn''t really go my way, does it? Chapter 22.1: Missing in Action - Side 2 ... Where.. am I now? Am I still in that city..? No.. I''m pretty sure I''ve already passed by that city''s statue already.. or did I? My mind''s going to burst..!@#. Hahaha.. "What brings you here..?" "Me? Oh no, I just took you to nearest bench. I saw you pass out next to city''s streetlight so I took you here."- Said the guy. He was a bit tall, so it''s not mind-boggling that he carried me all the way here. This was my usual life after 2 years. Introductions aren''t needed, and my life has been great this past few months. ... "What do you want? Why are you still here?" At that moment, I felt two sharp objects pointing at my back. That''s when I knew what was going on, or so I think. "Hahahaha.. this must be our lucky day. A guy carrying a bag of diamonds sleeping in a bench unattended." Oh yeah, I was also carrying a bag of diamonds. I always forget I get stumble across something from time to time, and this time, I stumbled into a mineshack full of diamond ores. I know it''s stupid, but really, I just stumbled onto it. This past 2 years all went out in a blink of an eye. That scene.. I don''t remember anything. It''s not like I don''t actually remember everything, I just specifically left out that part. For why I left that part forgotten, I don''t want to know, but I chose to forget it. It''s not going to help me if I keep recollecting the events that happened 2 years ago. These days, I do not do anything worthwhile. These days, it were all just the same. I forgotten how it felt. I chose to forget how it felt, and now I''m here. Alone, and getting mugged. Going back, I wonder how they''re all doing why I''m thinking of a monologue... "H-E-Y..! I said give me all your diamonds."- The tall guy said, while smiling weirdly at me. "Man, I thought we''re going to share it."- The guy at the back said, still pointing that knife at me. "Yes, yes, jeez, we''re all going to share it." "What makes you think I''m just going to give this all to you..?"- I responded, because I want to go back to sleep and I want to end this quickly. This hangover still is making my head ache.. I turned behind, facing the guys who were pointing a knife at me. "Here, let me help you." I grabbed their knives and thrusted it deep within my chest. It''s not like I''m going to die from it. I''ve been roaming around forests and bringing a knife, a rope, and some other materials too. Some nights, I try and go kill myself. There''s this one time where I hanged myself on a tree, and people who were passing by all ran away. I didn''t know they mistook me for a bad guy, I even waved at them while I was hanging.If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Going back, again. These guys are persistent as hell. "W..what?! the fuck?!"- said the 2 knife-pointing guys, who had this terrified expression on their faces. They should be, they interrupted my sleep. "Yeah.. I get that a lot." I kicked one guy''s knee, making him fall to the ground. I also gut-punched the other guy beside him, I don''t want him getting away. The tall guy from behind stole the bag of diamonds, and ran as fast as he could. ... The bag of diamonds teleported right back into arms. These 2 years made me experiment on my.. gifts. I learned how to reverse the position of anything I touch. I can''t reverse their time, but only their positions in time. It was a neat trick, since I touched a couple bottles of booze back in that bar. Now that I think about it, let me just grab one right now.. I drank the newly teleported beer back into my hand. I can just sleep it off again, just like what I did these past years. The tall guy never came back, leaving these 2 fuckwads infront of me.. "Ahhhh..uhh.. where are we again..? Oh yeah.. right.." I took out a sp..a scythe and stabbed their legs. "*Hick* There! Go now! Thank you for your time...!"- I finished off with a smile to show my sincerity. The 2 men had these terrifying expressions embedded on their faces ever since I did smile. Was it really that horrible? I waited for a couple of minutes to make sure they crawled far enough, and then I''d ran to them. "P-p-p-please! PLEASE! I''m sorry!"- cried the man. "Hahahahaha, the road is closed here, I''m *Hick* afraid you''ll have to take a detour..*Hick*" "Forgive us.. please.. I only did it for my family.." Family..? I brought out my scythe and stabbed him as much as I could. I didn''t know what I was doing, and I acted out of impulse. Ahh.. fuck it, it''s not like he''s going to go back and get revenge.. right? I kicked the other man''s face, and headed into the opposite direction. Then, as I could tell, I collapsed on the bench again. Augghhh.. I should''ve never took that bottle.. .. This is what I''ve become. A piece of shit drunkard who tries to get killed permanently. I didn''t even know how I became a drunkard. I bet my parents would be so disappointed at me, hell, even.. even Miz. But there''s not much I could do, is there? I don''t even use that time travelling thing on myself anymore, because I know it will never bring me back. Heh, I wonder what she''s doing..? I don''t really know how, but she just ran off. Ah fuck her, she was planning on abandoning all of us from the start anyway. I woke up after collapsing, and fixed my head. My face was impaled on a sharp rock, and Iseemingly slept there without I knowing. I don''t know what''s worse, the pain from the hangover, or from this rock over here. I got up and fixed myself. I need to get out of here, this city''s booze already is getting staler in my mouth. I turned around, and walked. There, I saw a trail of blood. I followed it, and it lead me to a body with wounds on his legs. "I guess he didn''t make it. Oh well.." I passed the body and walked some more. There was a wanted poster board in the side of this building. "Seriously.. but I''ve been acting good these days..?" My face was posted in a poster on the wall. Below it read:
Nyx Kriel Wanted Dead or Alive Reward will be given by The Order of The 5 Knights
Ahh, damn it. They already posted it here as well. I guess I really need to get out of this city. Chapter 23: Rank-Less To earn money, I don''t just stumble into possible gold mines. I use every means possible. Starting from this building I''m currently infront at. I''m not going to rob it, there''s nothing inside. Nothing, except those things in games that you have to complete in order to, like I said, earn money. This is also legitimately the best way to get money, since these things pay extremely well if I landed on an extremely hard mission. The said means to get easy money is to get Quests, like in games. Quests are basically people requesting you to do a certain task or service, like kill these specific kind of monster race living in a mountain, or deliver these things to a specific customer in 10 minutes. Although, the latter isn''t that popular, but hey, those quests are popular in games. One more thing, these quests are only for adventurers which means they have to check your Rail. My own rail, which for some reason, has ??? on all of its attributes and therefore cannot make me an eligible adventurer, as it doesn''t even know what my purpose is. I am also a fugitive, hunted by the 5 order of what-not, so that basically denies all my right to get these quests. That''s why I prepared for this by using the last remaining diamonds on that bag. I bought a mask, and pierced a knife that I bought in my eye so it wouldn''t regenerate. That would distract them from my real appearance, I think. Next is the Rail, which is the hardest thing to get. I had to hunt down newcomers that just got their Rails, and, of course, end their life. I had to wait outside a Rail Station, hunt 5-6 people to get an adventurer Rail, and hide their bodies. That must be the most psychopathic thing I have to thisday. And that leaves me here. Outside the Quest Hall. I don''t really know what the hall is called, so I''ll just call it the Money Tree. My naming sense isn''t always the best, but I always try. Adventurers keep going inside and outside the Money Tree. Some were equipped with armors that shines more than the actual sun, and some were equipped with no armors at all. They just brought a sword, or a dagger. Now, the Adventurer job class doesn''t always mean one class only. It branches off to 4 main classes: The Warrior, Rogue, Mage, and Ranger. They''re the starting point of all the classes. Then, the 4 main classes branches off to more and more classes, which causes the variety among the people who has the Adventurer job class. The people with those shiny armors must have a rare class, or they must be stupendously rich. The Rails show you a class that suits you more, and you choose from that but in order to get that class, you must be able to excel in the main class that your suited class branches in. That''s what I gathered from how these Rails and how the system works here. Apparently, it took me 2 years to find out that these quest halls even exist. I thought the main way for adventurers to get money is by treasure hunting. I should''ve expected this... Ah, it seems that I made quite a commotion. "Hey, look at that guy! He''s getting weirder every time I took a glance at him!" "Yeah, why is he just standing there staring off the building?" "And, and look! Look at his eye! Is he some sort of a zombie?!" "I-isn''t that a knife?! I-is he dead?!" And the rude comments just kept going and going. I shrugged them all off, and went inside the Money Tree. It was big and it was crowded. It was a hybrid of a hall and an office. There were 5 floors, according to the guide map in the wall inside. The 1st floor was labelled B+, the 2nd floor was labelled A+, the 3rd was S+, the 4th was SSS+, and the last one was O.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. .... "..O???"- I thought, because the letter O was the only one unusual in a string of letters I was familiar at. B+ means Beginner and above, the A+ was Advanced, the S.. I forgot, so I had to ask someone to tell me what the remaining last 3 letters were. "Oh.. uhmm, the S stands for Super."- said the Mage. She''s a girl, and I could tell she''s a newcomer as well. From the first glance of her clothes, she''s what you call a noob in game terminologies. But hey, you don''t judge a book by it''s cover. I know that better than anyone now. "So does the SSS rank mean Super Super Super?" "Not really.. I don''t know what it means but it''s higher than the S-rank." "Ok, then what does the O mean?" "Overwhelming.. or something like that. I''m not sure.."- said the girl. This is why I should''ve asked some other, more experienced adventurers (Based on the shininess of their armor) but almost everyone avoided me with a terrified expression on their faces. It was understandable, but only this girl turned and helped. She wore a hood, so I couldn''t really see her face. "Alright, thanks. Hey, what''s your name?" "Mira.." "Ok.. uhhh, see you later, then?"- said I, who didn''t know how to respond. She seems depressed so I just left and went to the quest board. There was a large board in the end of the floor with a big "QUESTS" sign on top of it. There was a massive amount of quests posted on the board, countering by a massive amount of adventurers getting those quests as well. It keeps getting updated every minute, as a lot of people comes in and posts quests on the board. You can only acquire 2 quests per day as a beginner. The amount of quests that you can accept gets higher when your rank gets higher as well. Seeing as I got this Rail from a newcomer, I am considered as a beginner. I approached the quest board, and saw a lot of adventurers move to the corner to avoid.. me. Is my costume really that terrifying? I looked at the quests carefully, and determined the quest with the highest reward. - Need Help: Undead- That was the title that the poster of the quest displayed. There''s no additional details to what the quest is, but this is the highest reward for a quest that wasn''t taken yet. The quest was vague but.. I don''t have a choice. I took the quest and went to register it. The registration for the quests are beside the board. Good thing, there are enough people on the quest registration so the line flows smoothly. It was finally my turn, and I gave them the quest. They all looked at me and said -"Hey, maybe this one will be successful. He seems dead as well,". ...Great. Is there prejudice here or something? "Well, uhh, sir? You need one more adventurer to get registered for the quest. It''s a two man quest, since one adventurer can''t do this alone."- said one of the registrator. "There''s a lot of adventurers here, so why not go ahead and cooperate with one? The reward of this quest is high, after all."- said the other, with a big smile on his face. So far, he''s one of the people who wasn''t terrified by me, along with the girl earlier. ... "WAIT, THE GIRL EARLIER! I COULD TEAM UP WITH HER!"- I said loudly. The adventurers on the registration booths all looked at me with mixed expressions on their faces. Stop looking at me already, it just slipped. I went out the line and tried to find the girl. I poked every adventurer that wore a hood until I I tried to convince her to join me. "The.. reward is high?" "Yeah! We''ll share it, 50-50."- I''m not scamming the girl, if I did, she''s going to be more depressed than she already is. She reluctantly accepted, and I dragged her to the front of the line. She showed her Rail to the man who was registering the quests, so I copied her and showed my stolen Rail, as well. Luckily, I put my stolen Rail on the pocket where my original Rail was at. The pocket was deep, so the fact that I have 2 Rails won''t be seen. My pocket lit up, and her Rail lit up as well. The man said it was confirmation that your quest was accepted. I went and grabbed my original Rail from my pocket, and it showed the quest. Which means that the quest was registered on my Original Rail. ... ...Wait.. Considering that I''m using this stolen Rail as a mean to get quests.. then this card wouldn''t rank up.. ... Does that mean that I''m a beginner.. forever?!? Chapter 24: Not a Ghost Town No, no, no, no, there must be some kind of mistake! Isn''t there a loophole or something? Am I really going to be a beginner forever?! Aggghhhhh... Countless thoughts scattered through my mind as Mira and I continued to walk through our destination. The destination was a town on the west of the country. The country I''m currently on is the country of Ardia, which is miles away from my hometown. Ardia''s beauty was its forests, who spanned across the entire country, according to the map. The man in the registration booth gave us this map to guide beginners on their first quests. They get to keep the map as a result. It seems that the town was secluded enough. We walked miles away from the capital of Ardia, and took a couple of breaks as well. No one attacked us so far, but the way to the town was filled with trees that without these signs on the way, we would already be lost. Or are we actually lost..? Anyway, the map was confusing enough, and here I am, talking to myself in my head. "Mira, where are we now..?"- I uttered, while yawning. Even in my immortal body, I still need sleep. Not as a means to rest, but as a sign of laziness. Sleeping is the best thing I can do in with my body, so I''m trying my hardest to achieve that sweet release of death. To top it all off, I''ve been secretly reversing time and getting beer from that last bar I went to, so walking.. takes a toll on me. It seems like alcohol still affects the human body.. and as a result.. Ethanol fuses with the bloooooooooodddddddd.... Huh..? What..? Mira poked me from infront, waking me up. It seems like I was blabbering some kind of scientific theory on why alcohol makes me.. drunk. Hey, immortality isn''t invincinble.. in a way. "Hey... Mr..." "Oh.. uhm.."- I quickly took a glance at my stolen Rail. I didn''t even know who''s the one I killed. Such a great guy, I am. "I''m.. Xin..?"-Wait what?! It''s like my name, only in reverse. Weird.. Mira took off her hood, and there I saw a girl who was probably 3 years younger than my current body state. Which means she''s 17. Her orange hair is tied up, and her eyes were glistening, even in the dark. I haven''t paid attention, but her face seems so pure. "Mr. Xin, is this the town that we''re supposed to be protecting?"-She said, while I imagined her with a halo on her head. She seems so innocent, using that Mr. prefix and all.. and her voice, which I just noticed, sounds like a child who''s now grown up but never gottainted by the maliciousness of this world... ..... ..... ..... SHE''S BLINDING MEEEE! Aghhhh, it hurts to watch. But I feel the need to protect her no matter what.. what the hell is this, some kind of black magic?! "Mr. Xin? Are you ok?"-She muttered, with a smile on her face. That smile could kill a man, if looks could kill. The 2 of us then headed to the town, which looks deserted. The town looks like those movies from the west, where a cowboy duels another cowboy. But this time, it was dark, and the only light that was acting up was the moon, illuminating the dark. Raaaggghhhh.....The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation. A loud sound entered through our ears. It was followed by a screech, and because of curiousity, I rushed in to follow the screech. .. Icouldn''t described the things I saw when I traced the screeching noise. I thought it was a woman screaming, but it wasn''t. To put it in words.. It was like a bad acid trip. "REEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDD! PLEASE!"-Said the man outside a bar. I could hardly call them men, because they aren''t. They''re what''s left of the skeletal system. To put it simply, they''re... skeletons. What the hell have I got myself into.. "Look! You said 1 beer per head! And I clearly have one here!"- The man raised a skull. The skull was still moving, so it must be alive.. somehow. The skull then spoke, "Yeah, man. I left my body at my house, and it''s already irritating me enough so why not just give the man his extra beer?". Skeletons living inside normal houses. Great.. wait, if this is the quest, then it could mean that they''re the ones that I need to destroy! That''s it! - I quickly took out my scythe from my palm, and readied up. The skeleton that wanted the extra beer noticed me, so he approached me. I responded with a quick grip on my scythe, and aimed it at his head. "WOAH GEEZ, MAN! CHILL!"- The skeleton said. Why are there using modernized words..? What the hell is wrong with this town. "Oh, uh, sorry."- I quickly lowered down my scythe. He then asked us if we were the ones that took the quest, and the both of us nodded. He pointed us at the bar he was trying to get into earlier, and he said that the chief is inside. I find it hard to believe that undead, no, the skeletons have a working civilization. Not only that, but they seem to get beer. The only question in my mind was.. "HOW?!" Then I remembered this is a world parallel to mine. The name of the quest, which is, :Need Help: Undead: is also misleading enough. I thought we were supposed to actually defend the citizens FROM the undead, not defend the undead. Agh, this day is a mess.. We went inside the bar, which was looming with skeletons "drinking" beer. The beer basically just wets their bones, and that''s it. If you guys wanted something to soak your bones into, why not just soak it in milk? What a waste of perfectly good beer... Mira and I was directed by the man who was guarding the bar, and he directed us upstairs, to the "Town Chief''s" room. I''m still in complete denial that this is real and it is all an acid trip but.. I''m already here so, why not just see where it goes? On the other hand, Mira looked unfazed at all. She seems calmer than me, who wasn''t terrified, but rather confused. We went to meet with the Skeleton Chief, and he told us all about the problem that we were about to solve. Apparently, it''s crazier than I thought. "So.. you''re the people who took the job? I see..."- Said him, who was also unfazed, same with Mira. "I am the town chief, as you''ve already heard. Normally, we would''ve dealt with this ourselves, but we were completely destroyed." "Say, what destroyed you in the first place?"- I asked, and I guessed that it was something else entirely. "It was.. those.. things. It was the same as us, also undead, but they have flesh. Flesh that are made out of plants."- He said. Seriously, what the hell am I actually listening to right now? "Ok, we''ll see what we can do."-Mira responded. She was like a professional of some sorts, and there I was, still sitting in that cozy chair that he provided us with. I quickly stood up and followed her, and asked her about what the hell is he talking about. "They''re what you call Deku, or Dekus. Plant-like humanoids that can walk, and do the same thing as us. But usually, they''re more sinister than some monsters. They prey on the undead, and use their bones as means to walk. I don''t know how they multiplied so quickly without the skeletons noticing though."- Her explanation almost clarified my thoughts, and I just have to ask one more question to do so. "Hey, how do you propose we kill these "Dekus"?" "Easy, with the same material they manifested in. Plants. Dekus are spirits in plants which gained bodies of their own. If we can get the plants to absorb them completely, then we might destroy them. We can''t burn or use any physical means, as they regenerate from any damage. They''re brainless, so destroying them would be easy if we don''t let our guard down."- She responded. This time, I think she knows a lot more than I do. And that clarified my thoughts. Yep, this is real. This is basically the real life equivalent of Plants Vs. Zombies. Out of all the games that could be implemented in this world.. why THIS?! Chapter 24.1: Safeguard The Chief was tense. Really tense. He stood up, and walked back and forth in the room we currently are in, and Mira and I, of course, looked at him, confused. We didn''t know what made him so tense because we basically left him out of our conversation about the things that were troubling their town. It was called "Deku", which is apparently a spirit-possesed plant that is sinister enough to get a body consisting of bones without flesh. Seriously, why not just get an actual human body? That could cause a lot more trouble, not like I want them to. Mira stood infront of the Chief''s big body.. or bone.. or big-boned body. His eyes.. wait, no.. his skull was apparently looking directly at Mira, from what I could tell. I couldn''t really determine where he was looking, and simply made a guess. Mira stared at him back, and asked him what''s wrong. He eventually sat down, and told us what he was so tense about. "You chose a bad time to come here.. but.. I hope you can finish the job."- said the Chief, who''s definitely hiding something. I don''t know what, but it feels.. bad, somehow. "What do you mean?"- asked Mira. She was determined to finish the quest, and that determination got to me, because the reward of the quest is higher than the last time I saw it. Mira''s Rail and mine lit up, and the quest reward suddenly got raised. The Chief saw the flash, and from the looks of it, he was hoping for a miracle. "Sorry, but I contacted the quest administrators about it. I made the reward higher.. for a reason. I''m sorry, but, you''re probably thinking that I need a miracle right now." - Spot on. "I don''t know why, but look over there."- The chief pointed at... nothing. He pointed at a hill. Mira and I looked at him, confused. Well, if that''s the case then I guess he''s being paranoid at nothing. This is exactly why these quests are the easiest means to get money. Paranoia helps, apparently. "What..? Why''re you looking at me like that?"- said the Chief. You pretty much know why. We''re looking at fucking nothing. "*sigh* Look, do you know why this place looks so deserted? There has been cases of skeletons going missing, and believe it or not, yes, this town operates the same way as your normal towns. Skeletons do notdie after a number of years, and therefore, we thought it was only normal. Half a year has passed and not one came back, if anything, the number of the ones living here kept decreasing and decreasing. This is why the town is so deserted. It used to be lively, mind you."- Lively... did he just make a pun? Wait, that''s not the main focus here. Skeletons going missing..Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. "AAAAHHH!"- Mira shouted. It wasn''t in pain though, it''s basically someone who had an amazing idea and starts shouting Eureka kind of shout. "That''s why.. you''re pointing at the hill?!"- She said. This girl is a lot smarter than I am, heh, on this world, of course. She and the Chief have a somewhat scary look on their faces. Sorry, but I can''t catch up. What were they talking...... oh... oh wait.. OHH..! "AAAAAAAAAAAH!"- I screamed, it was like Mira''s, in a way. I know what was happening now. I think I know what they''re pointing at. "That hill over there.. is covered in trees." "So- that means..!" "We''ve encoutered a few of those Dekus so far, but we had a hard time fighting one. Tell me, is one of you proficient in the element of Grass?" "Sorry, but I can only hack and slash. Wait, why didn''t you SPECIFY IT ON THE QUEST THEN?!" -I shouted. Why the hell didn''t he just contact grass types then?! "We''re a town secluded deep in the middle of the forest. Do you think we have the money to specify the things that we want? Elemental users, or mages, costs more than those physical ones. In order to land on something, I chose random adventurers to make the quest reward on an evenly price. This is the suggested price." - He said, while sweating profusely. Adventurers getting classified based on the rare ability of magic.. It makes sense. "Wait, really? Then I should get more, Xin!" - Mira said, overjoyed by what the Chief said. Don''t tell me she''s actually powerful in that element.. No, that would be too farfetched. I mean, maybe she knows a few spells and all. "Here, look!"- She showed me her Rail.............. ...... ...... Wait.. seriously? What the fuck?! Her stats...
Elemental Attributes Fire - 50% Water - 50% Wind - 50% Grass - 50% Earth - 50%
Isn''t 100% the limit?! Then.. she''s the same as him.. an Irregular?! How the hell do I keep landing on these talents?! And to top it all off, she''s basically an angel! Her limit can go up to 250%, and her elements are all even. That means that she can pull off a fuck ton of spells..! "Uhhh, Xin?" - She stared at me, while I was busy thinking of the many combinations she can do with her attributes. Look, I played a lot of games. I know what it feels to handle an overpowered character, and she IS one. Aggghhh, how can one person be this blessed.. and I''m stuck here, finding ways on how to die because of this cursed immortality. "Xin! Hey!" - She shouted, bringing me back to earth. "Please.. uhmm.. don''t die while I''m at it."- Huh..? Of course I won''t. I would be more glad if I actually did.I feel like she''s hiding something.. but at this point, I''ve managed to develop something called Ignorance. I couldn''t care less. ...Heh, this type of thinking has got me in all sorts of trouble but.. Let''s see where it goes. Chapter 24.2: Slip-n-Slide The skeletons have holed up in their houses. The word that those Dekus are invading spreaded like wildfire, and it caused massive panic among them. The Chief, who exited his room to try and calm his people, looks pretty panicked himself. That''s to be expected, since probably half of yourpeople got turned into a living zombie. They hid, and closed down their lights, doors, and everything that needs to be closed. At the side, Mira and I were watching how they panicked. Some of them collided with each other, causing their bones to fall off. It was pretty funny, and I felt like I was watching a cartoon. My twisted sense of humor was erased when I saw Mira, who was genuinely concerned about the skeletons that were holing up in their houses. She''s also a bit of afraid, and I can see it in her eyes. Due to looking at other people''s eyes, I noticed something eerie about Mira''s.. well, eyes. The last time I saw it, it was glistening, and it was blue. This time, it was green..? I simply chose to not notice it anymore, and just focused at the task at hand. We were assigned to decapitate or save those skeletons inside those things called Dekus. Dekus are humanoid plant monsters who uses a host to walk, and do things only people with a proper body structure can do. We couldn''t kill them by slashing them apart, as the Chief said. Burning is also crossed out, if we want to save those people and get rid of those Dekus, we''re going to use the Grass element as our main attacker, and luckily, the one I paired up with, Mira, is an expert at the elements, but a beginner on usingthose elements. "What the hell are you still doing here?!"- said the Chief, who''s still smiling even though he''s sweating bullets. Now that''s a role model. "Sorry, you two. We can''t escape this. The path that lead you two here are surrounded by forests, right? There could be more there, so this might be your last stand... I''m sorry. If we weren''t so broke.. we could''ve put this quest for the higher ranked ones.."- As much as I want to leave, I couldn''t just let this people be.. Also, the money. If I took it, then this village will be broke beyond repair. Great. They could all socialize like proper living beings. Mira, without hesitation, went straight to the hill. I, who was hesitating, ran to chase her. Even if she''s actually an Irregular, she''s still vulnerable, so I was hesitant on making her join the battle. There''s a lot of those humanoids, you know.. I looked back and saw the Chief, who was actually tearing up by Mira''s sudden heroism. I think he was thinking it was a noble sacrifice, but it was also in vain since they can''t escape and all. *Haaaaaaaaaaangh* This is gonna be a long night.A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. "Mira! Why the hell did you suddenly run off like that?!"- I shouted, and she didn''t even care to look at me, which made me slightly pissed. "Don''t worry, I got this.. Hahahahaha.."- She stated, then laughed continuously. The angel persona surrounding her was gone, and I was left confused. Her voice changed, and it wasn''t the cutesy angelic voice anymore, it was deeper, and it felt like she was angry at me. "Stay back, alright? This is going to be.. a bit messy.. hehehe.."- She said. Seriously, I''m getting more creeped out by this girl than the actual Dekus. That''s when I realized that the one I''m with isn''t exactly normal, at all. Heh, I could live with it. The thought of her being a beginner is now wrong.. in all standards. ... The Dekus were ready to attack her. But then.. ... A huge fucking tree below her sprung up, and she was standing on it, making her go high above the ground. The Dekus tried to punch the tree. She then jumped off the tree, and a beanstalk came out of the tree, and she landed on it. Then, she slid through the beanstalk, while the stalk following every movement or direction that she takes. The stalk went fast.. then faster.. and faster. The Dekus were getting eliminated one by one, and I was just standing there, mesmerized. She slid through each Deku, and the Dekus got absorbed by the beanstalk. Then, when everyone of them is dead, she ignited the tree using her magic, and made a huge bonfire in the middle of the hill. ... Honestly, I thought her guise was something cool and all but.. I didn''t expect this. "See..? I told you to stay back. It''s been a while since that wretched Flow let me out again."-She''s a different person...? Her entire persona changed except for her body. It''s kinda like...... him......
"Hey, Mr. Xin!" "Huh.. what?"- I woke up in.. wait, the Chief''s place? "Hey, Mr. Xinnnn! Are you ok now?"- She stated. Wait, what happened? "Why am I here? What happened?"- I screamed, making them unnerved. "You blacked out.. suddenly. You must be terrified of me now.. huh.."- She said, with the sad expression on her face.. Agh.. That''s right. I remember... Him. She has the same case as him? Are all Irregulars like that? Agh.. it''s making my brain hurt. I.. no... where are they.. no.. AGH..! "Sorry for not mentioning earlier, Mr. Xin, but I''m actually a witch!"- She exclaimed, with a huge smile on her face. "Yeah, I can tell."- I said, because she''s a mage. Of course, the female term for a wizard is a witch. "No.. I''m an actual witch!"- She pulled off his broom from her hood, and she rode the broom. She floated above me.. For some reason I learned how to cope that this world is much more different than mine, and that must be the reason. Let me just go back to sleep.. "Hey, MR.XIN!"- Her eyes suddenly changed, and it turned red. "Oops, sorry."- Then her eyes suddenly reverted back to blue. That''s when I realized that I have to yet again deal with another weird one. Chapter 25: Runaways I laid down the Chief''s table, as they were no beds here. Agh..my back hurts. Most importantly, what is going on? "There''s no "actual witches" here, you know." Said the Chief, who was seemingly calm about all of this. Well, I guess I should be too. After all, I''m infront of a living, walking skeleton ruling over a town and a persona-changing witch, which she proclaims to be. Then there''s me, the immortal one who just wants to find a way to die. "God, Mr. Xin, for you to pass out without even doing anything, hahaha." She laughed at me and then smiled, with a smug look expressed over her face. Her eyes also changed to blue. What''s the deal with her eye color changing all the time? "Hey, Mira..?" "Yeah?" "The hell is up with your eyes?" I arrogantly said. I tried to politely phrase it but it just slipped out of my mouth.. "Ummm..." Her eyes changed to green, which led me to being more curious about the matter. I wonder how pigmentation works in her iris. "I told you, I''m a witch." "Yeah, I know you are, but I was asking about why your eye color changes." I remember that her eyes were graythe last time I called her an angel, which I know for a fact that she isn''t now. Although gray isn''t really bright, she managed to make it look shiny, somehow.. Wait... the last time I called her an angel? That was when she was acting all... innocently. "The eye colors.. varies on what-" I interrupted her shortly after she was saying that. I managed to figure it out. Her eye color varies on whatemotions she''s feeling. "It varies on emotions, doesn''t it?" I pridely said, while still laying down. "No, it varies on what personality responds better to the given situation." Her eyes changed to yellow this time. "Oh..." I said, while I was trying not to look at her. The Chief was just sitting down. He was acting like he was watching a movie, because he didn''t move an inch from where he''s sitting. He just stared at us, then laughed when I looked at him. "You guys are amazing..! Hahahaha!" He shouted, while still laughing. "Chief..? Are you ok?" "Yes, hahahaha! Do you have any idea how many adventurers went and headed here, only to get defeated by one of those things? A fuck ton!" He exclaimed, then he stood up. "Wait... oh." Mira said it as the same way I said it earlier. It seems like she made a big blunder. Of course, I figured it out as well. "Xin, umm, I.. I kinda.." "Yeah, I know." She just realized it now that she killed every last one of those Dekus, and there''s a possibility that the adventurers also got possesed by them. She was horrified of what she did. Her eyes changed to orange. "Oh well, that''s that." Then it reverted to yellow. She changed her mind faster than her attacks, it seems. The Chief, who I guess was laughing because happiness, walked to a window in his room. He saw the hundreds of bones piled up in a minecart, and was still laughing.The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Our Rails then lit up, and I guess that was the indication of a mission being completed. "Yeah! I guess the reward will return to me in a few days.." What? The reward... being returned? "Wait, what the hell do you mean?!" I shouted. Mira doesn''t look unfazed, as if she already knew what the Chief was going to say. "You need to present your Rails in order to claim the reward. If no one claims it, it returns to me, the one who requested the quest, after 3 days." "But, I can claim it, y''know." Mira responded, while I was getting more and more worried. "You can, but can he?" The Chief''s eyehole began to light up.. blue?? "See, they didn''t elect me as the Chief for nothing." His eyes lit up blue, and it felt like it was producing blue flames. He''s like the one from that game, UnderQuest. "You both are hiding something big, right?" Mira''s eyes became fiery red, and she was readying to attack the Chief. I stopped her, of course. "Yeah, I guess I am. Why?" The cat''s out of the bag. Why not just tell them now.. Mira looked at me with an unexplainable expression on her face. She was pretending to be.. shocked? Did she already noticed..? I let out a big sigh, and told the 2 of them.. "I''m not the owner of this Rai.. Wait, where is it?" My stolen Rail suddenly vanished from my pocket. Did they take it while I was passed out? It seems like they did, as the Chief was waving the Rail right infront of me. "Oh, damn it." "Why are there no quests here, huh? Care to explain? Or will I?" "Are you threatening me?" I said, because it feels like he was. "No, I''m just really curious, is all." The chief said, while smiling. "Ok then, I''m not that Xin guy on the rail." The Chief nodded faster and faster.. "My name is actually Nyx. Nyx Kriel." The room froze and was in total silence. Why, did I say something.. oh. Oh fuck. "YOU''RE A FUGITIVE?!" The Chief shouted. I thought he was going to stand, jump out, and call the Quest hall but after shouting, he stood up, and sat down again. "Oh hey, I guess we''re all fugitives here, huh." He said.. Wait, what? "Fugitives?!" "Yeah, I was human once, you know. After dying, someone revived all of us, although we really didn''t follow him because he was a total piece of shit." "I can believe you as one.. but what about.." "Her? You don''t know her?" "Uhh no, I don''t. I know she''s Mira, but what do you mean?" I just went with the flow. I don''t care anymore.. but if she''s a fugitive, then how does she have a working Rail? "I didn''t recognize her at first, but I know now.. She''s the-" I interrupted someone, again. Look, I need answers, fast. "How did you get a proper working rail if you''re a fugitive?!" She was puzzled, because instead of being in awe on who she was, I asked her about the Rail. She then looked at me like I was stupid or something. "You do know there''s a place where you can forge Rails, right?" "YOU CAN FORGE RAILS?!" And I went to the trouble of killing someone just to get my hands on another Rail. Why the HELL DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS?! She sighed heavily, and looked at me with concern. Why the hell do you keep looking at me like that?! I didn''t know you can forge Rails! "Nyx.. Kriel..? That name kept popping in all of the cities that I go to. Of course, I disguise myself." Oh, so that''s how he knew about me? "You do know that you''re now one of the most wanted men in the entire continent, right?" Oh yeah, I guess I was. It''s tiring to move to cities just to get a decent drink, you know? "Going back.. who are you, Mira?" The Chief''s eye went all blue flame again, and I guess he already knows who she is. "Oho.. ok.. Look, I won''t sell you guys out. You helped my townsfolk, so I am in your debt. If you''re doubting me, then here." He gave me a pendant. But why, though? "Give this to them, and they''ll know who I am. Now, you can say whatever you want to say to each other." "A pendant.. huh.." "I own that, and I leave pendants like that to the crimes I comitted. So if you give it to them, they''ll know who I am, and if I sell you out, they can track where I am. It''s now a loss for me, so go on." Agh, I didn''t really want to know who she is, so I''ll just go outside. "Nah, it''s all good. She can keep her identity a secret, as long as she tells me where the forgeries are made." I went out, and tried to help the skeletons reassemble their bodies. ----- The two of them were left in the Chief''s room. The Chief tried to confirm something because of what his eye sees. "Huh, you reluctantly agreed? That''s odd." "How did you..?" "And you..? A newcomer? Hahahaha, that''s really strange." "Get to the point." "You''re a fugitive because you tried to help her, right? And now you''re with him because of her. You were depressed because of that, weren''t you?" "Who, what are you talking about?" "She told you to kept an eye on her, right? You can''t fool me." "..Tsk. I guess I really shouldn''t had taken this quest." "You''re with the bandit boss.. no, more specifically, the Undying Queen of the North, right?" Chapter 26: Kicked Out! "So there''s no fooling you, huh." Mira said, with a smile on her face. "Although, I didn''t quite know that the queen actually does exists, but I guess I should change that." He then quickly went downstairs and grabbed a bottle of beer. "..." "..What?" "You can''t actually taste that, right?" Mira, who''s now taken off-topic, also has questions. "Well, we can taste it. It''s a win-win for us since we don''t need to feel it''s effects. Score one for the undead, I guess." He quickly chugged down the bottle of beer. "...How did you know me, exactly?" The Chief said, who''s now carrying an empty bottle of beer. "Well, for starters, your Guise. That eye of yours can''t be fooled easily, huh.." "That''s right. I knew who you were, so I pretended not to know anything. It seems like he took it pretty well. If I wasn''t a criminal, then an actor would probably be nice..." The Chief looked above, probably imagining things about him being an actor. With Mira''s stare, he was pulled down to earth. "He didn''t know who you are, so that''s to be expected. Anyway, mind telling me how that works? Is it a lie detector or something?" Said Mira, who''s now trying to get information out of him. "Something like that, yeah. I can look into the lies, by looking right into your past." He quickly said. Mira wondered if that was the reason why he was killed.. "I can see people''s pasts up to their day of birth." He quickly stated. The Chief then had this worried expression on his face. Even as a skeleton, Mira could see that something''s not right. "Chief, what''s wrong?" "Oh no, it''s nothing.. sorry." The worried expression on his face didn''t vanish, and Mira was being more suspicious about his recent behaviors. She noticed earlier that the Chief also has the same expression when he''s looking at Nyx. She then went straightforward, turning the interrogator into the one being intorrogated. "Chief.. tell me about him. About the one I''m assigned to. Nyx.. what.. is he?" The queen made Mira go after Nyx for a hidden reason. That reason was not made clear to Mira. She then carried the orders because it''s her duty, and since she couldn''t refuse anyway. "It would be bad to peek around the queen''s secrets, wouldn''t it?" The Chief said. He knows that the queen poses a threat, and revealing what Nyx is would reveal the queen''s intentions as well. "...Fine. I''m not planning on disobeying the queen, just to let you know. She''s.. precious." Mira said, with her eyes changing into blue. ".....A-anyway, so the rumors were true?" The Chief broke the silence in the room. (He''s hiding something, but I can''t know what it is)- Mira thought, so she answered it anyway. "You can pretty much confirm it yourself. You can see through me, right?" Mira stated, and sat down the Chief''s table. "*sigh* I guess I''ll tell you, then.." Her eyes changed into yellow, and stared at the Chief. "Just to remind you, I don''t know that much, but I have a pretty good grasp on it. I''m still not convinced that you''re in our side." "Fine by me." The Chief said, with him leaning more on the chair. "The Undying Queen is nothing more than a means to scare the opposing side. The Queen that you''re talking about is really just a rumor, but there is something to it. The Queen is just your average, everyday bandit leader." "...What?"If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. "I told you, she''s just a bandit leader. And I''m also just part of that bandit group. The only thing that separates us from the rest is also because of "The Queen"." "...G..Go on.." The Chief said while stuttering. "She''s.. well, how do I put it.. "Undying". There''s no rumor about that. She truly is immortal." "Hmm.. such a thing actually exists?!" Said he, who''s acting shocked. "...It seems like this news was not new to you." Mira quickly said, with a suspicious look on her face. "Uh..uhmm.. I-I can explain.. see.. we''re sort of undying as well, we''re skeletons after all." "That''s not how the undead works, and you know it. The undead, after being revived, has a lifespan of 500 years. After that, your bones will reduce to ash." "I-I know, but it''s long enough to be called an Immortal as well, right?!" He quickly responded, although there''s discord in his voice. Mira couldn''t hear it, but the Chief knows something. Someone slightly opened the door, and took a peek. "Oh shit.. am I interrupting something?" "Oh, uhh hi, Nyx!" Her eye color didn''t change. "Anyway, can you tell me where these forgeries are made? I need it in 3 days.. and I expect you''re going to help me, right?" Mira looked at Nyx like a child getting forced to do his chores, and since it is actually her "chore", she doesn''t have a choice.
I just got back after 30 minutes of helping the skeletons rearranged pieces of their possessed townsfolk. The bones were almost exactly the same, so I, who was only trying to help, got shouted at by those skeletons. I walked out shortly after a lot of screams, because one more scream would make me want to burn their bones, and also shout at them as well. I overheard that they were talking about something important, so I took a quick peek. I know, it wasn''t really the smartest move, but I really need to go forge my name under my Rail. I''m selfless, but I also think of myself sometimes. "So.. uhh.. Mira? I expect you to help me.. please." I said, with a low voice. "Even if I did, 3 days won''t get you there, you know." She responded, and of course, I know she''s just making excuses. I know how we can get there in less than 3 days, and she was the one who revealed it to me. I''m being pushy about this, but the reward is just so big.. I can''t let it pass. "So even if I wanted to, we can''t get there." "Uh-huh, but..." "...*sigh* Aghh, damn it." "You can fly, right? Come on, just help me on this.. please?" I begged for her to actually take me there, like a child. The Chief was also staring at me, really, really hard with that blue eye of his. It''s seriously creepy, but even after several looks at him, signaling to stop, but he didn''t, so I just shrugged it off. ....Well, fuck, I just can''t shrug it off. "Hey, Mira, I''ll meet you outside." I said, because I really need to get out of the room. The Chief probably wants his reward back, but I''m not going to let him. .................. After a few minutes, she then went outside, took her broom out, and floated. I guess she really is a witch, huh. And also, I feel like I''ve read too many novels about this one.. She was standing up, like the broom was just her skateboard. I sat down, then gripped the broom as if I''m gripping for my life. All of a sudden, wind just blows faster right on my face, and my field of vision is getting distorted more and more, then finally, we were above everything. Looking down, I could see the forests and the paths we walked at, and I could also see why no one manages to find the village. Trees surrounds it, and the only thing you can see that isn''t covered with trees is the hill that the Dekus spawned. "Wo-ah, holy shit, this thing''s fast as hell." I said, and I didn''t think she heard me. The wind was blowing really, really fast. I should just mind my own business right here. After all, I didn''t expect to get all this help from her.. Hehe.. I.. I never thought I would depend on another person.. again. "...Huh.. what?" The broom suddenly stopped, and so did the wind. "Uhhh... Mira?" What the hell is happening? Why did she suddenly stop? "Wait, sorry, I just need to do something." She said, but the broom is still not moving. "Do.. what, exactly?" Wait... WAIT, NO! "YOOOOOU FUUUCCCCKKKK-!" Was the thing I said while in my perspective, Mira kept going farther and farther. It looked like she was going up, but I.. was just rapidly falling down after being kicked. Ahh, fuck.
"*hagh**hagh* What the hell... why can''t I see it..." The Chief was very exhausted, for some reason. "You phrased it like you were some sort of pervert or something.." Said Mira, who was still not leaving the room at that time. "...*hagh* D-do you really want to know what he is?" He asked, while still sitting down, catching his breath. "Yes. This isn''t an act of disobeyance, I just want to know who I''m protecting." Mira responded, with a stiff voice. "Very... well... *hagh* Woooooo...." "..." "Ok, there.." The Chief finally caught his breath after numerous lines. "Any time now..." Mira needed to go and follow Nyx, so she grew impatient. "Alright.. when you fly with Nyx attached to your broom, and you reach a height tall enough to squash a human''s body..." "What..?" The things the Chief is saying was very unusual, and Mira couldn''t help but be more confused. There was a silence that enveloped the room after that. The Chief didn''t want to continue, but after a couple of seconds, he finally spoke.. ... "Push him off the broom. That will answer your questions, I suppose." The Chief then stood up and went downstairs, probably to get a bottle of beer. Chapter 27: Suggestions! A splat can be heard from the ground. Falling flat on a forest, the area that he fell at was uncovered by trees. Nyx''s body was unrecognizable, due to it being heavily crushed by gravity. It was a really high place, so it''s no wonder. Mira, on the other hand, was sweating buckets. She placed her fate in a fugitive with a somewhat predicting Guise and she followed everything that he said. She knows that if Nyx wasn''t immortal, she would be royally fucked, metaphorically. There''s an inch of confidence that has been left on Mira''s whole experiment, and a ton of terror that followed that inch. "WHAT THE FUCK HAVE I DOOOONNNEEEEEE!?!?!?" Her eyes are white as snow, and Mira shouted in the air, and she was trembling enough to make her fall from her broom, but she didn''t. She hurriedly made her way down to the ground, and see Nyx''s body closely, if he is really dead. "...." No sound can be heard from Nyx. 25 seconds in, and he isn''t moving an inch. "Oh god, oh god, oh goooood, what the hell have I done...?!" Panic and terror enveloped Mira, as she was walking back and forth. Mira looked back for a bit, and the leaves rustled. "It''s not that weird, animals and the wind could''ve caused that." Said Mira, who was still looking back, trying to come up with an excuse. This was the first time that the Queen asked anyone to accompany someone, and she picked her so she couldn''t let her down. Except she just did, and in the worst way possible. The leaves kept rustling and rustling, and it was unsettling. Unsetlling enough that even the split-persona girl became creeped out. The noise was behind her, and she looked behind, to where Nyx''s body is. What finally made Mira truly be creeped out wasn''t by the rustling leaves, it was by the sudden disappearance of Nyx''s body. "Wh-wh-what the fuck?!?" Mira screamed, and the leaves on the bush rustled and rustled. She thought some animal got to Nyx, and dragged him on the bush, so to end that animal in the worst way possible, she casted magic. Specifically, she casted an Earth-made pillar that can apparently bend, and using that, it crashed down the bush hard. She repeated the crushing for about 5-7 times until she finally came to her senses and look what''s in the bush.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. What she saw isn''t an animal, it was Nyx''s body, repeatedly crushed by her. "...Fuck... how could I face the queen now.." "HEEY! HAHAHAHA!" "AAAAAIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!--" Screaming, Mira tripped and landed on her bottom. "Hey, it''s me. Hahaha-" Nyx came out of the bush, like a jack in a box. Mira was looking at Nyx, and was as white as snow. "How the... Wait... you! YOU''RE THE SAME AS HER?!" Apparently, the Chief wasn''t lying. And apparently, her gamble ended with a win.
I didn''t expect that she would actually do that. I mean, it was kinda obvious with the knifepierced in my eye, acting like it would help reduce the blood and all. Not to mention, I did peek on them, right? So I overheard a little of their conversation... The Undying Queen? Did Gaia send another one after us? And I doubt it would be Miz. She''s sweet, shy, and caring, you know? I doubt she''d be the leader of some bandits, right?. (Only heard the part about Mira talking about who she was until he fucked it up.) She was also part of her army, huh.. That''s.. disheartening. I thought someone actually came with me because I was am an amazing individual at first glance, although.. that turned out to be a lie. Ahh, damn it. "You.. YOU''RE ALIVE!" She shortly said that after she classified me as the same as her queen. That queen is kind though, giving me a really strong witch to protect me. It''s not like I couldn''t take care of myself, but hey, this also works too. "Hell, yes, I''m alive. You could''ve just asked, you know.." I could''ve been dead if I didn''t have immortality. Even if someone crushed my head, burn me alive, or do anything at all, I couldn''t die. That''s because if I have still have cells floating around, it automatically regenerates faster than the speed of light, creating a brand new body. What''s weird is that even if I burn myself, I haven''t died. Well, if I did, then it could spare me the hell I''m facing right now. "Oh God, thank the heavens..!" She seemed rather happy about what she did. On the other hand, I certainly wouldn''t if I pushed someone off from at a skyscraper-like level of high above the ground. "So.. you''re immortal, then?" *sigh* "Of course I am, name one person who could survive an approximate 400 meter drop?!" I said, angrily, of course. ...And that skeleton Chief probably knows who I am, too. By the looks of it, he can look into people''s pasts. Aggghhhhh, I just wish that guy doesn''t become our enemy one day. "I-I''m really sorry! Please!" If I wasn''t immortal, no amount of begging will save you, little girl. "Fine, fine, alright." "Just.. please don''t tell the Queen about this!" Her eyes were turned to red, and she wasn''t angry, she was afraid of what might happen to her if she breaks the Queen''s trust. Well, that''s what I read from her, anyway. "Fine, fine, alright." I responded, again. Now that I realize it.. Acting like a goody-two-shoes wouldn''t get to her, so maybe I can "suggest".... She can flip out at any moment, but I won''t push her that far. I''m simply just using her power and her flying skills. Ahhh, she just dug her own grave, in a way. Chapter 28: A Shift of Perspective "Haaaaggghhhhh....haaaa..." "We.. managed to defeat all of them.. somehow.." "Well, I''ll be expecting that paycheck now, thank you." In the middle of a castle, stood 2 people. Silence.. isn''t present here. The 2 of them argued, and argued until they exited the castle. Behind the both of them were piles of bodies, laying on all corners inside. "See, I told you we should''ve taken that other route. It should''ve been a breeze if you didn''t alter the plans midway." The guy was shaking his head, and was smirking. The other one with him didn''t say anything, and continued to walk. "Haha, see? You just realized it, didn''t you?" The guy said, while he terrifyingly grinned. "Oh, shut up. You didn''t even help me, there." The other one finally said, who''s hiding her pissed off face beneath her hood. "Now, now, I believed in your capabilities. It''s also your responsibility, you know?" The guy came up with an excuse, as he was just following and slacking off, while the other one cleared the path for him. "Fuck, ok, I guess I''m at fault there." The other one said, while the guy who was talking to her smiled. "Wow, did you, the great and powerfulCylo just admitted her mistake?" "Shut up,Dan." "Hehe.."
I, Cylo, was the only one carrying the whole team throughout the assassination. The team is composed of 2 people, my mentor, Dan, and me, the mentee. We were set on an assassination by an unknown person who gave us the contract to kill a king. Apparently, that king was corrupt. While he showed a kind face in public, privately, he''s the total opposite. Slaves in his castle, assassinations led by him, and human trafficking. I just couldn''t refuse to wipe out that scum. We personally spied the castle, and discovered all of this to avoid being tricked by that unknown person. After 3 days, we left the castle with no one alive except the freed slaves. I used to be a knight, so saving people is kind of my duty, as well. The city that king''s castle stood on eventually got conquered by the Excrim Empire. The Excrim Empire was the most largest empire in this continent. It already conquered this city, Porta, the city of Krux, and a lot more. Frankly, I''m not a fan of empires. But if it steers that city into another direction, then I guess it would be a lot better than how that king facilitates it. After a day of travelling and resting, I went back to work. I need to find him,Nyx, that is. I don''t know where he is, but I know I can get leads if I continue on working here. My work isn''t exactly humane, but hey, I need money. And this is where I''m good at. At assassinating, facilitated by this hidden assassination guild, Excrima. Look, I just found this out as well. The Excrim empire and the Excrima guild are all in one side, basically the latter focuses on hidden ways to take out the enemy opposing them, and some assassination requests from other people as well. That''s why I''m against them conquering, but hey, I have another purpose to be here anyway, so I can''t leave.. yet. "Oho, you''re back already?" He was sitting on the bar section of the guild. He''s also very, very old.Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. "Yeah. It was fast this time.." "Heh.. sure it was." The old man''s name is May. Girlish as it may sound, but he''s the top assassin here in Excrima. I haven''t seen his power, and I haven''t seen him take any contracts, so far. Dan went inside the door next to the leaderboard chart on the wall. The door leads to the office of the one that facilitatesExcrima. A few select people know her name, and unfortunately, I''m not one of those people, so I just call her Boss. Hey, it''s not like there are other bosses around here. "So, *hick* what happened..?" I forgot that the reason why this old man doesn''t take any contracts is because he''s always drunk. "Well, we did finish the mission.. but.. let''s just say there are other casualties involved." We couldn''t kill anyone that wasn''t our target. That was one of our rules here, and that''s why I sometimes get no paychecks at all. "Aaaah, well *hick* that''s alright, Dan is teaching you, right?" I WISH.. he does nothing at all. "Oh, speak of the devil." Dan suddenly came rushing out the door, looking gloomy. It seems like he was scolded because of me. Hahaha, that''s what you get, you lazy fuck. There weren''t that many assassins around, so the bar section isn''t that crowded. "Aggghhhh, the Boss'' threatening sermon scares the hell out of me everytime." Ha! Good for you. "She even aims at gun at my head if I talk back. God, I hate you so much, Cylo." HaHAhAHaHA! "But... I get all the pay. Hahahahahaha, I''m the mentor, after all, right?" Damn it, that thing slipped out of my mind! "Hey, now, *hick* calm down, Cylo." I WASN''T going to do anything, you know. All we did that day was talk. Every assassin is required to take a day off, since the Boss says she "cares" for her "employees", after all. The next day, I met Dan hanging around the alley going to our guild. Our guild was behind huge buildings. You could say that the buildings were actually covering the real guild inside. We went in, and the Boss instantly let us in her office. It pays to have this slacker as a teammate, I get special treatment. Hahahahaha... Well, anyway, I won''t get that special treatment after this. This is my last contract with him, as the Boss finally sees me as a full-fledged assassin. All my emotions were halved, because that would mean more money for me, but less time I get getting contracts, as I need to start from the bottom. Whatever, I''m winging it. There was a contract board inside the Boss'' office. There were a ton of them, each having their own difficulty settings. As for my last contract, I didn''t get to pick it. The Boss suggested it, much to Dan and my surprise. I don''t know if I should be worried, because she''s too extreme. Everything around her screams extreme, or badass, or anything associated with the word Danger. Well, of course she would be dangerous, she''s an assassin, after all. "Here. This one just came in today." She showed me the contract, and a picture of a fugitive. "Woah.. are we going to kill him, boss?" Dan said, while sitting down comfortably in one of the chairs in the Boss''s room. "Well, not quite." She said, while looking at the back of the picture. "Look here." She showed us what she was looking at, and it showed a date. "12-25-14xx? This photo was ages ago!" Dan was confused, because the Boss never tells a joke. Or display, on this matter. "See, that''s the problem." She showed us another picture of the man in the photo. "The man is a notorious thief. He stole legendary items, and there was no one who could stop him. He leaves this pendant after every crime that he commits. He was dubbed as the "Blue Phantom"." What now? Are we going after his descendants or something? "So, what? You''re going to ask us to retrieve his stolen items?" Dan stated, which made the Boss angry and aimed a gun at his head. "Sightings of him are the talk of the country. The contractor here wants you to put an end to this mystery. If he''s still alive, and possibly still doing the same things he''s done ages ago, I want you to not killhim, but capture him. The pay for this one is hard, and it would make you rise up to the leaderboards fast, wouldn''t you think? So the Boss picked this because... it''s surprisingly hard?! "How isn''t he dead? Isn''t it possible that there''s another one like him?" Dan raised a good point, honestly.Why are we chasing dead people? "Well, the problem isn''t with him, it''s his Guise, actually. The man can see... through people''s past. Using that, he blackmails people, and the people just lets him get away with what he has." ...Wait, Holy shit... What?! "You''ll need to gather more about his whereabouts so I suggest you start now." And there ARE NO LEADS..?! Are you serious?! "Alright, got it." Said Dan. I forgot this was his expertise, so we should be in the clear for now.. ... If he''s really dead... and all the sightings were all fake... then I''d drop this thing now, but I feel like I could get something out of this... Chasing the dead, heh, this is probably the most ridiculous request I''ve ever taken. Chapter 29: Airea After a long and painful journey, we finally reached the country of Ardia, and here we are in it''s capital, Airea. This is where the talk of that blue-eyed guy started, according to Dan. I followed him, and we crossed mountains and high cliffs, only to find out that we could go around it and make the trip less tiring than it already was. Because of that, he probably felt guilt, which is rare for him nor any assassins at all. He let me stroll around the forest, and well, I''m already tired so I took a nap beneath the shade of a tree. "Haaaa...." Peace and quiet, and on top of that, it doesn''t feel hot at all. The trees that surrounded the one I was beneath in covers the heat of the sun, and damn, it feels really good. I wish I can take another nap, but I want to finish this job as soon as possible. I want to come back to this place.. maybe with him, so he could finally rest. I stood up and dusted off my clothes. It''s time to go back to the "city" part of this capital, and see if Dan made progress. Remembering the path I took, I quickly went back to the city. A stone gate blocked the entrance, and beyond that stone gate was buildings and houses that spans ontop of a mountain. Ah! I remember, the city of Airea, which is the largest capital on the country.. Wait, come to think of it, this is the only city in the country. It was massive. The castle of the king that rules this city is on top of that mountain, and there''s a long, straight path that connects this gate and the castle. I passed through the gate, and it seems that this city is populated as well... it would be hard to find Dan around here. Knowing him, he''s probably in a shop trying to get information on that town.. I have time to kill, so I might as well explore this city and tire myself out.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. The straight path connecting the castle and the gate is the main way to get to the other parts of the town. A lot of paths branches off from this path, so I''m going to call it the Main path. I went straight, and there was a bridge connecting the mountain that the castle is on, and the houses. "Woow.." I muttered, because it''s actually really beautiful here. The mountain is surrounded by water, separating it from the buildings and other houses. "Oh! There''s the wooden girl!" Dan appeared on the mountain side of the bridge, much to my surprise. "The hell are you doing there?!" "I kind of got lost, the signs in this place is seriously hard to find. I went to the middle, which is this mountain, and tried to look where I was going next." Oh... that''s understandable. "Alright, have you got any leads yet?" Well, we can''t stay here for too long, can we? "Of course I have, who do you think I am?" A bad, lazy "mentor". "No one actually have been to the city, but I found something that can lead us there." Dan''s specialty is looking up information from nowhere. Seriously, how the hell does he keep finding information like this? "What''s that, then?" "You see, there''s a Quest Hall here in this city. They said he didn''t reveal his name, but he was offering help against the undead, based on the quest poster. There were a lot of people that didn''t go back after they took that certain quest. I managed to pull out all the information I can from the quest admins." Oh..! I see his point. He means that maybe that blue eyed guy is part of the undead that the town is fighting against! But.. wait... "..Hmm, wait.. How did you make them talk?" Did he threaten them?! He looked straight at me, and said.. "Wait, are you thinking that I threatened those admins?" Well, yes, I am. "No.. look, I became friends with them.. and.." "And?" "Yeah, ok, I threatened them. But hey, we''re assassins, it''s alright." I guess it is, but we can''t afford to blow our cover or else we''d be fugitives! "Come on! The town is at the west of this city." "Alright, let''s go!" I couldn''t use my power, because I was afraid I''d get seen, so I just ran. Although, I have a bad feeling about that town.. Intermission #1 "Dan, hurry the hell up!" Aghh, it''s been a day, and we still haven''t seen that town he mentioned. I don''t understand, we did follow the directions in the forests, stating that there is a town here somewhere, but I''ve already circled the whole place. "There''s none, Dan!" I shouted, because I used my magic to get me up in the air using a wood pillar, since wood is my specialty. All I could see are trees, trees, and more.. trees. "Are you looking hard enough..?!" This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.Dan shouted from below... of course I''m looking hard enough, the hell do you mean? I even circled this whole area.... Wait.. was that there? There was a part of the forest that was uncovered by trees. Now that I think about it, it''s actually kind of pretty hard to miss. How the hell did I not see that? The mystery part of the forest was a hill, and I went down the pillar to report that to Dan. Well, of course, we went there to investigate. Going there, we found the place we were looking for. "Hey, is that the town?" I said, after carrying Dan on my moving wood pillar. He has a pretty nice eye, so he probably saw it before I could. I wanted to make sure, is all. "Well, of course it is." Dan quickly responded, and ran down the hill. I quickly followed. Chapter 30: Grimace *huff* *puff* "Wait up!" Unable to keep up, I just summoned a wooden pillar. I made it go faster, and eventually, I passed Dan. I looked back to taunt him, but I forgot where my wooden pillar was heading. It was heading on a.. town. Dan smiled and laughed profusely, as the pillar that I was on crashed through a house, destroying it completely. "GOD DAMN IT! NOW I HAVE TO REBUILD THIS FUCK AGAIN!" The aggressive voice came from below the rubble, as the roof came down, crushing the ones inside the house. Wait, wait, wait... More importantly, how the hell did he survive that?! I looked down to where the voice is, and I looked up. I saw Dan''s confused face. It seems that he was also confused why the guy didn''t die when the roof crash down. I realized that he wasn''t looking at the rubble, nor me. "Are they here again?!" "Don''t tell me there.. there are.. those things again?!" What things..? What are they talking about? Well, oddly enough, I still didn''t look back. Up until Dan said something.. "Hey, Cylo?" "Yeah? Why?" "I think I figured out why this town is so hidden." Hmm.. what? "Oh, really? What is it then?" At this point, I should have looked back. I didn''t realize what he was saying, to be honest. "Look back." And so I did what Dan said, and I saw... Skeletons??? "C-Cylo... These are.. the living dead, correct?!" Well, of course you are. They don''t have flesh, so tell me, how could they not be dead? "C-Cylo, the... the rumors were true?!" ...Yeah? "I guess so. Look, that means that the Blue eye man is here." "Wait, so you aren''t atleast shocked that there are skeletons HERE?!?" Why.. why should I? "No, I''m not. Haven''t you heard of necromancy? Technically, everyone knows what necromancy means. It''s Black Magic, or the communication with the dead. However, Necromancy is long gone, as no one is recorded to have practiced it at this era." "This.. era?" Said Dan, who apparently never heard of this. How? I thought intel was his specialty.. I knew what these necromancy stuff are all about. There''s this one guy in our squad who''s severely obssesed with necromancy. Eyexrd, or Red, in a more pronounceable way. His... fucked up in the head. Although, his magic is the closest I''ve seen to actual necromancy. He takes wooden dolls, and using his Guise, he somewhat indirectly gives them lives. He talked a lot about what they are, and he even wants to meet a real life necromancer. Too bad they''re all dead. I guess he could talk to necromancers now, in the afterlife.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. "Are you seriously saying you don''t know about that era?" No, of course he knows this. After all, they''re can''t be erased in history. They''re in books. "Haha, don''t take me for a fool. I know more about this than you do." Figures. But still, fuck off, Dan. "It was the Era of.. hmm, what was it... Oh yeah, the Era of.." "The Era of Grimace." I interrupted him. Still, it was a weird name for an era, though. "Yeah, yeah, I was getting to that." Sure, man. Whatever you say. The Era of Grimace.. According to the books that I''ve read, that era was considered the worst. I don''t know the specific details about that era, but I do remember something about it. It gave birth to Necromancy, which led to countless of lives getting stolen, and used for their own personal advantage. It brought a twisted expression to those who practiced it, hence the name Grimace. Although, as stated in the books, Necromancy wasn''t intended to harm people. It was meant for communication, and for that reason alone. I didn''t know what happened, and why it turned out like that. But the books did mention a very specific detail. The dead''s lifespan after they got revived is only half a thousand years. The Era of Grimace was dated 5000 years ago.. It''s not that rare to see skeletons, but these skeletons can apparently talk. Talking is the most distinguishable feature of those who got revived using Necromancy, and those skeletons who were lurking in dungeons. Skeletons lurking in dungeons are more of possessed, rather than revived. They''re living beings then, but the ones that possessed them have full control of their bodies. The bodies then rot, and mindless skeletons are born. The bodies that gets possessed by these unknown forces are usually old, senile men. Those unknown forces are still not identified, but people are calling them the remnants of the Era of Grimace, as the bodies that got revived, eventually got controlled by those who revived them. They said it was their anger, but.. why are they on dungeons if that''s the case? Anyway, I can definitely say that these skeletons I see before me are revived, due to Necromancy. Not like I give a shit. "Wait.. Cylo.. they can talk, right? Then does that mean.." "Yes, they''re revived. So what..?" Comparing a Dungeon Skeleton and a Revived Skeleton... nothing changed except that revived skeletons are sentient, if no one''s controlling them. "Aren''t you weirded out?! They''re the product of an extinct magic!" Who says Necromancers are extinct..? Hell, I''ve seen an immortal destroy a city. It''s true though, normally, people will be shocked at this, and it would blow up faster than the blink of an eye. But.. then again, I''m only here for my job. "What''s with all this commotion?!" The skeleton crowd surrounding the wrecked house gave way to another skeleton. "Are you both the one who caused this?" The skeleton then facepalmed, and let out a deep sigh. "Look, we would like it if you humans just let us live our extended lives in peace.." By the reaction of the other skeletons, I''d bet a thousand coins that he''s the one facilitating this place. He''s probably the town mayor, or the Chief. Hmm.. There''s no blue flame on his eye anywhere though, so I guess he''s not the target. Although, I feel like I''m missing something here..