《A tale of Might and Magic [Hiatus/Dropped]》 20.- Those good old times 1.2 Elena POV After a while of nonstop leveling, we decided to take a break. None of us wanted to, but after I mentioned how the children might be tired, they all seemed to agree to me. By the way, now that I am touching on breaks. Ben and Daisy don''t log out, ever. They must have one of those devices that allow them to stay in here forever. Poor people, sooner or later they will regret their stupid decisions. When their body fails them and they have nothing left to do, on their death beds they will curse themselves... Whatever. Where was I? Ah yes, taking a break. But honestly, I was just bored from spamming my spells nonstop for days... The only fun part was testing out our ultimates. In short summary: Artjem would be deadly in pvp and against low health enemies, nobody would be able to catch him, ever. It was just broken, specially with his skill. Benjamin would go berserk and had this creepy skill where he would control a dead humanoid, completely devoid of emotion and character, it had however to be trained since it could only be melee and would start at level 1. Calv had two that would be saving us a LOT in the future. And I had one to safe one person and one to completely destroy one enemy. Daisy did not fight at all so we did not see hers. And watching Artjem having fun was also funny. He is such a funny fellow to have around. Always speaking his mind and there was always something offensive in it, it is spectacular. We could be talking about the most serious topic and he would throw in a comment that would ruin everyone''s mood and make everybody want to kill him. Just amazing! Also during our leveling we determined that we were followed by a few people. They were good and we almost did not notice it, but Calvin was quick to pick up on them. We decided that as long as they would not bother us, we would also just let them be. We don''t know their reasons, but it is probably something with us having completed that dungeon and maybe they want to see how capable we are and recruit us. Dunno, don''t care. A fire in the middle with a kettle above it and Daisy busy with cooking, we sat around it and were relaxing after a long hunt. Artjem was giving a lecture about love and why it was a worthless concept and only made you weak to the child that always was around him. Over the last day, he always made sure to at leas tell her about what he had done while fighting. I think they managed to bond nicely, of course Artjem still made a point of telling once in a while that he was a big bad man and that he would not care about her if she got hurt, but nobody really believed him at this point, not even him. ¡°.... and that''s why it will only hold you down, it is a weakness your enemies can exploit, the person you open up to can unknowingly cause you great pain and sooner or later you will both part from each other, no matter in good or bad and it will hurt you, it will destroy you. So stay away from it, it is bad.¡± He paused for a few seconds. ¡°And gay.¡± The girl tilted her head. ¡°What is gay?¡± I had to suppress a laugh as I listened to them. ¡°Well... ¡°Artjem seemed lost. ¡°Okay, I think I can tell you the truth. ¡° He paused and coughed a few times. ¡°You see, usually a man and a woman find each other to.. well, they call it love , but really they only want to have somebody who accepts them and a few other nice benefits... But that is not what matters here. Well, you know how usually men and woman bond together and then there is this disgusting thing called marriage... anyhow, they marry. BUT! But there are also men and men or women and women that want to be accepted by that gender and they are called ¡°homosexual¡± or in the urban language ¡°gay.¡± Now what I have used gay for was something different. I used it in a negative way, as an insult. You might ask why and the answer would be that since very long ago homosexuals have been frowned upon and even now this word can be used as an insult even if gay humans are the norm. There are also other types of lov-- relationships that are generally not accepted, even today, but this is not what I wanted to tell you about so... yeah, that''s it.¡± Hannah asked. ¡°Then why are you still using it as an insult?¡± He just shrugged with an disinterested expression. ¡°Dunno... It''s just a word, only the meaning behind it counts, who gives a shit...¡± ¡°Then does that mean that I can also curse? In front of you?¡± He again only shrugged. ¡°Sure, go ahead, have fun.¡± ¡°ARTJEM! You can''t teach things like that to children!" Daisy protested. ¡°Those are bad words! And love is good! It does not make you weaker! It is in all of us and we should accept it with all the benefits and negatives.¡± Hannah spoke up again. ¡°Will I be able to have revenge with love?¡± Daisy frowned ¡°No, love is about forgiveness, it is about letting go and concentrating on the good things in life. Who needs revenge if you can have love!¡± She clung to a spoon as if it was her lover and was describing all those things as if from first hand. ¡°Well... that''s pretty gay. I want power.¡± The child answered and earned a loud of applause and laughter from Artjem and most of everyone else. Not Elizabeth though, she was still mad at him. He run with his hands through her hair and then picked her up, threw her in the air and gave her a smooch on her cheek. ¡°That''s my girl!¡± The child got red and was surprised beyond believe at that. Artjem also realized what he had done and awkwardly put her down. They then sat near each other, avoiding the others eyes. I nearly burst out laughing at that scene. Such a simple guy, really... If he was homosexual then he would have been the perfect guy-friend for me. Sigh.. unfortunately he isn''t... At least I think so... He does this whole macho thing that a lot of hidden homosexuals do... Maybe he just needs a little help to get there... I will think about it. He then just continued to sit there awkwardly, drawing something in the ground. When he was finished he pushed Hannah weakly in her shoulder to get her attention and she looked at whatever he had drawn. It earned a few rounds of giggles and before anyone could see what it was, he wiped it away, leaving no evidence. After that he closed his face with both of his hands and told her to wait and see. 3 minutes later and with some sweat on his face, he showed us his face again. It was not his face... The face we were seeing had a weirdly wrong looking pig nose, big broken ears and had two front teeth sticking out of his mouth. Adding to that he also made a grimace which resulted in all of us sharing a good laugh after we overcame the initial surprise. Was that a skill? ¡°When will you start my training?¡± the child asked after she was done laughing. He had a grin on his face. ¡°Well, you know. After long and careful consideration, I have decided that you should at first grow up. Right now I will concentrate on building your mind and character. Your body however is still to young and we will start if let''s say.. you are at least 10 years old...¡± To his surprise she just nodded. ¡°Okay, I will wait.¡± Ben spoke up from the side while Daisy just laughed at him. ¡±It won''t work like you thought it would... Adopted children grow up very quick. One irl week=one month here= two year for children that have been adopted. They will grow insanely fast and absorb knowledge to their limits until they reach the age of 18...¡± He paled and looked down. ¡°So how long till you will be 10?¡± She answered immediately. ¡°Today I reached the age of 5. That means in 2 and a half months.¡± Artjem looked strangely at her but then just patted her head and said. ¡°Damn Npc''s... What if someone wanted to adopt children and have a real family with them, not just letting them grow up in a few weeks?¡± Daisy shrugged. ¡°Then you go irl and do your duty...¡± Artjem got strangely silent afterwards. A few minutes later we all got a serving of stew and ate it while sitting down. IT was SO DELCISIOUS! I asked her and she told me. ¡°Well, I actually only used raw ingredients and only some salt and pepper, it really is just my cooking skill AND my actual cooking skill, not just game mechanics and would I have done more, it would be pratically drugs.¡± Daisy started to look weirdly at me and Calvin. Bitch better not be interested in him or I will make sure that she won''t have a nice stay in this group. I swear, every time there is at least one that shows extreme interest in him and every time I have to do something against it. I know his life pretty much revolves around me and he does not like to part with me and as such has never actually dated anyone, but he is also not so eager to accept me, not even after our touching conversation back when we started this game. Sometimes I rewatch a recording of those moments... Sigh... I want more... She finally spoke up after eyeing us for some time. ¡°Sooo... are you both lovers?¡± Daisy asked with an excited face. I could see how Calvin besides me paled at this question and got very stiff. I also got a little fearful, but since I already told Ben that we are married, heheheh, it should be not a problem to tell them just that. Before I could even open my mouth and say something... Well, Artjem happened.... Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. ¡°What are you talking about? They are clearly siblings of some sort. Just look at the caring and brotherly air around Calvin whenever he is around her or they are fighting. He always puts himself between her and the enemy and does his hardest to protect her. I also once was an older brother and as such would recognize that anywhere and anytime.¡± ¡°No¡±Daisy frowned. ¡°Pff, that complete BS. Just look at how they sit next to each other, Elenas body is pointing his way, all her attention always goes to him, when they speak her feet always point to him, she speaks with a higher voice when talking to him and generally seems only to care about Calvin. She is clearly in love with him.¡± They then both realized something... They both looked at us. ¡°Could it be... ¡°Artjem said and Daisy continued. ¡°The legendary brother- sister....¡± Calvin right next to me was practically hyperventilating, which was cute to see... but unfortunately I was also worried now. Would we need to find a new place for us? Again? Artjem just starred at us with a wide grin on his face while Daisy was right besides him talked. ¡°OH MY GOSH! Oh my gosh oh my gosh! I thought years of anime had prepared me but when it happens right before you, you just get so overwhelmed!¡± Artjem then reached his hand to me and touched my shoulder. ¡°C-could you c-call him onii-chan?¡± He was red in the face and breathing heavily. From the side I could see Daisy having the same look as she went ¡°KYAAAA! YES, PLEASE!¡± This was not something I had expected and as such I started to laugh loudly. Those guys never cease to amaze me... I looked at the dumbfounded brother of mine. He just stared at them both, not sure what to think of this situation. 2 people accepting us and even being excited about it.. I think they might have broken him down. From the side I leaned in slowly and while having to calm myself down as to not laugh out loud, I whispered into his ear loud enough for every one to hear. ¡°Ohh- - Nii- -Chaan.¡± And gave him a kiss on the cheek. Artjem sat there with an ¡°O¡± mouth and Daisy screamed ¡°KYAAAA!¡± Afterwards, with a red face I could no longer contain myself and started to laugh. I am not such a big fan of anime, but I have been told that such kinds of relationships were presented there and that spiked my interest... So of course I am familiar with the whole oniichan thing. Calvin was still broken and I did not get a reaction out of him... damn, he always acts so cute and tries to deny it... it makes my heart race even faster. Not participating in our fun and sitting down enjoying his meal with his girlfriend sat Benjamin and he just awkwardly watched us. I was worried at first, but he really was just awkward and had no disdain. Overall, could not have been better. When we met Ben, I knew that I was supposed to hold back for a while, even if I said that we were married as a joke, or a wish actually, would I have started to act as if I was really his wife, he would show that he had little to no interest and as such it would have raised questions, but now... I would have no reason to hold back. At least not as long as we are only around our group. Me likey! Calvin POV Well... That right now was... A thing. I mean, I should be happy that they accept Elena, but at the other hand I know that she will have no restrains now. The opposite, she would want to catch up with the time she was supposed to hold back. God dammit... Daisy spoke up after she calmed down. ¡°Elena, let''s go somewhere and talk between girls.¡± She also looked at Elizabeth. ¡°Would you like to join us? This will surely be a lot of fun and we do have to discuss a few things between us.¡± They walked away and we only could hear some giggles from a far. The children also went together and started to play with sticks. Hannah did of course all of the talking and even if she was younger, she acted like the big sister, explaining stuff to Fiora, who was just smiling and nodding her head as usually. They just started to play around and did some ¡°sword fighting¡±. It was cute and Ben was paying attention to them. Ben was a strange guy, he seemed to care a lot about that child, Fiora, but ignores his girlfriend most of the time, or mostly only gives her attention when he likes it... I mean it in a more subtle way and not as if he was a total douche and would abuse her, of course he gives her attention, but like I said before, it is mostly only for his benefit and you would only otice it by playing close attention, but let''s be real, such relationships are very common... But it is none of my business and since Elizabeth does not seem to mind, I will not mention it. Just like right now, she went away and while she looked at him as if asking if it was okay, he just did not pay her any attention and watched the children. After a few minutes of awkward silence Artjem spoke up. ¡°Sooo... ¡°I knew nothing I would like would come out of his mouth. ¡°Wincest, hugh?¡± I got a headache and just ignored his remark. ¡°And you are what? Ignoring her? Dude, if such a gorgeous woman like Elena was even my mother, I would still hit that.¡± I looked at him like the idiot that he was. ¡°Is there a button I have to press so you will shut the fuck up?¡± He looked offended. ¡°Hey, just doing some small talk. Is she just as gorgeous irl? I bet you are living together. You are living together, are you?¡± ¡°Can you be less annoying? How many online games have you played, have some people by any chance tried to assassinate you once in a while? Maybe even themselves? Freaked out and tried to bash your face in?¡± He nodded. ¡°Yes, how did you know? Actually after a while I could only play games with limited multiplayer features like Dark souls or Monster Hunter to avoid that.¡± ¡°Wait, Monster Hunter... Artjem Boranin... Artjem B. ¡­. YOU ARE THAT FUCKER!¡± Ben did not understand what was going on and just asked what I meant. ¡°That fuck used to go on hunts with a heavy bowgun and then just spammed explosives and trolled around! For the 20 times we have met online, he trolled at least 7 times out of them! I even noted his name down so I could get back at him!¡± ¡°Hey, I just wanted to get back on others after I got trolled, I am just a victim of the circumstances, just like you!¡± I stood up, furious. ¡°I will hit you now. Really hard.¡± He stood up and got into position and moved his hands in a come here kind of way. ¡°I would like you do just that, bitcho.¡± Ben voiced his opinion. ¡°How about a duel and then you will calm down, no matter who wins.¡± We agreed. Walking a little further away as to not damage anything, I called him out on a duel and he accepted. After that a flag hit the ground from above and out of nowhere and a countdown started to go from 10 to 0. When the duel started, Artjem instantly used his ultimate. He calls it: now u see me and now u ded.... It makes you invisible and 200% faster, the next attack will deal 300% damage, the enemy will also die if 10 seconds after the attack he has less than 10% health, in case of bosses the enemy will receive 50% of all the damage he got during those 10 seconds. I almost laughed out loud at his stupidity. Why? Because such a strong skill was bound to have a few downsides. He was invisible and his first attack would have been devastating, but WHILE he was invisible, all damage taken by him would also be amplified by 300%. And guess who can easily abuse such a weakness... I also used my ultimate. I like to call it: Boom Bum Pow! I could not see him, but I knew he was a bloodthirsty stupid punk and would run straight to me. Lucky me he did not see me using this ultimate until now. With the big body of mine, I jumped up in the air and caused a small earthquake where I took of and got 10 meters in the air, since there was no ceiling that I could use to make my attack stronger, I just chose an area that I wanted to land and POW! The area where I landed exploded, the ground broke and shook, and moved in shock waves away from me. Artjem, who really just wanted to jump at me had not really reacted to my sudden attack. He had only about 15 % of his health left after the shock wave sent him in the air and he screamed in pain. I quickly used my crush and jumped at him, crushing down his chest. He did not die, his health dropped to 1 hp and I was announced as a winner. ¡°Get one hit killed, bitch.¡± I rubbed it in his face. Artjem stood up coughing. ¡°Unfair.. .I did not know that you had such a skill or else I would have done it differently. Rematch! I want a rematch!¡± ¡°Fuck off, we agreed to one duel and whoever wins, no rematches. Suck it bitch.¡± This exchange then continued for some more minutes until the women returned. I was continuously annoyed by him even after that however.... AN: One more chapter later today or tomorrow and then might take a while till the next one. Changed title. I think this one fits more. AAnd the cover. I like the contrast between the fantasy like title and the cover. It''s so edgy... 21.- Those good old times 1.3 Changed title and cover. I like it better that way. Really edgy... Enjoy! Calvin POV One week has passed, in game, since we started to move towards our next dungeon. Our levels were climbing up, our masteries improving and whenever we stopped at a city or village, the three of us used this chance to improve our crafts. Standard MMO stuff, really. Ben has just rushed us the whole time and enjoyed being showered with affection by his girlfriend. Elena has been bolder and bolder with every day... sigh... Daisy has been all buddy buddy with the girls and was encouraging Elena, just like a certain other pain in the ass. And now that we are talking about him... he really was just as annoying as always, nothing new here. About the only times he got bearable was in combat, when he played with Hannah and flirted with Daisy. There were also about 4 or 5 different people that have been following us, probably spying. They never even tried to approach us. Probably waiting for the right chance.. But the most annoying part of this whole little adventure have been the breaks we took. It always goes like this: It starts with some chat. Nice and friendly. Artjem says something retarded, sometimes it is funny, more often we just laugh about him and not with him. Then it starts. Ben flirts and is in his little world. Artjem also wants to get some of this and Daisy calls him annoyed and embarrassed an idiot or something like this aaand... Elena also wants to make progress. I don''t even want to talk about it... After another day of nonstop hunting down various beasts that were above our levels, we sat down and took a break. The women walked away and wanted to take a bath in a lake. Artjem wanted to.. guard them and I told him nicely that he was and never will be allowed to. And so we sat there... ¡°Guys...¡± Artjem began one of his brain hurting conversations. ¡°Do you have any dreams? Any desires?¡± I did not want to fall for that but unfortunately Ben walked right into it. ¡°Of course, what do you think?¡± ¡°Is it something that if you would have achieved it you could just drop dead that very same moment and have nothing to regret about your life?¡± Ben smiled. ¡°Yes, I think that would describe the situation nicely. ¡° ¡°And you?¡± I frowned. ¡°Yes, I also have a dream, just like every other human to ever exist.¡± ¡°So tell me, my friends, my brothers... what may your dreams be?¡± ¡°To finish this game. ¡°Ben told. ¡°To explore the world. ¡°I told. Artjem could maintain a straight face for about 3 seconds until it crumbled and a disgusted face faced us. ¡°I am talking about a real mans dreams, not that gay shit.¡± It was hard to contain my anger as I replied. ¡°Exploring the world is a real romantic dream many share with me, just... fuck off.¡± He looked with pity at me. ¡°This is just so.... boring and gay...¡± he nodded his head with understanding. ¡°It kind of fits you, good luck. ¡°He gave me a thumbs up. OHHH H GOD! I have never wanted to kill someone so hard. EVER! Ben just laughed. ¡°Haha, Calvin, just get used to it. He does not really mean it that way and by the way, you should get of your high horse...¡± He gave me a serious look. Artjem just continued. ¡°Well, whatever you bitches. I am talking about a real mans dream.¡± He opened a sound file with drums playing music to create hype. ¡°Get this. ¡° His face betrayed him as his seriousness was barely visible and excitement showed through the most. ¡°To have a Mother... AND a daughter... AT THE SAME TIME!¡± I just looked at him, well as... I often looked at him in the last few days. Why am I even surprised anymore at this point. I should really just get used to it. Like Benjamin, who was laughing right now. ¡°HEY! Laughing when your friend tells you his biggest life goal! Asshole! Well, maybe you have just not understood my intention. Let me paraphrase it. A mother, the definition of Milf, big tits, in her forties, amazing sexapeal, her whole body just exudes experience. A cougar, you just know that she would fuck you for hours once she gets in the mood.... Then there is the daughter. Young, adorably innocent. Barely experienced at all, totally in love with you, ready to do just about anything for your sake, maybe you are even her first love, who knows. Then there is the act itself. The Mother TEACHES her offspring while you are doing the both of them, the young woman does everything to please the both of you and the mature woman is happy to provide her help. ¡°While describing he got more exciting with every second, screaming some words from time to time. I think he might have gotten in the mood just from imagining this. ¡°Well..¡± I answered. ¡°I am sure the fortunate girl that would be willing to do that would be very normal and not weird or fucked up at all. Who does not dream of having sex with her mother?¡± Artjem got angry and hit me back with his next statement. With a mocking voice that was supposed to sound weird he said. ¡°My name is Calvin and my beautiful sister wants to fuck me. My life is so hard... Ohh shut the fuck up.¡± We did not talk much after that. Just sat there. After replaying what he had said just now, I took it all in without being grumpy and unbiased against Artjem. All of this stupid shit he just told, I replayed it in my head and took it in one more time. Suddenly, like a retard I just started to laugh uncontrollably. I should do that more often haha. I do not even understand why the guy went so hard under my skin, maybe I was really just arrogant and thought myself as someone above him. Back then, when I saw how he jumped down the tower and ran straight to the dwarf... I was more than impressed, I was in awe. He was dangerous, like a double edged sword. Artjem might be the reason why we could fail the easiest of mission but he could also be the key to doing something incredible. Just thinking about it, with a double edged sword that could double the chances to success, what an amazing opportunity it could be... and should we loose, we just repeat, in the end failure is not something to fear here in game. Yes, I should just get used to him, learn his ways and get him to become attached to us. Would be a shame if we lost him. He spoke up again. ¡°And you Benji boy? What is the deal with the cute but dangerous girl of yours?¡± Ben had question marks above his head. ¡°Yes, what about her?¡± Artjem just smiled with his wolfish grin. ¡°Should I really say it out loud? Okay... I meant actually what is the deal with you?¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Artjem continued. ¡°Well.... She obviously is totally in love with you, doing everything she possibly can to please you, it really warms my heart when I see it. ¡° He put a hand above his chest and had a falsely honest expression on his face. ¡°BUT! You don''t really feel that way, do you? Always accepting it but not giving so much in return... Are you possibly using her? It really is not about her, is it? You would have taken just anyone as long as they would shower you with their affection. What a cruel man you are... Even I would have told her to the face to not expect much of me, but you just let her hang on the hook, not holding her captive of course, just kind of not freeing her either....¡± Wow, I also noticed something along those lines but did not speak up since it would have been rude... It was very insightful.. Was he always like this? Or can Artjem be clever and insightful when it benefits him in being a total dick? Strangely it makes sooooo much sense... I don''t even know what to expect any more... Ben just got quiet and did not deny it, he looked guilty to the floor. ¡°Even if I have judged you just now, believe me I am not judging you overall.¡± Artjem said with a grin. ¡°I just wanted to make sure that we all know where we are standing. None of us are innocent, we are all fucked up in the head, having more than just one issue to tell the psychiatrist about. Go on and have fun with her all you want and when you throw her away find a new one, I won''t judge you on that, have fun! This is a game and games are made to be played after all...¡± Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. We sat there then in quiet until the women and children returned and we went further ahead after a short break. Daisy POV We took another one of our breaks, it was only a few days more until we would arrive at our destination. Their levels were climbing nicely and the few cities we took breaks in were used by most of them to improve their crafts. Sitting around a fire like usual, we just relaxed. Ben was casually flirting with Elizabeth, cool girl by the way, we had some talked about some rather interesting topics together. Elena saw that as a challenge and tried to flirt with her brother. Gulp... forbidden love FTW! He on the other hand just awkwardly tried to block it in his mind and tried his hardest in not noticing it, but it is hard when a pair of big and soft breast are pressed against your arm and a beautiful women tries to feed you and just showers you with affection. By the way, Elena also tries to make Artjem come out as gay for a few days now. They would talk about manly topics and then she would throw in their conversation something girly and he would admit to it. The best thing about it is that Artjem is completely oblivious... It is so hard not to laugh when they do that. But now.... Like often, Artjem was pathetically attempting to flirt with me. ¡°Baby, did it hurt when you fell from heaven?¡± I sighted loudly. ¡°Yes, can''t you see my face, how disfigured it is, it still is broken from that time. God damn Lucifer, playing pranks and shit...¡± He laughed at that. ¡°I would like to see the plastic surgeon that did such a fine job then...¡± ¡°Pff, my appearance was designed by my mother, I bet she reaaaly would like to meat you later.¡± He frowned at that. ¡°Well, first of all that is kind of or actually a lot of strange... And second, learn to take a compliment, you adorable little thing.¡± I laughed. ¡° Did you not call Hannah an adorable little thing yesterday?¡± he got red in the face of all things.... ¡°And looks are superficial, could not care less.¡± I frowned. ¡°But there are not just your looks, there is your strong and independent character, while also being adorably innocent. I like your nerdy side, I adore your clumsiness and awkwardness that you show from time to time AND the truth is I also happen to like your incredible looks. ¡°He told me while maintaining eye contact and getting further ahead in my safe space, further than I would have liked. Damn, he is good at such things, I thought while avoiding his gaze and getting redder than ever. As time goes on and I get to know him better, it gets harder and harder to ignore the butterflies in my stomach. My mother would always tell me about such things, she would tell me romantic stories and at the same time warn me about men, something she did not need to do because I was not so fond of them to begin with, but it really was the first time when a male showed more than just a little interest in me. Someone who would not just attempt to flirt but just ignoring me after failing. He just could not give up... Was he maybe in love with me? I blushed at that though even further, breaking all records. ¡°By the way how do you look irl? I mean you could be a land whale fucked a hippopotamus and then that child had an orgy with elephants, I don''t really care. I am just curious.¡± Damn, there it is again... My blush disappeared and an annoyed face replaced it. No matter if fully aware or not, at least once half an hour he will say something that will ruin everyone''s mood or just strike in their weak spots, causing them to get angry. Looking coldly and annoyed at him I tried to convey that I was not interested in answering him. He only nodded in understanding. ¡°Okay, I get it, I am either right or you don''t trust me enough. Okay, then I will tell you about what I am in real life.¡± I could see how mostly everyone was interested in it, I mean we did not talk much of it, not because we did not want to, it just never came up and real life is really not an interesting topic to begin with. ¡°Okay, I am an ex military and nearly twenty years ago, on my last mission there was unplanned shit going on and an already short story summoned up in a few words: I am a cripple. Without an arm and legs, most of my body covered in burns. Really fucking ugly if you ask me, I don''t have photos to show you... maybe later, gonna be fun. We should do a challenge who can look the longest at it without vomiting. I really would not stand much and loose fast, but hey, you can have fun I guess.¡± Wow... I needed a few minutes to processes that. ¡°Wait, 20 years ago? How old are you actually??¡± He just shrugged. ¡°37 or something, kind of stopped giving a shit and counting after 21.¡± ¡°Wow, so old....¡± Everyone in the group agreed. Ben spoke up. ¡°I am 31 and I thought I was the oldest by far...¡± Artjem asked me. ¡°So, beautiful woman, how old are you?¡± hmm... This is a tricky question, it really is... Should I tell them the truth or something else? It really depends on the definition since it is not so easy to answer and has not really a right answer at all... A genius idea stroke my head. This was the perfect opportunity to tease and mock Artjem. Yes, I am sooo using that chance to get back at him hehe. ¡°I am 12.¡± Like I said, it does depend on the definition, so I am not entirely lying about it. Artjem, still smiling stiffly asked again. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I, Daisy Ledger, born on may seconds am of 12 years of age as of right now. Pleased to meet you.¡± From the side Ben could only snicker at this since he knew that it was probably bullshit, but he could not known what the deal was, probably thought that I was just lying to him. His stiff smile broke and he lost all color. The smile turned into a shocked expression as he started to shake slightly as he tried to get distance between the both of us. I could no longer maintain a serious expression and started to laugh violently. It was time to pay him back for all this teasing he had done to me. ¡°Uncle, do you maybe have some candy you could give me?¡± He was still pale as ever as he was avoiding my eyes. ¡°Uncle, is the forest there dark enough for you?¡± ¡°........¡± ¡°Uncle, do you maybe want to show me anything interesting in that dark forest? Maybe there is a bag of tasty candy that is just waiting for me there?¡± Everyone was laughing violently now at that bizarre exchange. Calvin and Ben had the most fun, and Elena just came forwards. ¡°Don''t worry, if it comes to court I could help you out.¡± She winked her eye. ¡°You don''t even swing that way to begin with so there is no danger.¡± The dumbfounded Artjem sat there, all blood drained from his face and a confused and shocked expression on it. After we had some more fun with him, which took us a few hours and a lot of bad puns that declined in quality after each, Ben finally spoke up. ¡°Artjem, chill, I have known her for 5 years now and I can certainly say that she is older than 14.¡± He brightened up. ¡°Yes, of course haha...¡± But still was not calmed down even after. Yes, we did know each other for so long... but it is still not as easy. At the end, by definition I died with the age of 12. By definition I am not even a real human. A copy of a barely functioning human before. I should not even consider that individual myself, but I do. I am just a Npc with some advantages. AN: shorter chapter. To lazy to think of an excuse. Might take a while till the next one. 2 more chapter till the next dungeon, should be bigger longer stronger than the last one and lots of action. Ciao