I remember first going inside Might and Magic. It was 6 or so years ago, a day like any other where I would spend all of my time online, not caring about the real world out there that no longer had anything to offer for us humans.
My favorite genre was Roleplay. The genre created for people that would rather be someone else, people like me, weaklings.
Being an orphan because my parents died when I was little in the war.. it was actually nothing that special. I just never knew my parents, whopty fucking due. No, I just enjoyed my time inside of games and made it a hobby of mine to explore and help people, having no parents was nothing defining for me.
This is also why when I started M n' M, I took a support class, a shaman. I did not want to have amazing destructive powers, I did not want to fight in the front lines, I did not want to assassinate high priority targets, I only wanted to have fun and help people, both players and npc's.
The game was fairly new back then, so the starting areas were swarmed with people. I had trouble just going to the starter mobs in my area, dogs and just killing a few of them since they were pretty much spawn killed from every one.
I offered my help but was told to fuck off because of my attitude.
Oh, should also be mentioned that I was very shy back then and was very naive. Best example of that was that I would go up to people and straight up ask them with a hopeful and beaming smile if they wanted to be my friends.
Well, so I walked out of the starting area and walked into the big cities.
Many people did the same by the way, they wanted to make a name for themselves as merchants and to build their own empire that could shake the whole world rather than to have some strength that could maybe overpower a few.
Anyway, I quickly arrived at the capital and had the exact same problem there, nobody wanted anything to do with me.
As I was just aimlessly but still filled with hope trough the streets, searching for a chance to maybe help someone, not for a quest but simply because it was fun, I found someone, someone that I fell in love with at first sight.
A dark haired beauty that I would later know as Beth.
At first I followed her around. She was a strong woman with a dominant personality and quickly made a group as to travel together and me, well I followed them around from distance.
Not long after that and after I found someone to teach me some more spells, I was still following them when they challenged a gold tier boss that was a few level above them.
“Come on you bitches!” Beth called out to her group. ”Where is the fun if we aren't fighting real battles?”
Her group was hesitant but agreed when she promised them great loot and some fame. Thing was, she was the only archer or for that matter any type of distance damage dealer in the group. Others were warrior type classes and straight up ran towards the boss, without any kind of strategy or knowledge what to expect.
No wonder so that the first member of her group was wiped out in a matter of seconds and the others followed soon.
When it was her turn and she was frightened to feel the pain a large beast such as she was facing right now would bring her, she ran away but was not let go.
It was now my chance to shine. When the beast slashed her with its long claws and she was crying on the floor, I used my low damage spell as to get its attention and healed Beth up. I also buffed the both of us with additional speed and defense and shouted for her to escape.
Later I found her together with her group as she spoke to me for the first time.
“Hmm, so supports can also be useful...” She pointed towards the guy that died first in the last battle. “You! You are pathetic, fuck off. You!” She pointed at me. “Join me.”
I happily nodded and complied.
It was there that I should have recognized what a horrible person she was, but I was blinded by love I guess.
Well, doesn't matter now. This is how the end of my life started.
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I left Fiora with Daisy and walked away.
Feeling like shit all I wanted to do was get fucking wasted and to just turn off for some time.
I walked towards the nearest Bar, it was relatively small with only 15 people inside, mostly men and had the distinctive smell of vomit and sweat, not a place someone would go to meet a woman, but whatever.
One small detail in such areas of this world is that you won't see the name of a person above their heads, instead you see their sexuality. Makes flirting much easier and you can introduce yourself properly.
“Have you heard?” I sat down and ordered some of the strongest drinks they had to offer, and heard as some men talked to my left. “That famous new team is supposed to be around here.”
“You mean those fucking cheaters? Such bullshit, I send a report immediately after I watched the video, this fucking twat needs to be nerfed!”
“Yes, them. Rumor has it they are traveling towards the new area and will challenge the maze of infinity. They also say they are here nearby somewhere.”
A third man joined them. “By the way, has it been found out who they are?”
“Hmm, well yes but most are only rumors. We of course know that Daisy Ledger, member of the Paragon guild and “daughter” of Maria Ledger is with them for whatever reason. Rumor had it she disappeared half a year ago because she had severe depression and needed some time off. I wonder why she came out of nowhere and with them out of all people..”
“Oh yeah, she is cute, I would totally fuck her. Is she single?”
The other man showed a disgusted face and answered. “Dude, don't you know that she really is--”
“Pshh” Another man shut him up. “Don't you know that her mother will find you no matter where if you talk shit about Daisy. Just shut up and keep it for yourself.”
'To be fair, I would also have fucked the three of you up if you talked shit about her.' I thought. She is a cute child after all, she has had enough shit fly her way and there will always be assholes as them that will only make it worse for her.
“Anyway.. There is also Benjamin Meier. The one that killed his wife and best friend. I have heard he will be executed soon, serves him right that sick psycho. Only funny that he had a class change all of a sudden. A pussy ass class like before suited him much better haha!”
While listening to them I held my shot up in the air, cheers.
“There are also rumors that 2 others, the giant and the beauty are actually siblings that are fucking each other and ran away from the game they played before because they are perverts and have been found out. There are also rumors that they like to do the most perverse stuff there is, like the big guy likes to be fucked with a strap on and stuff..”
Well, while I might have a few problems with them and do not approve... Ahhh, fuck it. Not one of mine concerns.
The others were shocked. “What? Damn, such a fine woman and she is... The world is unfair.”
“And the last one?”
“Well, not much is known about him, he doesn't seem to play lots of mmo type games but rumor has it he was one of the best Monster hunter and Dark souls players, unofficially of course, both famous and feared since he often trolled and generally behaved like a giant ass.”
I thought about Artjem. I must say, this fucker really grew on me during our little journey. He is like this one friend I always wished to have, one with which you can joke about anything and fight each other in a friendly manner, a guy to have a rivalry with. Yes, he might be a cunt but I will be dammed if he isn't the god damn best cunt out there!
“Yes, fuck him, he cheated his way out and stole the first place! He deserves to be nerfed and kicked out of this game, fucking cunt.”
I suddenly broke into a laughing fit. Must be gods will for everyone to call Artjem a cunt, no matter who or how long they know him. By this point I would not be surprised if he got a title of it lol.
The 3 men turned their heads around and saw me laughing while looking at them. One stood up, the biggest of them and walked towards me. “Is there a problem you silly twat?”
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I wiped my tears away, from laughter and answered him while still laughing. “Funny conversation you have there, sorry for eavesdropping, I simply also happened to be interested in them. Again, sorry.”
The other two joined him. “Well, I don't think it is very nice to listen to strangers, don't you think mate?”
“Yes, I think we deserve a little compensation over some random fuck listening to our private matters.”
The first and the biggest of them came to me and put his arm around my neck. “I think we should get our drinks on you and maybe we will forgive you.”
I gulped down my drink in one go. “Don't think so mate. I think you can go fuck yourselves or each other, your choice. But do not worry, I won't judge you.” I gave one of them a wink.
The big man got very red from anger I suppose and with a big swing that I could have easily avoided, hit me in the face, breaking my nose.
I did not move from my place as I kept on staring in his eyes. “So, you can start a fight and as long as it is with players and I do not kill them there are no consequences? Did I get this right friends?” I put my to the right side bent nose into place and wiped the blood of. “Good to know.”
Before they could answer I packed the first by his head and slammed the fuck out of him against the table I sat on. Now that he was out for at least a couple of seconds, I could take care of his minions that looked far less intimidating without having the illusion of an upper hand.
One of them got some courage and picked up a chair which he used as a weapon. I blocked with my left and upercuted him with my right, sending him flying.
The last one picked up a knife from the nearest table and put it in front of him. “Do not come near me you freak!”
I sighed loudly and was annoyed by his attitude. “Ohh, come on, this is a game after all, you can heal and be respawned. This should be an indicator for normal people to do some crazy stuff but you are afraid from a little fight? Was the big mouth of yours from before just for show mate? Shall we see if we can make my dream of you fucking yourself come true? How good can you bend your body?”
Not bothering to evade his attack with the knife, I let it pierce my left hand and took him by the head. He was pleading for forgiveness, which only annoyed me even more and I started to beat his head onto the wall.
Before I knew it, I have overstepped it a little bit and held a piece of his broken skull as his lifeless body fell to the ground. “Damn, I was not supposed to kill him. Now The guards will be a giant pain in the ass... Specially with my alignment.”
I heard a shout from behind and felt someone jumping on my back. The first and biggest of them put his arm around my neck and wanted to choke me. As I put my hands behind my back and wanted to get a hold of his head to maybe pull his eyes out or something, I felt that crazy bastard biting my ear off. Feeling the pain and some rage within me, I turned around with him being now between me and the wall and slammed him with all of my might and weight behind it.
I picked him up by holding his throat. “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” I bit a part of his throat and teared a large chunk of bloody meat out.
A delicious taste entered my mouth and I was at first surprised and forgot everything around me but then started to suck those savory juices out of the meat. Before I came back to myself, I spat the disgusting leftover, the dry meat out and looked at the dead man in my hands.
The one that I left alive must have fled the scene and the other two slowly dissolved and left no real evidence from what happened before, but this was not what I had on my mind right now.
“Interesting, so I myself also get the bloodthirster effect.. Am I a vampire?” I felt that my wounds started to regenerate faster now. Nice.
I looked around and saw that some onlooker must have left the bar during our fight while others were just staring and whispering to each other.
The barman just casually cleaned his glasses and only told me. “You have to pay for the damage.”
Must be a common occurrence here. “Sure.” I sat down and resumed my drinking. “Can I get a few handkerchiefs?”
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Another couple of hours passed and I drunk a few bottles of different alcohol. There was vodka and sake. Schnapps and whiskey. Absinthe. Trying my hardest to just not think about anything. That I just lost someone, that I mistreated her, that I would soon die and could do nothing about it, how pathetic I am and that my last wish is to just play a fucking game.
Sigh...
God dammit.
I was slowly starting to get real drunk. With my head on the counter and a last drink in front of me, because I quote: “You've had enough.” So I just sat there and harbored my last elixir, my medicine.
“Hello handsome.” I slowly turned my head around and saw a stunningly beautiful woman with blond hair and painted nails, in a dress as she put one of her hands on my back and sat to my left side. “Why sitting alone here? Don't you know, it is called alcoholism unless you have a few friends with you.” She winked me.
I shrugged of and turned around, back at my drink.
“Ohh, come on, don't be so cold with me. Many would offer a drink when a beautiful woman showed interest in them.”
“Sorrie, can't.. How wash it? I hab had enough * Hic*”
“Can't argue with that one.” She laughed.
I was very drunk at that moment so I noticed it far to late, but the woman started to get near me and shortened the distance between us every chance she got. She also put her hands on my body every chance she got and caressed my hand with a long nail on her finger, drawing a line and well, flirting with me.
With all my mind focusing on not falling down because the world kept on spinning I tried to fend her off. “Lady, you arre berry beautuful but I am not here to flirt, sorrie.”
But she kept on making her advances at me. “We will see about that.” She put her hand in between my legs and started to massage. “You still have one to go Benji.” She winked at me and put my last drink before my mouth, forcing me to gulp it down.
I now had to concentrate as to not vomit everything out of me. Damn, this really felt real.
From there on my memory gets very blurry.
I remember walking with her under my arm as she laughed and led me somewhere.
I remember being in an alleyway at night and on my knees as I vomited all that poison out of my body.
I remember being somewhere where I could wash my body and almost fell onto the ground but was held by delicate hands.
I remember lying on a bed and having someone on top of me, riding me and moaning loudly.
And then nothing.
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I woke up with a giant headache and my head spinning.
Wanting to stand up and to take a shower, I noticed a figure lying on one of my shoulders.
“Morning handsome.” The woman from yesterday winked at me. “Slept good?”
“Ahm, I guess...” My eyes wandered down onto her gorgeous body which she didn't bother to hide at all from me.
She had a seductive smile and put her hand onto a swelling member of mine. “And here I thought you would be out of juices for weeks after our night.” She leaned forward and gave me a french kiss.
I put my hands on her shoulders and pushed her away.
“Is there a problem?” She asked me sounding worried.
Of course there is a big fucking problem I wanted to shout out but behaved myself.
But then I felt the sadness from yesterday swept over me.
No, doesn't matter. All I ever waned is to be loved.
I leaned forward and kissed the woman I didn't even knew the name of.
“You can call me Isabelle by the way.” She gave me a dirty smile.
AN: Do not want to fuck the next few chapters up so I will take a short time off and write them together. And do not worry, the funny Artjem being a total dick stuff will return shortly.