‘ I guess that could explain it. ‘

“ Anyway we need to discuss how we will distribute our stats. If I'm being honest I don’t really have much of an idea about this whole system thing. We’ve already asked it some questions and it’s apparent that magic is a thing or is going to be a thing. It might be possible to get a magic class after reaching level 10 so that’s what i’ll be going for, “

‘ I don’t really want to have to deal with this. System, is there any way I can tell what classes i’ll be able to get? ‘

[ There is no concrete way to tell what classes will be available however skills you have will have an impact. ]

‘ I’m not good at much except running. I suppose there would be a class exclusive for running fast but it’s not one I will take willingly. ‘

I decided to include myself in the conversation for no real reason.

“ Do you guys think we should hold off on using some of our points? If we get a class completely unsuitable for the way we distribute our stats it could be a major problem. “

Everyone went silent as they thought about it. Terkel was the first to speak.

“ That is true but it’s too dangerous to not spend any. We barely survived and I'm certain those things are going to get stronger over time. “

Freya then spoke before anyone else could.

“ Then how much should we use? “

No one said anything. Terkel spoke up after a couple seconds of silence.

“ This isn’t something that can be decided easily and we all may not agree. I suggest everyone decides that on their own. If you're uncertain you can ask someone else for some advice. “

Everyone murmured in agreement.

‘ Terkel seems to somehow become the leader or spokesperson. It does make sense considering the fact that this is his house and I would be dead without his help. I wonder how old these guys are anyway. ‘

Due to blatant curiosity I asked the question.

“ How old are you all anyway? “

Jake spoke up.

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“ I guess we never really mentioned it. We’re all from the same college. I’m 22, Tyron is 22, Jessy is 21, and Amanda is 22. “

“ I’m 24. How about you Terkel? “

“ I’m 27 and Freya is 28. “

‘ We’re all in our twenties which can be a good and bad thing. Someone older would probably have more knowledge in certain things. All of us being in the same age group means we probably have similar experiences. Then again we probably live very different lives. ‘

The topic had diverted us from what we were originally discussing. Terkel decided to take the lead.

“ I think we should continue this later. I need to talk to Argus about something real quick so could you guys please leave? “

They nodded and quickly left the room before closing the door behind them. Freya and Terkel were still in the room. Terkel sighed and sat down on a chair with a downcast expression on his face.

“ Did you want to talk about something? “

‘ I really don’t know what this is about. ‘

He looked at me.

“ Doesn’t it bother you? “

I gave him a confused look.

“ Does what bother me? “

Silence prevailed throughout the room.

‘ Does he mean what happened to Track and the others? I kind of forgot about that. ‘

“ Do you mean what happened with the others? “

He nodded slowly before looking at me dead in the eyes.

“ You seem unaffected by it. “

He chuckled.

“ I’ve been distracting myself with other things but it’s hard to not think about it. I tried to sleep but it only made things worse. “

His eyes began watering.

“ It’s a bit much to handle. I was talking to a patient when it all started. I’ve seen blood and I've done some dissections but nothing like this. “

Tears began to fall.

“ I can still hear their screams. My co-workers, friends, even children. “

He put his elbows on his knees while holding his head.

“ I left them behind. They begged me yet I turned and ran, never looking back. Some of them were so young. Maybe, just maybe I could’ve done something. “

I looked at him shocked. My expression was stoic.

‘ I never really thought about it but I do feel a bit of guilt about it. But I tend to shove such negative emotions to the back of my mind. Kind of something I've grown used to at this point. Not exactly a people person and I haven’t much of an idea of what to do to comfort him. ‘

As I thought to myself Freya sat by him and started comforting him. I simply listened to what he was saying as she did most of the work. But I was getting somewhat annoyed by this. Simply because of the fact that it makes me want to cry about somewhat similar things.

‘ Do I really care anyway? There wasn’t much I could do anyway since I was very injured. Even if we managed to take it down there’s no doubt I would’ve died. It’s not my fault. ‘

I soon lost track of time as I began disassociating from what was happening around me. I brought up my stat window and dumped 2 more points into endurance,2 into strength, and 1 into speed, and 2 into mind. My body tensed as my body began to heat up and my head started to pound. I soon grew dizzy and sat up on the bed not even thinking about my stitches.

I looked around with hazy eyes and did my best to avoid falling over. My breathing became ragged and a familiar itching feeling emerged from all over my body. I felt weak as I lost all strength and grunted in pain. I felt like throwing up but I didn’t. I laughed a bit but that soon stopped as I completely focused on getting through this.

I vaguely remember hearing words coming from Terkel and feeling someone touch me but Ignored it. Soon darnkess overtook my vision as I lost consciousness.