Chapter Ten
Why, Hello Teddy?
Wilson gingerly scoop the brochure on his mahogany table, it was secretly brought by his secretary from their neighboring competitor. Eyes flared, after Wilson read the packages written in the brochure, crumpled it. JTX Hotel was their long time competitor for five years, he knew they are up to something just to gained upper hand against them, however, Wilson didn't expect they would literally cross the line. JTX's moves become bolder than before. Not only they stole their customer and info but can also read their moves? Wilson could only come up an inevitable conclusion that JTX must had planted a spy in their company. Whoever that person, he's so dead! Wilson tossed the brochure in the corner of his office and stood up. He walked out from his office, held his necktie to loosen its tightness. He was fuming mad right at this moment and didn't feel like to work.
“Mrs. Salazar.” He called out his secretary. Mrs. Salazar suddenly stood up from her working station.
“Yes, sir?” She response at him attentively.
“You can go home for today.” With that word, he leaved.
“Going home so soon?” Raul asked dryly, standing afar from his direction. Great! The last person whom he wanted to meet. He's the son of Paul and also Wilson's cousin and rival. Oh didn't he mention too, Wilson's father and Raul's mother were cousin? (Now you know) Basically, they are second degree cousin.
He stopped himself from rolling his eyes. Wilson turned back on Raul, walking away from him. Before Wilson could take a few steps, he overheard Raul's postscript.
“Didn't you know that our marketing sales rate decreased below the average?”
He paused and looked at Raul over his shoulder. Of course he knew about it. Wilson silently sighed as he forbore from punching his cousin's jack-ass face. He turned around to face him.
“What are you trying to imply that it's my fault?” He was annoyed at that thought of being blame by the entire problem.
“Of course not, why would I blame you? That doesn't make any sense, little cousin. I'm only trying to make a conversation here.” He feigned innocent.
Speaking of little, he should look at himself in the mirror or for better yet someone have to make him realize that his shorter than me. He thought.
“It doesn't feel like that though, now if you don't mind. I should get going.”
~*~
Heavy rain poured down from the sky when Persona log into the game. Oh Great! Not only I had a bad day from work and now this? Shit! Persona thought as he brushed off his hair. He checked his quest. Darn it! The status still not yet changes! It is still progressing! After Wilson and Raul little scene, Persona was not in a good mood. He's in the mood to beat up someone. Cracking his knuckles and decided to beat some more Zombies.
Mud-spluttering as he run towards the monster and beaten them up, vented all his frustration from these poor monster. Drawing his dagger and violently slashing it against the monster. Violently, ripped their body into pieces as he continued doing the same thing, the brown mud turned sea of blood. Persona only stopped when something pop out on his head.
Quick step and Endurance skills reached to Advance level 3
Evasion skills leveled by 5
Smash and Rampage reached level 6
killed more than 100 strange humanoid monster, you received a title as a 'Vicious Slayer'
Activating this title, you'll gained 10 vitality and dexterity points.
Wouldn't be much nicer if they called it 'Zombie Slayer'?
He licked his wet lips, tasting a metallic. Okay! Now he was done venting her frustration and anger from these pitiful monsters and Speaking of pitiful monster, which reminds me. Persona trotted beneath the tree then took out the ball of light with red eyes.
“Observe!”
Pure Soul (Pet)Type:SpiritRarity:ALevel:N/ARank:GLoyalty:99.99%Infamy:0Skills:N/ADescription- Persona the Adventurer managed to tame the strange humanoid monster. His sincere vow had reached to Goddess Idiyanale and cleanses its impure heart.
Note: Cannot be use in battle for now. Please find a vessel for this soul.
He snickered. Who's sincere of whom?
His eyes focus on the lower part of the description. He can only be useful if I find him a vessel, right? At thought. What kind of system is this? I did offer him a new life but I didn't literally mean to turn him into a soul and in need of vessel! Where's my diabolic zombie? Persona thought. He scoffed. Persona let his soul pet hovered around above his head. He continued strode his way into the forest to find a perfect vessel for this little one. It bumped him from time to time.
“What?” Persona’s soul pet, vehemently swinging side to side. “You want me to go there?” The ball swinging up and down, as way for soul pet to say yes. “Why?”
“...”
“Oh yeah, I forgot that you don't even have a mouth.” He mumbled. Persona just followed him until they reached in a clearing place. His eyes widened as he saw an old mansion. Hold on a minute, isn’t this the place that the Unknown's letter referred to? It practically looked like a haunted house to him. Persona halted from going further when he noticed monster swarming around the mansion. If it weren't for his soul pet that was begging him from going there, he would have (For now) retreated himself and come back later. The only way to get inside was to eliminate these monsters.
He snorted and pulled out the loaf bread and water sack on his inventory. The least Persona needed to be fully condition for a fight. After all, those zombies were still five level higher than him.
Now Persona fully replenished his health and mana. It's time to move. When Persona took a stepped forward, it created a squishy sound due to the mud. The three Zombies noticed him and converge as they walked sluggish towards Persona's direction.
“Fresshhhh......meaa.....ttt....”
“Kneeeellll!” He said. The three Zombies followed his command. Through his peripheral vision, he saw his soul pet rolled its red eye. Wow. For a ball rolled its round eyes (Get it?). Persona tighten grip from his dagger as he stabbed their archilles heel.
Stab!
Slash!
Stab!
Persona kept slashing and stabbing them and was able to reduced their health into 50%. After his bind wear off, the zombies simultaneously lunged at him. He winced as one of those three manages to graze his forearm. Shit! I hope I don't get infected by their disease. Persona swinging his dagger and activate his skill; rampage and smash. It took Persona about 10 minutes to finish them off then go to his next from his target.
More than an hour, he finally cleared all the area.
With a smug smile, he was about to head onto the mansion when he caught a glimpse of scintillate of one particular small object neared between his feet and the Zombie's corpse body. Persona crouches down and picked it up. It was bundle of keys with stained of green-reddish blood.
“Keys?” His eyes shifted into the mansion. Guess he needed it to opened the mansion's door or rooms. He stored the keys on his inventory, as soon as he did that, quest notification pop out on his head.
Quest Updated!Title: Sarah's Trial II
Description: Upon you cleared all the strange humanoid monster, you found a keys dropped by one of them. Probably, for use to open the door of the mansion situated here. It was once own by the famous alchemist, Alfred Brain.
Objective: Go to the mansion and investigate the run down place.
Difficulty: Unknown
Reward: Beastmaster class and Unknown
Persona groaned, he realized the reasoned why Persona's Quest weren't completed because it wasn't over yet. The worst part, he was supposed to be in this exactly place! Not on the other side!
Persona scowled before heading to the mansion. He held the rusty door knob but stopped when he remembered something. Before Persona pull out the keys, the door suddenly opened. This is really just like in the horror movies! He pumped his fist in the air, feeling excited.
You are the first player entered the Mansion Dungeon.
Your famed increased 250 points!
As soon as he stepped inside the door automatically slammed close, darkness filled his vision.
“Soul!” The moment his soul pet hover passed through the door, dim light spread around him. “Good boy!” He pet Soul. It looks like his pet was very happy after Persona praised him. Ha! Good thing Persona has this thing. Who said its useless? Definitely not him. “For now, I'll be calling you Soul.”
~*~
Persona's been rummaged the drawer in the living of hoping he would get a clue, he'd been wandering around and decided to go upstairs now that he cleared the ground floor. No bloodstained. No clue. What kind of a sick joke is this?! He was thinking he could experience like in a horror movies but no! The place was dusty and full of cob webs but other than that, it was practically normal if he says.
He used up three keys for the rooms that had been lock. Same as the living room, nothing special in these three rooms. And in the last room, it was also lock, he used the key to opened it.
“Damn it. And here I thought I could be some sort of a detective in a horror games or movies. No, don't asked question Soul by looking at me. You'll never understand it anyway.” Disappointment traced in his voice. AS he slid inside the room, his eyes shone as he saw all the things were scattered and there's a traced of blood. Soul hover neared at the piece of paper. He took a big step and picked it up.
You found an Unknown Letter 2!
Unknown Letter 2...nage...argh...nevermind, I was caught by him. If ever you let your curiousity overcome to you and happened to read `tis letter. It's either I died or become just like one of his subject. Beware of him. He's mad! And before he realize you're here. Find the most valuable thing against him.
“Most valuable thing...? What is it? What's the most valuable thing...? And who's who? Hey, Soul, can you knock it down? I'd been feeling dizzy by your movement.”
Soul floated warily on top of Persona's head.
“Hm. So since this letters given me a clue, I guess I better find that thing as quick as possible.” Persona was pretty darn calm about this. He was not scared if he died since death penalties such as loosing exp or item wasn't yet applied to the beginner fifteen below, the only thing bother him was to wait after 24 hours.
“Things....Where can I find it? In the previous room, I couldn't find anything interesting so that could only means; it's either, here or the last room, right? Hey. Soul, help me find that might be...” Persona didn't finished his word when Soul frantically hovering in the air while pointing a certain object.
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He walk neared at that object. Brown teddy bear that was twice bigger than Persona. It was not cute at all especially its reddish lips stitches by a dark shiny thread as its eyes balls was not even inside its socket!
“Why, hello teddy bear? Are ye the one I'd been looking for?” He tried to touch it but it suddenly move and caught Persona's off guard. His heart almost stopped as its tackled him down the dusty wooden floor.
“Argh...”
“Hihihihihihi! Human! Human. Small and warm. Honey will love his new subject! Hihihi!”
He was struggling to break from its grip. For stuff toy sure can grip him so hard!
“Get it off me you arsehole!” Persona tried to use hypnosis but it didn't effect on this monster. Oh right! It has no eye ball!
“Honeeeeeyyyyyy! Honnneeeeeyyy hihihihi!” It laughed maniacally as its call someone.
“Shit!” He was befuddle and tried to stab its back by his dagger. It screeched and pulls itself away from him. Bloody cotton seeps out from the holes he created. “Kneel!”
“Hoonneey? Honnneeey? His tryinngg to kill me! Honneeey?” The freaking teddy bear knelt down as its letting out a shrill cried.
Persona likes horror movies but this thing creeps him out. Saying honey there and honey over there, it's freaky!
He looked at its health. He only inflicted 30 percent damage on his opponent.
“Observe.” Persona could only see its description.
Teddy BearA gift from Alfred Brains for his beloved, Alexandra. It is a symbol of his love and purity for her. This stuff toy was contaminated by a black miasma that could attract spirit. Now a evil spirit residing its body.
“Evil spirit resided within that toy?” He stared at Soul. If there's an evil spirit residing its body, is possible that soul can take over that body? An evil smile appeared on his face as he stared at Soul who's been sweating (Imaginary). “Soul, I need you to take over that thing and have that body.”
Since soul was loyal to him, he followed Persona's ordered and flew inside the teddy bear. As Soul did it, he heard a weird sound like as if something was having a boxing match. And at the same time, he heard a double voice. It was a bit comical than horror.
“Ye bastard! Hate ye! Hate ye! Imma gonna have `tis bodddyyy like massster said! Hahahaha!” It's more like a cry than mirth. “Get outta of here ye peeesst!”
“Honnneeey? Nooo! Waaahhh! Honeeyy!! Agh! I surrenndderrrr!” A black figure emerged from the teddy bear and flew outside the room.
After that, a translucent peach window appeared.
You found a compatible vessel for your soul pet!
Do you merge the pure soul and the vessel?
“Yes please.”
Please select a name of your pet.
“Soul.”
Shimmering light burst out from the teddy bear's body. After the light vanished, the teddy bear moves.
“Is that you Soul?”
“Do not call thy name you embecile!”
“Haaa?” Veins bulge from his temple. What's with his attitude? Shouldn't he be more polite to me since his 99.99 percent loyal to me?
He checked Soul's information. He noticed that it was more detailed than the last one.
SoulType:Mad BearRarity:ALevel:10Rank:DLoyalty:40.00%Infamy:100Attack Power:300Defense:80Health:1000/1000Mana:500/500Skills:Tackle Attack, Sinister Laugh, Cuddly Eyes, Terror EyesElemental ResistanceNeutral:30.00%Water:0.00%Fire:20.00%Poison:100.00%Earth:30.00%Holy:10.00%Wind:20.00%Darkness:46.00%Description- Soul's vessel was contaminated by black miasma, it affected the soul's mind residing inside.
His loyatly against its master is questionable.
- The pet will grow along with its master.
Warning: Pet will try to kill the owner once its loyalty gone.
“What?!” He eyed Soul. Somehow, he regret why he chose that vessels. “You traitor! I even made you look even better than your previous body and yet you're not loyal to me?”
“Silence ye fool! I will not take order from the likes of ye who hast a weak body! Release me at once or else I shall kill ye with my own mighty paw!”
“Souuuul!!!!” HE growled. Soul stiffened a bit but he didn't back down from Persona's growled.
“Silence! Ye doona' hast right to call me by name!”
Persona did not like Soul's new attitude. Calm down, Wilson. Do NOT let your anger take over you by this mere toy. “Oh yah? Then, what shall I call you, your highness?” He said sarcastically.
Soul puff out his chest with dignity and place his rights paw against it. “I am the mighty BEAR! I shall be called...”
He rolled his eyes. What a bummer.
“The might bear Soul!”
“What? Pfft! What did you just call yourself?” Guess, since Persona was named him, it will bounded to think what his master named him.
“Silence!”
Somehow, he'd been trying to copy me. Remembered the last time they fought. He sighed before he said the magic word.
“Kneel!”
“Agh!” The Giant bear (In Persona's perspective) knelt before him.
Persona made a crack sound on his knuckles and showed a sinister smiled. “I'll teach ya whose boss here, you ungrateful bear is!”
Pak!
Kick!
Pak!
Kick!
Persona beat him up for over five minutes.
“Nooo...snifff....little boy....don't....I'm sorry for being too cocky....Waaah...don't hurt me...wahhh...sniff...” Soul's cried with a running snout.
“Who's little boy?” He glared at him, showing off his fist against Soul.
“I mean...master! Nooo! Please? I am just a cute little bear. Ye canna hurt a cute little me, right?”
Persona slightly nodded, pleased by Soul's said.
“That'll teach you a lesson if you ever disrespect me again, am I clear?”
Soul frantically nodded.
“Good. Now let's continue to investigate this place.” Persona rummaged all the drawers and tossed the objects that are irrelevant to him. While doing so, Soul quivered a bit as he remembered something.
“P...I mean Master....” Soul called out Persona.
“What?”
“There's a memory inside me which I doona' own it. I also remembered clearly my past memories before I died.”
“Ohh? Tell me?”
Soul spitted out all his knowledge about the memories he got.
Meanwhile, a paired of red eyes stared down at them. It quickly crawled down and went back to informed its master.
Sarah's Trial II Complete!
Head back to Sarah and claim your reward.
Status WindowName:PersonaGender:MaleLevel:10Class:Beastmaster (In Progress)Race:HumanMoney:200G 0S 0C-Attack Power:335Defense:15TitlesTrickster ☑, The Running Mouse ☑, Wild Rider ☑, Vicious Slayer ☑Health:1947/1947Mana:280/280Fame:550Infamy:-Faith:-Leadership:20-Vitality:23 (10)Agility:28Stregnth:67Intelligence:28Dexterity:18 (10)Wisdom:23Charisma:23 (23)Luck:26Art:24Stats points:0Sub-Class- Basic Fishing Skill (Beginner)Bonus Stats- Quick Step Advance Lv. 03/10: Walking and Attack Speed increased % 130%
- Endurance Advance Lv. 03/10: Increased vitality by 195 %
- Evasion Beginner Beginner Lv. 05/10: Agility and Evasion increased by 25%