Mark spent a few minutes just staring blankly at his computer screen as he just breathe in and out. Coming to terms with the fact that his heart was still beating in his chest and he wasn't covered in wounds and bleeding from all the cuts he had just gotten from the pale tree's taloned branch hands not twenty minutes ago.
So yea mark needed a moment to adjust but eventually after he had come back commented on the fact he had died on a one on one fight with a tree he noticed it had gotten pretty late so he began to turn in. Which was a bit strange for mark considering he had just been sleeping for the last few hours technically but that had been just resting his body not his mind which he needed to rest after all the stress of fighting undead horde.
So mark went to the kitchen to fix himself a late dinner of some microwaved generic food that honestly he ate so fast and was so generic he'd forgoten what he'd eaten as soon as he gotten done swallowing it. Then he went to the bathroom to take care of his hygiene after that he was soon under the covers and dead to the world as he slept like the dead should be silent and unmoving unlike the honored of allyssa.
Though as he slept the world of Allyssa was dealing with the fallout of Mark's duel with the pale tree calacra. Which could be seen as a visibly enraged and depressed commander Faro who was hacking at was left of calacra's corpse with a single minded ferocity. It was very clear he wasn't taking the death of a young recruit who he'd just taken under his wing very well.
Luckily the fort didn't need its commander as after the the defeat of calacra the undead near the fort of faria were unorganized and had lost a lot of their undead power and so could not interfere with Detrei power as well as they could before. So Detrei duly appeared and brought forth a herd of catacomb smashers to charge into the disorganized honored undead horde who were swiftly trampled under their hooves.
Detrei once assured of the hordes destruction instructed the forts defenders to send many of its own to go with the catacomb smashers and help relieve other forts under siege that were nearby. Though when Detrei noticed that the forts commander was not the one answering her she asked where he was and was duly pointed to Faro's as he acted as a mad lumber jack to calacra's corpse.
" Halt commander stay you wraith. Why have you decided to vent your anger upon the defeated rather than attend to your duties?" Detrei asked in a stern voice wondering why one of the leaders of her peoples defense wasn't doing their job. Faro's kneeled at her feet for a second not answering as he visibly got his frustration under control.
" My goddess Detrei I took a young warrior under my wing for this battle and as such he was my responsibility but sadly he was slain in single combat with this monster that now lays dead at our feet. This warriors final act was taking the monster with him when it should have been me who face the monstrosity." Faro's said clearly sad that such a young and brave warrior had died before his legend could truly began.
" Who was this young warrior that gave his life for the people?" Detrei asked in a gentle voice trying to find out who it was that had defeated the enemy commander so she could began to consider how to best honor there sacrifice. It took Faro's a moment but he finally spoke again his voice thick with an undercurrent if restrained emotion.
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" It was mark your holiness the young warrior who gave his life was named mark." Faro's said in a proud voice though still tinged witg undercurrent of frustration of a man who'd lost someone far to soon. As Faro's has only started showing the boy the ropes today he should have never have gotten off the walls much less charge and enemy commander. Faro's still couldn't quite believed he done it.
" Ahhh was this mark wearing a strange green armor that seemed to pulse while welding a purple blade with a razor Sharpe edge that stayed like that no matter how many times the blade seem to chip?" Detrei asked figuring she knew who Faro's was talking about when he nodded she proceeded to give him the good news.
" Do not grieve over him commander faro for mark is one of the summoned and as such the moment his body was killed his spirit was returned to his world where his true body lay. You will see him again no dought to lead him across another battfield." Detrei told Faro in a gentle voice this revelation shocked faro but then he remembered Mark's arrival had been strange and he had thought he'd been something like that when he'd first arrived but his apparent death had made him forgot that.
" Thank you my goddess Detrei for telling me this.wonderfull news. I will see to my duties and stop my pointlessly bellyaching about someone dieing who isn't even dead!" Faro said with a happy grin ecstatic now that he knew his temporary apprentice was still alive. Faro quickly jogged back over to his fort bellowing orders to get the reinforcements that were to be sent out better organize. Detrei smiled at Faro's rewenewes spirit then looked to the chopped up body of the pale tree commander calacra she made a gesture and it disappeared in a haze of light with Detrei following soon after.
The following day in the world of wonders and the mad mark woke up and immediately proceeded to the bathroom to take care of his basic needs then his hygiene before he had himself a swift breakfeast before he headed to work he checked his email and saw a message from the game Allyssa he immediately clicked on it and read through the message and saw whoever was running the game was asking him for permission to use his gameplay footage to turn into promo footage.
Mark thought on it for a bit and agreed figuring it be kinda cool to seem himself playing the game but did add in email he sent back that he was wondering when the players would be able to take and create videos as well after that he got in his old beat up car and got on the road to work.
" Well Robert looks like you have the permission you needed. So the viewing can began." Simon said in an excited voice because he was interested in using the footage himself especially while using an artistic license.
" Don't jump the gun Simon. I'm gonna have to be very careful with how I use this footage. On the one hand letting people see the game play will generate interest on the other hand if the part of the pale tree calacra tearing out someone's heart isn't handle well it'll drive people away." Robert said very nervous about his little video assignment.
" Well than on another note what about the request to let players create their own videos. You going to allow it Robert?" Simon asked curious if Robert might not due to paranoia over bad press which is legitimate fear considering all the otherworldly stuff going on with allyssa literally it wouldn't take much for people to panic and drop the game.
" Yea I'll put in the feature right after I've put the promo together from the footage we already got. We won't have to worry about anyone abusing their own footage too much considering people will be using their videos to make money of streaming websites and you usually don't mess with your own revenue." Robert said convinced that self interest will keep people honest for the most part as he began to make the promo.
" Fair point Robert. Well while your doing that I'll be watching what's goings on in allyssa can't miss the show as you know." Simon said with a smirk that came through his usual static radio voice.
" Alright just keep me informed of anything big that's happening on Allyssa." Robert asked while focused on finishing the promo as quickly as possible while keeping the quality of the video the same.
" Of course Robert I wouldn't leave you out of the show." Simon said as he focused on what was going on allyssa to see what would happen next to entertain the fans.