Afternoon of the first day, walking for 8 hours using my Shadow Walk, I need to keep myself hidden from monsters and people alike, it will be harder if I don’t.
“Is there any good spot to camp Great Sage?”
“There might be one nearby, you still have 5 hours of until you can go to sleep. There is a small spot in a forest almost no one goes to, there are some wolves there so be careful, I recommend you to kill them before”
Well, Great Sage said nearby, not 2 hours away, oh well, the forest was like the dark forest from Wiefra. I gathered sticks for a small fire, lighting it with fire magic.
“Kid, you still have 2 hours until it’s recommended to sleep.”
“What do you want me to do?”
“I don’t know, maybe kill the wolves lurking nearby? There is a pack of 12 spilled all over in a circle from you”
“Fine”
Looking around me, pairs of yellow eyes surround my camp, Feral Frenzy should take some of them out
*Use Skill: Feral Frenzy*- Dashing towards the wolves with the knives ready killing the first 4 wolves, dashing to the next group I got a scratch on my right arm, I managed to kill 2 other wolves, the rest of the pack gathered in front, 6 more wolves left to kill. Dashed in front of the burying my knife in 3 of them. 20 seconds passed already, Feral Frenzy is deactivating and entering cooldown, 2 of the wolves grabbed me by my right and left arms, dragging me from side to side, the 3rd jumped on me, fuck I need to cast a spell fast
*Use Skill: Ice Magic: Frozen Field*- The wolves started freezing little by little. Well, still impressed that I can do magic like this, Still have to finish what I started I guess, with a swift swing of my knife I killed the remaining wolves. I made my way back to the campfire, my hand, legs and feet were bloody and hurt a lot
“That was fucking hard, it took a lot of my hp out.”
“Of course it did, even if you wear armor they still give you poison damage”
“Poison? Why should it matter if I have this high of a defense stat?”
“It applies only if the armor has poison resistance status to it, currently you don't have it, from my knowledge in the demon village there is an armor shop where you can buy poison resistance armor, I also the wolves as well, you will need money won’t you?”
“Yes, but cast healing magic first, my body hurts too much”
*Use Skill: Minor Healing*- Some of my wounds started closing, the bleeding stopped or was lessened, not all of them got cured, but it was still better than having to sit like this. With my knife in hand, I cut up the wolves for meat and fur and see if I could sell it to the town. Also, the inventory seems pretty confusing now, apparently you have an inventory and don’t need a backpack, that only expands the amount of stuff you can carry
“So, how do I transfer it to the inventory?”
“Well, you can transfer it to the knife as it has its own inventory, all good weapons have their own separate inventories, you can store them there if you wish.”
“I am such an idiot. All this time the inventory existed, but I didn’t use it, I used a backpack and pockets”
“Well, it’s never too late to learn then”
The next day traveling to the demon village using my shadow walk, it’s strange that shadow walk didn’t evolve yet
“You need to use it more, it’s faster than most people. You need to use it a little more before it can evolve”
“Understood. How far until the village?”
“2 hours”
So, walking for 2 hours and my legs are almost ruined, the entrance of the town didn’t look like a proper entrance, there was no one guarding it, kinda like free passage. Passing through the gate, I took a look at the house, the only shops seem to be in the center, more of the shops and the tavern were connected to one another, it’s pretty neat.
“Well, go to the shop and sell your pelts and meat, you can get cheaper food here if you sell the meat. The fruit salads and light steak are a good combination.”
Selling all of my monster goods, I only got 5 gold pieces, it’s good for a start, but I need to start saving, it might get pretty messy soon. At least I have a good place to sleep now
The 3rd day:
Most people in the demon village didn’t pay much attention to me, like no one cared even a little, getting bad views from everyone
“So how far until we reach the spot?”
“You will get there by night, just walk on”
“Do I have enough for an armor?”
“No, that armor is 30 gold coins”
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“Damn it!”
“Let’s get going, kid!”
4 hours later, I arrived at an entrance of a wide cave
“Daisuke, Emiko is held in there, she is in a cage”
*Use skill: Shadow Walk*
“So, how many guards?”
“Around 10, Emiko is in the middle, the cave is pretty straight forward in layout, be careful tho the guards are spread around in the cave, I will tell you if where you need to go or avoid”
“How is the cave layout again, Great Sage?”
“It’s circular, it does have a second floor, Emiko is sitting in the middle, you are about 500 meters from Emiko if you walk in a straight line. The cave itself is hallowed, but shouldn’t ”
Running will break my Shadow Walk, walking being my only option, my heart beats like it wants to get out of my chest. Even tho the knights can’t see me, there is always a risk involved
Reaching the center of the cave Emiko sat in a cage, she didn’t seem to move, the knights were around her, she couldn’t make too many moves
“Look, we caught her, but”
“What is it?”
“The king is dead, that kid Daisuke killed him”
“How do you know?”
“I got a message from a guard, he came here some weeks ago. You know what this means for knights, right?”
“It means that our order is broken. Broken Knights are usually criminals or people whose king had fallen. We need to do something about that Daisuke kid”
“Now that you mention it”- One of the knights cast a light spell, illuminating the whole room
“What should be my next move, Great Sage?”
“Use Feral Frenzy, cut their armor and blast them with wind magic”
*Use Skill: Feral Frenzy*- Getting my knife ready, dashing in front of them slashing their armors, I never thought that all those knights were so close together, just enough to cut all of their armor with a single dash
“What the hell was that?”
“It’s that Daisuke kid.”
This moment allowed me to dash towards Emiko and grab her. My Feral Frenzy is about to run out
*Use Skill: Shadow Walk*
*Skill Evolved: Shadow Walk Evolved into Shadow Run*- It evolved? Finally.
“Kid, you can combine your skills”
“Combine them?”
“Yes. Shadow Run and Feral Frenzy can be combined, you will get the skill Shadow Frenzy. It’s invisible Feral Frenzy, but you choose to activate the Frenzy, even when out of Frenzy you will still be invisible to everyone”
“Combine them”
#Skill Combination: Successful. The skills Feral Frenzy and Shadow Run combined and former the new Legendary Skill: Shadow Frenzy#
“What the hell, I told you to not come after me”- Emiko slapped me
“Quiet. Look, we need to make sure you are safe.”
“Moron. You could have gotten killed”- Looking at Emiko again, seeing her for the first time in weeks, her tales were wiggling from left to right, it was so cute. She wore lighter clothes than before, some light Assassin armor and a cape, she was as small and cute as ever
“It’s not the time to be a lolicon now, Daisuke. They are still after you!”
“Kid, stay put, I will deal with them”- Emiko rose up, unsheathe her 1 handed sword in her right, with the left she was ready to cast a spell
“Get away from here, kid. Now!”- Emiko pushed me away
*Use Skill: Shadow Frenzy*
“People can still hear you while in Frenzy mode, Daisuke”
Yeah, take it easy
“The knights are hiding behind some trees, they are intending to kill you Daisuke”
Emiko cast a fire bolt spell at some nearby brush, causing a chain reaction lighting everything else on fire, 2 of the knights ran out screaming, Emiko dashed towards them stabbing them both. She is killing people…
“I told you already, Daisuke.”
“You did, huh?”
“Yes. I said it's true that Emiko is a criminal and is wanted by the states just for this.”
“Damn it!”
“Daisuke, it’s needed. They will surely kill you if you don’t kill them”
“That just wrong”
“Don’t start it again, go and help her”
Look again, there were 7 corpses laying at the 2nd cave exit. Running towards them there were 2 knights at her blind spot almost injuring Emiko
*Use Skill: Wind Magic, Wind Gust*- Extending my hands forward, the magic turned into a powerful gust of wind blowing the knights away, Emiko didn’t hesitate to throw knives at them
“Where did that spell come from?”- She turned to look in my direction
I exited shadow mode, rushing towards Emiko
“I told you to run away!”
“I don’t care. You will be coming back to Wiefra”
“There!? Why should I? Look, Daisuke. Leave me alone, I have other matters that I need to solve. It’s better for you to leave”- Emiko looked around as if she missed something
“Go!”
“No, I want to follow and stay with you”
“1. You sound like an insane creep, 2. Why?”
“What should I say?”
“Be sincere”
“I don’t know either. Maybe it’s because I made a promise to someone that I will”
“You are just plain stupid for coming here”
“We need to get out of here”
“Walk, I know a good place where we can stay”
“Kid, there are only 9 corpses on the field, there is one missing”- What does Great Sage means?
“Wait, there are only 9 corpses?”
“Where is the 10th?”
“Where”- I turned my back to look around, maybe he ran away?
“Fucking Bastard!”- Emiko’s scream was deafening, a wooden arrow was lodged in her right shoulder, the shooter was hiding among the trees. Emiko stabbed the last night using his sword
“Fucker”- She stomped his corpse 3 times
“Daisuke, quick, we need to get to my house. This arrow is poisoned”- Emiko? No
“Damn it”- Emiko ran while grabbing my hand
“We have no time to lose”