Chapter 2
A human.
Looking at her, she wore leather clothes and had a sturdy looking bow as well as a quiver of arrows. I even noticed a few knives here and there.
“Alright.” She said as she dashed away somewhere.
Curious, I followed.
To be honest she was pretty fast. Much faster than I thought possible. But for some reason I was able to catch up with ease. Once she got to her destination, what I saw first were tents.
Then I saw more humans.
“Yo, Robin. See anything?” A big guy in a set of armour said.
The guy was quite tall, around 185 cm. Maybe even more. His armour covered him from head to toe so I couldn't make out his face. He had a big shield that matched his armour as well as a short-sword.
“Nope. All clear.” The girl called Robin gave a thumbs up.
Now looking a bit closer, she had reddish orange hair that was a bit covered by her green hoodie.
The hoodie she wore was sleeveless and she wore a leather shirt beneath it. She wore shorts and had some boots on.
“Then what are we waiting for! Let's go!” A cheery voice said.
Turning to look, I saw something that slightly shocked me.
A guy maybe 20 years old or older had white hair and wore leather clothing with a few pieces of armour here and there. The gauntlets he had on seemed bigger than usual too.
But what surprised me was what was on his head. And now that I mentioned it, even behind him.
He had animal ears and a tail.
“B-but we need to b-bring down the tents first.” A 16 year old girl in a white robe said.
The girl had blonde hair tied into a braid and other than the robe she was wearing, she also had a circlet on. Also, she was holding on to this white staff that had a flashy yellow orb on top.
“We can do that later~! We're staying in the area for a bit anyways!” The beastman said.
“-sigh- This is why you're still at S rank, Bersi.” A girl around 19 commented.
The girl also had a robe on, but the difference was that it was purple. She had a wooden staff with a few leaves on it, and a bunch of rings among her fingers. Her long hair was black and reached just below the shoulder blades.
“Uwaah. That's mean.” The guy called Bersi pouted.
“Alright. Enough with the jokes. Let's get a move on.” Another girl said.
This girl seemed to be around twenty. She had bright orange hair and wore some shiny armour. Just like the first guy, she had a sword and a shield. Albeit a bit smaller.
“Roger that, boss leader!” Bersi saluted as he went with the guy in armour towards the tents.
“-sigh- That guy..” The purple robed girl said.
“Well, at least you can't deny how strong he is.” The armoured girl said.
“T-true... haha.” The white robed girl laughed a bit.
As the girls continued their conversation, I thought about a few key points I have taken note of.
First were the words 'S rank'.
To me, that sounded like it's from those guild things in RPG games. The ranks would get higher every time, and when it does you can apply for higher tiered jobs.
Second is what they were wearing. They definitely look like they're from an RPG game. The guy in armour is their tank, the white robed one is the healer, the purple robed one is a mage, Bersi was some sort of monk or berserker, the orange haired girl could be a warrior...
and Robin is a scout.
Or maybe a ranger. She could be that too.
And looking at them as a whole, they look pretty well-balanced.
But, enough about that! Let's infect someone!
…
Is it just me or did I just sound excited? No? Okay, maybe it's just me.
Getting my thoughts into order, I closed in on the mage and put a 'hand' on her shoulder. Letting go, I can see the colour red swarming her shoulder as it slowly spreads out. Really slowly. And by slow, I mean reaaally slow. But on the good side, a bubble appeared. Poking it with my non-existent finger, I received a notification saying I gained another DNA point.
Okay. Next is the orange haired girl.
I put a 'hand' on her as well and infected her as the colour red stuck to her.
Then disappeared.
Huh?
I infected her again, same result. My infection disappeared.
Frowning after trying for a while, I went to the cleric. I reached out for her, but before I could even touch her, a numbing shock shot throughout my 'body'. And damn it felt painful.
Reacting to this, the cleric was surprised. And noticing the surprised cleric, the orange haired girl asked her a question.
“Alma? Something the matter?”
“Ah, well... I think someone tried to poison me..” The girl called Alma said.
To this, the other girls became more alert. The calm atmosphere from before completely disappeared and was replaced by the seriousness of professionals. At least, that's what I felt.
“Robin.” The orange haired girl said.
“On it.” Saying this, Robin literally disappeared as she ran off somewhere. And interestingly enough, I could follow her without much trouble.
Also, as weird enough as that was to me, I could also stay and watch the other girls at the same time.
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God, this feels weird.
“Melina.” The orange haired girl said.
Nodding, the girl named Melina did something with her staff as it glowed with intensity. And because of that, I could see that the infection I left on her was immediately removed.
Widening my eyes, I felt a bit intrigued.
What happened?
Observing them, they seem to be glowing a little thanks to what Melina did.
“Good. Now, cleanse the area.” The orange haired girl ordered.
Not saying anything, Melina did something to her staff again as it glowed again. This time with a shade of violet.
Although I was intersted, as soon as it glowed, it expanded quickly and pushing me with great force backwards. The force felt as if I was being hit by a truck.
Well... I was never hit by a truck before, but it was the first thing that came to mind when making a comparison.
Flying backwards, I tumbled and spun around making me feel like vomitting. Just like a rollercoaster. Only without rails and much faster.
I say that, but even though I was sent flying away, I could still somehow 'see them'.
“Boss leader!”
“Laila! What happened?!”
The beastman and the tank said respectively.
“An attack. Someone tried to poison Alma.” The girl called Laila replied.
“What?! To think they could get close enough to do that... and even when Robin just went to scout the area.” The tank contemplated.
“Yeah. The enemy must be quite skilled to be able to do that. That, or that it was a fluke.” Laila said.
“Should I go as well, boss leader?” The beastman asked as he drove his fist into the other.
Thinking for a moment, Laila nodded. “Alright. Robin went north so you go south.”
“Roger!!” He said as he pumped his fist into the air and disappeared as well.
Surprised to see that he was just as fast as Robin, I tailed him as well. I wasn't able to infect him since it seems like he was also affected by what Melina did a while ago.
“We've finished cleaning up, so should we spread out as well?” The tank asked.
“No. We stay together. We're not as fast as those two, so we can't cover as much ground as them. And if they encounter trouble, they can run away.” Laila said as she prepared her sword and shield. “And besides, it seems that it is an enemy we can't make light of.”
Saying this, the group then moved as one and went east.
Even though she said they weren't as fast as the other two, they were still pretty fast. Especially since you wouldn't expect that from the tank wearing heavy armour, Laila for the same reason, and the two girls who I didn't think would be as fit as the rest of the team.
Watching this entire thing play out, I just 'stood' there a bit shocked.
I mean... what have I done?
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Hello again!
little spider here to give you an update!
so let's talk about games. i just recently downloaded the binding of isaac afterbirth.
it's really fun. and cute. a lot of cool new stuff i've never seen before and this new greed mode.
can't beat ultra greed though... even with azazel.
and another thing. i also plan to download 'don't starve shipwrecked' when it's out.
i love that game too. my fave character there is wendy. farthest i've gone is around 120 days.
until the game suddenly started crashing. then not working at all.
haaa... sad life.
oh well. just download it again.
and while we're on the subject of games, how about league of legends?
unlike dota, it's super duper much easier. it has camera lock :P (don't hate)
but i'm good you know! i main thresh and kha'zix. and also nocturne.
my main roles are support and jungle.
but enough about me!
about the story, i will be finishing my "endable" stories first. those stories i can already see the end of. and are short.
kingdom come 2 is, just like the first one, six chapters.
bicycle is around 10 chapters.
crosshair is estimated to have more than that but i can already see the ending.
as for my long term stories like plague, amaron online, riflesmith... (yes, riflesmith is long term)
i will stock up on chapters.
call me a passive writer if you will.
i will stock up on chapters on my shorter stories, and when they're finished, i'll post them all at once!
and don't get mad at me for having a bajillion stories. i consider these stories to be my stress relief. if i need to calm down for a bit and distract myself, i'll write a chapter or two. and you guys should know, that finding motivation is hard. so having multiple stories with different genres really helps.
woops! i've become talkative. or is it chattative? since i'm not talking and is pseudo-chatting with you guys. yeah...
let's call it that. chattative. the birth of a new word!! and no one can stop me!
well anyways, see you later and merry christmas!
(i prefer if christmas is used instead of "x-mas" coz you know. replacing christ with an x is messing with my catholic raised self.)
(derp)