Princess Natalie's mansion.
Natalie prepares to go to the Black Forest. Matilda watching her with curious eyes.
"Where are you going?" Matilda
"Black Forest." Natalie
"It is dangerous, we can not go there. Your brother will find a chance to kill you and take the throne." Matilda
"I do not care. I hate my brother and father because they only think about themselves. They killed my cousin, my aunt and a few citizens of the Kingdom because they were witches. What do you think will happen when my brother and father learn that I am also a witch?" Natalie
Only Matilda knows the secret that Natalie is a witch. She will take this secret to her grave. In this continent, the witches were hunted by the church that send the paladins, the dark church, the royal guards of all the kingdoms and the citizens. When a witch caught, they do a trial and kill her with various method. The most common method that they tie them and burn them alive.
"Natalie the carriage is ready." Matilda
"Let's go." Natalie
They go inside the carriage and start to travel to the forest with fast speed.
In the forest, only the footsteps of the soldiers heard. The soldiers are nervous and cautious because they know this forest is dangerous. Many adventurers died here from the attacks of beasts.
Eric follows a team from behind with slow pace and kept a distance to not alert them.
When Eric sees that the guards let their guard down, makes an evil smirk and speeds up. He takes the spear with a fast move the spear penetrate the head of the guard and pull the spear and the guard drops on the ground lifeless. The other guard stunned by the sudden action and the death of his brother before can make a move the spear already penetrate his neck. He looks at Eric with an unwillingness to die but Eric did not care twist the spear until the guards die and pull it.
From the bodies raise the life energy and the AI watch start to devour the energy until the process finish he took the lifeless bodies and hide them in the bushes.
*DING*
[+8 Strength] added
[+7 Agility] added
[+2 Defence] added
[+4 Vitality] added
New stats unlocked
[+2 Stamina] added
Eric looks at the stats and walks towards the next team.
Suddenly he stops moving. He sees two people coming towards him fast and behind them, there are two monsters. The guards when they see him start to call for help and running there.
Eric starts running towards them and prepares to attack with the spear. The guards when they see someone come to help them stop and start to fight the monsters. Eric sees that they fight and plan to backstab them fast because all the noise of the fight will attract the other guards.
Eric attacks with the spear and penetrates the heart from the guard and pull the spear and jump back before the lifeless body falls on the ground the monster attacked, cut the arm and start to eat the body after the beast see that the man in front of him do not attack him. The second guard saw that his friend died at the hands of the young man and distracted at that moment the werewolf with nails scratch his neck. Eric hears voices from distance and starts to run because he knows that the other guards coming here.
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Outside the forest, four people stand and discussing. Princess Natalie looks at these two assassins.
"Try to kill all of my brother's guards in the forest but do not touch my brother and the chief yet." Natalie
"Yes." Assassins
The assassins left and enter the forest with fast speed.
"I hope Eric is safe." Natalie thought
"Are you worry about the young man?" Matilda
"Yes, I think this man can protect me and make me feel safe and happy when I am with him." Natalie
Matilda looks at Natalie with a smile. Matilda is afraid that Eric will kill Natalie because she is a witch.
"Why do not you go inside the forest to fight?" Matilda
"I can not go because I am afraid the guards will see that I am a witch and escape. Better stay here to eliminate the people that leave from the forest." Natalie
Eric stands in front of two corpses. It is another team that was killed by him.
*DING*
[+2 Strength] added
[+2 Agility] added
[+1 Defence] added
[+1 Vitality] added
[+2 Stamina] added
Eric saw the stats and leave the area.
"So far all the guards that I fought were weak and the discipline was lacking. I think the man with the golden armor that they called the chief should be the most powerful person here." Eric thought
Two figures following Eric and watching him kill another team. He feels their presence and looks at the place where they were hiding.
"Who are you? Why are you following me?" Eric
The assassins stunned and they did not believe someone can spot them. They left their hiding place and appear in front of Eric.
"We are from the Princess Natalie's faction. We come here to help you to kill the guards." Assassin
"So the Princess and Prince have their own faction?" Eric
"That is correct and they fight in secret. The Prince is a vile person. He killed many citizens or raped them in secret." Assassin
"There are only left two people here. Prince Markus and the chief." Assassin
"Can we kill them both?" Eric
"Yes, we can. It will become easier now that we are 3 people on our side." Assassin
"Do you know where are they?" Eric
"They are in the outer region of the forest." Assassin
"I will go to inform the Princess and I will come back. We will meet near the place the chief and the pig prince live." Assassin
The assassin turns and leaves with the fast speed.
"Let's go" Assassin
Eric looks at the assassin and nod.
"Let's stay here to monitor them." Assassin
Eric does not speak to assassin but he is watching at the two people that they are far.
*5 Minutes Later*
Three people arrive and two of these people look at Eric. Matilda whispers something to Natalie and she blushes.
"So this is the young man that you like." Matilda
Eric goes forward and stands in front of Natalie.
"Hello, Princess." Eric
"Do not call me Princess. You can call me Natalie." Natalie
"Natalie, will you kill your brother?" Eric
"Yes, I will kill him." Natalie
"Why?" Eric
"Because he is a vile person. Also, I want to create a kingdom that is safe for witches because I am a witch." Natalie
"I can help you but you must give me information in detail about this world, the witches and all this." Eric
"I will let you go to the royal library when we finish here." Natalie
"Deal." Eric
"What will you tell your family about the death of your brother and the chief." Matilda
"I will tell them that my brother offended someone powerful." Natalie
"I will fight alone with the chief of the royal guards." Eric
All the people look Eric but they have not said anything.
"Attack." Natalie and they run towards the two people.
"Prince some people attack us you must stay behind me." Chief
When Prince Markus and the Chief see the attackers they were shocked.
"Sister why attack me and why are you with the man I am searching?" Prince Markus
"I am sick of the vile things that you did to our citizens." Natalie
"So sister you know about what I did in past." Prince Markus
"I and the Queen, we know only the idiot King does not know anything." Natalie
After a moment of silence, the Chief tries to attack but his attack blocked by Eric.
"I am your opponent I hope you do not disappoint me." Eric
The Chief looks at Eric and attacks again. The two people start changing blows between them and they are far from the others. The assassins find the chance to kill the Prince but before the attack, they hear the Princess speak a foreign language to them and see a big fireball goes fast toward the Prince. Before the fireball hit the Prince and die.
"You are a. " Prince and his lifeless body drop on the ground.
The chief look with horror at Natalie, Eric find the chance and attack and penetrate him on the stomach. The Spear pulled out and attack again but misses. Eric attacks and the chief defends when Eric tried to attack him to the stomach with the spear, the weapon transformed into a sword this move stunned the Chief and stop for a moment. Eric takes the opportunity and decapitates the Chief.
"Natalie, you are a witch." Eric
"Yes." Natalie
"Do not forget the debt you owe me. If you do not pay me, I will come to the palace and take it." Eric
Eric turns and leaves, he goes towards the town. All people look at him shocked.