I finished the table ealier than expected so I decide to release today. This chapter will be quite Gorey but I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 5 - I will now Give not Gain

After my exploration of this world RPG like features I threw the sack into my inventory, and treaded down the path to the city. I passed the last tree on the edge of the forest.

“Grrr”

The chill could have easily broken my spine. It seemed to have come from the inner most depths of the woodland. A certain receptionist heed to stay around the outskirts impeded my movements when I glanced over a Mandrake Plant placed 2 to 3 feet in front of me. Seeing my cautious actions as tedious I walked over to it and picked it up. Simple as is.

My undying curiosity caused me to look towards the direction of the inspirited blare. I pivoted back to the entrance. There was no entrance. I survey my surrounding in all directions, I was engulfed by dense vegetation with no large gap between the trees which lea me into the woodlands. Maybe I should call it a jungle; it upheld the same intense atmosphere any jungle did.  Quickly, I decided to move from my current position, if anything staying in the same place for too long can’t be good. I was too late, painstakingly late.

It used a long powerful stride, using everyone one of it legs to propel a gust of air each time they landed. Nightfall had already fallen as I watched it’s silver fur coat glisten in the limelight of the moon. The beast had taken centre stage.  It drew in closer revealing it pointed ears, sharp wicked teeth and claw. Claws made for penetrating flesh and snapping bones. Then is crimson eyes used to pierce your very soul, implanting fear into you, without even missing the bone marrow itself. It was merciless, I could see this. No communication needed, just stares of bloodlust and death.

It sounded its klaxon abruptly waking me from my petrified stance. This was fear, an emotion I’d thought I lost a long ago; enlivened by this wolf. Its stride continued. Next I felt pain. It used I fore paw to slam me against a tree, causing disruption in the birds as they flew off into multiple directions. This time it wasn’t just the chill which has broken my spine, the irony. Its claws penetrated my stomach, creating a crunching sound within me and it flicked me into another tree. Ouch.

You have lost 15 Hp you have due to this attack. Also you have been put under the status effect

 'Bleeding' causing you to lose 1 hp per minute, until hp is high enough to recover or the

'Bleeding' status effect is impeded.

The beast once again strode over to me, its red eyes gleaming with excitement.  It slowly raised it paw and it unexpectedly shone with a dazzling light with this my wounds began to close up. Before I could comprehend the situation the silver wolf scratched my face with her oversized claws, I think it was female. I looked to the floor and saw a crucial feature of my face situated a few feet away, my nose. I gasped for air, placing my hands on the rest of my face confiming everything else was there.

*Ting*

You have lost 13 Hp you have due to this attack. Also you have been put

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under the status effect 'Bleeding' causing you to lose 1 hp per minute.

Once again it used it magic to heal me, didn’t her mother ever tell her not to play with her food. This torture session continued for about an hour. I wonder whether it’s my bone being crushed or just my sanity numerous times.  Why? Why won’t she just let me die? Eternal sleep is bliss because facing pain, in that cynical world is worse. Wait, I am no longer in that place, that world that life. I no longer have to keep my emotions in check. Now that I mention it when did I stop feeling? Was it during High School when I met Daniel? No, it was before that, it was during childhood. Maybe it was in the orphanages that tried so hard to get me off their hands, or my first foster family that used me to earn the child welfare. It could have been when the couple that had taken me in died in that car crash even  that time when the other couple that committed suicide. I don’t really know-

At this thought I crashed into the ground. *Ting* I already stopped reading those windows, what was the point? Since I stopped reacting to its torture it gradually became bored of me until now, when its boredom had reached the max.

I’ve had enough already. Why me? This world, that world are both unfair. Why must I be at the bottom of the food chain? I had nothing but destruction, despair, and devastation. I gained nothing but destruction, despair and devastation. I will gain des-.

No. No I will not gain it. I will give it, I will create it, it. They will have nothing left but it. I will not give back what they gave me. I will give more, more Sadness, disdain, anguish, deprivation, destruction, despair and devastation.  I will do this by taking everything else, everything I never had.  And I shall start by taking this wolf’s life.

  You have gained new skills :

'Ability theft' and 'Destruction'

The wolf had just about finished me when I screamed, activating <>. I used the slight pause of the silver wolf since my reaction was unexpected.

You have stolen:

'High Heal', 'Penetration, 'Advanced Water Magic'

After this I quickly invoked <>, out of curiosity as to what it was since ability theft was pretty self explanatory.  Before I could she flung me into another small opening in the forest, shattering my rib cage as she hurdled towards me I decided to use the opportunity to test it out.

<>, she suddenly stopped. Why? Well most people would and think about their own safety as on e side of their body was disintegrating into dust.  She panicked and sent me looks full of blood lust obviously regretting not killing me earlier leading to her own downfall.  The growls she let out soon turned into whimpers as she saw my facial expression which ironically broke her spine. I gave her a wry smile because she gave me emotions I’d lost, gave me determination and a new life.

“Thank you”