The ogre crawled to its feet and bellowed out a mighty roar reverberating off the walls only making the roar louder. Soren only a fourteen year old man started to shake; he had fought wolves, badgers, and even shot an orc with an arrow once while hunting and doing his part to defend the village he came from, but he was never prepared to fight something like this. He had dreamed of going to the academy where he could hone his class and skills after making a name for himself. A way for him to provide for his little brother and have a better standard of living. 'No...I'm deciding here and now I would not die like a dog, the odds may be stacked against me but by the Gods I will survive and I will murder those traitorous bastards.'

-the Owner of the artifact admires your courage points awarded

-the Owner of the artifact is rooting for you points awarded

Soren roared with rage at the thought of being betrayed especially right after helping them! He hastily fumbled for his dagger from his belt after trying to move the door, and positioned the blade in front of his forearm. He dashed forward running right at the ogre, the ogre swung his club horizontally he power slid underneath and swiped with his dagger at the knee of the ogre as he went in between its legs. Soren spun around to look, not even a scratch was seen. The ogre turns and kicks at Soren, who was quick enough to brace himself from the impact. The force of the kick was much greater than Soren had anticipated and was sent skipping like a stone through the water. He struggled to stand and was dizzy, through sheer will he stood up the nausea making him regurgitate. He glanced down at his arm, mangled beyond belief as the bones in it were shattered from the power of the blow, at that moment he realized he'd be dead if he hadn't guarded himself.

-the Owner of the artifact frowns at your pain points awarded

-the Owner of the artifact is impressed with your determination points awarded

Soren gripped the dagger in his hands tighter. He started sprinting after that same pot hole hoping the ogre would be disabled for just a minute, he passed the hole and slid to a stop as the ogre's ankle buckled into the hole and fell. Wasting no time he plunged the dagger into the remaining good eye of the ogre who roared out in pain.

-the Owner of the artifact acknowledges your strategies points awarded.

-critical strike against an opponent much more powerful than you points awarded.

-point maximum has been reached.

-reaching the point maximum reward granted.

Soren was unsure what these notifications going off meant nor did he have the time to worry about them. The ogre was flailing about from having its eye gouged out and again began to rise from the water. 'think think think, he cant see...got it, if I can make it to the shrine he wont be able to pinpoint my location. Right now I am in ankle deep water so he can hear my every step. Maybe if I can hide from the blinded monster he'll leave me alone.'

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He made a break for the shrine; [splash] [splash] [splash] in quick succession was heard by the ogre and he roared out in rage and chased after the splashes, Soren was running for his life lungs on fire and was not going to slow down until he was able to hide himself. He was almost there. 30....20....10 only a few more feet before his foot would hit something dry. He felt his foot touch stone when [WHAM] a force hit him full in the back knocking him past the stone of the shrine back into the water on the other side of the steps. AAAAAAAHHHH!

Soren screamed, the ogre had thrown his enormous club into the back of him with enough force that it nearly broke Soren's neck. He used his good arm to push himself out of the water, on his knees he coughed up blood, tears ran down his face as he watched his blood sway in the current of the water that was made but the ogre walking towards him. He was cursing his weakness, cursing the fact that he saved the people he shouldn't have, cursing the damn monster that was about to take his life, lamenting that he could no longer help his brother. He tried to stand only to fall back to his knees and heave more blood out, it seems his ribs are broken. The ogre stands right behind Soren knowing he's there by the sound of his coughing wraps both hands around Soren and starts squeezing with all his might. Soren has no air to even breath, he could feel the bones in his legs and arms breaking, pelvis, spine, blood was seeping out of his eyes. He knew he was about to die, and even so there was one overwhelming desire: REVENGE. The ogre ripped the legs from Soren's body as the ogre began to then devour the body as Soren's world went black.

-the Owner of the artifact deems you worthy. He grants you his blessing

Soren awoke in a white space warm and naked a giant screen displayed out in front of him.

Goblin

Pixie

Sprite

Wingless Fairy

Soren looked over the options and admittedly was pretty let down, though he realized that his own weakness was at fault but he thought that if he chose the right option then he could climb his way to the peak, after all this artifact was something people were willing to kill an innocent child over.

No way I am going to do goblin, those are hated and hunted everywhere I may die before I ever get a chance to be strong. Sprites I think are too dependent on nature or elements and I definitely want freedom. Pixies or a wingless fairy huh, sigh I am not strong enough to get a fairy with wings! I thought all fairies had wings. System which option is better for me to choose?

Well I guess that settles it then, system I choose wingless fairy. Please take care of me

Soren's world went black once again.