Chapter 2
What is wrong with the Wildcard!!!
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Angorod woke up naturally to the feel of cold stone beneath him and some furs. As the other day his father was waiting for him at the fur flap and called him over. As he rubbed his eyes and came closer to him he noticed that the height difference wasn't as much as before.
" Time to feed , child. " He said rather simple and lead along.
With just a slight idea where they were going , he remebered only bits and pieces of yesterday , they walked through the caverns. Angorod could not recognize the different tunnels or caverns as for him it all looked the same. One wall looked exactly like the other but his father lead along the way perfectly.
With quick steps he went through a fur flap and now a new sight made Angorod wonder about how the Wraithlings lived. He saw 20 children , all around the age of 12 , fighting and brawling with one another. But as he concentrated in on the children he also saw something else.
But with a familiar * tring* he got distracted.
Quest has been automatically accepted
Fight for survival part 2
In order to acquire satisfy your hunger , you need to overcome all adverseries in-front of you.
Points of nourishment needed for survival of this day 200
0/200 acquired so far
1 gulp of blood 5 points
1 meat slab 20 points
1 Trios 50 points
1 Wildcard 100 points
Time remaining 2h.
Failure will result in death , you will need to start over from day 1 of your birth.
' Again the wildcard ... Which normal human that plays this game could eat his own kind ... ' Angorod thought.
But as he concentrated on the children once again he found out what a ' Trios' had to be. It was incredibly fast and about the size of a handball with a cooper colored outer shell. It had 6 legs and facet eyes combined with a horn on its head and 2 mandibles.
It looked like a over-grown rhinoceros beetle. But Angorod was set on not resorting to canibalism even today and the fastest way was to eat those bugs. His father laughed as the now steady walk of his child had became a dash.
Angorod saw 5 children forcing the little bug to a stone wall but it was escaping the loose ' net ' they had formed around it as it ran through their legs. He on the other hand expected this and jumped while tackling the little bug. As he held it in his arms now the thing began to use its horns and mandibles to break free.
* tring*
You have received 5 points of damage
* tring*
You have received 5 points of damage
* tring*
You have received 10 points of damage
One window after another popped up , as Angorod was frantically looking for a stone to kill the creature or a similar weapon. But then Angorod realized that Wraithlings had a weapon as they were born.
He bit into a leg of the bug and a high pitched tone escaped the beast as he chewed on the creature. It tasted similar to cooked chicken which in return eased the nausea attack Angorod was having moments before. Especially the warmth of the creature made him think of deep fried chicken.
Quest has been updated
Nourishment required 50/200
Time remaining 1 h 45 mins
While you ate you recovered 50 health
Angorod dusted himself up as he was standing up and looked for the next Trios he could capture. Or more for the next group of dim-wits he could use to capture another. But the other children eyed him with envy but left him alone , for now.
Another Trios ran by his feet a few minutes later , so he decided to step on the bug. Considering the speed of the creature that easily ran 25 km/h he naturally missed but he was by no means discouraged.
Most of the kids soon realized that Trios just were to fast for them and left them alone in a fight for survival beating one another and grabbing the meat the Adults kept throwing in the ' ring'.
A trios was just about to pass by him so this time he jumped for it. Instead of catching it in his arms , like last time , the creature bit down on his biceps. With the the hunter became the hunted.
4 more of the beetles closed in on him with breath taking speed while the first one chomped down on his arm repeatedly. It hurt like crazy but as Angorod knew the pain was dulled to a mere 25% realistic pain inside of this game. But now the other beetles had surrounded him.
With a quick stomp another beetle feel victim to Angorod and there were now only 4 left. The one on his arm , 2 in-front of him and 1 behind.
* tring*
You have received 10 points of damage
* tring*
You have received 10 points of damage
Windows appeared as the beetles started to bite down on his bare feet. His life was in grave danger , Angorod realized , not through a Health bar or the like it was just a feeling. This situation had to change quickly so he decided to aim for the closest one. With the other hand he gripped the beetle that was biting down on his arm and ripped it out with force.
* tring*
You have received 20 points of damage
Entered critical state.
His body , besides ozzing out blood from the wound on his arm , blinked in a red color but he quickly chomped down himself on the beetles legs.
Quest has been updated
Nourishment required 100/200
Time remaining 1 h 10 mins
He ran as he ate to distact the other beetles. Even though he was slower then them they couldn't get a good bite out of his feet anymore and as he finished the beetle he still held a new window appeared.
While you ate you recovered 50 health
He threw the now useless remains of the first beetle into a corner and jumped up , startling the chasing beetles , and landed on 2 of them with his bare feet. As it was in the real world the bigger the bug the thinner their Chitin armor. With yellow innards spilling everywhere the bugs got squished.
The last of the bugs decided to make a run for a it but with a precise leap Angorod caught it in his arms like the first one. With high-pitched noises it attracted attention of the other children that were fighting over the meat slabs. But now they saw greater nourishments laying around only a few meteres apart.
Beetle flesh that could be devoured as it was unguarded. Angorod had no time to deal with the one in his arms , as he had to reclaim the other beetles he had already squashed. With a few straight jabs he knocked 3 children back and grabbed the 2 he had killed while stepping on them.
He chewed as fast as he could while running around the small cave , so the rest wouldn't be able to catch him while he ate. Soon 2 messages came but Angorod ignored the first.
Quest has been updated
Nourishment required 200/200
Time remaining 45 mins
Now Angorod was ready for the pack of kids behind him and with more and more jabs and a few mixed in uppercuts he beat them back into submission. Naturally he wouldn't let any nourishment go by , besides canibalism , so he licked the blood of his hard fists and gained multiple windows one after another.
He looked for the first bug he had killed but saw 5 children already devouring it at the other end of the cavern so it wasn't worth the hassle. 10 Children around him were straight up unconscious , so there was no possible way they would survive this day , and 4 more dead at Angorods hands.
Thinking about killing them out of pity was crossing Angorods mind but then he remembered the message yesterday and decided on something else instead. He bit one in the neck and looked at the wound from a normal distance.
Blood was oozing out , so he sucked up the blood. He gave cannibalism a quick thought as after all these grey Wraithlings only had human like appearances but the taste on his tongue from the bite was already gruesome enough.
After he had done this with all the 4 dead he noticed a body he had just before sucked ' dry' was moving. Since this was a game Angorod thought of Undead but he relaxed as he saw the real reason.
A Trios with a crocked leg was chewing on the corpse.
" Ahhh , the one i let escape! " Angorod spoke out loud.
This gathered the attention of the other children. Now a murderous gaze was filling their eyes as they came closer. Their mouths were watering at the corpses behind Angorod and they forgot what they were doing coming closer.
With another heavy beating and some more dead children , while Angorod , licked his knuckles , his father came to pick him up.
Quest completed
You have acquired 32 gulps of blood
You have acquired 2 slabs of meat
You have acquired 4 Trios
You have acquired no Wildcards
You have completed the Quest with 400 points of nourishment.
You have overachieved this Quest and will gain great benefits from this after your growth period.
As the day before his father guided him back to the cave he slept in and he fell asleep instantly.
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Something seemed to tug on his shoulders as he woke up , but Angorod the same as Daniel would not be a morning person. Opening his eyes slowly he saw a female that a female had been shaking his shoulders.
" Hrrrrr...." Angorod mumbled as he forceblly awoke from hellish nightmares.
" Wake up , it is time. " The female told him.
With a heavy yawn he sat himself up while rubbing the corner of his eyes he noticed another incredible growth spurt had taken place while he was asleep. The female in-front of him was also grey skinned with white hair much like himself , but she had red eyes instead of his own violet eyes.
" Time ... for ....what? " He pressed out during another yawn.
The girl , judging by her height , was around 13 years of age , at least by human standards and the slight development of curves she had , inclined her head to a side and stared at him questionally.
" .... " She remained silent with a look of disgust on her face.
Angorod still had clothes on , he noticed as he stood up , but he had a bad habit of sleeping naked most of the time , even during the cold winters in the real world. So even if this girl saw his naked figure he wouldn't mind , when he started that was puzzling himself but he had forgotten since long ago.
He stretched his arms and legs for a few seconds and noticed that his hands looked more like a massive paw instead of a hand. The palm was almost as big as a porzelain plate and his fingers massive and long. As he looked down at his body everything was well refined and more matured then compared to the girl.
Judging by his vantage point from real life he guessed he was about 187 cms tall now and the incredible size of his feet. On closer inspection he thought a 48 in European shoe size or a 12 1/2 in american standards would fit him. But with taps of her feet the girl started to grow impatient.
" Lead the way. " Angorod said out loud.
His voice was the same as in real life , so he presumedthe growth spurt was over , but a slight ringing came out when he talked. Not that it upset him his voice was deep to begin with , due to certain influences of cigarettes , but this ringing sounded awfully beast like.
The girl , that was almost 2 heads shorter then himself , opened the fur flap and lead the way through the catacomb like caverns. Angorod yawned more often then not and the girl clicked her tongue telling him her dissatisfaction at him.
He entered a ' room ' through another fur flap and there he saw 3 throne like chairs being aligned like a podium on the stone floor. The most impressive one was in the middle the second one on its left and the lowest one on the right.
But 2 of those chairs were occupied and the girl that lead him along the way now seated herself on the third. The figure in the middle looked awfully familiar but Angorod couldn't place his fingers on it.
" We welcome you , child of ours , to the council room. " The female on the left said.
" We have a task that you must complete. " The girl that lead him here said.
" We must ensure the survival of our newest member. " The middle one said and he recognized the voice.
It was the women that gave birth to him , he soon realized. But as Angorod had already guessed the society of Wraithlings is heavily built like hyenas. Matriachs that abonden their males and raise the females themselves. Those 3 in-front of him were the Alphas.
* tring *
You have automatically accepted a Quest
Ensure the young Matriarchs survival through the next weeks and bring her back here.
As you are both > other worlders < you will be taken away by the end of the next day and must survive in a neutral city , not your natural home.
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Train yourself in regard with this.
Reward: Familarity with the Matriarchs
A racial skill that has yet to be unlocked
Failure: You will be hunted by all of your kind and exiled from all Wraithling tribes
Rank difficulty: F
Time limit: None
" Yes , matriarch. " Angorod rumbled.
It wasn't new to him that women trampled on him , but Angorod knew that as soon as he brought her back he would be free to travel where ever he wanted and this on the other hand delighted him.
Also the racial skill could be ... something very interesting as he had seen the way how the wraithlings survived the first few days.
" Your father awaits you down the hall , Marissa lead him there. " His mother said.
The youngest one now stood up and walked through the fur flap leaving Angorod behind. But his superior height , or more his longer legs , brought him behind her in a few steps as she was quickening her pace.
Angorod noticed that he was perfectly fine as the girl halted in-front of another fur flap but she was breathing heavily. She pointed a finger at the ' door' and Angorod went through without hesitation.
" Welcome , son. " His father said.
His father was sharpening a sword with a wet stone , which surprised Angorod as he thought the Wraithlings would surely use stone axes and spears but it was a genuine sword. Sure it was a bit rusty but nothing the wet-stone couldn't fix.
" Learn from what i am doing , then help me. " He told Angorod.
He watched 3 minutes and already had some expertise in sharpening things to begin with , due to the construction job he had , so he took the another wetstone and grabbed a few daggers.
On a nearby fur Angorod sat down and began to sharpen the blades. Every minute or so he put his thumb to the blade and tested the edge , it took him 5 minutes to sharpen one blade alone until he was satisfied.
Now his father came over and inspected the work he had done with a hair he had ripped out. The small dagger split the hair in 2 and his father was surprised. Now he checked , while brining his eyes closer , for uneven deformations in the edge.
" Good work son , keep it up! " His father said and went back to his own work.
* tring*
Familarity with your Father has increased slightly.
And another appeared.
* tring*
A side-quest has appeared.
Sharpen at least 25 blades and your father will be proud.
Reward: Increase Familiarity with your father greatly , some cooper coins
Over achievement (50% extra): You will gain the repair skill
Failure: You may gain a beating and could die from it resulting in a start over of your life as a Wraithling
" I accept. " Angorod whispered so his father couldn't hear.
Familarity was always a thing that brought great benefits , Angorod knew from other games , and was hard to acquire. Most of the time one had to repeat the same dull quests over and over again to gain slight advantages. But this game was different from the core up so a great increase in Familarity would definetly help him out.
With those thoughts and renewed vigour while thinking of the repair skill that could come in handy he increased the pace. After all he had no idea how long it would be before he needed to sleep.
With every dagger he sharpened a window appeared telling him of his progress , but Angorod found out if he did a sloppy job the system wouldn't recognize the blade as ' sharpend '. So sometimes he had to start over a blade completly and already ruined 1 dagger. But soon with a * tring* he finished the last one in his lap.
A quest has been updated
Blades sharpend 12/25
Blades destroyed in the prozess 1
To make up for a destroyed blade you have to sharpen 2 more.
This was kind of tricky , as Angorod had to pay extra attention now. But there was no set time limit on this quest so he must have at least the rest of the day left. But to make sure he asked his father.
" Father , when do i have to go sleep today? " Angorod said while he grabbed the rest of the daggers that needed sharpening from the stash.
The father went into a thinking pose while placing a hand underneath his chin , but soon came up with a answer.
" Guess you are old enough now. I will let you go to sleep when you think you need some sleep. You won't have to go back to the den later on either. I will give you enough food. " His father said.
" But im hungry and you should be too. Look over there , its a pouch full of meat and water. Drink and eat i brought another pouch since i made to much today. " His father finished.
Angorod soon noticed his stomache was rumbling and hastly went to the pouch there were numerous food stuffs in there besides the meat and water and in a few minutes it all disappeared inside his mouth and down his throat.
* tring*
You have received nourishment required for you growth
Eating all the food in the pouch and drinking the water has accumulated 170 points of nourishment as it was a Adult portion who hunts every day.
* tring*
The event quest Fight for survival part 3 has been canceled
You will still need 200 points of nourishment before the day ends , incquire your father about it later.
Overachieveing the points will result in benefits after the growth period.
' Neat ' Angorod thought while sharpening another blade.
But now , as Angorod was very careful , it took him 5-8 minutes minimum to sharpen a blade so he made slower progress. But even after the 60th dagger he had not destroyed another blade and he was quite proud of himself.
" Thats enough for this today , im hungry again. Its around 2 pm now good time to take a break from this. Let me see how much you sharpend. " His father said.
He went over every blade very carefully and examined them for sharts or blunt parts. But as he found any he was surprised.
" How many did you destroy? "
Angorod handed him over the one blade he had sharpend to much and thus made the metal to thin on the edge.
" Only one , very good boy! " His father said in delight.
He handed him the ruined dagger back , as it missed its sharp edhe , but as it was still pointy Angorod decided to pocket it in his fur pants.
* tring*
A quest has been completed
Blades sharpend 60/27 ( Due to the blades destroyed)
Blades destroyed in the prozess 1
Familiarity with your Father greatly increased
By overachieving the quest you have gained the following
When the people come to take all the > Other worlders < away you will gain the repair skill and some cooper coins
But another window appeared directly after.
By greatly overachieving the quest you have gained your fathers respect
Reward : May still be determined by your actions
" Son lets go eat!" He comanded.
His fathers footsteps were light and he was in a good mood , but Angorod on the other hand was brooding over the great overachievement. Was this something he knew from other games , such as in Dungeon and Dragons the smaller wish spell? It somehow felt similar but yet slightly different.
' What shall i get from this .... I could probably ask for information , but as he respects me now he will probably tell me everything i want to know. ... Tricky little extra bonus. ' Angorod thought.
They soon arrived in another cavern that was filled with crude looking tables and benches. A male was standing behind a wodden counter and was roastin , frying or boiling things in pots and pans.
The smell was amazing , Angorod couldn't deny it , and he saw why. The Trios were deep fried and they already tasted like chicken. They also had boiled or mashed potatoes as well as other meat.
" Take whatever you want , son. But don't be to greedy. " His father told him.
* tring*
As you have gained your fathers respect , you are now viewed as a Adult.
But even Adults when they are to self-centered will take a beating from the rest.
* tring*
A Hidden-Quest has appeared.
Fight for food.
You can take as much as you like , but if one member of the Wraithlings thinks you took more then you can handle you will have to fight for your food. Those fights are a everyday occurence and everything is allowed.
You could die in the process.
Reward: Extra nourishment and respect from the tribe
Failure: Could result in death and you having to start over from day 1 as a Wraithling
Now as Angorod was very cautios of the situation , as he expected the other Tribes males to carry swords or similar weapons , and closely looked how much his father took. He took the exact same amount , which was quite a bit more then the content of the pouch from before.
But little did he know that he made a grave mistake.
" Who do you think you are brat! " Another male shouted out and both his and his fathers head turned towards the aggressor.
The man was bulky , but had no evident weapons. He also was shorter then Angorod as he now stood up and towered over the other by at least 20 cms. But this aggressor had no intention to back of after he picked a fight.
Naturally that would make him appear weak , at the young punk who had as much food as the Alpha male around here.
" Do you think you deserve as much as the mate of the first Matriach! " The male shouted to cover his insecurity at Angorods size.
Now Angorod took a thinking pose while placing his hand underneath his chin , just as his father had done before.
" Well he is my son after all. " His father said.
Now everything fell into place for Angorod. He knew his ' mother ' was the matriach and even in Hyena society the male mate of the Matriarchs had a special meaning , still lower then any female BY far , but still a special meaning between male members.
But as Angorod took another look at the aggressor that had become like a cute little puppy , scared beyond belief , he knew he would back down from the fight he started. Nonetheless as Angorod sat back down the aggressor saw his chance and tackled him.
Instantly he was in a choke hold , which Angorod himself has used quite often , with no way to free himself. Even his ' father ' looked at him with eyes that told Angorod he had no intention of helping him in the slightest.
Angorod turned blue as he couldn't breath and the male behind him wouldn't let up at all. Dark colors were already dancing in his vision and with a * tring* he at least half regained his conciousness.
You have 10 seconds left of oxygen
' The dagger! ' He thought with his hazy mind.
With numb fingers he retrieved the dagger and flung his arm back over his shoulder. Angorod felt he was being released and breathed in heavily. Warm liquid ran over his shoulder and down his back but he didn't even notice.
Angorod quickly got up and faced the now 1 eyed aggressor. He still held the dagger but quickly threw it away. Coincidentally it landed right inside of his own pile of food and pierced the plate as well as the table underneath and stuck there.
With the massive paw like hands Angorod had he took the aggressors head in his hands and pressed down on it hard. The man squealed and pleaded for his life but the only thing Angorod was thinking about was how to kill this man. With quick movements he got behind him and used the same choke hold the aggressor had used before.
While the pain from loosing an eye ran through the enemys body he had no chance of fighting back. As Angorod noticed that he was about to suffocate to death he released him on. Even helped him up.
But this was just a farce for Angorod who was still seeing only stars and whose mind was still hazy. Now as Angorod was still standing behind the male his head shot forward quickly and dug his teeth deep into the other mans throat.
With a jerk of his head combined with the razor sharp teeth he ripped out a great piece of meat from his opponent. Unbelieving what just happend the aggresor fell to the floor lifeless and with grey dust his body disappeared.
* tring*
A quest has been completed.
Rewards for this incredible feat are the following
The tribe has acknowledged you as the Matriarchs son
" I knew this would happen , son. You have it in your eyes to be ... ruthless even for us Wraithlings. Claim your prize , the food your victim has left behind. " His father said.
As his mind was still hazy Angorod took the plate the other man had placed over his own and strangely for Angorod himself he already had food in his mouth. He was tired and still lacked oxygen as well as feeling drained and hungry so the flesh that was already in his mouth definetly had a good taste.
* tring*
You have ate a Wildcard , nourishment + 100