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Chap 8: World Debut at the Coliseum
I didn’t realize it at first but I keep finding new odd things about my body that came from absorbing those monsters....
My skin and hair have become tough and quite difficult to cut. My leg strength and reflexes are worlds apart then what I thought possible of my body.
When I was resting back at the cabin for a few days I would do some practice swings on nearby trees outside but nothing would be left in my wake. My fists cut through air perfectly and the trees then exploded on impact. It had looked like a shotgun had had gone off when making contact. I moved over to rocks and the same thing happened. Unless greatly holding back my strength my fists will do irreparable damage. I think my bones itself might be much more durable as well, they’d have to be to absorb these levels of impacts my body is putting on them.
It it wasn’t just my body but my mind has gotten quite sharp as well. My cognitive perception has definitely increased and magic is beginning to make since to me much more. I’ve also learned that magic manipulation is a wonderful thing......I wasn’t aware but if you could truly manipulate magical properties down to the core of something, you could essentially use skills and abilities at higher tier’s than are currently available to you by increasing the output dramatically. It’d be like using a skill in more advanced stages while still being in beginner. It shows more potential than anything else....Well I say that but that weapon...
Well....truly my brain is changing as well I believe. Increasing your intellect in this world isn’t only a number, and when your stats rise in this world your body changes accordingly. It truly is such a strange phenomenon.
When sitting down and thinking about it though, it all actually quite makes sense. World Tree’s are truly God existences in their own right. In my own world plants aren’t really respected by many and thought to be weak forms of life. But that’s not true. Sure plant species lack mobility, but they can pull and drag every available resource in the surrounding areas and transform them to energy. This allows them to survive in the most harsh of conditions. They grow and compete with other plant life, they can run and wiggle to push past cement ..... all to survive. Truly plants are resilient. A world true technically is like a God Plant in this world and like the world tree, the essence pulled all the available resources I was giving it to form my new body.
Absorbing a higher being like Malthiel may have caused more effects than I originally realized but I’ll only know how much with time.
Currently I’m washing my face in a shallow river and taking a short break. The light from the son is shining off the river and back into my eyes. It’s still pretty early in the morning but I can start to hear birds wake up. I’m about a halfway distance from my home and Aldain. What should have been a few days trip I managed to cross in an hour. I had to take a longer route however because Hlökk and Loki don’t want us going anywhere near the Jheroki mountains.....I don’t blame them, I don’t want to go there either right now. I’m amazed at my growth but I’m not stupid. I am a very small existence in this world and I realized that quite candidly the other day that one mistake could have been lights out.
Besides.....I have reasons to go to Aldain. I need to buy a few things and supplies with the money Loki had gave me. I don’t know why he gave me gifts and money for killing him but I’m guessing he didn’t just take a ring off Malthiel.....I mean if he was a descended being, he would have multiple things in his Inventory list.........I guess I’ll never know will I. But there are other reasons to go to Aldain as well. I’m going to gain some information on a certain fallen noble family. I would like to get to know them as much as possible before bringing their entire world into ruin.
‘There pain will not be felt with death alone. This much I have already decided.....I will make them feel all of the pain from my own suffering. For what those bastards did to her.....I will destroy it all!’
I shook my head and looked down at my reflection. Though I have my old face my white hair is still displeasing to look at. Its medium length and I don’t even bother fixing it at this point. I’m wearing the dark shirt Loki gave me and it appears to be out of some very strange material I’ve never felt before. It’s got an interesting weight but the fabric feels quite soft so I guess I’ll wear it. I’m also wearing the tan jacket he gave me as it’s....actually kinda cool looking. I’ve never really owned any nice clothes before but I really do like this jacket. Loki gave me a cool jacket. But I’m not going to put on that stupid mask. I’m also wearing the white plaid scarf my mom had made me that was made from materials she collected. It actually has a very nice scent to it.
I however decided not to have Abgrund out and left it in my inventory. This is the name I have decided to give the large metal death scythe from before. I originally had just tossed it aside not thinking of ever using it mainly because it looked creepy, I didn’t even actually look at it. I honestly thought the skill I would receive would be much more interesting sine I didn’t really plan on using that infernal weapon.
But what I found out is that weapon is a very dangerous thing. It is a Celestial class weapon I know but the power of it is truly terrifying. I had originally thought the name of it was Wrath of Balor. That was the first thing I saw so I really didn’t think much of it but it wound up being a skill. There are however multiple skills on this weapon and I cant even see all of them. Multiple places our darked out implying I haven’t unlocked them or I just don’t have the ability to use the skills yet. Since it’s a weapon with such magical properties it can change its size and weight to my will. The large metal blade of the scythe can also retract and stand on the end like a spear. It’s damage was something like 6,000 but I don’t know if that’s the final number as I can’t use this weapon fully yet. It is however........too dangerous a weapon. The skills that are on here like Dark Sever or Wrath of Balor.......they are far too dangerous to just sling around and could horribly disrupt and change the environment. I can’t even find a way to practice the skills and since it would look insanely creepy to people I decided not to have it out all.
Celestial Class weapons are truly dangerous. The Ranking order for weapons and items go like this:
Normal->Rare->Unique->Magic-->Ancient-->Legendary-->Phantasm-->Celestial-->Divine
Nine Ranks and according to the world knowledge it’s actually only seven. Due to the fact that Legendary class weapons are said to be ones that make legend. And only a very small number of people own a Phantasm class weapon right in the world currently. Saying that the legendary or ancient class weapons aren’t good weapons is wrong. They are weapons of legend. It’s just that the level of separation between the last three I’m told by Hlökk is the difference between heaven and earth.
This weapon is far too dangerous to just wave around in middle earth and apparently I would gain some unwanted attention that Hlökk wouldn’t tell me.....’I’m assuming Loki could have enemies and killing his champion would make sense......Him having people who would want to do him harm I can totally understand haha.’
Well.....I decided to give the large Death scythe the name Abgrund which means....abyss. I believe it fits well with an old quote from Niche..... “Beware those who choose to fight monsters........Less you become a monster. For those who choose to stare long into the abyss.....Know....that the abyss gazes back at you.”.
I know full well the weight that this weapon could have and I don’t wish to become a monster in this world.
“Are you done yet.....We really need to hurry if were going to make it back past curfew.”
“Ya know it’s normal for kids to stay out past curfew. And your taking her rules more seriously than I am?’
“After your injuries from before I need to keep a better watch on you.....and besides I don’t like being scolded.....I’m not use to it!”
“Hlökk just calm down....we’re simply taking a detour right now and are already halfway to Aldain.......I simply want to site see today and since running here only took an hour I don’t see what the big deal is........Come on......We’ll be back for night.”
Hjok is currently resting on my shoulder and complaining in my ear. Our relationship has definitely changed in the past couple of days as well since the incident. She now rests on my shoulder quite often when she is in her bird form and seems to forget to keep a watchful distance flying away. It’s almost as if you question why she remains to be a bird at all. But now she and I talk more and it has become somewhat interesting.......I’ve been enjoying poking her buttons and watching her squirm.....Though it has backfired on me I am not denying that......
I’ve already been beaten twice since that day by Hlökk and thoroughly reminded me of how weak I am........The first time is when I turned on Dark Pressure in the house and apparently it sends people around me in shivers and cause them brief feelings of terror if they can’t suppress it. It’s an ability that uses magic that works hand and hand with your status. If someone doesn’t have enough power to stand up to you in a fight by statistics alone it will momentarily stop them and work as an Intimidation skill. Apparently if one were to increase there resistance or magical affinity to 25% one can naturally learn this skill..... just another interesting thing I've acquired from my large level up.
Well I had turned it on and scared my mother giving her goosebumps and Hlökk hit me with her spear. One other occasion was when I said something that apparently made her strike me again with her spear.......I wouldn’t know........because I have seem to have forgotten from being struck in the head. Seriously if I didn’t have the body I currently do I know I would have had brain damage. The thing that really messes with me though is that Hlökk doesn’t strike me as the person who would gage their swings....
“Elyria made me promise!! She was so upset with me last time I brought you home after telling her we wouldn’t go out far! I cannot look her in the face again knowing I was dishonest! She called me her friend!”
Her wings started to flatter wildly as she sat perched on my shoulder.
“Well where already out here. Just give me a few minutes to catch my breath and we’ll continue on. Besides some site seeing in Aldain I was hoping to buy a few things too for the cab........Hey a little girl?”
Sitting hunched over several meters away is a small little girl. She had long white shaggy hair and large pointy ears of the same color. Her eyes were bright yellow and shined off the son. Her hands and wrists were furry and I could see small claws on her hands that shined off the sunlight.......she was frightened? She also appeared to be injured.
The small girl was in rag like clothing tied by a string. She was small.....very small. It was hard to determine her age. She had dirt all over her face and the area under her eyes were dark and clouded. I started to walk towards her but my presence must have shocked her and she just pushed her body much more against the tree behind her. Her long furry white tail that resembled my mothers was curled up to her face....Why was she so scared? Is it because I’m human.
And there I saw it......She had shackles on her wrists and ankles with short broke chains around them.....Is....is she a slave? Why would a little girl like this be....a slave?
Then a large fat man jumped from behind a corner and saw the small girl and that is when I found out what was going on. She was being chased.........are you telling me these people put children in shackles? I knew demi-human and human relations were bad but this is something different. Slavery and putting kids in chains is something that should never happen! This is, this is sick.
The fat man was holding a knife and them I caught on my radar that there were 4 of them. One was trying to get a good angle on me and seemed to be trying to hide himself in the trees. ‘Heh.....these guys are all low level. Roughly 24 and the highest being 27. The little guy in the trees is the highest level. I guess he’s killed a lot of people.....
He jumped at me holding a small shiny dagger. I just extended my arm before he got to me and caught him by the throat. I started to choke the man that attacked me and I could listen to the sounds of his friends and him make sounds of astonishment. Apparently he was going to just cut me down here without a word..... Seriously I’m not one for murder, but if someone comes at me with the intent to kill I’m going to put them down. I never murdered in my past life but.....’Ever since I took my first life I just....eh I don’t want to think about it right now.’
As the man then tried to reach for his weapon I pulled the man closer and snapped his neck. It felt more simple than pulling off the cap of a new soda bottle. It gave no resistance and his Hp immediately dropped to 0. I noticed that everything is registered in this world. An attack can be done in a multiple ways and even if everything is under rpg like elements.....The human body is still a body. It if you abuse it in certain ways, it will shut down. That is unless you develop your body into something indestructible. This world is however much different than my own. You can build your body up through hard work and training. If you take down strong opponents and get experience in this world you yourself can raise yourself to unforeseen heights. As long as you keep going, and survive. You can get strong in this world.
I tossed him back at his friends and threatened them. I tried to give the knife to the little girl but she really didn’t know how to respond. She just kept pushing her small body back up against the tree. She was truly frightened of me. I hoped that maybe if she felt a little more in control she’d let me look at her leg. She seriously looks like she hasn’t even eaten yet. She eventually took the knife and I started pulling ointment and particular leaves I’ve found from a certain tree that glows a bright blue at night has leaves that if sealed to wounds increases the effects of medicines and recovery rate, ya know now that I think about it it has all gotten quite quiet.....God looking at this little girl makes me fear for Kaylan some.....Where is she in this world?
The little girl said her name was Lily and had finally started to lower the knife I handed her......She looked like she hadn’t bathed in weeks and hadn’t been given much to eat in her time as a slave.....
I started to see the three dots on my lower screen approach me from behind.
‘Seriously......what are these idiots thinking? If though could see my level wouldn’t they just immediately run away from me?’
I stood up and faced them while the three started to spread out and the big guy held a short sword at his waste and threatened me.
“EH!......you killed one of ours. We’re gonna slice ya up good now! If ya don’t give us the girl now were going to cut you down!”
“....If you were already going to slice me up for killing your comrade why would I obey any of your later demands?”
“....huh?”
“........Are you kidding me?”
I had then realized these band of thieves aren’t at all bright. I guess it makes since as the schooling systems in this world are probably in no way advanced......but these people are actually bonafide stupid!
“Well..let’s see what you guys got I’m actually interested in checking something out.”
There was one thing I wanted to test out about this world's physics. This world is a game. In the real world humans are vulnerable to sharp weapons, always have been. In this world though level plays a role in everything. If your defense is technically high enough it should easily be able to withstand a knife.
I walked forward and started to approach the 3 men. Each of them flinched in my advancement as they probably had just remembered I had easily killed their higher leveled companion just moments ago without much of a struggle.
They brandished their weapons at me which didn’t look to be that bad actually. I wonder is that a normal weapon......a unique maybe?
Hlökk is no longer on my shoulder and has flown to the little girl. I can hear her gasp in my direction as she seemed frightened for me.
One by one each of them lunged at me with there swords and daggers and I raise each of my arms while walking through them.
“Ahhh!”
“hehhee Yah!”
“hehe....huh”
“......hmmmm no damage? Come on guys I was expecting a better trial run on my first fight with the new body but this is horrible.....you guys couldn’t even manage to cause any damage? Don’t understand let me explain. Each of you have such low strength and and attack power compared to my defense.....we could sit her all day and you’d never be able to hurt me. I wanted to test out my auto heal function I just received after passing 100.....lets you heal 150 health in 1 minute. But it appears that you 3 will not be able to help me with testing this out........hmmm”
This information just went right through their open brains as if I was speaking to a horse. They did however back away and look truly frightened of me. Even the little girl behind me made gasps of amazement at what was currently taken place. But logically its quite simple what happened. In this world Attack Power = ( Person’s Strength + Person’s Attack Damage: personal skill traits or weapon damage) - Enemies Defense. If a person’s defense is naturally higher than the attack power given it wouldn’t be possible to cause harm to the person with high defense. Though never possible in my world, this world when your stats rise your body rises accordingly. This is what I received from the Lord of the Forest of having a tough exterior with solid defense properties. You'd need a much stronger weapon to get through my tough exterior.
“you.....your over level 100?”
“Ooop.....Lightbulp?”
One of the thieves apparently figured out through his startled state and clamored shamelessly. I made a wise crack back but who am I doing this for anyways......I feel as though I’m always talking to myself.
“Oh...run away....run away now!”
Each of them scattered off in the distance and I contemplated chased after them......‘hmmm, honestly I don’t have the wanting to chase them and hunt them down even if it would be easy. I don’t feel like I want to get too comfortable with murder anyways. I don’t want to become some blood soaked monster in this world....
I walked back to the little girl and she was looking back at me with wide eyes. She probably thinks I’m a monster after just killing that person from a while ago so casually.
“Wow......so strong.”
“......”
‘Or not....the little girl just kept staring at me without saying a word and smiling back at me.’
Hlökk then flew to my shoulder and sat there.
“Wow..... Hlökk was right your very strong!”
“Umm what? Hlökk you gave her your name? Shouldn’t you not be revealing who you are!”
“She seemed scared. I wanted to reassure her you’d be fine and she was safe.....”
“....Seriously what’s even the point of being in your bird form. You might as well just say your a Valkyrie while your at it.”
“What’s a valkyrie?”The little girl with a tiny voice asked thus interrupting our conversation and bringing me to what I had just done.
‘Damnit!.....Why would I make such a stupid mistake. I was claiming earlier to being much smarter and laughing like a super genius and I just did something so stupid! Talking to Hlökk sometimes gets distracting. I feel as though my true personality comes out whenever I'm around her.’
“See....now who’s revealing too much!”
“...........”
I had nothing to say. This was my bad, but I was still irritated as she kind of assisted.
“So you said your name was Lily? What are you doing all the way out here?”
‘Stalling tactic....little kids can forget things!’
“Mhmm.....I was.....trying to run away.”
“To where?”
“I don’t know.....”
“You don’t know what do you mean?”
“.......Somewhere safe. That is where my brother told me to go.”
“.......your brother? And where is he?”
“........In....a human city.”
The little girl kept talking slowly she was very weak so I gave her some water and decided to first hunt some food and cook her a meal.
It didn’t take long and I just simple put some seasonings on there before cooking it over a fire.
“.........ahh”
She ate it so fast it was gone after two bites...
“...mmmmm soooo gooooooodddddd!”
She clamored a little and shook her body. She then arched her head back and closed her eyes. After savoring the taste I laughed a little and she opened her eyes and looked up at me.
“More!”
‘little demanding aren’t we?.....eh no....she’s probably been treated quite poorly up until now. I cook her some rabbit meat I found in the surroundings and she honestly ate through 3 rabbits before stopping. I think she said she was a wolf-demi-human? But she has white hair like me and now I’ve noticed that her furry hands and claws are no longer out and she has small frail human hands......I guess that is something like a defense mechanism for demi-human species.
After eating Lily became surprisingly more open. I guess when you have a full stomach all people are capable of talking a little. She said her brother and her are the last survivors of a Lycanthia tribe somewhere in the mountains near here. Not long after her 10th birthday a large group of human warriors mages entered in there settlement and killed everyone. Her and her brother Noah had somehow escaped and got picked up by what I’m assuming to be a slave trader and thrown into chains. She’s been chained up and in a cage for weeks........wow. I didn’t know this world had this.
After they were sold on stage by someone earlier this morning her brother managed to break the chains off her sister and kill one of the men watching over them. He told her to run to somewhere safe......and here we are.
What is going on in this world that this is ok? Children thrown in cages?......where is Kaylan for that matter.
I told her that we were headed to Aldain and she was originally off about it but wanted to stay with me and Hlökk. I wonder if this town is where she escaped from. If that were to happen this could get difficult.....hmmmm.
I decided to give her the cloak from Malthiel I gained from his drop. It like all other magical clothing items in this world has the abilility to fit whoever wears it. Quite convenient. It also has the ability of 100% Magic Resistance. 25% added Fire Resistance and a unique ability too increase mana recover by 5000 a minute and increases maximum mana by 10,000. It was truly a boss monster’s cloak.
It went over her body and fit her figure perfectly and I decided it was time to put the hood over her. I was pretty close to Aldain already. I had apparently closed the distance much more than I originally thought. With Hlökk on my shoulder and Lily now walking alongside us we continued to Aldain. Those magical leaves really are quite fascinating. They greatly increased recovery speed and increased the ointments affects I rubbed on it earlier. Maybe demi-humans also have naturally bettery recovery rates I really know nothing about her wolf tribe to be honest.
As we got closer to the city gates I could see large stone walls and and a big wooden gate.
“30 Silver per Entry!”
“Huh....oh. Here got change?”
“Eh.....no not 1 gold 30 Silver ! I don’t got change for ya!”
He seemed kinda irritated but I honestly didn't have any other coins besides those coppers from the thieves and the gold from Loki.
‘Uhhhhh. I hate giving away money. I seriously do not like it!........As someone who constantly saves money in my last life I do not like leaving a penny on the table, ever. I’m going to make this city regret this........’
“Just keep it.....now may we enter?”
“Oh...ah...Yes! You must be a nobleman I’m sorry sir. Yes please this way! Open the gate!”
The gate opened and the guard started acting much more friendly all of a sudden. I guess they don’t get people just handing money away around here.....his voice is annoying.
“Oh...my sir can we show you around our grand town?”
“......I’m just here to buy some supplies and goods at your shops is all. Thank you though.”
“Oh ok but most of the shops in the shopping district are closed today. Because of the big match today at the colosseum. But you can try to see if some stores are still open. I’m sure some places still are today sir!”
“Hmmm a fight?”
“Oh yes! The King’s son Prince Gasper Aldain is dueling the neighboring kingdom’s Frost Sword Aldus. It’s said to be a truly spectacular matchup. You should go and watch the duel it will be grand!”
“Hmm afraid not. Just passing through is all. You have a good day now sir.”
I tried to brush him off us and continued to walk through the town. It really was quite barren today and no one was out on the streets. The Smithey, Armor and Weapons shops were closed. Some of the local guild houses had no one out side of them. I kind of wanted to check out guilds too but no one was there. Even the Church of the Goddess Frigg was closed today and I really wanted to get some high grade holy water I was told of by my mother.......’Ughhhh what is with this town!’
“The magic shop I really wanted to get some books. Hmmm man this place is really dead today.”
“I guess the fight the guards originally spoke of must be drawing a large crowd. “
“Yah.. no kidding Hlökk, But hey this store is open, looks like a general goods store.”
As we entered into the shop Lily stayed attached to leg while we walked through the store. She really did not want to be separated from me....
The shop seemed to be quite plain but had a large assortment of items. I had Hlökk take Lily to the clothing section and pick out some clothes. I grabbed some spare blankets and clothe for my mom. I also bought a sowing kit as I learned from my sister when playing the game the Tailoring skill actually other wide affects that greatly affected gameplay. I wanted to pick up the blacksmith skill or grab a weapon but there are no places to do that currently. I did get some other tools around for the house and a large sawlike fish bone that is a part to an old dead monster. I grab some working tools and a small dish to hopefully start mixing ingredients and medicines. I still need to learn a proper method to heal my mother.....”ha....the church is closed today that’s a laugh!”
I got some other working tools to create things due to my new ability Tool Creation I haven’t gotten to use. Upon further realization I’ve come to find that Tool Creation is not what I had originally hoped. It basically gave me the ability to create tools....not items. Apparently my skill is a knock off of some better skilled called Item Creation. Though it came to an initial shock it did give me the initial ability to view and see materials and show items in a holographic blue light to show possible building types. It literally felt like a game within a game as I could use the skill to see items and show how to connect or bind them to make a tool. Though it’s not as potentially great as Item Creation. Tool creation is still kinda cool in it’s own right.
We checked out at the front where a large man with a long waxy red beard. He was kind of gross looking I’m not going to lie.
“For the clothes of the demi-human bought.....10 silver. For all these other supplies I can sell for 30 silvers.”
“Hmm.....”
‘Damnit.....I really need to make change but I don’t want to lower the goods of this anymore!
“Well.....I sell all for.....30 silvers but lowest I can go.”
‘I just made another face as if I was contemplating the sale but that just made it worse as I really don’t have a way to make change.....Fucking Loki!!!!!!! He must have known this would happen. I swear!’
“Ok...ok.....20 silvers and we make a deal yes!”
You have acquired a new skill!!!
Negotiation
I flick my hand away cause the skill pop up is annoying in this sense.
“Ah...all that sounds fine actually......you seem to know a lot about this place. Your a smart man after all.”
“Are you trying to negotiate prices?”
“haha no....I simply want some information along with these goods. I’ll give you 1 gold. “
“Wha!.....1 gold what do you want. For just this stuff 1 gold is.....yes. Yes!”
“Haha ok....I need some information on the Tyrule family....are they in the city at this time?”
“....The Tyrule’s are.......probably at the colosseum like everyone else. It is a big fight today so their families are probably with the king about to see the prize match.”
Lily is looking up at me with her bright yellow eyes like she doesn’t understand. ‘Yah....maybe I can get some information about Lily’s brother as well from the Tyrule’s as well. They seem to have rather big ties to the area’ .....it’s a win win.’
As I started to leave the store I had a angry look on my face.
He didn’t have much useful information sadly and I honestly feel like I have now wasted 2 gold coins in this stupid hell hole. Only this time I didn’t just give him the gold coin and thusly demanded 30 silver from him for the gold coin and all the stuff we had purchased. I didn’t much demand as just greatly imply. Luckily now I have some spending cash and won’t look like an idiot anymore.’ Uhh.....I’m starting to feel sick of this place already.’ Looking down at Lily she is still wearing the dark cloak I gave her....'Seriously I don't know why anyone would ever wear that creepy thing. She is however wearing her new clothes that are light blue underneath it. She said she didn’t want to take off my cloak and that she liked it. She is kind of a forceful kid but I let her do what she wants for now as she seems to have been through a lot. I couldn’t just toss her aside. What kind of monster would I be then.....
Lily is now holding onto my jacket sleeve and trying to keep up with my pace. I slow down a little and let her walk beside me. I put my hands up to pat her head but she flinched as if thinking I was going to hit her. Her ears twitched through the hood. I then patted her head and held her hand as we exited the shop. Demi-humans seem to have even more animal traits....hmm, really an odd world.
As we exited the shop I thought maybe it would be a good idea to check out this prized fight. I could get the opportunity to see other strong fighters and compare my strength. Though I’m currently level 147, Hlökk has confirmed that I am not anywhere close to the higher leveled champions in the central continent. Home to many people and beings that have also been blessed by the Gods.
Though she assures me that my stats are much higher than those anywhere close to my skill level. There are still remarkably powerful people out there and over confidence can result in sure death in this world. I know this as well as anyone. Malthiel was an insanely strong being. I should have died fighting him but he treated me as nothing more than an insect buzzing around him. I was truly lucky...... Hlökk said Loki that was due to his luck blessing but I don’t believe him. She even made an odd face at that and hadn’t believed him. She said it was because he was laughing while saying it.......Loki......
We got to the colosseum gate and loud cheers are constantly erupting and shaking the entire structure. Lily and I walk up to the front of the large entrance covered in stone or what looks more like hardened clay. It wasn’t a very well made structure and you could see that by its shotty workmanship. But it was very large and quite big. I never saw this during my time in Aldain.
We paid the fee to get in and simply walked through. luckily this time it was 2 silver. I was able to not waste another gold coin....’If Loki only knew how much trouble he has caused me in this world!........he’d..... he'd probably laugh....Which makes me more angry!’
I look over to the side and see Hlökk making bird faces at Lily who is looking back up at her giggling.
“Hehe.....I like Hlökk. ”
“ Careful birds are known to poop a lot.” I clamored while walking through the crowds of people that are sitting on what appears to be bleacher like stands.....There’s a lot of people here.
“hehehe”
“I do not poop a lot!”
“No...she’s a pretty bird”
“Mhmm I rather think so too”
Looking back at the conversation of the two I can see Hlökk smiling back at Lily....though it’s hard to say this but she with her beak is still smiling. It’s odd but kind of charming in a way with her lush, shiny purple feathers. ‘Hlökk being charming who’d knew.’
“Hehe......What the hell is that!”
My sentence to the two was interrupted as I couldn’t believe what I saw in front of me......
It was multiple heavily armored people swinging swords and cleaving through other individuals with much inferior equipment. Watching the scene I can already see the disadvantage to the individuals in rag like clothing that looked much similar to the clothes Lilly was originally wearing. They are all holding ragged weapons and if you look closely they already show signs of bruises from earlier injury and each look like they haven’t eaten in days.
It was impossible not to see such a disadvantage. But the one’s in heavy armor and flashy weapons were swinging them around and slicing these....slaves in half. Many of them seem to be from the elven tribe but.....Looking closer I see a couple demi- humans in there.
A female elf with a large purple bruise on her eye and a large round chest. She was in ragged clothing and showed signs of abuse and scars all over her arms. She wasn’t fairing well against a large bald man with red leather armor. He was big....probably bigger than me and his muscles were bursting through each crack in his armor. He was big but showed to be quite fast as well. The elf women tried to evade and swing at him with her small rugged short sword but was easily getting toyed with and pounded by the large man.
Looking to the side I see another elf man who’s arm has been detached and is trying to fight someone with a whip with only one arm.. Each of the people in rag like clothing are being slowly cornered.‘What.....what is going on? Why....Why is everyone cheering and watching this! Why is this being accepted! That elven woman was only being toyed with. I knew elves had a lot of magic but she seems to be losing ground with that sword she’s holding. She’s……trying to protect someone? I see a small boy behind her.
I don’t care if there is hate for demi humans in this world but this.....this is so much different. She’s weak, hungry, she looks terrified and has dropped the weapon and backed away slowly. She’s shaking and due to my increased senses I can hear her crying even through the roar of all the loud cheers surrounding them. She’s still trying to shield someone behind her though I just can’t see who. It looked like……a child?
Just then an elf man jumped in front of the elfen maiden and was burnt alive by some fire magic from some mage standing in the back.
‘From here I could even hear her voice through the loud roaring of the crowd.’
“Get behind me…please….someone……..ha…save us.”…’..She was asking to be saved. Just like my sister did.'
“Yes...humans in this city think nothing of the demi-human tribes on this continent. They are treated no differently than items....Items can be destroyed at will by the owner should they see fit. As such.....slaves bought are considered perishable goods.”
Hlökk said this in my ear as if noticing the level of my own shock. My eyes were wide open and all that was filling my thoughts was my sister Kaylan....She’s....she’s been in this world this whole time....This whole time, without me. She needs me here.
“Noah!!!!!”
Lily who was tugging on my arm tried to run towards the the stoned wall above the colosseum and jump into the large battleground. I came out of shock of what I was seeing and then grabbed Lily and picked her up. It was then that I looked in the direction towards her line of site.......
A black haired- demi human boy with large pointy ears like Lily and a large bushy black tail coming out his back jumped out in front of the small grey haired cat demi human. He wore the same ragged clothes as everyone else but had large bruises covering his body. His shirt had been blown off by the same mages fire magic and he had ripped it off with his dark furry hands. They were now showing the same claws as Lilly had shown when she was in danger from those thieves.
He was breathing hard the two slowly backed away closer to the colosseum wall.
“Please......please......save him.......mister....please......”
Lilly was shaking in my arms as I contemplated jumping in this fight surrounded by loud screaming fans. I had no idea what was going on, how this world was so ok with the site of children and women, that have no possible chance at fighting back, against better armed and trained opponents…..They’re being slaughtered like cattle.
Many male and female elves who wore the slavery rags were already thrown about all over the colosseum grounds. The dirt was dyed a dark crimson color from being stained with all those who had fallen there. The same female elf from before had her weapon disarmed and a flaming whip had came from behind and wrapped around her neck. A large fire erupted around her and a man holding the whip was choking her from several meters away.
“I know what you are thinking Vali, but many have gone down this road you are contemplating. Many have died doing it. The corrupt in this world rule and it stains the humans here to show the same rott as the interior continent. I won’t stop you from making whatever decisions you make, but I will only warn you justly, that it is not an easy road........and also all of them appear to be small fry.....and don’t let that one with the blueish sword hit you it appears to be a strong weapon.”
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She then floated over to Lily’s shoulder who was below me.
The elf girl tried to scream in pain but it was too much. The man then flipped the elf women over to where the demi human child from before was standing. The people in shiny armor and fancy get ups were all just toying with the slaves. It looked like they were just showing off their weapons.
I pick out of my inventory a small white mask...'....Ughhh.....Loki.....did you know this was going to happen. Did you know I would need to withhold my identity some way so you gave me this creepy mask knowing I would have to wear it.....Loki....this is all somehow your fault somehow.'
The big muscular man in red armor then raised his arms and a dark red light appeared in his fists. Everyone then began cheering as the two slaves were the only ones remaining and huddled close to one another. The elven woman who looked to be in her late twenties wrapped her arms around the boy to try and shield him from the immediate danger. They had no weapons and were cornered. The boy swirled his tail around and tried to continue fighting but the elf looked to have given up. She just continued holding him tightly.
He yelled to the audience and raised his fist in the sky and a bright green light appeared in his hand. He waved it to the sky and aimed his gasp towards the three.
WhooooooooshhhhH!
Boooomm!!!!
A large gust of wind swept through the colosseum and a loud boom was heard over the roars and crowds of everyone in attendance. Dust flew into the sky from the dirt and blinded the surroundings. It was then that the ground started to shake from after shocks of a large skill being performed.
There standing through the dust in front of the three slaves I had my hand firmly holding the large red armored man standing over me. My hand was firmly grasping over his wrist and firmly holding it in place. The disruption of the skill must have had some after shocks as the blast from the large man must have been strong. Though this massive built man with a size that is relatable to monsters.....had his skill immediately stopped when coming into contact with my my hand.
The figure of us had then become visible to the surrounding people and I could hear the audiences cheers stop and now the colosseum has gone unnaturally quiet.
The large man began to wiggle and squirm, then I increased the grip and started feeling the bones in his wrist crack and come apart through his thick gauntlets.
“Ahh...ughhhh!!!”
Me gripping him made his face show both looks of pain and anger. He tried to head-but me and I simply took it.
Coming into contact with my head at such a force must have caused him to go into a daze for a moment.
“Ya know you have horrible form. If you used your body weight proportionally you could be able to exert 3 times that with proper training......though....that was enough power to kill these unarmed people.......your prepared right?”
As he tried to wake up from his daze I started increasing the strength in my grip and the the sounds of his limbs snapping can be heard by the surrounding people in the ring. The dark red gauntlet surrounding his forearm started to crack and break apart. I can feel the tendons and ligaments in his wrist becoming dust in my hands through his dark red gauntlets that are ruined now. Blood started to ooze out and splatter on my white mask and his wrist is now barely hanging on by any meat at all.
SNAP
“UAAAAAhhh!!!”
That waking him up he tried to lunge at me and I simply kneed him in the stomach to lower him to my level.
“ You know that old saying the bigger they are.......The harder they?”
Saying this to him I immediately slam my fist into his gut in an upward fashion and the vision of him getting blown past the low grey clouds can be seen. I’t really did look somewhat like a cartoon hehe.’
'Ugh....why did I have to say such a cheesy line there though…..trying to look cool I guess.'
“Wahhhh!!”
Everyone in the crowd began to show their shock and voices can be heard through out the stadium but no cheers.
“Who.....Who are you to interrupt a duel between Kingdoms!”
“..........”
'.....I am batman.'
Looking towards the two cowering slaves they each look up at me shaking and with looks of awe in what they had just seen. I look past them and see a person in a shiny white iron equipment is holding that same flaming whip and yelling at me. I don’t reply. I simply start viewing my surrounds at everyone in the coliseum. No.....my new battleground.
There behind the man with the whip are two smaller people who appear to be an archer and a mage. Their levels are 67, 88, and 89. Turning my head I see a gentleman with short black hair and and a large one handed sword with a blue hue coming off it. His level was 98.....Oh that looks interesting, that must be the sword Hlökk spoke of. And there I saw it.........
A priest type person......standing behind the black haired man. He looked exactly like what an individual with a priest position should wear, especially from the game......He could have a healing ability. Thinking of all the opportunities to be able to absorb this persons ability I could heal my mothers wounds. Thinking of this I shot daggers at the small priest man for quite some time.
“Guah....”
He flinched at my menacing gaze and didn’t dare move.....Ugh....I can’t just kill him. I can’t just kill a person because I want their ability. If I go down that road it will be a hard one to stop....Ugh I would really like to eat that person’s heart though. Everyone stared at me not knowing what I was about to do.
Thinking of this the man to my right flung his whip in my direction and I intercepted it with my forearm. It lit up and began to bleed a bright fire all over my arm like it did to the elf woman under me.
“Hahaha.....Now burn wha!”
“You call that hot.....”
I gripped onto the whip around my arm and wrapped it around my hand.
I yanked the whip and the man holding onto it with curly blond hair was slung into my direction.
His body flung through the air in a rolling fashion. As everyone gasped his body flew towards me. I stood strong on the ground and delivered a shot right to his open face when he landed.
BAM!
The punch sent the blonde haired man back and in a > shape and his body crashed against the wall. The wall had caved in some and the whole colosseum shook at having had an object launched like a cannon into it. His body then slowly slid down the wall and a small blood stain could be seen from where his head had collided.....yah...that may have killed him.
An arrow came in from the side at my chin and i used flicker to appear at the archers front. My stride was much longer due to increased leg strength and I appeared right in front of him. He out of reflex swung his dagger in my direction and I simply evaded it and gave him a flick to the side of the head. I didn't hold back my strength at all. The flick sent the archer's unguarded face flying towards the wall and Im sure there was much more damage than hitting that wall. Archer’s don’t have very good defense but I guess since he was such a lower level than me he couldn’t take a hit like that.
The crowd is in awe of the fact I have just slain three opponents so easily. I walked back to my original spot and picked up the long peculiar whip on the ground and tossed it in my inventory.
“No....You mustn’t that belongs to Lord ALDAIN!!!”
A small man shot a large gust of fire magic in my direction and I flicked my wrist diverting the fire magic rushing past me. I wasn’t just sitting in the cabin resting this whole time. I’ve been getting stronger with magic as well. And magic manipulation is amazing. It allows me to interfere with incoming magic. But right now I can only divert it. Magic manipulation doesn’t have a way to increase it’s ability it is something that comes with time and study. My mom has helped me greatly in mastering this.
I used my spatial magic and appeared right in front of the fire mage. I had traveled a distance of several meters within a second and the vision of me appearing an inch away from him caused him to cower and step back from me.
"Ugh."
I didn’t originally plan on murdering anyone in here but they’re actions are unforgivable. I can’t simply watch this and allow it to go on any further. Not within my site. I’ve been stepped on my whole life, and having to see it done to others in front of me and being adorned with cheers.......unforgivable. Many elves on the ground have shown signs of being torched on the ground with their smoldering bodies. I can still smell their flesh burning in my nostrils….This man did that
I slid my finger in a slicing fashion in a speed the man couldn’t react to across the mages neck. I have found out that I can actually bring my claws out if I focus hard enough and due to my increase in strength from the monsters I took in with the world tree.....the speed of my strikes could not be ignored.
The claw sliced through the mans open neck and due to my speed the air itself created a flurry following it. Within a second the mans head had fell to the ground. My nails have gotten sharper but I’m curious as to how sharp. Simply swinging my hand at fast enough speeds can severe limbs from bone.
"""""..............""""""
I walked back to the two slaves from before. There is not a sound in the colosseum that can be heard. Looking up at them everyone’s mouths are wide open staring only at me. I even see some royalties and high nobles who don’t know how t o react to this. Everyone’s eyes are simply staring at the horrors of what is happening in front of them. They expected some prize fight and were watching those same men simply show off their talents with slaughtering demi-humans......kids......As far as I’m concerned they’re all garbage.
“Who.....who are you! Answer me!”
The short black haired man with silver armor looked at me with eyes of of blood lust. I don’t know why he was so angry but he also didn’t advance on me as he was too scared due to what he had just seen happen in front of him.
“I’m no one of importance. Just a simple man who is doing a decent thing......If you don’t want to end up like the rest of those in this place.....Run from me. The lot of you makes me sick!”
I was blinded by rage....All I could think about was all the brutality that was happening in front of me. I can’t simply watch that and not do anything. It’s not like I’m going to start a war with the Kingdoms.....but I cannot accept standing here and just watch it…….I’ve had to sit by and watch before….I can’t do that again.
Killing people is not my purpose here but.....I’m slowly finding myself becoming a murderer right now...
I lean over and talk to the two slaves.
“Hey....it’s alright. You guys are safe now. Come on.....link arms we're leaving.”
The two looked up at me and were still shivering from over the display. I mean less than a minute ago they were about to be blown away. They however don’t show faces of relief but concern. Maybe they don’t trust me.
“I....I can’t leave her….m..my sister is trapped here! I can’t leave her…here.”
The elf had tears in her eyes. She was being given a chance at escape and she couldn’t accept it. The demi human boy with black hair just simply stayed silent looking at me oddly. He didn’t look to trust me at all.
“Listen....we need to leave now.”
“.....I ....I can’t leave her….She’s….she’s all I have!”
“Yes….and if I survive here today they said I could be with my sister!"
The black haired boy spoke up….Hmm maybe I should tell him why I’m actually here. Does he actually believe he can meet with his sister should he win in this place? How bad is the world here where they have brainwashed the kids to this extent of fear. Even if she has fellow elves in that sacred forest….she won’t escape this place if it meant leaving her here. I began to hear the crowd clamor louder than before but I continued to talk to the girl while watching my radar.
“..............Where is your sister?
“.....ugh...down...down, below here”
She didn’t make since but she motioned too the dirt. So is she saying she died or that there is a basement structure below the colosseum.
“...yes…..She, she is chained up downstairs. If....if you help her sir…surely I’ll..”
“Downstairs…you mean like a basement under this colleseum?”
I asked hurriedly.
I cut off the elf women who seemed puzzle when I interrupted her but I needed to get my answers quick as we don’t have time to spare. Though she told me these people were small fry, I don’t want to do something stupid like with Malthiel. Luckily my cognitive functions have improved , I feel my speech patterns and way of thinking is much shaper than before .
“........ It is large room below where we are standing. “ Many slaves and monsters are sold down there.”
The small boy again spoke up. He still seemed irritated. Maybe I should tell him his sister sent me. But again no time. I then go to take out Abgrund and I feel the dark haired boy from before is about to make a move.
I heard him being yelled at from the distance by someone, in fact I heard a lot of people clamoring and yelling but I didn’t pay much attention to it all.
“Kill him. Alphonse!!!!! Show him the glory of Asher!"
The man then dashed in my direction and swung his frosted sword.......I wonder.....
Tink!
I grabbed the sword and caught it with my hand. His movements were too slow for me and I could see easily where he was going. He seemed to be a skilled swordsman but this person was probably not thinking clearly. He just…..moved too slow. After I grabbed the sword he did an odd flick with his hand and cut my hand quite severely.
Looking down I can see blood and that this weapon, like Hlökk had said to watch out for, has the potential to cut my flesh. But that is not what had surprised me. The sword cut the meat in my hand and showed the bones of my wrist.......They were solid black.
Could the sword do this......no. They are the same color as that Reaper from before. I knew I had absorbed a lot of him and knew my bones got stronger but.....I didn’t think I absorbed the traits of his bones. They were dark black and nearly impenetrable by bladed weapons. They were the black cursed bones of a King Reaper and could not be split by this sword. It makes since now why my body could handle the jumps and exerted forces I’ve been applying on it until now, it'd be impossible otherwise. My bones are much stronger than they use to be, and now have a dark black color to them.
'....They seem quite durable.'
I look up and see the man backing away taking some distance. I see him trying to search for an opening. It is now that I use the mask Loki gave me. I activate a skill that allows me to see openings of an individual and would help you deliver a critical hit. Surprisingly even though this person is level 98 he has a lot of openings according to this mask. He really is small time.
I then used spatial magic and appeared behind him. I grabbed him by the back of his head and his whole body went numb.
I swung my hand with the tip of my claws downward and sliced off the right arm of the man and the weapon holding it also dropped to the ground. It had cut right in between the gaps of his armor and severed his arm entirely.
“AHHHhhhhhh!”
The man now writhing in pain is squirming in my hand a lot so I let him go. I walk over and then take the interesting looking weapon and walk back to the Noah and the elf girl who have somehow managed to survive this horrible ordeal. I can hear someone screaming in the distance proclaiming not to let me leave....I’m going to need another way to get out of here. I bring out Abgrund and everyone in the audience gasped. I could hear the clamoring becoming louder and some screams can be heard. There I stood with a white creepy mask holding a large metal death scythe clouded in darkness caused everyone in the stadium like structure to panic.
The elf and even the small boy below me had eyes wide and couldn’t due to my action. Apparently the look of a man holding such an ominous weapon is a weapon and of itself. It is quite intimidating.
“Hold on.”
I said this and pulled each of them a bit closer to me and then applied the weight to the base of my scythe. The weight was changed and I used Lord’s Earth Shattering Smash on the ground. Even though I was holding back what had happened was truly terrifying.
A crack appeared on the ground and an earth quake shook the entire colosseum. Everything shook and loud screams were given by everyone in attendance. The ground broke apart in front of me and large layers of the earth had began to cave in. Over half the large open space in the colosseum had opened up caved in and I honestly hope I didn’t kill anyone innocent downstairs. .Not like there seems to be many in this city.
As I said this I helped the two climb down the debris and onto the floor below. Looking up I saw crowds of people trying to escape and only a small handful of noble looking people in shining armor and clothing staring back at me. A large group of guards with weapons drawn were standing by them in a press box of sorts….They looked angry.
I swiveled my head around and there I saw something that made me stop what I was doing.....lying about 10 meters away was that same priest type person from before but his skin was burnt and roasted. He must have took on the flames I had redirected from before because he was standing behind me......It’s funny I call myself smart but I miss some of the simplest things.
I need that persons heart.....Thinking this I manipulated the spell fire ball and a gust of fire erupted around me and shot out like a ring as me in the center. This caused dust and clouds to form in the stadium center while fire covered my surroundings to stop anyone from interfering.....or seeing.
I had ripped the dead priests heart out and threw it in my storage before jumping down to the basement of the large colosseum. It would originally be a dark place but due to the light from the destroyed ceiling has caused the entire downstairs to become illuminated.
Walking through the basement I see cages that had large monsters crashed in it and several dead guards that were underneath. The devastation of that last move may have been overkill. It’s hard to say if anything survived this.
I walked over to where the 3 yellow dots on my radar were that I had kept track of and determined were the slaves had went. I walked up to them. There were several cages I walked by. Some with dead monsters in them, some with dead slaves. Even children...The crash didn't seem to kill any of them though.
I did a scan of their heartbeats but nothing remained but the shell of their bodies lying there. I signed as I walked past the cages and towards the two from earlier.
I got closer to the cage with the other two.There sitting inside was elf woman sat there wrapped in chains. Her clothes have been torn and her body is in pretty bad shape.
I could begin to hear the faint sounds of chains rattling in my mind....or maybe it was the chains around this elf. I don’t stop to think about it but I reach down and break the small narrow cage.
I then saw that same elf from earlier rush over to where she is. There sitting in shackles and chains was a beautiful elf woman. She had large chest that even puts my mothers to competition. She has a black eye and her left leg appeared to be broken.....I again stopped at the site in front of me was just too cruel.
Her lips were cracked and bloody, her eyes looked dead. But whenever she saw her sister they regained some light.
“Wah….Ti…Tifania?…I thought I’d never see you again!”
The two elves started crying and holding onto one another. The elf from before could hardly talk due to her burns on her neck but I could still manage to the sounds they were speaking to each other. She brushed the messy hair over her sister in chains and tried to get her to calm down. Looking at each others appearances must have been hard.
This girl in shackles…..her entire left side of her face was bruised. Like she had been hit during a struggle. Though she doesn’t show to have the same kinds of abuse as her sister…..
I started to approach the two when the elf in shackles started to shake and pull away.
She initially looked at me in quite fear and said a few things to her sibling but didn’t appear to trust me. The two elves fought and I honestly couldn’t understand them.....'I just kept hearing chains. Chains rattling....and rattling. The echoes were so loud it drowned out all other noises. It might be the elf girls or.....it sounds just like those sounds from my nightmares....I haven’t heard them in such a long time......but I have never forgotten.....that sound.'
I broke the cage open and tried to crush the chains of the beaten and dirty elf woman. She flinched and tried to struggle when I placed my hands on her neck. I wasn’t listening to what she was saying. I just ripped off her collar and tried to hold back my tears.....’The sounds of rattling continued and....My God.....Kaylan is stuck in this world. I.....I have to find her.’
I rounded up everyone and could hear the boy with the black hair becoming startled. We needed to leave immediately. I think he can sense danger too. Maybe even past my senses. Though we are not exactly in safe territory.
I tried to tell them each to hold hands and I’m going to use a teleportation spell. The elf I freed said something and I just ignored it. They seemed in awe of what I had said but didn’t argue. They just were quiet and hoping that they could actually somehow be rescued from this place. I couldn’t use my spatial magic entirely to zap us home. My mana wasn't low but using spatial magic with this many people is tricky. But I think I can use it to at least get us out a few miles from here....somewhere....far......far away from this horrible place.
Just before I was about to activate my magic I heard a small faint sound. If my senses weren’t as sharp as they have been......I would have never been able to catch it.
“cough...cough....help.....ple..pleaseee”
In the far corner of where the colosseum’s basement is I heard a faint whisper through the wreckage. It’s very small but with manipulating my magic I was able to pick up a trace of a heartbeat. A very slow heart beat.
Somehow these words were able to make it through the overpowering rattling the filled my ears. But I could hear something else. I could even smell it......it smelled like death.
I put away Abrgund and told everyone to hold on, I would be right back, sending the elf women and even Noah into a panic but I assured them I would be right back. They tried to honestly stop me and I had asked what was in that corner. The one with the broken leg said that is where they keep the food for some of the other monsters they show fighting in the colosseum. She said that is the one place she never wanted to be while being down in this horrible hell hole. I swore to them I’d come right back and rushed over to the location and I saw a site that caused my whole world to freeze. 'I don’t know why I was doing all of this.....saving people. It was never something I did back in my old life but this is just.......horrific. How are the people of this world ok with this happening? ‘
There in a very small and narrow cage in the corner of this prison…..I saw a grizzly site. The smells of excrement and death entered through my mask and I saw something that turned everything in my surroundings black. A very small and frail child sat curled in a ball while hugging her knees. She looked up at me and her eyes showed the site of seeing pure terror and began to cry. She was scared of me......Scared of what was going to happen.
I lowered my head and got down to her level. I pulled off my mask revealing my face to her. I.....was trying so hard to hold back the tears at what was sitting just a few feet away from me. This small sickly girl had dark brown hair and a dark floppy ear that looked to have a rough to the touch. The other side of her head was dirty and it looked like her ear had been torn off. Looking at her peeking face I see the scars. Roughly her entire face is ruined and rattled with some type of flesh disease. Only some small pieces of skin remained over her right eye and part of her frail chin. The open flesh and meat showed that something terrible had probably happened to her. She didn’t even have any chains on her as she was just too small and clearly too weak to do anything. This is the place that they store the food for the monsters of stadium?
My vision distorted and it began to become hard to breathe. My throat choked up and I broke the cage. The little girl then held her knees tighter and starting crying.
“I...I...don’t want to die....pla please…….”
She was trembling and showed signs of not wanting to be taken away from this small cage. I took off my mask. She must have thought the next time she would exit this place would mean her death.
“I’m....umm.....I’m not gonna hurt you. I’m..here to take you away from this place.”
“But....but.....your eyes!”
My eyes....maybe they’ve turned black again. I couldn’t be sure I just......broke down. All I could think about while staring at this poor scarred little child was Kaylan. 'She’s.....she’s somewhere in this horrible world. She’s.....somewhere far away from me….. and I can't be there for her. I....have....to find her...... '
Tears began to well up in my eyes and pour down my face. My actions began to startle the little girl in the cage and looked up at me shaking. She then changed her expression to a confused one as if trying to figure out what I was doing standing there. I said the one thing I honestly wished I would have heard a few times in my life....
“.....Do you wish to be saved from this place?”
“....owawawa.......” She stopped her shivering and slightly nodded her head while she looked up at me.
I raised my hand to usher it was time to leave. The small sickly girl tried to raise her body. Her legs were far too weak to support her weight and fell back to the ground. She looked like she was honestly going to die right there. She was exerting so much force.....So much strength…. it looked like she was struggling with her last possible effort.' Why.....why are you trying so hard. '
“I’m...I’m fine....pla...please don’t leave me...can...walk....”
The girl kept trying to lift her small body off the ground and move forward but only tears came forth from her efforts. I know that she would want for nothing more than to leave this place. But what has happened in this little girls’ life. It doesn’t sound like she is happy for freedom but she’s terrified I’d leave her if she didn't hurry.
Her weak legs gave in and she fell into my arms. I pulled her fragile body close to myself and began to hold her against my chest. Only images of Kaylan began to flood into my head. Chains rattling could be heard and my vision had gone completely dark again. 'Ka...Kaylan is in this horrible place. She could.....should could just as easily be in the same state of this little girl. '
I held the unbelievably small girl tighter and tears continued to fall down my face. I couldn’t bear the idea of a fate like this one happening to the one I cherished most......’What the hell is wrong with these people? Why? Why is something like this happening....to children!? Where....Where is Kaylan!’ My body shook and I began to lose control.
“Ugh....mi..mister....I”m...dirty.”
The small girl I was holding close against my chest made a tiny whisper in my ear that some how made it through the loud rattling noises. It only made me wake up to what I was doing. I’m sure this probably looked quite odd to her. Her small ragged clothing was covered in dirt and her own feces. She had seen such horrible times and
'.....and I am going to take her away from this place.’
“It’s ok.......I don’t mind.”
I looked back at the little girl and she had then seen that I had been crying. She looked up at me with her big brown eyes that showed to be red from crying or also infection. It was really too hard to tell with looking at the extent of the damage done to her body. I placed my hand on the back of her head and held her gently.
We continued to look at each and I began to hear loud whispers as well as the same rattling. Something comes up from behind me and shakes my shoulders.It is the first elf women I saved and she is telling me we need to leave. I simply nod as I am currently not in a good state of mind. I feel like what I have witnessed today has caused me some kind of severe shock towards my already fragile mind.
As I held the small girl in my arms we walked back to where everyone else had been waiting. Lying on the ground was the elf I had freed sitting on the ground with her broken leg. We had all connected arms when around 30 red dots appeared on the radar and swarmed around us.
“Stop them!”
“Ugh....what's that he's holding?”
“Take them alive but be sure to injure him good. Show them what happens to those who mess with the Aldain Kingdom!”
All that I could hear in my mind was rattling. Mind numbing sounds of rattling chains. My vision distorted and I honestly could’t see what was in front of me. ' All I could hear was those loud rattling chains........they were so.....loud....'
I had looked up at the entering guardsmen and flicked my wrist. All of the 30 guards that had surrounded me were now hovering over the ground and convulsing. I heard moans and sounds of them squirming. But the sounds didn’t drowned out the loud rattling of chains that just wouldn’t stop.
I had activated Death’s Grip and tapped into the pulse’s of everyone in the surrounding area. Ya know Death Magic is truly a terrifying thing. It’s a skill that I am honestly very scared to practice with. But magic manipulation I still think is much more dangerous.......It allows you to manipulate one’s own magic. Thusly using the skill in a much better way than it originally allowed. It’s like using a skill at advanced level while still being at the beginner.
I brought my hand to a fist and within an instant the 30 men who were all convulsing for there lives had instantly stopped moving.
Boom!
A loud wet sound erupted and the eyes of all the victims had each exploded out of their skulls and blood was now coming from their open mouths. Some of it had even splashed on my now bare face. Their life forces that was just in this world had now gone silent. They had been given the touch of death and were crushed internally by my magic.
I dropped my hand and the bodies fell. The slaves could not believe what they had saw and just looked back at me in silence. Still holding each other’s hands they had not moved from when they had seen my magic. They simply were too terrified to move away.
Without saying anything else I grabbed the first elf’s hand who was connected with everyone else and looked down at the small sick child with her head buried in my chest. She didn’t see what had happened luckily but she still seems frightened. I could use my magic to hear her heart beat and could feel she at least wasn’t as frightened as before. All that consumed my mind however.........was Kaylan.
I quietly activated my spatial magic........and we all escaped that horrible place.
Sickly Demi Human Slave Girl’s POV:
I’ve never had my own name. I was born into slavery and my whole life has been filled with pain. I only learned how to speak some through fellow slaves and a nice lady who took care of me once. Though...I’ve never had a name.
I’m sitting in the small cage that i’ve lived in for the past few nights. Though I don’t know because it’s always been so dark down here......‘It’s been....so scary down here.’
My parents were slaves themselves and I was sold away from them apparently right after birth. I thing I’m a member of the Rufian Race which is a breed of dog demi-human though. But.....I don’t know my family either.
‘Life really has been a cruel one to me. I don’t believe I’ll be alive much longer……..’
I begin to cry to myself which actually hurts when I do it now. Due to being experimented on by the humans.....my face and body were ruined. My face is rough and I got to the see the reflection of it one time.........I’m truly ugly now.....I can
t breathe as good anymore either. I....thought...this is really what life had to be.
It was always painful and cruel to me. Though I had some friends initially who were other slaves, I was always alone in this world.
Thinking about this in my cage I heard loud noises upstairs on the floor above. I guess a big monster is up there fighting.....Those mean humans said.....I would be eaten by one soon. Because of my face no one would buy a slave like me. I was told I was bought to become food for the monsters here.
I began to hug my knees and cry. Though life has never been good to me. I’m scared of dying. I.....I don’t want to die yet.
Then a loud sound happened and the whole ceiling began to fall apart. Large crashing sounds happened and a bright white light shined on the once forever dark room. It was the first time I had seen the sky in a few days. The large parts of the ceiling that came crashing down had crushed almost all of the monsters around me and even a dozen guards who were standing quite far away from me.....I was....The only one left around here.
Cough...cough
The dust started to get into my lungs and I couldn’t breathe. I was going to have a spasm attack again. Last time I shook for a long time....and one of the guards threw food at me.
“Ple...please....he.lp me..”
I don’t know why I asked for help. It’s not like anyone has ever tried to help me in all of my life.
I’m just a ruined little girl that no body wants. Who would ever want to help me? One time.....a couple days ago a rich nobleman and woman had walked by my cage and the women had laughed at my site. She called me horrible names that made me cry. But then she said.....If I wanted to be bought all I would have to do is bark like a dog.....I did.....She then told me to come along with her but my legs were....to weak. I couldn’t get up, I couldn’t walk to her. I tried as hard as I could but I couldn't seem to stand up cause my legs don’t seem to work real well anymore.
The lady then laughed and said it seemed like I wanted to stay in the cage and then left me here…..All while laughing at me.....I’ve had to think of that horrible memory of being left in this cage ever since. If I was just a little stronger....I could have gotten out of here....
I started crying to myself and I could then hear the sounds of someone running over.
'......it was.....a masked man. It had dark black eyes and a red smile. Though it had a tear painted on it. He started approaching me for some reason I went into a panic....Is this it....is it time for me to die?'
He walked up and just…..stopped. He just…….continued to stare at me. He lowered his body and got down on his knees. He seemed to be wearing odd clothes but I could see that he had really white hair coming out of his mask.
I begged and pleaded with him that I didn’t want to die but he just stood there. He took off his mask and he was a very handsome human. 'He.....he’s crying?'
Why is he crying? He asked me if I wanted to leave this place and I didn’t know how to respond. 'I wanted to leave but.....I don’t want to die. '
He just asked if I wanted to be saved.....yes…..Yes I wish I could be saved. I tried as hard as I could to get up but my legs weren’t strong enough....I .....I can’t do it. My knees wriggled and began to shake....no....please I have to get out of this place. Please.....ple...please don’t leave me here....Tears began to fall from my face and I just couldn’t do it.
It was going to happen again. I tried so hard and then my raised body began to fall.
‘Eh...’
He....he caught me. The white haired man from before is now holding me in his arms and shivering. I’m so dirty though.....I’ve ... been in this cage for a long time.
It felt like he was still crying.... he then looked right at me and I could see into his eyes. Yes they were black and I was frightened but ..... they looked so sad. ‘Is he....crying for me? '
'Why would a human cry for me?'
A tall beautiful elf appeared and gargled something in the man’s ears and he followed her.
He burried my face in his arms and I could hear the sounds of several men surrounding us. One of them even pointed at me saying how ugly I was.
'Well....I guess this is it......Being princess carried for the first time and held so warmly......it was nice while it lasted.'
The white haired man had then raised his arm and all the surrounding men began to hover over the ground like magic! I’ve never seen something like this before. Though I’ve heard other slaves speak of magic but is that what is happening right now? I looked up at the man who held me but he wasn’t making a face. He didn’t seem to show any emotion at all.
He just closed his open hand and the surrounding men screamed and then a loud popping sound was heard and blood flew into the white haired man's face. I didn’t know what had happened but the surrounding loud noises had finally stopped.
It felt like it was just me and this man again. I lowered my face in his chest as not to show I was staring at him.............. 'Where is this human taking me? Is it better than...that cage?.....He seems quite warm. ' And the smell from his scarf was so very calming. He continued to hold my small and dirty body and then I saw a white flash wrap around him and I.
'If I only knew then that this was the beginning of my new life... with this man.'
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