CHAPTER FIFTEEN
I have to leave my home because of just one single word?
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Twig thought long and hard about the message he received
It claimed that he was in more danger than he had believed
Was his knowledge of that strange red status screen so bad
Twig was surprised by the title that this new screen had
“System Message…” Twig recited slowly as he thought
But at that moment the old healer’s attention was caught
Not only the healer, both his parents froze in place
Every one of them had a grim look upon their face
“Where did you hear those words lad, don’t lie or there’ll be hell
Those words aren’t in stories any wise man ought to tell!”
The healer looked upon the boy suspiciously at first
But now the man recoiled in shock as though he had just cursed
Twig thought for a moment about what he ought to say
But something in the message influenced him in a way
He felt that even though its words were vague they carried weight
And he’d already done too much that day to test his fate
“I’m not sure, it just says I should be careful tonight
Just a friendly message saying it hopes I’m alright”
He thought of what his friends’ blue status screens had always said
And hoped that they would believe that his own said it instead
~ Name: Michael ~
Title: Town Healer
Class: Priest [lv58]
HP
[119]
MANA
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[319]
ATK
[24]
INT
[95]
DEF
[67]
SPD
[18]
The boy is lying but I think he must have good reason
Even for us gods to speak of some things is treason
This day has already seen us break decorum twice
We must back away from this without much more advice
Michael’s deity declared the matter sensitive
And regretted that there was no more help he could give
After all, the gods were only guardian helpers
They could only do so much to guide their followers
Never in Michael’s long life had he heard such advice
Even though his own god was considered rather nice
Something happened which caused all deities to panic
The thought of what could cause such chaos made Michael feel sick
Achievement: Abyssal Witness
Michael, you bear witness to something beyond us all
System Messages mean fate itself has come to call
Something has disturbed the order of the universe
Let this boy abide by it before things can get worse
As he’d feared, the System was a force beyond all things
Something feared even by gods, of which nobody sings
Legends told of gods who gave too much help to a man
And the system killed them for disturbing its great plan
“Twig, you keep that message to yourself until you die
You must do what it says, or at least you have to try
Whatever your fate is, it has shown itself to you
No one here but you can know what it is you must do”
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A boy so young should never have so hard a choice to make
He couldn’t tell if it was his fault or a god’s mistake
But even his own parents were afraid of what he said
With fearful eyes his mother quietly caressed his head
“Son, we’ll do whatever we can to keep you from harm
If I could, you know I’d give you even my left arm
But if the System really just gave you some sort of quest
You must soon obey it, there is no time left to rest”