"So... Hungry..."

I feel so hungry... At least there are still free water being beside the comfort room, but food... It's been three days that I didn't eat any food since the day my parents abandoned me.

It's also been three days since I slept on a comfy bed. Right now, I'm only here sleeping by the side of road.

Well, they say count your blessings so I think it's not that bad. At least no one throws rocks at me or mocks me... But there's no one who's nice enough to give me food... Sigh...

"Arf! Arf!"

Ah, it's that white dog again, since the day I feel starving, it always comes to me and snuggles with me when I sleep.

It has thick fur and it's also obviously starving judging from the thin physique it has.

"Sigh... Sorry blaze, we still don't have food to eat today... Again"

I said as I embraced him close to me and rubbed his fur.

I smiled. At least I have someone to accompany me with, right? There are still plenty of people who has it worse than me. I thought.

I always think of the people with worse situations than me to make me feel that what I'm going through is not really that bad...

*Grumble*

Oh... That hunger comes again...

'Status'

As I said that, a set of words showed up in front of me.

Name:

Marshall

Age:

10

Level:

1

Condition:

Starving, Near despair

Innate skills:

Canvas abyss(passive)

Learned skills:

Sword rookie(passive)

Near despair? Ha... Didn't realize that... And also this innate skill of mine, it's been with me since I was born but it never helped me even once.

This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there.

At least give me food! You have such a good name but have no use... Help me out here, will you?

Sigh... I hugged Blaze tightly and shed a tear.

Mom... Dad... If you're gonna abandon me, why didn't you give me away to someone else so I won't starve?!

Sigh... I shook my head and looked above the blue sky filled with clouds... I don't know how many times I sighed, I just feel really tired... And hungry! But the sky looks beautiful though...

I looked around me and saw the cars going back and forth on the street, students laughing with their friends and some even flying.

I feel really envious when I see them but also brings a smile to me face. Atleast not everyone in this world is feeling the way I feel.

"Come here Blaze"

I urged the Blaze with an unkempt appearance, like me, to come beside me.

I lied down on his body and went to sleep, after all, it's the only way to not feel the pain of hunger...

...

*Yawn*

And... I'm up! The first thing I did was scanned the surrounding around me. It was already dark and are barely any people around.

Huh, it must be midnight already. It doesn't matter to me though.

*Grumble*

Ohhh, the hunger came back, that does hurt...

Nevermind that! Yesterday, while I was walking down the streets, I saw some restaurants that may have some spare food that I can find that they threw away.

"Blaze, let's go find something to eat!"

Hmm... Hmm...

While walking, I hum and enjoy the cold breeze going through me body.

"Food~ Food~"

Oh! There it is. I didn't observe quite closely yesterday but I think it's a cafe. Its already closed and there are no people around.

I went to the back of the cafe to look for the only place where they throw away their food, the dumpster!

*Rummage*

Aha! There we go, a piece of donut that's only bitten once and thrown away. How wasteful!

I guess more for me.... Yum! It's so delicious, my first food in four days!

"Aruu"

Oh, I forgot about Blaze.

"Blaze come here"

I gave him a part of the donut and patted his head. Look at him! So happy that his waggling his tail.

We then both sit beside the dumpster and enjoy our meal...

"Hey!"

I looked up from eating and saw three unkempt boys older than me looking at me angrily.

I smiled widely, stood up and told them.

"Fellow poor friends! It's been so long that I talked to people! What do you need? Let's share this dumpster!"

Bang!

Aw! Why did they punch me? Mom always told me that people who goes through the same stuff you do are always nice. They should be nice, we're both dirty and poor!

"Huh?! Share? You kidding me?! This is our spot! Get out! But as a punishment for eating what's ours, you're getting a beating!"

After saying that they threw me to the ground.

"Arf arf!"

That could have helped, blaze if you weren't looking so thin and weak... Sigh...

Bang!

Bang!

Although I have trained the sword before, I'm too weak right now to even run. A result of not eating for so many days.

Helpless to do anything, I hugged myself and formed into a ball so the damage will atleast lessen. Despite that though, this is the first time that I was being beaten up like this.

Mom... Dad... Why did you have to abandon me?... Releasing all my grievances and helplessness that I have experienced, I finally cried...

(Canvas Abyss activated)

(Despair- innate skill obtained)

Those were the last words I heard before passing out.