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Blacksmith Assassin Death
"Blink and you'd gain wealth.Blink again and you'd have nothing.Blink a third time expecting something.Blink a fourth and you'd have death."I.When people talk about what death looks like, a lot of interpretations come out. Some people talk of it like a horrid being, with claws and fangs that tear you apart in your sleep. Some people see it as an escape from this world, a chance to get away from the cruelty of life. Some people view it as an inspiration for art, with a lot of poems and painted canvasses filled with the notion of death. Yet here I am, a man who has died thrice, still unsure what I can make of death.I have no idea how much time has passed since I died. This is nothing like Limbo, the realm I stayed at when Heidi - sama took me. This is emptier, hollower, like I have no destination. Floating endlessly in a vast darkness. Even my memories are starting to fade."What was I supoposed to do again?" I asked myself. There seems to be no driving force for me, all I want is
Blacksmith Assassin Unfinished Business
"The heart never forgets."I. (3 Days left Before the Culling)I've always hated myself for my own incompetence. Wherever I went, failure seems to accompany me. Like some kind of loyal dog that wags its tail as it follows me around. I've learned to deal with it on my first life, using liquor as an exit to my miserable situation. I've learned to cope with it. I've learned how to endure the pain of not being enough. But right now, my incompetence is biting me really hard. I never knew I could even hate myself even further than I already have.I am in the front yard of Sina's Inn. I waited for night to come, cleaning Mystica's corpse and my own in the process. I dressed her in a beautiful white dress that I found in her cabinet and put as much effort on my own corpse."I'm sorry." Tears started falling from my eyes again. The burden of her death will always weigh down on me. I trusted too easily and this is what I got in return.I buried our bodies next to each other, putting a wooden fr
Blacksmith Assassin The End of The Illusion
[Dream End]“That’s a nice little trick you played on me there.”These are the first words that came out of Zeke’s lips as soon as he shattered the Illusion created by his opponent. The shock from this caught his opponent off guard right away. After all, there should be nobody who could escape the illusion that quickly. And yet Zeke is able to do this and, not only that, the human went straight towards the elf, stabbing Sabrina in the neck before she can even react.Though this elf is a powerful illusory mage, that is all she is and nothing more. She relies heavily on her illusions and as far as defense and offense is concerned, she leaves this to her allies to take care of. In return, she is able to cast powerful illusory spells. Ones that are even strong enough to trick the demon generals for a minute at most.Yet despite all of these preparations, she is still no match for Zeke. The hero of Forge released his black gas even before the fighting began and, planted these across the ba
Blacksmith Assassin First Fight of Reality
The smoke that Zeke created served him a multitude of purposes. But the main one that it served is a means for him to hide. He did this while recovering both his stamina and his mana. Quite frankly, his body is feeling a recoil from the illusion, almost as if he actually went through all of this.It made him regret killing the elf right away. He could’ve probably gotten a couple of interesting information from this person. But then again, his decision may have been for the better. After all, if he allows the elf to live, there’s a high chance that he would be caught in an illusion again. And when that happens, he doesn’t know if he’d be able to escape as cleanly as the first time.The smoke slowly dissipated and dispersed. This allowed Zeke to see everything clearly again and, with this also comes his setting of new traps that can be used. All of which are properly laid to create the perfect opportunity for him when an enemy comes. Though that isn’t what happened next. The one that c
Blacksmith Assassin Rest and Regeneration
“My lord!”These are the first words that came out of Aries’ lips as soon as she woke up. She scanned the nearby surroundings with her heart racing as fast as it could. Her mind is still focused on the fight that has just finished and so, her body is also acting accordingly. Wary of everything and ready to strike at any given moment as she also searched for her bow and arrows. Though these aren’t the first things she found.“Someone’s really jumpy.” Zeke’s voice immediately made Aries eyes focus on the direction that it came from and, surely enough, the person she’s looking for is there. Zeke sat on the far side of where she is, nursing Silver who seem to have woken up before her.“Are you safe my lord? Have you encountered any elves?”“You really have the time to be worrying about others when you’re left in that state?” Zeke chuckled right as soon as he finished saying these words.Meanwhile, the dark elf is slowly beginning to gain back her consciousness. Though the last thing she r
Blacksmith Assassin When All is Said and Done
Zeke’s allies continued to recover. They took a couple of days to do this which wasn’t wasted or anything. The group continued their way towards the elven kingdom, taking up the same route that is within the forest. They didn’t take any detour anymore because of the reason that Zeke raised to them.He told them that it is highly unlikely for a new group to attack them because, the first one seemed to be an elite corps already that’s been sent as the only means of stopping Zeke and his allies. This already failed so Zeke doubts that there would be a next one after that.His allies easily subscribed to this idea because it is right. They made their way on the path and, as they did, they continued recovering. Due to the lack of enemies, this came smoothly and without any delays. Furthermore, they also became stronger because of the same medicine that Zeke gave them. Ones that have this description:[Item Name: Mana Elixir][Item Type: Medicine][Information: Only has an effect on those w
Blacksmith Assassin Entering the Lion's Den
A gigantic tree. That is the first thing that Zeke noticed when they arrived in the kingdom of the elves. Within the middle of the kingdom is a tree that is larger and taller than anything he has ever encountered and, that in itself would be an understatement to how large it is.To be more precise, it is like a skyscraper but a bulk of ten that’s put together. That is how wide the space it consumes is and, that is how high it goes as well. Needless to say this is a natural roof to everything that it covers. Not the whole of the kingdom for that would be too much but, rather, the middle of it. The center of the kingdom which, Zeke believes, is also where the castle of the Elven monarchs is located.He's already been given a briefing by Sylvia on what he’s to expect in this place. Zeke knows that the monarch isn’t someone whom he should get into a heated argument with. The elven king is a seasoned warrior and probably the best swordsman in the entirety of the elven kingdom while, the qu
Blacksmith Assassin Silent Battle
The group unpacked their things in the room that’s assigned to them. There are a total of two rooms given. One is for Zeke’s allies while the other one is for Zeke himself. However, the hero of Forge immediately requested that this be changed and that, they all stay in a single room.His reason for this is because they won’t be staying there long. He told them that since this is so, it would be better for them to be together. That way they won’t consume too much space and would also be less problematic for the elves to tend to after they leave.The elves agreed to this easily. There’s no reason for them to go against it when it is in their favor. The less space that the dark elves use up in their kingdom, the better it is for them. That is the thought behind it and, of course, the queen agreed to it as well.As for the real reason why they’re doing it however, Zeke wanted this to make sure that all four of them are safe. Now that they are inside enemy territory, it would be easy for t