[NEW LOCATION UNLOCKED: CHAMBER 56. THE KINGDOM OF CAD AND CROWE. MORE ITEMS AVAILABLE AT THE STORE]“WELCOME! WELCOME!” Someone yelled as we walked through the portal. A short man stood at the other end, wearing an odd outfit. He wore a jester's hat with little silver balls at the tips that jingled everytime he turned his head. “Oh JOLLY! YOU HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED. NOW THE KING WON'T HAVE MY HEAD!” He screamed at the top of his lungs, clapping his hands and bouncing from one foot to the other with a pink glow on his face. We all turn to each other with a skeptical look on our face. It wasn't strange that the hosts knew we were coming but it was strange that someone would be expecting our arrival at the entrance of the chamber. “Who are you?” I ask, regarding the little man. The exaggerated pink blush on his cheeks turned a brighter pink as he cusps his face and squirms in delight. What a strange man. “My! My! How rude of me. I have not introduced myself. I am Chancy the
“My lord!“ Chancy yells, running over to us and falling on his knees. In fact, everyone in the vicinity was bowing to the King. “You should not have come. I was just about to lead them to the palace” Chancy adds. The King regards me and for a moment I start to doubt if he's truly blind. “Very well. You must be tired from your travels. Come. Rest in my palace and we shall talk when you are well rested” he says turning to mount his horse. His eyes land on Kara who is now walking this way and he squints in confusion, turning his head towards me and then back to Karam he shakes his head, deciding to not comment on whatever he saw. “Chancy! Treat them with utmost care! These are our guests. I will see you all at the palace so you can shed light on this new situation” he orders before turning his horse around. “As you wish my lord!“ Chancy yells as he bows towards the king. “That is the king?“ Ravena says once he was out of earshot and the villagers had resumed their t
Knox I never truly understood my purpose in this life and i have always found it ridiculous whenever i hear people say everyone has a purpose. I'm sure anyone who took one look at me felt the same. I didn't understand the concept behind my existence and what was the thought process behind whoever decided to put me on this earth. I was born with an illness guaranteed to kill me eventually. The doctors said it was a miracle that i had managed to live so long but i believed it was the universe's way of prolonging my suffering on earth. After all, how could it be a miracle if there wasn't any chance of a good life afterwards. My brain was apparently the only thing that could function well enough. When i was eight years old, i was put in a wheelchair and I never got up again. My illness got worse and eventually I stopped talking, i was hospitalized and forgotten. The only interactions I had was with my nurse, Greta or Gloria or something who came to check if i was alive. The
Host? Am I a host? Does that mean i have powers. Was i the host Kara saw on her radar? I have so many questions on my mind but no one else to answer them. “Spix… Am i a host? What does all this mean?“ I ask again still not clear from Kara's explanation. I stare down at the statistics tab wishing i could understand what the hell it meant and why it was here in the first place. Magical tabs didn't just open up out of nowhere when i was still alive. “Name: Knox. Powers are undefined as you will level up through consumption. You have 0 past life abilities as you have not acquired any skill or experiences to assist you on your journey through the after life. Your rank is Host. Hosts are one with the system and they exist to serve the system and their main objective is to lessen the number of souls who make ot to the gates” Spix explains. “This doesn't make any sense. Not that anything has ever made sense. Am i truly dead? How did i end up here? That woman from the hospital…
When i open my eyes, a glowing pair of golden eyes are glaring at me. It startles me that i almost jump out of my skin. I look around to find that I'm no longer in the cave nor am i in the hospital. I'm behind bars. Kara is in a similar cell, her eyes are glowing but i can see the anger in them. She's sitting with back to the wall, her hair is no longer in the ponytail like she had it when we first met in the cave. She's all ruffled up probably from fighting off Axel earlier. He must be stronger than i thought. “What are you looking at?“ She asks and i turn my head away from her to take in the rest of my surroundings. I move towards the door of the cell and try to push it open but it doesn't budge. There are no windows and the only way out is through the door, judging by the stairway leading up, Up was not a place I wanted to go. “Spix” i say and the system tab pops up in front of me. “You are currently in the dome. A fortress north of Eden central owned by The deep ci
I can't let anyone find out that I'm a host. I don't know how to control my powers nor do i know how to level up or fight. If everyone out there is so desperate to kill all the hosts and get reborn in another life then a weak host would be the easiest target. I wanted to know but i don't ask Kara how many host there are and how many have been killed because I was afraid of her answers and just how much the thought of a host dying seemed to excite her. I know they are powerful so it must not have been an easy task to take down one. As i lay on my back looking up at the bare ceiling of my cell, i can't help the small smile that creeps on my face. I never would have imagined anything like this existed yet here i was in a bizarre world, walking and talking. Still death lingered over me like a dark cloud closer than ever but never reaching, it seems like that was the only feeling that lingered even after my death. Only, this time there would be no magical world system and no rein
What do i do?My system tab appears and spix speaks. “Host, you are presented with two options. If you choose to escape with the soul player, you will face unprecedented danger. However, if you stay here, a dangerous high level host will be alerted of your presence?“ Can other hosts detect me? I think to myself. “Due to your apparent weaknesses, at first glance? Negative. However, they will be alerted by the system that another host is closeby. It will only be a matter of time before they finds out who you are.“ “Hey? You coming?“What do i do? Leave with the one who wants to eliminate every host her path and would not hesitate to kill me or stay with the one who wishes to uses me for her own benefit? The answer is obvious. I close the tab and get on my feet. A mischievous smile spreads on Kara's face as she opens the door to my cell with a key. “How did you get that?“ I ask as i walk out the cell. “I have my ways” she grins, twirling the key with her index finger. He
We crash into the water but i don't come up. I can't swim. I've never been in the ocean. I can't breathe. I open my mouth to scream for help, a wrong move that causes the water to flood into my system. A tab appears in front me and a beep alerts me that spix is now active. “Warning: Water monster detected. You have received a task from the system. Earn 10,000 points for killing a water sprite. Accept or decline?“ Water sprite? What the hell is a water sprite?Something wraps around my leg and tugs me down. I watch the light from the house fade into the distance as i am dragged to the bottom of ocean. I look down and try to kick the tentacles around my ankle but the sea creature only tightens its grip around me. I spot a rock speeding towards me and dodge it before it hits my head. I look up to see who had thrown the rock amd there's a woman with seaweed for hair, her skin is green and when she opens her mouth, i see a rows of sharp teeth lined all the way to the back of her