“….” My hand which was reaching for the gun paused in mid-air as I stared in shock at the figure leaping toward me.“Little kitten” I muttered these words as I was dumbstruck by the sight before me.“ROARR!” The figure jumped on me and sent me to the ground then started licking me like a dog.“Oh oh, hey, hahahahahah” I laughed as I tried to push the kitten off me, I was flabbergasted by the size of the kitten now.“Ding”[Your tamed beast ‘Tiger-Kitten hybrid’ has evolved and is now an E-rank beast][New functions have been unlocked]‘This shit is crazy’ I thought with a grin, my happiness knew no bounds and just when I thought that everything was over.‘Master’ A voice called out in my mind as I glanced at the large cross between a tiger and a cat, it now took the tiger side more which seemed to be the dominant side, its fur was soft and attractive, and it was now showered with a wide splash of red that covered the head leaving the other body covered with the white color, its pupils
“Goodbye, now answer my questions, who are you?” The voice behind me asked while nudging the gun against my head threateningly.“Who’s asking?” I responded with an equally cold voice.“Oh seems like you’ve got balls, come here” The voice scowled as I felt a strong hand grab me and shove me against a wall, this brought me face to face with my assailant, it was a man with red hair, he had a cold expression on his face as he pressed the gun against my face with his other hand on my neck which he also pressed against the wall, I could feel the strength behind his grip, I glanced to the side and saw a woman with green hair and a weak looking man standing next to them holding a shotgun, the weak looking man and the woman quickly boarded up the entrance to prevent the dogs from discovering our presence.“Get your hands off me” I said coldly while staring at the man straight in the eye.“Or what?” The man asked with a mocking smirk.“Shit..” I suddenly glanced behind the man, my eyes opening
“Ratatatata” The sound of gunshots instantly filled the room as the first dog got bombarded by bullets which ripped it into shreds.“Grrrrrrrr” The second zombie dog quickly moved back as we opened fire on it.“It’s going back” I muttered after seeing the second one retreat.“What!” Mike said in surprise, he never expected the dog’s actions, they were actually retreating.“Damn, duck!” I yelled and ducked as the wall on my left blasted, together with it came the appearance of a zombie dog that jumped onto Mike.“Jeff” Chuck called out causing Jeff to turn around and release a blast from his pump action that blasted the dog backwards.“Damn, the back” While we were preoccupied with the dog that had grabbed our attention from the side, another dog had used the opportunity to storm into the room, it immediately targeted Chuck as soon as it came in, leaping onto his and swinging it’s sharp claws, even though the attack was deadly and impromptu, Chuck with his experience managed to turn in
“Dom! We have to leave” Mike said with an alarmed look, he could recognize the tremors anywhere.“Chuck come on we have to leave” I nodded to Mike as I turned to Chuck who was staring at the bodies in a daze, his attention not even on the rumbling.“My friends, all dead” He muttered with a lost look, I could see that his mindwas shakenk by the sight before him.“I’m really sorry about this Chuck but you will thank me later for this” I said with a sigh as I struck the back of his head with the butt of my gun, this caused him to slump to the ground unconsciously.“Chuck, you little..what are you guys doing?” Jeff asked with a frown, his gun quickly aiming at me.“Hey slow down cowboy, we have to get out of here, can you feel that rumbling? That is the sound of a terrifying enemy approaching us, if we don’t leave now we’ll all die, if you want to live then you better follow us” Mike quickly explained to Jeff who frowned and turned to the woman with us who nodded in reply.“Okay then lead
“Chuck!” I yelled seeing as they were about to be devoured by the worm but right before the teeth closed on it a mix of red and white flashed as something shocking happened.“BANG” The teeth snapped shut as an angry scream echoed from the worm.“We’re alive..how?” Jeff asked in shock, he had surely seen his life flash before his eyes so how wasn’t he dead, he had already started seeing the light at the end of the tunnel but now he was somehow alive and sitting on something comfortable.“Nice job Mufasa, that was close” I smiled and massaged the fur of Mufasa as he purred in delight, his fur now making him get a sort of mane like a lion.“What the fuck is this?” Jeff nearly fell off in fright after seeing himself on Mufasa’s back.“Wow this is one huge lion” Chuck muttered in shock as he touched the soft fur on Mufasa’s body.“It’s not a lion, it’s a cat and it’s my pet” I replied while staring at the worm warily, right now the worm was our main cause for concern.“Now you see why I to
“Oh I’m sorry, where are my manners, I should introduce myself, I am the 70th ranked Challenger, you can call me Crixis” The tattooed man said with a slight bow while levitating in the air, his appearance, as well as his behavior, all caused me to go into shock, this was something that I had never encountered before, as soon as I saw him, I immediately knew that I wasn’t his match, his relaxed countenance made him even scarier with the tattoos all over his body.“You seem shocked, that’s something I didn’t expect, I heard a lot about you, and at first I didn’t believe all that they said, I mean how could a Champion be so strong? But after hearing of Calisto’s death, I finally felt obliged to meet the celebrity himself, Calisto was an idiot but he was strong even in my good books, so to be able to finish him off showed skill but now after finally seeing you, I have to say that I’m disappointed but I guess it’s as they say, we can’t judge a book by its cover” Crixis suddenly started bab
“Oh, sorry for my rudeness, I apologize for not introducing myself earlier on, my name is Brokkr, and I possess the Mark of the Blacksmith” The man smiled and pulled the robes on his arm to reveal the pic trademark of the marked, that tattoo and his actually had a hammer, the same hammer I saw on the door.“Brokrr the ranker?” Tess asked in shock, her expression and reaction showing that she had heard of him.“That’s me, I guess you seem to know a little about me” Brokrr replied with a smile.“A little? You are the one referred to as the Master Blacksmith, I’ve heard so much about how you create weapons never before seen, you are ranked at number 7 on the global ranking” Tess said with a look of reverence.“Well I can’t take all the blame, I have this to thank for all my feats” Brokrr grinned while pointing at his tattoo which I noticed was far more advanced than mine, his covered his entire arm.“You must be the wielder of the mark of the Fallen and you must be the wielder of the mos
“Garen Hybrid” I read the name inscribed near the feet of the statue.“Garen Hybrid, one of the strongest to ever walk the face of this earth, his feats spread across several other worlds, his name known by millions, your predecessor, that’s one of the reasons why so many Challengers are aiming for you, because the Gamemaster considers you the biggest threat out of all the Marked, ‘why?’, you may ask, because of Garen” Brokrr explained while ushering us to a wall which had several paintings and illustrations that spread across the walls of the cave.“Now I want you guys to pay close attention to the story that I’m about to tell because it will explain a lot, once upon a time…” Brokrr smiled as he launched us into story mode, Tess and I took in a deep breath ready to learn of our ancestry and the responsibility we carry.***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************