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Night is it in Agrah when Sean appeared. The first thing Sean saw was a house, there was no lights on the house but the door is opened. There a flashlight at the door step of the house and blood. Sean went to the doorpost and took the flashlight, he looked at the bllod on the ground; whoever owned that blood was draged away from the house.
Sean entered into the house, it was neat and we'll arranged. The smell of blood from outside kept giving him a turning stomach
"Hello…Hello…is anybody home?...Hello"
Sean got no reply so entered into the house. Except from the smell, he didn't care about the outside or who died. If it was five years ago he might be afraid of blood but after having an accident and witnessed the death of his parents, bloods and corpses are not as irritating as people think
Cautiously, he took a step and then another, ensuring there is no trap on the house. With the danger level of this game, he couldn't let his gaurd down. He have to do all things carefully or he might die.
Sean search the whole house and found no one in it. He was about to get out of it when he saw the dinning table, he went there. There is a plate of food on it, this verified his motion of there is only one person on this house and he was murdered, probably by the devils. Sean saw a note on the table, beside the food. He took the note and read it
"I'm supposed to be eating now but the devils are at my door post, I locked the door but it's not going to hold them for long. If they breakthrough and kidnap or kill me, my daughter is in the kitchen, inside the freezer. To whoever read this, please protect her, do not let her get killed by the devils"
The note ended in such a pathetic way. Sean was on his way to the kitchen but he remembered, be have to equipment with him.
What if the note is a trap, he will need a weapon to protect himself
Thanks to his gaming knowledge after playing other low reality games lots of times
"Character window"
Sean called in his mind
Luckily there is the same control to every game and Sean have been playing some games during his time alone so he his familiar with some game controls
As he called in his mind, a character attribute window appeared in his vision
[Name: Sean]
[Age: 18]
[Gender: Male]
[Title: None]
[HP: 100%]
[Stamina: 100]
Sean looked at his details and swiped the screen in his vision
[Strength: Level 1{normal youth strength]
[Agility: level 1{normal youth agility]
[Constitution: level 1]
[Spirit: Level 1]
[Intuition: Level 1]
Sean looked at his attribute, he wasn't expecting anything big either. Through his mind he swiped the screen again and the screen showed a other thing
[skills: none]
[inventory: None]
[Equipment: Empty]
[Rating: A worthless player]
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Only such irrational fear can make Trina snap out of her sleeping position without considering my head which hit a tree.
She groan, gripping it.
She blink, trying to focus to see my room wall instead of the dead forest where the wall should be. Squeezing her eyes closed, she opened them again. Her hands drop to my waist and she stared
The trees are still present. Their branches spread in the air, casting their shadow on my face, rattling a cool morning breeze that makes her shiver. Wild flowers litter the grasses area around her, dancing in the wild.
Her slapped her cheek slightly to make sure she isnot stuck in a dream. This place…certainly seems real. She can also hear the sounds of running water which clarifies the existence of a nearby stream. There is also a bridge before her
"Where the hell I am, could I have played myself to death? Does this bridge leads to heaven"
Her head hurts badly than for her to freak out, it's definitely a pretty end to her freaking weekend.
"Oh Sean, my poor Sean" deep sorrow was building in her heart at the thought of not seeing her brother again. The grasses started moving from afar until it gets to her and what she saw was a wolf; Warg. Now she realised she is in a game
"Are you the priest?" A male voice came from the wolf as it turns human
Trina stared at him and screamed as his brown eyes gaze never left her
"Stay away from me" she shouted
Maybe this isn't heaven. She staggered to her feet, smash to her knees and then stumbled up again.
She fling her arms out to either side to help her balance. The ground isn't moving, but it feels like it is. When her head stops spinning, and she is fairly confident she won't fall, she look again at the half-man . . . thing. He's dressed in brown leather leggings and a long shirt cinched at his waist by a thick belt. A sword dangles from the belt.
From the neck down, he's a man in every way Trina can see, from his very human hands and fingers to normal shaped feet in boots.
But his head . . .
"What are you?" Trina ask.
He's watching her closely with his round wolf eyes, his jaw open in a noiseless pant. He hasn't moved out of his crouch, as if he's trying to figure her out the way she is "You are from the worldof men?,"
"I'm pretty sure I'm not from here." Trina gaze around in confusion. "This isn't heaven, is it?"
He laughs, a strange, half-growl, half-guffaw.
She take a step back.
"The dark sun circle has never been mistaken for heaven," he replies.
Dark Sun Circle?
"Hey!" someone shouts from the other side of the bridge
Trina turn, gripping her head again at the sudden movement. A man - a normal man - is standing in similar clothing in the middle of the bridge. His tunic is white and bears the symbol of a tree on it.
"Will you be claiming that girl?" he calls to the man with the wolf head. He has a Cockney accent Trina have trouble understanding.
"She's on our land!" The wolf-man snarls, standing. "You would be wise to heed my warning. If you come over here, none of the gods will stand between you and my master!"
The other guy is hanging out in the middle of the bridge. It's clear he's not going to cross it and he can't be blamed
"Did you say Dark Sun Circle?" Trina ask the wolf man
"Yes." He glances at Trina then returns his golden glare to the man with the tree on his shirt.
"No, really. Dark Sun Circle?"
Yes"
"Terrifying, isn't it?" the man on the bridge calls. "The Fox Factionis at peace and ruled by a man nothing like the beast of Dark Sun Circle."
"My master is not a beastt!" Wolf-man retorts.
Trina's ears are buzzing and she is starting starting to think she either didn't wake up or she woke up in hell.
"Is your master Alpha Brutus?" Trina asked "The one with a wolf's head who knows no mercy and chops off the heads of pretty much everyone he meets?"
"Yes." The wolf man says with a hint of pride.
"He'll deflower and kill you. Come to us and we will treat you well. Our last circle priest was made a lady and died of old age," the man the bridge yells
At least, Trina think that is what he says. His accent is heavy enough at she is filling in some of the words.
Dark Sun Circle, Alpha Brutus, Priest
Trina rack her brain. There must be a reasonable explanation for what's going on. Perhaps she didn't wake up from a weird dream? Or did my misery turn into an all-out break with reality?
It's all she can think of. She can't remember most of last night after cracking open a second bottle of wine. This place certainly seems real, from the cool mist settling into the trees to the freak show beside me.
But it can't be real. If she is going to be summoned by a game, it could have been a better story mission; those with civilization and peaceful atmosphere, not one with a ruthless Alpa.
The two are arguing. She is having difficulty making out their words and more trouble standing. She sink onto the ground and stare, dazed, confused, horrified. There's a tiny voice in her head telling her that if she thought her life was bad before, it just got a helluva lot worse.
Wolf-man clasps her shoulder and kneels before her
"I claim you in the name of the Alpha Brutus of Dark Sun Circle. Do not go over to that man. They will deflower and kill you." He places something heavy and cold in Trina's hand. "This will grant you safe passage through our kingdom, should you need it. I will not be gone long." He stands and leaves.
' isn't it me that is supposed to control the wolf and subdue the priest, now I happen to be the summoned priest" Trina thought
It takes her a minute before the sensation of wanting to faint passes. She is clutching a black jade or obsidian medallion with strange carvings strung on a thick, worn piece of leather. Studying it, she is trying not to be weirded out by how heavy and real it feels, as if this whole place isn't a flimsy dream that'll dissipate soon.
"How can this be real? I'm perfectly sane. Psychosis brought on by mental trauma sounds more likely than I am stuck in a game".
"M'lady." Another voice calls from the bridge.
Looking up, her gaze lingers.
Wow. Dressed in a rich red cloak lined with fur, the brunet man coming towards her has the chiseled features of a model. He's smiling, a perfect, white, even grin, that renders him boyish, charming
*********************** It's just like the system saw through the whole of him, he is entirely worthless, even in the real world. Sean knew he had to find equipment in this world if he wanted to be safe. The dead man who wrote this note might want to set a trap for him or anyone who checked the freezer. Sean went to the kitchen and found a knife, he took it and went to the freezer. In fear, he opened the freezer and bent down immediately, he learned this in an action movie. Since he didn't know what was in the freezer, he couldn't just look at it. Thanks to that, the first that came out of the freezer was a knife. According to the orders her father gave her, the young girl in the freezer strike whatever opened the freezer "Who are you?" "I saw your father's note on the table and came here to…" Sean doesn't know how to finish the statement. He didn't come here to save the girl, he was just doing things randomly "Are you the one?" The girl asked "Who" "My father, he said he wi
*********************** The dead body of a young man was lying the bed "Father" The girl ran to her father and tried to wake him up. She faced Sean and said "I thought you said he went somewhere far to call someone that can save us" The girl kept trying to wake her father and keiran was wondering why the girl haven't give up that 'can't she see the blood on her father's body?' Wait! Sean went closer to the corpse and saw that there is no wound, no blood or anything that can prove that the man was killed. 'whose blood is the one outside?' Sean told the girl that her father is dead and they need to get out of the house. Sean took with him a dagger, a kitchen knife and a map. Sean choose a place on the map; one of those that are not circled with red ink, he thinks the place must be at least safer than this house where two people already died Sean and the girl hit the streets, their destination is a few kilometers away from the and they will have to trek it. After walking for a
[Authenticating User ID...] [User Is confirmed: Trina, 15, orphaned, student, lives alone] [Authenticating Element...] [Welcome to the Apocalypse System] [Entering the Beginners Mission World...] [Story Mission: The people of Song City all knew about the coming of devil tribulation, they all prepared but the dragon army is stronger than their expectations. Most of the citizens migrated to a remote area and built a city. Unfortunately, the devil overlord sent batches of dragon army to the village. There are dragon's everywhere watching all powerful humans in the village and killing them. All civilians lived in fear in their house, it would only take a breath for a dragon to kill them all. Some of the rich ones used money to buy protection charms from the powerful people. The devil's intention is to take over the world [Lowest Ratings: Survive 10 days in either the village or Song City ] [To have higher ratings, kill more dragons and safe more people of Song City] [Not having the
****************** "Ruuuuuun, Ruuuuuun" The voice shouted again, Sean looked back to see why the man wants them to run. He saw something he don't know how to describe. Magma hands, burning eyes, breathing smoke, superb strength. He had read some novels that speaks about magma beings, most time they are the devils. Sean took to his heels, grabbing the girl along. The three of them ran as fast as they can but they can never outrun the devil who is already close to them. The man who screamed earlier ran closer to Sean and said "You see that building over there?" "There are lots of buildings here, which one are you talking about?" "The one that is broken down among them, we run into it and hid. We will devise a plan to kill the devil" "Kill the devil? I don't understand" "Run faster, he's catching up" Sean tried to run faster bit the little girl is holding him down, Sean carried the girl on his back and run into the building with all his might leaving a considerable length of dist
When Trina was reading the dagger's attribute, her eyes went blank, she looked like she is unconscious. Liu who have been calling her slapped her into consciousness, Trina have finished reading all the messages though " what's wrong with you?" "uhm, I was...I was trying to remember the way you cut the dragon earlier, you know I am wondering if this dagger cat do the same" "it can't, but it can stop and slow down a dragon"s fire. If you want to kill a dragon, take sword and the shield, I will teach when we get home" " home like your house?" " if you are bent on going to your cousin's, you can find the address yourself, just drop my dagger and the sword, you can go your way" "of course I'll go with you, I hope my cousin is safe" "the probability is low, those dragons and devils already destroyed 60 percent of the Song City ai there's just this village left" Trina put on a sad face to convince Liu that she is really here for her cousin "am not that cruel actually, even if y
****************************Sean thought about Bean's offer, he doesn't know whether he can trust him or not but he thinks in this apocalypse world it will be better for someone to be alone. More numbers will attract devils"No. I can't go with you to your hiding place, it will only attract devils, it's better we separate""If that's what you want"Bean went out of the building leaving Sean with the little girl's corpse. Sean buried the corpse under the broken bricks. When he was going out of the building he heard the sound of footsteps running to the building. He retreated back inside and hid in a corner holding his dagger and listen carefully to what the intruders were saying"Haha, see what we have here. It's an harmless lady"The voice of a man sounded with clear excitement accompanied by a cruel laugh The voice became clearer and the two people were coming closer to Sean.Sean hid behind the entrance door and pin himself to the wall, he is peeping through a hole in the door. He
**********************Ding!Sean was breathing heavily when he heard notification sound, he opened his status window[Acquired Skill: Sharp Weapon (Dagger) (Basic)Sean saw his first skill, he is not an harmless player anymoreSean was suprised about how he got the skill so he checked the other notifications[Stabbing: Inflict zero damage to the opponent][Striking: Inflict zero damage to the opponent][Continous Stabbing: Inflict Continous Damage of 10 per stab, Opponent is dead; You killed a devil][Striking: Inflict 10 damage to opponent][Hitting: Your opponent hit you, Inflict 5 damage to your HP. Causes bleeding…][Striking: Inflict 20 damage to the opponent][Punching: Inflict 5 damage to your HP][Continous Punching: Inflict 30 damage to your HP][Stabbing: Inflict 60 damage to opponent][Target is dead, You killed a human][To recover HP, you have to eat and rest][You killed two beings using dagger, Skill Earned][Sharp Weapon: Dagger ( Basic)]When Sean got out of the buil
Finally, Sean felt safe for the first time since he's been in this game. There is a place that they are in, Sean looked around and realised it has lots of dirt in it. After a little clearing work on the underground hideout, Sean felt tired. Lyla still had her guard up, listening carefully and inspecting their surroundings, after making sure that there was no intruder, she stopped and settled down. She stole glances at Sean and asked him"You did a great job out there, what were you doing before the devil came?""I… uhm…I was a wrestler""Wrestler? You don't look like one" Lyla looked at Sean all over again and confirmed that he just looked like a normal man. Except for his tough skin and a few bruises that he's got on his body which he got through labour, he's just a normal man."Yeah, I just started training and I never won a fight against my colleagues"In this underground hideout, there is only one bed and one sofa which clearly Lyla must have seen in the building before moving t