“Ah this is a bit anticlimactic.”There’s a voice that I can hear. Not anything familiar to me. It isn’t the voice of a prison guard. I know how every one of those bastards’ sound like. Including their laughs – especially their laughs.“You’re not even going to fit the frame that you’re supposed to take. I mean, you’d still give it life but I doubt you’d ever be conscious about it.”Now that my consciousness is becoming clearer, I can recognize that this is a child’s voice. A child is saying things I don’t understand. What, where am I even?“I was contemplating about this before you know. About whether or not I should turn some of you into monsters and all of that. But then I figured, it’d be a waste not to do so.”Even my sight is vaguely coming back. There’s not much to see though. Only the silhouette of the child and white. A place that’s filled with white. Nothing else but the shade of it.“Oh my.”The child looked at me.“Seems like you’re conscious. You might be a bit special af
[Genesis City – Present Day]Days inside the dungeon instance move at a slightly slower speed compared to the outside world. Because of this, the three days that Merlin already spent inside the place has already consumed four in the real world. Meaning, there are things that are moving outside as well. Specifically, the ones connected to his former allies and their plot against him.“Good. You finally came.” Elliot stood in front of the city gates.He’s been waiting there for a good thirty minutes. One of the guards, which he already bribed and bought to be his personal informant, came to him earlier. Telling him that three individuals donning armor from his kingdom are approaching the city.That’s why he made haste to go there immediately. Brows furrowed and all because of how late the knights are. They were supposed to arrive yesterday and so he waited for them that very day. One which was consumed without anything good to show for.From morning up until the afternoon and reaching n
[Den of Wolves – Present Day]“So, you’re the leader of this pack huh.” Merlin looked at the alpha wolf from head to toe. Black fur covers the entirety of its body, a coat that’s well maintained. Its eyes are razor sharp violet; gazing down on him as if he’s not even worth half of its time. These eyes reflect the mana that is oozing out of the wolf’s body – not out of boasting but because it cannot be contained.Merlin knows this. He has encountered monsters of a similar nature. Those that have too much mana that their bodies cannot contain the entirety of it. Leaving some of it leaking and creating a unique aura for the monsters. And what this means for the current fight is that, the half-demon is in for a lot of trouble.“AWOOOOOO!”Just the howl from the monster is enough to make Merlin instinctively step back. This doesn’t mean that he’s a coward. It just means that he knows how much of a bad news this enemy is. This is the very reason why he needed the dark elf to come along wit
The attack that the alpha fired is caused by the charging up that it did. This isn’t just for show. It’s to prepare for the beam that it’s going to fire. But before the monster released it, the alpha first needed to make sure that its enemy’s dodging ability is out of the way. That’s why it released the surge of purple mana through the howl.Other than forcing its enemy to dodge with the use of a skill, the alpha is actually able to locate where its enemy is as well. Caused by the same howl that provides it with a sort of echolocation tool. One which immediately found Merlin which gave the monster the perfect opportunity to fire its beam.The vicious attack covered the entirety of the area where Merlin reappeared. There’s no escaping this. The path that leads to Merlin has been completely covered by the attack. And within this field of smoke, projectiles came flying out.This came in rapid succession. Twenty orbs that carry the color of darkness flew towards the monster. Preventing it
Unbelievable.That’s the only word that Sylvie can think of that can perfectly describe the situation. Not only did her ally kill the alpha wolf, he also managed to do it while predicting some of the things that will happen. Yes. The last attack that the dark elf used was actually ordered upon her by Merlin.“At the last stretch of the fight, the Alpha will probably be covered in a field of smoke that I created. There’s a chance that it’ll come out to attack me. Wait for it and counter it with your long-ranged slash.” This is what Merlin said…and it came true.The monster did perform this kind of attack. And after it failed, she watched the demon finish the job by closing the gap between him and the monster. All while condensing a heavy amount of mana on the tip of the staff. All of the demon’s mana to be exact. And without wasting a single second, Merlin blasted the monster with this.The demon would’ve looked perfect in that moment too, if not for the effects of Demon’s Rage ending.
I’m back. I still have no idea where this place is but I’m back. The same white walls. The same hollow feeling…and the same child looking down on me. Taking on a dark silhouette that completely contrasts the place. “You came back early.” This child is talking about stuff I can’t understand again. What does it mean by early? How am I early?“You’re having trouble remembering everything again. Why am I not surprised? That’s so typical for you humans.” The child sighed. As soon as he said this, memories came back to me. A violent rush of it to be exact. Making me remember who I am…and what I became.“YOU!”I was able to finally speak. My voice echoed across the white room. But that’s all that I could do. This child somehow has me in a state where I can’t move. The only thing within my control are my thoughts and my lips. “No need to raise your voice like that. You should be happy you know. I gave you a new life.” The child mused. “It’s not what you wanted but, that should be more th
Merlin and Sylvie arrived at the dungeon a few moments after the three knights have entered the throne room. Everything is already in the state of disarray that the knights have left it in. With flames burning whatever they can find – leaving the earth scorched.There are remnants of a fight that happened recently as well. Evident with the claw marks left on the walls and the pickaxes that are left on areas which Merlin can only assume to be the last resting place of his kobold workers before they died.This surfaced emotions within Merlin. Stuff that he never thought he could ever feel. This whole dungeon is his property. Nobody else has a claim on it other than him. And so, he treats it with the utmost care. The same can be said for his workers. But now all of that is nearly destroyed.Merlin didn’t even hesitate on what he’d do next. He moved as fast as he could, reaching the throne room in a matter of seconds. And without missing a heartbeat; protected the only unit that is still
The fight ended quickly. From Sylvie’s perspective, there wasn’t much of a fight. It was just Merlin bombarding his spell towards the knights. Not the same type of person that she has traveled with inside the dungeon instance. A contrast brought about by the mental state of the demon.“Have you cooled down yet?” She asked as Merlin returned to his normal form. Downing a mana potion to reduce the hp loss.“It just pisses me off.” Merlin replied.“I can’t blame you, I’d be boiling with rage if someone intrudes inside my dungeon as well.”“No. Not that.” Merlin said.He’s angry about something else entirely. Merlin is angry about his own incompetence. He thinks that, if he only planned better and proceeded with a better grasp of the whole situation, this wouldn’t happen. He’s incompetent. Weak. And because of his lack, most of his troops are dead.The only one left is Teach and even this kobold is at death’s doors. Breathing what seems to be its last breaths as the state of the creature