Chapter 36 Overcoming His Past [Bonus]
At Alvine Castle, Ashia, who had a deep connection with Alvine, jumped in panic. "My link with the master has just been blocked!" The anxiety could be read on her face as she said her words standing next to the dining table with Nicco... they had just finished their lunch.
"Calm down Ashia, it may be related to Lady Rina... anyway, let's contact Lady Rina to check if she needs our help or anything." Nicco intervened to calm Ashia who was beginning to have sweat pearls on her forehead.
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Immersed in total darkness with a feeling of floating in the air... Alvine was currently inside what seemed to be the Brisht Tower. He was not panicked at all despite the strange events that followed one another... 'Hm? Is the test supposed to take place like that or is it something else?' He wondered while trying to light the fire to illuminate the room. But to his great surprise, he found himself unable to feel the slightest unc of magical energy in him as when he had had his accident!
A wave of panic that cooled all his bones invaded him instantly! The last two years had caused him some kind of trauma. Since his miraculous awakening, every morning after he woke up, the first thing he checks was whether he could still cast spells or not. But now, one of his worst nightmares caught up with him in this dark space!
*Helen, are you here? * he nervously asked the question that concerned him the most... namely whether the soul of Hélène is still healthy!
[...] No answer from his servant, only his voice resonated in this dark space where he was not even able to see his fingers.
As his nervousness turned into a panic... the mysterious voice resounded again in his head...
*Son of the renegade, what are you going to do to deal with this situation? You no longer have an ounce of mana! Your entourage is no longer by your side... they have betrayed you all and abandoned you like your friends, family, colleagues... and Assia.*
Before the mysterious voice could continue his sentence, Alvine pulled his hair as if he wanted to tear it out while screaming "nooo!" Like a madman who was sunk in his madness. "Come out of my head, get out of my fuckįng head!!"
|Ding... new quest received. |
|Succeed the trials of the Tower of the primordial Gods... |
|Reward: ?? |
|Failure: death
|hint: defeat yourself! |
Seeing this notification, the system was like a savior who had just stretched out his hand to him despite the death threat that is displayed in front of him! He was more afraid of something that he thought was worse than death... it was his past. He had also wanted to go to earth only to put everything in order and return to continue his life on this planet. He is like a person chained by indestructible irons!
'Huff, huffff...' forcing himself to calm down after several inspirations, he calmly analyzed the situation. 'First, I can't feel any mana circulating in my body, nor feel my connection with Hélène and Ashia even if they are quite different... as for the systems...
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[ Name: Alvine Dragnar ]
[ Race: Demon ]
[ Species: Incubus ]
[Class: - Incubus]
[SE: 100/ -] [EP: -/-]
[IQ: -] [STR: - ]
[VIT: - ] [AGI: - ]
[CHR: -] [RE: 5,000 500/-]
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'I see, it seems that for some reason, the test consists in fighting your inner demons. My fear of being betrayed again and being abandoned, my fear of being powerless as before... it was his factors that led me to this ordeal. And if my assumptions are correct, everyone should have similar tests, those who have not been confronted with similar things may easily pass the test, but only death awaits those who are in the same cases as me! Sigh, Fortunately, the system helped me even if it didn't do it on purpose!' As he thought about a solution, the black space clears up directly by a dazzling light that forced him to temporarily close his eyes...
After about three seconds, when he opened his eyes, a smile of self-derision bent over his lips when he saw the scene taking place before his eyes! He was currently in a small desert alley in the rain with a young man who had huddled around the corner of the street without worrying about catching the flu because of the rain. His eyes were dull without the slightest sparks of the flame of life. The young man who looked 20 years old was not unknown to him... it was himself on earth before being transmigrated to Alzania, it was the day he had just suffered his worst betrayal with his colleagues! A project that he had started alone and face all the financial and administrative difficulties for about three years... but afterward, he let the person he considered to be his best friend join him after his thousands of supplications. They had worked together a few weeks before their small businesses entered the stock exchange and attracted dozens of shareholders every day who passed by. All the media and social networks talked only about their breathtaking successes and the bright future that awaited them both! But just a month later, his "friend" had paid assassins to assassinate him and steal all the guarantees he has as a founder and legitimate owner.
By the time he was discharged from the hospital after a month in a coma, he realized that not only did he have 0% action in his own company, but he was no longer even considered an employee! He had tried to resonate with his "friend", He hired detectives, do everything necessary to find evidence... but his efforts were in vain!
He was in this alley the day he lost all hope, he no longer had the right to investigate with his detectives, to file a complaint, or talk to the media about this fact and Just as he returns home after this tragic evening, cancer that did not spare his father will come to pick him up in turn.
Alvine walked slowly towards his old self with all kinds of emotions raging in his heart! He sat next to him while covering him with his black leather coat without saying a single word for nearly ten minutes. As for the other Alvine, he had not even noticed Alvine's presence for the next ten minutes... after ten minutes of silence, Alvine Earth slowly looked with dull and empty eyes towards Alvine Alzania without saying a single word.
Seeing that he had caught all his attention, he spoke to him with a trembling voice that was filled with rage. "I know the feelings that are breaking into you right now, I know them more than anyone... my old friend. But you don't have to worry... I can promise you one thing, even after a million years, I will go back in time to make him and all those who have used us pay as vulgar puppets to achieve their goals! So, please... Alvine, don't give up, continue to advance! I'm sure you'll become a better man than me. And one last thing, trusting yourself, don't let anyone trample you as long as you have the power to retaliate... even if it's a deity or anything! Be much more Strong than you are now! Don't waste your time with this bitch named Assia!" By the time he had just finished his sentence, his eyes were blood red. Not because of his transformation, but because of his grief!
While the other Alvine looked at him strangely, his body became more and more translucent and he disappeared instantly without leaving the slightest trace, even his coat that covered the Alvine Earth had disintegrated into the dust of light!
Alvine returned to the darkroom. And the mysterious voice resounded again in his head.
*Congratulations for having succeeded in defeating your inner demon who was gnawing at your strength, son of the renegade. It's time to take the next test. * -Retorted the roque voice
|New quest: Clean the dungeon of Brisht Tower. |
|Reward: ?? |
|Paste: death! |
|Index: RE|
'Hm? Raw energy? I guess if I want to be able to fight with my statistics that are zero and without EP... I only have to rely on my RE!... But how can I use them to cast a spell? I've always converted them into EP and now I have to fight with them...sigh this test is simply a slaughterhouse place!' He thought in a monotonous tone.
Instantly, he was teleported to open space inside a translucent barrier with four wolves of darkness!
But it was at this moment that he was pleasantly surprised to see his statistics return to normal. His expression instantly became icy when he saw the vertical progress bar in his field of vision.
|1st floor/10|
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