Re: Player

Chapter 14: [Goddess!]

-Thud!

This time I jumped carefully as I prevented hurting myself. And without further ado…

[Frenzy!]

I began running as fast as I could towards the east side. This time making sure that I reach there before Amelia can notice me. I could still feel eyes on me, but I didn't care much as I ran towards the edge.

20 seconds later [Frenzy!] ended, and I ran at a normal speed before it got off cooldown.

[Frenzy!]

[Frenzy!]

Took about a few minutes before I reached central street again.

'Fucking finally! Let's find out what is ther-'

"I am afraid, Mr. Adam, but I cannot let you get away from here. It's a matter of reputation," the same voice came from behind as I looked at the girl in a robe covering her entire body except her face and some strands of her curly hair.

"Come on now. A nice girl like you could at least let me enjoy the night, can't she?" I joked as I looked at her, making her chuckle a little.

"Apologies, but there are certain areas where you cannot go. I hope you may understand," she spoke as she looked at me, and I sighed before asking,

"And where else can I not go?"

"Ummm… that would be west, south and south east," she gave me her answer as she put her fingers on her lips, as if seriously thinking about it.

"Eh?! That's a lot of places I can't go. Is there anywhere I can actually go?" I asked, acting disappointed with the news, while I walked towards her.

"Obviously there is. Your room." She chuckled as she answered as if she had made a funny joke.

"That is not funny," I said, acting betrayed before I took another step closer to her.

"I know. You know what else is not funny, Mr. Adam?" she asked as she looked at me. Her nonchalant expression changed back to serious one as she continued,

"You think you can launch a sneak attack on me?"

And that was the last I heard of her before my vision blacked out.

But I didn't die this time.

-Slap!

Woken up by a slap on the face, I saw three people in front of me.

"Good morning Mr. Adam. Hope you had a beautiful sleep?" The first was Amelia, standing as domineering as before. Looking down at me, while her red eyes mocked my very existence.

"Is this the person who wasn't affected by our curse?" an aged man in his late 30s, observed me as he touched his white mustache. His white hair and that one-eyed glass made him look rather elegant to be fair. Probably the Mayor.

"I told you. It must have been because he hadn't come in contact with the curse for even a day. There is no need to be so overly cautious about it," the young man spoke as he explained the other two. His eyes filled with worry, as if his life was on the line.

"Better to be cautious than be sorry later. He was heading towards the western area at a rapid speed. It was as if he knew about the source of the curse," Amelia spoke as she looked at me with a narrowed gaze.

For a moment I was happy that I found the source of the darkness, but… there was no System Notification. While there could be an error in the System, a more logical approach would be..

'She is lying.' I couldn't exactly see her face, but I could tell that she was being really careful at each and every step of hers. An extreme planner, if I am not wrong.

Now… the most cliche line of all…

"Do you know who you are messing with?" I spoke as I looked at them with a fake smirk. My eyes narrowed at each of them before continuing,

"The massacre of an entire city to bring out a Fallen God of Darkness. The Curse Witch. We knew there was something going on but to think it was something like this."

Silence covered the entire area as I looked at them with pity.

"You will all die… you may think the Fallen God is going to be your salvation, but… they never consider us anything more than a plaything. They will abandon you as soon as they get bored with you… or even kill you if they feel like," I spoke the information about the Fallen Gods, from the Dark Wars.

Their folklore was rather interesting, so it stayed on my mind. Ruthless, worst of the worst, evil's incarnate… they had many names. They were the main antagonists of Version 3.0 and only the True Gods had the ability to kill them.

"Who are you?" Amelia asked, her eyes concentrated on me. It wasn't just her, but all three of them were silent as they looked at me.

So. How should I answer this question? The best way to get information out of them…

"A Follower… and a Seer," I answered with confidence as I looked at Amelia. Since she is the most cautious, she would be the one protecting me from now on. All I need is to make sure to keep her in the loops.

"Seer?!" Amelia and the others were shocked as they looked at me.

"What grade?" Amelia asked as she looked at me with anticipation.

"Umm… Low?" I spoke, acting slightly embarrassed. Mid Seers can see or hear a few things, while Low Seers can only get hints. As for the High-Seers, they can see everything clearly.

They were kind of disappointed with my response, but Amelia shook her head as she asked again,

"And which God do you follow?"

While there are a dozen Gods in this world, there is one name that could help me prevent dying in this bizarre situation.

"Goddess of Neutrality, Nora," I took her name as I saw the expression of Amelia turning rather surprised. Though her hostile nature changed to rather relaxed as she spoke,

"All the better. We will prepare you as a sacrifice for calling out your Goddess. Our Fallen Goddess, Miraka would love to meet her," she spoke as she chanted another spell at me. Her eyes glistened more than ever.

'Ah! Fuck!'

And the next thing I knew is…

"OH! GODDESS OF CURSE! WE PRESENT YOU YOUR UNFILIAL SISTER!" Amelia shouted as I found myself awake at the center of the town, right in front of the town church.

In the sky above, I looked at the darkness shrouding the entire area completely.

[Quest: Shadows Complete!]

[+5 Free Attributes!]

[+3 All Stats!]

[+5000 Exp]

[Level up +1!]

[+1 All Stats!]

[+2 Free Attributes!]

Though I couldn't see the notifications as my eyes felt blank, before a burning sensation covered my entire being… But I didn't die… It was hard to control my emotions and pain… however…

[Menu > Save Point > 14/14/0192 02: 45 AM!]

[Loading Save Point!]

[Loading Complete!]

"Cough Cough!!! Blergh!!! Cough Cough!!" For the next few minutes, I kept vomiting, with tears coming out of my eyes. I was feeling rather obnoxious about this whole thing as I kept my hands clenched to my chest.

Sweating profusely, I fell on the ground before I closed my eyes for a couple of seconds… drifting into sleep again…

"Oh Our Goddess Miraka! We present you 1000 sacrifices for your revival! Accept this minor gift to restore your former power!" I was woken up by the voice of Amelia shouting at a high pavilion as a dark energy spread across the entire area from the center of the town.

And before I could even realise nani the fuck was going on…

[You Have Died!]

[Game Over!]

[Loading from last Save Point!]

[Loading Complete!]

This time, I woke up again, as I could barely control my rising heart beat. Though with all the pain, there was at least one good thing… I, now, know the location of the root of darkness. And that meant…

[Quest: Shadows Complete!]

[+5 Free Attributes!]

[+3 All Stats!]

[+5000 Exp]

[Level up +1!]

[+1 All Stats!]

[+2 Free Attributes!]

But that wasn't all…

[New Quest: Shadows(II)]