|3*To Live Again*|
Kanari's POV|
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A week. I had spent a whole week in Rhenzo Forest by myself, relying on my amateur-ish instincts, the knowledge I had gained, creative theories, and my mythril dagger.
A week was all it took for me to make a grievous mistake and die. Everything was going well. I was leveling up in a fast pace, in the expense of nearly dying many times, nearly reaching the limit of [Tier II]. I was raising my stats rather quickly too because of the strenuous activities.
I had also realized that INT would slowly raise by itself, and with it, I would just find new knowledge about a random, but convenient thing. I don't know how it works, but I guess it's got something to do with the True Immortals i.e. God from my world.
Though, everything seemed so worthless now, with me leaning against a tree, one arm weakly outstretched with my mithril dagger, half my vision tinged with red, my other arm loosely pressed between my body and the tree unmoving, breathing ragged, and surrounded by at least 6 beasts, Tier III too.
They resembled porcupines, but they were as big as a normal wolf. Honestly, I wouldn't have been in this situation if my status screen had started malfunctioning and seemed to have been emitting signals that attracted nearby beasts and monsters. Before these porcupines came, I had killed something around 30 other beasts and monsters.
It was hard, and painful, and now my mana was nearly depleted, plus my strength didn't seem to be enough to fight against these beasts.
It was naive of me to believe in a prophecy, that I am partially invincible through it because I can't die unless I fulfill it, or something that breaks someone destiny were to appear. Heck. It wasn't even clear if I was the "Chosen One".
I'm in a new world though, and that's close to having a new life, in a sense. And I can't just waste it. Especially with my sister and... Eideeth hoping for me to return. Well... I hope Eideeth would hope. I can't possibly be a one-night stand with our constant "activities" and a "toy" with how much she had shown me affection. I kind of want to see if I could take this friends-with-benefits-like relationship to a next level.
Eyeing the enchanted leather bag close to one of the porcupine beasts, I felt really dumb with halving my [High-tier Healing Potions], putting half in my inventory and half in the bag, just in case if stuff from my [Inventory] gets stolen. A dumb move, and I would have criticized myself more if I hadn't used all of the [Healing Potions] in my [Inventory] and was pretty damned tired.
It's bullshit though, the the [Healing Potion] wouldn't instantly heal you, no matter how high a tier/quality, and it's effects would get canceled when receiving an injury. Really, fucking, dumb, right? This world's a bit fucked up with its mechanics.
That's why I couldn't properly heal myself because I kept getting injured whenever I drink the potions when I thought I wouldn't be injured.
"Pwah!" Spitting some blood out, I weakly readied myself for the fight.
"Fuck-,-ing shit-,-s!!" Cursing at the porcupines, I tried to ignore to feeling of weakness in my muscles and bones.
I wasn't going to delude myself, already made that mistake by following something so quite hard to believe. This may just be my last fight, even if I hadn't had much.
God I wanted to just be back in Eideeth's arms, or be cuddled against Ester's chest as we lay on her bed and read. Oh the regrets.
"Can't -ah!-... die... yet... -nnn.-" Talking to myself helped me a bit with my current situation. Just made me feel more "okay" than I currently am.
Then, without warning, one porcupine had lunged at me, but I was prepared to slice its stomach open with my blade.
Too bad Fate could be such a bitch at times.
I expected the porcupine beasts to attack me one-by-one, or all at once even, but I would have never expected a much quicker foe in the shadows that turned everything black.
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Darkness. That is all that I could see, from the place I'm stuck to. It felt like I was looking at the materialization of Nothingness, but I would like to think that Nothingness didn't look so dark.
Still, as dark and void-like the place is, it reminded me of someplace else. It reminded me of the "room" God and his Angel had spoken to my classmates and I.
Heck, thinking about it now, I'm kind of considering a God would show up. Maybe Death, 'cause "Black" is related to "Evil" and "Death" is part of that "Evil". Stereotypes are just shit.
"Helloo~! Anybody
there?!!" I asked aloud, hoping someone would hear me. I had also concluded there that I am not in space as I could hear my voice!
Silence, is what my answer was.
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I didn't know when, but I had somehow fallen asleep! And not only that, but-
"-ild..."
-a soft, yet menacing voive had woken me up from it!
In an instant, my eyes shot wide open to look for the source of the voice, being disoriented only for a second before properly focusing on a floating person in front of me in an all-black get-up.
"Who are you?" I quickly questioned, trying my best to not sound afraid, but it couldn't be helped that my tone had turned slightly squeaky from feeling so weak and alone.
The person wore a robe that fully covered its body, and had even hidden his face with a mystical shadow, added with some black, leather straps littering his robe and looking quite intimidating. Though, from his voice, he seemed to be an old man.
"Child, you already know the answer to who I am." The man, or rather, the being that I had quickly thought to be a True Immortal, Death himself, replied.
"Is there a point in asking if I'm dead?" Casually, I made a simple joke, not to ease my nervousness, but to reign in my emotions. I didn't care if this was Death, I was scared of him, that's given. But I was more afraid of breaking down. What would Death do to me anyways right now? I don't know, but I'd rather care more about my current self than the unknown.
Shaking his head, he responded with a quick, "No."
Hearing that, I looked down, keeping myself from chuckling and sounding broken. I don't know, but maybe I was trying to be as brave as I can.
"Mmm. Though I wish to speak with you more, I don't have much time, lest I give myself away to the gods." Then, waving his hanf, I suddenly felt myself become...alive? Actually, I think it's more like I'm "awake" now.
"I am breaking many laws for what I am doing, but everything will be worth it." Again, with another wave of his hand, I felt something tingle in my chest.
"My child, time is of the essence. Tell me what you wish for." Looking at him, though his face was obscured by shadows, I felt like he had an amiable smile on his face, like an old man's kind smile when he talks with his grandchildren.
"Hurry, child." He rushed me, and I was growing a bit irritated with being referred to as a "child", but I held myself back. It would be very stupid to antagonize someone like him.
Quickly, I had found an answer.
"I want to see my sister, and Eideeth, and to destroy my enemies." A simple answer is what I gave, quick and simple. Being dramatic about it would just waste time, and it was something Death kept on pestering me about.
"Good. As my chosen, I will grant your wishes. For you to meet your dear sister and Princess Eideeth once again, I will revive you, though I would have done it nonetheless. And I will grant you power, power to destroy your enemies."
Slowly, I saw my soul dissipate, starting from my toes and going up. Then, when I had nearly dissipated, Death said something that had made me realize something.
"Be strong, my child. I will waiting for you, at the last level of Altrelt Dungeon. I will be waiting for you to claim what is yours." And then, before I could ask questions, like a cliché, everything had become too bright for me see.
Having closed my eyes from the brightness, I had naturally yelped. Then, the feeling of "floating" had suddenly been replaced. I now felt grounded, and I instantly realized what had happened.
Once I was sure that I was safe open my eyes, I immediately saw trees filling my vision. No matter where I looked, everything just pointed out that this was the place where I had died. Blood was scattered around, and the signs of battle was also present. Also, to my right, trees were ripped off the ground, as if a big creature had walked through it, and I had guessed that it was what had killed me.
However, immediately backtracking, I thought about how I died.
"I was sure I died inside a monster's, or a beast's, mouth." I said aloud, still remembering the pain in my midsection. I was sure that I was bitten in half after a bit of contemplating, so it should have been logical that if Death did revive me in my body, I should be inside the monster's or beast's stomach.
"Bah! Let's not think about that!" Slapping myself, I forced myself to stop thinking about that. For all I know, Death did something I wouldn't understand and be too complex.
For now, I checked my body and saw nothing wrong. Actually, my skin looked a bit pale, which I liked. Though, I honestly think that grey-ish skin would work too.
However, other than that, I felt more...powerful? Standing up, I patted away the dirt, only to realize that my clothes and leather armor were in pieces. Grimacing at that, I ignored my current near nakedness in favor of assessing my current strength. I'll check my [Stats] later, and my inventory for extra clothes too.
"Let's try running first."
After a few tests, from running, testing my flexibility, checking my strength, measuring my endurance, I had come to an conclusion that all my physical capabilities have gone up many levels.
However, to cement this thought, I finally checked my status.
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TIER: ~¿[II?¿¡¡¿
LEVEL:!75/100?¡?
NAME: Kanari Chichi
AGE: 18
RACE: {'¬Human?¡
CLASS: Reaper(Assassin)
MANA POINTS: ?10d! La?~¿'
FATIGUE: 3%
STR: ?? 696 ??) 291
AGI:?? 669??) 289
MAG: ? ?699 ??) 289
DEX: ??666? ?) 290
END: ? ? 684? ?) 287
INT: ???) 290
WIS: ???) 290
SKILLS: [¦+¦], [|+|]
{Press ¦+¦ to open skills from the other world}
{Press |+| to open skills earned in the world Zedrith}
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'New': [>|+|<]
SPELLS: [Light Orb], [Mana Recharge], [Minor Heal], [Shadow Cover], [Freeze], [<+>]
{Press <+> to show other skills occasionally used}
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'New': [><+><]
UNIQUE SKILL/SPELL: [Charm], [Language Comprehension], [Alluring "Shotacon"(Loli) Charm]
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~[}''N:ew='%*?: [¿[]Resu~rr#ectio+-n{], ^[[Ana\lysis], [¡;Skill|< Ste¬al+], [-Co+pyc-_at]_
TITLE: [Disappointment], [Push Over], [Stubborn], [Big Sister's Girl], [Two-Faced], [Liar], [Kinky Lesbian], [Degenerate] [Very, Very, Kinky], [???], [Little], [Slut], [Switch], [Magic Geek], [Battle Maniac], [Bona-fide Reverse Trap], [Shota(Loli)]
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It took a while, I didn't know how long it was, actually. I had checked my stats, repeatedly gawking at it a number of times. From the looks of it, there was clearly something wrong, with the error-ish additions. Then, the increase in my stats didn't surprise me much, as I had expected that to happen after fully acknowledging myself as the "Chosen One". What bothered about me about it was the numbers.
Other than that, my [Mana Points] were a curious thing. The first time I laid my eyes on it, I had none as my body wasn't trained, or rather, used to taking in mana and storing it.
And, my stat points aside, the new [Unique Skills/Spells] I had totally blew me away! Though my [Alluring "Shotacon"(Loli) Charm], which I could tell was my question marked skill from before, was a bit irritating, the new ones were something that I was sure protagonists would get!
There were error-ish symbols surrounding them, and it obviously showed how they weren't just normal in terms of being °just° [Unique Skills/Spells]. Still, even with the symbols around them, it wasn't even remotely hard to read them.
[Resurrection], [Analysis], [Skill Steal] and [Copycat].
And what they are meant to do weren't hard to guess. But for now, I must set-up camp! As much as my stats have increased, and with new skills and spells in my arsenal, I still need to be careful. I'm seventy percent sure I could take on everything this forest would give me, but I still wouldn't want to sleep out in the open!
Spiders are still creepy, you know? Wouldn't want them crawling on my face! I'll check on my new skills later.