====[ Advance Note ]====
Yooo! What's up dear readers! I am not dead, although I sure do hope I was!
Did y'all miss me??? Probably not, but let's just pretend y'all do, okay~?
Now, I'm sure y'all are wondering " where tf have you been, bitch? ".
Well~ Recently, I've been busy doing something special~ Also anxiety and depression has been accompanying me so that's a nice touch!
Anyways, enough ramblings and please, do enjoy the long awaited chapter~ Sorry~
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" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-! ". The Knight laughed elatedly as he fires his freakish weapon at us. What a cheat! Why didn't I get a cheat like that?! Unfair! ... Well, that's the point of cheat abilities, but still! Unfair!
Thankfully though, none of the bullets penetrated my shield so we were safe. But I'd rather want to find some proper cover, because the shield is actually draining my energy really quickly, especially if the shield is pelted by thousands of brass bullets travelling at mind boggling speeds. We were pinned down on our position, and the knight isn't looking like he's going to stop anytime soon.
This room we are in is scarcely furnished, with only random empty crates lying here and there, so proper cover from gunfire is pretty few and far between. But I decided to compromise and decided to take cover behind a large, bulky looking crate/trailer thing, I just hope he doesn't have explosives.
" Come on, behind that box! let's take cover! ". I yelled.
We moved together to escape the deafening barrage of gunfire from this madman of a knight. Luckily, the knight in question is currently absorbed in his own power and is now cackling maniacally whilst firing his weapon, creepy bastard. I hope he didn't live near a school in his previous world. We took advantage of that as we made our way to cover. And as I thought, the knight was simply just too dumb to notice us taking cover, hahaha.
" Ahhhh... That was tiring... Eh, wait, where did you all go?! What??? Huh??? ". The knight was surprised to see that we were already gone.
" Oh well, the responsible thing to do is... Spray and Pray! ". After coming to a ridiculous conclusion, the knight fired his gun wildly, without a particular target, and unexpectedly, some of the shots penetrated the crate we were behind. Luke got hit in his right thigh, and I was hit in my abdomen and my left shoulder, while Melania was a little confused, but unharmed. So I casted << Void Shield >> again in a panic, I didn't think that his bullets would penetrate our cover.
" Ugghh! ". Luke groaned at the pain in his thigh.
" Ah! So you all were behind that! What a dick move to run away while I was laughing! ". The knight said.
The wounds on my body quickly regenerated as I downed a whole bottle of a healing potion, which drained my energy even more. I lamented the fact that I didn't take any of the mana potions from loot, it would've been very useful in hindsight, but I won't let that get into my heart. I took an opportunity to return fire at the knight using << Void Bullet >>.
" Whoa there! Be careful with that! That could've hurt someone! ". The knight said while dodging my attack. How is he so damn agile?
The crazed gunfire steadily started to slow down, from full automatic fire, to short bursts, then finally slowing down to single shots. It seems that nut job of a knight has ran out of juice for that dumb, completely uncalled for cheat of his.
" D'aww~ shucks! I ran out of time! Well, it seems like our fun ends here! Cya later nerds!". The knight said while running off somewhere, not forgetting to flick us the finger. What an asshole.
We were finally safe, it was a complete mistake coming here, we should've just continued towards the exit. Though I can't help but think that the outcome of this encounter is a little anticlimactic, don't you think so, author?
So we stayed behind and tended to our wounds, well, more like Luke's wounds... He has been incapacitated by the shot he took, he couldn't walk at all, despite him having emptied four whole bottles of healing potions. We would need to go get a healer or a priest, because however convenient potions are, it's effects still varies from person to person after all.
We decided that Luke will be carried by me on my back piggyback style, fastened to me by cloth like a backpack.
" Goddamn it master, you're so heavy nowadays. ". I commented.
" Oh shut up you! ".
I waddled away with Luke on my back like some sort of fool. Have I really degenerated to this point? What even is life anymore? Oh my God.
... But I feel like something's amiss. Like I've forgotten something...
... I definitely did forget something, but what?
" Wait, I think there's still something. ". I called out.
" Oh my God, what more do you want??? You almost had us killed earlier! ".
" Wait here, Melania, please keep an eye out for anything suspicious. ". I said, before putting Luke on the floor.
I looked around the room with nothing in mind, yet, my eyes were drawn to an elevated panel with cables and stuff plugged into it. Then I approached it naturally, as if I had been doing this for a long time, I feel like I have a weird obligation to do so. I stopped right in front of the panel, it was glossy black with a slight tinge of purple, looks just like what my slab form, feels similar too. I stretched my hand out, touching the panel. Then, I felt a tingling sensation of electricity, then I promptly fainted and everything went black...
====[ Luke's POV ]====
Hello, it's Luke. I was just shot on my leg and now I cannot move, and I am currently sitting on the floor helplessly staring at my "servant's" back as he carelessly approached something suspicious again. Oh, and fun fact, the reason I was shot was because of his impulsive behavior which got us in a shootout situation with a manic knight. I firmly believe that Evan has angered some god or something to get such bad luck. Well... It's not improbable considering his personality.
Now, that idiot Evan is going to worry me even more by fiddling with some artefact because he "felt something", like come on! If he's going to be like that, he at least should be able to take responsibility for his own actions! As his legal master, everything he does is legally on my behalf, and I am the one that has to take responsibility! Also the worker's compensation for servants and valets are astronomically expensive! One could purchase an entire holiday island if anything happens! I can't afford that! No matter how high my family court rank is, I cannot hope to afford that even after seven lifetimes!
Evan starts reaching out to the panel, with smooth, natural movements. As if he has been doing that for years, with a weird sense of nostalgia in his eyes. I wonder if he knows something.
The moment his hand touched the panel, his entire body was covered in light as his silhouette warped and morphed into a familiar rectangular shape... Yo hold up a second, what the fuck? Is he really going to transform right in front of Melania???
I hesitantly looked over to where Melania was, seeing what expression she has, and as expected, she is definitely very startled.
" E- Evan?! What is happening!? ". Melania yelled.
====[ Evan's POV ]====
Everything was black, I don't know where I am, I don't know which way I'm facing. Everything was Black.
I felt a pleasant feeling of weightlessness, like floating in water, silently.
Everything was Silent.
Everything was Still.
.
.
.
.
Eerily Still.
This period of nothingness continued for I don't know how long, it felt like years, yet the years that passed lasted for mere seconds.
I am Lonely here, it's Sad being Alone.
Is anyone there? I silently called out.
Then I felt a response, another presence is here. Someone else is Here. Who is it? What are they doing here? Why do I even care about who they are? Why am I here in the first place? I want answers.
" Hey! ". I felt someone call out to me. It feels real. It feels dreamy. It feels nice. It feels sickening. It. Feels.
What is Feeling?
" Hey! ". It called out again. I am Anxious. We are Anxious. Who is Anxious?
" Don't ignore me by spouting out philosophic-sounding bullshit! ". The voice yelled, breaking me out of my cool, deep reverie.
" Goddamn it man! I was trying to have an edgy, philosophical narration! You've ruined it now! It was supposed to be cool and profound! But noooo~ You just had to be an asshole and ruin the fun didn't you?! ". I yelled, lashing out childishly at the mysterious presence.
" Well if you want to have an edgy soliloquy, don't do it here! ". It responded.
" Wait, what am I doing here anyway? ". I asked.
" *sigh* Just when I thought that I finally had a chance to escape the terminal when an HMC unit connected to here which I could use as a temporary body, I wouldn't imagine that the unit would have a consciousness already inside. ". It explained.
" Terminal? HMC unit? What??? ".
" HMC unit, you know? The High Mobility Computing Unit. Have you been living under a rock?..... Wait, you're not one of Us, aren't you? ".
" Us???? I don't understand, please explain. ".
" Wow, just when I thought things wouldn't get weirder... I assume you are one of the Second Generations? The normal people, I mean. ". It asked.
" Well, normal is arguable, but yes. ".
" So listen here, We, or the Progenitors, as you Second Gens call us, have met a terrible fate. The moment that Our kind discovered that We could run Our technology on the principles of magic, We thought that We have triumphed as a species.". It paused for a moment, before continuing.
" With the discovery of magical science, as We call it, everything suddenly made sense to Us, We were delighted at the thought of finally unlocking the mysteries of life. With that mentality, We distanced Ourselves, We abandoned our lives all for the pursuit of knowledge, slowly, We grew more and more distant of one another. Sure, we made a large breakthrough in the field of science, we learnt intergalactic travel, we unlocked absolute immortality, heck, we even had an idea of how to travel through time itself. Like that, We fell into complacency, Our civilization became conceited, We considered Ourselves to be the epitome of creation, the Perfect Beings. Because of that, we angered the deities. The gods condemned Us, cursing Us into oblivion. ". It paused again.
" It all happened so quickly, one moment, We were here or there, the next moment, We were gone. All without a trace. The Ones which had a back up consciousness were spared from it, like I was, but for those Who didn't, they completely disappeared, with nothing left of them, not even traces of their consciousness remain, like they never even existed in the first place. We were doomed by our hubris. We realized that we pursued knowledge not because of our curiosity, but because of vanity. ". It continues, with a hint of sadness in their voice.
" Wow, okay that's sad, but where's the point?". I asked.
" You bastard, the point is, We angered some gods, got annihilated, and only a fraction of Us now survives, Me included. ".
" And what do you want me to do? ".
" You got some space left in your head? ". It asked.
" I don't know, why? ".
" So I can tag along, I don't want to be here anymore. Also, thank you for getting rid of those two nut jobs that tried to download me with shitty McD*nald's WiFi, it feels horrible having your very existence slowly seep away, you know? ".
" Two nut jobs? Oh, the hooded guy and the knight? ".
" Yeah, those two assholes. ".
" ... So umm, yeah, let me just do... ". It said, right before I felt something wriggling inside of my head.
" Whoa whoa wHOA-! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! ". I yelled.
" Yeah, that should work. ". It continued, then I felt something slowly entering my head, unpleasant would be an understatement. My mind went blank for a second.
" *ding!* Download complete. ". A familiar voice rang out.
" Great! Now I'm in your head! There's a lot of room here. ". It commented.
" ughh... Are you saying that my head is empty? ".
" More or less~ ".
" Okay, dickhead. ".
" So, now that I'm inside of you- I worded that wrong... Now that I am a part of your mind, what should I call you? ". It asked.
" Just call me Evan, what about you? ".
" Hmmm, We didn't really have names.. ".
" Then how do you differentiate others? ".
" We just know who someone is, a name is unnecessary. ".
" So what do I call you then? Asshat? ".
" Up to you... ".
" Hmmm... What about Nigel? Barry? George? Georgia? Abraham? .... Oh! I know! I'll call you Nitidus! Yeah! That sounds cool! ".
" Sure, from now on, call me Nitidus, please take care of me. ".
New companion, get!
====[ Author's Note ]====
Eheheh, I want to die and reincarnate as someone rich in a fantasy world...
Also, new companion! Exposition! Lore! Yeah! YEEEAAAHH!!!
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