15 Minutes earlier....
(" So what am I supposed to call you ?")
[[ I am the all powerful Crimson Death System ]]
[[ I was born from your power ]]
[[ I emerged from the amount of power you had mustered from the deaths of your enemies ]]
(" Does that mean , you were born from the System fragments I received from killing the Organization members ?")
[[ Yes by massacring those so called players or so called otherworlders you collected their Systems ]]
(" From what I've heard , there are many kinds of Systems depending on the Hosts compatibility or nature ?")
[[ You are correct ]]
[[ Systems are realizations of their Hosts inner most emotions and their inborn nature ]]
(" Then how you came into being ?")
(" I am nothing like you .")
[[ Hahahahahaha ]]
[[ I am your shadow ]]
[[ I am the being created from the depths of your consciousness ]]
[[ Regardless of what you want to believe my dear Host ]]
[[ I am made from your image of the world ]]
(" Then I shall call you Creed , from now on .")
(" The entire Crimson Death thing is way to grandeur .")
[[ How dare you disrespect my great name ]]
(" You are born of my will and power , so you belong to me !")
[[ I won't take this insult lying down ]]
(" Now System what is your name ?")
[[ Answer : I am called the Re Lise System ]]
(" Alright then I'll call you Elise from now on .")
[[ Confirmed ]]
[[ System name changed to Elise ]]
[[ Ding !!! ]]
[[ The Host has completed A hero's return ]]
[[ Ding !!! ]]
[[ The Host has completed mission '???' ]]
[[ Calculating Rewards ... ]]
[[ Confirmed ]]
[[ All of the Host's rewards are stored in the inventory ]]
(" Elise how many points do I have on hand ?")
[[ Calculating.... ]]
[[ Answer : The Host currently has 1500 Points ]]
(" Elise open skill tree .")
[[ Confirmed ]]
(" System Unlock the Mystic Class .")
[[ Confirmed ]]
[[ The Host currently has 200 Points ]]
(" Unlock skill attribute less Barrier Level 1 .")
[[ Confirmed ]]
[[ The Host now has 125 Points remaining ]]
(" Put the rest of my points into Charisma .")
[[ Confirmed ]]
[[ The Host has reached 100 Charisma ]]
[[ Congratulation for the host to be the first to reach 100 Charisma ]]
[[ Achievements award : Charisma Skill Rally ]]
[[ Effects : Strength +10%, Speed +15%, Morale +30% ]]
(" Hey Creed .")
[[ Don't call me that ! ]]
(" How are you supposed to help me ?")
(" Do you have similar functions as Elise ?")
[[ Hah , what do you take me for ]]
[[ Don't compare me to such a low level System ]]
[[ With my help becoming the worlds strongest isn't even a challenge anymore ]]
(" Then what is your function ?")
[[ Alright then here ]]
[[ Quest : I'm standing on a million lives ]]
[[ Objective kill one million enemies ]]
[[ Rewards Bloodlust state ]]
(" What are the effects of this so called bloodlust state .")
[[ The more blood you spill , the more powerful you will get ]]
[[ Simple as that , so go on a massacre ]]
[[ Show me something worth watching my dear Host ]]
[[ Kills : 783 ]]
(" I hope I can reach the Castle in time .")
Meanwhile .....
Jane
" Ae Ri , we managed to get enough supplies to last for at least a few months."
" However that aren't going to be enough ."
" There are at least 400 initiates , we don't know how many people decided to join us ?"
Ae Ri
" All we can do is prepare as much as we can before we leave Xu Chang City ."
Irene
" Hey guys wait up ."
Jane
" What took you so long to get back here ?"
Irene
" Look at I ran into on the way here ."
Lynn
" Ae Ri is that really you ?"
" I'm not hallucinating from the lack of blood am I ?"
Ae Ri
" Lynn !!! "
" I'm so glad that you made it out ."
Lynn
" Its been ages Ae Ri since the Organization split us up ."
" How you've been ?"
Ae Ri
" I'm fine , but I'm more concern about your injury ."
Lynn
" Its fine, although I've lost a lot of blood previously but the person who saved us healed my wounds ."
Ae Ri
" So you've decided to joins us, correct ."
Lynn
" Yes, since I knew you would've chosen to join him instead of leaving ."
" However I hope you don't mind but most of the people joining our savior's cause , are either the weak nor the wounded."
" Are you sure were not just dead weight for him ?"
Ae Ri
" I'm sure of it he won't mind taking you guys in ."
" And besides he's powerful enough to destroy the entire organization without receiving a single scratch."
" I'm sure he'll be find ."
" But if you feel bad for relying to much on him you can always help him to the best of your ability."
Lynn
" Okay , I understand ."
Ae Ri
" Alright we don't have time to chat now , we have to gather as much supplies as we can and be ready to leave at a moments notice."
Lynn
" The savior told us to meet you here to get ready ."
" But what happened , what could be so urgent if the organization were wiped out ?"
" Why would we need to gather supplies like this , its As if we're preparing for a calamity ?"
Ae Ri
" I'm sure Sir Jin has his own reasons , let's just follow his lead and get ready ."
" We might need to make a fast get away at a moments notice."
Lynn
" Understood , everyone lets gather what we can and be ready to leave when sir arrives."
After their short reunion they banded together to collect as many supplies as they can. They've put everything they got into the carriages strapped to the well fed horses ready to leave on a moments notice. So far they have collected enough supplies and carriages to form a small caravan. Whilst they are making preparations to depart , they haven't realized that a storm is brewing within the City itself.
Back to the present.....
When I entered through the front gates I saw piles of dead guards belonging to the Cao clan lying dead on the ground spread across the once magnificent and cleansed courtyard becoming nothing more than a battle ground for many deaths to occur within them.
(" What happened here ?")
[[ Answer : No signs of live detected from within 100 meter radius ]]
[[ Signs of battle detected ]]
[[ Wounds caused by poison , curse , aura, swords , spears and bows detected ]]
[[ Looks like they've started without us ]]
[[ What a shame ]]
[[ We could've massacred them all without even trying ]]
[[ But now , they're just wasting their pathetic little lives ]]
[[ The least they can do is be my stepping stone ]]
Suddenly a small movement caught my attention. It came from the pile of corpses behind the south eastern pillar within the main hall. I pushed them aside as I dug down looking for whatever caused the movement earlier. And there I found a single living guard, half foot into the grave. With his dying breath he informed me of what has transpired here.
Guardsmen
" Please you have to Ahack, ahack, ahack ."
Qiu Jin Wei
" Hey talk slowly your coughing up blood ."
" What happened here ?"
Guardsmen
" They came out of no where and attacked us ."
" They were to strong ,"
" Please you have to save Lord Cao Cao ."
" Please ..... "
Most of the top officers of the Cao Clan had gathered here for the awards ceremony . But suddenly sounds of screams erupted from outside of the castle when they went to check on the situation they saw 'them'. They came rushing in striking down everyone who dared stand on their way. The Guards and Officers rallied together to protect their Lord.
However they were heavily out numbered , out matched and out maneuvered by the enemy. They were forced to retreat through the secret tunnels below the main room of the castle leading just outside of the City. One after the other the officers ran back to halt the enemies advance but failed they were slain one after the other.
Currently the enemy is pursuing Cao Cao along with his most trusted aids down the tunnels. The Guard begged me with his dying breath to go and save his Lord.
His head fell down into the ground dying on my hands. Bloodied with the blood of his comrades in arms he left the world with a scared and disappointed face as he felt that his efforts to save guard his Lord were all but naught. With his current state being unknown.
I closed his eye lids and put him on a peaceful state before continuing further into the Castle room by room I searched looking for clues on where this secret passage connects from within the Castle. Each room I opened, I saw corpses of Men , women, and children lying dead upon the cold hard ground.
The Guards were struck down by swords and stabbed through the chest by multiple spears. the helpless servants both women and children are put to the sword leaving none alive. The furnitures and valuables all but destroyed within the carnage yet none of the riches within them were taken. As if the enemies were here simple to kill every single person within this castle.
The deeper I went in the more people were killed whilst trying to escape nor while trying to fight till their last breath defending the path their Lord took to get away from this tragedy. After entering the main room I found a secret passage doors ajar. When I went in I found several corpses scattered about on the floor.
It was there I found the things we were going up against.