hil woke up. he was inside a cell once again. this time there was someone with him. they both were on chairs in front of each other.
"hey you, you are finally awake." said the person in front of hil.
he was a young man. it looked like he was about to enter adulthood. he had just enough hair to hide his head and his forehead, his hair was a bright silky black. well, if you could call black bright, his black hair just reflected some light back. his eyes were brown and pretty small compared to the space they had.
"uh yes, i guess i am. im hil, whats your name?"
-"my name is shane"
"alright."
...
after that there was only silence, not even flies bothered them even though they were both stinky.
"so... hows life?" hil asked.
"well as you can see... pretty bad."
"whys that? a lot of women here, its almost a paradise" hil snickered
"haha" shane laughed with him.
"you are not from here, are you?" shane asked hil.
"uh"
that was a hard question. hil didnt really know whether hes from around here or from a far away place. as he knows, slaves usually come from far away places that are usually in a worse situation compared to the area they are brought to. with that in mind, dukes, nobles, royals and all shorts of rich people collect members of families indebted to them so hil couldve been brought from a family like that. at the end, he couldnt even guess it as he never taken a slight look at his own face.
"cant you tell by my face?" hil said with a ridiculing voice.
-"ahhhh" a sigh came from shane, "im sorry, i shouldve known from your silver eyes".
'silver eyes?'
"hi, is it true that your guys really have super luck? i heard all silver eyes are always rich."
'pfft, maybe those silver coins got it' hil jokingly thought as he was thinking about the state of his luck.
"well i dont think its related to luck, most of us have common sense, i guess" hil answered.
"oh..." shane sighed, "i really hoped you guys really got some special powers like those cyan medeis-es"
"oh yes, indeed, the 'cyaan medes'. do you mind explaining what they got?" hil asked.
"well, its nothing much to be honest." shane started to explain, "its pretty simple actually, they just have affinity to magic skills. they either learn them faster, understand them better or realize their true potential faster."
"oh, thats nice" said hil that now was leaning closer to shane. hil looked very interested in what he has to say.
"do you know any more special races like the 'cyaan medeies' ?"
"well its not like races like that are very common you know... but if you wanna know i guess theres another special race. this one isnt like the cyan medeis-es, they are actually being shunned by most people-"
"whys that? are they black or something?" hil cut shane.
"...well i dont know, never seen one and i wouldnt want to. they arent the kind of guys you would want around you, and not just because of their appearance. they were cursed long ago, or so the elders tell. they are saying their ancestors angered a god or something by stealing his holy relic from his apostle. anyways, the information we have about them is only after they got that curse and became known worldwide. now they are reeking of blood no matter what they do, where they go or what they put on themselves, they say that even the strongest perfume wont be able to conceal their awful smell."
"so thats it?" hil asked, "they just smell bad? it isnt such a great curse you know."
"would you let me finish? its not just about their smell."
"well i dont know if you noticed but we are in jail and i dont plan on staying here. its not you, its me, dont take it personally."
"meh, dont worry, i also got here just today. im waiting for my judgement actually."
"oh, really? what have you done?"
"well nothing much, just erm... 'borrowed' some stuff from a stall."
"so you stole from a merchant?"
"no, of course not." said the man. "i just accidently forgot to pay about it and he noticed that. what are you in for?" he asked hil.
"oh me? i just accidently forgot bandits look like other people and killed them. i got framed for all their crimes just for rescuing me and my friend."
"see? you also forgot some stuff. too bad these guards dont forget who did what." the man replied.
he and hil started to laugh and make other jokes and small talks. after some time a guard came to their cell and lightly knocked on the bars to show her presence. she held a long piece of cloth, probably a list of people, commands and everything else she is supposed to do.
"i came to take out... mister...". she looked at her list for some time. "shane reoo. is it one of you?"
"ay" shane said, "thats me!". he stood up and got close to the bars of the cell. the guard opened the door and escorted him somewhere, hil couldnt see where after they turned.
hil was left alone in the cell. he was... bored. there wasnt anything he could do. he wasnt tired enough to sleep, nor awake enough to do something. he couldnt do much more than sit and talk or think about things that can kill some time.
hil got up from his chair and walked to the bars of the cell. he tried to look around for something interesting but there wasnt much outside. it looked like there was no one in the other cells or the prisoners there were asleep. at last, hil saw a guard in the far corner of his eye.
hil fell to the ground and started to cry aloud:
"ARGH! GUARD! WARDEN! SOMETHING GOT INTO MY EYE! HELP!"
the guard in the corridor came to hil. she was taking her time, however.
"alright, quiet. whats the problem?" she asked.
"i think..." hil opened his mouth.
"yea..?"
"i think that..." hil stuttered.
"that what..?"
"your beauty got into my eye and blinded me." he said with a dramatic tone.
the guard didnt say anything. not a comment, a response, a reply or even any emotion. she just left without an expression and went back to her spot.
"hmph. women" hil grunted.
hil went back to his chair and started to do dips. after some time he did some wall pushups.
he repeated the exercises until his hands couldnt move anymore and turned numb.
[ due to your dedication and hard work your strength has improved! +1 strength ]
[ due to your dedication and hard work your strength has improved! +1 strength ]
[ due to your dedication and hard work your endurance has improved! +1 stamina ]
[ ! 5 unspent points are available ! ]
"oh right. from that quest. shouldve bargained for more rewards. now im stuck here and luni is probably asleep." hil grunted and murmured more thing about blaming his situation on others.
"well anyways. points. ill put them in..."
hil opened his stats window.
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user: hil | lvl: 5 | race: d̵͉̜̃̈ḛ̷̫̬̍͋̀͆m̶̨̮͇͈̔̂on
health points: 100/100
strength: 24
agility: 22
stamina: 12
mind: 8
mana: 16 / 16
sanity: 100/100
rage: 0/100
souls: 10
ability: edge, the tamer, creature of the night, master of contracts.
skills: call, quick edge, flow, overflow, tame, awakening, lesser contract, roar, smithing, give me a break, rend.
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"ah, there we go!" he said with a relief. "ill just do what anyone should do in this situation.
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user: hil | lvl: 5 | race: d̵͉̜̃̈ḛ̷̫̬̍͋̀͆m̶̨̮͇͈̔̂on
health points: 100/100
strength: 24
agility: 22
stamina: 12 +3
mind: 8 +2
mana: 16 / 16
sanity: 100/100
rage: 0/100
souls: 10
ability: edge, the tamer, creature of the night, master of contracts.
skills: call, quick edge, flow, overflow, tame, awakening, lesser contract, roar, smithing, give me a break, rend.
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"yep, there we go." he said, satisfied. "now i got nice, round numbers. no biggie though, i just did what any normal person would do. next 5 points ill upgrade my strength and agility to 25. oh whats this"
[ are you sure with the changes? ]
[ Y / N ]
"yes i am" he said and clicked the "Y".
[ due to your achievements your endurance has improved! +1 stamina ]
[ due to your achievements your endurance has improved! +1 stamina ]
[ due to your achievements your endurance has improved! +1 stamina ]
[ due to your achievements your state of mind has improved! +1 mind ]
[ due to your achievements your state of mind has improved! +1 mind ]
[ mana has reached a certain milestone ]
[ your awareness has broadened its limits ]
"nice. at least one good thing today." hil said.
hil walked to the bed. he lied down and checked his status window.
"hmm. so it appears in front of my eyes, even if im lying. thats neat" he said. surprisingly the first thing he cared about was the fact he could manage his stats while resting.
"shit, this bed is kind of wretched. ill get done with this quickly"
hil lifted his left arm and pointed a finger at the ceiling. nothing happened for a while but after some time a faint purple light shone from his fingertip. the light was so dim it didnt emit any light around it and was so small you couldnt see it.
[ -1 mana ]
the light was so small that it looked just like an overgrown nail. if it wasnt purple but white or gray, you wouldnt be able to notice it at all. the light flickered a bit like a flame every few seconds.
[ -1 mana ]
the light started to grow a bit. it still wasnt noticeable from a far but now you could see it if you were close enough.
[ -1 mana ]
the light grew even more. now it flickered more frequently and looked a bit more corporeal.
[ -1 mana ]
the light wasnt faint anymore. now it was about the size of a pebble. the light started to brighten the air around it as it started to emit some faint light.
[ -1 mana ]
the light was flickering constantly now. you could feel some power flowing from it.
the light now was a bright pebble. it was coating hil's fingernail and started to creep towards the joint. it emitted some kind of warmth that quickly changed into an unique chill back and forth.
"well now what if i want to shot it at someone?" hil asked himself with a philosophic tone.
suddenly, the door of the cell was opened.
"im back!" a shout was heard.
"GAH" hil sprung from his bed. the purple light exploded and knocked hil back to the same position.
[ -10 health ]
"ouch" hil groaned.
the one who shouted entered the cell. it was shane. now he looked much cleaner and brighter. he also smelled good even though he was pretty far from hil. his hair was almost sparkling and he was wearing some kind of a blue robe.
"what is that?" hil asked, "are you a wizard?"
"haha" shane scoffed at the joke, "of course not. they just took me to the shower"
"come with me kid" the person from the cell door called hil. she was a plain looking woman with no unordinary features. well, the only unordinary thing was the fact her chest looked like you could cut vegetables on it.
hil went to the warden. he looked back at shane before he left and asked:
"hi! shane! please tell me you are wearing your underpants" he said, holding back his laugh.
"hehehe" shane laughed. "if you were a girl i wouldve showed you!"
they both started to laugh loudly as the warden pushed and shoved hil out of the cell.
"hehehe~" hil's laugh has come to an end after a few turns. "so, warden. you gonna be the one to wash me?"
the warden didnt reply, instead, she just kept going faster.
after a few minutes hil and the warden arrived. the warden opened the door and hil saw something he wouldnt forget.
"wow... so many... boobs"