"W-What are you guys going to do?" Sakamoto was really confused, he didn't understand why the soldiers were starting to look at him with that kind of gaze.
"You are just a disgrace to the kingdom!" said the soldier who invited Sakamoto. This man seemed to be very kind to himself, but the drastic change in attitude was clearly visible on the man's face.
Plak!!!
While focusing on the people in front, one of the soldiers came and hit Sakamoto in the back. Until, the young man fainted.
"What will we do?" asked one of the soldiers.
"Let's just kill it!" replied the soldier who hit Sakamoto. The man really wanted to stab Sakamoto's body to bleed fresh blood.
"Don't!" He who brought Sakamoto did not agree with the plan.
"Huh…? Why do you look like you're protecting him? Have you forgotten that we were ordered to kill him?"
"I know, but instead of getting our hands dirty, we'd better throw him into the river. I'm sure in the strong current he won't have a chance to survive."
The other soldiers turned their heads towards the river. The flow was so ferocious that it gave them complete confidence that there would indeed be no chance for Sakamoto to survive.
After that conversation, they tied Sakamoto to a pole and then they dropped Sakamoto with that pole. The body of the youth who was helpless was swallowed by the very swift current of the river. Within seconds the boy was out of sight.
Sakamoto's eyes suddenly opened. He was very surprised when he saw all around him there was only water. It was difficult for him to breathe, the current was so strong that his body hit a rock at the bottom of the river.
Being chafed on his body, Sakamoto was unable to scream, his breath was limited. The flow of the river kept pushing him, who knows where he would be taken.
"This is how it is! I have no more light for life!" Sakamoto lost his spirit.
His body was getting weaker, slowly water began to enter his body, clogging his lungs. The current was going so fast that it hit a large rock that shattered the pillar that bound Sakamoto's body.
Not yet there, Sakamoto had to fall into a waterfall. Dimly, Sakamoto's eyes looked down, his body so fast that he went back into the water after that he didn't remember anything.
"Why?" In the subconscious, Sakamoto seemed to be falling into a dark abyss. The same question kept coming out of his mouth. The memories he once forgot flowed like a rushing river.
"Huh… right! I am Kasuragi Sakamoto! The stupidest man ever!" Tears came out of his eyes. Remembering all what happened makes Sakamoto under pressure.
"Why is all this happening to me! Why do I have bad luck in this life alone?" It was silent, no one answered his question. "Alright! It's better like this, let me fall into the abyss so I don't have to live again as a failure."
He had discarded all hope, and now only destiny in the next life he was waiting for.
"Hehahahaha!"
Suddenly there Sakamoto heard a thunderous sound. The sound made Sakamoto's eyes open, he was immediately surprised by the appearance of a giant black creature that only his eyes could see.
"Who are you?"
"I am Darkness! I am the dark creature that comes from your deepest feelings!"
"What did you come here for?" Sakamoto became frightened, the aura emanating from the dark creature gave him goosebumps.
"I came here to tell you. This is not going to end easily, you will have to suffer even more. So, you have to be prepared and all the problems will happen again. Like it or not, you have to follow all of that."
After saying that, Sakamoto's body seemed to be pulled down very quickly. Slowly he saw a white light, his body sped towards the light.
"Whoa...." His eyes immediately opened. Sakamoto glanced around. He was on the bank of the river that had brought him. "Cough! Cough! Cough!" His mouth secreted a large amount of water. The traces of the food he ate also came out along with the water.
"What happened? Shouldn't I have died! And why am I here?" Sakamoto glanced around, a forest with trees visible in front of his eyes.
Dug!!!
Suddenly his chest hurt so much that it disturbed his balance. "What's this? Why does my chest hurt so much!"
"Uh… are you all right?"
From behind Sakamoto heard a female voice. When he looked up his eyes started to blur. His body collapsed on its own, beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead and also his breath so quickly up and down.
"What's this?"
The woman immediately checked Sakamoto, her face looked so worried.
"Uh… why does this woman have animal ears…!" After saying that, Sakamoto's eyes closed.
Of course this made the girl panic. Soon the girl took him away.
***
Unlocked The New Power. Shadow Drain.
"Ugh…!" After seeing the strange reading, Sakamoto started to open his eyes. His vision was a little blurry. "What's this? Why do I feel so dizzy?" He glanced around, around him was a wall made of wood, and his body was already on a bed that was made of a thin mat made of leaves. "Actually, where am I?"
Kreek!!!
At the same time the door opened by itself.
"Huh…!" The girl was immediately shocked when she saw the person who had been lying helpless suddenly opened her eyes.
"Uh? So it wasn't a dream!" What Sakamoto saw from the girl were her two ears which were similar to cat ears.
The girl began to approach Sakamoto, she brought a bowl with food and placed it on the table.
"Are you all right?" The girl started the conversation with a sweet greeting that carved a sweet smile on her lips.
"Yes! I am alright!" Sakamoto looked at the girl seriously. "What's this? Why are there some strange things I see. Data Status!" That last sentence made Sakamoto confused, he immediately saw something like in the game world.
The stats of the girl were very clear Sakamoto could see.
"Sir, introduce my name Lesley!"
After saying her name, Sakamoto saw several other readings appear. The name, class, type, element, and level appear together.
"Is this a game world? Or what?" Sakamoto felt like he was playing a VR game.
"Oh yeah, may I know what's your name?"
"My name is…." Sakamoto doesn't want to use his old name, he wants to change everything for the better. "I have to live as a new person. Not a weak person who, like before, was always bullied and ostracized." Eyesight becomes very sharp.
"Uh?" Lesley was confused as to why Sakamoto suddenly fell silent mid-sentence.
"You can call me Arzlan."
__To Be Continue__