"You are the guy that was with Ife yesterday. By any chance,did you have anything to do with her attack?",I asked moving backwards. It's not wise staying close to him as I'm at disadvantage here.
"You don't really remember me,do you?" The guy asked closing the distance. "We were comrades, brothers and you don't remember me. What a joke."
"I'm lost here",I said confused. "I don't know if you were told, I lost my memory so I don't know you."
"Ha", he sighted moving towards the tree and resting his back on it." It's best you find somewhere to sit or something. It's going to take a while."
I remained where I was , not taking any chances.
"There was a boy",He began.
"Hold up, I don't know your name",I said wanting to know how I will address him. Weird right?
"Well, it's better to know the name of the one who will end you",he replied nodding his head. "My name is Elian. You called me Eli."
"I see",I mumbled. "You can continue."
"Okay",he said starting off from where he had stopped. The tone at which he spoke was sad. "He was born in a small village and had two loving parents. But in that joy,chaos manifested. The village was overran with monsters. In no time, the villagers had to move to the nearby settlement which was a bit far. They all embarked on that journey but only a few made it to the next settlement.
The boy's parent died as well leaving the boy to cater for himself. The big city was cruel, resources were limited but the boy kept on surviving to the point where he was awakened.
Yet when he was awakened,life got hard for him as he was welcomed to the world of the weak. People started treating him like trash but he endured. Even though he was assiduous in all his doing,it wasn't enough.
He joined a portal job in a guild and risked his life every single day. Many a times he was slashed, clawed, bitten and almost killed. He survived and entered the hero academy for the mid zone after 10 years. Even though he experienced those life threatening events,his rank only increase once, that is from F- to F. The academy was still the same as outside. The weak is despised while the strong is treated with respect.
That boy was me... I met a boy in the academy. He was like me in every way except for the mana he didn't have. In other countries, those kind would be in another place not the same place as we awaken but just because we are threatened by monsters always and there was no more slot in the combact minor classes. We were both the same in every way. Since I could enter a dungeon while in first year even thought it's not advisable for some, I required a porter. So I approached that boy and funny enough, he agreed.
We dived into ...I think 5...yeah 5 dungeons and even though he lacked mana, he was brave. He could help create an opening despite getting injured in the process. We received skills books, potions and I could break into F+ rank soon. He just wanted the money.
Then our next dungeon, we planned and he didn't show up. I had to go into the dungeon alone. While gaining experience and killing weak monsters, I noticed the skill drops were lesser than usual. This led me going deeper than usual and I stubbled upon in a hidden passage. There I saw a secret room where people in labcoat were walking about. I think it was a laboratory where they were discovering some experiment. I tried to find my way out but I was lost. Eventually I was captured and tortured by two rank F+ And I was used as an experiment on a potion trial. I was really weak. If I was strong, I would have defended myself.i should have tried killing stronger monsters and used the skills I got from other dungeons. Instead I avoided them and sold most of the skills I got. Well no need for regrets now as I am stronger now.
I survived the experiment and in a day I grew stronger. Strong to escape from the hell which I was made captive and carry out my revenge. I killed all the scientists involved in making my life worst there and also the two F+ guards. Only when I felt the presence of someone higher than me did I leave. Now those who hurt me or harmed me will feel my wrath and anger".
"Why? Because you are stronger than they are?",I asked moving closer to him. I had no fear again. I didn't even know why.
" Yes we are weak. But that doesn't mean we will be weak forever. That's the mindset you should have had. We are weak doesn't mean we will be weak forever. That's why we are humans because we are subjected to evolution. We evolute and grow stronger. It's not yet late. We can still work around this".
"I didn't come here to change my mind",Eli said with a smile straighten himself up." I came here to end it with you. You are the one holding me back and I have to end you."
This is bad, I thought.
"That means you were the one that harmed Ife and.."
"Yes I did. Bayo was a bully so was Ibe and his guys and I dealt with them. Too bad I couldn't finish Bayo. Ife ... She was too curious and her curiosity almost got her life. After I kill you, she's the next."
"Don't do this",I begged. "Don't be the monster they want you to be".
"It's over", he said taking a dagger. "I'm already a monster". He moved forward towards me in a second. His speed was fast but I could still sense him. He raised his dagger up and was about to slash my throat. Yes you might think that I was afraid and the likes. Na.. I smiled.
CLANK
That was the sound I heard and I saw someone in front of me.
"I wasn't late right?"
***
THE ICY DUNGEON
OSLO, NORWAY
"We should have brought extra clothes Carl", A guy said rubbing his hands together. He was a bit tall and built and had a fair skin." Yet we haven't found a damn monster to kill. Are you sure we are going the right way".
"Yes Dave", said Carl excited. He on the other hand was a bit slim. He had brown hair, blue eyes and a white skin . "This is a hidden passage. You know what that means. Treasure men. Treasure.. we are going to be rich."
"We still don't know where we are going", replied another guy. He was the third guy in the group and the last party. His name was Chen. He was the tallest and had a lighter and yellowish skin
"Relax Chen", Carl chuckled. "I'm sure we will see something soon".
"Shh,did you hear that"
"Hear what",Carl said looking around.
The sound became more obvious and was getting closer. The three of them prepared for battle. Carl unsheathed his longsword, Dave drew his bow and Chen readied his Katana.
The rustle stopped and a figure leaped out and landed in front of them cracking the floor.
Carl didn't know when his longsword fell out of his hand. Dave sallowed his saliva. In front of them was a a creature in form of a gorilla. It was huge and menacing. It's claws were sharp and gave a metallic luster. The pressure it gave ceased the breath out of the three.
"What's the Gabonic doing here", Chen asked the others shakily. Sweat were all over his body. "What's a peak A rank doing in a rank D dungeon. We have no chance as D rank".
"Ohh stumblers",a voice was heard. A man came down from the body and stood beside the Gabonic. "I guess we really need to hide our base well. Stumblers these days are getting common. What happened the last time shouldn't happen again right?. Gab... You know what to do."
The Gabonic nodded and looked at the three.
Voommmmm
It was just one second and all three heads were on the ground. No fight,no pressure.
"As expected,they had no chance. Even some S rank still have problems dealing with this buddy. It's good to have you on my side isn't it? Let's clean this up and strengthen this passage. We don't want to have more stumblers on the way right?"
The Gabonic grunted before moving towards the corpses. In no time, the place was cleaned and returned to how it was in the beginning.
"Now, let's go",the figure said climbing back on the Gabonic
Voooomm
They left in a blur.