A terrain filled with huge trees, endless grass, sturdy mountains and destroyed kingdoms. A vast world that looked like an endless jungle filled with different types of creatures was infront of Yong Jin.
'Where should we go, death?'
"Let me remember..."
The black wings that Yong Jin made disappeared while he was at mid air. Yong Jin fell from the sky and landed at the ground, causing him to die again and resurrect.
'Why didn't you tell me that it would disappear?'
"Oh i forgot, Dark Imitate has a time limit."
'You idiot God fruit!'
"Dark imitate can be used and has a time limit of five minutes for every imitation. That means you can use it alot of times with different imitations as long as it doesn't exceed within five minutes with only a single imitation."
'What? So i can use different types of imitation but wouldn't be able to hold it after the five minute mark?"
"Yes, that is correct."
'So I'll have to change it often so that it won't disappear suddenly? Especially when i'm in battle right?'
"Yes, so you better practice with your concentration from now on."
'Okay, so where are we heading? Did you find the location of the gate?'
"No, not yet. But i think we should check at Kingdom Rom. It should take a while, but we'll eventually reach there after seven days."
'What? One week? What if i just make wings and fly there?'
"No you cant, It'll eat alot of your emotions if you do that."
'Fine, I guess walking wouldn't be bad. I need to boost my stamina anyway.'
"Yes, you'll need to boost your stamina and kill some monsters. You can refuel your emotions when you kill some living beings with intellect."
'So that's how i regain emotions? By killing?'
"Yes, The fuel for my abilities are your emotions. That's why to gather more fuel, you'll need to kill alot of monsters."
'Okay, Do you have any offensive abilities?'
"Only 'Dark Imitate' can be used for combat i guess."
'So what about the Death's door?'
"It's an ability you'll learn soon, You're to early for it."
'Why? I'm strong aren't I?'
"It's not based on how strong you are, It's based on how merciless you are."
'Huh? What does that mean?'
"The more you kill, the more you'll understand. So just hurry up and start walking towards north. You'll soon reach Kingdom Rom after you pass that mountain upfront."
'Fine, fine..'
Then Yong Jin started walking, he didn't encounter any monsters along the way.
It seemed that the monsters avoided Yong Jin who emitted an ominous aura.
Yong Jin didn't felt hunger after a day passed, Even sleepiness wasn't felt.
"You must have noticed that you can't feel hunger and sleepiness right?"
'Yeah, How come?'
"It's because you're dead."
'Fuck you.'
"It's one of my abilities but i don't really call it as passive unlike the others. It's an ability that makes you stable even if you overdo yourself. But in exchange it consumes alot of your emotions."
'So you're saying this now!? Why didn't you inform me earlier!?'
"It's because we're in a hurry."
'So i can still sleep right? And i will feel hungry right?'
"Yes, but depending on your situation. This ability activates depending on the situation your in, That's why i can't call it passive."
'Yeah, yeah. So it basically understands the situation and activates when its needed.'
"You are correct."
Then Yong Jin continued walking for several hours, Then a large wolf was seen infront of him.
'Damn it's huge.'
"Becareful, Wolves don't hunt solo."
'So you mean there's still more wolves at that size!?'
"Exactly, Wolves hunts in packs. Those wolves have evolved to their final stages, That is why they're alot bigger than wolves on earth."
'Damn, How can i kill that? It's as big as a house!'
"Use your abilities, even if you die you'll resurrect anyway."
'What if they eat me? How can i resurrect? I'll be stuck at their tummies and die again!'
"Well, you can kill them from inside."
'You have a point.'
"So use your dark imitate and make a weapon that you can use."
As the wolf howled, alot of huge wolves came....
Yong Jin wasn't surprised since he knew this was going to happen, He instead focused on making a weapon using Dark Imitate.
He successfully made a black spear, Then the wolves started walking towards him.
One of the wolves rushed towards him, Yong Jin immediately dodged the wolf and stabbed it on the neck with his Black spear.
The wolf fell on the ground, Before the other wolves could move. Yong Jin threw the black spear he was holding at one of the wolves infront of him. Hitting it directly at the forehead, causing it to die immediately.
The wolf that got stabbed at the neck regained it's strength and stood up, The other wolves immediately rushed towards Yong Jin.
But Yong Jin came up with a plan...
Before the Wolves could reach Yong Jin, Alot of spears suddenly appeared forming a circle barricade.
The wolves were stabbed at their chests as they got close towards Yong Jin.
One of the wolves felt fear and tried to escape when it saw it's comrades die. But before the wolf could escape, Yong Jin threw another spear at it using it's concentration lock and pierced the wolf chest, Killing it immediately.
"Wow, I'm speechless."
'Gah! I thought i was gonna die. I feel tired.'
"It's normal to feel tired after using Dark imitate alot of times. It'll consume your emotions and you'll feel tired. That's the side effect."
'But still, I didn't think that these wolves would be too easy to handle.'
"They are still normal wolves like the ones you have on earth. But the difference was their size. Since it adapted on its environment."
'Yeah, yeah. You don't have to tell me all of this. I just need to kill them right?'
"Yes, now touch those wolves you've killed and you'll be able to suck their fuel."
Yong Jin then started touching the wolves one by one, He felt a refreshing aura after touching the wolves. It was like he was being regenerated in some sort of way.
Yong Jin then continued his journey towards Kingdom Rom, As he was guided by Death.
As he walked for a long time, he eventually reached the huge tree that was basically covering the entire area with it's shade.
'This trees, I saw them at our world.'
"Yes, This are the trees that bore fruit like us."
'So, It's somewhat your parent?'
"No, Think of it as the stairway. We cannot reach earth unless we don't go by the World Tree."
'So it's like a gate for you fruits?'
"Yes, Somehow i don't sense any active fruits in this world. We God fruits have a keen sense of our kind. If there were still fruits here, I would be able to sense them."
'So this place is basically abandoned? I feel like I'm venturing on an apocalyptic world. Keke!'
"Yes, This world has already fallen."
'Why do you appear and leave when it's destroyed?'
Death didn't replied, and became quiet...
'So you can't answer? Okay fine. I just wanna return to earth and see my family.'
'I hope chaerin and mom is okay. Especially dad.'
"We'll find a way to return to your home world."
'Yeah, We'll find a way.'
Yong Jin fought different types of monsters as he ventured the vast jungle.
Hobgoblins, Giant wolves, Two headed ogres, Devil bats and Lioness and tigress were the difficult ones that Yong Jin faced. Since it was the final evolution of lions and tigers. They became humanoid figures with heads of lions and tigers. All the monsters that Yong Jin faced was the final evolutions of it's race.
The World Avalon has fallen for thousands of years, The remaining creatures evolved unto their final phases as they lived on this fallen world.
But Yong Jin who had the ability to resurrect didn't falter. He died alot of times, and also resurrected alot of times and manage to win against the monsters he faced. His Abilities began to level up as he fought alot of times. He also managed to use Dark Imitate swiftly, as he fought while using it alot of times.
He finally reached stage two of his abilities.
The benefits of reaching stage two was maximizing his fuel capacity.
But as he level up while fighting, the ominous aura he emitted began to grew stronger.
The monsters nearby started avoiding him again, since a single touch from him could kill them.
The Death's touch can kill any living being that was lower than his level.
Meaning, as Yong Jin grew stronger the Death's touch effectiveness will also grow.
The monsters had this sixth sense to avoid the strong ones that are basically out of their reach.
That's why Yong Jin ventured peacefully for several days without encountering any monsters.
Several days had passed, Yong Jin was almost at the mountain's range....
'Why does it feel so peaceful?'
"It seems the monsters were avoiding you."
'What? How can they be avoiding me. I'm not that strong, am I?' As Yong Jin put on a proud face.
"The more you kill, The more your aura gets stronger. The aura can be used as the definition of your level."
'So it means I get stronger the more i kill?'
"Yes, but killing alot of living beings might make you a lunatic. So you gotta control yourself or you'll succumb to power."
'Yeah, I understand. So how far are we to kingdom rom?'
"We're close, After we pass this mountain we'll reach Kingdom rom. Just focus on reaching the top of the mountain then we can fly towards kingdom rom."
'Okay.'
Yong Jin struggled as he climbed up towards the mountain's peak. Strong winds occured as he climbed, so it wasn't easy for him to climb.
After a day, he finally reached the peak of the mountain. And saw another beautiful scenery infront of him.
"That huge kingdom is rom. Make some wings and we'll fly towards there. Just make sure to land every four minutes so that you'll not die from falling."
Yong Jin flew and finally reached Kingdom Rom.
It had a medieval style, but the kingdom was already destroyed. It felt as it didn't properly advanced before the trees showed up, seeing their weaponry.
'Even cannons weren't invented. The heck! How's large crossbows gonna solve the monster invasion?!'
"This world isn't as advance unlike earth."
'Seeing their kingdom, anyone from earth would notice.'
"But the reason they failed wasn't because of their weaponry, As you've already know. The trees bore fruits that gave humans extraordinary powers."
'So what was the reason they failed?'
"I don't know, Every world had different Fruits. The fruits were born on the world's beliefs."
'Oh! so you were born because of the people's beliefs?'
"Yes, The World tree bore fruit based on the human's beliefs. That is why me, The Fruit of death was born."
'But didn't you say you had previous eaters?'
"Yes, We fruits have a specific memory that resides inside us. It is the location of our home base, An area which every God tier Fruit have access to."
'So, you know your previous eaters?'
"No, we do not possess the memories of our time from the previous eaters. But we all know that the relics of the previous eaters resides on our tomb after the contract ends."
'Okay, so we just have to go to your tomb and grab those relics?'
"Yes, In your case it is needed. Since you cannot touch any other human below your level, Or else they'll die."
'Fine, But first let's go look around and see for available gates.'
"I can sense a gate, but it's faint. Just go straight towards the castle. I think it's inside."
'Okay.'
Yong Jin started walking straight towards the castle, and noticed alot of houses destroyed. There were no signs of human bones left to be seen.
It seemed like this world really had collapsed centuries ago.
Yong Jin finally reached the double door entrance of the castle. As he slowly pushed the doors, The doors suddenly fell unto the ground.
'I guess it was really old.'
Yong Jin walked slowly as he entered the castle interior.
Alot of webs were shown, the place was completely dirty.
'Wait, webs... Don't tell me!'
Before Yong Jin noticed, a squick sound occured from above. Yong Jin slowly lifted his head, and saw a large eight legged black spider looking at him.
'Fuck, I hate spiders!'
The large spider shot a web towards Yong Jin, but he managed to dodge it. Yong Jin immediately used Dark Imitate and summoned alot of swords to penetrate the large spider.
After the Large spider received Yong Jin's attack, It fell on the ground and died.
'What the fuck!?'
"I already told you, They are still the same as normal spiders. Only the size changed."
'Why do i get nervous all the time...'
Then Yong Jin started looking around the insides of the Castle.
He entered each of the rooms that were inside at the Castle but didn't manage to find any Gates.
But death could still sense a gate inside the castle.
So he made Yong Jin search the whole place alot of times.
But Yong Jin failed to find a gate.
'CAN I REST FOR NOW!? I'M SURE THERE ISN'T A GATE IN HERE! I'VE SEARCHED THE ENTIRE PLACE FOR A HUNDRED TIMES!'
"But my senses doesn't lie, I know there's still a gate in here that we can use."
'FUCK YOUR SENSES! WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO AND LOOK AROUND!?'
"I can't, Since i'm a fruit. But after you reach stage five I'll be able to control your body. It's basically pilot mode on your gaming preferences."
'So you can fight for me?'
"Yes, I can fight while using your body for an hour."
'Damn that's good information.'
"But you are still far from reaching the fifth stage."
'I know, But soon.. I'll be able to reach it right? If I train harder.'
"Yes. So now keep on looking for the gate."
'Fuck! Can't i just rest for a bit!?'
"Okay, We'll take a ten minute break and continue our search."
'Fuck you.'
Chapter END