"What are you doing here!?" Chris yelled out. Sweat began to form on his forehead as he looked at the fireball in the young man's hands.
"What am I doing here? I am just taking care of the person who tried to kill me. If you wish to stand in my way, then you will also join him. I have never been one who allows others to bully me and you can also say this is a bit of compensation to Vance." Of course, Vance was talking about the original owner of his body. He figured since he had the chance he would get revenge against the person who killed or tried to kill the original owner. Vance was not sure if the original owner died or not or was pushed out by him.
"Do you think you can get away with this!?" Chris was starting to panic. He wanted to send his son away, but his son was in clear view, so there was no way for him to sneak away!
"Alright, no more questions." Vance did not talk anymore before tossing the fireball at David. It shot out like a rocket and was just about to hit David when Chris jumped in its path. "David, run! Get the hell out of here!"
Flames were burning his body. His arm was already charred. But because he was a higher level with higher health, he did not die right away. But that did not mean that Vance was just going to sit around while his prey was trying to escape. He quickly cast the fireball a few more times, each one landing on Chris until finally, Chris collapsed as his health ran out.
Only then did David who had been frozen in place this entire time begin to move. But it was already too late. Vance kicked David in the stomach making him tumble to the ground. "You know…. I would not need to do this if my life quest did not tell me to kill you for the reward. And I of all people hate taking a quest and not finishing it because it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. While I hate how I had to kill your father to get to you, this can only be blamed on you. You only had to give up your life. But sadly your father also died because of you. You are a bane. You tried to kill me and failed. You did it all because of a girl. Was it worth it? Was it worth losing your life over some girl who would drop you at the first signs of trouble? These questions…. Think about them on your trip to hell."
"No! Wait!"
*Boom!*
Vance did not like this kind of ending, but his life quest would not let these people off. Earlier when he thought everything was completed. He did indeed get an update notification.
[Ding!]
[Notice! The one who tried to kill you has confessed. But you can not let them off so easily. Take care of the Village Chief's son and anyone who dares to protect him.]
[Life Quest has been updated.]
When he saw this notification, Vance could only helplessly sigh. He disliked it, but it was also his quest which he would not give up after coming this far. With this thought, he waited to ambush the two. He just never expected that Chris already planned to have his son hide out in the town nearby. He had hoped Chris would have abandoned his son and run, but he knew it was highly unlikely. He also knew if the two fought that if Chris hit him even once, he would probably die. This was why he only aimed for David first, and then when Chris went to protect him, he bombarded Chris with multiple fireballs, successfully ending his life.
He did not like how he had to use the love of a father to kill someone. It really made him feel guilty. But at the same time, this was only a fleeting emotion as he knew to gain power in Alantina Online, things like this will happen many times. Only after David was dead did a notification finally appear that Vance had been waiting for.
[Ding!]
[Notice! The Village Chief's son has been slain for his role in Vance's murder. With this, your soul has fully merged with your current body…..]
[Life Quest has been Completed.]
[Reward: Quest System added.]
[Quest System]
[Enables NPC's to give quests to players.]
[Rewards will be determined by the quest giver.]
[Allows NPC's to also post requests at the guild.]
[Quest Points Unlocked.]
[Quest points can be used in the NPC shop.]
[Received: +5 Quest Points]
It was not exactly what he was expecting, but the fact that he now had what was called an NPC shop intrigued him. He wondered just what this shop could provide. But before he could check any of that out, he needed to take care of the cleanup. The wagon was already on fire, but to speed it up more, he shot a few more fireballs at it, making sure it would burn to ash. He also made sure to loot the two bodies. In total, he got 100 silver from the father and son and then burnt them to ash as well. He wanted to make sure no one could recognize them. He waited for the fire to go out, which took most of the day before sweeping the ashes to the side into the tall grass. He cleaned up the road a bit, making it look like nothing had happened there at first glance, before heading back toward his house.
Another thing that he was happy about was that he was now level 7 as well. He got four levels from killing the two. Mainly most of the experience came from the father. He now had an extra twenty status points and four more skill points which he was still not going to use any time soon. He wanted to save his skill points for spells he could not learn in his previous life as long as he could learn the other spells the same way he did with fireball. Even if it took him a while, he would still prefer to take more time to learn them than to spend his precious skill points.
When he returned home, Vance saw Ricky working out in the field using a hoe to till the fields. Vance frowned when he saw how exhausted Ricky was. Even though Ricky was not his real father, the support, love, and care Ricky had given him in the past few days was enough for Vance to have some care for this middle-aged old man. He walked over to the field, and just as Ricky was about to raise the hoe once more, Vance grabbed it. "Father, go in and rest. I might not be as quick as you, but I can at least do a simple task like this."
"Vance you…." Ricky was surprised, but when he saw the worried look in Vance's eyes, he found it hard to reject his son. "Alright. I will go rest. You only need to do these last two rows. They do not need to be finished tonight."
"Don't worry, I will handle it." Vance smiled and sent Ricky on his way. He was no fool. What last two rows? There were at least twenty!
That night Vance worked in the field using the moonlight to see what he was doing. Ricky had come out a few times and wanted to say something, but when he saw his son working so diligently even though he had long finished what he was assigned to do, he stepped back and watched. He felt his son had really changed for the better. But he also felt that his son would soon go far, far away.
When Vance finished, it was around two am in the morning. He walked into the house quite exhausted and saw his father sitting in a chair, using the table as a pillow as he slept. "This man…" Vance chuckled. He felt warmth in his heart. He wondered if his father was still alive and did not die in the war and if his father would have been the same way. Without knowing it, his eyes became watery. He did not hate his lifestyle when growing up, but he did regret not getting to know his father more.
Vance stood at the side and opened up his NPC shop. He looked through it and found an item that cost five points and was a one-time buy. It was called an Angel's Tear. An item that would restore a person back to full health if they died. It only needed to be kept on the person and would automatically activate when the person in possession of the item had just taken a fatal blow.
He hoped it would never need to be used, but he figured he could at least have peace of mind if he left for a while. He planned to actually head to the capital and use the money he gained from the Village Chief to buy a small house. He would also make some money along the way to give to his father. A few silver could last many years for a small family, so he figured with ten to twenty silver, if he could make it quickly enough, he could give it to Ricky and allow him to leave a quiet life without needing to work so hard.
When Ricky woke up the next morning, he found a shiny translucent object in the shape of a tear lying next to him on the table, weighing down a slip of paper. Ricky had a bad feeling as he pushed the tear-shaped object aside and picked up the slip of paper. He opened it to find a letter addressed to him…
'Father, In order to grow stronger and allow you to live a life free of hard work, I will set off to the capital. By the time you are reading this, I am probably already gone. I did not wish to say goodbye because it would have made it harder to leave. But I promise. Once I find a small place, I will return and move you and Mother to the capital. You will never need to work hard again and can rely on the money I will send you to live off of. As long as I am alive, I will make sure you can live a good life.'