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Hex and Wease walked down the road slowly. Since leaving the Outwood Knights, none of them had spoken anything to the other.
The sound of distant gunfire, ominous in the distance, had Wease lost in contemplation. His comardes were already in battle.
While Hex was fixating on the Phantom's notification, Wease could not see it.
{Phantom}
Strength: 15
Agility: 8
Senses: 2
Endurance: 18
Fatigue: 53
Cursed Mana: 41
'So my fatigue is reducing the more I rest up! It's still pretty confusing though?' Hex scrunched up his nose staring at the notification.
{What don't you understand?}
'Are you fucking kidding me, am I a genius? How am I supposed to calculate Endurance and Fatigue into fighting? Can't you merge it all together?'
{Yes I can!}
Hex puffed up his cheek and exhaled, 'And this thing says it's here to make my life easier, maybe I should have gotten those system in books?'
{Sorry I didn't understand how stupid you are}
'Tsk! Weren't you the one that made me dumb!' Hex ranted angrily, if the phantom was physical he would have kicked it in the groin.
{Then maybe you should have gone bald?}
'You fucker! Where you at? I will kill you!' Hex yelled perplexed.
At this moment, his face was a permanent mask of wrath.
{I am a Phantom, I simply don't exist in physical appearance}
'You know what, just do what I asked of you.'
{Oh you want me to make you bald?}
'No you bastard combine Endurance and Fatigue! I already told baldness to go fuck itself!' Hex clamped his jaws shut.
{You will eventually go bald, why are you avoiding it}
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"Your father will go bald!" The words had exited Hex's mouth before he noticed it.
"What did you say Hex?" Wease was curious of Hex's behaviour. "You shouted...."
"No! No! No! I was simply saying I miss my mom," Hex said, conjuring up a mournful expression to support his lie. 'That bastard Phantom whatever! How dare it!'
"Sorry, we are not that far off anymore. Just a couple turns and we will be there," he said with a little smile on his lips.
Indeed, they were never able to arrive on time. In the original timeline, they were assaulted, and Wease died to protect him.
A cursed slayer appeared and slew the beast. And they arrived late, after his mother was slaughtered by a dragon.
Prior to killing the dragon and saving his mother, he had to save Wease and make the most of the limited time he had with his abilities.
"So what's next for you Wease if you survive this attack?" Hex felt compelled to inquire.
He needed to ask since, at most, when he sees his mother, Hex and Wease's paths might not cross again for a very long time.
"Well, I will make sure I get married and have kids first. I will not be a virginโoops, you will not understand what that term means until you are older." Wease spoke with concern.
'You bastard in my old life I should have gotten two years or more older than your sorry ass!'
"Then what after?" Hex calmed himself down exhaling softly through his nostrils.
"Any where you wanna go?"
Wease smiled happily; Hex was never the kind to ask a lot of questions, but in this particular instance, he knew more about the circumstances than he was supposed to.
"I wish to explore the outside world by stepping outside the walls and dorms."
"Uhm?" Hex gasped, his heart seeming to skip a beat.
He had never heard someone speak in such a manner. Someone genuinely desired to venture out into the never-ending hell outside.
'The moment you step out, you will get your dick bit off, I don't want to share that dream!'
"Why do you say that?" Hex longed to understand Wease's point of view more fully.
With a serious expression on his face, Wease said, "You may think out there is hell, but in here is much more of a hell fire premium." His voice grew harsher.
"The lord's and royal family control every millimeter of freedom we have, we survive on scraps and die.... Inside here we are caged to die, but out there we die with freedom."
Even after Wease finished speaking, Hex's response was. 'You say what? I will be right behind you and your suicide dream!'
"Now I see...."
Shuuuulllm!!!
Wease spun in an instant, snatching Hex by the collar and throwing him back with all of his strength.
"Ruuuuunnnnnnn!!!" He screamed to supplement his actions.
'Why the hell did he toss me like that?' Hex ajusted his gaze to the celestial body overhead, swooping down to dramatically descend.
"A DRAGON!!!"
SHWUUUUULLLLMMM!!!
Arriving for a second showdown comes the lightning dragon, the same beast that killed Wease. Get ready.
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