Chapter 14: Retrieval
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Standing near the cave, with a disgusted look on his face, his book 'The path' in his hand,
[place your hand over the dead bodies and devour them like you devoured the Monster cores.]
'Huh... just what am I doing, listening to a crazy book..'
Placing his hand on the old man's dead body, concentrating and closing his eyes, "DEVOUR".
Black flames originated from his palm and covered the old man's decaying body, and in a blink the dead body vanished.
Opening his eyes with a disgusted look, vomiting like he had consumed shit. His eyes red and heart pumping like a racing horse, his brain cramping as if it was being crushed by a hammer.
"Haaah.. haaah.." heavy breaths, and crawling on his four because of exhaustion he reached to cave's wall.
'This bastard, what did he do to me, aaaaaaah... my inside, as if it's going to bust open...'
Angered to his heart, tightening his grip on the book to throw it far away,
[stop.. stop.., you are gonna regret..]
William's hands shudder, his jaw dropped, as he heard a harsh and bold voice of a woman in his mind.
His eyes widened in surprise, 'did this book just speak in my mind..'
[Yes, I did..]
'Again.., not only you read my mind, you can also speak in it..?'
[Yes, I can...]
"Aaaaaaaaah...." crying out loudly, "am I becoming a mental patient..?"
[No, not yet...]
"You piece of shit, tell me why you had me devour that old man, and why does that makes me feel disgusted.."
[Congratulations! You have successf...]
"Fuck your Congratulations..!"
[...]
"Speak..."
[The old man also has a mana core, which can later help you in your development.]
[As for feeling disgusted, any thing you devour will have a taste, an old man's dead body is bound to be disgusting in taste...]
"When were you going to tell me about this taste mechanism.."
[....]
"Aaaaah, fuck...." he snarled in frustration.
"And now you want me to go back, to where I woke up yesterday... right?"
[Yes, there is something you must retrieve..]
"Tell me, what is it.."
[You will know..]
"Don't check my patience limit, tell me.."
[Mister William, once the time comes, I will tell you everything, for now all you have to ensure is your and your slaves well being..
[Leave this forest as soon as possible and travel to the nearest human civilization. ]
William staring at the book with his angered eyes, his fist closed tightly in anger.
"The day I am sure you are playing any tricks, I promise I will burn you to ashes.."
[Please do so..]
Taking deep breaths he calmed himself, and stood up, walking around the cave he disappeared in the woods.
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Five decaying men, with completely black attire, and unrevealed faces, surrounded by flies and small insects, butchered in half, or their heads separated from body, laid near huge trees in the forest of Elyria.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
William approached, walking slowly, step by step towards the dead bodies. His long black hair covering part of his face, exhausted and looking skinnier than before.
"So tell me now what are we here for..?"
William's gaze fixed toward bodies, his voice showing his disinterest.
[All of them, and eveything that can become used as a lead..]
"Is someone following me..?"
[....]
"Then are they after Natalie and Lily?"
[...]
"Haaaaaaaah... frustrating bastard atleast tell me what I am running away from.."
[For now, all I can say is these dead bodies will be helpful for you later..]
Again frustrated with an unsatisfactory answer, William bit his own lips in anger, "fine..."
[Before devouring them, search them and keep the money, it will help you later.."
The decaying stench of bodies filled the air, his body reacted to the stench making him feel nauseous, slapping his own face he maintained his consciousness and searched their body.
Several full packs of Gold coins and torn map was found, one of them had a Gold necklace with an eagle carved over it.
After retrieving, he placed his hand on their body, closing his eyes, "devour".
Everytime he chanted, a black flame originated from his hand and engulfed the dead bodies.
His face red, expression showing extreme disgustness.
After devouring all of them he took a deep breath and laid on the grass on his back. Staring at the blank blue sky.
[Just so you know, being able to devour six dead decaying bodies, is not an easy feat...]
"It's a guess, but the reason why I'm in Arkania, is because of you... right? "
[In a way, yes... but also no, you are here because of your capabilities and your will to fulfill your promise with venessa...]
His eyes shrunk, "Vanessa's promise...." tears escaped his eyes.
[For now, you should head back to Natalie and Lily, and Leave Elyria as soon as possible...]
Wiping his tears he stood up, and after rearranging the packaging of coins, "first I need to find something to eat.."
He wandered with an empty bag.
After some time, a huge tree, loaded with thousands of apples, appeared.
"They must be edible... right?."
[Yes..]
Picking stones from the ground, he shot down several apples and filled his bag full.
[Howling...]
A hyenas howling echoed some where far. His sharp ears caught on to the sound, as he grinned with a crazy smile.
"Yes baby, come to daddy... the hunt ain't over yet... he he he..."
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