My head, it hurt so much.. after a while, the pain in my head disappeared. I open my eyes, looking at my surrounding.
'Where in the world is this place?'
There are only rock surrounding me, i assume i'm inside of a cave.
Clak! Clak!
Something feels off, my hand... it feels different. I take a look at my hand, and i was taken aback.
'What?'
I could see a skeleton hand right in front of my eyes. I tried moving my finger up and down. Everytime i move, my finger make a sound.
'Kugh, it feel different.'
The feeling of the move in hand was really different from before.
'Just what happened to me?'
I didn't remember who am i, nor why i am here right now. I need to find out. When suddenly, something popped up infront of me.
[Your heart is pure.]
[You have met the requirement for the quest of the Paladin.]
[Would you like to accept?]
What is this? Quest of the paladin? What is that? Is this thing just an illusion? Should i accept it? What if it's a trap? Many question popped up in my mind. I have no idea just what is this thing.
I touched my chin, scratching it a few time. I look at it for awhile, before resolving my choice.
'Yes.'
[System Assimilating..]
[1%..]
Wait what? Assimilating? Whoa whoa, my body began to feel an intense pressure.
[50%..]
What is this pressure?! i shouldn't have accepted it!
[65%..]
My head feel like it was about to explode.
[80%..]
Go faster!
[99%..]
Almost! I need to hold on for a little bit!
[100%.. Assimilating complete.]
'Keugh!'
I was lying on the ground, having no strength to stand up.
[Congratulation! You have successfully endured the assimilation.]
[Rewards : Heart Of Paladin.]
[You can start the real Quest now.]
[May you bless other people with your life.]
The thing disappeared from my view.
'Yeah i got scammed.'
I close my eyes as my head fall down to the ground.
***
I open my eyes, looking at my surrounding.
'Did i pass out?'
I slowly stand up, while still looking around my surrounding. I brushed off the dust on my body with my hand.
'To think i fall for that illusion.'
I recall the thing from before, yeah i was definetly scammed. I decided to walk around the cave.
'There must be a way out right?'
I look around trying to find a way out of this cave. I look around for hours, but still no luck.
'Hah, i'm really unlucky.'
If only i have luck with me.
Splash!
"Hmm?"
Did i just step on something? I lift my left leg up, there was a red coloured liquid right beneath my foot.
'Wait, isn't this blood?'
I look at the place i was stepping before, to my horror it was...
[Host's mental is shaking!]
[Activating Heart Of Paladin.]
My body, was trembling... my eyes are frozen... i couldn't imagine that there would be... a dead body.
I look around, and there were many more. My teeth was clashing with each other.
"AHHHHH!"
Suddenly, i heard a scream coming from right infront of me. I look around the dead body, there was a sword near it. I quickly take it.
'Sorry, i'll borrow it for awhile.'
I rushed toward the direction of the voice.
***
"Shit!"
A man was fightning a monster.
"Claudia! Heal me!"
"A-alright Hannes!"
The woman behind him quickly raise her staff.
"O Goddess, let there be light, let there be peace, Bless them with joy, and happiness, Heal!"
A green particle enveloped the man body, slowly healing his wound.
Clank!
A clash could be heard coming from the man and the sword. The man leap a few step back.
"Huft! Huft!"
'Damn it! It was supposed to be a lesser dungeon! How on earth, are there goblin knight here?!'
Crack!
Hannes look at his dagger, there was a small crack.
'No way, it's almost broken already?! Even though i can't land a single effective hit? Fuck!'
Hannes raised his dagger, preparing for the attack coming from the goblin knight.
"Kuogh!"
The goblin knight leaped right before him. Raising it's greatsword.
Clank!
"Kugh!"
Hannes blocked the goblin knight sword. With the both of his dagger.
Clak!
"Huh? Ahhh, fuck."
"Mr Hannes?"
Claudia look at the figure of hannes standing still before slowly dividing into two pieces.
"Ahhh.... AHHHHH!"
Claudia screamed, looking at the sight of Hannes's dead body. She fell to the ground behind her. Her body was trembling.
"No... No!"
She look at her surrounding continously.
"SOMEONE HELP!"
She screamed, but there was no voice at all.
"Ahhh..."
Realizing that she was already doomed. She closed her eyes, as the goblin knight jumped, raising his greatsword.
Clank!
***
I realized that the thing from before appeared right before my eye right now. I rushed to the place where the voice came from. Then, i see a goblin wearing a silverish- white armor. Standing stall, he was slowly approaching a girl with a white-long hair wearing a white sleeveless robe. I assume she is a saint? I don't know.
[Quest have been given.]
[Save that girl from the goblin knight.]
[Reward : Blaze (low)]
[May you bless that girl with your life.]
What? It's telling me to save the girl? Are you kidding me? How am i supposed to win? I shake my head realizing that she was already doomed.
[Please, save her. Host.]
Stop, stop i don't want it.
[You don't want to see another tragedy right? Host?]
Remniscing the dead body from before i was about to throw up.
'Keugh.'
'Fine then so be it!'
I held my sword and rushed toward the girl.
Clank!
I blocked the goblin attack. I look at him right in the eyes. I can see that he was surprised, a monster helping a human.
"KUORGH!"
He screamed at me, that may be only what the human hear. For me, he was saying 'Why are you helping the human?' I chose to stay silence. Not getting any reaction from me. The goblin quickly swing his sword at me. I blocked it one more time. It was heavy.
My body quickly got flinged to the wall, recieving the pressure the sword was giving. Yeah i absolutely can't win. As i slowly stand up, i look at the girl. She was already unconscious. If i can't win, i'll just run then.
I run toward the girl, while the goblin knight swing his sword one more time. I leaped to the side, dodging his attack. Running toward the girl, i grabbed her body with the both of my hand.
Suddenly, i felt an intense pressure coming behind me. It was the goblin knight, raising his sword high, going to slash me into two pieces. My instinct reacted and i quickly dodged it. I quickly ran away, going toward the entrance to the room before.
The goblin knight tried to chase me, but it was too late. I already got out of the room he was in, he was wearing an heavy armor. So i was sure that he will not catch up to me.
I ran for an hour, finally arriving to the place where i woken up. I put the girl down gently, resting her beside the wall. She was still unconscious.
[Quest completed.]
[You can now use Blaze (low)]
Haa, i still do not understand what is this thing. I fell to the ground behind me. I was tired. Slowly, i close my eyes.