The sound of punches making contact with flesh echoed inside the bathroom as Jacob continuously hit Adam.
Adam's nose was bleeding, but he couldn't do anything as he was being held in place by Jacob's two friends.
"You make a really good punching bag, you know that, Adam?" Jacob said, punching him even harder.
*These people are shit, but even they have a right to live. I better get out of here quick and find a criminal or someone like that to kill,* Adam thought, trying not to pay attention to dull the pain.
"Hey, Adam, why are you quiet? It's not fun if you're not begging for help," Jacob said, laughing.
*I still don't understand why he isn't kicked out of school. He does all the bad stuff. I even heard he assaulted a girl once, but no one took any action. His father must be really rich or something,* Adam thought, still not paying attention.
"Fuck, this is getting boring. One of you hold both his hands, and the other one, go get me something sharp. I wanna draw something," Jacob ordered.
*No way, WTF, is he gonna carve something on my body?* Adam thought, trying his best to run away.
"Jacob, don't, please! Jacob, you know this is very wrong! Someone help! Anyone, please! Please!" Adam shouted.
"Now it's getting fun," Jacob said, jumping happily.
Some kids did hear Adam's scream, but all of them just ignored it.
"Hey, Jacob, I couldn't find anything sharp. I'm sorry," Jacob's friend said, avoiding eye contact.
"SO NOW YOU CAN'T EVEN DO SOMETHING BASIC LIKE THAT?!" Jacob screamed angrily. He picked up Adam's bag and threw it at him. "Don't show me your face again."
"I'm sorry, master Jacob. I wasn't useful to you," his friend said quietly, leaving the bathroom.
*Fuck, he threw my bag in anger, but it has a knife! If he finds it, I'm done for,* Adam thought, worriedly glancing at his bag.
Jacob noticed Adam glancing at his bag. "Ohhh, you brought something special today or what?" Jacob said, picking up the bag.
"It's nothing special. It just has my books, and I don't want them to get ruined," Adam said, growing increasingly nervous.
"Oh, that's it, huh Well, let's see your books," Jacob said, hastily opening the bag, looking for something interesting.
*God, please don't let him find the knife,* Adam thought, closing his eyes.
"Oh wow, Adam, you brought a knife! I knew you liked playing with me, but I didn't know you liked it that much. You even brought a knife for me to use on you? Honestly, I'm moved," Jacob said, taking the knife out of the bag. Adam's eyes flickered with pure terror, realizing what was about to happen.
*Fuck you God, why do you always make me suffer?* Adam thought as Jacob approached him slowly.
"Since you went out of your way to bring this for me, I'll give you a really big tattoo. How does that sound? And I won't even charge you anything," Jacob said, using the knife to cut off Adam's shirt.
Tears ran down Adam's face as he tried to break free from their grip, but he couldn't.
Jacob placed his hand on Adam's chest, gently aligning the knife for the cut. "Now, what kinda tattoo do you want? How about I'm shit or Jacob's toy? Anything you want, I'm fine with it," Jacob said, lightly tapping the knife on Adam's skin.
Feeling the cold knife on his bare, warm skin made Adam totally freak out. He tried kicking Jacob, screaming at the top of his lungs, but nothing worked.
With a smirk on his face, Jacob dug the knife into Adam's skin and began pulling, opening a large wound on his chest.
Adam knew screaming wouldn't help, so he tried to calm down and think of a way to escape.
As the pain worsened, adrenaline surged through Adam's body. He got up with all his strength, making the knife dig deep into his abdomen.
Blood sprayed everywhere. The guy holding Adam got scared.
"Jacob, tha... that's a lot of blood. He might die," he said, running behind Jacob.
"If he dies, we'll find another one. Now, hold him in place," Jacob said, annoyed.
As Jacob was talking to the other guy, Adam got up and pulled the knife out of his abdomen, making more blood gush out.
Using all the strength in his body, he pierced Jacob's neck with the knife.
Jacob couldn't even scream. He fell straight to the ground, twitching for a few seconds before his body went completely still.
Jacob's friend screamed in terror and ran out of the bathroom at full speed And Adam collapsed om the ground from the extreme blood loss.
*I guess that's it. I actually killed someone. Sorry, Clare and Dad, I couldn't fulfill my promise to you two. But I guess dying is better now since I killed someone. I'd probably spend my life behind bars or Jacob's father would've tortured me* Adam thought, trying not to regret dying.
*Yeah, this is for the best,* Adam thought before breaking down into tears. *I don't wanna die. I couldn't even enjoy or accomplish anything. I couldn't even avenge my family. I don't wanna die like this!*
Finally, he could feel his life slipping away. He had many regrets, but it's not like he could change them now. As he closed his eyes, preparing for the end, he heard a pop up sound.
Killing System
Task accomplished!
Reward: 2 stat points
> Claim
*Well, no point in this now, but I'd like to struggle to the end,* Adam thought, clicking claim.
2 stat points granted
Your current stat distribution:
Strength: 3
Speed: 4
Intelligence: 4
Stamina: 2
Endurance: 7
Self-Recovery: 5
Where would you like to put them?
*Self-recovery might just give me enough time to finally get medical attention,* Adam thought, clicking self-recovery twice.
Two stat points added to Self-Recovery.
Self recovery evolved from 5 to 7.
As Adam invested those points, he immediately felt a little better. His wounds didn't start healing, but his condition wasn't getting worse anymore.
Using Jacob's body to get up, Adam picked up his shirt, which Jacob had sliced earlier, and tied it around his wounds. He then used Jacob's jacket, which was also covered in blood, to cover his body.
He quickly left the bathroom. *Thank God no one is outside. I have to leave unnoticed,* Adam thought. Slowly, using the walls to walk, he finally reached downstairs.
Some kids did see him, but none paid much attention.
There was a hospital near his school and Standing outside the gates, he thought, *Should I go there? I might immediately get caught if they inform the police, and the school has CCTV footage. Sooner or later, they'll find out I did it, but I need some time to prepare.*
Adam turned away, taking alleys to his house. He wanted to avoid too many people seeing him.
After two hours, he finally reached home. *Fuck, this was exhausting and painful. I'm amazed I'm not dead yet. Those two stat points made a significant difference* Adam thought, finally entering his house.
Climbing the stairs in his condition was probably the hardest thing for him, but he still pulled through, finally reaching his room and collapsing on his bed.
When he woke up, he still felt dizzy and weak, but his wounds were healed leaving only scars.
*I still can't believe I killed someone* Adam thought, questioning his actions as his mind finally calmed.
*No point in thinking about it* Adam thought, getting up from his bed.
Killing System
using your skill Psychoreception would you like to look into the memories of Jacob Pierce, or would you like to inherit skills of Jacob Pierce.
> Skills
> Memories
*I totally forgot I had a skill. Hmm, so that's how it works. I don't think he had any valuable skills, so I think memories should be the one I should pick. I was also curious about his family,* Adam thought, clicking memories.