In a wide desolate place some meters out of harum city, some part of the sand in a small crater begun sinking. After some seconds, a weird black hole formed with the emergence of a figure.
'Am back.' Jack thought staring around, seeing he was now back in Agathe. Specifically the exact spot where he was viciously murdered.
Clenching his fist tightly, he recalled the last moments of his life before he died. Making his blood surge more faster, with a frown forming on his face.
[Note: time remaining until title expiration: 4min 39sec] the system message flashed before his eyes, reminding him how long he could be here.
"Fine." Shaking his head jack dismissed getting revenge on Ronald and the rest, keeping it at the back of his mind. Now he was focused on replenishing his body state, by none other than consuming flesh.
"Damn it, am so tired." Jack grunted, dragging his sore feet across the ground. With every movement he took it took a huge toll on him, followed by stinging pain. Like he'd been walking for days, and not minutes.
It didn't take long before he could see harum city again just in front.
'What happened?' Jack wondered, as this wasn't the harum city he remembered before he died. Usually there were fewer companies and lesser activities, but now it was entirely different. It was like he was in an entirely different harum city, as everything had changed.
Walking in to town, the first stall he passed by was a mirror stall. Stopping, he checked his reflection and was shocked at what he saw, not what he expected.
His body was a mess with some parts of his flesh falling off from his face, and other parts of his body. Rotten decaying flesh hanging by the teeth of his bone, and even worms crawled in and out the holes in him.
His hair was shaved off, showing his skull leaving only some strands behind. His eyes were no longer human, instead dark and hollow with a red glow for his retaina. His clothes were torn all over, reduced to nothing more than rags.
'Am a monster.' Jack silently spoke in a sad tone. He couldn't even recognize himself anymore staring in a mirror, as he saw only a terrible abomination.
"Argh!" He screamed, punching the mirror breaking it. Some pieces of glass cutting some of his forearm flesh, but he didn't care.
[-2hp]
[-1 body part]
The systems notifications popped up in his view. Swiping them he tried getting rid of them but they stayed there, with his hands just phasing through
"Hey, what the hell!" The stall owner, a man in his 30's wearing green jacket and blue pants, with a scarlet scaff around his neck roared. Seeing the broken mirror, his blood blood more his attention shifting to the culprit.
"You better pay for that or you're in big shit mister." The man threatened clenching his fist. He couldn't see jack clearly because the latter backed him, but still he wasn't at ease.
'What the fuck is wrong with him, does he have a disease or something?' The man thought, covering his nose with the scarlet scarf, afraid of catching an infection.
"I don't have any money." Jack honestly said to which the man snorted.
"Tsk.. great, a begger." The cocky stall owner scoffed taking jack for a bigger, due to the rags he wore and foul stench coming from him.
"Look bitch, you better pay up or die." Bringing out a small pocket knife, the man waved it at jack with a wild smirk.
Chuckling a bit jack then slowly turned round, leaving the man shocked and lost for words.
"Am already dead." Jack evily grinned, his red eyes darting mischievously at the man.
"D-demon!" The man shouted, staring at an unholy entity from hell. A bone chilling ice cold sensation washing over his spine, making him shudder.
"Get away from me!" Without any further delay, the man sprang away from Jack screaming like a madman.
"Haha!" Jack chuckled, proud of what he accomplished. "I could get used to this." He smiled, liking the feeling of people running away from him in fear. It was a sick feeling, but he didn't mind. He'd been maltreated, bullied and even killed for being soft, and he had enough.
"No more." Going in to the small mirror stall, he searched for a clothe to change into. Even though he was liking the idea of people being scared of him. He still needed to change into a pair of new clothes, as he still wasn't immune to cold as an undead.
Luckily though he found a black top and shorts, to which he changed into. Equipping himself with some navy blue stockings, reaching his knees and a red shoe.
'This will do.' Covering his face like an Egyptian woman with a black scarf, he was ready to go.
[Body state: 09/30]
[Time remaining until title timeline expiration: 3min 20sec]
Exiting the stall, jack slowly made his way past the buildings and people residing here.
He couldn't deny that a lot had really changed, during the time he was last present here.
'At least that doesn't change.' He sighed, staring at two homeless children begging for alms in the street just across. He could tell they were brother and sister, judging from their unique resemblance.
"Please do you have a penny to spare?" The boy begged, stretching out his arms.
"W-we haven't eaten for since yesterday." The girl innocently uttered, with puffed cheeks and swollen eyes. Gazing down at them, the man then brought out a bronze coin crouching down to them.
"Oh you poor little things." He shook his head slightly, his face full of empathy.
"At least something's changed for the good." Jack smiled, seeing not all he remembered about the city remained the same. Just as he was about continuing on with his mission, he stopped hearing a scream.
Looking, he could see the man dishing out slaps to both the children, his kind emphatic face changed into a more drastic and disgusting expression.
"You're both bunch of church rats.. how dare you beg from me." He retorded, kicking the boy whom shielded his sister from the man's attacks.
'A-animal.' Was the only word jack thought of staring at the man. Even though he was a monster, he would never ever do such to anyone. so he didn't want someone to exhibit such character to another. Especially to innocent, starving little children.
Clenching his fists tightly his blood boiled, as his mind recalled the times he was bullied and beaten for even existing. It was a sad and sick feeling he'd gotten used to but still, it was against human rights.
[Quest received!]
[Kill the wolf in sheep clothing: as undead, that was innocently killed for a crime you didn't commit, you tend to feel rage towards abusers. Kill the human wolf in sheep clothing!]
[Reward: new title, penalty: -5hp]
Staring at the system screen jack was lost for words.
'My first quest.' Playing some games, he was aware of quests given to the mc to fulfill. And in return the mc would get good rewards if he completed the quest, or be penalized for failing to do so. And unfortunately, his system did have penalties for quest failures.
'Seems I found my first mark.' Jack thought with a sinister smile. His attention was then pulled back to the man, who was already walking away having finished his evil work.
Tailing behind him from a safe distance, jack made sure not to be noticed as he was still very weak, and couldn't defend himself if confronted.
'Weird~ I don't feel anything now.' He thought walking behind. Just some few moments ago, he was filled with extreme rage and bitterness. But now he didn't feel anything like a robot, simply following commands from his brain.
Following behind the man he trailed him into a small bar. Taking an empty seat by the corner, he monitored the man who gushed down two bottles of ice cold beer.
[Body state: 05]
[Time remaining: 2min 48sec]
'Damn it! I don't have much time.' Jack thought of attacking the man now, seeing he had little time left. But it was risky as he was in a crowded place.
'The patience dog gets the fattest bone.' He inwardly chanted. He wanted to kill this asshole more than anything, but he couldn't afford to jeopardize himself in such a crowded place.
"Fuck off!" The man scoffed, a bit tipsy making his way out of the bar. Following behind, jack found it weird the man suddenly took a sharp right turn. But he didn't have the time to suspect, as he was running on limited time.
"Argh!" Jack shouted grunting in pain, as an item pierced his chest.
[-7hp]
[Body state: 04/30]
Taking some steps back, jack could see the man glaring at him weirdly. Looking down, he could see a knife stuck in his chest.
"How the hell aren't you dead?" The man wondered in shock staring at jack. He'd precisely stabbed him in the chest where his heart was, so he was supposed to slump dead.
"I already am." Jack said in a deep coarse tone, making the man more confused. Throwing out a fist it was really slow, moving at a snail's pace to which the man avoided.
"Argh!" Jack coughed up dark blood, feeling the man's fist to his gut. He couldn't keep up with his attacks as it was just too fast.
[Hp: 36/50]
[Time left: 1min 39sec]
He'd just taken two hits, but his hp had reduced drastically. Each hit took away 7 of his hp, which summed up to 14 in total. And as if that wasn't all, he had to worry about the time elapsing before he was sent back to the swamp.
"I don't know how you're still standing bitch, but you're gonna die." Sending a kick jack barely dodged it, following with a jab. He wasn't experienced in a fight at all, always being the receiver. Taking a wide swing the man ducked, kneeding him in the guts tossing him to a wall
[-7hp]
[-7hp]
[Hp: 22/50]
[Body state: 02]
[Time left: 59sec]
Various system messages flashed before his eyes, as he panted heavily. His hp and body state was low, with his time almost up.
"It's not over yet." Gritting his teeth jack spat out blood, pushing himself forward throwing out a fist.
[Time left: 38sec]
"You're nothing to me you pathetic shit." Smirking the man caught it, punching jack in the face.
[-7hp]
[Time left: 29sec]
"Filthy church rats like you should just die." The man said with a mocking expression.
"Fuck you!" Jack screamed wrapping the man in his arms.
"Get the hell off me!" The man grunted trying to shake jack off, but the latter stuck to him like his life depended on it.
"If I can't kill you here then you're coming with me." Jack sadistically spoke, crackling like a madman.
[Time left: 15sec]