*stretch*
"Ah! We finally reached your village John!"
"We sure did."
They step on the land of goblin land. A huge village could be seen in distance.
The green grass gave a sense of freedom.
Huge forests and a beautiful lake, with swans on it.
Probably the most beautiful and peaceful place on Bloodied Rimora.
"So….what's next??"
"Oh well…"
"Do not tell me you don't know what's your task!"
(She is right….my only objective was to survive so far. I cant go back to my world since, my parents are….and I don't have anything to do there. I wont be able to live without them in my world.)
[Choose you Objective.]
"??"
His heart beat rises.
(I just….want this world, this world's people and everyone to be safe. I can't just let such a beautiful place die by the hands of those filthy Gods and Calamity.)
"Hey John??? Are you day dreaming??"
"Huh?? No!"
"Then?? What is your objective??"
"I will….protect this world!"
…
"What kind of objective is that??"
[Objective has been selected]
John's heartbeat got back to normal.
The guilt of not being able save his parents didn't.
(It is done. Objective is selected. Now I have something to do!)
They walk to the village's entrance.
"The only place which doesn't have a stain of blood while being in bloodied Rimora is here, My lord!"
John takes a deep breathe.
"So…lets get ourselves clean??"
"Sure, Angela."
"By the way…"
"Yeah??"
"You said you will save the world?? How??"
(I….)
"John??"
(Will….)
"Hellooo??"
(Kill….)
"JOHN!"
"Yeah! Uh….I…will…uhh."
"It is okay…calm down! I know you already have a lot on your mind. Don't stress yourself."
She pats her head.
For some reason, he didn't feel comfortable.
(What is going on?? Why am I not feeling good with her pats??)
John leaves to get himself cleaned.
Angela did too.
"I…will not eat the lunch."
"Huh?? Whyy??"
"I am going on a walk."
"Uh…you sure??"
John nods and leaves.
"So now I can test my new skills, the two I got from this world."
He enters a forest.
The branches cracking and random noises didn't startle him.
With hands in his pocket, he kept wandering.
He found a dungeon.
"Maybe I can entertain myself a bit."
His menacing smile made the dungeon less dangerous.
"As I am a level 300, this must be a breeze. Now for the thing I came here to test."
John steps further and reaches a goblin.
Who, instead of attacking John, kneels infront of him.
*Tsk*
"Pathetic!"
Goblin looks up with confusion.
*slash*
John cuts the goblin's head off.
(Now for the reaction.)
John feels nothing.
"Hey! Ethan!"
"Yes, My lord!"
"Do you think what I did was right??"
"It was your judgment, My lord. I could never question it."
(So he isn't affected?? Let me push things a bit.)
John smiles menacingly and summons Ethan.
"Ethan I have a task for you."
"Yes, My lord. Tell me anything, I'll do it."
John points on a goblin.
"I order you to kill that goblin."
Ethan looks towards the goblin and starts sweating.
*gulp*
"T-that goblin, My lord??"
"Yes..that one."
(Lets see, Are you willing to serve me that bad that you will kill your own kind??)
Ethan takes a long breathe and walks up to the goblin.
The goblin looks at Ethan.
Ethan closes his eyes. He grips his sword.
"I'm sorry, but nothing matters to me more than My lord!"
*slash*
John pulls Ethan back. Saving the little goblin's life.
"M-My….lord??"
A drop of tear falls on ground.
(So it worked…)
"Its okay…you can rest.."
Ethan loosens his grip around his sword.
(Thank you, My lord, for not being cruel.)
Ethan vanishes into thin air, around John.
(Hmm…I guess he is loyal but it's a bit tough for him to kill his own kind huh??)
The goblin kneels in front of John.
John turns to leave.
But he realizes something.
"OH! Wait! I have another skill I want to try."
(Lets see mana absorption.)
John's menacing smile make Goblin to sweat and run away.
John catches up to him and grabs his legs and hands.
"Oh you are not running away from me!"
(Just this one thing…I also don't want to do this to you!)
[Skill 'Mana Absorption' is in use.]
The goblin starts sweating.
And shivering.
But nothing much.
(Huh?? This isn't that bad.)
After a while the goblin starts screaming.
In pain. In agony.
John notices that the goblin is getting thinner with each second passing.
(Oh god!)
The goblin starts bleeding through mouth.
(Just a little more! I didn't level up!)
After a few more second of pain and agony.
The goblin stops moving.
The shivers are gone.
[You have levelled up +2]
[Ethan is crying because of your action.]
John finally leaves the body of goblin.
(So…this works, but at cost of someone's life?? Or maybe because the goblin's level was very low??)
John leaves the dungeon.
Meanwhile the body of the goblin just stayed there.
No breaths. No twitches. No will. No freedom.
No life.