10 Chapter 10 - An Oath To The Heavens!
Feeling quite irritated, Theo walked around a bit and finds himself a nest colony of ants nearby where he stuffed the entrance hole with a rock so they would have to struggle a bit and dig new holes to get out. At least they should share his painful heart or so he thought.
"Hmph!" Theo harrumphed.
Now that he at least felt satisfied to find something to vent his frustrations on, he started to walk back towards the direction of the village while putting the previous matter at the back of his head.
"Check my status!" Theo willed towards the system to come out.
[Ting!]
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/// [IDENTITY] \\\
Name: Theodore Miller
Level: 2
Job: Ruler
Age: 27
/// [BASIC INFO] \\\
Hp: 130/130
Magic: 60/60
Exp: 0/50
RP: 80
/// [STATS] \\\
Strength - 12 ( +5 )
Defence - 16 ( +18 )
Physique - 11 ( +2 )
Magic - 6 ( +3 )
Intelligence - 23 (+5 )
Agility - 14 ( +6 )
/// [SKILLS] \\\
Basic Sword Art (Lv1) +
Basic Magic Ward (Lv1) +
Time Decelaration (Lv2) +
/// [ABILITIES] \\\
Ruler's Influence (Lv2) (exp 0/300) +
Ruler's Kingdom (Locked)
Ruler's Mode (Locked)
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Staring both onto the [BASIC INFO] and [STATS] categories, Theo noticed that his HP and MP only rose a little bit than when he was Level 1 before. This could only mean that whatever Bonus that came from his equipments and gears that were applied to his stats, doesn't get added onto both his HP and MP.
"Hmm.. it seems like even if my stats are higher, it wouldn't help much in increasing both my HP and MP." he wondered with his brows creased together.
As Theo pondered for a long while as he walk towards the village, he couldn't help but to make a hypothesis that both his HP and MP are but innate in its growth, meaning that equipments and gears would not increase it. However, he also thought that special items or conditions should be able to increase it as that in games.
"Look! Its that Sorcerer! hurry up and go call the village head!" a villager from the previous crowd in the morning was alarmed as he saw Theo walk towards the village entrance from the distance.
When Theo entered the village, he was surprised to see many people waiting for him with mixed emotions. Some were happy, most were scared and a lot bore the look of vigilance and even some that stared at him with a little bit of hostility apparent in their eyes.
Among the crowd, an elderly man with a bent back and holding a cane stick to support himself walked forward to greet Theo.
"Welcome to Kol's Village Sir Theodore.. I am the village head, Samo." the elderly man spoke with a little bit of haggardly-ish, a testimont of his old age.
"Our village is but a small and humble settlement, we apologize if this village is not to your liking, but we will try our best to help you feel accomodated." he continued with a forced gentle smile on his face.
"Here is a 100 copper, a little gift from the accumulation of everyone's goodwill as a token of our appreciation for your visit to our far-casted village dear Sir Theodore."
Theo was a bit startled and couldn't help but to think that these villagers seemed forced with their welcoming ceremony. The stuffing atmosphere makes it seems like he was reverred to as an inhumane overlord and the villager's fate are but in his hands.
"It seems that there was a misunderstanding. I am here to stay and get acquainted with everyone to make neighbours and friends.. not to rule over anyone here."
Shaking his head gently, Theo couldn't help but felt his heart rattled when he observed the villagers. Unkempt hairs and haggard clothing, some even have holes in them. Not to mention that most of the villagers here looks very skinny, a sign of malnutrition.
"I do not need this money and hoped that village head would give this money back to everyone. I am going to earn my own money through honest work."
Although Theo had to admit to himself that he is a shameless and shrewd in personality, he was not someone who would have the heart to pick on the innocent and fragile people. This is just not his creed.
Back in his old world, he was an orphan. He knew the pain of struggling to live day by day and knows how hard that experience was. But in the modern world, at least both the government and NGOs would send aid to help people like him regularly, but in this ancient era he was currently in? Who would care about a bunch of starving peasants?
Clenching his fists tightly, he made an oath that he would save these people. He would alleviate them from their poverty. If he couldn't, then he refuse to call himself a Human!
"T-this...."
Not expecting the Sorcerer in front of them to reject their gift and even returned the coins, the village head couldn't help but felt confused. After all, almost everyone that came into their village with status and power on their head would demand something from the village lest they grazed it down to the ground. For them, this was a first.
Looking at their hesitating gazes, Theo couldn't help but to sigh gently before he made a thorough determination.
"It is fine, from now on, I, Theodore Miller, swore to the heavens with my true name, that if I, shall try to do unjustice to the people in this village, the gods and deity up above will strike me by lightning and thunder, forever to lock down my soul in hell and forbid me from entering the samsara cycle of reincarnation."
As Theo spoke his oath while looking 45 degrees angle towards the sky, sounds of booming thunder could be heard rattling the clouds!
All the villager exclaimed shockly with tears threatening to drop down from the corner of their eyes as they felt Theo's true will! An oath made using one's true name to the heavens is not to be taken lightly at all! It was basically an act of sealing one's own fate to their own words!
The tensed atmosphere surrounding the village began to dwindle down instantly, and was replaced by heart warming and gentle smile by all the villages. In their hearts, they felt thankful to this man in front of them for not causing yet another catastrophe to their lives just like any other people like him before then.
Among the crowds, a stoic figure with short curly black hair was seen clenching his fists and gritted his teeth tightly with tears flowing from both of his eyes. Witnessing Theo's oath and the domineering justice he exudes, he made an oath to the heavens with his true name, to follow the man in front of him, by which another sounds of thunder could be heard brooming in the clouds up above.
He is the previously man known as Gosu.
[Ting!]
[The host ability [Ruler's Kingdom (Lv1)] has been unlocked!]
[Total number of follower: 1]
