Death 1

The story begins with a man in France at the time of 1129, named Guillaume after his father, since he was born his destiny was already decided: to become a knight of the King, he trained hard, more than ever, but one day something happened.

"Hey Guillaume, where have you been? Our master asked you to bring the camp equipment to the training field." Said Louis.

- "Oh sorry, I haven't been feeling very well since lunch. Can you go get the equipment for me please?" Guillaume replies.

- "Ugh, okay but fix the favor later then". Louis answers, annoyed by Guillaume.

- "Okay, I'll meet you there, I'm just really tired and my head hurts." Guillaume replies with slight disappointment.

- "I'll meet you there then."

Guillaume then asks for 2 liters of water to drink and refresh his head at the shop near the training camp.

On his way back, he discovers an unheard-of sight:

Louis, the coach and all his friends were lying on the ground. He rushed to them, but found that they were not breathing,

He was shocked, but one simple thing caught his attention:

Where was the blood? They had been stabbed, but where was the blood?

Guillaume decides to continue the search for the murderer in the training camp premises. All the staff members, all of them, were dead, lying there on the floor. Gullaume, not knowing what to do, decided to go to the armory to equip himself with armor and a two-handed sword, but there was nothing.

- "Why is there no equipment? There should be a lot more! And most importantly, why has everyone been stabbed to death but there is no blood anywhere and no evidence of a fight?!" said Guillaume, completely incredulous.

Then he finally sees him, the stranger, right in front of him, a large black and blurred silhouette, standing above him.

WHAT ARE YOU ? WHAT DID YOU DO TO ALL MY FRIENDS?!" Guillaume says under the of panic and shock.

The God of this kingdom is watching us, please calm down impertinent". The figure answers.

Confused, Guillaume asks:

-What do you mean? Do you even have a reason for such a massacre?!"

- "Calm down impertinent, faith will guide you to the answer, Wisdom is the way, Power is the requirement, and Understanding is your method to get to the end of the road. Now go forth impertinent, I will observe you from now on. Goodbye."

After that, Guillaume, confused, asked "him" many questions about "the path", "the requirement", "the method" or even who or what he was. No answer was given; on the contrary, Guillaume was cut in half.

Guillaume woke up in a forest, not knowing where he was, he called out the names of his friends, his father's name, his mother's name, or even "The Figure".

But nothing, nothing was heard. Only silence answered him. Guillaume then began to explore the environment in search of possible villages or towns around his position. For about 3 hours, Guillaume found nothing, he was tired, hungry and thirsty, but suddenly, a village appeared from nowhere;

It looked like his hometown, same architecture and medieval style village. Of course, he ran, ran and ran to reach this village, he finally succeeded, he found civilization!

Out of spite and joy, he shouts:

- "HELLO? IS ANYONE HERE? I NEED HELP, PLEASE HELP ME!"

Out of nowhere, a knight arrives and knocks him out.

Guillaume then woke up in a "hospital" where he was cared for, fed and given something to sleep on. He got up from the bed he was lying in and just as he was about to leave, a nurse entered the room.

She was a young girl with brown eyes, red hair and a beautiful face. She then asked Guillaume:

- "Hey you! Don't you think it's disrespectful to wake up and not tell anyone about you?"

- "S-Sorry, I just got teleported here after I -"

But nothing came out of his mouth, it was as if something prevented him from saying anything.

- "Aren't you going to tell me?" She says, impatient.

- "Uhm I got lost after being teleported by something or someone and I need help to know my surroundings. Can you help me?"

-" Sigh... Well, I'll help you, but first, what's your name? Mine is Jukost."

- "Uh... My name is Guillaume. " Guillaume answers, confused by this strange name.

- "What a funny name you have! But it doesn't matter, you are currently in the village of Ulanjaro after being knocked out by an Elden knight because you were attracting monsters." answers Jukost.

After this sudden encounter, Guillaume decided to get more information about the country he is in, apparently, it is the country of Helkajoust, a country in the Middle Continent.

He also learned that magic and other things like potions or enchanted equipment are quite common in this unknown world, Jukost a little exhausted from all this talk decided to go to sleep.

The next day, Jukost, an expert in healing and water magic, suddenly decided on a whim to teach Guillaume the basics of magic and to find his elemental affinities. In order to discover these famous affinities, Guillaume had to train for one month in each element. He decided to turn first to the element of water, and so began his 4-month training.

Day 1:

-Jukost, what should I do to "discover my affinity" as you say? Guillaume asked.

-Impatient little one you are! First you have to strengthen your body and adjust it to the magic of water! And first of all you have to find a place to train! replied Jukost, annoyed by her student.

-Jukost, isn't there a waterfall over there? Said Guillaume.

- YES! It's perfect! Get your clothes, let's go! said Jukost, impatient.

-There, now?! Guillaume answered.

-YES! shouted Jukost in an aggressive tone.

1 hour later they finally arrived at the famous waterfall, Guillaume, a little impatient, asked Jukost what to do.

-You're not very smart! If we're at a waterfall it's to strengthen your body so get under the waterfall and let it go!

-Argh..Okay.. Guillaume answered in a slightly disconcerted tone.

Thus began his basic training, the first few minutes, or even seconds, he would have thought his shoulders were dislocating because of how much he was in pain. But after a few hours of back and forth, he could hold on for just 15 seconds, Jukost was happy about that.

-Bravo! You're holding 15 seconds! You're going faster than expected! Jukost said in a cheerful tone.

-Yeah, well, my shoulders hurt like hell, I'm going to rest! Guillaume answered a little annoyed.

-Oh, that was just the first part! You must manage to condense your mana to give it a form! Come on, 3 hours and you can eat and sleep! Replied Jukost embarrassed by his own student.

-Argh..nooooooo....

-Come on Guillaume! Let's start the second part!

To condense mana in this world you have to suppress it, dominate it and lock it in a pseudo- cage built by your own mind, but everyone has his own version of how to condense mana in this world.

At the end of the 2nd hour, Guillaume finally managed to condense 1% of his current mana. Apparently, this happens very rarely if it is the first session.

Jukost asked him:

-Now make your mana take the form of a water droplet at least!

-Okay. I'll try. Guillaume answered.

After a few dozen tries his mana took the form of a sphere which was the size of an apple. Jukost was impressed, only the first session but already a sphere of this size!

-You are a real prodigy, my disciple! said Jukost.

-Ah... WAIT WHAT?! Guillaume replied, equally surprised by his own success in this training session.

Dring Dring! Dring Dring! Dring Dring!

-Well, Guillaume, let's eat some "Shadow Fox", I brought some from the tavern near the hospital.

-Well, okay. Guillaume answered

At the end of the meal Guillaume went to bed but Jukost remained awake to keep watch if monsters tried to attack them. In his sleep, as in a lucid dream, Guillaume found himself in front of a gigantic palace, and written in large letters on it:

Gods and Goddesses Palace

Guillaume entered and found hundreds upon hundreds of gods and goddesses all gathered in one place, when he opened the door, all eyes were suddenly on him, they were distracted for a moment by the speech that was held there, now all scrutinized him with their eyes, although Guillaume wanted to speak, he could not say anything, he felt obliged to continue to move on the long red carpet that went to the scene and he saw it; this thing that had slaughtered all his friends and then killed him, was there, not far from him, even right behind him, was a crystal of all beauty that had projected all his life until now, without him knowing it, all the gods were astonished by his arrival here, one could not see it but one could still feel "The Figure" astonished himself. And then suddenly ,*FLASH* and he woke up the next day where he had fallen asleep last night.

Still confused by this encounter, Guillaume decided to go to the meeting of the gods by any means, he had to, why did he have to go through all that he had to go through? But for now, he had to concentrate on the crucial training that Jukost brings him.

Day 2:

Guillaume woke up with the bodies of 3 "Shadow Fox" next to Jukost, she was not injured, but it did not matter, she could heal herself after all.

- "Guillaume! Let's wake up! We start directly with a jog of 20 kilometers; then you strengthen your body under the waterfall and finally the study of mana!

- "Okay Okay, I'm coming.

During their 20 km jog, Jukost and Guillaume came across some "Poison Rats" but they were too weak to pose any real danger. Then Guillaume, still exhausted from the jog, rested for 10 minutes to regain some strength and then went on to the waterfall. This time, Guillaume held for 15 seconds, then each time went out and came back with 5 seconds intervals.

Finally, "The study of mana", Guillaume manages to condense around 7% of his mana, which allows him to create F-class spells by taking the appropriate form. Jukost taught him the basics of a spell called "Water Jet", which consists of sending a continuous stream of water, whether it is powerful or not. William tried ten times without success, he tried to send the water, but not to make it take the form of a jet. Finally, after Jukost suggested he think of it as a dragon but instead of spitting fire, it spits a continuous stream of water. Guillaume finally had the key and opened the door to success thanks to Jukost's advice.

The rest of the month was pretty much the same as listed until the 29th day, Jukost decided to teach Guillaume a B-class spell called "Water Cannon", this spell works a bit like the "Water Jet" but instead of sending a continuous stream of water it's a destructive sphere of water that explodes when touched. Guillaume didn't have too much trouble learning it and using it against "Fire Wolf" a kind of wolf that spits flames and often attacks in packs, but thanks to the spells he's learned so far, Guillaume was able to make short work of it.

Finally, on the 30th day, a direct fight against Jukost, Guillaume had succeeded in condensing 45% of his mana, compared to Jukost with his 95% of successful mana condensation Guillaume tried to attack Jukost by surprise with "Water Fog" a spell that makes mist appear in front of him,he quickly attacked Jukost with "Water Explosion" a class-C spell that throws all the water particles in front of you at high speed, and thanks to "Water Fog" the effects are multiplied. Jukost tried to protect herself with "Poseidon's Shield" and "Jumpy Mud" 2 class-A spells which create a high resistance shield and absorb water and the other one which allows to jump high while the opponent will be stuck in the mud, a bit like quicksand. Guillaume, caught in the trap, tried to get out of the mud by using a spell called "Liquefaction". It liquefies the user and then reappears in a nearby place but covered from any attack, but Jukost had foreseen this and had put "Water Mines" behind every tree in the field. Guillaume then understood Jukost's plan and decided to use "Water Geyser" to disable any trap designed by Jukost and then attack her with "Water Explosion". But before Guillaume could carry out his plan Jukost was already behind him and inflicted the attack "Tsunami Waves" to conclude the fight, Guillaume knocked out had lost the battle.

When Guillaume woke up, he was seriously injured but alive, Jukost told her that when he was sleeping a mana explosion coming from him came out and propelled her while destroying the surroundings, she had never seen that before but it increased Guillaume's physical and magical abilities while he was sleeping.

She said that he didn't need any training as he was a gifted magician and he only needed to look at the explanations and conditions to get a spell. He had the potential of a demi-god, but he knew that he would not be able to improve and discover the truth if he stayed at Jukost's side.

- "Jukost."

- "Yes?"

- "I need to get stronger, I will go to the city market tomorrow morning to buy rations and books of the art of the sword."

-Well, if it's your choice I couldn't stop you. But aren't you forgetting something?

-What?

-The geography of the continent that you apparently don't know...

-Argh. Well okay, I'll take a map of the continent to know where to go."

-AH WELL I HOPE SO!"

Guillaume went to bed after a stew of beef, fell asleep and fell back against the palace of his dream. He was shaken, but determined to continue the search for the truth. He entered the palace, but this time he was expected. The Figure looked at him from afar and teleported him to the stage where he was sequestered and tortured to understand how he had managed to enter the "Divine World" twice in a row. He himself did not know but tried to explain that he had accidentally entered the "Divine World" through his dreams but the Gods would not listen. But William hated them even more, this torture had made him almost crazy, and it was the biggest mistake of the Gods until now, because from now on, Guillaume was determined to massacre all of them to the last one, by any means possible.

Guillaume woke up, he was ready to leave this warm little town after taking all the necessary necessities and said goodbye to Jukost, he was off on a most troubled, thorny, or even dangerous adventure. He had left for the "Great Plains Of Goliscos" to get combat experience and to train, he had only learned water spells and one healing spell: "Heal".

Thus, he left in order to accomplish his goal: To kill the Gods.

The plains, named after the God of this world: "Goliscos", * were exceptional in the fact that during the day, they are just normal and safe plains, but at night, they turn into a real hell; but, somehow, these plains after the fights and the night devastations are still, all, to the grain of grass, restored in their original appearance. Guillaume after arriving, noticed something strange.

The plains were devastated, it was 4 P.M, so how? The outskirts of the plains were villages, all deserted without any exceptions, after looking carefully, the forest near the plains was completely destroyed, and the plains themselves had a purple-ish tone, similar to poison.